Yutai Bi

Chapter 246 Inside Story 1
Cen Sanniang approached her, and said softly, "I heard that they are all expensive folk remedies. I'll ask someone to copy a copy of the menu for you later. Third brother must like you for being so considerate."

"Hey, Saburo is not lucky, he followed to conquer the Western Army." Wei Xiaowan pretended not to understand, seeing the fork in the road, she turned her feet naturally.

Cen Sanniang grabbed her, smiled and pointed to the direction of the side door of the outer courtyard: "Sister-in-law three, I'm here to give gifts, how can I sneak through the house through the back door? There are many people in the second room. I saw me coming in and out through the back door, so I know you." There is also a Taoist gate in the courtyard. If you don’t know, you may think that I sneaked into the second room to have a private meeting with someone.”

She looked herself up and down, with a smile on her face, but her eyes were sharp as if she was about to take off her clothes.Wei Xiaowan's face turned red and then turned pale, but her footsteps turned slightly, and she stepped on the side door to the outer courtyard and said, "Sanniang is absolutely right. We are personal friends, so we go through the back door for convenience. You are going to visit the old lady and mother , it is right to go through the main door after handing over the post. Let’s go.”

Yo, I really underestimated her.It's so angry that you don't change your face.Cen Sanniang smiled and took her to the outside.Zhao Xia Chu winked.Early Xia quietly fell behind.

When Cen Sanniang sees the second old lady, she will come back after delivering the presents.Xia Chu stood at the second gate and waited for her.

Cen Sanniang raised her eyebrows and asked, "What's the matter?"

Xia Chu pursed his lips and smiled: "There is nothing wrong with the mansion. Director Du picked out ten guards, bought gray bricks, and sealed the door in less than an hour."

"Let's go and have a look." Cen Sanniang went up the corridor with great interest and passed the aisle.I saw a newly built stone wall sealing the door of Wei Xiaowan's rented hospital tightly.

Seeing the two gatekeepers still standing by the wall, she waved her hands triumphantly and said, "Go back and report to Mother Fang, and I will arrange work for you."

She took a few steps around the wall, and said loudly to Xia Chu: "You did a good job, you can't even see the mouse hole. Is the Duke back?"

Xia Chu also replied loudly: "Grandpa just came back, and said that we will wait for you to come back from the second room before cooking. Grandpa Guo has a good nose, sniffing the aroma of the food, and said that it must not be cooked by the cook in the house."

The master and servant smiled at each other and returned to the main room.

Over there, Wei Xiaowan was standing at the door, and when she heard the conversation between the master and the servant, she stomped her feet angrily: "Cen Sanniang is too treacherous. She dragged me to accompany her to see the old man and mother, but someone sealed off the wall here. "

Standing beside her was a nanny in her early forties, who said worriedly: "It will be inconvenient to go in and out in the future, so it will be inconvenient to contact the second girl."

Wei Xiaowan clenched her fists and said, "The Duke of England supports the queen and is on good terms with the Cui family. Finally, through Xiaoqing, the Lord Hou found Sanlang a logistics position in the army. Sanlang's military exploits all depend on the Duke of Founding and the Duke of England. If I don't go to the Duke's mansion, where can I find out the news and pass it on to the Cui family? This road is blocked, so let's find another way. Nanny Song, tell the cook to make more dishes that mother loves tomorrow. Yue Jianjia is getting married, and you lobby your mother to invite Cen Sanniang to help."

Nanny Song agreed.

Wei Xiaowan looked at the door that could no longer be pushed open, snorted, and walked away.

Du Yansui and Cen Sanniang accompanied Mrs. Du for dinner in the Zhengqi Hall of the Duke's Mansion.

After the meal, Du Yansui was filled with guilt: "Grandmother, I didn't expect that as soon as I came back, the emperor had an errand for my grandson to handle. I can't be filial in front of the hall."

Mrs. Du was surprised.It took a long time before he sighed: "I've been looking for you so urgently, there must be something urgent. Go and come back quickly."

After returning to Guiyanju, Cen Sanniang said, "Okay, it happens that the luggage hasn't been packed yet. I'll pack it up and let you take it away."

Seeing Du Yansui laughing so hard, she stretched out her hand to pinch him: "Tell me quickly, what good thing has made you happy all day."

Du Yansui burst out laughing, and said after laughing enough, "Yuan Tiangang said that there is dragon energy in the southwest. The emperor ordered me to quietly lead the guards in the mansion to kill the dragon energy."

Cen Sanniang didn't believe these things, and said contemptuously: "Before we return to Beijing, we will spend the night in the Cuihua Mountain Taoist Temple, and you sneak out. Yuan Tiangang followed us back to Chang'an the next day. What the hell are you doing there?"

"Sanniang who knows me!" Du Yansui said triumphantly, "I know he is in the temple, so I went to look for him. I just said, You pointed Teng Wang to choose a place with good geomantic omen. It should be The earth coincides with yin and yang, and the shape of the terrain is like gossip. Today there is a dragon entering the pool, and the dragon's aura is looming. The old man was terrified. He said that when he talked with King Teng at the beginning, he only said that the geomantic omen was very good, and he planned to make it his auspicious point. I just lied to him Once cheated, the old Taoist agreed to go to the palace to ask for an order to break the dragon's breath."

Cen Sanniang opened her mouth wide: "The emperor will believe it?"

Du Yan sui glanced at her and said: "You don't have to believe it, and I don't have to believe it. All you need is for the emperor to believe it. You don't need to do anything else, just find a hilltop to dig. As long as it's close to Longzhou."

