Warm spring enters Hou's door

Chapter 159 Princess Taiping's Last Three Days

After the son-in-law Wu You was buried, it was already the end of the year.

In the coming year, Princess Taiping really became more and more domineering.Even though the new emperor has succeeded to the throne, she is still dictating the government, and there are even more people coming and going in the princess's house, and almost half of the important officials in the court are her disciples.

Of course, she couldn't do without looking for handsome men everywhere.Sometimes when she was walking on the street, she would see a handsome young man who would take him back to the princess mansion without hesitation!
In Princess Taiping's mansion without the consort, there was singing and singing almost every night, with constant sex.

Regardless of whether the courtiers or the people in Chang'an City saw it, they kept criticizing Princess Taiping.

Gu Caiwei saw this scene in her eyes, and she couldn't help frowning.

But at this time, Du Juanqing suddenly said to her again: "Princess Taiping wants to take back the control of the small iron mine in Changlai County."

"If you want to go back, go back, it's her property." Gu Caiwei said indifferently.

"I know, so she sent someone to ask for it, and I gave it directly. It's just..." Du Juanqing hesitated to speak.

Gu Caiwei nodded. "I know what you want to say. It's just that we can't control anything now. If that's the case, then take care of yourself."

Du Junqing also nodded when he heard the words. "Now, the only thing I'm glad is that she didn't look for you again."

"What do you want me to do again? I already said that for that day. If she listened to it, she definitely doesn't want to see me again now; if she didn't listen to it, she must hate me now, let alone Maybe you want to see me." Gu Caiwei smiled lightly, "So for now, we just need to be safe."

"Everyone is safe..." Du Juanqing took the initiative to repeat these four words, his tone became more meaningful, "At that time, I was young, and I always felt that if I didn't do something spectacular in my life, my life in this world would be wasted. But now I'm at this age , only to realize that the most beautiful thing is a peaceful life and a peaceful life. It’s a pity that many people can’t realize this wish in their lifetime—and neither can I.”

"She doesn't even have a princess." Gu Caiwei sighed in a low voice.

The two were talking, when they heard a sound of kicking and tapping outside, Du Yi and Gu Tianyuan came back suddenly!
Since the new emperor came to the throne, Du Yi and Gu Tianyuan, as the new emperor's confidantes, naturally followed him to ascend to heaven.Now Du Yi has become the leader of Wanqi, and Gu Tianyuan is also in charge of Qianniuwei. The two of them are so busy every day that they can't see each other. It is difficult for Gu Caiwei to have a meal with them.

It turned out that it was only broad daylight, and they actually came back?
Moreover, Du Yi and Gu Tianyuan still came to look for them.

"Father, how many weapons do we have in Yongxing County?" Du Yi asked directly after coming over.

Du Juan raised his eyebrows. "Why do you care about this?"

Du Yi paused, and then said in a low voice: "Nowadays, Princess Taiping is acting more and more arrogantly. A few days ago, someone even reported to the saint that Princess Taiping planned to raise troops to seize power, and now they have sent people to Changlai County to transport weapons. Your Majesty just discussed with us, and decided that we can’t sit still, so..."

Gu Caiwei looked at him speechlessly. "Such an important matter, you just told us so openly, are you not afraid that I will leak it to Princess Taiping?"

"Aunt, you don't know that!" Du Yi smiled silly, "If you want to intervene in these matters, you would have intervened long ago. Since you haven't intervened all this time, it means that you didn't plan to involve yourself. Then it doesn't matter if I tell you, anyway. You will not betray me."

Gu Caiwei stopped talking, while Du Junqing frowned. "Are you planning to stand on His Majesty's side?"

"Isn't this nonsense? We have long been grasshoppers on the same rope. Who in the world doesn't know that I am His Majesty's right-hand man? It's too late for me to rebel now!" Du Yi spread his hands.

Gu Tianyuan also nodded. "Following the saint, there will be rewards every three to five times. This reward is much more than my hard work selling medicine. Therefore, in order to earn more money in the future, I am determined to unswervingly support Your Majesty!"

These two little guys have already made up their minds, so Gu Caiwei naturally has nothing to say.

When Du Juan heard this, he just pulled Gu Caiwei directly. "Ma'am, I remember that our materials about the mine are all in my study, but where did they come from? Why can't I remember?"

