424 looking for death

Duanmu Xian didn't want the Yang family to climb up to it, but as long as this royal marriage existed for one day, Duanmu Qi would be able to toss it for a day, and she didn't know what stupid things she would do in the future, and if she didn't get it right, it would affect the family.

Since this is the case, just let her marry, and it's a hundred.

"Brother Heng, you can go to Zhaohui Hall with me." As he spoke, Duanmuxian stood up.

Duanmu Fei seized the opportunity to say goodbye to her grandfather and eldest brother immediately, and ran away in a puff of smoke, leaving only her chess game in her heart.

She had to hurry back and lay out the rest of the games on this book, which was wonderful.

Duanmu ran away, and on the same day, Duanmu Qi's wedding date was set.

Duanmuqi's conjugation is the third day of the sixth month, and the wedding date is set one month after the contemplation.

At dusk, Duanmu Heng went to Qionghua Courtyard and told Xiao He and Duanmu Qi about it.

The atmosphere in the hall was heavy, as if it were dog days.

Duanmu Qi, who was sitting on a mahogany circle chair, let out a mocking sneer, and only said four words: "Sure enough." In just a few days, she seemed to have lost a lot of weight, her shape was erect, and she exuded a cold aura all over her body.

She clenched the handkerchief in her hand tightly, and her eyes became deeper.

She knew that her grandfather had long planned to marry her into the Yang family, and she knew that this day would come sooner or later...... She knew she couldn't count on anyone!

Xiao He's face turned a little pale, and he looked at his daughter who was sitting a foot away, and his heart was like a knife.

She knew that Duanmuxian had always said the same, and when Duanmuxian said the day before yesterday that she wanted Duanmuqi to marry to the Yang family, she knew that there was no hope for this matter, and this marriage was imperative, until the Tang family gave her a glimmer of hope.

Xiao He's eyebrows tightened, grabbed the handkerchief in his hand, and looked at Duanmu Heng again, "Brother Heng, Mrs. Tang said that as long as we can manage to rescue Master Tang, they will agree to let Sister Yuan marry on their behalf...... Brother Heng, haven't you always been good friends with your fourth sister? Go and coax her, beg her, let her go and speak to Lord Cen Du. As long as this matter is done, Sister Qi will naturally be able to get out of this quagmire. ”

Seeing that Duanmu Heng was as immobile as a mountain, Xiao He's more and more anxious he became, "Brother Heng, you are talking!" ”

Duanmu Heng sat there quietly, his thin lips pursed into a straight line, and after Xiao He finished speaking, he said: "Mother, I persuaded you and the second sister at the beginning, let you be patient, grandfather will not wronged the second sister in marriage, but the second sister herself is not angry." If she did something wrong, instead of punishing her, she should be allowed to get what she wanted?! ”

"What does she want to think in the future, can she do whatever she wants, regardless of her relatives, regardless of her family, regardless of etiquette, righteousness and shame?!"

Duanmu Heng's voice was cold and firm, looking at Duanmu Qi's eyes stern and disappointed, he knew that his sister had always been delicate and spoiled by her mother, and she had also made mistakes in the past, but those were mostly girls who were willful and reckless, this time was different, this time, what Duanmu Qi did really crossed the line.

Duanmu Heng's words came from the bottom of his heart, but neither Xiao He nor Duanmu Qi listened to it, and Xiao He angrily slapped his palm on the square table in his hand.

"Enough!"

With a "snap", the teacup shook slightly, and the two maids serving in the room were silent, and they hurriedly lowered their heads and looked at the tips of their shoes silently.

Since the Luhua Pavilion incident, in the past few days, the whole of Qionghua Courtyard has been worried, and they are all holding their tails between their legs, lest they be angered by their masters.

"Brother Heng, Sister Qi is your sister-in-law, do you want to watch her jump into the fire pit and ruin the rest of her life?" Xiao He scolded angrily, the muscles on his forehead were beating wildly, and his chest was rising and falling violently.

Duanmu Qi let out another cold snort, and his expression became even more gloomy, as if he was a demon from hell.

"Mother, you don't have to persuade the eldest brother anymore." Duanmu Qi was colder than every word, "Can't you see it?" The eldest brother now only thinks that Duanmujun and Duanmufei are his own sisters, and the eldest brother is afraid that my own sister will embarrass him! ”

"......" Duanmu Heng's lips moved, as if he wanted to say something and stopped, and then his lips pursed tighter, and something seemed to be churning under his eyes, and finally calmed down.

