Yutai Bi

Chapter 310 Going Home 2
The carriage turned around and walked into the side street, far away from the execution ground.

Seeing that his expression was not very good, Cen Sanniang was a little surprised: "What's wrong? Could it be that he also has friendship with grandfather?"

Du Yansui smiled wryly: "It's rare to have no friendship with grandfather. I just admire the Wu family very much. A few days ago, I was still worrying about the emperor's intention to abolish the empress. Shangguanyi's family was executed in a blink of an eye. The old Duke Yuchi is in good health. If you don't forgive people, your lifespan will be limited. There is really no old official in the court who can restrain her. The emperor is afraid that he will be powerless if he wants to abolish the empress."

"Anyway, let's go, why bother so much." Cen Sanniang muttered.

"I'm leaving tomorrow. If I don't leave Chang'an, I will always feel uneasy."

King Teng and the emperor successively brought up the edict of the first emperor.Although he flatly denied it, but the news reached Empress Wu, with her decisive skills in killing and attacking today, she would rather kill by mistake than let her go.Du Yansui remembered the conversation between Baima Temple and the emperor, and a trace of worry flashed across his brows.This is the deepest stone in his heart.

After returning to Zou's house, Du Yansui went to arrange packing.Du Yanwan took Cen Sanniang into the inner hall, and kept complaining: "Even if my brother didn't want to return to the court, the emperor secretly allowed him to leave. It's just over a month before the Chinese New Year, why not live in Chang'an and start the Spring Festival?" Let's go again? Don't even think about my three nephews, how can they survive the cold weather?"

Cen Sanniang took her hand and said softly: "I went to the long room today and came back, and met Shangguanyi's family at the Meridian Gate and beheaded him. He said it's better to leave early. You have to trust your brother, why doesn't he want to get together with you more. "

After Du Yanwan got married, she was not as impulsive as before. Even though she was reluctant to give up, she also knew that her brother had his own considerations, so she stopped talking.

When the two entered the inner hall, they heard the girl say that Cen Zhilin was here.

Cen Sanniang thought for a while and said to Du Yanwan: "Zhilin is 14 years old, and it is not convenient for him to enter the inner hall. Let me go to the garden and talk to him. He has acquired literary and martial arts and sold them to the emperor's family. He is a scholar, and he is young. I'm afraid I have some opinions."

Du Yanwan asked the girl to set up a brazier in the garden pavilion, and led Cen Sanniang to go.

It has been snowing for the past few days, Cen Sanniang went into the garden and saw carved fences erected around the gazebo, Cen Zhilin was standing by the fence staring at the old plum next to him in a daze.

At the age of 14, she looks like tall every day, and Cen Zhilin is a few inches taller than her.The height is raised, but the person is still very thin.Fortunately, he was wearing a thick crab-shell blue cotton gown inlaid with mink, which didn't look like a bamboo pole.The eyebrows and eyes of the Cen family are more delicate.Cen Zhilin is no exception.It looks like Mr. Pian Pian already.

Cen Sanniang walked over, always remembering that when she was 13 years old, Cen Zhilin was only about seven years old, and she put on the appearance of a little husband.Thinking of Mr. Du Yansui's disagreement with him, he couldn't help laughing.

"Your brother-in-law and I are leaving Chang'an tomorrow. You will set off with us, how about you go back to Longzhou for the New Year?" Cen Sanniang asked him.

Cen Zhilin turned around and looked Cen Sanniang up and down, knowing that they were going to part ways when they set off together.It is also strange to say.When he was more than four years old, he was adopted by the fourth wife, and when he was a little older, he understood the world affairs, so he was not as affectionate to his sixth mother and seventh mother as he was to his third mother.Seeing Sanniang marry Du Yansui, the Duke's Mansion also took back the title.Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Sanniang would follow Du Yansui into exile again.

Married to Du's family did not enjoy a few days of happiness.Du Yansui made two expeditions in succession.Mother and grandmother passed away one after another.Only Sanniang supported them.Every time he thought of this, Cen Zhilin was full of resentment towards Du Yansui.

The girl and mother-in-law of the Zou family exited the pavilion knowingly.Cen Zhilin asked Nuan Dong, who was by Cen Sanniang's side, to also go down.He sat down at the table with his robe lifted, and said with a cold face: "This place is quiet, you can always tell me the truth. What is the reason why brother-in-law not only abandoned the title but also the clan."

Not to mention Cen Zhilin, even Du Yanwan didn't know much about the court affairs.Cen Sanniang still wanted to play sloppy and pass by: "You also know that there is no peace in the family. Your brother-in-law is injured and wants to go to the south to raise him. I am afraid that the emperor will not let him go. He is not in the court, so why not find a warm place to teach him?" Teach your nephew to be comfortable."

Cen Zhilin squinted at her, and said with a sneer, "Think I'm a fool, or are you being kept in the dark by him?"

Cen Sanniang smiled and said, "I also like to plant flowers and grass, and live a leisurely life."

"Sign up for sick leave, isn't it all right? Go to the south to recuperate for three to five years?" Cen Zhilin snorted, and looked at Cen Sanniang with hatred, "Being a mother, I don't know how to think about my son's future!"

