Attack Jade (攻玉) - Chapter 3

[Chapter 3]

The Ziyun Tower is right by the river, opposite the Moon Lamp Pavilion.

After what happened just now, no one dared to take a shortcut again, bypassing the bamboo forest to the main road, and ran for a long time before reaching the river bank.

Taking advantage of the light outside the car window, Teng Yuyi looked at the wound on her cousin’s palm. The bloodstains were still unhealed, very fine and deep. She thought it was a monster injury, but the more she looked, the more it looked like a thorn in embroidery scissors.

“Auntie, look.”

Mrs. Du held Du Tinglan’s hand to check back and forth, and said in a trembling voice, “It was fine when I went out in the morning, but it was probably broken by the monster.”

Teng Yuyi was full of doubts, and the monster’s claws were as big as a fan I grabbed it deliberately, but my cousin’s hand was already bloody, so how could it leave only a thin scar?

“Auntie, before my sister left, did you tell you that she was going to leave the nunnery?”

Madam Du said tearfully, “Why did you tell me? I went to the front to watch Baixi, and your sister felt bored and wanted to stay in Yunhuitang to rest. I thought about going back to the city after watching the hundreds of dramas, and I didn’t force her, but who would have thought that this child turned around and left the nunnery, and bumped into such a strange thing.”

She froze for a moment, grabbed Teng Yuyi’s hand and asked in a low voice : “Good boy, you and your sister have written letters, have you heard your sister mention who is the young gentleman in the letter?”

Teng Yuyi had thought about this a thousand times, but she had not seen it for more than half a year when the accident happened. Cousin, the two of them are separated by two places. With Cousin’s cautious temperament, she will only talk to her face to face, and will never put it into writing at will.

“Sister sends me some novel items every three or five times. I never mentioned anything in the letter, but I would like to ask my aunt, is there anything unusual about my sister in the mansion these days?

” Knowing your sister, she has always been steady and thorough in everything. Even if she encounters something unpleasant, she never shows her face. I have seen her a little depressed these days, and I deliberately paid attention to her daily life, but I didn’t see anything inappropriate. A few days ago, I heard that you are coming to Chang’an. Your sister has moved all your quilts and quilts to her house. All the food you have mentioned to her will be given to you in advance. I don’t think she is happy. If you have something on your mind, you just let go.”

She beat her chest with regret: “I’m also confused, there are so many things in the nunnery, how can I leave her alone in the backyard! If I can’t be rescued, I won’t be alive.”

Teng Yuyi grabbed Mrs. Du’s shoulder: “We invited Qing to come. Daoist Xuzi, are you still afraid that my sister can’t be saved? My sister is now waiting for treatment, and everything needs my aunt to make up her mind. If my aunt is in a mess, how can I deal with the next thing?”

Madam Du was stunned for a moment, wiped her tears and nodded. : “Good boy, you still understand, aunt is in a hurry.”

After speaking, she forced herself to calm down, and she ordered her servants: “Send someone to the city to quickly deliver news to the master and the eldest son! The sooner the better!”

Teng Yuyi recalled the situation in the forest with a gloomy face, just as the carriage passed the Moonlight Pavilion, she subconsciously turned her head to look out.

The lights in the building were bright, and the Jinshi Banquet was held.

The guests were all seated, and the door to the attic was tightly closed, so she didn’t want to see the clue from the outside.

Arriving in front of Ziyun Tower, an elderly man from the palace greeted him and said, “The head of the road was drinking in the building first. I heard that the attack at the Moon Lamp Pavilion had started, and immediately disappeared. His Royal Highness was afraid of delay. Time, let the old slave wait here, and go to the moonlight pavilion to find the Taoist priest.”

Mrs. Du couldn’t care to think about why an old Taoist priest was interested in the attack, and hurriedly got off the driveway: “Everything depends on the king of Lao County. Your Highness.” The

old palace staff ordered a few cages to be carried; “His Royal Highness, the county king, is always grateful for General Teng’s life-saving grace, and happened to bump into it tonight. These people are all worried about their lives, even if there is no friendship in the past, His Highness will not sit idly by.”

