in the sound of swallows

Chapter 105
"Concubine Shen means not to let me go to the North Palace, but to stay with you?" Gu Chaobei turned his head and smiled, and asked softly.

Han Lu paused, and withdrew her hand a little guilty.She can't afford to offend the temper of the Empress Dowager Nian, and she has only learned it today.How could she be willing to just let him go to see Shen Guiyan for nothing?

"It's better for the concubine to go with the emperor." Han Lu said: "Today in the Empress Dowager's Palace last year, the Empress Dowager also liked the concubine and gave her treasures as a gift. The emperor and the Empress Dowager Nian haven't had much contact, and the concubine is easy to fight a circle."

There is a good reason for this, Gu Chaobei thought for a while, then nodded with a smile: "Okay, then my concubine will go with me."

Going out, happily boarding the dragon chariot with the emperor, seeing everyone he met knelt down to salute, Han Lu also felt a sense of superior joy.

Gu Chaobei had a smile on his lips all the way, so he had a lot of fate with Shen Guiya, such a silly woman by his side could really help him a lot invisibly.

When they arrived at the North Palace, Shen Guiyan who was greeted at the door turned out to be wearing the clothes of a court lady.

Seeing her from a distance, Gu Chaobei's breathing became lighter.Her face still looked haggard, and she wondered if the cushion last night had made her more comfortable.

He can't look at it after just one glance, and has to turn his head to look elsewhere.

"The Empress Dowager is already waiting in the hall, and the slaves are respectfully welcoming the Emperor and Concubine Shen."

Although she was surprised to see Concubine Shen, Shen Guiyan still bowed to salute according to what the queen mother said.

"En." Gu Chaobei got off the dragon carriage, turned around and walked into the hall without looking at her.Han Lu came up and walked beside the emperor, and looked back at Shen Guiyan contemptuously.

There are probably too many women in the harem, and the emperor never even glanced at Shen Guiyan.While Han Lu was happy, she was also a little skeptical, but did Gu Chaobei really not recognize Shen Guiyan, or did he ignore it on purpose?

Observing along the way, Gu Chaobei looked calm, went in to salute the Empress Dowager Nian, and then sat down.

"After visiting my mother for the first time, I specially brought a pair of jade ruyis." Gu Chaobei said with a smile, "I also ask my mother to accept it."

The Empress Dowager Nian smiled: "You have a heart, Yan'er, bring the things to Ai's family."

Standing aside, Shen Guiyan nodded, stepped forward to take the box in Zhuiyun's hand, turned around and was about to leave, when she saw cold dew-like feet that seemed to stick out unintentionally.

When she is blind?If she stepped on it, would it be considered a crime for her?

Shen Guiyan pursed her lips, raised her eyes to look at the box in her hand, and acted as if she hadn't seen Han Lu's movement, she raised her foot and stepped up, with a sound of "ah", the box in her hand was suddenly thrown into the sky, and the person also rushed forward .

The Empress Dowager Nian was taken aback, Qiu Jin who was next to her reacted very quickly, and was about to reach out to catch Shen Guiyan.

The person next to her moved even faster, hugged him up by the waist, and looked at her with a frown.

No one picked up the box, and it fell to the ground with a slap.You don't need to look at the jade ruyi inside, it must be broken.

Shen Guiyan's face was pale, and when she met Gu Chaobei's eyes, she was stunned for a moment.

There was a deep sea in his eyes, and he stared at her fixedly, as if he was a little annoyed and sighed.But for a moment, the calmness was restored inside, and he helped her up to stand up with anger, Gu Chaobei said: "So it was you."

It's as if he didn't recognize her at the door just now.

Shen Guiyan knelt down on the spot, reached out to take the box and opened it, and the pair of Yu Ruyi were broken in two.

Han Lu covered her mouth in fright: "You bold court lady, you actually dropped the thing that the emperor gave to the empress dowager!"

This is interesting, as an ordinary court lady, if she dared to drop the emperor's things, she could drag her out and beat her to death without saying a word.But this is Shen Guiyan, Han Lu is very curious, how will the emperor react?
The Empress Dowager Nian sat on the top and said, "This new maid is so clumsy, and the Ai family doesn't like it. If you make such a big mistake today, the emperor will punish you. The Ai family has no objection."

Shen Guiyan knelt on the ground and didn't speak. Gu Chaobei's face was very ugly, and he said: "I thought you were a sensible person, even if you didn't have a status, you would still live in peace in this palace. Who knew that you are so narrow-minded, you actually I dropped the gift I gave to the Empress Dowager. Isn’t this intentional to make me and the Empress Dowager unhappy?”

Since she has it here, An is free to charge Gu Chaobei with any crime, and Shen Guiyan just kneels and listens.

"I originally came here today, thinking that you will always have a friendship with me. If you are obedient, I will talk to Queen Mother Wen, and it will not be difficult to make you a noble person again. But now you can't hold back so much, Urgently trying to embarrass me?"

Gu Chaobei said angrily: "Since the queen mother wants me to deal with it, then I will order this maid to be dragged out, and the court staff will be two hundred!"

Han Lu was taken aback, seeing Gu Chaobei's expression of not joking at all, he was also speechless.

The emperor really doesn't like Shen Guiyan at all?I was a little skeptical at first, but looking at this posture today, it really doesn't look like a fake.With a court staff of two hundred, Shen Guiyan's life would be lost.If Gu Chaobei still had the slightest affection for her in his heart, how could he give such an order?
The Empress Dowager Nian really didn't stop her, Zhuiyun personally escorted Shen Guiyan out.

