Attack Jade (攻玉) - Chapter 21

[Chapter 17 (1)]

Teng Yuyi fell into the land of ghosts, the pain left her, and her consciousness was pulled away. She seemed to have turned into a speck of dust, ignorant and ignorant, floating around.

Wandering around in a daze, there was a noise in her ear one day, and someone lifted the black cloth in front of her, revealing the outside scene.

Teng Yuyi had been in the dark for a long time, and when he woke up, his consciousness was still a little chaotic. It was only when she discerned what was in front of her that she realized that the place was familiar.

This is a quiet and solemn ancestral temple, and there are several servants in front of the hall cleaning it.

“It’s not long since you came to Chang’an. No wonder you don’t know who is here. This is Teng Shao, the well-known Duke of Jin. He made great achievements in battle during his lifetime. It’s been three years.”

Teng Yuyi was stunned, it turned out that this was his father’s ancestral temple, and his father had been gone for three years, so where was she?

“I heard that the crown prince had already requested an decree to marry the daughter of the Duke of Jin as the prince’s concubine only after she showed her filial piety. Who would have known that her life was so poor that even the daughter of the Duke of Jin was harmed by others.”

Teng Yuyi heard it. His body was cold, he looked down at himself, but there was nothing there, he turned his head to look at the table, and there were several tablets on it. She leaned over in despair, and when she saw the words “Jin Guogong” on the tablet, tears welled up in an instant.

“Shh…” the eunuch said, “The prince will not be married until this year. It is the occasion of the newly married Yan Er, so don’t mention it again, beware of the prince’s carelessness.”

Another said: “Yes, yes, yes, Recently, the palace was full of joy, and after three years, the rebels of Huaixi Road finally surrendered. The four towns in the northwest fought against Tubo, and Prince Cheng also won the battle, and good news from all over the world has been reported frequently, and the saint and the empress do not know how happy they are.”

A eunuch said happily: “Speaking of Prince Cheng, he went on an expedition with the army two years ago. I have seen him once. He bent his bow and dipped his arrows without any fuss. After two years, I have been able to lead the army alone to fight against the Rong.”

“It’s not. In the past two years, the prince has been attacking the left and right sides, sniping the heads of the Tibetans, and the Tibetans have suffered repeated defeats. I heard that the vassal army now only needs to see the flags of the Shuofang Army and the Shence Army. Listen bitterly, she and grandpa have been dead for three years? And in the past three years, so much has happened.

“I heard that the Queen and Princess Cheng are planning to marry the Prince Cheng recently. Is that the case?”

The man squinted and said, “The Prince contracted a strange disease when he was a child, and he has not recovered for many years. Still alone, Bei Rong has been gone for two years, and now he is finally coming back, not to mention His Royal Highness Cheng Wang and Princess Cheng, even the saint and the empress are anxious. Madam, I don’t know if I can make it this time.”

An older servant came in from outside, his voice shrill and piercing: “Okay, so you’re all slacking off here! Don’t blame me for not reminding you, Duke Jin. The sage once said that when Huaixi was pacified, he would definitely come to the temple to mourn the Duke of Jin. Now that the murderous party has retreated and the world has settled down, the sage will come to mourn in two days. Before the sage arrives, you hurry up. Clean it up for me, and tell me to find out that one place is not clean enough, go outside and take charge of the board!”

At this time, there was a sudden chaos outside, and two more eunuchs broke in and said, “It’s not good, something happened.”

“What’s the matter, Liu Father-in-law, why are you in such a hurry?”

“Hurry up and walk, the palace is in chaos.”

“We don’t understand why we are clueless, Eunuch Liu, don’t worry, speak slowly.”

Eunuch Liu stomped his feet: “What’s so slow? Slow down, something has happened! The army just sent an urgent report. When the prince confronted Tubo in Pinning, tens of thousands of soldiers crossed Hengshan and attacked Kunfang. The food in Kunfang was insufficient. It was easy to get rid of the predicament of Kunfang, but when they entered the city, a sergeant shot poisoned arrows to plot against the prince!”

All the eunuchs were shocked: ” plot? Is it a soldier of the imperial court?”

“I don’t know who sent that sergeant. He has been in the prince’s army for the past two years. After he shot the prince, the prince cut the thief off his horse on the spot. However, the thief was ready and killed himself immediately. Great, the prince must also know that he is very bad, and when the sergeant reported the letter, he forced himself to do nothing. Come on, don’t let Daoist Master Qingxu know about it.”

