Attack Jade (攻玉) - Chapter 31

[Chapter 23 (1)]

Xiaoya picked up the peach and ate it.

Teng Yuyi looked at Xiao Ya curiously, even though this little old man was only two inches tall, but his appetite was amazing. He swept away all the fruit trays in one breath, as if he still felt that it was not enough.

She picked up the empty fruit plate and deliberately ordered him: “You go back to the sword first and stay there.”

Xiaoya hiccupped, but didn’t move, but fed him a plate of pineapples, so he was going to call him?

Teng Yuyi sighed: “That’s it, I’m just sloppy, I’m not worthy of being your master, so don’t give in here, just find someone better.” Xiaoya

reluctantly didn’t want to get up: “Since it’s the third chapter of the law, Mrs. Teng I set three rules and I abide by them, but I am also very temperamental, those long-winded and trivial things, don’t even think of driving me.” ” The

first one is to bargain with your master, how can I expect anything else?”

Ya, knowing that he was wrong, jumped onto the bed and disappeared into the sword for a moment.

Teng Yuyi picked up the jade sword, except that the body of the sword was a little hot, and it was the same as usual on the surface. She hid it in her sleeve, and she opened the door and called Biluo and Chunrong.

“Miss, why haven’t you slept yet?”

“Perhaps you’re too sleepy, but you can’t sleep. Bring me a jar of Luo Fu Chun that you brought from Yangzhou. Drink some wine so that I can sleep soundly.”

Chun Rong and Biluo have no doubts about him, the young lady loves drinking, and Luo Fuchun is not a strong temperament, so she doesn’t worry about it when she uses it to satisfy her cravings.

“Miss, don’t be greedy for cups, don’t forget to go to dinner tonight.”

Later, the maid brought wine, and Teng Yuyi closed the door and called Xiaoya.

“Come out.”

Xiaoya hurriedly emerged from the sword, seeing a white jade jug on the table, the wine was mellow and sweet, and when he smelled it, he knew it was a fine wine.

Xiao Ya blushed with joy, and excitedly moved the jug, looked at Teng Yuyi, put it back, and said proudly, “Miss Teng, can I drink this wine?”

Teng Yuyi laughed, took the jug and poured wine into Bi Yingying’s jug: “Yes, at least I have the master in my eyes, and I know that I should ask my opinion first. Don’t worry, this jug is not only yours Yes, there will be delicious food and wine every day in the future, and I will not embarrass you. As long as you are like this in the future, you can ask me in advance. I am the person who keeps my promises the most. You and I will help each other, and I will definitely take care of you Take good care of them.”

Xiao Ya was already dizzy and confused by the alcohol bug in his stomach, so he picked up the wine cup and poured it. After drinking, he felt comfortable, but he felt a little frustrated. He thought Teng Yuyi was young and he would have the upper hand. , In the end, the opponent was still down.

He let out a long sigh, that’s all, Venerable Qinglian is very predictable. Since Xiaoyajian chose it himself, how could the new master be so bad?

He respected Teng Yuyi’s attitude a lot, and waited patiently for her to pour himself a second cup.

Teng Yuyi poured the wine, and handed the wine cup to Xiaoya. Xiaoya opened his arms and accidentally touched Teng Yuyi’s fingertips, and his mind was shocked. “Miss Teng, so you—

”

Teng Yuyi became nervous: “What’s wrong?”

Xiaoya was puzzled: “It’s weird.”

“What did you see?”

His face was full of shock: “I saw what I should have seen, Mrs. Teng, why do I see you as someone who borrowed life.”

Teng Yuyi’s expression changed: “Why is someone who borrowed life?”

Xiaoya took another sip of wine to shock herself: “…You should have died, but someone forcibly lent someone else’s life to you.”

Teng Yuyi was stunned, these words were simply incredible, the first thought in her mind was “impossible”, but she She clearly remembered that she was obviously dead, but she was living again in the boat from Yangzhou to Chang’an. Why she had such an adventure, she still couldn’t understand. She thought she was reborn, but she heard from Xiaoya that “borrowed”. life” said.

Teng Yuyi tried her best to calm herself down: “Speak slowly.”

Xiao Ya cleared his throat: “Let me tell you this, from the point of view of your fate, you definitely won’t live to be sixteen years old, but someone forcibly borrowed your life for you and changed your fate with the secret art of Minglu, but Acting against the norm will inevitably lead to perverse consequences. I guess your soul this time will definitely break a certain inherent situation in the underworld, and the person who lends your life to you will also be punished.”

