Capture the Jade

, I didn't accompany your mother to pick flowers once. At that time, when Tubo and Nanzhao invaded Jiannan Road, it was the most dangerous time for the military situation. Grandpa doesn't even know what kind of music your grandma likes to play. "

He lowered his head and caressed the body of the violin with his fingers, his eyes very gentle: "But Grandpa knows that your aunt loves to play the violin and write poetry. When the tea ceremony first started, your aunt was the first in the two capitals to be familiar with this way. Every time someone in Chang'an comes out with a new poem, she can recite it when she sees it. She can do the tricky maths of Guozijian faster than anyone else. There is nothing in this world that she can't learn."

His lips trembled: "She has many hobbies, and Grandpa doesn't know much about it, but Grandpa still wants to say that when your mother was there, it was the happiest time in Grandpa's life. Grandpa's happiest thing is that Married your mother-in-law."

Teng Yuyi looked at Teng Shao with tears in her eyes: "If that's the case, why is there Wu Yingying?"

Teng Shao gritted his teeth: "Grandpa told you a long time ago that Grandpa was entrusted to take care of Wu Yingying back then. Grandpa owes you a lot in his life, but he never betrayed your mother!"

Teng Yuyi stared at her father, and felt that it was inexplicable irony. Father couldn't remember the tune that A-Niang played, but it was "Su Mu Zhe" that Wu Yingying played just now.

Perhaps the father himself did not know that he had been moved by Wu Yingying at a certain stage, and this was undoubtedly more sad than death for the mother who loved her father deeply.

She said bitterly, "Grandpa dares to say that Wu Yingying's illness has nothing to do with Wu Yingying! You brought her to the house, did you ever think of bringing the wolf into the room? At that time, A-Niang was dying, and you left the medical officer to see her. You made a special trip to send that Wu Yingying to the ferry, do you know that it was you who drove A-Niang to a dead end!"

Teng Shao's eyes became extremely stern in an instant. He stared at Teng Yuyi for a while, and then turned back in a slump. There was endless sadness and pain in his eyes, and he said hoarsely:

"Ayu, your grandma's death is like a thorn in grandpa's heart. Since she left, grandpa has not lived in torment for a day. Grandpa admits that he owes you grandma and is willing to bear it all, but you are different. , A-niang has been gone for so many years, and you have so many things in your heart, when will you be willing to let it go?"

Teng Yuyi was extremely disappointed, and even more sobbed: "Okay, just return A-Niang to me!"

She stepped over the threshold, without turning her head, the flying snow covered the sky and swept her head over, her eyes were instantly lost, her face was wet and cold, she couldn't tell whether it was tears or snow, she pushed aside the hand stove and Cloak and walk outside in the snow.

***

When Teng Yuyi woke up the next day, Teng Shao was no longer in the house.

Cheng Bo came to pass a message, saying that in the early dynasty, the sage appointed Teng Shao as the military marshal, and he would lead his army to attack Huaixi Road in a few days.

"Master should have gone to the military camp at this time, and he will leave Chang'an in two days at the latest."

Teng Yuyi was facing a copy of the "South China Classic" in front of the case, and said lightly, "I see."

Cheng Bo said again: "Before I left, the master instructed that the lady must bring Duanfu with her when she goes out. If you want to leave the city, you must notify the old slave in advance so that the old slave can make arrangements early."

Teng Yuyi wrote a meal. Last night, Grandpa had said that this time the court's efforts to suppress the rebellion were difficult, which may be related to the fact that there are a large number of traitors lurking in Gyeonggi.

There have been examples of courtiers being ambushed when they went out to play at night. Grandpa is worried that those thieves will attack their family members? If they really dared to do so, it would be too blatant.

But this battle is very important. It can make the rebels fight one day later, and Huaixi's rebels can win more points for themselves. Grandpa's worries are not completely unreasonable.

She turned her head to look out the window, it was clear after the snow, and the sky was light.

"It's going to be Laba soon. I'm going to the Du residence today to give my uncle some boxing gifts. Please make preparations early."

Cheng Bo agreed and made arrangements by himself. After a while, he turned around in a hurry, "Madam, someone has arrived in the palace, and the Queen has a decree."

