Attack Jade (攻玉) - Chapter 10

[Chapter 10]

There was silence in the room, dozens of eyes staring at Dong Erniang.

A palace servant looked at Dong Erniang suspiciously, and suddenly said: “This old servant remembered that the prince went out a few days ago, and there were several times when Dong Mingfu’s chariot appeared. The family’s car is also behind, if it wasn’t for the prince who set up a curtain outside the bamboo forest, I don’t know how long the Dong family would have to follow. This lady Dong, what are you thinking about, why do you always follow the prince?”

Duan Ningyuan didn’t know that. After these twists and turns, after the shock, his expression became a bit ugly.

Jue Sheng slapped his forehead: “I see, senior brother, one of the master and servant is poisoned in disguise, and the other is trying every means to beg you for six yuan pills, if Mrs. Teng distributed the medicine to them, or if senior brother did not put Wuzang. Array, Liuyuan Dan was successfully slandered by them.”

Dong Erniang’s eyes became flustered, but she still refused to speak.

Lin Chengyou sneered and said, “Have you not made up a lie yet? It doesn’t matter, I just don’t have the patience. According to the sparse rule of this dynasty, ‘A person who steals more than 50 pieces of silk will travel three thousand miles’. Two years. Your master and servant worked together to steal six yuan pills. With the value of six yuan pills, there is no problem with fifty or two years of imprisonment. For such a serious crime, there is no need to bother Wannian County. Servant to the Jingzhao Mansion.” (Note 1)

Dong Erniang’s face suddenly turned pale, and she looked at Duan Ningyuan subconsciously, Duan Wenyin concealed a faint disgust in her eyes, and quietly blocked Duan Ningyuan’s front, fortunately, Duan Ningyuan only decided Ding looked at Dong Erniang, and did not feel confused anymore.

The palace servants were about to surround Dong Erniang, when a thin layer of water mist appeared in Dong Erniang’s eyes, and suddenly said, “Wait—”

She glanced at Lin Chengyou with tears, and slowly fell to the ground, “I didn’t mean to deceive the prince. Liuyuandan, I just want to save A-Niang.”

“Your A-Niang?!” Everyone said in surprise.

Dong Erniang nodded silently and wanted to speak, but her body shivered violently. She didn’t know what magic technique Cheng Wang Shizi used for her, and it was so itchy that she couldn’t handle herself.

“My aunt started to get sick at the beginning of the year.” She was cold and hot, and she resisted speaking, “My grandfather has searched for famous doctors, and tried every aspect of divination and acupuncture. I have used countless medicines and stones, but my aunt has not improved. Maybe One day I was thinking about it and I had a dream at night. One day my grandfather went to the Ci’en Temple to offer incense. After coming back, I had a dream. In the dream, a Buddha told my grandfather that if he wanted to save his wife’s life, he could ask a prince to ask for it. Medicine. After my grandfather woke up, he inquired and learned that Prince Cheng had a strange medicine with him. The old man believed that this dream was an order from God, and he took my brother to pay homage to Prince Cheng’s mansion the next day. Unfortunately, Prince Cheng and his wife traveled far away from Beijing. , the prince is not in Chang’an either. Grandpa has been looking for a month in a row, but he has not even seen the prince’s face.

She was born very beautiful, her shoulders trembled slightly when she spoke, and her tears were drooping, she was quite soft with pear blossoms and rain. ”

Since then, my grandmother was seriously ill, and my grandfather also fell ill from running around for a few days. A few days ago, my brother and I heard that Prince Cheng had returned, and we went to wait outside Chengwang’s mansion with a glimmer of hope. Not bad, let alone begging for medicine, not even the invitation to the prince. I reported this to my grandfather on the sickbed, and my grandfather lamented that everything was a matter of fate. He had asked his colleagues to help him in the past few days, but everyone said that he could not help. Daoist Qingxuzi ate it in order to make Liuyuan Dan. A lot of hardships, although the medicine was given to the prince, the prince never refused to give the medicine to others because he cherished the painstaking efforts of the master. The

people in the room thought to themselves, this is the truth. Liuyuandan is comparable to a rare treasure. I don’t know how many people in Beijing are jealous. The previous year Wei Shangshu’s wife was critically ill, and Wei Shangshu also wanted to ask for Liuyuandan for his wife. The Taoist priest Qingxuzi didn’t work. Later, he asked the sage to beg for mercy, and he got a pill.