At this moment, the evening wind blew the curtain in front of the cage, Du Tinglan choked, her face Covered with a layer of terrifying golden gray, his nose twitched and he vomited out a mouthful of black blood.

The situation was so strange that Teng Yuyi and Mrs. Du trembled at the top of their hearts. While wiping the blood with a handkerchief, they said anxiously, “I think there is no cold wind, so please take us in as soon as possible.”

The old man only knew that he had hit an evil object, but he didn’t know how dangerous it was, so he hurriedly said: “Follow the old slave, the second lady of the county magistrate of Wannian County was also frightened just now, and she was going to rush back to the city for treatment. I heard that His Royal Highness invited the Taoist priest, temporarily entrusted people to take care of him, and also entered the Ziyun Tower.”

Madam Du nodded, His Majesty usually only invites officials of the third rank and above to accompany you to drink, and ordinary officials cannot enter unless invited by nobles Purple Cloud Tower.

In addition to the front building of Dazhuang, there are more than ten annexes of various sizes in Ziyun Tower, covering a very large area, enough to accommodate a thousand people.

The old palace people did not take them into the main building, but went directly to the annex at the back.

Most of the officials’ female relatives drank in the main building in front, but there were also many noble ladies decorated with pearls and emeralds in the annex. When he was very drunk, he would often take a bag to leave on his own. In order not to pierce the eyes, the old palace people specially prepared a few bags.

When passing by the atrium, the silk and bamboo orchestra was in full swing, and nearly 100 actors and actresses walked into the courtyard and danced.

Teng Yuyi did not look sideways, and followed behind the old palace man.

In the blink of an eye, we arrived at Lanxia Pavilion. This place is located in the northwest corner of the back garden. There is a rockery in front and a wall behind it. Everyone thinks that it has a poor view. Often only drunk female relatives are willing to come here to hang out.

The people in the old palace knew that this place was cleaner than other places, so they reserved it for the injured.

Just as the group was about to enter the courtyard, someone suddenly exclaimed, “Why is there a man hiding in the cage?”

Everyone stopped. It turned out that the palace servant fell when he went down the steps and accidentally turned Duanfu’s leg upside down. When I came out, I could tell by looking at the boots on my feet that it was a servant.

Teng Yuyi and Mrs. Du looked at each other. They were afraid that there would be a lot of trouble and would cover Duanfu’s pocket tightly, so it would not reveal any flaws. I don’t know why the palace servant suddenly fell.

The speakers were a few ladies with hairpins and jade, and they came with drunken faces, and they seemed to be going to Lanxia Pavilion to rest.

“Eunuch Wen, how can there be such a savage servant in the back garden, so why don’t you drive this thing out!”

The old man smiled and bowed: “I’m sorry, this is the wife of General Teng, the envoy of the Huainan Jiedu. This is the wife of Dr. Du, a doctor of Chinese studies. There was an accident on the way to the banquet tonight. Right now waiting for treatment, the Prince of Chun’an heard that several people were injured, so he went to ask the Taoist priest first, and ordered the old slave to place the injured before leaving. Due to the urgency of the situation, it was too late to notify everywhere, and I hope the ladies don’t blame them. “The women’s

faces turned slightly, “So that’s the case, I have always been timid, and suddenly I saw a rude servant hiding in the cage. I mistakenly thought that someone was trespassing in the backyard, so I was rude, let us apologize.”

Teng Yuyi smiled . Qiansheng, lifted the soap yarn from the power fence, bowed his body and bowed back and said, “I can’t afford it. It’s all our fault when things happen suddenly. It’s all our fault.

” , someone whispered: “I heard a few days ago that there were demons and evil spirits, and several young ladies died one after another. Only because there was no physical injury, the Fa Cao mistakenly thought that they died without illness, until there were many people reporting to the officials. It only disturbed the Dali Temple.”

Teng Yuyi was shocked. Before and after the murder of the cousin in the previous life, the city of Chang’an had never heard that there was a demon, and the cousin had obvious streaks on the neck, which was clearly caused by someone. Why do you say “no damage to the body”? Could it be that the one I ran into in the forest tonight wasn’t the murderer who killed my cousin in a previous life.

