Attack Jade (攻玉) - Chapter 18

[Chapter 16 (1)]

“What’s the rush?” Teng Yuyi closed his eyes and said, “First ask Cheng Bo to inquire about the famous Taoist temples and Taoists in Chang’an City, and if there is no result in inquiring, it will not be too late to prepare a calf cart tomorrow morning.” He

yawned, “I’ll sleep first, and When Cheng Bo comes, remember to call me.”

Chun Rong and Bi Luo responded, and retreated lightly.

Teng Yuyi had been running for days, already exhausted, his eyelids drooped, and he soon fell asleep.

Perhaps because the Emerald Sword had lost its spiritual power, this sleep went on, and the long-lost Charm Ray found it again.

When she opened her eyes again, she suddenly found herself back in Teng Mansion.

The blue window is bright, the room is quietly lit with a horn lamp, and on the bar in front of the window, there is a letter paper quietly spread.

Teng Yuyi looked around shyly and looked down at his own dress, judging from this dress, it was the time when his aunt had just died.

It seems that I have dreamed of a past life again, so clearly, it is really not like in a dream.

Teng Yuyi raised his hand and touched it, there were still undried tear marks on his cheeks, his heart was suffocated and indescribable, and he had just cried.

The letter on the table just began to rise: “Grandpa meets.” I learned that the Eastern Palace has recently selected concubines, and my son is also among the selections, but I don’t know if this matter is true?

Teng Yuyi only glanced at it and was shocked, how could she not remember that she had written a letter to her father in her previous life?

Since Ah Niang’s death, her relationship with her father has been as cold as frost, not to mention writing letters to her father, and even the letters sent by her father are not very open.

She read the letter upside down three times, and finally remembered that it was the early winter of Longyuan’s eighteenth year, when she was only two months away from being killed, and there were rumors that she was one of the candidates for the crown princess, and her father seemed to have acquiesced to this.

I remember that she was furious at that time, and the words on the letter were like knives.

“Grandpa forced his wife to die, and now even his daughter will be harmed?”

Grandpa did not reply to the letter after receiving it, but immediately set off to rush back to Chang’an, the grass line was too fast, and when he entered the door, his robe was stained with dust.

“This matter is still undecided, you are not willing, Grandpa thought of shirking it.” Teng Shao untied the dagger and handed it to Cheng Bo behind him, waving his hand to let the people down.

Teng Yuyi sneered, “Why did Grandpa never ask his daughter’s wishes before deciding on his daughter’s affair?”

Teng Shao was silent, and untied the sword around his waist and hung it on the wall: “A while ago, duan ningyuan happened, grandpa knew that you were wronged, and he had long had the heart to find a husband for you who was a hundred times stronger than Duan Ningyuan, just when the empress and Princess Cheng held a flower viewing banquet a while ago, Grandpa thought that this was a good opportunity to choose a good son-in-law, so he took it upon himself to do it for you.” It is no secret that the empress has a good feeling for you that time, so this time when the crown princess is selected, there will be a minister who will add you to the selection list.

Teng Yuyi was stunned, that time it was really Grandpa who arranged for her to see Lang Jun.

That is, at the flower viewing feast, she met the prince and the son of the king.

The prince’s appearance followed that of a saint, thick eyebrows and thick lips, and he was born with a kind face.

Become a king of the world…

Hum, Cheng Wang Shizi said to her portrait, “Don’t marry.”

This incident was the shame of her life, and she stared at her father: “It turns out that Grandpa has long wanted to marry his daughter into the clan?” “If

I didn’t consult with you beforehand, it was Grandpa’s fault.” Teng Shao smiled lightly and sat down on the low bed by the window, “But Grandpa still has a number of character for the prince, when the prince went through training with the army, it was led by Grandpa, how lonely and dangerous the green ridge was, replaced by the children of the prince next to him, January and two months will not be able to survive, but the prince is never afraid of hardship, it is rare to treat the old pawns and weak soldiers equally… This kindness is exactly the same as that of a saint.

“I advise Grandpa to die early.” Teng Yuyi said coldly, “My daughter will not marry the clan when she dies.” The

father and daughter were so upset that they broke up, Teng Yuyi thought that this matter was completely shelved, who knew that not long after, the empress suddenly summoned her.

Teng Yu was worried in his heart, dressed according to the uniform, and when he arrived at the Daming Palace, he waited in front of Dan Qi.

At that time, it was already winter, and Chang’an ushered in the first snow.

The wind gradually rose, and the snow rolled up and drifted under the porch, and she wore red deer chamois boots on her feet, and only after standing for a short time did she feel that her toes were cold.

