After the rebirth, I became the darling of the tyrant

Xiao Tingshen actually knew Gu Chen's intentions.

He led Gu Chen into the room and sat down at the table.There were four dishes and one soup on the table, which was very simple, Xiao Tingshen could clearly see a trace of surprise on Gu Chen's face, he probably didn't expect him, the emperor, to eat so simple.

Xiao Ting felt that his expression was so cute, so he couldn't help but look at it twice, and sighed in his heart - Gu Chen may have misunderstood him, but in fact, no one eats together, and it is difficult to eat alone to download something.

To be precise, there was no Gu Chen by his side.

But these words turned into another sentence: "The last time I had dinner with you was before you went to Yanbei."

Gu Chen was obviously startled, his eyes fell on Xiao Tingshen's face.He quietly looked at Xiao Tingshen for a while, then suddenly said: "I...I have something to ask for your Majesty's permission."

Sure enough... Xiao Ting sighed deeply: "Do you want to go to Hubei?"

Gu Chen: "..."

His eyes revealed his surprise again, and there was also a feeling of fright - all the shrimps on his chopsticks fell into the wine glass, but he didn't realize it.

Facing Gu Chen, Xiao Tingshen's mood was unprecedentedly relaxed, not to mention this kind of shock that was rarely seen in him.He tilted his head to admire the other person's expression for a while, and finally said: "I already know what Wei Dequan asked you to do in private..."

He intentionally paused, looked at the change of expression on Gu Chen's face, and finally said conclusively: "... I have already punished him."

Gu Chen: "..."

"But I really can't leave here." Xiao Ting smiled deeply, covering his eyes with a wry smile, "...you want to go to Hubei, I agree."

Gu Chen's surprise and surprise this time were clearly shown on his face, and those beautiful eyes were instantly filled with suspicion.Xiao Ting couldn't help tracing his face with his eyes, watched him carefully for a long time, and deeply engraved his appearance in his heart.

... After all, once we say goodbye this time, we don't know if we will meet again in the future.

Gu Chen has been away from the court for a long time, and is extremely low-key, and rarely walks around with various officials, so he has no idea what kind of crisis Xiao Tingshen himself has reached now-he has endured for many years, and has long thought of getting rid of the Wang family, but he has no choice. The other party's tree has big roots and deep roots, so he has no choice but to hibernate.

However, from the marriage to the matter of Gu Chen's investigation of Concubine Xian, everything has already alarmed the Wang family and its biggest ruler, the Queen Mother.If Xiao Tingshen stands still, Gu Chen will be the next to follow in Gu Heng's footsteps.

No one can move Gu Chen.

Xiao Ting deeply understands that his bottom line lies with Gu Chen.Gu Chen is now being watched by the Wang family, no matter whether Xiao Tingshen is ready or not, he must start to close the net.

This net is not big enough, not dense enough, Xiao Tingshen himself is not completely sure, it is very likely that Wang will bite back.But even if he fights to the death, he still has to ensure Gu Chen's safety.Even if he died in this turmoil, he must let Gu Chen live.

So sending him away, far away, away from the capital, is the best choice.

Xiao Ting thought so in his heart, but his face was still as calm as water.He picked up the wine glass and took a sip, the corners of his lips curled slightly: "I'm sure I'm sure, but you have to agree to two conditions."

Gu Chen hesitated for a moment: "...Please tell me, Your Majesty."

"First, I will give you the badge of the inner court guard." Xiao Tingshen took out a bronze medal from his sleeve and threw it on the table. "At most every ten days, I will send you a secret letter."

Although the Inner Court is called the "Inner Court", it is actually more like a nationwide intelligence agency directly under the emperor.They all have special encryption methods for sending messages, which are generally only used when transmitting important military information.

Gu Chen: "...Does Your Majesty want me to report the progress?"

"You can write whatever you want." Xiao Ting waved his hand deeply, in Gu Chen's eyes he looked like a fool, he even smiled, "I just want to make sure you are safe."

Gu Chen: "..."

"Second, Jiang Chong must follow you."

Gu Chen: "I... let's do it."

To Your Majesty:

Chen has been in southern Hubei for more than eight days. He searched for clues a few days ago, but found that the residence in Tongcheng provided by Xiaoluzi had turned into a piece of white ground...

After writing this, Gu Chen involuntarily stopped.It has been almost ten days since he and Jiang Chong arrived in Tongcheng, southern Hubei, but the search has not made any substantial progress.He has already checked the place that Xiao Luzi mentioned, and it has been turned into a piece of scorched earth. There was a fire here about five or six years ago, and the house was burned to the ground.

The trail is broken.

Gu Chen hesitated for a moment, then rolled up the letter paper and threw it aside, and unfolded another letter paper again.Concubine Xian is Xiao Tingshen's concubine mother, not to mention, Xiao Tingshen has never forgotten the death of his concubine mother, maybe he should put it another way.