Soon after the Taoist priest Qingxuzi spoke out in public, the prince became the prince and ordered Geqijue. Or the situation is critical, and you can’t take it to give up someone else, otherwise the prince will have his own life. As soon as these words came out, the thoughts of the people in Beijing were completely cut off.

Dong Erniang said sadly: “Grandpa said, ‘Chang’an City’ There are so many people who are seriously ill, if all of them go to Prince Cheng to ask for medicine, will the prince give it or not? Daoist Qing Xuzi’s remarks sounded inhumane, but in fact it saved the prince a lot of trouble. That’s all, there’s no hope of asking for medicine, and if A-niang can’t be saved because of this, it’s fate.’ ”

“Since then, my grandfather and brother have given up the idea of going to worship and become the heir of the king. A-niang’s illness has not improved, and I have to sleep and eat to serve my mother. Brother sees me as haggard, and takes advantage of the Shang Si festival. Forced me to go out to the banquet to relax, I originally planned to go to the riverside to pray for my grandfather and mother, but halfway I saw Prince Cheng and his servants riding by…”

She caught a glimpse of Duan Ningyuan, and saw that he was motionless, her chest tightened suddenly, and she lowered her head and said: ” I didn’t have time to go back to the city to report to my grandfather and brother, so I made my own decision and ordered the steward to drive after him. Who would have guessed that he was noticed by Prince Cheng and was once again blocked from the bamboo forest

. , halfway through the road, something heavy fell from the roof of the cart, I opened the curtain and saw a giant black object passing by, I was so frightened that I fainted on the spot…”

Suddenly remembering Lin Chengyou’s warning just now, she slapped her head coldly, and changed her words: “I just fainted for a while, and when I woke up, I heard someone talking outside. Those people seemed to have just heard the news and said that there was someone in the bamboo forest. Attacked by monsters, many people have been injured, and they are going to the Moon Lantern Pavilion to find a solution for the prince, I will, I

will—” “Are you pretending to be poisoned temporarily? Dong Erniang said with tears: ”

I thought at the time, since there are many injured people, it’s okay to have one more than me.” The prince is considered to be half a Taoist, and now that the demon is alive, he should take out the six yuan pills to save people. If I took this opportunity to meet Prince Cheng, I might be able to get a six-yuan pill for my grandmother, so I changed my mind and simply fell asleep in the car. This matter was planned by me alone, and my wet nurse didn’t know about it. “The

lady in charge shook her head desperately, only hating the socks in her mouth.

“It’s just me being dizzy. Dong Erniang cried, “My grandmother is now a candle in the wind, and my child is worried day and night, and I really can’t do anything to make this decision. She lost her voice even more ,

her expression was very sad, and the two ladies were soft-hearted and sighed: “Poor to see, it turned out to be for A-Niang. ”

Duan Ningyuan’s face was frosty, but his expression softened a little when he heard this.

Unexpectedly, at this time, someone coughed lightly. Dong Erniang heard Teng Yuyi’s voice. Thinking of what happened tonight, she knew that this woman was very skilled. She pretended to cover her sleeves and wiped away her tears, but she was like a great enemy in secret. Mrs. Du said: “Even if you want to save your mother, you can’t harm others again and again. It’s okay to go ahead, and if you are confused, but later the prince said in public that the six yuan pills have been divided, why are you still pretending to be unconscious behind the curtain, obviously unscathed Wushang, but you let your servants make a fuss, causing Yu’er to be infatuated, what is your intention?”

