Capture the Jade:

Lin Chengyou looked at Xiaoya strangely. On the way here, he had imagined what the weapon spirit in Teng Yuyi Sword would look like. He thought it was a beautiful elf, but he never thought it was a bad old man. It’s okay to be a bad old man, and his behavior is still so unscrupulous.

He watched for a while, and couldn’t help but say: “Hey, what’s your name?”

Xiao Ya was rolling around excitedly in the bath like a live fish: “Didn’t Madam Teng tell you? My name is Xiao Ya, the Ya that ‘knowledge is boundless’. I have been in the sword for hundreds of years Yes, the spiritual power has never recovered so quickly. Your bath soup is pure and yang, and can clean up the filth and odor of evil spirits. Wow, hahahaha, I like it so much, this bath tonight is amazing It was so much fun!”

Teng Yuyi: “…”

Lin Chengyou: “…”

He glanced at Teng Yuyi, is this the weapon spirit you treat as a treasure? A little disrespectful.

Teng Yuyi felt ashamed for a long time, frowned and tapped on the body of the urn: “You can take a shower as soon as you take a shower, can you…don’t talk so much.”

Xiao Ya simply put his arms behind his head, floating on his back in the water, proudly said: “Ms. Teng, I only want his bath soup from now on, I don’t want anyone else’s.”

Lin Chengyou raised his eyebrows, he really made an inch of it, and this time he didn’t finish offering, so he was thinking about the next time.

He interrupted Xiaoya mercilessly: “Today is just a stopgap measure, it won’t work next time.”

Teng Yuyi also said in her heart, “Don’t even think about it”, she was almost exhausted to get Lin Chengyou’s bath soup, and there would be absolutely no next time. Anyway, after a few days, Juesheng and Qizhi returned, and Yutang was in his own right.

Xiao Ya was not happy anymore, he dived into the water, gulped down a lot of bath soup, and poked his watery head out again: “I don’t care, I want this.”

Teng Yuyi squinted at him: “Your face is rosy, and your spiritual power must have been fully recovered. Come out, or someone will come if you are later.

Xiao Ya reluctantly rubbed it vigorously, as if wanting to wash away the demonic energy in his stomach, then he threw his head down and filled his stomach with bath soup, and finally got over his addiction, he got into the sword body with unfulfilled desires.

Teng Yuyi took out the small sword, wiped it clean and put it in the sleeve cage. After this encounter, she really believed that Lin Chengyou had just missed it. She was just a little surprised. Fortunately, he was willing to make amends in time, otherwise Xiaoya would have suffered.

She looked at Lin Chengyou, the injury on his arm probably wasn’t healed yet, and the inside of his clothes was wrapped in gauze.

Teng Yuyi thought for a while, and took out her precious can of Hu Yao from her sleeve. In fact, since she came out of Caifeng Tower safely last time, she wanted to repay Lin Chengyou, but unfortunately she never found a chance. Rare, even grandpa only collected one jar, originally wanted to keep it for self-defense, why not take this opportunity to give it to Lin Chengyou. Although Lin Chengyou was not short of Jinchuang medicine, it was said that this medicine was much stronger than the medicine in the palace. After Lin Chengyou used it a few times, it might get better.

“Shizi—” She held the medicine jar in her hand and spoke very kindly.

Lin Chengyou picked up the dripping wine urn, stood up and said, “Okay, this matter is over. I forgot to tell you, your old slave named Duanfu was detained by me, and he will be locked up in Chai tonight. In the room.”

Teng Yuyi’s smile froze. She wondered why she hadn’t seen Duanfu. She was trapped by Lin Chengyou. A trap was set.

Seeing Lin Chengyou walking away, she hurried to catch up: “Lin Chengyou, it’s really wrong to steal your bath soup, but this is my idea, Duanfu is just following orders.”

Lin Chengyou said with a smile: “Your master and servant are more hateful than the other. The master wants to steal the bath soup, and the subordinates don’t say anything to dissuade the master from his evil deeds, but actually help the tyrant. Isn’t it right for such a slave to suffer for the master? When it is in my hands, don’t say let him suffer a lot.”

Teng Yuyi was taken aback, being locked up in the firewood room was not a big deal, so could it be that he wanted to execute Duan Fu?

“Duanfu has been by my side for ten years, and he has always been loyal. As long as it is my order, he will do it even if it is a mountain of swords and fire. Come to me.”

