Chapter 84
After the beginning of summer, Crown Prince Xiao Cheng was repeatedly impeached by censors and was deposed on charges of "violating the virtues of the ancestors, being arbitrary and rebellious, and gathering a clique of followers." What followed was an order from Emperor Dayu: The fourth son of Prince Ning is upright and modest, a man of noble character, and very much like me. I respectfully inform the ancestral temple and the country that I have bestowed upon you the imperial seal and appointed you as the Crown Prince. You should inherit the throne and take the right seat in the Crown Prince's palace.
On the day of the crown prince's enthronement, Lin Qingyu and Gu Fuzhou went to the palace to watch the ceremony. The two stood under the scorching sun for a long time. Lin Qingyu was fine. When the ceremony ended, she still looked as elegant as ever. Gu Fuzhou was almost dead from the sun, and his court robes were already soaked with sweat. The "delicate" stranger could not stand the high temperature of recent days. As soon as he returned home, he took off his heavy court clothes in a flash, collapsed on the deck chair in his pajamas, and did not say a word for a long time.
Huantong brought a bucket of ice and Hualu served red grapes that had been soaked in well water for a day. Only then did Gu Fuzhou slowly calm down.
By the time Gu Fuzhou was dizzy from the heat, Lin Qingyu had already changed his clothes. But look at him, dressed in plain white, holding a jade fan and sitting at the table, he is discussing today's dinner with Huantong. The summer sunset danced on him like a tranquil painting.
Gu Fuzhou was so angry that he wanted to go over and tease her, but he had been standing for at least three hours today and it was difficult for him to move a finger. He would die if he left the chair.
"Ask the kitchen to cook a pot of barley porridge, prepare some appetizers, and stir-fry two seasonal vegetables."
Huantong noted them all down and said, "Master, do you really not want any meat at all? The general loves meat."
Lin Qingyu thought for a moment and said, "Then let's stew some pork ribs with soy sauce. After the food is ready, we can send it directly to the room."
"Okay, I'll ask the kitchen to prepare it."
There were no elders in the general's mansion, and with Gu Fuzhou by his side, Lin Qingyu was also lax in matters of etiquette. When he had nothing to do, he would stay in bed with Gu Fuzhou. When Gu Fuzhou was too lazy to go to the front hall to eat, he would have the food delivered to his room. During this rare leisure time, he would not read books, make medicine, or raise poisonous insects. Instead, he would do nothing with Gu Fuzhou.
If this continues, he will really be made lazy by Gu Fuzhou.
Lin Qingyu turned around and saw Gu Fuzhou lying motionless on the reclining chair. He frowned slightly and asked, "How long have you been lying there? Why don't you change your clothes?"
Gu Fuzhou pointed to the table and said lazily, "Qingyu, I want to eat grapes."
The red grapes were placed not far from Gu Fuzhou's hand. He could get them by just standing up. Lin Qingyu had an expression that said "you are hopeless" and walked over to pick a red grape: "Don't eat too much, dinner will be soon."
Gu Fuzhou blinked: "Feed it to my mouth..."
Lin Qingyu narrowed his eyes and quickly and accurately stuffed the red grape into Gu Fuzhou's mouth: "I'll just kill you if you're too lazy."
The red grapes were sweet and juicy, and they could relieve heat after being chilled. Gu Fuzhou ate them with great satisfaction. He grabbed Lin Qingyu's wrist, which was about to be pulled away, and pulled her into his arms.
Lin Qingyu was forced to sit on the lazy general's lap, his eyes were like knives, but he did not struggle: "Why, you have strength again now?"
"I don't have the energy to do anything else, but I still have the energy to hold my wife." Gu Fuzhou pinched a red grape and fed it to Lin Qingyu. After Lin Qingyu sucked it, he said, "Xiao Jie has already sat on the throne of the prince, and Xi Rong has been honest and obedient for the time being. Can you take some time off?"
Lin Qingyu said: "The sea of learning is endless. As long as you have a heart, you will never be idle."
"The sea of knowledge is endless, but your husband's age is limited." Gu Fuzhou was not honest while holding Lin Qingyu, and his hands touched her graceful waist again and again, lingering, "I am over 30 years old. Wait until you are done with your work and accompany me. Even if I want to do something to you, I am unable to do it. Will you take me to dance square dance, or just chat under the quilt?"
Lin Qingyu felt like laughing when Gu Fuzhou touched her: "What is square dance?"