Teng Yuyi hurriedly changed her clothes and went to the middle hall, and sure enough, there was an **** waiting there.

The **** said: "The weather has been cold recently, and the transportation of grain in Suiyang and other places has been hindered. The sage is high in the sky and listens to the humble. He sent his envoys to Suiyang overnight to help the poor. , is to invite Madam Teng to go to the Dayin Temple to worship the Buddha by the Queen's word. The Queen and Madam will leave the palace tomorrow morning, and Madam Teng please make preparations early."

Teng Yuyi leaned over and said, "Follow the order."

The **** cleared his throat and said with a smile: "In addition, Princess Changyi also has something for the miscellaneous family to bring to Madam Teng: 'That day when Merlin dealt with you, Azhi and I both thought you were interesting. This time I went to Dayin Temple to fast and worship the Buddha, and you too Come early.'"

The eunuch's voice was shrill, and when he repeated Princess Changyi's words with a smile like this, his demeanor and tone were vivid. Teng Yuyi lowered her head and listened, as if she had the illusion that Princess Changyi was standing in front of her.

Teng Yuyi smiled: "The minister and daughter follow the order."

After the **** left, Cheng Bo rushed to deliver a letter to Teng Shao. Teng Yuyi stayed in the mansion to pack his bags, and sent another person to send the boxing gift to the Du mansion.

Dayin Temple is located in Fuxingfang. It was built more than a hundred years ago. It has always been a royal Buddhist temple. I heard that the sage received the great grace of the presiding monk Yuanjue when he did not recognize his ancestors and returned to the ancestry.

The next day Teng Yuyi went to Dayin Temple with Feng Jia. In addition to the family members of several important officials in the DPRK, the queen also invited the wives and daughters of a few important foreign officials who fought against the rebellion and cut the vassal.

Teng Yuyi was placed in Xuanpu Pavilion in the east wing, and the daughters of several princes and ministers shared a bed with her.

Due to the need to meditate and worship the Buddha, the servants of the various governments were not allowed to enter the temple, so Duanfu was naturally blocked from the outside.

Teng Yuyi only brought Chunrong and Biluo, the most calm of the maids, into the temple. Fortunately, there was not much luggage and it was easy to organize.

The master and servant were busy cleaning up, and someone in the corridor outside said: "There are many trees in the temple, and there must be many birds. It is estimated that there is a bird's nest on any tree. Look for a bird's nest, and be careful to disturb your aunt."

This voice was still childish, and it was the Princess Changyi.

Azhi said: "But the tree is so tall and the snow is so heavy, how can we climb up with the two of us alone. Sister, please think of a way, the weather is so cold, the birds may freeze to death in their nests soon. We'll have to get them into the house sooner."

The other noble ladies heard this and came out of the room long ago: "I have seen Princess Changyi, and I have seen Princess Jingde."

Azhi said excitedly, "Would you like to come with us to find—"

Princess Changyi hurriedly covered her mouth and nodded at those people: "We have something to do with Mrs. Teng, where does she live?"

Before he finished speaking, the door inside opened, and Teng Yuyi came out with Chunrong and Biluo.

Azhi and Changyi's eyes lit up: "Hey, you finally showed up, we are looking for you."

Teng Yuyi smiled and saluted, "I don't know why the two Highnesses are looking for the ministers and daughters?"

Changyi took Azhi's hand and stepped into the room: "Let's talk after entering the room."

Half of the luggage in the room was just packed, and there were many clothes on Hu's bed and couch. Fortunately, it wasn't messy, so it wasn't an eyesore.

Chang Yi and Azhi turned around in the room, looked back at Teng Yuyi and said, "Don't you forget to answer our questions?"

Teng Yuyi said, "If the two Highnesses said they were looking for a magpie nest, I'm afraid it won't work this time."

Azhi was a little anxious: "Why not?"

Teng Yuyi pointed out the window: "It started snowing again at noon, and the snow outside was so gluttonous that you couldn't even see the treetops. If you ran out at this time, not only would you not find the bird's nest, but you might even fall half-dead, why don't you wait? See you again when the weather is fine.”

Chang Yi said, "But when the weather gets better, those birds will freeze to death."

Teng Yuyi wondered, "Princess Changyi, who told you that birds would freeze to death?"

