Yutai Bi

Chapter 62

Concubine Teng said: "Your cousins ​​want to visit you in Bieyuan. Tomorrow, you can come out to entertain me. If you need anything, just tell Danhua. I'm happy, so I'm gone. You can go."

This sent her away?Cen Sanniang hurriedly got up to salute, bowed her head back, turned around the screen, and stepped out of the door, feeling relaxed—Princess Teng gave off a very strange feeling!Calm and calm, in her eyes, what is she?The concubine that Prince Teng wants to accept?No, a dignified concubine doesn't need to travel thousands of miles for a concubine.Does the princess also believe in the fortune-telling words?Think of yourself as a Fuwa who wards off disasters for King Teng?

With doubts, Cen Sanniang takes Zhiqiu away.

Back at the residence, Cen Sanniang was surprised to see King Teng sitting in the room reading a book.

Baicao winked at her triumphantly, meaning that the task was successfully completed.

Cen Sanniang laughed dumbfounded, and secretly guessed in her heart what kind of pestering efforts Baicao used to persuade King Teng to come.She thought it was not good to yell secretly, wouldn't this make King Teng misunderstand?Just glared at Baicao.

King Teng had put down his book, walked over, looked Cen Sanniang up and down, and teased: "Is there a hair missing? Tell me, what did the princess talk to you about?"

He stood in front of her, exuding the faint fragrance of golden osmanthus, with a smile in his eyes.

"The prince was joking. The princess is approachable and amiable, and treats Sanniang very well." Cen Sanniang subconsciously turned her head away, trying to keep a little distance from him.

She abides by the rules of this time, her heart and her thoughts prevent her from blending into this era.She had no choice but to hide her heart and not give it to anyone.

King Teng especially hated Cen Sanniang avoiding him, even a wandering look in his eyes made him angry.He came here with good intentions, but she wanted to avoid him... He turned his head to look at Baicao, and said coldly: "Damn girl, how dare you talk nonsense to deceive the king for fun. Pull it out and hit twenty sticks."

As soon as the words were finished, Danhua clapped his hands, and four thick women rushed in outside the door, dragging Baicao out.

Baicao seemed to have just realized it, and screamed in fright: "Third lady, save me!"

The voice pierced Cen Sanniang's eardrums, and she came back to her senses, stepped forward and grabbed Teng Wang's sleeve: "Oh, what are you doing with Baicao? Am I afraid to ask her to invite you?"

King Teng just looked down at her, with no smile in his blue eyes.

Cen Sanniang panicked when she heard the muffled sound of bamboo boards hitting Baicao's body outside the door, and said in a nonchalant manner: "Princess Wangfei's yard is terribly quiet, as if there is no living thing. I bowed my head for a long time, moved my neck, and the girl looked great." Change……"

Baicao's cries came from outside, Cen Sanniang couldn't continue, her knees softened and she knelt down in front of King Teng, pulling at the hem of his clothes and begging him: "Don't hit her, don't hit her..."

King Teng waved his hand, the people in the room retreated, and there was no sound from outside.

He looked down at Cen Sanniang condescendingly, seeing her pitiful look of not daring to move her face away, her eyes wanting to hide but not daring to hide, the unknown anger in his heart gradually dissipated, he turned around and sat down, picked up the book and read slowly: "All and What did you say?"

Cen Sanniang knelt on the ground and replied honestly: "Tomorrow, Siniang and Liuniang will come to see me in the other garden, and the princess asked me to treat me on my behalf."

Quietly, I heard the sound of pages being turned.

"anything else?"

"My concubine asked me to leave after giving orders." Cen Sanniang rolled her eyes.

"Didn't I ask you anything else?" King Teng threw the book on the table,

Cen Sanniang thought about it for a long time, and finally remembered that Princess Teng asked herself a question: "She asked me what my boudoir name is?"

King Teng raised his eyebrows: "What's your girlfriend's name?"

Cen Sanniang's mouth was tightly closed like a clam shell.

King Teng smiled: "Get up and answer."

Cen Sanniang stood up, subconsciously trying to avoid staring at him.

"Watch me talk."

She bit her lip, full of aggrieved and unwillingness, and looked up.

King Teng smiled: "If you don't want to say it, don't say it. I will let Xu's Baicao tell me."

Cen Sanniang was anxious: "They don't know."

King Teng glanced at her and said, "Just hit a few more sticks, and you will know."

Cen Sanniang was very angry, thinking that she must send Xu and Baicao away. Seeing such a threat from the sky, she would lose even her bellyband: "Ziyi. My mother gave me the name."

"Ziyi, Cen Ziyi." Teng Wang read it once, and asked her with interest, "Did your mother tell you why she gave you this name?"

"The nanny showed it to me. My mother wrote a poem on the paper: the ancient view of Cen is quiet, and the lonely man is alone. She circled the last two words with a pen and said that she gave me the name. The meaning of this poem is The ancient temple is far away on the top of the mountain, lonely and no one comes, but those who like quietness can enjoy themselves and enjoy the peace of being alone. My mother hopes that no matter when I am, I can be happy."