Teng Yuyi was shocked when she heard it. : “Wait a minute…”

She tried to calm herself down: “If that’s the case, why would someone lend my life to me?”

Xiao Ya’s face was full of weirdness: “I have seen many strange things with the previous masters, like yours. , it should be someone who is unwilling to let you die early, that person must know Taoism, and has some ties with you, the old man felt that that person was too daring, knowing that he would catch up, he still did it. But the old man I have seen it a long time ago. Your grandmother passed away when you were five years old. Your grandfather did not know Taoism, and your aunt’s family did not seem to have anything to do with it. So what is the relationship between this person and you, the old man has no idea. Understood.”

Teng Yuyi’s mind was in a mess, let’s not say whether this is true or not, in this world, besides grandfather and mother, who else would be willing to take the risk to continue her life.

“Can’t you see who that person is?”

Xiaoya spread his hands helplessly: “I’m just a tool spirit, I can’t know everything, but no matter what method this person uses to help you borrow your life, it’s against the law of nature. This is the so-called ‘Heaven and earth are against each other’s anger, and disaster is bound to happen’, not only that person will pay the price for this, but even you will encounter disaster.”

Teng Yuyi’s face became more and more difficult to look: “could it be that I and that person Everyone will die.”

“That won’t happen, otherwise, wouldn’t that person borrow your life for nothing?” Xiao Ya stroked his beard and said, “But… that person can only borrow your life for you. The disaster that arrives can only be resolved by yourself.”

Teng Yuyi’s chest was boiling: “Let’s not talk about this first, you said that person will also suffer from divine condemnation? What kind of divine condemnation is it?”

“I don’t know that, first Let’s see if that person’s life is precious or not, and if his life is precious, he may suffer less, but he can’t escape some catastrophe.”

Teng Yuyi calmly said, “So this person won’t lose her own life just because he lives for me, will he?

”

But since Xiaoya said that the person was deeply tied to him, he thought it was nothing more than the close relatives around him. As long as time passed, he could always know who it was.

“You said just now that I will also encounter disasters, how should I resolve it?”

This time Xiaoya folded his arms and thought for a long time, hesitatingly said: “There is a ready-made method, but I don’t know if it can be done, I will first Let me tell you a story, you will understand as soon as you hear it.

“My last host was called Lay Guizhen, and the lay layman had a close friend named Meng Yunsheng. Meng Yunsheng and our lay layman were close friends, and they often communicated with laymen.

“Meng Yunsheng opened a tomb shop, and there was a Taoist temple next door to his house. Once Meng Yunsheng came home after drinking, he accidentally fell into the water, because it was too late to save everyone, everyone thought they would not survive, who knew that Meng Yunsheng woke up at night The person was still the same person, but he didn’t like to talk. After half a month, he suddenly came to the layman. As soon as he entered the door, he burst into tears, saying that his life was borrowed, and he wanted the layman to take the Xiaoya sword. Lend it to him, otherwise he will die.

“Meng Yunsheng is in a different situation than you. He broke his own destiny and forcibly borrowed his own life. Unfortunately, he is not good at home, and there is a big problem with the borrowed life. Not only did he fail to change his fate, he had to give his life back.

“He was unwilling to die like this, and he read a lot of Taoist classics. He heard that slaying demons and eliminating demons can resolve disasters. He thought he had found the way, but he had never formally practiced Taoism, and he couldn’t rely on his own strength in a short period of time. In addition to the trouble, I had to go to the door and ask the layman to lend me to him.

“The layman lent me to Meng Yunsheng, but I have always accepted the master, so how can I let anyone drive me at will? Although Meng Yunsheng asked me back, he couldn’t use me. Spiritual power.

“The layman was worried about Meng Yunsheng’s safety, so he simply moved in with him. After that, he patrolled all night, and personally guarded the home for Meng Yunsheng, but Meng Yunsheng still didn’t escape. When the layman heard the news that night and rushed in, Meng Yunsheng was already dead. I’m in the house, and the state of death is quite tragic, I can’t even find the head.”

Teng Yuyi took a breath and raised his hand to touch the cold back of his neck.