Several of the servants’ eyes were red: “The prince is still so young, and he hasn’t even gotten married yet. If it’s really good or bad, how can His Royal Highness King Cheng and his concubine bear it. Daoist Master Qingxuzi It’s almost old age, I’m afraid I can’t stand it now.”

The man in front spat: “Don’t be noisy here, go back to the palace quickly. The prince will be fine, and he will be fine.”

Another said: ” Come on. His Royal Highness and the Crown Prince have already rushed to Xingping with Feng Yu, who is good at curing poisons, and the Prince of Chun’an and Daoist Qing Xuzi have also set off together, if they can arrive in time, there may be salvation.”

They also obviously felt that there was little hope and panicked. They rushed out all at once, Teng Yuyi was helpless and followed up unconsciously.

“The sergeant who reported the letter said that the people of Kunfang were waiting outside the tent, either delivering medicines or doctors, and they could not drive away. They said that the Fan army had been besieging the city for half a month, and they thought the nest would be destroyed, but the prince came to rescue him. After the siege, I haven’t had time to thank this young general, and this happened.”

Teng Yuyi listened vaguely, she didn’t have a good impression on Lin Chengyou before her death, but she didn’t expect this person to have a good death like her, and after listening for a while, she suddenly realized, She is wandering here, where are grandpa and grandma? It’s been three years since he died, why can’t he see his grandfather and mother? She became anxious, and fluttered out to look for it. Seeing that she was about to float out of the gate of the

ancestral temple, an old voice sang in her ear: “Teng Yuyi!” “Teng Yuyi!” Teng Yuyi looked around in confusion. The old man said, “Don’t you want to go back?”

Teng Yuyi seemed to be dragged by the collar, she swayed back, and with a plop, she seemed to fall back into the pond again, but this time around, it was no longer the cold pond water, but the warm heat.

She floated in it, gradually feeling the heat injected into her chest, and the water in front of her eyes was sparkling, as if a shadow was shaking.

In an instant, the voice in his ear became louder, and this time it became a familiar voice.

“Yu’er! Yu’er!”

Teng Yuyi’s eyelids were sticky, and she couldn’t open her eyes no matter what, her body was like a heavy stone, which made her unable to move.

“My dear boy, what’s wrong.”

Someone started to push her shoulders, Teng Yuyi’s fingers trembled slightly, as if someone had removed the boulder on her chest, she gasped and opened her eyes suddenly .

In front of her was the worried face of her aunt.

“Yu’er.”

Immediately, a surprised expression appeared: “Wake up, wake up, finally wake up.”

Teng Yuyi opened her eyes wide in panic and looked around, and when she moved casually, her chest was aching like a tear.

Mrs. Du leaned over and hugged Teng Yuyi into her arms: “Did you have a nightmare? Frightened like this.”

Teng Yuyi was still in shock, and tentatively touched her aunt’s face, but she shivered before touching it, lest it be another battle Dream, he is still in the icy pond.

Madam Du had never seen Teng Yuyi’s appearance before, so she grabbed Teng Yuyi’s hand and said, “What’s the matter, my aunt is here, don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid of anything.” Then

she said to the servants behind her, “Yesterday Juesheng and Jizhi were two things. The Taoist priest left a shocking talisman and quickly boiled the water for Yu’er to drink it. She was frightened in the bamboo forest the night before, and she was clearly frightened by her appearance.”

Teng Yuyi’s tears couldn’t stop flowing down, her aunt’s The palm of her hand was warm and dry, and it really wrapped her hand. Fortunately, she was alive. No one could understand the taste of this resurrection from the dead.

She swallowed and hugged her aunt tightly: “aunt.”

Mrs. Du was both surprised and distressed: “Quick, go to Qingyun Temple to invite the two Taoists, saying that Yu’er was frightened, and asked them to come to the door to cast a spell.”

Teng Yuyi leaned on her aunt’s shoulder and shook her head, but her tears flowed more and more fiercely: “It’s okay, I just… I just had a very long nightmare.”

Madam Du was so distressed, she couldn’t stop patting Teng Yuyi: “What kind of nightmare scares you like this? Yesterday noon, you said that you would go back to the house to take a nap, but it turned out that I slept this whole night and slept all night.”

