Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

On the other side, Gu Yunji and Li Jinze followed Feiyu Guard Qianhu Hushan towards the palace. They walked further and further off the road. There were few pedestrians around, and they gradually deviated from the direction of the emperor's palace.

Gu Yunji felt more and more something was wrong, he stopped suddenly and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Hu Qianhu, I'm afraid this is not the way to His Majesty's palace, right?"

Hu Shan's expression froze for a moment, and then he quickly regained his composure and said nonchalantly: "It must be a different path than the one Mr. Gu has taken before... Don't worry, Mr. Gu, I am the Feiyu Guard, and I have been ordered by the emperor to guard the crown prince. When I bring it to His Majesty, can I deliberately take a detour with you?"

Since they were the Feiyu Guards, there really was no reason to go against them. Fortunately, the palace doors were closed and there was no one around. It was really abnormal, and Gu Yunji couldn't feel relieved.

"Master Gu! I have found you." At this time, a voice came from behind several people, and a eunuch ran from a distance.

The clothes on this eunuch seemed to be a little ill-fitting, baggy, and too wide. The shadow cast by his hat almost covered most of his face, making it difficult to see his face clearly. All he could hear was his respectful tone: "Your Majesty, you have Order, ask the young one to pick up Master Gu and His Highness the Crown Prince."

"Your Majesty has an order?"

Gu Yunji suddenly had doubts in his heart. Since Emperor Jingfeng had already sent Feiyu Guards to respond, how could he send another one?
Compared to Gu Yunji, Flying Fish Guard Hu Shan reacted more than him. He almost subconsciously put his hand on the scabbard at his waist, narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at the eunuch dangerously: "You just said... Did His Majesty ask you to come?"

Gu Yunji keenly caught Hu Shan's movements, and his scalp tightened instantly. Something flashed in his mind like lightning. Before he could speak, he saw the eunuch suddenly approaching Hu Shan and whispering to him.

The eunuch glanced at Gu Yunji and Li Jinze, as if he was afraid that they would hear them, and deliberately lowered his voice and said: "My lord, please don't panic, His Highness King Wu sent me here. The situation in the palace has changed, and His Highness has an emergency for you. The arrangement is for you to temporarily hand over the person to me."

As he spoke, he leaned forward and whispered something to Hu Shan.

After listening to the eunuch's words, Hu Shan looked relaxed: "Since it is His Highness King Wu's arrangement, I naturally have to comply... I will leave them to you." After saying that, he turned around and left in a hurry.

Seeing that Hu Shan was finally gone, the eunuch relaxed and turned around to approach Gu Yunji and Li Jinze: "Your Highness, Mr. Gu, please follow me."

"Wait!"

One change after another happened so fast that even a fool should have noticed something was wrong. Gu Yunji shouted in a low voice and said warily: "Who are you? Who sent you here!"

When the eunuch heard this, he chuckled: "After so many years of separation, Master Gu, don't you recognize me? I still remember that when the examination results were released, Master Gu tried to find a doctor for me when I fainted, but he was caught by the list. The rich gentry was arrested by mistake."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and took off the hat on his head. The shadow removed, revealing a fair and delicate face.

Gu Yunji was startled at first, and then his eyes widened suddenly: "...Bai Xingjia? Why are you here?!"

Bai Xingjia smiled: "Fortunately, Mr. Gu still remembers me, otherwise I would have to spend more time introducing myself."

He took out a letter and a palm-sized object wrapped in silk from his arms and handed it to Gu Yunji: "Master Gu, Master Cheng asked me to give this to you. The situation is urgent and there is really no time to say more. Wait until the matter is settled. Later, let's reminisce about the past." Gu Yunji was surprised, and after taking the letter, he saw that it was indeed Cheng Yan's handwriting.It seemed that it had been written a long time ago. It explained Bai Xingjia's identity and background, and asked him to trust him when necessary.

Gu Yunji opened the silk package again, and after seeing clearly what was inside, his fingertips instantly felt hot and he almost lost his grip: "Tiger Talisman?!"

Bai Xingjia looked around and after confirming that no one was around, he lowered his voice and said: "The King of Wu intends to rebel. He and Qin Quan surrounded the palace, hoping to force His Majesty to make him the crown prince. The Feiyu Guards have already turned to the King of Wu, please take care of your Majesty." Get out of the palace quickly, give the tiger talisman to Duke Ding, and ask him to go to the capital camp to mobilize troops to come to the rescue."

"Now that the palace gate is closed, you can't go out directly, but I know that the palace wall in a corner is in disrepair, and there is a hole behind the grass, which can be passed by one person. After Master Gu changed his clothes, he left the palace to find Ding. Duke."

Gu Yunji took over the disguised eunuch uniform and was confused for a moment. Questions popped up one after another: "So, what about you? How is Cheng Yan? His Majesty is not injured, is he? And His Highness the Crown Prince, what should he do? What should I do with him? Shall I leave the palace together?"

Bai Xingjia briefly told the situation in the palace, comforted him that Cheng Yan was fine for the time being, and said: "The imperial guards in the palace were taken away early in the morning. They probably don't know what happened. I want to go to Zhao with His Highness the Prince." King, he has the power to mobilize the imperial army."

"But the situation in the palace is complicated. We don't know how many trump cards King Wu and Fang Zigui have. Even if they persuade King Zhao to mobilize the imperial army, they may not be sure of winning. If we want to successfully rescue His Majesty, we still have to rely on Lord Gu to hand over the tiger talisman to Duke Dingguo. , let him lead the soldiers from the Beijing camp to come for reinforcements."

A lot of information came flooding in, and Gu Yunji was confused, but he also knew that the situation was urgent and there was no time for him to digest and accept it.

He took several deep breaths and quickly calmed down: "Okay, I'll leave now. You and His Highness the Crown Prince should be more careful."

After parting ways with Li Jinze and Bai Xingjia, Gu Yunji put on his eunuch uniform and successfully found the damaged palace wall according to Bai Xingjia's instructions.

Just as he was about to duck out, he heard a mess of footsteps coming from behind, followed by a loud shout: "Stop, who is sneaking around!"

Gu Yunji froze, wondering why he was so unlucky, so he could only raise his hands and stand there, not daring to make any next move.

"Turn around."

Gu Yunji turned around as he was told, lowering his eyes and not daring to raise his head.The man in front of him has a dark golden flying fish pattern on his clothes. He should be the patrolling flying fish guard. Not everyone recognizes him anyway. As long as he acts more like him, he might be able to get away with it.

Thinking like this, Gu Yunji deliberately shrank and tried to act like a timid eunuch.He even thought of an excuse. When the other party asked him about it later, he would just say that he came here to be lazy and knew nothing about the rest.

However, things went against expectations. The Feiyuwei in front of him let out a sarcastic chuckle, and his tone was rather sinister: "Hey - isn't this the dignified Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Mr. Gu Yunji? Mr. Gu is so leisurely and leisurely that he doesn't wear official uniforms. Acting like a eunuch?"

At this moment, Gu Yunji felt that the voice was somewhat familiar. When he looked up, he couldn't help but be surprised: "...Zhao Fan?"