Chang Yi said, "Big brother said what he said."

Big Brother A was naturally referring to Lin Chengyou.

Teng Yuyi asked, "What did His Royal Highness say?"

Azhi's round face was flushed with anxiety, and she kept slumping and sighing: "Look at it, Sister, I'll say they don't know."

Teng Yuyi said: "Hey? What's going on, the minister and daughter would like to hear the details."

Chang Yi said: "Once I and Azhi went to Zheng Pushe's house to play, and when we passed a big tree, we saw Brother A looking for something in the tree. I thought he had lost something, but he said he was looking for birds. Nest. We asked him why he was looking for this thing. He said that it was winter, and the birds would freeze to death in the nest. He helped the birds move their nests, which was considered a good deed. It snowed in Chang'an a few days ago, and the weather As it got colder, Azhi and I started to worry about the birds in the palace."

Teng Yuyi looked at the two of them speechlessly. This prince Cheng was very capable, and the two little sisters were convinced by his casual remarks.

She smiled: "The birds won't freeze to death."

Azhi shook his head and said, "I don't believe it, my brother never lied to me, Ayu, don't use words to coax people just because you want to be lazy."

Teng Yuyi said: "How dare the ministers and daughters deceive His Highness, His Highness think about it, in order to keep out the cold, the birds either fly south in autumn, or build their nests ahead of time. Generation after generation, they all multiply like this. If every winter passes, they will freeze. If you die, wouldn't the birds in the world have long since disappeared?"

Chang Yi became suspicious: "Yes, Azhi, no one used to specially move birds into the house, but as soon as spring starts, the birds will come out chirping."

Archie thought for a while, and pouted, "Damn, why did you lie to us?"

Chang Yi thought for a while and said, "Since Big Brother A arrived at Dali Temple, he has been in the market every day. On that day, he clearly said that he was drunk and wanted to leave, but he ran up to the tree again, ah, do you think Big Brother A is investigating? What case?"

She was excited, her eyes bright as morning stars.

Teng Yuyi coughed, and the investigation found Zheng Pushe's house? To do so is too conspicuous. But if it wasn't to investigate the case, why would he distract his two younger sisters with words?

Azhi was still angry: "Anyway, the prince and the elder brother will come to the temple later. When the elder brother comes, I must punish him to tell us more stories or play with us."

Chang Yi sighed like an adult: "The year before last year, Big Brother A joined the army for a whole year, and he came back to tell a lot of stories. He usually catches demons and slays demons, and often tells us interesting things, but after he arrived at Dali Temple, he refused to do anything. Having said that, he is so busy recently, he may not be willing to pay attention to us."

Azhi's shoulders drooped down: "Sister, we can't find a bird's nest now, we should play something."

Chang Yi asked Teng Yuyi to come up with an idea, and when he turned around, his eyes swept over the Hu bed and asked in surprise, "What is that?"

Teng Yuyi followed and looked over, and the thing lying quietly beside her pile of intimate clothes was the doll that A-Niang left her back then.

Azhi also found it strange that Teng Yuyi's clothes were all expensive and neat, but the puppet was dull and white, as if it had been touched and washed repeatedly, and it was too worn out.

The two walked over. This puppet was different from the common dolls in the market. It was actually a woman holding a little girl. The arms of the two were sewn together with thread, forming a posture of leaning against each other. Judging from the demeanor , should be a mother and daughter.

Azhi asked curiously: "Ayu, you are so old, but you are going out for a few days, why don't you forget to bring a puppet?"

Chang Yi carefully stroked the puppet's head: "This puppet is so old, why not get a new one?"

Teng Yuyi moved the doll away calmly, and smiled: "I have it since I was a child, and I have been reluctant to throw it away for many years. I have a set of wooden figures made by Yangzhou craftsmen. They are flexible and can change clothes, although they are not comparable. The things in the palace, but they are also clumsy and cute, do you want to see the two Your Royal Highnesses?"

The two looked at each other: "Okay, take it out and take a look."

Teng Yuyi put away the puppets properly, and took out the set of villains to play with them.

