Yongning Temple's housekeeper, Qi Ju handed Ying'e a freshly brewed tea, "Niangniang, after looking for a long time, there is no Niangniang's favorite royal tea, this temple only has some tea from last autumn, but this tea set is still good." ”

Ying'e looked at the white porcelain pottery slip in the east corner and smiled faintly, "What kind of imperial tea, it's just a name." As everyone knows, Guo Pu in the Eastern Jin Dynasty once said that those who pick early are the ones who pick them early, those who take them late are tea, and they are all tea. Those who pay tribute are only crowned with the royal character, and they are divided into three, six, nine and so on like people. I don't know tea, but when I was in Erzhuchuan, our mare's milk tea was mellow and fragrant. ”

Qi Wan said with a smile, "When I first served Niangniang, others said that Niangniang was used to being free, especially these rules and knowledge were learned from the Han people, and Niangniang would definitely feel detained." I didn't expect our mother to be knowledgeable, this Han culture, Niangniang knows. ”

When Ying'e heard Qi Wan's words, she looked at the tea in the cup stupidly, the heat of the tea filled her eyes, and gradually the image of a young man in Tsing Yi appeared in the water, smiling at her slightly.

"Niangniang, Niangniang, it's not good, General Erzhuzhao surrounded Yongning Temple with hundreds of soldiers, and was about to rush in, but the minions couldn't resist." Bai Quanquan crawled in from outside the door, panicked and didn't care about etiquette, his voice was sharp but trembling. All of a sudden, Ying'e, who was in the lost soul, made her hands unstable, knocked down the teacup, and fell to pieces.

Qi Ju blamed, "Father-in-law Bai, General Zhu Zhao is Niangniang's cousin, even if he comes, he won't kill Niangniang." You're so panicked that you've scared the mother, and there's no rule. ”

Bai Cheng was reprimanded by Qi Cheng and also felt that he was out of shape, this Er Zhu Zhao must have come to pick up Ying'e, then his own life still needs her to be saved, he knelt all the way to the feet of Ying'e, begging, "Niangniang, you promised that as long as the slave brought a fake palace maid to Yongning Temple, you would save the slave's life." Now General Er Zhu Zhao announced outside the temple that he would kill all the concubines and palace people who left the palace, and Niangniang should save the minions, Niangniang. ”

Ying'e got up slowly, she heard the noise gradually approaching, looked at Bai Cheng who was kneeling at her feet, and unhurriedly untied the jade pendant she was carrying from her body, "My cousin still can't change this problem of fighting and killing, and he has only been afraid of his father since he was a child." If you want to live, take my jade pendant and the letter and sneak out of the dog hole in my courtyard to find my father, and he will surely send someone to come. But remember to go back quickly, I'm afraid that I can't get involved here, so I can only try my best to delay, and the lives of these people depend on the courage of my father-in-law. After speaking, he motioned for Qi Yu to help him up, sat in front of the desk and hurriedly wrote a few words, sealed the envelope and handed the jade pendant to Bai Quan.

Bai Cheng raised his hands and carefully took the jade pendant and the letter, and said with relief, "The slave obeys the order, the slave will go, and he will definitely live up to the trust of the mother." ”

Qi Wan pulled Bai Quandao, "Father-in-law Bai comes with me." Then led Bai Cheng to a fence in the backyard, squatted down and picked up a clump of grass, a dog hole for only one person appeared in front of him, Qi Yu pointed to the dog hole and said, "If the father-in-law saves the lives of these people, the mother will not forget the credit of the father-in-law in the future, this is also the opportunity for the father-in-law, the father-in-law is really a blessed person, no matter where there are nobles to help." ”

How could Bai Cheng deign to drill this dog hole in the old days, but now for his own life and future, he can't care about anything, and he bowed his hand to Qi Wan, "Borrow the girl's auspicious words, the girl hurry back to take care of the mother, let the mother rest assured, I will fight for this life and deliver the jade pendant." After saying that, the cat bent her waist, pouted her buttocks, and couldn't help pulling the clothes that were hooked by the messy branches on the side, and barely got out.

Qi Ying couldn't help but cover his mouth and snicker when he looked at his embarrassment, and when he saw him drilling, he hurriedly returned to Ying'e's side to report, "Niangniang, this white whole has been drilled out of the dog hole, if he knows in the future that Niangniang and General Er Zhuzhao have grown up together since childhood, have a deep relationship, and have a solution to the situation, he should be annoyed by the shame of drilling today." ”

Ying'e tidied up her clothes and said lightly, "A person like him is good at drilling camps, and he can betray Empress Dowager Hu in the past, but he will betray me one day." I just promised to save his life, I can't afford to lose my word, my father will expel him from Luoyang after reading the letter. My cousin is arrogant by nature, and he can't restrain himself, how can he restrain his subordinates. Although he was close to me, he would not have listened to my persuasion, but he had to think a little more. The only good thing is that he respects his father very much, and he never disobeys his father's orders, so he still needs his father to come in person. You help me out first, and then delay it, I don't know what ridiculous things he will do, and I am really guilty of blaspheming Buddhism. ”

