Capture the Jade:

The room was silent, and dozens of pairs of eyes were staring at Erniang Dong.

A palace official looked at Dong Erniang suspiciously, and suddenly said: "This old slave remembered that the son of the Dong Ming family had appeared several times when he was traveling a few days ago. First of all, the son took a shortcut from the bamboo forest to the moon lamp. The Dong family's car followed behind, if it wasn't for the prince's order to set up a curtain outside the bamboo forest, I don't know how long the Dong family would follow. This lady Dong, what are you planning, why do you always follow the prince?"

Duan Ningyuan didn't know this twists and turns, after the shock, his expression turned ugly again.

Juesheng slapped his forehead: "I see, senior brother, one of the master and servant is pretending to be poisoned, and the other is trying every means to ask you for Liuyuan Dan. If it wasn't the Wuzang Formation, the Liuyuan Pill would have been successfully taken away by them."

Dong Erniang's eyes flustered, but she still refused to speak.

Lin Chengyou sneered: "Have you not made up a lie yet? It doesn't matter, I just don't have the patience. According to the law of this dynasty, 'those who steal more than fifty bolts of silk will travel three thousand miles', although stealing is not allowed, It will also be two years. Your master and servant will work together to steal the Liuyuan Pill. With the value of the Liuyuan Pill, it is no problem to fight for fifty or two years. For such a serious crime, there is no need to bother Wannian County for trial. Come here, directly This pair of master and servant was sent to Jingzhao Mansion." (Note 1)

Dong Erniang's face turned pale all of a sudden, and she subconsciously looked at Duan Ningyuan. Duan Wenyin concealed a touch of disgust in her eyes, and quietly blocked Duan Ningyuan's front. Confused.

The palace people were about to surround Dong Erniang, a thin layer of mist gushed out of Dong Erniang's eyes, and suddenly said: "Wait a minute—"

She glanced at Lin Chengyou with tears in her eyes, and slowly prostrated herself on the ground: "I'm not Liu Yuan Dan who deliberately deceives the prince, I just want to save my mother."

"Your mother?!" Everyone said in surprise.

Dong Erniang nodded silently, and wanted to speak, but her body trembled violently, she didn't know what kind of sorcery Prince Cheng had used on her, it was so itchy that she couldn't control herself.

"My aunt has been sick since the beginning of the year." She had fits of cold and hot, and forced herself to speak, "My grandfather has searched for famous doctors, tried all kinds of divination and acupuncture, and used countless medicine stones, but my aunt has never seen her. It got better. Maybe it’s because I thought about it every day and dreamed at night. One day my grandfather went to the Temple of Mercy to offer incense. After returning, I had a dream. In the dream, a Buddha told my grandfather that if he wanted to save his wife’s life, he could find a Prince Wang asks for medicine. My grandfather asked after waking up and learned that Prince Cheng was carrying a strange medicine with him. He believed that the dream was inspired by heaven, so he took my elder brother to pay homage to Prince Cheng’s mansion the next day. Jingyuan travels, the prince is not in Chang'an, and the grandfather has been looking for it for a month, but he has not even seen the prince's face.

She was originally very beautiful, her shoulders trembled slightly when she spoke, and her tears were drooping, giving her a soft and gentle appearance.

"Since then, my aunt has been seriously ill, and my grandfather has also fallen ill because of running around for days. A few days ago, my elder brother and I heard that Prince Cheng's son had returned, and we went to wait outside Chengwang's mansion with a glimmer of hope, but maybe luck It’s not good, let alone begging for medicine, I didn’t even hand over the invitation to the prince. I told the matter to the grandfather on the sick bed, and the grandfather lamented that everything was due to fate. Saying that I can't help, Taoist Priest Qing Xuzi suffered a lot for refining Liuyuan Pill, although the medicine was given to Prince Cheng's son, but the son never gave this medicine to others because he cherished Master's hard work."

The people in the room thought to themselves, this is the truth. The Liuyuan Pill is like a rare treasure, and many people in Beijing are greedy. The year before last, Wei Shangshu's wife was critically ill, and Wei Shangshu also wanted to ask for the Liuyuan Pill for his wife. Later, I begged to the sage, and got one grain only after the sage interceded.

Shortly after, Daoist Master Qing Xuzi spoke in public, that the son of Cheng Wang's life is very strange, and he needs to keep this medicine for self-defense, unless the big devil is in trouble or the situation is critical, he must not use it to sacrifice others, otherwise the son's life will be at stake. As soon as these words came out, the thoughts of the people in Beijing were completely cut off.

