Yutai Bi

Chapter 94 Will
After exchanging pleasantries, Second Master Cen's eyes wandered around the study.Mrs. Li was overjoyed. Sure enough, there was something confidential to discuss. He waved his hand, and the servants left and closed the door of the study.

"I'm not allowed to call here, and no one comes near. Mr. Cen has something to say, it doesn't matter." Old Master Li stroked the white beard under his chin, quite complacent.Seeing through the terrifying conspiracy and making great achievements, it is only natural that the emperor rewards him with a title.Thinking that he has been loyal all his life and finally won the prince for himself, Mrs. Li is in a good mood.

Master Cen was also reserved and proud, and his words were somewhat condescending: "The third lady will be ready for the ceremony in a few days. My old lady and her two uncles and aunts have sent congratulatory gifts. Gong The little master in the palace also prepared a gift and asked people to send it out of the palace."

Mrs. Li became energetic when he heard the word "imperial palace", and said politely: "Ziyi is my granddaughter and also the daughter of the Cen family. The Jiji ceremony is bought by the Li family, and my wife is the guest of honor. It is imperative to ask Mrs. Zun to be the guest of honor. From Yi Jiaji."

After speaking, he waited for Master Cen to continue.

"It's so good." Master Cen paused, and then said, "In the past, my old lady made an appointment for Sanniang in Longzhou. Later, because she suffered a serious illness in Hongzhou, the seventh son of the Fang family married her There is a five-year age difference, fearing that it would delay the family, so they withdrew the marriage. Sanniang and Ji are not too young. Now that Prince Teng and his concubine have left the mortal world to practice, the prince wants to marry Sanniang as his concubine, so I ask this official to take care of her Red line, I wonder what the old lady wants?"

Second Master Cen also stroked his beard under his chin, sat up straight, and waited for Old Master Li to agree with panic and surprise.

"Cen Langzhong's visit today is for this purpose?" Mrs. Li didn't take this marriage matter to heart at all, and asked unwillingly.

"Just for this matter." Second Master Cen felt contemptuous in his heart, was he pleasantly surprised?Are you excited?Your granddaughter can become a princess, can you still sit still?

Mrs. Li suddenly lost interest.

"Prince Teng is young, and has already become the governor of a state. He promised the position of concubine!" Second Master Cen saw that Mrs. Li was in a daze, and tapped his fingers on the case table several times to remind him.

The emperor looked at the secret book, and the head of King Teng's Xiangshang might not be kept, and he would be the governor of a state.Old master Li sneered in his heart.At this juncture, he would not agree to this marriage.King Teng, whom he reported, agreed to marry his granddaughter in the blink of an eye.It wasn't because his head was caught by the door that he wouldn't be involved in the vortex of Teng Wang and the Du family's attempt to rebel.

Hey, King Teng asked Ziyi to be his concubine, could it be that he was trying to plot the huge amount of silver hidden in her hairpin?As soon as Mrs. Li read this, his eyes lit up, a smile appeared on his face, and he said falsely: "It is Ziyi's blessing to be loved by King Teng. It's just that this is a big matter, and I have to discuss it with my wife. Although Ziyi's relatives It is up to the elders to decide, but this old man only has one granddaughter, and I want to ask her if she is willing."

If it wasn't for Cen Sanniang living in your house, the Cen family would have agreed to this marriage a long time ago and married Prince Teng.Why is the old man putting on airs, you are from your grandfather's family, and Cen Sanniang is a girl from my Cen family!Second Master Cen scolded secretly, without showing it on his face, and said with a smile: "In this way, I will wait for the good news quietly."

Mrs. Li was perfunctory, serving tea to the guests.

After seeing off Second Master Cen, he quickly wrote another secret letter and ordered it to be delivered to the palace as soon as possible.

At the end of the unitary hour, the sun had completely sunk behind Xishan, and Mrs. Li finally waited for the palace's order.The main gate of the Lianju Pond was wide open, and everyone in the Li family's family had prepared an incense table and gathered in the main hall to wait for the order.

Li Shangzhi was guarding at the camp in the suburbs of Beijing, and Mrs. Li personally welcomed Eunuch Hu, the head of the Zichen Palace, into the main hall.

He looked at the man next to Eunuch Hu, who was wearing a dark crimson round-necked gown with a bullfighting pattern embroidered on his chest, a gold belt around his waist, and a thousand-ox knife. He was as tall and straight as a green bamboo. .The emperor sent personal guards to escort Eunuch Hu, and he probably attached great importance to this matter.Mrs. Li was overjoyed again without realizing it.

Entering the main hall, Eunuch Hu glanced at the people in the hall, and said with a smile: "It's late, our family has to return to the palace before the key is dropped at the palace gate, Mrs. Li, please invite Miss Cen's family here, and accept the order quickly."

Mrs. Li was taken aback for a moment, then thought that this matter was indeed related to Cen Sanniang, and asked the housekeeper to come quickly.

When Cen Sanniang heard the order from the front hall, she was startled.Her intuition told her that this imperial decree, to which she also had a share, probably had something to do with that hairpin.She quickly changed into a long-sleeved dress, and took Ah Qiu there with a lot of worries.

After entering the lobby, Little Webster greeted him: "Sanniang, I'm missing you. Hurry up, don't make Eunuch Hu wait."

Cen Sanniang looked up, but saw Du Yansui standing behind Eunuch Hu in official uniform, and she was relieved immediately.She followed little Webster and stood with the two little cousins.

