in the sound of swallows

Chapter 58
Hu Chang was taken aback for a moment, and subconsciously glanced at the screen behind him.There was no movement inside, and the cold sweat dripped down his back.

"I... I don't know what crime I committed?"

The emperor put on a straight face, and the eunuch re-passed the dossier just now from behind the screen.

"The assassins at the Empress Dowager's banquet were all from the palace. After checking by Gu Shilang, many of them are people under your jurisdiction."

Hu Chang knelt, his eyes rolled around: "I have a lot of people under my jurisdiction, so it is inevitable that there will be some negligence. If someone commits a crime, I... I am willing to admit the crime of improper discipline."

"It's just improper discipline?" The emperor chuckled, "Look at this file."

With a wave of his hand, the eunuch next to him presented the dossier in front of Huchang.Hu Chang picked it up and looked at it, all of them mentioned the identity of the assassin, verified their appearance, and found out where they came from one by one, they were all from the Forbidden Palace.Later, he pointed the finger at him, saying that the people in the Forbidden Palace misbehaved, and it should be the fault of him who was in office at that time.

Hu Chang was a little angry when he saw it, and was about to refute, when he saw a letter pasted in the last place.

It was a secret letter to him, with no source, only the time when the incident happened and the manpower arrangement for him.It was supposed to be something he hid next to his body, why is it here?
Cold sweat came down on his forehead, Hu Chang held the file and looked up at the emperor seated: "Your Majesty, this..."

"Did someone falsely accuse you?" the emperor asked softly.

Hu Chang was so nervous that he couldn't speak, the letter was here, and his name was on it.If he still denies it now, will the emperor believe it?
"It seems that Deputy Commander Hu is not very good at lying. With such a flustered expression, I don't need to ask you whether it is true or not. Just tell me, who wrote this letter?"

"Your servant is guilty!" Hu Chang put down the file and kowtowed to the emperor, he didn't want to die, he just obeyed orders, who knew that not only failed, but also someone would really dare to find out about him?
You know, he represents the empress, and everyone in the court knows about this.There is no need to ask who wrote this letter, the emperor should know it well, but he has to say it himself, so as to have a reason to convict the queen?
If he opens his mouth, all his wealth and life will be lost.If he didn't speak up, it is estimated that the Empress would still be able to save the lives of his whole family.

Clenching his teeth, Hu Chang exerted all his strength and knocked his head to the ground. Blood flew all over the place, and he took the opportunity to pass out.

There was no surprise on the emperor's face, but the courtiers panicked, and the palace servants hurried up to carry him, so as not to stain the holy eyes.

Gu Chaobei had expected his end to be like this, so he just looked down at the tip of his shoe and didn't say a word.

"Since Deputy Commander Hu has pleaded guilty, it's fine to deal with it." The queen behind the screen opened her mouth softly: "What does your majesty think?"

The emperor chuckled lightly, rubbed the jade seal in his hand, and didn't answer her right away.

Yuwen Changqing screamed treacherous in his heart, Gu Chaobei is really too treacherous!

It was originally a question given to him by the emperor, to see whether he should check the queen or not, but this guy ended up checking Huchang, took out such a secret letter, and threw the question back to the emperor.

Everyone knows that Huchang is not the real murderer behind the scenes. The question is, should the emperor continue to investigate such a letter, or should he follow the steps given by the empress and let it go?
With admiration in his eyes, the emperor looked at Gu Chaobei and sighed: "Gu Aiqing is young and promising, so let's settle this case."

The military power is still in the hands of the queen, he can kill chickens to make an example of monkeys, but he can't push too hard.

"Gu Chaobei stepped forward to listen to the seal."

The courtiers all bowed their heads, and Gu Chaobei knelt up and said, "The minister is here."

"Gu Aiqing made great contributions in investigating the case, shared my worries, and won the bet that day. Therefore, from today onwards, I will officially serve as the Minister of Criminal Affairs."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gu Chaobei knelt down obediently.

He took advantage of the loophole and played tricks, but he would be stupid if he really wanted to compete face to face with the most honorable couple in the world.It's better to give a balance point, everyone is happy, how good it is.

Without any guilt, Gu Chaobei tied the ribbon of the minister of punishment tightly, and smiled with eight white teeth towards the gleaming golden dragon chair.

"Hey, Lily, I heard that your old regular customer has been sent to prison!"

In the shade of the drunken flowers, Ying's mother kowtowed the melon seeds and said, "What a big official, he even said he was a celebrity in front of the queen, how could he just say he's gone?"

The woman called Lily stretched her waist, leaned against the door and said, "Who cares about him, he'll be clean when he dies, like a pervert, he tossed and broke many maids in my house."

Mother Ying spat out the melon seeds, and said with a smile: "I have been here a lot in the past few days, tsk tsk. You can dress up better, and then find another expensive one."

"Yes." Lily smiled, and looked at the table in the hall that had been empty for a long time: "It's all over, but that person still doesn't come. It's true that those who come are not what they want, and those who want are not coming. Fate .”

Gu Chaobei was officially appointed an official, and the emperor gave him a lot of rewards, including 100 taels of gold alone.But when Shen Guiyan took the list to check, she found that the gold and silver were gone.

