Yutai Bi

Chapter 60
Made her a cup of loose tea after dinner.Cen Sanniang sniffed the tea and thought, it seems that the man already knows her living habits very well.

"Third lady, your nanny and girl have already called someone to pick them up. If you have nothing to do after dinner, you can go to the garden for a stroll. If you have something to do, you can call your slaves." Danhua said respectfully.

Cen Sanniang hummed.Step out of the main hall.

Outside is a patio-like courtyard, with a cross corridor paved with small stones connecting the main hall and the side rooms on both sides.A large stone jar was placed in the middle of the road, where lotus flowers were planted, and two flower arrows had already bloomed, fresh and beautiful.

She walked out of the courtyard along the corridor, and was taken aback for a moment.Outside the yard is a wisteria-covered verandah leading to the garden.

The rising sun shone through the gaps in the branches and leaves of the wisteria, forming golden spots on the ground.Strings of flowers hang down like waterfalls.The nose can smell the looming aroma.Cen Sanniang fell in love with this place.

Walking out of the promenade, there is a large manicured lawn with light blue and white small wildflowers blooming on the ground.There is a stream that is ten feet wide and gurgling by.There is a small wooden bridge over the stream, and the opposite side is lined with trees, with no end in sight.The white wall Wuwa is faintly exposed in the woods, and a pavilion is built above the stream.Cen Sanniang thought for a while and walked towards the pavilion along the stream.

The windows of the pavilions are wide open, and the river flows in front of you, giving you an incomparably wide field of vision.

She lay on the window sill and watched, looking at the height of the pavilion and the water, and felt that it would not be difficult to jump down and swim along the river.My heart is more than half relieved.

"Third lady!" Baicao's whistling voice came from outside.

When Cen Sanniang went out, Baicao and Zhiqiu came to meet her.Baicao pulled her and talked non-stop: "Mom is going to pack the luggage. Sister Zhiqiu and I came to look for you. Third lady, what does the princess look like? I heard that she is not very old."

Cen Sanniang was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously looked at the courtyard in the woods at the other end of the stream, and asked calmly, "I'm bluffing again. I haven't seen the princess yet."

Zhiqiu interjected in a timely manner: "I don't know if I drank the medicinal soup or something last night, the slaves and servants slept very soundly. When I woke up in the morning, the third lady had already arrived. Prince Teng was worried about the loneliness of the princess, so he specially picked up the third lady. Accompany, let us pack our luggage and move over here to wait on you."

Cen Sanniang didn't reveal that she was kidnapped here in the middle of the night, she hummed and said: "The concubine hasn't summoned her, so it's inconvenient for us to bother you. You should come to the other courtyard to relax. Take a look around with me."

Cen Sanniang deliberately did not cross the stream, she wondered curiously, could it be that Princess Teng really lived in the courtyard with white walls and Wuwa opposite?Going around to the backyard, it is another scene.There is also a swing set under the shade.

Cen Sanniang tried it and stood up: "Baicao, push hard!"

Baicao groaned, and pushed up the swing with great interest.

The wind blew through the skirt, and the swing was getting higher and higher. Cen Sanniang grasped the rope tightly, and was surprised to find that Zhiting's other courtyard was bigger than she imagined.

The other courtyard was built along the river, and she judged that the courtyard she lived in was the last one.There are houses and pavilions scattered in the woods ahead.

"Third lady, are you afraid?" Baicao happily asked her from below.

"Don't be afraid! I'm sure I'll catch it. You guys will come up to play later!" Cen Sanniang replied, suddenly seeing someone entering the yard and heading towards the backyard, she quickly called Baicao: "Someone is coming, don't push."

The swing was swinging slowly, and King Teng walked over with Kong Qing.

He looked up and saw Cen Sanniang standing on the swing, her pink dress fluttering, as light as a butterfly.King Teng smiled and walked forward. When the swing was swinging back, he grabbed her waist and hugged her up.

Cen Sanniang exclaimed, stared at him with rounded eyes, and cursed secretly, beast, I'm only thirteen!

Prince Teng raised his eyebrows, exerted a slight force on his hands, and hugged her even tighter, his eyes were faintly blue: "Too thin, I need to take care of her for two years."

Baicao, Zhiqiu and your little follower are still at the scene!Cen Sanniang said angrily, "Let go of me!"

King Teng looked down at her: "Don't look at evil, Kong Qing took them away long ago."

Before Cen Sanniang could speak, he smiled slightly: "You have a very thin skin, no one is looking at you, so you probably won't be so annoyed?"

It would be embarrassing for anyone to be looked at.Of course, not being watched...is also very uncomfortable.

Cen Sanniang rolled her eyes.

King Teng's face darkened: "So it's because I despise this king for hugging you?"

Without waiting for Cen Sanniang to react, he threw her away forcefully.Cen Sanniang suddenly flew into the air, waved her hands in fright, and shouted: "No!"

