I was Idle and Cool Chapter 2

Jokhang Temple was an old temple from the previous dynasty. The mountain gate was tall and large, it was covered by countless mottled traces over its grey stone. Faint moss marks were also found on its surface near the ground.

Lu Jinxi was a little dazed and stared the pattern formed by the moss.

The monks in the temple had received the news early, and they were all waiting in front of the mountain gate at the moment.

When they saw her coming out, they bowed their heads very politely and let the guests in: "The sacrifices are ready. Madam, please come in."

She withdrew her gaze and turned to look at the monks in front of her. She looked at them for a while and then reacted.

She smiled slightly and thanked them.

“Thank you.”

After all, she was still not used to her current identity.

When she woke up from her good sleep, she changed from someone who failed to start a business to a widow in a general's mansion who almost died from illness on bed.

Fate was really not merciful to her, she went from a fire pit to a frying pan.

Fortunately, God didn't intend to really kill her. After resting for a while, she finally got better.

During this period of time, Lu Jinxi pricked up her ears and made full use of the opportunity to learn about the general's mansion from top to bottom.

She carefully analyzed the original body's situation and designed various reasonable reactions after recovering from her illness.

No one seemed to suspect anything, except for the servant girl named Bai Lu, who was always mumbling that she seemed to be a lot stronger.

In fact, where is she strong?

She just didn’t want to suffer.

No way.

Lu Jinxi used to start a business and was accustomed to do a careful calculation for fear of falling into a bad debt where her income could not make ends meet.

While fighting with those bastards on the business, she developed her cunning temper.

Talking to those people, talking nonsense full of sh*t, she had developed this ability into her number one survival skills. After failing a few times and buying enough lessons, she has never suffered a loss again.

Even after transmigrating, it would be hard to change her nature.

Regarding Lu shi’s original gentleness and kindness, although it was not difficult for her to pretend, in her current situation...

She couldn’t bear to play a little white rabbit any longer.

Thinking of this, she thought about the situation in the General's Mansion. Lu Jinxi sighed inwardly and secretly having a headache.

However, on her face, people couldn't see anything strange. With a slight bow, she was about to enter the temple gate.

Unexpectedly, before her feet could reach the ground, a panicked shout came from behind: "Fu, Furen*!"

[TN: Madam, there are many types of furens so I use pinyin.]

Lu Jinxi's eyelids jumped.

She recognized that it was Pan Quan'er's voice. He usually worked around the house on weekdays and was agile.

Looking back, it was really him.

Pan Quan'er was dressed in a green gauze clothes and was sweating all over in this cold weather. His face was flushed, and he was panting.

When he reached about two feet away from Lu Jinxi, he didn't dare to go in any further. He bent his legs, knelt down, and knocked his head on the ground: "Fu, Furen… the young, the young master, again, huhu, he did it again..."

Well, this time, the corners of her mouth were faintly drawn.

Lu Jinxi knew that it was definitely not a good news. She stood still and spoke slowly, "Get up, breathe properly."

It just snowed. Although the ground in front of the mountain gate has been cleaned up by the monks, it was still freezing badly.

Pan Quan'er knew that this was a consideration from the master. He unequivocally thanked her and then got up from the ground.

He gasped for a while before finally found his voice back.

"Answering Madam, when the young master went to study in the school this afternoon, he beat up the Luo family second son next door. He hurt someone’s arm, it bleeds."

"..."

Everyone was silent.

All the servants who accompanied the general's wife were so frightened that they took a deep breath!

The second son of Luo family next door, that was the second young master of Ying Guogong-fu* main house!

[TN: Duke residence.]

This...

How could this cheap son beat someone?!

Bleeding?!

Bai Lu that was standing beside Lu Jinxi was even more frightened, and her face turned white in an instant.

Along with everyone else, she subconsciously looked at Lu Jinxi.

Unexpectedly, Lu Jinxi remained motionless and didn't move her hand from her cloak. She was still calm.

