Chapter 57: Life and Death are Linked, Honor and Shame are Interconnected; The Diamond Becomes Even More Brilliant

  Shen Guiyan's eyes watched her nose, her nose watched her heart, and she shook her head, saying: "I didn't hear anything."

  "Is it?" Gu Zhaobei narrowed his eyes and leaned in closer to her: "Hiding under the bed all this time, didn't you hear anything?"

  She must have overheard his conversations with those people, all of them. Those plans that hardly anyone knew about, not even Yuwen.

  "Ah, my back hurts again, I need to rest for a while. This person next to me doesn't smell very good, sir, why not have him moved to the soft couch on the side and not let the servants come in?"

  Swallow.

  "I didn't hear anything, I didn't hear anything." Shen Guiyan covered her ears: "I have a poor memory, and I'll forget everything in the blink of an eye. Whatever you say is useless."

  Gu Zhaobei was at a loss for words, grasping her hand and saying: "You have a bad memory? You can even remember who in the manor likes to eat what, how could you possibly have a bad memory?"

  Her body stiffened for a moment, Shen Guiyan let out a sigh and looked up at him saying: "Master doesn't have to worry too much, even if I heard many things that I shouldn't have, it's nothing. I've already married you, life and death are with you together, why must you worry that I'll harm you?"

  Once married, they are married. This life he is glorious and she is glorious, he fails and she also declines. From the moment they bowed in the wedding hall, their two lives were tied together.

  There are too many unknown secrets behind him, which are of great importance and may not be so trustworthy.

  After watching her for a while, Gu Zhaobei smiled lightly and said: "Your meaning is that as your husband, I can trust you not to betray me in the slightest?"

  "Yes." Shen Guiyan nodded very firmly, afraid of nodding too slowly.

  Their eyes met, Gu Chao Bei was always smiling, but Shen Gui Yan saw some indifference in his eyes for no reason.

  It was just that the cold thing touched her gaze, slowly melting away, and slowly disappearing from view. After a while, he nodded, saying helplessly: "Then I'll believe you, entrusting my life to you, don't let me down, wife."

  She let out a sigh of relief and nodded with a smile: "Mm."

  Gu Zhāo Běi's face regained its usual sly smile, and he reached out to pull the person on the bed up and put them on the soft couch. Then, he went out to instruct the servants, without giving any orders that no one was allowed to enter the room.

  Bao Shan didn't know where he got the strength from, but he carried Chui Yun all the way to the city gate, running desperately. Fortunately, he had some copper coins on him and was able to find a horse carriage to send Chui Yun back to the mansion.

  She didn't even have time to go back to the main house to report it, fearing that she hadn't hit the right spot, and hastily went to find a doctor to take a look at Chui Yun.

  Chui Yun didn't sleep for long before waking up. After all, he was a practitioner's son. Before the doctor could even put his hand on his pulse, he had already pushed him away with one hand.

  "Where's the young lady?"

  Baoyan patted her chest and looked at him: "Thank goodness, I didn't take anyone's life."

  Furrowing his brow and standing up to look around, he felt a chill run down his spine: "You really brought me back alone?"

  "Shouldn't you be thanking me?" Bao Shan rolled her eyes: "If it weren't for my sudden divine strength, both of us would have fallen in."

  "What about the others?" Chui Yun pushed open the treasure fan with one hand, her face filled with anger: "Even a dog knows to protect its master, you're afraid of death and want to leave, why did you knock me out? If something happens to Young Mistress, how can I explain it to Master?"

  Bao Shan was startled by his roar and didn't even have time to explain. Zhuī Yún stood up and walked out, turning back at the door to say: "Next time you want to run away, don't bring me along, I'm not afraid of death."

  The door was heavily slammed shut, scaring Bao so much that he trembled all over, staring at the doorway with his eyes wide and his tongue tied, unable to come back to himself.

  "He...he really doesn't know how to treat people well." Bao's voice trembled with anger: "Am I afraid of death?"

  The doctor Liu beside him was writing a prescription with a calm and composed expression: "You young people have a lot of fire in your belly, I'll give you a prescription to clear the heat and reduce the fire."

  "Stop wasting medicine on him! If he's not afraid of death, let him go die, what business is it of mine?!"

  Liu was taken aback, looked up at her and whispered: "Two copies are needed."

  Chui Yun walked up to the main house door and knelt down, taking a deep breath before shouting inside: "Your servant Chui Yun has returned to report for duty."

  Gu Zhoubei was worried about how to get the black-clad man to change his clothes, but when he heard this voice, his eyes lit up and he hastily pulled the person in: "Zhuiyun, come do something."

  "Chasing clouds has a heavy responsibility entrusted by the master." He came in and knelt down again, Gu Zhaobei tried to pull him but couldn't move him, staring at him: "What's wrong?"

  Shen Guiyan also sat up and looked over.

  Chui Yun said without raising his head: "Master ordered me to escort Young Madam, however... on the way, we encountered bandits and Bao Shan knocked me unconscious and took me back. Young Madam's life or death is unknown."

  Gu Zhaobei was taken aback, he had miscalculated again, didn't expect someone to make a move on Yan'er so early? Fortunately, she hadn't gone.

  "Has Bao Shan also returned?" Shen Guiyan asked.

  "It is..." Yunyun paused for a moment before answering, then looked up at him.

  On the bed over there, the young mistress who was in a state of uncertain life or death was propping herself up and said with joy: "As long as she's safe, I've been worried about her all along, hurry up and let her come over to support me."

  Chui Yun's eyes almost popped out: "Young Madam?!"

