Capture the Jade - Chapter 85

Lin Chengyou fixedly looked at the flower cake in the lacquer box, no, at the pear flower petals on the flower cake.

He remembered that night Teng Yuyi accidentally dropped a bag wrapped in a water-colored towel from his sleeve when he was going down the beam of the roof because of the practice of light qigong.

That night, the moonlight was like day, and you could clearly see the pear blossom petals in the cloth. I think it was from the pear tree in the yard, and Teng Yuyi carefully collected it.

He once wondered why she collected so many petals, and later remembered that she told Jiantian and Jianxian that the best dessert in Jiangnan was the flower cake she made herself, so he secretly guessed that she was making flower cake.

The box of flower cakes in front of me is made of pear flower petals.

From the naked eye, he couldn’t tell whether it was the same pile of petals, but since Li Baixuan got the name “Pear White”, it was precisely because the pear tree in the courtyard was growing well, and the petals fell from that tree. It’s as white and full as the box of desserts.

He stared at the flower petals and looked at it again and again, and he didn’t know how much effort it took to avert his gaze. When he raised his eyes, he began to look at the brocade box containing the dim sum.

It is common for noble families in Chang’an and Luoyang to wrap lacquer boxes with makeup and brocade in order to show their identities, but this brocade box is different, because both the luotian on the lacquer box and the makeup and brocade outside are all dogwood patterns. , not unique, but also very rare.

He couldn’t be sure if the petals were the same pile. He was sure that this brocade box was almost the same as the one sent to Qingyunguan that day.

Then, he turned his eyes to the front of the court again. Each of the maids was holding different objects in their arms, including a brocade box, a painting scroll, and even shoes and socks…

The steward said that these things were sent by the little lady who admired the uncle, perhaps to express her love more fully, and it seemed that most of them were made by herself.

Yes, all made by hand.

That box of flower cakes is no exception.

He looked back hesitantly, picked up the tea cup and drank it absent-mindedly, but he couldn’t even taste the taste of the tea soup.

Definitely a coincidence, he told himself.

But reason told him, even if it was a coincidence, could it happen to this point?

Teng Yuyi collected pear petals on the front foot, and sent the flower cake made of pear petals on the back foot. Flower cake is not a common dessert, and it is even more unheard of to use pear flower petals as decoration, so this can no longer be described as a coincidence.

And the box is right.

What’s more, last time at Ledao Villa, Teng Yuyi turned around and asked her uncle to ask for the bath soup for her because Teng Yuyi couldn’t count his bath soup.

She must have inquired about Uncle Huang’s temperament long ago, and he was sure of that.

If she is not curious about the uncle, why should she inquire about the uncle?

He knew that the uncle had always been liked by little ladies, and he knew that there was always an inexhaustible amount of gifts in the county palace. A little lady like Teng Yuyi might also like a gentleman like the uncle.

Then it is possible that this box of snacks was sent by her, if not, there is no way to explain so many coincidences.

But what is she like, she will change her mind soon after she likes him?

And what she gave him was only two bottles of good wine, but what she gave to the uncle was the pear flower cake made by herself. It can be said at a glance that the weight of the two gifts is heavier.

The tea soup suddenly became astringent and heavy, and I couldn’t take a sip.

Do you want to go to the Teng Mansion and ask Teng Yuyi in person?

The question is how should he speak?

She exposed her secretly giving gifts to the uncle in person, and then asked her why she gave gifts to the uncle even though she liked him?

If she admits it, how should he answer.

“I just asked casually. Well, since you like Uncle Huang, then I wish you—”

impossible!

This is too hot.

“Go and like Uncle Huang! Don’t provoke me again in the future.”

right! That’s what you should have told her.

With the thought together, he could hardly restrain himself from getting up, but fortunately the last trace of reason in his mind grabbed him, what if it was a coincidence? If he didn’t understand the whole story, he didn’t care about questioning her, wouldn’t it annoy Teng Yuyi greatly, and with her temperament, he might break with him on the spot.