Duanmu Heng got up and said in a calm tone: "Mother, you better hurry up and prepare a dowry for the second sister...... Grandfather has made up his mind and will not change his mind again, lest the time come and marry empty-handed. ”

After Duanmu Heng finished speaking, he saluted Xiao He's family, and then turned around and walked towards the outside of the house.

At the moment when he turned around, Duanmu Heng's expression became extremely complicated, and his pupils were extremely deep, like a deep sea like an abyss.

"Brother Heng!"

Xiao He was still calling Duanmu Heng excitedly, but he couldn't call him, he didn't look back, and stepped out of the house with firm steps.

Duanmuqi didn't look at Duanmu Heng, her eyelashes trembled slightly, her face was so white that there was no blood, and there was a voice in her heart saying, it's over, her life is completely over.

At this moment, it was more than half of the Shen hour, the sun was slanting in the west, the sun was bright and warm, and it was softly sprinkled on Duanmu Heng's body, reflecting his handsome face and brightening, and a pair of eyes became clearer, brighter, and more determined.

Duanmu Heng strode out of Qionghua Courtyard, and went to the outer courtyard, he also asked Mr. Liu to study, for Duanmu Heng, the most important task in his daily life is to read, study at home, go to Guozijian to study, all just for this autumn's autumn.

While concentrating on reading, Duanmu Heng did not forget to pay attention to the situation in Beijing.

In the next few days, there was a lot of noise in Beijing, and the hearts of the people were in turmoil, except for the princes and princes of those tribes, the death of the prince of Ashina did not set off too much turmoil, but it was the excerpts of those princes that attracted a lot of attention.

Just as Duanmu Xian and Duanmu Heng's ancestors and grandchildren analyzed, the emperor pressed the excerpts of those tribal princes, and let them go after the Wanshou Festival, saying that it was rare for them to come all the way to Beijing and have a good time in the Gyeonggi area.

The Emperor's words were very beautiful, but this result only made these tribes in the North more anxious, and they were all secretly speculating about the Emperor's intentions.

After the discussion, Prince Mokemo of the Uji tribe entered the palace on behalf of the tribes to ask to see the emperor.

Mo Kemo stayed in the imperial study for nearly an hour, and when he left, his expression was solemn and his steps were heavy.

The emperor's face changed in an instant the moment the curtain of Concubine Xiang was lowered, and he put away the smile on the corner of his mouth, his eyes instantly condensed like ice, and he snorted coldly.

The temperature in the study also dropped suddenly with the emperor's cold snort, as if a cold autumn was coming.

A small chamberlain hurriedly resealed the hot tea for the emperor, and the emperor didn't even look at it, Huo Di got up, walked back and forth in the imperial study with his hands in his hands, and complained angrily: "Ah Yin, my concerns are really right!" These barbarian clans really can't be too good, they, all of them have their hearts towards Geng Hai! ”

Remembering that when they played the excerpt of Feng Geng Tinglian as the crown princess, the emperor's face sank like water, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Geng Hai has just died, and they can't wait to leave Beijing, and they don't know what idea to fight!" ”

If you don't leave early, you don't leave late, they have to pick this time to choose what they are planning?!

"The emperor is angry." Cen Yin, who was wearing a bright red unicorn robe, stood by the imperial case, looking at the emperor with a smile, smiling as gentle and pleasant as a spring breeze as usual, "The minister has been sending people to keep an eye on these tribes, and they can't toss any moths if they think about it." ”

The Emperor stopped in front of an open window and looked at the flowers and trees in the courtyard outside the window, which were swaying in late May, when the flowers were blooming, and the swaying flowers and trees reflected in his pupils, making his eyes look a little gloomy.

The emperor was silent for a moment and did not speak, but the aura emanating from his body became more and more fierce.

These tribes must be unkind.

Now he has temporarily left them behind in the name of the Longevity Festival, but sooner or later he will have to let them go back, otherwise, even the courtiers and the people of the world will criticize him for this......

"Ah Yin," the emperor turned and looked at Cen Yin, "you check for me, what are these people up to?" Under the backlight, the emperor's face became more and more gloomy.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Cen Yin took the order and was calm.

Looking at Cen Yin's calm and unhurried appearance, the emperor's mood was slightly better.

With Ah Yin, he can rest easy.

The emperor sat down by the window, and when he saw this, the little chamberlain who served in the imperial study immediately served tea to the emperor.