Dong Erniang secretly hated in her heart, but her face was stunned: “I didn’t know beforehand that the six yuan pills were not enough, let alone I knew that being poisoned by a demon would be so dangerous. I was also quite surprised that the demon chased after the Ziyun Tower. Although I wanted to get the six-yuan pill, I never thought of harming other people’s lives. After the medicine was distributed, I knew that I deserved it. So, but as long as I think that A-Niang will die, my heart is frying, waiting and waiting, just hoping that the prince can come up with another way.”

“It’s such a filial piety.” Lin Chengyou applauded, ” In the name of filial piety, what he does is harmful to others. If you get this medicine, someone who is really poisoned will surely die because of the short medicine. If the last medicine is given to you, the male servant in Teng Mansion It’s already dead at this moment.”

Dong Erniang frowned, biting her red lips and shaking her head desperately.

Lin Chengyou gave her a contemptuous look: “Deceiving Liuyuan Dan first, and catching the demon after me. If you hadn’t pretended to poison me and set up the Wuzang Formation, the demon would not have almost escaped from the Ziyun Tower, this demon will soon become Demon, if you really want to let the tiger go out, it’s not just four or five people who will be injured. It’s not too much to break you with a cane.”

Dong Erniang opened her mouth to argue, and saw the blood on Lin Chengyou’s clothes, and she felt in her heart. He was completely flustered. It turned out that Lin Chengyou was injured so badly. He thought that he would pretend to be in a coma for a while, and then find a suitable opportunity to wake up. The ways in which monsters can harm people are ever-changing, and it is reasonable to wake up from a coma. Lin Chengyou is an unusual son and grandson of these Taoist mysteries. If his injury alarms the palace, the saint and the queen will definitely be held accountable. At that time, I am afraid that even the grandfather will be implicated.

Her face turned pale, and she glanced at Duan Ningyuan again. Duan Ningyuan looked complicated, but she did not avoid her sight. There was a faint hope in her heart. Duan Ning is willing to come forward, and there may be room for a turnaround.

Lin Chengyou understood it clearly, sneered in his heart, took out a packet of medicinal powder from his arms and said to the palace person next to him: “Tie her up with the old thing and send it to Jingzhao Mansion. She has poisonous insects on her body, you should take the antidote before you start. “The

house became chaotic, Dong Erniang didn’t know if she was scared or itchy, her body trembled more and more, the steward’s mouth whined and twisted like a fat worm, and the palace people tied them up without saying a word. and dragged out of the house.

At this time, the curtain of the bed arched, and Juesheng ran out from behind the curtain with a bowl of talisman soup: “Senior brother, Mrs. Anguo has drawn a demon poison from her body, now it’s good, don’t worry about her dying halfway before reaching Qingyun Temple. ”

Lin Chengyou took the tea cup, and there were strands of ink hanging in the smoky tea soup. Although it wasn’t too much, it was better than not being able to draw out a single drop. He frowned and asked, “How about the other four injured?”

“The demon poison is almost cleared, and it is estimated that he will wake up tomorrow.”

Lin Chengyou asked the outside palace again: “Is Duke An Guo coming?”

” Here, just arrived at the front building, the Prince of Chun’an was also outside. Duke An accidentally fell off his horse and broke his leg because he was in a hurry. He had to rush to the back building regardless of the serious leg injury. Fortunately, His Royal Highness stopped him. I gave up after a while, and I’m still bandaging my injured leg in the front building.” Lin Chengyou

turned around and walked out: “Prepare your horse, and go back to Qingyun Temple.” Teng Yuyi helped Mrs. Du to get on the calf. The driver was about to whip the whip, but the horses and horses were making noise behind him, and the horses and carriages of the Duke of Zhenguo surrounded him. Duan Ningyuan rode a silver saddle and a white nose. He took the lead and stopped at the reins. He got off the horse and gave a salute to the chariot. Back to the city.”

His face was calm, and after saying this, he handed over.

Duan Wenyin emerged from behind him, and also got off the horse and said, “Madam, Yu’er, Ning Yuan lost his temper after drinking and said some stupid things, but he is pure and straight, and he didn’t intend to do so. There are many misunderstandings that still need to be done. He confessed to his face. He regretted it a long time ago, and he told me just now that there are tourists everywhere in and out of the city tonight, and the Teng family needs to take care of a few injured people.