Fortunately, the empress did not let her wait long, and the palace people came out to lead her in.

The main hall was on fire, and the warm fragrance came to the face. In the warm cabinet, the warblers and swallows spoke, and there were many juniors talking with the queen.

“So, Big Brother Agreed to this family affair?”

“How come, Chengyou just promised to meet this Xu Lady who was not driving in Shangzhou.” I heard that When Xu Niangzi was a child, she often lived in Yangzhou, and once she returned to Chang’an to go to a banquet, she inadvertently saved Chengyou’s life, and her nickname was Ah Gu. Chengyou looked for the female doll for many years, and when he found it for a while, it was inevitable that he was a little curious. Teng Yuyi’s

mind was like a string being plucked, and it rang out.

There is such a coincidence in the world. When Ah Niang had just died, she felt that she was lonely and bitter, and she had also called herself “Ah Guo”.

Moreover, when she was a child, she returned to Chang’an with her grandfather. At that time, Ah Niang had just died of illness, she was depressed all day, once Grandpa was not at home, the steward took her to a banquet, she came back and contracted a wind chill, high fever did not go away, and she was sick for two months.

During the occasional awakening, I only remembered Grandpa’s bloodshot eyes, and when she was almost well, Grandpa took her back to Yangzhou, and she couldn’t remember anything about those things in Chang’an at that time.

However, they said that Xu Niangzi, she had some impressions, a while ago, at the flower viewing banquet of The Jade True Female Temple, she had seen Xu Niangzi once.

Xu Niangzi’s appearance is not outstanding, but because of her white and delicate, she has a peaceful and beautiful temperament, when Lin Chengyou passed by the garden with a bow and arrow, Xu Niangzi had paid attention to him for a long time, and afterwards Xu Niangzi intentionally or unintentionally inquired about Lin Chengyou, Teng Yuyi sat close, and also heard a few words.

Teng Yuyi was thinking about it, and the palace people reported: “Niangniang, Lady Teng is here.” The palace was

quiet, dozens of eyes fell on her, Teng Yuyi walked in style, and went forward to bow down: “Concubine Teng, see Empress.” The empress’s voice was

calm: “You go down first, and the palace will talk to Lady Teng.”
After the
screen retreated, the queen called her closer: “Good boy, come and let me see.” Teng Yuyi

rose in response, and every step under his feet was careful.

The empress smiled kindly, shook Teng Yuyi’s hand and said, “When honggong saw your aunt side, your aunt was already a rare beauty, and I didn’t expect you to be better than your aunt.” This palace is not going around the bend, calling you here today, is to hear that your grandfather recently wanted to negotiate for you, but you said that you want to choose Lang Jun yourself, and said, ‘My husband, I am the only one in my life, and everything is important to me’? Teng Yuyi’s

back was cold, this was what she said when she gambled, and she didn’t expect it to reach the queen’s ears. It seemed that the matter of the crown prince’s choice of concubine was imminent, and she was determined to refuse this matter, not knowing whether it would annoy the empress.

However, the empress was so single-handed that it was better than the void and the snake, and she had to say truthfully: “I don’t dare to deceive Niangniang, the courtesan did say this, and the blunt and foolish words made Niangniang smile.” The

queen smiled and said, “Your grandfather is too.”Those who rejected the saints in this way answered with a straight face, and it had long been spread inside and out.

Teng Yuyi was stunned, it turned out that Grandpa had already made his attitude clear for her, and she said calmly: “This was said by the courtesan daughter when she was chatting with Grandpa, the courtesan daughter was young and shallow, and her mouth was unobstructed, and she hoped that Niangniang would not blame her.” The

queen said, “Your father and daughter are gossiping at home, talking all by their own hearts, and I only find it interesting to hear it, how can I blame you?” I summoned you today because I wanted to ask you again in person, you are not allowed to take concubines, this proposition has not changed. When the

empress said this, the volume of her voice increased slightly, and Teng Yuyi was under the heart of Nahan, and there were only two of them in the palace, and she spoke in such a loud voice, as if she wanted to speak to a third person.

She shifted her gaze slightly, caught a glimpse of a black object hidden under a six-curved screen painted in black paint on the right, realized that it was the man’s six-stitched boots, and hurriedly looked away.

I don’t know who it was, who could openly enter and exit the queen’s palace, thinking that it was either a saint or a certain prince.