The emperor slowly brushed the floating leaves from the tea cup with the tea lid, sighed and said: "In the past few months, I have not been quiet, I am physically and mentally tired, Ah Yin, I also owe it to you......"

"The emperor is serious, and it is the duty of the minister to share the worries of the emperor." Cen Yin smiled slightly, and said decently, "There are still a few months left before the Wanshou Festival, and the emperor wants to go to the Ningjiang Palace to relax?" ”

The emperor moved his eyebrows, and at this moment, a breeze blew from the window, bringing the faint fragrance of flowers into the room, fragrant and fragrant.

The emperor glanced at the flowers in the courtyard, rubbed his fingers on the jade wrench on the thumb of his left hand, and said, "I want to go to Jiangnan, but I haven't been to Jiangnan for four years. ”

"I still remember the lakes and mountains in the south of the Yangtze River, bright and colorful, the water is clear and sunny, and the mountains are empty and rainy......"

"Compared with the prosperity of the capital, it is still graceful in the south of the Yangtze River, which is more suitable for relaxation."

The more the emperor spoke, the more interested he became, and instructed the little chamberlain who served tea: "You go and call Prince Li and Wei Yongxin." ”

Looking at the radiant emperor, Cen Yin's eyes on the side flashed slightly, and under the backlight, his beautiful face was in the shadows, making it impossible to see his expression clearly, and the corners of his red mouth were hooked with a mocking arc.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The little chamberlain hurriedly received the order, followed the emperor and looked at Cen Yin a few steps away, and waved his hand casually, "Ah Yin, you should be busy first." ”

Cen Yin saluted, and then quietly withdrew from the imperial study, leaving the emperor alone to sit by the window and taste tea, making a slight sound when the tea lid brushed over the teacup.

"Overseer."

The round-faced little chamberlain waiting outside under the eaves carefully put a cloak on Cen Yin.

It was a dark cloak, embroidered with a white eagle flying with wings, and in the golden sunlight, this majestic and domineering eagle came to life, as if it was about to fly out of it.

Cen Yin tied the tie of the cloak himself, and his fair and slender right hand gently stroked the edge of the cloak, his eyes became soft as water in an instant, and then he went down the stone steps and walked in the direction of the palace gate.

The round-faced little chamberlain followed Cen Yin's side like a shadow, and as he walked, he did something:

"Governor, in the past few days, military attaches who have gone to Beijing for assessment have arrived one after another."

"The little one has been sending people to keep an eye on the Weiguo Mansion, and some of them have already gone to see Geng Anhao."

"Overseer, do you want to bring a few more people back to the East Factory for interrogation, and scare them first?"

"There's no hurry." Cen Yin said lightly.

After the round-faced little chamberlain finished speaking, there was silence between the two.

The round-faced little chamberlain racked his brains and thought about it, and said tentatively: "Overseer, I heard that the fourth girl of Duanmu will compete with others in a few days. ”

Cen Yin let out an "oh", his steps were slightly slow, he turned his head to look at the little waiter, and raised his right eyebrow.

Seeing that Cen Yin was really interested, the round-faced little chamberlain felt that he was really clever enough, and continued to follow the topic: "It seems that Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess invited the four girls of Duanmu to form a team to compete with others. ”

The corners of Cen Yin's mouth curled slightly, remembering Duanmu Fei's uncoordinated hands and feet, and there was a little smile in his narrow and charming eyes.

The Overseer was really uncommon to the four girls. The little chamberlain said secretly in his heart.

Cen Yin continued to walk forward unhurriedly, and asked casually, "Who else?" ”

The round-faced little chamberlain immediately replied: "There should still be Prince Feng, the third son of the Li family, and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess...... By the way, there is also the sister of the four girls. ”

Cen Yin took off the cloak on his body again, his eyes flashed slightly, looking at the cloud pattern embroidered with the same color silk thread on the edge of the cloak, his long eyelashes gently fanned twice, and asked again, "Which day?" ”

The round-faced little waiter was stunned for a moment, only then did he realize that Cen Yin was asking what day the Keju competition was, and hurriedly said, "Back to the Governor, the date has not yet been decided...... When the day was set, his subordinates immediately came to report to the Overseer. ”

As he spoke, he thought to himself: The Overseer asked this, maybe he also wanted to watch the Keju competition, the Overseer really loves the four girls!

While talking, the two arrived at the gate of the palace.

It's early afternoon, and the sun is at its harshest and hottest, signaling the imminent arrival of summer.

