in the sound of swallows

Chapter 42 You Married a Good Husband

The atmosphere became even more tense. Although Yuwen Changqing smiled harmlessly, he brought a saber.The emperor looked up at him, and Yuwen Changqing said in a low voice: "It's the queen mother's birthday, the emperor is a filial son, how can he not drink this wine?"

The aroma of wine was overflowing, but the emperor's face was not very good-looking.Holding the wine glass for a long time, she turned her head to look at the person below: "You guys think, I should drink this glass of wine?"

All civil and military officials of the fourth rank and above were present. Although many ministers had just stood up, some were still sitting.

Listening to this question, the queen mother snorted and said, "The emperor's question is very interesting. Prime Minister Gu, you answer it. Should the emperor drink this glass of wine?"

Prime Minister Gu had been sitting just now, but when asked by the empress dowager, he glanced at the emperor, stiffened and slowly stood up: "This wine..."

There was silence at the banquet, there was no sound, Gu Boyong's back was already wet with sweat, the eyes of the empress dowager and the emperor were all on him, his answer was destined to offend the people on one side.

In the past, he has always been neutral and acted according to orders, but today it seems that he can only make a choice.

Taking a deep breath, Prime Minister Gu closed his eyes:
"You should drink."

The emperor sneered and lowered his eyes.The empress dowager laughed together with the empress, while the prime minister stood beside him, some ministers who were sitting just now also stood up one after another, toasting with different thoughts.

Shen Guiyan also stood up, but she accidentally dropped the palace plaque hanging from her waist.

Foreign ministers would hang palace cards on their waists when they entered the palace, and hand them back to the palace gate when they went out, also to prevent people from sneaking into the palace.The palace card had to be approved by the queen, and it was very troublesome to get it, so Shen Guiyan hurriedly lowered down to pick it up, so as not to find it later.

Turning his head inadvertently, he saw that the palace plaque on Gu Chaobei's waist had disappeared.

"Congratulations to the Empress Dowager, who is as blessed as the East China Sea and has a longer life than Nanshan." The officials served wine to celebrate together, and Shen Guiyan followed suit.

The empress dowager above was very happy, laughed loudly and said: "Your family is free of courtesy, and I will give you a seat."

"Thank you, Empress."

Sitting down again, Shen Guiyan ignored the people around her and asked Gu Chaobei softly, "Where's your palace card?"

Gu Chaobei was thinking about something, when she asked this question, he paused slightly and said: "Maybe it was accidentally dropped when going to the toilet, it's okay, just let my father talk about it when I go out."

"Isn't it very troublesome?" Shen Guiyan frowned: "Why did you lose it?"

Gu Chaobei waved his hand nonchalantly: "It's very important when you come in, but it's not so strict when you go out. I don't have a sign. Is it possible that they will let me stay in the palace for the rest of my life? Don't worry."

Shen Guiyan sighed, thinking it made sense, she continued to look up at the main seat.

After drinking the wine, the smile on the emperor's face disappeared.The queen smiled heartily, and raised her hand to beckon the sixth prince: "Che'er, come and pour wine for your father."

"No need." The emperor said lightly.

The queen paused, glanced at the officials, looked at the emperor and said, "Why are you doing this? Let the ministers see the joke. Li Che'er will have to do it sooner or later."

"I think the fifth prince is more suitable for the throne." The emperor refused to give up a single step: "The sixth prince is good, but at most he is a king of inaction, and he cannot become a sage in troubled times."

The queen didn't smile anymore, her face was terribly cold, she didn't drink the wine in her hand, and dropped the glass together.

"Crack!" The hops splashed everywhere, like a signal, and Yuwen Changqing next to him immediately took three steps forward with his saber in hand: "Your Majesty."

"You are presumptuous!" The emperor looked at Yuwen Changqing sharply: "Above the hall, I didn't tell you to come forward, why did you come forward?"

Yuwen Changqing frowned: "I just want to escort you."

"Escort?" The emperor laughed, but there was no smile in his eyes: "Do you want to protect the phoenix or the dragon?"

Yuwen Changqing bowed his head and said nothing, Shen Guiyan was watching with enthusiasm, but Gu Chaobei suddenly hugged his body aside.

"Wow——" a large group of men in black rushed up from all directions of the banquet, kicking over the short tables everywhere, the maids screamed, and the ministers ran in all directions.

"There's an assassin! Escort!" Someone yelled, and the happy banquet was completely messed up.

Shen Guiyan thought it was ridiculous, how could there be such a large group of assassins in the palace at will.If it's an assassin who came in from outside the palace, she wrote it backwards!
"Facing north, go to the main hall." There were people all around, and Shen Guiyan grabbed Gu Chaobei's shoulder and yelled in a low voice.

Gu Chaobei didn't even ask her why, and led her into the hall.

Yuwen Changqing protected the empress dowager and empress, and several civil officials stood in front of the emperor tremblingly.Countless black-clothed assassins came in, and they all rushed straight at the emperor, and the glittering golden empress dowager and empress were just watching.

"Oh! Call the Imperial Forest Army!" Eunuch Sanquan, holding the orchid finger, stood in front of the emperor, crying anxiously: "The emperor, go, go!"

