Capture the Jade:

Teng Yuyi didn't answer right away, Juesheng pondered for a while, and quickly added: "Brother was afraid that something might go wrong on the way back to the city, so I specially asked Pindao to send some talismans to the injured."

Teng Yuyi then let go: "The leader of the trail, please come up quickly."

Juesheng is as fat as a small drum, but his movements are light and nimble. After sitting down, he imitated Qing Xuzi and bowed his head: "The poor Taoist is the leader."

He pretended to be old-fashioned, but he was full of childishness everywhere. Mrs. Du and Teng Yuyi smiled and said: "I have seen the Taoist priest."

Du Tinglan was placed on the couch behind the curtain, and Teng Yuyi and Madam Du sat side by side on the low bench under the east window.

Teng Yuyi wore the Mili all night and was already depressed, thinking that the little Taoist priest was only eight or nine years old, so she took off the Mili and put it aside.

Juesheng has only seen Teng Yuyi's appearance until now. Not only is he not ugly, but he is also surprisingly beautiful.

"The leader of the trail?"

Juesheng touched his head in embarrassment, then sat upright and said: "Actually, the wounded have taken the Liuyuan Pill and don't need to use the talisman anymore. Senior brother asked me to ask about the situation in the bamboo forest. Mrs. Teng, Why did you and Mrs. Du go to the bamboo forest? Did someone lead you there? What happened after you got there? Besides monsters, have you ever seen any suspicious people?"

He paused after each sentence, as if repeating what Lin Chengyou taught him.

Teng Yuyi exchanged eyes with Mrs. Du. The reason why Du Tinglan left Jingfu Nunnery is still a mystery. They are afraid of damaging Du Tinglan's reputation. The two have been deliberately covering up the matter.

However, judging from the circumstances of catching the monster tonight, it seems that the origin of the monster is not simple. If there are other twists and turns in it, blindly hiding it will only make things worse.

Besides, Teng Yuyi has another layer of worries. In the six months before and after her cousin's accident in her previous life, she had never heard of a monster causing harm to Chang'an, but tonight this monster has already harmed a dozen women. He was strangled to death for the inspection, but with the way of that monster tonight, killing people doesn't need to be so troublesome.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that there were too many details that didn't fit together. She remembered that after her cousin was murdered in her previous life, even Grandpa had sent someone to investigate secretly, but in the end, she couldn't find out who the murderer was. With the help of Lin Chengyou, the truth may be found out.

So she said truthfully: "We don't know why my cousin went to the bamboo forest. By the time we arrived, both my cousin and the maid Hong Nu had lost their minds, and the monsters were dormant on the trees, and would attack us as soon as we approached." Duanfu and I were busy dealing with monsters, so we didn't pay attention to whether there were others hiding in the forest."

Juesheng showed a disappointed expression: "I thought Mrs. Teng knew the inside story."

"It seems that we can only wait for my cousin to wake up before asking." Teng Yuyi said in a deep voice, "But there is one thing that is quite strange, that is, after we rescued my cousin, we found a wound on her palm, and the blood had scabbed over. It doesn't look like it was just broken by a monster."

She said that she turned around and pulled her cousin's right hand out of the quilt and exposed it outside the curtain.

"Xiao Daoist, look."

Juesheng leaned forward, the wound was thin and deep: "Hey, why is it a bit like a branch was punctured? No, the branch can't be pierced so deep, it's like scissors."

"It should be scissors. When I went to look for my cousin in the Yunhui Hall in the nunnery, I saw a lot of ribbons on the table." Teng Yuyi took out a piece of gold foil and jade from the armhole, "Look, Taoist priest, it is estimated that the ribbon-cutting victory in the Yunhui Hall I'm going to **** my hand."

The two took advantage of the light to search carefully, and soon found a dark bloodstain the size of a fingernail on one of the foils. The foil was dark ochre, and the bloodstain had dried up, so it was not eye-catching.

Juesheng squeezed the formula with his left hand, and crossed his eyebrows with the other finger. He opened his eyes and saw nothing wrong, so he turned his head to observe the scar on Du Tinglan's palm.

"It seems that there is a lot of blood. If there was a monster hiding in the forest at that time, as long as Mrs. Du got close, the monster would smell the blood on her body."

Teng Yuyi was stunned: "The Taoist priest means that the cousin was targeted by the monster because of the injury on her hand?"

"Also..." Juesheng hesitated, "It doesn't look like it. Brother said that this monster has a grassy heart and a wooden heart. It feeds on dewy soil. It doesn't like blood or fishy smell. It only loves the skin of beauties. Those who are interested will often find a way to grab the body. Once they find a more beautiful woman, they will **** out the host's essence and escape. There is only one point, it will not damage the beauty's flesh. There are so many women who died in front of them, so few people Report to the official, because there is no trace of injury from the outside, so they thought it was a sudden illness and died."

Teng Yuyi thought about it and said: "According to this, the wound on my cousin's hand is so deep that it can't get into the eyes of that monster, so why did it still take aim at my cousin?"

