Time seemed to stop for a few breaths, and only the shrill chirping of cicadas around me was heard.

The porter hesitated for a moment, almost wanting to confirm with the other party again, but still changed his words: "I don't know your son-in-law's surname?" ”

The little scorpion simply reported a surname:

"Cen."

"Quack!"

Almost at the same time, two rough and cheerful bird calls came from behind, and the little scorpion couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"Please wait, and the little one will report it." The porter smiled politely, and couldn't help but glance at Cen Yin behind the little scorpion, trying to think about which noble family in Beijing had the surname "Zeng".

After the news was handed in, there was not a single cup of tea, and there was a response from the backyard, and Wisteria came panting and came to greet the guests in person.

Wisteria looked at Cen Yin, who was still waiting outside the corner gate, and was a little frightened. Just now, the porter went to Zhanqing Courtyard to spread the word, saying that there was a very beautiful Zeng Gongzi who wanted to see the eldest girl, and the eldest girl immediately guessed that it might be the porter who heard the mistake, and the person who came was the master of Cen Governor, so she ordered her to come and see it first...... It's really Lord Cen Duke!

Wisteria adjusted his breathing, took a few steps closer to Cen Yin, and saluted respectfully: "Governor...... Son. ”

The word "Overseer" was almost blurted out, but Wisteria changed his words abruptly, "Our girl invites the son to sit inside." ”

The porter also heard it, raised his eyebrows suspiciously, and said in his heart: Isn't this son surnamed Zeng?! Why does Wisteria call him "Du Gongzi" again?! So is his surname "Zeng" or "Du"?

Could it be ...... Is this son deliberately hiding his identity?

Under the speculative and inquiring gaze of the gatehouse, Wisteria invited Cen Yin into the mansion and led him all the way to the Zhaohui Hall in the outer courtyard.

The warm summer breeze is gentle, and the sound of swaying branches and leaves and flapping wings is added to the sound of cicadas from time to time.

The Chaohui Hall was still empty, but there were already maids who had set up an ice basin in the hall in advance, and as soon as they entered, they felt a lot cooler around.

Wisteria asked Cen Yin to sit down, and explained solemnly: "Please wait here for a while, the girl will come soon." ”

She hurriedly signaled the little maid on the side to serve Cen Yin tea, lest she snub the distinguished guest.

The little maid hurriedly brought the freshly poured tea over, but saw that the young man did not sit down, but stopped in the middle of the hall, he turned around, and his eyes seemed to look out of the hall.

However, the hall was empty outside, except for a few dense plane trees standing in the courtyard.

Wisteria was about to ask Cen Yin if there was anything wrong, but he heard Cen Yin already speak: "Little Eight." ”

Wisteria was stunned, and didn't react for a while.

"Quack!"

The familiar call of the bird soon sounded, and a black starling flapped its wings and flew down from one of the plane trees, and the black wings brushed the branches and leaves of the plane tree, causing a branch and leaf to sway slightly in the air, and several leaves were wiped off by it, and fell down in a whirlwind.

The little starling spread his wings and glided into the hall, flew around Cen Yin twice, and screamed twice.

Wisteria suddenly remembered that on the way back to Beijing for the autumn hunt, when the little starling was "lost", Cen Yin sent someone to find the injured little starling.

The little starling flew around Cen Yin again, flying even lower......

Cen Yin pressed the cyan purse on his waist with one hand, his eyes met the amber eyes of the little starling, he couldn't help but hook the corners of his lips, and said with a smile: "I can't give this to you." ”

"Quack?" The little starling let out another rough cry and circled around.

What did Wisteria understand, the little starling fell in love with Cen Yin's purse?!

This...... This...... I don't know what a life or death!

Wisteria glanced at the expressionless little scorpion on the side, really worried that this starling would become a roasted starling.

At this moment, the little starling suddenly turned around and flew out of the hall, his wings flapping happily.

Seven or eight feet outside the hall, a girl wearing a begonia red entwined apricot pomegranate flower carved silk gown with a cinnamon pink horse-faced skirt walked elegantly towards this side, the girl's figure was slender and slender, her steps were light, and she was a little sassy in the brightness.

Today's Duanmu Jun simply pulled a crescent moon mustache, and a Eight Treasure Holding Bead Feiyan hairpin was inserted obliquely in the sideburns, the wings of the tired silk Feiyan were light and delicate, and when she walked slowly, the pair of golden wings trembled slightly, which was very smart.

"Quack!" The little starling screamed while flying around Duanmu, and then landed firmly on her right shoulder, louder than the other, screaming non-stop, as if complaining.

