Chapter 480 Siblings (Second Update)
Gu Jiao remained silent for a few seconds, then opened the cabinet door without saying a word and took out the soft armor that Old He from the underground martial arts arena had given her.
I originally thought it was ugly and didn't want to wear it.
Then Gu Jiao found all sorts of sharp weapons in the house—two daggers were tucked into her waistband, two willow-leaf knives were hidden in her narrow sleeves, several silver needles were inserted into her hair bun, several blades were hidden in the soles of her shoes, and even a small hidden weapon was placed under her tongue.
Xiao Heng: ...No need for that.
Gu Jiao set off fully armed!
Her red-tasseled spear was rather conspicuous, so Xiao Heng wrapped it with strips of cloth.
Xiao Heng watched her until she left Bishui Hutong and disappeared completely into the boundless night. He stood there, lost in thought for a long time.
As night deepened, the lights of countless homes gradually went out, and the capital city fell into the tranquility of the late night.
However, the Imperial Guards patrolling the streets and alleys continued their work without stopping for a moment, moving quietly and trying not to disturb the people along the way.
Gu Chengfeng arrived at the North Gate right under the noses of the city's Imperial Guards.
The city gates had long been closed, but as the eldest son of the Gu family, he knew that there was a secret passage near the north gate, which was usually guarded by two to four guards in shifts.
Because it was hidden, not many people knew about it, so the guards on duty were not particularly skilled.
Gu Chengfeng could easily break through alone, but the key point is that he was leading a horse...
Gu Chengfeng looked at the horse behind him, and the horse looked at him in return.
The man and the horse stared at each other, wide-eyed: "..."
For a moment, Gu Chengfeng even regretted stealing his father's horse. The horse was good, but it would be difficult to get it out of the country.
Well, we've come this far, it would be a real shame to abandon the horse now, especially since the post station probably can't buy a horse of this caliber.
Charge out... and a large contingent of Imperial Guards is nearby again.
In the end, Gu Chengfeng had no choice but to close his eyes and grit his teeth helplessly: "I'm sorry, Dad, I can only trick you this time."
Half an hour later, Gu Chengfeng appeared outside the secret passage, wearing a bamboo hat, riding Gu Houye's Ferghana horse, and holding Gu Houye's personal token.
Upon seeing the token, the guard on duty looked at the man on horseback with a strange expression and asked, "Who are you...?"
Gu Chengfeng lowered his voice and imitated his father's voice, saying, "Don't you even recognize me? His Majesty has decreed that I leave the capital tonight. I have official business to attend to. Why don't you let me pass at once? If you delay His Majesty's important matter, how many heads do you have to chop off?"
"I wouldn't dare!"
After the leading guard finished speaking, he quickly gestured for his men to make way, and then stood respectfully to the side.
In fact, they had never met Lord Gu and could not tell whether his voice was genuine or not. However, the token that Gu Chengfeng presented was real, and the Ding'an Marquis's family was indeed the emperor's confidant. In addition, the court had one incident after another, not to mention that the Empress Dowager ordered Gu Changqing to reorganize the Gu family army.
When all these things come together, no one doubts that someone would impersonate Lord Gu and falsely convey the emperor's edict at this critical juncture.
This is a capital offense punishable by beheading.
Gu Chengfeng guessed that his father would be brought before the emperor for questioning the next day.
However, since the imperial court has given important positions to his elder brother and the Gu family army, they will not take his father's life. At most, they will punish his father for failing to educate his son properly, such as giving him a hundred lashes.
Lord Gu was sleeping when he suddenly shivered. He didn't know why...
After leaving the city, Gu Chengfeng galloped northwards, fearing that the guards would realize what had happened later. He only stopped when his horse was panting heavily.
He looked back.
"They probably...didn't catch up, right?"
"Don't worry, they haven't caught up."
A casual little voice came from behind the bushes, and Gu Chengfeng was so startled that he almost fell off his horse!
In the dead of night, there were sounds coming from behind the big tree. Was it a person or a ghost?
Wait, that voice sounds familiar.
Gu Chengfeng composed himself and turned to look in the direction of the big tree. He hadn't looked closely before because he was in a hurry, but now, in the dim moonlight, he saw a horse tied under the tall sycamore tree, and next to the horse stood a young boy dressed in blue.
The young boy crossed his arms and leaned casually against the big tree behind him.
After saying that, the young boy stepped out from under the tree's shadow.
Gu Chengfeng saw her face clearly.
"Is it really you?"
He was shocked.
Gu Jiao pointed to the arm wrapped around her and tilted her head, saying, "Surprised?"
"How can you not be surprised? What are you doing here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping? You're already outside the capital." No, you're at least twenty or thirty miles away from the capital.
