After lunch, Lu Wu came back from the palace and reported to Lin Jue the situation of inviting Concubine Rong out of the palace to watch a play. As Lin Jue expected, Concubine Rong agreed to Lu Wu's request with almost no excuses.
This is actually not surprising. Concubine Rong knew that Lu Wu was her daughter, so she must have deep regrets and love for Lu Wu in her heart. She was so kind to Lu Wu, which was a kind of compensation. She couldn't tell
The truth about Lu Wu is that she can only be twice as kind to Lu Wu, which not only satisfies her motherly nature, but also makes up for her apology to Lu Wu. Therefore, whenever Lu Wu makes any request, she will definitely find a way to satisfy Lu Wu. What's more,
In their previous interactions, Lu Wu was very passive and never took the initiative to express his feelings for her. This time Lu Wu took the initiative to enter the palace and invited her out to watch a play, which must be unusual in Concubine Rong's opinion.
She will regard this as Lu Wu starting to take the initiative to accept herself, and she will definitely not refuse.
However, Concubine Rong was a little surprised by Lu Wu's request to leave the palace incognito. This seemed unnecessary. However, Lu Wu's explanation was also very reasonable. She went out of the palace to watch the show with great fanfare and could not appreciate the original flavor.
The atmosphere of a theater is original. The actors in the Grand Theater are very nervous and may not be able to perform to their best, which affects the experience. Besides, Concubine Rong has not experienced this feeling of sneaking out of the palace to see all living beings for a long time. Every day
In the palace, a large number of people followed him around, and they were no different from prisoners.
The two sides agreed that in the afternoon tomorrow, Lu Wu would wait with his carriage at the corner gate of Donghua Gate. After Concubine Rong came out of the corner gate, she went directly to the theater. Concubine Rong told Lu Wu that the emperor would summon ministers to discuss matters tomorrow.
She would definitely not come to Rongxiu Palace to look for her in the afternoon. The Queen Mother would take a nap for an hour every afternoon, and after getting up, she would go to the Buddhist hall to recite sutras for an hour. As long as the Emperor and the Queen Mother did not come looking for her, no one would ask about her whereabouts. So.
, she will definitely be able to leave the palace smoothly tomorrow.
Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief. Everything was ready now. He just had to wait for the princess and the concubine to meet and discuss matters in the theater box tomorrow. Lin Jue was very happy, but Lu Wu was very confused. After the young master and the little princess came back,
She felt strange. She always felt that the young master was hiding something from her. The little girl was actually very sensitive, and she was particularly sensitive to the attitudes of the people closest to her. She was keenly aware of those unusual things. But the young master did not say anything.
She didn't want to ask more, and felt very conflicted.
Lin Jue saw this, but he felt that it was not the time to tell Lu Wu now. The best time was to find an opportunity to calmly talk to Lu Wu about her after the current crisis was resolved.
Life experience. However, doing this was a bit unbearable. Looking at Lu Wu's confused expression, she seemed a little disappointed, Lin Jue didn't want her to feel tortured.
"Lu Wu, come here, I have something to tell you." Lin Jue pulled Lu Wu to the corridor in the yard and sat on the wooden bench with her.
Lu Wu sat there very nervously, her body maintaining an unnaturally stiff posture. From the young master's eyes, she felt that something big was about to happen.
"Lv Wu, I've found out something. I really want to tell you, but I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it." Lin Jue held Lu Wu's hand and whispered.
"What's going on? Have you found the whereabouts of my mother and younger siblings? Are they... they are no longer alive?" Lu Wu asked nervously.
Lin Jue laughed. The little girl always thinks about other things first and never thinks about her own affairs.
"Sorry, I haven't found any information about your mother and siblings. This matter is about your own life experience." Lin Jue said softly.
"My life experience? Haven't we already found out clearly? My father is Lu Shilang. Didn't we already find the place last year and find out clearly?" Lu Wu said in surprise.
Lin Jue smiled bitterly and said: "It is true that you are Lu Shilang's daughter. However, Lu Shilang is not your father. This...how should I put it? I don't know how to say it."
"What are you talking about, young master? You have confused Lu Wu. I am my father's daughter, why is my father not my father anymore?" Lu Wu frowned.
"Lvwu...it's like this. You have a hidden secret about your life experience. Well...this thing is too bizarre. I'm afraid you won't believe it if I tell you. To be honest, I was also very surprised when I found out. That's why I never told you.
, just because I’m afraid you won’t believe it. Until now, I don’t want to tell you through my mouth. I hope you can hear the truth with your own ears. Tomorrow, maybe you will know the secret of your true life experience. Maybe you can personally
I just want to tell you that no matter who you are, no matter what your life experience is, you are my green dance. My love for you will never change. In my eyes, you are still the third bedroom of my Lin family.
That little girl, I'm afraid you can't bear the truth, so I hope you can calm down. Even if you hear something that makes you feel incredible, don't be afraid or worried. I have everything." Lin Jue looked at Lu Wu's beautiful face.
Big eyes said solemnly.
Lu Wu looked at Lin Jue in confusion. The meaning of the young master's words was unclear, but it seemed to contain great information. What does it mean that there is a secret about his life experience? Could it be that he was not from Lu Shilang's family? That family search.