Juesheng thought hard for a while with his round face, but couldn't figure out the key point, so he had to get up and leave: "I have to report this matter to senior brother as soon as possible. Mrs. Du should wake up tomorrow, if Madam and Mrs. Teng don't mind , Pindao will go to the mansion."

Teng Yuyi and Mrs. Du hurriedly bowed: "Then wait for the Taoist priest to come."

Juesheng walked out with his chubby belly, Teng Yuyi suddenly smiled and said: "Please stop, Taoist priest, I have something to ask Taoist priest."

Juesheng turned his head, if Mrs. Teng hadn't taken the initiative to lend the emerald sword tonight, the senior brother would not have led the old demon out of the formation so quickly. At that time, the longer the delay, the more variables would become. , he and Qi Zhi might have died under the claws of monsters.

Miss Teng lent her elder brother the Emerald Sword, and her elder brother also gave Lady Teng six yuan pills. It was a balance between the two, but if Lady Teng asked him and Qizhi for help, he had to agree both emotionally and rationally, so he smiled silly Said: "Madam Teng, please tell me."

"Dare to ask." Teng Yuyi asked curiously, "What spell did your brother cast on Dong Erniang tonight, and why did it make people itch like that?"

"Oh, that's the [Tell you that life is worse than death - itching and blooming] bug."

Teng Yuyi and Mrs. Du were stunned, what a weird name.

"This worm was originally called Baichong, but my brother thought it was boring, so I changed it to this one. How about it, is it easier to remember than the original name?"

Teng Yuyi smiled and nodded: "What a prestigious name."

Juesheng is childish after all, so he was amused by Teng Yuyi's expression, and as soon as he opened the chatterbox, he continued to talk.

"This worm is born in hot weather, and it can drive away five poisons. Master originally caught this worm to make pills, but one time during the Dragon Boat Festival, the senior brother got drunk in the temple, so he caught this worm and put it in jade scallions After soaking in the wine for seven days, when the cauldron was opened, the worms were still alive, but their color changed from white to emerald green, and their temperament changed drastically.

"It will enter every hole, and it likes to attach to human flesh. If it is accidentally touched by it, it will immediately itch unbearably. The most hateful thing is that it cannot be caught or driven away. Once it is stained Fortunately, the insect can only live for a month, but even a month is enough to torture a person into a shapeless human."

Teng Yuyi became more and more curious: "It's so amazing, and there is no antidote to restrain it. If it is accidentally misused, how will it end?"

"Senior Brother, since he dared to use it, he naturally has a way to drive it away. This bug is invulnerable to swords and guns, and is not afraid of fire. It took a long time for Senior Brother to find the antidote to restrain it."

Teng Yuyi's eyes sparkled: "I just heard that the son ordered the palace servants to take the antidote before touching Erniang Dong. Could it be that the bug will spread?"

"That's not true." Juesheng's eyes were wide open, "If someone accidentally comes into contact with someone who has been poisoned by insects, they will also itch."

"Then... isn't your brother going to give Dong Erniang the antidote?"

"How could it be?" Juesheng shook his head like a rattle, "Senior brother is a hard-hearted person. Dong Erniang cheated Liuyuan Dan and injured senior brother. It would be good if senior brother didn't give her a few more. How could it be?" Detoxify her?

Teng Yu smiled without showing any traces, took out something from the armband, and spread it out in front of Jue Sheng: "Little Daoist, my sword can cut off the claws of that monster. [Calling your life would be worse than death - itching and blooming] Bug?"

Looking at the small green jadeite sword, Juesheng secretly swallowed his saliva. After being curious all night, he finally got a glimpse of its true face. He was so greedy that he really wanted to touch it right away.

He tried to reach out, but retracted regretfully: "But I don't have that bug on me right now."

Teng Yuyi pretended to take back the jade sword, shook her head and sighed: "It's a pity, I thought I could try it right away."

Juesheng said anxiously: "Anyway, the poor will visit the wounded at the house tomorrow, and I can bring a few to the door."

Teng Yuyi hurriedly smiled and said: "That's very good, then it's settled. When the time comes, I will hand over the emerald sword to the Taoist priest, and the Taoist priest can make a gesture himself."

Juesheng was happy for a while, and gradually realized that this worm is not considered a treasure in view, but there is no reason to show it to outsiders at will, why did he agree in just a few words? Miss Teng? But as long as he thinks that he will be able to play with the jade sword tomorrow, he feels itchy again.

The sword was taken back by Teng Yuyi after only showing one side. The more Juesheng thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. However, Teng Yuyi looked back at him solemnly, as if to say, "Does the Taoist priest think I look like a bad person?"

When Juesheng got out of the car, he thought, of course Mrs. Teng can't be considered a bad person, but when Mrs. Teng pressed her elbow on Dong Erniang's leg tonight, he and Qizhi were standing in front of the curtain. But they hit so hard, it is estimated that Dong Erniang's legs are still bruised.

Looking at it this way, Mrs. Teng doesn't seem to be a good person either.

