Yutai Bi

Chapter 289 Trap 2
"Why does this palace want to grant you kindness again?" Empress Wu asked unhurriedly.

Being willing to bargain means that Empress Wu is still optimistic about Du Yansui.Cen Sanniang was more calm, and said respectfully: "Because he is recommended by the empress."

Empress Wu recommended Du Yansui as the coach of Zhengxi.The news that Du Yansui defected to the enemy made her lose face.The benefit is that the emperor is more at ease with her.

She doesn't have to lose face, but she can also take the opportunity to establish a virtuous and courteous inner palace woman image in front of the emperor.Empress Wu thanked King Teng very much.He taught himself that bad things can be turned into good things.Use everything you can to develop in your own favor.For her, tipping off to the Du family was enough for Du Yansui to be grateful to herself.

Empress Wu was slightly angry: "There is not enough people!"

Cen Sanniang said sadly: "I am grateful for showing the direction of the oasis to the man who is dying of thirst. However, there is not enough water, and his life cannot be saved until he reaches the oasis. How can the dead repay their kindness?" "

Empress Wu was taken aback.She tipped off the news to make Du Yansui grateful.Du Yansui is dead, is it possible that she still expects Cen Sanniang to be useful?As for Du Yansui's son, he was still in his infancy.It is uncertain whether he will be successful in the future.

"Your Majesty." Cen Sanniang said softly, "My concubine thinks about Cuju. The most regrettable thing is that I missed the door. It's like a person who is about to die of thirst looking at an oasis. He only needs one more sip of water to survive. As long as the empress grants a pardon to avoid death, the world can be turned around and people's lives can be saved. For the empress, it is just a matter of little effort."

Turning things around... Empress Wu raised her eyebrows slightly, and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.Du Yansui must have a purpose in defecting to the enemy, and it will never be because of his relationship with Feng Zhong's master.In case he made extraordinary achievements, he would have one more general in the army.If it doesn't work, the emperor will be very happy if he still follows the plan to be an obedient queen.

Empress Wu raised her hand.The female officer next to her came out holding a tray.

"You don't have to think about the black and white. Take it, Su Dingfang will recognize it. However, if you hand it back to Ben Gong, Ben Gong and you will be clear." Empress Wu said leisurely.

The jade pendant was still on the plate.Cen Sanniang was overjoyed to hear that Su Dingfang recognized something.He took it with both hands, and sincerely kowtowed: "The kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring. Thank you for your kindness."

"Go. Don't blame Bengong for not reminding you. After this big account, whether you can be safe or not depends on your own ability."

Cen Sanniang put the jade pendant close to her body, glanced at Hei Qi beside her, bowed and exited the big tent.

The two put on the Mohela masks again, took off the lion dance costumes on their bodies a few times, and quietly blended into the crowd.

Unhurriedly watching the lights on the street, the footsteps gradually moved away from the bustling Suzaku Street.

It was cold, and Hei Qi's back was drenched in cold sweat.Cen Sanniang didn't understand, but he knew.The female officials left in the tent by Empress Wu are people who practice martial arts.If one misses, the Qianniuwei outside will come in, and there will be no chance of survival.He who has never talked much couldn't help asking: "Young Madam, how do you know that she will definitely agree to you?"

"It's very simple." Cen Sanniang said confidently, "Two evils are the least important, and two benefits are the most important. The officials will get the credit for handing me over to the government. Her previous act of tipping off and showing her favor was in vain. Time. If the Duke cannot come back or if he is guilty, she recommends him, and she is the one who gets ridiculed. If the Duke returns with meritorious service, he will be grateful to her, and she will receive the full support of the Du family. Just a comparison, she Why didn't you agree to me? What's more, it's not something written in black and white on paper. She is not the only one who rewarded me with a jade pendant. If it was rewarded in the past, who can blame her."

Hei Qi pondered silently for a long time before sighing: "Woman, my mind has twists and turns... You want to give me the jade pendant. If the young master has anything, can you go directly to Su Dingfang?"

Unknowingly, I walked back to Yanlou.

On one side, the water waves reflect colorful lights, and on the other side, the lights are bustling with crowds.

Cen Sanniang stopped in her tracks.That year, King Teng was ordered to return to Beijing, and during the Lantern Festival, he begged Cen Liuniang in front of the palace.Just this time in the Yan Tower, he asked himself: "Do you really want to marry Du Yansui? Do you really like him?"

She remembered that Du Yansui was only the best candidate at that time.She said that Du Yansui was the right age, good-looking, capable, and willing to treat her well, so there was nothing wrong with marrying him.

Is it just that?

"Still selling that fish lantern!" Cen Sanniang murmured as she looked at the carp lantern that was being lifted high up on a bamboo pole by the stall owner.

In the dark night, a small carp lantern hangs on the top of the pole.Blown by the wind, it shakes its head and tail as if swimming in the water.Cen Sanniang suddenly felt a pain in her heart, and had the urge to run to the wilderness and cry.