The soldiers at the front hall pointed their swords and halberds at the palace maids who were disguised as concubines, and some of these palace maids had collapsed to the ground in fright, and there was a cry in the hall. Er Zhu Zhao was wearing golden armor and soap robes, riding a jujube red horse and looking at these women, the presiding officer of Yongning Temple, Miao'an Shitai, stepped forward to intercede for these people, but was pushed to the ground by the soldiers, with a sword against her neck, she closed her eyes, and kept chanting Amitabha Buddha in her mouth.

Er Zhuzhao roared impatiently, "What are you nuns chirping crookedly, Lao Tzu has a headache when she reads, don't stop talking, Lao Tzu will shut you up forever." ”

Frightened, Miao An was immediately silent, so he had to recite silently in his heart, Er Zhuzhao laughed with satisfaction, jumped off the horse, pointed at the palace maids pretending to be the princess with a horsewhip and asked the sergeant, "Have you all searched carefully?" People are here? ”

Left and right replied: "I've already gone to invite Miss, the rest are all here, please check the general." ”

Er Zhuzhao nodded with satisfaction, looked around, stopped, held up the chin of a palace maid with a horsewhip, carefully looked at this trembling palace maid with fearful eyes, and then said to He Batsheng, who came together, "No wonder that Yuan Xu only went to Pan Wailian's bed, you look at this concubine one by one, if I can't talk about it, hahaha." ”

This He Basheng Xianbei people, famous for riding and archery in the north, once served as the military master of Huaishuo Town, and then took refuge in Er Zhurong, served as the governor of the capital, and sealed the county prince of Zhending, and was a brave and warlike person under Er Zhurong. When he came, Zhu Zhao vigorously promoted his cousin Er Zhu Ying'e's beautiful morning glow in the north of the country, and wanted to match him as a matchmaker.

He Batsheng listened to Er Zhu Zhao's words, the speaker had no intention, and he listened to it in his heart. Looking at these concubines, although they are still beautiful, they always feel that the Empress Dowager Hu chose concubines because she didn't want Emperor Xiaoming to favor Pan Waipian in a big way. Not to mention the beauty of Er Zhu Ying'e, no matter the dead queen Hu Fanyi, it is Lu Lingyuan, the daughter of Fan Yang Lu Daoyue, Gao Yuanyi, the niece of Concubine Sima Xianzi, the nephew of the concubine Wang Puxian, Queen Miaoyan, the daughter of Boling Cui Xiaofen, Cui Jingyue, and Li Ruhan, the daughter of Li Zan in Longxi, are all well-known beauties in the local area, but where did these people come from in front of them, and their demeanor and appearance are not as good as Erer. The more he thought about it, the more confused he became, he found a good-looking person, and ordered her to stretch out her hand, the woman trembled and stretched out her hand, He Batsheng grabbed it, and examined the palm, the thin callus of the palm looked like a working hand, and he understood everything in his heart.

Er Zhuzhao was in a hurry, so he ran to grab the concubine's hand, so he laughed and said to He Batsheng and the sergeants around him, "You have worked hard all the way with Lao Tzu, why don't you give you a taste of freshness, whoever likes it will do it on the spot, hahaha." He Batsheng, you pick first. ”

Seeing that he had misunderstood, He Batsheng was about to explain, when a gentle and crisp but majestic voice sounded behind him, "How can the concubine of the former dynasty allow you to insult and blaspheme?" ”

He turned around to look, only to see a jasper hairpin with slightly curly brown hair, wearing a coarse cloth monk's robe, revealing nobility and elegance in his actions, and the blue eyes on his beautiful face like a bright moon were like stars, but there was a kind of cold arrogance and nobility that could not be blasphemed. He Batsheng looked at it stupidly, and secretly sighed that there was such a stunning appearance in the world, and he knew that this must be Erzhu Ying'e. Sure enough, before he could salute, Er Zhu Zhao took a few steps forward and picked up Er Zhu Ying'e, spun around in circles like childhood fun, and shouted happily, "Sister, my brother wants you to die, do you want my brother?" By the way, why are you light, you must not be able to eat well in this nunnery, and my brother will give you hunting and barbecue to eat, what's the matter. ”

Seeing that he was so old, Ying'e didn't know how important it was, so she said in a low voice, "Brother, let me go quickly." ”

Er Zhuzhao then remembered that this sister was not what it used to be, so he quickly put her down and stood up gently, muttering, "It's too big to be the same as before." ”

