After the guards left, someone sent the corpses to the incarnation field in the West Palace. The corpses of these people did not have the scenery of burial. They could only be stuffed into the furnace and cremated. These things were done by the rough eunuchs. No one cared about it, so no one noticed that before the cremation, there was a missing body, and even if someone noticed, it would not be boring.
On June 13th, when the East Palace was out of the water, the news of the prince's ban had already spread. Doing such things, in any case, cannot immediately calm the emperor. When the three of them were distressed, someone suddenly smiled and said, "Why, have you encountered a problem?"
The three of them looked up and saw a plain-clothed woman standing at the door. Although she had a plain appearance, her domineering aura was something that should not be underestimated. Xiao Lan and Li Hanyou were overjoyed, got up and said, "Elder Sister, you are here."
Wen Ziyan smiled and said, "Not only is I here, but Master and his old man have also arrived, and they are just cleaning up at Qixia Nunnery."
Xiao Lan and Li Hanyou were both happy and worried. They looked at Wen Ziyan tremblingly, Xiao Lan summoned up the courage and said, "We are not doing well. If the sect master is to blame, please ask Senior Sister to say something nice for us."
Wen Ziyan smiled slightly and said: "Okay, Master, she is not angry, you go to see her first, if there is anything for Master to decide, so that you will not be so troubled. Master Lu, you can go too, Master said. I want to see you."
Li Hanyou and the others were overjoyed, they hurriedly changed their plain clothes, flew out of the city, and did not care about attracting attention along the way, until they arrived at a nunnery in the eastern suburbs of Chang'an, and they stayed on their horses and walked slowly. Lan didn't care about him either. As soon as he threw his horse, he walked into Qixia Nunnery. This Qixia Nunnery was several acres in diameter and was the property of Fengyi Sect. As people walked in, they found that the nun who took care of the place on weekdays had disappeared, and on both sides of the tree-lined path leading to the residence of the sect master, there were countless women in blue robes, all wearing long swords, and their faces were as cold as frost. When the two of them arrived at the Wutongxuan gate where the sect master lived, they saw four women standing on the left and right in front of the gate. They were all wearing snow-colored robes. Although there were no hairpin brocades, their clothes were also very gorgeous. Although these four women were only in their thirties, they were all over forty years old. They were all close followers of Fengyi's sect master. They were maids who accompanied Fan Huiyao to fight in the world back then, so their status was very respected.
The two walked into the hall. The Wutong Hall was very elegantly furnished. The floor was covered with snow-white felt carpets, and there were light blue curtains hanging on the surrounding walls. A bead curtain divided the room into two halves. Zhang Hu bed, a woman in snow clothes leaned on the Hu bed, the bead curtain cut off, so she couldn't see her face.
Xiao Lan and Li Hanyou knelt down in front of the curtain, and said in unison, "I'm so incompetent, I ask the sect master to punish me."
The woman said, "It's no wonder you guys, you've already tried your best." The voice was as mellow as a pearl, but as clear as a cold spring. Although she couldn't see her facial expressions, the woman's voice was faintly dignified when she opened her mouth. Shrouded in the elegant room, Xiao Lan and Li Hanyou did not dare to slack off. The two exchanged glances, Xiao Lan said, "Master, it is the disciple who is incompetent. His Royal Highness and the concubine are fornicating, the disciple already knows, And I tried every means to get the prince to cut off the relationship with that woman, but His Royal Highness was very angry and refused to obey, and also had a quarrel with us for this, the disciple had to find another way, but unexpectedly there was a problem at this time."
The woman let out a long sigh and said, "His Royal Highness doesn't want to obey, why don't you let Ji Xia try to kill Chunbi?" Her tone was gentle and solemn. Xiao Lan was so frightened that she was in a cold sweat, unable to speak, Li Hanyou hurriedly said: "This matter is already being planned, we never imagined that the prince would go to a private meeting with Chun Concubine during the fasting period, we originally wanted to wait until after the ceremony. "
The woman said lightly: "Well, the matter has come to this point, and it is meaningless to pursue it. Does Han You know how the situation is now?"
