Attack Jade (攻玉) - Chapter 14

[Chapter 13]

The Duke of Chun’an took a sip of tea and said slowly:

“The Marquis of Lin’an’s mansion is very beautiful, and there is a large Fuchuan pond in the back garden. In order to win when Chengyou played hide-and-seek, he came up with the idea of a flower pond.

” He didn’t know how to swim, but he couldn’t hold back his courage, so he found a straw pipe and bit it in his mouth, and sneaked down to Fujunchi. The little friends couldn’t find Chengyou in the garden, so they had to swarm to other places. Chengyou waited for a while, guessing that he would win, he got out of the Fuchun Pond, but the bottom of the pond was full of water plants. wrapped around his feet. “The

Prince of Chun’an said this, and gently rubbed the Xing kiln white porcelain teacup in his hand. He had heard about this three times before and after, and remembered it quite clearly.

Lin Chengyou struggled a few times in the water , but he kept saying The straw pipes were all lost, and he called for help, but he had driven the servants away because he was afraid of

being discovered by Xingzang. When Lin Chengyou fluttered desperately, a female doll appeared behind the flowers. The female doll saw someone drowning, so she threw the kite in her hand into the water in a hurry, but unfortunately she was too weak, and she almost fell into the pool the first time. The second time the girl learned to be smart, she knew how to tie the kite string to the tree on the shore, although it was still unstable, but Lin Chengyou was already able to do light work at that time, and she climbed up with this little strength

. When the

servants heard the news and rushed over, they saw Lin Chengyou and a female doll sitting side by side behind a flower bush on the shore. But

because they were annoyed that they didn’t arrive in time, they asked them to go to the side. The servants knew Xiaolangjun’s temper and sent a few people to deliver the letter to Princess Cheng. Only then did he know what Xiao Langjun said to the little lady.

Lin Chengyou was soaking wet at that time, and while wiping the drops of water on his face, he asked the girl doll, “Did you pass by here? Or stay here? “The

girl doll was holding the puppet in her arms and refused to speak.

Lin Chengyou asked again: “Why is your face full of snot, oh I see, you were hiding in the flowers and crying just now. Why are you crying, where are your grandfather and mother?” The

girl was very angry and shoved Lin Chengyou. Bundle.

Lin Chengyou didn’t get angry, he just said with a smile: “Tell me, who made you unhappy, I am grateful to you, you saved my life just now, I can vent my anger for you.” The

girl still didn’t say anything. Lin Chengyou looked at her: “The puppets in your arms are so dirty, why don’t you let your mother sew another one for you?” The

girl doll burst into tears.

Lin Chengyou was in a hurry and took off the sachet from his waist: “Don’t cry, this is the pear flower candy made by the cook in our house. It’s delicious. My sister likes it. The candy is not wet, you can try it.”

The girl put the candy in her mouth and chewed slowly, Lin Chengyou saw that she liked it, so she simply gave her the whole bag: “My sister can’t walk yet, or she can play with you, her name is Azhi, What’s your name?” The

girl ate the candy for a while, and finally she was willing to speak: “My name is Gu.”

“Gu?” Lin Chengyou wondered, “Why is someone called Gu?” The

girl was very unhappy: “A Gu is A Gu, it’s none of your business!”

Lin Chengyou smiled and said: “Well, it’s none of my business, but you saved my life just now, I can’t leave you here alone, you miss you Mother? I’ll take you to find her.” The

girl started crying again with candy in her mouth, and Lin Chengyou couldn’t do anything about it: “How about I take you to my aunt? My aunt I like children very much, especially female dolls like you, and she knows a lot of female relatives, so maybe she knows where your mother is.”

A Gu thought for a while and agreed with Lin Chengyou to pull her up, and after a few steps, the group The little sons came back, saw Lin Chengyou holding a little lady in his hand, and shouted together: “Da, the divination you gave yourself is accurate, you only met this girl once, but you took the initiative to take her with her. Play.”

Lin Chengyou: “Nonsense! I think she’s pitiful and consider her alone.” The

boys continued to coax: “But you’ve already held her hand. Da, you said to yourself, do you want to marry a daughter-in-law? According to the hexagrams, you are destined to fall on the little lady, did it start with this girl?”

