Chapter 12: The Scourge Kills Someone
"It's down there. Liu Dahong didn't dare to slack off here, and said yes.
"Hehe, let's come in with the old decay. Hand over the carriage to the guards, and they'll take care of it for you. ”
Liu Dahong and his entourage handed over the carriage to the guards, and followed the old housekeeper into the palace.
In the ancient family, one king and three marquis can be said to have reached the extreme of human ministers. The house is also a water pavilion platform, carved railings and jade masonry are readily available. Not to mention a few teenagers and girls who have never been out of Changmen, even Liu Dahong, an old Jianghu who has seen the scene of Chang'an, is also dumbfounded.
The old housekeeper led a few people through several courtyards, came to a guest room, and ordered the maid who was waiting on the side, "Take a few distinguished guests to stay." ”
He turned around and said to everyone: "You will rest here today, Liu Darttou, you and I will come here, the prince has something to say to you." ”
Liu Dahong handed over the luggage to his men, answered the old housekeeper yes, and followed him.
Su Changan and Gu Ning were arranged in the same room, Su Changan touched the white futon, felt soft and smooth, and sighed in his heart, this prince's mansion is different, and any bed is many times better than the one in his own house. Turning his head, he saw Gu Ning frowning again, and he felt strange in his heart, so he asked: "Hey, I said what's wrong with you, I see you frowning more times today than in a few years in Changmen Town?"
Gu Ning smiled bitterly when he heard this, and said, "Brother Su, doesn't you think there's anything wrong?"
"Isn't that right? Yes, it stands to reason that you are also an ancient family, so you shouldn't live here like us, why do you have to have a room of your own?"
"Where does Brother Su want to go! There are tens of thousands of people next to the Gu family, and my father also came to live in such a house, not to mention me? What am I talking about other things?"
"Anything else?"
"That's right, Brother Su, doesn't you think that the guards in the Gu family's courtyard patrol very frequently today?" Gu Ning said with a pensive expression.
"Really?" Su Changan recalled, today's ancient mansion is indeed three steps and one post, and there are guards with knives patrolling from time to time, but he has never been to the ancient mansion, and this prince's mansion is like this on weekdays, so he didn't realize it.
"I thought that the prince's mansion was like this on weekdays. Su Changan responded, and finally asked, "Isn't this strange?"
"Well, it's weird. Gu Ning said: "The master of the Gu family can be said to be the most powerful person in the north, even in the Great Wei, he is also one of the best people. Not to mention ordinary people, even if the demons want to enter the mansion, they can't escape the eyes of the ancient grandfather, why do you need these guards? But you see, when you enter the city today, the checkpoints are tight, and now there are guards in the ancient mansion, and those who like to pretend on weekdays have not shown up, and they all seem to be huddled in the room. The entire Gu family is strictly guarded, and it seems to be facing a great enemy!"
Gu Ning said seriously, and Su Changan's scalp tingled for a while.
"It's not that serious, is it? Gu Wang Ye still has people to be afraid of?" Su Changan said pretending to be relaxed, as if he wanted to dispel the terrifying aura that Gu Ning had unintentionally created just now.
"It stands to reason that in the Great Wei world, except for a few Star Deaths and Holy Emperors, no one will make the Gu family so jealous, but in case, you and I should be careful. ”
"Yes. Su Changan responded, holding the big knife and feeling a little more at ease. This knife is very strange, Mo Tingyu gave it to him when he died, but from that day on, Su Changan couldn't pull out the knife no matter how hard he tried. It is like a stinging beast, lurking quietly in its own cave, waiting for an opponent to come, and then like that night, it will come out in shock, covered with snow and stars, and roaring rivers and mountains.
Thinking about it, Su Changan's eyelids began to fight. In a trance, he seemed to be back to that night, he saw Mo Tingyu jumping high with a knife, seeing Wutong crying pear blossoms with rain, and seeing the woman in Tsing Yi take off the white veil, revealing a face that he couldn't really see.
"Brother Su, Brother Su!" Just as Su Changan was trying his best to see the woman's appearance, Gu Ning's voice came from his ears.
"Yes. Su Changan answered, he got up, rubbed his eyes, looked at Gu Ning, who was already neatly dressed, and asked, "What time is it?"
"It's already early hour!" Gu Ning said, "Liu Darttou has just said it, let's pack our bags and get ready to go." ”
"Oh, I've slept for so long?" Su Changan was a little surprised, and before he knew it, he had slept for four or five hours.
"Yes, I originally wanted to ask Brother Su to go to dinner with me, but I saw that Brother Su was really sleeping too soundly, and I couldn't bear to disturb him. However, Momo was afraid that Brother Gu would be hungry, so she asked me to bring some shortbread for preparation. As he spoke, Gu Ning handed over a pale green handkerchief wrapped in a pancake, embroidered with flowers that Su Changan couldn't recognize.
"Momo bought it?" Su Changan's drowsiness seemed to wake up at once.
"That's right. Gu Ning said.
Su Changan hurriedly took the handkerchief and opened it carefully, and there were three shortbreads inside, exuding bursts of aroma. Su Changan hadn't eaten all night, and when he smelled such a fragrance, he couldn't stand the movement of his index finger, so he took a shortbread and ate it.
