in the sound of swallows

Chapter 155 The High Priest

Look at Shen Guiyan, even if she doesn't know anything, even if she doesn't know the rules, but her fate is good, she is destined to be the master when she comes here.What's wrong with being smarter than yourself?What's wrong with being pretty?What happened to talent?Can you beat the destiny?

Passing in front of Shen Guiyan, Shen Hanlu couldn't help but look sideways at her, showing a meaningful smile.

Shen Guiyan raised her head and looked back calmly, her gaze was clean, as if she was out for a walk and saw an acquaintance passing by, she only nodded slightly, and nothing else.

Shen Hanlu snorted softly, turned her head and continued walking towards the Temple of Heaven.

Concubine Hua kept looking at her. At first she felt unwilling, and there was a lot of ruthlessness in her eyes. When she saw Shen Hanlu standing on the Temple of Heaven and did not salute the emperor, she was stunned and asked Shen Gui softly. Yan said: "Your Majesty, forgive me for my ignorance, what is Concubine Shen?"

People who grew up among the people, although they don't know the rules, know that if they are canonized queens, Concubine Shen should wear a phoenix crown, and she must bow to the emperor and accept the phoenix seal.Putting aside the fact that Shen Hanlu's improved hat doesn't look like that, now standing on the Temple of Heaven, it looks like she is going to worship the heaven together.

Shen Guiyan smiled, and said in a low voice: "Red skirt with gold rim, black crown and white hat. It doesn't matter if you don't know him, just follow the emperor's will."

Concubine Hua raised her eyebrows, looked at the smug expression on Concubine Shen's face, and thought to herself, could it be that she was worrying too much?
"Ms. Shen has the voice of the heavens. Naturally, I can't let her be a concubine again." Gu Chaobei said seriously: "From now on, I will order Mrs. Shen to cut her hair and enter Tongtian Temple to serve as the high priest. People in the palace can walk around and replace her." I pray for good weather, listen to God's will, and direct the country."

Shen Hanlu's smile froze on her face, she raised her head and stared blankly at the emperor.

What is the high priest?Isn't it the queen? !

Gu Chaobei smiled and helped her up: "High Priest, salute to the sky."

"No..." Shen Hanlu wanted to shake her head, how could she be the high priest?How could it be the high priest? That was an official position in the previous dynasty. If she saluted, wouldn't she be Gu Chaobei's concubine no longer?
"High Priest, I know that you don't want to drag your cultivation base down for your official position in the world of mortals." The emperor said solemnly: "But you are different from ordinary people, and you can no longer serve in the palace. You have your value, and I will help you stabilize the country for me. Early bliss."

You are the one who wants to reach bliss early, and your whole family wants to get to bliss early!Shen Hanlu was so angry that she trembled slightly.He lied to her, he lied to her!

"Didn't your majesty say that you want to be canonized..." Shen Hanlu wanted to ask one more question unwillingly.

However, after asking, I found out that Gu Chaobei did say that she would be canonized at the beginning, but he didn't say that he would be canonized as a queen, and the word "queen" was made up by them.

Gu Chaobei didn't lie, she dug a hole for herself to jump into.

Her heart sank, her face turned pale, and Shen Hanlu almost couldn't stand up.

Gu Chaobei stretched out his hand, gently supported her, and said in a low voice: "I said, you can't do superfluous things on the Temple of Heaven, have you forgotten?"

Shen Hanlu raised her head, her eyes filled with tears.She actually, actually liked Gu Chaobei a long time ago, but the meeting was a bit late, and she didn't let her see him as soon as he came.Otherwise, she would not have followed Gu Chaodong, and would definitely be by his side for the rest of her life!

Is there no chance now?It's been so long, but he can still push her out so cruelly, without any hesitation, it must be true that he never loved her.

why?

I have watched time-travel novels and movies many times, and the heroine is stupid, stupid, and weak in modern times. Why can he defeat a female partner who is many times stronger than himself and easily rise to the top?Why did she come to her place, she worked harder than them, but she couldn't get any better?
"Salute." Gu Chaobei's voice rang in her ears, Shen Hanlu didn't want to do it, but her back went numb, and she was pressed down to bow to the sky.

The officials bowed their heads and the concubines saluted. From this moment on, Shen Hanlu was no longer a member of the harem, but the high priest of Tongtian Temple.

"Why..." Tears fell on the Temple of Heaven, Shen Hanlu asked unwillingly.

Gu Chaobei didn't know what and why she was asking, but he still answered her in a good mood: "This is the honor that the high priest asked for himself."

What pretended to dream of a plaque given by the gods, since then she has been shooting herself in the foot, sending it to the door for the emperor to use, it is not in vain.

She asked for it all by herself.

Shen Hanlu sobbed loudly, the sky turned cloudy, and it rained in due course.

