in the sound of swallows

Chapter 41 Should You Dig His Secret?
Shen Guiyan heard this sound, but stretched out her hand to pull Gu Chaobei up.

General Yuwen, who holds a heavy army and is favored by the empress, naturally they cannot offend him.

"Hey, so there are people here too." Yuwen Changqing's eyes were calm, as if he didn't know Gu Chaobei, he glanced at them and said to the officials next to him: "It seems that there is no fate, what the adults want to say is not as good as next time."

The official smiled dryly, wiped the sweat from his forehead, said yes twice, looked at Shen Guiyan and Gu Chaobei unwillingly, turned and walked away.

Shen Guiyan stood with her head down and didn't look up, while Gu Chaobei saw the man leave, but raised his eyes and looked at Yuwen Changqing for a while.

"arranged?"

"Okay, just play by ear."

There are too many people in the imperial garden, and Yuwen Changqing shouldn't stay for a long time.However, he glanced at Shen Guiyan, unable to walk inexplicably.

Hey, feeling is something that can't be tied with a rope. He has been sleeping less for the past few days, and he has thoroughly inquired about the third lady of the Shen family.The person in front of him probably doesn't know him, but he already knows what kind of food she likes to eat.

Looking melancholy at the sunset glow in the sky, Yuwen Changqing was thinking, if he went to say hello to the third lady of the Shen family now, would something happen?
When Yanzilou saw him in a hurry that day, she probably didn't remember his appearance, right?Even if I remembered, I wouldn't think it was General Yuwen who jumped over the wall in the middle of the night.Now he is pretending to get close, at least let her know his name, so he can feel at ease.

Seeing him not moving for a long time, Gu Chaobei raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking whether he should pick up a stone and throw it at him, but Prime Minister Gu seemed to have seen the situation at the other end, and hurried over to rescue him.

"General Yuwen." Prime Minister Gu smiled and said, "It just so happens that you are here, so I will introduce you to him. This is Quanzi Chaobei and his wife, Mrs. Shen."

With the prime minister coming, Yuwen Changqing naturally had nothing to say.

Gu Chaobei stood up and continued to salute honestly: "I have seen General Yuwen."

Shen Guiyan followed and bent over.

Yuwen Changqing smiled: "There is no need to be too polite, so this is the fourth son of the Prime Minister, who has long admired his name."

Prime Minister Gu was a little embarrassed. Generally speaking, those who have heard of Gu Chaobei's name don't have a good reputation.But it was rare for General Yuwen to be here, so he still smiled and said: "The dog is incompetent, not as young and promising as General Yuwen, so I should ask General Yuwen to give more advice."

"I also think that your son is very eye-catching." Yuwen Changqing said with a smile: "But I will remind you next time. The queen, I have to go there first to report."

"Okay." Prime Minister Gu nodded.

Shen Guiyan took advantage of his turning around to look up, and it happened that Yuwen Changqing turned his face towards her and smiled.

Does this person look familiar?Shen Guiyan thought, where did she seem to have seen it?Especially his eyes, always feel familiar.

"You and Yan'er are careful, you have to talk to Fu Xueshi as a father." Gu Chengxiang said: "Yan'er, watch Bei'er more, don't let him get into trouble."

"Yes." Shen Guiyan nodded.

When Prime Minister Gu left, Gu Chaobei immediately became dishonest: "You stay here, I want to go over there and have a look."

Shen Guiyan frowned: "Is there any reason for Xianggong to leave the concubine here alone? You can't walk around in the palace at will, what are you going there for?"

Gu Chaobei looked at the sky, frowned slightly and said: "Father is over there, how can you be considered a person. I... I want to go to the toilet, can't I? You also want to follow?"

Shen Guiyan glanced at him. Although they hadn't been together for long, she could still tell that Gu Chaobei had lied.

"Okay then, come back earlier." She didn't ask, but took a step back.

Gu Chaobei heaved a sigh of relief, turned around and walked outside the imperial garden.

Shen Guiyan stayed in place for a while, raised her eyes and scanned the surroundings, followed Gu Chaobei and slipped out.

Gu Chaobei walked extremely fast, and it was not in the direction of the hut at all. Shen Guiyan followed a few steps and lost him, panting, thinking, isn't this guy obsessed with beauty all year round?Why is he in such good health, he can run faster than anything else, without making a sound.

Looking around, she had already run to a place where there were fewer people, so she should turn her head earlier and talk about it when Gu Chaobei came back.

"Fourth Young Madam?" Turning her head, she saw General Yuwen walking this way, Shen Guiyan was startled, and quickly lowered her head: "General."

Yuwen Changqing chuckled: "I'm scary?"

"No." Shen Guiyan said: "I never expected to bump into the general, the concubine was taken aback."

Yuwen Changqing nodded: "Why are you here?"

"Walk around at will." Shen Guiyan saluted and said: "I won't disturb the general, the concubine will go back to the garden first."

"Okay." Yuwen Changqing watched Shen Guiyan take two steps before turning around and walking in the direction she was walking just now.

