Chapter 211: Surprise

Chapter Two Hundred and Eleven
After the first lunar month, the smell of the New Year on the street gradually dissipated, and the weather was still gloomy and cold, and the pedestrians in the past shrank their heads and wrapped their cotton clothes tightly.
A team of guards attired galloped across the street, causing a riot.
Lingbao and the two girls of the same age took refuge from under the eaves, sorting out the heavy medicine bags in their hands, and curiously watching the direction of the team.
"There are always soldiers on the street these days, is there going to be another war?" the two girls asked.
Lingbao didn't hear them, her eyes still stayed where the pair of horses and men had gone away, with a trace of worry between her brows.
Only then did she faintly see that there seemed to be Ling Yuan in the crowd.
But isn't your brother in the criminal ministry? She shook her head, and denied her guess, maybe it was because she missed her brother since that day.
"Lingbao, Lingbao." The girl who went with her greeted her, "Go away..."
Lingbao regained consciousness and nodded, carrying the medicine bag on his shoulders and speeding up to follow them.
After leaving the city, the team did not stop all the way, and soon arrived at a county seat under the rule of the capital. Although it was a small county seat, they were stopped at the city gate.
People who often enter and exit this city gate would have noticed if they had the heart. In the past few days, the small county has a lot of security inside and outside. There are more guards in the city guards who are covered in golden armor, with solemn faces, scrutinizing the crowds entering and leaving.
"Who are you?" The guards of the city army stopped everyone, their eyes fell on the weapons hanging from their waists, with obvious warning, "It's mine." Lingyuan walked out of it, stretched out his hand and raised it. The thick hat shows the eyebrows.
When the defender fell, the Yulin Army recognized him and smiled solemnly.
"It's the second young master Zhu." He smiled and bowed to salute, but he didn't let go, his face was a bit difficult, "Look, you know that, brothers are ordered..."
Lingyuan nodded, took out a piece of inscription from his sleeve and threw it to the soldier.
Bingwei opened it hurriedly, then raised his hand with a smile, and the defenders immediately stepped away.
"Second Lord, you go well." He bowed and smiled.
Lingyuan nodded and smiled at him with a bit of admiration, "You have done a good job. It's a big deal. Don't take it lightly."
After receiving his praise, the imperial army couldn't help but smile, straighten his chest and back, and replied heavily.
Lingyuan urged the horse and led a group of people into the city.
There were not many people on the street, and Lingyuan took the group of people around and stopped at an alley.
"Thank you." One of them whispered suddenly, and fisted at Lingyuan.
"Have you arranged everything I said?" Lingya asked in a low voice.
The man nodded, "Don't worry, brother."
Lingyuan didn't speak any more, but just waved his hands, and the group of people scattered and disappeared in different directions.
Lingyuan urged the horse to go to where the county government was.
At this time, in the yard of the Gu family, watching Mr. Gu Shibaan and smoothly finishing the etiquette of sitting and inviting tea, the two mothers who were staring at her nodded in disappointment.
"Not bad..." Madam Zhong said lightly.
"Mom has worked hard..." Gu Shiba Niang nodded slightly and thanked her.
"Wait..." Mother Chen said suddenly, took a few steps forward and looked at Gu Shiba-niang's hands hanging in front of her, with the joy of finding the prey in her eyes, "Miss Gu, how can your nails be? So short?"
Gu Shiba Niang said, lowered her head and glanced at her hand.
The rule of being a pharmacist is not to have long nails...
"Did you fix it again?" Mother Chen asked, "This is not possible."
Gu Shiba Niang bowed her head and answered, "I've written it down."
Her attitude is impeccable, and Mother Chen is like a firecracker that has been extinguished.
"Miss, just write it down." Madam Zhong nodded and said, bowing, "The slave and maid stepped back first..."
Gu Bainiang nodded her head and said with excuses.
The two mothers walked out of Gu Shiba Niang's house and walked along the road to their own residence.
"This girl looks pretty safe..." Mother Chen said in a low voice.
A faint smile appeared on Mrs. Zhong's face, "It's quite peaceful, but it's not a friendly host..."
"She?" Mother Chen was slightly disdainful. "She has the courage and doesn't look at her own background. She has a widow mother and a weak brother. She has no qualifications to match... Don't think it depends on that person. Treat each other differently..." said and smiled, "I hope she will give us some color by that person.... Such a woman, let alone the palace, I have seen a lot of people in Pingyang Houfu... Cut crop after crop like leeks..."
Madam Zhong smiled, but her expression on her face did not relax at all.
"Widow mother and weak brother..." she said lightly, "This is indeed true, but you can see it these days...?"
"See what?" Mother Chen asked puzzled.
"These days, people who come and go to visit..." Madam Zhong said, pointing her finger, "Hey, here again..."
Standing on the side and looking over, two middle-aged men hurriedly led by Cao and the maid in the direction of the main courtyard.
According to the rules, they did not enter the door, but put the curtain on the door, first gave a big gift at the hand of the maid, and then spoke outside the door.
Because they were standing far away, they couldn't hear what they were saying, but they nodded their heads from time to time in a respectful manner.
"What's the matter? It's a member of Jiankang Gu's family, knowing that his family has a nobleman, it is normal to come to please..." Mother Chen said.