Duanmu Jun was a little surprised how the little starling could be here, and touched the little guy on his shoulder comfortingly.

The girl in red and the starling in black, at first glance, are really a strange combination, and at a second glance, they are indescribably harmonious.

Duanmujun soon came to the hall.

"Big girl." Wisteria hurriedly greeted him, lowered his voice and whispered to the little starling, this little starling is becoming more and more lawless, and even Lord Cen dares to be presumptuous here.

Duanmu Jun was stunned, of course she still remembered that the little starling "robbed" Cen Yin's purse in the hunting palace last year, and almost dropped a piece of jade pendant in the purse.

Duanmu Jun's bright face showed a hint of anger and amusement, she casually grabbed the little starling on her shoulder, and when the little starling didn't react, pinched its wings and made a gesture for it, and said, "Young Master Cen, our little eight know the wrong...... Not! ”

In Duanmujun's low voice, the little starling unceremoniously pecked the back of her hand, and flew out of the hall with his wings flapping angrily.

A small piece of black feather on its wings fell lightly from mid-air, and Cen Yin subconsciously raised his hand to catch this black feather.

He raised his eyes to look at the figure of the little starling flying away, and casually turned the black feather in his hand, and a light and comfortable feeling naturally emanated.

The little starling flew away, and the hall was a lot quieter, Duanmu shook his head funny, and said in a doting tone: "This little eight is really spoiled." ”

Duanmu Jun smiled and withdrew his gaze, and then remembered to ask Cen Yin to sit down.

Wisteria settled down, hurriedly served the hot tea prepared by the little maid, and silently disgusted the little starling again, thinking: I wonder if Lord Cen will think that their Duanmu family has lost their manners?!

Thinking about it, Wisteria's heartbeat accelerated thump, and he looked at Duanmujun, who looked at Duanmujun, who looked calm, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The eldest girl is so bold, it's not that Dongchang has always killed people without blinking, and it is much more terrifying than Jinyiwei!

Duanmujun elegantly picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and then said, "Gongzi Cen, have you just come back from Ningjiang Palace?" ”

Her smile was bright and hearty, and her eyes shone brightly, and Cen Yin could almost guess that her next sentence must be to ask her sister.

Cen Yin's eyes flashed slightly, and he answered, and said with a smile: "Miss Duanmu, Sister Ling asked me to bring you something." ”

Without Cen Yin's additional orders, the little scorpion took a few steps forward and handed a wooden box in his hand to Wisteria.

Wisteria opened the wooden box and presented it to Duanmu, and in the box was the sachet sewn by Duanmu Fei, and the fragrance of medicinal herbs came to his nose.

Duanmujun immediately smelled several of them, which were very familiar.

Even if she didn't ask, she could guess the effect of this sachet, and casually picked up the sachet and put it on the tip of her nose and sniffed it, her eyebrows, which were originally a little melancholy, stretched out with the fragrance that penetrated into the tip of her nose, and her expression was as soft as a crescent moon.

Her sister is really ingenious, and she is also attentive, considerate, and lovable......

Duanmujun's long and thick eyelashes trembled slightly, his eyes were warm and bright, his expression became softer, and his delicate face was so quiet and delicate at the moment, like a peony flower blooming quietly in the sun, indescribably bright and moving.

Inside, there was silence, only the chatter of cicadas that seemed to be near and far away.

Cen Yin looked at her in a daze, and then, he suddenly looked away, raised his hand and picked up the tea cup on the side, his hand seemed to be a little unstable, and when the tea lid brushed the foam on the tea soup, it slightly collided on the mouth of the cup, making a slight clicking sound, which also broke the silence of this room.

Duanmu Jun came back to his senses and looked at Cen Yin, only to see Cen Yin take a sip of tea, then put down the teacup, stood up, and said lightly: "Duanmu girl, I just returned to Beijing, and I still have something to do, so I will leave first." ”

Duanmu Jun also stood up subconsciously, and was about to say that she was sending Cen Yin, but out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure, frowned and called: "Little eight!" ”

The little starling flew into the Zhaohui Hall from the window at some point, and at this moment, it was quietly walking from a square few times to Cen Yin's feet, looking up at his purse without giving up......

The little starling who was caught was frightened, fluttered his wings in a panic, and ran away again like a hen.

A burst of happy laughter rang out in the hall, and this time, Cen Yin couldn't help but laugh out loud, and his beautiful face seemed to be radiant.

Duanmujun was also infected with laughter, and the crisp laughter overflowed from her full red lips, so that she almost didn't laugh out of tears.

