Shen Lian took a deep breath and stopped delaying.
He put the painting away close to his body, and then picked up the envelope.
He checked the envelope carefully.
There is no writing on the envelope.
There is no pattern.
The top is clean.
There is no clue about this letter from the envelope.
He simply tore open the envelope.
Then he took out the letter paper from inside.
After taking out the letter, Shen Lian's hand actually felt a little heavy.
He only felt that his breathing seemed to become heavier.
Because he had a premonition.
This letter, perhaps, will tell him some secrets that he has been waiting for for a long time.
Shen Lian took a deep breath.
Then, very seriously and seriously, I opened this letter...
Open the letter.
The delicate handwriting on it comes into view.
As soon as Shen Lian saw the words on it, he recognized that these were exactly the words on the scroll.
There is no doubt that it is a letter written by Empress Beidou.
Lady Beidou's calligraphy is very beautiful, although it is not as good as calligraphy, but it is elegant and graceful, making people feel very neat and comfortable at first glance.
Moreover, Empress Beidou practiced martial arts and liked to punish evil and promote good, so there was a special sense of heroism in her handwriting.
Although it looks delicate, it does not lose its strength.
It is a kind of word that other women would definitely find difficult to write.
Very special.
Even if you imitate it, it is difficult to imitate its charm.
Shen Lian took a deep breath and read the content carefully.
"Xiao Lian, is that you?"
The first sentence that catches my eye is this.
Shen Lian's pupils dilated slightly.
There is no standard format for writing this letter.
But at first glance, Shen Lian felt particularly friendly.
Shen Lian quickly continued to look down.
"If it's Xiao Lian, just keep reading. The rest of the content will be your bad mother's ramblings."
"If it's not Xiao Lian, please close this letter and put it back where it belongs. This is not for you to see. Please have some respect for yourself."
Shen Lian: "..."
Why is the content of this letter so slightly different from what I imagined?
Moreover, it seems that my mother's character is not as gentle as I imagined!
But think about it, Empress Beidou traveled around the world, punished evil and promoted good, and killed countless villains. How could she have a soft character?
Jianghu chivalrous women, eclectic.
This is how your mother should be.
Shen Lian found a suitable explanation in his heart and continued to read.
"Xiao Lian, I don't know how old you will be when you read this letter."
"I think you should be at least over twenty years old, right?"
"If you are not over 20 years old, then that bastard is such a bastard and has never heard of you. Take good care of you. If I find out, I will chop him half to death."
Cough cough cough!
Shen Lian choked on his saliva.
Shen Lian waved his hand.
He looked at these sentences and thought for a while.
Bastard... he should be referring to his father.
So I was really entrusted by my mother to my father to take care of me?
From the tone of my mother's voice, it seemed that the relationship between my father and my mother was not as good as what my father had told me at the beginning.
However, Shen Lian knew that their relationship should be very good.
Otherwise, my mother would not leave her to my father to take care of me.
But the kind of good that comes from fighting, making noise, and not getting to know each other without fighting.
Shen Lian continued to look.
"Xiao Lian, mother knows that you must have many doubts in your heart."
"You must really want to know why your mother left you so cruelly, and you must really want to know who your father is."
"But forgive me, mom, I can't tell you now. It's not that I don't want to tell you, I just don't want you to be in danger."
"My Xiao Lian should be happy and grow up healthy, and my Xiao Yuan should always live a carefree life."
"Mom didn't hide it from you on purpose. She just hoped that your childhood would not be covered by those dark clouds."
"If he can take good care of you, then I think you should have a good childhood. If he doesn't take good care of you... Mom will blame herself extremely, because everything that happened to my little Lian is all because of him. His mother, it’s his mother’s fault.”
Shen Lian pursed his lips.
He wanted to say that although his childhood was somewhat difficult, because of Bai Yanguan, Li Shimin, and his father's secret protection, his life was actually pretty good.