Ying'e knew his temperament, he was hot and straightforward, he couldn't hide his joy and anger, and hurriedly comforted, "Brother, when we get home, we are still the same as before, but now we are outside." Did my brother come to pick me up this time, or did he follow my father's orders? This is a place for Buddhist monasteries to practice, and my brother is so unclean. After she finished speaking, she glanced at He Batsheng, "Who is he?" ”

Only then did Er Zhuzhao remember that he hadn't introduced his brother, so he pulled him over, patted He Batsheng's shoulder and said, chattering, "This is the brother I just recognized, called He Batsheng." Speaking of this guy, that's called a powerful one, sister, do you know that in the first year of Xiaochang, the Guangyang King Yuanyuan was besieged in Wuyuan by tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from the Sixth Han Baling, and the imperial court recruited him as the military master. Unexpectedly, this guy recruited 200 people and dared to open the East City Gate to fight, and actually killed more than 100 people, causing the thief army to retreat for dozens of miles. The following year, he and his younger brother He Batyue took refuge with their uncle, and became the governor of the capital, and together with me put down the rebellion, and were my brother from birth to death. ”

Seeing Er Zhu Zhao praising himself like this, He Basheng hurriedly saluted Ying'e and said modestly, "Niangniang, it's all Brother Zhao's praise, I'm just a rough person who can only fight." ”

Ying'e took a closer look at the tall and upright young man in front of him, his skin was white, his eyes were like a secluded pool, and he was tender but incomprehensible, although he was a humble gentleman, he was invincible like a jade mountain. Ying'e could see that he was not a rough person, and he knew that the hand of the palace maid was a careful person, but now he only saw it, so he could only stabilize him first, so he also followed Erzhu Zhao and said, "The Governor of Heba is modest, and when I see the Governor today, I know that he is not a rough man who can only fight, but he is like an eagle on our grassland, with lofty ambitions." ”

He Batsheng was praised by Ying'e, and suddenly felt infinitely useful, and he blushed with shame, and Er Zhu Zhao saw that a man who didn't frown his brows for murder actually twisted like a girl, knowing that He Batsheng was impressed by his sister, and laughed. "How, my sister can be regarded as the first beauty of the grassland, who doesn't love it when she sees it."

Ying'e was angry at Er Zhu Zhao's words, and she just wanted to solve the current situation as soon as possible, because she didn't know what Er Zhu Zhao was doing here, so she suddenly changed the topic, "My brother is here to pick me up?" ”

Er Zhuzhao suppressed his smile, pointed at the crying palace maids with a horsewhip and said seriously, "Uncle asked me to pick up my sister back, and these concubines will also be brought back together." ”

Ying'e hurriedly said, "What does Daddy want to do with them?" ”

He Batsheng was afraid that Er Zhu Zhao would say the wrong thing, so he replied first, "The general is going to take the concubines back to the palace for settlement, after all, they are the widows of the emperor." ”

Er Zhuzhao immediately echoed, "Yes, yes, that's it, take it back to the palace and serve it well." ”

Ying'e naturally knows who should be in front of Er Zhurong, she can't let her father be wrong again, and these palace maids can't guarantee that they won't reveal the truth if they are escorted back, if there are more people who know, then the real concubines must not be quiet, after all, it is a troubled time, even if Er Zhurong no longer pursues it, the rebels like Ge Rong will also come to harass them. If things develop to the point where someone has to sacrifice, then these palace maids can only be sacrificed. She made up her mind, walked to Gao Yuanyi's palace maid Lian Jin, helped her up, and called, "Sister Yuanyi, you don't have to be afraid, I will accompany you back together." ”

This Lian Jin is Gao Yuanyi's dowry maid, she has served Gao Yuanyi since she was a child, and her behavior is also imitation of three points, she knows a few words, and her conversation is naturally different from other rough palace maids, seeing Ying'e calling her sister Yuanyi, she also guessed what Ying'e thought, she stabilized her panic, and smiled generously at Ying'e, "With my sister here, Yuanyi is not afraid." ”

Ying'e felt that she was not wrong about her response, and she said to Er Zhuzhao, "Brother, no matter what, these are the concubines of the emperor, and my brother still has the heart of a monarch and a minister." You came today, and such a movement frightened us sisters, according to my will, why don't you let them go back to the house to clean up for the time being, and I will calm them down first, and then go back with my brother? Also, after all, this is a Buddhist gate, so my brother still evacuated the temple and waited outside the mountain gate. ”

Er Zhu Zhao didn't agree immediately, because this sister has been eccentric since she was a child, and she has always suffered losses, and she doesn't know what she wants to do this time. Ying'e saw through his thoughts at a glance, and pointed to He Batsheng and said, "If my brother doesn't worry about me, let him supervise him." ”

Er Zhuzhao listened, "How can you not believe your sister, but let He Batsheng go in and help your sister, it's okay." He also wanted to give He Batsheng and his sister time to be alone, so he arranged for He Batsheng to follow Ying'e and the others inside, and he led the soldiers to retreat outside the mountain gate to wait.