In Luoyang, the night is quiet and the moon is as cold as frost. Xiuwenfang Pei's mansion was quiet, red lanterns hung on the corridor, crackling in the wind. Occasionally, a maid walked by quietly, and in the huge courtyard, only the sound of the wind could be heard.
Today is the seventh day of the first lunar month, which is supposed to be a lively and lively New Year, but it is clouded by the illness of Dalang Lord Pei Ji'an. Now no one dares to make noise in the mansion, for fear of disturbing Mr. Dalang's recuperation and being sold out by the mistress.
All the children in Pei's mansion were born like this, and the servants serving in the West Garden became more careful. The little book boy was sitting at the door, yawning uncontrollably, trying to hold back his drowsiness to watch the night. A woman wearing green half-arm came over, saw the little book boy, called out, and asked, "Your Majesty is still awake?"
The little book boy Jiaowei covered his mouth and yawned, and said, "Yes. Mr. Lang hasn't recovered since he fell ill on the first day of junior high school. He's been doing nothing for the past few days, even when I talk to him, he doesn't respond. .”
The woman wearing green half-arms is named Luqi, who was originally a servant of the Gu family. Later, his wife Gu Pei became a widow and took her son back to live with her mother's family. Luqi also came to Pei's mansion.
It stands to reason that Luqi should not be dissatisfied with the Pei family. No matter how famous the Gu family's ancestors were, they couldn't stand the decline of the Gu family. The old man Gu Shang and the gentleman Gu Yuan passed away one after another. Up to now, there is only one man left in the whole family, Gu Mingke.
The old man Gu Shang has written many books, but his family is not rich. In Gu Mingke's generation, there is only one cold house left, with a little bit of Susukida. On the contrary, the old lady's daughter-in-law, the young lady Gu Pei's natal family was thriving, and in Gaodi's reign, the bed was full of fluorene boards, and all the sons, nephews, nephews and sons-in-law were high-ranking officials. After Gu Yuan died of illness, Gu Pei's family left the Gu family's ancestral house and took her husband, Gu Mingke, to Beijing to return to her natal family to settle down.
The Pei family took them in for free, and used them for Gu Mingke to take medicine to treat diseases, read and practice calligraphy. Usually, what the Pei family's husband has, the cousin has everything. With such a good treatment, Luqi really shouldn't complain. However, whoever lives under the fence knows what it's like to live under the fence, usually you can't see it, but now Mr. Pei Dalang is fully exposed when he gets sick.
Lu Qi looked at the West Courtyard where no one cared about it, took a few deep breaths, and still felt her heart was in a panic. It's true that Pei Ji'an is sick, so is their husband not sick? The servants of Pei's mansion were all concerned about Pei Ji'an and stopped talking, even his wife went over there to watch, completely ignoring Gu Mingke who had been ill for five or six days. Obviously, Mr. Lang is the wife's biological son.
The more Luqi thought about it, the more angry she became. With a sullen face, she said angrily: "They don't care, don't you care about Mr. Lang? Mr. Lang hasn't even eaten much these days, and you still have the mind to sleep outside ?”
Jiao Wei was still young, and after being scolded by Lu Qi, he was afraid and wronged: "But Mrs. Pei said that Mr. Lang is sick and needs to rest..."
Lu Qi was so angry that she spat on Jiao Wei, stepped forward and twisted Jiao Wei's ear: "You just listen to what others say. Is your surname Gu or Pei? Hurry up and go in and guard the man! The three generations of the Gu family will be passed on to the man. This is the only incense, even if we violate the curfew and invite the Lang Zhong, we must not let the Lang Jun make any mistakes."
Jiao Wei raised his ears, screaming in pain. They were making a fuss here when the door suddenly creaked and was pulled open from the inside. When Jiao Wei and Lu Qi heard the movement, they turned their heads together, and when they saw the figure at the door, they lost their voices for a moment, not even daring to breathe for a while.
Qin Ke changed into Gu Mingke's clothes, and quietly glanced at the two people outside: "My health is much better, and there is no serious problem, so don't alarm others."
Jiao Wei and Lu Qi stared blankly at their husband, Lu Qi was full of astonishment, Jiao Wei's eyes widened, forgetting that Lu Qi was still grabbing her ears. Even though they haven't seen each other for a few days, why do they feel that Mr. Lang seems to have changed a lot
It's not just a change, it's a different person. Lang Jun has been weak and sick since he was a child, and he always speaks in a soft voice, and he never has such a cold and intimidating aura. Moreover, Lang Jun's appearance is not fake, but he is definitely not so thrilling.
In the past... At this time, Jiao Wei and Lu Qi thought back again, and suddenly realized that they couldn't remember what the previous Lang Jun was like. They slowly fell into hesitation, as if, Lang Jun has always been like this, with this voice, and this temperament.
