Chapter Thirty-Four: Avoiding a Catastrophe
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No one could give an accurate answer, Gu Changming came out of the other courtyard, and he was still a polite gift from Miao Yu. The little phoenix was still carrying a delicate food box in her hand, Gu Changming was full of worries, but when he saw her so open-minded, he lowered his head and laughed.
"If you don't say you want to give it to me, it's not happy if you don't take the cook." Little Phoenix shook her wrist, "I looked at the food box and reluctantly accepted it." โ
"If you like it, it's fine." Gu Changming helped her sort out her broken hair in her ears, it was windy at this time, the little phoenix smiled sweetly at him, and his heart slowly fell back to its original position, "Phoenix, don't eat too much, we have to go to the prison." โ
The little phoenix thought that the smell in the prison was not very good, and she really couldn't eat too much, she looked at the food box worriedly, and finally put the things in the corner of the courtyard gate, and looked back again, before keeping up with Gu Changming's footsteps.
"I thought that when the emperor saw me, he was going to kneel and bow again, but he was let go after a glance." The little phoenix is bold, and she has seen the emperor's general appearance from a distance, "If you see it, you know, it's definitely not my father." โ
Gu Changming was choked by her words: "I haven't gone far yet, don't talk nonsense." โ
Little Phoenix secretly stretched out his hand, grabbed his sleeve, and said in a small voice: "I used to think about things at home, but I couldn't think of anything." Seeing the emperor today, I can be sure that I have never seen this person, this whole body is magnificent. On the contrary, some small details seem to be unable to hide and want to jump out. โ
"If you can think of anything, say it first, I will remember it for you, and when it settles down in the future, we will go to Luoyang City to find it." Gu Changming took a few steps forward and found that the little phoenix was not moving in place, "What's wrong?" โ
The little phoenix hesitated for a moment, looked up and smiled again: "It's nothing, it's the same whether you can find it or not, I don't mind it so much." โ
"Gu Gongzi, please stay." Miao Yu hurried to catch up again for some reason, her face was a little ugly, "What about the food box that was handed over to this girl just now?" โ
Gu Changming was not surprised at all, and gestured to the corner of the wall over there: "We are going to investigate the case soon, so it is not convenient to leave it first." โ
Miao Yu looked at him almost with a frightened expression, obviously as if he had something very important to say, and his face turned red, so he squeezed out a few words: "Yes, yes, yes, the investigation is important, and snacks or something are trivial." โ
Gu Changming looked at him calmly, the little phoenix was a little confused, thinking that it was given by the emperor and could not be thrown down at will, and wanted to say that it was better to take it back, but Gu Changming held her wrist with his backhand to prevent her from going further.
"Then I'll take the food box back first, it's not appropriate to put it here. Gu Gongzi had a smooth journey, waiting for good news. Miao Yu raised his hand and wiped it inadvertently on the corner of his forehead, then strode over to pick up the food box, turned around and went back.
The little phoenix saw that the corners of Gu Changming's mouth were tight, although he still didn't know what was going on, it was not a good thing to be comfortable. He walked too fast, and it seemed that there was a flood beast chasing him behind him, ready to open his bloody mouth and devour the two of them at any time.
"Brother Gu, is there a problem with the dim sum?" The little phoenix can be regarded as having a good taste, and Miao Yu chased it out like this because she was afraid that she would eat the dim sum. That's why Gu Changming was so angry.
"There's poison in that snack." Gu Changming walked a long way, and his mood slowly returned to calm, "Maybe you showed your face in front of the emperor, and someone misunderstood the emperor's thoughts, thinking that you couldn't stay alive, so I deliberately made a snack for you to take on the road." โ
"If Miao Yu hadn't chased him out, would I really be on the road?" Little Phoenix thought to the side, "That's not right, didn't you ask me to put the food box in the corner, did you guess it in the first place!" โ
"Although I didn't expect it to be such a bad choice, I always felt that it was a little weird to let you bring the food box out. What we need is to travel lightly, and we can't let you carry this district prison. Unexpectedly, it was avoided. Gu Changming's face had never been so ugly.
The little phoenix cautiously raised his hand and touched his cheek: "Is the emperor asking for my life?" โ
"It's not." Gu Changming stood motionless, her fingers were soft and delicate, and her movements were gentle, he lowered his eyes to look at people, and saw that she was not frightened, "Phoenix, if you eat one of them, you won't be able to walk here." โ
"Then I ate a lot in it, and it didn't look out of the ordinary." Seeing that he was docile, the little phoenix was reluctant to withdraw his hand.
"You can't die in it, if you do, you have to die somewhere else, so you can avoid suspicion. At that time, even if I knew the cause of your death, there was no way to help you get justice. โ
Miao Yu must have known about it, so he hurriedly chased it out. Since it is not the emperor's intention, the little phoenix is still safe for the time being. Gu Changming once again read the advice of Old Imperial Physician Wen and exposed the little phoenix, which was a great danger to her, and it was he who promoted this matter.
"Phoenix, there are many pairs of eyes looking at you in the open and in the dark, these can be avoided, it is I who is selfish, and I hope that one day you will walk side by side with me in the open, so as to send you to the cusp." Gu Changming held the little hand, as if he was holding his heart for a moment, "Do you blame me?" โ
"You have done a good job, my origin, my teacher, and now they are all explained clearly in front of the emperor and the queen mother. Since they have all opened up and not pursued it, then I can really be with you openly. Even if your father opposes it in the future, I will definitely retort with a heartfelt retort, even the emperor doesn't say that he dislikes it, why can't I be with Gu Changming! Although the little phoenix was apprehensive, she didn't dare to think about it, and she felt that it was better to be picked on by Gu Wuduo in every way in the future.
