Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

Gu Yue was stunned when he heard the name.

Wuyan, Wuyan?

He asked, "The man who hired the assassin claims to be Wuyan?"

The Hidden Dragon Guard who came to reply looked over here. He hesitated for a moment, unsure whether to tell him the details of the incident, so he looked at Lu Wushuang.

Lu Wushuang frowned slightly: "Those assassins are coming for Dun Xinbo, so it's okay to tell him."

The Hidden Dragon Guard clasped his fists and said, "My Lord. The assassin is a member of the Green Forest in the nearby Yuan City. He usually does murders for hire. This time, someone approached them and offered a high price, specifically asking for Lord Dun Xin's life."

Gu Yue waited for him to continue.

"The person they captured said that the man who hired them didn't reveal his face. He was a burly and steady man. For safety reasons, they followed him for a while. He heard the people who were with him call him Wuyan."

Gu Yue was silent for a while.

Lu Wushuang was from Yunxi, so he naturally didn't know the details of Luoyang. He nodded and said, "Interrogate them thoroughly, and it would be best if we could find out where they were hiding. Then send someone to notify the county magistrate of Yuancheng so that he can be prepared."

Gu Yue didn't know whether it was a preparation to send troops to suppress the bandits or a preparation to respond to questioning from his superiors, but he knew that the actions of the Hidden Dragon Guards were not something he could control.

Shen Wumou walked out from the inner hall.

The man's face was still a little pale, his upper body was naked, and he was wrapped in a white cloth with a faint red color showing through. He was really injured.

He obviously heard the conversation just now, and turned his gaze to Gu Yue: "Wu Yan, why do I remember that there is a person named Wu Yan in Gu Bo's house?"

Gu Yue didn't say anything and just listened to what he had to say.

Shen Wumou said: "The Hidden Dragon Guards found out that Su Huaiyue once had a force under his command called Wumen. I wonder if Lord Bo knows about this."

Gu Yue raised his eyebrows.

He wanted to act surprised, but he was in no mood to act, so he just said, "Wu Men? I haven't heard of it. I naturally don't know much about Su Huaiyue."

Shen Wumou said, "It's okay. But I also received a tip from the capital yesterday. There seem to be some rumors in the capital that are unfavorable to the Lord."

This person also showed the same teasing expression. Gu Yue felt his head getting slightly hot and a wave of irritation surged up: "What rumors? Are you talking about the previous incident with the Xie family? That reminds me. Your Majesty has not yet made a decision on that matter. It seems very tricky."

Shen Wumou smiled and said, "It's not about that. It's rumored in the city that you and your adopted son Gu Xu have an affair..."

Gu Yue still tried to put on a show. He stood up suddenly, slammed the table and shouted, "How is this possible! Who is talking nonsense?"

Shen Wumou... was startled by him.

He raised his hand as if to appease him: "Master Gu, please be patient. This is just what he said a few days ago. The wind direction has changed in recent days."

"What's changed?" Gu Yue frowned. Did Zhen Suhang take action?

"We, the Hidden Dragon Guard, have learned that someone in Luoyang is secretly spreading these rumors. Now the wind is blowing... against you, my Lord." Shen Wumou kept the secret for a while, and then said, "The new rumors are throwing all the dirt on you, my Lord. They say that you have had a quirk for a long time, and that Gu Xu abused you many times when he was young. The rumor about you being a homosexual was because you forced him to..."

Gu Yue's eye twitched.

He clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and acted angry.

Shen Wumou heard that he didn't say anything, but instead had a strange expression on his face: "Master Gu, don't you want to say a few words to defend yourself?"

"What is there to argue about? The innocent are innocent. I have no way to defend myself from their slander." Gu Yue turned his head.

At this moment, Shen Wumou almost felt that the rumor was true, and the way he looked at Gu Yue changed.

"This..." He was speechless for a moment.

He also said that he would direct Gu Dashi's suspicion towards Gu Xu. How come it seems so real?

Shen Wumou said: "Rumors don't come out of nowhere. Who did Lord Gu offend?"

Gu Yue smiled and said, "Are there not many people in Luoyang who want to drag me down with them?"

Yes, is that still too little?

Gu Dashi has become the target of public criticism.

He hindered Gu Xu, he prevented Qin Zhaoyue from winning over Gu Xu, and he influenced Gu Xu's judgment.

Now, it seems that it is Gu Xu’s lover who is holding him back.

Gu Yue lowered his head, his expression uncertain.

Shen Wumou didn't say too much. After just a few days of getting along, he had already noticed this person's sharpness and intelligence. If he said too much, it would be counterproductive.

He just said as a reminder: "Master Gu, please be at ease. It's just a little rumor. It means nothing in front of power. As long as you are useful to His Majesty, as long as you are a loyal minister of Northern Qin, who dares to say anything bad about you?"

Shen Wumou paused.

"...With power, let alone someone like Gu Xu, there are so many beautiful young men that you can't want. Many of them are willing to throw themselves at you voluntarily." He said with a smile.

Gu Yue didn't say anything.

He smiled at Shen Wumou: "Lord Shen is also very beautiful."

Shen Wumou took a step back and his expression changed.

Gu Yue laughed loudly and walked away.

……

in the palace.

When the fifth prince came back from the White Horse Temple, he did not even go back to Concubine Mu's palace, but went straight to the emperor's bedroom.

Before he could enter, he was stopped by Chen Shuo at the door.

A voice was heard from the bedroom: "…The Fourth Prince has not been in good health recently, and he has been complaining many times that he cannot be filial to his father."

Is she the fourth prince's mother? Qin Zhaochen thought silently.

The emperor asked, "What is the disease?"

"It seems to be a cold, it keeps coming back, and it's not getting better." Concubine Wen Zhaoyi, the mother of the Fourth Prince, spoke in a very tired voice. "The Imperial Hospital has tried its best to treat him, but he is probably too weak."

The emperor was silent for a long time, then said: "I understand. You two, mother and son, should rely on each other. Take good care of each other and don't go out without any reason. I will ask Chen Shuo to send some good medicine."

Wen Zhaoyi replied: "Thank you, Your Majesty. The Fourth Prince will surely be delighted when he knows this."

Qin Zhaochen listened for a while and then heard a voice behind him.

"The fourth prince is a smart man." The second prince Qin Zhaole stood behind him and said in a low voice.

Qin Zhaochen clasped his fists and said, "Second brother, third brother."

Qin Zhaoning was also there, his face was not looking very good. His former sharpness and arrogance had completely disappeared, and now he had a sullen face, but he actually looked somewhat stable.

Qin Zhaochen nodded silently.

Since the two of them protected each other in the palace that day, their relationship has mysteriously improved. Their residences are close to each other, and they often meet up to eat and drink. After all, they are close in age, brothers, and they both like to have fun, so they have a lot of common topics in this regard.

When the three men met, no one of them pretended to greet each other.

Wen Zhaoyi quickly walked out of the bedroom. She ran into the three princes head-on. She looked a little surprised, but seemed to be in a good mood: "You little princes are very filial."

"Empress Wen." The four princes saluted her.

Northern Qin was not an era full of feudal dregs. Although Wen Zhaoyi was their father's concubine, she was still an elder and was not inferior to them.