Li Hui was not angry about this, he just thought it was ridiculous. He knew that the gap between a poor family and a wealthy family was as insurmountable as a chasm. This was the reality of this era. But it made Gu Qian feel like he was facing a formidable enemy and warned him specifically.
Not being able to go beyond the thunder pool made Li Hui feel ridiculous about the thoughts and practices of these aristocratic families.
Li Hui didn't care about this. He made a promise to Gu Qian at that time. Because he really didn't have any inappropriate thoughts about Gu Qingning in his heart, Li Hui didn't have any hesitation or discomfort. So today Gu Qingning came to see him.
Li Hui avoided it as a matter of course.
But even so, Gu Qian still asked Gu Qingning to go back to Kuaiji County, where Zong was, because he was still worried. So he used this method to completely cut off any signs of what he didn't want to see.
At this moment, Li Hui stood in the darkness in front of the window, and his originally calm mood became worse again. After seeing the letter left by Gu Qingning, Li Hui felt very bad. He remembered that Gu Qingning had left just now
The look in my eyes before made me feel like my heart was being stung by something, and I felt a little uneasy. My heart felt like it was filled with something, and it felt heavy and blocked.
At the same time, he felt empty, as if he had lost something. This feeling was strange, complicated, and made him feel very uncomfortable.
The more he was immersed in this emotion, the more firmly he was caught. All kinds of thoughts came to him one after another, and coupled with all the unpleasantness he had encountered during the time since time travel, Li Huiben's already soothed emotions were once again accumulated.
For a moment, Li Hui felt like a small boat floating on the dark sea, without any motivation or courage to save himself, and without any help. He could not get any comfort, but he seemed to have lost many precious things.
Average. Desperate and suffocating.
This kind of negative emotions poured into Li Hui's mind like a tide, making it difficult for Li Hui to resist and unable to extricate himself. It seemed that Li Hui was trapped in some kind of nightmare. Everything was buzzing in his mind.
, like a group of lingering mosquitoes, charging at themselves with sharp teeth.
"Ah!" Li Hui yelled and punched hard, but with a loud bang, Li Hui's hand felt a sharp pain. The punch hit the wall, and the skin on the back of his hand was immediately ripped open and bleeding.
The severe pain also dispelled the thoughts in his mind, and Li Hui woke up and found that he was sweating profusely and breathing heavily.
There was movement in the main room outside. Li Hui's loud shouting alarmed Gu Lanzhi, who had returned home. She had been back for some time and was listening to Chou Gu in the east wing telling her about Gu Qingning's visit to Li Hui in the evening.
.The two women were worriedly guessing what had happened, when they heard Li Hui's yelling.
"Hui'er, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?" came Gu Lanzhi's anxious voice.
Through the gap in the door, the light of the candle moved slowly in the darkness, sliding across Li Hui's face.
"Hui'er, please open the door. What's wrong with you? Don't scare mother." Gu Lanzhi knocked on the door and shouted.
Li Hui breathed a sigh of relief, took out the square silk and wrapped it on the back of his injured hand, quickly packed the package and stuffed it under the bed, and then opened the door.
Gu Lanzhi rushed in with a worried look on her face, followed by the ugly girl holding a candlestick.
"Is my son okay? What happened?" Gu Lanzhi grabbed Li Hui's arm, looked up at Li Hui and asked in panic.
Gu Lanzhi's voice trembled, with fear and concern. Li Hui's heart warmed, and he secretly scolded himself. He was so dizzy just now that he had so many negative thoughts in his mind. In this world, he was not alone.
The two women in front of him love and take care of him wholeheartedly. How can he let them be frightened? He should make them happy and at ease.
"Mom, Hui'er is fine. There was a mosquito just now and it bit me very painfully. I'm swatting the mosquitoes." Li Hui said with a smile.
Gu Lanzhi looked up at her son's face. Chou Gu's candlestick was behind Gu Lanzhi, and Gu Lanzhi's body blocked the candlelight, so the swelling on Li Hui's face was hidden in the shadow of the lamp, and Gu Lanzhi did not notice it.
"So it's just to fight mosquitoes. It's like demolishing a house. As long as my son is fine, it'll be fine." Gu Lanzhi said softly.
She knew that Li Hui was prevaricating, but she didn't want to expose it. She didn't know what happened to her son recently. She only knew that she would protect her son with her life no matter what.
"Mom, what can happen to me? Am I not okay? By the way, I forgot to tell my mother the good news. I was promoted by Dong Weng to be the deputy manager of the South House." Li Hui put his arms around his mother's shoulders and said,
whispered.
Gu Lanzhi said happily: "Really? It's great that my son strives for success. But you must do things for Dong Weng well and don't live up to Dong Weng's respect. If... there is anything embarrassing, you can tell your mother
.Although mom has no ability, she will definitely find a way to help you. Mom will always help my son."
Li Hui said softly: "Thank you very much, mother. My son knows."