Empress Han did not wait for Teng Yuyi’s answer, thinking that she was afraid, and relieved: “You don’t have to be restrained in front of this palace, what you have to say is straight.” Teng Yuyi

blushed and said, “Returning to Niangniang’s words, they have never changed.” The

queen smiled meaningfully and said softly, “Summoning you to talk for half a day, you should also be cold, drink a cup of hot wine to warm up, and go back.” She

rewarded Teng Yuyi with a sachet and asked the palace people to take her out.

Teng Yuyi returned to the mansion, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this matter was strange, and in the evening her father returned to the mansion and asked Cheng Bo to call her to the study.

“Tell Grandpa about what you’re doing in the palace today.”

Teng Yuyi also knew that this matter was very important, so he told the matter of the day.

Teng Shao listened quietly, his face full of joy and anger: “Grandpa and asked you, if the saint had already set the rule that the prince was not allowed to marry a concubine, would you still insist on not marrying the clan?”

Teng Yuyiqi said, “How could the Crown Prince not accept concubines?” In order to pass on the word, kai dynasty has a rule of four sides.

Teng Shao said, “Don’t forget, the saint is a ready-made example, and the saint swore not to expand the inner palace because of the unfortunate encounter of his deceased mother.” Teng Yuyi was embarrassed, no wonder the smile of today’s

empress was so intriguing, the saint had never married a concubine, and heard that the saint was the eldest son of the former emperor, because the first emperor’s side concubines were killed and exiled to the people, and then raised by the Qing Dynasty Dao chief, after several twists and turns before recognizing the ancestors and returning to the ancestors.

When the saint and the queen met in a small way, the two were very fond of each other, and since inheriting the throne, the saint had indeed loved the queen alone for many years.

She remembered the pair of screen boots: “Could it be that the man is the prince?”

Teng Shao secretly wondered, if it was the prince, he stayed behind the screen to listen to Yuyi’s answer, was it the meaning of the empress, or the meaning of the prince himself?

He said thoughtfully: “Your name is still on the list of princesses, if you act recklessly, you are only afraid of offending the palace, but you don’t need to worry, the selection of princesses is related to the foundation of the society, and it is a matter of moving your whole body, and you are not the only one on the list, as long as you do not settle down one day, you will not be able to do it for a day.” Grandpa will try his best to maneuver around, and in a few days there will be news.

Teng Yuyi patiently waited for two days, and on the day of the winter solstice, the plums in the palace garden were all open overnight, and the empress set up a banquet in the palace to admire the plums, and once again sent a message to Teng Yuyi to enter the palace.

Teng Shao was frequently ordered to enter the palace because of the recent disturbances in the town of Huaixi, and when the palace envoys came to tengfu to pass on the message, Teng Shao was not in the palace.

Teng Yuyi did not have time to send a message to his father, and hurriedly took Duan Fu out of the palace, after which he ordered Duan Fu to wait outside the palace, and he entered the palace under the guidance of the internal attendant.

This snow fell very heavily, overnight, the Bei Que Zhu Palace seemed to stand in the glass world, the continuous white stretched to the end of the sky, but turned over the palace wall, the white world unexpectedly bloomed a large piece of red, close to see, it was the red Merlin outside the Daming Palace, ten thousand trees and red plums swayed in the branches, rising a kind of Penglai wonderland.

Teng Yuyi walked through Merlin with the internal attendants, and when he turned around a secluded pavilion, he suddenly saw a group of people standing under the tree.

“Little princess, little county lord, come down quickly, in case there is a mistake, the slaves can only apologize for their sins with death.”

“When Big Brother was drinking in the trees just now, why didn’t he see you making noise?”

“Shizi can fly over the wall, just a plum tree is nothing to him, the slaves don’t worry about Shizi falling on himself, naturally there is no need to make noise.”

“Snap.” A huge plum suddenly flew down from the treetops, hitting the palace man just in time.

The palace man groaned, covered his forehead and bent down.

“I’m not going to do it lightly, but I’ll do it, and if you want to talk about it again, I’ll smash ten eight drum bags on your head.”

Another girl said, “Ah Zhi, you have a lot of strength now, when Big Brother Ah broke through that Xu Niangzi, why didn’t you smash her with plums?” The

one named Ah Zhi said, “There is a brother here, will it be my turn to shoot?” “That’s

right, too.” The other girl seemed to be slightly older, “I thought that this time Big Brother Ah was finally willing to kiss it, but I didn’t expect that this Ah Gu was fake.” “My

brother said, “Repaying favors is repaying favors, and discussing relatives is discussing relatives, so that he will not marry a woman inexplicably because of repaying favors.” However, my brother did not expect that someone would dare to take the risk of acting as the orphan of nian. “How

did he know that the man wasn’t Ah Guo’s?”