Dong Erniang said sadly: "Grandpa said, 'There are so many seriously ill people in Chang'an City, if everyone goes to Prince Cheng to ask for medicine, will the prince give it or not? What did the Taoist Master Qingxu say? It sounds unreasonable, but in fact it has saved the prince a lot of trouble. Forget it, there is no hope of seeking medicine, and if A Niang cannot be saved because of this, it is fate'. "

"Since then, my grandpa and elder brother have given up the idea of ​​visiting Cheng Wang's son. A Niang's illness has not improved. The Shangsi Festival forced me to go out to a banquet to relax my mind. I originally planned to go to the riverside to pray for my parents, but halfway I saw Prince Cheng and his servants passing by on horseback..."

She caught a glimpse of Duan Ningyuan from the corner of her eyes, saw that he was motionless, her chest tightened suddenly, she lowered her head and said embarrassingly: "I didn't have time to go back to the city to report to Grandpa and Brother, so I decided to order the steward to drive to follow, who would have been noticed by Prince Cheng , was once again blocked out of the bamboo forest.

"I was disheartened at the time and had to take a long way around. When I was halfway there, something heavy seemed to have fallen from the roof of the cart. When I opened the curtain, I saw a dark car passing by outside. Giant, I was so frightened that I fainted on the spot..."

Suddenly recalling Lin Chengyou's warning just now, she was chilled, and hurriedly changed her words again: "I just fainted for a while, and when I woke up, I heard people talking outside. Those people seemed to have just heard the news, saying Some people in the bamboo forest were attacked by monsters, and many people were injured. They are going to the Moon Lantern Pavilion to ask the prince to find a solution, so I, I will—"

"You pretended to be poisoned by a demon just now?"

Dong Erniang wept and said: "I thought at the time, since there are many injured people, it doesn't matter if I have one more. The son is considered half a Taoist, and now that the demons are in the world, he should take out the six yuan pill to save people. If I took this opportunity to meet Prince Cheng, I might be able to get a six-yuan pill for my mother, so I changed my mind and simply fell asleep in the car. This was planned by me alone, and my wet nurse didn’t know anything about it. love."

The lady in charge shook her head desperately, only wishing she had socks stuffed in her mouth.

"It's only my fault that I'm dizzy." Dong Erniang cried, "My mother is now a candle in the wind, and she's always worried about being a child. I really had no choice but to make such a bad plan."

She choked up and lost her voice, her expression was very sad. There were two wives who were soft-hearted and said, "I'm sorry to see you, it's because of my mother."

Duan Ningyuan's face was originally frosty, but after hearing this, his expression softened a little.

Unexpectedly, at this time, someone coughed lightly, and Dong Erniang recognized Teng Yuyi's voice. Thinking of what happened tonight, she knew that this woman was very skilled. , I heard Mrs. Du say: "Even if you want to save your mother, you can't deceive others again and again. Forget about it before, and you are confused, but later the son said in public that the six-yuan pill has been distributed, why are you still pretending to be unconscious behind the curtain?" , obviously unscathed, but let your subordinates make a fuss, causing Yu'er to be infamous for nothing, what is your intention?"

Dong Erniang hated secretly, but her face was panicked: "I didn't know in advance that the six yuan pills were not enough, and I didn't know that it would be so dangerous to be poisoned by the monster. I was also quite surprised that the monster chased after Ziyun Tower , Although I wanted to get the Liuyuan Pill, I never thought of endangering other people's lives. Later, when the medicine was distributed, I knew that fate should be like this, but as long as I thought of Aniang's death, I would be burned in my heart. I waited and waited, I just hope that Prince Cheng can come up with another way."

"It's really filial." Lin Chengyou applauded, "In the name of filial piety, what you do is doing harm to others. If you get this medicine, some people who are really poisoned will die because of the short medicine. If the last pill is given to you, the manservant in the Teng Mansion will be dead at this moment."

Dong Erniang burst into tears, biting her red lips and shaking her head desperately.

Lin Chengyou glanced at her contemptuously: "The Liuyuan Pill was deceived first, and I caught the monster later. If you hadn't pretended to be poisoned and poisoned me to set up the Five Zang Formation, the monster would not have escaped from Ziyun Tower almost. The demon is about to become a demon, if you really want to let the tiger out, you will not only hurt four or five people. All kinds of things add up, and you can't be punished with a stick."

Dong Erniang opened her mouth to argue, but when she saw the blood on Lin Chengyou's lapel, she became completely flustered. It turned out that Lin Chengyou had been injured so badly. She thought it would be enough to pretend to be in a coma for a while, and then find a suitable time to wake up. The way monsters harm people There are ever-changing changes, and it is reasonable to wake up from a coma. Who knows that thousands of calculations have been made, and these Taoist mysteries have been missed. Lin Chengyou is not like an ordinary son and grandson. If his injury alarms the palace, the saint and the queen must be held accountable. At that time, I'm afraid even grandpa will be implicated.

She turned pale, and glanced at Duan Ningyuan again. Duan Ningyuan had a complicated look on his face, but he didn't avoid her gaze. There was a glimmer of hope in her heart. If Duan Ningyuan is willing to come forward, there may be room for change.