“Since we have invited Dali Temple and Taoist priest Qingxuzi, what exactly is causing trouble, I think we can find out soon. Mrs. Teng, just put this manservant outside and wait for treatment, why bring it into the hospital.”

Du The lady smiled and said, “I can’t blow the cold wind. If I leave it outside, I’m afraid it will be gone if I can’t wait for treatment. It is said that the protector was seriously injured by this, so how can I ignore it.

” Many ladies got drunk and let this servant lie down in the yard, in case the ladies come here to rest, what would be the best thing to be bumped by this guy.”

Wen Gong Gong said: “It’s all old slaves who don’t think carefully, only when the injured are female relatives, when they went to the door to greet Mrs. Teng and Mrs. Du, they found out that a male servant was also injured, and the head of the county magistrate’s family had already been The second lady was placed in Lanxia Pavilion, and she couldn’t move any other yard for a while, so she had to do it first. But please rest assured, the old slave has already ordered the Zhaolexuan next to it, and it can be placed in a quarter of an hour at most. It’s over.” The

girls loosened a little, and suddenly someone said, “What are you doing?”

A glamorous woman walked lazily into the hospital, looking around at everyone with a pair of smart and beautiful eyes as she walked. , with graceful bearing and extraordinary demeanor.

The ladies came forward and saluted: “Mrs. An Guogong.”

Teng Yuyi didn’t stay in Chang’an for a long time in his previous life, but he had seen a lot of female relatives of the princes and ministers. He vaguely remembered that after the death of his original wife, Duke An Guo married Zhao Jun again. Li’s widowed sister does the sequel.

Li’s daughter, Yan Shuli, has been good at rhythm since she was a child. Mrs. Li regarded this daughter as the jewel in her palm and listened to her playing the piano every day.

Li Nv was also filial, and An Ran was supported by her mother until she was in her twenties before leaving the court. It was a rare and good marriage, but her husband fell off his horse and died within three years of getting married.

Li Nv was not happy to go back to Chang’an to travel. An Guogong accidentally met her, and she was shocked at first sight. The next day, she invited someone to come and say kiss.

In Teng Yuyi’s impression, Mrs. Xiao Anguo’s wife was weak and did not like to make friends, so she had never met her in her previous life, but when I saw her tonight, I realized that Li Nv was so bright.

Someone told what happened just now, and Mrs. Anguo raised her eyebrows: “Tonight, all the courtyards are occupied, only Lanxia Pavilion is idle, and we are not allowed to sober up here, where else can we go? Earlier they forced I drank a lot of wine, and I felt panic in my heart, if I don’t rest, I’m afraid I’ll get sick.”

Eunuch Wen’s expression became tense, the wind was very strong tonight, and the light curtain of the cage could not block the wind. He had learned from the Du family just now. The little lady blew the wind and her face was so terrifying, if the manservant lay in the wind, it was estimated that he would die soon.

Mrs. Du went to visit Du Tinglan in the cage. She was so angry that her hands and feet were cold. She couldn’t drag it any longer. She had to be carried to the house immediately.

“What are you waiting for? Throw him out, he won’t die. He’s just a rough servant, but he’s more expensive than the master.” Mrs. An Guo seemed to be quite drunk. With his hands on his forehead, he wandered into the courtyard.

Madam Du was on fire, thinking about what to say, but Teng Yuyi smiled ahead of her and said, “Mrs. Guogong doesn’t know anything, Eunuch Wen placed the injured in the same courtyard, and it was convenient for the Taoist priest to come. Second, it is also to find out the origin of the evil spirit as soon as possible. This monster appears bizarrely and has powerful mana. If it is not surrendered earlier, I don’t know who will be the next victim.

” Madam stopped and looked back at Teng Yuyi.

Teng Yuyi added: “You are not in the bamboo forest just now. I don’t know how ferocious that monster is. Its claws are so big that it can kill people with one claws. When it pounces on people, there is no sound at all.” The

people in the court looked at each other in dismay. , the fear deepened in his eyes.