She turned around and took the towel handed over by her servant, and wiped the sweat for Teng Yuyi while saying, “This morning Chunrong and Biluo saw that you were not awake, come and ask me for instructions. Several times, I said that you were exhausted by driving and driving, and you encountered a monster in the bamboo forest the night before. Maybe you were too tired, so you could just sleep. Who knew that you didn’t move until noon, I came to see you, and you looked terrifyingly white. If I can’t wake you up again, your uncle and I will go to invite the Taoist priest.”

Teng Yuyi’s body was still trembling, the scene of the previous life was still in front of her eyes, as long as she was quiet, she could hear it in her ears. To the sound of rushing water.

She recalled her grandfather’s state of death and her despair before her death, and the sadness in her chest could not be shaken away.

Mrs. Du was worried, and noticed that Teng Yuyi was soaked all over her body, so she hurriedly changed her bedclothes.

Teng Yuyi remained motionless and leaned against her aunt, and when she was not so cold, she slowly raised her head to look around.

The sun shines in through the casement, and the room is full of light. The Xing kiln white porcelain vase on the table is offering a peach blossom with pink flowers and white stamens, and there is a light fragrance in the air.

Mrs. Du was talking, Chunrong came over holding Teng Yuyi’s outer clothes, and when she got close, Teng Yuyi could almost see the fine hairs on this maid’s forehead.

All this was so real in front of her, real enough to make her turbulent heart slowly settle down. She took the clothes and lowered her head, put on her shoes, and tried to get up, but her legs went weak: “Aunt, what time is it now?”

“It’s past noon.” Mrs. Du put on Teng Yuyi’s clothes herself, “I’ve slept all day and night, are you starving? Your elder sister came to see you in the morning and saw that you haven’t woken up. She has been here with you for a long time. I think She was in low spirits and forced her to rest. We only had lunch, and the dishes were already cold, so my aunt asked them to make a few more dishes and bring them over.”

Mrs. Du went out of the house to show off, and Teng Yuyi went to the adjacent room to see Du Tinglan. Du Tinglan’s face was buried in the quilt, as if she was sleeping soundly.

Teng Yuyi quietly withdrew, and went to Songjun Hall to see Duanfu again.

Duanfu will rest for a night and see better. When Teng Yuyi entered the room, he sat on the Hu bed, silent like a pine tree, looked up and saw Teng Yuyi, he stood up: “Ma’am.”

Teng Yuyi remembered Duanfu in his previous life The appearance of a tragic death, the eyes are sore and inexplicable, this old slave is still protecting her until the last moment of her life because of her loyalty.

Duanfu saw Teng Yuyi’s expression was different, and his voice sank: “Ma’am, what happened?”

Teng Yuyi looked away and pretended to look at the furnishings in the house: “It’s nothing, it’s uncomfortable to see the sand in your eyes. You’re fine, sit down quickly. The wound has been bandaged, why don’t you go out and walk?”

Duanfu said: “The lady ordered the old slave to keep her in the house yesterday.”

“So you didn’t even move a step?”

“Master asked the old slave to protect the lady, Now my arm is broken, and the medical officer won’t let it go around. If you don’t see a good day, you won’t be able to follow the lady for a day. This old slave just asks for a quick recovery.”

Teng Yuyi was very silent. When she woke up from the boat half a month ago, she only She remembered that her cousin was murdered in the bamboo forest in her previous life, so she was full of thoughts on how to get to Chang’an as soon as possible to save her. The big dream yesterday reminded her of many forgotten details of her previous life.

“Duanfu, I remember that you came to my side when I was five years old. Before that, you were Grandpa’s dead soldier.” Duanfu said,

“Yes.”

“When you were still by Grandpa’s side. , have you ever seen your grandfather interacting with a man surnamed Wu in Nanzhao country?”

Duanfu was silent for a while, then said: “The old slave has only been with the master for three years before being assigned to the lady. During this period, I have only seen a woman named Wu Yingying.”

Teng Yuyi nodded, Duanfu would not lie , It can be seen that apart from Wu Yingying, Duanfu has not seen grandpa interact with other people with the surname Wu.

Could it be that the letter from Nanzhao Kingdom she saw in her grandfather’s study on the night she was murdered in her previous life really came from Wu Yingying?

