Chapter 91

It was almost dusk when we went up the mountain.

The residence of the Lishan Palace is limited, and there are many officials and female relatives accompanying them. The residences are allocated. Except for the princes and ministers above the third rank, the officials below need at least two people to live in the same room, or father, son and brothers to live in the same room, or even four or five people. one room.

As for the women’s family, a group of young ladies from Xiangxiang Academy were placed in Xiangluan Pavilion, Teng Yuyi and her cousin lived in the innermost part of the east corridor, Du Tinglan packed her luggage and walked to the Xuan window to look out, behind the window was the way to the hot spring In the garden of the pond, the palace maids are walking through the flowers. At this time, most of the flowers in Chang’an City have withered, but the Lishan Mountain is still a beautiful scenery. Du Tinglan leaned against the window and took a deep breath. In an instant, I can think clearly.

Suddenly I heard Teng Yuyi whisper: “Sister, help me close the window.”

Du Tinglan just pretended that her sister was about to change her clothes and closed the window, but she saw her sister was sneaking around in front of the bed and didn’t know what to do. When she got closer, she found that her sister was holding a long strand of hair in her hand. before the bed.

This hair is at least made up of a dozen long hairs connected in series with knots in the middle.

“What is this for?” Du Tinglan didn’t understand the reason at first, but she understood in a flash, and hurriedly lowered her voice, “Do you want to guard against the person who murdered you?”

Teng Yuyi first looked around to make sure the doors and windows were closed, and then listened carefully to make sure that there was no one outside the corridor. Then she tore off the strand of hair, tied one end to the bed and the other to the crossbar of the screen, and then whispered. Said: “I’ve thought about it, that night I made up my mind to stop the trail leader at Zhixu Pavilion. Even if that person breaks my silk sash in advance, I can’t predict who I will meet along the way. Fame, this move seems meaningless, so we might as well change the way of thinking about that night, maybe this person didn’t think too much, she just wanted to steal my sachet.”

“Steal your sachet?”

“All my personal objects use the same kind of incense, in addition to roses, there are also two other recipes added to it. This recipe came up by myself, and no one else can imitate it. The first smell was roses, I smelled it carefully and mixed it with other scents. Maybe the person wanted to know the recipe of my spices, but he couldn’t ask in person, so he had to steal it. Chunrong and Biluo are used to tying my belt with a wish-fulfilling knot, and this knot is extremely It’s hard to understand. That person took advantage of the same meal to approach me quietly, but he couldn’t untangle the knot on the silk sash. He was afraid that it would fail after a long time. Si Lun, I’m leaving.”

Du Tinglan was stunned, nodded and said, “No wonder you said that this matter has nothing to do with your personal maid. If Chunrong and Biluo have different intentions, why do you need that person to do it yourself? The second maid has already told the other party. It didn’t work, let this person know the detailed formula in your incense sticks, and the articles that can be made in the future will be huge. Just throwing the small things that have stained your usual fragrance to a man can smear your reputation… No, In addition to these boudoir methods, there are even other unexpected and dirty tricks.”

Teng Yuyi took out a packet of medicinal powder and said with a smile, “That person has been thinking so much, if I don’t pay her respects well, wouldn’t I be living up to the other party’s intention to treat me in vain.”

Du Tinglan: “What is this?”

Teng Yuyi weighed the embroidery bag with a pleasant face: “This is called Hundred Flowers Cannabis, I asked Duanfu to get it in the first few days, as long as it gets on this powder, it will keep itching and ringworm on the face and body, within a month. The appearance will become a lot uglier, because the medicinal properties are hidden, and the poisoning area looks similar to ordinary eczema, and even Feng Yu of the Shang Pharmacy can’t even think of a diagnosis.”

Speaking of this, she smiled slightly: “Tonight she dares to sneak into my room to steal my things, I will tell her to taste the power of Baihua Can. As long as she gets close to my bed, she will encounter this root tied in front of the bed. If her hair is broken, the little machine behind the screen will pour out the medicinal powder in the small sachet, and the medicinal powder will float in the air, and she will be poisoned without knowing it.”

As he spoke, he covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and said to Du Tinglan, “Sister, hurry up and hide. I took the antidote, but you didn’t take it. Be careful that you might be splashed by the powder.”

While talking, he tore apart the silk sash that tied the mouth of the embroidery bag, went to the back of the screen, and put the package of medicinal powder on top of the screen. between the embroidery sacs.

Du Tinglan was stunned as she watched her sister do all this: “Where did you learn these methods?”

Teng Yuyi was silent for a while, then turned to look at Du Tinglan: “Sister, do you want to talk about me?”

Du Tinglan looked at her younger sister’s dark eyes, and couldn’t help crying and laughing: “How could my elder sister say something about you? A elder sister thinks, she thinks…”

Suddenly I remembered that my aunt died too early, my aunt and cousin could never replace A-Niang, my uncle was busy with military affairs, and A-Yu had long been used to dealing with everything in her own way.