After a while, Duanmu Jun finally stopped laughing, raised his eyes to look at Cen Yin and said, "Young Master Cen ." She hesitated for a moment and said, "Can Childe take me into the palace?" I want to meet the concubine. "If you hand over the sign, I'm afraid it's too late.

"Come with me." Cen Yin didn't ask the reason, and nodded directly.

Duanmu Jun was obviously relieved, his smile deepened, his eyebrows were picturesque, and he was as bright as the rising sun and the wind.

This bright smile is like a lost traveler in the darkest hour before dawn, suddenly seeing a bright morning star rising...... Just like that time. Cen Yin's seductive eyes became a little deeper, and there were slight ripples.

Wisteria naturally heard this conversation on the side, and was so shocked that she didn't react for a while, why did this inexplicably the girl want to enter the palace with Lord Cen Du.

Seeing Cen Yin and Duanmu Jun walking out of the Chaohui Hall one after another, the little scorpion followed closely behind, Wisteria didn't think much about it, and hurriedly chased after him with his skirt.

After a cup of tea, a carriage carrying Duanmu and wisteria drove out of the corner gate of Duanmu Mansion, and Cen Yin rode his horse to follow along.

The porter saw that the eldest girl was so "alone" and went out of the house with a strange son, his expression was a little indescribable, and he shook his head secretly.

The corner door soon "slammed" shut behind it, and the carriage sped all the way in the direction of the palace, and by the time it reached the palace gate, the sun had begun to set in the west, and the glare of the sun had softened a little.

"See Overseer."

Duanmu Jun got out of the carriage with the support of wisteria, and heard a respectful and loud greeting from the direction of the palace gate in front of him.

As soon as she got out of the carriage, she was taken directly into the palace by Cen Yin, no one checked her identity, and no one looked at her more, as if she didn't exist at all.

It's not the first time Duanmujun has entered the palace, but it's the first time she has entered so quickly and so smoothly, and in less than two teas, she was taken outside Zhong Cui Palace by Cen Yin.

"Thank you, Mr. Cen." After Duanmu Junfu thanked Cen Yin, he followed a palace maid from Zhongcui Palace into the courtyard.

Cen Yin glanced at her slender back, and then turned to leave, the little scorpion behind him hadn't reacted yet, and said in his heart: Could it be that the Overseer went to Zhongcui Palace just to send Duanmu Girl here?! …… Isn't it the same with this kind of trivial matter to yourself?!

He was thinking about it, when Cen Yin's faint voice came from front of him: "Little scorpion, you go to investigate, what happened to the Duanmu family." ”

Only then did the little scorpion come back to his senses and hurriedly responded, "Yes, Overseer." ”

The little scorpion left in a hurry, Cen Yin stopped again, looked back in the direction of Zhong Cui Palace, and the corners of his lips pursed slightly. With Duanmujun's temperament, if it weren't for something important, she wouldn't have rashly let herself take her into the palace.

From where Cen Yin was standing at the moment, he couldn't see Duanmujun's figure for a long time, only a few begonias leaned out of the wall, swaying slightly in the wind, rustling.

Duanmu Jun has been led into the east side hall by the palace maid and met Duanmu Guifei.

"Sister Jun'er......" Duanmu Guifei on the Luohan bed watched Duanmu Jun coming, and her gorgeous and charming face could not hide her surprise.

"I've seen Aunt Guifei." Duanmu bowed generously to Duanmu Guifei, "Aunt Guifei, my niece's rash entry into the palace is really sudden, the matter is urgent, please forgive me." ”

Duanmu Guifei has always liked Duanmu Xuan, how could she care about these details with her, took her hand, and said affectionately: "Sister Jun, they are all your own family, why do you need to be polite to this palace." But what happened at home? As she spoke, Duanmu Guifei's beautifully shaped willow eyebrows frowned slightly.

Duanmu Jun looked around hesitantly, Duanmu Guifei immediately understood, she made a gesture, and the palace maid serving in the room retreated in a hurry, leaving only her close confidant Mama Cheng waiting aside.

Seeing that there were no outsiders in the house, Duanmujun didn't go around in circles, and went straight to the topic: "Aunt Guifei, Mrs. Guiyi came to the mansion today to find grandmother, when I went to Yongxi Hall, I accidentally heard one or two ......" Duanmujun's expression became a little subtle and complicated.

