Chapter 54 Under the Bed

  "Madam's injuries are quite severe, and she has already handed over the management of the household to you temporarily. Young master's words were effective after all; madam really didn't think of divorcing you again."

  Shen Guiya hummed softly, raised her legs and said with satisfaction: "The ancients were indeed the ancients, adhering to these rules and frameworks, making it easy to grasp."

  "Yes, Miss is clever." Yuzhen smiled and bowed: "But has Miss thought about how to deal with the doctors in the mansion? If they continue to stay, one day they might accidentally reveal..."

  "How much silver can I still use?" Shen Guiya asked.

  Yu Shu ran over and brought the makeup box, opened it and counted: "There are more than 300 taels."

  "Alright, give him fifty taels and let him take his useless son back to their hometown to enjoy the rest of their days." Shen Guiya covered her stomach and said: "If I see him again in the capital in the future, it won't be so easy to talk things over."

  "Yes." Yu Shu responded and withdrew to attend to his duties.

  Shen Guiya hummed a little tune as she continued to eat fruit, but as she ate, she felt somewhat depressed. This time-traveling trip of hers was going to be stuck in this courtyard, wasn't it? Although the Gu brothers were all quite pleasing to the eye, there was that annoying Shen Guiyan, and no matter what, she couldn't relax.

  After all, she is a modern person, shouldn't she be using her golden fingers to make some money by introducing things that are not available in this place?

  Thinking about the scene of owning a gold mountain and having a handsome man in the future, Shen Guiya finally felt a little comforted in her heart, and began to plan with paper.

  Gu Zhaobei returned and went straight to Shen Guiyan's bedside, she had recovered a lot, at least she could sit up clearly and have meals.

  "Grandfather, why have you come back at this hour?" Jiang Shi looked at him curiously: "Is everything all right with the Ministry of Justice?"

  "Alright, you go down first, I'll take care of this." Gu Zhaobei took the bowl from her hand and sat down naturally, looking at Shen Guiyan: "Yan'er, I have something to discuss with you."

  Shen Guiyan's face was still somewhat pale, and she nodded slightly towards Jiang Shi. It wasn't until Jiang Shi left that she asked: "What happened?"

  "I've already started investigating the case, and I feel that you're not quite safe here." Gu Zhaobei said seriously, "I think it's best to send you to Liu Zhou first, away from the capital's troubles. Once I've handled things here, I'll come back for you. What do you say?"

  This was expected, although she was ill, her brain had not been ruined. Shen Guiyan smiled and said: "It's rare that you take me so seriously. Is the residence of the Grand Councilor not safe enough?"

  Gu Zhaobei shook his head: "It's completely unsafe. Just look at what happened on your mother's side, thieves come and go as if it were a no man's land."

  "What about me leaving, what will others do?" The woman who crossed over to a men's military school.

  Gu Zhaobei really wanted to say, "You're fine now, what business is it of yours what others do?" But he couldn't say that out loud, so he rubbed his nose and said, "You're injured and not feeling well, but others can at least run or jump when they encounter danger."

  Shen Guiyan hesitated for a moment.

  The people involved in this case are too important, so the investigators are naturally not very safe. For now, Gu Zhaobei has not obtained any evidence, so she is temporarily safe and wants to take advantage of this safety to send her away. Once the evidence is obtained, there will be no more worries. She can understand it and thinks it's better for herself to leave Beijing temporarily.

  But she's a woman who values family, going out alone for an unknown amount of time is unbearable to think about. They haven't even consummated their marriage yet, what if something happens, how regrettable that would be.

  "When are we leaving?" Shen Guiyan asked with her mouth, but she had other plans in her heart.

  "Of course the sooner the better. Tomorrow I'll have someone prepare a horse carriage, and tell Father and Mother that you're going out to recover from your injuries. We'll act first and report later - even if they don't agree, there's nothing they can do."

  Shen Guiyan smiled lightly, this person was indeed as usual, unorthodox: "Good."

  She agreed more readily than he had imagined, and Gu Zhaobei felt a slight sense of loss. After being together for so long, was she not hesitant at all to leave him for such a long time?

  In the past, the women around him would willingly lean in with just one glance from him. Of course, some were also attracted by his wealth, but Gu Zhaobei was suave and elegant, a jade tree swaying in the wind, capable of captivating countless hearts. So why didn't it work on her?

  Deflated, he left the main house and bumped into the white-bearded doctor who had been caught by him.

  "You're still here?" Gu Zhaobei said sullenly: "Yesterday I offended you a lot, today I'll give you some money and send you back, how about that?"

  The old man with a white beard smiled and said: "My surname is Liu."

  "Ah, Doctor Liu." Gu Zhaobei looked at him with some surprise. Suddenly mentioning his name and surname?

  "I just went to the pharmacy in your mansion, and the housekeeper said that the old doctor of the mansion has left, returned home to enjoy his twilight years. Seeing me with a medicine box, he asked where I came from, and then said that he wanted to keep me here." The white-bearded doctor said: "From now on, I will practice medicine in your mansion."

  Gu Zhaobei raised an eyebrow, the last doctor was fine, why did he go home? However, for such trivial matters, he didn't bother to ask, nodded and said: "Let that doctor take good care of the people in this mansion."

