Chapter 46(1/2)
Gu Fengjian stood with his head down, and Duke Gu stared at him motionlessly.
The study room was extremely quiet, with only light breathing sounds one after another. The father and son stood there for a long time, and no one spoke.
Gu Fengjian: “…”
If Song Chuzhao hadn't told him that Duke Gu "had deep guilt towards him, but was just not good at speaking." He would have left without his sleeves.
What is this to do? Was he punished him to stand?
Time passed quietly, and Duke Gu seemed to find himself out of control, coughed hard, then bent down and pretended to touch the official documents stacked on the table.
Gu Fengjian raised his head and waited for the other party to speak again. Unexpectedly, Duke Gu shut up again, as if the cough just now was really just a slight itchy throat.
Gu Fengjian: “…”
He is really leaving.
When Gu Fengjian's steps began to move, Gu Guogong stopped, then let go of his hands and sat down again. The righteous expression seemed as if nothing had happened just now. He had just found his son standing in front of him.
Duke Gu pointed to the side: "Well, sit here, come here."
Gu Fengjian: "..." He is really a talent.
Gu Fengjian now wanted to know what Duke Gu was going to do, so he lifted his lower clothes and sat down next to him.
Duke Gu opened his mouth and his cold expression, looking at the corners of his tightly pursed lips and his cold expression, and wanted to speak but stopped.
Previously, Gu Fengjian's attitude towards him had obviously softened. He could communicate gently when talking to him, and even occasionally smiled at him. During that period, he was so happy that he could not believe it. He talked to his wife at night and talked to him here, and he was extremely moved.
But today, Goro became cold and hard again. His eyes and actions reminded him of the fear he had been in the past several months.
Duke Gu didn't know where he did the wrong thing, and he was nervous and uneasy.
Gu Fengjian waited for a while, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, and asked, "Father asked me to come, what's wrong?"
Duke Gu had to find trouble without any trouble. His eyes wandered around the table, then held a booklet and said, "The Censor asked me to transfer the official documents to you. You can take a look first."
Duke Gu's expression was very gloomy, his brows were frowning tightly, and his tone was also very stiff. It was no different from Gu Fengjian's memory.
He really couldn't think of what other expressions could represent besides "failure" and "resistance".
Gu Fengjian endured the discomfort and reached out to take it, took it in his hand and read it.
A case was recorded in the book, and the names of the characters had been hidden, perhaps it was true, or perhaps it was just a fabrication. The Censor briefly described it and asked later what to do.
This should be a problem that arises to assess his abilities. The content is also related to the daily official affairs of the Censorate.
Duke Gu kept peeking at him with his own eyes and found that his son's face was visible to the naked eye, and his internal organs began to tremble.
what happened?!
What did he do wrong!!
Gu Fengjian closed the book and asked, "What does Father mean?"
Duke Gu's face was tense: "You can make your own decisions. I won't force you."
It seems reluctant to speak.
Gu Fengjian is now very conflicted. Because of Song Chuzhao's assurance, two completely different views were constantly fighting each other in his mind, making it impossible for him to make accurate judgments on Gu Guogong. Reason gradually lost its mind while pulling, and finally gathered into the big three words "what to do" and circled around his mouth.
Gu Fengjian swallowed the words that were almost blurted out, grabbed the book and handed them back, and said, "I'll talk to the Censor myself."
As he reached over with one hand, his sleeves slid down, revealing the back of his hand and a small piece of wrist - and the obvious red marks on it.
Duke Gu did not dare to look at him openly before, but this time he looked carefully. When he saw his wound, his eyes turned red and he stood up. "What's wrong with your hand? Are you fighting with someone?"
The scratches on Gu Fengjian's hand were injured in the mountains and forests, trying to walk through the dead branches in order to take a shortcut. He did not carry a knife on his body, and the dead grass or branches were growing very lush. He was anxious and didn't think much about it, so he waved it with his hands, and that's it.
When the hand was muddy, the injuries were not obvious. After washing it, I found that the red marks were densely covered, which looked a bit scary. Especially now, the color of the wound has become darker and more obvious.
Actually it doesn't hurt much.
Duke Gu grabbed his wrist and shouted to the outside: "Manager Liu! Go and get two bottles of injury medicine!"
Gu Fengjian wanted to pull his hand back: "It's nothing. I've already taken the medicine."
Duke Gu held on tightly, staring at him fiercely, and his murderous aura was released: "What's going on? Why can you be so hurt? You cherish your hands the most, so how can you hurt yourself!"
Gu Fengjian let out a heavy sigh: "It's nothing I said, it was hurt by myself in desperation."
Duke Gu: "Where did you go today? Who did you meet again? Why did you go to dangerous places for no reason? Did someone force you?"
Gu Fengjian's voice became heavier: "I said it was me! If it were a fight, how could such injuries occur!"
Gu Fengjian pulled back hard. Duke Gu Guoyan was afraid of hurting him, so he quickly let go of his hand. Gu Fengjian moved wide, his cuffs flew, and the small yellow talisman bag placed in his sleeve slid out.
The two of them changed their eyes.
When Duke Gu saw the yellow talisman clearly, his already dull face faded into death. His body shook suddenly, as if he could not accept it, and then he was full of anger and roared: "Who! Who gave you something! What did that person tell you again! What is his intention? Who is it!"
