Yutai Bi

Chapter 244 Parting 3
Cen Sanniang just stayed.After a while, he shrugged his shoulders and said he was speechless.

King Teng laughed loudly: "Little Ziyi, you are pleasing me again." He took out a jade hairpin from his sleeve, and casually inserted it beside her bun, "It fell into the palace last time. This time, go back slowly. , don’t make me laugh like a panicked rabbit anymore. Go.”

Cen Sanniang touched the hairpin, remembering that one fell off in the palace last time.She couldn't figure out what King Teng was thinking, nor could she guess which of his words was true and which was false.Since he asked her to go back, she left very simply, turned around and left without any regrets.

Watching her figure disappear behind the big tent, King Teng put away his smile, turned around and looked again, only to see that there was no light in the sky, it was dusk, and he was alone in the sky.The apex of my heart was like being bitten by an ant. It was sore and painful, and I couldn't restrain myself.

As soon as Cen Sanniang crossed the river, she saw Du Yansui standing on the pier.

Hei Qi stood beside him, holding a lantern in his hand.

He glanced at Jinping Mountain, which was already a hazy mountain shadow, stretched out his hand to pick her off the boat, and said with a smile, "I'm planning to cross the river to pick you up."

His hand was very warm, and Cen Sanniang smiled back while holding it: "I'm tired. My feet are sore."

Du Yansui helped her to sit sideways on the horse, and sat behind her, looked at the jade hairpin on her bun, stretched out his hand and gently pulled it out, then threw it away, and hugged her and said, "Go home and have a rest."

Cen Sanniang hummed and leaned against him.

The horse was not walking fast, and she told him softly that Yuchi Baozhu was abnormal today and that King Teng left her to watch the sunset alone.

Du Yansui was silent for a while and said: "Let's leave tomorrow. The luggage is packed. You go back and check the earthen instruments you bought to see if you have enough. If you don't have enough, you can buy more on the way."

After returning to the mansion, he sent Cen Sanniang into the Kuayuan, and asked Fang's mother to ask someone to bring hot water for her to take a bath.Hastily said that he was going to leave tomorrow, and he still had some things to deal with, so he went to the outer courtyard.

When Du Yansui came out, he rode his horse and left the city without asking anyone to follow.

When he walked to the riverside, he caught up with King Teng who had just disembarked from the boat surrounded by guards.

Du Yansui jumped off the horse and walked over, greeted with a smile: "My lord!"

King Teng stopped in his tracks.

Du Yansui walked up to him and kicked him.

The guards next to him were caught off guard. Seeing King Teng being kicked to the ground, they drew their knives out of their sheaths and rushed forward.

Du Yansui was not polite either, he swung the unsheathed sword in his hand, and beat him viciously.

"Stop!" Teng Wang was supported by the guards, rubbing his chest for a while before he calmed down.

At this time, several guards were already lying on the ground.

Du Yansui gasped and pointed at the guards and cursed: "Haven't you ever fought with me? When did you beat me? You deserve the beating!"

"Have you had enough trouble!" King Teng scolded, frowning.

"I'm not making trouble, I came here specially to kick you!" Du Yansui pointed at him with a sword and cursed: "You are angry, and you are angry with the Lord. I am thinking about my old love, and I will bear it again and again. Today I Leave the words here, and if you try to trick Sanniang again, I'll see you kick again and again!"

King Teng stood up straight, looked at him and smiled slightly: "Then you have to live longer."

Du Yansui sneered, looked left and right: "Is Feng Shui good here? Hehe."

He turned and left, got on the horse, rode away without saying anything.

Looking at Du Yansui's back, King Teng suddenly thought of something, and his face darkened: "Go back to the mansion."

After Cen Sanniang took a shower and counted her things, she saw Du Yansui walking in with a smile on her face.She went up to meet her and said: "Everything is packed, can we really leave tomorrow?"

"I've already booked the boat. I'll leave at dawn. I'll go wash up." Du Yansui kissed her on the cheek, walked towards the clean room, and walked halfway, "I threw away the hairpin on your head Just ran to the pier and kicked him again."

Cen Sanniang followed him in shock: "What did you say?"

Du Yansui took off his clothes slowly: "I felt much more comfortable after kicking him. So many people are watching, isn't this what he wants? Knowing that I have made enemies with him."

Cen Sanniang said angrily and amusedly, "He didn't fight back?"

"My sword isn't even out of its sheath yet. Just make sense. If you fight back, you'll be killed." Du Yansui took off his clothes, soaked in hot water comfortably, and said, "He's panicking right now, I can't help but I took the opportunity to test it out. Sure enough."

Cen Sanniang didn't understand: "What are you testing?"

Du Yansui pouted her mouth: "You will know in the future."

The next day, the two packed their bags, locked the old house at dawn, went out of the city and boarded a boat.The mantou was kept, and Du Yansui sent him away for no idea what to do.

The boat left Longzhou for more than a month, merged into the Yangtze River, crossed the Three Gorges, and arrived in Jingzhou smoothly.

