in the sound of swallows

Chapter 180

"Yan'er..." Gu Chaobei turned his head, dumbfounded. A group of girls behind him were crazy. Taking advantage of the festive atmosphere, everyone tried to make a fuss, and immediately tore Gu Chaobei off the float.Zhuiyun wanted to stop him, but was afraid of hurting innocent people, so he could only hold the emperor's arm and be swept into the crowd.

"It's really lively." Baoshan supported Shen Guiyan and got out of the car, looking at the emperor and Zhuiyun who were surrounded and left, he couldn't help sighing: "It's much more lively than the palace."

Who said it wasn't, the palace was as quiet as no one, and the people you met occasionally were all palace people, who bowed their heads respectfully and saluted, and then stood aside from a distance.The palace walls are majestic, and the human touch is also weak.

Everyone has their own way, well, Shen Guiyan chuckled, and hurriedly tried to catch up.A joke is a joke, but don't really let the emperor be snatched away by others.

As a result, the street was crowded with people, and the emperor and Zhuiyun disappeared as soon as they turned their heads.The hidden guards were all behind Shen Guiyan and Baoshan. The emperor's separation was like taking off his armor and taking a walk on the battlefield.

"Bao Shan, tell the people behind to find the emperor." Shen Guiyan said with a serious expression, "Be more vigilant."

"Yes." Baoshan also felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly went to find the hidden guard in disguise.But when she turned around, Shen Guiyan was also taken away by the crowd.

"Master!" Bao Fan was anxious.

Some hidden guards in disguise followed Shen Guiyan, although they were dispersed, they were still in sight.But the emperor and Zhuiyun were far away, no matter how hard they chased, they couldn't catch up.

Shen Guiyan followed the crowd to the Magpie Bridge. The Magpie Bridge was very high, and she could see the surrounding area under the bridge. She hurriedly lowered her head to look around.

What Gu Chaobei came out today was wearing a white shirt, embroidered with gold trim, which is very eye-catching, so it should be easy to find it.

But when she took a look, she saw that many people in the crowd were wearing white long gowns, the skirts and cuffs were all golden, and their backs were similar to Gu Chaobei's.

How is this going?

On the Lantern Festival, there is a custom in the capital to guess lantern riddles and set off lanterns, so the riverside is full of people.If one was not careful, someone would be pushed into the river. Shen Guiyan could see clearly from the bridge that it was an old man in black.And the person who pushed down the river, wearing a white dress with gold trim and blooming on the water, turned around, but she didn't recognize a face.

After being stunned for a long time, Shen Guiyan suddenly remembered what Gu Chaobei said when he left the palace.

He said: "Recently, I always feel uneasy and my hands and feet are cold, why don't we go out of the palace to have a look?"

She asked curiously: "What are you going out for? You are the emperor now, you are too casual, I am afraid that someone will take advantage of it."

Gu Chaobei said: "I just want to see the lanterns, but there are many people on the street, if Yan'er gets lost, don't panic."

I thought it was his whim, why did he suddenly feel that something was wrong.That damned person, is there something else he is hiding from her?
The old man in black who pushed him into the water wanted to leave, but was grabbed by a few ordinary people around him and dragged him aside.There was no reaction from the crowd, and no one noticed.

Looking at the other side, there is a street performer spitting fire and playing with knives. There is also a young man in white in the crowd. The performer just wanted to make a move when he swung the knife in front of the young man in white. He was surrounded by a group of ordinary people who praised his skills repeatedly. The busker was also dragged aside.

During the lively Shangyuan Festival, the atmosphere was not damaged at all, but there were quite a few people missing.Shen Guiyan couldn't hold back and wanted to see where those people were being dragged, and the hidden guard behind him came up and whispered: "Your Majesty, the Emperor is waiting for you on the float."

Ok?Back on the float again?Shen Guiyan quickly walked back with the secret guard, got off the Magpie Bridge and crossed a street, Gu Chaobei was already waiting on the float full of fruit scarves.

"Can't find me, are you panicking?" Gu Chaobei laughed mischievously, seeing her panting, he was obviously in a better mood.

Thanks to her worrying for so long, Shen Guiyan went up and pinched him hard.

"Hiss, murder your husband, don't make trouble, I'll take you to see something interesting." Gu Chaobei begged softly, pulled her into the car, waved away the hidden guards, and drove her to a place where there were few people. .

"What's your matter, won't you tell me in advance?" Shen Guiyan frowned and said, "If I didn't see it clearly, I really thought you were pushed into the river and you were cut by a knife, then what should I do?"

Gu Chaobei rubbed his nose: "My Yan'er is not that stupid, those people are very similar to me, but they are not as good-looking as me."

Shen Guiyan: "..."

Seeing that her nails were shining again, the emperor quickly said: "Actually, I want to tell you in advance, but after all, it's just my guess. If I don't guess right, I will lose face, so I will come to bring you when there is really any movement." I'm watching for you."

"What's happening? Are those people on the street trying to harm you?" Shen Guiyan asked.

"En." Gu Chaobei turned his head and looked ahead, and said calmly: "Today I will go out of the palace with you, and only the hidden guards, Baoshan, Zhuiyun, and the queen mother know about it."