No, I can’t go. No matter what the answer is, this question will not benefit him at all.

Besides, he didn’t believe that Teng Yuyi would be someone from Qin Muchu.

Then there are only two possibilities for this matter: this flower cake was not given by Teng Yuyi, and there is such a coincidence in the world.

Another possibility is of course: the flower cake was given to the uncle by her.

If this is the case, then it means, it means… She originally only liked Uncle Huang? Then what happened to her to him?

Lin Chengyou rubbed the tea cup, his face was calm, but his heart was very chaotic, no, it was more than chaos, it was so sore that it would explode.

No, he must figure it out. Why don’t you go back to Qingyunguan first, and at least compare the two boxes together. If they are only similar in appearance but not in details, it means that they are not Tengfu’s brocade boxes at all.

Thinking like this, his face looks a little better, but even though his reason is still there, his heart is still in a mess. He clearly hears the words of the uncle and the prince in his ears, but he doesn’t hear a word.

***

Teng Yuyi handed the wine cup to Xiaoya: “You have seen this person before, it’s Li Sanniang, her grandfather was my grandfather’s lieutenant, so she used to play with me in the mansion when she was a child. I remember she was more shy then than now. There are many, but when I saw her this time, she was far better than before in terms of knowledge and knowledge. That’s all. Last time I was at Yuzhen Nuguan Guan, her hand flute skills made me even more impressed. Listening to her skills, At least ten years of work. Xiaoya, you said, a person who was originally like this, suddenly becomes like that, is there any strangeness in it? “

Xiaoya drank a lot of wine in one breath, put down the wine cup and smack her mouth comfortably: “It sounds a bit weird, but maybe people already understand this, but you didn’t have much contact with her when you grew up in your previous life, so Didn’t get a chance to learn about that.”

Teng Yuyi thought to herself, but it is true that in her previous life, she did not have the chance to meet Li Huaigu after coming to Chang’an, unlike in this life that she often met with Li Huaigu.

After thinking for a while, she waved her hand again: “No, no, I’m not only surprised by this, I’m even more curious about her grandfather. I remember that in my previous life until the year I died, General Li was only under the rule of grandpa Huainan Road. When I met you this year, General Li was not only promoted to the prefect of Hangzhou, but also served as the military envoy of the capital of Eastern Zhejiang. I heard from Cheng Bo that day that the imperial court also intended to let General Li be promoted to the jiedu envoy of the East of the Yangtze River. It’s completely different in my memory.”

Xiaoya blinked his mung bean eyes twice: “Is there such a thing?”

Teng Yuyi nodded: “It is said that the reason why General Li has been promoted continuously is because he successfully managed the floods and locust plagues in eastern Zhejiang. These two natural disasters will not come, and they will bring disasters for thousands of miles, but General Li seems to have foreseen it in advance. Yes, the disaster prevention has been done time after time, coupled with the shrewd management of the officials, the Jiangnan Yiyu has been managed well in the past few years. Some people say that this is all because Li Sanniang can predict disasters, so she can remind his father to take precautions in time. Of course—”

Her eyes drifted to Xiaoya opposite: “In my opinion, this may also be because someone is jealous of General Li’s promotion too fast, and deliberately made up such rumors to slander his talent, but what if it is true?”

Xiao Ya stroked his beard: “Hey, you seem to be a little suspicious when you say that.”

“That’s why I called you out to ask today. Apart from Li Sanniang, there are a few things that make me feel strange. For example, my sister was strangled to death in the bamboo forest in my previous life, but the one who harmed her in this life has become a tree demon. , and then there is the man in black cloak. The last time he came into existence, the man in black cloak deliberately appeared in front of Duanfu, as if he expected to lead Duanfu away. Xiaoya, do you think there will be others besides me? Do you know about the past life?”

