clothing incense

Chapter 56 Blessing (6)

After leaving the small courtyard, the twilight and the fields are all together, and the night wind blows from Yonglian Mountain, making the bamboo leaves rustle, and the surroundings become more and more quiet.The cold wind was blowing on his body, and the sweat-drenched skirt was against his skin, Dong Yuan shivered repeatedly, and couldn't help sneezing twice, his body was very cold.

At night, the Yonglian Temple lit up the big red lanterns, and the lights were bright and red everywhere, but the front of the small courtyard here was dark.

Under the thin moonlight, Dong Yuan supported Rong's mother's hand, stepped on the uneven stone path, detoured around a half-person high rock, and a short corridor, only to see the lanterns at the door of the west wing in the distance. Quiet and beautiful light.

Dong Yuan knew that the southwest wing here was for male guests, the little novice said it when he moved in just now.Because the mountain was closed ahead of time, there were no other pilgrims on the mountain today. Those who lived in the southwest wing were the two cousins ​​who escorted everyone in the Xue family up the mountain, as well as the stewards, servants, and nurses at home.

She appeared here out of nowhere, her temples were loose when she kowtowed, her temples were disheveled, her clothes were wet with sweat, and she was in a mess. If her cousin or the steward saw her, she might utter some gossip!

She has a natural foxy appearance, if there are any unfavorable rumors, it is often more credible to fall on her than to fall on ordinary people.She was already scrupled by her elders, and if there were gossips, her husband's family would be preconceived and dislike her, and her future would be difficult every step of the way.

Don't meet anyone, Dong Yuan thought silently in his heart.

Fortunately, the entrance of the southwestern wing was quiet and there was no one coming and going. Probably the cousin brought the steward and the servants to eat in front and hadn't come to rest yet.

She needs to go quickly.

Rong's mother saw that she was walking in a hurry, she was afraid that the rough mountain road would twist her feet, and she didn't dare to let her slow down.

Mother Rong is also afraid that if something goes wrong, Mrs. Shizi loses face in front of the old lady, and Mother Rong is the scapegoat, and she will lose her lifelong old face.

About to pass through the southwest wing, there is a big ginkgo tree surrounded by three people at the corner, with luxuriant branches, like a small hut, with hundreds of years of foundation, blocking the light in the distance, it is gloomy and appalling.

Bypassing this ginkgo tree, there is a gazebo not far in front.As long as they got to the gazebo, they could explain where they came from.

Dong Yuan's footsteps became even faster, wishing he could run over in no time.

Just turning the corner, I saw a large group of people coming towards the southwest wing from a distance.The leader was two men, behind them, followed by several stewards, rough envoys, carriages and others, carrying their bags, came here in a mighty way.

Not from the Xue family.

But another pilgrim.

Dong Yuan and Rong's mother were shocked, why are there still pilgrims going up the mountain so late?The two of them were at a loss for a moment.

Fortunately, there was no light at the corner where they were, and the moonlight was blocked by the shade of ginkgo trees.The enemy is clear and we are in the dark, the passerby did not see Dong Yuan and Rong's mother.

Rong's mother was even more anxious than Dong Yuan, and asked in a low voice, "What about Miss Jiu? Let's go back, hurry up, and let no one see you!"

Now that I know that I can't be seen by others, why didn't I think of it when I colluded with Mrs. Shizi to get her away from the old lady?

Blaming it didn't help, Dong Yuan reacted quickly, she pulled Mama Rong, pointed to the big ginkgo tree not far behind her: "It's too late to go back, hide here."

Rong's mother nodded hurriedly, and the master and servant ducked their backs and hid behind the ginkgo tree.

Dong Yuan was wearing a jade-colored embroidered curly grass-patterned skirt and a moon-white thread-stitched skirt, all elegantly dressed; Rong's mother was wearing a navy-blue shirt.The two of them hid behind the dense ginkgo trees, and there was a dim moonlight. If you were not careful, you would not find them.

The pedestrian got closer and closer.

They didn't talk much, just walked quietly.Dong Yuan could only hear footsteps, but no human voice.

She was sweating in the small courtyard just now, and was blown by the cold night wind on the mountain. She was really uncomfortable and couldn't help but want to sneeze.

The pedestrian had just walked in front of the ginkgo tree, and Dong Yuan's nose was itching uncomfortably.She hurriedly covered her nose and mouth with both hands, but when the sneeze came, she clenched her teeth and still couldn't stop it.

Because he covered it with his hands, the sound was not loud, but it was two consecutive sounds.

Rong's mother squeezed her hands even tighter, she frowned and glanced at Dong Yuan, and then listened anxiously.