Qin Ke just came back from the Black Forest. He got the Hunyuan elixir, and he didn't have to slow down, and he arrived in Dongdu in an instant. Qin Ke finally got rid of Li Chaoge, and was about to be quiet for a while, but was disturbed by the chattering voices outside. He couldn't bear it anymore, so he could only come forward to stop the two little attendants from making noise.
After he finished speaking, he saw the two people staring at him blankly, without the slightest sense of admitting their mistakes. Qin Ke could only speak more clearly: "I'm going to take a rest, you guys step back."
Luqi finally recovered from the shock: "But, sir, you are still sick..."
Qin Ke rolled up his sleeves and glanced at Lu Qi lightly. Obviously he didn't show any ferocious expression, but Luqi was so frightened that she broke into cold sweat instantly, and dared not say a word.
Luqi and Jiaowei bowed their heads at the same time, and quietly backed away. Qin Ke closed the door and finally enjoyed a moment of peace.
There is no light in the room, but in Qin Ke's eyes, there is nothing to hide from all the decorations. He quietly scanned the traces belonging to Gu Mingke, and recalled the information that Xiao Ling gave him when he left the heaven.
Gu Mingke, Pei Ji'an's cousin, father Gu Yuan, and grandfather Gu Shang are both well-read and talented writers and historians. His mother, Gu Pei, is the eldest daughter of the Pei family and Pei Ji'an's eldest aunt. Gu Mingke's family can be said to be a family of poets and books, and is extremely noble. His grandfather Gu Shang presided over the compilation of the official history of the six dynasties in the north and south. After Shang died, he continued to compile the history of the Sui Dynasty. It's a pity that the Gu family's ancestral frailty, Gu Shang and Gu Yuan both died young, Gu Mingke was even better, he coughed constantly in his early teens, and couldn't live without medicine all year round.
Compiling history books is a long and arduous project. By the time of Gu Mingke's generation, the Gu family had almost fallen into ruin. After the death of his father, Gu Yuan, his mother, Gu Pei, didn't want to stay in the old house to live a hard life, but because she had to see a doctor for Gu Mingke, she took him back to her mother's house - Dongdu Zhongshuling Pei's Mansion.
Gu Mingke and Pei Ji'an are cousins, they are only one year apart, but their destinies are completely different. In the previous life, after Gu Mingke completed the tail of Sui history and fulfilled the behest of his father and grandfather, he died at the age of twenty. That year, the Pei Mansion was not involved in the court struggle, Pei Ji'an was high-spirited, and he was the well-known Pei family Yulang in the capital, and Li Chaoge hadn't even returned to Luoyang.
To die when the building is about to collapse is considered lucky in a sense.
But now, standing in the west courtyard of Pei Mansion, the person who decides the future development of Gu Mingke has become Qin Ke.
After Qin Ke and Xiao Ling reached an agreement, Qin Ke left the Sanqing Palace and rushed to the human world. At the same time, Xiao Ling twisted the wheel of reincarnation, went back in time, and emptied the memory of mortals in this world by the way. For the rest of the world, their time has flowed back from the first year of Yuanjia to the twenty-second year of Yonghui, but they themselves didn't realize it, they just thought they had slept. Only Pei Ji'an and Li Chaoge, the pair of enemies, retained the memories of their previous lives.
And for those who have died in the previous life, such as the real Gu Mingke who died of illness before Li Chaoge became emperor, he has entered the reincarnation of reincarnation and will no longer return to the yang world. His identity was replaced by Beichen Tianzun Qin Ke.
Because Qin Ke has a mission, Xiao Ling, for the sake of convenience, when clearing the memories of mortals, modified their impression of Gu Mingke. When people in this life think of Gu Mingke, they always feel that his face is blurred, looking at flowers in a fog. It wasn't until they saw Qin Ke himself that they suddenly remembered that it was Gu Mingke. From then on, Gu Mingke's voice, appearance, and personality will all be replaced by Qin Ke. In other words, what the world sees is actually Qin Ke.
Anyway, Gu Mingke himself is also a sick child, and everyone has a weak impression of him, which is not against harmony. It's a bit risky to do so, but it's better than Qin Ke using the disguise technique all the time. Gu Mingke is weak and sickly, sentimental, but Qin Ke is not. Even a god, pretending to be another person for a long time will reveal his secrets.
It's better to clear everyone's memory of Gu Mingke, and let the real Qin Ke go to the battle to complete the task.
Originally, Qin Ke's speed on the road was equivalent to Xiao Ling's speed to reset the reincarnation, but Qin Ke went to Lying Ping Mountain halfway, and the time was a little later than expected. In order to ensure that the Pei family did not reveal their secrets, Qin Ke pinched a puppet from afar and threw it into Gu Mingke's room, and declared that he was sick. This is why Jiao Wei said that Mr. Lang was in a daze, he didn't eat or drink water, and he didn't respond to his words.