“I want to know too.” Azhi was sad, “But my brother won’t tell me.” The

palace people coughed heavily and approached with a hard scalp: “The slave has seen Princess Changyi and the Lord of Jingde County.” The

treetops clanged softly, and the people at the top looked down at the bottom: “Hey, Liu Gonggong, who is she, and is she also here for the banquet?” The

palace people bowed down and said, “This is the daughter of General Teng, and she is going to the Daming Palace to see her at the will of the Empress Dowager.” Teng Yuyi looked

up, the branches and leaves of the plum tree were sparse, and he could not see the heads and faces of the people on the trees, but he could see the magnificent and skillful skirts that were hanging down.

She bent her knees under the tree: “Courtesan Teng Yuyi asked the two highnesses to be safe.”

“Where are you from?” Why have I never seen you before?

Teng Yuyi looked up and replied, “I used to live in Yangzhou and returned to Chang’an for less than a year, and I rarely came to the palace to walk around in the past, and it is not surprising that Your Highness has not seen me.” Ah Zhi heard the

word “Yangzhou” and his reaction seemed very strange: “Ah, how come so many little ladies from Yangzhou have popped up all of a sudden recently.” Don’t tell me your nickname is also Called Ah Gu. Teng Yu

said in her heart, it was right to call Ah Gu for a while, but it was her self-styled, and she did not mention it to outsiders in her memory, and she knew it herself.

“Back to Your Highness, my nickname is Ayu, and my grandmother has called me that since I was born.”

Princess Changyi seemed to be relieved: “Well, not called Ah Guo, you are very smart and very interesting, I want to know you well, you let go to the side, I want to come down.” Ah Zhi was

also busy: “Wait for me, I will also go down.” There was

another noise, and the palace people under the tree rushed to change their positions, and suddenly they were confused.

Teng Yuyi dodged far away, and the palace people exclaimed in surprise and jumped down one first.

Teng Yuyi looked at the past, the girl was eleven or twelve years old, smiling and squinting very kindly, her eyes were big and round, and her appearance was extremely standard.

After a while, the other one also came down, and this person seemed to have some martial arts background, fell to the ground and only toe for a moment, and quickly stood firm. This age is younger, the weight is also shorter, a pair of eyes watery, full of face of delicate innocence.

The two young girls were one-colored jade and jade, and their every move was inexorable.

The older girl approached Teng Yuyi and said, “Not bad, although they are all from Yangzhou, you are much more pleasing to the eye than the Xu Niangzi who pretended to be Ah Guo.”

Teng Yuyi listened to her and knew that she was Princess Changyi.

The other is Lin Chengyou’s sister-in-law, although she is young, but the skin is clean, jade, at a glance, I know that it is a beautiful embryo, and the eyebrows have some similarities with her brother Lin Chengyou, but also laugh before words, and the appearance is not attractive.

“Did the two palaces just look for a magpie’s nest in the tree?”

Princess Changyi’s eyes widened slightly: “How do you know we are looking for a magpie’s nest?” These stupid only think we’re picking flowers, and you alone guess we’re looking for bird nests.

Ah Zhi was still young, tilted his head and asked, “Yes, yes, how do you know?”

Teng Yuyi smiled in her heart, what does it mean to pick flowers, when she felt lonely when she was a child, she often climbed to the tree to find a bird’s nest, threw the leftover cake into it, and made those chicks chirp.

“Merlin in the palace has long been famous, the two highnesses want to appreciate the plum, their own palace people cut it and sent it to the palace, it is cold, it is not worth climbing to the tree.” In addition to plum blossoms on the tree, there are only bird nests left.

Chang Yi thought for a moment: “Hey, it seems that there is some truth, look at your quiet writing, even this is understood.” Oh, I see, you must have not dug out the bird’s nest before.

Before Teng Yuyi could reply, someone suddenly laughed and said, “Changyi, are you as naughty as everyone is like you?”

Teng Yuyi turned his head to look, and the first young man strode forward, this man wore a golden crown, a crown, a great weight, and a jade fish bag hanging from his waist.

Teng Yuyi recognized that it was the prince and hurriedly retreated to the side.

The palace people were startled, and Wu Yangyang fell to his knees: “Your Highness the Crown Prince.” The prince’s

face was slightly square, but his facial features were very handsome, and he said softly, “Let’s all get up.”

Ah Zhi and Chang Yi couldn’t resist running toward the prince: “Brother Prince.” “It’s

so cold, don’t go back to the palace to stay, what are you doing in the forest?”

