The previous thundercloud struck again, and the light of lightning passed through the window lattice and curtains, illuminating the bed.
Xu Jian clearly saw that Lin Yunyan's eyes were red.
How can you not be sad?
If the truth is as they inferred, it would be more heartbreaking to them than an accidental leak, or someone deliberately planning to kill someone.
The fire was not an accident, but the fatal consequences were.
After the lightning flash, the vision was once again shrouded in darkness.
Xu Jian has good night vision and can clearly see the outline of Lin Yunyan.
He raised his hand and gently landed on Lin Yunyan's cheek, wiping the corners of her eyes with his thumb.
"Cry if you want to," Xu Jian said.
Lin Yunyan's eyelashes trembled and she said: "I can't cry..."
You must exercise restraint when guiding Li Shao, be calm when answering in front of the emperor, and even more calm when facing the empress dowager, for fear of making the empress cry too.
Her emotions were tense all night, and she could hardly control herself several times.
But now, when she no longer needs to suppress and can release, Lin Yunyan can no longer cry.
My heart felt heavy, weighed down by tens of thousands of mountains. My throat was sore and my eyes hurt, but I couldn't cry aloud.
Amidst the thunder and rumbling, Lin Yunyan adjusted her posture and leaned against Xu Jian.
Xu Jian stuffed a pillow behind her and simply hugged her half-relying on her. She didn't speak any more and just stayed with her quietly.
Between the curtains, there was only the sound of two people breathing.
The lightning and thunder outside still continued, sometimes dazzling and sometimes deafening.
In Lin Yunyan's heart, the quiet and powerful heartbeat in her ears finally overshadowed the lightning strikes, and time after time, her ups and downs of emotions gradually calmed down.
After a long time, she asked: "After looking through the case files tomorrow, do you want to report this inference to the Holy One?"
"No matter how reasonable the inference is, it is still an inference. Let Eunuch Cao go check on the monkey-faced eunuch first, and then we have to listen to what my father-in-law thinks." Xu Jian said.
Lin Yunyan responded in a low voice, and then said: "I'm not very confident..."
She spoke nonsense, but Xu Jian understood what she meant: "I know."
This inference is very beneficial to Li Shao.
In other words, it is completely stuck on the "guilt" of the Holy One.
Over the years, the Holy One could not let go of Dingguo Temple because he had made mistakes.
"If I hadn't brought all the guards and monk soldiers down the mountain, I would have left more people on the mountain..."
"If I hadn't had a dispute with the queen, I might have been able to rescue the person in the hall that night..."
These two words have always been on His Majesty's lips.
Now, these two "ifs" can almost give a clear answer.
The monkey-faced eunuch lit a fire just to mobilize the guards and monk soldiers who rushed down the mountain to return to the temple. Whether the saint came down the mountain or not, there would be such a fire.
The late empress did not argue with the Holy Emperor, so she would not light the sleeping incense in the east room.
The people at the foot of the mountain come to ask for help. Whether the Holy Spirit personally leads the guards to rescue him or just sends out manpower, when the hall burns down, people can run out from inside...
The person who set the fire was certainly the real culprit, but the various coincidences surrounding the Holy Spirit led to the tragic ending.
Lin Yunyan can distinguish between wrongs and debts, and the Holy Spirit can also understand the truth, but it does not mean that he will not feel more guilty.
The truth is the truth, and the emotion is the emotion.
The authorities are obsessed, and the Holy Spirit will become even more obsessed after being trapped in the situation for more than ten years.
"The Holy Lord has a kind and self-denying temperament and is good at reflection," Xu Jian said softly, "This is his advantage, but it can also become his shortcoming, just like when facing Dingguo Temple, he cannot cut through the mess quickly.
The late empress has passed away, and he cannot restore it or make up for it. All his emotions have been poured into Li Shao."
Lin Yunyan nodded.
This is inevitable.
They had already expected it, but they had not thought before that the most likely truth would hit the Holy One exactly that night.
Xu Jian combed Lin Yunyan's long hair with his fingers and said: "I just told you to risk your life and live, but now there is no such opportunity.
The one who will never forget that night is not only Your Majesty, but also the Empress Dowager and you.
The Holy One admits that he has made mistakes. He is ashamed of Li Shao. What have the Empress Dowager and you done wrong? He will be even more ashamed of you."
"Li Shao is his son." Lin Yunyan said.
Emotions can be divided into closeness and distance.
"The Empress Dowager is the late emperor's middle palace, and is the Holy Mother's direct mother," Xu Jian said, "the words "respect and filial piety" are words that the kind-hearted Holy One dare not forget.
He wanted to find out the truth about Dingguo Temple before choosing to fight for the throne. Compared to those in Yongji Palace and compared to Li Mi, the Holy Emperor had no background at all and did not have any advantage.
He can stand out only because of the full support of the Queen Mother.
