Chapter 331 Beautiful Spider Spirit VS Cold Ascetic Monk 35
The night is like ink, deep and quiet, and the lights in the palace are dim.
In the imperial study room, the candlelight flickered, reflecting Emperor Xuanwu's frown and the memorial in his hand.
At this moment, Yueying quietly appeared. He stood in front of the imperial case, knelt down and saluted respectfully, "I have met the emperor. Yueying has something to report."
Emperor Xuanwu raised his head and looked through the eyes. Through the candlelight, shining directly on the moon shadow, "I didn't order you to secretly follow the whereabouts of Master Xuanji, why did you come back suddenly? Is there any news?"
Yueying nodded slightly, looked up at Emperor Xuanwu, and said in an excited tone, "Back to the Emperor, Yueying did make an important discovery. His subordinates followed Master Xuanji all the way to Linjia Village, and then they discovered that Yunyan was hiding in Linjia Village, and was getting married and having children. Master Ji and Yun Yan talked in the room for a long time, and his subordinates overheard some key points. "
When Emperor Xuanwu heard the words, he paused with the ink pen in his hand, and the ink droplets splashed on the memorial, but he didn't notice it.
He stared at Yueying and asked eagerly, "Go on."
Yueying took a deep breath, not daring to hide it, and told the truth of what he heard.
Emperor Xuanwu was very excited when he heard that Xuanji was the emperor's son born to him and his concubine. He thought he was dead, but unexpectedly he was still alive and became a generation of eminent monks.
"Yueying, is this matter absolutely true? Master Xuanji's identity is not mistaken?"
Although he was so excited that he couldn't control himself, this matter was not trivial, he asked again in a deep voice.
Yueying nodded seriously, "Back to the emperor, although my subordinates were hiding in the dark at the time, they saw Master Xuanji taking out a dragon-patterned jade pendant, which was exactly the same as the dragon-patterned jade pendant worn by the prince in the palace. , the prince also has a similar piece on his body.”
Emperor Xuanwu had mixed feelings in his heart, including the joy of regaining his lost son, and the anger over the past, "My noble concubine did not die of childbirth back then, but was killed by a bowl of ginseng decoction."
At this point, his voice was choked with tears.
"Where is Yun Yan? Where is she?"
Emperor Xuanwu changed the subject and asked again.
Yueying said truthfully: "Yunyan was brought back by his subordinates and is currently being held in a dungeon."
"Take me to the dungeon."
Emperor Xuanwu frowned and said, He wanted to ask personally about what happened back then.
By the time he finished speaking, he had already left the dragon chair and had just walked to the door.
He suddenly remembered something and told Yueying: "Hurry up and ask someone to go to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple to verify whether the baby is really Xuanji."
Although this matter has already happened. Not far away from ten, but we still need to confirm that the royal bloodline cannot be confused.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Yueying respectfully accepted the order.
He raised his hand to call someone over and asked him to quickly go to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple to seek confirmation.
Afterwards, he took Emperor Xuanwu to the dungeon to see the clouds.
In the dungeon, the candlelight was dim, the light and shadow were mottled, and the air was filled with damp and musty smell.
Yunyan was imprisoned in a dark cell, with ragged clothes and a haggard face.
Seeing Emperor Xuanwu and Yueying, she was slightly startled, then lowered her head, as if she had expected the two to come.
"Yunyan, raise your head."
Emperor Xuanwu stopped in front of Yunyan, his voice low and majestic.
Yun Yan slowly raised her head and her eyes met Emperor Xuanwu. At that moment, it seemed as if he had traveled through twenty years and returned to the time when he was still in the palace.
Her voice was hoarse: "Your Majesty, you are finally here."
"Tell me, what happened that year?"
Emperor Xuanwu's eyes were as sharp as a knife, as if he wanted to penetrate Yun Yan's heart and look directly at the hidden secret.
Yunyan had known that Emperor Xuanwu would ask, but she calmly told the story.
"Your Majesty, the truth of the matter is this. Although I don't know who killed the imperial concubine, there has been a guess for many years that this matter is definitely related to the empress."
Emperor Xuanwu frowned, "Queen? Why?"
Yunyan smiled palely, "The emperor loves the empress so much, but on the eve of the birth of the empress, he was trapped by something and could not return to the palace. And who was it back then? Who suggested that the Empress Dowager should go to Mount Wutai to pray for blessings? Who gave the order to protect the child but not the child? "
She looked directly into Emperor Xuanwu's eyes and said emotionally:
"There is nothing wrong with the emperor doting on the empress. What is wrong is that the emperor does not know how to protect the empress. To the empress, your love is like a sharp knife coated with honey. "There are so many women in the harem, and the queen is also your wife. You treat them like nothing, and you don't even bother to look at them. You only have eyes for the empress. Have you ever thought about their feelings?"
Yunyan burst into tears? She fell down, feeling extremely excited, and even her voice became sharp, "Actually, in the final analysis, it was the emperor who killed the empress, and it was your favor that killed her."
