Chapter 31: The Assassins
Because of the blessing in disguise, Gu Xiaonuan can go out openly, but with Pei An with her, she can't do whatever she wants, she still doesn't feel free, it's not like she is with Tingyin, she can do whatever she wants.
To be honest, she has been in this time and space for so long, except for staying in the palace all day, she has never walked around this street, and every time she sneaks out, she is in a hurry, and she has no time to take a closer look.
Several times Gu Xiaonuan wanted to get rid of Pei An, but every time he didn't care how many blocks he walked, he was always standing one meter away from himself, one step was not bad, one step was not much, just one meter, Gu Xiaonuan really had a headache when he saw it.
Today, Pei An changed into a light blue casual clothes, which looked a little elegant. The pattern embroidered on the coat is bamboo, and the slender and straight figure of the benchmark looks like a walking hanger, and this dress looks particularly good on him.
Gu Xiaonuan looked back at him slightly, seeing that Gu Xiaonuan was walking slowly, his pace slowed down a lot. Although he didn't look at Gu Xiaonuan squarely, Gu Xiaonuan stopped, and he also stopped.
Gu Xiaonuan looked at Pei An and felt that he was born in Jiangmen, even if he was wearing civilian clothes, he could not hide the spirit in his bones without armor.
"General Pei likes bamboo?" Gu Xiaonuan asked casually, then turned around and continued.
Slightly stunned, he glanced up, "Yes." ”
"Bamboo is good, in the tradition, bamboo is a symbol of integrity, even if the wind and frost are fierce, it will not wither. The character of bamboo is loyal, upright, quiet, modest and cautious is character, tenacity and unyielding are integrity, selfless dedication is the backbone, and high wind and bright festival are the soul. Therefore, there is an inscription of the ancestors, insisting that the green mountains are not relaxed, and the roots are in the broken rocks. Despite all the hardships, it is still strong, and the wind is blowing from east to west, north and south. There is also a saying that section after section, thousands of branches and leaves. I don't bloom, I don't tease bees and butterflies. ”
Gu Xiaonuan walked as she spoke, so she didn't notice Pei An's expression behind her, and she didn't look back at Pei An until she said this, only to see Pei An's expression a little gloomy, her brows were tightly locked, she didn't speak or look at her, as if she was thinking about something.
Gu Xiaonuan suddenly wondered, could it be that she said something wrong, thus exposing her identity? But after thinking about it, he felt that General Pei and Gong Yuyao had not had much contact, and he must not have understood what the queen was like in the past.
Pei An did not return from the expedition until the day before yesterday, so he did not know what happened to the queen, but as soon as he returned to leave the country, when he went to meet the king to report the war, he heard a palace person talking about it, saying that the queen was seriously ill in the winter, and then woke up and changed her temperament.
As for what kind of change Pei An didn't listen carefully to understand it, he never asked about these harem things, but he was a little unpredictable that when he went to see the king, the king would arrange a special task for him, that is, to pay attention to the movements of the queen recently, because someone had seen the queen disguise out of the palace. Liwang was a little wary in his heart, he didn't have to bother him to do this matter, but Liwang trusted him in his heart and felt that this matter should not be known to too many people.
It's just that what he didn't expect was that he caught the queen who came out of the wall on the first night of his duty, and he couldn't say it, but when he saw the queen for the first time, he felt that the queen had changed.
He used to see the queen a few times when he went to the palace, and the queen at that time gave people the feeling that she was high, always so noble that people didn't dare to look at it more, that kind of nobility came from the bones, and she was born noble.
But when I saw her this time, I felt that the queen who was high in the past gave him a different feeling. Especially when she saw herself cowering in the corner of the wall in fright, sticking to the wall and not daring to move. That looks like a child who has done something wrong and is waiting to be punished, where is it like the queen in the past, she is not afraid of heaven and earth, even if she is caught, she is confident, and she will never be afraid.
And what she said just now, how could the queen in the past talk so much to herself, and she couldn't agree to have him with her when she went out.
There are a lot of novelty things on this street that Gu Xiaonuan had never seen in that era, and they were like wild horses on the loose for a while. Wander around this stall and buy a few small things, and then go to another stall to buy a few more. However, no matter where she went, General Pei followed her.
She also didn't let the listening sound give money, because listening to the sound to give money is how much people say, and she has to cut the price with the boss, her bargaining ability is really rare, the boss shouted ten taels of silver She can cut three taels, listening to the sound is dumbfounded, she never thought that Princess Yao woke up and still has this ability.
There was a sudden agitation on the bustling long street, and I didn't know what was going on, but I saw that the crowd suddenly became agitated, you squeeze me, I squeeze yours, Gu Xiaonuan was pushed over and pushed over, and I didn't know what happened, I just listened to everyone shouting, run fast or something.
Gu Xiaonuan was squeezed into the crowd and didn't know what was going on. Suddenly, a chill came to his brows, Gu Xiaonuan's brows tightened, her pupils contracted, and she saw that the sharp cold light had hit her.
Fast, accurate, ruthless, Gu Xiaonuan didn't forget to avoid it at all, and before he had time to avoid it, he saw the long sword stabbing at his eyebrows, and he sighed in his heart, feeling that it was over, this time it was dead.
At the moment when the cold light fell on his eyebrows, a strong hand wrapped around his waist, and she was pushed away at the slightest mention.
It was Pei An, he pushed Gu Xiaonuan away in an instant, his movements were agile and fast, and the moment he pushed Gu Xiaonuan away, he had already pulled out the long sword he was wearing and fought with that person.
Gu Xiaonuan felt that the soles of his feet were cold and fluttering from the fright just now, and he hadn't eased up yet, so he hid under the eaves on the side with the help of listening to the sound, looking at the person who was fighting with Pei An.
He covered his head and face and couldn't see who it was, but even if he saw Gu Xiaonuan, he didn't know who he was, after all, there were too few people she knew here.
After a few moves, it seemed that he was not General Pei's opponent, and a puff of smoke slipped away, and Pei An looked at the direction he left and didn't chase after him.
Just looked at it, then turned around and walked to the place where Gu Xiaonuan and Tingyin were shrinking. Gu Xiaonuan casually held a vegetable basket in front of him, and only then did he put it down when he saw Pei An coming over.
"General Pei is so skilled, thanks to you." Gu Xiaonuan said with a smile.
"How's the Queen?" Pei An asked.
"Nothing." Gu Xiaonuan waved his hand, and then said, "Let's go back to the palace." ”
As if nothing had happened, Pei An thought she would ask why she didn't chase her, who it was, etc., but she didn't ask a word, just turned around and walked in the direction of the palace.
Walking to the front of the palace, she suddenly turned to Pei An and said, "General Pei, you don't have to tell the king what happened today, you can treat it as if nothing happened." ”
Pei An was puzzled, "But ......." ”
"There's nothing to do, you just do what I say." After Gu Xiaonuan said this, he left.
Pei Anli stood in place and watched her departing back, and followed in again after a long time.