***

Madam Du lightly poked Teng Yuyi's forehead: "What the **** are you planning, kid? Don't you just want to bring that bug into the house."

Teng Yuyi recalled the action of Duan's siblings riding away, and leaned on Mrs. Du's shoulder with a smile: "Don't worry about it, I have my own use anyway."

Madam Du is also thinking about tonight's matter. Judging from Duan Wenyin's attitude when she left, the divorce of the two families will not be so smooth. Duan Ningyuan is about to be canonized as the eldest son. Criticism of conduct.

Although everyone present can understand what happened tonight, after all, no one saw the beginning and end of the relationship between Duan Ningyuan and Erniang Dong with their own eyes. It fell on the Teng family again?

Is there a way to let everyone know that it is the fault of the Duan family...

She rubbed the center of her brows, only regretting that she couldn't think of a good way at the moment, because it was related to Yu'er's life, and she must not let Yu'er be wronged. Fortunately, my brother-in-law is coming back soon, and this matter should be planned as early as possible.

Suddenly remembered something again, and said in surprise: "Look at me, I was so focused on listening to you just now, I forgot to thank the Chun'an County King. Thanks to the help of His Royal Highness the County King tonight, the family was able to move to Purple City so quickly. Come to Yunlou, I heard that His Royal Highness the Prince of Cheng sent someone to find Prince Cheng, Yu'er, you wait in the car, and Auntie is going to thank you face to face."

Teng Yuyi looked out of the window from the blindfold: "I'm afraid it's too late, look, auntie."

In front of the gate of Ziyun Tower, a group of chariots and horses chased away in unison. Amidst the shouting, countless servants rode their horses to follow. Lin Chengyou walked side by side with a young man in a purple robe and a gold crown, and soon disappeared into the night. He had a graceful demeanor, a thin and upright figure, and he seemed to be the king of Chun'an County.

"Forget it." Mrs. Du regretted, "Your uncle should be here soon, we will meet halfway later, and I will discuss with your uncle about visiting to thank you."

The coachman waved his whip, and the Teng family's carriage also embarked on the journey back to the city.

***

Duan Wenyin grabbed the bridle and stopped in front of Duan Ningyuan's horse, glaring at her younger brother: "What are you going to do?!"

Duan Ningyuan grabbed the reins, opened his mouth to refute something, and finally swallowed it back.

Duan Wenyin said with a sullen face: "Just now you saw that Cheng Wang's son was injured. This matter will definitely alarm the palace. If you are involved in this matter at this time, aren't you afraid of damaging the reputation of the Duke of Zhen?"

"But if you really want to be sentenced to the rod, even if you don't die, you will lose half your life." Duan Ningyuan gritted his teeth, "Although Er Niang did something wrong, she did it to save my mother. Sister, I am not I want to help her get rid of the crime, but tell me to ignore her, sorry I can't do it!"

"That's her own fault!" Duan Wenyin swung the whip and slammed it to the ground, "Ning Yuan, you have been so smart since you were young, but you have been so confused because of Dong Erniang! Since she has a private meeting with you, she must have heard of the Duan family. Regarding the relationship with the Teng family, she was clearly awake behind the curtain at the time, but you let you blame Teng Yuyi, if you think about it carefully, is she really a kind person?"

Duan Ningyuan choked.

Duan Wenyin sneered again and again: "She really wants you to divorce Yuyi."

"Sister!"

"Her father, Dong Mingfu, is waiting for election this year. After being evaluated by the Ministry of Officials, he was only awarded a 'lower middle school'. After passing Zheng Pushe, now that Zheng Pushe is paying homage to the prime minister, the Dong family’s hard life has just begun. I heard that the Dong family has been reluctant to marry their second daughter because they want to find a son-in-law who will help the Dong family.”

Duan Ningyuan's face became more and more ugly: "Sister, even if you don't like her, you don't have to think so badly about her."

Duan Wenyin snorted coldly, if she expected her brother to fall into such a deep situation, she should have acted more ruthlessly in the first place.

Although she married to Luoyang a long time ago, she often heard people talk about the daughter of Dong Mingfu in Wannian County. The two-thousand-gold poet and qin master of the Dong family is a well-known talented woman in Chang'an City.

The younger brother served in the army for three years in Longyou Road. After returning, he met Erniang Dong at a lantern festival during the Lantern Festival. Young men and women fell in love with Dou Chumeng. The emotion is often only in a flash, and they have been in secret for more than half a year. The younger brother is already in love with Erniang Dong. Deep-rooted species.

When she learned of this by accident, she was frightened and angry, and immediately forced her younger brother to alienate Dong Erniang, but her younger brother was confused by Dong Erniang, and even thought of retiring the engagement.

Duan Wenyin was heartbroken: "Tonight I shouldn't have softened my heart and promised you to take Dong Erniang to Ziyun Tower. I only thought that her life was dying, but she had ulterior motives.

"Let me ask you, her aunt is in urgent need of Liuyuan Pill, why doesn't she ask you for help? Grandpa can be considered in front of a saint, if you make up your mind to get Liuyuan Pill for her , maybe you can’t get it, Dong Erniang didn’t come to you, but used this excuse to find Prince Cheng several times, have you thought about the reason?”

