Yutai Bi

Chapter 203
"Oh! Run away!" Cen Sanniang cried in disappointment, turning her head to scold him, "Aren't you by my side, how could I fall down? I'm so stupid!"

Du Yansui was dumbfounded by her scolding, lowered her head and whispered in her ear: "If I hunt that deer, how will I be rewarded?"

"I'll make you a pair of moccasin boots! If you can't hunt, you'll be fined to go down to the pool to catch fish!" Cen Sanniang watched the deer run up the opposite hillside with a smile.

Du Yansui smiled at her, turned around, got on the horse, and rushed out of the woods.

Cen Sanniang watched him run towards the deer, watched the deer go up the hill vigorously and was about to escape, but saw that Du Yansui had stretched his strings, and the arrow shot out like a shooting star, and the deer fell down in response. on the ground.

Mantou also got on the horse: "I'll pick up Young Master Sun!"

"So handsome!" Cen Sanniang gasped in admiration, beckoning Nuan Dong Hei Qi to lead the horse out of the woods.Start a fire by the pool.

Du Yansui rode his horse up the mountain and was about to pick up the deer, his eyes were attracted by the banners exposed on the mountain, he sighed faintly, and murmured: "You came so fast."

Mantou went up the mountain, quickly threw the deer onto the horse's back, followed his gaze and looked forward: "Ah, could it be that the emperor came to Tangquan Palace?"

Du Yansui pondered for a while and said: "Don't let the young lady know. Let her have a good day."

"Understood." Mantou responded.Seeing that there was no smile on Du Yansui's face, she thought to herself that she had finally left the manor and came to the other village. She had only lived there for three days, and trouble was coming.

The two went down the hillside, squatting beside the water to peel and clean the steamed buns.Here Hei Qi has pitched a tent and lit a bonfire.Cen Sanniang and Nuan Dong are sorting out the seasonings and other things they brought.

The smoke curled up, and the sun shone on Cen Sanniang's smiling face. Du Yansui sat in the tent, uncorked the wine bag, and raised his head to drink a big mouthful of Jiannan Shaochun.

"Is there any trouble?" Hei Qi asked softly as he sat on the edge of the tent.

Du Yansui threw the wine bag to him, a gloomy look in his eyes: "The emperor came too fast."

Hei Qi looked at the fire, smiling steamed buns skewered the meat with iron skewers, Cen Sanniang and Nuan Dong were busy roasting, smiling happily.The corners of his mouth raised slightly: "If you want to do it once and for all, you have to work hard."

Du Yansui sighed and said, "I thought it would make her happy for at least ten days and take care of her body."

Hei Qi said: "I want to come to Yangfang and the governors of the two states and their family members are about to arrive in Beijing. Naturally, we must act quickly."

"I'll go to the palace, and you can take the guards to protect her." Du Yan hummed, seeing Cen Sanniang coming with a plate of barbecue, she sat up and smiled, "It's not burnt, is it?"

"Then you have to eat too!" Cen Sanniang knelt down and fed him a piece of meat.

Hei Qi wisely left.

After lunch, Hei Qi and others went to tidy up, put down the tent, and separated into a small world.Cen Sanniang rested on Du Yansui's chest.

Du Yansui looked at her with her head half propped up, and played with the leaves on her bearded hat with her fingers.

Cen Sanniang didn't open her eyes, she muttered, "Are you coming tomorrow?"

Du Yansui was stunned, feeling a little guilty: "I'm afraid I won't be able to come. If there are no accidents, the emperor brought Wu Zhaoyi and other concubines and ministers to Tangquan Palace today."

"What?" Cen Sanniang opened her eyes abruptly, and got up abruptly, "Why are we dawdling? Hurry up and go back to Zhuangzi to pack our luggage and go back to Chang'an!"

Du Yan slowly stretched out her hand to hold her, exerted a little force, turned over and pressed her under him, and kissed her.

With a faint smell of wine in her breath, Cen Sanniang put her arms around his neck and kissed him back: "It can't be discussed in advance, right? What is Wu Zhaoyi going to do again? Is there any danger?"

Du Yansui suddenly remembered something and frowned.

"What's wrong?" Seeing his expression, Cen Sanniang felt a little flustered.

Du Yansui sat up and closed her eyes: "I'll think about it."

Before leaving, there was news from Danhua that Wu Zhaoyi would ask the emperor to take her to Tangquan Palace in Lishan.Dao said that if he was in Lishan Biezhuang, the Duke's mansion, the emperor would definitely call him into the palace to accompany him.Wu Zhaoyi hoped that he could protect her.

Empress Cui's faction is eager for Wu Zhaoyi's death.The attendants of Tangquan Palace are usually Habayashi Wei and Qian Niuwei who are responsible for the safety of the palace.The outer area was handed over to the soldiers of the local Zhechong Mansion.That is, Zhechong Prefecture, Gyeonggi-do, where Cen Sanniang's second uncle Li Shangzhi lives, is in charge.The emperor drove to Tangquan Palace, three layers of security inside and outside, where would the danger come from?Naturally, it is Tangquan Palace.

The queen was sick in the palace and could not accompany her, so she was not there.

Wu Zhaoyi had already known the danger in advance, and this was using her body as bait, and she had to use it in reverse.

The Inspector of Yangfang and Two States went to Beijing to be tried by Dali Temple. The third brother once reminded him that the Minister of the Ministry of War has a close relationship with the Inspector of Yangzhou.When the queen's conspiracy to kill Wu Zhaoyi is exposed, the two things will collide, which will speed up the pace of the emperor's abolition of power.

