Yutai Bi

Chapter 252 Meeting
Cen Sanniang secretly watched it.

When passing by the row of wing rooms, Cen Sanniang saw that the door was indeed closed, and there were two wet footprints outside the door, as if someone stepped out, stood at the door and then retreated.

She walked over without looking sideways, and ordered: "Feng Chun, go knock on the door."

The same girl opened the door. Seeing that it was Cen Sanniang's master and servant, she saluted with a smile and went in to report.Not long after, Mrs. Xu came out of the room and came out along the corridor: "Why is Young Madam here?"

Cen Sanniang entered the door and said with a smile: "I have been away from home for ten days, and the rain has stopped. I really can't wait for the sky to clear up. I plan to pack up and go down the mountain tomorrow morning. Do you want to go back to Chang'an with me?"

Mrs. Xu welcomed her into the house, asked her to sit in the main hall, and said with a smile: "The environment here is quiet. I finally got some free time to fulfill my wish. I plan to stay for a few more days. The mountain road is slippery. You have to tell the guards when you go down the mountain tomorrow. Pay attention."

"Go slowly on the road, it's okay." Cen Sanniang asked Fengchun to bring a food box: "Young girl made some snacks. You can try it."

Mrs. Xu asked the girl to put it on a plate, made tea, and chatted with Cen Sanniang.

Standing in the middle, King Teng was in a daze when he heard Cen Sanniang's crisp laughter.She seemed to have never talked and laughed so freely in front of her.

He suddenly longed to see her.Take a sneak peek at what she looks like now.

He walked slowly to the other side of the room, dipped his fingers in some tea, and gently moistened a small hole in the tissue paper on the window.

Not long after, he heard Cen Sanniang's voice saying goodbye.

Standing by the window, King Teng saw her clattering through the corridor in wooden clogs.She was wearing a blue raccoon fur shirt with large sleeves and a gray leather skirt.Wearing a gray and white cloak.Her hair was pulled up in a single bun, and a simple silver cat's-eye hairpin was inserted.The raccoon fur between the collar was blown on her face by the wind, making her face more delicate and delicate.Because of the cold weather, her face was flushed with cold, and her eyes were as clear as washed jade.

She tilted her head and chatted with Mrs. Xu, revealing the silver cloves on her ears.A little sunlight was refracted and flashed into King Teng's eyes.He couldn't help but put his hand on the window, blocking the small hole.

He turned around, looked at the trembling yellow chrysanthemum on the cliff, jumped out of the window, and reached out to pick it off.

"My lord!" Mrs. Xu came back, and was surprised to see Prince Teng standing under the courtyard wall outside the window.

King Teng twirled the yellow chrysanthemum, and said lightly: "Don't worry. If she knew that this king is here, she wouldn't come."

Cen Sanniang led the people back to the yard, and ordered Mantou: "My lord said you are agile, you have seen the terrain of the yard, are you sure you won't be found if you eavesdrop?"

Mantou said: "Don't worry, Young Madam. My grandfather used to be a scout under the old man's subordinates. I climbed over the cliff from the back, so I can avoid the wing room in front."

"Safety first, if you are found, escape is the most important thing! After we go down the mountain tomorrow, you go around the back mountain." Cen Sanniang urged.

"Yes!"

It rained dripping all night and lightened the next morning.Clouds of rain and fog float in the air, and you can feel the coldness of winter in the mountains when you breathe.

Cen Sanniang shrank her neck, and wrapped herself tightly in the cloak with both hands.She looked at Mantou jumping up and down in the open space beside the car, but she didn't call him. She got into the car and called Fengchun up again.But he told Ah Qiu: "Take the cake baked in the morning to the steamed bun."

Feng Chun narrowed his eyes and smiled, and Ah Qiu's face turned red: "The guards have already had breakfast, why don't we give them a tip at noon..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Cen Sanniang glared at her coldly: "I spoiled you, so there are so many words!"

Ah Qiu didn't dare to say any more, and went to pick up the burden next to him.

"You're carrying Fengchun's. The one I asked you to make last night." Cen Sanniang sighed.

Fengchun covered her mouth and smiled very cutely.

Ah Qiu's face turned even redder, she quickly took the bundle, and walked towards the steamed bun with her head down.

Cen Sanniang thought that Mantou was going to climb up the cliff from the back, and it was cold and wet, so she made him an exquisite backpack last night.It contained a leather bag of spirits.Baked a dozen small pies.There is also a bag of caramel.

The backpack was the work of Cen Sanniang who drew a picture for Ah Qiu and Feng Chun to follow.But Aqiu was the only one to do the sewing.Ah Qiu knew what Cen Sanniang meant, and looked at the steamed buns jumping around in the open space.Thinking of him foolishly carrying the boiling ginger soup, she felt a heat in her heart, with the young lady making decisions for herself, what was she afraid of?
With a smile on Aqiu's face, he walked over generously.

The guards winked and giggled.

Aqiu glared at them, and threw the burden to Mantou: "Young Madam gave it to you, you can secretly look at it later, don't let them see it."

"Oh." Mantou hugged the bundle tightly, his throat was blocked again, his mouth moved again and again, without saying anything, he saw Ah Qiu turn around and run into the car.