The three of them sat down, and Teng Yuyi put up a dozen little people one by one, picked up a feather fan, raised his arm and pointed, and pretended to say: "I will be Zhuge, you will be Cao Cao, set up the boat, and I will borrow food. "

Chang Yi grabbed a villain in green: "I don't want to be a bearded hero, I want to be a beautiful Diaochan! Azhi, you can be Lu Bu."

Azhi shook his head: "I don't want to be Lu Bu, I don't want to be Zhuge and Cao Cao, they are all boring, I want to be Gu Qu Zhou Lang."

When I was having fun, I suddenly said, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

It was the voice of a young man, Azhi and Changyi were stunned, and cheered: "Big brother A is here!"

The two quickly left the house, and the waiters hurriedly followed.

Teng Yuyi pushed open a slit in the window drawer and saw two men surrounded by the servants in the court.

The other was tall and slender, and looked surprisingly handsome. It was strange that this man was only wearing the green robe of a seventh-rank official, but he was accompanied by a group of servants.

Azhi and Changyi ran to the man: "Brother Prince! Brother A, did you just come from Dali Temple?"

Teng Yuyi was a little surprised, almost didn't recognize it was Lin Chengyou.

Lin Chengyou touched the heads of Azhi and Changyi, and then asked the maid in front of him, "Are you dumb? What are you sneaking about?"

The maid lowered her head and said: "If you return to the prince, the maid will come to find the little lady of General Teng's house in the name of my wife. I heard that Princess Changyi and Princess Jingde are in Lady Teng's house. Wandering around and accidentally disturbing the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness, I just ask His Highness to give a light punishment."

The prince is always gentle and quiet: "Who is your wife?"

"Daughter of Li Changmao, the provincial governor of Suzhou. When my wife lived in Yangzhou, she had a good relationship with Mrs. Teng. She learned that Mrs. Teng was in the neighboring courtyard, and she asked her maid to give her some snacks."

This is true, and the maid is indeed holding a silver flat lacquer tray in her hand.

Teng Yuyi frowned, never seeing this person before.

However, she had some impressions of Li Changmao's daughter. Li Changmao was a lieutenant under his grandfather in his early years. When he was still in Yangzhou, Li Changmao's wife brought her daughter to the house as a guest.

Li Xiaoniang's boudoir name is Li Huaigu, which means "Huaiyang Yonggu". She has played with Li Huaigu once or twice, but they can't talk about friendship.

A cynical smile escaped Lin Chengyou's mouth: "From Yangzhou?"

The maid's face faintly glowed red, but she answered calmly: "The native place is Yangzhou, yes, but the lady has only lived in Yangzhou for three years with the master."

Azhi snorted heavily, and Lin Chengyou turned to look at her, with a mocking tone: "What are you laughing at?"

Azhi raised two fingers: "Two."

Lin Chengyou didn't ask what "two" meant, but sneered, "Why don't you ask for your brother, what is her wife's nickname?"

When he spoke to Azhi, his voice was softer, less aggressive, and more gentle and patient.

The maid's face turned even redder.

Azhi pouted: "My brother has already asked, you can talk about it."

The maid said, "My lord has never given a nickname to my wife, because my wife is the third in the family, and she has been called Sanniang since she was a child."

Lin Chengyou snorted and ignored the maid: "The prince will look for you as soon as he comes. I'll take you where you are. Have you had enough fun? Go and say hello to auntie first."

The prince looked at Chang Yi: "Big brother has brought Ada here for you. You are always clamoring for Ada to tell you stories. Today, he can tell you enough."

Chang Yi said angrily, "I haven't calmed down yet, big brother, why did you lie to us!"

Lin Chengyou smiled and said, "I'm wronged, when have I ever lied to someone?"

"You said no, you fooled us so badly about that bird's nest last time."

"What bird's nest? What's the matter?"

Azhi pouted loudly: "Brother, you still want to deny it!"

The prince looked into the house and seemed to be hesitating. However, Teng Yuyi's house was as quiet as ever, and no one came out to show his face.

The group was about to leave when the maid had knelt down for a long time and her legs were numb. When she got up, her body was crooked, and something fell from her waist.

The maid had a terrified expression on her face, and was about to come over to pick it up. Chang Yi had ordered the servant to pick it up. It turned out to be a silver silk sachet.

"A Gu." Chang Yi tilted his head to recognize the words on it.

