It's bound to be a sleepless night.

      Lu family's party was swept away like a storm, all of them were put in prison awaiting trial.

      Although Fang Qin and others succeeded in achieving the merit of rescuing the Emperor, they were not implicated for the time being. But this result was quite different from their original plans, every each of them had also turned pale.

      And the center of the whirlpool, Yan Wang, remained missing, it was unknown whether he was dead or alive.

      The next day was the Grand Court Meeting*, but it had to be canceled temporarily close to its appointed time. Doctors rushed in and out of the palace like ants crawling on a hot pot. Gu Yun and Shen Yi stayed in the palace for a night, then left in the early autumn morning dew.

*It was a kind of ritual with the highest standards that began in 

      The scent of medicine of the deep palace still seemed to linger on the tip of Gu Yun's nose, his nose was particularly sharp, he was happy to appreciate a variety of flavors, the fragrance of makeup on beautiful ladies, the summer wind in the rich fragrance of herbs, the fresh and peaceful herbal scent on a beautiful young man...the only scent he did not like was from medicine.

      Especially when the doors and windows were closed, the stifling smell of medicine in the room remains dull and lingering, like a mire which can drag living people inside.

      After this battle, the two men walked side by side, their hearts and minds exhausted, no one said a word. All the way out until they were out of the palace, Shen Yi did not feel reassured, he finally asked: "How are your eyes?"

      Gu Yun shook his head.

      Shen Yi did not know whether he shook his head to say 'nothing's wrong' or 'not so good'. After thinking about it, he felt that Gu Yun's house had no one to take care of him, he ordered the driver to go in the direction of his home.

      The capital's martial law had not been lifted. There were no people on either side of the bluestone slab. When the curtain was lifted, only the sound of the carriage's wheels could be heard. Shen Yi sighed tiredly and supported the slightly shaking steam lamp overhead. The lamp cast a large shadow on Gu Yun's face. There was a blue hue under his eyes, his cheeks were hollow. When he got into the carriage, he immediately crossed his arms on his chest and leaned aside, closing his eyes to rest. He did not even bother to ask where Shen Yi was dragging him to.

      Only when the carriage arrived at his home did Shen Yi wake him up. In such a short time, Gu Yun actually managed to fall asleep. He was slightly dazed when he opened his eyes, being blown by a little morning breeze before he came to consciousness. He squinted at the door of Shen manor and said, "Just now, in a hurry, I seem to have heard someone say that Master Shen is ill?"

      Shen Yi gave a dry cough, it was not convenient to speak honestly at the gate. He had to wink and smile at him.

      Gu Yun understood him: "I visit the bedridden empty-handed like this..."

      Shen Yi grinned bitterly and said, "Oh no, It's all right. You brought his son back home with all his arms and legs intact, it's already the biggest gift... You shut up for me!"

The latter sentence was towards the unfathomable god bird in front of Shen's gate. +

      Today, the gate guardian bird seemed to be in a good mood. It didn't intend to show its might, only staring at Gu Yun curiously with its neck outstretched. Who knew that just after a little flutter of his wings, it was scolded by Shen Yi, immediately angered, its guts also grew larger, whining loudly to greet the guest, "Animals! Little beast! With a gloomy face, die today and get buried tomorrow! +

      Shen Yi: "..." +

      This ancestor of their family only recognized Master Shen. When it saw him, it congratulated him on making a fortune, its attitude towards other two-legged animals was always 'Bring it on, animals'. +

      Gu Yun's face did not change. It seemed that it was not the first time he was scolded by this bird. His fingers were put together, giving the bird a flick, the strong wind hitting the bird's peak, it was knocked over by this 'slap', feathers falling all over. It immediately shrunk back from fearing the strong. After a moment of silence, it spoke out in a small voice, "Gentleman bearing great fortune and blessing, name is written on the golden list." +

      General Shen was about to lose his composure. +

      Gu Yun smiled and turned to walk into the courtyard. Unexpectedly, as he did so, the bird immediately turned its face like turning a page of a book and said viciously, "Bah! Bah!" +

      According to reason, an adult of more or less than a hundred pounds should not have argued with a flat-haired animal weight less than one pound. Unfortunately, the Marquis of Order was not reasonable. When he heard this sound, he immediately retreated two steps, took off the cage on the door and opened the cage, he took out the gate god and said to Shen Yi, "Tell your old man, I will take this one with me. I'll buy him a new one another day." +

      Shen Yi had already had enough of it for a very long time, his tears were falling from gratitude, "Of course, no problem, words cannot express my thanks!" +

      The 'gate god' was so frightened that its feathers all stood up as it screamed, "Help! Someone wanted to murder the husband - ga!" +

      ...Its neck was pinched by Gu Yun. +

      The noise awakened the sleeping servant inside, who rubbed his eyes. Upon seeing that Gu Yun came, he busily greeted the guest and led the way inside. +

      Entering the inner courtyard, Shen Yi swept around. Seeing no one near and far, he lowered his voice and asked, "Where is His Highness Yan Wang right now?" +

      Gu Yun shook his head slowly. +

      Shen Yi was surprised: "You don't know either?" +

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We already lost communication in Yangzhou." Gu Yun took the bird in one hand and pinched his eyebrow with the other, soon turning it red. He first gave Shen Yi a brief summary of his journey then said, "He asked Xiao Cao to pretend to be him and mix in with Yang Rong Gui, while he himself acted in the dark. I heard from one of the guards I left for him said that it seemed he had entered a group in the pugilist world to look for a refugee to serve as a witness. On the way, he only sent a short note saying 'Doing alright, don't miss me', telling us to go back to the capital without having to worry about him. After that, he never contacted us again. Yang Rong Gui used his name to rebel, I had no choice but to come back here to help him lighten this situation a bit. I left a few people on that side, I also asked General Zhong to send someone to secretly investigate, but even now..." +

      After half a day of trouble, there was still suspense on that side. +

      Shen Yi did not know what to say for a moment. He stretched out his hand and pressed Gu Yun's shoulder. "Don't you know the ability of Yan Wang? You see, he didn't show his face but understands the proper limit in his heart, you know it will be okay. Besides, he has been following Old Zhong since he was a child, wandering all over the world. There is nothing that he hasn't seen before. It's all right." +