She actually came out with Chaobei, and her thoughts were meticulous enough.Fortunately, she is a weak woman, so she will definitely not be able to catch up with Chaobei, otherwise it will be miserable.Yuwen Changqing thought, beauty is beauty, so Chaobei should be more careful.

Along the way, Shen Guiyan wondered why she felt that the general was familiar, and when she went back to sit behind the rockery in the garden, there were constant chattering in her ears, and suddenly two sentences caught her ears, pulling her back from her thoughts.

"Just now someone wanted to marry his daughter to General Yuwen. It's a dream. How has General Yuwen ever paid attention to others? Except for the three masters in the palace, who can get him to look at him?"

"That's right, everyone is eager to get involved with General Yuwen so that he can jump up. How can a shortcut be so easy?"

Something flashed in her mind, and Shen Guiyan seemed to suddenly remember it.

She had indeed seen those eyes when she was in the Shen residence.The man in black suddenly ran up the Swallow Tower, startling her.Later, she came up through the window facing north to attract her attention, and she never mentioned it again.

That person looks exactly like General Yuwen, even his voice is exactly the same.

But how is it possible, the dignified general, how could he appear in the Shen residence like a thief in the middle of the night?How could Gu Chaobei help him cover up, didn't they just be introduced to each other by the prime minister today?

With a lot of doubts in her heart, Shen Guiyan sat behind the rockery and thought about it for a long time, until Gu Chaobei came back, took her hand and said: "The banquet is about to begin."

Shen Guiyan raised her head and glanced at him. There was nothing wrong with Gu Chaobei's expression, but his breath was slightly unsteady, as if he had run all the way.Where did he go just now?She is also curious.

"Let's go." Gu Chaobei took her outside: "Today is crowded, we are sitting in the outer hall. If we go late, there may be no seats."

"Okay." Shen Guiyan lowered her eyes and followed him all the way.

Is the person next to me really just a dandy?Shen Guiyan was so skeptical for the first time.But his palm was very warm, holding her like this, as if he would never let go no matter what the situation was.

Should she trust him?Or should I check out his secrets?
The dinner party was seated according to official rank, and Gu Chaobei and Shen Guiyan had no official titles, so they naturally sat at the end.When the wine and meat were served, they were all delicacies. Gu Chaobei couldn't help but took a sip of the wine first, and said twice, "Sure enough, the palace is better."

Shen Guiyan looked around and whispered, "Did Mr. Xiang find anything wrong?"

"What?" Gu Chaobei didn't lift his head.

It was clearly the empress dowager's birthday banquet, but the expressions of the surrounding officials were so serious, and as the bell rang, they became even more nervous.

"It's none of your business, so you don't have to worry too much." Gu Chaobei said softly, "It's just someone else's play."

How can you not be nervous?In this atmosphere, it is as if they will meet each other in the next moment.The emperor and the empress are clearly husband and wife, but the two sit side by side at the head of the throne, but it is like two peaks standing against each other.Shen Guiyan didn't know if she was thinking too much, but she always felt that the queen's expression was not very friendly.

"Today is the Empress Dowager's birthday. It's such a beautiful day. I feel that the crown prince can be established by the way." The empress's face was heavily made up, and she looked a little scary: "What does the emperor think?"

The emperor smiled, and his face was full of kindness: "The matter of the crown prince has been in dispute for a long time. Could it be that the empress has a good solution today?"

The queen laughed lightly and said: "Since ancient times, we have established a heir but not an elder. I don't understand what is the debate on this matter. The sixth prince has both ability and virtue, and he is old enough. Why is the emperor not willing to establish?"

The birthday banquet, which was so good, turned into a battle for the position of the crown prince before it even started.Shen Guiyan sighed, and finally understood why everyone looked so nervous.

This was not a regular birthday party from the start.

Just as she was feeling worried, a piece of meat next to her was caught in her mouth.Gu Chaobei smiled and said: "Why are you so nervous, come, watch a movie, eat meat, anyway, we sit far away, no one can see."

Shen Guiyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, she looked at him and said, "Don't you feel nervous? The prince is the future emperor, and it concerns the people of the world."

Gu Chaobei snorted softly, and this fool thought that the prince was concerned with the common people.In the eyes of these people present, who the prince is is only related to their own interests.

"The sixth prince is good at literature, but the fifth prince is good at both literature and martial arts. In terms of talent, I think the fifth prince is more suitable." The emperor said to the empress dowager, "What does the empress dowager think?"

The Empress Dowager smiled lightly, picked up the wine glass and said, "Today's birthday banquet, why bother arguing about it? Ladies and gentlemen, let's have a drink together."

As soon as the queen mother said this, half of the courtiers stood up immediately.

The emperor's face was a little ugly. Although the queen mother's words were mediation, she was also using the courtiers to put pressure on him.Half of the people in this court belong to the Wen family.

The queen also stood up with a smile: "What the queen mother said is very true, how about the emperor think about it after drinking this glass of wine?"

The emperor stopped laughing and did not serve wine.

"I'm here to pour wine for the emperor." Yuwen Changqing stood up, received the queen's signal, and stood in front of the emperor himself.

(End of this chapter)