Dai Ziling

Chapter 154
Late autumn, Yujingcheng.

The bleak cold wind rolled up the dry yellow leaves on the ground from time to time, and the bare branches trembled slightly, feeling the loneliness of parting from the leaves.

Most of the passers-by on the road had their arms tucked under their armpits, their waists bent slightly, and they hurried away when they saw acquaintances casually chatting a few words, and the occasional barking of dogs was also very clear and cold.

The doors of taverns and teahouses are not as open as they are when it is warm, but you can also see from the half-closed doors that the waiters of each family are busy serving hot wine to the guests over and over again.

The swaying carriage finally stopped, Zixi revealed a pair of eyes from the warm blanket, her mouth was still stuffed in the blanket: "Are you here?"

Qin Rao lifted the curtain, a gust of cold wind came in, and Zi Xi immediately covered her head again.

"Well, here we are."

Turning over, from lying down to lying down, Zixi wrapped the quilt tightly and got up: "It's time! Hurry up, get out of the car!"

Lingyi shook her head helplessly, since the weather turned cold, she wanted to use spiritual power to keep her sister warm several times, but every time Zixi politely refused.

Traveling long distances, traveling all the way, if it wasn't for this girl who was afraid of being sick and trouble everyone, not to mention lying in the carriage under the quilt, she really wanted to ride with Teng Xuanyi on horseback.The more hard she felt, the more she felt sorry for Teng Xuanyi. For so many years, he had suffered so much and suffered so much. In the end, he was made things difficult by his father...

When Zixi saw the three characters "Yiwangfu" on the plaque at the door, she felt very cordial, as if she had been wandering outside for a long time, and finally, she came home!

Hearing movement outside the door, a servant quietly opened the crack of the door and looked out. When he saw Teng Xuanyi's stern face, he pushed the door open violently, flustered while excited: "Your Highness ! Sixth Highness, Fifth Highness..."

He had long heard that Teng Xuanyi was going back to Yujing according to the order, looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally hoped for his master to come back!But when he saw that His Highness the Fifth Highness was among them, and there were a few unfamiliar faces, the boy was a little dazed, until his eyes shifted to the "quilt man" who had moved down from the carriage, he smiled and said, "Ah! girl!"

It's been a long time since I heard this name, Zixi grabbed the quilt tightly with one hand, and waved at the boy with the other: "Can you please find some people to move the things in the carriage?"

The boy said: "Young man, go and call someone, it's too cold outside, go in and get warm!"

The quilt was pressed against the top of her head, blocking the sight on both sides. Zixi blinked her eyes and was about to run to the gate, but she felt as if she was being pulled by something. She turned her head and found herself in Teng Xuanyi's arms .

"I want to go to the palace, wait for me obediently here."

The quilt on her body fell to the ground, Zixi ignored the howling wind, and said, "Now? I'll go too!"

Picking up the quilt on the ground, patting the dust on it a few times, wrapping Zixi inside again, Teng Xuanyi shook his head: "Be obedient."

Since entering the imperial capital, there is no need to think about it. The eyeliners from all walks of life have already followed behind. If you don't enter the palace immediately to face the saint, you will probably fall into the truth again. Looking at the three princes who look tired, Zixi has a feeling in her heart. Indescribable taste.

Seeing her worried face, Zhu Lan dismounted and walked to her side: "You take a good rest in the palace, I will accompany them."

"I'll go too!" Yantong raised his chin towards Teng Xuanyun, with an attitude of "with Laozi here, you don't have to be afraid of anything".

Zixi felt a little more at ease, thinking that she had offended the old man thoroughly, and going there might add fuel to the fire, she nodded silently, tightened the quilt, and slipped into the gate of Prince Yi's mansion by herself.

Looking at the ball of quilts walking, Lingyi smiled. Since she was a child, she has never seen her younger sister so obedient. Generally speaking, as long as she asks what she wants to do, no one will stop her, and no one can stop her. Teng Xuan What kind of ecstasy soup did Yi pour into this girl to make her so obedient?