Xiaoya crossed his arms and Dalulu helped Teng Yuyi analyze: “The thing about the man in the black cloak may just be a coincidence, before we didn’t know that Mrs. Jingchen was with those people, but now that I think about it, maybe he It wasn’t for you that day, but I suddenly learned that Nai Chong had run out. I was afraid that Master Jing Chen would be exposed in front of you, so I hurried to Guanzhong to remind her. What is this Li Sanniang talking about… Maybe something is not right, by the way, have you heard that she can predict in a previous life?”

“No.” This Teng Yuyi was very sure.

Xiao Ya showed a thoughtful expression: “This is strange.”

“Think about it, what kind of person can predict disasters? If she also lives by life, why don’t those monsters and ghosts go to her.”

Xiaoya Weng said angrily: “It’s not necessarily a life extension, maybe it’s just because of chance and coincidence that I know some secrets ahead of time. As I said earlier, your situation is different from others. This has changed. Originally, according to your fate, you would not live to be sixteen years old, but someone forcibly extended your life. This is an act against the sky, and of course it will attract evil.

“The injustice is too heavy?” Teng Yuyi said surprisingly, “You didn’t say that last time.”

It was only then that Xiaoya realized that he had missed his mouth. A scorpion turned over and was busy jumping on the sword: “Hey, the secret can’t be leaked, don’t ask, I know only a limited amount of artifact spirits.”

Teng Yuyi covered the body of the sword with her hand: “No, you can leave after you finish your sentence. I haven’t done anything injustice, so where is the injustice?”

“Anyway, I will know when I should know. If you keep asking, maybe this old man will kill people with his sword. Really, this old man is not threatening you.” Use alcohol to lure, or use words to stimulate, anyway, relying on the sword will not come out.

After a while Chunrong and Biluo came in, each holding a stack of embroidered maid’s freshly cut clothes, and happily said to Teng Yuyi, “This time the newly made clothes are so beautiful, madam, come and have a look.”

Teng Yuyi didn’t have the time to choose clothes at this moment, and said casually, “Leave that, I’ll take a look later.”

Chunrong said, “You can see now, madam. It will be as lively as the palace tomorrow. Instead of picking out old clothes, it is better to wear new clothes and choose them in advance, so that you can be more calm when you leave tomorrow.”

Biluo also said, “Yes, the clothes are selected, and the maids can help the lady with the jewelry earlier.”

While the two were talking, they pushed Teng Yuyi to the couch. Teng Yuyi casually glanced at them. They were all light and soft materials such as Yuehua brocade, Xinggu yarn, and rain silk brocade. Bright colors such as blue, silver red, and pink.

At first, she felt tired, but Chunrong lifted up the fabric in front of her to reveal a few Luo skirts underneath, which really made people’s eyes shine, Teng Yuyi became interested, sat down and picked it up with enthusiasm.

***

The next day Teng Yuyi got dressed and went to the Chengwang Mansion with her aunt and elder sister. At the gate of Chengwang’s mansion, the carriages and horses of the nobles almost blocked the entire street.

After they got off the car, their own servants led them in. The house was full of commotion, and the lights were shining everywhere. Madam Du smiled and nodded: “Everyone who wants to come to Chang’an City has come. Look, there are Hu people over there, I guess. The prince of which country is he?”

Teng Yuyi pondered in her heart, seeing as the romantic scene of the palace, I don’t know how many precious treasures will be sent in tonight, if she hadn’t said hello to Juesheng and Qizhi in advance, her purple jade saddle would not have been able to be delivered to Lin Chengyou in person. .

Fortunately, she was ready.

As a result, after searching in the crowd for a long time, I didn’t see Juesheng and Qizhi, but I accidentally saw Lin Chengyou, the birthday star tonight.

Lin Chengyou was surrounded by Quanhao’s children, talking and laughing as he walked through the vestibule, and when he saw Teng Yuyi as he passed by, he couldn’t help but stop for a moment, taking into account the people on his left and right, and turned his head again.