Du Tinglan’s heart softened, and her tone also softened: “Remember, no matter what you do, my sister will always be on your side. Although this method… as long as it works, it’s easy to say that if you catch this wicked person as soon as possible, it will also help you. Don’t worry about it all day.”

Teng Yuyi took her sister to the table and sat down: “Taking advantage of the opportunity to live with Lishan this time, that person will definitely not be able to help. Tonight, the female relatives will go to the hot spring pool, and Xiangluan Pavilion will be alone. No, that person might come back in time, the palace people are not familiar with us, and at night, as long as the person dresses like me, even if he enters my room, he will not arouse suspicion. I want to see that Does anyone have any accomplices?”

“What do you think? Do you want to keep an eye on it, but the guards on the mountain are heavily guarded, and Duanfu can’t follow the female relatives.”

“I had to come in person. I’ve already thought about the method. Look, sister, this is the disguise mask that I asked Cheng Bo to prepare for me before going up the mountain. You can change your appearance as long as you stick it on your face. There is a Xuan Pavilion dedicated to the rest of the female relatives in the pool. When I came out of the hot spring pool tonight, I asked Chunrong to put on my cloak. She pretended to be drunk and rested in the Xuan Pavilion by the pool. She covered her face with a handkerchief and said she wanted to sleep. , I will put on spring velvet clothes and come out, when the time comes, my sister will help me cover it up.”

Du Tinglan thought about it for a while, Chunrong’s figure was similar to that of her younger sister, and with her, who was her elder sister, taking care of her, no one would be suspicious.

I heard someone from the palace say outside: “Miss Du, Madam Teng, the empress has ordered dinner at Yixia Xuan, let’s sit early.”

***

The dinner for the female family was hosted by the queen herself.

When the little ladies came forward to pay their respects, the Queen’s gaze stayed on Teng Yuyi for a moment, intentionally or unintentionally. Later, when eating, Teng Yuyi could feel the cordial gaze from the superior.

Teng Yuyi raised her eyes quietly, but found that the queen was preparing the meal with the ladies in front of her.

It seemed to be just her delusion.

After the banquet was over, the palace people passed the message on behalf of the queen: “The journey into the mountain is exhausted, and the ladies are tired after thinking about it. After the meal, you can go to the spring forest to take a bath to relieve your fatigue. If you don’t want to go to the hot spring to take a bath immediately, you can go with the queen to Dan. Lindian watched the dance performed by the actors of the Nanzhao State. Besides, there is also a squatting field in the palace. Later, all the little princes who went up the mountain this time will go to the squatting field to play horses. My dynasty has always been unable to restrain women from equestrianism and horsemanship. Huh, if you ladies and madams are interested, you might as well go and have a look. In short, you don’t have to stay in one place to have fun tonight.”

The ladies bowed down in response.

Most of the little ladies from Xiangxiang Academy were going to watch the tea ceremony. The Queen waited expectantly for a while before she saw Teng Yuyi choose to go to the hot spring without hesitation. She couldn’t help but have mixed feelings in her heart. At the moment, I really don’t have any interest in You’er, but fortunately, at the very least, I can be sure that Mrs. Teng has no other sweetheart.

After leaving Yixiaxuan, only half of the classmates who were willing to go to Quanchi were left. Wu Qi was the leader, and the rest were sisters Teng Yuyi, Li Huaigu, Liu Siniang, Zheng Shuangyin and others. indivual.

The girls arm in arm with each other and go back to Xiangluan Pavilion together to pick up the clothes.

Du Tinglan and Teng Yuyi had long made up their minds to go to the hot spring pool, so everything in the room was ready-made, so they went back to the room to make a pretence, and came out with Chunrong and Hongnu and other personal maids.

As soon as she came out, she met Wu Qi’s master and servant. Wu Qi had a valiant temperament and was able to get out as soon as possible.

“Why don’t we go first.” After waiting for no one else to come out, Wu Qi took the initiative to say.

“also.”

Tonight, people can be seen everywhere in the palace. In addition to the palace maids and eunuchs, there are also many female relatives passing by laughing and talking. There are a few young sons of aristocratic families who are preparing for the later attack and are busy getting servants. We test the jigsaw.

When passing a pavilion, Wu Qi’s feet suddenly twitched.

“Ouch.” She screamed, and sat down on the Langan.

Du Tinglan and Teng Yuyi looked at each other, Wu Qi’s face changed, and it seemed that she was quite stunned.

“Are you okay?” Du Tinglan lowered her head to help her check, and asked with concern, “Would you like to find Feng Yu?”

Wu Qi shook her head and wanted to speak. A young man happened to pass by over there. He heard Wu Qi’s pained cry, and after hearing it, he hurriedly walked towards him.