Duan Ningyuan's complexion suddenly changed, and Duan Wenyin smiled sarcastically: "You and Yu'er have been engaged since childhood, and it is as difficult as heaven to divorce. The son of a prince has a noble status, and he has never discussed marriage. Do you have any other plans? If it weren’t for the fact that Prince Cheng didn’t like her at all, Erniang Dong might not instigate you and Yu’er to divorce tonight, hmph, I’ve seen many twists and turns like this little lady.”

Duan Ningyuan squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "She is not this kind of person."

"Isn't she this kind of person? Her grandfather and brother are not around tonight. She knows that the medicine is not easy to ask for, so why did she follow alone? You wish to save her, but you don't even know what she is thinking. I don't know!"

Duan Ningyuan turned pale, and suddenly shook the reins, Duan Wenyin asked in surprise: "What are you going to do?"

"When I go to Jingzhao Mansion, I have to ask some questions face to face."

"What if she still lies to you?" Duan Wenyin sneered.

Duan Ningyuan was silent: "I have my own way to make her tell the truth!"

"Stop! The Teng family is now determined to withdraw from the marriage, but they can't find any evidence that you and Dong Erniang have an affair. You go to Dong Erniang at this time, and if someone finds out, anyone will stop you. I can’t live in the Teng family anymore. At that time, everyone will know that you are the one who blamed others first, and everyone will criticize you behind your back. Even if you want to ask, why didn’t you wait for the Teng family to get rid of the idea of ​​annulling the marriage?”

Duan Ningyuan reined in abruptly, even if he didn't care about himself, he still had to take into account the reputation of the Zhen Guo government.

"Forget about Erniang Dong. You said before that you don't like the daughter of a military general, but tonight you also met Yu'er. Although she covered her head and face, in terms of body and demeanor, is she no better than Erniang Dong? What does she look like?" Elder Sister saw it too, she is truly one of the best beauties in the world."

Duan Ningyuan listened impatiently to this: "Sister, we can't wait any longer for Erniang's matter. If we really wait for the cane to be punished, even if we don't become disabled, we will still be injured for half a year. Before she is convicted, I have to go tonight. One trip, the governor is not here, and it happens that Meng Fangzhong is on duty recently."

Duan Wenyin was stunned, she made such a clear inquiry, so it can be seen that arrangements have been made in advance.

She thought bitterly, her younger brother is in deep trouble now and urgently needs a dose of strong medicine. Dong Erniang's trouble like this may not be a bad thing.

Duan Wenyin sighed heavily: "Forget it, if you insist on going, I can't stop you, but you must be careful when you go, and don't give anyone a handle. After tonight, forget about Erniang Dong. Take your heart back and wait to marry Yu'er with peace of mind."

Duan Ningyuan didn't answer the question, it was just at the cusp of the storm, he had to think of a perfect plan, he played it out in his mind repeatedly, and finally made up his mind: "Don't worry, Dong Erniang and I won't 'meet', and no one else will know I went to her, and this matter will not be leaked, how can I give someone a handle? Sister, go back to the house first, I will go back."

***

The Teng family's calf had not driven far, and met the Du family and his son head-on.

Two strokes and one dozen encounters, the coachman took the lead to rein in: "Master, eldest son."

The father and son each rode a horse, and they were already drenched in sweat all the way. Du Yuzhi was not good at riding, and his body was still shaking when he got off the horse.

Teng Yuyi and Mrs. Du lifted the curtain of the car to confirm, and got out of the car in a hurry. When they approached, they found that Du Yuzhi's face was as golden as paper. Already."

Du Yuzhi grabbed Mrs. Du's hand, panting, and was about to ask carefully. Du Shaotang ran to his mother: "Mother, where is sister? What happened, eh, Cousin Yu?"

Du Yuzhi was overwhelmed, and said in surprise: "Yu'er, why are you with your sister and aunt? Didn't you say in your letter that you only arrived in Chang'an in two days? By the way, where is Lan'er now? Let me take a look."

Teng Yuyi picked up the important words and replied: "My sister is in the car now, she just took the medicine, and she's fine."

Du Yu knows that God is not guarding the house, so he has to get on the calf cart to see it with his own eyes before he can rest assured. Mrs. Du followed him into the calf cart, gave a general account of what happened tonight, and held her daughter's hand sadly and said: "It is also a misfortune I'm so lucky, I can still save my life when I encountered such a big evil. Tomorrow, the Taoist leader of Qingyun Temple will come to visit me, and I think it will be fine after a while. Look, master, Lan'er's complexion is getting better .”

Du Shaotang squeezed behind and watched silently, with tears in his eyes.

Teng Yuyi looked at this cousin. He was less than eleven years old. He was tall enough at the age of just knowing things, but he was too narrow and thin. His appearance was exactly the same as that of his mother and sister. He was born with fair skin and bright eyes. The melon-seeded face, if the hair had not been tied up, would be mistaken for a young lady at first glance.

