"If I'm not with him, where can I go? Besides, the governor is very kind to me." Cunzhen said. After He Jin killed the Mercy Temple, he invited him to go with him, but Cunzhen was only afraid of the outside world. He would rather stay with the Governor who was kind to him.
"What are you doing in Luoyang?" Cunzhen asked.
"Looking for someone." He Jin replied.
Cunzhen's suspicion came true: "How have you been in these years?"
He Jin thought for a while and said, "Very good. I've met a lot of people and seen a lot of beautiful scenery. What about you?"
"Me?" Cunzhen: "I'm fine too." He paused and continued: "The person you are looking for is in Luoyang Palace. It is heavily guarded and cannot be entered."
He Jin's eyes narrowed, and Zheng Yuxin, who was hiding in the corner, opened the window and his eyes widened: "What, what, you are a god, you can do calculations, you know who we are looking for? Do you also know where she is? ?”
Dongxue stared at Master Cunzhen closely.
"You are really unlucky." Cunzhen advised: "Princess Youzhou is now in the hands of Duke Wei. Only a few people know this news. I also learned about it from the mouth of the governor. She is treated very seriously. , there is absolutely no possibility of being rescued by you, so give up on this idea."
Zheng Yuxin jumped through the window and asked suspiciously, "How did you know the whereabouts of the princess?"
Cunzhen told Yingniang.
Zheng Yuxin didn't speak for a long time. She turned her back, her teeth chattering, and said in a low voice: "Xun Yan, the man who killed a thousand swords." He Jin said slowly: "Why are you telling us this?"
Cunzhen looked at He Jin and said, "The Governor has been worried that he will die if he goes to Jinling. For the sake of telling you all this information, I hope that the Governor can return safely from his trip to Jinling."
Cunzhen doesn't want to be an ungrateful person.
"There is this news, of course." He Jin said.
"Since you know, then leave quickly." Cunzhen said.
The four people present did not respond. He Jin glanced at Zheng Yuxin and Dongxue. They were still a little skeptical about what Cunzhen said. They couldn't just believe whatever Cunzhen said.
"Forget it, if you don't have anywhere to go in Luoyang, just go to Mercy Temple." Cunzhen stood up and was unexpectedly stuffed with a package by He Jin, who looked at him with a smile.
I can't wait to come, but I can't wait to leave slowly.
Cunzhen walked on the mountain trail and opened the package. Inside was a variety of clean wild fruits. Once upon a time, two hungry little monks sneaked out of the back mountain late at night to pick wild fruits to fill their stomachs. When he arrived, he was beaten to pieces by the monk in charge.
Cunzhen picked it up and ate one. It was so sour that he burst into tears.
The thief Meng Jun watched Master Cunzhen go away from a distance in the tree, and then returned to the small temple.
"What now?" he asked.
"After it is confirmed that the princess is in Luoyang." He Jin said, "You and Yu Xin will return to Jinling to report the news, and be careful along the way."
"I don't want to go back. Zheng Yu was dissatisfied: "I also want to stay in Luoyang. "
"Little girl, aren't you really afraid of death?" The thief Meng Jun glanced sideways at Zheng Yuxin: "Luoyang is now a dragon's den and a tiger's den. If Wei Guogong's people are discovered, hey, do you think you have a chance of survival?"
"Do you know that there is no life for ten deaths?" Meng Jun said.
Zheng Yuxin stamped her feet and said, "Then wouldn't it be dangerous for you to stay in Luoyang?"
"Don't be willful." He Jin smiled and rubbed Zheng Yuxin's head: "Be obedient."
Zheng Yuxin turned around and glared at him, then angrily ran to the side to sulk.
At night, Mercy Temple.
He Jin looked at the "Nine Turns of Lotus Sutra" found in the Zen room, and summoned three more people: "No need to confirm, the princess is in Luoyang."
"Yeah, it's the princess's handwriting." Zheng Yuxin took it over and said in surprise. She was very familiar with the princess's handwriting. When they were fighting in Huiyi, the princess often copied scriptures.
"Without further delay, Meng Jun, please leave Luoyang with Yu Xin as soon as possible." He Jin found paper and pen and wrote down what happened on the letter one by one. After writing, he put the letter together with the princess's scriptures. , and handed it over to the thief Meng Jun.
"Let's go, Xiao Yuxin." The thief Meng Jun said.
Zheng Yuxin was still a little unwilling. She thought for a moment, then took off the bamboo tube from her waist and handed it to Dongxue, who had been silent. "Inside is the Heart Refining Gu I raised. You can take it for self-defense."