Li Hanyou took a step on his knees and said respectfully, "Your Majesty has given all the people involved in this matter to death, Chun Concubine has also committed suicide, and the Crown Prince has been imprisoned in the palace, and the Emperor has not yet imposed any further punishment. The servants Zheng Xia, Fuyuan general Qin Yi, and Wei Guogong Cheng Shu entered the palace to discuss, I am afraid that the punishment will come down within a few days, the disciple has asked the prince-in-law to plead with the prince, asking him to intercede for the prince, but according to the prince, the prince-in-law is undecided."
The woman sighed: "This matter is unusual, no matter who intercedes, the emperor will not quell his anger, but at this moment, as long as the crown prince's storage position is temporarily kept, there is still room for a turnaround, otherwise it will be a plain Rang Yong. The king has succeeded. This seat has just issued an order to mobilize all forces to suppress the forces that intend to overthrow the crown prince's throne. Only with King Yong, this seat must do it by himself."
Li Hanyou said doubtfully, "Sect Master, it has been a long time since King Yong coveted the crown prince's throne, so how can you be patient at this time?"
The woman said lightly: "If it was normal, he would naturally refuse, but this time he had to obey. The affairs of the Splendid Alliance were his biggest fatal injury."
Li Hanyou was stunned for a moment and said, "Sect Master, does the affairs of the Jinxiu Alliance have anything to do with King Yong?"
The woman said coldly, "Hanyou, you are still too young, let me ask you, if the Crown Prince and the Jinxiu Alliance colluded and smuggled, would they really be able to hide from the eyes and ears of King Yong, in this great world, half of the military forces In the grasp of King Yong, if he hadn't intentionally condoned it, how could the crown prince get his wish?"
Li Hanyou said: "But Jiang Zhe was seriously injured at that time, and King Yong was so worried about this, where would he still have the energy to manage these things?"
The woman smiled and said: "Hanyou, you know the truth of 'a small person is not a gentleman, no poison is not a husband', if King Yong really forgets the world for one Jiang Zhe, then he is not worthy of being the opponent of this seat. Besides, the Jinxiu Alliance was originally a rebel in Nanchu, how could it have the ability to do business with Nanchu? Although Jige was mysterious and unpredictable that day, it would not be wrong if it was a force of Nanchu. King Yong, who can make peace between the Jinxiu Alliance, which was originally supported by the Dayong military, and the forces of Southern Chu, I want to come here, even if the Jige Pavilion is not a subordinate of King Yong, it has a great relationship with King Yong. Although Chu's status is not high, but this person's tricks are unpredictable, I asked you to assassinate this person in the first place, but it was a pity that it fell short."
Li Hanyou asked cautiously: "If the Jinxiu Alliance is entrusted by King Yong, why is the sect master chasing Huo Jicheng everywhere?"
The woman sighed and said, "If you really want to hunt down that Huo Jicheng, you might as well go and stare at Prince Yong's mansion, Han You, do you know that in recent years there are many people in Jianghu who are unwilling to submit to the authority of my Fengyi Sect, but I Fengyimen is the leader of the white way, and they cannot be suppressed casually. Without this excuse, how can I find an opportunity to eradicate those ambitious gangs one by one. They want to make Huo Jicheng make waves and ruin the reputation of the prince outside, but this seat is not He took advantage of this opportunity to eradicate dissidents. Besides, what does the reputation of the crown prince have to do with us? If he has a bad reputation, it is even more inseparable from our support. It’s just that this time the crown prince has gone too far. , I am afraid that his position as the crown prince will not be guaranteed."
Li Hanyou's eyes lit up and said, "Sect Master, if we take this opportunity to discuss with King Yong, and if he is willing to be obedient, we will let him ascend the throne, so as not to support this Adou who can't be helped."
The woman said angrily: "Confused, if King Yong was so obedient, why would I have chosen the prince as a puppet."
Li Hanyou was so frightened that he fell to the ground and did not dare to make a sound.
After a while, the woman said indifferently, "Okay, Lan'er, go back first to appease the Crown Princess and the rest of the people, and say that this seat will definitely keep the Crown Prince's storage seat."
Xiao Lan looked hesitant, but did not dare to ask more questions, and then bowed: "Disciple obeys." Quietly withdrew. After a while, the woman said indifferently, "Forget it, Han You, what you said is not without reason. The prince is so immoral, and we will help him. Let's talk about it after I meet King Yong. But you You can't go out and talk nonsense, this matter is very important, and you can't spread it."