Teng Yuyi said: “This kind of evil spirit will not be eradicated in one day, and there will be no peaceful days in Chang’an. If the ladies go out, they may collide with it at any time. Now we can only hope that the Taoist priest can capture this monster as soon as possible, but even if the Taoist priest has the ability to reach the sky, I have to save this old slave first, why—”

Mrs. Anguo was aroused, “Forgive my clumsiness, I really don’t see what the old servant has, tell me, the Taoist priest is here. Why do you want to save this old slave first?”

Teng Yuyi said with a smile: “The Taoist priest has not confronted the monster, and if he fails to find out the details of the monster when they fight, it is very likely that the monster will escape by chance, and this old slave will be different. He not only saw the appearance of the monster, but also knew how it made moves. As the so-called know yourself and the enemy, if you want to catch the monster, this old slave’s life will never be lost. Not only can he not lose it, he has to find a way to wake him up earlier. .” The

ladies have loosened up, and Mrs. Anguo’s complexion is unpredictable, and it seems that she has no intention of stopping.

“Forgot to say a word.” Teng Yuyi added solemnly, “If this old slave hadn’t sacrificed himself to resist for a while, the monster might have jumped to Ziyun Tower to make a mess. It’s a small matter to spoil the banquet and drink, but it’s a big thing to hurt people.”

Everyone was already on their backs . Feeling cold, after hearing this, she almost cried out in a low voice, Teng Yuyi glanced from left to right, and seeing that it was almost done, she logically asked Eunuch Wen to carry the injured person in, and when she reached the porch, she turned around and bowed her knees, “Thank you. Madam concede.”

Mrs. An Guogong smiled lazily: “Whose daughter are you? I have never seen you in Chang’an City.”

Eunuch Wen and Mrs. Du were busy arranging the injured, and Teng Yuyi wanted to enter the house, so she had to be patient. The temperament smiled and said, “As Mrs. Hui, the little girl’s surname is Teng, and Aye is Teng Shao, the military envoy of Huainan.”

“It turned out to be the daughter of General Teng. I lost my temper when I was drunk. If there is anything wrong with my words or deeds, I will report to Mrs. Teng first . Sorry.”

Teng Yuyi pretended to be generous: “Madam’s words are serious, but it’s just a misunderstanding.”

Mrs. An Guogong covered her mouth and smiled: “I know Madam Teng is still mad at me, and now I’m sober, I’m also making fun of it. I understand what happened, so let me give you a good thing, and the right should be my fault.”

She took off her purse from her waist and took out a small jade-colored clean porcelain vase: “Last year, the grandfather of the country came from Qingxuzi. It is said that it can ward off hundreds of poisons. I am the most timid person. After I got this medicine, I took it with me. It was a coincidence. Evil evil, the wet nurse was unconscious on the spot and didn’t say anything, and her body also changed color like a layer of golden sand. I was so frightened that I remembered this medicine pill, and in a hurry, I fed the wet nurse one, only half a column. It will take a while to see the fragrance.”

Teng Yuyi was secretly shocked, listening to this description, it actually matched the symptoms at the sight of her cousin.

Mrs. Du and the wife of the steward of the county magistrate’s house heard a few words in the room and hurriedly lifted the curtain and came out.

“I don’t know what kind of evil you have hit, but Qingxuzi has a profound way of doing things, and the prescription should be able to exorcise evil spirits. You can use it for the time being, or you can resist it for a while.”

Mrs. Du was overjoyed, her daughter’s life was on the line, and Daoist Qingxuzi had not shown up for a long time. This medicinal pill was undoubtedly a rain and dew for them. She hurried down the steps and bowed her head again: “Thank you, Madam.”

Teng Yuyi was full of How to save my cousin and Duanfu, I immediately put aside the constriction and saluted seriously with Mrs. Du.

Mrs. Anguo asked them to help them up and mocked herself: “Who told me that I was drunk, I should apologize, isn’t this not acquaintance, the more I look at it, the more I think this child is likable, come, pick it up Let me take a look at Mi Li.”