After riding on the horse, Teng Xuanyi specially instructed Xinruo: "Let Lingyi also live in Biyou Pavilion, and Zixi should not be separated from others."

"Yes! Xin Ruo understands! Your Highness, be careful in everything."

Winking at the two younger brothers, Teng Xuanyi slapped the horse's back vigorously. After neighing, the horse ran towards Yugong like an arrow off the string.

Looking at the door reluctantly, Teng Xuanyun and Teng Xuanchun also pulled the reins, while Zhu Lan and Yantong walked to a corner where no one was around, looked at each other, and disappeared in place...

Opening the gate of Biyou Pavilion, Xin Ruo was taken aback for a moment, then turned around and said to Zixi and Lingyi:

"I haven't returned for a long time, it's really bad, why don't I take you to another place to rest first? Come back after I clean it up?"

Zixi looked sideways, the ground was covered with dead leaves, the viburnum was withered, the doors and windows of several rooms were closed tightly, covered with dust, only the fish in the pond jumped out of the water joyfully when they heard the sound of the door opening. Turning over the wet yellow fallen leaves, it seems that the long-awaited person has finally returned.

Unable to hide her disgust, Lingyi raised her right hand to cover her nose, frowned and said, "I'll come!"

As she spoke, she raised her left hand again, intending to use her spiritual power to change the look of this desolate and messy yard.

"Sister, wait!" Zixi stepped over the high threshold, looked around and said with a smile, "I want to clean it myself."

Lingyi sighed helplessly, and said to Xinruo: "Forget it, then you can call a few more people to help clean up together!"

Xinruo stood still at the same spot, looking very embarrassed: "Lingyi, you don't know something, this... without His Highness's consent, no one else can enter this place."

"Oh? There's a baby in it?"

"Your Highness is a prince, and you can see all the rare treasures in the world. Even if there are many rare treasures stored in it, it's just an excuse to keep the idlers away. Your Highness prefers this place. Usually only me and my adoptive father can enter, but It's just tidying up, but...Since Zixi entered the palace, His Highness has left this place for her to live alone, if you want to say baby, well, that's true."

After listening to Xinruo's explanation, Lingyi raised the corners of her mouth, no wonder that girl wants to do it herself, she must know that this place is a forbidden place, and it is Teng Xuanyi's heart.

Walking into the yard, Lingyi hugged Zixi's shoulders: "Sister, help you clean together, uh, the kind of cleaning that doesn't use spiritual power, okay?"

Zixi nodded her head, her eyes were shining with light. In this world, I am afraid that I will never find such a good sister again...

Royal study.

King Nandan was at the desk writing the memorial. The three princes stood in front of the desk and bowed their heads in silence. From the time they stepped into the study to the time they greeted and saluted, King Nandan didn't even lift his eyelids.

Teng Xuanyi's face was cold, not impatient. Before he left Beijing last time, he had already torn his face with his father. What's more, the transfer of Yiqi Army to the border was not because of Nandan King's mercy. It is really not easy to be stationed safely outside the city.

Looking at the fourth brother, and then looking at the father, Teng Xuanyun buried his head lower, not because of fear, but because he was so entangled in his heart...

The two sides confronted each other in silence for a while, and a chuckle broke the deadlock.

King Nandan raised his eyelids and stared at Teng Xuanchun, the meaning in his eyes was self-evident: You still have the face to smile!

"I remember I made a mistake when I was a child. My father also used this method to punish our brothers. We didn't beat or scold us, just let it dry. Father, my son doesn't quite understand. This time, we made a mistake. What's wrong?"

Teng Xuanyi looked at Teng Xuanchun out of the corner of his eye. He didn't expect the fifth younger brother to question him so bluntly, and this bluntness clearly clarified his position.

King Nandan stared at Teng Xuanchun for a while, hooked the corner of his mouth and said:
"This trip, you have made a lot of progress, and you have grown a lot more courageous."