“Your situation is completely different from Meng Yunsheng.” Xiaoya glanced at Teng Yuyi, “It’s rare that I am willing to listen to your orders, but if you want to resolve the disaster, you can still refer to the method Meng Yunsheng came up with.”

Teng Yuyi took a sip of wine . Overwhelmed and startled, he pondered with the wine cup in his hand: “You mean I also use the slaying of demons and demons to resolve the disaster?”

“Exactly.” Xiaoya stood up and walked on the table, “Think about it, after you wake up What was the first big thing you did?”

“Rescue my cousin?”

“That’s right.” Xiao Ya nodded with satisfaction, “But the premise of saving your cousin is that you cooperate with Lin Chengyou to kill a soon-to-be demon. Dryad, I guess the good news of killing this monster is recorded on your head, so your cousin will wake up safely. After all, the tree demon has killed many women, and it is your cousin’s life. It’s against the sky and the logic.”

Teng Yuyi was stunned, the situation of the cousin that night was too dangerous, even if she took the six yuan pills, she might not be able to wake up, but not only was the sister rescued successfully, but she didn’t have any illnesses that she shouldn’t have. , Unexpectedly, it has something to do with her staying in the yard to help kill the tree demon.

“So you should understand, how many people’s lives have been changed by your life.” Xiao Ya shook his head, “It’s only natural that the person who saved your life will suffer for this. Judging from what happened to you, you only need to remove a few more evil spirits, and the more ferocious the monster, the better it will be for you.”

He said it lightly, as if to Teng Yuyi, killing a monster is like killing a monster. Chickens and ducks are generally easy.

Teng Yuyi thought for a while calmly: “Xiaoya, let me ask you, can you kill the one in Caifenglou last night?”

“This…” Xiaoya stroked his beard, “That one was really scary last night.”

Teng Yuyi couldn’t hide the disappointment in his eyes. He thought that with Xiaoya, everything would be good, but it seemed far from the case.

She helplessly spread her hands: “Although your suggestion is very reasonable, it’s one thing to say and one thing to do. Take the tree demon from the Ziyun Tower as an example, with Lin Chengyou’s ability, it takes a lot of time to subdue the demon. It took me a lot of effort. First, I don’t know martial arts, and secondly, I don’t know Taoism. What if I have your help? If I really want to meet Yaoyi, it would be good for me to survive.”

“This…” Xiao Ya blinked Mungdou’s small eyes twice, “It’s not enough to pick some monsters with low mana, anyway, as long as you kill them yourself, it counts.”

Teng Yuyi snorted: “Tell those monsters, those with high mana stand aside, and those with high mana will count. My humble self came here to die?” Xiaoya’s

temper was like a charcoal, and the fire immediately came: “Miss Teng, what this old man said is the best way that can be thought of at the moment, you don’t believe it, why do you have to be weird.”

Teng Yuyi raised her hand and pressed down . Liao pressure: “You also said that you are not sure what my situation is, and you are not sure whether the demon slaying can help you resolve the disaster. If you don’t understand things, you rush to catch the demon. For a monster like last night, I don’t need to eliminate disasters and solve problems, I explained my life in advance.”

Xiao Ya said angrily, “Although I can’t be sure that you are the one who borrowed life, it’s not too far off. Aren’t those little Taoist priests from Qingyun Temple that night? There must be a lot of high-profile sermons hidden in their temples. Just ask and ask.”

Teng Yuyi got up and paced back and forth in the room, the more she thought about it, the more bizarre it became. Before she could ask a few more questions, she heard someone outside ask in surprise, “Ah Yu woke up? Why does it seem like I heard someone in the room? Talk?”

“The lady doesn’t seem to be sleeping very well, so the head first ordered us to bring the wine in, and I don’t know if she’s asleep now.”

Teng Yuyi hurriedly waved at Xiaoya.

Xiaoya nodded, jumped on the sword, and disappeared.

***

In the evening Teng Yuyi had enough rest, and got up to let Chunrong and Biluo pack up.

Mrs. Du and Du Tinglan dressed up and came to look for Teng Yuyi. They said in amazement, “Ayu, what are you doing with your luggage?

” Banquet, I plan to go directly back to Teng Mansion.”

In fact, she was worried that the monster in Caifenglou would really come to her, so instead of making the Du Mansion uneasy, it is better to return to Teng Mansion as soon as possible.

Mrs. Du was stunned, this was too sudden.

