Chapter 343: Image Contrast
Although Gu Yunji has the core of a modern person in his body, he has been traveling for so many years, and he has always demanded himself with the standard of propriety and etiquette, especially when getting along with young women, pay attention to keeping a distance, and do not exceed the rules in words and deeds.
When he first met An Bin, a person with a straightforward personality and an enthusiastic and unrestrained person, Gu Yunji really didn't know how to parry. And he didn't know whether this was An Bin's personal temperament or the general way of getting along with the Yi people, so he was afraid that it would be offensive to stop it rashly, so he had to endure it awkwardly.
waited until it was almost dusk before a Yi man walked in outside and whispered a few words to An Bin.
Seeing that Gu Yunji seemed a little curious, An Bin smiled and took the initiative to explain: "Tho Mu said that her matter has been dealt with and she is rushing over quickly, so Master Gu has been waiting for a long time. ”
Gu Yunji really couldn't wait, and when he heard this, he immediately sat up, and said politely: "It's okay, let Xuanfu envoy not worry, just take your time, I can wait a little longer." ”
An Bin looked funny, and couldn't help teasing: "Master Gu has to wait a little longer, after all, Tho Mu has just chosen the perfect man, he should be 'busy' for a while, and he has to freshen up and come over." ”
"Ahem, ahem!" Gu Yunji was drinking tea, and he was choked unexpectedly, and he made a big red face.
An Bin didn't want to tease Gu Yunji too much, but seeing that his ears were red, and he was quite shy and innocent, he felt funny in his heart, and he thought of laughing for a while, and deliberately approached him and said, "Master Gu, do you know what kind of man my family Tho Mu likes?" ”
Gu Yunji's face became redder and redder, and he wanted to avoid this topic as tactfully as possible: "I am here for official business, and I really don't know much about some of the private hobbies of the Xuanfu envoy, this kind of thing is private, I don't think it's good to discuss......
However, before Gu Yunji finished speaking, An Bin interrupted him with great interest: "Let me tell you, we Tho Mu hate that kind of rough and fierce man the most, he looks quite big, but in fact, he is a husband, not meticulous at all. ”
"On the contrary, it is the kind of handsome and elegant scholar, gentle and polite, a humble gentleman, who can enter the eyes of Tho Mu, just like Lord Gu......"
As he was talking, a woman's bright laughter came from outside: "Abin, what are you arranging behind my back!" ”
The woman is not very old, less than thirty years old, and she is also dressed as a Yi person, but the clothes on her body are much more complicated than An Bin and others, and it can be seen that her status is very high.
Seeing this, An Bin immediately stood up and made a Yi salute: "Tho Mu." ”
Gu Yunji also hurriedly stood up and bowed his hand: "The Xuzhou Mansion has sentenced Gu Yunji, and I have seen the Xuanfu Envoy. ”
Yu Xi looked him up and down, stretched out his hand to help him up, and said with a smile: "Master Gu doesn't need to be polite. Lord Gu came to visit from Xuzhou Mansion, and I was supposed to receive it in person, but the taxes had just been collected in the past two days, and the accounts were being counted, so I couldn't get out of my body for a while, so Lord Gu waited for a long time. ”
Gu Yunji was stunned: "...... Didn't you say that Xuanfu made the adults busy choosing a husband? ”
Yuxi raised his eyebrows, looking more surprised than him: "Choosing a husband?" When did I choose a husband? ”
Gu Yunji subconsciously glanced at An Bin, and said in a daze: "Deputy Envoy Ke'an said......"
Seeing An Bin pretending to hold back a smile, Yu Xi suddenly understood, shook his head and smiled: "Ah Bin likes to joke the most, and he doesn't have two words of truth in his mouth." I don't have a husband, she is teasing you. ”
An Bin smiled: "I'm sorry, Master Gu, I made a joke with you." The main reason is that the waiting time is long, and the tax and government affairs are too boring, how can there be such a glamorous topic as Tho Mu Xuanfu to be interesting? Let's pass the time. ”
"If my family Tho Mu really wants to choose a husband, it must be done quietly, how can he tell you an outsider in a bright and bright way? Unless- Tho Mu has a crush on you. ”
Seeing that Gu Yunji was eager to find a crack in the ground to get into, Yu Xi straightened his face and pretended to reprimand: "Abin, you are really getting bolder now. ”
An Bin hurriedly stopped, made a gesture to close his mouth, and stopped talking.
Only then did Yu Xi turn to Gu Yunji again, and said helplessly: "She is such a character, and she was indulged in lawlessness by me, in fact, it was just a joke, not intended to offend." Master Gu don't go to his heart. ”
Gu Yunji took a deep breath, the heat on his cheeks faded, and he said politely: "Deputy Envoy An is straightforward and open-minded, as Lord Xuanfu said, it's just a joke, not offensive." ”
After seeing the ceremony, everyone sat down.
In various rumors from the outside world, Yuxi killed her husband and took the throne, and her methods were cruel and violent, as if she was a female devil. However, Gu Yunji only knew after seeing it with her own eyes today that not only did she not look terrible at all, but her temperament was also very gentle and easy-going, although she was a little heroic between her eyebrows, she did not see the slightest bit of fierce killing, which was very different from the image of the decisive female leader in Gu Yunji's imagination.
Noticing Gu Yunji's careful gaze, Yu Xi smiled calmly: "Why, my real appearance is not the same as Master Gu imagined?" ”
Gu Yunji looked away, lowered his eyes and said, "It's a little different, I didn't expect the Xuanfu Envoy to be ......."
Gu Yunji didn't think of the wording for a while, and when he said this, he was a little stuck, and he answered with a smile: "I didn't expect that I still look like a woman?" ”
Historically, women who broke through the shackles of social discipline and seized power from men were inevitably slandered by some ugly images, and the most typical feature was to separate them from ordinary women, deprive them of praise labels such as "dignified", "gentle" and "kind", and forcibly amplify negative labels such as "ruthless", "vicious" and "tricky".
Maybe this is true, it's not all fabricated, but the two are not separated, she can be an ambitious and resourceful strategist, or a gentle and dignified woman.
In the final analysis, Yuxi is a woman, and she is a very young woman, she can be ruthless and decisive in her husband, and she can also face her people with a benevolent and kind attitude, and govern the Yongning Xuanfu Division in an orderly manner - at least according to Gu Yunji's observations along the way, this is indeed the case.
Although Luxi's appearance was a little different from Gu Yunji's imagination, it was not demonized to the point of removing her from the women's ranks. Hearing Yu Xi say this, Gu Yunji explained: "Naturally not. I just didn't expect the Xuanfu Envoy to ...... So young. ”
Although Yu Xi is only the step-room of the former toast, not the original wife, but she has been a toast for at least ten years, Gu Yunji originally thought that her age should be around forty years old, but she didn't expect that she looked like she was only in her twenties now.
"Of course I'm young." These words were very pleasing to Yuxi, and she immediately smiled happily, "I was only fourteen years old when I married that old thing Song Lu, and I am not yet thirty years old, can I not be young?" ”
The former Tusi Song Lu was more than fifty years old at the time, and he was more than thirty years older than Luxi, and he was forced to commit himself to such an old man, and he was often insulted and beaten, and he was Gu Yunji himself, I am afraid that he would have already killed Song Lu with a knife, and Luxi was able to endure until the other party rebelled before killing him, and this forbearance can be said to be far beyond ordinary people.
Thinking like this, Gu Yunji had two more points of admiration for Yu Xi in his heart.