To Your Majesty:

After arriving in Tongcheng for more than eight days, I finally made some progress.But there are still many obstacles, and I can't take any further actions for the time being. I implore Your Majesty to give me a few days...

Gu Chen stopped writing—it is true that he has made no progress.Now that they found it with Jiang Chong, they found out that Wang Yongke, the guard of southern Hubei, had a house in the suburbs, and it seemed that he had a foreign room.But when the two went to check, they found that the place was heavily guarded and heavily armored. It didn't look like an outer room at all, but rather a treasure.

Later, they learned an even more shocking news-Wang Yongke was promoted from a general of chariots to a minister of the Ministry of War and concurrently the commander of Longxiangwei, and he was about to stay in Beijing to serve.

It is hard for Gu Chen to express how complicated his mood was when he heard the news. Xiao Ting deeply believed that the voice of "I will give you an explanation" was still in his ears, but he did not expect that the explanation would come and go, and Wang Yongke would be promoted... It is even more pathetic What matters is himself, he still feels that after finding Concubine Xian, Xiao Tingshen will give him justice.

Thinking of this, Gu Chen shook his hand, leaving a string of ink droplets on the letter paper.Distraught, he rolled up the letter paper again, pulled out a new letter paper to rewrite, and when he wrote "a few days of grace", he couldn't help adding a sentence: I heard that General Wang moved to the right, and my heart was disturbed. , I don't know what His Majesty means.that day...

But then the letter paper was rolled into a ball again, and Gu Chen sighed.

He thought about it, and only wrote a request for grace for a few days, and did not write anything else.Then he rolled up the letter and walked out the door, and saw Jiang Chong outside the door.

"Go to the inner court?" Jiang Chong had a clear expression on his face.

"Hmm." Gu Chen stuffed the roll of paper into his sleeve, "Is there any movement in Wang Yongke's suburban house?"

Bringing up the business, Jiang Chong immediately turned serious: "Didn't Wang Yongke be promoted back to Beijing these days? I see that his main house is moving things, and people are coming in and out of the house in the suburbs... Let's go and see today." ?”

This is what they had planned earlier.The house in the outskirts was heavily guarded, and there was no way for Gu Chen and Jiang Chong to sneak in and investigate.The two were worried at first, but after learning that Wang Yongke was about to be promoted back to Beijing and left Hubei, Gu Chen immediately had this idea.

——Wang Yongke will inevitably move when he returns to Beijing, and the houses in the suburbs will also be moved along with him.Regardless of whether Concubine Xian is there or not, this is their best chance to check the situation.

So for the past few days Jiang Chong and Gu Chen took turns watching Wang Yongke's suburban house, waiting for him to move.

Gu Chen nodded, and quickly went to the inner court with Jiang Chong, showed the bronze medal and passed the secret letter out.Then the two set off and ambushed on a hillside on the outskirts of the city.

The location here is condescending, just enough to see the whole picture of Wang Yongke's house below.There were indeed some people coming and going, bringing out books and other things, and some furniture and supplies.Despite this, the surroundings of this house are still heavily guarded, and even armored soldiers were mobilized.

"What is this for?" Jiang Chong scratched his head in doubt, "There are still archers?"

Gu Chen looked in another direction, and sure enough, he saw a few shadowy figures of archers standing.He casually drew the layout of the house on the ground, and pondered: "It is estimated that there must be at least a hundred guards here."

Jiang Chong: "...Master Gu, I admit that you are good at martial arts, but even you, it is impossible to defeat hundreds of people..."

He sighed: "What shall we do now?"

"Wait." Gu Chen shook his head, "When they're almost done moving, the people inside should come out. We'll know who's locked up here."

Having said that, Gu Chen felt a little uneasy.He wasn't sure if he was looking in the right direction, and he wasn't sure if it was Concubine Xian who was locked up here.If not, where should he go to find it in the vast sea of ​​people?

They waited for a whole day, and at dusk, a woman finally walked out of the house.She was escorted and dragged away from the yard, and came to the carriage at the gate of the yard.Jiang Chong immediately straightened his waist, and Gu Chen couldn't help squinting his eyes.

They were all staring at the woman.

The woman was wearing a very simple goose yellow dress, and her long hair was tied into a bun with a simpler style.She tilted her head before getting into the car, as if she was talking to the person next to her.A strand of long hair fell down, covering half of her face.

Jiang Chong: "Damn!"

Gu Chen: "..."

Then she got into the carriage.The carriage stayed for a while, and drove north along the official road together with the furniture and decorations.

Jiang Chong and Gu Chen looked at each other, and Jiang Chong's face collapsed.

"...I didn't see clearly, Mr. Gu."