Du Yansui couldn't have wished for it.

At first, he thought that with the emperor's favor for him, if he stayed in Tangquan Palace to accompany him, it would bring convenience to Wu Zhaoyi.He didn't expect to arrive so soon, and he didn't even have time to send Cen Sanniang off.Cen Sanniang is also in Biezhuang now, what if she is called into the palace?
He has martial arts, at most he will assist and cooperate.But what if there is chaos in the palace and Cen Sanniang is hurt?
Du Yansui opened his eyes and made a quick decision: "I'll let Hei Qi escort you back to Chang'an immediately."

Cen Sanniang was startled: "What's the matter?"

"The empress will use this opportunity to attack Wu Zhaoyi. Wu Zhaoyi will in turn use this to make the emperor hate Cui Shi even more. Tangquan Palace will be in danger, and I don't want you to enter the palace to take risks. If you leave, I will do things more. Flexible and convenient." After Du Yansui finished speaking in a few words, he pulled Cen Sanniang out of the tent.

"Let's go, go back to Biezhuang quickly, hitch the carriage and leave." Du Yansui helped her get on the horse.

A group of people hurried down the mountain.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of Biezhuang, he bumped into Eunuch Hu who came to issue the edict.Du Yansui's eyelids twitched, pretending to be surprised: "Eunuch Hu, why are you here?"

Eunuch Hu rode on the horse, smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Oh, what a coincidence that I just met the little eunuch! Our family is here to present the emperor's word of mouth. The emperor has come to Tangquan Palace today. I heard that you and your wife are three I came to Lishan Bieyuan a few days ago, and I want you and your wife to enter the palace to accompany you!"

With a sad face, Du Yansui cupped his hands and said, "After walking for three days, a letter came from Chang'an, saying that grandma was ill. My wife and I are rushing back to Chang'an. You know, there are only three masters in my house..."

Cen Sanniang raised the curtain of the car and said, "My lord, I'll hurry back to Chang'an, and you can accompany me in the car."

"The old lady is sick, so I should hurry back." Hu Gonggong looked at the sky and smiled again: "Madam is leaving now, and the gate of Chang'an city is closed, and you can't go back if you stay outside the city. Why don't you go with the general tomorrow morning?" let's go."

Speaking of this, the two of them could only receive the decree, go back to Biezhuang, change their clothes and enter the palace.

After entering the Bie Zhuang, Du Yansui sighed and took her into his arms: "It's my fault!"

Cen Sanniang comforted him: "The empress wants to kill Wu Zhaoyi, but it's not me. Besides, isn't Wu Zhaoyi prepared? Wouldn't I be safer?"

Du Yansui was reluctant: "Remember, the water and food in the palace should only be eaten by others, otherwise you would rather not touch it when you are hungry or thirsty. You live in the palace at night, so don't be curious about any movement outside. Look."

Cen Sanniang was extremely nervous at what he said.

Du Yansui turned around, wanted to say something, but couldn't think of anything else to tell him: "...let's change your clothes, it's almost time for dinner when we get to the mountain."

During the mourning period, both of them wore plain clothes.

Cen Sanniang changed into a narrow-sleeved jacket with a light blue blessing bottom, and a plain white skirt.He tied a simple bun and chose a long silver hairpin.Put on the cloak and come out.

You are not allowed to bring weapons into the palace. Du Yansui changed into a white warrior uniform with arrow sleeves, so she could only wrap up the cloak for her, and once again told her to be more careful.

Cen Sanniang took Ah Qiu into the carriage.Du Yansui got on the horse and led the guards up the mountain along the mountain road.

At the time of You, I arrived at Tangquan Palace.

Tangquan Palace occupies a huge area.At twilight, the Chinese lanterns are first lit, dotted in the forest, and the drum music is faintly heard.

Gaozong brought Wu Zhaoyi, Liu Jieyu and other ten concubines, and ordered dozens of officials from three provinces and six ministries to accompany him, and gave a banquet to Feishuang Hall.

Feishuang Hall is a magnificent building with nine ridges and heavy mountains.The hot spring diverts water to build a pool, and the water mist is light under the lights, which is suspected to be like a fairy palace.

Feishuang Hall is symmetrically built on the left and right, and there is Chenxiang Hall and Yichun Hall.

Cen Sanniang and Du Yansui parted ways in front of the Feishuang Hall, and the maid entered the Chenxiang Hall where the concubines feasted.

The queen is not here, and Zhaoyi is the respected one.Wu Zhaoyi did her part and took the central seat, while the concubines on both sides sat in their respective positions.Cen Sanniang is the wife of the Duke of Yipin, the first seat on the right.Opposite her is the chief wife of the founder of the country, Mrs. Li.

Both Cen Sanniang and Li's thoughts were obviously not on the singing and dancing in the hall.Seeing Cen Sanniang, Mrs. Li's face was as gloomy as the night outside.Cen Sanniang didn't hate her much, nor did she like her.She looked at Mrs. Li and thought, Empress Cui wanted to clean herself up, so she wouldn't be so stupid as to push her sister-in-law out.Who will play the leading role tonight?
After Wu Zhaoyi saw that Mrs. Li came in response to the imperial edict, she felt uneasy.If he came to Tangquan Palace with his car, and Empress Cui wanted to attack, it would be impossible to let Mrs. Jianguo Hou stay in Lishan at this time.

(End of this chapter)