“Why didn’t you mention it before? It’s already this hour, do you have time to pack your luggage? If you don’t leave early, my aunt and sister will help you slowly pack it up tonight.”

Teng Yuyi put her arms around Mrs. Du’s shoulder: “Grandpa noon I’m going to Chang’an, I’m afraid it’s too late to leave tomorrow morning, I’ll just bring my clothes back today, and it’s not too late to move the rest slowly tomorrow.”

Mrs. Du felt a little strange. In the past, Yu’er and her grandfather had a tense relationship. Being able to hang around in Du Mansion, Yu’er would never go back to Teng Mansion, but this time she was willing to take the initiative to go back, which was really surprising.

She thought with relief that as Yu’er grew older, she was naturally more sensible than before.

“That’s right, your grandfather must be thinking about you too, it’s better to go back earlier.” He walked towards the low couch, “I’ll see how your luggage is packed, you can’t sleep without the puppets at night, and you haven’t left anything behind. What are the commonly used things?”

Teng Yuyi stopped and said, “It’s almost all packed, I’ll come over after I’m done working in two days, and I’ll come over to accompany my aunt and elder sister during the day, and only go back to the residence at night.”

In addition to avoiding the evil spirits , Xiaoya’s words also made her very uneasy. Dongmingguan is a century-old temple, and there should be a lot of classics in it. She plans to go to Dongmingguan a few more times in the near future. The time was full of twists and turns like last night, so that my uncle and aunt were not so tired that they worried all night.

The three of them left the house together, and Du Yuzhi and his son were already waiting at the door on horseback. The Duan family and the Teng family are relatives by marriage, and Du Yuzhi and Du Shaotang naturally invited Mrs. Duan to celebrate their birthday.

Teng Yuyi was in the same car with her aunt and cousin, and Mrs. Du sat down and said, “I forgot to say that just now, when you were sleeping in the afternoon, your uncle went to Qingyun Temple, and this time he finally met Prince Cheng.”

“Oh, uncle . What did you say?”

Madam Du said: “The Prince Cheng has an urgent matter and is about to appear in the spectacle. He didn’t want to entertain your uncle. I heard that he came for the monster by the river, so he invited your uncle into the spectacle. He turned everyone around him back, not even his two younger brothers and sisters. Your uncle thought that the prince kept his promise, so he told about Lu Zhaoan asking your cousin to go to the bamboo forest that night.”

Teng Yuyi glanced at him Du Tinglan, seeing that her cousin’s face was still calm, asked, “Can Lin Chengyou agree to investigate Lu Zhaoan?”

“He seemed very interested, but he didn’t say whether he would help, just smiled and said he knew, and then ordered someone to lead him in. Your uncle came out. Your uncle came back and told me that Prince Cheng likes to joke on the face, but in fact he casts a sword in his belly. It’s fine when he’s not laughing, but it’s not a good thing when he laughs, but he told the truth to Prince Cheng anyway. Don’t worry about him coming to our Du family again.”

Teng Yuyi pondered, whoever goes to Lin Chengyou to negotiate will not just get a simple “I know”. But with the old-fashioned temper of my uncle, it was more difficult for him to talk to Lin Chengyou than to go to heaven.

“Forget it, Auntie don’t have to worry too much, Lin Chengyou is arrogant and competitive, even if he doesn’t promise, he will investigate it behind his back. Don’t forget that he suffered a big loss from the tree demon in Ziyunlou, as long as he finds out that monster and Lu Zhaoan We will never make Lu Zhaoan feel better, and we just need to wait patiently for the news.”

Du Tinglan said sullenly: “Ayu, you have worked hard for sister’s affairs these days, sister is really sorry, I am with you. Sister, thank you so much, I thought about it, I bought some clothes, and I plan to let the nurse make some clothes, shoes and socks for Duanfu and Cheng Bo, and when they are finished, you can help me and give them to them.”

Teng Yuyi was stunned . After being stunned, he hurriedly said: “That’s great, A-jie’s wet nurse is very good. Although Cheng Bo and Duanfu are not short of clothes, they have not worn such exquisite goodies. Go back in the evening and tell them that they don’t know there will be any. How happy.”

Du Tinglan’s eyes were a little red, and she silently held Teng Yuyi’s hand.

During the conversation, he arrived at the mansion of Duke Zhenguo. Duke Zhenguo is known as a nobleman, and he assumed the title of his own. He was a scholar from all over the world, competing for his door. Today, the old lady’s birthday is even more like a city.

