Chapter 56: Snake Strikes Seven Inches

  The Prime Minister was stunned by this series of changes and didn't come back to himself for a long time, only asking Shen Guiyan after a while: "What's going on?"

  Shen Guiyan raised her head, and her eyes were already filled with tears. She said sorrowfully: "A few days ago, Master mentioned to me that he wanted to make Frost Descend a concubine, but I didn't agree because she has no merits and no children. I didn't expect that Master would deliberately send me back to my parents' home today just to be with Frost Descend. If I hadn't been suspicious and hidden under the bed, I would have been deceived!"

  Prime Minister Gu frowned and looked at Gu Zhaobei: "Is this true?"

  Gu Zhaobei took a deep breath, his eyes wide with excitement: "I... Father, isn't taking concubines a common thing? I didn't do anything wrong as a son, did I? It's just that Yan'er is too overbearing and domineering, not allowing me to take concubines, so I had to resort to this."

  "Ridiculous!" Minister Gu frowned and said, "You have a good wife like Yan'er and you're still not satisfied? One day when Yan'er really gets fed up with you and returns to her parents' home, that's when you'll have something to cry about."

  Gu Zhoubei let out a snort and leaned against the cabinet with a mischievous look on his face.

  Hu Chang finally understood what was going on, it turned out they were here to investigate the assassin, and in the end, they even dragged out Gu Si Shao's scandalous affair? This Gu Si Shao's wife is also formidable, she can actually hide under the bed. Is Gu Si Shao blind or something? The maid next to her obviously isn't as good-looking as his wife, why did he take her as a concubine?

  Interrupted by this, the guards standing outside all became onlookers. Hu Chang coughed lightly and stood up saying: "It's a family matter of the Gu's, I'd better not interfere, let's go search other rooms instead."

  "Yes." A group of people outside responded.

  Huchang turned his head and bowed slightly towards Shen Guiyan: "Take care, Young Madam."

  Shen Guiyan was still wiping away tears and threw him a grateful smile.

  "You unfilial son, I'll teach you a lesson when we go to the main hall for dinner later." Chancellor Gu glared at Gu Zhaobei and swept his gaze over Feng Jiangyi: "Hand this girl over to me, it's time for your household to be cleaned up, with so many women piled up like this, what does it look like?"

  Gu Zhāo Běi's face was filled with sorrow as he said: "Father, these are all the beauties Mother collected for me. How can you go against Mother's wishes?"

  "Madam, this is not right, you're spoiling him too much!" Minister Gu flung his sleeve: "Don't say any more, Shuangjiang, come with me."

  "...Yes, sir." Frost's eyes were red, and he hastily put on two pieces of clothing, looking very pitiful as he glanced at Gu Zhaobei, then resentfully at Shen Guiyan.

  Shen Guiyan was still wiping away tears on the ground, and didn't even lift her head to look at her. Last time this girl had come running over in a flurry and snatched Gu Zhaobei away, Shen Guiyan still remembered that score, and today it just so happened to be convenient, so she might as well send her out too.

  The maids in the North House were almost all sent by Madame Gu, who knew that Gu Zhaobei was a womanizer. She stuffed some of the more attractive maids from the house into the North House, hoping to keep Gu Zhaobei drunk and distracted. He wanted to go to the Drunken Flower Pavilion, and Madame Gu's monthly allowance was generous enough. In front of Gu Chengxiang, Madame Gu seemed extremely kind to Gu Zhaobei. The New Bride of the Ghost Mansion

  She just didn't expect that these girls were not very useful, and they couldn't even keep Gu Zhaobei from leaving, let alone being enchanted by him one by one, and willingly helping him with things.

  Good looks are also a natural talent, it depends on what you use them for.

  The people who were in a state of confusion and disorder slowly left, and Gu Zhaobei's heart that had been hanging in suspense finally slowly let go.

  "Everyone's gone, don't cry." He couldn't tell what emotion it was, he squatted down and looked at Shen Guiyan, with many words to say, but in the end, he just stroked her hair.

  If it weren't for her today, he would be in trouble.

  "Do you think I want to cry?" Shen Guiyan raised her head, with tears all over her face: "My back was already hurting badly, and now it's half leaning against me, the pain is making my tears unstoppable..."

  Gu Zhaobei was taken aback and couldn't help but laugh as he reached out to pull her onto the bed, pressing down on her: "Why didn't you leave, why are you still under the bed?"

  "Don't ask so many questions." Shen Guiyan waved her hand impatiently: "You'd better go see how your brother under the bed is doing first."

  She had just used a great deal of effort to stuff the man inside, and then lay down herself. Otherwise, as soon as the man lifted the brocade quilt, he would have certainly seen her.

  She reminded him, and Gu Zhaobei suddenly remembered, hastily pulling out his brother from under the bed.

  Half dead and half alive.

  "Help him onto the bed and then go call for a doctor. Tell them I've been injured and get some medicine."

  "Alright." Gu Zhaobei nodded in response and hastily did as she said. It wasn't until they had walked halfway that he suddenly remembered, Yan'er hadn't left, so who was the one being carried onto the horse carriage?

  Bao Shan and Zhui Yun had just left the capital when several horses followed closely behind. Zhui Yun was taken aback, hastily speeding up, but the horse carriage couldn't outrun the horses, and they were forced to stop abruptly.

  The guards behind followed and blocked in front, Chui Yun treated him as a great enemy, stretched out his hand and pulled out the knife.

  "What are you hitting? Run!" Bao Shan grabbed Zhu Yun and pulled him back.

  "Madam is still in the carriage!" Chui Yun frowned: "How can you abandon your own master and leave?"

