Yutai Bi

Chapter 79 One Year

He unfolded the scroll and hung it on the bookcase.The painting depicts a beautiful woman dressed in beard, riding on a big black horse, with a sword across her waist, full of heroism.However, her face was more or less similar to Cen Sanniang.Looking back, I smiled affectionately.She was wearing a pendant bun, and it was the branch of gold and silver flower moth distracting stuck in the bun.

Mrs. Li looked at her obsessively, and decades of time have not faded his memory and longing: "Since I made up my mind to do that, I have rarely come to see you. I use my Daughter, you know, you must hate me so much, don’t you? But you know, even if you hate me, I don’t care... You have already let him go, and you can’t stop me from doing what I want to do. "

He closed his eyes, and his eyes repeated clear and sharp: "You think I don't know about the mess between you and Li Jiancheng? You married me, but kept his tokens and a large amount of his personal wealth in private. He Once you die, you can’t afford to be sick. It’s you who caused me to be ridiculed in private, and I have no face to enter the official career! It’s a pity that although he was established as the crown prince, he still failed to compete with the late emperor, hehe..." Mrs. Li said She sneered, "My daughter, I once held her in my palm and treated her like a pearl. It's a pity that she is as shameless as you and elopes with others. She never cared about the reputation of my Li family! Feel! She did what she did that day, so don’t blame me, a ruthless father! So that you know, I have taken out all the private money saved by Li Jiancheng and handed it over to the late emperor. I exchanged this huge amount of money for the trust of the late emperor. The bright future with my two sons. No, the first emperor, Shengming, left behind 10 taels of silver and the hairpin to lure the rest of the party to take the bait."

Old Master Li's face was distorted, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I don't need to tell, the rest of his party will probably believe that she is Li Jiancheng's blood! Even the late emperor tried me. Being a man has fallen into my position, no matter how despicable my methods are. , that is also the karma you planted!"

His voice became gentle again, as if he was coaxing the beauty in the painting, and he seemed to be saying to himself: "I gave that hairpin to Ziyi again. If Jiancheng Yudang really recognized that hairpin , came out of the dark and was wiped out by Jinshang, she also made a contribution to my Li family. Maybe Jinshang will also bestow the title of King of Xiangwu County, and it is not in vain for me to inherit the incense of the County King's Mansion."

"Ziyi's appearance is very similar to yours, but she is weak and gentle, which is very popular in my heart. It is the duty of a gentle woman to be a husband and housekeeper. If you were not proficient in martial arts and fought with him on the battlefield, you would not have been cited by Li Jiancheng. Confidant. No matter how much you fall in love with him and be loyal to him, will he abandon the Zheng family and make you a princess for you? You are so stupid! He is using you, but unfortunately you never understood until your death."

Old Master Li rolled up the scroll with a smile, and put it in the dark compartment of the study.

Time flies.A year passed in a blink of an eye.

Kong Qing disappeared, as if he had never been there.

King Teng has news.He said that Cen Sanniang would be blessed if she survived a catastrophe, and sent her a generous gift to shock her.She was still a little uneasy after picking up Li Cen Sanniang, but gradually calmed down when she saw that there was no news from King Teng.

The fact that Princess Teng became a nun for the women's crown caused a sensation in Chang'an City.She became a nun in Laojun Nunnery in Cuihua Mountain and became the first nun in the royal family.Cuihua Mountain was secluded as the Royal Forest Garden because of its beautiful scenery, which fit her status.

Cen Sanniang couldn't help thinking of Wu Zetian and Yang Yuhuan.I don't know if Princess Teng, who is a monk, will also act in the drama of Ze Yi returning to the palace with a different identity.

Seeing that she had returned to her grandfather's house, the Cen family had no objection, and prepared generous gifts for the Li family and Cen Sanniang during the New Year's gift.Mrs. Li seemed to have forgotten about Cen Jialang's kidnapping of Mrs. Li, and prepared a gift in return.During the holidays, the second master and his wife of the Cen family asked people to invite Sanniang Cen to come to the house, and the old master Li did not object.The two in-laws moved around.

There was also news about Cen Siniang.She did not enter the palace after the draft, and was given a marriage. Her father-in-law is the famous Yuchi Gong.I also came to pick up Cen Sanniang to play, and I was able to see Yuchi Jingde in history with my own eyes, and Cen Sanniang was moved for several days.

This year Cen Sanniang lived in fear, but was extremely peaceful.

Cen Sanniang remembered that not long after she arrived at her grandfather's house a year ago, the Li family held a banquet for her 14th birthday, and grandly introduced her to relatives, friends and acquaintances in Chang'an.A year has passed, and in one month, she will be 15 years old.

Maybe it was because of Mrs. Li's early death, or maybe because of the fact that her two sons were very promising, Mrs. Li's Mrs. Webster had long since lost the thought of displeasing Mrs. Li, and treated Cen Sanniang very politely.I only let her go to pay her respects on the first and fifteenth day of the month every month, and never call her at other times.

Cen Sanniang was happy and at ease, and she didn't take the initiative to please.

It's just that the nanny Xu has learned from Li's lesson and thinks that Cen Sanniang should please Mrs. Tai more, so that she can win more benefits in the marriage.She talked a lot, but Cen Sanniang didn't see any change, she sighed to Baicao in private, and wiped her tears sadly.

