Chapter 1165: How to Resolve the Contradiction? [Seeking Monthly Tickets]
Since the master was being so generous, Gu Chi didn't stand on ceremony with her.
"I don't need a lot of water, this one is enough."
I'll give you exactly one handful, no more, no less.
Shen Tang's lips twitched: "I didn't realize Wang Chao was so flamboyant. I just want to know, with so many diamonds set together, whose eyes are you trying to blind? Bling bling."
Despite being a sickly adult male who spends his life with herbal medicine, Gu Chi's hands are still of normal size. His touch caused the diamonds in the box to sag slightly. They could have covered half his face, let alone been used for setting jewelry.
"Are these too many?"
Gu Chi still looked completely innocent.
"Not many. Hand-rubbed diamonds aren't worth much. Even if you only want a handful, or even a whole box, I wouldn't allow it." If you really like them, you can take them home and use them to decorate your diamond paintings.
Shen Tang's answer was exactly what Gu Chi wanted to hear.
As he spoke, he tried to take all the boxes with him.
He had just reached out his hand when Shen Tang stopped him.
He asked, "My lord?"
Shen Tang chuckled: "Alright, alright, I know you like them. I'll have someone send you a box later, but not this one. This box of cut diamonds is meant to be given to a jeweler to make as a year-end gift for those who have just finished writing. You're leaving soon, what will happen to the others?"
"This year's farewell ceremony? Preparing so early?" Gu Chi was only joking, but when Shen Tang said that, he readily let go, carefully putting the handful of ink he had grabbed into his sachet. After saying that, he silently calculated the time in his mind for a while.
He sighed, "It really is time to prepare. The older I get, the faster time seems to fly. Before I know it, it's the second half of the year again, and in a few months I'll be a year older. Alas, time waits for no one."
He looked to be in his early twenties, but spoke with an air of premature maturity.
Shen Tang did not respond to him.
Gu Chi shamelessly asked, "My lord, can you do me a favor?"
Shen Tang found it very strange.
There are times when Gu Chi needs my help?
Doesn't he just ask for what he wants?
"What kind of help?"
A short while later, Gu Chi was kicked out of the tent.
Although he was driven out, he wasn't angry. Instead, he went to find Bai Su with a smile. The Gao Kingdom had been destroyed, and all the prefectures and counties within its borders had been captured one by one. The resistance forces had also been wiped out. Bai Su finally had some free time to study a piece of meteorite iron that she had acquired by chance.
The furnace was burning fiercely, and even before getting close, one could feel the heat. Gu Chi asked several craftsmen repairing military equipment, and with their guidance, he found Bai Su, who was forging sword blanks. Because it was so hot, Bai Su had taken off both sleeves, leaving her upper garment hanging at her waist. Her upper body was only covered by a white cloth, revealing her sweat-drenched collarbone and waist, and several scars slightly lighter than her skin could be vaguely seen.
Gu Chi didn't say anything to distract her. He found a small stool and sat down, looking around idly. Until a hissing sound came, Bai Su stopped forging and grabbed a dusty coarse cloth to wipe her sweat.
"Why didn't you call out when you arrived?"
Gu Chi: "Watching you forge is quite interesting."
Their focused expressions are the most captivating, drawing people's attention.
Bai Su tilted her head back and gulped down a pot of warm water to quench her thirst and soothe her throat, then gestured for Gu Chi to come outside with her. The area was filled with makeshift stoves, the air was hot and smoky, unsuitable for the sickly Gu Chi to linger: "Weren't you busy organizing your manuscript? How come you have time to look for me?"
Gu Chi gave her a sachet filled with diamonds.
"I just showed the first draft to the master. I saw a box of diamonds on her table, so I took the opportunity to get both of our shares. Aren't you busy forging new swords lately? I think it would be nice to inlay these on them as decorations."
Bai Su said, "All show and no substance."
He accepted the gift.
"However, you delivered it a bit late. The broken sword was repaired three days ago, and I don't want to have it melted down and forged again."
"So what did you just hit?"
"For Xie Shizang's daughter."
Xie Qi's daughters had reached the age where they could wear swords, and Xie Qi planned to prepare one for each of his three sisters, treating them equally. Although there were many sword-making masters in the countryside, most of them were ordinary people, while Bai Su was a martial artist with great courage, so the weapons she forged would certainly be better.
Xie Qi asked her for help.
Out of consideration for our colleague relationship and the high fee for his hard work, I accepted it.
Gu Chi complained, "I should have done it sooner."
He was envious of Chu Yao's ring.
They waited and waited, but the gift from the Lord never arrived.
Gu Chi took the initiative this time, but his master still didn't understand his hints, leaving him quite resentful. Bai Su, of course, knew that Gu Chi was grumbling about this in private, and smiled, "Shall I measure you?"
"Measure what?"
Bai Su swayed her sachet: "What others have, you have too."
She had never seen such a jealous man before. He had to compare himself to others in everything, and if he couldn't win, he would shrink into a corner with a resentful look on his face.
They look so pitiful.
Just do what a kind thing to him and give him what he wants.
Gu Chi's face, which had been falling, instantly brightened, and he even pulled out the craftsman's design drawings he had asked Shen Tang for from his pocket: "I want this kind!"
Bai Su glanced at her; her eyes could kill.
"I want this one! Shao Xuan~"
What's wrong with Chu Wuhui having a ring given to him by his master?
This was made by General Bai himself.
Does Chu Wuhui, this old man, exist?
Bai Su was speechless: "...Aren't you childish?"
"Even if we lose, we shouldn't lose face. Qi Yuanliang took the first book, and Chu Wuhui got the ring. Shouldn't I, who also worked hard and made great contributions, receive similar preferential treatment?" Gu Chi said sourly.
