Du Tinglan looked out the window, it was getting late, and Hongnu had been gone for more than half an hour, but why didn't she come back.

I don't know if this maid has seen Lu Zhaoan, the Jinshi Banquet is about to start, let alone confronting Lu Zhaoan in person, even seeing him is delusional.

Thinking of Lu Zhao'an, Du Tinglan felt deeply saddened in her heart. He avoided seeing her for half a month, which made her sick. Even if he wanted to break his oath, he would always make it clear to her face to face.

She couldn't wait any longer. She got up and looked around quietly. Her mother was watching hundreds of dramas at the Xiyuan Theater. Most of the female relatives went to the garden to enjoy the flowers. There was no one around. It was a good time to leave the nunnery.

She bit her lip, and just as she was about to put down the embroidery scissors in her hand, she suddenly heard laughter from the corridor.

"This year, the Mingjing Division has recruited more than 100 people, but there are only 20 people in the Jinshi Division. They are not young, and most of them are married. The oldest is said to be more than 50, and their children are older than Awan." the lady said.

"That's right." The other lady chuckled, "I never imagined that the Wang family would put their idea on the old man's head in order to choose a husband for their daughter."

"Actually, I don't blame the Wang family for being so focused this year. You were in the Eastern Capital for the first few days, and you didn't know that this time the first person in the jinshi division was a young man in his early twenties. This man's name was Lu Zhaoan. He was also born rich and handsome, more than the Wang family who are interested in marriage, and many famous princes are asking about this Lu Jinshi."

Across the half-rolled bead curtain, the three words "Lu Zhaoan" were extremely harsh, and Du Tinglan's heart seemed to stir up a surging wave, and she forgot that she was still holding the embroidery scissors in her hand.

"But last night, I heard from my family's Erlang that Zheng Pushe from Shangshu Province heard that Lu Zhaoan was from Yangzhou on the day the list was published, and he had called him to ask questions. The meaning of his daughter betrothed to him is that if Young Master Lu Yangzhou has not yet married, Zheng Pushe will most likely have to delay the matchmaking."

This remark was obviously quite surprising. Another lady said: "Master Lu became famous all over the world, and the Zheng family in Xingyang is a famous family for a hundred years. It is a good fate to say it. Since the prime minister asked the question in person, how did Master Lu respond? "

"Master Lu said that he lost his parents when he was young. In order to revive his family, he only studied hard day and night all these years, and he never got married."

The blood on Du Tinglan's face instantly faded away, guessing it was one thing, hearing it in person was another, but after a few months, this person actually wrote off her.

The oath of the bright sun is still in her ears, how ironic it was at the moment when she was so excited at first.

The bead curtain made a sound, and someone was about to come in. Du Tinglan raised his arms and tried to stand up, his palm suddenly became hot and humid, and when he lowered his head, he realized that a cut had been made by the scissors, and blood beads were gushing out, which was shockingly red.

She stared at the blurred red in despair, and now she only regrets why she went out to Yangzhou for a green outing without permission.

"Ma'am!" The wound was tightly held down with a handkerchief, and Du Tinglan raised her head, and saw Hongnu looking at her in panic. Just now, she only hoped that the maid would bring the words to Lu Zhaoan, but now she will feel sick when she thinks of that person.

Hong Nu hurriedly inspected the wound, took out an item and said in a low voice, "Master Lu asked the slave to bring this to the lady, and said that the lady should go to the bamboo forest outside the Moon Lantern Pavilion to see him."

Du Tinglan sneered, grabbing the Caisheng and about to tear it to pieces, but his fingers trembled.

***

Teng Yuyi lifted the curtain and stepped into the house, surprised: "Hey, cousin isn't here?"

The little novice was also taken aback. Just now, when all the noble ladies went to the Xiyuan Theater to watch the Hundred Shows, the little lady of the Du family voluntarily stayed behind to cut the ribbon. There were also a few pieces of cut gold foil on the table, but the person disappeared. .

But this is also normal. Today is the Shangsi Festival, and the people are going out of the city. Because they are adjacent to the Qujiang Pond, they are full of cars and horses in the early morning. The nunnery is so big, how can they take care of it everywhere.

"The poor nun doesn't know where Du Tanyue has gone, but the Hu people in front of you have started to play a hundred dramas, and Du Tanyue has gone to the theater. I don't know. Teng Tanyue, do you want the poor nun to lead the way for you?"

The little novice novice looked at Teng Yuyi as she spoke, wearing a power fence on her head, and her jade wrists shining under the soap gauze. Although she couldn't see her face clearly, she was a beauty in her charming manner. Today, the ladies in the nunnery are like clouds, so outstanding. But it's rare. I heard that Du Tanyue is the cousin of the two aunts. I don't know what is urgent, so I came to the Du family as soon as I entered the nunnery.

I just heard Teng Yuyi smile and say, "No need, my cousin doesn't like to watch a hundred dramas. Maybe she will enjoy flowers in the garden. Master, please stay, I will go find her by myself."

After taking two steps, Teng Yuyi suddenly turned around and pointed at the table: "Master, are these color wins cut by my cousin?"

