Lin Yutong and Han Siyuan entered the Taoist temple and did not stop at all. The construction of this Taoist temple has certain regulations. Where can people live and where are the places for various shrines? These are all fixed.
The two of them were not interested in the sculptures in the main hall. When they entered the reception area, Tongtong directly asked the receptionist: "What? Are you the only one here to entertain? Can't we see Aunt Song?"
The female Taoist hurriedly said: "So that the noble people know that Song Xiangu has gone into seclusion and will not see anyone for the time being."
Closed?
Lin Yutong looked regretful, "That's all!" She chuckled, "It's okay not to see anyone, I have to see where Song Xiangu works and rests..."
"I'm just afraid of the inconvenience!"
"First, Song Xiangu has a distinguished status. She was the last queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, which was also the royal family of the previous dynasty. Now the empress is compassionate and must know that Song Xiangu is inconvenient here. Secondly, she wants the Taoist nun to know that Song Xiangu is
This princess’s biological aunt. I can’t help with anything else. It’s not too much to see if my aunt lives well and whether the building is warm. I can see both public and private matters! If you stop me again,
It seems inappropriate! Could it be that there is something in the Taoist temple that people cannot know..."
"Princess, be careful!" the female Taoist said hurriedly, "I am just a Qing cultivator, how can I not let others know about it? I didn't know that the princess was in person, so I shied away. Since I know that it is you in person, I naturally talk to you.
Others are different. Please wait for a moment, I will go and report to the master."
Um!
Lin Yutong watched the person go out and looked sideways at Han Siyuan: "Did you find it?"
Han Siyuan nodded slightly. The problem was the scent of incense on the Taoist nun's body. The smell was a warm fragrance, which was loved by the women in the village. Now is the season when peach blossoms are in full bloom, and this Taoist nun has a faint fragrance of peach blossoms.
You must know that the land where the empresses of the Southern Tang and Song Dynasty relied on royal offerings. For women like them, wealth and distinction were no longer enough, they could only live in simple food and clothing, and wear coarse linen and linen clothes to keep them warm and not hungry. Flowers were planted all over the Taoist temples.
, some of them are just freshly planted, isn’t it interesting? I don’t want to grow vegetables and raise chickens to make my life easier, but I am still in the mood to play with flowers. Look at the clothes on the Taoist nun, it’s true that they are commoners, and it’s true that they are extremely simple.
But what about the inner part of the cloth? She raised her arms, and the exposed cuffs could be seen. The inner lining was snow-white, extremely soft, and no worse than what she was wearing. Looking at her walking around, she was wearing cloth shoes but brocade socks.
, the brocade stockings are not the original old ones. Look at the fair and delicate face, and the hair on the head, which is neatly pressed by the hair oil. These are not included in the offering.
So I dare to ask, who purchased it?
There were things they brought back from the Southern Tang Dynasty, but those things were all in Anlehou and given to the heirs left by the Southern Tang Dynasty.
They just kept some treasures privately, but who would exchange them for them and then purchase them. The material... is similar to what Tongtong wears. The clothes Tongtong wears are always specially provided by the royal family, and there is also a small amount of circulation among the people, but
Not everyone can get it.
Han Siyuan frowned: "The person who arranged this is the person behind it? So blatant?"
Lin Yutong shook his head: "No! This is just... lustful and charming."
Just as she finished speaking, someone came in from outside the door. Who else could it be if it wasn't Empress Song, who was also very beautiful in common clothes? She entered with a smile on her face, nodded slightly, "I don't like to see outsiders, but I don't know what she is."
You are here. This is the first time our aunt and nephew have met..."
"Second time! I met you once in the court, but you didn't pay attention to me." Lin Yutong sat still, leaning on the back of the chair, "Song Xiangu is still so beautiful, no wonder my father always said that I am
I was born ugly, but now I am still ugly. Ordinarily, no matter which way you look at it, I shouldn't look like this."
Empress Song looked at the girl who was slumped on the chair and exuding a lazy attitude, and couldn't help but laugh, "The princess is only thirteen or fourteen years old. In five years, she will be fine. She must be a
A peerless beauty."
"A peerless beauty?" Lin Yutong shook his head, "How can I not be afraid of how miserable a beauty is?" After saying that, he stood up and looked around Queen Song, "How lonely is Fairy Song in this Taoist temple?"
Queen Song's heart skipped a beat, but there was no change on her face. "I'm used to the prosperity, so it's a bit unaccustomed to it. But as time goes by, I'll get used to it again."
Lin Yutong nodded slowly, "Yes! You'll get used to it eventually. It's boring to sit there. I'm afraid it will take a while for my carriage to be repaired. It's simply not a bad day. Auntie, will you take us around this Taoist temple?"
Queen Song didn't understand what this girl meant, so she took a step back and said, "Princess, please."
Lin Yutong pulled Empress Song, "Auntie, let's come together!"
