Yutai Bi

Chapter 162 Dragon Boat Festival Part 3
Cen Sanniang looked left and right, and suddenly saw a thin man in the crowd looking at her.He wore a beard with a round peak and black veil hanging from the brim.

Seeing that Cen Sanniang was looking at him, the man raised the corner of the black veil, hooked the corner of his mouth, shook his head at her, and said two words silently.

Cen Sanniang grabbed Ah Qiu's hand fiercely.

"Young Madam, what's the matter?" Ah Qiu asked her in surprise.

Cen Sanniang forcibly calmed down: "There are too many people and too noisy, let's go back, don't let the old lady worry."

She turned around and tried her best to maintain a slow pace.King Teng!It turned out to be King Teng!Cen Sanniang's heart almost stopped beating in fright.King Teng asked her to go back.

Cen Sanniang understood.King Teng also has a part in today's matter.She remembered that Du Yansui went shopping with her after they got married, and she asked him curiously why he didn't kill him knowing so much about King Teng.Du Yansui replied with a smile, that is a man's secret.

The two really had an affair!
Seeing King Teng, Cen Sanniang felt much more at ease.With the help of King Teng, Du Yansui's danger will be greatly reduced.

But why not let King Teng's men take action?Cen Sanniang understood immediately.Du Yansui did it himself, and he was giving someone a handle.Is it King Teng who wants to pinch this, or Wu Zhaoyi?

Cen Sanniang sighed helplessly.No matter who it is, it only shows one thing, Du Yansui is not strong enough to be unscrupulous.

There was nothing she could do but wait.After returning to the tent, I smiled and chatted with the old lady Li, my heart was still in the air.

At noon, there was a neighing sound from outside the tent, and Master Cui came back with his sons.Five or six rabbits were beaten and thrown to the boys for washing and peeling.Greetings to Mrs. Du.

Everyone sat down to eat, and Cen Sanniang secretly observed the Cui family's men.Cui Hou Ye had a long beard, so he must have been a handsome man when he was young.Needless to say, Cui Mengdong was wearing a light green samurai uniform and looked beautiful.Cui Erlang was a bastard, and he seemed extremely silent.Cui Sanlang is lively and looks more like Li Shi.Probably because of Wei Xiaoqing, Cui Sanlang looked at Cen Sanniang rather unkindly.

At this time, a servant came in from outside and brought the post.

Master Cui accepted it, glanced at Cui Sanlang and said, "Miss Wei family invites you to Cuju."

Cui Sanlang was overjoyed, he glanced at Mrs. Du, he didn't dare to say anything, his eyes were full of hope.

"Erlang and Saburo go with your companions. Dalang stays to serve the old lady." Master Cui said.

Mrs. Du smiled and said, "Why should Hou be holding Da Lang down. Let's all go. San Niang just stay and serve me."

The old lady opened her mouth, and the Cui brothers paid the bill with a salute.

Seeing Cui Mengdong shaking in front of her eyes, Cen Sanniang became nervous.Foretelling Du Yansui's plan is really not a good thing, as long as the thought of Cui Mengdong, who is beautiful and beautiful, will die in a blink of an eye, Cen Sanniang is a little bit overwhelmed.

Seeing the three brothers leave, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The three brothers of Cui's family left their tents, and the Wei sisters beside them had already ridden their horses and were waiting with their companions.The two teams galloped their horses into the forest glade, divided into teams and began to compete.

After a while, the side was surrounded by spectators.

Just trying, for some reason, two people quarreled, then pushed and shoved, and gradually approached the venue.

Wei Xiaoqing happened to kick the ball towards the color gate, and it hit one person's head.

The man began to scold, and didn't bother Wei Xiaoqing, so he grabbed a follower of the Cui family and beat him up.

When the Cui brothers stepped forward to persuade him, the man calmed down and left.

"Unlucky!" Wei Xiaoqing said dissatisfied, and lost his mood.

Cui Zhongdong suddenly pointed to Cui Mengdong's clothes and said, "Oh, that man stained you with nosebleeds."

There were a few drops of blood on the hem of Cui Mengdong's coat.It looks like it was thrown up.He said, "I'm going to change clothes." He took his followers and went to the carriage to change clothes.

He changed his clothes and was about to find his brother when he saw a maid hurriedly approaching and saluted: "Young Master Cui, my girl please move a little bit."

Cui Mengdong asked in surprise, "Who is your girl?"

The servant girl looked at his entourage and said softly: "You will know when you go. You know him." She turned her back to the entourage, opened her mouth lightly, and said silently, Second Miss.

Du Yanwan?She didn't come today, did she?Cui Mengdong was only surprised for a moment, then laughed.How could Du Yanwan's temper not be explained to herself?It must be that the old lady didn't let her come and sneaked out by herself.

"Lead the way ahead!"

The maid took him with her, and didn't let him disperse her followers, and went straight to the edge of Qujiang.A small light boat was parked under a row of willow trees, and the gauze curtain was floating, and a slender woman was vaguely seen sitting inside.