The little novice was stunned: "Yes."

"I just happened to go to my cousin, can the little master let me take these Caisheng away?"

This is a recreational thing, not to mention that the gold foil and jade pieces in the nunnery are not used, the little novice hurriedly said: "Please."

At this time, another little novice came to look for it: "The saint wants to watch Dah, there is no curfew in Chang'an tonight, and the Moon Lantern Pavilion by the river is going to hold the Jinshi Banquet. ."

The little novice listened respectfully. It was no wonder that many young men with silver saddles and white horses passed by the entrance of the nunnery just now. They came for the annual Jinshi banquet.

"Disciple understands." Turning around, he found that Teng Yuyi had already collected Cai Sheng and left.

Teng Yuyi walked and looked at the Moon Lantern Pavilion not far away. Zhu Zhuobiwa was hidden in the twilight, and a glittering glass lamp was lit under the eaves.

In the previous life, cousin Du died on the night of the Shangsi Festival, and the maid Hongnu was also poisoned. She had been paying homage to the Buddha at Jingfu Nunnery with her aunt, but for some reason she went out of the nunnery privately. In the bamboo forest not far from the Moonlight Pavilion.

Teng Yuyi was in Yangzhou when the accident happened, and she knew that her cousin died strangely.

My cousin has always been filial and steadfast, and even if she doesn't like the fun, she will serve her aunt.

These colorful wins are even more inexplicable. Today is not a "person's day". How could my cousin think of cutting this. If the cousin intends to arrange an opportunity to be alone, who is the ribbon cutting to pass the news?

Teng Yuyi quickly flipped through the gold foil in her hands, and after a while, she couldn't find a single word, but she was not surprised. Although her cousin was weak in nature, she acted with fine needles. Who was the person who led the cousin to the outside of the nunnery?

Thinking of the tragic situation after her cousin was strangled to death at that time, Teng Yuyi looked up at the sky angrily.

"Biluo, you and Qinggui go to Aunt Xiyuan quickly, I will take Baizhi to the bamboo forest outside the nunnery, if my cousin and I don't come back when my aunt comes, let her old man take people to the bamboo forest outside the Moonlight Pavilion to find us. , remember to hurry."

Biluo and Qinggui responded, and Teng Yuyi touched the greeting card in her sleeve, but fortunately she had made all preparations before coming.

The entrance of the nunnery was much deserted than before. Tourists all flocked to the Xiyuan next door to watch the performance. On the high stage, Brahmin Hu was performing illusions. The music turned, and Kangguo Hu Nu twisted her waist and danced enchantingly. Zhezhi dance.

The sound of gold, stone, silk and bamboo was in my ears, and Teng Yuyi got into the small car and lifted the window curtains to look out.

Walking along the water to the Moon Lantern Pavilion, you can see the handsome young masters and beauties everywhere.

Teng Yuyi and Bai Zhi looked around, but could not find Du Tinglan in the crowd.

Halfway through the road, the cart stopped suddenly, and a servant named Duanfu stopped in front of the car: "There are too many pedestrians here, the villain has asked around, only one who has seen the lady of the Du family is selling food. The porridge hawker, this person said that Mrs. Du took her maid to the southeast of the river bank."

Teng Yuyi looked in the direction, it was the bamboo forest, she hurriedly said to Duanfu, "Follow the car."

It was getting late, and accidents often happened in an instant, and the driver raised his whip to speed up the car.

It was the largest bamboo forest in Chang'an City, stretching for hundreds of meters in front and back. If people were in it, they would easily get lost and lost their way. Therefore, the person in the previous life killed his cousin and Hong slave quietly in the forest, and then left quietly. .

In her previous life, when Teng Yuyi arrived in Chang'an, Du Tinglan was already in the coffin. She was crying and helping her aunt to sort out her belongings until she realized that her cousin was wearing a tulip dress on the day of the accident, which was the birthday gift she gave to her cousin.

The skirts cost a lot of money and are sewn stitch by stitch by Yangzhou embroidered mother. The color is like warm gold, and it is as luxurious as Yunni, even if it is as prosperous as Chang'an, it is rare.

Today, she came prepared. The first thing she did when she arrived at Jingfu Nunnery was to send Duanfu outside to look for her cousin. Using the tulip skirt as a clue, she quickly found out her cousin's whereabouts.

The bamboo forest is not far, and the farther you go, the fewer people there are.

***

Teng Yuyi took out something from her arms with a sullen face, while the maid Bai Zhi sighed worriedly.

A few days ago, on her way from Yangzhou to Chang'an, the little lady accidentally fell into the water and became seriously ill. When she woke up, she began to play with this strange sword.

It was a small jade sword with a green body and a length of about a foot. I don’t know where the lady got it. It has been playing with it for a few days. It seems strange to her. The sword is the strongest and toughest thing in the world. Use jade as the reason for the sword?

Moreover, since the death of the lady, the little lady has never played with the weapons in the mansion. As the daughter of a famous general, she has been raised even more cowardly than the daughter of a Confucian official. Hide this small jade sword in your sleeve.