Lin Chengyou paused. When the two met in the afternoon, she smiled on her face, but she was thinking about plotting against him. First, she poured apple wine all over him, and then let her servant sneak into Feiyi Pavilion to steal his bath soup. , I hate that he was defenseless against her, and because he was worried that she would be hurt by the sharp rocks under his feet, he deliberately didn’t dodge her wine bag.

As soon as he thought of this, the anger in his heart rose up.

“Teng Yuyi, don’t I know you yet? No matter how good you say it now, you will still dare to plot against me next time. Even if you talk about breaking the sky today, this matter will never be left alone!”

Teng Yuyi choked, and Lin Chengyou knew that she was protecting her shortcomings, so he used Duanfu to attack her. Even if he directly poisoned and dumbed her like last time, she would not suffer as much as she is now.

She was ashamed and annoyed, but when she thought about it carefully, she was at fault for this matter. If it were her, she would feel humiliated if someone had her bath soup stolen.

As soon as he felt wronged, his voice became less strong.

She glanced at his back, chased after him a few steps cheekily, stopped in front of him forcefully, and said with a smile: “My lord, I can assure you that there will never be a next time. You don’t know Duanfu’s temper. Only the master is in his eyes, no matter how you punish him, he doesn’t know where he is wrong. Since the son wants to prevent future troubles, it’s not like me, the master, to liquidate—”

Lin Chengyou refused to stop: “If you protect your shortcomings like this, isn’t punishing Duanfu the same as liquidating with you?”

Teng Yuyi chased after him and reasoned with him: “The code of law still divides the chief envoy and the accomplice. The chief envoy is here, so why should the prince embarrass a servant. Tell me, how can we get rid of this matter? As long as the prince releases Duan Fu immediately Now, I can accept the punishment.”

How would he punish her? Shut her up in the woodshed or make her dumb again?

He can’t do anything, and he can only punish Duanfu.

He turned his head and looked at her: “If you keep talking, I will send your good servant to the prison in Dali Temple.”

“You—” Teng Yuyi felt angry.

Lin Chengyou was about to turn his head when he suddenly saw something in her hand: “What is this?”

Teng Yuyi looked down, and then realized that she had been holding the medicine jar. She knew that Lin Chengyou was going to torture Duanfu, so she didn’t take out the medicine.

Want to take the medicine jar back, but suddenly changed his mind, and said angrily: “I see that the son’s arm injury is still not healed, and I remembered that I had a jar of Hu medicine on me, which is commonly used in my grandfather’s army. , said it can relieve itching and eliminate rot—”

“For me?”

Teng Yuyi hummed, and handed the medicine to Lin Chengyou. Seeing that he hadn’t picked it up, he snorted coldly: “Don’t worry, it’s not poison-drug. The prince saved my life last time, and he helped me and me again tonight.” I am grateful for Xiaoya’s great help, and I have long wanted to repay him, this medicine is strong in nature, but its healing effect is excellent, if your son does not dislike it, you can take it back and give it a try.”

Lin Chengyou was silent for a while, then took the chubby medicine jar, glanced at her, then turned around and left suddenly, stuffing the medicine jar into his arms while walking: “Thank you.”

“Shizi—” Before Teng Yuyi could catch up, Lin Chengyou jumped up to the wall and disappeared immediately.

Teng Yu stared straight in anger, you accepted my gift, but you let Duan Fu go.

What should I do now? Lin Chengyou won’t accept it. Duanfu falls into his hands. I don’t know what kind of punishment he will suffer. Even if she thinks of a countermeasure immediately, she must first pass the news out, but tonight there will be martial law everywhere. There was no way to mobilize the people under her command, she walked around anxiously for a few steps, and suddenly heard the footsteps of the patrol approaching, no matter how worried Duan Fu was, she had no choice but to climb over the wall and go back.

As soon as Lin Chengyou returned to Feiyi Pavilion, Kuan Nu came over and said, “My lord, what should I do with that servant in the firewood room?”

“Let it go.”

Kuan Nu was taken aback. In order to catch this person, the son specially mobilized two guards with the best martial arts around him. Let it go like this?

He looked up suspiciously, and at a glance he saw that the little master was a little absent-minded, so he didn’t dare to ask any more questions, so he said yes, and went down to make arrangements on his own.

Lin Chengyou lay down on the couch in front of the window, held up the medicine pot in his hand and looked at it, the body of the pot was small, very delicate and lovely, the glaze was crystal clear, decorated with red and green pastels, the body of the pot felt to the touch It was a little warm, probably because it had been held in Teng Yuyi’s hands for a long time.

He unscrewed the lid of the can and smelled it. As Teng Yuyi said, it contained high-quality herbal medicine.