The emperor didn't stop her and let her cry loudly in the rain.All the officials were shocked, and the concubine also looked sideways.Sure enough, he is the high priest chosen by heaven. It rained from the sky after crying, which is really God's will.

Concubine Hua wiped the sweat off her face and smiled lightly.

It is true that she was worrying too much, Shen Hanlu used too much force and sent herself directly outside the palace.He Rong is dead again, she can continue to sit back and relax.

Shen Guiyan looked at Shen Hanlu's figure, no matter how much she hated her, she couldn't help feeling sympathetic.

why?Because if the high priest is a woman, he needs to cut off half of his long hair and never marry for life.She didn't know if Shen Hanlu would regret it, if she had known earlier, wouldn't it have been nice to be her eldest and young wife in Gu Mansion honestly?Why bother with so many things.

However, she was a little worried. The power of the high priest is really great. Is it really okay to hand it over to Shen Hanlu?
The ancestor worship ceremony ended like this, and the Luhua Palace was empty. Shen Hanlu accepted the inauguration ceremony, cut off half of her hair, and went to Tongtian Temple.Tongtian Temple is near the imperial city, not far in fact, but the people in the palace all went to see her off with joy.

"I didn't expect the high priest to have such a great ability, and I will have to rely on the priest to take care of me in the future." Fu Guipin laughed.

Shen Hanlu's face was so numb that there was no expression. Hearing the words, he turned his head and glanced at Fu Guipin, and said with a cold snort: "He Rong has been punished by heaven, and she has no master yet. But, your concubine Fu Gui It looks like she can't be a queen."

As soon as these words came out, Fu Guipin's face turned pale like a huge boulder weighing down on him.

What the high priest said was the destiny. The destiny said that she could not be a queen, so what should she do?
But why did the high priest target her?

Shen Han got on the carriage and left without looking back, his eyes were gloomy and cold, which made the coachman shiver.Fu Guipin almost fell to the ground, but Ye Pin helped her up.

Shen Guiyan was sitting in the palace with a game of chess, and Gu Chaobei was sitting opposite.

Gu Chaobei said: "Such a result, is Yan'er satisfied?"

Shen Guiyan put Heizi down, and said softly: "Isn't the emperor satisfied? If the emperor is satisfied, the concubine will naturally be satisfied."

There seemed to be a tail dangling behind him, the emperor smiled flatteringly: "I know you have always had a rift with her, so I won't let her get what she wants, I won't give her what she wants, see if Yan'er is happy ?”

The only rule to please a woman is to hate the person she hates, and always be on the same front with her, and not sympathize with the enemy. In this way, the chance of harmony between husband and wife is higher than [-]%.

Shen Guiyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, she glanced at him and said: "The emperor is clearly doing things for himself, but he still wants to come here to ask for rewards from his concubines."

Shen Hanlu became the high priest, so what she said was God's will. Who would dare to disobey the court?If you don't accept it, you can use "Heaven's Punishment", assassinate one by one, who would dare to go against the emperor's will?
This is simply a cover for slaughtering rebellious ministers, and it is a good excuse for people to be unable to grasp the handle.

However, it is estimated that it will not take too long.When there are many people slaughtered, there will always be people who will be suspicious, and there will always be people who will resist.

"I just want Yan'er to be as happy as I am." Gu Chaobei said with a smile, "It's fine tomorrow. How about I let the Shen family come to see you in the palace?"

The Shen family?So what's the point?Shen Hanlu just happened to be sent out of the palace, logically speaking, Madam Shen probably wanted to see her the most.

Shen Hanlu's identity has never been revealed, but it is impossible for those closest to her not to recognize her, but now that she has a special identity, no one dares to recognize her.

"The emperor arranged it, and my concubine has no objection." He always has his reasons for doing things anyway.

Gu Chaobei rubbed his nose with a smile: "It's just right. It is said that Shen Guiwu will go to the capital first, and I will take you out to meet him. Afterwards, your family reunion will be even more complete."

Shen Guiwu, the second son of the Shen family, was born of Aunt Qin just like Shen Guiyan.

Shen Guiyan opened her eyes wide, and suddenly understood what the emperor was doing.

Is the Shen family going to take it and be her backer?

Empress Dowager Wen was paralyzed in bed, still not feeling better, the power of the Chinese family in the court was gradually eroded by the emperor, and Uncle Wen Guo died tragically under the punishment of heaven.If Wen Guozhang doesn't come back, the status of the Wen family will disappear in this world.

Shen Guiwu was recommended by Yuwen Changqing and Fu Xueshi because of his outstanding strength, so he quickly gained the trust of Wen Guozhang.Wen Guozhang received the news a few days ago and began to secretly return to Beijing.Shen Guiwu was the vanguard, so he arrived first.

Gu Chaobei was ready to meet him.