“I was looking for a magpie’s nest in the tree with Ajay, and this Ayu came. I saw that she was funny and wanted to make friends with her. Chang Yi said, turning back and pointing at Teng Yuyi.

Teng Yuyi felt two glances sweep towards him and lowered his head.

The prince quietly looked at Teng Yuyi and asked Ah Zhi and Chang Yi, “What did you all talk about?”

Ah Zhi said, “Ayu said that although she came from Yangzhou, her name is not Ah Guo, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she guessed that we were looking for a magpie’s nest.” The

prince turned to Teng Yuyi and asked, “Are you from Yangzhou?” Teng Yuyi looked

around, realized that the crown prince was talking to her, and said busily: “If you go back to Your Highness, although the courtesans have lived in Yangzhou for a long time, their grandmothers are all Guanlong people.” The

prince smiled, “Your grandfather is Teng Shao?”

Teng Yuyi said, “Exactly.”

“When I went out with the army, I was trained under General Teng, so it is no wonder that when I look at you, you think that you are familiar, and you look a little like your grandfather.”

Chang Yi said curiously, “Brother, do you want to chat with Ayu too?” The

prince coughed: “The hands are so cold, how long have you been hiding in the tree?” How did you serve, the princess didn’t even bring a stove? The

palace people hurried to send the stove.

The prince said, “You two are making a fool of yourself here, causing people to be frightened and frightened, Ah Niang sent someone to find you, you two hid in the tree without making a sound, the next time you are so naughty, don’t expect me to cover for you, go, stay longer it is time to catch a cold, just when I want to go to Ah Niang to ask for peace, by the way to send you back to the palace.”

Ah Zhi asked, “Brother Prince, have you seen my eldest brother?” The

prince said patiently, “He is outside shooting arrows for fun, and on such days he is in a panic, so he is willing to come to the inner garden.” The

three of them talked and walked, and a group of internal servants also followed in a mighty way.

Chang Yi took two steps, twisted and released the prince’s hand, and ran to Teng Yuyi: “How old are you?” “Returning

to Your Highness’s words, the courtesan daughter is fifteen.”

Chang Yi pulled his finger and counted, “Four years older than me, five years older than Ah Zhi, we will know each other, and I will call you Ayu from now on.” Then he lowered

his voice and his eyes shone brightly: “I know you have dug through the magpie’s nest, and the next time it will be up to you.”

Teng Yuyi blinked, “I haven’t taken it out for a long time, my hand has long been born, and the north is different from the south, if I don’t find it, Your Highness is not allowed to blame me.”

Chang Yi was stunned and giggled, “Don’t call me Princess, call me Chang Yi.”

Ah Zhixing rushed over, “What are you whispering?” Ayu, we will play with you after the feast, you don’t want to mess around. The two returned

to the prince’s side, and the group went forward again.

The crown prince turned his head to look at Teng Yuyi, suddenly stopped, and said in a gentle tone: “It is rare that Changyi and Ah Zhi like you, and they can often walk around the palace in the future.” Teng Yuyi should have swept to the prince’s

feet when he bowed his head, and his heart giggled a little, suddenly remembering that after the screen in the empress’s palace that day, the person was also wearing such a six-stitched boot.

Because it was the Winter Solstice Pilgrimage, this time was different from the previous time when they were summoned alone, and the wives of the Manchu Dynasty all came.

The empress called Teng Yuyi to the front and asked her a few words, and publicly rewarded her with two spices.

The spice is as white as a cocoon, and the fragrance is refreshing.

There were some people in the templeSurprised, Teng Yuyi was also stunned, Yangzhou is the capital of Tongyi, she has been in Yangzhou for all these years, she has seen many Hu people from the exotic exotic places to bring the fragrance, the appearance of these spices in front of her, can be called unparalleled in the world.

The empress said, “This is karma incense, known as the ‘crown of a hundred medicines’, last year’s Boli kingdom offered, there are only eight in the palace, I heard that you returned to Chang’an after contracting a tidal disease, it should be caused by the disobedience of water and soil, this incense has the effect of driving away cold and moisture, maybe it can be able to cure your illness.” Teng Yuyi

said with trepidation: “This incense is really extraordinary, Niangniang should use this incense to take care of the phoenix body.” The courtesans’ virtues are thin and fresh, and they dare not bear it. The

queen smiled: “You will accept the reward of this palace, all things pay attention to the law of fate, and the same is true for gifts, these children in the palace do not love to use incense, and it is also a bad practice for them, if you take it back and use it, come back and tell the palace.”