Mrs. Guiyibo?! Duanmu Guifei's face changed slightly when she heard this, and her ears naturally sounded what He said to her during the flower-viewing banquet: "The seventh girl of Guiyi Bofu is gentle and virtuous, considerate and submissive, if she goes to the south to serve the eldest prince, I want to come properly and thoughtfully." ”

Duanmu Guifei had an ominous premonition in her heart, and a pair of white and delicate red crisp hands subconsciously pinched the handkerchief in her hand, and asked, "Sister Jun, do you know what Mrs. Guiyi went to find your grandmother for?" ”

Duanmu Jun also vaguely saw something from Duanmu Guifei's expression, and after sorting out his thoughts, he methodically told what happened one by one, Mrs. Guiyi Bo went to Duanmu Mansion this afternoon.

At that time, Duanmujun happened to go to Yongxi Hall to ask the He family for the upcoming birthday of Duanmu Xian, but when he arrived at the porch, he heard a quarrel in the house, and the people inside were very excited, and their voices were sharp, and they reprimanded the He family for not being able to accept the money and not do anything, and asked her to return the money.

There is a way, don't listen to incivility. Duanmujun was about to avoid it, but he didn't expect to hear the He family appease Mrs. Guiyibo and say that she could come forward and send someone to send Miss Jin Qi to the south in the name of her grandmother......

At that time, the He family said "waiting for the eldest prince", but Duanmujun, a girl who had not left the cabinet, couldn't put this on his lips, so he euphemistically changed it to "have a while with cousin Xian".

Of course, Duanmu Guifei understood, and the hand holding the handkerchief was even harder, and the green tendons on the back of the hand were protruding, which was particularly eye-catching on the back of the hand, which was as delicate as mutton fat.

She couldn't believe that she had already explained the stakes to her mother in person, and her mother dared to do this!

After Duanmujun finished speaking, the room fell into silence, so quiet that it was audible to hear a needle dropping.

Duanmu Junying's lips were pursed, and his black eyes were as deep as an abyss.

She also felt that He's doing things was too inappropriate, but she also knew He's character, and she rushed in to stop it, He's definitely wouldn't listen, but Duanmuxian has been very busy recently, and he hasn't been back home for several days, and he doesn't even know where he is. She was hesitating about what to do when Cen Yin arrived.

Duanmu Jun had no other way for a while, so he thought about it, so he had to beg Cen Yin to take her into the palace to see Duanmu Guifei.

This matter is related to the Duanmu family, and it also involves the eldest prince, and it is most appropriate for Duanmu Guifei to come forward.

Duanmu Jun naturally didn't mention Cen Yin taking her into the palace, and at this moment, Duanmu Guifei was in a state of confusion, and she also ignored the question of who led Duanmu Jun into the palace.

Duanmu Guifei took a deep breath, only to feel a boom in her ears, and couldn't help but confirm again and again: "Sister Jun, did you hear clearly?" ”

Duanmujun didn't know the cause and effect, so he repeated everything he had heard.

Duanmu Guifei was so angry that her teeth were almost fighting, her hands began to tremble, her plump breasts rose and fell violently, and a wave of anger in her heart was held there but there was nowhere to vent......

No wonder her mother would inexplicably mention to herself that she wanted to send someone to serve the eldest prince, she only thought that her mother was old and her brain was confused, and she didn't think much about it.

So that's it!

It turned out to be so!

The mother dared to accept other people's money, so she sold her son, her grandson, and the dignified son to "cheaply".

The eldest prince traveled thousands of miles to the southern battlefield, where there was a lot of crisis and the battle situation was unknown, he was risking his life to fight for his future, but he didn't expect his maternal grandmother to "sell" him? !

This is simply unheard of!

Duanmu Guifei closed her eyes, and her whole body was filled with a weak anger.

Mother is obsessed, I'm afraid she still thinks that she is just sending a person to serve to the south, but she doesn't want to think that the eldest prince is now in the army!

Once this matter is confirmed, will the whole army still obey him?!

When the emperor finds out, what will he think of the eldest prince?!

The emperor would only think that the eldest prince intended to go to the south to mix military merits, and felt that the eldest prince had lost the face of the royal family, and felt that the eldest prince was not of great use......

The more Duanmu Guifei thought about it, the cooler her heart became, the more she thought about it, the more angry she became, the more anxious she became, and she could hardly think rationally......

"Aunt Guifei is angry." Duanmu Jun hurriedly served the tea on the square table on the side, allowing Duanmu Guifei to slow down.

When Duanmu Guifei took the teacup, her hands were still trembling slightly, and she brought the teacup to her lips several times, put it down, and then held it again...... After taking two sips of warm tea, she put down the teacup.

She took a few deep breaths, and after a long time, she gradually calmed down, turned her head to look at Duanmujun who was worried on the side, and a warm current in her heart slowly flowed out.