The forbidden army guarding the gate of the palace was already sweating, standing there with a straight posture, motionless, like a stone sculpture.

Several chamberlains saw Cen Yin come out, and hurriedly led the horse by him, but they were grabbed by a few people waiting at the palace gate.

"See Lord Cen Governor."

Three or four people rushed to Cen Yin and respectfully bowed to Cen Yin. Their sideburns had long oozed dense beads of sweat, soaking the hair on their sideburns, and it was difficult to hide the embarrassment.

Cen Yin glanced at them lightly, and one of the young men hurriedly said, "Lord Cen Du, my father Tang Ruhai ......"

The person who came was the Tang family, Mrs. Tang, Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Tang all came, and the faces of the three of them were all sincere and fearful.

Last time, they personally sent the post to Cen Mansion, but even in the name of the Duanmu family, they didn't see Cen Yin at all, and they were driven away by the porter.

Cen Yin is busy with official duties on weekdays, and most of the time he is either in the palace or in Dongchang, and it is not easy to meet him.

They didn't dare to go to Dongchang, so they had to come to the gate of the palace to guard, no, they guarded for more than two hours, and they always waited for someone.

However, Cen Yin didn't intend to ignore them at all, and gracefully turned over a white horse, to him, the Tang family was just ants, so why bother.

As soon as he clamped the horse's belly, the horse under his crotch paced briskly and went forward.

"Lord Cen stays ......" Mrs. Tang was anxious, and with the support of Mrs. Tang, she took a step closer to Cen Yin, wanting to catch up. In just a few days, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked like they had lost a lot of weight and were haggard.

"Presumptuous!" The round-faced little chamberlain who accompanied him unceremoniously stretched out his arm to stop the three members of the Tang family, and sneered strangely, "Who do you think you are, dare to let the Overseer stay, our Overseer is not a cat or a dog!" ”

The expressions of the three members of the Tang family were a little embarrassed, and it was difficult to hide the embarrassment, especially the eldest prince of Tang was still young and strong-blooded, and his face was red with shame by the contemptuous words of the servant, and his mouth opened and closed, unable to speak.

For the sake of her husband's safety, Mrs. Tang couldn't care about her son, so she eagerly raised her voice and said: "Governor Cen Governor, I am the aunt of the fourth girl of Duanmu, and I also ask the Governor to listen to us." ”

Cen Yin pulled the horse rope, stopped the horse, turned his head, and casually looked down at the three members of the Tang family a few steps away.

Mrs. Tang exchanged a happy look with Mrs. Tang beside her, and this method was really right. Lord Cen's affection for the four girls of Duanmu is really unusual.

Mrs. Tang hurriedly said: "Lord Cent, my grandson was taken to Dongchang not long ago, and there is no news so far, please release my grandson for the sake of the fourth girl of Duanmu...... My grandson was really victimized by a traitor. ”

Under the scorching sun, the sweat on the foreheads of the three members of the Tang family became denser, and they looked at Cen Yin on horseback with expectation and anxiety.

Cen Yin casually dusted off his robe and asked the round-faced little chamberlain: "Where is Tang Ruhai now?" ”

The round-faced little chamberlain hurriedly replied, "In the edict." ”

Cen Yin's thin lips were as red as blood, and Yun said lightly: "It's not good for this family to be separated......

Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Tang thought that Cen Yin had agreed to release Tang Ruhai when they heard this, and they were overjoyed, and Tang Dagong hurriedly said, "Thank you Lord Cen for this." Things went well to his surprise.

Before the words fell, he heard Cen Yin on the horse drop a sentence lightly: "Then put the three of them in." He said it lightly, as if it were a trivial matter.

"The Overseer is wise, let them reunite as a family." The round-faced little chamberlain responded with a smile and clenched his fists, and when he looked at the three members of the Tang family, his eyes became as sharp as a blade.

What the?! For Mrs. Tang, Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Tang, it was like a thunderbolt from the sky, and the three of them were dumbfounded, and they couldn't believe their ears.

"Overseer, we're ......"

Mrs. Tang shouted in panic, her voice sharp, and she wanted to say something, but the other chamberlains on standby would give her another chance to harass the Overseer.

"What a noise!" One of them said angrily, and the other few people skillfully divided their actions, and clamped the arms of the three members of the Tang family respectively, their movements were skillful and swift, and their expressions were indifferent.

"The Overseer spares his life, the Overseer spares his life!"

Mrs. Tang didn't know what she had done wrong, so she could only beg for mercy, crying and shouting, and after a while, her tears were blurred and her eyes were red.

