There seemed to be a hole in the sky, and there was a steady stream of rain.
The rain was like fog, and even the lights in the main room not far away were blocked, making it impossible to see clearly.
And behind them, in the wing room, there was only an oil lamp on the table.
Weak, dim, and shaken by the incoming wind.
But it is so hot, so strong, and it lights up this place like a long-lasting fire.
There was the dark night rain in front, and the bright firelight behind. The rain curtain hanging from the eaves was like a long knife, split into two distinct parts.
Li Shao's words were so impactful that not only did he not be able to hold back, but Lin Yunyan was also panicked.
She breathed in small breaths, squatted down, and looked directly at Li Shao: "When was the last time you saw my mother?"
Li Shao sat slumped, with his shoulders hunched, and his hands were wiping his face and grabbing his hair: "The moment she woke up, she was only wearing her middle coat. She probably discovered the fire in her sleep and had no time to tidy up.
She said something to me, and I saw her mouth moving, but my ears were buzzing and I didn't hear anything.
After saying that, she rushed into the main hall again. Not long after she entered, the main hall collapsed, the whole thing collapsed!"
Lin Yunyan choked and asked: "She wants to save the late queen, right?"
"It should be," Li Shao said, "I found out later that the queen mother did not run out, and several of the nuns did not come out..."
Lin Yunyan asked again: "I heard that His Highness fell ill later, and you can't recall the situation at all that day."
"I really didn't remember before," Li Shao's voice was vague. "I haven't thought about it. Everyone wants to know what happened that night and why there was a fire. My father asked, my grandfather asked, and the Queen Mother also asked.
, my grandfather also asked...
I want to know too! It was not just your mother who died inside, but also my mother-in-law!
The only person in the world who longs for my mother to live well is not only my father, but also me!
If she is alive, if she is still here..."
Li Shao became more and more excited as he spoke, and his voice became louder involuntarily.
Lin Yunyan would not go against Li Shao at this time and believed that these words were true.
No child wants to lose his loving mother.
No matter how crazy Li Shao is now, no matter how crazy he is in the future, he was only a four or five-year-old child back then, the biological son who was protected by the first empress.
"I understand," Lin Yunyan said softly, "You also want to recall it, but you were young at the time and lost your memory after being frightened. This is not surprising. My father also said that he consulted many doctors at that time, and the imperial doctors also
It is said that this happens after people are frightened, especially children."
Li Shao nodded heavily.
Of course he also understands his own illness.
His father was grieved by the loss of his mother, and hoped that he would remember it. The imperial doctors explained a lot to his father, and Li Shao also listened.
When he was young and couldn't understand anything too profound, the imperial doctor told him in the simplest words that it was not his fault that he forgot.
As I grew up, I began to understand, and I also realized that forcing was useless and that I couldn't force it, so I naturally let it go.
Until tonight.
The oil lamp that fell by mistake, the flames that sprang up, and the facial features similar to Madame Bo's became a giant axe, splitting open the box shrouded in memory.
Seeing that Li Shao's mood gradually calmed down, Lin Yunyan continued to ask: "Who is that unfamiliar eunuch?"
"I can't remember clearly," Li Shao held his head and tried his best to remember, "I should have seen him before. I'm not familiar with him, but I have seen him.
I was half asleep and anxious to go to the toilet, so I didn't notice anything else at first. It wasn't until he asked me to hold the oil lamp that I saw his face.
He looks forty or fifty years old, right? By the way, he has a monkey face!
I have to find him and call Shan Shen here, I have to tell him!"
Li Shao was anxious to stand up, but Lin Yunyan held his shoulders down before he could exert any force.
"Your Highness," Lin Yunyan shook her head at him and whispered, "How many eunuchs from more than ten years ago can Master Shan recognize? Regarding Dingguo Temple, if you are looking for Master Shan, why not go to Eunuch Cao?
The Holy One said."
Li Shao suddenly nodded.
"That day, there were dead men in the town at the foot of the mountain pretending to be bandits in order to fight for the throne," Lin Yunyan said again, "The eunuch who set the fire in the temple and didn't let you call people must have been acting under orders."
Li Shao's eyes darkened: "You mean Li Mi?"
Lin Yunyan pursed her lips.
My father once said that Li Mi only admitted to taking credit for the suppression of bandits, but never acknowledged the initial attack on the town by fake mountain bandits, let alone the fire at Dingguo Temple.
Judging from Li Mi's temperament, it is not likely that he set fire to the temple in an impatient, direct, and silent manner.
What's more, eunuch Wang Liuliu, who seems to be Li Mi's confidant, actually has another master behind his back...
At the moment, Lin Yunyan does not intend to analyze this matter in detail with Li Shao.