Lin Chengyou saw it clearly, sneered in his heart, took out a pack of medicine powder from his arms, and said to the palace man beside him: "Tie her up with the old thing, and send her to Jingzhao Mansion together. She has poisonous insects on her body, you should eat it first and understand." Take the medicine and do it again."

The room was in chaos, Dong Erniang didn't know whether it was because of fear or itching, her body trembled more and more, the lady in charge whimpered and writhed like a fat worm, the palace officials tied the two of them up without saying a word, They were dragged out of the house together.

At this time, the bed curtain was arched, and Juesheng ran out from behind the curtain with a bowl of talisman soup: "Senior brother, Mrs. An Guogong's body has attracted demon poison, it's all over now, don't worry that she will be halfway before reaching Qingyun Temple." died."

Lin Chengyou took the teacup, and there were wisps of ink-like things hanging in the yellow-colored tea soup. Although it wasn't much, it was better than not being able to attract a drop. He frowned and asked, "How about the other four wounded?"

"The demon poison is almost gone, I guess I will wake up tomorrow."

Lin Chengyou asked the palace man outside again: "Is An Guogong here?"

"Here we come. Just as we arrived at the front building, the King of Chun'an County was also outside. Duke An accidentally fell off his horse halfway and broke his leg because he was in a hurry. His Royal Highness stopped him for a while, and he is still bandaging his injured leg in the front building."

Lin Chengyou turned around and walked out: "Prepare your horse, and hurry back to Qingyun Temple."

***

The lights outside the building were bright, and the carriages and horses were waiting at the door in awe.

Teng Yuyi helped Mrs. Du get into the calf cart, the driver was about to raise his whip, when the carts and horses roared behind him, the carts and horses of the Duke of Zhen's mansion surrounded him.

Duan Ningyuan rode a silver-saddle white-nosed horse, took the lead to control the reins and parked, got off the horse and gave a salute to the calf cart, and said respectfully: "Madam was frightened tonight, this junior can't rest assured, if Madam doesn't dislike this junior's stupidity, please forgive me." The junior will **** you back to the city."

There was no wave on his face, and he stood with his hands folded after saying this.

Duan Wenyin came out from behind him, got off the horse and said, "Ma'am, Yu'er, tonight Ning Yuan lost his temper after drinking and said some stupid things, but his nature is pure and straightforward. , and need to confess in person. He regretted it a long time ago, and just told me that there are tourists everywhere in and out of the city tonight, and the Teng family needs to take care of a few wounded. I am afraid that no one will take care of you on the way back to the city, so I offered to see you off What about."

In front of Teng's calf cart was a green and gold-painted cart. It was quiet inside. The curtain was rolled up. Mrs. Du poked her head out, but it was Teng Yuyi in the cart who spoke. She laughed and said: " Thank you Madam for your kind words, but there is no need. First, in Ziyun Building, in front of many elders, I have already analyzed the matter clearly. Although I am young, I am not confused in my heart. I can figure out everything, elders You will only understand better than me. My cousin has just taken the medicine, and it is not appropriate to delay for too long on the road. I am leaving now. Madam does not need to see you off, and please ask little general Duan to stand in the way."

Duan Wenyin's complexion froze slightly, she smiled and said to Mrs. Du: "Aunt Du, the family doesn't talk about each other. I remember that Ning Yuan and Yu'er were only twelve years old when they got engaged. Seven years later, Yu'er By the time of Ji, Ning Yuan is also nineteen years old, but he is still young, so it is inevitable that he will act recklessly sometimes.

"To put it inappropriately, there are very few young men of his age in Chang'an who do not seek pleasure through drinking and drinking. Take the relatives of the Duan Mansion as an example, which one has not done absurd acts? Taking concubines The prostitutes, the prostitutes...there are countless. In detail, Ning Yuan's character is really rare. When he was young, he studied and practiced martial arts, and never saw him cry out. The Duan family had a long-standing rule that no room should be shared before marriage, and no concubines should be taken after marriage. As the eldest son of the Duan family, Ning Yuan grew up to nineteen this year, and there was even a close servant in the room. There are no maidservants. When Ning Yuan is mentioned in Chang'an City, no one praises him for being a good boy.

"Mrs. Du, you are someone who has experienced these young people's faults better than Yu'er. You just need to look at Chang'an to see whether Ningyuan is good or bad. Sometimes it may not be a good thing to rub the sand in your eyes." , but it only increases troubles. It’s nothing to be confused once in a while, just correct it. But I can see that Yu’er may not listen to these words. But Madam is different, you are Yu’er’s most respected elder, the child’s I still need your help to untie the knot in my heart."

