The soldier saw that his expression changed, but when it was difficult for him to accept the fact for a while, he comforted him: "The late emperor never liked Buddhism, but after His Majesty ascended the throne, the restrictions on Buddhism and Dao were relaxed, and Buddhism was re-established as the state religion. You can also walk without fear in Chang'an City, you don't have to worry about being interrogated."
Shen Qiao smiled bitterly, is this a great fortune among misfortunes
"Then why does Your Majesty refuse to keep his father's funeral?"
As soon as these words came out, the two soldiers were all nervous, looking around, seeing that no one was paying attention, they whispered: "Where is this matter that I can know, the Taoist priest should not ask more!"
Shen Qiao asked again: "Then do you know what happened to Qi Wang Yuwenxian?"
Both of them shook their heads in disbelief.
They are only the bottom pawns, and the whereabouts of King Qi are indeed beyond their ability to intervene.
That being the case, Shen Qiao had nothing to ask. He thanked the two of them, drank the tea, and saw that they were preparing to leave with the prisoner's family. Go in the direction of Chang'an.
As soon as he entered Chang'an City, Shen Qiao didn't feel much change, it was still very lively, still bustling, people came and went, and it was many times more prosperous than other state capitals that I saw when I came here, the only difference is , On the streets, especially the street leading to the imperial city, there seem to be more officials than before, either patrolling or escorting prisoners. There are men and women, old and young, and Shen Qiao is watching outside the city. As they arrived, they looked sad and seemed a little out of place in this lively scene.
Shen Qiao stopped and watched for a while, the crying of the children in the team made him unbearable, but he knew very well that no matter whether the crime of the family was wronged or not, even if he saved them, there was no way to settle them. They suffer more.
What's more, in the future, I'm afraid there will be more people who will fall into the same situation as them.
It is easy to save a family and one surname, but difficult to save the whole world.
He sighed secretly, looked away, and turned away.
Shen Qiao first went to Yan Wushi's former young master's mansion in the capital. He didn't come close, he only looked at it from a distance, and he was not surprised to see that the mansion had now been sealed up, the door was locked, the court was left out in the cold, and the capital was expensive. Only the carriages seldom pass by around here, and others seem to be worried that they will have a relationship with it, and they all avoid it.
There are a few people who carry the burden and sell vegetables on the side, and some people come to buy them. Just by carefully observing their expressions, they can see something strange. Unlike ordinary hawkers, they seem to be waiting there on purpose.
If it had changed from the past, Shen Qiao would have stepped forward to ask without even thinking about it, but now he gets along with Yan Wushi more, unconsciously and subtly, and he knows how to pay more attention to the details of everything. When he noticed the abnormality of those people, he Did not come forward.
Bianyanmei also has two mansions in the capital, one is an official mansion, given by Yu Wenyong, like the young master's mansion, the other is a private mansion, few people know it, but it is not a secret. When Shen Qiao was in Chang'an that day, Bianbianmei misunderstood his relationship with Yan Wushi, and even took him to recognize the place, and warmly invited Shen Qiao to come as a guest, making Shen Qiao a little dumbfounded.
The official residence, like the young master's mansion, was sealed up, and there were people in front of the door disguised as secret surveillance.
The private house was still there, and although the door was closed, it was not locked.
Bianbianmei's private house is located deep in an alley in the west of the city. Most of the people living nearby are from scholarly families with small wealth. It is not only less busy with high-level officials and officials, but also not as noisy as the business market, but it is an excellent hidden place. place.
Shen Qiao didn't push the door, but turned over the wall.
With his martial arts, he even climbed over the wall, quietly and gracefully.
The house was very clean, the vegetation was just like it, and it was spotless, but it was deserted, and there was not even a single person.
Shen Qiao walked around inside, pushing the door in every room, but found nothing.
Where has Bianbianmei gone
In recent years, the forces of the Huanyue Sect have been combined with the Northern Zhou regime, and Yu Wenyong has promised him a high position and leans as his left and right arms. Chang'an is equivalent to the base camp of the Huanyue Sect, but the Huanyue Sect is quite special among the three Demon Sects. Yan Wu The teacher only accepted two disciples, Bian Mei and Yu Shengyan, and the rest of the forces were scattered all over the place, which seemed to be a bit "thin people".
