Chapter 132: Extravagance (One Update).

The siblings exchanged silent glances, and a suffocating silence filled the room, with only the heavy, nervous breathing of Aunt Pang echoing in the air.
The stillness felt like an invisible web slowly tightening around them.
Looking at Gu Yuan's silence, Gu Yanfei's eyelashes drooped slightly, casting a shadow on her porcelain-like cheeks.
She sighed inwardly, but did not feel disappointed.
At that time, Gu Yuan had no suspicions, which is normal. After all, Gu Yuan was only three years old back then. What does a three-year-old child know about illnesses? Naturally, he would believe whatever Madam Tai said.
Furthermore, most people probably can't remember many things from when they were three or four years old.
Just like her, separated by two hundred years, she also forgot many people and many things... until recently, when she slowly began to recall some seemingly insignificant details.
Gu Yanfei raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, a wave of weariness flooding over him uncontrollably. Just as it was about to overwhelm him, he heard Gu Yuan suddenly say, "By the way, back then, it seems that Dad also asked me..."
Pang Mama suddenly opened her eyes wide, and her body trembled violently. She didn't even notice that the handkerchief slipped from her hand.
Even Gu Yanfei, at this moment, had a moment of distraction, with his eyes slightly widened and his heart violently trembling in his chest.
She asked in a soft voice, "What happened next?"
Gu Yuanshen took a deep breath, trying to calm the turbulent emotions in his chest. There seemed to be a heavy lump in his chest, suffocating and oppressive. He continued, "After that, my father took me and Gu Yunxian to Yangzhou, until..."
His voice became slower and lower, and eventually came to a sudden stop.
He did not continue speaking, but everyone present understood his unfinished words-
Until the fall of Yangzhou!
Gu Yuan's eyes became unusually deep, and he pursed his lips. Eight years have passed, but the events of that year still deeply engraved in his heart, leaving behind scars that can never be erased.
In that battle, he lost his father. Everyone said his father sold out the country and colluded with the enemy, even his grandmother felt ashamed of his father...
His world collapsed abruptly!
The expression on Gu Yuan's face froze, and there was a faint sense of desolation emanating from him.
Gu Yanfei stared blankly at Gu Yuan's cold side face, her gaze tinged with a hint of trance and desolation, as if she was staring through him at the man she had only ever seen in her two lifetimes.
Her fat…
"Bang!"
The front door of the hall was suddenly kicked open rudely from the outside, making a creaking sound. One of the door panels was even kicked off and fell to the ground, splitting into two halves.
Outside the hall, three people were standing under the eaves of the gate.
In the center was Xiahou Qing, wearing a red robe, and on his left and right were two attendants, one old and one young.
Summer Shu's clothes are as bright and vibrant as fire, still as clean and spotless as before;
The other two, on the other hand, have dirty faces and are in a sorry state, as if they've been rolling in dust and gravel.
Xiahou Qing glanced disdainfully at his subordinate and slightly moved two fingers on his right hand. The silver-haired elder obediently took a step back, and then another half step.
"..." Huang Weijia, who had been left behind by Xiahou Qing and the other two, felt embarrassed and thought that this guest who stayed overnight was too rude. She had just said that the young lady and the young master were busy, but the other party insisted on intruding!
Gou Yanfei's gaze turned on Xiahou Qing's brand new bright red robe, but he couldn't find any dust, and he thought to himself: What a pity.
Xiahou Qing didn't say a word, he seemed as comfortable as if he were not an uninvited guest, but the master of this place.
He crossed the threshold and entered the hall without any expression on his face, walking straight ahead. Then, he casually lifted his robe and arrogantly sat down on the grand chair at the head of the room.
"I will be staying here today." Xiahou Qing boldly declared, planning to take over the main courtyard as the host.
The silver-haired old man did not immediately enter the house but stood on the porch, clapping softly.
"Smack, smack!"
At the next moment, a group of black-clothed individuals swiftly entered the main courtyard. Each person had their hands full, carrying screens, incense burners, dusters, chair cushions, miniature red clay stoves, tea sets, and various other objects. They meticulously arranged and placed each item one by one.
自房梁上拉起一道道深红色的帷幔，东侧放上一座色彩眩丽的三扇紫檀边座嵌玉石花卉宝座屏风，地上铺上了暗红色地波斯羊毛地毯，又重新搬来了一把紫檀木太师椅，放上一个大红色绣金线麒麟迎枕。
Someone placed a jade ornamental dragon button three-legged incense burner in the corner behind the screen...
Their movements were very skillful and agile, well-practiced as if they had done it countless times before. In the blink of an eye, Xiahou Qing's surroundings were completely rearranged.
These ornaments are all exquisitely beautiful, each one is invaluable, transforming this ordinary hall into a magnificent palace.
A thin stream of green smoke rises slowly from the incense burner, diffusing in the air. The fragrance is unique, refreshing, and slightly sweet.
