in the sound of swallows

Chapter 68 Some decisions, don't make it too early
After an explanation, Shen Guiyan returned to the North Courtyard when Bao Shan brought the silver.But along the way, Baoshan's expression was not very good-looking, as if he wanted to say something, but hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong?" Shen Guiyan looked at her.

"Nothing." Bao Fan looked left and right, and then said: "I am thinking, Miss, didn't she like the young master very much before? What about now?"

Shen Guiyan was taken aback, and reached out to tap her on the head lightly: "It's like this now, I don't even remember that I ever liked him, can you stop remembering for me?"

Baoshan covered his forehead, and his expression became more nervous: "The young lady is now to the fourth young master..."

Mentioning Gu Chaobei, Shen Guiyan blushed slightly, and couldn't help but think of what happened last night, and her full of plans melted into warm water: "He's actually pretty good."

It's over, looking at his young lady's expression, Baoshan's heart sank, and he quickly reminded: "But young lady, the fourth young master is used to flirting, servants heard that when he was outside the most affectionate, he stayed in Miss Lily's room. One month, not to mention that we usually stay in each room, there is no certainty..."

"Precious fan." Shen Guiyan lowered her eyes: "I know all those things."

"That……"

"Now I belong to him, I can't control him no matter what, but I will do my duty as a wife." Shen Guiyan smiled: "Let's go, go back."

Baoshan sighed and nodded helplessly.

Back in the yard, Gu Chaobei was already sitting at the table in the main room, Jiang looked at her with a bright smile and said, "Madam is back."

Gu Chaobei also smiled, got up and pulled her in: "Where did you go?"

Shen Guiyan didn't intend to tell him about Dr. Liu, so she just said: "Go out and have a look at Master's school, is your husband ready to eat?"

"No, isn't this still waiting for you?" Gu Chaobei looked at her, his eyes full of jokes: "It's because the lady is unwell and went out."

Shen Guiyan's face flushed, she gritted her teeth and stepped on him, and looked at Jiang Shi next to her with some embarrassment.

Jiang Shi didn't care, and there was still a faint smile on his face.Ever since Shuangjiang and the maids in the yard were taken away by the prime minister, she became more honest in front of Shen Guiyan, and she no longer dared to be as presumptuous as before.Now that the main family is favored, she also has a share of the pie. Naturally, she has to be more pleasing to the eye in order to serve her for a long time.

Gu Chaobei smiled and pulled her to eat, and said with the dish in his hand: "Today, my father has informed the emperor to move me to the camp of General Yuwen."

Shen Guiyan was taken aback, thinking of Yuwen Changqing, she responded casually: "Isn't that just right?"

The two had a close relationship.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the words were spoken, someone kicked her foot lightly.Shen Guiyan raised her eyes, and saw Gu Chaobei wryly smiled and said: "Where is it just right? Let alone being demoted, he has changed from a powerful servant to a young general under General Yuwen. From now on, you can't be a lady. .”

Seeing his expression sinking, Yan finally reacted, and said along the way: "I think it's better for you to be a young general than a high-ranking official. There are no restrictions on military generals, so that you don't know when to offend the emperor. When the time comes, you will have no prestige, but you will be in trouble." family."

Gu Chaobei snorted twice, then said with a smile: "Young lady, don't you blame me?"

"What's so strange." Shen Guiyan said with a light smile: "Whether my husband is rich, rich or poor, my concubine will follow me."

Jiang Shi listened beside her, curling her lips slightly.

The news of Gu Chaobei's demotion quickly spread throughout the prime minister's residence. Gu Chaodong was locked in his room mourning the spring and autumn. When he heard the news, he immediately revived with blood and went out to find Prime Minister Gu.

"The results of the scientific examination have not yet been announced." Prime Minister Gu said with a straight face, "But I went to ask the Queen today for my father. Because of the sixth prince's case, I can let you temporarily take the position of servant."

"What about the fourth brother?" Gu Chaodong asked.

"He went to serve under General Yuwen's command." Prime Minister Gu sighed and said, "Although it is in line with his temperament, but in the end I feel sorry for him, so you don't make things difficult for him on weekdays, do you understand?"

"My son understands."

Gu Chaodong felt that this was an endless road. He thought everything was over, but his father gave him such a good opportunity.

He understands that he just agreed with his mouth, now that he is replacing Gu Chaobei as the servant, why don't he give back all the cowardice he suffered earlier?

After leaving Prime Minister Gu's study, Gu Chaodong first went back to the East courtyard.

"Where is Young Madam?" He asked Yushu.

Yushu stammered and said: "Young madam has recently made friends with a lady from Yuwen Mansion, and these days I go out to chat with her every day."

"The wife of Yuwen Mansion?" Gu Chaodong raised his eyebrows, and Yushu added: "It's Yuwen Houde's main wife, the Han family."

Nodding his head, Gu Chaodong didn't take it to heart, as long as the woman can live in peace, he doesn't want her to cause trouble in the house.

After changing his clothes, Gu Chaodong couldn't wait to go to the North Courtyard.

Gu Chaonan was sitting next to Gu Chaobei, looked at a jade ring in his hand, and sighed: "Fourth younger brother has a great future, unexpectedly lost to father's eccentricity."