"It's best if you think so, and I'll do my best to protect you." Gu Changming squinted his eyes, since he knew that the person who attacked the phoenix was by the emperor's side, he would inevitably inquire about it, and return it to the other in the other way, and he would definitely not swallow this grievance for no reason.
The little phoenix blinked and said, "You said a word just now. โ
"Which one?" Gu Changming roughly remembered the people he saw today, and asked Su Xu to transcribe the list first.
"You said I can't die inside, and if I do, I have to die somewhere else to avoid suspicion. You said that Sun Youxiang was tortured so that he didn't look like a human ghost or a ghost, did he not die in the prison because he wanted to avoid suspicion? The little phoenix felt that her wrist sank, and the whole person was almost pulled by Gu Changming to fly.
Both of them are extremely fast, and if a passerby sees only two gray shadows, they flash by. The little phoenix has an excellent sense of direction, and knows that it is the only way to go to the prison.
When Gu Changming was about to reach his destination, he thought that although the emperor had issued an edict asking him to find out who had done the black hand to Sun Youxiang and his father, he did not give him any tokens. If he is intercepted outside the prison, he will not be able to use his three heads and six arms.
If it hadn't been an accident with the food box, he would have thought about it earlier, so as not to waste his time.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the two of them appeared in front of the prison gate, someone had already greeted them: "Gu Gongzi, please come with me." โ
The little phoenix was almost dumbfounded, how could there be a change of people at the door of the prison this day, and it seemed that they were waiting for them to appear here.
"What do you call him?" Gu Changming is much calmer, he is too worried, it seems that the emperor has already made arrangements.
"Under the surname Mao, Mao Liu, the emperor explained that there is no need for other tokens, and the Qingyun Liu, who is beside Gu Gongzi, can pass anywhere from this time on, whether it is the palace or the prison, no one dares to stop Gongzi from stepping an inch."
Gu Changming immediately understood that this person wanted to come with Dai Mianshan, and Dai Mianshan had stayed in the Criminal Department all year round before the accident, and this person wanted to come to the prison.
Since there are still such characters in the prison, it is even more unexpected that Sun Youxiang will go wrong.
"Gu Gongzi, can Gu Gongzi's Qingyun Six Chase Order be brought with me?" Mao Liu saw that he was clearly a little distracted, so he kindly mentioned something.
"With you, are you going in with me, or are you just outside?" Gu Changming observed that Mao Liu had no intention of following all the way, presumably in order to better disguise his identity, he was still a little jailer outside these years, and he was not qualified to enter and exit at will. Then it's no wonder that what happened on the opposite side is not known.
"I can only stay outside for the time being, in case Gu Gongzi has any needs, he can call me for help, and he will do his best." Mao Liu was more polite than Dai Mianshan when he spoke.
"One more thing I asked, do you people know each other?" Gu Changming's question was very ingenious, and Mao Liu could choose to answer or not.
"A few people have some contact with each other, and most of them keep a certain distance, and if they show their credentials, they can confirm each other. As for the others who have not been on a mission together, it is normal not to know each other. Mao Liu really knew everything.
Gu Changming hummed lightly, originally thought about it, and thought about asking Dai Mianshan about his current situation. Since the emperor is no longer pursuing it, at least there is no major problem, it is better to deal with the most important things in front of him, and these can be postponed.
When he arrived at the gate of the prison, Gu Changming took out the Qingyun Six Chase Order, and the guards on guard changed another shift, opened the door and let people in after careful inspection.
"Who is this boy going to see?" This person is younger and talks a lot, "Lao Mao was standing not far away just now, and he was an old acquaintance with Gongzi?" โ
Gu Changming saw that he was observing slightly, Mao Liu had already paid great attention, and after saying a few words of explanation, he turned around and left, but he was still in full view of the sharp eyes: "I have seen him in other places before, and he is also the old land of Kaifeng Mansion." โ
"No, he was born and raised, just listen to his accent." The other party took a lantern and handed it to the little phoenix, "There are not many people who can see people coming in and out of the prison, and there are not many young girls like this, it is quite infiltrating inside, do you really want to let her in?" โ
Gu Changming didn't know if he was deliberately tempting or for other purposes. The little phoenix has only been to the prison, although it is not the way that this one leads, Situ An was on his side at that time, and it is impossible for these guards to be out of breath with each other, so they came to ask this deliberately, obviously.
Thinking of this, he didn't break it, but only glanced at the other party lightly, and the other party suddenly felt pressure, and knew that he had said the wrong thing in front of him, so he immediately closed his mouth tightly and stopped being verbose.
"Take me to see Sun Youxiang, he should still be locked up here." What Gu Changming wanted to see more in his heart must be his father, who was pardoned by the emperor and could return home in the near future. It sounds like the emperor is generous, but who knows if he deliberately chose this time to make him willing to take on such a thankless job.
The man was still silent, walking in front with the lantern, the little phoenix wanted to change his hand, the lantern was gently pulled away by Gu Changming, and the other hand was already held by him. She turned her head sideways to look at the hands of the two of them, the corners of her mouth twitched, and in such an eerie place, she smiled like a spring flower.