The Empress Dowager helped His Majesty ascend the throne, and also tried her best to support him in the first few years after he succeeded to the throne. After the Holy Emperor was able to fully assume the responsibility of the government, he retired without any regrets.
Once Li Shao's actions touch the Queen Mother's bottom line, the Holy Emperor will not just indulge him."
Lin Yunyan pursed her lower lip.
The Empress Dowager's bottom line now is the Shen family and her.
"It's hard work for your mother-in-law to still worry about me at such an old age..." Lin Yunyan sighed.
Xu Jian smiled: "She must be happy that she can still worry about you."
Saying this, Lin Yunyan thought of what the Empress Dowager had said.
What the empress couldn't let go the most was that after she passed away, she couldn't find anyone to ask for help.
Once upon a time, the empress died in the late spring of the seventeenth year of Yongjia. This time, the knot of the cause of King Ding's death was solved. Lin Yunyan hoped that the empress could live longer.
"Step by step, before Li Shao is unable to stand up," Lin Yunyan organized her thoughts, "We have to find out the person behind the scenes. I suddenly want to know what he thinks about the accident at Dingguo Temple.
Unexpected.
Because the first empress died, the Holy Emperor, who had no intention of fighting for power, got involved and eventually won the throne.
That man's intestines are probably blue."
It can be heard from the voice that the little princess's mood has completely calmed down.
Xu Jian couldn't help but curl her lips and said, "I'll let you interrogate him then and see what kind of rhetoric he has."
He took away the pillow and the two of them lay down one after another.
There was still not much sleepiness, so Lin Yunyan simply shared the Qianfu incident with Xu Jian.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "The oil lamp was so hot that I closed the door and the window and held it in front of me for a long time. I moved it little by little. It was so hot that my face hurt."
Her voice was low and soft, almost like a coquettish one.
Xu Jian couldn't help laughing when she heard this, and pinched her cheek gently. It still felt as soft and delicate to the touch.
"Apply more ointment," he said.
Lin Yunyan asked again: "Speaking of which, how could the thunder strike so perfectly?"
She only heard Xu Jian say that he wanted to draw thunder to Qianfu, but she never expected that he would draw two thunderbolts, and they would hit the main courtyard and the house where Li Shao lived when he was a child.
"They are all foreign methods. I have only heard about them before. I will take this opportunity to give them a try."
Sudu said he was shocked."
Lin Yunyan understood.
Many things are like this, some are artificial arrangements, and some are coincidences.
Otherwise, how can we say that humans are not as good as God?
Dingguo Temple is like this, and so are they who lead thunder.
It was obvious that God was on their side tonight.
The two cuddled up and talked.
Like hindsight, tiredness gradually came over her, and Lin Yunyan fell asleep before her eyes.
Xu Jian was still awake and patted her back gently, preventing the lightning and thunder from waking her up in her sleep.
In Yuqing Palace, Li Shao couldn't sleep at all.
The memories of the old year are really not wonderful. First, there was Ning'an around him, and then he went to the imperial study room, where he continued to analyze the words. Li Shao's mind couldn't be free, so he had no extra mood. At this moment, he completely calmed down, and fear came one after another as the night fell.
His hands seemed to be still hot from the oil lamp, and his breath was filled with acrid smoke. When he closed his eyes, the fire illuminated the dark night. He saw his little self standing in front of the collapsed hall, with his mouth open, wanting to cry.
He couldn't howl anymore.
Afraid, how can we not be afraid?
I was so scared that I wished I could never be the same as before and completely forgot about it.
Li Shao tossed and turned on the bed, and Wang Gouzi, who was keeping vigil at night, also found it difficult to sleep peacefully.
Something is very wrong, Your Highness.
There was something wrong coming out of the Qian Mansion, but going to the Imperial Study Room made it even better.
Unfortunately, Wang Gouzi still couldn't figure out what they said.
It's not like he hasn't asked before, but His Highness talks about him in such a way that it's extremely suspicious.
Normally, His Highness would not be so guarded against him, which shows that he had received the instruction from the Holy One, but Wang Gouzi was eager to find out the situation...
"Your Highness, can't you sleep?" he asked tentatively.
Li Shao responded vaguely.
"What are you worried about?" Wang Gouzi asked again, "I am humble and can't help His Highness. If Your Highness doesn't dislike it, I can be an audience."
Li Shao was bored. As he spoke, he thought of his father's explanation, but he still looked careless: "What else could it be, other than being struck by lightning while hiding in the mansion?"
"Are you worried that someone will take advantage of the problem?" Wang Gouzi asked.
Li Shao originally said it casually, calling Wang Gouzi such a mention. He suddenly remembered the dilemma in front of him and couldn't help but snorted: "They were trying every means to cause trouble for me, but now they have a God-given opportunity. With such a good excuse, they
Can you let it go?"
"You also said that if you have anything to do with Qianfu, you will be in trouble..." Wang Gouzi said sarcastically.