Shen Guiyan was taken aback.

"Do you think that the Xu family and Gu Chaonan have always been strange?" The emperor whispered: "They seem to be able to predict everything. In the past three years of fighting, Gu Chaonan has always been able to accurately determine where the enemy is fleeing. Chasing him, he even knows where Wenshou Mountain is hiding, he is more powerful than the national teacher."

Shen Guiyan nodded: "I know this, Mengdie..."

Xu Mengdie told her that she is a person who has lived anew. Since she has lived anew, it is not surprising to know what has happened.

But she couldn't tell the emperor directly that Xu Mengdie had helped her a lot over the years, so she couldn't make her be caught as a monster.

"What's wrong with Mengdie?" Gu Chaobei looked at her curiously.

Shen Guiyan lowered her eyes and said, "Mengdie must have opened her eyes."

Gu Chaobei frowned: "I don't believe in that kind of thing, I'm just afraid. If you know everything, what if it's not good for the country? Now that Gu Chaonan is the Generalissimo of the Army and Horses, I have given him half of the military power. If He wants to kill me..."

The consequences could be disastrous.

Shen Guiyan shook her head: "Probably not, Mr. Xu has been very kind to you and me from the beginning, and so is Second Young Master Gu."

Originally, Xu Mengdie had saved her repeatedly in Gu's mansion. If he wanted to harm her, he could leave her alone in the east courtyard for the first time, and make her never stand up again.

"I don't know." Gu Chaobei chuckled and said, "In the Gu mansion, my eldest brother and Mrs. Gu didn't want to see me. It was my second brother who helped me and protected me. Even after I ascended the throne, he didn't do anything because of my brother. Showing off his emotions, but always thinking about me, and making great contributions. If I wrongly blame him, it will be really ignorant."

"So, it's not planned for me to go out of the palace today, I just want to see if someone else can guess, and if that person will be against me."

Shen Guiyan understood, they all said that the emperors were suspicious since ancient times, if Xu Mengdie and Gu Chaonan had divine help, it would arouse the emperor's suspicion, it was a very common thing.

But the unusual thing is that there is really a change today.

The float stopped at the door of a warehouse, and Gu Chaobei took Shen Guiyan in. There was nothing inside, but voices could be heard faintly.

After gesturing for silence, the emperor led her to an inner door and listened with her.

The people inside were all the people who were arrested at the Lantern Festival just now. No one was guarding them. They just locked the windows and doors. They were obviously panicked.

"no one there?"

"How did you get arrested?"

"Who knows, I thought it was a debt collector coming. Did the master ask us to stop, so he sent someone to arrest us all?"

"It's not like that. When you give the money, you say it. If you order it, you will never take it back."

Chattering and twittering, the only useful thing Shen Guiyan and Gu Chaobei could hear was that they had masters.

Who is the master?

"You should know about sending someone to torture you." Shen Guiyan said softly: "These people are doing things with money, so naturally they don't want to die."

Gu Chaobei's face was not very good-looking, and after listening for a while, he could not hear anything useful, so he pulled her to hide aside, and then ordered the hidden guards to come in and torture him.

Shen Guiyan looked at his profile, and could clearly feel that although the emperor doubted Gu Chaonan and Xu Mengdie, he still didn't want to hear that they were behind the scenes.After all, one is a man who has been regarded as an elder brother since childhood, and the other is a sister-in-law who treats him well.If these two people were harmful to his mind, the world would be too terrible.

The methods used by the secret guards to extort a confession were very bloody, and the people outside confessed within a short time: "We are all ordinary Jianghu killers. We only helped kill people when we received money from a beautiful blue-eyed beauty. It didn't work, my lord. Just let us go!"

Blue-eyed beauty?Shen Guiyan's heart skipped a beat, and Gu Chaobei also heaved a sigh of relief.

There is only one blue-eyed person in the capital, Gu Chaodong's wife, the one sent by Fan Bang.

But Shen Guiyan couldn't figure it out, what was she doing?There is food and drink in Gu's mansion, and life is good, so why don't you pay for murder?
Moreover, how could she know that the emperor is leaving the palace today?

"Fan Bang really doesn't want to be peaceful and friendly anymore." Gu Chaobei said in a deep voice, "I actually made up my mind, and the day of the dynasty will come again in a month. I'm not afraid that I will lead my troops to take down his barbarian land."

"The emperor calm down." Shen Guiyan said: "It doesn't matter whether what they said is the truth or not, even if it is the truth, what is the purpose?"

The emperor was silent.

This is what he can't figure out.

After further interrogation, none of the people had any intention of changing their mouths. If they were not telling the truth, they should not have known that there was a blue-eyed man in the capital.

When the emperor took Shen Guiyan out of the warehouse, the Kongming lanterns were already flying outside.Along the river bank with few people, the two walked slowly.

Gu Chaobei was thinking about something, but Shen Guiyan didn't bother him.

"Let's talk about it when Fanbang comes to court." When he reached the gate of the palace, Gu Chaobei finally spoke: "Today, the empress and I just came out to watch the lanterns."

(End of this chapter)