Li Hanyou then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This disciple is reckless, please forgive me."
The woman sighed and said, "Hanyou, do you know who Xia Jinyi is who seduced the prince?"
Li Hanyou said in shock: "The disciple only knows that he is an abandoned disciple of Kongtong, a prodigal son, why did the sect master ask him? Isn't he already dead?"
The woman was silent for a moment, and said, "Although he is dead, there is one thing you need to know. His real name is Xia Quan."
Li Hanyou muttered the name several times, her eyes changed from confusion to fear, and she said with a dead face: "Master, how could he be alive, didn't you promise the disciple that he would not leave behind trouble?"
The woman said coldly, "Are you questioning this seat?"
Li Hanyou woke up suddenly, and quickly bowed down and said, "This disciple doesn't dare, it's just in a hurry, I beg the sect master's forgiveness."
The woman sighed softly and said, "My child, Princess Jingjiang asked me to find the whereabouts of the daughter she and the prince gave birth to. When the princess was about to give birth, it was when thieves and soldiers invaded the territory. It's a pity that I checked carefully later, this baby girl died in the chaos of the army long ago, and this matter was forgotten, but Huiqiu passed by your house that day and saw that you are very talented, and couldn't bear your high-quality beautiful jade to be abandoned by the people. When I brought you back, I didn't use you to pretend to be the county master, so I just killed your in-laws, so that they wouldn't spread it everywhere. After all, you're already someone's daughter-in-law, but I noticed you when I saw you. Similar in appearance to Princess Jingjiang, this moved Li Daitao's mind. Originally, I just thought that this background would be beneficial to you, but now it really works, but when I sent someone to cut the grass and root, something went wrong. Your husband returned Kongtong later reported the matter to the Ming Shimen. Although they had no evidence to know that you were taken away by Fengyimen, they already had suspicions. If you kill people and silence them, you will inevitably show your traces, so although I promised you, I did not. No way. I originally wanted to wait until after he went down the mountain and find a way to make him die. But he was quickly expelled from the division. I guess it must be because the head of Kongtong did not want to be an enemy of Fengyi. Even more unwilling to kill him, otherwise he would have nothing to do with his life or death, but he confirmed the fact that Fengyimen killed people. Later, I arranged for the person who monitored Xia Quan to report back. This person is unbearable and will not be in any danger. I thought you were already a member of the royal family, so how could you have the chance to meet him, so I didn't pay attention to him anymore, and I didn't expect you to meet at the Prince's Mansion."
Li Hanyou's thoughts were not authentic: "Master, do you think he recognized me?"
The woman smiled and said, "Whether he admits you or not, now that he has died under Leng Chuan's hands, his bones are turned into ashes, what are you afraid of, but I don't know if he has told others, do you know who he is close to? ?"
Li Hanyou thought for a while and said, "Only two people may know, one is the princess' maid Xiuchun, and the other is his senior brother Zhang Jinxiong."
The woman sneered: "Then how to do it, I don't need to say, right?"
Li Hanyou said hesitantly, "Zhang Jinxiong is the disciple of the head of Kongtong, I'm afraid he won't be able to kill him."
The woman thought for a while and said, "He will keep it for now, Kongtong doesn't dare to embarrass me now, just to monitor it closely, and don't let him spread the news, your identity is now the most important. The most important thing is that it must not be leaked to others."
Li Hanyou gritted his teeth and said: "Master, don't worry, this matter involves the disciple's lifelong honor and disgrace, and the disciple will never allow anyone to sabotage my efforts."
The woman said lightly: "Okay, you go, Lu Jingzhong is also here, let me meet this young master."
Leaving Qixia Nunnery, Li Hanyou looked at Lu Jingzhong who was walking into the nunnery with Wen Ziyan. With a bite of silver teeth, she turned around and ran towards the capital. She had only one thought in her heart, she must not let that person ruin her efforts. In the haze, she seemed to have returned to her childhood. She was obviously beautiful and intelligent, but she didn't dare to show it, just because she often heard her father-in-law say that "a woman's incompetence is a virtue". I'm afraid I didn't have the opportunity to read the books in those few years, because I was a woman, and the teacher of the private school did not teach me any scriptures and history, but after teaching myself to read, I let myself casually look at the collection of books, this is because I am clever and clever, and I am pleased with him. , but it seems that she is more yearning for the outside world. After reading the poems about the scenic spots, she wants to see the moving scenery that is different from this remote village. She wanted to taste that taste, and the more she read, the more she resented her situation, but she knew that she was a weak woman, and it was impossible for her to leave such a place. Full of grievances, she married Xia Quan, that generous and obedient young man who did not have a trace of her heart.
