Chapter 61 What purpose

Author: Bai Xiaoyuan

Chapter 61 What purpose

Beiya.

After the Commander Xiuyi finished examining the last Taoist priest captured from the Temple of Immortality, Chunjun took the thick file and entered the Commander's study.

Chu Yan sat behind the large desk with a cold expression, lighting up the lamp to review official documents.

These days, he stayed in the Yamen almost every day and knew nothing about what was happening outside.

"How's it going? Have you recruited them all?"

"All of them have been recruited." Chunjun presented the file, "The temple master was originally a bandit from Luo Guocao in Qianzhou. When he first came to Beijing more than ten years ago, he accidentally discovered that there was a secret passage in this temple, so he took up the post of temple master.

In order to protect the reputation of the first Taoist doctor, Bao Yi Zhenren risked people's lives. He used this to threaten Bao Yi Zhenren to take him in, and later gradually replaced him and took root in this Taoist temple."

"In the name of giving children as alms, they coaxed the female pilgrims who came to ask for children to stay in the temple at night. While they were sleeping in the middle of the night, they sneaked in through the secret passage and committed unruly things. It was a matter of honor, and those who

The victimized woman could only swallow her anger and did not dare to announce that she was pregnant with an heir. She only said that praying for a child in the meditation was efficacious, and the Immortality Temple became famous and popular..."

Chu Yan frowned, "This matter is so secret and they haven't exposed it for so many years. How did Duke Wei know about it?"

Chunjun: "Last year, Duke Wei's wife went to the temple many times to beg for a son. She had an affair with the Taoist priest in the temple and got pregnant with an heir. Duke Wei was originally weak and valued his children very much, so the wife

Taking advantage of her pregnancy, she asked Duke Wei to take her into his residence.

, raised her as his aunt. After her aunt gave birth to a boy, Duke Wei was overjoyed and paid to build a golden body for Sanqing, who was a member of the Immortality Watcher. It just so happened that a magpie from the Xuanping Marquis Mansion stole Shen Liang's life in public.

He also said two unclear words, which were listened to by Duke Wei."

"Gong Wei became suspicious and saw a seriously injured woman crawling out of a secret passage. His concubine looked wrong, so he ordered a Taoist priest to be arrested for interrogation. Only then did he discover this shocking secret. Duke Wei was extremely angry.

He killed the concubine on the spot, and fearing a lawsuit, he simply went to the palace and confessed the truth to the emperor face to face."

After hearing what he said, Chu Yan focused solely on the words "magpie deceives the corpse".

He asked calmly: "What happened to the magpie's fake corpse? Who controlled it?"

Chunjun then told the story of how the magpie appeared and how it suddenly dropped off Shen Liang.

At the end, he said: "I have experienced the corpse, and no traces of damage have been found on the joints..." Somewhat lacking confidence, he concluded: "It should be... it is a fake corpse, not man-made."

Last time about Yaoniang's case, His Highness just asked him to go to Fu'an Hall to spread the word and didn't let him take care of anything else.

This time, he specially found a man to inspect the body of the magpie. There was no trace of manipulation at all.

People always have to believe in facts, right?

With a "pop", Chu Yan put the file in his hand heavily on the table.

"To be able to say such things, I think you are almost done as an embroiderer." He said solemnly.

Chunjun immediately tensed up his scalp and knelt on one knee, not daring to take a breath.

After a long time, another question came from the superior, "What happened to the seriously injured woman?"

"That woman's name is Cui Yuan. She was originally from the ancestor of the Xuanping Hou Mansion..." Chunjun told Cui Yuan's story again, "...if Cui Yuan hadn't crawled out of the secret passage, Duke Wei would have

He won't become suspicious so quickly. Maybe the temple owner has fooled him about the secret passage. Last time our people went to arrest Shen Liang, they didn't find anything unusual in the secret passage."

Chu Yan supported her head with her hands, tapped her brows with her finger bones, and showed a thoughtful look, "Putting aside the grudge between Magpie and Shen Liang, she can clearly report the matter of longevity to the officials directly, and the officials will definitely not stand idly by. But why did she have to use this method to lead the Duke of Wei to investigate? What is her purpose in doing this?"

His voice was low and soft, as if he was talking to himself or asking Chunjun.

Chunjun was confused and asked thoughtfully: "The 'she' in His Highness's mouth refers to Miss Shen Wu - Shen Lingxi?"

Chu Yan raised his eyes and looked at him with a very distant and indifferent look, with a warning in his eyes.

It seems to be saying, ‘Try mentioning this name in front of me again’.

But Chunjun didn't understand what he meant at all, "The Taoist nun holding the magpie's body should be Miss Shen. If Your Highness doesn't understand, why don't you ask Miss Shen face to face? I saw Mu Shaoqing at the Changsheng Temple today, and I also I heard from him that Miss Shen is going to treat him to dinner at Heminglou tomorrow noon."

Chu Yan's eyes darkened slightly, "I'll inform you that before the case is clarified, the embroidery envoys, Dali Temple and the prefect's yamen are not allowed to rest. Those who leave their posts without permission will be demoted in this year's assessment."

*

Early the next morning.

Mu Huaian took care of himself.

He specially changed into a smoky-colored brocade robe embroidered with gold and wide sleeves, a white jade belt was tied tightly around his waist, and his dark hair was tied up with a white jade crown. His originally handsome face became even more handsome and handsome because of this outfit. Full of energy.

Holding a fan in his hand, he arrived at the private room in Heming Tower on time.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Shen Lingxi approaching with curved eyebrows and a smile on his lips.

"I don't know what Shaoqing likes to eat. I asked the waiter to serve all the best dishes in this building. If there are any taboos, I will have them removed."

His words were rare and kind, and they also contained a hint of flattery.

Mu Huaian raised his eyebrows and looked at the table. There was a table full of dishes, which roughly counted to more than twenty taels of silver.

It's a real waste of money.

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.

This is the Hongmen Banquet.

He walked to the table and sat down, shook the folding fan in his hand, shook it, and said seriously: "If you have something to say, just tell me something. I will pay for this table, otherwise, I won't dare to eat."

The smile on Shen Lingxi's face froze slightly.

"It's up to you." She simply put away her flattery and asked straight to the point: "Shaoqing should be aware of the case of Changshengguan. I wonder how Dali Temple plans to settle the case?"

Speaking of this, Mu Huaian instantly became energetic.

"Shen Lingxi, you are really doing great things quietly!" He did not hide his praise: "You just moved your hands and you made such a big cuckold for Duke Wei. Did you know that he killed the aunt and ran away all night? Go cry in front of the emperor and say that you have been wronged so much. Now this case must be settled in a glorious manner, otherwise how can I be worthy of your plan?"

Shen Lingxi looked at him strangely, "If I want to make the case of Changsheng Guan known to everyone, I can come to you. Since I have included Duke Wei, I just want the court to take care of the Duke's palace and the imperial concubine. Out of respect for the empress, I will handle this case in a low-key manner."

"Why is this?" Mu Huaian asked puzzledly.

Shen Lingxi: "Young Master has never thought that if word of what happened in this temple were spread, would the women who had slept in this temple in the past ten years and the children they gave birth to still have a chance to survive?"

The prototype case was solved. The women who stayed overnight were either abandoned by their husbands or committed suicide. The older children were expelled and the younger ones were drowned.
Chapter completed!