In front of the Teng family’s calf was a car with emerald-colored gilt, it was quiet inside, the curtain was rolled up, Madam Du came out, but it was Teng Yuyi in the car who spoke, and she only laughed: “Thank you Madam for your kindness. , but no need. I was in the Ziyun Tower first, and in front of many elders, I had already analyzed and understood the matter. Although I was young, I was not confused in my heart. I understand better than I do. My cousin has just taken the medicine, and it is not advisable to delay too long on the road. She is leaving now, and the madam doesn’t have to send each other off, and please don’t stand in the way of General Duan.”

Duan Wenyin’s face stiffened slightly, and she smiled instead. Mrs. Du said: “Aunt Du, the family doesn’t speak two languages. I remember that Ning Yuan and Yu’er were only twelve years old when they got engaged. Seven years later, Yu’er was married, and Ning Yuan was nineteen, but he was after all. Before the age of the crown, it is inevitable to act recklessly.

“To put it inappropriately, there are very few young men of his age in Chang’an City who do not fight wine and seek pleasure. Take those relatives of the Duan Mansion as an example. One that has never done absurdity? Concubines, prostitutes…the list goes on and on. In detail, Ning Yuan’s character is really rare. When he was a child, he studied and practiced martial arts, and he never saw him cry out for bitterness. The Duan family has long had rules. Before getting married, they are not allowed to have a concubine. After getting married, they are not allowed to take concubines at will. As the eldest son of the Duan family, Ning Yuan has grown up to nineteen this year. When Ning Yuan was mentioned in Chang’an City, who wouldn’t praise him for being a good boy.

“Mrs. Du, you have come here. You know better than Yu’er the problems of these young people. If Ning Yuan is good or bad, you just need to look at Chang’an. Sometimes it is not a good thing if you can’t rub the sand in your eyes. It’s nothing to worry about, and it’s okay to be confused once in a while, just change it. But I can see that, Yu’er may not hear these words. But Madam is different. You are Yu’er’s most respected elder, and the child’s heart is knotted. I need your help to solve it.”

Madam Du sighed in her heart, Duan Wenyin’s words couldn’t be more clear, she just wanted to say that when young men are stupid, even if Duan Ningyuan and Dong Erniang have an affair, it’s not a big deal. If he retires on impulse, he may not meet a better husband than Duan Ningyuan in the future. But after what happened tonight, let alone Yu’er’s unshakable attitude, even her aunt would not agree to this marriage anymore. She didn’t know how Duan Ningyuan knew Dong Erniang, but once the young man was in love, his heart was full. I can’t take it back.

She thought with relief that it was fortunate that Yu’er saw more clearly and acted more decisively than her.

She looked at Duan Ningyuan again, this child is heroic and handsome, and he is really a dragon and a phoenix. Even if he was so embarrassed, he was impeccable in his etiquette, but even though he is standing here quietly at the moment, where is his only mind? clear.

She smiled lightly: “Madam, when I talk about this, I also want to say something heartfelt. Yu’er is no better than others. She lost her grandmother at the age of five. At that time, it was the Tubo attack, and grandpa finished cooking for her. Mother’s funeral, I rushed to the frontier. I am an aunt, and because I just gave birth to Dalang, I couldn’t go to Teng’s house to take care of it. In the first days, Yuer’s side was not even the elder servant who loved her. , even if she misses her grandfather and mother, she can only carry it by herself at a young age.”

Duan Ningyuan moved slightly, and subconsciously looked up at the half-hanging green grass.

“Once I went to see Yu’er, this child was sitting on the swing in the garden alone, and fell asleep, holding the little puppet that A-Niang sewed for her, and fell down accidentally, knocking her head out a lot. A lump, I cried at the time, this is just one of them, I have lost my mother since I was a child, and I am a girl, how much grievance Ayu has suffered over the years, I, as an aunt, dare not think deeply.”

Speaking of this, Mrs. Du’s eyes were a little hot.