It’s really not that he is a bitch who can’t speak and doesn’t know how to explain things. It’s just this matter. He can’t make up a story no matter how eloquent he is.
Even he can imagine how aggressive tomorrow will be, and His Highness also understands.
Li Shao turned over and stopped talking, and Wang Gouzi could only shut up.
I slept very poorly that night.
Li Shao went to court with a gloomy face, and the dogs followed him step by step.
Perhaps the wind had cleared the air, and he had a flash of inspiration. He took two steps forward, stood on tiptoe and said to Li Shao: "Your Highness, I just thought of it..."
Li Shao paused and listened to what Wang Gouzi said.
"What do you think?"
After thinking for a while, Li Shao said: "A dead horse is a living horse doctor. Anyway, I have no other way, let me try."
The rain has stopped, but a lot of it has accumulated in the square.
The courtiers walked carefully to avoid accidentally splashing water with their feet and tarnishing the imperial image.
Lin Yu was in the queue and glanced at the ministers.
The atmosphere was certainly solemn. No one would show a smile for such a big event as a lightning strike in a dormitory. As for whether they were worried or excited in their hearts, it was up to each individual.
Lin Yu was also cautious.
They had agreed to attack Qianfu, and although they had not received any specific information, it seemed like they had succeeded.
When His Highness arrived at Qian Mansion, if it was just a lightning strike, it would have been enough for Xu Jian to follow His Highness back to the palace to meet the Holy Spirit, but Yun Yan also entered the palace.
From this point of view, something has been gained more or less.
While thinking about it, Lin Yu saw Li Shao.
All the ministers saluted and greeted each other, and they all knew it well, and no one would take the initiative to ask such stupid words as "Your Highness is dark at the moment, but he didn't get a good night's rest."
Gu Heng looked at Li Shao for a few times and then looked away.
Even the Shuntian Prefecture was dispatched for such a big event as the Qianfu lightning strike. He had heard about it last night.
If someone inquires again, they will know clearly even the location where he was hit.
Gu Heng was excited and excited, but after a night of digestion, he had restrained himself.
Today, not only did I not make trouble myself, I also did not arrange for others to make trouble.
He had done a great job in the previous "crusade" against His Highness, and it would be unsightly to add fuel to the fire.
Besides, someone will definitely come forward today, so there is no need for him.
When the hour came, everyone entered the Jinluan Hall, waiting for the arrival of the Holy One. There was a storm in the hall, just waiting for lightning and thunder.
On the other side, in Cining Palace, Lin Yunyan and Xu Jian also got up.
"It's definitely late today, so you don't have to rush there." Lin Yunyan said while helping Xu Jian check her appearance.
Xu Jian adjusted his cuffs: "Go to the warehouse earlier to look for old documents. The faster you start, the less likely you will be judged."
This makes sense.
Lin Yunyan did not try to persuade him much: "You are busy with your business. I plan to stay with the Queen Mother for a while. I will not leave the palace until it is time to go to the Yamen, and we will go to Uncle Chengyi's Mansion together."
Xu Jian agreed.
The two of them were doing their own thing.
Xu Jian entered the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites and asked someone to open the warehouse.
"Are we going to let His Highness read the old documents again?" The clerk in charge of the warehouse was happy. He still remembered that last year, the Duke Fu moved the old documents outside one by one for His Highness to see.
Xu Jian said: "Yes, get some more that you haven't seen before."
The clerk opened a warehouse for him.
Xu Jian went in to select them, and when he brought them out, he asked the clerk to record them one by one.
The items he picked were miscellaneous and included everything. The documents from when he went to Dingguo Temple to pray for blessings were among them, which was completely inconspicuous.
Before leaving the court, Xu Jian took the documents back to the study and sat down to read them alone.
No matter how well preserved the old documents are, they will never be as good as new ones. As the pages are turned, there is the smell of old ink and a faint musty smell between the papers, and these smells also reveal the details of that year one by one.
In front of Xu Jian.
The names of everyone accompanying me are on it.
He saw the name of his mother-in-law and continued to scroll down. There were some guards, maids, maids, eunuchs...
After counting, there were twelve eunuchs in total.
Xu Jian studied his ink and picked up his pen, and recorded the information of these twelve people.
After thinking about it, I simply remembered the guards, nuns, and maids all together. It would be better to have some trouble than to have to ask the warehouse to get it when there are no clues later.
When the copying papers were dry, Xu Jian put them away.
Just then, there was a sound of greetings coming from outside. It was the officials from the Ministry of Rites who had gone to court and were back.
Xu Jian also stood up and walked out.
Looking past Feng Shangshu, he saw Li Shao, who was lagging behind and came in unhurriedly.
Li Shao's expression was calm, and he didn't look bored at all after being scolded so badly in the morning.
Xu Jian saw this and raised his eyebrows slightly.