Cen Sanniang was speechless.

"Forget it, if you don't want to say it, I can probably guess it. My brother-in-law is fighting in the west, and many people have framed him, and there are false news that he has defected to the enemy. The emperor directly confiscated the Duke's Mansion. Fortunately, the people in the Duke's Mansion left quickly. If you stay in the mansion, you will inevitably end up in the same fate as Director Du and Xia Chu." Thinking of that day, Cen Zhilin felt a little scared.

Du Yansui has already told Cen Sanniang about Xia Chu and Director Du.Cen Sanniang became sad again: "It was also to buy time for me to leave... You buried them yourself? Only you know what they looked like at that time."

Cen Zhilin couldn't bear to tell her the truth: "The two of them took the poison and passed away quickly without any pain."

Is it true, she no longer wants to ask.The deceased is dead, she can only live better, and she will be worthy of Du Xifu and his brothers by giving Yin's mother a pension.As for the beginning of Xia, Cen Sanniang remembered what Hei Qi said that day after she found out the truth: "When you settle down, re-pack the coffin and take the coffin."

Although Xia Chu didn't know anymore, they knew that Hei Qi treated her as his own daughter-in-law.She will not be left alone on a mass grave in the outskirts of the city.

Maybe Cen Zhilin would be sad if he didn't say anything.Cen Sanniang thought for a long time before she said euphemistically: "Today the Meridian Gate beheaded Shangguanyi, the emperor has nothing to do. If your brother-in-law doesn't leave, maybe one day he will end up like Shangguanyi."

Cen Zhilin raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"The emperor has a gentle temperament, but is suspicious. The capable people around him have been suppressed by the queen one after another. If you use your brother-in-law again, it is inevitable that you will confront the queen. How will you deal with yourself then?" Cen Sanniang whispered about Du Yansui's situation.

Cen Zhilin was silent.He was still young, read a lot, and understood world affairs, but he didn't know that being an official was not just about being an official. "I thought it was easy." Cen Zhilin laughed when he understood.

He is the best at this point, knowing how to admit his mistakes, and not being stubborn.Cen Sanniang really likes Cen Zhilin.

"Where are you going?"

"Lingnan. My father-in-law used to be an official in Lingnan. Your brother-in-law lived there for a few years when he was a child, and he is familiar with it. The climate is good, and it is far away from Chang'an. He has already sent people to take care of it. When he settles down, he will write to you. "

Cen Zhilin nodded: "I won't go back to the academy. My cousin has been getting old for the past two years. I went to the family school with a few cousins ​​at home to study for two years, and then I went to take the exam. Wait for me for two years, and I took the fourth room Industry, I will allocate your dowry."

"Don't." Cen Sanniang still holds the tens of thousands of taels of silver saved by the Duke's mansion, and the Fang family still has a fortune in business.Chang'an's farm property was entrusted to Zou Dalang.She is not short of money.Seeing that Cen Zhilin was getting annoyed again, he smiled and said, "You are the safest thing to do. Save for me first. In case your brother-in-law and I lose our family fortune, I can still get a piece of money from you. It's a tricky rabbit."

Hearing Cen Sanniang's refusal first, Cen Zhilin put on a straight face.After hearing the praise that he was doing things safely, a smile appeared on his face.Hearing the Three Caves of the Cunning Rabbit again, Cen Zhilin grinned: "That's fine. You're just stupid, so it's good to leave a way out. If Du Yansui is sorry for you in the future, you will bring your three nephews to join me, uncle." And help them save a fortune."

Cen Sanniang was sweating profusely.She suppressed a smile, and said flatteringly with low eyebrows: "If you don't support me, who else can I rely on?"

Cen Zhilin couldn't help puffing out his chest.

The siblings talked for a while, and Cen Zhilin finally accepted the fact that their family was going to Lingnan.

Early the next morning, the Zou family got into a carriage and sent them away from Chang'an.

In March, the breath of spring in south of the Five Ridges has dyed green hills, prompting wildflowers to bloom.

Du Yansui and his party arrived in Yongzhou.Yongzhou is today's Nanning.At this time, Yongzhou was just a frontier state capital compared to Chang'an, with a low city wall and an extremely small city.The clothes worn by the local people are also different from those in China.There are very few Han people wearing round-neck robes on the street, and they are all officials and family members who have been sent to the local area.There are very few people like this, and most of them are local people wearing local costumes.

Cen Sanniang originally thought that Du Yansui bought a house in the state capital.Unexpectedly, after only a day's rest, they set off again.

She pursed her lips and smiled, thinking of the landscape of Guilin.

The chariots and horses continued to move forward, and she saw independent mountain peaks under the sun.

Gradually, there were no fields or homes on either side. At dusk, the motorcade turned into a valley, and Cen Sanniang raised the sedan chair curtain.I saw a large flat valley sandwiched between the mountain peaks, and a clear mountain stream meandering and flowing.Not far away, wooden buildings rose from the ground.

Du Yansui picked her up and got off the car, turned around and saw the three sons being hugged by maids and women, smiled slightly and said, "I'm home."

Seeing Mrs. Xu staggering towards him, Cen Sanniang smiled: "Go home."

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