Lin Chengyou stepped forward and gave the man a kick: “You fart!”

, the servants rushed to pull the frame from all directions, and A Gu also rushed to help Lin Chengyou with the puppet, but unfortunately he was too weak to get close.

After finally pulling it away, the servants were in a hurry to change Lin Chengyou’s clothes, A Gu caught up with the bag of candy: “Little brother, your candy.”

Seeing this, the partners began to make fun of Lin Chengyou: “Da, your lady. I want to give you candy.”

Lin Chengyou became angry, turned his head to the girl and said, “Don’t follow me.”

As soon as he finished changing his clothes, he hurried back to the pool to find Ah Gu, but unfortunately Ah Gu was no longer there, Princess Cheng Wondering why his son was looking for people everywhere, the servant told Princess Cheng what happened before.

When Yu Fengyu heard this, he couldn’t help but answer: “Whose little lady is Ah Gu?” The

Prince of Chun’an shook his head: “Sister-in-law heard about this, and immediately ordered someone to help Chengyou. Looking for this little savior, but there were too many guests in the Houfu that day, and the family members of the old Houye’s old department alone came to hundreds of people, and the number of the little princes and little ladies of each family could not be counted. None of the officials in the Hou residence were from Yangzhou.

“My sister-in-law thought that the accents in Jiangnan area are similar, and Chengyou has never been to Yangzhou, so I don’t know if I heard it wrong. The name is ‘Agu’, and he inquired about whether anyone brought a puppet to the banquet that day, but there was no news.

“This search is about half a year. The classmates of Chongwen Museum learned that Chengyou was asking about the whereabouts of the little lady, and made fun of him as soon as they met. Chengyou never suffered a loss in front of his friends, but because of this incident Repeatedly ridiculed.

“At that time, Daoist Master Qingxuzi began to teach Chengyou to practice talisman. Chengyou was looking through the tombs in the temple, Qiusuo, and accidentally found a box with an ancient book and a copper cone locked in it. It’s the cause of Chengyou’s illness.”

Yu Fengyu was surprised: “Ancient books? Could it be that the records are talismans, what is that copper cone?” The Prince of

Chun’an County said, “I don’t know anything about Taoist talismans. , I only know that this talisman is very evil. It was spread by a wicked Taoist in Kunlun Mountains a hundred years ago. It is said that this evil Taoist fell in love when he was young. Failing to get that woman, the evil way was unbearable, and he vowed to practice sorcery in the world. After suffering for several years in the cold and summer rain, he finally cultivated a talisman technique called ‘Wang blame not home’.

“‘Wang blame no Home’? Jue Sheng Qi Zhi said in surprise, “Isn’t this a kind of zodiac sign? The Duke of

Chun’an sarcastically said: “It is named after the Taoist Zhou Yi, but it is actually related to witches, corresponding to the nine three lines, and there are worms hidden in the copper cone. “That Gu worm was originally used by the witch queen of Nanzhao to punish unfaithful

people. The evil Tao introduced it into the Taoist five-element yin and yang technique.

The bloodline, restrained is the sixth line of the sixth year, and the damaged one is the sixth and second line. The man practiced this technique when he was young, and even when he was of the age of understanding, Gu insects would still work in the heart, making people heartless and heartless.

Yu Fengyu was stunned when he heard it. No wonder the little prince was eighteen, and he was not a woman

.

Juesheng and Jizhi looked at each other in amazement. What kind of vicious curse is “Heartless and Heartless”? Could it be that the taste of unrequited love is more painful than the bite of the heart? Otherwise, why would the evil way treat himself like this ?

The King of Chun’an County said: “The evil way is not enough, and he wants to harm others. In order to tempt future generations to practice this sorcery, he deliberately wrote down all kinds of benefits on the scroll. When I wrote that paragraph, I thought: As long as I practice this technique, when I grow up, I won’t be confused about women’s affairs. As a result, the words in the hexagram will not work. When I have practiced it, I will go back to the Chongwen Museum and make a divination in public, and see who dares to laugh at me.

