in the sound of swallows

Chapter 158 Phoenix Yu Fei
This was said for Gu Chaobei, but Gu Chaobei didn't understand it so he said it elsewhere.When God gives people IQ, they often take away part of their EQ.

Gu Chaobei only felt a little dissatisfied with the fact that he didn't know Shen Guiyan very well.Even listening to Shen Guiwu's words made me feel uncomfortable.

Siblings are amazing, huh?It's amazing to know something about the past, huh?He is the one who will accompany Yan'er for the rest of his life, is there any need to show off?
Shen Guiyan just felt touched, bit her lip and looked at her brother, feeling that it was a good feeling to be relied on.Fortunately, she doesn't know how to read minds, so she doesn't know what Gu Chaobei is thinking, if she knows, she might not be able to help but commit the crime.

"It's almost time, and it's time for me to leave." Shen Guiwu got up and said, "Tomorrow, I will report to General Yuwen."

"It's hard work." The emperor nodded slightly, and hugged Shen Guiyan, until he couldn't see Shen Guiwu's shadow, then lowered his head and asked with a dark face, "What else are you afraid of?"

"Huh?" Shen Guiyan turned her body sideways, resting her stomach on his lap, so as to save her energy: "There are not many things that I'm afraid of, just what the second brother said. But it's much better now, At least you don't need to hold a dagger when you sleep."

Gu Chaobei looked at her amusedly: "So what if you're holding a dagger? If I wasn't willing to hurt you back then, how could you hurt me?"

Recalling the meeting at the beginning, Shen Guiyan was suddenly a little curious: "Why did the emperor come to Shen's residence in the first place?"

Gu Chaobei's eyes wandered, he looked elsewhere and said, "On a whim."

That was really fate, Shen Guiyan didn't ask any more questions, stretched out her arms to hug him, and changed the subject: "The concubine looks like this, and she is due to give birth in three or four months. Has the emperor thought of a name for the child?"

Gu Chaobei snorted softly: "That's no need to think about it, the group of people in the scholar's mansion has already been arranged according to their ancestry, so let's just choose one when the time comes."

A little disappointed, Shen Guiyan still nodded obediently: "Okay."

The emperor and concubine sat hugging each other, watching the dusk in the sky gradually dim from orange.Baoshan and Zhuiyun watched from a distance, feeling a little moved for some reason.

In the palace, these two people can at least trust each other, which is great.

In Tongtian Temple, Shen Hanlu had been reciting mantras for a day in front of the Qingdeng Ancient Buddha.

The curse of the curse.

How can there be any immortals or Buddhas in this world?If so, why is it useless for her to kneel here and curse Shen Guiyan every day?

With a "squeak", the door opened, Xiuping came in with food and said, "Master, use some first."

The high priest's status in this dynasty is still good, and the food she eats does not treat her badly.But Gu Chaobei said that she can only say what he stipulates and do what she stipulates. This is like a puppet helping him get rid of dissidents.

But what good is she?Not to mention being thrown here at Tongtian Temple, once she leaves, the Queen's position will most likely fall into Shen Guiyan's hands.

Not reconciled, how can you be reconciled?

"Your Majesty." Seeing that she was not moving, Xiuping quickly said, "The second young master of the Shen family, Shen Guiwu, has returned to the capital. Didn't the Emperor tell you to go to the imperial city tomorrow? You are now the high priest representing the will of heaven. Where are you going?" Words carry weight. If you have resentment in your heart, it’s okay to vent it in the harem tomorrow.”

"Why doesn't it matter?" Shen Hanlu swept away the bowls and chopsticks angrily: "I can't say much, and I can't do much, so what can I do after going to the harem? I can't use the destiny to let the emperor keep me in the harem!"

Xiuping pursed her lips, supported Shen Hanlu's hand and said, "Your Majesty, calm down. Although you can't go back to the harem, you can still influence the harem? Remember when you said before you left the palace that Concubine Fu Gui couldn't be a queen? After being ill for a few days, even Xueshi Fu didn't care so much about her, and everyone in the palace felt that although she had a good background, it was difficult for her to take on a big role."

It is scary for someone with authority to speak, even if it is casual nonsense, there will be a large group of people who will believe it.What they believe is not that sentence, but this authority, and they don't use their eyes, ears, and brains to see, listen, and think.

Shen Hanlu calmed down a little, and frowned in thought: "You mean, let me say that other people can't be queens? The emperor won't let me do this. If I really say it, maybe something will happen."

"I don't mean that as a slave." Xiuping rolled her eyes and said softly: "Now that the master's family wealth is gone, there is not much money left. Why don't you use your own status to make a fortune or two, and then find If you have a chance to escape from the capital, wouldn't you be able to live a carefree life?"

When Shen Hanlu heard it, it really made sense, and couldn't help but look at the embroidery screen: "You are very smart."

Xiuping smiled and said: "The servant only asks the master to return the slave to freedom."

Rubbing her chin and thinking about it, her words are so important, so they are naturally valuable.But people can't let people know that she is a fake high priest, or they will lose their lives, let alone money.

"Let me think about it again." Shen Hanlu said.

Xiuping smiled and retreated, looked left and right, passed through the front hall of Tongtian Temple, and went to a remote place.Someone is waiting there.