But Xiao Ling only resets the time in the world. One day in the sky and one year in the ground. For the heavens, the days go on as usual. The former king of flowers, Peony Fairy, has entered reincarnation and was punished. Beichen Tianzun disappeared for two days inexplicably. It's only a few days late.
The premise is that the greedy wolf goes through the catastrophe smoothly, and don't reset it a third time.
In a short while, Qin Ke had already memorized Gu Mingke's life in his heart. He sat behind the desk and flipped through Gu Mingke's books. After a while, he even knew Gu Mingke's temperament and preferences like the palm of his hand.
This is really a very boring task, hiding in the mortal world as another person, helping Tanlang to embark on his destined life path, to be honest, in Qin Ke's view, it is no different from a child's play house. If it weren't for the fact that Tanlang was the next candidate for Xikui Tianzun, Qin Ke would never take up such a waste of time anyway.
Qin Ke thought with certainty in his heart that there would not be a third time.
This time, it must succeed.
As for Zhou Changgeng, it was a complete surprise, and this was the only thing that made Qin Ke feel that his descent to the mortal world was still meaningful. Now that Zhou Changgeng's whereabouts are known, catching him is just a matter of effort, Qin Ke is not in a hurry to go now. He is currently on a mission, and it won't be too late to go to Zhou Changgeng after completing Tanlang's work.
The tasks have to be done one by one, and no jumping in line is allowed.
On the first night of entering the role, Qin Ke spent browsing through the Gu family's collection of books and checking Gu Mingke's handwriting. Although Qin Ke has suppressed his cultivation, he is the ceiling of heaven's combat power after all, and he no longer needs to rest like ordinary people. Sleepless nights are not a problem for him at all.
In the early morning of the next day, the morning light broke, and the broken snow flew. Luoyang City pushed open the palace gates, city gates, and square gates amidst the sound of passionate drums. After the sound of the drum, they all prepared their bags, followed the flow of people, slowly squeezed out of the market, and merged into the well-connected streets and alleys of the Eastern Capital.
At Pei's house, Qin Ke also closed his book, planning to go to bed to pretend. His current role is that of a weak young master, who stays energetic after a night of sleepless nights, which doesn't quite fit his personality.
After a while, Jiaowei came limply. While cleaning the house, he covered his mouth and yawned.
After meeting Mr. Lang last night, for some reason, Jiao Wei didn't fall asleep all night. As long as he closes his eyes, he can see a white-clothed, ice-cold and bright fairy looking at him indifferently. Jiao Wei can't remember that this is his own husband, but always feels that he has seen a fairy.
Immortals are good-looking but good-looking, scary is really scary, Jiao Wei didn't even dare to breathe when facing that face. Because of this reason, Jiao Wei didn't sleep well all night, and when he woke up today, he yawned and was in a daze.
Jiao Wei wiped the table in a daze. After wiping the tables and chairs for guests, he twisted the rag and walked two steps. After seeing the carved sandalwood lattice, a young man in white was leaning on the bed and flipping through a book. His posture is casual, his long sleeves are snaking, and his movements seem to be nothing special, but there is a sense of immortality lingering around him.
Jiao Wei held the dirty rag, and suddenly didn't know whether he should go in or not. He looked down at his rough hands, and for the first time felt a filthy heart. He put the rag back into the copper tray, wiped his hands for a while, and then walked in lightly: "Mr. Sir, it's very cold in the first month. You are not in good health. Don't read too much, it will hurt your body."
The gentleman on the roof didn't look up, but just nodded invisibly: "Okay, I see."
He said nothing more after that. Jiao Wei couldn't stay idle, he used to pretend to be crazy and stupid in front of the lord because of his young age, but today he dared not be presumptuous in front of the lord for no reason. Jiao Wei made a bow, stood on tiptoe, and left quietly.
Jiao Wei picked up the water basin and walked out, wondered as he walked, he didn't think their son was so good-looking before, what happened today? He was thinking about something, he didn't pay attention to the road ahead, and almost ran into someone when he went out.
"Presumptuous!" Before Jiao Wei could react, he was pushed away by a strong force from the opposite side. He staggered a few steps, and fell to the ground with his body and basin.
The first month has not yet thawed, the ground is extremely hard, and the copper basin makes a loud bang when it hits the ground, which is especially harsh in the silent courtyard. A man wearing a blue cloak outside the courtyard slowly frowned, and scolded: "Presumptuous, my cousin is recuperating inside, how can you wait for the noise?"
The attendants around hurriedly bowed their bodies to plead guilty, Jiao Wei got up from the ground, his butt hurt from the fall, but at this moment, he still smiled and greeted the visitor as if nothing had happened: "Mr. Pei Dalang, you are here. The two God, are you well?"
Pei Ji'an nodded slightly. His face was as white as jade, his lips were pale, and he still looked pale as if he had just recovered from a serious illness. Pei Ji'an tilted his head and coughed, his voice was still hoarse, and asked, "Where's Cousin Gu?"