“Then, do you remember when this Wu Yingying came to Grandpa’s side?”

Duanfu lowered his eyebrows: “Ten years ago, when Master returned from Fengxiang’s class, Wu Yingying was sent to the barracks by a group of secret guards. Injured, the master asked the medical officer and the old lady from the town to take care of Wu Yingying, and when Wu Yingying recovered, the master sent her straight to Yangzhou.”

Teng Yuyi’s heart was twisted into a ball, that was the beginning of the tragedy of A-Niang, and she had already inquired about it in her previous life. It’s still ironic listening to these things.

“What did the dark guard who escorted Wu Yingying dress up and what accent did they speak?”

“They came at night and left before dawn. The leader who spoke to the master alone in the tent for a long time, at that time, the master deliberately screened everything. People.”

Teng Yuyi was pacing back and forth, and suddenly remembered the scene in the dream. Grandpa hid the pile of letters in the study. If he wanted to know who wrote those letters, he just had to go back to the study in the mansion and look for it.

She said to Duanfu: “You have a good rest these two days. When you are well, I want you to teach me some ruthless techniques for self-defense.”

Duan Fu was stunned: “Miss, what is ruthless techniques for self-defense?”

Teng Yuyi walked to the door, turned around and said, “It’s the kind that can kill people with a single shot. The more vicious the better.”

She remembered the night when the master and servant were killed in the previous life, the man in black cloak who appeared on the outer wall, the kind of person who seemed to be The ferocious and cold aura from the nether hell really makes people shudder. There are a lot of things to do right now. Let’s start by finding out who this black cloak person is.

Teng Yuyi left those words and left. Duanfu always had an expression on his face regardless of whether he was happy or angry, but this time, he half-opened his mouth and looked at the door, and it took a long time for him to recover.

The meal was ready, Mrs. Du poured buttermilk on the sesame rice and pushed it in front of Teng Yuyi, and whispered softly, “You loved to eat this when you were young, my aunt made it early in the morning, and I’m waiting for you to wake up and eat it. ”

Although Teng Yuyi was thinking about going back to the mansion, she couldn’t bear to let down her aunt’s painstaking arrangements, not to mention that she was already sweating just after going out. She remembered that she hadn’t eaten since she took a nap in the afternoon yesterday, so she sat down on the table.” Aunt, you eat with me.”

Mrs. Du sat down opposite her and looked at Teng Yuyi lovingly.

“In the morning, your uncle went to look for Prince Cheng according to your words, and decided to tell Prince Cheng that your sister went to see Lu Zhaoan in the bamboo forest that night. In this way, whether the monster has anything to do with Lu Zhaoan, you can borrow it for him. The prince’s hand has checked it out. Who knows that the doors and windows of Qingyun Temple are closed, and I don’t know what happened inside. Your uncle waited for a long time and no one came to answer the door, so he had to go first.”

Teng Yuyi was a little strange: “Qingyun Temple is not Has the incense always been prosperous, why did it suddenly close the door?”

“Your uncle only said that it was very quiet inside, and there was no one in the view. He felt strange at the time, but he couldn’t go in and explore. He returned to the mansion for lunch, and in the afternoon I went to Qingyun Temple again, I wonder if I can see Prince Cheng this time.”

Teng Yuyi heard the name of Prince Cheng, and suddenly remembered what she saw and heard in her father’s temple after her death in her previous life. Her personal experience in her past life was completely different.

She vaguely remembered that in the third year after her death, Lin Chengyou seemed to have been plotted against Beirong, but she was awakened by an old man before she could hear whether he survived or died.

Who is the old man who called her name? That old voice came, like Huang Zhong Dalu, pulling her out of the long and heavy nightmare at once.

She casually picked up the chopsticks and said to her aunt, “After the king’s prince shot the tree demon out of Mrs. Anguo’s body that night, Mrs. Anguo seemed to be dying, and the Qingyun Temple suddenly closed. I don’t know if it has anything to do with saving Mrs. Anguo. ”

Mrs. Du wondered, “Could it be the way to close the door?”

Teng Yuyi washed her hands after eating: “I came here in a hurry the night before, and many things were left at home. Auntie, I have to go back to the house.”