Gu Yanfei was dumbfounded and thought to himself: Does Xiahou Qing really have to bring everything from the house when he goes out?
"Master, here's your tea." A black-clad person quickly brewed a pot of tea for Xiahou Qing on the spot.
A refreshing and pure tea fragrance wafted over, causing Gu Yanfei's nose to twitch and his eyes to light up.
This fragrance had a high and clear quality, pure and sharp, with a thick and pure aroma. It was definitely a top-quality tea.
In an instant, Gu Yanfei felt that the cup of plum blossom tea in his hand had become tasteless.
The silver-haired old man known as Lao Qi walked silently towards Gu Yanfei and the others, with a straight posture and a cold tone, he said, "Our lord prefers tranquility and dislikes noise, please come with me."
He arrogantly issued the "banishing order".
"..." Gu Yanfei regretted it. She thought she should have drawn more thunder talismans on the origami crane just now, causing the entire house to collapse.
Chu Yi elegantly sipped his cup of plum blossom tea, his movements and posture pleasing to the eye, he seemed oblivious to the actions of Xiahou Qing and his group, as if he didn't hear them.
After carefully tasting the tea, Chu Yi calmly said, "Is Young Master Xiahou here in our Grand View for the 'Manuscripts of the Founding Emperor'?"
His soft voice slowly sounded, with a faint smile on his face, and his bright eyes seemed to be able to see through everything in the world, shining brightly in the room.
After the words fell, there was silence in the room, except for the sound of boiling water on the red clay stove, there was no other sound, as if the black-clothed men brought by Xiahou Qing did not exist at all.
Xiahou Qing neither agreed nor disagreed, glancing disdainfully at the dust on the table, and then took out a new handkerchief, slowly wiped his hands and straightened his sleeves.
What is Taizu's handwritten note? Gu Yanfei had never heard of Taizu's handwritten note before, and turned to look at Chu Yi on his right.
Her clear black and white eyes seemed to be able to speak, and Chu Yi immediately understood what she meant.
"These are the handwritten notes left by my great-grandfather before he passed away," Chu Yi smiled at her, his handsome face becoming even gentler and refined with this smile, as warm and elegant as a spring breeze. "My great-grandfather recorded many ideas that he didn't have time to realize on those notes."
"Great-great-grandfather wanted to improve looms, ships, refine gunpowder, and master steelmaking... He even said that the wine here is too weak, it can hardly be called wine, he has a way to make real wine."
Gu Yanfei listened attentively and as she listened, a thought came to her mind.
She felt that some of the things described by Chu Yi seemed familiar, as if she had seen them somewhere before.
Where is it exactly?
Gu Yanfei made a diligent effort to search her memory, from recent to distant.
She had recently been reborn, so she was sure that this was not the current life, but rather the previous one... When was the previous life?
Chu Yi smiled and said, "My great-grandfather was an interesting madman. He had many whimsical thoughts, saying that one day humans would be able to fly, that cars could travel on tracks and reach faraway places in just two days, and that there was a 'fire cannon' that could instantly destroy a city..."
Speaking, he cast a sideways glance at Xiahou Qing, the corner of his eyes slightly raised, his gaze flickering in the candlelight.
A folding screen blocked Xiahou Qing's figure, leaving only a distinct silhouette.
The summer sunscreen Xia Houqing is pretending to drink tea, with his strange and eerie red lips curling into a cold smile behind the tea cup.
He did not take Chu Yi's words seriously. This Lord Yi was clearly testing him!
顾燕飞认真地想着，认真地想着，努力集中精神，可她越是努力，精神越是难以集中……
她眼前蓦地一黑，几道重影交错地晃过，上半身也随之摇晃了一下，差点没倒下。
She quickly reached out to support her forehead, and heard Xia Houqing's mocking chuckle from the upper direction.
She regretted once again.
If she had any spiritual power, she would have drawn hundreds of fire thunder symbols to blow him up.
Gu Yanfei's consciousness was somewhat floating, and then she suddenly shivered.
Throughout the night, she was drawing symbols, casting divinations, and engaging in confrontations. Whether it was mentally or physically, she had reached her limits. Especially in this place with a lack of spiritual energy, she was essentially using her life to perform divinations, and her whole being was almost completely drained.
"You should rest," Chu Yi's gentle voice was like a spring breeze.
"Indeed." Gu Yanfei never forces herself and obediently got up.
But she was really tired. As soon as she stood up, she felt a strong sense of sleepiness surging over her, her eyelids heavy, and her feet starting to wobble.
Chu Yi quickly caught her and had a gentle smile in his eyes, which were bright and beautiful.
That gaze seemed to say that he was there.
Gou Yanfei's eyes became somewhat hazy again. She raised her lips and showed a tired and weak smile to him.
Those heavy eyelids finally drooped, and boundless darkness surged in...
Before the darkness completely engulfed her consciousness, her last thought in her mind was-
Where exactly did she see this postcard before?
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