“Later Yu’er’s grandfather sent her to me to teach her, I wished I could take out my heart to love her, Yu’er was wronged, it was more uncomfortable than digging my flesh, Yu’er was upset, I am an aunt. It will only make me feel more aggrieved, so Madam thinks it is wrong, don’t tell me about tonight’s matter, let me solve Yu’er, I am afraid Yu’er will have to solve me, I also want to understand, although General Duan is young, he is not reckless Children, if I hadn’t already thought of it in my heart, I would never have said the word about breaking the marriage—”

Duan Wenyin was about to speak, but Mrs. Du said, “Furthermore, marriage matters are by no means a child’s play, how can an auntie Random ideas? My brother-in-law will go back to Chang’an in a few days. My brother-in-law will decide what to do. Madam has stayed up in the middle of the night, and she must be tired. No matter how important things are, if you can’t talk about it in one night, it’s better to leave it alone and go back to your own. Rest in peace.”

Duan Wenyin touched two nails that were neither soft nor hard one after another, but she didn’t get angry, she pondered for a while, she smiled and pulled the horse aside and said, “Alright, it’s important to take care of the injured. After the birthday, the two families will meet again, Madam and Yu’er will take a step first, and I will come to visit Miss Du tomorrow.” Madam

Du pretended not to hear the last two sentences, and lowered the car curtain with a faint smile. , Ziyun Building was bustling with cars and horses, and a group of men with luxurious clothes came out of the building, discussing something as they walked.

It was late at night, and the flowers and moon reflected each other in front of the steps. Those people were parked in the semi-darkness of the lights, and it was difficult to make out their faces.

The servants led the horses one after another, and those few moved down the steps. The leader was the one with the purple robe and jade crown, who was cynical and uninhibited, not Lin Chengyou.

Lin Chengyou’s mount is a handsome and powerful horse with purple mane and snow hoofs, decorated with brocade and gold nets.

After he mounted his horse, he whistled with his fingers, and a shadow suddenly appeared in the dark, approaching Lin Chengyou, and jumped onto the horse’s back.

Madam Du was so frightened that she covered her chest, Teng Yuyi looked over, the thing’s eyes were bright, and its ears were as sharp as clippings. It turned out to be a shiny black little cheetah.

The little cheetah squatted behind Lin Chengyou, with a small physique but also awe-inspiring. In Chang’an City, there are often eagles or lynx raised by the grandsons of the princes. Such fierce and untamable cheetahs are rare, but this is in line with Lin Chengyou’s consistent style.

After a while, the guards came over with the Dong family’s carriage. Duan Ningyuan turned the reins for two turns, but he couldn’t hold back and drove the horse to Lin Chengyou.

The siblings had just run halfway, when Lin Chengyou turned to look at the Teng family’s carriage, and suddenly said something to the little boy in front of the horse.

The little Taoist priest nodded, raised his Taoist robe and ran towards the carriage of Teng Mansion: “Excuse me, is Madam Teng in the carriage?”

Not only Duan Ningyuan and Duan Ningyuan looked surprised, Madam Du was also surprised.

Teng Yuyi asked curiously in the car: “What’s the matter with the little Daoist?”

Juesheng scratched his head: “Can the poor road be allowed to get on the bus? This should be said face to face.”

The author has something to say: 1 See “Tang Lu Shu Yi”

In the Tang Dynasty, there was no distinction between criminal and civil. Taking Chang’an as an example, small cases were usually handled by law officers from Wannian County or Chang’an County who joined the army, and large cases were handled by the county magistrate (the people in the Tang Dynasty called the magistrate “Ming Fu”. ) report it to Jingzhao House, but if Jingzhao House can’t handle it, it will report it to Dali Temple.

In the case of a really major case, the “Three Divisions Trial” will be conducted in coordination with the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Censor’s Office.

2. The noble children of the Tang Dynasty liked to take their prey with them when they hunted. There is a poem called “The cheetah after the horse is golden, and the most front is the sea green.” It refers to the leopard and the sea blue.

However, it seems that there are not many princes and nobles who dare to use cheetahs, usually the likes of Lynley and Falcon.

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