“This child is not afraid of the sky and the earth, he made up his mind, he said he would try it, and when Daoist Qingxuzi came over, Chengyou had already The Taoist priest didn’t know what happened at first, until he found a red mark on the back of the child’s neck, and then he knew that he had been poisoned.

“After that, Daoist Master Qingxuzi exhausted his life-long skills and failed to expel Gu worms from Chengyou’s body. It is for this reason that Daoist Master Qingxuzi refined the famous Liuyuan Dan, but unfortunately in the end he could only refine it. Cleaning up the demon poison has no effect on the gu poison, and every year when Chengyou attacks, he can only use the decoction to suppress the gu worms temporarily.”

With a bang, the door of the side room opened from the inside, and Duke Ango looked anxious: “The two of you. Little Daoist, can you draw the talisman paper?”

Prince Chun’an smiled slightly and stopped talking.

Juesheng and Qizhi sent the talisman paper in, but they were kicked out by Lin Chengyou: “If you can’t do things today, honestly go back and receive the punishment.”

Juesheng and Qizhi slipped out of the view and got on the chariot full of The brain is all genius.

“I forgot to ask His Royal Highness, whether the senior brother found the little lady named A Gu later.” Juesheng

shook his head: “Mostly not, if found, how can His Royal Highness use a ‘girl doll’ to grow a ‘girl’ doll? ‘Short, you can tell Yu Fengyu who’s the little lady.”

“That’s right, at that time, the senior brother was poisoned by Gu before he found A Gu. When he is cured, maybe this matter has been dealt with earlier. Forget it. Hey, ‘A Gu’, ‘A Gu’, why would someone call him ‘A Gu’, if the senior brother heard correctly, will the little lady lie to the senior brother?”

Jue Sheng held his head and asked. : “Don’t think about it for now. When we get to Teng’s house, we have to lie to Mrs. Teng according to the words of our senior brother.”

Qizhi raised his sleeves and wiped his sweat. It was the first time he calculated someone, but he didn’t know if it would work. Mrs. Teng didn’t seem to be able to deceive her, but it was her senior brother who had offended her. He had known senior brother for so long, and he had never seen senior brother calculating. People have missed out on this.

Qinrenfang is not far from Qingyun Temple, and it took a long time to arrive. Juesheng and Qizhi went to Teng Mansion first. They were told that Teng Yuyi had been living at his aunt’s house for a while, so they diverted to Du Mansion.

When the two of them arrived at the door, there were already attendants waiting in the Du residence.

Jue Sheng and Qi Zhi had a clear intention to come, and the attendants were unreasonably warm: “Two priests, please come in quickly, the madam and the lady have been waiting for a long time

.

” But it was not at ease. When the sky was about to dawn, I vaguely heard someone in the next room exclaimed in surprise, and suddenly opened their eyes, Qiyun and Biluo lifted the curtains and came in and said, “Madam, Madam Du is awake.”

Teng Yuyi lifted the bed and got out of bed: ” What about Duanfu and Baizhi?”

“Duanfu is resting in the outer courtyard, and the steward has not yet sent the news, Baizhi and Hongnu have already woken up.”

Teng Yuyi took three steps and took two steps to the adjacent room, and the servants came out with a towel in their hands. Entering, Du Tinglan was lying on the edge of the bed vomiting.

Teng Yuyi remembered the tragic death of her cousin in the previous life, and hesitantly stood up, lest the vision in front of her eyes would turn into a bubble.

Mrs. Du just thought Teng Yuyi was overjoyed: “Yu’er, come quickly, your elder sister is looking for you.”

Du Tinglan raised her head and said softly, “Ayu.”

Teng Yuyi ran over to pat Du Tinglan’s back, worried: ” Why did you suddenly vomit?”

Du Tinglan wiped her face: “I have some congestion in my chest, just spit it out.”

Her face was haggard, and her forehead was covered with fine sweat, which was clearly very uncomfortable, but she still did not forget to relieve her . mother and cousin.

Mrs. Du worried: “I’m vomiting like this, I don’t know if I should ask a medical officer to come and take a look.”

Teng Yu thought for a while: “Sister is harmed by evil spirits, the ordinary Qihuang technique may not be the right treatment, and the little Taoist priests who are standing upright will come to the door, it is better to wait for them to see it before making a decision, so as not to use random medicines and evacuate the residual poison in the body. Mrs.