Xue Chi was a child born from the original Lu shi after the death of her husband Xue Kuang.

Because he was the only legitimate son of the General and lost his father at an early age, the whole family was particularly doting towards him, so he developed a little overlord temperament who was not afraid of heaven and earth. She heard that he was rampant and overbearing.

She has been ill since she transmigrated into this body.

One, she was afraid of being exposed in front of Lu shi’s children, and the other one was that she was afraid of passing sickness to them. Therefore, she has never seen any of Lu shi’s children.

When she heard Pan Quan'er talk about Xue Chi, she also guessed about what happened to this little ancestor, but she didn't expect that it was him who did something to someone.

Xue Chi was not mentioned in the report, so he should be fine.

Lu Jinxi breathed a sigh of relief and did not ask about the cause and effect of this cheap son's fight, but she asked: "The second young master Luo didn't hurt his head, right?"

Pan Quan'er shook his head: "It shouldn't be, there was no injury on the head, just on his body... A little bit...but I haven't asked a doctor to see it yet..."

So, it's hard to say whether the injury was serious or not.

"Did you invite a doctor?"

The previously raised brows wrinkled slightly when Lu Jinxi asked this question.

"Huh?"

Pan Quan'er was taken aback, as if he didn't expect Lu Jinxi to ask this.

He shook his head again: "When the accident happened, he was soon picked up by Guogong-fu’s servant and went outside to invite a doctor."

"That means we didn't invite a doctor?"

Lu Jinxi's long eyelashes drooped and cast heavy shadows under on her lower eyelids.

Her voice was still the same as before, but it felt completely different.

It sounded bland, but not tender.

A gust of wind blew, and Pan Quan'er couldn't help trembling, he replied, "When I left, we haven’t invited a doctor yet."

Lu Jinxi was the one in charge of the mansion.

If her aunt, the eldest princess from the second house* was here, this matter would have been handled properly.

[TN: She married Xue Kuang’s uncle, the Xue family second branch.]

But this morning, the eldest princess entered the palace to greet the empress dowager and stayed in the palace for dinner. She was afraid that the princess would not be able to come back for a while.

As for the rest of the family...

Lu Jinxi snorted softly in her heart, it would be good if they didn't get in trouble.

The soft rabbit cloak in her hand was warm and cozy.

She glanced at the cold weather outside and didn't take out her hand.

After thinking for a while, Lu Jinxi opened her eyes. Her face was gentle, but her voice was indisputable.

"You go back immediately. When you pass through the city gate, borrow a few people from the Nine Gate Commander, Liu daren. Go to the Huisheng Hall in the east of the city, and invite the Ghost Hand Zhang to Guogong-fu so that he can examine the child. In addition, tell them that someone has been sent to Jokhang Temple to inform me, and I will return soon."

[TN: A respectful salutation for elders or seniors.]

Pan Quan'er almost fell to his knees when he heard it.

Liu daren, the Nine Gates’s Commander, was the General’s person. He was very loyal and forthright. If he heard that Xue family intend to borrow people, let alone a few, it would be fine even if they borrow an entire battalion!

Ghost Hand Zhang, that old guy...

Pan Quan'er lit a row of candles for himself and quickly responded, "I understand, I’ll do it now!"

[TN: From now, when you encounter some bolded words, it means the speaker speak in a very respectful or humble manner.]

Lu Jinxi nodded.

Pan Quan'er then retreated quickly, ran down the mountain, directly mounted the horse that had been thrown on the roadside, and swung the whip away.

In front of the mountain gate, the monks knew that something had happened to the treasure of the General's Mansion, so they didn't say a word.

Lu Jinxi stood there and watched for a while, then she turned around and walked towards the temple gate again.

Bai Lu said in amazement, "Furen, didn't you say that you would return immediately?"

That was just small talk.

She was just being polite, as for whether she would return, who knows?

Lu Jinxi shook her head and said, "Everyone has come here. Just placing incense sticks, it won't take long."