"Isn't it on the second floor of the left drawer? Your seals are all on the third floor. How can you forget such an important thing? I think you are really old." Gu Caiwei answered immediately.

"Hey, isn't it? In a blink of an eye, I'm almost forty!" Du Juanqing nodded and sighed.

While the two were talking, they had already walked away.

Du Yi and Gu Tianyuan heard these words in their ears, and they immediately looked at each other.

"Study, the second and third drawers on the left, let's go!"

Then, the figures of the two people disappeared immediately.

In this way, the city of Chang'an remained peaceful for several months.

On this day, Gu Caiwei was giving a medicinal bath to Yan's daughter, when suddenly Princess Taiping appeared again.

"Madam Ningguo, Princess Taiping is here to invite you."

Gu Caiwei raised her eyebrows. "Are you sure that Princess Taiping is looking for me now?"

"That's right, it's you, Mrs. Ning Guogong. Now please follow us quickly!" The visitor said in a deep voice, but actually came forward directly, pulled her and walked out.

This pace was so hasty that he didn't even plan to give her time to change clothes and freshen up.

Seeing this, Yan Shi quickly chased after her. "Auntie, do you want me to find Uncle?"

As she spoke, one of her hands reached toward her cuff.

Gu Caiwei shook her head quickly. "No need. The princess and I are old acquaintances. Since she is looking for me now, it must be something urgent. I'll just go there."

After Yan heard this, she withdrew her hand.

However, Gu Caiwei followed this person into the carriage of the Princess Mansion, only to find that the carriage did not go to Princess Taiping's residence, but drove all the way out of the city.After bumping all the way for an unknown amount of time, the carriage finally stopped.

When Gu Caiwei got out of the car, she realized that she had been taken to the mountains outside the city.

There was a person standing at the foot of the mountain, and he took the initiative to lead the way for Gu Caiwei: "Mrs. Ningguo, please come this way."

Gu Caiwei followed him up the mountain again, only to see a Buddhist temple hidden on the top of the mountain.

It's just that this Buddhist temple has been abandoned for an unknown amount of time, and there is no popularity in it.Gu Caiwei stepped on it, and immediately a puff of smoke came out from the bottom of her foot, which made her cough.

Just as she was coughing, she heard a burst of unbearable coughing coming from the main hall of the Buddhist temple.

Gu Caiwei hurried over upon hearing the sound, and saw Princess Taiping sitting on the ground in front of the statue of Maitreya Buddha.

Only the ground beneath her was clean.There are also a few people dressed as maids who are wiping the ground and walls around, thus stirring up dust all over the sky.But in this piece of dust, Princess Taiping sat steadily, except for the occasional cough, but her figure was motionless, and her face was terribly calm.

Gu Caiwei bent down and saluted her, and Princess Taiping lazily rolled her eyelids: "You are really here."

"The princess has an appointment, how can I not come?" Gu Caiwei smiled and sat down on the seat opposite her. "

Princess Taiping smiled lightly. "In the past, you really didn't dare. But now, your husband-in-law is famous all over the world, your eldest son is the right-hand man of a sage, and your status in Chang'an City is no lower than mine. You have long been qualified to compete with me. What's more... The current me is even more desolate, if you don't give me this face, in fact, I can't do anything to you."

"But I want to give you this face!" Gu Caiwei said with a smile.

Hearing this, Princess Taiping was surprised. "Is that what you think?"

"Of course. Otherwise, princess, why do you think I came every time you asked me to come? That's because I want to come. If I don't want to, even if you are the most beloved daughter of the Queen, you can't do anything to me." Gu Caiwei said lightly.

"That's right." Princess Taiping nodded, "Isn't that how your grandfather treated my mother and father? My mother always said that you have the true inheritance of Gao Miracle Doctor, not only the medical skills are in line with him, but also the temperament. So She loved and hated you when she was alive, and she simply didn't know how to treat you. Now, I understand how A Niang felt at that time."

Gu Caiwei just smiled and said nothing.

After Princess Taiping finished speaking, she couldn't help but smile bleakly again. "It's just that, what's the use of talking about it now? After all, I haven't become the second Auntie, and I'm even far behind her! Auntie knows that if she sees me falling into this situation, she's afraid she'll be scared." Jump out of the grave and scold me, right?"

