No one knows exactly what kind of illness Bo Ruoyou is suffering from. If you have to make a judgment, you can only count it as crazy. Fortunately, Bo Ruoyou has no abnormalities on weekdays, and Huo Weilou accompanied him wholeheartedly. .
As soon as the season turned into the twelfth lunar month, after another heavy snowfall, Bo Ruoyou was still shrouded in the haze of the unknown strange disease, Sun Zhao and Wu Xiang visited Cheng Zhai again, and they also brought news that Li Shen had died in prison.
The ground dragon in the main hall of Cheng's house was warm, and Sun Zhao held a cup of hot tea and said: "It's really cheap for him to die like this, but the yamen can't do anything about it, and now the law has abolished the law of exposing the corpse to the public, now we have to do it in the official document." Let's make a decision on this person."
No matter how sad and indignant you feel, there is nothing you can do when someone dies, Huo Weilou said: "All the other evidence is clear? Let's hand it over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for finalization as soon as possible. We can rest assured that the case is settled."
Huo Weilou didn't want Bo Ruoyou to worry about this case all the time, only when the coffin was settled, could Bo Ruoyou try to let go.
Sun Zhao hurriedly said: "It's all clear, the other family members have testified, and the evidence of Wen Jin's murder is solid, the official document can be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment tomorrow."
After all, it was a case involving several lives and involving the Bo family, so Sun Zhao didn't dare to take it lightly. Moreover, at the end of the year, the yamen was also clearing up the government affairs accumulated during the year, so that everyone could have a leisurely year.
As soon as the two of them left, Cheng Yunzhi looked at Bo Ruoyou and said, "This case is considered complete. Although this person died of illness, it was God's punishment for him. If he goes underground, he will go to hell." .”
Death is like a lamp going out, and everything is over. Although Bo Ruoyou felt that this should not be the case, she had to accept this situation. She nodded in response, "Don't worry, foster father, I won't think too much right now."
Duosi's strange disease was about to emerge, and she was very vigilant.
Cheng Yunzhi was relieved a little, but at this time, it was reported that Lu Ke was visiting, Huo Weilou must have known that it was for business, and ordered Lu Ke to enter the main hall to speak.
Lu Ke braved the cold to enter the house, Cheng Yunzhi exchanged a few words with him, and avoided going to the study. At this moment, Lu Ke said: "Master Hou, there is a clue about the investigation of the palace servants. The subordinates have checked all the palace officials in the past six years. There are nearly a hundred people in the palace who are related to the Department of Treasures and the Imperial Guard, and thirty-two of them may have had direct contact with the Seven Treasures Stupa. Among the thirty-two people, seven have passed away, and ten After leaving Beijing, their whereabouts are unknown, and the other 15 people have been found."
"It can be considered that the subordinates are lucky. One of the old eunuchs named Sun Lu is from Changyun County, south of the Gyeonggi Ferry. Our people traced the past and found this person. This person used to work in the Shangyi Division of the palace. According to him, there was a fellow countryman who was released with him at the age of age, and he was given the name of Longevity in the palace. This person was in charge of the Zhenbao Department. But this person chose to leave the palace at his age."
"He only thought that this person wanted to return to his roots, so he made an appointment to return home with him, but on the day he left Beijing, this person said that he was going to visit an old friend, and also said that if this person did not come back, it would be bad luck. He built a tomb for him in his hometown, counting it as a place of requiem."
Huo Weilou and Bo Ruoyou frowned at the same time, Lu Ke continued: "Since there are such arguments, it is natural that there is a possibility of distress. Sun Lu was worried at the time, so he followed behind the eunuch Duoshou. As a result, he saw Eunuch Duoshou entered the back door of Wang Qingfu's house."
"Wang Qingfu?" Huo Weilou's gaze sharpened suddenly.
"Yes, it is Wang Qingfu. Wang Qingfu has been in charge of Taichang Temple for many years, and he often goes to and from the palace. Monk Yisi is very familiar with these places. He also asked the people around him that day. The people all know whose mansion it is. After noon, he waited until late at night, but he did not wait for Eunuch Longevity to come out of the palace. He was very scared in his heart, and left the capital early the next morning. After returning to his hometown, he waited for another month, but Eunuch Longevity still did not come back. , I know that most of them will never go back.”
Huo Weilou said coldly: "The Zhenbao Department is the Zhenbao Department, and the Taichang Temple is the Taichang Temple. The eunuch in charge of the Zhenbao Department actually went to visit the palace before leaving Beijing, and disappeared after entering—"
After pondering for a while, he said decisively: "Go to the palace to search again, dig three feet into the ground, Wang Qingfu's wife, children and former servants will also be investigated carefully. This matter really has something to do with Wang Qingfu."
It may have been several years since the Seven Treasures Stupa was stolen. After the Jumbo Department had a big change, they could only go back like looking for a needle in a haystack. Fortunately, they were lucky and found the key person. As Huo Weilou guessed, the two pieces The treasures of Buddhism are all related to Wang Qingfu, and now it has been confirmed!
After Lu Ke took the order and left, Huo Weilou frowned and thought about it. Bo Ruoyou knew about the case, so he also thought about it in his heart at the moment, "Wang Qingfu took the risk of stealing the relics back then, so the Seven Treasures Relic Pagoda may also be related to him. What is his purpose?"
Huo Weilou thought of Li Shen's letter to the madman, and said: "Perhaps, like Li Shen, he has an ulterior secret."
"He wants to use this Buddhist treasure to cultivate Buddhism? Want to get the Dao?" Bo Ruoyou frowned suddenly, "But Wang Qingfu is not a Buddhist believer."