  "Yes." Dr. Liu responded, carrying his medical box and heading out. Today was his first day on the job, so he naturally had to go to each of the courtyards to take pulses. He heard that there were many patients in this mansion, and he would be busy. The Divine Eagle Gallant Companion

  Gu Zhaobei went out to arrange for tomorrow's carriage, but Shen Guiyan endured the pain on her back and called Bao Shan over, whispering something to him.

  The next morning, Gu Zhaobei woke up early and heard the cawing of crows outside. His eyebrows couldn't help but furrow together.

  "There's been some movement upstairs, I don't know what's going on, but I saw the leader of the Imperial Guard go into the Empress's palace." Yuwen Changqing came to give him a warning yesterday afternoon: "You'd better be careful."

  Gu Zhaobei thought about his own arrangements and felt that there shouldn't be any problems. Even if the Empress was being unreasonable, she shouldn't have taken action when he hadn't done anything yet.

  "Swallow, let's go." Entering the house to prepare for the sedan chair, Shen Guiyan's face was painful and said: "Master, don't carry me anymore, my back hurts from being carried. Let the four maids come in and lift me instead."

  It was indeed the case, Gu Zhaobei didn't suspect anything else, so he went out and found four strong maids to come in. The person on the bed had already wrapped himself up with a quilt and said in a muffled tone: "Let's go."

  The four maidservants lifted her onto the carriage.

  Gu Zhaobei wanted to see them off in person, but remembering Yuwen Changqing's reminder, he thought that if he followed, it might put Yan'er in even greater danger. He gave up the idea and instead had Zhuiren bring a few of their most reliable warriors to escort them.

  Then he sat in the main house waiting for people.

  Bao Shan was wrapped in a quilt and put on the horse cart, but she struggled out of it by herself, wrapped the quilt back to its original shape and placed it on the cart. Then, she walked steadily to the front of the cart and sat down.

  "Baoyan girl, I was just wondering where you went." Chuiyun drove the carriage and turned back to look at her in surprise: "Were you in the carriage all along?"

  "I've been waiting for you in the car." Bao Shan smiled and said: "You silly boy, hurry up and drive."

  "Hmm." Chui Yun's face turned slightly red as he turned his head to look forward, galloping his horse wildly along the way.

  Shen Guiyan lay under the bed, and even took out spare pillows and bedding to spread out. The bed had silk hangings draped down from it to block off the space underneath, but it was surprisingly comfortable and cozy.

  She didn't want to leave, but in order not to drag down Gu Zhaobei, she had no choice but to resort to this inferior plan. Bao Shan had already arranged for the most reliable maid to deliver food and medicine to her every day, anyway, she wouldn't die.

  Outside, Gu Zuo was still sitting there. Shen Guiyan was very curious about what he was waiting for. After half a time, she suddenly heard an unfamiliar and cold voice outside: "Master, the corpses of the assassins in the palace are all registered as internal guards, and half of them are under Yuwen General's command."

  Gu Zhaobei fell silent for a moment before asking, "What about the other half?"

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  "The Imperial Forest Army in the Palace."

  "It's really interesting." Gu Zhaobei chuckled and asked, "How's your training going?"

  "That voice replied firmly: 'It's already done, and I'm familiar with the terrain in the palace. As long as we find the right moment, one strike will be enough.'"

  "Good." Gu Zhaobei's voice sounded very different from usual, and Shen Guiyan had to think hard for half a day before she was sure it was him.

  "Then you can take action tonight, if it succeeds, even death will be worth it."

  "Yes."

  The strange voice disappeared, Shen Guiyan didn't dare to breathe out loud, and the whole person was motionless under the bed. Fortunately, Gu Zhaobei did not stay for long, and outside, Jiang's voice sounded: "Master, it's time to have a meal."

  His voice instantly returned to its usual tone, with a hint of teasing, and he said very unceremoniously: "Well, come on, Bixue, the madam is gone, aren't you happy?"

  Jiang's voice was small at the door: "Look what Grandpa said..."

  Gu Zhaobei burst out laughing loudly, the door closed, and all sounds disappeared.

  Shen Guiyan was somewhat bewildered. Where did that unfamiliar voice just come from? She had never heard it before, and it was definitely not someone by Gu Zhenbei's side in the mansion.

  No wonder he said this prime minister's mansion is not safe.

  Shen Guiyan suddenly felt a little regretful. If she had known earlier, she would have just left quietly. Some things are safer when you know less about them.

  Originally thought that by deceiving both Cao and Zhong together, it would be even easier to deceive others, but unexpectedly ended up getting stuck in a predicament.

  The maid who came to clean up stuffed some food under the bed, Shen Guiyan used some and continued to rest.

  After lunch, Gu Zhaobei seemed to have gone back to sleep, but this guy also brought Jiang Shi in.

  Shen Guiyan furrowed her brow, what are these two doing? Can't they go to Jiang's room? What do they want to do here?

  "Master, I think that in a few more years you will be weak and feeble." Jiang Shi's voice was softer than usual as she attended to him, cooing: "In the beginning, Madame sent Biyue over specifically to teach Master etiquette, but who knew Master would rather learn on his own and not let me teach him? I'm still..."

  "Bright Moon." Gu Zhaobei smiled and said, "Don't you understand men yet? Whatever you want to teach me, I'll learn it all, so there's no need. As for what you want to ask, I'll answer directly: isn't a flower in the garden more fragrant than one in the wild?"

  "What about his wife?" Jiang Biyue frowned.