Teng Yuyi picked up the soap yarn and inadvertently glanced down, her eyes suddenly fixed.

Mrs. Anguo’s every move was full of charm, and she held Teng Yuyi’s hand and said: “‘The prosperity of the Quartet, Chen Yuguangling’, I have seen such a beauty as Lady Teng, and I know where Yangzhou’s reputation comes from. I wanted to go there. Traveling in Yangzhou, how can I not live up to my expectations, it is rare to find such a match, can Madam Teng tell us about the local customs and customs?” The

girls laughed in surprise: “I usually only know that the wife of the king’s wife is unique in poetry, wine and qin, and it is rare to see a lady like this. If you are interested, several injured people have life-saving elixir. Why don’t you go to the next room to sober up and talk, and it’s not too late to leave when the Taoist priest arrives.” I

just received a gift from others, and I can’t say the word “no”. Mrs. Du was eager to enter the house to take care of her, patted Teng Yuyi’s hand on the back, and whispered, “Go, auntie go inside to feed the medicine, you’re new to Chang’an, take this opportunity to get to know more little ladies, and it’s convenient to move around in the boudoir. .”

Teng Yuyi stared at the hand that Mrs. Anguo was holding her own, in shock, she thought about it back and forth, and squeezed out a smile.

Surrounded on the left and right, Teng Yuyi could only walk into the house with the girls. Unexpectedly, just after taking two steps, something fell from the belt around her waist, and it rolled all the way to the feet of Mrs. Anguo. Fang stopped.

It turned out to be a round silver silk hydrangea. Teng Yuyi blinked: “I’m sorry, it’s my sachet.”

She parted the girls and went to pick it up. When she got up, she “accidentally” bumped into Mrs. An Guo’s wife. His right arm, through a layer of light and soft cloth, felt that it was so hard underneath.

As if struck by lightning, she looked around the courtyard. The lady in charge of the county magistrate’s family was in a hurry. Mrs. Du was eager to distribute the pills to the woman. She stepped forward and snatched the bottle: “Slowly. Go.”

Everyone was stunned.

Teng Yuyi looked at the medicine bottle, but her ears kept an eye on the movement around her. I don’t know when, the Lanxia Pavilion became extremely quiet. There should be a lot of music outside, but not even a single murmur could be heard.

This situation was strange and inexplicable, Teng Yuyi suppressed the fear that was surging in his chest, and calmly said: “Madam, I have a headache and nausea, and I have been infected with the evil energy of that thing. I don’t know if this medicine pill will work?”

“It will work naturally.”

Mrs. Du Only then did I regain my senses, and was busy coming over to check Teng Yuyi’s face: “Yu’er!”

Teng Yuyi comforted her aunt: “Auntie, don’t worry, I’ll be fine after taking the medicine.”

She tried to twist the medicine bottle, but said helplessly: “I can’t open this medicine bottle, can you ask Madam to help me?”

“What’s so difficult, just bring it here.”

Teng Yu pointed to the right hand of Mrs. Anguo’s always hidden in her sleeve: “Madam, from entering the yard I didn’t see you raising this hand, could it be hurt?”

Mrs. Anguo’s color suddenly changed.

Teng Yuyi said earnestly: “I have learned some Hu people’s massage techniques from Aye. If Madam doesn’t mind, let me take a look at it for you.” After

speaking, Mrs. Anguo’s tense face burst into a smile: “Don’t bother Mrs. Teng, I twisted it during the banquet, and I couldn’t help it a little bit. I used to have this problem, just take a rest.”

Teng Yuyi quietly looked at Mrs. An Guo’s wife: “My wife is famous for her piano skills. Luoyang, you are good at everything, and you want to cherish your hands more than ordinary people, why don’t you seek medical attention when you are injured?”

Madam Du was stunned, and everyone was puzzled.

Mrs. An Guogong tilted her head and looked at her right arm, with a smile on her lips, “Why do you say that?”

Teng Yuyi bit her head and said, “Because I don’t understand it, I have to ask my wife for advice.”