Mrs. Zhong shook her head, "More than that, I have heard from the girl, this Gu family came from Daoxi, but also asked about the family's daily affairs, such as which shop uses which person, and which one shares the dividends..."
As he spoke, his eyes fell on Gu Shiba Niang’s door again, and the two men looked hesitant. One of them seemed to be explaining what was arguing, but after a while, he nodded. It seemed that Gu Shi who was inside should be Ba Niang persuaded, and then he stood up, took out a large book from his sleeve, held it in the hand by the maid, and quit after the Cao family.
"Do you think that just because she has become a nobleman, she will decide everything in the family?" Mrs. Zhong frowned and asked.
Mother Chen shook her head.
"Unless she is already in charge of the clan..." Madam Zhong said in a deep voice.
Mother Chen was startled, "How is this possible?"
"To make the impossible possible, can you still underestimate this person?" Madam Zhong said, her eyes narrowed slightly. "For this girl, we know too little about it. The princess sent us over. It was so right... Before I came, I didn’t think about it, but these days, it seems that I can’t see through this girl..."
Mother Chen was shocked by the look she said, and couldn't help but smile, "Madam, you are too dear to her..." Immediately raised her chin and smiled, "Whether she is peaceful or cunning, Zaiwu In front of the power of Shang, all conspiracies and tricks are in vain. Our princess has nothing to do with anything, as long as she is willing, the identity is there, like a mountain crushing her to death."
Madam Zhong nodded, and looked at Gu Shiba Niang's door again.
"However, if this person can be used by the princess, if not, he must be completely suppressed." Madam Zhong said in a deep voice.
Mother Chen replied, but she didn't agree with her on the face. She felt that Mrs. Zhong had made a fuss. It seemed that she had stayed with Mrs. Tai for too long and her mind had become rigid. This time she was re-invited out of her overkill.
Just relying on Gu Shiba Niang’s background, she was able to seal the lowest class Fengyi... This status is no different from a maid. This is like a tiger and an ant. No matter how much the ant thinks, no matter how much it is, it is not worth it in front of the tiger. Mention.
"Brother said he is coming back?" Gu Shiba Niang looked at the letter handed over by Cao, and asked very happily.
"Back to the big girl..." Cao's replied with his head down slightly.
"Mother." Gu Shiba Niang interrupted her and pressed her on the chair, "Don't enter the palace for a day, filial piety and respect, mother, if you do this again, your daughter will still deliberately avoid you... mother... .If the daughter really enters the palace, we will have fewer chances to meet, mother, let us be together a little longer..."
Cao’s eyes were red, and he hurriedly took her hand, nodded and said hello.
"Your brother said he would take leave as much as possible and come back..." Cao said, afraid that Gu Shiba would be disappointed.
"It's okay..." Gu Shiba Niang smiled. She still hasn't taken the matter of entering the palace into a real thing.
The mother and daughter didn't say a few words, but the maid outside the door reminded the two mothers that they had come, and Cao didn't want her daughter embarrassed to get up and leave.
In the darkness of the night, Gu Shiba-niang suddenly woke up from her dream. She was so suddenly that she was sitting on a small boat and undulating waves. After waking up, she found that the earth was shaking gently, and there was a mess from outside. sound.
"What's the matter?" she asked, standing up suddenly.
The girl guarding outside hurriedly ran out to look at the sound, and came back soon.
"Miss, it's okay, the family said there were soldiers outside..." said the maid.
"At this time?" Gu Shiba Niang was a little surprised. These days, she was shut at home and isolated from the outside world. Could it be that there is another war in the north?
"That's it... go to sleep..." she said.
The maid went away. Gu Shiba Niang was awakened and no longer sleepy. She listened carefully. The neighing sounds of people and horses outside were looming, and the noise gradually disappeared after a long time.
When she woke up early the next day, Gu Shiba Niang, who was only active at the second door, couldn't open the door, and saw a few girls gathered at the door talking in a low voice.
"What's the matter?" Reminiscing about the noise last night, Gu Shiba-niang asked, feeling faintly disturbed in her heart.
Several of the maids were fascinated, and saw her busy giving salutes.
"What are you talking about?" Gu Shiba Niang motioned for them to get up and asked again.
"Miss... the porter said... something big happened..." the maid replied, lowering her voice.
"What's the big deal?" Gu Shiba Niang asked.
"The boy who bought the water came back and said that the streets were under martial law, and soldiers were everywhere..." the other maid rushed.
This is really a big event. Gu Shiba-niang has seen this situation once in her previous life. Is it possible that when the emperor died, could it be true?
"What happened?" Gu Shiba Niang's voice suddenly became tense.
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Gu Shiba Niang was a little out of breath, and she pondered for a moment, and ordered someone to call Ah Si. He was clever and asked him to go to the street to inquire.
"By the way, can Lingbao come back?" Gu Shiba Niang asked again, remembering something.
"No, Lingbao girl hasn't come back for several days..." the maids replied.
"Go see her..." Gu Shiba Niang frowned and said, "Let her come back first, it's so messy outside..."
Before he finished speaking, Ah Si ran in from outside.
"Miss, Miss, it was Master Zhu who was assassinated." He ignored the rules of saluting or not entering the door of Miss's house, and said in a low voice.
"What?" Gu Shiba Niang was startled, and stood up, "Which Lord Zhu?"