Moreover, I have found many clues now, and I already know the difficulty of my mother.
He felt that his mother was not only very good, but also very good.
Because of what her mother had experienced, it would have been difficult to save herself from Beichen's hands unless she really wanted to protect herself.
No one knows better than himself how difficult Beichen is.
At that time, both my mother and I were locked up by Beichen.
In the end, my mother was able to send her out safely while being imprisoned, and entrusted her father to take care of her. Just thinking about it makes you realize how difficult it was.
My mother has made so many efforts for herself.
How could he be a bad mother?
She was so good that in his entire life, he would always remember that there was a woman who loved her and protected him so much.
Although he was still young and ignorant at that time.
But he knows that the maternal love he has experienced is no less than that of anyone else.
Shen Lian never felt that Beidou Empress owed him anything, let alone that Beidou Empress was not good.
On the contrary, even though his memories of Empress Beidou are only scattered fragments, he still feels that Empress Beidou is the best mother in the world, just like any other mother in the world.
Empress Beidou encountered so many accidents and faced such insidious and cunning enemies, but she still took care of everything she had. Not only did she get herself out of the dangerous whirlpool, but she also entrusted her to her father. Everything is the tenderness and love of Empress Beidou for Shen Lian.
Shen Lian took a deep breath and continued to look.
"If I am not by your side when you read this letter, then I may have had an accident. Don't think about looking for me. As long as I know that you are living a good life, as long as you can know that you have grown up. As an adult, I am very satisfied."
"Mom doesn't even know where she is, or whether I'm still alive or whether I can still accompany you, so I can't tell you too much about me."
"Mom loves you very much. Mom has always thought about what my little Lian will become when he grows up."
"Will there be a good way of making a living, and will there be a woman who loves him as much as my mother loves you? If so, then my mother will really have nothing to worry about anymore."
"Lian, taken from the blue and better than the blue, this is the reason why my mother gave you this name. My mother hopes that you can be smarter and live a happier life than your mother. No matter what good aspects you have, you can be better than your mother." good."
"Your mother has a blue character in her name, so she chose the character "Lian" for you because she hopes that my little Lian will live a better life than your mother."
"I'm chatting so much that I don't know what to say. Anyway, I hope my little Lian will have a smooth life, be safe, happy and healthy."
"Finally, mother has prepared a gift for you. It is the last gift for my son. However, this gift is not simple. You can only tell you where to place it in a special way."
"If you can crack it, it means you can take it with confidence."
"But if you can't crack it, then never look for it. It will bring you danger."
"Finally, I hope Xiao Lian can know that you will always have a mother who loves you."
The letter stops abruptly here.
Shen Lian turned over the back of the paper, which was blank.
That’s all the letter from Empress Beidou.
After reading the content of this letter, Shen Lian first closed his eyes and calmed down his heart.
This letter caused a great stir in Shen Lian's heart.
When he was reading this letter, it was as if a gentle woman really appeared in his mind, talking to her gently.
Shen Lian was very intoxicated by it.
He even didn't want to wake up.
But Shen Lian knew that he had to wake up.
Because his mother is still waiting for him.
Shen Lian opened his eyes again, thinking about the content of the letter.
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In the letter, Empress Beidou revealed some key information.
First, Empress Beidou knew that an accident would happen to her and made some preparations.
In the legend of Beidou Empress, Shen Lian also knew that Beidou Empress was a very smart woman.
So, does this mean that even if Empress Beidou encounters danger or accident, she still has some hidden cards?
And can this provide some evidence that Empress Beidou is still alive?
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Second, Empress Beidou said that when she saw this letter, she had not appeared yet, which meant that something unexpected had happened to her.
Does this mean that Empress Beidou thinks that these more than ten years are enough to get her out of danger?
But she hasn't shown up yet. Did something unexpected happen to her plan?
Does this mean that Empress Beidou has the power to resist?
Third, Empress Beidou said that if she didn’t crack the secret of the scroll, she shouldn’t look for it.