Gu Caiwei couldn't help asking in a low voice after hearing the words: "So, princess, you failed to seize power?"

Hearing this, Princess Taiping laughed out loud.

She laughed so loudly that the dust on the Buddha statue was so loud that the dust on the Buddha statue fell down, dirtying the place that the maids had so easily cleaned out.

The maidservants quickly turned back to clean up again, but Princess Taiping waved her hand. "Forget it, you all go down!"

The maidservants hurriedly lowered their heads and bowed back.

Gu Caiwei didn't retreat, she just stood in the distance, quietly watching Princess Taiping continue to laugh, but the more she smiled, the more sad the smile on her face became, and even her laughter was full of powerlessness.

A gust of mountain wind blew through the half-opened doors and windows, making a whining sound, like the wailing of ghosts.

Gu Caiwei sighed: "Princess, are you hungry? Do you want me to make you something to eat?"

Princess Taiping stopped laughing suddenly.

She turned her head sharply. "Do you think I still have an appetite for dinner?"

"Then why did you call me over?" Gu Caiwei asked back.

Princess Taiping was startled, then nodded. "That's right, besides cooking, what else can I admire? I'm really hungry. If that's the case, go and cook for me!"

"Okay, princess, just wait here!" Gu Caiwei nodded quickly, and hurried out.

Seeing her go out, a person came in quietly: "Princess, Mrs. Ning Guogong went out to catch rabbits, and said she wanted to make honey roasted rabbits for you. It's just... you really plan to eat what she made? Don't forget , Ning Guogong and his son are all saints, and she is also with them!"

"Of course I know, but I trust her." Princess Taiping said quietly.

"Princess……"

The people around wanted to say something, but Princess Taiping waved her hands impatiently. "I'm tired, you leave me alone."

Seeing this, the person had no choice but to shut up and retreat obediently.

Gu Caiwei only went out for a while, and she came back.When she came back, she was still carrying a fat rabbit that had been skinned and washed.

"Look, princess, I caught it with my own hands!" She triumphantly brought up the rabbit to show off to Princess Taiping.

A look of shock appeared on Princess Taiping's face. "How did you catch it?"

And so fast!

"It's very simple, medicine! I don't have anything else here. There are a lot of medicinal materials. It's very simple to attract some hares and pheasants." Gu Caiwei has already lit up a fire with her hands and feet as she speaks.

The people outside also brought in a bundle of dry firewood, and Gu Caiwei set up the fire, then she skewered the rabbits and put them on the fire to roast.

She mastered the heat just right, so after about a stick of incense, the ruined temple was already filled with a seductive fragrance.

When the rabbit's skin started to turn brown, Gu Caiwei took out a small palm-sized porcelain vase with a small brush hanging beside it.Gu Caiwei opened the porcelain bottle, took the contents of the bottle with a small brush and brushed it on the rabbit, brushing it inside and out, and then drove the rabbit to the fire to roast.Soon, in addition to the smell of meat, there was also a sweet and fragrant smell that spread quickly.

Princess Taiping was in an unusually gloomy mood.But now that she smelled these smells, she couldn't help but raise her head, looked at the rabbit with both eyes, and swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva quietly.

When Gu Caiwei saw this, she hurriedly smiled at her: "Princess, please wait a little longer, the time for a cup of tea will be fine."

Princess Taiping nodded.

After a cup of tea, the skin of the rabbit had already been roasted golden and crispy, and the sweet and rich smell filled the narrow Buddhist hall, enveloping the two of them.

"All right!"

Finally, Gu Caiwei let out a low cry, she quickly took down the rabbit, let it cool for a while, then tore off a rabbit leg and handed it over. "Princess, please try it. This is the roasted rabbit with honey sauce that I researched myself. It was my grandfather's favorite dish. We ate it several times every few days when we were away from home. Now my children also like it." Very good!"

Princess Taiping took it and tasted it, and she nodded. "Sweet and fragrant, really good."

"That's needless to say? Few people in this world can match my cooking skills!" Gu Caiwei nodded unceremoniously, and immediately tore a rabbit leg for herself and started to eat.

She marinated the rabbit meat for a short while, and the salty taste penetrated deep into the meat and bones.After roasting over a high fire, the outer layer of meat shrinks, and the meat becomes crispy.Then brush a layer of honey on top, and the honey will go deep into the shredded meat with the help of the fire, wrapping every shredded meat inside.

