in the sound of swallows

Chapter 98 Choice
There is no passage in front, and there are chasing soldiers behind.Yuwen Changqing called out this unlucky day, but saw the basket placed in the corner suddenly move.

"Who?" Yuwen Changqing frowned.

The basket was pushed out, and a dog hole was exposed under the corner of the wall.Shen Guiyan's voice came from the other side: "General, come quickly!"

Yuwen Changqing's face was stiff. How could he be a dignified general?But the people behind were still looking for him in the alley. If he was slower, he would be overtaken by that large group of people. Even if he had eight hands, he would not be able to win.

Gritting his teeth, Yuwen Changqing climbed the dog hole with his eyes closed.Shen Guiyan tied the basket with a straw rope early in the morning, and when Yuwen Changqing crawled over, she pulled the rope and blocked the dog hole again with the basket.

There was dust all over her head and body. Yuwen Changqing had never been so embarrassed before. Standing next to Shen Guiyan, she felt a little embarrassed, so she said, "It's not suitable to stay here for a long time, let's leave first."

"Thank you, Young Madam." Yuwen Changqing patted the ashes on his hair and forced a smile.

Shen Guiyan thought to herself, he can only be considered lucky today, he happened to come here, and further on was Shen's residence, all the way was a place she was familiar with, so she knew that there was a dog's hole in the dead end here.

The two walked out of the alley and hired a carriage, Yuwen Changqing said: "I will take the young lady back home first, today is really a burden."

"Okay." Shen Guiyan didn't refuse, got into the carriage, sat on the hatchback, and then she remembered to ask: "Why is the general being chased and killed?"

Yuwen Changqing smiled wryly: "I have never offended anyone, so I was chased and killed for some reason. There are also thugs committing crimes on the street in broad daylight today. After I go back, people will definitely find out."

Shen Guiyan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.It is some distance away from Gu's mansion, and I don't know if those bearers went back first.

Naturally, the bearer ran faster than anyone else, and when he got back, he reported the news, saying that the young lady had been chased by an assassin on the street and was missing.

Gu Chaobei was drinking tea in Jiang's house, when he heard that he spit out a mouthful of tea, and went to the street to find someone without saying a word.

The bustling place on the East Street had been gone for a long time, and no one saw where Shen Guiyan had gone.Gu Chaobei was really in a hurry, the yamen had already sent people out to look for it, so he also rode a horse and searched street by street.

Zhuiyun came out with his master, looking at his expression, he felt a little startled.

It seems that I have never seen a master who is so serious and anxious. It turns out that such a casual person is quite scary when he is anxious.

This Yuwen Changqing tidied up his clothes, but he asked Shen Guiyan curiously: "Young Madam also knows that the Holy Majesty is critically ill and the Crown Prince is about to ascend the throne, what do you think?"

Shen Guiyan glanced at him, thinking that Yuwen Changqing was probably crazy, to ask her a woman's opinion on such a national matter.

But thinking about it, she is not the one who will sue, and she has nothing to hide, so she just said: "The prince used to hide his strength and bide his time, and seemed to be able to make a big difference. But now that the overall situation is under control, he is slack. Rampant. In Guiyan's personal opinion, if the crown prince ascends the throne, it must be a rule of mediocrity, with no great achievements."

Yuwen Changqing gasped, she really dared to say it, Gu Chaobei is also a member of the prince.

Seeing his shocked face, Shen Guiyan smiled slightly: "If the general wants to tell other people what the little girl said, the little girl will treat it as an adult's fabrication, and she doesn't remember saying such things."

Anyway, it's just the two of them at the moment, so what is said is not what is said.A person like Yuwen Changqing who doesn't look very serious at first glance, makes him admire him even if he talks nonsense.

Yuwen Changqing really admired her, not because she dared to speak, but because she was a mere woman, and she was right.Half of the power under the crown prince was established by Gu Chaobei for him, and most of the hidden guards and imperial guards were Gu Chaobei's people.Ming Xun himself is not very smart, but rather headstrong.

No, as soon as there is a sign of ascending the throne, he starts to alienate Gu Chaobei because of a broken snow lotus, isn't it just looking for trouble?It was true that he was secretly helping the prince, but that was also due to Gu Chaobei's contribution a long time ago.

Ever since he knew Gu Chaobei's biggest secret, Yuwen Changqing had been ill. He needed to digest, and more importantly, to think about it.

He has the military power in his hands and is deeply trusted by the queen. To everyone, he is a chess piece that decides life and death.So now, is he helping Gu Chaobei?Or continue to help the prince?

Originally both sides were fine, but looking up at Shen Guiyan in front of her, the balance in her heart couldn't help but tilt a little after all.

Shen Guiyan didn't know anything, and just thought that the person sitting across from her who had been looking at her was out of curiosity and wanted to observe her, and didn't pay much attention, just waiting to go back to the house soon.

"Young Madam, what would you normally do if you were faced with a difficult decision?" Seeing that he was about to arrive at the Gu Mansion, Yuwen Changqing couldn't help asking.