Madam Du sighed in her heart, the meaning of Duan Wenyin's words could not be more clear, she just wanted to say that young men are always foolish, even if Duan Ningyuan has an affair with Dong Erniang, it is not a big deal, if she resigned on impulse , she may not meet a better husband-in-law than Duan Ningyuan in the future. But after tonight's incident, not to mention Yu'er's unshakable attitude, even her aunt would not agree to this marriage again. She doesn't know how Duan Ningyuan knew Dong Erniang, but once a young man is moved, his heart I can't get it back.

She thought with relief, fortunately, Yu'er sees more thoroughly than her, and acts more decisively.

She looked at Duan Ningyuan again. This child is handsome and majestic. Only he himself knows.

She smiled slightly: "Ma'am, when it comes to this, I also want to say something from my heart. Yu'er is no better than others. She lost her mother when she was five years old. After her mother's funeral, I rushed to the border guards. As an aunt, I couldn't go to Teng's house to take care of her because Dalang had just given birth. In the first days, besides the old servant who was in charge, there was no one who loved her very much. There are no elders, even if she misses her parents, she can only carry it by herself at such a young age."

Duan Ningyuan moved slightly, and subconsciously raised his head to look at the half-hanging emerald.

"Once I rushed to visit Yu'er, the child hugged the little puppet that A Niang sewed for her, and fell asleep alone on a swing in the garden. I had a big pimple, and I cried at that time. This was just one of them. I lost my mother since I was a child, and I was a girl again. How much wronged Ayu has suffered in these years. As an aunt, I dare not deeply Think."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Du's eyes felt a little hot.

"Later, Yu'er's grandfather sent her to me to teach her. I wished I could spare my heart to love her. Yu'er was wronged, which was worse than digging my flesh. Yu'er was not happy. Being an aunt will only make you feel even more aggrieved, so Madam thinks otherwise, don’t ask me to explain to Yu’er about tonight’s matter, I’m afraid Yu’er will have to explain to me, I also want to understand, although General Duan is young, But he is not a reckless child, if he hadn't thought about it long ago, he would never have blurted out the words of retiring—"

Duan Wenyin was about to speak, but Mrs. Du said: "Furthermore, marriage is not a trifling matter. How can an aunt come up with random ideas? My brother-in-law will return to Chang'an in a few days, and my brother-in-law will decide what to do." Madam must be tired after staying up all night, no matter how important it is, I can't finish talking all night, why don't we just say goodbye and go back to our homes to rest."

Duan Wenyin touched two nails that were neither soft nor hard, but she was not angry. After pondering for a while, she led the horse aside with a smile and said, "Alright, it's important to take care of the wounded. Anyway, in a few days our grandmother will pass Birthday, when the time comes, the two families will meet again, Madam and Yu'er, let's go first, tomorrow I will visit Miss Du."

Madam Du pretended not to hear the last two words, and put down the curtain of the car with a smile. At this moment, Ziyun Building was full of cars and horses, and a group of luxuriously dressed men came out of the building, discussing something while walking.

It was late at night, and the flowers and the moon were shining in front of the steps. Those people stopped in the half-bright and half-dark shadows, and it was difficult to distinguish their faces.

The servants led their horses forward one after another, and those people moved down the steps. The man in the purple robe and jade crown, who was full of cynical demeanor, was not Lin Chengyou.

Lin Chengyou's mount is a handsome and majestic horse with a purple mane and snow hooves, decorated with brocade and gold bands. It is probably a tribute from a foreign country, and its coat color is very different.

After he got on the horse, he flexed his fingers and whistled, and a shadow sprang out from the dark place, approaching Lin Chengyou, and jumped onto the horse's back.

Madam Du was so frightened that she clutched her chest, Teng Yuyi looked over, the thing's eyes were bright green, and its ears were as sharp as scissors, it turned out to be a shiny black little cheetah.

The little cheetah is squatting behind Lin Chengyou. It is small but majestic. In Chang'an City, princes and grandsons often raise falcons or lynxes. Such fierce and unruly cheetahs are rare, but this is in line with Lin Chengyou's usual attitude. style.

Not long after, the guards came over with the Dong family's carriage. Duan Ningyuan took the reins and spun around on the spot twice. Finally, he couldn't hold back and drove the horse towards Lin Chengyou. Duan Wenyin's face darkened, and she immediately caught up .

The siblings had just run halfway, when Lin Chengyou turned to look at the Teng family's carriage, and suddenly said something to Xiaodaotong in front of the horse.

The little Taoist priest nodded, raised his Taoist robe and ran towards the carriage of the Teng Mansion: "Is Mrs. Teng in the carriage?"

Not only Duan Ningyuan and Madam Du were surprised, but also Madam Du.

Teng Yuyi asked curiously in the car: "What's the matter with the Taoist?"

Juesheng scratched his head: "Can I let the poor get into the car? You have to say it face to face."