But suddenly, her chance came. The women with swords were all in high spirits. They had different lives, so she tried to get close to them. Although she didn't know what the result would be, she was unwilling to give up the only chance. Soon , those women noticed themselves and exclaimed: "How can such a good talent and beauty be abandoned in the mountains and forests." Then they had to take them away forcibly, but the parents-in-law naturally didn't want to, and the women didn't hesitate and left them behind. The silver took her away. On the way, she heard them whispering, and the troubles were eliminated. She understood what these people meant, but she had no sympathy at all. Anyone who hindered her from being happy should die. Then came the dreamlike life. She became the closed disciple of Fengyi's sect master, and the princess of Jingjiang Prince. She took all the time to enrich herself. She would never allow this kind of life to be lost again. Finally, she transformed into a beautiful phoenix. This is the reward she deserves, and no one will be allowed to destroy it.
Without going through the main entrance, she performed light work and entered the inner room of the prince's mansion. Crown Princess Cui was chanting and praying in the Buddhist hall, and the maid Xiuchun was waiting outside the Buddhist hall. Li Hanyou saw that there was no one around, stepped forward and lightly tapped the Xiuchun acupoint to lead her to a remote place in the garden, unbuttoned her acupoint, and asked coldly, "Has Xia Jinyi told you about this palace? matter?"
Xiu Chun's face was bloodless, and he said: "The maid doesn't understand what the princess means?"
Li Hanyou asked coldly, "Have you mentioned me to you?"
Xiu Chun shook his head, a look of doubt flashed in his eyes, Li Hanyou felt a little at ease, touched the hilt of his sword and said, "Xia Jinyi is already dead, since you are his crush, you should die in love."
Embarrassment flashed in Xiu Chun's eyes, and he repeatedly kowtowed: "Princess, spare your life, princess, spare your life."
Li Hanyou said coldly: "Why, you don't want to die for him, and it seems that she is also a feisty woman."
Xiuchun cried: "Princess, spare your life, the servant is already pregnant, and she does not dare to seek death. If the princess wants the servant to die, she also asks the princess to let the servant give birth to a child and then die. Jin Yi only has this little blood, and his family has several generations. Single-handedly, I beg the princess to let Xiuchun live for a few days, if she is lucky enough to have a boy, Xiuchun can rest in Jiuquan even if she dies."
Li Hanyou trembled, remembering the day when Mother Xia and Xia Quan got married, she said gently, "Child, the Xia family has been passed down for several generations, and now it's up to you to spread the branches." When his heart softened, he was about to give up. But then I thought about it, how easy it is to have today's glory, in order to learn etiquette, I practice day and night, until I never change my demeanor, learn martial arts, study the history of scriptures, and ten years of cold window, only to become today's Princess Jingjiang. Although this woman didn't know anything, she had already revealed her traces by interrogating her like this today. Thinking of this, she was ruthless and pointed at Xiuchun's point of death. Xiuchun was crying and couldn't be prevented. He died silently like this, and the horrified look on his face was still clearly visible.
Li Hanyou stepped forward and picked Xiuchun up. She had known the woman's residence for a long time. She knew this from the records of monitoring the crown princess. Li Hanyou put Xiuchun back in her own bedroom and pretended to hang herself to death. , and didn't dare to look at the woman's ashen face again, turned and left. There is another Zhang Jinxiong, Li Hanyou thought to himself, he might also know my identity, and he must not be leaked to others. He must not be killed now, but he must not be allowed to communicate with others. By the way, it is said that Xia Jinyi is suspected of seduction. The prince, Zhang Jinxiong was also suspected as a senior brother, so he ordered him to stay in the mansion and not allowed to go out. While thinking about it, Li Hanyou showed a proud look.