Teng Yuyi put on her hat and got off the carriage with her aunt and cousin. The servants of the Duke of Zhenguo were busy but not chaotic, and hurried over to greet him: “Mrs. Du, Mrs. Teng, Mrs. Du, please come in.”

Teng Yuyi passed through the gauze curtain . Looking ahead, the Duke of Zhenguo’s mansion is very strict with its children, and the young people of Duan mansion are all welcoming guests at the door, but Duan Ningyuan is not seen.

The female family members of Beppu also seemed to find it strange, and whispered in private. At this time, a very expensive chariot came from behind, and everyone stepped aside: “Jingde County Master is here.”

Teng Yuyi was startled, it was Lin Chengyou. The sister named Azhi looked over and saw the county master of Azhi wearing a hood and getting out of the car. Azhi was only nine years old this year, but she was already quite tall, full of energy, and noble in manners. The servants behind him are all well-behaved, and there is no arrogance that is used to be used by noble servants.

Azhi was about to enter the mansion, and Teng Yuyi then helped Madam Du up the steps, and when she looked up inadvertently, she saw that among Azhi’s servants were two squat maidservants.

The two maids had round buns on their heads and wore pomegranate red skirts. They were only about eight or nine years old, and their movements were more clumsy than others.

The more Teng Yuyi looked, the more familiar the two’s backs were, and he was looking at them secretly. The one on the left seemed to be aware of the gaze behind him and looked back at Teng Yuyi.

Teng Yuyi saw the red round face clearly, and she was shocked: Abandon wisdom!

The person next to Qizhi was a sage. The two had bright red rouge on their lips, and their bodies were a little thicker than the other maids.

Qizhi turned his head and glanced, and buried his head again.

Teng Yuyi was stunned, what was he doing, Caifenglou had such a strange appearance, shouldn’t Juesheng and Qizhi be busy catching monsters at this time?

The guests in the mansion came and went like a weave, and the maid swarmed the geese. The servants led Teng Yuyi and the three to the flower hall. They passed a water pavilion, and suddenly a maid walked over with her head lowered and said, “Miss Teng, Jingde County Master wants to invite you to come and talk.”

Du Madam and Du Tinglan stopped and saw that they were two plump maids. From the point of view of their dress, they looked like servants of the Chengwang Mansion.

The mother and daughter couldn’t help but be surprised. Teng Yuyi saw that they were Juesheng and Jizhi, and said, “Auntie, sister, you go to the flower hall first, and I will come when I go.”

Madam Du was worried, and whispered: “Jingde County Master is King Cheng’s beloved daughter, I heard that King Cheng and his wife are very strict in discipline. Although the little princess is lively, she is expensive and not arrogant. I don’t know what she is looking for from you

. Jue Sheng and Qi Zhi took the lead and walked to a secluded rockery. The two of them couldn’t hold it in any longer and took a deep breath: “It’s so awkward to wear this, Madam Teng, why did you also come to the Duke of Zhen Guo’s mansion? ”

I should ask you this.” Teng Yuyi wondered, “Why are you dressed like this.”

Jue Sheng raised his hand to wipe his sweat, but was stopped by Teng Yuyi: “Be careful of wiping the rouge on your face, now. , use this to gently wipe.”

Jue Sheng pouted and took Teng Yuyi’s handkerchief: “It’s really troublesome. It’s not that senior brother forced us to come, Princess Azhi heard that her group of friends will come to participate in the old lady Duan. On the birthday banquet, I couldn’t help but ran out of the palace. Senior brother was worried about the safety of the county lord, so he temporarily asked us to disguise as a maid and follow the county lord Azhi.”

Teng Yu laughed out loud: “It’s good to dress like this, I You two are more beautiful than the other maids.”

“Miss Teng, don’t laugh at us.” Qizhi was not as impatient as Juesheng, and wiped his sweat clumsily, “Didn’t Juesheng tell me this morning? Yaoyi will most likely find you next, so it’s best for Mrs. Teng not to go out until senior brother subdues that monster.”

Juesheng pulled Qizhi’s shirt, Qizhi was stunned, and then he remembered that General Duan was Madam Duan’s fiancé-in-law, Mrs. Duan, was celebrating her birthday, and Madam Teng naturally had to come to the banquet.