With an unrestrained smile, Teng Xuanchun understood the meaning of King Nandan's words. He was originally the eyeliner he had planted in the past, but now, not only was the eye blind, but the thread was broken, and he added a boost to Teng Xuanyi for no reason. If it wasn't for King Nandan taking a deep breath in private and mentally prepared, he would have blown his beard in anger by now.

"Father and king have won the award. I don't know if there is any success in this improvement, but I have a little bit of experience for the dedication of the fourth brother over the years. Leading soldiers and fighting wars is really not something ordinary people can do. It's hard! Very hard!"

King Nandan's face sank and he ignored Teng Xuanchun. He took a deep breath and looked at Teng Xuanyi:
"Really? So hard?"

Raising his head calmly, Teng Xuanyi's eyes were less than before, and King Nandan was startled, only feeling that the person in front of him was very strange.

"Protecting the country and protecting the people, why do you have to work so hard? On the contrary, you, the king, spend all your time planning and planning. In terms of hard work, you, the king, are even more difficult."

Gathering the papers on the desk neatly, King Nandan slowly got up, walked in front of Teng Xuanyi, looked at it carefully and said:

"Yi'er, the widow knows that you are not fair, but as a prince, you are destined to endure some pain that ordinary people cannot bear. You have indeed paid a lot for so many years, but you have to understand that some things, some people, once they become If you lose your concern, then they will become your weakness. The Yiqi army is your weapon and your weakness, it is also your success, and it is also your failure, but here, it will not succeed!"

Teng Xuanyi did not expect today's conversations to be so straightforward, he clenched his fists and said, "No?"

"Of course! An army with extraordinary fighting power is not loyal to the Lord. Do you think the widow will stay?"

At this time, Teng Xuanyi had only one thought in his mind: Why didn't I bring Zixi here?
Seeing Teng Xuanyi's ugly face, King Nandan continued: "If it weren't for the fact that you entered the imperial palace at the first time and didn't leave any masters in the army, you think that the Yiqi army can stay in the city safe and sound at this moment. Outside? Even if there are more experts around you, how much can they save?"

really!

Before entering the city, Teng Xuanyi planned to keep Nine Crowns and the others in the army in order to guard against this trick. Thanks to Zhu Lan's reminder: I am afraid that King Nandan's eyeliner has already noticed the inscrutability of several people, so as not to make him suspicious To the point where the trouble is out of control, it is better to let Yi Qijun be the "turtle in the urn" for the time being. In this way, King Nandan may still have some leeway.

Teng Xuanyun, who had been silent all this time, couldn't take it anymore after listening to King Nandan's words. He suddenly raised his head, his eyes were bloodshot, and said loudly:
"Father! How can we satisfy you? How can you let those soldiers go? How can you believe that we have no dissent?"

King Nandan still stared straight at Teng Xuanyi, and said: "Yiqi's army must not stay! But those soldiers... can be dispersed to other armies and continue to serve the country. If they are found to have unruly intentions, they will be killed! The fourth prince has been fighting for many years, he has worked hard and made great achievements, and he is not suitable for leading the army because of frequent old injuries, so just stay in the palace and be a rich and idle person!"

Slowly loosening his hand with white joints, Teng Xuanyi silently closed his eyes, bowed deeply to King Nandan, turned around and was about to leave.

"There is no need to go to Xiangkun Palace. Your mother is not feeling well these days. However, with Concubine Jin serving by her side, the widow has decreed that no one should disturb her."

Eyelashes trembled slightly, and Teng Xuanyi walked out expressionlessly, but her steps were a bit heavy.

The meaning of King Nandan is obvious. The Queen and Concubine Jin have been placed under house arrest, but at this moment, what else can they do...

Tears welled up in the corners of Teng Xuanyun's eyes, and he also nodded and retreated.

Looking at the backs of the two, Teng Xuanchun frowned: "Father, do you really not trust fourth brother? He..."

King Nandan interrupted sharply with a dark face:
"Go back! Think about it!"

Scratching his head, Teng Xuanchun let out an aggrieved "Oh" and hurried out...

(End of this chapter)