To be punished, the location is naturally not in Beigong, but in the Department of Punishment.Shen Guiyan and Zhuiyun passed by, attracting many people to stop and watch.

"What's the matter? Isn't that the Shen family's return to Yan? It's all right, why did you go to the Punishment Department?"

"Big news! Mrs. Shen just dropped the jade ruyi that the emperor gave to the Empress Dowager Nian in the North Palace. The emperor issued an order to give two hundred court sticks!"

"My darling, that's a wife after all, the emperor really doesn't show any affection at all!"

Zhuiyun walked very slowly, holding Shen Guiyan under his guard, as if deliberately discussing and watching with these people.When everyone saw the same thing and ran around to report the news, he said in a low voice: "Master Yan, don't worry, the emperor has absolutely no intention of killing you."

"I know." Shen Guiyan said with a low smile, "You don't need to explain to me, I can see through his thoughts."

As the Empress Dowager Nian said, the more the emperor hates her, the easier it will be for her to walk.As for how to take the position, Guo Yuanzheng has already given her the answer.

From Beigong to Punishment Department, Zhuiyun walked with her for half an hour, all the palaces had already heard the news, and even Empress Dowager Wen was alarmed, so she ran over to watch the commotion.

As soon as Empress Dowager Wen came over, the emperor and Empress Dowager Nian justifiably followed.

"Why did the emperor lose his temper?" Empress Dowager Wen smiled and said, "Then the maid is not guilty of death, is she?"

Gu Chaobei sneered and said: "I hate hypocritical women the most. She used to be sensible, and I thought she was pretty good. Now she has torn her face, and has become hideous and terrifying. Today is the first time I see the Empress Dowager Nian. She is the Empress Dowager Nian. Maid, how dare you throw away my gift. If the Queen Mother hadn’t been tolerant, she would have become a mother-child quarrel today, and it’s not enough for me to execute her?”

Empress Dowager Wen nodded when she heard that, looked at Shen Guiyan who was on the stool over there, and sighed: "It's a pity the emperor's first wife."

"It's just that the hair was tied together, what's so special?" Gu Chaobei said indifferently: "If I want, I can tie it to whoever I want. Let's execute it!"

His expression was too calm, and his eyes were full of disgust and cold blood. It could be seen that Empress Dowager Wen did not have the slightest doubt that the emperor had no attachment to Shen Guiyan at all.

She must have thought highly of Shen Guiyan, so she could only go this far.

Empress Dowager Wen shook her head, watching the people from the Punishment Department come out, and was about to beat him down with the court staff.

"Wait!" Shen Guiyan suddenly shouted.

"What?" The Empress Dowager Nian stood aside and said with a smile, "Are you still asking for love?"

"No." Shen Guiyan gritted her teeth and looked at Gu Chaobei, and said bitterly: "It is not a pity for the slave to die, and he will not leave anything in the emperor's heart. But the slave wants to say, doesn't the emperor want a child? Not because the slave used to Is it because you can't bear a child that you demote your servant to be a maid? Now that the servant is pregnant, what should I say!"

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the audience, Empress Dowager Wen frowned, before she could speak, Empress Nian said, "Are you pregnant?"

Shen Guiyan smiled lightly: "Yes, I was conceived outside the uterus. I have been feeling unwell for the past two days. I found out that I was pregnant after seeing a medical lady. In this way, the imperial decree said that the slaves are infertile, isn't it a bit strange?" ridiculous?"

Gu Chaobei frowned, and Han Lu next to him couldn't believe it: "There are too many people who are pregnant with false pregnancies, do you dare to have all the imperial physicians in the palace check it?"

"Maidservant dare." Shen Guiyan looked at Han Lu and said, "The real belly is different from the fake belly, anyone can see it."

Han Lu choked on her insinuation, and stood beside her, squinting at her.Empress Dowager Wen looked at the emperor's expression, then at Shen Guiyan, thoughtfully: "Then invite all the imperial physicians from the palace."

The executioners put down their staffs, and Shen Guiyan was helped to sit aside. After a while, seven or eight imperial physicians came and took turns to take the pulse.

"Go back to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor." Guo Yuan came up and cupped his hands and said, "Chen is indeed pregnant and has been pregnant for more than a month."

More than a month ago, they were still in Gu's residence. At that time, the two of them were talking about you and me, and Shen Guiyan was also studying Zibaodian.

The emperor's brows never loosened, and he was not very happy when he heard the news. He just looked at Empress Dowager Wen: "How do you think the empress mother should deal with this matter?"

His own child, not caring at all, was the first to ask her opinion.Empress Dowager Wen felt that Gu Chaobei was simply too good-natured, so she handed over all the dragons to her.

It is a good thing to have dragon sons. Empress Dowager Wen looked at Shen Guiyan and said with a smile: "Since you are happy, then you have misunderstood Mrs. Shen before. She is not infertile. In this case, the emperor might as well make an order to accept Mrs. Shen into the palace." Bar."

The word "receive" was used instead of "li". The meaning of Empress Dowager Wen is obvious. Shen Guiyan can enter the palace with her stomach straight, but she is definitely under the imperial concubine.

The same treatment that should be given to her as the main wife would not be given to her.It's just because Gu Chaobei made Empress Dowager Wen feel at ease, so Shen Guiyan didn't threaten anything when she entered the harem, and the child in her stomach could still be her bargaining chip in the future.

(End of this chapter)