Mrs. Gu was worried that the father and son would quarrel when they talked. After all, Duke Gu’s temper was really hard to describe. The rift between the two has not been completely eliminated, so don’t add any new misunderstandings.
She brought a basin of snacks and sent them there at this time, trying to find an excuse to stay so that the two of them could smooth things over. Unexpectedly, as soon as she reached the corridor, she heard Gu Guogong's roar in anger.
When Mrs. Gu heard this, she felt something was wrong. She roughly stuffed the pastry into the arms of the maid next to her and rushed over quickly.
Sure enough, as soon as she entered the door, she saw Gu Fengjian stammering his neck, clenching his fists and forcibly enduring it.
Without saying anything, Mrs. Gu stepped forward and pushed Duke Gu, and also scolded: "What are you doing with harshness? You scared Wulang! You can't say anything well, you have to be like this!"
Duke Gu was reminded by her that his facial muscles had slowed down, but they were still ugly.
"he……"
Mrs. Gu turned her head and saw the yellow talisman on the ground. She immediately shouted: "Oh my God!"
She jumped at the yellow talisman, hugged Gu Fengjian's shoulder, and said in panic: "My son, my Wulang, these things are not trustworthy, don't take them seriously! Those traitors only know how to cheat money, and there is no truth in their mouths!"
Gu Fengjian said: "I just went to Shaoling Mountain today."
Duke Gu did not know that his angry expression was particularly ferocious, and his attitude was similar to questioning.
"Who gave it to you?"
Gu Fengjian: "What my senior sister gave it to me."
"Your senior sister?" Gu Guogong said angrily, "Why did she come to you?"
Gu Fengjian turned his head and looked: "Why can't she come to me?"
Mrs. Gu hurriedly grabbed the topic and explained: "Your father is not asking you what he means, he cares about you, afraid that you will think too much. But since Lie Shui knows your experience, he should not give you these things again. She is your senior sister. When she knows that you hate Fudonglai and ghosts and gods, what did she say to you?"
Duke Gu knew what he said and what he was wrong, so he simply shut up. He pressed his forehead in annoyance, turned his back to his body, and stood facing the wall.
The yellow talisman gave him too much stimulation. He was afraid that Gu Fengjian would still remember the hexagram text from Fudong that year and believed it seriously. He was even more afraid that someone would mention the past in front of Gu Fengjian and deceive him into entering the Taoist sect.
He was so sad. If Goro heard those vicious rumors with his own ears, how could he feel hurt! He couldn't stand it.
Gu Fengjian glanced at his father's background, and saw a sense of depression from his hunched back and trembling waist. His tone couldn't help but slow down, explaining: "Senior sister just doesn't have the right thing around her, so she gave it to me for sale. She doesn't like the blessings coming from the east, nor does she like Taoist priests."
"What?" Mrs. Gu said in confusion, "Let you sell it?"
Gu Fengjian nodded and said, "Senior sister gave Song Sanniang a lot and gave me one at a time. She said that someone in the capital was asking for a lot of money. If not, it would be better to stay by my side for peace. This is her wish."
Mrs. Gu looked at the yellow talisman on the ground again, and her mood became complicated.
Gu Fengjian stepped forward, picked up the things, patted the dust on it, and put it back on.
Gu Fengjian explained a few words: "The hand was drawn on the mountain today. The little county lord and Song Sanniang accidentally fell into a pit. My senior sister and I went to find her and took a shortcut to the road. The dead trees on Shaoling Mountain are extremely prosperous and there are still many thorns. I didn't pay attention, so it turned out like this."
After he finished speaking, the three of them fell silent.
Duke Gu was still facing the wall, making people unable to see clearly, and only the depressing sound of twitching his nose was heard.
Mrs. Gu didn't know what to say.
The deeper the love, the harder it is to calm down.
Gu Fengjian raised his hand and bowed, saying goodbye, "If nothing else, my son will go down first."
"Goro!"
Duke Gu suddenly shouted loudly, then turned around.
Gu Fengjian approached a pair of eyes full of tears in surprise.
Duke Gu strode towards him, hugged him and said, "Wuron, my father is not trying to rape you, my father is just afraid that you will be bullied. He is not angry with you, but to others, to himself!"
Mrs. Gu nodded vigorously from the side.
Gu Wulang was hugged by him, his body was stiff and unable to move, and only his eyelashes trembled rapidly.
Gu Guogong said, "Why am I so hard to speak? I want to be kind to you and want to ask you calmly why you are unhappy today, but I don't know where to start. When I saw the yellow talisman, I was worried that you would remember Fudonglai again, and my heart was panicked and urgent, so I became confused. You must believe that my father will protect you, and no matter what happens or changes in the future, I will protect you. Even if Fudonglai is still alive, I will move out some things that fall into the ground, and I will not hand him over to him again!"
Mrs. Gu followed and said, "Your father has such a temper when he is away. He is cold and warm. Go and ask Silang, what he knows best!"
Duke Gu hugged him, and the muscles on his arms were trembling.
Gu Fengjian leaned closely with him, feeling that his father's arms were wider and warmer than Song Chuzhao's. It was just that it was as solid as a rock indestructible in memory. Duke Gu now reveals fear that cannot be hidden in his strength.
That kind of fear, that kind of weakness is because of him.
...Oh, no, when Song Chuzhao hugged him, he seemed to be using his body.
To be continued...