Du said: “Yes, yes, last night that little priest also told you not to take medicine indiscriminately, Qingwan, you go to the front yard to find the master and the eldest son, saying that the mother is awake, let them come to the backyard.” The

slave responded . down.

Du Tinglan patted the edge of the bed lightly: “Ayu, sit down and let sister take a good look at you.”

Teng Yuyi sat down as she said, and met Du Tinglan’s gentle look, only to feel that some words were more in her throat, so she simply took it from the hand of the servant. Passing the handkerchief, she gently wiped the sweat for Du Tinglan: “Sister, are you feeling better?”

Du Tinglan took Teng Yuyi’s hand and said softly, “I don’t know why, I just remember going to Jingfu Nunnery with my mother to pray for blessings, I can’t remember exactly what happened after that. You said in your letter that it would take a few days to arrive, so why did you come so early? A-Niang said that you went back to the house with us. Could it be that you also went to Qujiang yesterday—”

said She seemed to remember something here, and her face instantly faded.

Teng Yuyi’s heart skipped a beat. In the past life, she searched for the murderer and found nothing in the end, but now her cousin is alive in front of her eyes, and she may soon find out the truth.

She said cautiously, “Sister, what’s the matter with you?”

Du Tinglan was still stunned, her face was pale, and large beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Mrs. Du realized something, and hurriedly dismissed the servants: “My mother wants to rest, you should wait outside first. If the Taoist priest comes, please quickly invite them in.”

Teng Yuyi did not dare to come out, because she was looking forward to knowing the truth. She was afraid that her cousin would be too worried and leave the root of the disease. After hesitating for a moment, she helped Du Tinglan to lie down: “Sister, you can rest for a while, and then you can wait for what you have to say.”

Du Tinglan suddenly grabbed Teng Yuyi’s hand: “I remembered. Well, last night, last night, I ran into something evil in the bamboo forest.”

She trembled all over, and the words in her mouth became choppy.

“My dear boy, why are you so confused?” Madam Du said with red eyes, “Didn’t A-Niang just tell you that Yu’er and Duanfu were in time to save you last night.”

“Yes, sister . “Teng Yuyi tried his best to comfort Du Tinglan, “That thing was beaten back to its original shape by the Prince Cheng last night, it’s just a stump of a tree, there’s nothing to be afraid of, you’re in the mansion now, with us here, no one will want to hurt you. Du Tinglan buried her head in her mother’s arms ,

and she was so frightened that she wanted to shrink into a ball: “That thing chased me and said it was going to eat me, A-Niang, I’m so scared…”

She couldn’t help sobbing, last night Nearly lost his life in the forest, the helplessness and despair on the verge of death soaked into every pore, suppressed when he was drowsy, and now it’s all inspired.

Mrs. Du’s heart was almost crushed, since this child has been sensible, how has he ever been so rude.

She stroked her daughter’s back over and over again: “This is frightening and confused. Later, I have to ask the Taoist priest for some spiritual relics.”

Du Tinglan suddenly remembered something, grabbed Teng Yuyi and said, “Ayu, you were also at that time. Went to the bamboo forest?”

Teng Yuyi held Du Tinglan’s hand: “Yes, I went, sister, that thing is nothing to be afraid of, Du Tinglan and I cut off the monster’s right claw as soon as we arrived in the forest.”

Du Tinglan’s lips turned pale . Turning pale, she looked Teng Yuyi up and down, made sure her cousin was intact, and nodded with confidence. Then, she seemed to be caught in a chaotic memory and started again.

Teng Yuyi and Mrs. Du leaned over to tuck the quilt on Du Tinglan’s behalf. Du Tinglan was currently out of her mind and couldn’t ask anything.

The two were busy, and Du Tinglan opened her eyes wide and looked around in panic, and suddenly said, “Ayu, apart from that monster, have you seen anyone else in the forest?

” Holding her breath, she asked, “Sister, who else was in the woods at that time?”

Du Tinglan’s voice got stuck in her throat, her face became more and more ugly, and her breath became more and more disordered.