The boat was traveling slowly, and the two of them were not in a hurry, so they chartered a big boat and enjoyed the scenery and the river breeze, enjoying a very pleasant time.Today I stopped the boat at Jingzhou Wharf and planned to go to the city to stay for a few days.Mantou rushed over suddenly.

After hearing what he said, Du Yansui sent him to rest and ordered Hei Qi to order a carriage with the guards.Only then did he tell Cen Sanniang: "We can't play anymore, we have to go back to Chang'an quickly."

Seeing his serious face, Cen Sanniang knew something had happened.

"The concubine is dead. Mantou inquired about the news. After sleeping late at night, he killed himself with an arrow. It was five days after we left. The weather was hot, and the palace delayed the funeral for ten days. It was said that the concubine died of illness." Du Yansui slowly Said.

Cen Sanniang listened blankly, then remembered that there was one arrow missing from the pot, and murmured, "Is it an arrow? Why is she so stupid?"

Seeing her blank eyes, Du Yansui was startled, and shook her shoulders while shaking: "San Niang, wake up, wake up!"

It took a long time for Cen Sanniang to see Du Yansui's face clearly, hugging him and crying loudly: "I mean something was wrong with Baozhu that day. I can't tell, why didn't I guess that she wanted to die and wanted to die."

Du Yansui waited for her to cry enough, and asked someone to fetch water to wash her face, then sat down solemnly beside her, held her hand and said, "Sanniang, recall carefully what the princess said that day ? She must have something hidden in her words, think carefully."

After more than a month, how could Cen Sanniang still remember every word Yuchi Baozhu said, what impressed her most was that she changed her attire, and when talking about her deceased mother, she always wanted to see her become a lady.

"She said that the old Duke Yuchi is a rough person, but he has a delicate mind. Let me tell the old Duke that I want to take a picture of her current appearance and burn it for her mother to see."

Du Yansui shook her head: "No, she definitely didn't want the old man to see her gentle appearance now. There must be other meanings."

Cen Sanniang thought and thought, what else did Baozhu say that day?
"After entering the tent, King Teng asked us what we were talking about. Baozhu scolded him, and he knew the same thing if he didn't tell him. He said that all his maids have clairvoyance."

"Yes. So the princess must be very careful to hide her words when she speaks. Think again." Du Yansui said patiently.

"If the maid can hear it all, why doesn't she have any scruples about talking about my second uncle and her..." What Cen Sanniang said, thinking of Yuchi Baozhu and Li Shangzhi, couldn't help but make her eyes red again, but the memory was a little bit To be clear, "Speaking of the cockfights in the mansion, her brother and sister-in-law originally wanted her to see you... Yes, Baozhu also talked about Siniang, saying that Siniang was pregnant, and her second brother went to the Western Army to do it. The food supervisor said that she recited scriptures every day to protect her second brother from danger."

Du Yansui gasped: "The food supervisor is in the rear, and he doesn't participate in the battle. How could it be so bad? Could it be that the princess knew that the army's food and grass would have problems. What else did she say, no matter what it is, think about it. "

Cen Sanniang shook her head: "What she said the most is that I must remember to tell the old man that she has changed. Ah, she also said that the married daughter poured out water, so that the old man should not worry about her anymore." Could it be that she is afraid that the old man will be sad when he finds out that she committed suicide?"

Du Yansui stood up with extremely sharp eyes: "I know why the princess committed suicide. If Prince Teng rebels, she kills herself, and Duke Yuchi's mansion and Prince Teng will become enemies. If she dies, even if Prince Teng rebels , it won't implicate the Yuchi Mansion!"

Cen Sanniang was so startled that she covered her mouth with her hand.

Is Teng Wang the other way around?Is this the Tang she is familiar with?Cen Sanniang felt extremely hesitant.

"I have asked Hei Qi to prepare the carriage. Let's hurry back to Chang'an." After Du Yansui finished speaking, he hurried away.

Cen Sanniang sat blankly.Will King Teng rebel?Wu Zhaoyi has not become a queen yet, will she still be an empress in the future?Her head hurt from thinking about it, and thinking of Yuchi Baozhu again, she couldn't help cursing: "Why are you so stupid? How do you ask me to explain to Second Uncle?"

How did she give the bow and arrow to Li Shangzhi?An arrow was missing from the pot and it was stuck in Yuchi Baozhu's chest.Cen Sanniang felt sad when she thought about it.

A group of people changed carriages and got on the official road, heading towards Chang'an.

Under the scorching sun, apart from looking for an inn to rest at night, I tried my best to travel during the day.

Even so, it was already the end of September when we arrived in Gyeonggi-do.

Seeing that it was getting dark, the carriage had already reached the foot of Cuihua Mountain.Du Yansui estimated that he would not be able to enter the city today, so he sent his guards to the Taoist temple on the mountain to spend the night.

When we set off again the next day, there was an extra carriage in the team.There is an old man with a fairy style in it: Yuan Tiangang.

Cen Sanniang heard about his name and wanted to visit him.

Du Yansui held her back: "Don't let him see you."

Cen Sanniang asked him suspiciously: "Why?"

Du Yansui said angrily: "What if he sees you and utters a few words of orders, what should I do?"

(End of this chapter)