This shows that the gift she left for herself is anything but ordinary.
If you don't have enough wisdom, once you get it, it may be dangerous.
So, the Beidou Empress specially left it for herself and claimed it was the last gift. What could this gift be?
Shen Lian's brain felt as if his computer was about to crash at this moment.
Countless speculations, countless ideas, crazy influx and outflow.
Looking at the scroll and the letter, Shen Lian suddenly said: "I want to go to the Ministry of Finance."
The Ministry of Household Affairs is the department in charge of money, food and population.
Similarly, the planning of land and the drawing of maps are also the responsibility of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Therefore, for Shen Lian, the fastest place to find the clues left by Empress Beidou is at the Ministry of Finance.
The Ministry of Revenue has the most complete map of the Tang Dynasty and has the largest number of geographical talents.
Go to the household department and ask the household department to help, and you will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.
But before going there, Shen Lian also needed to draw the maps hidden in those two pictures.
Not everyone in this world has the same horrific memories as he does.
Not everyone has such strong spatial thinking ability like him.
Therefore, he couldn't bring the two pictures together, not to mention that he didn't want this secret to be known to others. Even if he brought it over, the quality of the two pictures was very thick, and you couldn't see the picture below at all when they were overlapped. .
In other words, except for monsters like Shen Lian, no one else can see the real map even if they get these two maps and know how to decipher their secrets.
This is the power of Empress Beidou.
Even if you know the method, you can't crack the real secret!
Shen Lian took a deep breath, closed the treasure box again, and carefully placed the letters and paintings inside his clothes.
Shen Lian spread out the paper, picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, pondered for a moment, and then quickly drew on the paper.
Shen Lian does not have superb painting skills, nor is he good at it.
But Shen Lian has the memory of a monster, and this memory is enough for him to copy it accurately.
In this way, in less than half an hour, Shen Lian drew the map hidden by Empress Beidou.
Looking at the map on the paper, Shen Lian's gaze deepened.
He knew that after he cracked the secret of this map, he might know more secrets about Empress Beidou.
And that secret may be related to the disappearance of Lady Beidou.
The two cleaned up and left the princess hall.
After leaving the palace, they went straight to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The level of defense at Hubu Yamen is much stricter than that at Dali Temple.
Dali Temple is mainly a judicial institution, and there is nothing special that needs to be protected.
But the household department is different.
The treasury is in the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Once problems arise in the Hubu Yamen and affect the national treasury, it will be an unbearable price for the entire Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, the protection of the household department is the most stringent in all places except the imperial palace.
Even if Shen Lian gets here, he can't enter easily.
Shen Lian said: "Excuse me, please inform me that Lord Shen of the Tang Dynasty, Shen Lian, wants to see Mr. Shangguan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue."
The government officials recognized Shen Lian and knew how noble his status was.
Therefore, he did not dare to hesitate or delay at all, and said quickly: "Master Shen, please wait a moment, I will go and report it now."
After saying that, he quickly turned around and left.
Then he cupped his hands to Shen Lian and said, "Master Shen."
Shen Lian smiled and said to Shangguan Yi, "Long time no see, Sir Shangguan."
There was a case in the Household Department in the past, and Shen Lian helped the Household Department solve it, so Shen Lian and Shangguan Yi still have some friendship.
Shangguan Yi said with a smile: "It's been a long time indeed. We haven't seen each other much since Mr. Shen went to Nanzhao with the army."
Shangguan Yi asked: "Master Shen is looking for me, but what's the matter?"
Shen Lian did not hide anything and said: "I do have something that I need Sir Shangguan's help with."
When Shangguan Yi heard this, he hurriedly said: "Please come into the Yamen and have a chat."
Shen Lian nodded.
Shen Lian did not hide anything and said: "I do have something that I need Sir Shangguan's help with."
When Shangguan Yi heard this, he hurriedly said: "Please come into the Yamen and have a chat."