Chapter 54 The silent... grievance of all things
Lin Wanyi asked seriously because she was worried.
Along the way, she barely said a word and seemed to be distracted all the time. It was because she had been thinking about this question but couldn't think of an answer.
All she could think of was the future if she was still in seclusion today, never leaving the room, and fell asleep listening to the sound of rain.
——Gu Zhuo finally couldn't bear it anymore and angrily started to teach those idiots a lesson. However, he got exactly what he wanted and was stopped by the two officials in the restaurant. They even directly humiliated and suppressed him. Then they invited him back to the Yamen and used various means to weaken his will until He was mentally exhausted and had no energy at all. Perhaps he was even deprived of the qualification to participate in the summer festival.
Those powerful people must be able to do such a thing.
Just thinking about such a future for a moment made Lin Wanyi uncontrollably angry, and he felt more and more that these people really deserved to die.
"I'm waiting."
Gu Zhuo thought for a while and felt that there was nothing to hide, so he said: "Wait until the rain gets heavier and the thunder starts to fall."
Lin Wanyi was slightly startled, thinking that these words were too incomprehensible, and sounded like singing.
But she hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to believe it and asked: "Then what?"
Gu Zhuo said: "The storm is not stopping, and there is still thunder in the sky. They may not be in the mood to continue scolding despite the weather. Even if they really insist on scolding, they are not afraid of being struck to death by thunder..."
At this point, he suddenly fell silent, as if he was imagining that scene.
Lin Wanyi became curious and said, "Then what will you do?"
Gu Zhuo said honestly: "Then I will applaud him."
Lin Wanyi suddenly didn't know what to say.
Gu Zhuo looked at her strangely and asked naturally: "At that time, the rain was pouring, the wind was roaring, and thunder would fall from time to time. They really had to stand in the street despite the weather, not even afraid of lightning strikes. Isn’t this a sign of great perseverance?”
Lin Wanyi thought that this really made sense, but why did it sound so strange?
She sighed, feeling inexplicably more relaxed. The corners of her lips raised slightly, and she smiled and said, "But now it's not raining heavily, the wind is not rumbling, let alone thunder, and I can't even hear a sound." Come on~”
Gu Zhuo said without thinking: "Because you are here."
Lin Wanyi tutted and laughed, her disbelief obvious.
For some reason, as her narrow-minded laughter sounded, the wind by the lake became stronger inexplicably, and the clouds in the sky gathered together again, casting a shadow. It seemed like it was going to rain?
She looked up at the sky, thought for a while, and asked worriedly: "Will we be struck by lightning later?"
Gu Zhuo said seriously: "Of course not."
"That's good."
The wind blows the flowers and leaves. Lin Wanyi turns around and looks at Gu Zhuo, her long skirt dancing.
She suppressed her smile and said seriously: "Next time something like this happens, don't expect a thunderbolt from nowhere. Can you just come to me directly?"
Gu Zhuo thought to himself, what's so strange about this?
Lin Wanyi continued: "Sometimes I may not be able to help you, but at least I can get scolded with you."
Gu Zhuo was a little speechless and said: "After today, who in the whole of God dares to scold you?"
Lin Wanyi was slightly startled, his face that should have been extremely serious turned slightly red with embarrassment, and he hesitated and said: "It seems so, then this sentence is a bit stupid, just pretend that I didn't say it... But it means this You have to understand that since we are friends, we should help each other. I also believe that you will stand by my side when I encounter this kind of trouble.”
Gu Zhuo said: "Of course."
For a long time, the two of them stopped talking about these things and began to have real chats.
Talk about the past, talk about the present, talk about stories in history, and talk about the journey of youth.
Because they are still young now and have not yet reached the sad years when they drank bitter wine late at night and listened to the cups shattering their dreams.
It wasn't until dusk loomed and a few clouds burned away, and Lin Wanyi had listened to what Gu Zhuo had seen these days, that the conversation came to an end.
The two were about to say goodbye, and the Lin family's carriage had been waiting for a long time.
"That's right." Lin Wanyi suddenly remembered something, frowned slightly, and said, "I'm going to attend a banquet in a few days. It seems to be hosted by someone named Song. I'm coming to see you today. , I just wanted to tell you about this, and I hope I can have a friend to accompany me then..."
Gu Zhuo didn't speak.
Lin Wanyi glanced at him and said angrily: "I didn't plan to let you go to the banquet, but I feel a little uncomfortable. After all, I will definitely be troubled to death by then. I am telling you now just to make you feel guilty. ”
Gu Zhuo thought about that scene, sympathized with her a little, and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Lin Wanyi was a little reluctant to give up, but thinking that someone was watching her at this moment, she acted extra restrained.
She was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Goodbye then."
After saying this, Lin Wanyi waved goodbye, lifted up his skirt and boarded the carriage.
Gu Zhuo quietly watched the carriage go away and disappeared from the end of his sight, and then looked back.
At this moment, a wisp of pale color suddenly appeared in the clouds.
It was thunder and lightning like a dead branch.
Thunder followed with a slight roar.
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For some reason, this thunder sounded... full of grievance?
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Deep in the imperial city, there is the imperial study.
The empress gently placed the pen on the pen holder, took a sip of hot tea, and calmed her mind.
Then, her eyes fell on the two father-in-laws who had been waiting for a long time, and she said with an indifferent expression: "What happened today?"
Yes, the goshawk that went straight into the imperial city brought her a description of all the events at that time, but she was dealing with a really important matter at that time. She just glanced at the information and asked Eunuch Cao to tell her. I rushed to deal with it and didn't ask again until this time.
Eunuch Cao took a step forward and carefully repeated what his apprentice had summarized.
The empress was silent for a moment and said: "So the reason why Wanyi appeared there today and was insulted by others is ultimately a coincidence, or is it because I asked her to go out to relax?"
No one dared to take this sentence.
Even if that seems to be the case.
The room fell silent.
The empress didn't care and asked instead, "How is Gu Zhuo?"
Eunuch Cao lowered his head and said: "He is extremely talented, and he is decisive and knows the bottom line just right."
What the words refer to is naturally that Gu Zhuo drew his sword against the group of teenagers and slashed the streets with blood but no one died.
The empress recalled for a moment and said: "I remember... you said before that he wanted to compete for the first place in the Summer Festival?"
"Yes."
Eunuch Cao said seriously: "I took a closer look at this person today. His realm is very solid, and his sword moves and true energy move very smoothly. Although Changzhou Academy has been declining in recent years, the inheritance has not been cut off. He may have cultivated With these methods of undermining the situation, Monk Wugou and the Taoist goddess are not necessarily his opponents. He is indeed very likely to be the number one in this summer festival."
After listening to these words quietly, the empress thought about today's big event and suddenly said: "What a pity."
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became quiet, and the chill spread.
With this empress's temperament, she would rarely say the word "pity", but now she suddenly said it, what does that mean?
Could it be that the young man made her unhappy because he was too close to Lin Wanyi?
"You are overthinking."
The empress knew what they were thinking, so she chuckled and said casually: "How can I not even tolerate a child?"
Eunuch Cao smiled apologetically and said, "Your Majesty is naturally generous."
The empress suppressed her smile and said calmly: "I just think it's a pity that people like him can only get second place in this summer festival even if they try their best."
(End of chapter)