After taking a bath earlier, because he was afraid that it would be too late, he only wrapped a layer of gauze around his arms, and then put clothes on it. I have long wanted to give him the medicine jar. There are not many cans of such good medicine in Chang’an, so Teng Yuyi can keep it for self-defense. Even in return for his bath soup, she can give him other gifts. In the end, she still gave him Hu medicine.

He rubbed the medicine pot and thought, she was bad enough when she was bad, and good enough when she was good.

But, his injuries are almost healed, no matter how good the medicine is, he doesn’t need it anymore.

He stood up, put the medicine jar aside, and went to the bathroom to wash up by himself.

When I came out, I was thinking about other things in my mind, but I couldn’t hold it back, and my eyes slipped to the couch again. The small round pot was standing quietly in the bright moonlight cast in from the window. It seemed to be saying to him: Hey, if you throw me here, aren’t you afraid that I will break?

Lin Chengyou took a look.

After a while, I looked at it again, and finally couldn’t help but walked to the bed and picked up the medicine jar, thinking to myself, although he can’t use this medicine, it would be a pity to break it, and tomorrow’s birthday party will be full of people’s eyes , it’s best to find a place to lock it up. I walked around the room twice, but I didn’t see a suitable box for a while.

Why don’t you put it on your body for one night. Thinking of this, he put the medicine jar into his arms with peace of mind, and fell asleep right away.

***

Teng Yuyi hugged the puppet and fell asleep in the middle of the night. Because she couldn’t let Duanfu go, she got up before dawn and went downstairs to inquire about the news. Duanfu actually came to Yueming Tower to find her. .

Duanfu told what happened last night.

Lin Chengyou did set a trap to trap him, but he was only locked up for a short while before he was released.

Teng Yuyi was stunned, and looked left and right at Duan Fu, but Duan Fu was unharmed.

She was puzzled, judging from Lin Chengyou’s posture last night, Duanfu must not escape the humiliation, so she just let it go. After thinking about it for a while, although I didn’t understand why Lin Chengyou suddenly changed his mind, the matter was finally passed without any danger.

If Lin Chengyou sincerely made things difficult for them, the matter of stealing the bath soup might turn out to be something. It can be seen that this person is hateful, but his heart is not bad at all.

“Well, our master and servant owe Lin Chengyou another favor, and with the matter of Caifeng Tower, when we meet Lin Chengyou in the future, we should be more polite than the first few days. If he has any emergencies in the future, We must not stand idly by.”

Duan Fu agreed, and asked: “The king of Chun’an’s bath soup was taken away by the crown prince last night, do you want this old slave to get it?”

“No need, Xiao Yajian is fine.”

“The bath soup has not been delivered to the lady, why is there nothing wrong with the sword?”

“This—” Embarrassment flashed across Teng Yuyi’s face, and he said nonchalantly, “Anyway, it’s okay if it’s okay, Duanfu, you’re fine, you don’t need to worry about these things. You go to have breakfast first, today You just need to keep an eye on Lu Zhaoan, and I will make arrangements for the rest.

Duan Fu was always reticent, he didn’t ask too many questions, he nodded and retreated.

***

Today is the official birthday banquet, and the servants are busy before dawn. In such a large villa, there was a great deal of excitement early in the morning.

At noon, a line of Jinwu guards rushed forward to report that the saint and the empress had come to celebrate their birthday, and that the imperial chariot would arrive at Bieye soon.

The villa suddenly erupted, all the guests feared that the emperor would be disrespectful, so they went back to their rooms to tidy up their clothes. Lead the crowd out to welcome.

The emperor and empress were very close, so they ordered the banquet to be held as soon as they came, and the banquet was held by the Furong Pool, and the ministers and relatives were specially given to sit together.

Many of the guests were meeting the Holy Spirit for the first time, and they were so frightened that they didn’t even dare to move their cups and chopsticks rashly.

The queen ordered the maids to bring out the fresh peaches that were newly picked from the palace.

“The ones brought by the palace usually don’t ripen until the end of March. This year, I don’t know what auspiciousness it is, but it’s in the middle of March. Take it and share it. The fruit is more delicious when it’s fresh than when it’s pickled.”

The maids carried bamboo cages and distributed peaches containing dew on the branches and leaves to all the people at the banquet. There were a few wives and daughters of officials from other places who sat far away. Gifts are not for show, there is no distinction between relatives and relatives at the banquet, and almost everyone has them. Seeing that the queen is so kind, everyone can’t help but respect and love her.