Shen Guiyan raised her eyebrows: "It's easy to do, imagine what the consequences will be if you choose one of them, and then see if I will think 'why choose the other' when there are such consequences. If you think about it, Then choose another one earlier. If you don't think about it, choose the one that was set."

Yuwen Changqing nodded, this is a good idea.

"Thank you, Young Madam, for saving my life today."

When he arrived at the gate of Gu's mansion, Yuwen Changqing came down and bowed solemnly to Shen Guiyan: "I will repay you in the future."

But it was too polite to point him to a dog hole.Shen Guiyan smiled and waved her hands, then turned and went into the Gu residence.

Yuwen Changqing stood at the door and did not leave, but quietly looked at Shen Guiyan's back.Those eyes looked very much like the way he rode his horse and stood outside Shen's mansion a long time ago, looking at the moon.

If you make a decision, it may really be impossible in the future.Feeling a little inexplicably sad in his heart, Yuwen Changqing couldn't help but hammered his chest.

Never got it, what is there to lose.

Gu Chaobei panted heavily, and when he came back on horseback, he saw that Shen Guiyan had already entered the Gu residence, while Yuwen Changqing was still standing there with a look of reluctance.

Why are the two of them together?Gu Chaobei frowned and got off his horse, just in time to meet Yuwen Changqing and turn around.

"I've thought about what you said." Yuwen Changqing looked at him and said, "The words of Mrs. Zun just now woke me up. Instead of a mediocre rule, it's better to have a vigorous fight. In the future Maybe it can still leave a name in history."

He spoke lightly, with a smile on his face.Gu Chaobei pursed his lips, and only nodded: "Then follow the plan."

It has been a day or two since he lobbied Yuwen Changqing, and he has not received a positive answer.Now he actually took the initiative to tell him that he had figured it out.

What did Yan'er tell him?
Knowing that she was safe, he was relieved, but when he entered the mansion, he was a little angry.Finally, I realized how Yan'er felt last time. Why did she go to such a dangerous place?
My heart was stuffy, and my head was still dripping with sweat.Glancing at the main house, Gu Chaobei didn't go in, turned around and went to Mrs. Jiang's.

He wasn't trying to quarrel with anyone, really, he had other big things to do.

The person who chased and killed Yuwen Changqing on the street was quickly found out, and it turned out to be some ruffians mixed with recruits from the Southern Camp.Yuwen Changqing went directly to the palace to meet the queen and report the matter.The queen was furious, and demanded an explanation from Nanying, and executed all the recruits without trial.

The crown prince was furious, Nanying was his power, the queen killed him without asking, if he swallowed his anger, would he lose face?

It was Gu Chaobei who kept persuading him to be patient when he was at odds with the queen early in the morning.Now that he was about to ascend the throne, Ming Xun felt that he had nothing to endure, so he simply brought the soldiers from the southern camp into the palace.

After so many years of conflict between the prince and the queen, this time there is a moment of fighting in battle.

However, Ming Xun was too impulsive, and surrounded by people with shallow knowledge who only wanted to find respectability.Before the emperor died, people from the southern camp dared to enter the palace with weapons.

The emperor was furious, and on the hospital bed he also reprimanded the prince for being ignorant, transferred the power of assisting the country directly to the prime minister, and ordered the prince to think behind closed doors.

The court was in an uproar, and it was unexpected that the prince would make such a mistake at this juncture.The prince was even more upset. Unexpectedly, he was about to die, and the emperor still helped the queen.

This is really not the emperor's fault, he did something wrong in the first place, and in such broad daylight, the queen could have been held accountable for killing the soldiers, but now it is the crown prince who broke into the palace.

The prince's party was suddenly depressed, but the empress and Nian's family suddenly allied for some reason.

Ming Xun was sitting in the study with a broken head, Han Lu held his shoulders for him, looked at the secret letter in his hand blatantly, and said in a low voice: "Now the Holy Majesty has withdrawn your right to assist the country, what if something happens from the Queen's side?" Moth, isn’t something bad going on? Anyway, you are the only prince now, especially the prince, so it’s better to send the emperor to heaven earlier so that you can take power sooner.”

"I don't know this." The prince sighed, "The poison in the emperor's body is Huangquansan. If it is a small amount, the imperial physician will not be able to detect it, but it will slowly kill him. If the amount is increased, the imperial physician will find it out." , am I finished?"

It was his idea to prescribe medicine to the emperor, and he had managed to get the medicine.He can't wait to sit in that position, the father is too useless, he only looks at the queen's face.As long as he ascends the throne, he will certainly be able to bring down the Queen's party.

Han Lu smiled: "So what if you find out? The emperor is dead, and only you can succeed. In history, there have been many emperors who killed their fathers and brothers. Isn't there a prosperous age in the future?"

There seems to be some reason, Ming Xun thought for a while, and said: "Go out and order my servants to invite General Lian and the six important officials to the Prince's Mansion to discuss matters."

"Yes." Han Lu lowered her head with a smile, lifted her skirt and went out.

After not seeing Gu Chaobei for another few days, Shen Guiyan wanted to ask Baoshan, but she was afraid of appearing petty, so she took a stool and sat in the yard, watching Gu Chaobei come back.

(End of this chapter)