She didn't know that she Where did I get the courage? I just felt like I was holding back my breath. It was extremely uncomfortable not to speak out.
“Did I kill the noble concubine?”
Emperor Xuanwu's face turned pale after hearing Yun Yan's words. He staggered a few steps, his body was shaky, as if he could not stand still, and his expression was painful and regretful.
"Your Majesty, are you okay?"
Yue Ying, who was following behind, was startled and hurriedly stretched out her hand to support him, fearing that he would fall. "I'm fine..."
Emperor Xuanwu shook his head and looked at Yun Yan again, with a hint of hoarseness in his voice: "Even if I am wrong, the person who harmed the imperial concubine must not At large. Yunyan, do you have any evidence against the Queen?"
Yun Yan was silent for a moment and slowly shook her head: "Your Majesty, I have no conclusive evidence, just speculation over the years. But there are indeed many doubts pointing to the Queen."
Emperor Xuanwu frowned and fell into a trap. meditation.
Yueying suddenly stepped forward and said softly: "Your Majesty, the request from Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple has not come back yet, and the prince has also gone to investigate the matter. It is better to wait for more clues before making a decision."
Emperor Xuanwu nodded slightly and looked down again On Yun Yan: "You saved my prince's life, I won't treat you badly, but I can't let you out at the moment. You should stay in prison for now. After this matter is over, I will let you go."
After that, he turned around and left the dungeon, followed closely by Yueying.
Returning to the imperial study, Emperor Xuanwu was in a difficult mood.
He recalled the past with the imperial concubine, feeling sad, angry, and deeply self-blame.
"Yueying, send people to secretly investigate the queen's every move, and no clues can be missed."
Emperor Xuanwu's expression was stern and his voice was extremely cold.
Yueying respectfully accepted the order: "Yes, Your Majesty."
After that, he respectfully stepped down and quickly set about arranging the investigation of the queen.
Emperor Xuanwu was meditating alone in his imperial study. He recalled the gentleness and kindness of the imperial concubine during her lifetime, and recalled the time when the two were in love, and he felt increasingly sad and self-blame.
Here, Lin Youwei did not catch up with Xuanji after all, and simply went to Wanfo Temple for help.
After Xuanji left Linjia Village, he did not go back to Wanfo Temple, but went straight to Lianhua County.
I wonder if she and her two children are okay after being away for so long?
As he thought about it, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and a gentle smile appeared on his face.
After several days of traveling, Xuanji finally returned to Lianhua County. He was covered in travel and dust. Although his steps were fast, he could not hide the longing for home in his heart.
"Uncle Zhou, I'm back."
Xuanji knocked on the door lightly, with a somewhat imperceptible eagerness on his face.
Uncle Zhou heard the sound and came out, opened the door, and saw Xuan Ji. He couldn't hide the panic in his eyes, and said nervously: "Master, didn't you go to the capital? Why did you come so soon..."< br>
His words were broken, as if searching for the right words.
The madam has been having a fierce fight with Mr. Dugu these past few days, and they have been fighting each other day and night. The fierce noises made even him blush and his heart beat.
Master Xuanji came back at this time...
Xuanji was keenly aware of Uncle Zhou's abnormality and frowned slightly, "Uncle Zhou, what happened at home? Why do you look so panicked? ?”
Uncle Zhou shook his head quickly, looking more and more panicked, “It’s okay, it’s okay…”
He looked embarrassed and was sweating profusely, but he did not dare to speak directly. He could only say vaguely: "Madam...she is busy at the moment. I'm afraid it's not convenient to see you."
Although Xuanji had doubts in his heart, Thinking that Yao'er had to take care of the children and run the store business at the same time, she didn't think much about it and said instead: "Then I'll go see the children first."
After saying that, he walked in In the house, I went directly to Yu Yao's room.
The child has always lived with her, so he instinctively went there.
Uncle Zhou was so frightened that he saw Master Xuanji heading towards Madam's courtyard.
Madam is currently in the room chatting with Mr. Dugu. She hasn't been out for a long time, and she doesn't know why the young man is so energetic.
If Master Xuanji passes at this time, the situation will be unmanageable.
Uncle Zhou looked panicked and quickly stepped forward to hold him, reminding him unnaturally: "Master... the young master and the young lady are in the old lady's room now, and the old lady is watching them?"
Xuanji was slightly startled, but didn't think much about it. He just assumed that Yao'er had something to do and left the child in the care of Aunt Zhou.
He turned around and walked towards Aunt Zhou's residence.
Seeing this, Uncle Zhou breathed a sigh of relief and secretly prayed that his wife could end the affair as soon as possible.
He thought about it and thought it would be better to remind him.
But as soon as he walked to the door of Madam's yard, he heard fierce noises coming from inside. The sound made him blush and his heart beat.
His face turned red, and he could only walk into the yard, and the sounds inside became clearer and clearer.
He was so embarrassed that he didn't even know where to place his hands and feet.
"Ahem... Madam, Master Xuanji is back."
He knocked on the door lightly and whispered a reminder into the room.