When Du Shaotang was a child, he used to run behind her and his cousin. They played on the swing, and he also played on the swing.

After being severely beaten by his uncle several times, Du Shaotang didn't dare to get tired of the inner house anymore, and later entered the Imperial College to study.

I remember my uncle once lamented that it would be better if the siblings could be swapped. The daughter has a simple and quiet temperament, but she is very assertive in her bones. The son's sticky and sticky temperament does not know when it will support the family.

The aunt said: "Whose family's young man was born to be able to stand up to the sky? When he grows up, he will go out with you and walk around. It will be good to have more experience."

After her cousin was killed in the previous life, her aunt also fell ill. Teng Yuyi and Du Shaotang couldn't take off their clothes, and they boiled soup and medicine in the corridor every day.

Teng Yuyi kept running behind his back because he wanted to investigate the murderer of his cousin, but Du Shaotang was different. Without the protection of his mother and sister, he was like a vine without its branches.

Teng Yu was full of emotions. She didn't like this cowardly cousin in her previous life. When she saw Du Shaotang tonight, the first thing that came to her mind was the one he chased after when she was young. little figure.

Du Shaotang didn't know why Teng Yuyi was in a daze, he hadn't seen Teng Yuyi for a long time, and when his cousin Yu saw him crying, he was embarrassed, wiped his tears and whispered: "Cousin Yu."

Teng Yuyi handed the handkerchief to Du Shaotang: "Here, wipe it off. Sister is fine, now you can rest assured."

Du Shaotang blushed: "I didn't cry."

Teng Yuyi gently scratched his cheeks, Du Shaotang laughed through tears, Du Yuzhi reprimanded: "Look at you, you don't have the slightest manliness! Your sister can't stand the wind, what are you doing here? Hurry down and open the way."

Du Shaotang did not dare to say a word, and got out of the car obediently. Mrs. Du urged her through the window: "It's late at night, the road is not easy to walk, it doesn't matter if you ride slowly, be careful not to fall."

Du Shaotang said sullenly: "My son understands."

Du Yuzhi asked a few more questions about Chun'an County King and Cheng Wang's son, stroked his beard for a moment and said: "Back up a generous gift, and choose a day to come to the door to thank you. The county king's mansion is full of horses and horses, so he may not be willing to accept our post , if His Royal Highness refuses to meet, we don't have to come to the door again and again to repay the favor."

Teng Yuyi guessed that his uncle would say this, his uncle is a pedantic and rigid person, and he disdains to associate with Tianhuang nobles the most.

Actually, to elaborate, the Du family was also a prominent family a hundred years ago, and it wasn't until the generation of my uncle and grandfather that the Du family gradually declined.

Although my uncle has inherited the ancestral business, the family situation is no longer what it used to be. Fortunately, he is talented and famous, and his poems and prose are the best in Chang'an. At the age of nineteen, he became a Jinshi, and soon he was awarded the school secretary because of the examination system.

It happened that a collateral branch of the Wang family in Taiyuan wanted to choose a son-in-law for the two daughters, and the prince married the eldest daughter to Du Yuzhi because he appreciated Du Yuzhi's talent.

At that time, Chang'an was admired by everyone. He entered an official position at a young age and married a daughter of a famous family. In the future, Du Yuzhi must have a bright future. He was found wrong, and was relegated to Yuezhou far away.

Twenty years have passed in a flash, the official uncle has become smaller and smaller, and the sourness on his body has become more and more serious. Last year, he was transferred back to Chang'an with great difficulty. The idle job of the Imperial College.

Mrs. Du knew her husband's old problems, and patiently persuaded her: "Master's words are wrong. We have no plans, so why not be more frank, and we will hand over our posts when the time comes. If His Royal Highness doesn't see you, it's a big deal." When my brother-in-law returns to Chang'an, we will go to the door together with him."

Du Yuzhi sat silently, Teng Yuyi thought that the old man was going to make another high-level speech, but maybe Du Yuzhi also knew that Chun'an County King is a well-known humble corporal, and finally said:

"When I go back to the mansion and write a post, I will send someone to the Chun'an County Prince's Mansion tomorrow. The Chun'an County King has not yet married a wife, and there is no family member in the mansion, so you don't have to go. I will take Shaotang there. "

"That's very appropriate."

Du Yuzhi thought about it for a while, showing a little jealousy: "As for the Prince Cheng, we'd better not provoke him, and go to Qingyun Temple to offer more incense, thanking his master Qingxuzi Daoist. "

Madam Du couldn't laugh or cry: "It's all up to the master's arrangement."

Du Yuzhi was about to get off the car: "Yu'er is going to rest after returning home. Your grandpa must be very concerned about what happened. Get up tomorrow morning and write to your grandpa to report his safety. Don't make excuses for not writing." !”

Teng Yuyi is not in the mood to quarrel with the old man right now, she lowered her eyelids and pretended to be obedient: "I understand."