When she woke up the next day, Shen Hanlu was going to the imperial city in that priestly attire.The road went well, but the carriage broke down.

"Master, this servant has stopped a car and is going to the imperial city, please come share the ride." Xiuping said.

The high priest is the same as the witch, and he doesn't have to worry about showing his face. The witch is not a woman, so naturally there are not many rules.So seeing that there was a man in the carriage, Shen Hanlu went up anyway.

"I am under the order of Guozhang Wen to ask the high priest to say a few words." The person in the carriage said softly, "The high priest accepts half of these thoughts. After speaking, the other half is also yours."

Just now I was still thinking of a buyer, but this person came to the door by himself.Shen Hanlu was a little surprised, and then panicked after being surprised.

Wen Guozhang's people?That was against the emperor, and now he was on the emperor's side.

Look at the things handed over, there are several 500 taels of bank notes, which are easier than her selling bras and everything else.

Shen Hanlu straightened her back, said with a straight face, "I am a person who has been appointed by heaven, and gold and silver are naturally not in my eyes."

The person who came came chuckled: "High Priest, you used to rely on the Empress Dowager Wen to come up. Wouldn't the head of the country not know how much it weighed? I don't take advantage of the benefits, but I help the emperor who has no strength. Isn't it too much?" Wronged?"

Shen Hanlu trembled slightly, and frowned at him.The carriage went all the way to the gate of the palace.

"Master." Xiuping smiled and opened the curtain of the car, and helped Shen Hanlu down.

His face was a little pale, and his eyes were full of hesitation.Xiuping didn't seem to notice Shen Hanlu's abnormality, and walked inside while supporting her.

Shen Guiyan was in the Palace of the Empress Dowager Nian, and the Empress Dowager Nian looked at her stomach and sighed softly: "When this child is born, Aijia will let the emperor make you his queen."

With a heartbeat, Shen Guiyan looked up at the Nian Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager Nian coughed lightly, and rolled her eyes again: "The Ai family doesn't feel sorry for you, but because they want my royal family's first child to be a concubine. Anyway, it's something I owe you. Didn't you tell a fortune teller when you were young that you are the son of the queen?" Fate? It doesn’t matter if it comes true.”

"But..." Shen Guiyan was a little helpless: "The emperor also mentioned this matter, but was opposed by many ministers in the court, saying that the concubine has no merit and is not enough to be named queen."

"Hmph, those old guys are guarding Wen Xiuli. Before Wen Xiuli is paralyzed, she doesn't want you to be queen. Once she falls, those old guys will be able to hold this banner and unite together." Queen Mother Nian He sneered: "The harem is the emperor's harem alone, but everyone wants to get in. If Ai's family is the emperor, he will be so angry that he will be cold-blooded and heartless."

Shen Guiyan laughed, and the Empress Dowager Nian raised her head and glanced out of the window and said, "But the seat of the Empress is not good, so many people want to compete with you, and so many people want to make things difficult for you. Once you sit on it, you can no longer be the same as you are now." , hiding aside, escaping from everything."

"The concubine is hiding now because the concubine has a weakness." Shen Guiyan lowered her head and touched her stomach: "It will be fine when the child is born."

The Empress Dowager Nian nodded: "At that time, Ai Jia believes that you will understand the emperor's heart better."

Ok?Shen Guiyan looked blankly at the Empress Dowager Nian, she now...has understood enough, right?
"Queen Mother." Sister Qiu Jin hurried in, glanced at Shen Guiyan, and said directly: "Qi Queen Mother, five of Wen Guozhang's cronies have arrived at the palace. After the emperor received him, the high priest suddenly said that he heard it." Destiny, we must open the altar to show God's will."

Are you a dancer?Shen Guiyan was amused to hear that, Shen Hanlu had only been quiet for a few days, why did she become noisy again.Wen Guozhang hasn't come yet, so it's obviously not the time for her to play.It is definitely not the emperor's intention to come out like this today.

"Let's go and have a look." The Empress Dowager Nian patted her clothes and stood up: "Fortunately, Ai's family is still young, so it's not a bad thing to go and see more. If Ai's family is old and she still struggles like this, she must be beaten to death with a cane No."

Shen Guiyan got up and supported the queen mother, and they happened to go together.Walking on the road, the Empress Dowager Nian supported her with her backhand: "You are more precious than Aijia, so be careful."

Feeling warm in her heart, Shen Guiyan nodded, looking at the beautiful profile of the Empress Dowager Nian, she couldn't help being moved.

The high priest opened the altar to write God's will, and the harem and courtiers in the palace naturally rushed over.

Gu Chaobei's face was not very good-looking, obviously he failed to stop it, Shen Hanlu had already stood in the open space in front of the court hall, took out a roll of white paper, and threw it to the sky.Then he wiped it with the ink that came with him indiscriminately for a while.

No one could see what she was doing, but when she held up the white paper again, there was nothing on it.

"I listen to the words of the heavens, and I'm here to convey the will of the heavens." Shen Hanlu dawdled for a while, seeing that the people around him had almost arrived, she stretched out her hand.Xiuping quickly handed over a pot of water.

She poured the transparent water onto the white paper, and on that long roll of white paper, eight big characters appeared.

"The phoenix flies, and the benevolent is the queen."

(End of this chapter)