General's humble stand-in

The courtyard is deep, snowy and clear, and the sound of wooden fish can be heard.

Sandalwood is curling up, surrounded by the remaining beams.The old lady whispered the sound of chanting scriptures, Tao Zhuo was still restless in such a pure and cultivated place.

The Buddha in the hall crossed the common people, and it was difficult to hide a few strands of worry in his heart.

Stealthily turned around and looked out the window, it was already mid-sun and approaching noon.

Yesterday I was looking forward to the general's return for a whole day, but as time went by, this expectation gradually turned into panic and fear.The panic is that maybe the general has come back, and the fear is that he will leave himself here and ignore it.

While thinking wildly, I heard several knocks on the door.

Li Memo's voice came in, "Old Madam, Brother Ye is here."

The old lady was calm and relaxed as if she didn't hear anything, but Tao Zhuo, who was kneeling behind her, looked back anxiously like an ant in a hot pot.

After a long while, the old lady put away the prayer beads and stood up, walked calmly and gracefully to the square table of pine and red wood in the outer room, first poured a cup of chrysanthemum tea, and then sat down slowly.

"Let Ye'er come in."

As the old lady's words fell, the black wooden carved door of Jing'an Residence was gently pushed open by Li Meme.

Gu Ye lifted the hem of his clothes and stepped over the threshold, his narrow phoenix eyes glanced at the small Buddhist hall inside, seeing Tao Zhuo kneeling there intact, he was faintly relieved.Then, he greeted his mother.

The old lady sipped her tea lightly, and glanced at Gu Ye's clothes from the corner of her eyes.

"I remember you were wearing this blue fringed gold robe before you left. Did you come here in a hurry before you had time to change?"

"Yes." Gu Ye replied truthfully.

The right hand holding the Hetian white jade teacup paused slightly, and the old lady's eyes flashed with displeasure.

Pretending to smile, the old lady changed the topic, "Yesterday, why did you stay overnight in the Pingnan Palace? I was thinking of sending someone to call you back, but fortunately Li Momo reminded you. You are the son-in-law of the Pingnan Palace, the princess My husband-in-law should stay there for a few nights."

Mentioning Pingnan Palace, Gu Ye's face turned ugly instantly.The hands behind his back were clenched tightly, forming hard fists with bulging veins.

As a military general, he has not been working in the court for a long time, so he didn't know that there were so many shady villains behind those scenes.Gu Ye was supposed to go back yesterday, but he fell asleep after drinking three or two glasses of wine with the prince.After waking up in the morning, he found himself sleeping on the same bed with the princess.

As for what to do and what not to do, it all depends on what the princess says, Gu Ye has no memory at all.

"Mother." Gu Ye cupped his hands, and did not continue what the old lady said, "The child is here to pay his respects to the mother. I will not disturb the mother's Qingxiu. I will leave."

Standing up straight, Gu Ye looked at Tao Zhuo, "Get up, come back with me."

Tao Zhuo hurriedly stood up and walked to Gu Ye's side.

On the contrary, the old lady was born in a family of officials and officials, and she has always been very well-mannered, so she could barely hold a smile on her face, "Ye'er, I think this child is smart, and I like it in my heart, so just keep him with me. And besides you With An Sheng serving, this one is not bad."

"No."

A simple refusal, just two words, was as unshakable as a thousand pieces of gold thrown at the ground, stabilizing Tao Zhuo's uneasy heart.

"No?"

"Yes." Gu Ye looked at his mother without flinching, "He doesn't understand etiquette, is not good at poetry, and is not a smart person. He is afraid that staying with mother will offend you. If there is no manpower around mother, the child will help mother himself. Find a few good ones and send them."

With a crisp sound, Hetian Baiyu's teacup fell to pieces, and the light chrysanthemum tea slowly trickled across the ground, and finally seeped into the cracks of the blue bricks, leaving only a pool of stains.

Li Memo, who was guarding the door, heard the sound and rushed in, and persuaded anxiously, "Miss, don't be angry, talk to Brother Ye if you have something to say."

Thanks to Li Memo's words of persuasion, the old lady stabilized her mind and did not lose her balance.

"Ye'er." The old lady sat upright with a serious face, "This is the second time you contradict your mother. When was the first time? What was it for? Do you still have the memory?"

Gu Ye frowned and remained silent.

"Three years ago, you told me that you liked Mo Ziyu and wanted to have the same brows with him. That was the first time our mother and son had a dispute. Now that Mo Ziyu is dead and you are married, I think all dust settled."

Pausing for a breath, the old lady suddenly showed an inexplicable smile, "Ye'er, he is not Mo Ziyu, do you want to spend the rest of your life with a double? You transfer that little love for Mo Ziyu to In other people, aren't you afraid that Mo Ziyu's soul will be disturbed?"

After all, he came out of the rich family. After so many years of ups and downs, he hasn't experienced anything. The old lady said a few words, but the two people in front of her were in great pain.

Seeing the pain in their eyes, the old lady said with some pride, "Tao Zhuo, I know you are lonely and helpless, so I want to find a backer in exchange for a life without worries. Don't worry, this general's mansion is your backer. If you are short of clothes and food, just talk to Li Momo, and I will also miss you. Isn’t it great to find a good girl to marry and live a happy life? Stop trying to curry favor with Ye’er, you two They all have their own plans and needs, even if they are really together, they will still lie to each other, which is so boring."

I thought everything was under control, this love and love is like floating clouds covering the sun, when the wind blows, it disappears without a trace and the sky is clear.

It's just that the old lady's complacency just started, and it was extinguished by Tao Zhuo.

"I didn't." Tao Zhuo, who was always humble and cowardly, looked at the old lady without fear at this moment.

Because of being misunderstood, his almond eyes were slightly reddened, and his voice was choked with sobs.

"I didn't covet the power of the general, nor did I covet money. I just..., just..." Tao Zhuo suddenly hesitated again, turned to look at Gu Ye, and then whispered, "I just like it."

"Nonsense." The old lady slapped the table angrily, and the golden step shaker on her head shook a few times.

Tao Zhuo knelt down, her slender eyelashes drooping slightly, like insect wings fluttering gently, and a thin layer of water mist formed on it, "I know I don't deserve to like the general, but, but, I can't control my heart. I also know that in the general's heart, yes, it is Mr. Mo. I have no other ideas, but I just want to stay by the general's side and wait, which can be regarded as repaying the general's pity."

It was still difficult to say this passage, and I almost couldn't make a sound because I choked up twice.

The old lady's face was already ashen, and her hands on the square mahogany table began to tremble slightly.

"You don't pretend to be pitiful in front of me. Those foxes I've seen are even more pitiful than you, but which one in the end doesn't expose their greedy faces. No one will believe you when you say that you are noble."

"I believe it." Gu Ye said suddenly.

"Ye'er." The old madam showed a heartbroken look, after all, it's because she couldn't help herself, she couldn't be his master anymore.

Gu Ye looked down at Tao Zhuo, and said again, "I believe him."

Tao Zhuo felt that his heart was going to be melted. At this moment, even a thousand words could not be worth Gu Ye's voice: I believe him.