Du Madam was startled, and hurriedly followed: “Bring more people to follow, and come back after you get something. Shaotang seems to have something to look for you. I came here a few times in the morning. I asked this child what was going on, but he refused to say anything.”

Teng Yuyi said In response, he brought people to Teng Mansion in a hurry. Teng Shao has been working abroad all year round. Although the mansion is cleaned every day, it still feels a little damp and empty.

Outside the garden, Teng Yuyi hesitated.

Biluo said, “Miss, what’s wrong?”

Teng Yuyi walked to the pond. It was early spring and the garden was like embroidery. The green willows by the pond, leaning against the wind. A gust of wind blew through, and the clear water in the pool shone with waves.

She stared bitterly at the pond, the dread of floating in the ice water before her death was still vivid to this day.

She stood silently by the pool for a long time, until the horrified feeling in her heart subsided a little, then she raised her eyes to look in another direction. Originally, there were only some broken memories left in her mind, but this dream confirmed her guess.

When she was dying, someone did jump into the pond to save her, but unfortunately she died before that person rescued her.

The man was not like a soldier or a guard. Judging from the figure in the night, he seemed to be a young man.

Is that the prince? After the death of grandpa, the prince came to offer condolences, saying that grandpa was his mentor and that he could go to him for help in the future as long as he had something to do. However, she had never looked for the prince once, and it was strictly forbidden for her subordinates to communicate with the clan. However, when the mansion was attacked that night, it was not surprising that Cheng Bo sent someone to look for the prince in a hurry.

It’s a pity that the night was too dark, and her vision was blurred long before she died, but she vaguely felt that the man didn’t look like the prince. Now that I think about it, could it be some subordinate of Grandpa?

In order to retrieve more memories, Teng Yuyi slowly walked around the pond, seeing that it was getting dark, she returned to Grandpa’s study.

The green pines and cypresses outside the study, and the clear springs in front of the court, are so familiar, as if they have never changed.

Teng Yuyi walked to the study in silence, raised her hand, and opened the door without hesitation. Seeing the scene in the room, her throat suddenly became more choked up.

That night, she quarreled with grandpa. It was snowing outside, the sky and the earth were empty, and the pine and cypresses were rustling under the thick snow. Grandpa stayed in the room, presumably listening to her footsteps. go.

With hatred for her father, she was running fast in the snow alone. How could she have expected at that time that it was the last time father and daughter met.

She turned around and said to the people behind her, “You guys are waiting outside.”

“Yes.”

Teng Yuyi closed the door and looked up at the bookshelf. Although there were a lot of books on the bookshelf, it was far less than that at that time. Chang’an, many books remain in Yangzhou Mansion.

She looked up and down, but couldn’t find her mother’s violin. She walked back and forth in the house, searching almost every corner, but found nothing.

She fell down on the couch and began to sweat on her head. Could it be that her father always carried that piano with him? Before returning to Chang’an, Qin was not in the mansion either.

Teng Yu thought for a while, got up and walked to the Duobao Pavilion. If I remember correctly, this is where the violin was placed later. At this moment, there was a small ink screen above it. She took it down and explored it. His hand groped for the place in his memory, and it didn’t take long before he touched the sliding floating board.

Her heart beat faster, and she gently pried it with a paper knife. After loosening it, she opened the lid and looked at it. She was stunned.

***

Back at Du Mansion, Teng Yuyi was still pondering the matter. Either her memory was wrong, or her father hadn’t put the letter in the secret box at this time.

But since she woke up in the boat, almost everything was in line with her previous life, so it shouldn’t be that she remembered it wrong, the biggest possibility is that her father valued those letters, and even carried them with him in the army.

She thought about getting out of the car, and an old servant beside Du Shaotang seemed to have been waiting for a long time, and as soon as she saw her, she greeted her mysteriously: “Miss Teng, Dalang asked the old slave to give this to you, he said Caifeng The building is not easy to find. This is the detailed address drawn by his classmates. He instructed that the lady must call him when she went there, and also said that this piece of paper must not be seen by the lady, otherwise he and you will not be able to go. ”

Teng Yuyi took the sketch from Cangtou Nu. Caifenglou was indeed a prostitute’s house. It was in Nanqu, Pingkangfang. There were restaurants and bars nearby, and the pictures were marked one by one.

“Thank you Shaotang for me.” Teng Yuyi smiled and hid the paper in his sleeve.