  Wasn't it on a carriage? How could it be on a bed again? Chasing clouds is bewildering, what's the deal with that person on the carriage?

  "Never mind, go and call Bao Sheng in." Gu Zhaobei patted his shoulder and smiled: "We were both played by the young mistress, today's adventure has come to an end, let's each return to our own place."

  Chasing after Yun didn't react in time, but still listened to the command, turned his head and went out to call Bao Shan.

  Bao Shan didn't even call him, he had already arrived at the main house. He walked past his side and bumped into his shoulder heavily, then pretended to have seen nothing and went in to accompany the young lady of the house.

  He seems to have misunderstood something and offended someone? Chui Yun rubbed his head, stunned on the spot.

  "The sixth prince is critically ill, but it's said he hasn't died yet." Yuwen Changqing stood in a dark room, looking at Gu Zhaobei: "That master had long intended to kill the fifth prince, but didn't expect someone to take a step ahead. Who knows who it was that helped us out from behind?"

  "Hmm." Gu Zhaobei responded casually, holding the autopsy report: "Who made the move is not important, many people in the court oppose the Empress's faction, and it's not surprising to make a move against the Sixth Prince. It's just that the case has fallen on the Ministry of Justice again, looking at the Empress's intention, I still have to investigate the case of the Fifth Prince's assassination first, otherwise I'll be dismissed from office?"

  Yuwen Changqing clucked his tongue twice: "The Ministry of Justice has always been a place of misfortune, who told you to come here? The murderer who went to the imperial palace last night is either dead or escaped, how can you investigate? It's better to hand it over to the Minister of Justice."

  "It is indeed." Gu Zhaobei said, "The evidence in our hands is already sufficient, I don't want to drag it out any longer. Tomorrow, we will go before the Emperor and conclude the case of the assassin at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet."

  "So soon?!" Yuwen Changqing was startled: "How do you plan to end it?"

  "All the evidence is here, what more can be said?" Gu Zhaobei smiled and said: "The corpses of the assassins are mostly from the palace guards. Can't anyone in the palace guard take care of it?"

  "Are you referring to... Shi Walong?" Yuwen Changqing furrowed his brow: "He's one of the Emperor's men."

  Gu Zhaobei snorted, put away the things and tucked them into his sleeve, looked up at him and said: "You must have been idle for a day, your brain is dull, who would casually mention Shi Fa Long, the emperor has only one pillar. Want to know how to close the case? Tomorrow we'll go to the palace together."

  Yuwen Chang let out a cold snort: "Who doesn't know that you, Gu Si young master, love to cause trouble? This case involves major issues, and you're so casual about wanting to close it. What good outcome can come of this?"

  Gu Zhongbei smiled but didn't speak, Yuwen's brain was dull, it wasn't his fault, after all, someone as handsome and intelligent as himself, with both wisdom and good looks, was truly rare.

  The emperor gave him a difficult problem, and everyone in the world thought it was a difficult problem, that is, whether to tell or not to tell the empress.

  But as the swallow said, when you reach the mountain, there will be a road. He reached the foot of the mountain and indeed found the road.

  The next day, Gu Zhaobei got up very early to prepare for entering the palace. Her whole family, from the prime minister down to Chui Yun, looked at her with concern.

  Shen Guiyan wasn't too tense, after having breakfast she continued sleeping, and in another two days she would be able to get out of bed.

  Gu Chao Bei kissed her forehead before leaving, and Shen Gui Yan said as usual: "Come back early."

  "Good."

  For the first time, he formally wore a court dress and rode an official sedan chair to attend the imperial court. Facing the emperor's gaze, he was not too flustered, but only let someone present the things in his hands.

  "As for the case of the assassination attempt at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, I have already gotten to the bottom of it. Please take a look, Your Majesty."

  The emperor sat on the dragon throne, his eyes gazing deeply at him, and then took over the presented scrolls, unfolding them to take a look.

  Everyone was whispering to each other. Now that the Crown Prince has been established, if the Sixth Prince is assassinated again and the case of the Emperor's assassination is linked to the East Palace, will it not lead to chaos throughout the land?

  Gu Gonggong looked at the emperor's expression with a serious face, and Yuwen Changqing beside him was also very curious.

  The emperor nodded as he read, but when he finished, his brow furrowed suddenly.

  Chancellor Gu's heart skipped a beat, but Gu Zhaobei remained calm and continued kneeling.

  "How is it?" A voice came from behind the screen, no need to look to know who it was. The Emperor held the memorial and looked at Gu Zhaobei for several eyes, smiling lightly, letting someone send the memorial to behind the screen.

  "Gu Aiqing is really clever."

  All the officials were bewildered. If the case was solved, how could it be said that Zhen was wise? If it wasn't solved, then why would they praise him?

  Gu Zhaobei smiled shamelessly: "I have done my best to investigate, and the people involved are also very important. Does Your Majesty feel satisfied now?"

  The Prime Minister glared at him and turned his head to look up, also curious about what he had written.

  "Summon Vice Commander Hu Chang of the Imperial Guard to the throne!" The Emperor suddenly spoke up.

  The eunuch next to him was stunned and then passed on the message. Yuwen Changqing raised an eyebrow, how could it be him?

  Hu Chang was the queen's confidant and had been serving in the palace for many years. He was brought over immediately, knelt down below the hall, looking very bewildered: "Your humble servant Hu Chang pays his respects to Your Majesty."

  The Emperor smiled and looked at him, then said: "Tiger Deputy Commander, do you know your crime?"