He looked like he was about to break if Bai Su didn't agree.
Bai Su: "..."
In broad daylight, to avoid losing face, she could only reluctantly nod in agreement: "I can only say I'll give it a try. Don't blame me for my poor skills if it's not done well. If you dare to complain, I'll break your bones."
"Just remember to put it back after you've taken it apart."
Looking at Gu Chi, who would joke around in private, Bai Su rolled her eyes in exasperation. She really didn't know how she could have thought he was so reliable back then. Since both of them were very busy, they didn't have much time to spend together quietly, so they naturally cherished it very much.
Gu Chi went back to deal with the backlog of work.
Bai Su borrowed the bathtub in his tent and took a bath.
Her newly changed outfit carried a faint scent of soap. Bai Su dried her damp hair with a cloth and stepped out from behind the screen to see Gu Chi frowning, staring at a book for a long time without turning the page. She didn't ask any questions about the Censorate and sat down to take out some snacks from her usual spot.
"Shao Xuan."
"Um?"
"Does Yu Weiheng have any conflict with Banbu?"
Bai Su sat up straight, thought carefully for a moment, and asked in return, "Yu Weiheng is in the Ministry of Justice, and General Gongshu is in the Tianxuan Guard. They don't usually have much interaction, right? However, they did cooperate during the battle of the Northern Desert. Neither of them is the type to deliberately cause trouble. Is it because something happened that you're suddenly asking this?"
Gu Chi sighed: "The Censorate has found some things."
The specifics were not mentioned.
He said, "These two don't get along very well."
There are plenty of officials with bad relationships, but there are very few who would warrant Gu Chi's intervention: "You mean, Yu Weiheng intends to harm General Gongshu Wu? And has already taken action?"
"No, not at all, I just heard a rumor about it."
The Censorate's informants are everywhere.
"If we could have known about these two conflicts in advance and resolved them early, it would have been better than letting the resentment grow deeper later..." Gu Chi's face became even more sorrowful. Why did the Censorate have to get involved in these matters? Weren't they only supposed to investigate the good and evil of officials and offer criticism on the gains and losses of politics?
It's not like it's under the jurisdiction of public order and judicial mediation, is it?
Bai Su said, "This matter is not easy to resolve."
Gu Chi looked up at her: "You know?"
"The conflict between Yu Weiheng and General Gongshu boils down to that one thing. General Gongshu has a nephew named Gong Cheng, right? Yu Weiheng had a private scout by his side who was killed by Gong Cheng during the battle in the Northern Desert. Although General Gongshu isn't entirely to blame, it's an undeniable fact that he adopted Gong Cheng's daughter, which certainly displeased Weiheng. The Lord allowed the child to be named 'Queen Gongshu' as a friendly signal to the old forces in the Northern Desert..."
"Then?"
Bai Su didn't speak, she just looked at Gu Chi.
Gu Chi: "..."
He was stunned and asked, "...But when did this happen?"
Bai Su said, "After spending so much time together, it's normal to develop feelings for each other and then take him in, isn't it? Wei Heng isn't a nun; how could someone in their twenties not have worldly desires and emotions? I remember it was probably a year before the Northern Desert War, when Wei Heng and Ling De would take this person with them on their days off. But as you know, he was born a slave in Wuzhou, and there are always people in Wuzhou who are eager to cause trouble. Wei Heng could never give him a proper title, so he could only keep him by his side..."
I just never expected him to die.
It's perfectly normal for scouts to die.
Yu Zi was not unaware of this.
Gong Cheng is also dead, which means the debt is settled with his death. Who would have thought that Gong Shuwu would adopt his daughter? It's normal for Yu Zi to be unhappy.
Bai Su asked, "So, what did she do?"
Gu Chi closed the booklet: "Back then, Zheng Qiao dealt with the entire Gong clan. Most of them were exiled to Xiaocheng, the survivors were taken to the Northern Desert by Gong Cheng, and another part of the Gong clan was exiled to another place. This place is within the territory of Gao Kingdom. They served Wu Xian for many years, and not long ago they fell into the hands of Yu Weiheng and were killed by her."
Although it was deserved that this person was killed for feigning surrender and betraying the party, Yu Zi's motive for killing him was not this. The Censorate also discovered that Yu Zi's great-uncle was secretly keeping an eye on Gong Shuwu and the surviving members of the Gong clan.
Bai Su thought to herself, "Don't worry, nothing serious will happen."
Gu Chi asked curiously, "So certain?"
Bai Su said, "Wei Heng is not a person without sense of propriety."
After the scout's death, Yu Zi acted as usual, cooperating fully with Gong Shuwu in military campaigns. If she truly lacked discretion, Gu Chi wouldn't have only now noticed something amiss. Seeing Gu Chi still hesitant, Bai Su said, "No one is a saint, let alone an ordinary person. Ask yourself, if you were the one who died, I wouldn't let it go so easily either. Why can't you understand others in the same situation?"
When you're fighting a war, you don't have the energy to think about personal matters.
With the war over, the suppressed emotions needed to be eased.
Gu Chi was naturally speechless.
"There's one more thing."
Gu Chi looked at her and asked, "What is it?"
Bai Su: "I met with Wei Heng a while ago. Her aura was chaotic, but much stronger than before. Wei Heng has long since touched the threshold of the perfect path of the scholar. Do you understand what I mean? It's best not to interfere in her affairs."
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Playing JX3 on a mobile device is difficult enough for daily tasks, I'm thinking of building a new PC to play the PC version, ε=(ο｀*))) Sigh, I just don't know what high-end specs I need to run it smoothly.
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