There is no curfew tonight, and there are no gates everywhere on the way back to the city, but the journey is long after all, by the time the group returns to Qinrenfang where the Du Mansion is located, it will be too late.

Teng Yuyi came all the way from Yangzhou, with two big boats in her luggage alone. After arriving in Chang'an, Teng Yuyi rushed out of the city because she wanted to save her cousin from the boat.

After getting out of the car, Teng Yuyi called the maid Qiyun to come to her: "I'm staying at my aunt's house tonight, you take a few people to Teng's mansion to fetch some frequently used items for me, remember not to miss my little puppet."

Qiyun snickered, it was a puppet that the lady sewed for the little lady herself, and the lady hugged the puppet to sleep every night since she was five years old. .

She hurriedly said: "The servant girl will remember."

Teng Yuyi added: "In addition, send a message to Cheng Bo, the chief manager: select a few guards with outstanding skills, some of them will wear ordinary clothes, and the other will pretend to be traffickers in the West Market, and arrange to come back as soon as possible to answer. useful."

Qi Yun was full of doubts, but she didn't dare to ask more questions, so she agreed.

In the backyard, Mrs. Du was taking care of Du Tinglan, while she was busy arranging Teng Yuyi's mattress: "Your sister knew you were coming, so she made arrangements in the first few days, and the bedding is ready-made. These are your sister's new ones. Clothes that were tailored, you can change to these after you freshen up."

Teng Yuyi looked closely at Du Tinglan, her cousin's complexion had returned to normal, and her hands and feet were getting warmer.

"My sister is about to wake up, so I will stay with you for the rest of the night."

"You haven't had a good rest in the past half month, and you have been frightened tonight. How can you survive? You can go to rest on your own. Everything depends on your aunt."

Teng Yuyi couldn't resist Mrs. Du, so she had to go to wash up first, hot water had already been poured into the bath oak, but Teng Yuyi was not in a hurry to take a bath, but stood beside the bath oak and gently wiped the jadeite sword with a handkerchief.

Bi Luo held the towel and approached: "Give this treasure to the servant to hold it, so as not to bump it."

"Biluo, do you still remember how this sword came from?"

"Why are you asking this again?" Biluo carefully wrapped the Jade Sword with a handkerchief, "We came to Chang'an from Yangzhou half a month ago, and my lady always stayed in the cabin because of the wind and cold. The lady said that she was bored, and saw that the plum blossoms in the Buddhist temple on the shore were blooming well, so she said that she wanted to go to the temple to enjoy the flowers and relax. When getting off the boat, the hull suddenly shook, and the lady fell into the water accidentally. A sword. Speaking of which, the plum blossoms in the Buddhist temple on the bank appeared strange that day, and the little lady fell into the water in a strange way, and this sword came even more strangely."

For example, there are solid rocks everywhere under the water, the sword drifts with the current, why is it not damaged at all? The bottom of the river is so wide, why did the sword float into the hands of the lady?

"Both Cheng Bo and Duan Fu thought the sword was ominous, and strongly advocated throwing the sword back into the water, but the lady refused to let go even if she had a high fever. Later, Duan Fu planned to invite the monks in the temple to practice Who would have thought that the lady would wake up at night, not only seemed to be fine, but even the previous cold was cured."

Teng Yuyi looked at the little sword upside down in her hand, perhaps because she just woke up, she remembered some things very clearly, but she forgot some things completely, such as how the sword got into her hand, she had no memory of it. No clue.

She turned her head and asked Biluo: "Do you remember the name of the Buddhist temple on the shore?"

Biluo shook her head, at that time the boat was full of people who were busy taking care of the lady, the lady finally woke up, and kept urging the boatman to hurry, the 20-day journey took only half a month to arrive.

"Your maidservant still remembers these things. If my lady wants to know, I will ask my maidservant tomorrow to ask Cheng Bo."

At this moment, someone outside said: "Qiyun is back."

Qiyun came in and said back: "Cheng Bo has made arrangements according to my wife's orders, and now I'm waiting outside. Cheng Bo said: I don't dare to speculate, but judging by the arrangement, it seems that my wife is going to follow someone else. I don’t know who that person is.”

Teng Yuyi slowly descended into the bathing oak, if Duan Fu hadn't been injured, there would be no need to go through such troubles, sending him alone would be enough.

She scooped up the water carelessly: "Follow Duan Ningyuan, he has practiced martial arts all year round, and his skills are very good. If someone follows him, he will definitely notice it. Another group followed in secret, don't reveal Xingzang. As long as Duan Ningyuan and his attendants go to Jingzhao Mansion, come back immediately."

Qiyun and Biluo felt a huge wave in their hearts. Is the lady planning to deal with General Duan?

However, after tonight's incident, it should be expected that this will happen. The lady is like a little tiger with sharp claws. As long as someone offends her, she can bite off a bite of the opponent without making a sound. General Duan For being ungrateful and ungrateful, it is estimated that she has been sentenced to "death crime" in the heart of the lady.

It was related to the withdrawal of the two families, and they knew that they should not be neglected, so they hurriedly said: "Yes, I will tell Uncle Cheng right now."