The carriage slowly left Laojun Temple and went down the mountain road.

Standing on the top of the mountain, King Teng watched the carriage gradually disappear into the forest covered by rain and mist. He closed his cloak and said, "Go back."

He turned and walked back to the view.Mrs. Xu was waiting at the gate of the small courtyard. When she saw him come back with his bodyguards and accompanied King Teng into the inner room, she quickly ordered the girl to bring ginger soup.

She hugged the cloak that King Teng took off, and the satin on her face was soaked by the rain and fog.Mrs. Xu sighed again, and handed it to the girl to dry in a smoker cage.

Mrs. Xu knelt down to change Prince Teng's shoes, and said softly, "My lord, she may not be able to escape the matter of the down jacket. Do you think..."

"No matter how much you like it, don't be soft-hearted."

King Teng's eyes were like the rain and fog outside, and the chill hit his face.

"Yes." Mrs. Xu replied in a low voice,
Laojun Mountain is more than 2000 meters above sea level and has a majestic momentum. It is said that Lao Tzu once retired to practice on the mountain and got his name.It had been raining for many consecutive days, and the road down the mountain was slippery and difficult to walk. More than [-] guards carefully guarded the carriage and walked extremely slowly.

After going around a few bends, Mantou looked at the terrain, drove the horse to the side of the car, and said in a low voice: "Young Madam, I'm going here."

Cen Sanniang raised the curtain to let Mantou see Aqiu clearly in the car, and said softly, "Aqiu in that backpack has been driving all night, and you should need the things in it. Remember, it doesn't matter if you can't find any news, safety comes first. .We are waiting for you at the top of the mountain town."

Mantou glanced at Aqiu quickly.Seeing the concern in her eyes, she couldn't help puffing out her chest: "Young Madam, don't worry."

He dismounted, threw the reins to the other guards, and slid down the mountain road.

The carriage continued to move forward, and it was almost noon before reaching the middle of the mountain.Just after turning the corner, I ran into a team going up the hill head-on.The mountain road was narrow, and the carriage stopped.

A guard approached the carriage and said softly, "Young Madam, the clothes look like Habayashi Guard."

The carriage had to give way, and there was a deep ravine below.Cen Sanniang simply got out of the carriage.

The team over there came over, also guarding a carriage in the middle.Seeing Cen Sanniang leading the maid standing beside the road, the carriage over there also stopped, and the curtain was raised, Cen Sanniang couldn't help being startled: "Eunuch Hu?"

Seeing that it was Cen Sanniang, Eunuch Hu hurriedly got out of the car with the servant, and went up to greet him: "Why is Mrs. Du also on the mountain?"

Cen Sanniang smiled and said: "Mother's anniversary celebration, my father-in-law and I came to the ceremony. After being blocked by the rain for a few days, my grandmother was ill, and my father-in-law went back to the house first. No, seeing that the rain has subsided, I will rush Go back. Why did Eunuch Hu come here in the rain?"

Eunuch Hu sighed, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty has been having nightmares these days, and our family is ordered to invite Master Qingfeng of Laojunguan to do a puja."

Cen Sanniang bowed and said, "Then I dare not delay you."

She ordered the guards to dismount, step aside and let Eunuch Hu go first.

After Eunuch Hu passed by, Cen Sanniang got into the carriage and slowly descended the mountain.

The person who colluded with King Teng turned out to be the emperor's most trusted Eunuch Hu.How much power does he have hidden in the dark?Could history really not be the Tang Dynasty she knew well?Cen Sanniang was shocked.

Eunuch Hu entered Laojun Temple under the guard of Habayashi Army.Master Qingfeng accepted the order.Arrange for him to stay in the temple, and wait until tomorrow morning to go down the mountain and enter the palace.

Since he came to Laojun Temple, Eunuch Hu brought his servant to visit the temple in the afternoon.

It was very natural to meet Mrs. Xu who offered incense and fulfilled her wish.

Mrs. Xu is the shopkeeper of the Brocade Pavilion, and the women in the palace also love the ready-made clothes of the Brocade Pavilion, so she naturally invited Eunuch Hu to her yard for tea.

Eunuch Hu asked the servant to wait outside the door, and entered the main room with Mrs. Xu.

After entering the main hall, Mrs. Xu bowed her knees and saluted, then turned and entered the east chamber.

Eunuch Hu glanced at her, patted the water mist on his body, lifted the curtain and entered the inner room.Seeing King Teng painting by the window, his eyes became hot, and he knelt down and saluted: "The old slave has seen the little master."

King Teng did not stop his strokes, and carefully drew a delicate yellow chrysanthemum on the rock.He looked at it, put down his pen and said, "Get up." He turned around and looked at Eunuch Hu's aging appearance, and sighed, "It's cold this winter, thank you for coming a long way, you're tired."

Hearing these words, Eunuch Hu felt warm in his heart, and said excitedly, "It's nothing to be able to talk to you a few more words."

"Sit down." King Teng sat on the high chair, poured a cup of hot tea with his own hands and put it on the opposite side.

Eunuch Hu shook his head: "It's fine for the villain to stand."

King Teng said harmoniously, "Sit down."

Eunuch Hu saw that he insisted, so he sat down next to the chair for half.

(End of this chapter)