After leaving the main hall, Empress Song will take them to various main halls to see the statues of Taoist monarchs. Lin Yutong waved his hand, "I don't like these. I will have nightmares after watching them at night. Just walk outside and take a look at the Taoist temple.
The apricot blossoms, pear blossoms and peach blossoms are also good! When I walked in just now, I smelled the smell of burning peach blossoms. That means I had known for a long time that peach blossoms were planted here. People who didn’t know thought that the Taoist nuns still used such beautiful flowers.
There’s incense!”
The Taoist nun bowed and did not dare to raise her head again.
Empress Song said hurriedly: "I also like to make creams and powders, but now that the flowers are blooming, I can't help but make some myself."
"Then the peach blossoms must be good." Lin Yutong turned towards the garden.
Sure enough, there was a mixed forest in the backyard, with all kinds of flowers blooming in the forest. It was indeed a rare beauty. Walking through the forest, Queen Song pointed to the east, "There is a pavilion over there. Princess, please go there to rest."
Lin Yutong headed west, "I'm not tired yet, it looks great over there."
Queen Song's hand clenched tightly all of a sudden, which was where the secret was revealed, but she shouldn't have clicked on the important place all of a sudden. For a moment, she didn't know that this girl had known about it for a long time, and she came here on purpose, or it was just pure
It just happened to bump in. She wanted to stop her. The more she tried to stop her, the more deliberate she became. She could only say, "There is not much to the west. We led a stream of water over here. We built two thatched huts by the water and placed some guys for farm work."
Nothing more.”
Han Siyuan was extremely vigilant all the way, guessing that there was something fishy here. Queen Song probably didn't notice that her feet were stained with several petals. She must have been in a hurry, so she stepped on the wet place and then stepped on the petals.
The mud on the soles of her shoes was brought to the front.
Listening to her words now, they all match up to the thatched cottage and the canal. This proves that she was in the thatched cottage before, passed by the canal and got the soles of her shoes wet, and then walked through the forest and stepped on the ground and planted flower petals.
Sure enough, there was a shallow stream of water running across the garden near the wall and going out under the wall there. Opposite the canal there was a row of thatched cottages with mud walls and thatched roofs. They were very low and it was obvious at first glance that they were not
A place where people live.
Empress Song smiled and said: "Look, it's such a simple place. The princess is also curious?"
Lin Yutong stood still. There was only a ditch between the house and the house, and she could cross it by raising her legs. She pointed inside and looked at Empress Song, "Isn't that a place where people live?"
Natural! It’s not a place for people to live.
Lin Yutong laughed, "The house seems to be only one and a half people high, and you have to bend down to get in and out. It is really not suitable for people to live in. But... the person who built this house is also interesting. The house is built with mud, but the ground is rammed It's solid! The bottom is made of stone, blue bricks, lime... It's well waterproofed! Look at the chimney... If you can't live in it, why leave such an inconspicuous chimney opening?" He looked at Han Siyuan and said, "Second brother, I have never seen a house built like this, why don't you go take a look for me and see if there is something special inside!"
Han Siyuan sneered, "Okay! I have seen a lot of houses, but I have never seen a house like this." After saying that, he took a step forward and stepped over.
"Wait a minute!" Queen Song called to Han Siyuan and knelt down in front of Tongtong, "Princess, you and I have a close relationship! I also know that the Song family can't stand you and your daughter, so you can punish them however you want! If I have anything you want here, or anything I can tell you, I will not hide it! You are right, there is indeed someone there."
Lin Yutong sneered and waved his hand towards Han Siyuan, who kicked the door open.
With this kick, women's screams came from inside. Tongtong jumped over and stood at the door to take a look. Sure enough, this was a semi-underground house. From the outside, the house looked very low. But what’s the reality? It’s more than one meter downwards. You have to go down the steps to get in. It’s very spacious inside.
At this time, there were seven or eight thinly dressed women inside, wearing bras and gauze of various colors, huddled together. There were also eight small tables placed in the room, and there might have been eight men sitting here. Woolen cloth.
These people walked away in an extremely hurry. Behind the screen, there was a back door. Going out from the back door, it was only three feet away from the wall. After moving away some bundles of straw leaning against the wall, there was a hole larger than a dog hole.
At this time, there were still many messy footprints left on the soft soil at the dog hole.
Han Siyuan rushed up to the wall and found that outside the wall was a forest that extended to the hillside.
Lin Yutong called Han Siyuan, "Come down, it's not in the forest! If a water can be drawn in here, it must be connected to the river nearby. Go down along the waterway. No matter where we land, we can't catch up." Han Siyuan started from the top of the wall. He jumped down and looked at Empress Song, "Once this matter is reported to the police, you will have no choice but to be buried with the last generation of the Southern Tang Dynasty..."