There was a small noise from the east wing, very slight, it sounded like the desk was accidentally knocked and moved.
This happened to be the last room Shen Qiao had not yet entered.
The people in the room seemed to have suppressed their breathing to the lightest, but for Shen Qiao, it was still clearly audible.
He pushed open the door and, step by step, walked towards the side of the screen.
The suppressed breathing became heavier and heavier, Shen Qiao stopped in front of the bed, bent down and stretched out his hand.
An exclamation came from the bottom of the bed, and before Shen Qiao could touch the other side, a small figure had already emerged from inside and ran towards the door.
But before he could run a few steps, the person stopped for a while, and even the dumb point was tapped. He couldn't make a sound at all, and his face was full of horror.
"Don't be afraid," she heard someone say.
"I came here to look for my old friend, but the old friend's family has moved away, so come in and see, who are you?" The handsome Taoist said gently, walking around in front of her.
Such a person doesn't look like a bad person no matter what, her beating heart slowly calmed down.
Shen Qiao untied her dumb hole.
The little girl was young, but her face was full of dust, but she couldn't hide her original whiteness and tenderness. Judging from her clothes, she should have come from a wealthy family and had been raised from a young age, but she didn't know why she came here.
"Who are you?" the girl asked boldly.
Shen Qiao smiled: "My name is Shen Qiao, and I am a Taoist priest from Xuandu Mountain."
"Shen Qiao?" The girl seemed to be thinking, "Is it Shen who is Yu Shen in "Book of Rites"? Yuan Qiaoshan in "Lie Zi·Tang Wen"?"
"Yes, it is those two words." Shen Qiao was amazed at the profound knowledge the other party possessed at a young age, "Which daughter are you, why are you hiding here?"
After all, the girl is not very old, and she can't hold back for long even if she is stable and mature. Hearing this, she showed a relieved expression: "I heard Daoist Shen mentioned by my uncle, shouldn't Daoist Shen be ordered to come to me?"
Shen Qiao was also confused by her: "Who is your uncle, and whose orders should I follow?"
Girl: "I am Ayan of the Dou family, and my mother is the eldest princess of Xiangyang."
Shen Qiao understood: "The uncle you said should be the late emperor?"
Dou Yan nodded: "There are people in my house who are watching, and those people want me to enter the palace to see His Majesty, so I can only sneak out, I originally planned to come here to find Uncle Bian, but I didn't expect anyone to be found, and there is someone outside. Looking for me, I dare not go out..."
Shen Qiao frowned: "What the hell is going on here? Your mother is the elder sister of the late emperor. As today's aunt, who would dare to embarrass you?"
As soon as the words fell, he thought, apart from the emperor, who would dare to embarrass them, isn't he the emperor
Dou Yan bit his lower lip, as if he had something to hide, Shen Qiao didn't continue to ask questions, but said warmly: "I'm afraid the people in this house are leaving early, it's useless for you to stay here and wait, it's better to go home first, there are Your aunt is here, Your Majesty will never dare to do anything..."
"No, no! I can't go home!" Dou Yan shook his head again and again, "If I go home, Your Majesty will call me into the palace. At that time, my father and mother will not be able to stop me, and my life will be lost!"
Seeing that she was talking so seriously, Shen Qiao had no choice for a while, and was about to ask her plan when there was a commotion outside, the sound of footsteps followed, followed by the sound of the door of the house being pushed open. .
"It's not a serious place here. The people who want to come have long since left. You don't have to go in any more. I can go and see it alone."
The voice sounded familiar, Shen Qiao thought for a moment and remembered a person's name.
Yang Jian.
Dou Yan hid behind him in fright, pulling on his sleeve: "Go, go!"
Seeing that Shen Qiao didn't move, she paused and ran back to the original room, probably hiding under the bed again.
As soon as Dou Yan ran in, Yang Jian had already strode over and bumped into Shen Qiao who was standing in the yard.
Shen Qiao's face was calm, but Yang Jian was surprised.
"You..." He just opened his mouth to say a word, then closed his mouth again, glanced outside, and made another gesture to Shen Qiao, meaning to tell Shen Qiao not to speak.