Therefore, after such a bite, the outer layer is crispy and delicious, but the rabbit meat inside is extremely firm, and it is full of the sweet and fragrant taste of honey. The combination of the two can drive away half of people's bad mood in an instant.

Gu Caiwei also squinted her eyes in comfort. "My craftsmanship has improved again. If grandpa is still alive, he will definitely snatch all of this rabbit, and leave the rest to me after he has eaten enough."

When Princess Taiping heard this, she immediately snatched all the rabbits from Gu Caiwei's hand.

"Hey, don't! This is what I worked so hard to catch, and it took me a long time to bake it!" Gu Caiwei hurriedly shouted.

Princess Taiping gave her a cold look. "I am a princess."

Gu Caiwei was speechless.

Fortunately, Princess Taiping is not too much.She ate another leg and returned the rest to Gu Caiwei.

Gu Caiwei quickly tore off another piece of meat and ate it.

At this moment, Princess Taiping's voice was suddenly heard next to her ear: "If I say that I have no intention of rebelling, would you believe me?"

Gu Caiwei glanced at her lightly.

"Oh." With a vague voice, she lowered her head and continued eating.

Seeing this, Princess Taiping frowned. "I really didn't. When Auntie was alive, I really wanted to be a princess, but it's a pity that Auntie didn't allow it. She said that it's too tiring for a woman to be an emperor. Let me be a princess safely and happily for the rest of my life." It's good to be happy. But she said so, in the end, she is the one who really made me unable to live a stable life for the rest of my life!"

"If she hadn't killed Xue Lang in the first place, I would definitely be having grandchildren with Xue Lang now. However, she was the one who ruined my happiness and used me to strengthen the relationship between the Wu and Li families. I The reason why today is all thanks to her!"

Speaking of the late Her Majesty the Empress, Princess Taiping still had some hatred in her words.

Gu Caiwei just lowered her head to eat.That's Princess Taiping's own mother, she can scold her whatever she wants.But as an outsider, it's wrong to say anything, so she'd better not say anything.

After Princess Taiping scolded her, she smiled softly: "Later, A Niang abdicated, and Seventh Brother became the emperor. At that time, if I wanted to pull him off the throne and replace him myself, it would be fine. After all Starlings are timid and fearful, while Webster and Anle are too ambitious and brainless. If I want to rebel, I should do so at that time, so why wait until now? Now mynah has also retired, and Sanlang is the emperor. He is young and energetic , he has made outstanding achievements at a young age, and there are so many young talents around him who are used by him. I knew a long time ago that my opportunity has passed, and the era that belongs to me has passed. If I rebel at this time, I will Do you think your life is too long?"

Only then did Gu Caiwei speak. "No one thinks their own life is too long, but there will definitely be people who think your life is too long."

"Yeah, isn't the person who dislikes me right now Sanlang?" Princess Taiping smiled again, "I have looked down on him from the very beginning, and he doesn't like me either. I feel bored when I see him. So I don't want him to be the prince, let alone the emperor. It's a pity that my obstruction is useless. His contribution has already surpassed all the princes, and there is no one who can replace him, so this He still sits firmly on the throne. Now it seems that he not only wants to secure the throne, but also strives hard to make the Great Tang Dynasty flourish again!"

"And to make my Tang Dynasty's national power flourish, he must quickly remove the obstacles in front of him. Now, this obstacle is me."

Gu Caiwei lowered her eyes. "When two tigers fight, one loses. Princess, you lose."

"Yes, I lost." Princess Taiping smiled, "There are talents from the generation of Jiangshan. Now that the younger generation has grown up, it's time for our older generation to retire. However, my exit was tragic. a bit."

"So, it's very important to have a full meal before leaving the venue." Gu Caiwei quickly answered.

puff!
Originally very serious in emotion.As a result, hearing what Gu Caiwei said now, Princess Taiping couldn't help but laugh.

Look at Gu Caiwei again, she has already handed over a rabbit head.

"Princess, let me tell you, this rabbit head is delicious if you eat it right. You see, I specially brushed it with three layers of honey sauce when I was grilling meat just now! It's more than brushing on the rabbit! If you don't believe me, eat and see!"