Mrs. An Guogong waved her left hand: “Come here, I’ll tell you why.”

Teng Yuyi glanced at the gate of the courtyard, and realized with horror that there was a man in the waterside veranda outside. Yingshengyanyu disappeared out of thin air.

The door was as silent as a solitary tomb, the wind from outside couldn’t get in, and the sound from inside couldn’t get out.

She sweated like rain, not only did not move forward, but secretly touched the emerald sword in her sleeve.

Mrs. An Guogong noticed Teng Yuyi’s movements, pulled a noble girl beside her, and smiled tenderly: “Go, bring me the things in her sleeves.” The

girl was puzzled at first, and then seemed to be stunned. After being stunned for a moment, Mu Dazed walked towards Teng Yuyi, his joints were stiff when he moved, as if someone was controlling him from behind.

Teng Yuyi was so terrified that she was about to draw her sword. Unexpectedly, a thousand-thousand-thousand-point strange force suddenly fell from her shoulders, locking her in place. After that, no matter how hard she exerted her strength, the scabbard would not move at all.

She squeezed out a smile and said, “Madam, what are you doing?”

Madam Anguo took care of the smoky gray cloth in her arms and looked at ease: “Ms. Teng, I should ask you this, what is in your sleeve? What are you hiding?”

Teng Yuyi looked around, her aunt and father-in-law Wen were not far away, but her eyes were empty, and they collectively started stunned. She sneered: “The monster in the forest is chasing it, and I plan to cut off its left claw as well.”

Mrs. Anguo seemed to be slapped on the face, and her eyes skyrocketed.

The wife of the county magistrate was too far away to see clearly, but she knew that after waiting for a long time, the life-saving pills were late, and Mrs. Anguo was eager to donate the medicine, but Mrs. Teng wanted to block it.

She stomped her feet: “Miss Teng, Mrs. Guogong is very kind, it’s fine if you don’t appreciate it, why should you say something rude?”

Suddenly someone laughed contemptuously: “Because she’s not stupid.”

Before he finished speaking, something shot from above the courtyard, as anxious as a spark, shaped like an arrow, piercing through the dark night, and slammed hard on Mrs. Anguo’s face.

Mrs. Anguo was startled at first, and then a look of contempt appeared on her face. When the thing was approaching, she smirked and swung the silk and brushed it off without any effort.

Teng Yuyi was greatly disappointed, the man was quite powerful, who knew that he could not withstand a single blow, he thought it was Daoist Qingxuzi coming, but it seemed that he was someone else.

She glanced to the side secretly, and under the bright moonlight, there was a person standing under the courtyard wall, with that lazy and calm look, it really didn’t look like she had just suffered a setback.

Mrs. An Guogong covered her sleeves and smiled: “What kind of magic weapon do I take, it turns out to be a horse scorpion. I often hear the prince of the country say that the prince is a playful person. Did you send this thing to play with me?”

The boy came over the moon. , said with a smile: “Are you worthy?”

Mrs. An Guogong’s eyes were full of spring water: “The prince is uninvited, you are considered to be very courageous, but unfortunately your skills are too poor, and you will join me as soon as you come, whether you are worthy or not, is it you? It ‘s the final decision?” The

boy sneered, and Mrs. An Guogong swept her eyes and swept her feet, her complexion suddenly changed, I saw that the inconspicuous horse was suddenly split into two halves. of insects.

The worms turned towards her five-colored clouds and twisted her body, then swam around her feet.

Mrs. Anguo turned pale with fright. This move was impossible to guard against. If it were attacked from the air, she would have jumped out of the hospital with her ability. How could she expect this person to be so bad that she used blindfolding to confuse her first.

It was too late to escape, and she hurriedly walked back.

But the worm seemed to have spirituality. She jumped up an inch, and the worm climbed an inch; retreated an inch, and the worm moved forward an inch; gradually elongated and thickened, and suddenly turned into an iron chain to slap her from the beginning. tied to the foot.

“Is it fun?” The boy had a beautiful voice, and his laughter was full of irony.

[End of This Chapter]