The emperor looked at the chaos in front of him, and then glanced at Yuwen Changqing, who lowered his head to protect the empress dowager. He laughed lightly, and then laughed harder and harder.

"What a escort!"

The queen was not surprised at all, she stood aside with her support, looked at the emperor who was surrounded by assassins and said, "The concubines have already told you, why do you bother the emperor? You can sit on this throne for a little longer."

The fifth prince drew his sword and came out to protect the holy car, his eyes were calm: "Father, don't be afraid, there are still sons and ministers."

"You?" The sixth prince stood beside the queen and laughed softly: "Brother Fifth Emperor is still so stubborn."

There is no one who knows martial arts, how many people stand in front of Shengjia, isn't it all useless?Empress Wen walked out holding the Empress Dowager's hand, and said in a low voice, "My condolences to the Empress Dowager."

"Alas." The empress dowager only sighed, and just took two steps, but was pushed back by the crowd of men in black.

"What's going on?" Queen Wen was furious: "Chang Qing."

"The minister is here." Yuwen Changqing was tall, glanced at the situation outside, leaned over and said, "There are too many people."

"There are only so few people, do we need so many people to do it? What's the best way to squeeze the queen dowager?" The queen gave him a look, and quickly helped the queen dowager to be more stable.

Yuwen Changqing pursed his lips and said, "The queen forgives the sin, the people arranged by the minister...it seems that there are not so many people."

The queen was taken aback.

Gu Chaobei protected Shen Guiyan with one hand, and it was rare that he could enter the hall smoothly, passed through the men in black, and finally arrived at the side of the Fifth Prince.

"Okay?" The fifth prince asked softly.

Shen Guiyan raised her head in a daze, not knowing who he was asking, but she heard the person beside her respond indifferently: "En."

Opening her eyes wide, Shen Guiyan glanced at Gu Chaobei, who gently put her down, pushed her behind, and then stood with the Fifth Prince.

"Chen Shi Falong is too late to save you!" A loud announcement came from outside, and the chaos in the hall calmed down a lot in an instant.

The queen was shocked, and the queen mother frowned: "Isn't Commander Shi sent out of Beijing today? Why did you give him the palace card to enter the palace again?"

"I don't have any." The queen's face paled.

Shi Falong is the commander of the Royal Forest Army in the palace, and he is loyal to the emperor.Since everything has been arranged today, why would she let Shi Falong into the palace?
It was too late to think about this now, Shi Falong led the imperial army into the main hall, and all the men in black must have ended badly.

"Kill!" Anyway, there was no way out, so the people in black rushed towards the emperor even more fiercely.

Gu Chaobei took the long sword in the fifth prince's hand, turned his wrist, and blocked five or six people.The weak-looking civil servants around the fifth prince also stood up one after another, and when they raised their heads, they were obviously guards wherever they were officials.

This Hongmen Banquet, I really don't know who fell into whose trick.

Shen Guiyan quickly realized the ins and outs of the whole incident, looking at Gu Chaobei who was guarding him with a sword in the pile of black clothes, her heart beat violently.

He knows martial arts, he has something to do with today's events, and he hides so many things from everyone?

"Madam Gu Fourth Young Master." Someone behind her called out to her.

Shen Guiyan turned her head in a daze.

The emperor smiled kindly again, looked at her and said, "Before I thought he married a good wife, but now I think that you also married a good husband."

Shen Guiyan opened her mouth, the expression on her face was so stupid that she couldn't say a word.

"When this chaos is over, I will reward you." The emperor looked at her: "I watched you spread porridge for three days on the street, and you taught me many things. I am very happy to have a subject like you."

The queen and queen mother were already in a slight panic. Once Shi Falong suppressed all the men in black, it would be difficult to suppress the murder of the king today.

"General Yuwen." The queen was quick to wit, and drew out Yuwen Changqing's saber.

Yuwen Changqing was taken aback for a moment, and saw her slashing down hard on his arm.

"The Empress!"

The hall was even more chaotic, Shi Falong hacked and killed the man in black with a big knife, just like cutting cabbage.Blood flowed like a river.Shen Guiyan felt that her shoes were already wet, but she didn't dare to look down.

Gu Chaobei's body was scratched, but it was not serious. She wanted to go forward a few times, but thought that she would only get in the way, so she endured it.

The commotion lasted for a stick of incense, and when Shi Falong arrived at the emperor's side, everything came to an end.

"Please move, Your Majesty." The bearded Shi Falong clasped his fists and said, "I'm late, I should take the blame."

The emperor smiled faintly, and turned to look at the queen, but the queen had already been escorted back to the bedroom due to injuries.

"How did Commander Shi enter the palace?" The Queen Mother asked softly.

Shi Falong took off the palace plaque on his waist and presented it in front of the fifth prince: "Thanks to the fifth prince who got someone to inform me that there is an unruly person in the palace, so I can rescue him in time."

The queen mother glanced at the palace card, but the emperor reached out and took the palace card into his hand: "There is a lot of chaos today, fortunately Aiqing and the emperor's son should be rewarded according to law."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shi Falong kowtowed: "However, those who try to offend His Majesty should be punished. The assassination of His Majesty this time must not be tolerated any longer!"

(End of this chapter)