Dong Yuan hated and was afraid at the same time, afraid of being heard by some sharp ear.Originally, she and Rong's mother could walk over freely, which might attract some inexplicable speculation; but they were afraid of trouble and wanted to avoid this group of people, so she sneezed again and again.

If it is discovered now, it is really hard to argue.

Don't be a ghost, what are you hiding from?
The footsteps outside became three minutes lighter, and a young male voice asked in surprise, "Brother, what's wrong?"

Dong Yuan heard a deep male voice reply unhurriedly: "Nothing, let's go!"

The sound of footsteps still resounded, and as they drifted away, Dong Yuan and Rong's mother slowly let out a sigh of relief.The two looked back and saw that they had all entered the southwest wing. They didn't dare to walk around behind the ginkgo tree until the courtyard door was closed.

Accidentally, Dong Yuan's sleeve was caught by the tree trunk, and she almost fell down.

Rong's mother quickly helped her: "Miss Jiu, are you okay?"

Dong Yuan shook his head, he couldn't care about anything else, and motioned for Rong's mother to leave quickly.

The figures of the two gradually circled back to the northeast corner where they lived.

When Dong Yuan and Rong's mother walked away quickly, two figures jumped down from the courtyard wall of the southwest wing, generally tall and slender, blending into the night, with young and handsome faces, five points similar.

"Brother, could it be a female family member of the Xue family?" The younger one was Sheng Xiumu, the third young master of the Sheng family, a fourth-rank royal guard with a knife.He didn't need to be on duty today, so he accompanied his mother to Yonglian Temple.

The older one is Sheng Xiuyi, the son of the Marquis of Shengchang.He looked at the graceful figure running quickly, and nodded lightly: "I don't know martial arts, I'm not an assassin. Master Lianchi said that there are only pilgrims from the Xue family in the temple, so they must be the female family members of the Xue family."

After all, his sharp eyes caught a glimpse of a big red tassel hanging from a broken branch of a ginkgo tree.Sheng Xiuyi stepped forward a few steps, took off the tassel, and found that it was a jade pendant carved from lake-green Xiuyan jade, wearing a big red bat tassel, very beautiful.

Through the moonlight, one can clearly see the high-quality jade, engraved with the picture of Liuyun Baifu.

Such a jade pendant is worth a hundred taels of gold. The young woman just now is a master.

The third young master Sheng Xiumu leaned over, took the jade pendant and looked at it, and suddenly said, "Xiuyan jade with green lake water...Xiuyan jade from the late Western Han Dynasty!"

Sheng Xiuyi saw his younger brother lost his voice, so he asked, "What's wrong?"

"A few days ago, the emperor asked Mr. Xiang to help him find a piece of Xiuyan jade from the late Western Han Dynasty. Mr. Xiang found it, and the emperor drew a picture and asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make a jade pendant. It is this picture of Liuyun Baifu." Sheng Xiumu's voice could not help but break out. Tight, after a pause, he said, "Brother, that woman just now is Miss Xue Fu Jiu!"

Sheng Xiuyi frowned slightly.

Sheng Xiumu continued: "At that time, the emperor took a piece of jade pendant, which was smashed by the empress dowager. It was the piece of Miss Xue's Ninth Lady. Later, the emperor asked someone to make it again. Although I haven't seen the jade pendant, I have seen the emperor's painting. It looks like this pattern!"

After all, he glanced at his elder brother anxiously.

Sheng Xiuyi's expression was calm, without any ups and downs.He took the jade pendant from the third younger brother's hand and put it in his arms, as if it had fallen out of him, and said in a calm voice: "Go back and rest, you have to rush back to Beijing tomorrow morning."

After finishing speaking, he turned back to the wing room first, without saying a word about the jade pendant.

Sheng Xiumu followed anxiously.He couldn't see the emotion of his eldest brother.His elder brother was calm since he was a child, and he became more mature when he grew up. He always had a cold expression, and his emotions were not shown. Sheng Xiumu didn't know his attitude, so he didn't dare to say anything more.

When approaching the door, Shizi Sheng Xiuyi stopped suddenly.His gaze turned to the corridor in the southwest direction, and it became unfathomable.

Surprised, Sheng Xiumu followed his elder brother's gaze and saw three figures walking down the mountain quickly along the path.Sheng Xiumu couldn't hide his astonishment.

Although the moonlight was dim, as the imperial guards, he was very familiar with these three people.One is his master, Emperor Yuanchang, and the other two are guards with swords of the second rank in the Imperial Palace.

Sheng Xiumu looked at Sheng Xiuyi again.

But Sheng Xiuyi's face was calm, as if he hadn't seen anything, and he turned back to the wing, without any emotion.

(End of this chapter)