Sister Jun, she is really a good girl, both intimate and warm-hearted.

When she learned of such an ugly thing, she did not impulsively discuss right and wrong with her mother, but chose to enter the palace immediately to tell herself, understand the priority of the matter, she is not only capable, but also sensible, and cautious and generous, if the emperor can marry her, it would be good if she was in charge of the feed, and the backyard must be proper.

"Sister Jun," Duanmu Guifei took one of Duanmu's hands again, and said with emotion, "This time, thank you so much for coming into the palace to inform the palace." ”

Duanmu Jun smiled slightly, and was blessed again without being humble or arrogant, and said, "Auntie, aren't you a family talking about two families?!" ”

As long as they are all surnamed "Duanmu", it is both glory and humiliation, and she can still distinguish between the importance and the harm.

"......" Duanmu Guifei felt a little embarrassed in her heart, even little girls like Duanmujun and Duanmufei knew that the overall situation was important, but her mother was like a magic barrier, and even the prince dared to pit for the sake of small profits!

Duanmu Guifei's eyes were turbulent again, and after a while, she calmed down again, she raised her hand and made a gesture, signaling Mama Cheng to obey the order.

"Mama Cheng, while the palace gate is still locked, you will run in person, and Mrs. Xuanduanmu will enter the palace." Duanmu Guifei commanded in a deep voice.

"Yes, sissy." Mama Cheng hurriedly bent her knees to receive her life.

Duanmu Jun reminded on the side: "Aunt Guifei, I'm afraid that the girl from the Yibo Mansion has already set off." ”

Duanmu Guifei's face changed slightly.

Duanmujun reminded him that just looking for his mother He, and then she came forward to find the people from Guiyibo's Mansion, I was afraid that it would delay time.

Duanmu Guifei pondered for a moment, then asked Mama Cheng to rush to Duanmu Mansion immediately, and at the same time asked people to find Ma Gonggong, the chief eunuch of Zhongcui Palace, and asked him to go to Guiyi Bofu first, and be sure to stop Miss Jin Qi and not let her go south.

Ma Gonggong knew that the stakes were high, and quickly took the order away, and the sound of his steps gradually drifted away.

Duanmu Guifei looked at the swaying branches outside the window, and muttered, "I hope it's too late." ”

The chamberlain can't go out of Beijing without a purpose, if Guiyibo's action is too fast, and the people have already left the suburbs of Beijing, it will be troublesome.

After a slight commotion in the Zhongcui Palace, calm was restored, and the other palace people in the courtyard didn't know what was going on at all, but they saw the concubine's henchmen Cheng Mama and Ma Gonggong leaving the palace one after another, all in a hurry, as if there was something urgent.

It was inevitable that the palace people secretly speculated in their hearts, and an uneasy atmosphere gradually spread, spreading with the warm summer wind......

After a stick of incense, Mama Cheng rushed to Duanmu Mansion as fast as possible and asked to see Mrs. Tai.

The porter knew that Duanmu Guifei had sent someone, so naturally he didn't dare to slack off, and a mother-in-law ran to Yongxi Hall like a fly.

At this moment, the Yongxi Hall is very lively.

He was listening to a report from a woman in Tsing Yi:

"Mrs. Tai, when the slave maid came back from buying snacks from Jinshiji just now, she happened to hear a few mothers-in-law in the concierge chatting, saying that a Zeng Gongzi came to find the eldest girl today."

"The porter said that it was the eldest girl's eldest girl, Wisteria, who came out to greet her in person, and it seemed that she was quite familiar with that son."

"Later, the Zeng Gongzi and the eldest girl made two tea pots alone in the Chaohui Hall, and the little maid also saw the boy send a wooden box to the eldest girl from a distance outside the hall, and the eldest girl couldn't put it down and loved it very much."

"Later, the eldest girl went out with the son, and it has been almost an hour, and she has not come back yet."

The woman in Tsing Yi said that her eyebrows were fluttering, and her mouth was foaming.

He Shi listened to the tea slowly, the corners of his mouth hooked a mocking arc, and he snorted coldly at Xiao He's family: "No wonder, the Yang family can't look down on it, and the Weiguo Mansion can't look down on it...... It's a shame on the Duanmu family! ”

"This is really lawless, a big man will come to the door in the blue sky!"

"The old lady still praises her in front of me! Look, this is what he said to be knowledgeable, capable and generous?! ”

He Shi was almost a little impatient, and the corners of his mouth curled higher.

When Duanmu Xian knows what Duanmu Jun has done, what will be his expression?!

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