Bai Zhi served Teng Yuyi in a small way, and knew that the little master was sweet on the face, but was full of bad water behind his back, and the daughter of a noble family who communicated with Teng Mansion on weekdays had suffered from the wife's hardships in secret and in plain sight.

The old man had no time to discipline his daughter for a long time. Seeing that the lady's temperament became more and more cunning, he had no choice but to send the lady to Du Fu in Yangzhou, where his sister-in-law Mrs. Du would take care of her.

The Du family's family is upright and upright, Mrs. Du treats her wife like her own flesh and blood, and Du Tinglan, the eldest daughter of the Du family, puts her cousin first.

Over the past few years, the lady has long regarded her aunt and cousin as her close relatives, but her temperament is far more awkward than ordinary people, and she refuses to say it, but when it comes to the people in this world that a lady cares about most, there is no more than Mrs. Du and the little lady of the Du family. .

Bai Zhi couldn't guess why her master was so anxious, but it could be seen from the stern look in Teng Yuyi's eyes that if Du Tinglan could not be found again, Teng Yuyi would definitely do something unexpected and amazing.

Bai Zhi looked out the window and was stunned: "Miss, look."

Teng Yuyi put the jade sword in his sleeve, and a small cart inlaid with gold and jade was parked at the entrance of the bamboo forest.

It seemed that not long after they arrived, the servants were busy setting up the curtain outside the bamboo forest. Looking at the pomp and pomp, they were probably not ordinary officials and nobles.

Bai Zhi's face was hesitant, but Teng Yuyi put on the power fence and got out of the car, ignoring the servants as nothing, and walked straight to the bamboo forest.

When the servant saw Teng Yuyi, he immediately stepped forward to stop him: "Little lady, please stay."

Teng Yuyi bowed and asked with a smile, "This is not a forbidden garden, why is it not allowed to pass through?"

The servant said, "My son is going to the riverside to fight, so I set up a curtain here, and when he comes out of the woods, he will naturally let go."

Bai Zhi's face changed slightly, these words were extremely domineering, and there was a huge bamboo forest.

Teng Yuyi calmed down, nodded and smiled and said, "It just so happens that I have to take a shortcut and go to the riverside for a banquet."

The servants looked at each other with surprises on their faces. There was not only one feast by the river, and all the attendees were dignitaries. This woman was so simple and obedient that she couldn't really tell her history.

"Since it's a banquet, there must be a post."

"Post?"

At this time, a middle-aged servant woman in front of the car said: "In addition to the Jinshi banquet tonight, Your Majesty will also be in the Ziyun Tower to watch the big wine, and there are many sons and grandsons accompanying him. The news spread, which attracted many idiots. Crazy little lady."

Teng Yuyi looked over and groaned in her heart. It was really a grievance from her previous life, and she actually met this master and servant here.

The servant girl was also scrutinizing Teng Yuyi, she couldn't see her face with a mili on her head, but the servant girl was very sure that she had never seen such a person in Chang'an before. I don't want to speak heavy words because of my self-confidence, but I've driven so many women who don't know the importance along the way.

With a look of contempt on the woman's face, she said to those noble servants: "Most of them are here for your son. This little lady, I advise you, his son is not easy to mess with, so leave as soon as possible. , save yourself from making fun of yourself.”

These words directly pushed Teng Yuyi into the ranks of climbing high and noble, Bai Zhi's face flushed red, this person clearly couldn't afford to offend the one in the forest, so he was waiting here, he should have been in the same breath, but turned his head to look for it. their troubles.

"Really?" Teng Yuyi sneered, "What if I wanted to go in."

She took something out of her sleeve and said to the servants blocking the road, "It's getting late, please make it easy for your master."

The expressions of the people changed slightly. It was a letter of worship commonly used in the palace of the county king. The top one was Teng Shao, the governor of Huainan and Yangzhou governor, and the bottom one was the signature of the king of Chun'an.

They always deal with the King of Chun'an County on weekdays, and the King's handwriting can be recognized at a glance.

The Prince of Chun'an was the imperial clan of the dynasty and the cousin of today's sage. Huainan Jiedu envoy Teng Shao was a well-known general. I heard that many years ago, when the King of Chun'an County accompanied his Majesty to stay in Mount Li, he accidentally encountered a danger and was rescued by Teng Shao.

These two characters are the seniors of their own Xiaolangjun, even if Xiaolangjun saw him, he would have to dismount and salute.

The servants did not dare to stop them, but kept the woman and the cart behind her out of the forest.

The middle-aged servant girl half-opened her mouth when she heard someone in the cart cough sternly, and the voice was a very young lady.

The woman regained her senses, and hurriedly changed into a respectful smile to apologize to Teng Yuyi.

Teng Yuyi glanced at her, and took Duanfu and Baizhi to the forest. As they walked, she said to the old coachman, "You wait here for news. If your aunt comes, immediately take them to the forest to find us."

The author has something to say: the heroine is a pseudo-rebirth, and the doubts will be cleared later.