  Across from them were over a dozen people, and the guards beside them numbered seven or eight. Bao Shan couldn't open his mouth to explain, only saying: "Can't even win a fight, why not run? Are you stupid?" Qin Ke

  "The master told me to protect the young madam, even if it means I'll die in front of her." Chui Yun shook off Bao's hand and frowned, saying: "Young Madam has always been good to you, yet you abandon her at a critical moment like this."

  Bao Shan was so angry that she almost choked, looking at Chui Yun with a disgusted gaze. For some reason, she felt extremely wronged in her heart: "You idiot!"

  That group of people had already surrounded them, Chui Yun held a knife and shouted "Protect the lady!" The guards then rushed up. He was about to move forward when his occipital bone suddenly felt a sharp pain, after which he lost consciousness.

  Everyone rushed towards the horse carriage, taking advantage of their distraction, Bao Shan carried Zhu Yun on his back and left.

  The Gu family had an early breakfast, but Shen Guiyan didn't attend due to her injury. Madame Gu and Shen Guiya also stayed behind to take care of their children. At the table, Gu Zhaonan and Xu Mengdie listened as Gu Chengxiang scolded Gu Zhaobei.

  "Now that you have an official position, how can you still be indulging in lust? A whole house of maidservants is no joke. Today, the deputy commander-in-chief even came to see the spectacle, and I won't be able to avoid impeaching you before the empress."

  Gu Zhongbei lowered his head and ate, with one ear listening and the other ignoring, treating it as nothing.

  Gu Zhaonan smiled and said, "When Fourth Brother can go out and build his own estate, it's up to him how many concubines he wants. As long as the main things are done well, why worry about others' gossip? Father will also be more at ease."

  Lord Gu snorted, scolding him, but now Gu Zhaobei was the most promising of this bunch of sons, and he wouldn't punish him. After thinking for a moment, he said: "After dinner, I'll go to the Ministry of Punishment with you. This little kid who can't even grow a decent beard will definitely not be able to convince anyone, so I'll go take a look instead."

  After all, it still has a fatherly heart.

  "Needless to say, we won't be going to the Ministry of Justice today, right? Father will surely enter the palace later."

  "What am I going into the palace for?" Minister Gu was perplexed: "There's no imperial summons today."

  "Has Father forgotten?" Gu Zhaobei put down his bowl and chopsticks, saying: "The palace has encountered an assassin, I don't know which master was harmed. However, all the tiger deputy commanders have been sent out, it must be a noble person, and Father will certainly go to the palace to take a look."

  The Grand Duke lowered his eyes: "It was the Sixth Prince who was murdered."

  Everyone on the table was shocked, and Gu Zhaobei also looked surprised: "Sixth Prince?"

  "Hmm, one knife wound to the lungs, I don't know if it can be saved." Prime Minister Gu sighed and said: "Just now, Deputy Commander Hu came to tell me that the palace is in chaos, so I don't plan to enter the palace today."

  Gu Zhaonan's expression was somewhat inscrutable, but Xu Mengdie continued eating calmly.

  Gu Zhaobei's face was heavy as he said, "The sixth prince has already lost the position of crown prince, and now he is facing this great disaster, it is truly unfortunate." The beautiful woman returned to the side of the attendant.

  The East Palace must have been thrown into chaos by now.

  "It's best if you just know, don't provoke the Empress again recently." Minister Gu said: "If this time the Sixth Prince can't be rescued, I'm afraid there will be another great change in the world."

  Gu Zhaobei nodded, he wouldn't dare to provoke the Empress Dowager, whose power was boundless and anyone who crossed her would be doomed. It's better to cut off the Sixth Prince, so she won't have any chance of harboring ambitions for usurping the throne again.

  This move was very risky, fortunately it succeeded.

  Now in Cao Bei's heart, there are small flowers blooming everywhere, but his face is still stern: "I will be careful."

  The sixth prince, Ming Che, was stabbed seven times, with three of the wounds reaching his lungs. He is barely clinging to life thanks to some precious medicine. The empress has been crying uncontrollably in the palace, and the dowager empress is furious, ordering a thorough investigation into the matter.

  "The sixth imperial brother will definitely be safe and sound." The crown prince knelt below the empress, speaking with a sincere face.

  "Hmph!" The queen raised her hand and swept it across, sending everything on the table flying towards Ming Xun.

  "Don't pretend to be innocent! If the Sixth Prince loses his life, I will make sure that whoever harmed him will not die a good death!" The Empress angrily said: "In the depths of the palace, you can send in assassins and are so familiar with the layout. Do you think I don't know anything?!"

  The hot tea spilled all over him, and the prince didn't move either, only bowing his head to say: "Xun'er will help Mother thoroughly investigate this matter."

  The queen coldly snorted, her phoenix eyes full of murderous intent: "Give the imperial order to the Ministry of Punishment, if the murderer is not found within three days, all will be dismissed and punished!"

  The grand hall was quiet, while the eunuch beside him went to pass on the order. The crown prince knelt below, his heart filled with a mix of emotions.

  This is a major event in the imperial court, and it's still up to the Empress to decide...

  Shen Guiyan watched as Gu Zhaobei bandaged the person on the bed, his clumsy hands and feet making a mess of it.

  "Here I come." Taking the cloth and ointment, Shen Guiyan gently shifted her body and skillfully bandaged the black-clothed man's shoulder wound.

  "Gu Zhāo Běi raised an eyebrow and looked at him: 'You often do such things?'"

  "When my brother was still in the capital, he often got hurt and I helped him bandage his wounds." Shen Guiyan said: "This person's wound looks a bit deep, but it's not too serious. He just lost too much blood, so with some rest, he'll be fine."

  Gu Zhaobei looked at her and suddenly remembered that she had been under the bed. His eyebrows jumped up: "Yan'er, did you hear many strange sounds?"