"I asked Gao Lishi to follow Your Majesty with you, and you two can take care of anything else!"

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"Father-in-law Yang, Father-in-law Gao," Zhang Bao'er said to Yang Siqiao and Gao Lishi: "After I leave, you must follow Your Majesty every step of the way, and you can't let some people with a one-track heart have a chance to take advantage of it." ”

Yang Siqiao exclaimed incredulously: "Lord Zhang, do you mean that they dare to ...... to Your Majesty?"

"I don't know, but I don't rule it out. So ......" Zhang Bao'er said solemnly: "I hope you will use your lives to protect the safety of Your Majesty, as long as Your Majesty is safe, I will do other things when I come back!" ”

Yang Siqiao and Gao Lishi hurriedly said: "Lord Zhang, even if we give up our lives, we will keep Your Majesty safe, please rest assured." ”

Zhang Bao'er nodded, and shouted towards the door again: "Uncle Hua, come in!" ”

Uncle Hua walked in, saluted Li Xian, and then looked at Zhang Bao'er and said, "Uncle, I don't know what to order!" ”

Zhang Bao'er said to Li Xian: "Your Majesty, Uncle Hua is the elder of Wechen, and he has been following up with Wechen, his martial arts are unrivaled, and Wechen also left him by your side, so Wechen can rest assured." ”

Yang Siqiao had seen Uncle Hua's martial arts, and interjected on the side: "If he is here, then Your Majesty's safety will definitely not be a problem." ”

But Uncle Hua was a little worried: "Uncle, your trip to Kuozhou is extremely dangerous, I ......"

"Uncle Hua, I will be careful during my trip to Kuozhou, you have to follow Your Majesty every inch to ensure Your Majesty's safety."

"I see, uncle!" Uncle Hua agreed.

Zhang Bao'er sighed and said: "When I come back, I have to clean up the palace and clean up all those ears and eyes, the Tang Dynasty is surrounded by other people's eyes and ears, and there is no guarantee of safety, won't this become a joke!" ”

Zhang Bao'er returned to the house, and before she reached the living room, she saw Shangguan Wan'er's maid Hong'er standing at the door.

Could it be that she is here, Zhang Bao'er guessed and walked into the living room, and sure enough, she saw Jiang Xiaotong talking with Shangguan Wan'er.

"You're finally back, Zhaorong Niangniang has been waiting for you for a long time!" Jiang Xiaotong said to Zhang Baoer.

After that, Jiang Xiaotong said to Shangguan Wan'er again: "Zhaorong Niangniang, you talk, the little woman has retired!" ”

Seeing Jiang Xiaotong covering the door of the living room from the outside, Shangguan Wan'er smiled at Zhang Bao'er and said, "Lord Zhang's blessing is not shallow, he actually found such a reasonable and beautiful virtuous helper!" ”

Zhang Bao'er nodded and said, "Aren't Zhaorong Niangniang and Brother Cui also very affectionate?" ”

Hearing Zhang Bao'er mention Cui Xiang, Shangguan Wan'er's face showed a trace of melancholy, and she diverted the topic and said: "It's an eventful time now, Lord Zhang is really relieved to just leave?" ”

"Why did I get away?" Zhang Bao'er said with a smile: "If it's fast, it's 20 days, and if it's slow, I'll be back, Zhaorong Niangniang doesn't have to worry!" ”

Shangguan Wan'er shook her head and said: "The Queen Mother and Princess Taiping have reached the point where they are on the verge of breaking out, and something unpredictable may happen at any time, you really shouldn't leave at this time!" ”

"Aren't you still Zhaorong Niangniang? Even if there is anything, you can delay it first, stabilize the situation, and then say, I will rush back as soon as possible, which is not very difficult for the mother! ”

Shangguan Wan'er's face was even more melancholy, and she muttered: "I always have a bad premonition in my heart, I have never felt like this in all these years, I am only worried that I can't wait for you to come back......"

……

On the ancient road with drizzle like silk, two green horses are galloping, stepping on smoke and dust.

The two men on the horse, one of whom was in his thirties, had a sparse and handsome face, several iron ropes wrapped around his waist, and a black cloth robe was facing the autumn wind and cold rain at the moment, hunting and flying.

The other is a young man in white, his posture is leisurely and elegant, his eyes are smart, his spirit is bright, and he has the temperament of a scholar.

The man in black is Gu Yuntian, the chief arrester of the Criminal Department, and the young man in white is Zhang Bao'er, who is dressed as Gu Yuntian's entourage, and they are so anxious to come to Kuozhou in order to investigate a strange case that caused a sensation in the government and the opposition!

The two of them hardly stopped along the way, firstly, because the case was urgent, and it was easy for them to delay, and secondly, Zhang Baoer was worried about the situation in Chang'an and wanted to finish the case as soon as possible and rush back as soon as possible.

At this time, it was getting late, the ice and rain were pouring in, and it was getting heavier and heavier, and I saw a house in front of me standing in the wind and rain, and a man in gray was standing at the door.

Gu Yuntian turned his head and said: "Bao'er, the border of Kuozhou is ahead, why don't we avoid this heavy rain for the time being, and after tonight, how about rushing after the rain stops?" ”

Zhang Bao'er smiled: "Brother Gu, now you are my boss, I am just a follower, how do you arrange it, I obey everything, why do you need to ask me?" ”

Gu Yuntian smiled bitterly: "You, you, don't forget to joke at any time!" ”

With that, Gu Yuntian turned over and dismounted, and walked towards the mansion in front of him.

Zhang Bao'er also got off the horse and led Gu Yuntian away.

After tying their horses to the dead trees by the roadside, the two of them walked towards the house, and as they got closer and closer, they saw that the man in gray was still standing in front of the door of the house, and his eyes were fixed on the red door of the house, and he did not move.

He was able to maintain a posture for so long, Gu Yuntian couldn't help but smile, walked under the eaves, wiped the rain on his face, raised his hand and patted the man's shoulder, and said loudly: "This old man ......"

As soon as the words came out, Gu Yuntian was shocked in his heart, and said secretly: "It's not right. ”

He hurriedly let go, but as soon as Gu Yuntian took his hand away, the man made a "bang" sound, and planted it straight on the ground, a steel knife sank into his chest from the bottom up, and there was no blood on his rectangular face, the blue tendons on his forehead burst out, his eyeballs burst, and he stared at Gu Yuntian in a daze.

At the moment when he fell to the ground, two lines of blood and tears gushed out of the man's eyes, dripping to the ground, twisting a big mouth, as if he was unwilling.

Seeing this, Gu Yuntian hurriedly leaned down, put the middle finger of his right index finger in one place, and probed under the neck of the man in gray, and suddenly felt cold and lifeless.

Gu Yuntian shook his head, got up and turned back to Zhang Bao'er and said, "It's been dead for many days, no wonder I patted him on the back of the shoulder just now, his tentacles were stiff, and he didn't look like a living person." ”

Zhang Baoer raised her eyes and looked around, but found nothing unusual, so she leaned down and began to look at the deceased carefully.

The deceased was in his forties, of medium height, with broad shoulders and back, arms slightly longer than normal, and the skin on his head, extending from his forehead to his ears, had a pale white mark, and his complexion was slightly worse than that of his face. Dressed in a gray cloth suit, stepping on a pair of black thin-soled official boots, with thick knuckles, calluses all over, dark red blood clots leaking out of the nail cracks, and the soles of the boots are smooth and free of mud.