This well-dressed young man Teng Yuyi only met in the afternoon, the one who looked at her on the way into the mountain.

Guo saw Wu Qi’s grievance and curled her lips: “Brother, I have a broken foot.”

Wu Yuanluo squatted down and took a look, thinking that her sister was too old to check in person, so she had to put one arm on her knee and looked down at Wu Qi’s feet: “You are too careless, it hurts a lot. ?”

Wu Qi looked anxious: “It hurts to death. Brother, think about it, I still want to have fun on the mountain for a few days. If you don’t rub it away, the blood will swell up tomorrow.”

Wu Yuanluo paused: “Yu Fengyu is also in the palace, it’s just too rude to send someone under him, you wait here, my brother will personally go and invite him for you.”

After speaking, he got up, crossed his hands and gave Teng Yuyi a bow: “Please ask the two ladies to help take care of the sister.”

He lowered his eyes and saluted, and his demeanor was much more salutary than the annoying gaze he gave in the afternoon. Teng Yuyi searched for dry intestines, vaguely remembering that she had heard the name of this young master of Wu in her previous life.

At this moment, another group of people passed by, and Lin Chengyou was among them. Seeing this scene, he couldn’t help but stop.

He first looked at Teng Yuyi, then at the little lady who was suspected of having “scarred his foot”, and finally at Wu Yuanluo, and quickly guessed what had happened.

Lin Chengyou thought to himself, Wu Yuanluo didn’t deliberately use his head to talk to Teng Yuyi, otherwise it would be too coincidental, Wu Yuanluo appeared as soon as Mrs. Wu slapped her foot.

Teng Yuyi didn’t answer Wu Yuanluo’s question, but Du Tinglan didn’t know how to answer. Wu Yuanluo’s request was reasonable. People come and go in this place. It doesn’t seem good to drop your arms and ignore it. Du Tinglan was thinking about answering when she heard Wu Qi say, “Brother, she is the lady Teng who took us out of the peach forest last time.”

Wu Yuanluo turned his eyes to take advantage of the situation, and put two clear eyes on Teng Yuyi’s face: “It turned out to be Mrs. Teng. The last time I heard her sister talk about this matter, Wu was impressed by Mrs. Teng’s intelligence.”

Lin Chengyou groaned in his heart, and then it was time to say that Mrs. Teng saved her sister’s life, and Wu Mou will be a photo report in the future.

As expected, Wu Yuanluo said again, “Miss Teng saved her sister’s life—”

Gee, so cheap. Lin Chengyou raised his eyebrows, and suddenly said with a smile: “Isn’t this Young Master Wu, it’s about to start the fight, why hasn’t Young Master Wu gone?”

Teng Yuyi heard the reputation and saw Lin Chengyou looking at him with a half-smile.

Wu Yuanluo answered, “My sister accidentally slapped her foot, and Wu is going to invite Yu Fengyu.”

Lin Chengyou took off the jade plaque from his waist and handed it to the palace servant behind him: “Go and invite his old man to come and see.”

Wu Yuanluo’s smile was stagnant. There are only five people in the world who can ask Yu Fengyu to go to the doctor with just a jade token. Unfortunately, this is the one in front of him.

Lin Chengyou smiled at Wu Yuanluo: “You don’t need to thank Young Master Wu for your effort.”

Teng Yuyi took Du Tinglan to say goodbye. Although Wu Qi tried her best to cover it up, she was clearly a little guilty. She had already seen that she wasn’t really swollen, and she was doing this just to help her brother match up with her.

It’s easy to say that Lin Chengyou is here, at least she doesn’t have to hesitate to wait and see the change, or simply reject it.

When passing by Lin Chengyou, Lin Chengyou hadn’t left yet. Teng Yuyi came to salute Lin Chengyou, but unexpectedly saw the Prince of Chun’an coming over, and the salute stopped.

She thought to herself that this person appeared in Zhixu Pavilion that night, was he led away by someone? Could this have anything to do with her? I just wish I couldn’t ask around, if only Lin Chengyou would be fine, at least she could ask him face to face.

After thinking about it, they forgot to continue the salute just now. The sisters took a few steps forward and saw Gu Xian, the prince of Nanzhao Kingdom.

Although Gu Xian had only dealt with Teng Yuyi a few times, he seemed to be deeply impressed by the fight against the corpse evil in the Chengwang Mansion that night. etiquette.

“Miss Teng.”

Teng Yuyi thought of Wu Yingying as soon as she saw Gu Xian, but since she had a deep chat with her father that night, she decided to trust her father once, so she knew where Wu Yingying lived, but she never went to trouble Wu Yingying once.

Gu Xian is different. Wu Yingying is his aunt in name. During these years in Nanzhao, Gu Xian must know the details of Wu Yingying very well.

