The General is Pregnant: His Majesty Abstinence and Sexual Devotion Every Night

Chapter 221: Xue Ben, the No. Scholar in the Previous Life

Gu Junqing knew what kind of person Ji Rang was. Since he said he was going, he would definitely find a way to catch up with them. So in order to avoid meaningless mutual ridicule, it would be better to just agree directly.

Gu Jiyan always listened to her cousin, so when she saw her cousin speak, she naturally didn't argue with Ji Rang anymore.

He didn't say anything, but he didn't look at Ji Rang either. He turned his head and looked at the rows of weapons behind Gu Junqing.

However, she still had to ask clearly where they were going. Gu Junqing followed Gu Jiyan two steps behind him, watching him talking as he walked, and the occasional smile on his face. She paused slightly, then asked Gu Jiyan where he was going.

Gu Jiyan always liked to act mysterious, so he replied with a smile, "Secret."

It means I don't want to say it.

Ji Rang, who was standing by, couldn't help but pour cold water on him when he heard this: "You won't take us to a remote place. What if there is danger?"

Gu Jiyan was speechless: "...If there is danger, you still follow me, aren't you looking for death?"

Ji Rang wanted to say something but was stopped by Gu Junqing. He looked at Gu Jiyan coldly and didn't say anything.

After leaving the palace, the three of them walked all the way to the streets of the capital, passing by many street shops and stalls, as well as the people of the capital along the way.

Then they walked along the main street and came to the intersection of an alley.

Looking at the end of the alley ahead, Gu Junqing seemed to have thought of something and stopped moving forward. Instead of moving forward, he looked at Gu Jiyan who was looking at him in confusion. He asked her first, "What's wrong?"

Gu Junqing felt that this place was very familiar. Looking at the slightly shabby small courtyard in front, there was no plaque, only festive couplets posted on both sides of the door, and the four words "Year after year of abundance" posted above.

She had been here before. This was the residence of Xue Ben, the top scholar in her previous life.

In his previous life, Xue Ben was the top scholar in the imperial examination and received great attention from all the people and ministers in the capital. Many aristocratic families wanted to take him as their son-in-law, but he did not take the opportunity to rise to the top quickly. Instead, he climbed up step by step steadily. The emperor also appreciated him more and more, and in less than two years, he became the emperor's confidant and the youngest Minister of Revenue in the dynasty.

He was indeed loyal to the emperor and gave him advice wholeheartedly. Although Gu Junqing was one of the late emperor's confidants in his previous life, the number of times he met and chatted with Xue Ben could be counted on one's fingers.

After all, she was busy dealing with Prince An and the Shen family's intention to marry Shen Lian'er to her, as well as doing other tasks in secret. She was in the dark, while Xue Ben was in the open to deal with it. In addition, the two of them didn't get along well, so naturally they had little communication.

However, when the late emperor suspected him of betraying him, Xue Ben suddenly fell seriously ill and could not get up. He then resigned from his position as Shangshu in front of the emperor and returned to his hometown.

And then he never came back. The emperor sent people to look for him, but they got the news that Xue Ben had passed away.

At that time, Gu Junqing was preoccupied with his own affairs and had no idea how the emperor resolved the matter.

"What is General Gu thinking about so intently?"

Ji Rang, who was standing aside, looked at Gu Junqing standing there distracted and couldn't help but ask.

Gu Junqing came back to her senses, looked at Ji Rang who was waiting for her reply, and shook her head: "Nothing, I just felt that this place was very familiar, as if I had been here before, I'm not sure"

Ji Rang heard that she didn't want to say more, so he didn't ask any more questions. He just turned around and looked at Gu Jiyan who was standing in front of him, frowned and asked him: "Did Master Gu bring us here just to see this yard?"

Gu Jiyan: "Of course not, I'm just introducing you to my new friend. Of course, the most important thing is the things in his backyard."

Fine.

Gu Jiyan knocked on the door, and then footsteps were heard from inside. The next second, the closed gate of the yard was opened by someone inside.

Gu Junqing stood behind Gu Jiyan Jirang, looking at the man in front of her who was no more than twenty years old. His delicate and handsome eyebrows were slightly curved, the smile on the corner of his mouth was warm and natural, and his eyes had a sporadic light. He was a little different from the man she remembered in her previous life, but the difference was not big. He looked familiar and strange.

Xue Ben looked at the three people in front of him with a smile on his face. He said in a clear and generous voice, "My humble abode is simple. I hope you three will not despise it. Just come in." Gu Jiyan went in first, looked at the two people standing behind him, and said, "Let's go, let's go."

After Gu Junqing went in, looking at the scenery in front of him, he couldn't help but praise Xue Ben in his heart for knowing how to enjoy himself when he had some free time.

There are no rockeries or lotus ponds like in other people's courtyards here. Instead, the garden is filled with flowers, plants and trees. There is ivy decorating the eaves, and morning glories hiding in the corners, which is very beautiful.

There were stone tables and stone chairs in the courtyard. Teacups and teacups were placed on the tables. If you got closer, you could see steam rising from the teacups. It was obvious that they had known they would come.

Four people were seated.

Xue Ben knew Gu Jun and Ji Rang, and knew their identities, so he greeted them without losing manners, and the two returned the greeting.

Among the people present, only Ji Rang didn't know who Xue Ben was. Gu Jiyan glanced at Xue Ben and asked him to introduce himself.

Xue Ben smiled, and then told Gu Junqing and Ji Rang his last name. In fact, Gu Junqing knew it.

But in the eyes of the other three people, she didn't know it, so when she saw Xue Ben looking at her, she nodded as a token of recognition.

Xue Ben: "It's nothing special, just some small things I made when I was free. I'm honored that Master Gu likes it."

Ji Rang: "We can tell what the gadget Mr. Xue is talking about is. Since it is liked by Master Gu, it must be something extraordinary. I wonder if Mr. Xue can show it to us."

After he finished speaking, Gu Junqing nodded to indicate that he agreed.

In her previous life, she had never seen or known that Xue Ben could make little gadgets.

A little curious.

Seeing how curious they were, Xue Ben smiled helplessly, his brows relaxed slightly, and he said with a smile: "Okay, then, just follow me."

The three followed Xue Ben to the backyard. As soon as they entered, they smelled the fragrance of flowers. Compared with the front yard, the fragrance here was stronger. Then they saw the flowers in the garden. There were many more flowers than in the front yard. It was no exaggeration to say that it was a garden of flowers. There were many kinds of flowers. Gu Junqing had never felt anything for flowers and plants. It was not that he hated them, but he was just too lazy to remember them.

I only know what peony is, rose or some popular flower species such as sunflower, but I don’t know the others.