The 16-year-old Baicao is a little more considerate than before, knowing that Cen Sanniang no longer trusts Mrs. Xu as before, and dare not answer.Occasionally, she couldn't help but said to Cen Sanniang: "It's much more comfortable in Li's house than in Cen's house, at least everyone here treats Sanniang as the master and girl."

The uncle of the Li family is stationed in Youzhou, and has two sons under his knees.The two little cousins ​​were at the time of enlightenment, and they stayed in Beijing with the eldest lady.

The second master, Li Shangzhi, is not yet married.Although Cen Sanniang is a granddaughter, she is the only girl of the third generation of the Li family.Mrs. Li dotes on Miss Sun, and so does the second master. The eldest lady who presides over Zhongfu treats Cen Sanniang warmly.Good things are the first ones in Ziziju.No one in the Li family dared to wink at Cen Sanniang.In the eyes of outsiders, Cen Sanniang is like a jewel in the hands of the Li family.

"Baicao, do you think the nanny was right in advising to go back to my grandfather's house?" Cen Sanniang understood what Baicao meant.

Baicao is not stupid: "Nurse shouldn't go beyond San Niangzi to make her own decisions. But she is also kind."

Cen Sanniang smiled and said: "You can see that I scolded her and didn't give her face?"

Baicao shook her head.

Cen Sanniang asked again: "Is she a carefree mother?"

Baicao nodded.

Cen Sanniang sighed: "Then how do you think I'm sorry for her?"

Baicao couldn't say it, but felt something was wrong.

Cen Sanniang glanced at her indifferently and said, "Do you think I always ignore the nanny admonishing me?"

When Baicao thought about it, it seemed that this was the reason.

At that time, Cen Sanniang was taking Baicao to the meeting hall to meet the eldest lady.The eldest lady sat at the head, and there were several mothers who came to report the matter standing in the yard, all of them held their breaths, stood with their hands down, and waited for the eldest lady's call.

She waited in the corridor with Baicao.In Nuo Da's conference hall, only the voice of the eldest lady and the voiceless sound when the tea cup was put down were heard.

Cen Sanniang gave Baicao a meaningful look.Waiting for the eldest lady to finish a matter, then let the little girl go in to report.

Baicao followed her in, straightened her back involuntarily, stood behind Cen Sanniang with downcast eyes, and cheered up.When she left, her tense back relaxed, and her expression became natural.

Cen Sanniang glanced at her with a half-smile.

Baicao was stunned for a while, but also noticed something strange, and thought for a long time.After returning to Zizaiju and listening to Mrs. Xu nagging about her own sorrow, Baicao always found excuses to avoid it.Until one day Mrs. Xu blocked her and told her that she had grown up and had a big heart, and that she would no longer listen to her own words.Baicao said helplessly: "The third lady treats us generously, but the servants must not forget their duty. Although my mother has good intentions, she cares too much."

Xu got angry again, and went straight to Cen Sanniang to question her.

She counted how to nurse Cen Sanniang, how to take care of her after Li's death, and asked Cen Sanniang angrily: "Now you have become Miss Sun who is loved by everyone in Li's family. You have someone to take care of you, so you are not bad as a nanny, right?"

Cen Sanniang swung her left and right, and asked her quietly: "Mom, what do I think I should do to still respect you?"

Mrs. Xu opened her mouth, but she couldn't say that sentence you don't listen to me.It took a long time before she said: "Third lady still remembers the fact that my mother called out your identity and let you go back to Li's house, right? Could it be... Could it be that you had a private affair with that young master Kongqing on the way to Chang'an... "

"Shut up!" Cen Sanniang scowled.

Mrs. Xu actually guessed that she had an affair with Kong Qing and wanted to elope just like Mrs. Li, so she didn't want to go back to Mrs. Li's house.Cen Sanniang's heart was slightly cold, and she said with a cold face: "He is just a famous guard. After I am a famous family, how can I be indiscriminate for life? If mother's nonsense spreads to grandfather's ears, I am afraid that I will not be able to protect you."

Although she was reprimanded, Xu became happy: "Mother is confused, it's good for the third lady to know."

Cen Sanniang smiled and said: "Next month my grandfather will give me a funeral ceremony, I wonder if the clothes are ready?"

Xu immediately turned her attention away: "The clothes have been delivered, and I was just about to ask San Niangzi when she will try them on."

Cen Sanniang stood up and said, "Here it is? Let's try it now."

The conversation with Xu was fruitless.

The eldest lady and the step-grandmother are aunts and nephews, both from Jingzhao Webster's school, but their temperaments are quite different.Little Webster is quite sociable, has a sharp personality, and can ride horses and shoot arrows.There were only five military governors in the Tang Dynasty.The governor of Youzhou is one of them.The eldest lady has a high status and is well-known in Chang'an's social circle.

Under the leadership of the eldest lady, Cen Sanniang officially integrated into the social circle of Chang'an nobles.After the beginning of spring, there is a small banquet every three days, and a visit to the garden once every five days, with constant invitations.

Cen Sanniang never refuses.After getting dressed up, she habitually wears the gold and silver flower moth to distract herself from going out to play.

Mrs. Li didn't ask any questions.But Cen Sanniang vaguely felt that no matter where she went, she always had Mrs. Li's eyes on her.And she had no choice but to continue living like this.

(End of this chapter)