She returned to the inner garden, instead of looking for her aunt and cousin, she went straight back to the house and took out the jade sword from under the pillow.

Since the sword was in her hands, she has been dreamless every night, but last night not only had nightmares, but it was also so real and terrifying. Let it recover its power.

She put the sword in her sleeve: “Yesterday, I asked Cheng Bo to inquire about the Taoist temple and Taoist priests in Chang’an City. I don’t know if there is any news.”

“Cheng Bo sent someone to send a message back in the morning. There is a Dongming Temple in Puningfang. It has a history of a hundred years, and there are five old Taoist priests in the temple, known as Wumei Immortal Dao, I heard that Taoism is not low, and they have always been famous.”

Wumei Immortal Dao? What a weird name.

Teng Yuyi looked at the sun outside the window. Lin Chengyou is not easy to mess with. If it is not a last resort, she does not want to deal with this person. Since the Taoist priests of Dongmingguan are also quite good, let’s try their luck there.

“Prepare a set of men’s Hu clothes for me, and I will go to the Dongming Temple to meet these five beauties.”

When Du Tinglan heard that Teng Yuyi was back, she went to the next house to look for her. When she entered the door, she saw that Teng Yuyi had changed into a Hu man’s clothes. She couldn’t help but be surprised: “Ayu, why are you dressed like this, are you going out?” Looking at Du Tinglan, her cousin’s complexion was much better than the day before. She nodded reassuringly: “I have to go out. It’s more convenient to wear this. Sister, tell me what you want to eat, and I’ll bring it to you when you come back.”

Du Tinglan approached to tidy up Teng Yuyi’s hat. Because she was in a hurry to go out, Chunrong and Biluo were not as careful as usual. Teng Yuyi’s bun was not combed properly, and there were a few strands of hair scattered on her shoulders. Du Tinglan patiently braided her into a small braid. Returning to the hat, looking left and right still dissatisfied, she frowned and said, “Why don’t my sister re-comb for you.”

Teng Yuyi hid a lot of poison and hidden weapons in the belt, and said casually: “It’s too late today, tomorrow I’ll do it again. Let my sister comb my hair.”

Du Tinglan’s eyes softened, thinking that when Ayu first arrived at the Du residence, she was like a little beast with thorns. At first, if she wanted to get close to this cousin, she would be pushed away by Ayu.

Once when A-Niang was combing her hair, A-Yu watched silently for a while, then turned her head and ran out. She chased into the garden, where Ayu was swinging with a puppet.

She knew that her cousin must be thinking of her aunt, and she was moody when she was unhappy. She thought that it was because A-Niang was gone, she was probably even sadder than A-Yu, so she walked over and touched A-Yu’s head: “Your hair is messed up, A-jie will comb your hair for you. Right.”

Ah Yu snorted heavily, pushed her away and jumped off the swing.

She put Ayu back on the swing, took out a small comb and combed a pair of round buns for Ayu. Since then, as long as Ayu lives at home, she combs Ayu’s hair herself.

“Don’t bring me anything to eat, I can’t eat anything. When will you come back? Will Cheng Bo follow?” Du Tinglan said softly.

Teng Yuyi looked at Du Tinglan in the mirror. The cousin seemed to be fine, but there was still sullen expression between her brows, which showed how angry she was because of Lu Zhaoan.

“Sister, Cheng Bo has already made arrangements to deal with Lu Zhaoan, you can rest assured and wait for the news.”

Du Tinglan’s face was slightly red, and she turned her head to look out the window: “Because I mistrusted the villain, the whole family was in fear. I still have lingering fears about what happened that night. Be careful when you go out, Duanfu is injured and can’t leave the house. , you remember to bring more people.”

“Don’t worry, I know.” Teng Yuyi handed Du Tinglan a fake beard, “Sister, help me put this on.”

Du Tinglan fiddled with Teng Yuyi’s face for a while, the fake beard was done It was dark and wide, and instantly covered the small half of Teng Yuyi’s face.

“How?” Teng Yuyi asked her cousin.

Du Tinglan nodded with satisfaction: “Although you can tell it’s a woman, you don’t have to worry about others recognizing who you are.”

Teng Yuyi straightened the scimitar on his waist and walked out: “If sister sees Shaotang , just tell him that I may not go to Caifeng Tower today, and if he insists on going, he will wait until tomorrow.” Du Tinglan

asked suspiciously, “Caifeng Tower?”