…
It was dark at night, and Gu Qingning was sitting in a daze under the candlelight with her chin in her hands.
She frowned, pouted her red mouth, and looked very melancholy.
As the only granddaughter in the south residence of the Gu family, she has hardly encountered anything that made her sad since she was a child. She lives a carefree life, coupled with her sweet and innocent temperament, everything she sees is beautiful. She has no idea what sorrow is.
.
But today, she fell into the melancholy that was difficult to shake off for the first time in her life.
What happened this morning is vivid in my mind. When Gu Qingning went to the woodshed and saw Li Hui with a bruised nose and swollen face, Gu Qingning felt extremely guilty. Because of herself, Li Hui was beaten by Gu Chang. Of course, this was his own fault.
wrong.
I didn't think too much that day. When I saw Li Hui's wrist was injured, I took a silk handkerchief to bandage him. Who would have thought that a silk handkerchief would bring him such a big disaster. This was really unexpected.
What touched Gu Qingning at first was that Li Hui did not admit that he helped him build the lotus fountain under that situation. Just because he had asked him to keep it a secret and not tell others, in the end he would really rather be imprisoned.
Even though he got up and was beaten, he refused to say anything. That was indeed a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold.
Later, Gu Qingning understood the deeper reason. Li Hui refused to admit it because his cousin and others believed that something ulterior happened between Li Hui and himself, and the silk handkerchief was the evidence.
Gu Qingning also understood that Li Hui did this to protect his reputation.
This shocked Gu Qingning's heart and made him feel even more guilty.
In the afternoon, after Li Hui left, Aweng came to find him. He was testing himself both inside and outside his words, wondering if Li Hui had said anything outrageous to him or done anything like Meng Lang.
Gu Qingning also understood that not only his cousin, but also Aweng thought so. Although he had told him the whole story, Aweng still seemed unwilling to believe it. Aweng even solemnly warned himself,
He was not allowed to meet or talk to Li Hui again.
Gu Qingning remembered what her grandmother once said to herself.
When he celebrated his birthday in March, his grandmother hugged him and said sadly: "Qing Ning is fifteen years old and will get married soon. From now on, my grandmother will have no one to accompany her."
At that time, Gu Qingning said: "Qingning will never marry and stay with her grandmother to serve her."
Grandma nodded her forehead and said with a smile: "What nonsense, in the future you will marry a member of my family from a wealthy family in Wu County. Your grandma has already scouted for you. The eldest grandson of the second wife of the Lu family is a young man named Lu Zhan who is very good.
After he participates in the Zhongzheng review and is awarded an official, he can talk about marriage, which will only be a few years later. You and Lu Shijun have a good relationship, and you, Aweng, are very concerned about this marriage. In the future, you will marry into the Lu family.
, but I don’t have to worry about food and clothing, and my grandmother is also very happy.”
Gu Qingning didn't pay much attention to what his grandmother said at the time. His grandmother liked to talk nonsense, so he just listened and didn't care. He didn't think about getting married at all. Besides, even if he got married, it would still be necessary.
Only when you marry the one you like can you become successful.
Her best friend is cousin Tongyun from the Zhang family. When the two of them talk together, they sometimes talk about these topics. Tongyun said that if she wants to find a husband in the future, she must be one she likes. No matter what his family background is,
, he must be a well-informed young man who can be at peace with himself. Gu Qingning believed that. It would be so painful to live with someone you don't like for the rest of your life.
Cousin Tongyun likes to read and write poems, and often tells herself stories in books. Gu Qingning likes the story about a woman named Zhuo Wenjun in the Han Dynasty and her beloved man named Sima Xiangru who risked everything to stay together for love.
The poem written by Zhuo Wenjun also made Gu Qingning like it very much. "Wish to have the same person, and we will never be separated forever" is such a good poem, it is touching. That is love, a lover of free choice.
Tong Yun said that she knew a sister from the Xie family named Xie Daoyun, and she thought the same thing. She said that Xie Daoyun's uncle was a high official in the imperial court, and the current famous scholar Xie An wanted him to marry a descendant of the Langya Wang family. But the Xie family sister
She doesn't like that man and firmly disagrees. It's already past her prime, but she still refuses to marry. Although Xie An is angry, he can't do anything to her.
Tong Yun said that Xie's sister is a fairy-like person with a strong moral character. She said that marrying someone should not be careless, as it is related to her lifelong happiness. She would rather not marry than destroy herself at will, and she must know how to cherish herself.
These words had a subtle influence on Gu Qingning. Although some things are not clear yet, even women like Xie Daoyun think so, and even Tongyun thinks so, and that is absolutely correct.
So, when Aweng was trying to find out if anything out of the ordinary happened between him and Li Hui, Gu Qingning suddenly understood why Aweng did what he did.
What his grandmother said was true. Aweng wanted to marry himself into the Lu family. Like many aunts and cousins in the family, it seemed destined to marry into various famous families. That’s why he was so suspicious that he and his family were destined to marry each other.