She is a woman, even if she is the daughter of Shen Yun who was killed, she should not be so clear-headed.
Those should be told by more suitable people to Li Shao, Lin Yunyan did not want to cause unnecessary trouble.
"I'm not sure who it is, whether it's Li Mi, the guy from Yongji Palace, or someone else. I don't know him and can't tell," Lin Yunyan said. "I'm just thinking that Li Mi is dead.
But in the sixth year of Wang's reign, Dao Heng was still making waves in Beijing.
What if it’s not just them? What if there are others watching in the dark?
It turns out that you don't remember anything, so they can sit back and relax. But once they know that you remember that there was a monkey-faced eunuch that night, wouldn't that alert the enemy?
We must find him, and the Holy Spirit will never let him go. We finally got such a clue, so we must be cautious and cautious!"
These words touched Li Shao's heart.
He had a lot of bad luck these past two days, so why wasn't someone else involved in it?
Xu Jian was out of luck, but it was Liu Xun who took him to Chenmi Hutong, and it was Dao Heng who attracted the government's attention!
Monk Dao Heng harmed him!
There are gold bricks from Li Mi and gold paper from Guyue Ren in that house. It is not surprising at all that he is actually related to the murderer behind Dingguo Temple.
He has been harmed by that villain for so long, maybe it has been harming him since more than ten years ago, and now is the time for him to fight back!
You must not act rashly or let any news leak out.
"Then don't tell Shan Shen. It's his turn to know. He will tell him after he reports back to his father." Li Shao made up his mind, "Ning'an, you will definitely help me, right?"
"I am not helping Your Highness." Lin Yunyan was rare in choosing words with Li Shao at this critical moment, because she had to win Li Shao's trust. "That monkey-faced eunuch is the murderer, your enemy, and my mother-in-law."
Enemy! I also want revenge, so how can I help you? We are allies!"
After hearing the first sentence, Li Shao's expression froze. After hearing the whole sentence, he relaxed quickly.
Ning An is right.
That person is their common enemy, and Ning An can definitely trust him when it comes to revenge.
In other words, besides his father, when investigating Dingguo Temple, his most trustworthy person is Ning'an and Uncle Chengyi.
As for Xu Jian, he has no other interests with Dingguo Temple and will not create any other rifts. He will only advance and retreat with Ning'an.
In recent days, Li Shaoyuan and Xu Jian have reached a certain degree of consensus, and now they have added another lock on top of that.
"As long as we find out the truth..." he murmured.
Even if the real murderer is dead, the fact that Dingguo Temple was destroyed due to murder rather than an accident will make the father miss his mother even more.
But the father cannot forget his mother, and the deeper he misses her, the smoother his recovery will be.
Thinking of the rain and the thunder, Li Shao thought firmly: He must not let go of this God-given opportunity.
Although I can't clearly see the situation in the main house, as time goes by, if Master Shan doesn't come, the dog will come too.
Lin Yunyan hurriedly said to Li Shao: "Only I know about this matter, and His Highness knows it. I won't tell the Duke yet, and His Highness will not mention it to Eunuch Wang. When we meet the Holy Emperor, we will listen to his orders."
Li Shao was not wary of Wang Gouzi, and subconsciously wanted to question him, but since Ning An offered not to tell Xu Jian in exchange, he didn't feel it was a loss, so he agreed easily.
The light behind him suddenly dimmed.
Lin Yunyan got up and took a look. It turned out that there was not much oil left in the lamp.
Li Shao also regained his composure and got up from the ground: "It's getting late. I'm afraid if I don't set off, the palace gate will be closed."
"Then I'll go talk to Mr. Shan." Lin Yunyan said and walked out.
As soon as I stepped out the door, I saw a person coming along the corridor.
The person who came was holding a lamp in his hand, and his face showed that it was Xu Jian.
When they met each other, Lin Yunyan called him.
Li Shao also looked over.
"Is Your Highness feeling better?" Xu Jian walked up to him and asked.
Li Shao nodded with a dull face: "I want to go back to the palace immediately, and Ning An will go with me."
When Xu Jian heard this, his eyes fell on Lin Yunyan, his eyes gentle.
"Yes, I also want to go to the palace." Lin Yunyan said.
She lied to Li Shao that if he didn't tell Xu Jian, he wouldn't break his promise in person.
But she and Xu Jian had an extraordinary tacit understanding. Even if they didn't say much, just a look and a simple sentence, Xu Jian knew that she had asked a lot of things from Li Shao.
"I'll call Eunuch Wang here first, and then talk to Master Shan. What do you think, Your Highness?" Xu Jian asked.
Li Shao responded.
Soon, the dog trotted over.
He was extremely concerned about Li Shao's condition.