“I’ll tell you in detail when I come back.”

Bo was not here today, and a few shrewd and capable old servants from Huoqiu were sent to wait outside the mansion.

Teng Yuyi got into the cart and asked Huoqiu to hurry up.

Huoqiu rushed to Dongming Temple non-stop. After getting off the bus, he went in with a generous gift to visit the Taoist priest. There were few pilgrims in the Taoist temple, but there were five Taoist priests in charge of affairs.

The spring day was late and there was nothing to do for a long time. The Taoist priest was busy sharing pears because he was bored. Hearing Taotong’s reply, he refused to come out to see the guests.

“You said that we are in retreat, just send him away.”

Daotong said, “But the car outside is very noble, and it is estimated that it is a noble family in Chang’an.” ” Noble

family?”

Wei Liang, put down the pear and rushed out, and when he reached the front of the court, he looked up and saw a decent-looking guard.

They coughed and lined up in front of the court, waving their whisks and saying:

“The name of the poor road sees the sky.”

“The name of the poor road sees the fairy.”

“The name of the road sees beauty.”

“The name of the road sees happiness.”

“The name of the road sees happiness.”

Teng Yuyi and Huo Qiu were shocked by this battle. Jump.

Among the five old Taoists, the one named Jianxi was the fattest one: “The poor Taoist is the abbot of Benguan. I don’t know why the benefactor came today?”

Teng Yuyi touched the beard on his mouth. Raised white and plump, and pays great attention to appearance, all shirts and shoes are neat.

She ordered Huoqiu to present the generous gift that she had prepared, and after expressing her intention, she spread the jade sword in her palm: “I wonder if Chang can help restore your spiritual power.

” The origin of the jade sword: “It’s not difficult to solve the curse. I think the reason why your sword has lost its spiritual power is that it has been contaminated with filthy things. You can wash the filth.

” Offering it on the altar, he waved the sword and the talisman for a while, but the sword was still dull, and the old Taoists murmured and discussed it for a while, and said sullenly: “If the poor Taoists are not mistaken, this sword has been enchanted with evil spirits. Ring.”

“What is Shaling Ring?”

Although Wudao saw that Teng Yuyi was a woman, he still called him “Young Master”: “Young Master should know about Qingyun Temple.”

“I heard of it.”

Jianxi said: “This It is a spell that Qing Xuzi’s faction came up with. At that time, a young Taoist priest went astray. In order to loot property, he used Taoist magic tools to make trouble. , In order to deal with the evil way, Qingxuzi of Qingyun Temple thought of a spell called Shaling Ring, which made people pretend to be a beautiful woman to approach the evil way, and cast the evil spirit ring while the evil way was not paying attention. The magic weapon in the evil way was destroyed, and soon It’s over.”

“That’s why the evil spirit ring is called a spell, but it’s a righteous art of exalting the good and the evil.” All the Taoists looked at Teng Yuyi suspiciously, “The Taoist priests of Qingyun Temple would not easily cast this spell unless they sensed that the person who used the instrument was doing something wrong. Heart, son, you—”

Teng Yuyi scolded Lin Chengyou in her stomach, her smile remained unchanged, and she said casually: “To tell the truth, the villain came to Chang’an the day before yesterday, and he ran into the prince Cheng while drinking in a liquor store. After drinking a few glasses of wine, he was slightly drunk, and when he heard Prince Cheng talking about Taoist instruments to his two junior brothers, he casually boasted about the jade sword in his hand. Prince, it didn’t take long for me to leave the wine shop that night, and my sword was like this, it’s really a disaster.”

She sighed as she spoke, and all the Taoists looked at each other.

Jianmei looked at Teng Yuyi sympathetically: “That’s the case, but unfortunately the poor Taoists can’t solve this spell. If the Taoist Master Qingxu is here, the son only needs to bring the Qingyun Temple on the sword to explain the truth, and he will definitely solve the spell for you. Now it doesn’t work, since it’s a curse from his disciple and grandson, he can only wait for Qingxuzi Yunyou to come back.”

“This—” Teng Yuyi forced a smile, “What if Daoist Qingxuzi doesn’t come back for a year and a half?”