Princess Taiping pursed her lips. Although she looked disgusted, she still took the rabbit's head.

These two people here are sharing the rabbit meat, but they don't know that the people in Chang'an City are looking for the two of them like crazy!

Especially in Ning Guogong's mansion.As soon as Gu Caiwei was taken away, Yan Shi planned to report the news to Du Juanqing.As a result, Ah Zhong came back in a hurry before she left the hospital.

"Ma'am, the prince ordered me to come back and tell you that you will all close the door for the next few days and stay at home safely. Don't go out unless necessary, and you are not allowed to let outsiders in. By the way, the country What about the princess? The prince still has something to tell her alone!"

Yan's face turned pale. "Auntie...was just picked up by Princess Taiping's people."

"Princess Taiping?" Ah Zhong suddenly raised his voice.

Yan Shi was taken aback by his loud voice. "What happened, you screamed so loud all of a sudden?"

"Today, His Majesty personally led people to rush to Princess Taiping's mansion, and killed all of Princess Taiping's followers and attendants. When the notification heard the news, he fled the city first. Now the prince is leading people to search for her outside. whereabouts!" Ah Zhong said.

Yan's figure flickered immediately. "Auntie, she..."

"Do you need to say it? It must have been taken away by Princess Taiping!" Ah Zhong whispered, his face immediately became very ugly, "No, I'm going to tell the prince about this! We must let the prince send more people as soon as possible!" Let's go find Madam!"

However, just as he turned around to look for Du Yi, he saw Du Juanqing had already come.

"My lord!" Ah Zhong hastily stepped forward to salute.

Yan Shi also hurriedly said: "Uncle, Ah Zhong just said..."

"Princess Taiping failed to rebel, she has already fled, and then she took your aunt away, right?" Du Juanqing Shi Shiran answered.

Yan shi nodded quickly. "Exactly! Uncle, we have to find a way to find Aunt as soon as possible!"

"You don't need to look for it." Unexpectedly, Du Juanqing immediately waved his hand.

Yan Shi was slightly stunned, and then she heard Du Juan say: "You don't need to tell Ayi about this, she will be fine. She and the princess are friends, and now the princess should only have her as a friend. So before leaving Isn’t it normal for a friend to meet and say a few words before the meeting?”

"But now, Princess Taiping is a desperado!" Ah Zhong yelled.

"Really? Do you think the majestic Princess Taiping will choose to be a desperado?" Du Juanqing asked.

Ah Zhong was taken aback again.

Du Juan waved his hand. "People outside want to pretend to look for someone, so let them look for it! It's just us. For now, everyone will obey the prince's arrangement and stay at the house obediently, and don't go out unless necessary."

After speaking, he turned and left.

"Uncle!" Seeing this, Yan Shi couldn't help shouting again.

Du Junqing turned around when he heard the words. "What else is it?"

"Well... my daughter-in-law just wants to ask, are we really going to do nothing? Let Auntie go outside?" Yan asked in a low voice. "Yes." Du Juan nodded firmly, "I'll wait for her to go home."

However, this wait is three days.

Gu Caiwei also stayed with Princess Taiping for three days in this secluded Buddhist temple.

Taking advantage of this time, Gu Caiwei dug up all the game and wild vegetables that could be caught in the mountains, and cooked some delicious food for Princess Taiping in different ways.Although the seasonings at hand are limited, but fortunately, she is exquisite in craftsmanship, so she made all these things into flowers!
Breakfast, lunch and dinner for three days, plus supper, have never been repeated!

At noon on the third day, Gu Caiwei and Princess Taiping caught two crucian carp from the stream beside the mountain temple. "Princess, please use it!"

Princess Taiping picked up a piece of fish stick and dipped it in the dipping sauce. After taking a bite, she refused to move her chopsticks again.

Gu Caiwei was very curious. "Is it because my cooking is not delicious?"

"No, I want to eat almond cake." Princess Taiping shook her head.

Gu Caiwei helplessly spread her hands. "You are really embarrassing me. The conditions here are limited, and there is no flour. Where can I make pastries for you?"

"I know, so I just thought about it." Princess Taiping said.

At the end, she quietly added: "I probably won't have a chance to think about it in the future."

Gu Caiwei raised her eyebrows slightly. "What's the matter with you, princess?"