"Bao Shan, where is the young master?"

Bao Shan still looked swollen, peeling the melon seeds in his hand and said: "I just came back and asked how the lady was, and then changed clothes and went out. Looking at it, I must have gone to Zuihuayin."

Something flashed in Shen Guiyan's mind: "Isn't there a lot of rumors about what happened in the court today? I heard that Deputy Commander Hu has been imprisoned?"

"That's not it." Baoshan said: "The deputy commander is usually not a good person, he bullies the common people, and even bullies the maids. Recently, he often goes out of the palace to visit the kiln. Hearing that he has gone down, many kiln sisters clapped their hands and applauded. "

Baoshan listened to everything with his ear, and really knew everything.Shen Guiyan pointed at the gold and silver on the list, and asked softly: "Then... which brothel is Huchang's favorite?"

"Miss, why do you ask this?" Baoshan looked at her curiously, and then said: "There is no need to ask, there is only one drunken flower shade in the capital, which is the favorite place for dignitaries and nobles, and the kiln girls in it are so expensive. People are speechless, but they are proficient in all aspects of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and their unique skills are also set, so they are naturally different from other families. People with some status only go to Zuihuayin, and it is a joke to go to other houses."

Sure enough, it was drunk.

Shen Guiyan finally understood what Gu Chaobei was doing with the money, after thinking about it, he wiped the gold and silver on the list with a pen.

Gu Chaobei came back very late and felt guilty.After entering the door and seeing that Shen Guiyan was already asleep, she breathed a sigh of relief, slipped in, took off her clothes, and planned to go to bed.

He is now a prominent figure. Although he is only a servant, he was bestowed by the emperor himself, so his worth is naturally higher.Going for a walk in the Yin of Zuihua is almost inseparable.

Ye Wenwen said: "Now that you have such good luck, you have to thank your wife when you go back, she is really a Wangfu, otherwise it would be nice to have a small official with your ancestors. "

Gu Chaobei has become deaf after listening to these words recently, but thinking about how he spent his days and nights, waiting for him like a beautiful family at home, always without a single complaint, he still feels a little bit sorry.

As soon as he climbed onto the bed, he saw a list of today's rewards beside the bed. Gu Chaobei glanced at the moonlight, but saw a blotch of ink.

Shen Guiyan actually blotted out the amount of gold and silver.

Gu Chaobei was taken aback for a moment, he was still guilty. When he came back, she would ask him where the money was spent, isn't it always like this for Madam?I am always afraid that the man will raise a vixen outside, and the money is strictly controlled.But she didn't even ask, and even painted it out.

After looking at the list for a while, Gu Chaobei lay down, moved slightly towards Shen Guiyan, grabbed her hand, held it gently, and closed his eyes.

What do you want.

Shen Guiyan handed over the man in black to Baoshan to take care of him, and Baoshan asked Zhuiyun to change him into the servant's clothes, and then stayed in her room to recuperate.

"Let me do it." Zhuiyun frowned and said, "It's not convenient for you to take care of a man with a daughter."

The precious fan pushed him out of the door, and closed the door with a cold snort.

My aunt is very vengeful!
Zhuiyun was locked outside in a daze, looked at the closed door, touched his nose, went up helplessly and continued to persuade: "I should really come, open the door..."

Everything is fine in the north courtyard, but not so well in the east courtyard and the main courtyard.

Shen Guiya eats bird's nest and shark's fin every day to nourish his body, and also sends various valuable supplements to his wife.But in this way, the expenses in the rest of the mansion would have to be reduced a lot.Aunt Liu was a little dissatisfied, she went to talk to Madam, but Madam didn't see her behind closed doors, saying she wanted to recuperate.

That big house of antiques is gone, she not only needs to take care of her wounds, but also takes care of her heart.

Aunt Liu had no choice but to look for Shen Guiya, but Shen Guiya had a very bad temper in her confinement, so she didn't see her either.Aunt Liu was an elder no matter what, she still had a bad temper, so she rushed to the east courtyard and made a big fuss.

Gu Chaodong was annoyed by the noise and fell ill.It just so happened that the scientific examination was coming again, and I went to the stage sick, and I didn't know what I was writing, and my face turned pale when I came out.

"Did you pass the exam?" Shen Guiya asked looking at his expression.

Gu Chaodong said irritably: "If you weren't restless like a plague god in this yard, would I fail the exam? Don't waver in front of me, get out!"

As soon as Shen Guiya got out of bed, she came to ask him about the result, but she didn't know that Gu Chaodong had such an attitude, so she felt unhappy: "Be kind as a donkey, I don't want to see you yet!"

He and Li Shu have been obtained, and it is her business whether she wants to leave or stay.Recently, she has used money to invest and asked Yushu to help her make the essence to sell. She must have a harvest soon. When she has a lot of money, she won't stay here and feel useless!
As soon as I left the east courtyard and planned to go for a walk in the garden, I ran into Aunt Guan again.

"Oh, this is not good." Aunt Guan came up to support her, and said anxiously: "I heard that the young master didn't do very well in the exam. Isn't the limelight going to the North College?"

(End of this chapter)