Shen Qiao understood his suggestion, nodded, and waited for him to speak first.
However, Yang Jian frowned, his face unpredictable, as if hesitating what to say.
On the contrary, Dou Yan in the room didn't wait for the movement, so he couldn't help coming out quietly, clinging to the door and peeking out, Yang Jian saw her self-concealed movements, the latter looked surprised, took a few steps forward, Dou Yan. Yan almost ran back in fright.
"Does Daoist Master Shen know where Doctor Bian is?" He tried his best to keep his voice down, but spoke quickly.
Shen Qiao naturally shook his head.
"I was entrusted by others, but now I can't fulfill it. I can only ask Daoist Shen to help me and send the little lady of the Dou family to the Su family for temporary shelter!"
Su family? Shen Qiao was puzzled.
Yang Jian: "It's the government of Meiyang County!"
At this moment, a loud voice came from outside asking: "I wonder if Duke Sui Guo has found it, but do you need help from a villain?"
Yang Jian hurriedly responded with a loud voice: "No need, I'll go out now!"
He couldn't say any more, just bowed his hands to Shen Qiao, then turned around and left in a hurry.
Voices came faintly from the door, and after a while, people disappeared one after another, the door was closed again, and it was locked.
Dou Yan stuck his head out of the room with a worried look on his face.
Shen Qiao told her: "Everyone is gone, Duke Sui Guo asked me to send you to the palace of Meiyang County for temporary shelter, what do you think?"
Dou Yan thought for a while: "Alright, the county magistrate of Meiyang and my father have always been on good terms with me. It should have been entrusted to him by my father, so Daoist Shen will be in trouble. Will this cause you any trouble?"
Shen Qiao said with a smile: "No, it's just a little effort."
He took Dou Yan over the wall easily, followed the direction Dou Yan pointed, and went around the path to Su's house. When he came to the back door, Shen Qiao's expression was full of awe.
Shen Qiao couldn't help rubbing her bun head, and then climbed over the wall from the back door of Su's house and entered.
Dou Yan pointed him in a low voice: "After this courtyard, the second room in front is the study room. I have been here with my father, and the public in Meiyang County will always be there in the daytime..."
With Shen Qiao's skill, sneaking into Su's house is a bit overkill. Su Wei was reading a book in the study, and he was suddenly pushed in from the outside by one big and one small, and he almost screamed loudly.
Fortunately, he still recognized Shen Qiao and Dou Yan, and held back the words he wanted to say, and changed his tone to a relatively normal tone: "Shen Taoist? Dou Erniang?"
Dou Yan got down from Shen Qiao's arms, and said crisply, "Don't be surprised, Shibo, Ayan has no ill intentions here!"
Su Wei hurriedly got up and opened the door to visit. Seeing that no one was looking outside, he closed the door again and turned around and said, "Why are you here? Ayan, I heard that the Dou family is surrounded by people sent by His Majesty. find you."
Dou Yan said sadly: "Yes, it's all my fault for causing trouble for my parents. Your Majesty is afraid that my parents will hide me. Now I'm staring at the Dou family. I can't go back for the time being. I can only come here and ask Shibo for shelter."
Shen Qiao said: "We met Duke Suiguo at the Bianfu, and he asked us to come to Duke Suxian."
Su Wei sighed: "Forget it, you all come with me."
He didn't ask the reason in detail. He wanted to know a thing or two, but Shen Qiao had entered Chang'an and felt that everything was unexpected, and now he can only take a step by step.
Solvay got up and pushed the bookshelf away, revealing the hidden secret door behind, and led them through the secret door into the secret passage, and finally came to another room.
The house is not without the sun, there are shades of greenery outside the window, and the sun is faintly coming in. If it is placed in summer, it must be a good place to escape the heat, but it also hides its position, making it difficult for others to find it. .
There was a person standing by the window, with his back to them, his hands behind his back, seeing Su Wei pushing the door in, turning around and seeing Dou Yan, he couldn't help being surprised: "Second Mother?"
Dou Yan behaved quite mature along the way, but when he saw this person, he couldn't help crying: "Uncle Fifth! Uncle Xiandi was killed by his cousin!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone present was shocked.
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