"The time has come." Princess Taiping said quietly.

Gu Caiwei's heart skipped a beat!A bad premonition hit my heart.

Then, she heard a knock on the door, and Princess Taiping said, "Come in!"

A maid came in immediately: "Princess, everyone has been evacuated."

"Okay, I got it. Now you also take your deed of sale and go away! Go away incognito, and never come back to this Vanity Fair again." Princess Taiping nodded.

The maid hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed heavily to her a few times, then turned around and left without looking back.

Princess Taiping turned her head again and continued to lift the chopsticks. "I can't eat almond cake, but the fish cake is actually quite good. Anyway, I can't go on the road hungry, right?"

While they were talking, Gu Caiwei took the opportunity to look out the door, and saw that when she came three days ago, Princess Taiping was accompanied by many servants and guards.But now, there was no one outside, and there were only the two of them left in this Buddhist temple!

The bad premonition in her heart was even worse, Gu Caiwei quickly looked at Princess Taiping: "Princess, have you dismissed everyone?"

"Yes!" Princess Taiping nodded, "I can't control those people who are famous in the court. But these people have been with me for these years, and they have worked hard without credit. Originally, I made all the mistakes alone. I don't want to implicate too many people. So now, let one go if you can! At least they are alive, and there are a few more people in the world who can say a few words about me, so even if I die, no one will They only know how to scold me."

Gu Caiwei's heart sank heavily.

"Since they can leave, in fact, you can leave, princess. I have makeup powder here. If you put it on your face, most people will definitely not recognize you. As long as you escape the search for the first two months, you will be safe and sound afterwards." Yu."

However, after hearing what she said, Princess Taiping just sneered: "Joke! I am a majestic Princess of the Tang Dynasty. Since I was able to endure the supreme glory, can I not accept the downfall of failure now? Change my appearance, and go out of the way of the people to survive. , I will never do such things! Even if I die, I must die vigorously, so that my whole life will be recorded in the annals of history. In this life, I will never be a villain who is greedy for life and afraid of death!"

As she spoke, she glanced at Gu Caiwei again. "If it were you, if you were in my position, would you choose to fly away?"

"No." Gu Caiwei shook her head firmly.

Princess Taiping twitched her lips again. "In that case, why do you persuade me like this?"

"Then let me nod my head and say yes, you go? That's not appropriate!" Gu Caiwei said, "So since I am where I am, I have to persuade you a few words anyway. But as for whether you will listen or not, it's up to you, the princess. It's my business."

Princess Taiping couldn't help laughing again.

"You, you, how did I find that every time I'm with you, I can't be serious about any serious topic?"

"Isn't this good? People have suffered enough in this life, so enjoy it when you have the opportunity. God doesn't make you happy, don't you want to have some fun for yourself? And look, princess, once you laugh , it looks much better than when you have a cold face!" Gu Caiwei hurriedly said.

The corners of Princess Taiping's mouth could not help but curl up a little. "You're right. Now that this is the time, I should laugh even more. Otherwise, they'd think I'm afraid!"

"Isn't it?" Gu Caiwei nodded quickly.She quickly searched for something again, and then found a small bag of sugar pills, "I originally made this for my little granddaughter, but unfortunately I was called over by you, the princess, before I could feed it to her. In this way, these are given to you! Princess, remember to eat one when you are in a bad mood, and you will definitely feel better soon!"

"Okay!" Princess Taiping answered readily, "I'll go down the mountain first, you wait half an hour before going down. I don't want my friends to see the picture of me being arrested by officers and soldiers."

"Okay." Gu Caiwei nodded immediately.

Princess Taiping immediately took out a sugar pill and put it in her mouth, then smiled at Gu Caiwei. "It's really sweet."

Then, she turned around and walked out of the Buddhist temple step by step, her figure gradually disappeared among the green trees.

Gu Caiwei sat quietly on the spot.Although Princess Taiping had already left, her eyes did not move away for a long time.

It was about half an hour before she breathed a sigh of relief and stepped out of the Buddhist temple.

However, she was about to walk down the steps, but suddenly there was a noise from the nearby woods, and then several people wearing fang masks flashed in front of her.

"Mrs. Ningguo, my second son has an invitation, please come with us!"

(End of this chapter)