Teng Yuyi had to kowtow to Xie En, and the empress took out a few more silks and smiled and gave them to the daughter of Xun Gui, who came with Teng Yuyi.

On Teng Yuyi’s left sat the granddaughter of Deng Zhiyao, a Scholar of Zhongshu, and on the right was the second daughter of Yushi Zhongwu Ruyun, perhaps because the empress rewarded her with karma incense in public, and when she ate, she could always feel the gaze coming from all directions.

After the feast was dispersed, Teng Yuyi left the palace along the original road, but he never saw the lord of Azhi County and princess Changyi come to her, thinking that he was still a child, and he forgot what he had said.

After returning home, Teng Yuyi put the spices on the table and insisted on waiting for his father to return home.

Teng Shao did not appear until the middle of the night, and as soon as he came, he asked Cheng Bo to ask Teng Yuyi to go to the front yard.

When Teng Yuyi arrived at the study, Teng Shao was gently dressed in a light robe and was sitting on the bed wiping his own knife.

She went in with spices, and her father would wipe his armor and sword before each expedition, and it looked like he was about to lead the troops out of Chang’an.

“The Queen gave me two pieces of Karma Brahma incense today.” Teng Yuyi put the tray on the case and said lightly.

Teng Shao sheathed his sword: “The empress also summoned Deng Zhiyao’s granddaughter and Wu Rujun’s daughter into the palace today, what is the reward for them?”

“Everybody is eight horses of silk.”

Teng Shao was silent: “Those two are also the people on the selection list of the crown princesses, the empress summoned the three of you into the palace, but only gave you one person, Karma Brahma, Ayu, do you know what this means?”

Teng Yuyi sneered, “Grandpa promised me that I would decide my own affairs.” Teng Shao’s

heart was boiling, and he got up and paced back and forth: “Ayu, this matter is very involved, Grandpa talks to you in detail, you will know why the empress has made this move after listening.”

He furrowed his brows and said slowly, “You should know that the various feudal towns have been in turmoil for a long time, and after the saint took the throne, he was bent on cutting down the Fan Zhen Dynasty, first sweeping away Liu Cheng of Jiannan Province, and then suppressing Wei Wenmao, who was rebelling in Qianzhong Province, but Huaixi Province and Shandong Province refused to return their troops to the imperial court, and in recent years, a large number of soldiers in the back of the land have become a problem in the heart of the imperial court.”

Teng Yuyi said, “My daughter has heard about it for a long time, but what does this have to do with today’s events?”

Teng Shao sighed, “Last month, the festival of Huaixi Province caused Peng Zhen to send troops to invade the neighboring territory, and some people secretly played to the imperial court. The saint heard the thunder and anger, and immediately ordered a crusade against Huaixi Province, but some ministers in the court objected, saying that in recent years, the imperial court had been swept away from the east and west, and the veterans had long been tired, and it was not appropriate to rush forward in the matter of cutting the domain, and advised the saint to focus on recruiting security.

“The other faction advocates continuing to cut the scales.”

Teng Yuyi said, “Grandpa is advocating continuing to cut the domain.”

Teng Shao nodded, “Peng Zhen’s wolf ambitions are hidden in the central plains, and Huaixi Dao and Hebei Shandong Are linked to each other, and sooner or later they will rebel on one side.” The use of soldiers must be carried out as soon as possible, otherwise it will certainly breed carbuncles and plagues.

“Now that the two factions of the DPRK and China have their own opinions and are talking endlessly all day, the saint urgently summoned me back to Chang’an, and I replied: If I can defeat Peng Zhen’s rebels in one fell swoop, the two provinces of Hebei and Shandong will look forward to the wind, this move has a hundred benefits and no harm, and I hope that the saint will use troops as soon as possible.”

“The saint listened to Dayue and asked me to preside over the crusade against Huaixi Province, but several old courtiers in the court obstructed it, the most fierce of which were Deng Zhiyao, a member of the Zhongshu She, and Wu Ruyun in Yushizhong.”

Teng Yuyi suddenly realized: “Deng Zhiyao’s granddaughter and Wu Ruyun’s daughter are also on the list of crown princesses, and the empress rewards me with karma incense alone in front of them, which probably has the meaning of a saint in it.” Teng Shao said, “The

sage’s move is intended to use the empress’s hand to frighten the two old courtiers: First, to show his attitude, it is imperative to cut the domain; The second is also to beat the two, if you stop it again, you will choose another minister’s daughter as the princess.

Teng Yuyi’s face darkened, “If these two old ministers still refuse to change their minds, won’t the saint have decided that I will be the crown princess?”