"Your trick..." It was the first time Cen Sanniang found out that Du Yansui was using such a vicious trick.

If the emperor knew that the dragon's energy was broken near Longzhou, he would definitely have scruples about King Teng.

Du Yansui suppressed her smile, and said decisively: "San Niang, don't be kind to women. Don't forget how the princess died. I have no evidence, and I can't guess what King Teng is thinking. Hit him, Even if he can't act rashly for a while, it's good. The emperor has no doubts, he is unscrupulous. If there is any opposition in the future... whoever is the emperor has nothing to do with us. Once a civil war breaks out, the people will suffer. You don't like to go around It's a mess, isn't it?"

Cen Sanniang nodded, and couldn't help feeling sad again: "If Baozhu knew that you would come up with such an idea, she would probably not choose to kill herself and break the relationship between Yuchi Mansion and King Teng. You should go and return early."

The next day, Du Yansui ordered a hundred guards, and quietly accompanied Yuan Tiangang to the mountain near Longzhou to find the dragon's energy.

In the autumn of previous years, the sky in Chang'an was as clear as washing.Leyou original cars are like flowing water and horses are like dragons. From the top officials and nobles, down to the dawn, the common people go to Leyou original to enjoy the scenery and hunt when they have leisure.

This autumn, with the sons and daughters full of passion, they went to fight the Western Turks.The girl has no one to accompany her, and she refuses to travel if she is lonely.Chang'an City is much cooler.

People related to Cen Sanniang's life became busy.

Du Jianjia, the daughter of Mrs. Liu, the second wife, is getting married this month.The wedding date of Du Jingshu and Li Shangzhi, the daughter of the patriarch of Dafang, is set before the New Year's Eve.Cen Siniang's belly grew bigger like a blow, and the due date was at the end of the year.

A queen is still a queen.Cui Zhonglang will not return to the palace.

No one knows when the Founding Marquis Mansion will make another move.When Du Yansui left, she repeatedly told Cen Sanniang to stay at home and not to go out.

Cen Sanniang accompanied Mrs. Du, using filial piety as a cover, and closed the door of the Duke's Mansion.With filial piety, it is inconvenient to join in the fun at other people's happy events.

Tuyi, who came back from Longzhou, was sent to Yuchi Mansion and Li Family respectively.Cen Sanniang is glad that she is still in the period of filial piety.She was afraid to see old Duke Yuchi.Also afraid to see Li Shangzhi.

She only went to the big room to meet Du Jingshu.

The news of Yuchi Baozhu's death had already spread throughout Chang'an City.Cen Sanniang was the last person who saw her.Du Jingshu asked again and again, crying hard.

Cen Sanniang vaguely accompanied her to mourn Yuchi Baozhu's "death".But she couldn't lie to old Duke Yuchi.Wrote a letter in a tactful manner, drew a portrait of Yuchi Baozhu wearing a light red double-breasted shirt with large sleeves, and sent it to Duke Yuchi's mansion.

She didn't mention the bow and arrows.

The bow and arrow Yuchi Baozhu gave her was locked in the warehouse by her.The dead are gone.Cen Sanniang did not intend to bring the bow and arrow to Li Shangzhi.At least she can't do it now.

Du Jingshu is about to marry Li Shangzhi, and Cen Sanniang doesn't want to cast a shadow over Jingshu's life.

Zou and Li went home, and brought Bao'er and Du Yanwan to the Duke's Mansion.

For the five shops donated generously by my brother, 8000 taels of silver.Zou just smiled, as if he didn't take it seriously.

Du Yanwan couldn't hide something in her heart.Once he became curious, Zou Xiongjie was not allowed to hide his words.Force him to tell the truth.

Seeing that Cen Sanniang was curious now, Du Yanwan smiled proudly: "Sister-in-law, please beg me! Dalang didn't hide it from me. I am very happy to hear it."

Cen Sanniang refused to beg her, and said with a smile: "Sister Zou and Bao'er can live comfortably when they return to Chang'an. No matter how you look at it, I don't seem to be at a disadvantage. I'm not curious."

Putting on a look of love to talk but not talking, turned around to tease Bao'er.

After a while, Du Yanwan couldn't hold back any longer, and forced Cen Sanniang to sit down: "Oh, sister-in-law, listen to me. Dalang's bait is hard, and I scolded him for his black heart."

Cen Sanniang said indifferently, and ordered the girl to serve some snacks.

Seeing that she deliberately made Yan Wan anxious, Zou pursed her lips and smiled, but didn't break it.

Du Yanwan became anxious: "Sister-in-law, are you really not curious?"

Cen Sanniang stretched out her hand: "Give me 100 taels of silver, and I will listen to your nagging. Otherwise, I won't bother to listen. Anyway, the Duke will tell me sooner or later."

Without even thinking about it, Du Yanwan gave her 100 taels of silver.

Cen Sanniang handed it to Ah Qiu to harvest, and then lazily said: "To make a long story short, don't be too wordy!"

As soon as the words fell, Du Yanwan said like a cannonball: "The five shops were bought from the Fang family, right? The Fang family rented each room for 200 taels of silver per month, right? They paid the rent for three months, right? The Fang family What do you think Cen Erlang will do when the lease expires at the end of August?"

She laughed out loud when she said this: "Not only does the Fang family stop renting, but also no one rents in Longzhou City. No one rents shops, and the imperial court still collects taxes. If Cen Erlang can't rent out, he will have to pay taxes."

Cen Sanniang understood.

(End of this chapter)