Gu Chengfeng looked at her suspiciously: "You're not going to make me run errands for you again, are you? I'm warning you, this time I'm not going with you no matter what! I have important business to attend to!"
This is extremely important!
Human life is at stake!
"Hmm." Gu Jiao hummed in response, released her arms, straightened up, stroked the tall and strong horse, and nimbly mounted it.
Gu Chengfeng then realized that she was also riding a top-quality steed, no less than his own father's mount.
"Didn't you say you were leaving?" Gu Jiao looked at him strangely.
Gu Chengfeng was too surprised to understand the meaning of her words for a moment. He stared intently at her horse: "Didn't you say you couldn't ride a horse?"
"It's not that I'm good at it," Gu Jiao corrected him, "but I should be good at it in the future."
After all, it's a thousand miles from here to the border, enough for her to practice.
Gu Chengfeng still didn't quite understand what she meant. His gaze shifted from her horse to her back.
Her usual small basket was now hanging on the saddle, replaced by a large object wrapped in strips of cloth.
Even though he was wrapped in strips of cloth, Gu Chengfeng could still faintly sense a powerful aura.
"What are you carrying on your back?" he asked curiously.
"A red-tasseled spear," Gu Jiao said.
"What kind of red-tasseled spear is this big?" Gu Chengfeng's suspicion grew even more serious. "And what are you doing carrying this thing in the middle of the night?"
Gu Jiao glanced at him indifferently: "Are you leaving or not?"
"Of course I'm going..." Gu Chengfeng hadn't finished speaking when Gu Jiao spurred her horse forward a few steps. Gu Chengfeng looked at the direction she was going and reminded her, "Hey, aren't you going the wrong way? That's not the road to the capital."
Gu Jiao said calmly, "Who said I was going back to the capital?"
Gu Chengfeng scoffed, "If you're not going back to the capital, are you going to come with me to the borderlands?"
As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes widened suddenly. He spurred his horse to Gu Jiao's side and stared at her cold profile, saying, "You...you wouldn't..."
Noisy.
Gu Jiao took a cornbread out of her bundle and stuffed it into his mouth.
Gu Chengfeng, his mouth stuffed with cornbread, made two muffled noises, took the cornbread off, and spurred his horse to ride alongside her: "Wait, explain yourself clearly. Are you really going to the border? What are you going there for? Don't you know there's a war on the border? The Chen army has already captured three border cities. It's not a good place for sightseeing!"
Gu Jiao pulled on the reins: "Mmm."
Gu Chengfeng frowned.
This girl doesn't seem to have that much free time.
"Hey, you didn't want to go to the border because you heard that Grandfather had an accident, did you?" Gu Chengfeng muttered. "You're not the real Gu Jiaoniang, so you don't need to concern yourself with my grandfather's affairs."
The border region is too dangerous.
Princess Ning'an had three Dragon Shadow Guards by her side, yet she was still captured by the remnants of the previous dynasty, which shows how difficult those people were to deal with.
This is not a murky place for her to wade into.
Gu Chengfeng looked at her seriously and said, "Tell me the truth, are you really going to the border, and why are you going to the border?"
The fact that Gu Chengfeng was able to ask the second question already indicated that he had already answered the first question.
"Save them," Gu Jiao said.
"Who are you going to save?" Gu Chengfeng asked.
“One brother,” Gu Jiao paused, “and one fool.”
brother?
That doesn't seem to be his grandfather.
Gu Chengfeng didn't rush to ask who the brother she mentioned was, nor did he ask who the fool was; in short, it couldn't be him.
Gu Chengfeng then asked, "By the way, how did you get out of the city?"
Gu Jiao said "Oh," and then added, "I rode a horse out."
Gu Chengfeng opened his mouth: "From...the due north gate?"
Gu Jiao said, "Otherwise, are there any other doors?"
Gu Chengfeng frowned: "Weren't the city gates already closed? You came out quite a while ago?"
Gu Jiao shook her head: "No, I was just a little earlier than you. I have an imperial decree."
Gu Chengfeng was dumbfounded: "You, why do you have an imperial edict?! Are you on a mission to go north?"
If this girl has an imperial decree, then why should I risk the crime of deceiving the emperor to painstakingly emerge from the secret passage?
Gu Jiao shook her head again: "I asked His Majesty for it. I told him I wanted to go out for a while, and he gave it to me and even gave me a horse."
Gu Chengfeng, deeply affected: "..."
I suddenly don't want to talk to you!
Versailles, we're serious.
Also, we're just ten votes away from reaching 3,000. Will we be able to break 3,000 before the end of the year?
(End of this chapter)
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