Lin Chengyou paused in footsteps and turned to look over.

"What is this?" Azhi curiously approached Changyi, "Strange, how could someone call Agu?"

The maid hurriedly knelt down and said, "If you go back to Your Highness, this is the belongings of my third wife. Because the lady's name has the word 'Gu' in it, and the word 'A Gu' is engraved on the small items."

Azhi wanted to hand the ball to Lin Chengyou, but Lin Chengyou refused to take it: "Didn't you say that your wife's nickname is Sanniang, why is she called Agu again?"

The maid hurriedly said: "Sanniang is the nickname of the lady, and Huaigu is the big name of the lady. When the lady was born, the master was entrusting the protection of the grain transportation of Huaiyang and Yang. For the sake of good morals, he named the lady Li Huai. solid."

"Huaigu, Huaiyang Yonggu... Ah Gu." Lin Chengyou looked strange, "Did your wife ever come to Chang'an when you were young?"

The maid bowed her head and said, "I have been to Chang'an a few times."

"You are here in the eighth year of Longyuan?"

Teng Yuyi thought to herself, could it be that Li Huaigu was the girl who rescued Lin Chengyou when he was a child?

The eighth year of Longyuan was the year when Grandma passed away. She and Grandpa helped the coffin back to Chang'an. The journey was exhausted. She cried because she missed her mother, and she suffered from a strange disease not long after she came.

I heard from my aunt that once she had a high fever to the point of convulsions, and if she hadn't asked Feng Yu Shi from the palace to prescribe acupuncture, she could hardly have been saved.

"This..." The maid shook her head, "The maid can't remember, I have to ask the lady and madam."

Lin Chengyou looked at the maid, the prince was about to speak, when a servant at the gate of the courtyard came over and said, "His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, and the Queen, please come over."

Not long after they left, the queen asked her daughters to go to Yunhuitang to fast and copy the scriptures.

From the queen onward, each person needs to copy ten volumes of scriptures, and for three days in the temple, there is no meat or fishy smell.

After eating fast food in the evening, Teng Yuyi came out with the scriptures given by the queen, and there were servants everywhere. As he walked around the winding corridor, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

Teng Yuyi knew in her heart that there were guards standing around inside and outside of Dayin Temple, like a golden city soup pool, but the temple was so quiet that it was inevitable that people would be frightened.

The scroll in Teng Yuyi's hand almost fell to the ground. The man gave a false hand, and immediately released his hand: "Miss Teng."

Teng Yuyi stabilized her mind and bowed her knees: "His Royal Highness."

The prince said calmly: "General Teng asked me to give you a few words. I guess you will pass by here, so you made a special trip to wait here for a while. I forgot to tell you in advance, didn't I scare you?"

Teng Yuyi said: "When I returned to His Highness, I was not frightened, I just don't know what Grandpa said."

But in my heart, I wondered, how could grandpa take the initiative to ask the prince to speak?

The prince said: "General Teng is in charge of military affairs in Xiying at the moment. When I went, he was looking for someone to return to the city to deliver a letter to you, but the military situation was urgent, and all parties were waiting for him to issue orders. I saw that he could not make room. It is said that I will also come to Dayin Temple today, but I can convey it on my behalf.

"Your grandfather asked me to instruct you that he will not leave the capital for the next two days, but by the time you leave the temple, he will most likely have left. Recently, the rebels have frequently rebelled. Another messenger was attacked this morning, and he is not there. In the past few months in Chang'an, you need to be careful when entering and leaving."

After Teng Yuyi listened to these words quietly, she nodded: "Take this in mind. Thank you, His Royal Highness, for spreading the word on your behalf."

The prince smiled and said, "When I was with the army on the westward expedition, General Teng once saved my life. During the campaign for more than half a year, I was often taught by him orally. I selfishly recognized General Teng as a master. The words have been brought, and Mrs. Teng can go back to her bed."

This modest and frank remark not only explained the reason, but also dispelled the doubts in Teng Yuyi's heart. Teng Yuyi said, "I would be very grateful for the help of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If there is nothing else, the minister and daughter will retire first."

The prince nodded, took the first step, took a few steps, and then turned back: "You have a letter in your hand now, and it is convenient to enter the palace. If you encounter a difficult matter, you can have someone come to me with the letter."