***

The next morning, Juesheng got up before dawn. Under the cover of the dawn, he went to the pharmacy to catch a few [Calling your life is worse than death-itching and blooming] insects, and then uncovered the medicine cage and stole them. He took two packs of medicine powder and hid them in his bosom.

It was the first time for him to do such a sneaky thing, so he was unavoidably a little nervous.

Fortunately, it was still early, and there was no one in the audience. Juesheng was worried at first, but slowly puffed up his chest. There is nothing to be afraid of, the senior brother is not in the audience right now.

After they returned to Qingyun Temple last night, the senior brother immediately ordered two old Taoist priests to help set up the altar, but Mrs. An Guogong has been poisoned by demons for too long, and her soul has long since dissipated. , and can't bring the soul of Mrs. An Guo back into the body.

Just when the sage sent someone to inquire about the senior brother's injury, the senior brother used the Jinding technique to hold Mrs. An's breath in his mouth, and went to the palace to look for the saint.

It is estimated that the senior brother is not sure that he can save Mrs. An Guogong, so he is eager to go back to the palace to ask the saint about the whereabouts of the master. The master has been wandering for half a year, and no one except the saint knows where the master is. It will take at least one or two hours for senior brother to come back.

Speaking of which, there are only three of them who are serious disciples of Qingyun Temple, and the rest are all Taoist priests and monks of miscellaneous sects.

The master is stingy on the surface, but his heart is very soft. As long as he is sure that the other party is not a criminal, he will basically take him in. Over the years, there are hundreds of people in Qingyun Temple.

After they moved in, these people also helped to do odd jobs and do ceremonies, but because of their old age and frailty, they almost focused on caring for the rest of their lives on weekdays.

Master and his elders expressed acquiescence to this, and the senior brother never said anything.

After a long time, these people have formed a habit. For example, the time is not too early now, and these old Taoist priests and monks are still sleeping in their rooms.

When Juesheng arrived at the door of the scripture hall, he looked up and saw four colorful silk threads hanging above the wellhead in the courtyard.

He was startled, and saw a porcelain bowl under each silk thread, with yarrow in the two bowls on the left and tortoise shells in the two on the right.

This is a routine hexagram question before inviting the soul, is it possible that the senior brother is back? Surprised, Juesheng ran to the well. The tortoise shell already had a hexagram image. The [Sixth Day] in the Kun hexagram, this hexagram has the image of the birth of yin energy, and it is a real ominous hexagram.

Suddenly heard someone talking in the hall, Juesheng hurried up the steps to look in, there were quite a few people inside, except for An Guogong, who was guarding his wife last night, there was also an old man with big eyebrows and fair hair, this person was from his appearance From the looks of it, he is almost an octogenarian.

Juesheng recognized the old man as Yu Fengyu from Shangyao Bureau in the palace, but he didn't expect his senior brother to come back to the palace and invite Yu Fengyu.

Yu Fengyu was sitting in front of the couch, stroking his beard with one hand, and holding Duke An's wrist with the other, as if calling for his pulse.

"Yu Fengyu, how is Cheng Gong?"

The person who spoke was wearing a prince's crown and was sitting on the opposite side of Yu Fengyu. He was born with long eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and his appearance was extremely elegant.

The king of Chun'an County? Juesheng Surong bowed his head at the door, Chun'an County King turned his head to look, recognized the little Taoist priest in the temple, and beckoned him to come in.

Yu Fengyu said: "The leg injury is not a serious problem, just don't disturb it anymore, it's just that the qi and blood are vain, and there is a hidden tendency to invade the liver veins. If you don't evacuate in time, sooner or later it will seriously hurt the seven emotions. I will open it first. A prescription, please take it as soon as possible."

An Guogong was lying on the couch with a gloomy and anxious expression. It was strange that he looked like he wanted to jump off immediately, but he didn't dare to move.

The king of Chun'an County smiled lightly and said: "Don't stare at me, the acupuncture points Chengyou gave you are tricky and weird, and I can't solve them."

An Guogong still stared at Jun Wang Chun'an, his face was purple because he wanted to move too much.

The King of Chun'an tried to figure out what he meant, and sighed helplessly: "You mean Chengyou shouldn't attack you? This method is indeed unreasonable, but if you don't do this, how can you restrain you? You have an injury on your leg , and stayed with Mrs. Zun for another night, even if my body is made of iron, I can't stand it."

An Guogong looked up to the sky and sighed, trembling slightly, he closed his eyes.

At this time, the side door opened, and Lin Chengyou led two Taoist priests out from inside. The blood-stained brocade robe on his body was gone, and he was replaced by a clear water and sky blue round-neck blouse.

There is no crown on the head, and only a white jade hairpin is inserted obliquely in the jet-black bun.

"Brother." Juesheng felt a little guilty just after stealing the bug, and walked over on tiptoe.

Lin Chengyou yawned, went out and down the steps, went outside, walked around the well with his hands behind his back, then squatted down and looked at something carefully.