Today's shortbread is particularly delicious, Su Changan thought secretly. But I don't know if it's delicious because of foam or shortbread.
"By the way, there was nothing to do yesterday, right?" Su Changan asked Gu Ning as he ate the shortbread contentedly.
"Yes. Nothing. It seems that I may have made a fuss and made Brother Su laugh. ”
"It's okay, you have a point, you have to be more careful when you go out. My father often told me that the heart of harming others is indispensable, and the heart of guarding against others is indispensable. ”
"......" Gu Ning felt that there seemed to be something wrong with this, but Su Changan had a shortbread in his mouth and a vague word, and he didn't hear that there was a problem for a while.
Su Changan ate two in one go, felt unfinished, and was about to eat the third. But suddenly remembered something, put the shortbread in his hand back into the handkerchief, and then carefully wrapped it, and put it in his arms.
"Why didn't Brother Su eat it? Isn't it to taste?" Gu Ning felt strange when he saw this, this shortbread was not big, Su Changan didn't eat last night, and he should have been so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back by now.
"Forehead ......" seemed to have some secret that had been broken, Su Changan's face was slightly embarrassed, and he forced himself to calm down: "It's not too early, I'll eat later, go and talk to Brother Liu first." ”
Without waiting for Gu Ning to continue to ask, he put the knife on his back and pulled Gu Ning towards the outside of the palace.
Under the guidance of the Gu family, they came to the front of the Gu family.
Liu Dahong and his party were already waiting here, Su Changan raised his hand to say hello to Liu Dahong, but found that Liu Dahong's face was ugly and terrifying. I thought something unpleasant happened last night, but at this moment, it was inconvenient to ask more in front of the Gu family, so I got into the carriage with Gu Ning. But I didn't see the son of the ancient family who said yesterday that he would share a car with him.
Su Changan felt strange in his heart, and said in his heart that this ancient son was big enough to let everyone wait for him. But when he heard Liu Dahong's horse whip, the dart team set off in response.
"Liu Darttou, don't you wait for that Gu family son?" Gu Ning was also very strange in his heart, so he asked out loud.
"I've received it, it's a young lady, and I've arranged to be in the same car with Miss Su Mo. Liu Dahong said on the other end, his voice a little bitter.
Gu Su and the others naturally heard something strange, but they didn't know where to ask, and the atmosphere in the carriage was a little dull for a while.
The dart team continued to move forward, and in a blink of an eye, they were out of Beilan City.
"I don't know if it's that young lady, maybe Brother Gu still knows each other. Su Changan couldn't stand such an atmosphere after all, and tried to resolve the embarrassment in the carriage at the moment through some topics.
"Gu Xianjun. Liu Dahong said, but his voice was even more bitter.
"Gu Xianjun, this name is so familiar. Su Changan thought about it and felt that he seemed to have heard of this name somewhere, but he couldn't think of it for a while. was about to ask Gu Ning beside him, but saw that Gu Ning was pale and bloodless.
"But one of the three marquis of the ancient family, Jingtianhou Gu Xianjun. Gu Ning's voice trembled, like something was stuck in his throat.
"Yes. Outside the carriage, Liu Dahong responded dullly.
"Liu Dart is confused! How dare you take such a dart! This is a fatal disaster!" Gu Ning's voice was very low, or he was afraid of being heard by his classmates.
Liu Dahong was silent, or he was speechless.
"Why is this?" Su Changan didn't know why, and couldn't figure out why other sons of the Gu family could send it, why would it become a disaster to change it to this Gu Xianjun?
"Brother Su, don't you know, although this Gu Xianjun is the same age as you and me, he has excellent talents, and he is a well-known genius in the Northland. At a young age, he inherited the throne of one of the three marquis of the Gu family, and can be said to be the most important descendant of the Gu family. If such a character really wants to go to Chang'an, why do you need Liu Darttou to escort him, the Gu family's own masters, which one is not a hundred times stronger than Liu Darthead?"
"Thinking about the vision of Beilan City and the Gu Family's Mansion that I told you yesterday, this Gu Family has provoked something they can't afford to provoke, and the target of this thing is very likely to be this Jingtian Hou Gu Xianjun. ”
The wind and snow suddenly became stronger, blowing the curtain of the carriage, and Su Changan felt a little cold.
"Gu Gongzi is right. Liu Dahong also said at this time: "When I heard yesterday that the person to be escorted was Gu Jiajingtian, I had the intention to refuse, but the people of the palace are so domineering that they are forcing our lives, and even you and others are not spared." Speaking of which, my old Liu Shanye villager, he has a cheap life, and it is a big deal to die a hundred. But if it harms the lives of the lord and the son, I don't know how to face everyone under Jiuquan. ”
"The Gu family wants to send Gu Xianjun to Chang'an safely, but they don't want to attract the attention of some people, so they naturally need to do some tricks. You and I are the blinders. ”
Gu Ning's voice became cold, and something flickered in his eyes, as if it was about to erupt.
Su Changan had seen this thing in Mo Tingyu's eyes, and he knew that it was anger!