Hualu came in with the food and saw the young master sitting on the general's lap, listening attentively to the general's description of a beautiful and exotic dance. She felt infinite emotion in her heart. She had served the young master for so long, but she never knew that he had a gentle and kind side.
The young master is always happy when he is with the general, which is a kind of happiness that the young Marquis Lu cannot bring him. When he and Young Marquis Lu were married, he had almost no good attitude towards the Young Marquis at first. Later, he gradually softened and was willing to accept the young marquis, but there was still an indelible layer of forbearance and depression between his brows. Because he knew that the young marquis only had one year left to live, so even if he was happy, there was a shadow behind his happiness.
And now he is by the side of General Gu, no matter how deep the shadow he once had, it will heal one day.
Suddenly, Hua Lu felt relieved. She no longer felt resentful for the death of the young marquis, nor did she blame the general for taking the young master away, because... the young master looked really good when he was defenseless and smiled sincerely.
Hualu walked out with the food and almost bumped into Huantong who was holding a pot of calamus wine. Huan Tong asked: "Why did you come out again?"
Hua Lu blushed, "Young Master and the General are not available for dinner yet, so I'll send it in later. It's so hot, let the porridge cool down first."
Gu Fuzhou was still talking incessantly in the room. As he was talking, his eyes met with Lin Qingyu's inadvertently. He suddenly felt that he was an idiot for chatting about square dancing with Lin Qingyu. He cut his losses in time and changed the subject: "--Anyway, now that the matter has come to an end, you should also fulfill your promise. Tomorrow, you are not allowed to enter the palace or go to the Imperial Medical Bureau. You must stay at home with me for a day."
Lin Qingyu was about to speak when he heard Gu Fuzhou say, "You have signed a written agreement."
Lin Qingyu curved her lips and said, "I understand. There are twelve hours in a day, and you won't be missing for a single moment."
Gu Fuzhou smiled and moved forward to kiss him. Lin Qingyu pushed Gu Fuzhou away and said, "You are sweating all over and you haven't even showered yet."
Hearing the word "bath", Gu Fuzhou was already tired: "Help, I don't want to wash my hair."
Lin Qingyu said: "It's hot today, long hair will dry easily."
"It's still so troublesome. Qingyu, I want to cut my hair short, is that okay?"
"Short hair?" Lin Qingyu asked curiously, "How short?"
Gu Fuzhou stretched out his thumb and index finger, with the two fingers almost touching each other: "This short."
Lin Qingyu thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you just become a monk?"
The next day, Lin Qingyu really didn't go anywhere. He also specifically told Yuan Yin to close the door and refuse visitors today. As usual, Gu Fuzhou slept until noon and had lunch with Lin Qingyu after getting up. The afternoon is the hottest time of the day. The two stayed in a room filled with ice. Gu Fuzhou suddenly started talking about music with Lin Qingyu.
Lin Qingyu was proficient in medicine, and had also studied music, chess, calligraphy and painting seriously. Gu Fuzhou wanted to see him play the zither, so he asked Huantong to go to the warehouse to find a zither. Huantong didn't know which one Lin Qingyu was talking about, so she simply moved the entire box over. The box contained all the pianos that Lin Qingyu had used.
Gu Fuzhou picked up a xiqin and said, "This is the erhu, right?"
"Erhu?" Lin Qingyu said, "This instrument is called Xiqin in Dayu."
"I know this." Gu Fuzhou said with interest, "When I was young, my mother forced me to choose two musical instruments to learn, one exotic instrument and one classical instrument. I learned the latter, the Xiqin."
Lin Qingyu said: "Why do I feel that everything you know was forced by your mother to learn you?"
Gu Fuzhou laughed softly and said, "Yes, fortunately I have her. Otherwise, I would not even know how to write with a brush when I came to Dayu, so how could I date you?"
Seeing a hint of homesickness in Gu Fuzhou's eyes, Lin Qingyu didn't know how to comfort him. Gu Fuzhou's hometown is too far away, so far that it is impossible for him to go back.
Lin Qingyu lowered his eyes, gently plucked the strings, and asked, "What song do you want to listen to?"
Gu Fuzhou smiled and said, "Qingyu, I will use this Xiqin to play a song with you, how about that?"
Lin Qingyu smiled: "Okay."
The two people's ensemble had no tacit understanding and was quite harsh. Huantong and Hualu were tortured for half a day, and one ran farther and farther.
When the sun sets, Gu Fuzhou takes Lin Qingyu to the pond to fish.