The winter snow had settled down, and her face remained as cold as frost.
Zheng Yuxin looked at He Jin and Dong Xue reluctantly as they walked into the dark night. The thief Meng Jun asked in confusion: "Are those two fools really staying in Luoyang?"
"Actually, it's better to go together. Why doesn't that maid named Dongxue come with us?"
"Shut up." Zheng Yuxin wiped her tears fiercely. Of course she knew it would be better to leave together now, but how could she let go after knowing the news about the princess? It is simply impossible to let the princess stay here alone.
Zheng Yuxin couldn't help but shed tears as long as she thought about what Master Cunzhen said about Ying Niang's experience.
He Jin looked at the gloomy Mercy Temple, twisted the Buddhist beads in his hand, and sighed to Dong Xue: "Can the donor still not let go?"
Dongxue looked back at him. Under the night, her face was slightly distorted: "How can I let go? I just wish I could eat the Xun family father and son alive."
When she couldn't find the princess for a long time, Dong Xue had already set off for Luoyang, traveling the same road as He Jin and others.
"I didn't catch the princess well..." Dong Xue's lips trembled slightly.
"Princess will not blame you." He Jin said.
Dongxue continued to look at the moon: "I know."
"But I can't forgive myself."
Chapter 300
Ying Niang is sitting in the Linyi Pavilion. The night breeze blows in from the circular wooden window lattice on both sides of the pavilion. The curtains are fluttering. Glazed lamps are hung at the four corners of the pavilion, and the surrounding lake is rippling.
On the small square table, incense was burning in the Boshan stove, filling the small pavilion with a rich and unique aroma. After smelling it for a while, Ying Niang walked up to the beauty in Linyi Pavilion and let the night wind blow away some of it. aroma.
As soon as Wei Yanshan came in, he saw Princess Youzhou sitting on the beauty's back. He sat down opposite the coffee table and said, "Mrs. Xiao, don't you like this orchid and musk?"
"It's okay." Yingniang said.
Wei Yanshan asked the maid aside to remove the incense burner and said gently: "Mrs. Xiao, please take a seat."
Ying Niang slowly sat opposite him.
Wei Yanshan, wearing a green robe and long sleeves, asked: "Does the princess like Luoyang?" He smiled: "I blame me for not making it clear last time. In addition to being the Huarong Madam personally conferred by the Holy Emperor, Mrs. Xiao is also the Princess of Zhenbei, with a distinguished status."
"Although the princess's husband and I are enemies, I have always been very polite to the princess. There is no need for the princess to be so wary of me." Wei Yanshan said.
"If what the Duke said is true, then the Duke is really generous and generous." When Ying Niang said this, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, seemingly sincerely grateful.
Wei Yanshan picked up the ice-cold glass wine bottle on the table and drank a glass for himself: "Would you like a drink, Princess?"
"No need." Yingniang said.
Wei Yanshan poured out a glass. The liquid in the glazed wine was as red as a beauty's cheeks, with a bright color and a clear taste: "This wine is peony wine that is abundant in Luoyang. It would be a pity not to taste it, Princess."
After hearing the rejection, Wei Yanshan still poured a glass of peony wine for Princess Youzhou.
The smell of wine overflows, and when the wind blows, the sleeves are stained with fragrance.
Ying Niang looked outside the pavilion. She could not see the people clearly through the gauze curtain, but she heard the voices of the Yu family. Although she had already guessed that the friends Wei Guogong mentioned were just people she met in Luoyang, she would not wait until she heard the voices of the Yu family. When she heard the voice, Ying Niang still slightly trembled her eyelashes.
Wei Yanshan looked at Princess Youzhou.
It is true that Luoyang has always been rich in peony wine, but it is even more rich in peonies. In April, when the peonies bloom, all the flowers fade.
Outside Linyi Pavilion.
The entire Yu family was kneeling on the ground. They had been in jail for two days. The adults and children were all frightened and had no idea what crime they had committed. Just when Yu Shitou and Miao Cui were trembling in fear, a The nobleman shouted and asked them why they were harboring rebels.
Ying Niang listened to the terrified cries of injustice from the Yu family on the water corridor: "Since the Duke has determined that I am a member of the rebels, and I have been imprisoned here by you, why do you still embarrass these people? "
Under the candlelight, Wei Guogong's handsome and god-like face had a warm smile, his long eyebrows were stretched out, and his beard under the chin added a touch of fairy elegance. He said: "Princess, just keep reading."