“Then Let’s lift the curse after a year and a half.” Zhongdao shrugged, “Young Master, it’s not good for you to offend anyone, but you want to offend Qing Xuzi’s disciple, this kid, tsk—

” The end of the “tsk” It dragged on for a long time, and everything was silent.

Teng Yuyi’s smile froze on her face, it seemed that this trip to Caifenglou was a must.

The eyes of the crowd flickered, they received the generous gift but failed to untie the evil spirit ring, this little lady should not ask for the things back, smiled and took out a bunch of bells and whistles from the sleeve cage: “Sir, this is ‘Wumei Tianxian Talisman’. This talisman can exorcise evil spirits and town houses. It has always been a treasure in the view of the town. If someone is not asking for a lot of money on weekdays, the poor road will never show it to others. Today, the poor road and the son see each other as good as each other. Just give this talisman to the son, and the son will accept it, and there is no need to give money to the poor Daoist.”

How could Teng Yuyi not guess what these Taoist priests were thinking about? He only hated that it was not early and had no time to mess with them, so he also pretended to say: “Since the Taoist priest has gifted the Taoist talisman, how can the villain not accept it? There are still a few old people in the villain’s family who are sincere to the Tao, but they are unfamiliar. In addition to understanding the mantra, today’s visit also means to see the relatives and elders in the family. If this charm is good, the villain will often bring relatives to visit in the future. Zhong Shangxiang.” The

old Taoist priests felt tight, this little lady was very generous, and her background was not small, and if she fooled her too hard, she might cause trouble for Guanli.

It’s better to leave a good impression on her this time, and you can often make money in the future. Seeing Tian Daochang flicking his whisk, he took out something else with a stern face: “Young master, don’t rush to leave, it’s rare that you have a relationship with our Dongming Temple. There is one more gift from the poor Daoist.”

Teng Yuyi took it and looked at it, it was a bald pen, Dongming Guan heard that there was some fame, but who knew that these old Daoists in Guanli only knew how to cheat money.

This thing is bluffing at first glance, it is too good to throw it in person, and it is getting late, and I really have no time to entangle, so I stuffed it into the arm cage together with the pile of talisman paper, and smiled meaningfully: “I remember what the Taoist said, and I will come to the door another day.”

She came out and got on the cart, and made Huoqiu go straight to Nanqu of Pingkangfang. When they arrived at Pingkangfang, it was already dusk. The sound of the drums of Tianmen came from afar, and the gates of the workshops were closing in sequence.

Teng Yuyi made preparations before coming, took out his waist card and showed it to Wuhou, and entered the workshop smoothly.

Pingkangfang really lived up to its reputation. It was just nighttime, and a brilliant lantern was hung in front of the hall. In order to attract guests, the orchards greeted them in front of the door. And scholars, unbridled laughter can be heard.

Teng Yuyi sat in the car and looked out, gradually feeling dazzled, she simply took out the map Shao Tang gave her, and guided Huoqiu in the car. Said, “Miss, it’s here.”

Teng Yuyi lightly brushed off her robe, lifted the curtain and got out of the car.

The brothel in front of you is unique. The building in front of it is three stories high. The entrance is full of chariots and Zhu Yang, and there are noble people who come and go.

Teng Yuyi stood in front of the door and looked around, secretly sighing that this is probably the most magnificent brothel in Pingkangfang. She ordered Chunrong and Biluo to wait in the car, and took Huoqiu in by herself. A middle-aged woman jumped out of the building and suddenly blocked in front of them.

The woman had Cuidian on her forehead, probably seeing that Teng Yuyi was a woman, she refused to let go with a smile: “Young Master, please stay, our Caifeng Building will not entertain guests like you.”

Teng Yuyi turned a deaf ear and continued to walk in. Her complexion changed slightly: ”

Young Master—” Before she could finish her sentence, a golden object suddenly appeared in front of the woman’s eyes. Teng Yuyi held a piece of gold between her fingers and looked at her with a half-smile: “Want to entertain?

” Entertain!” The woman’s eyes lit up, this amount is enough to set up a shop in the East Market, although there are no white people in this place on weekdays, it is rare to see such a heroic shot. Overjoyed, she accepted the gold ingot, turned around and led Teng Yuyi inside: “Young Master, come with me.”

Teng Yuyi followed behind the woman, looking around as she walked.

[End of This Chapter]