Teng Shao laughed sarcastically, “Maybe they have changed their minds, just now when Grandpa returned to the palace, Deng Zhiyao and Wu Rujun were about to hand Wen Mu into the palace, and the saint claimed that he wanted to rest, and did not let the two of them into the palace.” I guess that tomorrow morning, Du Wu and the two will change their words gently. The saint was afraid that the night would be long and dreamy, and only when these old ministers relaxed, they would immediately send Grandpa to lead the army to go on a crusade. Teng Yuyi glanced at his father’s

sword resting on the strip and wiped the armor in advance, was it because he knew that he would go out immediately?

Teng Shao looked at his daughter: “Ayu, if tomorrow a few old ministers no longer oppose sending troops, the saint will keep the second daughter of Deng Wu on the roster in order to appease the hearts of the subjects.”

Teng Yuyi slowly bowed his head: “Grandpa said so much, is to persuade me not to worry too much, because there is a secret struggle between the monarch and the courtiers, and the saint will not hastily designate who is the princess at this time if he wants to restrain several old ministers?”

Teng Shaomu praised: “Exactly. Ever since you told Grandpa that you didn’t want to marry into the clan, Grandpa refused to do so, but Grandpa has always been the most supportive faction in the dynasty, and if the saint orders you to be removed from the roster at this time, it will definitely attract the suspicion of both factions.

“Therefore, the saint not only did not promise Grandpa, but also ordered the empress to deliberately lift you up, but behind his back told Grandpa: The children’s affairs are decided by themselves, and when the war in Huaixi is settled, if you still refuse to marry the prince, he will find a decent reason to let you withdraw from the selection.”

Teng Yuyi secretly wondered, the saint’s arrangement was far more wise and enlightened than he thought. Only in this way, everything had to wait until the war in Huaixi Province was settled.

Teng Shao continued, “There is another matter that needs to be made known to you, the prince also strongly advocates cutting the domain, and although the empress rewarding you with karma Brahma incense is the meaning of the saint, the prince at least knows and acquiesces.” Teng Yuyi’s

face changed slightly.

Teng Shao raised his hand and pressed down: “Deng Wu and the two of you have been added to the roster for the time being, and they have nothing to do with the prince himself.” The last time the Jade True Daughter watched the flower feast, the prince should be the first time to see you, but he has always been steady, even if he has some good feelings for you at present, he will consider it carefully before making a decision. You can rest assured that the prince is a rare benevolent gentleman, who will not force or make private means, you just have to pretend that you don’t know, and wait for Grandpa to return from Huaixi Province.

Teng Yuyi couldn’t help but say, “How long will it take Grandpa to return to Chang’an on this expedition?” “At

the shortest three months, the longest half a year, you are at ease at home to recuperate, this time to pacify Huaixi, the world’s military power is all returned to the imperial court, Grandpa will be sick at home, and concentrate on zhang Luo’s affairs for you.”

Teng Yuyi’s heart jumped, she hated her father deeply because of her mother’s death, the words she had said to her father over the years did not add up to tonight, she thought that her father would be a warrior in this life, and nowLater in the evening, he actually took the initiative to say that he wanted to go home from illness.

Teng Shao turned around and walked to the cabinet shelf to take down an object, between his eyebrows was a deep exhaustion, the light shadow illuminated the white hair on his sideburns, and he suddenly saw old age.

“Peng Sishun, the father of the rebel leader Peng Zhen, was a minister of the Peng family in the DPRK, and after Peng Sishun’s death, there were still many old departments of the Peng family in Gyeonggi Province, and this time many ministers opposed the crusade against Huaixi Province, which is estimated to be related to the large number of henchmen of the Peng family in Chang’an. Unfortunately, the military situation was urgent, and it was too late to check the treacherous ambush one by one.

Teng Shao said as he slowly unveiled the makeup brocade covering the thing, and when the thing was completely exposed to the shadow of the lamp, Teng Yuyi felt a stab in his heart.

It was a piano, lacquered and oily, with a screw inlaid on the head, and it was exquisite and magnificent everywhere, which made people fall in love with it.

This is the dowry of the mother, the mother is from the Taiyuan Wang clan, she was good at this way when she was young, the father has been fighting for many years, and the mother will often relieve the pain of lovesickness through the fuqin.

Teng Shao’s fingers lightly pressed on the strings: “Since your aunt left, Grandpa has not heard anyone touch the piano for a long time, tonight Grandpa is a little tired, how about you play a song for Grandpa?” Teng Yuyi

said lightly, “I can’t play the piano.”