Outside the pavilion, Yu Shitou kept shouting that he was wronged, but he was interrupted by the noble man. He dared to say that he was wronged. Yingniang who is accompanying you is a family member of the leader of the rebels. He has committed such a serious crime and should be executed immediately!
Ying Niang heard the child's cries and the screams of Yu Shitou and Miao Cui. They kept arguing that they didn't know. They started from the beginning and talked about how they picked her up. They said they saw her losing her memory and stealing property, and asked Xiao Yin They deliberately concealed their names so that she would not think of what happened in Qinghe, and talked about their past thoughts. In the end, the two of them crazyly blamed Yingniang they had rescued. It was all Yingniang's fault. It was all her fault. If they had known better In this case, he shouldn't have saved her and let her die.
Ying Niang had no expression when she heard those words.
After Wei Guogong looked at Princess Youzhou for a while, he said to the outside of the pavilion: "You all say that you are unjust. You feel that Lady Ying has harmed you and she deserves to die."
He said casually: "But I remember it was stated in the confession that Ying Niang helped you when she was in Qinghe County. For example, many of your little daughter's herbal medicines were bought by Ying Niang at a slightly higher price. , and collected a lot to help you get through the difficulties, right?"
"What happened to her when she had money and spent more money on herbal medicine? She was a noble, she was much better than us. At that time, we didn't know what kind of rebel she was." Miao Cui hugged her son and daughter tightly. , tried his best to distance himself from the relationship, and shouted loudly: "Our family was wronged, please spare our lives."
Yu Shitou also begged: "We are unjustly accused." He pushed Yu Dalang to the ground and kowtowed: "We are unjustly accused. If we had known that she had something to do with the rebels, we would have handed her over to the government."
"Such sophistry cannot shirk your guilt." Wei Yanshan sent the glass of peony wine to Princess Youzhou's table and continued: "As the old saying goes, the king of heaven and earth is his teacher, and a teacher can teach and resolve doubts."
"The three sons and daughters of your Yu family have all been enlightened by Lady Ying. They are half a teacher. According to the laws of the imperial court, their crimes are unpardonable."
The rest of the stone seemed to have been struck by lightning.
"What kind of bullshit half-teacher? She didn't teach anything at all." Miao Cui had collapsed and kept talking: "Your Excellency, you see clearly, she is a wicked woman, the disaster star, the little silver, the little gold and the big man. They don’t know anything, they haven’t learned anything, they haven’t learned anything.”
Yu Dalang knelt on the ground, looking down at the ground. There was a pool of blood on his forehead, which was where Yu's father had just pressed his neck and kowtowed for mercy.
These days, the people in the cell have been interrogating them. Yu Dalang subconsciously concealed the affairs of the Tang Mansion. Simply, his family did not know about it at all.
"So." The sleeves of Wei Yanshan's robe were blown by the night wind, like a blue crane spreading its wings, and his figure was outstanding. With a smile, he seemed to have heard the Yu family's excuse through the gauze curtain outside the pavilion: "You guys In fact, it doesn’t have much to do with Ying Niang?”
The Yu family members quickly responded and cried with joy.
"We have nothing to do with Lady Ying at all. If we had known she was a rebel, we would have handed it over to the government." The Yu family said. The two children were frightened by the series of changes in the past few days and were squirming next to each other. With my parents.
"Does Yu Dalang think so too?" Wei Yanshan said: "My people visited Lianzifang and said that Yu Dalang once helped the rebels escape. In order to avoid the entanglement of the Xiang family, he lived in Mercy Temple."
The blood on his forehead fell drop by drop on the water corridor.
Yu Shitou and Miao Cui kept tugging on the eldest son's clothes and almost wanted to answer for him. Yu Dalang banged his head on the stone slab: "Yes." He said: "The rebels are not good people. Our whole family is blind. Please Sir, have mercy and bypass us.”
The Yu family begged for mercy.
"It's good to find your way back when you've lost your way." Wei Yanshan praised.
This sentence made the Yu family outside the pavilion even more slanderous and cursed Lady Ying.
Ying Niang looked at the bright red wine in the glass with a dull look on her face.
"Since Yu Dalang is so loyal to the emperor, I will make you the prime minister of Luoyang. Are you willing?" Wei Yanshan's voice was warm and gentle, like a spring breeze blowing through the ears of the Yu family.
Yu Dalang knelt on the ground, surrounded by the surprise laughter of his parents who had survived the desperate situation, and he kowtowed again.
Wei Yanshan and Princess Youzhou were sitting opposite each other. He stretched out his hand slightly, gently lifted her white chin, and turned it towards the outside of the pavilion with his long fingers.
Let her look at them.
