in the sound of swallows

Chapter 95

Meeting such a man was because of Han Lu's good deeds in her previous life, stepping on her trap step by step.

She looked up at the prince, with tears in her eyes: "So what if you are pregnant? Wouldn't it be said that she is the daughter of a diva? Today, some people don't take the concubine's identity seriously, and kindly invite her to the garden. I wanted to get to know her, but the man's eyes were full of contempt, so I avoided it. I really feel uncomfortable when I look at her eyes..."

After speaking, tears fell down.Ming Xun looked distressed, and quickly asked: "Who is that person? Tell me, and I will make the decision for you."

Han Lu lowered her eyes and said, "How can I recognize her, but you called her husband 'Master Gu', that lady is dressed gorgeously, and it looks like I can't afford to offend her..."

The prince was stunned: "You mean Gu Chaobei's wife, Shen Guiyan?"

"Probably so." Han Lu bit her lip: "At first, I had some eye contact and wanted to chat with her, how did I know that she..."

"Did you misunderstand?" The crown prince smiled, put her on the bed, and said softly: "The Shen family's return to Yan is praised by everyone for his knowledge of books and etiquette, so he will definitely not despise you. When she was young, she My mother and concubine still want to arrange this marriage for me, but who knows that the queen obstructed it, and finally the Gu family decided to go."

When it comes to Shen Guiyan, who wouldn't praise him for his knowledge of books and etiquette?Although it is a pity that she married Gu Chaobei, she has repeatedly helped Chaobei to the top, she is really a strange woman.

Even after listening to Han Lu say these two sentences, the prince didn't take it seriously.Her daughter's heart is narrow-minded, probably because Han Lu doesn't like Shen Guiyan.

"Have a good rest, I'll ask my servants to make tonic for you." The prince said softly, turned and left.

Han Lu was so angry that he didn't believe her?Still saying good things about Shen Guiyan?Shen Guiyan is such a sweet pastry! Everyone is scrambling to get it, isn't it all because of fortune-telling nonsense?Originally, he had some good feelings for Ming Xun, but because of his words, he completely wiped it out.

She remembered what the queen said when she asked her to enter the palace, and secretly made a decision in her heart.

If he doesn't help her, don't blame her for being ruthless.

Because the emperor was seriously ill, the Taizhong Hospital in the palace sought century-old ginseng and other things from various places. Of course, Gu's mansion had them.

All the aunts in the house were not happy, and Mrs. Gu's face was even more ugly.Firstly, Gu Chaobei is not a legitimate son, and secondly, he doesn't obey the rules. Why should he give him such precious medicinal materials to ask for a reward?

But Gu Chaonan came over and said: "Fourth brother just go, hello, second brother feels at ease, we brothers don't care about these things."

The words were really touching, Gu Chaobei also softened his heart, and remembered the friendship of the second brother.

However, Shen Guiyan still asked Shen Guiyan to deliver the ginseng, and he got off the carriage halfway, saying that he was going to Zuihuayin to have a look.

Shen Guiyan was not surprised at all, she had a feeling in her heart that the worse he behaved now, the safer he would be in the future.

Holding ginseng to offer, but met the prince and Han Lu on the way.

Speaking of which, Han Lu is really powerful. Ever since she was established as a side concubine, there has never been a crown princess by the side of the prince, no matter what she does, she is always with her.

Shen Guiyan bowed to them, and saw that Han Lu was also holding a box in his hand.

"Master Gu didn't come?" the prince asked curiously.

Shen Guiyan smiled and said, "He was taken away by a vixen on the way, so Gui Yan had to come to offer ginseng."

Han Lu took a step forward, looked at her and said with a smile: "Mrs. Gu has worked hard, I have a hundred-year-old snow lotus in this box, do you want to show it to you?"

There was a wave of intimacy, and I didn't know what I had eaten wrong.Shen Guiyan was on guard, and just about to refuse, Han Lu directly pulled her over, and the prince next to her quickly said: "Madam Gu, support Han Lu, she is healthy."

She couldn't touch anyone with a body, Shen Guiyan was very careful, but when passing through the imperial garden, Han Lu pulled her and walked behind the prince, talking and laughing, and didn't move at all.Just as Shen Guiyan felt relieved, the two walked to the arch bridge.

"Ah!" Han Lu took her hand and dragged it towards her, the box in her hand pretended to slip and fell into the Yuye Lake under the arch bridge.

With a sound of "boom", water splashed everywhere, the wooden box was opened at some point, and the box floated up, but the snow lotus inside did not float up.

Ming Xun, who was in front of him, turned his head in surprise, and saw Shen Guiyan retracting his hand, while Han Lu was looking at the bottom of the bridge in panic, and was about to cry: "Ma'am, what are you doing? Do you know how precious that snow lotus is!" The crown prince found this tree after searching for it for half a year, how could you..."

Shen Guiyan frowned, just as she was about to explain, the crown prince had already ordered the palace servants to fish.

The snow lotus was dried and preserved, fell into the lake and scattered, the flower heart sank to the bottom and disappeared, and the petals were in a mess, so naturally they could not be given to the emperor.

The prince's face was a bit ugly, he looked at Han Lu and said, "Why are you so careless?"

Han Lu looked aggrieved, as if she couldn't argue, but the maid following behind said, "You can't blame the side concubine, it's clear that Mrs. Gu deliberately pushed her hand just now, and then knocked down the box."