There were tears in Mrs. Du’s eyes: “Son, why did you go to the bamboo forest? Who made you like this, and you still refuse to say it?”

Du Tinglan closed her eyes, as if she was too remorseful, but also ashamed. The words suddenly seemed to trigger a nauseating memory, and he fell down and vomited again, this time more violent and unstoppable than before.

Mrs. Du hurriedly stepped forward to pat and patted her. If she vomited continuously, something would happen sooner or later. Teng Yuyi couldn’t hold her breath anymore, so she hurriedly stood up and said, “Auntie, I’m going to call for a medical officer.”

As soon as she took a step, she was stopped by Du Tinglan Arm: “I’m fine, I just feel sick.”

Teng Yuyi bent down and twisted the towel to wipe Du Tinglan’s face, the back of her hand suddenly became warm, she raised her head in surprise, and found that Du Tinglan was crying silently.

“Sister.”

Du Tinglan reluctantly propped up her body and looked at Madam Du shyly: “My daughter has lost her mind, and A-Niang is frightened. My daughter is embarrassed. I beg A-Niang to take care of her health. Ayu, you just arrived in Chang’an, but last night Because I am in danger, elder sister is sorry for you.” Teng Yuyi felt sour in her heart, and hurriedly

said, “sister, you are uneasy right now. If you have anything to say, I will talk about it later.”

After a while, he said again: “Auntie, Ayu, I was lucky enough to save my life. If I don’t say something, I’m afraid it will be too late.”

Madam Du and Teng Yuyi’s hearts jumped into their throats instantly. out.

Du Tinglan was so ashamed that she dropped her head to her chest: “Actually, Hongnu and I left Jingfu Nunnery to see someone.”

Madam Du was trembling with anger: “I should have known… I should have known… You will not miss out. Leaving Jingshui Nunnery for no reason…”

Seeing Du Tinglan crying silently, she pushed her daughter in a hurry and said, “You kid… tell me… who is that person?”

He opened his mouth, but because he was too embarrassed, the words got stuck in his throat.

“Don’t you want to kill your father and mother?” Mrs. Du clenched Du Tinglan’s hand and said in a trembling voice, “that person made you look like this, what else can you hide!” She said, “…Aniang don’t be sad…I…I said.”

She looked at Madam Du through the tears in her eyes: “Auntie still remember that when Grandpa was an official in Yangzhou, there was a Qingming Festival, I once took Hongnu to the Yinshan Temple alone for an outing.”

Madam Du was stunned for a moment, then she rounded her eyes and said, “That day, Shao Tang was going to accompany you, but unfortunately there was something wrong with their school, so Shao Tang went back halfway, why? , is that someone you met that day?”

Du Tinglan burst into tears: “When I was viewing flowers in the temple, I happened to bump into a group of scholars who were fighting poems in the peach blossom forest. .”

Having said this, she bit her lip tightly, and grabbed the collar of her chest with both hands, her knuckles turning white.

Mrs. Du almost fell to the side of the bed, Teng Yuyi hurriedly helped Mrs. Du, Du Tinglan also got up from the quilt in fright, Mrs. Du shivered and poked Du Tinglan’s forehead, gritted her teeth and said, “How did you know this person? Oh , and how did you get in touch with this person, make it clear to A-Niang, don’t drop a single word!”

Du Tinglan’s eyelids were swollen like peaches, and after crying for a long time, she said, “This person is poor and has no one to depend on, all year round. I was sent to study in the temple, and I finally managed to get the entanglement. I want to go to Chang’an to take the exam next year. I saw that he spit pearls, and his poetry and prose were especially outstanding. I just… I had a good impression of him. I often donate poems to me, because I am afraid of revealing traces, I use Caisheng as letter paper, so that it will not be punched, and it is easy to pass.”

Teng Yuyi was stunned, he had expected that cousin cut the ribbon in the nunnery to pass the letter, and it was so. .