Because of this thought, she seemed very cautious when returning the gift.

After returning the ceremony, they went with Du Tinglan to the hot spring pool of Hanyao Palace.

***

Lin Chengyou was joking on his face, but his heart was sour.

He had thought that Teng Yuyi would definitely be tired after a day’s ride on the calf. Let her have a good night’s rest tonight and go to her tomorrow. He had already memorized those three principles, and as long as he met her, he would definitely use it with ease.

But looking at the situation just now, it seems that we can’t wait for tomorrow.

Only then did Wu Yuanluo get away from Teng Yuyi, and the uncle came to him again. Teng Yuyi patronized and looked at the uncle, but didn’t say hello to him at all. Besides, Gu Xian looked very annoying tonight.

That’s right, Teng Yuyi is good, and he is not the only one who can see it. He doesn’t find it strange at all that someone likes Teng Yuyi.

No, it seems that I can’t just focus on fighting horses tonight. It’s lively everywhere tonight, who knows if there will be a second Wu Yuanluo, and I have to see Teng Yuyi, at least once in front of her. Three.

Thinking of this, he stopped: “Hey, my head hurts, I’m afraid I won’t be able to beat Ma Yu tonight.”

***

The soup pool in Hanyao Palace is specially used for the bathing of ministers and daughters. The soup pool is hundreds of feet long and runs through the entire palace. The spring water is gurgling, and the fragrance of medicine is steaming with the heat. Teng Yuyi and Du Tinglan arrived early, and there are only two of them in the palace. This time, it was in Teng Yuyi’s arms. The sisters made arrangements according to the original plan. Li Huaigu and other little ladies came. It didn’t take long for the banquet in Danlin Hall to disperse, and many ladies came to bathe one after another. , Now the Hanyao Palace is completely lively.

After a while, Teng Yuyi looked around secretly, and found that there were a few people missing in the soup pool. She was moved and said to her cousin, “Sister, I have to catch the thief.”

There were many people around, but fortunately, preparations were made in advance. The master and servant took great pains to change their clothes. Chunrong pretended to be Teng Yuyi and stayed in the Xuan Pavilion of Hanyao Palace. Teng Yuyi changed into Chunrong’s clothes to cover up.

I met many people along the way. Fortunately, Teng Yuyi had a natural mask on her face. People passing by only regarded her as the maid of a certain lady, and no one gave her a second look.

Unexpectedly, an acquaintance walked towards him. This man was so eye-catching that even if the light in the garden was not as bright as that in the palace, he could see it at a glance.

Lin Chengyou seemed to be looking for someone, his eyes searched freely in the garden, and when he passed Teng Yuyi, he didn’t even look at her.

Teng Yuyi breathed a sigh of relief, she and Lin Chengyou were acquaintances anyway, even he couldn’t recognize her, let alone others.

Unexpectedly, when she walked near Xiangluan Pavilion, footsteps suddenly came from behind, and someone said, “What are you doing sneakily?”

Teng Yuyi was surprised at first, then heaved a sigh of relief, it was Lin Chengyou.

This person’s eyesight is too good, she looked back at him in shock: “I’m so easy to be like this, can you still recognize me?”

Lin Chengyou listened attentively, and made sure that there was no one left or right, and then dragged Teng Yuyi to a secluded corner, thinking that the face was not recognized for a while, but the scent on your body recognized it.

He tilted his head and looked at Teng Yuyi: “Can this mask be torn off? It’s not pleasing to the eye.”

“No.” Teng Yuyi subconsciously covered her cheek.

Lin Chengyou’s eyes moved slightly, and a sentence emerged in his mind: accommodate her.

Even if Teng Yuyi did something strange, he had to rely on her.

He smiled and said pleasantly: “Okay, wear it if you want.”

Teng Yuyi let out a “huh” in her heart, why is Lin Chengyou acting weird? This is not like his previous style. She glanced at him suspiciously and cleared her throat to speak. the antidote.”

As the two approached, the faint medicinal smell came out from Teng Yuyi’s breath, and the medicinal smell couldn’t even suppress her rose fragrance, and rushed straight to the tip of his nose.

Teng Yuyi’s ears exploded, and she looked down at herself in amazement, then looked up at Lin Chengyou, what did this man’s nose do? His five senses were too sensitive.

Lin Chengyou was also looking at Teng Yuyi in surprise. The remnant of a hundred flowers is a harmful trick. What did Teng Yuyi do with this?

“Teng Yuyi, you’re trying to harm a hundred flowers—”

Before the words came out, another familiar sentence popped up in his mind: Be extra patient with her.

Hey, I almost lost my patience in front of her again, and said she was “harming people” without understanding the reason. Can Teng Yuyi not be annoyed?

Lin Chengyou had no choice but to swallow the rest of the words, and nodded with a smile: “Tell me, who do you want to make fun of? I’ll help you.”