When she was in Luozhou, she knew that Wang Qingfu was not a Buddhist believer, so she said: "Unless you are like Li Shen, although he is a Taoist believer, he is not an orthodox Taoist. Wang Qingfu does not believe in Buddhism on the surface, but in private he believes in something similar A cult that is connected with Buddhism."
Huo Weilou said: "There is another possibility that we suspected earlier, maybe someone else wanted this Buddha treasure, and Wang Qingfu committed suicide in Luozhou in order to protect this person."
"Taichang Temple Qingzheng fourth rank, although he is idle, but he has a lot of contacts with the clan, and he is considered a noble position. Who can make him take such a risk?"
If this question can be solved, the case will probably have the truth. However, there are very few clues at the moment, and no one knows. Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou's pensive look and said, "Don't think too much, this case involves two things of Buddha. Treasure, and it has been backlogged for several years, it is not possible to check it out overnight."
Bo Ruoyou knew what Huo Weilou was worried about, and sighed, "Okay, then I don't want to."
Bo Ruoyou has a fragile heart. Although she is apprehensive about her strange illness, she will not let her illness go on. The most important thing for her to do right now is to calm down and maintain her spirit, not to indulge in guilt towards her younger brother. .
Huo Weilou stayed with her for another half a day, and left at dusk. Bo Ruoyou thought about it, and went into Cheng Yunzhi's study. Ordinary madness.
Seeing that she was flipping through medical books again, Cheng Yunzhi said helplessly, "What are you doing with these?"
Bo Ruoyou said calmly: "My daughter's illness is weird, and my daughter wants to see if it is recorded in the medical classics."
"Physicians don't heal themselves, not to mention that you are proficient in medicine. You think that you are sick all day long, wouldn't you be afraid? Leave the healing to your foster father, don't think about it."
Cheng Yunzhi felt that Bo Ruoyou was messing around, but this statement made Bo Ruoyou laugh, "Does foster father think that my daughter is also sick right now?"
"This... it shouldn't be..."
Bo Ruoyou took the medical book and went to sit in front of the couch, "Then please don't treat your daughter as a patient all the time. My daughter is in a very peaceful state of mind. I heard you describe it as if you were listening to another person's illness. In this way, my daughter can treat others as if she is helping other people to see a doctor." After a slight pause, she said in a serious tone, "Having such a disease is a hidden danger after all, my daughter can't just do nothing and wait for it to pop up again. My daughter has to figure it out."
Cheng Yunzhi could not be more clear about Bo Ruoyou's temperament. Seeing her calmness, he also felt quite appreciated, "Forget it, you can do whatever you want, but if you feel uncomfortable, you must tell foster father."
Bo Ruoyou responded well, read the medical books for a long time before going back to her room to rest.
In the dream, it was the dark forest again, with faint outlines of houses in the distance, bells ringing one after another all around, the treetops became taller and farther away in her eyes, and there were hurried footsteps chasing behind her, seeking to survive Her instinct made her only run forward.
When the dream was deepest, a wave of fear different from the nightmare hit her. She should have woken up at the most dangerous moment in the dream, but at this moment, it seemed that someone was talking to her, making her fall into a deeper sleep, and her back Below is the endless abyss, those hands are pushing her down into the abyss——
Bo Ruoyou couldn't move, her vague consciousness was being deprived, and the bone-chilling chill made her even suffocate her breathing!
With a convulsive tremor, Bo Ruoyou suddenly woke up.
She was gasping for breath, cold sweat poured down from her body like rain, her whole body seemed to be fished out of the water, but looking at the familiar tent roof, she felt lucky that her life and death were on the line.
She looked around the room strangely, as if she wanted to find the person who pushed her, but when she regained her breath, she suddenly realized that it was just a dream, but this dream was different from all the nightmares in the past.
She got up to wipe and change her clothes, and when she walked to the huanghuali high cabinet, she was stunned again. Anxiety and fear were entwined from all directions like silk threads. Calling, looking at the closed cabinet door, there is an urge to hide in, but this is not something she would do—
Bo Ruoyou's scalp felt numb all of a sudden, what was driving her
She forced herself to step back step by step, farther and farther away from the cabinet door, until she reached the west window and sat down on the couch. Only then did she feel that the silk thread wrapped around her was loose, and she regained consciousness in her hands and feet, but she was afraid in her heart. It seemed almost turned into a puppet doll.
Why is this so? !
Bo Ruoyou picked up the teacup and drank two sips of cold tea, which calmed down her panicked heart. It was a freezing night outside the window, and she was trapped here alone. Even she didn't understand what happened, and it was even more difficult for others. help her.
Pursing her lips, she only felt bitterness in her mouth, and it was dawn when Bo Ruoyou went back to the bed to rest.
She woke up later than usual, and looked haggard. Taking advantage of the bright light outside, she opened the cabinet door, but at this moment she had no urge to hide in, and the inexplicable fear disappeared without a trace.
She began to carefully recall the dream of last night. As soon as she thought about it, she felt a throbbing pain in her temples, but she never stopped. In this almost masochistic memory, she remembered the strange sound of the bell and the mountain forest shrouded in night .
"Miss? Miss is awake?"
Aunt Liang's voice made Bo Ruoyou withdraw her consciousness suddenly, she took a hard breath and responded, at this time Aunt Liang said outside: "Eunuch Fu is here, Miss, do you want to see him?"
Bo Ruoyou raised her eyebrows slightly, "Only father-in-law?"
"Yes." Aunt Liang replied, and said again: "Eunuch Fu said that Master Hou had a business to attend to, and that a corpse was found in the old house of a certain adult, and Master Hou passed by early in the morning—"
Bo Ruoyou stared solemnly, picked up a cloak and walked towards the door.