The crown prince frowned, Shen Guiyan gritted his teeth and said, "Gui Yan walks well, why would you push someone? Just now it was clear that the side concubine took Gui Yan's hand..."

"Okay." The prince said: "Things are gone, what's the use of talking about them? Go and apologize to the emperor!"

He didn't blame Shen Guiyan, but there was anger in his words.Looking back just now, he clearly saw Shen Guiyan retracting her hand, there was a conflict between the women, and it was fine to make a fuss, but he didn't expect Shen Guiyan to be so ignorant and ruin such a precious snow lotus.

He took this account down in his heart and didn't pursue it on the surface, but he didn't trust Gu Chaobei that much after that.

Shen Guiyan took a deep breath and walked away.She already knew that she shouldn't get too close to this woman, as soon as she got close, nothing good would happen.

Han Lu's face was full of guilt, but her eyes were filled with joy. She watched the prince sulk, and even fanned the flames: "Without the snow lotus, won't the emperor feel that the master is not filial? At such a critical moment..."

The prince waved his hands irritably, went straight to the emperor's bedroom, and knelt for half an hour.The emperor lay on the bed and told him not to worry about it, but he didn't reward him, only rewarded other people who sent things.

As a result, the prince became even angrier. He went out of the palace to find Gu Chaobei, and said with a somber face, "I don't want to say anything more about presenting today's gift. But your wife should also be disciplined. She doesn't know how to measure and traps me. Unfilial and unrighteous. It is because of your face that the crown prince will not pursue it."

Gu Chaobei was in a moment of hesitation, and the crown prince came to make such a sap, that's all, the next road is easy to decide.

He also has to thank Shen Guiyana for her never-ending woman. The more troubles there are, the more beneficial he will be.

Shen Guiyan went back to the mansion, locked herself in the room for a long time and did not go out, it was Gu Chaobei who opened the door, hugged her with a smile and said, "What's the matter?"

"I think I'm too stupid." Shen Guiyan said in a muffled voice, "I know that person will definitely not make me feel better, but I still can't avoid her."

Gu Chaobei pinched her nose amusedly: "It's not because you're stupid that you can't avoid her, but because of her status and the support of the prince. If you want to avoid her, you can only stand taller than her." high."

How to stand taller?Shen Guiyan was extremely frustrated. She wanted to live in peace and stability all her life, and she didn't want to fight for power and profit.

"It's better for me to stay out of the house."

Gu Chaobei chuckled, this is the era when women are attached to men, so naturally she doesn't need to go up, he will take her with him.

in the palace.

Listening to the situation reported by the imperial physician, the queen frowned and said, "How long can it be delayed?"

The imperial doctor kowtowed tremblingly: "If you go back to your mother, I can only do my best to support the emperor until the beginning of spring, and there is nothing else I can do."

The queen's face was ugly, she held her forehead and waved him out.

Right now, the crown prince's arrogance is getting more and more arrogant, and he doesn't pay attention to her at all. She wants to get rid of him.However, this country can't ask her to be a woman to sit on the dragon seat, so she can only find someone to help her up.

But without the royal blood, how would the clan members recognize it?The queen was so anxious that her gray hair was about to come out.

"Your Majesty, the imperial concubine asks to see you." The maid outside reported.

Nianshi?Wen Xiuli has always hated this woman the most, she is too fond of the emperor, if not for the loss of her child, she would not have been able to sit so securely in her early years.

Now that the emperor is going to die, what does she want to say when she comes?
The queen sneered, and waved someone to pass her in.

The Nian clan was well maintained, and when he walked in, he was growing lotuses every step of the way, which made Empress Wen very unhappy.

"Empress, Wanan." Nian bowed his knees, she ignored her, and only asked, "What's the matter?"

Nian flattened himself, looked at her and said with a smile: "The emperor is seriously ill, and this concubine thinks that my sister is also in dire straits, so I sent a prescription for her."

"Hmph, what good intentions can you have?" Empress Wen sneered and said, "When the emperor dies, you can only enjoy your old age in the cold palace, don't worry about it now."

"Where is the toss." Nian smiled lightly and took out a wooden hairpin from his arms: "Sister, do you still remember the maid in my palace who was favored many years ago?"

Empress Wen was taken aback for a moment, how could she not remember that the court lady became pregnant later, and it is said that she was quietly executed by Nian Shi.

"What do you want to say?"

Nian shook the wooden hairpin and said: "The concubine just wants to tell the empress, don't be too nervous, there is another prince in this world, and the empress is still in charge of the country, and there is still hope."

Empress Wen was shocked and stared blankly at the hairpin in her hand.

Gu Chaobei has been particularly noisy in the past two days. Not only did he beat people for the white fox in Zuihuayin, which got him into a lawsuit, but he often went out and never returned.Everyone in the mansion was very worried, for fear that the fourth young master would return to his previous dandy appearance.

But Shen Guiyan was not worried, because every midnight, Gu Chaobei would come back over the wall.

"Are you so tired?" Shen Guiyan couldn't help but said, "Is it hard to be upright?"

"Difficult." Gu Chaobei clicked his tongue twice, looked at her deeply and said, "Your husband is doing great things, do you believe it or not?"

(End of this chapter)