Teng Yuyi was silent for a moment, and was about to make excuses to refuse, when a long and narrow lantern shadow appeared on the wall, and someone came over.

Teng Yuyi and the prince were standing in the corner of silence, and there was not even a servant beside them. If they bumped into each other head-on, people would mistake them for a private meeting.

Teng Yuyi didn't want to get involved with the prince, and looked around, thinking about getting out as soon as possible, but there were verandas on both sides.

Seeing the lamp shadow getting closer, the prince motioned Teng Yuyi to keep silent and pushed her into the room hidden behind her, but he did not go in, but closed the door for Teng Yuyi from the outside.

Teng Yuyi's heart skipped a beat, this was not a good idea, but it was the only way to keep her traces intact.

The footsteps got closer and louder.

"My aunt heard that she found the old A Gu, and she even prepared a reward, but who knows it's an impostor. Brother, how do you know that Li Huai has inherent problems?"

Lin Chengyou said: "I went to Dongshi to investigate the case, and I would know if I asked. Two days ago, someone went to Dongshi to cast a batch of small belongings, from combs to incense balls, and asked to engrave 'Agu' two. However, the original mold was engraved with the characters 'Sanniang', so it can be seen that this person's nickname was originally called Sanniang, but suddenly changed to 'Agu', isn't it just for today's appearance."

Azhi said blankly, "Oh, this Li Huaigu is too bad, but brother, my aunt has already punished her, why do you have to force her to change her name?"

Lin Chengyou said: "Is she also worthy of the name Agu Agu? I'm in a bad mood today, this Li surnamed myself bumped into me, my aunt prayed to the Buddha and fasted, I also did some kind deeds, kindly changed her to Li Huaisan, this name Wouldn't it be good to match someone like her? If she is not satisfied, she can be called A Mao and A Gou, in short, don't let me hear her calling herself A Gu."

Azhi smiled for a while, and then asked: "Brother, how do you know that they are not Gu's?"

Lin Chengyou said: "You said you were looking for a bird's nest just now, did your brother take you to fly around the tree?"

Azhi cheered: "Okay!"

Then he said, "No, no."

Lin Chengyou seemed to be holding back a smile: "Why not?"

Azhi said angrily, "I understand, I understand! Every time I want to ask something, as long as my brother doesn't want to answer me, he will definitely interrupt him on purpose."

Lin Chengyou whispered, "Azhi, listen, are there birds chirping above?"

"Brother, you're here again." Azhi stomped her feet, "Brother, just tell me! This time you taught me, and next time you don't have to dismantle them yourself."

"What's in your little head, how can there be so many things in this world? You said just now that there's nothing delicious in the temple, and when no one is there now, brother went out to buy you some snacks, last time Do you like that jade tip noodles?"

Azhi tempered: "No, no, I won't eat anything!"

"Okay, that brother is gone."

Azhi said urgently, "Brother!"

The prince bravely went up to meet him: "Azhi, you still don't know your brother's temperament, if he refuses to tell, no one will want to ask."

Azhi said in surprise, "Why is the prince's brother here?"

The prince coughed: "I just came out of the abbot's office, and I am going back to the palace."

Azhi said, "Brother Prince, you are so smart, can you figure out what's going on?"

The prince was absent-minded: "It has been so many years, what can your brother recognize at a glance? Hairpin ring? Wrist bracelet?"

Azhi said: "No, no, I think it must be something fun, and only Gu has it."

The prince laughed: "Ada, listen to me, Azhi's tone of voice is more and more like you."

Lin Chengyou smiled and said, "I can't compare, she's much more difficult than me."

"Azhi, it's too windy here. If you want to know anything, go to the side and ask."

Azhi said, "If my brother refuses to tell me, I will spend the night thinking about it here."

Lin Chengyou smiled and said: "Okay, I'll go back to the yamen right away, you stay here and think about it in front of the wall!"

Azhi burst into tears, and Lin Chengyou took a step, as if hugging his sister: "I'm afraid of you, don't cry anymore. If you cry again, brother is really gone."

The prince hurriedly cleared the siege: "I will torture your brother for you, don't stay here, be careful of catching a cold."