Hei Qi glanced at it and said in a low voice, "I'll go buy it."

"No need." Cen Sanniang stopped him.

It is unknown who took off the pole fish lantern for her.He still didn't know that his grandmother had passed away, that he had three sons, that the Duke's mansion had been confiscated, that she had become a key criminal wanted by the government.Even if I buy the same exquisite fish lamp again, can I go back to those good days?
Only him around.Will he never come back?Cen Sanniang suddenly felt panicked.A thought came to her mind, so strong that she couldn't control it.She said word by word: "I want to go to Western Turkic with you."

Hei Qi was shocked: "How can this work? The little prince can't do without you."

"Since King Teng has helped them, he will not treat them badly. I know that the child is too young to be separated from his mother. But I feel that if I don't go, maybe I will never see him again. I feel uneasy." Cen Sanniang After saying these words, she calmed down, "Perhaps, the identity of Mrs. Cai Guogong is really useful."

He is alone with a horse, and it doesn't matter if he eats or sleeps in the open.Bring Cen Sanniang?Hei Qiwan glanced at her, but didn't say anything.She grew up in a deep boudoir since she was a child, so she can withstand the cold outside the Great Wall?

Cen Sanniang has already made up her mind: "The Western Conqueror Army will win one after another, and the West Market will be lively again. The Fang family, the Wang family, and the Zou family that I know well will all have caravans going west. Going with the caravan is the most appropriate."

"The Wang family? Do you trust them?" The Fang family and Hei Qi of the Zou family still had some trust, but when Cen Sanniang mentioned the unfamiliar Wang family, he expressed doubts.

"Wang Baolin is old and decrepit, and has no children under his knees. In the future, he will either go to Ganye Temple to become a nun, or he will die in the palace of old age. Why won't she help me when I can take the road of queen for her? I have already said Well, it's better to compare the two benefits. If you betray me, she will lose her beauty. How long will the emperor favor her? The empress can also designate a prince to adopt under her name. In the future, when the prince seals the government office and opens the mansion, she will be able to leave the palace to enjoy the blessings of the concubine. This is a long-term plan for a lifetime. Which one will she take?"

"Why not choose Zou Fang's caravan?"

"They have a relationship with me, so they must be investigated closely. Or, they will be implicated by the Duke's government. The Fang family of the Zou family are pure businessmen. Seeking peace is to open the way with money. It can't compare with the Wang family who has connections in the palace. Some people deliberately made things difficult. This is why the Fang family ran against the Wang family, but the Wang family survived."

The two were walking while talking, when they suddenly saw a group of government soldiers in front of them yelling for pedestrians to give way and ran over, they subconsciously turned sideways and stopped.

After walking for a while, I saw a group of government soldiers running past in a hurry.When the fourth batch of government soldiers passed by, the two became alert.Follow behind and listen.

"Is he really Cai Guogong's son?"

"That's not it! It's hiding in our workshop! The superior told you to go there quickly!"

"Grandma, I haven't had a day off this New Year's Eve, it's all right now..."

Cen Sanniang's body softened, and she grabbed Hei Qi's arm, her heart was tightly entangled, making her breathless.

Hei Qi supported her and said quickly, "Go and wait at the stall selling yuanxiao over there, I'll go and have a look."

"Be careful!" Cen Sanniang let go of her hand, nervously watching Hei Qi follow the soldiers.

In the courtyard, Cui Jidong said gently to the two women who were holding the child: "Don't be afraid. You just need to sit here and let the child cry a few times, and you can take 100 taels of silver and go home."

The two women hugged the child tightly, their eyes glaring greedily at the white silver in the tray.

Cui Jidong came out of the lobby, glanced at the seven or eight people dressed as rangers in the courtyard, and said leisurely: "You are all death row prisoners, waiting to be executed after the fall. This officer has brought you out, and each of you will get 300 taels of Anjia silver. If you can save your lives tonight, there will be no people like you in the prison, understand? If you ruin the important affairs of this official, your family will have a hard time."

This is a hopeless prisoner on death row, who can get 300 taels of Anjia silver, and if he doesn't die, he can still live.The death row prisoners said one after another: "Don't worry, my lord!"

Cui Jidong then Shi Shiran left the house.

When Hei Qi arrived, the Ding of Fubingfang and the servants of the Ministry of Punishment had already surrounded a courtyard.Because it was the Lantern Festival, there were many people watching the lanterns and watching the excitement. Although they were stopped by the government soldiers, the alley was still crowded.

"Listen, people inside, you harbor criminals and you will be punished. If you are willing to put down your weapons and surrender, you will be given a lighter sentence in the court!" the yamen servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice shouted loudly.

There was no movement in the house.

Cui Jidong was dressed in official attire, wearing a black coat, holding a long sword and sneering: "You are stubborn, death is not a pity. Attack!"

Some of the government soldiers and yamen servants carried heavy logs against them, and some moved bamboo ladders over the wall.

(End of this chapter)