Recalling Qi Ting (Part Two)
“Be meticulous in your cleaning. Lord Marquis’ main room must be tidied up properly. Since it’s the end of the year, there will be many guests. We must not show any impropriety.”
On the 18th of the twelfth month, the manor began preparations for the new year’s celebration and began tidying up.
Qi Zhou had been busy with welcoming guests and seeing them off for the past few days. Fearing that he would not be able to pay attention to the tidiness, he personally took care of supervising the subordinates.
Yu Fu accompanied Gu HuaiJiang for a game of chess inside the room.
Looking out through a half-opened window, the yard was filled with servants moving back and forth.
Qi An was like a reliable old pine tree that could not be blown over by the wind. As long as he was standing there, everyone had a sense of direction.
It was very methodical.
Gu HuaiJiang put down a chess piece, “I initially thought that ShuBai and his group would have been able to return by now. It’s already the 18th. There are many things to take care of in the manor, and Steward Qi’s back is breaking from exhaustion.”
That’s right, it was already the 18th.
“Did eldest brother send a letter to say when he would be back?”
“The previous letter is one that arrived five days ago. It said that they safely escorted YunYan’s group to JinLing and would be setting out to return.”
He suddenly remembered something and stood up. Flipping through the mail in the study, his eyes lit up.
“This is a letter that came from Immortals Valley. Why was I not told immediately?”
The servant at the door bowed and said, “Lord Marquis, please calm your anger. This is a letter from Immortals Valley, but it was not sent by the deity of medicine.”
Gu HuaiJiang had sent someone to deliver a letter to Xun Chi in Immortals Valley the previous month to discuss the matter of Gu ShuBai and Yu Fu’s engagement. They had been waiting for a reply this entire time.
However, he never replied. Instead, he had someone else from Immortals Valley send a reply?
What sort of craziness was this.
Yu Fu stared at the letter and suddenly had a bad feeling about this.
She watched Gu HuaiJiang opened up the letter. On this large piece of paper, there were just a few large words. It did not look like a letter. Rather, it looked more like a declaration of war.
“Master instructed me to respond to the letter in his stead. Master has just two words: Dream on!”
Gu HuaiJiang’s expression suddenly became stiff.
“Head general, let me take a look.”
Gu HuaiJiang suddenly lifted the letter up high, and Yu Fu could no longer reach it even when she jumped.
He smiled and said: “Your master doesn’t really agree to it. He must be too unwilling to let you go. But it’s fine. I will slowly discuss it with your master. There’s no need for you to worry.”
Not worrying would truly be strange. The head general, he probably did not know just how ugly his forced smile was.
Yu Fu knew at heart that the contents must not have been very good, thus she decided to give up, “Alright then, I will listen to head general and master’s arrangements. Master has a strange temperament. If he said anything too crude, please do not pay it any mind.”
This was not just strange, and it was not just crude.
Rather than directly insult Gu HuaiJiang, he had his disciple send an insulting reply.
This made it very evident just how much he doted on Yu Fu and how unwilling he was to have this disciple marry someone in the future. In truth, if this had been Gu HuaiJiang, he would also be unwilling to have Yu Fu engaged to someone else so early.
If not for Gu ShuBai being his own child, how could he have been so impatient?
He had no desire to share. His adopted daughter was to become his daughter-in-law, and their relationship would become a little closer.
“It’s fine. Your master is a person aloof of this world’s affairs and is a little bit strange. Let’s take it slow. You are still young, so there is no real rush.”
After thinking this through, Gu HuaiJiang’s complexion returned to normal, and the two sat back down at the chessboard.
Qi An was still in the courtyard.
Yu Fu said: “Head general, I recall that Steward Qi’s granddaughter was sent out to the countryside, and it has been over half a year, right? Steward Qi has worked hard, and it’s about to be the new year. Should she be brought back so that they can have a family reunion?”
Gu HuaiJiang said: “In truth, I have been thinking about this for some time. Steward Qi has been with the manor for a long time, and Qi Zhou has taken on some important responsibilities. For the sake of allowing their family to enjoy being together as a family, I should allow her to return. It’s just that she was sent away because she framed you, so I needed to show you some consideration too.”
Yu Fu smiled and said: “Now that I have spoken, there’s no need for head general to worry about that. She has been exiled for such a long time, so she must have recognized her mistakes. If she is able to change, just allow her to stay after returning this time.”
Gu HuaiJiang did not say anything about it, yet Yu Fu herself brought up her future. It could be seen that she was being genuine.
He was quite moved, “I wonder where you got this temperament from. Though I do not have a daughter of my own, I have seen many girls over the years. Even my elder sister’s temperament is not as good as yours.”
Madam Su was known among the ladies for her tolerance, dignity, and courtesy. She could not compare with Yu Fu.
This was truly rarely seen.
Based on the reply from Immortals Valley, the deity of medicine, Xun Chi, did not have such a temperament.
Reading between the lines, the words “dream on” were filled with anger. Gu HuaiJiang was able to hear his angry curses through the paper.
He could teach Yu Fu about medicine and poison, but he could not cultivate such a tolerant temperament.
Yu Fu did not sing her own praises, “Madam Su isn’t narrow-minded. She just had some misunderstandings about me at the beginning. I’m living in this manor, eating well, and have clothing to wear. What is there for me to fuss over.”
The only thing that she wanted to fuss over was Gu ShuBai.
Aside from herself, he was not allowed to like anyone else.
Gu HuaiJiang burst out laughing, “I understand. Narrow-mindedness is a result of life not going well. Those whose lives are going smoothly will naturally be more broad-minded.”
He wanted Yu Fu to continue on like this, live a life free of worry, and never become narrow-minded.