Teng Yuyi just pretended not to see the little actions of the two of them, and asked with a smile, “What did you find out during the day, and what is the origin of the monster?”

“I found it. The monster that attacked us last night was a bird monster, and it was the end of it. A golden bird in Nanshan, at least it has hundreds of years of Taoism. After this monster turned into a human form, because of its good appearance, he often went to the market to collect essence, calling himself the golden-clothed son, and liked to be with the woman in the brothel—— ”

Abandoning wisdom and Juesheng blushed.

Teng Yuyi remembered the male demon’s suave and suave state, expecting that it would not be a good word, and coughed: “Young Master Jinyi? With such a handsome name, will this demon be more difficult to deal with than the tree demon that time?” “Of course, but the most difficult thing to deal with is not the golden-clothed young master. What

is really difficult to deal with is the other evil spirit that was suppressed together with it. Senior brother calls it a corpse evil. ” It’s not very clear. Today, he led someone to look through all the Taoist temples in Chang’an, and finally found some clues. It turned out that the formation in Pingkangfang was set up by a blind old Taoist priest in Dongming Temple a hundred years ago. , and this blind Taoist priest is the patriarch of Dongmingguan.” Teng Yuyi thought of the five nonsense Taoist priests in Dongmingguan, who acted in a different way. Who would have thought that their patriarch was a blind Taoist. “The blind Taoist priest is called Wuchenzi. He heard that Taoism is very good. He overcame the demons of Pingkangfang. He was also seriously injured. On the Zhiyi in Guanli, the two apprentices of Nai He are illiterate. After all, they are blind, and it is more difficult to write than others. In the end, only some scribbled fragments are left. I understand very well, now I only know that the golden-clothed son and the corpse evil were slain by Wuchenzi together. This monster is a corpse, and the murderousness is no small matter. We saw only the golden-clothed son that night. Out, there is no trace. Qizhi added: ” Ms. Teng, this time the strangeness is no trivial matter. When you go out recently, remember to take the talisman we drew for you with you, as well as the jade sword. Never leave your body.” ”

Teng Yuyi touched the small sword in his sleeve: “This sword already has a name, let’s call it Xiaoya Sword. By the way, have you heard of mysterious techniques such as ‘borrowing your life’?”

Juesheng and Qizhi were surprised. They looked at each other: “Ms. Teng, what are you asking about this?”

Teng Yuyi looked at their expressions, and her heart sank slowly: “I have a maid, and some strange things happened to my relatives, and I happened to meet a wandering Taoist priest, I don’t know. Why did you mention ‘borrowing fate’, so I wanted to ask the two Taoist priests, is there really such a thing as ‘borrowing fate’ in the world?”

“We don’t know much. Even if there is such a mysterious technique, it is not the right way to think about it, Master. Senior Brother Zunhe will not mention it to us.”

At this time, a maid came over: “A Jue, A Qi, the county master is looking for you everywhere.”

Jue Sheng and Qi Zhi whispered: “Miss Teng, let’s go first. That’s it.”

Teng Yuyi nodded secretly and followed the path back to the Flower Hall.

Halfway through, he bumped into Du Tinglan who was walking in a hurry. It turned out that Du Tinglan was worried and brought her maid to find Teng Yuyi.

“The daughters of the Duan family are all in the flower hall. Except for the old lady and Mrs. Duan, as well as Duan Ningyuan’s sister Duan Wenyin, they all pulled A-Niang and asked you where you were.” Du Tinglan held Teng Yuyi in her arms. What did you say?”

“I think I heard someone talk about me, so I was curious and asked me a few questions.”

Du Tinglan looked at the flower hall not far away: “It’s strange to say, so many people came to give me a message. People kowtowed to celebrate birthday, but General Duan did not show up for a long time, not only people outside, but also people in the house were looking for him.”

Teng Yuyi said with a smile: “How can this be good, Duan House is the most important filial piety, and all houses come here. Kowtow to the old lady, my grandson is gone.”

Du Tinglan looked around and said in a low voice, “I wanted to ask you for a long time, did you do it?”

Teng Yuyi said something to Du Tinglan. Surprised and happy, he nodded secretly.

The two went back to the flower room together. In the flower hall, the lights were like day, and Mrs. Duan sat on the emerald mattress, like a Buddha among the hibiscus flowers.

Everyone in the hall was joking. When someone saw Teng Yuyi coming in, he was pleasantly surprised, “Here we come.”