He reached out to catch her, looked down at her and said nothing.His eyes were slightly squinted, and he seemed to be contemptuous, but also had a slight smug smile.

This expression made Cen Sanniang feel aggrieved that she was his one dish.

She closed her eyes and acted like an ostrich in his arms: "He's engaged. I heard that I'm here to accompany the princess, so...isn't that good?"

Where is the princess?Shouldn't the legendary princess appear with a group of people Hulala?Either point at yourself and call a vixen, or wipe your tears and pretend to be a little white flower.Dear ones, come quickly!Cen Sanniang called out endlessly in her heart.

"I will ask the Cen family to withdraw the marriage." Every time Cen Sanniang gave in, he wanted to laugh.He let her down, held her hand and walked towards the courtyard: "It's too troublesome for you to live in the Cen Mansion. I can only ask the princess to come to Hongzhou and pick you up to live in another courtyard in her name. It's getting colder. She went back to Chang'an."

It is false that the princess came here from Chang'an in mid-autumn in August, but it is true that she found a reason to pick her up.What a majestic princess, she ran all the way on a hot day just to find a reason to pick herself up?Cen Sanniang couldn't believe it: "Am I worthy of your energy to calculate? My lord, can you open the skylight and speak honestly? I really don't understand."

King Teng stopped, and looked at her with a half-smile: "Some people say that you will be a noble person in my life, who can turn me from bad luck to good luck. Naturally, I want to keep you by my side."

"Oh, I still have this ability? Your lord, do you really believe it?" Cen Sanniang asked with a smile.

"Yes, I believe. So I must keep you by my side." Teng Wang said solemnly.

It turned out that there was a halo of luck on the top of his head.That's not a bad reason.Cen Sanniang smiled and talked about the conditions: "So that's the case, then if I don't become your concubine Ji... I can stay by your side, right?"

King Teng suppressed his smile, and there was anger in his eyes, fierce and dangerous: "Don't think that you are a concubine, and being my concubine concubine will humiliate you."

Cen Sanniang waved her hands again and again: "No, no, no, how dare I despise you. You already have a princess. There are not many women in the backyard, and there are not many women in the backyard..."

King Teng sneered: "Could it be that you are coveting the position of princess?"

"That's not what I meant!" Cen Sanniang smiled wryly.She thought for a while and said seriously, "Sanniang is sincerely willing to serve the prince, why must she become your concubine Ji?"

King Teng looked at her with a strange expression, and after a long silence, he said slowly: "This king thinks...you have no other use than being my concubine."

"What do you mean, I'll take care of you on the bed?" Cen Sanniang blurted out, her face flushed with embarrassment.She turned her head away, thinking, I am pissed off.

A smile gradually appeared in King Teng's eyes, and he changed the topic: "I will ask the best gentleman to teach you piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the best dancer to teach you dance. Don't lose my face."

Tell Cen Sanniang in a declarative manner, the arrangements for her in the past two years.

Cen Sanniang clenched her fists: "I don't learn piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing and dancing. I want to learn business."

King Teng smiled: "It's really different. Okay, I'll find you a husband."

Finally got the same.

King Teng went on to say, "You don't have that much affection for Fang Ming, do you? The Cen family has retired, do you really think he will still be waiting for you?"

Cen Sanniang didn't speak.

While speaking, he walked to the front yard.King Teng jokingly said: "I originally wanted to expand the other garden and build another pavilion along the river, so that I could climb high and look far away. It's a pity that Hongzhou's finances are tight and there is not enough money. You should learn how to do business, maybe in the future the king will have to rely on you to make money Repair the garden for me."

Cen Sanniang's heart skipped a beat.If he built it, would it be Tengwang Pavilion?She searched the Tengwang Pavilion in her memory, and tentatively said: "If I can prove that I can do other things, won't you force me to be your concubine?"

King Teng finally got angry: "Hmph!"

With a snort, he walked away.

Cen Sanniang scratched her head, did she agree or disagree?

It won't be long before Cen Siniang will go to Chang'an with the beautiful girls from Hongzhou and follow the selection officials.

The newly enthroned emperor was only in his early twenties.The young emperor needs to add concubines to enrich the harem and extend his heirs.Because of this, only the daughters of the sixth-rank officials are eligible to sign up for the election.

As the old lady Cen said, if Liu Niang wants to enter the palace, she can only start as a low-level court lady.The Baitou Palace people from the previous dynasty are still in the Daming Palace, and the most important thing in the palace is young and beautiful women.For Liu Niang, entering the palace is like a drop of water melting into the sea, and will disappear without a trace.

Cen Liuniang understood that she could only secretly envy Si Niang and Wu Niang.Who said that the fourth master is not doing his job properly and has no official status?Who told her to be just a concubine's concubine?

Compared with Siniang and Wuniang, Cen Liuniang could always find balance from Cen Sanniang.But now, Cen Sanniang, whom she looked down upon, became Princess Teng's companion overnight.Liu Niang's jealous eyes were red.

(End of this chapter)