In the whole day, the monarchs and ministers watched all kinds of operas, listened to silk music, tasted delicious food, and tasted fine wine in Furong Pool… It was a lot of fun.

The evening banquet was not over yet, the queen seemed to feel tired, she told the female family members that they don’t have to stay at the banquet, but that they might as well go around while it’s not too late, after saying this, she led the palace people to leave the banquet.

Not long after, some female relatives went back to the room to change clothes with excuses.

Mrs. Du felt dizzy for a long time, so she took Du Tinglan and Teng Yuyi back to Yueming Tower.

After returning to the room, drinking tea and changing clothes, I finally feel refreshed.

Mrs. Du was leaning on the armrest of the low couch under the window, shaking her round fan gently, and watching the setting sun outside the window: “I’m going back to the city tomorrow morning, this Le Dao Villa is so magnificent, it’s rare to come here, and I didn’t take a good look around Go shopping, if you have nothing to do in the evening, you brothers and sisters can enjoy walking around.”

Du Tinglan said: “If my mother has had enough rest, she will go downstairs with us for a stroll.”

“I’m too tired today, so I won’t go.” Mrs. Du said strangely, “What are you looking for in the room when you come back, kid?”

Teng Yuyi walked around the room with her hands behind her back, first she set her eyes on the glass cup on the table, shook her head, then turned her head to look at the clothes on the bed frame over there, and shook her head again.

Listening to my aunt’s question, she responded casually: “I owe someone a favor, and I was thinking of what gift to give to make the other party appreciate it.”

Someone said outside the door: “Ayu, Sister Lan, have you rested yet?”

It turned out that it was Li Huaigu’s mother and daughter who came.

Compared with today’s big family of officials and ministers, the family background of the Li family is inconspicuous, but because Li Huaigu’s appearance and bearing are considered outstanding among the young ladies, he also attracted a lot of attention at the banquet.

Li Huaigu changed into a light crimson blouse that was as light as mist outside. He was dressed in clean and elegant clothes. When he came in, he bowed to Mrs. Du first, and then said to Du Tinglan and Teng Yuyi: “Just now, the stewards Come downstairs to spread the word, saying that Princess Changyi and Princess Azhi said that they didn’t have enough fun last night, so they set up a painting boat in the hookah lake and invited the juniors from all the prefectures to have fun.”

Mrs. Du said with a smile: “This is just right. You go, I will have a good talk with Mrs. Li.”

The three left and came out, Li Huaigu said: “Are you discussing gifts in the room?”

Teng Yuyi said nonsense: “An old steward in my mansion is about to celebrate his birthday. He is my old loyal servant. I want to reward him well.”

Li Huaigu said in a warm voice: “I brought a lot of silk and satin from Hangzhou, and now they are piled up in the room. They were supposed to be given as gifts. If you like them, Ayu, I can reward you, the old steward, with one.” .”

Du Tinglan didn’t know that Xiaoya used Lin Chengyou’s bath soup last night, but Teng Yu wanted to use his uncle’s name to give a gift to Chun’an County King, so he hurriedly said: “Ayu, the old manager has a weird temper, Lingluo money and so on It may not be appreciated, so Ayu is worrying about what to reward.”

Li Huaigu said with a smile: “So that’s the case. I still find it strange, Ayu, you are from a famous family, and you have seen so many precious brocades since you were young. How can anyone in this world look down on what you gave me?” Gift.”

Teng Yuyi glanced at her quietly, then suddenly pointed at the corner of Li Huaigu’s skirt: “Sanniang, be careful where you step.”

Li Huaigu looked down, and it turned out to be a flying insect. She turned pale with fright, and quickly hid behind Du Tinglan: “Oh.”

Teng Yuyi drove the bug away slowly for her: “I didn’t expect you to be so old, and still afraid of bugs like when you were a child.”

Li Huaigu stroked his chest in shock, and laughed at himself: “It’s not that… I feel dizzy when I see these things.”

With such a sudden commotion, naturally no one mentioned the matter of giving gifts again.

The three of them soon arrived at the hookah lake, and they could hear laughing chatter from a distance. It turned out that the juniors from various prefectures were arrested at the banquet today.

While walking and admiring the scenery, Teng Yuyi saw some painted boats in the lake, and the bamboo and peach blossoms on the shore, which is quite like the spring scenery in the south of the Yangtze River.

When we arrived at the shore, there happened to be a painted boat slowly coming towards the shore. The painted boat was painted with red and silver lacquer, and the hull was quite large.