Teng Yuyi looked up and saw two women surrounded by pearls and jade walking towards him. The one on the left was Duan Ningyuan’s eldest sister, Mrs. Yongan Hou. Duan Wenyin, the other looked unfamiliar, thought she was a distant relative of Duan Mansion.

Duan Wenyin turned away with a smile, and hugged Teng Yuyi, said, “It’s coming, grandmother is asking you.”

Teng Yuyi smiled and said, “Greetings to the two ladies.

” Seeing Teng Yuyi’s beautiful appearance, she was full of praise, “I can’t find a few in Chang’an because of such a good-looking appearance. It’s strange that the old lady likes it so much that she often talks about Ayu.”

At this time, there was another woman with majestic features. He came around from behind the curtain, saw Teng Yuyi, and was stunned for a moment: “This is Yu’er.”

Teng Yuyi hurriedly said, “Please be safe to Madam.”

This woman is the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, the mother of Duan Ningyuan and Duan Wenyin. , born heroic and upright, a bit more heroic than ordinary women.

Duan Ningyuan and Duan Wenyin mostly follow their mother’s appearance.

Mrs. Duan took Teng Yuyi’s hand to look up and down, and the more she looked, the more happy she became: “I heard Ning Yuan say that you were frightened in Ziyun Tower that day, and I asked them to send Lingzhi to the mansion, will you feel better after eating?

Teng Yuyi said warmly, “Thank you Madam for your kindness, but the medical officer said that it is not suitable for nourishment at this time, so I have put it away for the time being .

” Standing in front of Teng Yuyi, “Auntie, look at Yu’er.”

Teng Yuyi stepped forward and bowed: “The younger generation congratulates the ancestors, and I wish the old lady a long and prosperous life.” Old Madam Duan smiled and

said, “I haven’t seen you for a few years . It’s so tall, come over and let my grandmother take a look.”

Teng Yuyi glanced at Chunrong and Biluo, the two understood and came over with the brocade box. Teng Yuyi

took the brocade box in person and walked over to the old lady Duan: “I brought some silk color from Yangzhou. I don’t know if the old lady likes it.”

Holding Teng Yuyi’s wrist, he sighed with a smile: “After a few years, this child is getting better and better. My old bones have been broken for the past two years, and I just think I won’t live long. Tonight, seeing an outstanding junior like you, Even all kinds of illnesses are gone.”

The female relatives joked: “It’s just that this child is too disciplined, what time is it, and he is an old lady, and he will soon become a family. It’s time to change his name to grandmother.

” The lady sat on the top of the other end, and when she heard this, she moved uncomfortably.

The smile on Mrs. Duan’s face became more and more genial: “Yu’er is here, what about that stinky boy Ning Yuan? He said he was going to kowtow to me, why is there no one?”

Duan Wenyin hurriedly said: “There are a lot of distinguished guests ahead, Adi I’m busy entertaining.” The

female relatives smiled and said, “I heard that the good things in the house are coming soon? Is General Duan ashamed?

” , what is he ashamed of?”

Immediately, he asked Teng Yuyi with a smile: “Your grandfather will return to Chang’an tomorrow?”

Teng Yuyi nodded: “I will be there around noon.”

Madam Duan hurriedly led Teng Yuyi to sit down on the east side, and said softly: “Just now you We are not here, we are about to discuss with your aunt, the marriage between the two families has been decided for so long, and you are already married in a blink of an eye. Now you are returning to Chang’an with your father, and Ning Yuan is about to be canonized as the heir. Why don’t you do it earlier, and when your grandfather comes back tomorrow, your uncle will come to the door to discuss the marriage with your grandfather.”

She said this in a loud voice, and the crowd roared when she heard it.

Du Tinglan sat next to her mother, the smile on her face was almost invisible.

I heard from A-Niang that A-Yu took advantage of her strength in Ziyun Tower that night, and blamed Duan Ningyuan for the fault on the spot. Now that Duan Mansion has publicly mentioned the wedding date, could it be that he has found a decent reason for Duan Ningyuan’s actions?

She clenched the canvas in her arms tightly, really shameless. Judging from the Duan family’s posture, it was clear that Yu’er could not produce conclusive evidence that Duan Ningyuan and Dong Er had an affair, and had the will to clear the fault.

Mrs. Du was also very angry. The Duan family was roasting Ayu on the fire.