I heard Azhi say, "My aunt said it was related to the puppets, but the puppets all look the same. How can you rely on this to identify people. Brother, tell me quickly, okay?"

Lin Chengyou said, "Look at how ugly you are crying, go back to your bedroom first, brother will tell you."

Azhi was overjoyed: "Today I saw a strange puppet. That person also lived in Yangzhou, but she was not called A Gu."

Lin Chengyou let out a long sigh: "That person knew that you were my sister-in-law, but he happened to let you see the puppet, and he knew what A Gu is not A Gu, so he took the initiative to say that he didn't call him this name. I have seen this kind of approach a lot. , my head has gotten a little bigger recently."

Teng Yuyi was furious behind the door, what does this have to do with her?

The prince patiently said to Azhi: "I don't blame your brother for being upset. The court has recently changed, and many officials from other places have come to the capital to report their work. Grandpa and Aniang love your brother. This is something that all officials in the court know. If Grandpa knows The daughter of an official who rescued your brother will definitely be jealous of that person. As a result, he will be relied on during the election period. Therefore, recently many people call themselves Agu, and they even ask the courtiers to spread the word to the palace... "

Their voices were getting quieter.

Teng Yuyi waited in the room for a while, and didn't come out until the silence returned.

After leaving the Xuanpu Pavilion, Chunrong and Biluo were still waiting outside. Their noses were red, and they were obviously cold. The three masters and servants went back to the bedroom to rest, and they were speechless that night.

For the next two days, Teng Yuyi followed the queen to worship the Buddha every day.

After three days like this, it was time to leave the temple on the fourth day. At dawn, Teng Yuyi was still asleep when someone suddenly pushed her in her dream.

She opened her eyes in confusion and met Chunrong and Biluo's panicked faces.

"Miss, wake up!"

Teng Yuyi's drowsiness disappeared. The two maids had been by her side for many years. They had always been careful and calm, so she lost her temper. I don't know what happened, she suddenly got up: "What's the matter?"

The two were sobbing: "something happened to the master."

Teng Yuyi was stunned.

Biluo was terrified and uneasy: "When the master went to court today, he was ambushed by a group of rebels at Jiafumen. Cheng Bo came to deliver the letter just now, and even the queen was alarmed."

Teng Yuyi's heart skipped a beat, and she was helped up in a daze, only to find that her hands and feet were as numb as wood.

She pushed the two of them away, lowered her head and casually put on her shoes: "Most of the time, I got it wrong. I want to ask Uncle Cheng in person. No, Grandpa is still in Xiying, so I will go directly to Xiying to find Grandpa."

Chunrong and Biluo shivered and served Teng Yuyi to get dressed. The three masters and servants packed up and went out. The sky was not yet clear, snowflakes were fluttering, and there was a vague sense of emptiness between heaven and earth.

Teng Yuyi took a breath of cold air before realizing that she forgot to wear a cloak, but she couldn't care less, and ran to the gate of the courtyard in a hurry, and bumped into a group of people.

The person who was in front of him was the queen, and the servants behind him followed in a husky manner, vaguely uneasy.

Seeing Teng Yuyi, the queen hurried to greet her: "Miss Teng."

There was a strong sense of ominous behind Teng Yuyi's back, and she reluctantly maintained her courtesy: "I have seen the queen..."

The queen took Teng Yuyi's arm: "No need, get up quickly."

The queen's hand was even colder than Teng Yuyi's, and she said solemnly, "The calf is ready, your grandfather is leading the army guards on the left, and the saint has sent all the imperial guards in the palace and is doing his best to treat him. Don't be afraid, child. , Your grandfather will serve the country with all his heart, and every misfortune will turn into good fortune."

Teng Yuyi said in a trembling voice, "What happened to Grandpa?"

The Empress was silent, and untied the snow-white fox fur and tied it to Teng Yuyi: "The thieves failed to assassinate a few officials last time, so they set their target on General Teng, it must have been a long-planned plan, even General Teng is like this All the skills…”

The queen has seen strong winds and waves, and her attitude and tone are far less calm than usual. It can be seen that the assassination of the courtier this time almost shook the entire court and opposition.

Teng Yuyi couldn't help trembling, and walked out with her heart hanging.