The maid stood on the shore, a few feet away.The boat was so small that all the attendants saw that there was only a girl sitting in it, and an old man behind the boat.He also guarded the shore like the maidservant.

Cui Mengdong smiled and walked over.

After a while, the boat rowed towards the middle of the river.At this time, the gauze tent was fluttering with the wind of the river, all the followers of the Cui family saw their young master raising a cup to drink with the girl in the boat, they all smiled slightly, thinking that the young master was in a good mood.

About ten feet away from the shore, the boat suddenly shook.Then the boat capsized in an instant.

The maid let out a scream: "It's bad, why the boat sank! Save people!"

Cui's followers were startled and jumped into the water one after another.

The maid covered her mouth with a smile and left in a blink of an eye.

Cui Mengdong knew he had fallen into a trap as soon as he got on the boat.

That woman was not Du Yanwan.She held a crossbow in her hand. This kind of crossbow is only distributed by the army. It has strong explosive power. Let alone a distance of less than one foot, it can kill him within ten feet.

Danhua held a crossbow in one hand and raised his wine glass in the other: "Don't be nervous, Mr. Cui. I just want to talk to you. Sit down. Don't shout or move around, otherwise...you know."

Cui Mengdong still had hope in his heart, so he sat down gracefully.He raised his wine glass and drank it: "I don't know the girl well, and I don't have any enmity. I don't know what is the purpose of luring me here?"

After the boat left the shore, Danhua smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Cui, in case someone comes to fight you."

After drinking, his body gradually weakened. Cui Mengdong was shocked: "I am the eldest son of the founding prince, and my aunt is the current queen!"

Danhua reached out and pulled out the cork that was plugged into the bottom of the boat.The river surged in.

"Cui Mengdong, you really shouldn't come up with the idea of ​​forcing my sister to marry."

The gauze curtain floated up, and the old man steering the boat looked at him coldly.

"Du Yansui...I, I told the empress, I won't marry your sister! You, you let me go!" Cui Mengdong was so weak that half of his body was submerged in the water, trembling with fright.He wanted to shout for help, but the cold arrow of the crossbow aimed at his throat with a bright light.

The boat suddenly sank into the water at this moment.

Cui Mengdong waved his arms vigorously and struggled, his ankle was caught and dragged down.

Soaking in water washed away the soot and other things on Du Yansui's face, and the sticky beard fell off.There was a hint of resentment on his face.He closed his eyes and did not let go until Cui Mengdong stopped struggling.

Danhua was swimming in the water like a fish, holding two skin bags in his hand, and handed one to him.

Letting go of his hands and letting Cui Mengdong float and sink, Du Yansui put his mouth on his leather bag and took a breath, then swam to the other side of the river.

Half an hour later, he and Danhua got out of the water and boarded a small boat parked on the shore.

The boat went down the river, gradually turned out of the Qujiang River, and merged into the boats going south and north along the canal.

After changing his clothes, Du Yansui said calmly: "Go back and tell the prince. He can rest assured."

Danhua saw him put on a bamboo hat, and couldn't help calling him, "Kongqing!"

Du Yansui said in a low voice: "You should get married, it's too hard to groom yourself for the rest of your life."

He went ashore and blended into the crowd, gradually disappearing from sight.Women comb themselves as wives to show that they are no longer married.Kong Qing left, she only wanted to stay by King Teng's side and be his bodyguard in her life.Danhua covered his mouth, tears rolling down his face.

When he got near the Zuoyintai gate, Du Yansui took off his outer clothes and threw away his bamboo hat, but inside he was dressed as a servant.There was a carriage waiting outside the palace gate, he got on the carriage, and the carriage drove into the palace at high speed.

There was a panic on the edge of the Qujiang River.

Under the heavy reward of Master Cui, besides the servants who helped his own family and the Wei family, hundreds of idlers helped the men into the water.

Li Shi cried so much that she almost fainted.Mrs. Du comforted softly, her face was not good-looking.Cen Sanniang was nervous, so naturally she couldn't laugh.

It was not until dusk that Cui Mengdong was found, and he had died.

The Cui family mourned.

He heard the attendant crying and said: "It was a maidservant who invited the eldest son to board the boat! There is a girl on the boat, the eldest prince must recognize it, otherwise he would not go."

Mrs. Li was already dizzy, and screamed: "It must be your second girl! She didn't want to marry my Dalang, so she resorted to this vicious scheme to kill my Dalang! You are so cruel!" He said to the old man People ran over.

The guard girls of the Du family rushed forward and stopped Li Shi.

Suspiciousness appeared in Cui Houye's eyes, and he said coldly: "Erlang, you have acted properly, so hurry up and go to the Du Mansion!"

Cui Erlang responded, and went with the people.

"Master Cui, my sister-in-law is alone at home. My husband is on an official business in the palace. Isn't it appropriate for the second son to lead someone there? Since Lord Hou is suspicious of our second daughter, why don't you go and have a look." Cen Sanniang supported old man Du He ordered the guards to prepare a soft sedan chair and prepare for departure.

(End of this chapter)