Tonight coincided with Mrs. Duan’s birthday banquet. Mrs. Duan deliberately brought up the marriage of the two in public. If Yu’er refused flatly regardless of the face of the two families, everyone would inevitably feel that Yu’er was ignorant of etiquette, such a disrespectful little lady. , will be criticized in the future, and Yu’er can’t confirm in public that Duan Ningyuan and Dong Erniang were unclear early, even if they broke off the marriage, the fault could not be attributed to Duan Ningyuan.

But if Yu’er agrees vaguely, if the news of the divorce of the two families comes out in two days, the outside will be surprised. Obviously, at the old lady Duan’s birthday banquet, she promised well, how can you say that you will quit your marriage? Not only would everyone feel that the Teng family did not keep their promises, but they even doubted Yu’er’s character because of it.

She looked at the Duan family with anger.

Duan Wenyin seemed a little guilty, her eyes flickered, and she turned her face to one side.

The smiles on Old Lady Duan and Mrs. Duan’s faces remained undiminished.

Madam Du was afraid that Ayu would be fooled, and she was about to interject with a smile, when her daughter suddenly came to her ear and whispered something.

Mrs. Du looked at Teng Yuyi in surprise, and nodded when she saw that Teng Yuyi was almost invisible.

Teng Yuyi looked at her aunt’s understanding, and said with concern: “Aunt, you look so bad, are you not feeling well again?”

Madam Du immediately stroked her forehead: “To be honest, I bumped into something evil in Ziyun Tower that day. , I was lazy to eat and drink for the past two days, and I ate a lot of recipes. After sitting down and talking with the old birthday star for so long, I felt a lot more comfortable. ”

Everyone was busy praising Mrs. Du for being courteous and courteous, and they couldn’t help but mutter in their hearts. The Du family had to come to celebrate the birthday of the old lady of the Duan family in order to be well-mannered. In comparison, General Duan seemed so rude.

The elders of the Du family have all come to the door, Duan Ningyuan didn’t even show a face, even if he was entertaining guests in front of him, he wouldn’t have come over to invite An Duo to spare time.

Madam Duan eagerly stepped forward to look after Madam Du: “If Madam feels tired, should you go to the side hall to rest?” Madam

Du humbly said, “Today, Mrs. Duan is a birthday star, so there is no reason why the guests should go and rest first if the birthday star is not full. After talking for so long, why haven’t I seen Ning Yuan? Since our master was transferred back to Chang’an, I haven’t seen Ning Yuan for a long time. I finally met him at Ziyun Tower the day before yesterday, and went back to the house without saying a few words. Since today is talking about the marriage of the two children, please come over to show up and say a few words.”

Mrs. Duan said with a busy smile, “Ning Yuan will come when she’s done working ahead.”

Mrs. Du smiled and nodded: ” The old lady is a birthday star today, and the first thing is for the younger generation to kowtow to celebrate their birthdays. There is no reason to leave grandmother aside and just greet foreign guests. I have also met the little sons who kowtowed just now. Since you are the eldest brother, you should use it as an example.”

Madam Duan’s expression was a little sluggish.

Duan Wenyin hurriedly smiled and said, “A-di has been feeling a little uneasy these days. I heard that after drinking alcohol in front of me, my body will inevitably feel useless. Maybe I’m afraid that I will abrupt the elders. I’m busy sobering up.”

The eyes of the people in the hall flickered. , This is completely unreasonable, grandmother is celebrating her birthday, even if General Duan is half-dead from illness, he should insist on coming to salute, otherwise the reputation of “unfilial” will not be removed. Besides, General Duan has always been healthy, so how could he say that he is sick.

Mrs. Duan resisted the gazes from all directions, frowning and scolding the servant: “Go and find Dalang for me.”

Duan Wenyin couldn’t bear to pass through the flower hall, and went outside to inquire about the news in person.

At this time, a group of noble girls headed by Azhi came back. They are all daughters of noble princes and nobles. They are all around ten years old. They often play in one place on weekdays, and today is no exception. They had just been fighting grass and poetry in the garden, and they had a lot of fun, and when they felt tired, they returned to the flower hall together.

As soon as they came in, the room was full of fragrant fuss, smiling Yan Yan.

Azhi went up to the top of the east side and sat down in high spirits. Juesheng and Qizhi followed Azhi with their heads down.

[End of This Chapter]