Teng Shao smiled bitterly: “I heard Cheng Bo say that over the years you have been practicing the piano method hard, and there are many shadows of your aunt in your skills, and your aunt is a master, you can practice to this point, you should have put a lot of effort into it.”

Teng Yuyi sneered in her heart, she was not good at this, but she was worried that there would be no trace of her mother in this world, and she would try her best to keep anything related to her mother.

The exception is this piano.

This piano had fallen into the hands of her father’s cousin named Wu Yingying, and if she had not been young and refused to let go, it would have been impossible to take it back.

After taking it back, she was no longer willing to touch the piano because she hated this piano, and she did not expect her father to put it in the study.

Teng Shao took care of himself to play the strings, and the melody spilled out from his fingertips, and the technique was not skilled, but he could hear that it was Hu Renming’s music “Su Musha”.

Teng Yuyi’s face became more and more ugly the more she listened, and shortly before her mother’s death, she had inadvertently bumped into Wu Yingying and her father in a private meeting in the study, when Tubo invaded again, and the Helong area was in a hurry, and her father was about to lead an army.

Wu Yingying gave this song as a gift, which has the intention of sending off yiyi.

Teng Yuyi remembered that when he broke in, Wu Yingying’s face was full of tears.

And her good father was silently standing in front of the case watching Wu Yingying fuqin.

Qu Zi was mournful, both of them seemed to be a little confused, I don’t know how long later, Teng Shao turned his head to see Teng Yuyi, and his face faintly flashed a trace of panic.

Teng Yuyi was only five years old at the time, but he also saw that the two people were not right, this Wu Yingying was her father’s cousin, who was brought home by her father half a year ago, and her father told her mother that her cousin’s parents had died, and now she was lonely and lonely, and her cousin had promised someone else’s family, but there were still half a year before the date of marriage, and this half year needed to live at home.

The mother put her father first in everything, and naturally promised with her mouth, and immediately ordered someone to pick up a quiet courtyard and place Wu Yingying well.

At first, her mother often walked around with Wu Yingying, and Wu Yingying was lively and clever, and made up many gadgets to coax the young Teng Yuyi, because she was good at winning people’s hearts, and even the people in the government had a good feeling for Wu Yingying.

After a while, her mother somehow began to alienate Wu Yingying, and sometimes Teng Yuyi wanted to go to Wu Yingying to play, but she would be stopped by her mother.

It was then that the mother’s body began to woe.

Later, Teng Yuyi bumped into that scene in the study, she did not tell her mother about it, but her mother finally knew, her mother was pregnant at the time, and she was angry and attacked and failed to save the fetus, and her body completely collapsed.

Remembering this, she jerked her head up, the sound of the piano in her ears was incessant, her father was immersed in the memory, she couldn’t bear it, she walked quickly through the room, and Huo Ran pushed open the door.

Teng Shao pressed the strings and whispered, “Ayu!

Teng Yuyi stopped and said sharply, “Grandpa always misses his mother, but he doesn’t even know that Ah Niang never played Huqu when she was alive!” Only one person has played this song “Su Mu Sha”, and Grandpa played this song with his mother’s relics, who is insulting?

Teng Shao seemed to be choked in the throat.

Teng Yuyi’s eyes were red: “Grandpa doesn’t have to remind me in such a way, I will never touch this piano, and I want to vomit every time I hear this song!” I will never forget how Ah Niang died, that woman is now living well in the Nanzhao Country, but Ah Niang has become a pile of white bones, and all this is due to Grandpa!

Teng Shao’s face turned blue and he cried out, “Enough!

Teng Yuyi’s tears swirled in her eyes, the night her mother died, the people were busy pretending to be buried, and when she was young, she didn’t know what had happened, she climbed into the coffin by herself, opened her arms and said to her mother: “Ah Niang, Ah Yu, please Ah Niang get up and hug me.”

But no matter how she cried, Ah Niang would not pay attention to her, she was at a loss, and she held Ah Niang in the coffin and cried.

Since then, no one has coaxed her to sleep every night, and no one has held her and sang nursery rhymes under the flowers. No one was smiling and brushing her hair, no one was teaching her to write.

After Ah Niang was buried, countless dark nights, there was a cold silence around her, and the only thing that accompanied her was the ragdoll left by her mother.

She remembered her mother’s smiling and crooked eyes, and she couldn’t suppress her hatred for her father.

Teng Shao stood up with a stick of paper, and as soon as he took a step, his body shook.

“Grandpa is a rough man, doesn’t understand music theory, doesn’t understand fighting, and hasn’t drawn an eyebrow for your aunt once.”

[End of This Chapter]