Mrs. Du nodded her head full of anger: “Very good, we have known each other since Qingming Festival last year, and it has been a whole year. Let me ask you, you have been in private contact with him for so long, has that person ever mentioned marriage? ”

Du Tinglan said even more sobbing: “That person said that he has no fame, even if he came to ask for a kiss, my grandfather would not promise, so everything has to wait until he goes to Beijing to take the exam, and when he has a reputation, everything can be said. Later, my grandfather was recommended. When I was appointed as a doctor of Taixue in the Imperial College, my family was going to move back to Chang’an. Before I left, I was worried that he would not be enough for the exam, so I gave him all the body I had saved. The man gave him a golden hairpin from the family I promised that I wouldn’t marry unless he came to Chang’an for the exam next year, and he would definitely come to ask for relatives.”

At this point, Du Tinglan paused, as if recalling something, and the remorse in his eyes grew stronger.

“After arriving in Chang’an, we communicated secretly, at least five days at the latest, and half a month at the latest, and we have never broken letters. Three months after our family arrived in Chang’an, he also set off from Yangzhou ahead of schedule. After arriving in Chang’an, he lived in a house in the south of the city. Zhuangzili, I was afraid that he would be out of money, so I asked someone to send some of my body to him. At first he was very enthusiastic, but as he got to know more and more people, he gradually stopped replying to me.

“Not long ago he High school Kuiyuan, I followed the address on the letter to find him. I didn’t think he had moved out long ago. On the way back to the city, I met him drinking with friends in a liquor store, and he looked so unhappy. The people around him were luxuriously dressed, and they were all well-dressed children. I heard that the sage and several prime ministers of Yingju Shi were very proud of his poetry. He is now famous, and his friends are not the poor people of the past.

“I still had a glimmer of hope in my heart. He was so busy these days that he might not have the time to reply to my letter, so he asked the driver to stop, lift the curtain and look at him, but he pretended not to know me, and the man beside him A few friends looked at me and looked at him and laughed: ‘That little lady has been looking at you, is it because she admires you?’ I was shocked and ashamed, and immediately put down the curtain to let the driver go, and heard the man sneer: ‘Where is it from? Floating flowers and piercings.'”

Teng Yuyi was furious, stood up and said, “Shuzi dare!” Madam

Du was also so angry that her daughter was always smart and self-confident, but she never thought that she would be planted in the hands of such a descendant, and she only hated her daughter. At the moment, her body has not recovered, and she is reluctant to scold her. She is full of anger and has nowhere to go, so she can only beat her chest in a muffled voice.

Du Tinglan was afraid that her mother would be so angry that she hugged her while crying.

Mrs. Du gritted her teeth and said, “What happened later? Yesterday, who was the descendant who asked you to go to the bamboo forest?”

Du Tinglan wiped away her tears and said in a low voice, “I was discouraged at the time. Quan Dang threw it into the toilet, but there were a lot of lingering words written in those letters. If he didn’t get it back, he would be in trouble sooner or later. I couldn’t sleep at night because of this. It happened that A-Niang also went to Jingfu Nunnery to worship the incense, so I went with A-Niang. While A-Niang was going to Xiyuan to listen to the opera, I asked Hongnu to stop him in front of the Yuedeng Pavilion as a barbarian. This time he readily agreed, Ask me to meet in the bamboo forest next to the Moon Lantern Pavilion.”

Teng Yuyi was furious when he heard it. The cousin and Hongnu in the previous life were strangled to death. At that time, they were doing a survey and said that they found the short boots left by the man near the cousin’s body. Footprints, it turned out that there was a man who asked his cousin to go to the bamboo forest that night.

She knew that the imperial court jinshi had always been difficult to pass the examination, and there were only a handful of people who had entered high school at a young age. She remembered that there was a very famous talent in a previous life. He went to the Censor’s Desk and became the youngest counselor. Later, he was admired by Zheng Pushe and married Zheng Pushe’s only daughter.

I remember that when the wedding invitation was delivered to Teng Mansion, it was only half a year after my cousin was strangled to death. Because it was the daughter of the famous Zheng family, the wedding day, the streets and alleys were crowded with ordinary people watching the fun.

Although Teng Yuyi didn’t go to the banquet, he passed by the Zheng residence and saw the bridegroom who was welcoming her.

Thinking of this, Teng Yuyi’s face got dark, and when he spoke again, there was a sense of coolness in his tone: “Sister, is that man called Lu Zhaoan?!”

[End of This Chapter]