Cen Sanniang pouted, she couldn't be happy now.

As if he knew what she was thinking, King Teng glanced at her and said, "I heard that you asked Kong Qing for a lot of odds and ends. I'm curious what you will do?"

He left after saying that.

When Xu, Baicao and Zhiqiu re-entered the hall, they saw Cen Sanniang in a trance.

Baicao rubbed her buttocks and went forward to salute: "Third lady, thank you for pleading for your slaves, but you only got four boards..."

Cen Sanniang jumped up suddenly, the haze on her face was swept away, her excited eyes lit up: "I understand what he said!"

She giggled, twisted Baicao's face, and dragged Mrs. Xu to the inner hall: "Mom, have you cut everything I want?"

The entire flower hall was vacated, leaving a huge desk in the middle.The model of Tengwang Pavilion that Cen Sanniang is going to make is placed on the desk.

In the spare place lay bundles of chopped wheat straws.Golden yellow, straight and light, well sun-dried.There are also bundles of corn husks.Pale yellow, as thin as paper, with unique toughness.

Mrs. Xu only does one thing these days: guard the flower hall and make the materials Cen Sanniang wants.

Baicao knew that Cen Sanniang was going to do that kind of exquisite pavilion that people couldn't bear to touch.But she has other tasks, staring at Zhiqiu, contacting Kongqing under the banner of asking for materials, and knowing everything Cen Sanniang wants to know.

After closing the door of the flower hall, Mrs. Xu sat on a stool and twisted the wheat stalks.

Cen Sanniang put on her apron, and carefully stuck the cut straws to the palace, her brows couldn't hide her excitement: "Mom, maybe the prince will change his opinion of me when he sees this. It's easy for him to take a concubine." However, talents who can be used by him are extremely rare.”

Xu smiled and said: "No wonder you are so happy. If you can be used by King Teng, you will be on the sidelines. However, no matter how delicate this model is, it is just a plaything. Will King Teng really value you because of it?"

Cen Sanniang nodded heavily: "He wants to build a pavilion by the river, but he says that Hongzhou's finances are tight and there is no money. But I know that he will definitely spend a lot of money to build a garden by the river. I will make this in advance, and it will definitely meet to his heart."

This is Cen Sanniang's only impression of King Teng of the Tang Dynasty in history.She is betting that the history of the Tang Dynasty will change again, and Wang Bo will still write the Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng because of the magnificent palace built by King Teng on the banks of the Gan River in a few decades.

The model on the desk is one foot long and six feet wide.The hills facing the river are made of starched coarse cloth.Below the main building is a towering city wall.

Ever since King Teng said that she was useless, Cen Sanniang searched for the Pavilion of Prince Teng in her memory and made a model of the pavilion bit by bit.In any case, she will try her best to change her destiny.

Unknowingly, the sun was westward, and the flower hall was dyed a warm orange by the afterglow of the setting sun.

"Third lady, it's time for dinner." Zhiqiu whispered outside the door.

Xu raised her head.Cen Sanniang didn't seem to realize it, she was still concentrating on making the model in her hand.

She sighed secretly, thinking of Cen Sanniang's grandfather again.The Li family is considered a dignitary in Chang'an, but they don't recognize her as a granddaughter, otherwise, even if it is Prince Teng, they will be more or less scrupulous.

Mrs. Xu walked over and held Cen Sanniang's hand: "Sanniangzi, it's time to eat. Let's take a rest."

Cen Sanniang reluctantly put it down, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'm not in a hurry, let's go eat."

She remembered that Si Niang and Liu Niang would come tomorrow, so she told Xu Shi: "Mom, do you still remember what I told you?"

"Remember." A confident smile appeared on Xu's face.

Cen Sanniang walked out of the flower hall and said to Zhiqiu: "Sir Niang and Liu Niang will come tomorrow, I want to wear the most gorgeous clothes, and let me have a look at the jewelry in the evening."

Zhiqiu was a little surprised, did San Niangzi want to show off in front of Si Niang and Liu Niang tomorrow?She didn't dare to ask more questions, and replied with a low eyebrow: "Yes."

"Baicao got hit by a board today, tell her to rest tomorrow, follow me." Cen Sanniang said casually.

Zhiqiu should go down.Since arriving in Bieyuan, Cen Sanniang has become more and more dependent on herself, and she feels faintly happy.

The fourth and sixth daughters of the Cen family entered the second gate of the Bieyuan, and they were upset to see that the girl Zhiqiu was standing beside the Chuihua gate.After all, they were my sisters, and they came to visit her again, so Cen Sanniang didn't come to greet them at the second gate, it would be too disrespectful to the two of them.

Zhiqiu has been reused by Cen Sanniang, which means that she is here to welcome guests.Seeing that Si Niang and Liu Niang looked worried, and accompanied them into the corridor, they smiled and said: "The princess invited the third lady to go yesterday, and specially told her to accompany the two girls. The third lady said that it was hot, so she specially asked Linjiang There are seats in the pavilion. Walk through this corridor and you will arrive."

(End of this chapter)