The result was wrong? Then who was he? For a moment, Lu Wu didn’t know where he was or who he was.
"Sir, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand a word? I...I'm confused." Lu Wu frowned.
Lin Jue said softly: "You don't need to understand now, you will understand everything tomorrow. You just need to remember that I will be by your side no matter what time. I am your closest family member. So is Weier, and so are everyone else.
, you don’t have to be afraid.”
Lu Wu nodded lightly and said, "I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid of anything with you here."
Lin Jue smiled slightly, stood up and said: "That's good, I have to go to the Yamen. You have a rest and go back to Nancheng Grand Theater to invite Yingying and Qianqian to come to the house to talk in the evening."
Lu Wu nodded obediently and said, "I'll help the young master change his clothes."
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At the end of the day, Lin Jue was discussing a newly reported case with Yang Xiu, Yu Deshui and others in the public room. This case was very bizarre. It was a case reported from Changheng County under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture. There was a family
The parents beat their daughters to death with stones. There are actually many cases of parents killing their children, but the problem is that this case is bizarre because the way this pair of parents killed their daughters was too cruel. They did not use big rocks to kill their daughters.
Instead of killing someone, he tied his daughter to a tree, threw small stones at her for more than half an hour, and tortured her daughter to death.
Moreover, they refused to repent afterward and did not admit that they had done it. They said that they were just acting for others, slaying demons to protect the Tao, and acting in the name of saints. In short, they did not understand what the gods said.
Logically speaking, the investigation of this kind of case is not complicated. Even if the parents don't admit it, they are definitely guilty of murder and they can just bring them to justice. But what's strange is that the file from the Changhen County newspaper says that they can't handle it.
He was a prisoner, so he asked the Kaifeng Prefecture to send officials from the Punishment Department to assist him. This made people a little confused.
Lin Jue was very confused when he looked at the file of this case. This behavior of slowly stoning people to death is somewhat similar to a killing method called 'honor killing' in later generations. However, it is a method believed in some barbaric areas.
The killing method of the sect. There is no such situation in the capital and in the era. Maybe this is just a coincidence.
But Lin Jue suddenly remembered something from the words in the file, "Act according to the saints". That was what he saw when he went to Yingtianfu to attend the opening ceremony of Yingtianfu Grand Theater last year. A local man
A sect called "Qingjiao" is becoming popular, similar to a cult. Lin Jue reported this matter to Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru when he returned to the capital. However, at that time, the second new law was at a critical moment, and the reform was
Things were already busy and fraught, and Yan Zhengsheng and Fang Dunru were not interested in what Lin Jue reported. Lin Jue himself soon fell into the crisis of being expelled from the school, and the matter was never mentioned again.
If this kind of evil murderous behavior is the style of the Qingjiao, doesn't it mean that the expansion of the Qingjiao has reached a certain point. Yingtian Mansion is seven or eight hundred miles away from the capital, and in just half a year, it has already reached a certain level.
Has it spread to Gyeonggi?
While several people were discussing, someone from outside reported that someone came in in front of the public house and asked to see Lin Jue.
Lin Jue left the public house and came to the courtyard gate. He saw a man standing with his hands behind his back and standing at the foot of the steps with his back to the courtyard gate. The man was dressed in black robes and had gray hair, but his back was straight and he looked majestic. This man
Lin Jue's back figure was all too familiar. When he saw it, he immediately exhaled softly.
"Sir, why are you here?" Lin Jue quickly walked down the steps, knelt down and kowtowed.
The visitor was none other than Fang Dunru. He only dressed up as an ordinary old man and did not wear official uniforms. Therefore, the public servant did not realize that he was the current leader of the Yushitai and the head of the Ordinance Department. He now had red hair.
Purple character.
Fang Dunru turned around and saw Lin Jue kneeling down to salute. He quickly stepped aside and cupped his hands and said, "Master Lin, there is no need to salute like this. This is against the rules."
Lin Jue knew what he meant. He no longer recognized himself as his student, so he refused to accept this great gift from teacher and student. Lin Jue didn't want to be too wordy, so he just kowtowed to the empty space and saluted.
To show that he still regarded him as his teacher in his heart. Fang Dunru stood aside silently, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
Lin Jue stood up, bowed and said with a smile: "What brought Mr. Jiang here? Why didn't you inform him in advance so that I could come and greet you?"
Fang Dunru said calmly: "After passing by this, I thought that you were working in Kaifeng Mansion, so I stopped by to take a look."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "Sir, please come in. The students will serve you tea and listen to your teachings."
Fang Dunru waved his hand and said: "Don't take teachings seriously. You and I are officials in the same dynasty, just colleagues. I won't go in either, I just stopped by to take a look. In addition... I have a few words to say to you. It's true.
.The alleys outside are also very quiet. How about we go for a walk? I won’t delay your official duties."
Lin Jue said hurriedly: "Sir, what are you talking about? It's just like this, it is disrespectful and disrespectful."
"No problem." Fang Dunru folded his sleeves and put his hands behind his back, and walked first. Lin Jue followed suit and followed him. The two of them walked along the secluded alley in front of the public house, slowly heading towards the depths of the willows and greenery ahead.