Cheng Bo was covered in blood, and when he saw Teng Yuyi come out, he knelt down. When he knelt down, many of the guards in Teng Mansion, including Duan Fu, could not afford to kneel.

"Damn the villain, when the villain arrived, the master was seriously injured." Cheng Bo's tears flowed.

Teng Yuyi numbly stepped forward to help: "Tell me what happened today on the road."

Teng Yuyi got on the calf, and Cheng Bo and the others rode their horses to follow: "The military situation in front of you is in a hurry these few days, and Chang'an is not very peaceful. When the master came in and out, he specially added a team of personal guards. After finishing the military affairs in Xiying, tomorrow will be The expedition was off. In the morning, the master and his guards passed by Jiafumen, and suddenly there was a thick fog around the place. A bunch of assassins came out from all directions.

"When Marquis Wu, who was patrolling the streets, heard the news and arrived, most of the guards were killed on the spot, and only one survived. After being rescued, he only had one breath left. Before he died, he said that some of the assassins knew sorcery. The sound of swords was heard in the fog, but there was nowhere to hide. The master was so powerful that he killed most of the assassins, but he was still seriously injured. Now the wounds in the chest and abdomen are bleeding constantly, and Feng Yu is trying to stop the bleeding. "

Teng Yuyi held on to the handrail tightly and was still receiving treatment, which proved that there was hope. Grandpa was in good health, and the situation should not be as bad as he thought.

She rushed to the left-leading military guard with a glimmer of hope. Some soldiers said that General Teng was placed in the middle hall. Teng Yuyi walked in in a panic. Along the way, she saw only the stands of swords, halberds and swords, but not a single official.

Arriving at the central hall, it was full of people, and the officials either sighed and shook their heads, or paced anxiously.

Someone said, "General Teng's daughter is here."

Many eyes swept towards Teng Yuyi, Teng Yuyi walked over, and the officials automatically separated to both sides.

Teng Yuyi saw his father's boots first, then the dark ochre robe.

However, when she got closer, she realized that her father was wearing a sapphire blue t-shirt. At first glance, he mistakenly thought it was dark ochre because his entire chest, abdomen and calf were stained with blood.

Teng Yuyi's legs softened, and a few people ran up behind her to help her up.

She staggered over and suddenly saw her father's face. She had never seen such a pale face, whiter than paper, but her eyebrows and eyes were unusually black, as black as ink. It's like drawing people.

She moved forward and carefully held her father's cold hand.

Teng Shao opened his eyes and was out of breath.

Teng Yuyi said softly, "Grandpa."

The soldiers began to weep in low voices.

Teng Yuyi looked at both sides blankly: "What does this mean? Why didn't you give my grandpa medicine?"

Several old men seemed to be Fengyu in the palace, there were faint tears in their eyes, and they cupped their hands and said: "General Teng died of serious injuries.

Cheng Bo burst into tears, his shoulders were short, and he kowtowed desperately.

Duan Fu and the others opened their mouths and knelt down without saying a word.

The young soldier cried, "These thieves! It's not an exaggeration to openly frame such a loyal and good general. It's not an exaggeration to die a hundred times! From today onwards, I will hunt down the culprits day and night. When the thieves are caught, they will be beheaded."

"General Teng has led the army for decades, with countless thieves and captives, and who knows how to use it well. Who wouldn't be convinced! Now that General Teng has been murdered by a traitor, how can we be safe? If we don't take revenge, we swear we won't be human!"

"If you don't take revenge, you won't be human!"

Teng Yuyi shook his father gently, but his father didn't respond. He was desperate, but became dumbfounded.

I could still see how my father spoke that night, but in just a few days, how could my father become such a cold body.

She whispered, "Grandpa, I'm here."

"Get up, get up and see your daughter."

Seeing that something was wrong with Teng Yuyi, the people next to her tried to pull her away with tears in her eyes. Teng Yuyi stood motionless, as stubborn as the father and daughter. Teng Shao's eyes were open unyieldingly, clearly there was still a lot to say.

The leading guards wept continuously, some people went to the palace to report the funeral, and some people wanted to move Teng Shao into the coffin.

"General Teng's eyes can't be closed."

The man said with tears: "This is an unfinished ambition! General Teng, don't worry. You have traveled thousands of miles in your life and made countless achievements.