However, Cen Yin didn't look at them again, clamped the horse's belly again, and continued to ride the horse forward, and the round-faced little chamberlain hurriedly turned over and got on the horse, followed closely beside him, and the two gradually drifted away.

"Uh-huh......"

Soon, the mouths of the three members of the Tang family were blocked by the chamberlain with sweat towels, and the mouths of the three of them could no longer make a sound, and their faces showed a look of despair, and there was a touch of disbelief in them.

How so?!

They don't want to go to Dongchang, they are the uncles of the fourth girl of Duanmu!

However, no matter how much they struggled, it was in vain. These chamberlains are the best at dealing with these disobedient people, and they rudely drag them down.

Cen Yin on the other side suddenly stopped the horse again, and there seemed to be a deep groan on his beautiful face, which caused the round-faced little chamberlain to be a little nervous, and he didn't know what was wrong.

"I remember that one of the tributes sent by Jiangnan this time was quite interesting, and you sent someone to send it to Duanmu's house." Cen Yin commanded casually.

"Yes, Overseer." The round-faced little chamberlain immediately received the order.

So, half an hour later, the sun had just set in the west, and a new cluster of piju was sent to the Zhanqing Courtyard in Duanmu Mansion.

Compared to the black leather bow that was occupied by the little fox, this new leather bow is very gorgeous and exquisite, made of different colors of skin, each piece of leather is painted with a cute animal, including cats, dogs, parrots, foxes, horses......

The girl's family likes good-looking and delicate things, Duanmu Fei couldn't put it down, and she refused to put it down until she went to Duanmu Xian in the evening, Duanmu Jun looked at her sister dotingly, and felt that Cen Yin was really careful.

Duanmuxian didn't care about the leather bow in Duanmuxian's hand, he was worried about the affairs of the Tang family, which was also the reason why Duanmuxian called Duanmujun together.

"Sister Jun, four girls, you don't know yet, the Tang family has been arrested and imprisoned!" Duanmu Xian said in a deep voice.

Duanmuxian roughly told the Tang family how they found Cen Yin and was taken away by Cen Yin's order, Duanmujun and Duanmufei were surprised when they heard the news, but they didn't sympathize with Mrs. Tang and them.

This Tang family is really ignorant of the heavens and the earth, and they ran to the gate of the palace to find Cen Yin so rampage, do you really think that with their Tang family's words, Dongchang will release people? !

Duanmuxian felt a throbbing pain in his forehead and rubbed his eyebrows.

The Tang family is also the in-laws of their Duanmu family, if something happens to the Tang family, maybe their own family will also be affected...... What Duanmuxian was most afraid of was that Cen Yin was angry with the four girls because of the ridiculous things done by the Tang family.

Thinking about it, Duanmu Xian's eyes were stained with a trace of worry when he looked at Duanmu Fei.

Duanmu Fei couldn't know much more about this grandfather, and when he saw the other party's eyes, he knew what he was worried about, and deliberately held the colorful skin that she put in the basket, and said with a smile: "Grandfather, this is sent by Gongzi Cen this afternoon, do you think it looks good?" ”

"Quack!"

It was not Duanmu Xian who spoke first, but the little starling who appeared on the window sill at some point.

The little starling has always liked brightly colored things, and since this Piju was sent to Zhanqing Courtyard, it has been eyeing it, so Duanmu Fei brought Piju to Duanmuxian here.

Duanmujun raised his hand and tapped on its tender yellow beak, then shook his index finger and said, "Xiaoba, no." ”

This skin bow is really not suitable for birds to play, with the character of the little starling brother likes to peck with the beak of a bird, take a mouth, and the skin bow into its bird claws, so wait to be pecked by it.

The little starling understood the negative meaning of Duanmujun's gesture, and screamed twice in disbelief, very hurt. It looked at Duanmu Fei unevenly, aggrieved.

Duanmu Fei could only shake his index finger at it, the little starling wilted, flapped his wings and flew out heartbrokenly, stopped on the plane tree outside and turned his back, looking like "I want to be quiet", which made the sisters curious and funny.

Duanmu Xian looked at the brisk little faces of the sisters, and finally breathed a sigh of relief: since Cen Yin also gave a gift to the four girls in the afternoon, it was obviously not angry...... It's good not to be angry.

Duanmuxian said to himself in his heart, forget it, whether the Tang family is dead or alive, he has already persuaded him, they have to find death, and they can't blame themselves!