Qizhi saw Juesheng and clapped his hands suddenly: "Juesheng, where did you go? I haven't found you after searching for a long time."

Juesheng blushed and stammered: "I, I, I have a bad stomach, and I just went to the mixing room."

After finishing speaking, he sneaked a look at the senior brother outside, guessing that the senior brother had no time to become suspicious, so he calmed down quietly.

Lin Chengyou looked at it for a while, then waved at Jue Sheng Qizhi: "You two come out and do some work."

The two ran out, and Lin Chengyou threw a bag of things into Juesheng's arms: "Sprinkle chasing powder in the yard."

After speaking, he stepped up the steps and returned to the scripture hall.

Juesheng and Qizhi acted separately. It seems that even though the "bad hexagram" was asked, the senior brother still made up his mind to attract the soul of Mrs. An Guogong.

Zhichai powder is colorless and odorless, and there is no trace of people stepping on it, but as long as the soul passes by here, it will inevitably leave red and golden footprints.

The two of them sprinkled it carefully, while slowly retreating back into the scripture hall. Inside, Lin Chengyou had already untied An Guogong's acupoints, and said to Anguo Gong with a smile: "How can this be called a sneak attack? Didn't the younger generation still follow the acupoints before doing it?" Cheng Gong said hello. Hey, don't stare at me, use this to measure Mrs. Zun's feet."

An Guogong held it in for a long time, only feeling the air in his lungs rushing around. Seeing Lin Chengyou handing over a red string, he hurriedly asked, "Measure your feet? Why is this?"

Lin Chengyou said solemnly: "Your Madam, there is a way to clear away the evil poison slowly, but the soul has been out of the body for too long, and it is not easy to bring it back. I even asked a few hexagrams just now, but unfortunately they are all ominous hexagrams. Although I will set up an array to attract souls tonight, I am not sure that the ones that will be attracted must be the souls of the respected lady."

An Guogong's face turned gray when he heard this, and Chun'an County King and Yu Fengyu also had slightly different expressions.

"Because of this, we have to know the size of Mrs. Madam's feet in advance. The outside has been sprinkled with anti-chasing powder. When the soul comes, the footprints will be clearly revealed. If the size does not match Mrs.'s feet, it means that the feet are not suitable It's not Madam Zun who came, at that time, drive away what should be driven away, so as to avoid endless troubles."

An Guogong couldn't understand what he heard, nodded abruptly, and stood up with a cane: "Old man, go in now, son, you just said that my wife may be saved, but I just need someone with advanced Taoism to join the battle with my son. I don't know if I can find that person now?

Lin Chengyou said: "The person is ready-made. If that person can arrive at the temple before Haishi, maybe he can give it a try, but I'm not sure if he can save Mrs. Zun."

An Guogong was so heartbroken, he couldn't bear to ask any more questions, sighed heavily, and limped into the inner room.

Juesheng and Qizhi secretly speculate who the senior brother is talking about. There are many Taoist priests with cultivation in Chang'an City. The most common words are "deceiving the world and stealing names". How many people can be called "a person with profound Taoism" by the senior brother? How many people can there be in Chang'an City?

The master is naturally unmatched by anyone, and then there is Princess Cheng, who is the brother's aunt. However, Concubine Cheng and King Cheng traveled abroad, and they heard that they were currently wandering in the middle of Shu, so naturally it was impossible for them to be in Chang'an.

As for Shizun, the brother just entered the palace and asked about Shizun's whereabouts, even if he sent the letter immediately with Fei Nu, it would take several days to get back, so it is unlikely to be Shizun.

The king of Chun'an County asked strangely: "Could it be that Taoist Master Qingxuzi is coming back?"

Lin Chengyou touched his chin, neither saying yes nor no.

At this moment, the crowd in the Yun Hall rang out, and it was time for morning classes.

Juesheng took the opportunity to say: "Senior brother, we are going to go to morning class. Last night, senior brother asked Qizhi and I to go and see the wounded in Teng Mansion. They should wake up this morning, and we will finish later. Morning class, I went directly to Teng Mansion."

Lin Chengyou obviously had something to discuss with King Chun'an and Yu Fengyu, so he waved his hand casually.

In Juesheng's sleeve cage was the worm that was going to be brought to Teng Yuyi, so he was afraid of revealing his flaws, so he quietly pulled Qizhi's sleeve and walked out calmly.

The two had just passed the threshold when they suddenly heard Lin Chengyou say from behind: "Wait a minute."

Not only did Jue Sheng not stop, but his feet were even faster. A smile appeared on Lin Chengyou's face, and he snapped his fingers with his right hand.

Juesheng tried to move his legs, but found that he couldn't move. He looked down and found a corner of yellow talisman paper on the edge of the straw shoes.

Strong Talisman! He grinned and wanted to cry, it turned out that his senior brother had already discovered that something was wrong with him, what should he do now, it would be terrible if his senior brother found out that he had stolen something from the temple to Mrs. Teng.

Lin Chengyou raised his eyebrows: "What good things are hidden in the armhole, come and show me."