Shen Guiyan was stunned, unable to recover, the second brother is coming back, since he was sent to the military camp when he was young, it has been several years since he was sent to the military camp.Thinking of him telling herself to take good care of Aunt Qin when he left, Shen Guiyan couldn't help but blush.

"Hey, it's a good thing, why are you crying?" The emperor looked up and saw her face, startled, and hurried over to put his arms around her belly: "They all said that you can't cry when you are pregnant with a child."

Shen Guiyan gritted her teeth: "I'm sorry for my second brother, I don't even have the face to see him."

"What's the matter?" Gu Chaobei was puzzled, and after thinking about it, he thought of Aunt Qin's matter.

Aunt Qin's death was unknown, and there was no explanation at all.

"Your Majesty, can you help my concubine find out the truth about the tragic death of my concubine's biological mother?" Shen Guiyan felt flustered for the first time, raised her eyes, and tears fell from her eyes: "Second brother will blame me, Not only did I not take good care of her, but I also let her just disappear..."

What kind of character is the second elder brother of the Shen family who can scare his Yan'er like this?Gu Chaobei felt a little distressed, but his face stiffened when he thought of the Shen family's affairs.

"Right now...can't check yet."

How to check?An investigation will involve the foundation. He single-handedly supported the Shen family, and it hasn't played a role yet, so how could it be overthrown by himself?

Shen Guiyan stared at him blankly: "Can't?"

"Sorry." Gu Chaobei gently pressed her forehead: "Wait a little longer, okay?"

Having to wait again, Shen Guiyan closed her eyes and didn't start.

"Yan'er, don't blame me." Gu Chaobei sighed.

Feeling sore and unbearable, Shen Guiyan gritted her teeth and nodded: "The concubine does not complain."

It's useless to blame him, it's because she didn't climb high enough to take care of those things.He is the emperor, he has more than one person in his eyes, and he has the whole overall situation in his eyes, so how could he ruin a corner for her.

But, I still feel so sad.

Yuanyuan's stomach also hurt slightly, and the child probably felt sad too, and kicked her.Shen Guiyan endured it, wiped away her tears, raised her head and said with a smile: "Then tomorrow, the emperor will come to pick up my concubine."

Gu Chaobei opened his mouth to say something, but swallowed the words, pursed his lips and said, "Okay."

After saying this word, the emperor got up by himself, walked to the carved partition, and tied a silk ribbon to his head.

The reason why the Wen family has the greatest power is that the patriarch Wen Shoushan has 40 troops in his hands, and Yuwen Changqing has another [-] garrisons in his hands. More than half of the imperial court's troops are under the control of Empress Dowager Wen.

Now that Empress Dowager Wen has fallen, Wen Guozhang naturally came back to arrange things.The century-old family of the Wen family definitely cannot just collapse like this.

It has been five years since Shen Guiwu left the capital, and when he came back, the gates of the city became different.He only remembered that when he left, it was raining and snowing heavily, but when he came back today, Yang Liu Yiyi was on his way.

I heard that this country was acquired by the prince living in the outer room. I heard that his most beloved sister happened to be married to this prince.

In front of the city gate, the heroic young man took a deep breath and slowly entered the city.

Shen Guiwu didn't like Shen's residence, but the first thing he did when he came back was to take a look. In the past five years, Aunt Qin hadn't been able to send him a letter from home, and she didn't know how her life was.

When Fu Xueshi and others received the news of his return, they all sent someone to meet him first.However, he dodged and didn't go through the main entrance. He walked through the alleys near the Shen's house and arrived at the courtyard wall in the backyard of the Shen's house familiarly.

"Second brother."

Just as he was about to climb the wall, someone called him.

When Shen Guiwu turned his head, he saw a beautiful woman in a chest-length skirt standing in the distance, who looked very strange to her.

Just as he was about to get closer, he saw the man smile, his eyes were red and he said: "I know best, you will definitely not go through the right door."

Swallow?Waves appeared on Shen Guiwu's calm face, he stepped over in a few steps, and hugged her: "Yan'er!"

It was only when I hugged it that I realized that I had a big belly.

"open!"

Gu Chaobei originally planned to be courteous to the corporal and be more polite to his brother-in-law.

However, which elder brother immediately hugs his younger sister when he sees her?How old is Yan'er?

The hands were torn apart, and the younger sister was taken away by others and placed on the ground. Shen Guiwu frowned, and turned to look at the person next to him.

Flying eyebrows into the temples, a pair of peach blossom eyes are gentle and affectionate.It seems that all the willows outside the city are flying between the eyebrows and eyes of this person, and it is March in Yangchun, which makes people lose their minds.She was wearing a blue long gown with silver dark patterns embroidered on the neckline, and she was really elegant and luxurious.

It's just that he doesn't look very friendly.

(End of this chapter)