The palace man smiled and said: “This is the boat of Princess Changyi and Princess Azhi.”

Before the words fell, a small white and tender arm protruded from the window: “Ms. Teng, Mrs. Du, come up quickly.”

“Princess Azhi.”

When the boat was moored to the shore, two palace servants jumped off the boat, put the planks of the boat on the shore, and carefully helped the three of them onto the boat.

The chatter on the boat was full of young gentlemen and young ladies from various prefectures.

Azhi has been waiting for Teng Yuyi and Du Tinglan, and when she saw them coming, she happily patted the bed beside her: “Ms. Teng, Mrs. Du, come and sit.”

She was acquainted with Teng Yuyi and Du Tinglan last time, and she especially remembers the incident of Teng Yuyi forcing the corpse away with a small sword.

Li Huaigu’s smile remained unchanged, and he remained where he was reserved.

It was only then that Ah Zhi realized that the three of them had come together, and hurriedly said to the palace man, “For this…”

Li Huaigu lowered his eyes and saluted: “I have seen His Royal Highness, my name is Li Sanniang.”

A Zhi smiled and nodded: “Okay, Li Sanniang… find a good place for Li Sanniang.”

Peng Huayue and Peng Jinxiu waved: “Sanniang, come and sit here.”

When the three of them sat down, someone said: “Miss Chen, it’s your turn.”

Chen Erniang shook her hands shyly: “Oh, I can’t tell.”

“No, no, no, everyone here today has to tell an anecdote that they heard recently, or they will be punished with alcohol. Chen Erniang, you can’t drink, if you don’t tell stories, you will be boring.”

Chen Erniang twisted the cloak hanging in her arms: “Okay, but if you say something bad, you are not allowed to laugh at me. My wet nurse went back to her hometown last month and heard a story on the way back to Chang’an. It was a strange thing. It was said that there was a couple staying in the inn she passed by not long ago. The wife was four or five months pregnant, and she came to Chang’an to join relatives. But after staying in that night, the couple was murdered on the bed. The wife died in a strange way, and the child in her stomach disappeared.”

“Ah, this is stealing the child.”

“No, as the saying goes, ‘October pregnancy’, a fetus of such a young month can’t live if it is stolen.”

Chen Erniang said: “I, I haven’t finished. My nanny said, it’s not too strange. On the night of the accident, the guest in the next room said that he clearly heard the cry of the child. “

Everyone gasped, this was too weird, a four or five month old fetus would not be able to cry no matter what.

Azhi and Changyi were stunned for a while, and they said with lingering fear: “This story sounds simple, but the more you think about it, the more creepy it becomes.”

As he spoke, he looked at the rear deck through the window: “Brother Ah must have heard of this kind of monster that steals human fetuses, Erniang Chen, please stop for a while and talk about it when Brother Ah comes in.”

There are no fewer people on the deck than in the cabin, but most of them are princes and grandsons. Those who play the flute, those who drink tea drink tea, and those who fight poems are as comfortable as they are.

“Where is Brother Ah?”

“Isn’t the one fishing.”

There was a person at the bow of the boat holding a fishing rod, fishing casually, everyone took a closer look, and found that the young man who was as bright as the morning sun was not Lin Chengyou.

Sitting next to Lin Chengyou was Lu Zhaoan, the two were chatting and laughing, and seemed to have a good conversation, but looking carefully, Lu Zhaoan’s back was already wet.

Teng Yuyi stared at Lu Zhaoan’s back suspiciously, it was only mid-spring, and in such a comfortable environment with wind blowing from all directions, Li Li would not sweat profusely, unless the person was afraid or nervous.

Just at this time, a gust of wind came from the lake, and there was a scent of medicinal herbs in the wind. Teng Yuyi sniffed it. Isn’t this the smell of the jar of Hu Yao that she gave Lin Chengyou yesterday? ? This medicine is different from the traditional Chinese medicinal materials, it is quite pungent and refreshing, as long as you apply a little on your body, it will last for a long time. It seems that Lin Chengyou is short of golden medicine, so he doesn’t know how effective the medicine is.

Someone said suspiciously: “Hey, why is there a scent of medicine, someone got hurt?”

Changyi suddenly said: “Brother, did you change your medicine?”

Azhi said: “Brother said that he had run out of Jinchuang medicine, so he couldn’t find a good one at the moment, so he had to use other medicines to make do with it.”

At this time, the servant girl came in helplessly and replied: “The prince refused to come in. He said he was going fishing and he was busy. I want your Highnesses to play by themselves.”