After being in Dayu for so long, fishing has become Gu Fuzhou's favorite sport. It doesn't require any effort and you can still enjoy the joy of harvest. It's much better than playing basketball or tennis.
When Gu Fuzhou was fishing, Lin Qingyu was by his side, occasionally putting some cut fresh fruit into his mouth. Several maids came from afar, saw the two of them, and approached to salute: "General, Madam."
Gu Fuzhou saw that each of them had a straw basket filled with bamboo leaves, so he asked, "Are you going to make rice dumplings?"
A maidservant said with a smile, "That's right. The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon. We wanted to wash the bamboo leaves and glutinous rice first, but we disturbed the general and his wife."
"It's not a bother." Lin Qingyu said, "How do you make a zongzi?"
Gu Fuzhou was greatly surprised. The maid quickly pulled out a piece of bamboo leaf and put a handful of glutinous rice on it: "First do this, then this... Finally, turn it over and tie it up with a rope. It's done."
Lin Qingyu nodded: "I'll try."
He had no interest in fishing, and it was just boring to accompany Gu Fuzhou, so he just found something to do. Who knows that making rice dumplings looks simple, but it is difficult to do. He tried several times, but all ended in failure, and soon lost his patience.
Gu Fuzhou poked his head out to take a look and said, "High-end ingredients often only require simple cooking methods. Doctor Lin, who had been busy for half an hour, decided to leave everything to the servants."
The air is filled with the leisurely smile of a summer evening.
Lin Qingyu wiped his hands and said calmly, "Shut up."
At this time, Yuan Yin found the two of them and said, "General, Madam, someone just came to your house to deliver a letter..."
Lin Qingyu said: "I said, I won't see any guests today."
“But that person came with this thing.” Yuan Yin took out a gold stone, which was the one that Lin Qingyu gave to Shen Huaishi that day.
Lin Qingyu said: "Where's the letter? Bring it here."
Shen Huaishi was as concise as ever: I saw you at Jinxiuxuan.
Lin Qingyu said: “Chen Huaishi is still in the capital.”
Gu Fuzhou read the letter over Lin Qingyu's shoulder and reminded him, "It's agreed that one day is twelve hours. One hour less is not a day."
Lin Qingyu said: "Then I won't go."
Gu Fuzhou looked at his slightly hesitant expression and laughed out loud: "No way, no way, Doctor Lin, you can't tell that I'm joking."
Lin Qingyu was slightly stunned: "A joke?" He really didn't realize it.
Gu Fuzhou said: "Chen Huaishi came to see you at this time, he must have something important to do. The important thing is important, how could I hold you back and not let you go."
After Gu Fuzhou said this, Lin Qingyu was more resolute in his choice: "No, I promised to accompany you for the whole day. A gentleman's word is his bond."
"Come on, when did you become a gentleman?" Gu Fuzhou said with a smile, "You are obviously a 'villain' who lies easily, says one thing and means another, and never hesitates to take revenge."
Lin Qingyu said in a contemptuous tone: "So this is how the general sees me." It is true that he has deceived many people, but he has never deceived Gu Fuzhou.
"What a coincidence, isn't it? This general likes beauties who can deceive people."
Lin Qingyu never fell for Gu Fuzhou's tricks: "The general doesn't like 'beautiful women who can lie', the general just likes beautiful women." In other words, Gu Fuzhou still likes his face the most.
"You can't say that. The reason why I like beautiful women who can lie is because you can lie." Gu Fuzhou put his hands on Lin Qingyu's shoulders and pushed him out. "Okay, go quickly. The protagonist of the original book is still waiting for you. Come back early after you're done."
"You..." Lin Qingyu had no choice but to compromise, "I can leave by myself."
Gu Fuzhou watched Lin Qingyu leave. After he left, he chuckled to himself, stretched himself, and went back to his room to catch up on his sleep.
The author has something to say: Small theater:
The reason why the stranger was so enthusiastic, besides being attracted by her beauty, was that he wanted to see who could be the husband of such a beautiful woman - she was not convinced, why did such a beautiful woman already have a husband?
After a lot of trouble, the stranger brought the beauty and finally met Jiang.
Stranger: ...Okay, okay, I give in. You guys take your time chatting, I'm leaving first.
PS: The emotional lines of the supporting characters are completely for the service of the two protagonists, and they will not be written away from the main storyline. The only extra stories are about Lu Wancheng, Gu Fuzhou, Xiao Li, and classmate Jiang VS Qingyu.
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