Recalling Qi Ting (Part Two)
“Be meticulous in your cleaning. Lord Marquis’ main room must be tidied up properly. Since it’s the end of the year, there will be many guests. We must not show any impropriety.”
On the 18th of the twelfth month, the manor began preparations for the new year’s celebration and began tidying up.
Qi Zhou had been busy with welcoming guests and seeing them off for the past few days. Fearing that he would not be able to pay attention to the tidiness, he personally took care of supervising the subordinates.
Yu Fu accompanied Gu HuaiJiang for a game of chess inside the room.
Looking out through a half-opened window, the yard was filled with servants moving back and forth.
Qi An was like a reliable old pine tree that could not be blown over by the wind. As long as he was standing there, everyone had a sense of direction.
It was very methodical.
Gu HuaiJiang put down a chess piece, “I initially thought that ShuBai and his group would have been able to return by now. It’s already the 18th. There are many things to take care of in the manor, and Steward Qi’s back is breaking from exhaustion.”
That’s right, it was already the 18th.
“Did eldest brother send a letter to say when he would be back?”
“The previous letter is one that arrived five days ago. It said that they safely escorted YunYan’s group to JinLing and would be setting out to return.”
He suddenly remembered something and stood up. Flipping through the mail in the study, his eyes lit up.
“This is a letter that came from Immortals Valley. Why was I not told immediately?”
The servant at the door bowed and said, “Lord Marquis, please calm your anger. This is a letter from Immortals Valley, but it was not sent by the deity of medicine.”
Gu HuaiJiang had sent someone to deliver a letter to Xun Chi in Immortals Valley the previous month to discuss the matter of Gu ShuBai and Yu Fu’s engagement. They had been waiting for a reply this entire time.
However, he never replied. Instead, he had someone else from Immortals Valley send a reply?
What sort of craziness was this.
Yu Fu stared at the letter and suddenly had a bad feeling about this.
She watched Gu HuaiJiang opened up the letter. On this large piece of paper, there were just a few large words. It did not look like a letter. Rather, it looked more like a declaration of war.
“Master instructed me to respond to the letter in his stead. Master has just two words: Dream on!”
Gu HuaiJiang’s expression suddenly became stiff.
“Head general, let me take a look.”
Gu HuaiJiang suddenly lifted the letter up high, and Yu Fu could no longer reach it even when she jumped.
He smiled and said: “Your master doesn’t really agree to it. He must be too unwilling to let you go. But it’s fine. I will slowly discuss it with your master. There’s no need for you to worry.”
Not worrying would truly be strange. The head general, he probably did not know just how ugly his forced smile was.
Yu Fu knew at heart that the contents must not have been very good, thus she decided to give up, “Alright then, I will listen to head general and master’s arrangements. Master has a strange temperament. If he said anything too crude, please do not pay it any mind.”
This was not just strange, and it was not just crude.
Rather than directly insult Gu HuaiJiang, he had his disciple send an insulting reply.
This made it very evident just how much he doted on Yu Fu and how unwilling he was to have this disciple marry someone in the future. In truth, if this had been Gu HuaiJiang, he would also be unwilling to have Yu Fu engaged to someone else so early.
If not for Gu ShuBai being his own child, how could he have been so impatient?
He had no desire to share. His adopted daughter was to become his daughter-in-law, and their relationship would become a little closer.
“It’s fine. Your master is a person aloof of this world’s affairs and is a little bit strange. Let’s take it slow. You are still young, so there is no real rush.”
After thinking this through, Gu HuaiJiang’s complexion returned to normal, and the two sat back down at the chessboard.
Qi An was still in the courtyard.
Yu Fu said: “Head general, I recall that Steward Qi’s granddaughter was sent out to the countryside, and it has been over half a year, right? Steward Qi has worked hard, and it’s about to be the new year. Should she be brought back so that they can have a family reunion?”
Gu HuaiJiang said: “In truth, I have been thinking about this for some time. Steward Qi has been with the manor for a long time, and Qi Zhou has taken on some important responsibilities. For the sake of allowing their family to enjoy being together as a family, I should allow her to return. It’s just that she was sent away because she framed you, so I needed to show you some consideration too.”
Yu Fu smiled and said: “Now that I have spoken, there’s no need for head general to worry about that. She has been exiled for such a long time, so she must have recognized her mistakes. If she is able to change, just allow her to stay after returning this time.”
Gu HuaiJiang did not say anything about it, yet Yu Fu herself brought up her future. It could be seen that she was being genuine.
He was quite moved, “I wonder where you got this temperament from. Though I do not have a daughter of my own, I have seen many girls over the years. Even my elder sister’s temperament is not as good as yours.”
Madam Su was known among the ladies for her tolerance, dignity, and courtesy. She could not compare with Yu Fu.
This was truly rarely seen.
Based on the reply from Immortals Valley, the deity of medicine, Xun Chi, did not have such a temperament.
Reading between the lines, the words “dream on” were filled with anger. Gu HuaiJiang was able to hear his angry curses through the paper.
He could teach Yu Fu about medicine and poison, but he could not cultivate such a tolerant temperament.
Yu Fu did not sing her own praises, “Madam Su isn’t narrow-minded. She just had some misunderstandings about me at the beginning. I’m living in this manor, eating well, and have clothing to wear. What is there for me to fuss over.”
The only thing that she wanted to fuss over was Gu ShuBai.
Aside from herself, he was not allowed to like anyone else.
Gu HuaiJiang burst out laughing, “I understand. Narrow-mindedness is a result of life not going well. Those whose lives are going smoothly will naturally be more broad-minded.”
He wanted Yu Fu to continue on like this, live a life free of worry, and never become narrow-minded.