Gu Chaobei sipped his tea and said with a smile: "I've always been a disappointment, so my second brother doesn't have to feel sorry for me. Anyway, we're all one family, so the left and right don't flow into outsiders' fields."

"How can it not be a pity?" Gu Chaonan said: "He has reached the point of poisoning you, I am afraid that he has not cared about the brotherhood for a long time, and it is a fool like you who thinks that he is not an outsider."

Gu Chaobei was taken aback.

Gu Chaonan sighed and said: "You, you are not deeply involved in the world. People like your elder brother are only interested in profit. Don't look at how elegant your speech is, and the things in your stomach are sharp. Don't blame the second brother for not reminding you, you are still tolerant to him , is to give him a second chance to throw arsenic into your soup."

If the second elder brother didn't mention it, he would forget about it. The last time about the arsenic that my father disposed of in a hurry, it was said that Mrs. Lin was arrested outside the city.

He thought it was a little funny, if he wanted to commit suicide, why would he have gone there long ago, is there still a need to run?Besides, the attempted murder didn't amount to a capital crime, so why are the couple so upset?

But the prime minister was not allowed to mention this matter, so no one in the mansion said anything about it.Gu Chaobei had some doubts about this matter at first, but now he can only think that Gu Chaodong did it.

Thinking about it this way, he really shouldn't let him go.

"Now you haven't sat in the hot chair, and you were dragged away by your father and given to your eldest brother. If I were you, I would definitely not let him go." Gu Chaonan said excitedly, and even patted the table.

"If my second brother were me, what would he do?" Gu Chaobei looked at him curiously.

"Do you need to say it? It must be..." Gu Chaonan paused for a while, then sighed: "Some things are really hard to say now, but fourth brother, don't be so careless next time."

Gu Chaobei glanced at him and nodded: "Thank you for reminding me, second brother."

When the South Court came to visit today, Gu Chaonan and Gu Chaobei came to talk, Shen Guiyan naturally talked to Xu Mengdie.

After the previous incident, Shen Guiyan felt a little embarrassed towards Xu Mengdie, she didn't listen to the advice so many times, she deserved to be taught a lesson.

Xu Mengdie was still as gentle as before, took her hand and comforted her: "You don't have to be sad about the fourth brother, after all, it's the father's fault, not the fourth brother."

Shen Guiyan nodded: "I'm not too sad, prosperity or not, probably has a certain number in fate."

Xu Mengdie looked at her with some relief and said with a smile: "It's good if you can think like this, but this time the eldest brother is an official again, so the eldest and young lady may be so arrogant, it's really annoying to watch."

Shen Guiyan's eyes darkened: "She can't be arrogant."

"Oh?" Xu Mengdie became interested: "Young madam has a way to cure her?"

Shen Guiyan smiled but said nothing.

Gu Chaodong broke into the north courtyard at this moment.

Ever since the last arsenic incident and the consummation incident, there has been a faint hostility between the north courtyard and the east courtyard.So as soon as he stepped in, Baoshan shouted: "The young master is here!"

That tone was almost like that of a wolf.

Gu Chaobei and Gu Chaonan who were talking in the front yard both looked towards the door, while Shen Guiyan and Xu Mengdie in the room glanced at each other and stood up.

"Hey, are you all here?" Gu Chaodong walked in, looked at Gu Chaobei, his expression slightly distorted: "Didn't you spend a whole night of tossing around yesterday? Why do you see that the fourth brother is in good spirits today?"

Gu Chaobei smiled at him, showing eight white teeth: "If you are young, you must be energetic."

Gu Chaodong's face froze and he snorted coldly.He is only a few years older than him. If he is young, he is also young.

Turning his head to look at Shen Guiyan at the door of the house, Gu Chaodong smiled and said, "I don't know if everyone has heard about the change of official positions in the court?"

It was everyone who was asking, but Shen Guiyan was looking.Shen Guiyan frowned and looked at him, nodded and said, "I heard, congratulations brother."

Gu Chaodong was happy, and walked two steps towards the door with a smile: "So some decisions should be made too early, don't you think? Yan'er?"

Gu Chaobei stood up, walked in front of him to block him, nodded and said: "Yes, just like before, Yan'er decided to marry you too early, and there will be no good end after all."

Gu Chaonan came over and pulled Gu Chaobei and said, "Fourth brother, what does it sound like? Now that the fourth sister-in-law is still here, mentioning these old things, is it possible that the eldest brother is still a person who has no regard for ethics?"

Xu Mengdie also nodded: "Eldest Young Master must just ask casually, it won't be so absurd to target someone with a gun and stick, Fourth Young Master, don't be too impulsive."

After persuading from left to right, Gu Chaodong couldn't come down to the stage.Looking back, there is only Feng Xiao next to him, but a group of people from Gu Chaobei are in front of him.

The situation seems to be a bit unfavorable.

Gu Chaobei snorted softly, then Shen Guiyan said with a smile, "Brother is overjoyed today, he shouldn't have come to the north courtyard, he should have asked his sister-in-law to come back to celebrate."

"That's right." Xu Mengdie responded: "Even if the young lady is not there, aren't there still two servant girls in the young master's courtyard? Why do you want to find the North courtyard?"

"I was just passing by." Gu Chaodong turned his head in embarrassment, took a deep breath and said, "I'm going back now."

(End of this chapter)