She felt that although this general who was buried in the battlefield was not a good husband by any means, he should occupy a very important position in Lu shi’s heart.

Inside a box on a bookshelf in her study, there were all news from the border. Who knew how many times Lu shi have read it, and how many times she has touched it?

Pitiful indefinite river stream, living in an endless spring boudoir dream…

Woke on morning over a wet pillow, but her beloved was no longer know.

[TN: I think two lines above was supposed to be poetic, I can’t translate it properly. It doesn’t make any sense, but I want it to somewhat rhymed.]

Lu Jinxi was an outsider, and she didn't even know this "husband" who died young, but in the end, she pitied Lu shi’s infatuation and dedication.

The box from the temple had been filled with incense sticks on her behalf and she just needed to recite sutras.

With both hands in the cloak, Lu Jinxi walked forward.

Just after walking a few steps, she paused and looked towards the left corner of the mountain road.

Those two were still there.

She saw them when she got off the sedan earlier.

One was an old monk in a cassock, he should be a highly respected monk in the temple; The other was a man wearing a dark blue robe and a black cloak. He looked like a scholar.

Even in short distance, they didn't come.

There was no taboo for people in the General's residence, but others would take initiative to avoid suspicion.

Lu Jinxi didn't recognize them, so she could only guess why they were standing there. It’s reasonable to say that they should leave a good impression.

But...

Her two willow-like eyebrows raised slightly.

Lu Jinxi felt that the eyes of the one wearing a cloak was so transparent and clear that he could see through people at glance. However, there was no fluctuation inside, which made people uncomfortable.

Has she met an acquaintance?

She thought slowly in her heart. She didn't have Lu shi's memory or have heard anything regarding that person from the maids’ words. So, of course, she couldn't tell any difference right now.

She withdrew her gaze, as if nothing happened, and walked towards the temple.

Bai Lu and others quickly followed.

The front of the mountain gate was once again deserted. Several sedan bearers found fairly clean steps, sat down, and waited outside.

The green-veiled sedan quietly parked in the open space beside the mountain gate.

Gu Juefei’s frown slowly relaxed.

When the lady in charge of the general's mansion turned her head and saw him, he had already seen the strangeness in the other's eyes.

The Lu Jinxi he had learned from Wei Yi was gentle and cowardly woman.

She has no careful thought at all, and she has absolutely no way to intimidate people.

This one? She has a combination of grace and power.

The most correct thing she did in her life was listen to her father and marry Xue Kuang.

But the Lu Jinxi who Gu Juefei had just seen managed to deal with a sudden and difficult matter with only five sentences. There was no nonsense, and every single word has purpose.

And...

She has a lot of courage.

From beginning to end, she never took out her hands from her hand warmer.

This proved that she was not panicked, and even outrageously calm.

Six years...

In the past, Wei Yi ridiculed, "I'm worried about that rabbit Lu Jinxi who can't even bite." Now, she has completely changed her appearance, as if her soul has changed.

How many things that have happened in the capital that he didn't know about?

Standing at the end of the mountain road, Gu Juefei saw a hanging branches of nearby dwarf tree.

This tree was planted in the temple a few years ago, it was named "Jun Qianzi".

Its fruit was sweet and fresh in nature. It could be used as medicine, to quench thirst, remove heat, and detoxify.

He stretched out his hand and plucked a single lone leaf. His fingers slowly tracing over its clear veins while he was thinking.

There were wrinkles-like pattern on the leaf. One by one, he traced them under his warm fingers.

Abbot Jueyuan looked at him.

The hand of the person beside him was a hand that often used to write an amazing articles and policy theories.

He didn't ask him what he was thinking while looking at Lu Jinxi for so long. He only glanced at the half-dried leaf and thought: "When are you going to go down the mountain?"

Gu Juefei pinched the dead leaf and put his hands down. He smiled indifferently and said with his low and hoarse voice: "Let’s wait for the snow on the mountain to melt..."

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