It turned out that His Highness was in the courtyard, and Wang Gouzi could see the situation from the window. When His Highness moved to the wing, he could no longer see it. His Majesty asked him many questions, but he was unable to do anything.
I don’t know what His Highness said to the princess?
He looked intently at the expressions of the two of them. His Highness looked impatient and uneasy, while the Princess was worried.
To say there was disharmony or a dispute, Wang Gouzi didn't notice it.
"Your Highness wants to return to the palace? The carriage is still waiting outside the house. It can leave immediately," he said.
Xu Jian was a few steps behind Wang Gouzi and came over with Shan Shen.
Shan Shen had basically finished checking the situation: "Your Highness, it is indeed unfortunate that Qianfu was struck by lightning twice tonight.
Once it fell on the tree and knocked it down to the ground. I checked and found that it was indeed in the state of a lightning strike.
Another one fell on the roof of the west room and made a hole. Fortunately, it rained heavily and it did not burn.
The other damage was to the curtain, which was accidentally lit by an oil lamp and was extinguished.
The more detailed judgment will have to wait until tomorrow. After daybreak, we can see more clearly and then check to see if there are any missing parts."
"I'll leave this to Master Shan," Li Shao said. "If there's nothing else, I'll go back to the palace first. Something happened in Qian Mansion. Since I've been here, I have to report it to my father as soon as possible."
Shan Shen did not stop Li Shao, but even sent him out along the way.
The carriage stopped next to the house. Li Shao got up first and turned to look at Lin Yunyan.
Lin Yunyan guessed that he didn't want her and Xu Jianjian to ride alone in the car to avoid betrayal, but why wasn't she worried that Wang Gouzi would get something out of Li Shao's mouth?
That being the case, she followed Shan Ruliu's lead and walked towards Li Shao's carriage.
Xu Jian helped her step up, and then came up herself: "Your Highness, the princess was frightened earlier and was absent-minded. I will accompany her."
Right under his nose, Li Shao refused and ignored them as he settled down.
Wang Gouzi looked at the car, but didn't squeeze in. He sat on the driver's seat with the handlebar.
The carriage went all the way back to the palace in the rain.
Lin Yunyan sat still and was distracted, leaning against Xu Jian, closing her eyes and saying nothing.
Xu Jian held her in one hand and held Lin Yunyan's hand in the other, rubbing her palm.
He could guess the result, but he didn't know exactly what Li Shao said, let alone how Lin Yunyan guided Li Shao to say it. But what Xu Jian couldn't mistake was that the little princess had gone to great lengths to get the answer.
In order to control her true thoughts and emotions, Lin Yunyan's palms were covered with nail marks.
Deep and shallow, intertwined and messy.
Some are faded and some are bruised.
The little princess was so tender-skinned that she must have forgotten the pain at that time.
But Xu Jian felt pain, and he was very distressed.
But this was Li Shao's carriage, and Li Shao was right next to it. Xu Jian couldn't comfort Lin Yunyan properly, so she could only rub her gently.
They hurried back to the palace before the palace gate closed. Because it was Li Shao's carriage, they had a smooth journey to the outside of the imperial study.
The Holy Father had not rested yet, when Eunuch Cao heard the news and came out to greet him.
Seeing three people getting off the carriage, he observed hesitantly for a moment.
After leaving the Yamen, the main hall went to the Fuguogong Mansion to have a drink. The Holy Emperor was quite happy when he heard about it.
The better the relationship between Your Highness and the Duke of Fu is, the more satisfied the Holy Emperor will be. As long as you don't drink too much, there is no problem with daily drinking. What's more, it's in the Duke's mansion, so there is nothing to worry about.
"It's just that the weather has gotten a little worse."
The Holy One only commented this sentence.
Unexpectedly, these three people came into the palace together after drinking wine, and each of them was caught in the rain and went straight to the royal study.
There are still times when His Highness is careless, but the Princess has never had a record of being disheveled before the Emperor!
"Your Majesty, your Majesty is inside," Eunuch Cao led them in and asked cautiously, "Is there anything wrong?"
Li Shao replied: "There are some things."
Lin Yunyan added: "It's important. I'll ask my father-in-law to avoid it later."
Eunuch Cao's heart skipped a beat.
Several people went to the imperial court to salute. Seeing them like this, the Holy One couldn't help but frown: "What's going on? It's so, so miserable."
Eunuch Cao has already sent everyone away and is standing guard outside the curtain.
Li Shao opened his mouth to answer, but choked up.
The saint saw this in his eyes and signaled Xu Jian to speak.
"The thunder and lightning hit Qianfu earlier." Xu Jian said.
The Holy Emperor was stunned: "What did you say?"
Li Shao came over slowly and blurted out: "Father, what happened that night at Dingguo Temple, I have remembered it."