She looked at Du Yansui naturally, and her eyes met, but Du Yansui quickly avoided it.Cen Sanniang was so angry that she ground her teeth, thinking whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, for the sake of acquaintance, wouldn't it be okay to give him a wink?

Mrs. Li lifted up his robe first and knelt down, and everyone behind him also knelt down to accept the order.

Eunuch Hu said a lot of words about how he praised Li Shengzhi Youzhou, the uncle of the Li family, for his loyalty to the country against the Turks.

Mrs. Li was a little dazed, and the decree was finished?

"Grandpa, thank you!" Eunuch Hu handed over the imperial decree with both hands, but Mrs. Li did not come to pick it up. After waiting for a few breaths, he finally couldn't help but remind him.

Only then did Mrs. Li come back to his senses, shouted long live, took the imperial edict and got up.

"The Empress is sorry for the death of your daughter. I heard that you have taken back your granddaughter, and you will pay a special gift in the near future. I will reward you with a gold hairpin. Miss Cen, thank you." Eunuch Hu said again.

Cen Sanniang came to receive the order in a cloud of mist, and suddenly heard her being called, she hurried forward and knelt down: "The daughter of the people kowtows to the empress, the empress is a thousand years old."

Eunuch Hu put a box in her hand.He glanced at Old Master Li's expectant expression, and said with a smile, "Old Master, the emperor ordered General Du to come with our family, but it was not the same errand. General Du has other business to visit. Our family will return to the palace now."

It turned out that the emperor had something else to say to him in private, and Mrs. Li regained her energy immediately, and sent Eunuch Hu away with a smile on his face.With a light cough: "It's all gone, General Du and I will go to the study. General Du, please."

Du Yansui secretly scolded the emperor's arrangement in his heart, and said with a straight face: "Miss Sun of your mansion should go too."

Old Master Li was even happier, and hurriedly called Cen Sanniang: "Come with me to the study."

Cen Sanniang had no choice but to agree.

Mrs. Li's study is named Sanxingzhai.Taken from "The Analects of Confucius", "I examine myself three times in a day: Are you not loyal to others? Do you not trust your friends? Do you not learn to teach?"

Sanxingzhai is located on the left side of the outer courtyard.Pines, cypresses and green bamboos are planted all around, the environment is quiet, and it is an independent courtyard.

Mrs. Li was thinking that the emperor had another secret edict or oral order, so he dismissed the servants who were waiting in the study, leaving Li Fang, his trusted steward, to guard the gate of the courtyard.

After entering the courtyard, Du Yansui glanced at the pine and bamboo forest and stopped: "The old man stays."

In the early winter season, the pines and cypresses are green, but they can't stand the cold wind blowing.Old Mrs. Li was stunned, thinking that Du Yansui was worried that someone else was hiding in the room, and the partition wall had ears: "Don't worry, general, my study has been cleared out, and only the butler is waiting for orders at the gate of the courtyard."

Du Yansui felt his ears burning, and said with a serious face: "The emperor has an order for Miss Cen, and it should not be announced widely. I invited the old lady here under the pretext of this official, to cover up one or two things."

The emperor has an oral order to Cen Sanniang alone?After thinking about it, Mrs. Li realized that it was Cen Sanniang who recognized Young Master Du's family and the bodyguard Kongqing. The emperor's inquiry was also reasonable, and the surprise in his heart dissipated, and he said with a smile: "I understand."

Turning around to Cen Sanniang, she put on a serious face: "Ziyi, you just answer the emperor's questions truthfully, if you conceal anything, it is a crime of deceiving the emperor, do you understand?"

Cen Sanniang thought angrily, is it possible that she still has to kneel in front of Du Yansui to receive the order?I feel aggrieved just thinking about it.He could only answer: "Understood."

The two entered the study one after the other, Du Yansui closed the door and threw Mrs. Li into the pine and bamboo forest.

The room became quiet, and their eyes met, Du Yansui moved his eyes away in panic.

Cen Sanniang saw that he didn't speak for a long time, and thought to herself, could it be that he was waiting for me to kneel?She held her breath and asked, "Do you want me to kneel down to receive the order?"

"No, it's not." Du Yansui blurted out, the heat from his ears slowly spreading towards his cheeks.He couldn't help being stared at by Cen Sanniang's clear eyes, so he simply found a chair and sat down, and said in a muffled voice, "The emperor has no eloquence."

Cen Sanniang was surprised: "Then what are you doing?"

The emperor didn't have a word of mouth, what did he want to do by sending away Mrs. Li?

Du Yansui clenched his hands resting on his knees uncontrollably: "The emperor accepted the two seals from your grandfather."

Cen Sanniang sat opposite him, curiously waiting for him to continue.

During the short time we got together, Mrs. Li was still blowing the cool breeze outside the study, so I didn't have time to go into details.It is also impossible for him to tell each other.Du Yan stopped her mouth, was silent for a while and said: "The emperor asked me to come..."

The emperor jokingly said to him: "I gave you a chance to meet your sweetheart privately, how can you thank me?"

Thinking of the emperor's words, Du Yansui was restless.However, he did not refuse, because he wanted to see Cen Sanniang and asked her if she would marry him.

He was really alone with her, but Du Yansui couldn't open his mouth.He remembered that when he first met Cen Sanniang, he was by Prince Teng's side, watching her being squeezed into the crowd together, and the golden flowers and silver rain falling all over the sky, she didn't panic, she just raised her head to look.Qian Hong's clothes fluttered gently in the evening wind. Although she was young, she was like a beautiful lotus flower, independent of the world.

(End of this chapter)