"No!" Queen Song turned pale and knelt in front of Tongtong, "Princess, I am your aunt, blood relative! If this matter spreads, my reputation will be ruined, and your reputation will also be ruined. You I can do whatever you want, but please keep this matter a secret!"
"If you confess the person, it will naturally be kept secret."
Queen Song shook her head, "It's not that I don't confess, it's that I don't know who it is?"
Don't you know who that is? Empress Song nodded, "I have been cared for a lot along the way. I know someone has an agenda. Two months ago, someone sent me a detailed account of my expenses along the way. They only said that they wanted to collect debts. Yes, I just met my husband. These people came, wearing the same clothes, black cloaks, and a kind of metal mask on the upper half of their face... I really don’t know who these people are."
"I don't know who asked you to commit yourself, and you committed yourself?" Lin Yutong looked at her, "You are the mother of a country, you can be shameless, but I don't believe you can do anything to others. Those women in the house are wearing thin clothes
, and your clothes were neatly dressed when you came out. In terms of time, you did not have time to dress and tidy up. It can be seen that when you were with them, your clothes were neatly dressed, and they did not violate the rules for you. So, you
There is cooperation with their leader. You have the huge amount of money from the Southern Tang royal family and a comfortable place for men to enjoy... This is the capital for you to cooperate with them. Therefore, you should at least know about this collaborator.
, right? Other men may have half their faces covered, and you really don’t know who they are. But you must know the leader! And this man makes you believe that you still have a chance to regain your high position. So, he is
who?"
Queen Song stood up slowly, closed her eyes, and said no more words.
Lin Yutong said: "If you tell me today, I guarantee that you will survive. If you don't tell me today, then... you probably have no chance of survival."
Queen Song opened her eyes and glanced at Tongtong, her eyes filled with confusion. Then she said, "You know what? I always thought your mother was better off than me! In fact, your mother was better off than me. She married such a man.
Son-in-law, after giving birth to a daughter as smart as you, she should have lived to be the most envied woman in this dynasty, but unfortunately, she lived her life like that. To be honest, the two children she gave birth to after her were stupid.
The one I gave birth to... is not as smart as the Song family at all. Only you, like the Lin family, are actually like the Song family." She said, straightening her sleeves, "Don't worry, I won't seek death. But, you
Don’t even think about getting me to speak with just a few words! Let’s go, see if you send me to the Ministry of Punishment or to Dali Temple... whatever you want!”
Lin Yutong put his hand on Queen Song's wrist, and then put it down.
Empress Song would not speak. She had given birth twice, and the most recent one was a year ago. But the court only knew that the royal family of the Southern Tang Dynasty had left two seedlings. One was Princess Jinyu. This was Empress Song's biological child. Her age was
He has also reached the age to get married. The other one is Anlehou, who is the eldest prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty. He was not born to the Empress of Song Dynasty, and his mother was just a palace servant.
But no one knows that Queen Song gave birth to a child a year ago. If the child did not die, it was hidden. Being hidden means that it must be a boy. Now, I am afraid that the child was given away by someone with intentions.
Found it, the child was grabbed into the palm of someone's hand, and Queen Song had to follow.
Lin Yutong looked at Queen Song and said, "Aunt, you are better than your sister at this point. You can still sacrifice for the child, but she can't do it. At this point, tell me who that person is, and I promise to find the child.
Let him grow up like an ordinary person and not be disturbed by other things!"
Empress Song glanced at Tongtong, lowered her eyelids to cover up the complexity in her eyes, and really said nothing.
Han Siyuan lit up the signal cigarette on his body, and in the time it took to make a cup of tea, Han Ye and Qingya arrived first. When they saw the battle in front of them, they were both a little stunned.
Han Siyuan sent Han Ye, "Go back right away... go to the Ministry of Punishment... No! If you don't go to the Ministry of Punishment, you go directly to Dali Temple and inform the Dali Temple Minister and ask him to send someone to deal with it immediately." Zhao Deguang was supervising Dali Temple. Why did he still send someone to Dali Temple?
People sent him to Dali Temple.
Han Siyuan was speechless and asked Han Ye to report it quickly.
Lin Yutong pointed inside and told Qingya, "Go in and ask those women to put on their clothes..."
yes!
But Qingya screamed as soon as she entered. Tongtong ran over and saw that all these girls were mad! She went over and looked at the gauze clothes on these girls, which smelled like they had been soaked in medicine.
Empress Song burst into tears, "Let them be buried with the last emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty! They are loyal to the Southern Tang Dynasty!"
Lin Yutong sneered, "Do you think those men can get away with it? Do you think we dare to go out for a walk? How many pairs of eyes are staring around here. What you call a cover-up is nothing! Do you believe it or not, tonight?
, there will be a list on my desk!”
Yes! At night, the fourth master had a list in his hand! On the list, the eldest princess’s consort Zhao Hongyin was on the list!