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"Yes." Wen Dongyan nodded and said,
"However, Miss Lin was only three years old at that time, and she was the only pearl of Brother Ruhai and his wife,
How could she be willing to comply. That scabby-headed monk said, 'Since I can't bear to part with her,
I'm afraid that she won't be able to recover from her illness for the rest of her life! If she wants to recover,
Unless she's not allowed to cry from now on,
Other than her parents,
She won't see any relatives, and she can live a peaceful life. ' Brother Ruhai only treated these words as nonsense and only gave him some silver as alms,
Then he ignored it. That scabby-headed monk was very unyielding. He didn't ask for the silver. He only sighed three times at Brother Ruhai and floated away. "
Shuijing pondered for a moment and asked, "Was it also this scabby-headed monk who wanted to Zhen family girls?"
"It should be the same person. It seems that Miss Zhen was also three years old at that time. "
Shuijing was puzzled.
Why did a monk want two little girls who were born in a rich nest to follow him,
To be a monk or a nun? He had never heard of a monk and a nun mixing together all day long. Even if the two little girls had to become nuns, they should go to the nunnery to cultivate. Since ancient times, there were many young ladies from official families who went to the nunnery to cultivate.
This had never had anything to do with monks. Wasn't this scabby-headed monk a bit like a dog trying to catch a mouse?
"If it weren't for that incident back then,
I would have thought that this scabby-headed monk was using the name of saving people,
He really did something like a human trafficker. "
"Actually, when I first heard about the scabby-headed monk and the crippled Daoist priest, this subordinate didn't believe it." Wen Dongyan waved his goose feather fan and frowned,
"The empress and the Third Prince have long had the intention of fighting for the throne,
They also have the support of the Retired Emperor behind them,
After failing to fight for the throne, seeing that they were about to be killed by Master, they said that all of this was because the scabby-headed monk and the crippled Daoist priest had bewitched them. This subordinate only thought that they were making excuses. Later, Master desperately wanted to find these two people. This subordinate only thought that Master was confused by anger. Now, it seems that I was wrong. "
"They are indeed evading the responsibility." Shuijing snorted coldly. "It's not like they've been wanting to fight for the throne for a long time. If it wasn't for the fact that Da Lan felt that although he could barely cope with them, he wouldn't be able to take care of Little Jiu, he wouldn't have written a letter to request Ye Zichen to bring Little Jiu out of the palace to be raised. As for the scabby-headed monk and the lame Daoist priest … Half a year after the Great Stroke usurped the throne, their temperaments suddenly changed. Not only did they have a bad temper and squandered money, they also wantonly lured beauties and kept male companions … "
Shui Lan had grown up watching the former Empress being neglected by Emperor Emeritus. She knew that the former Empress had suffered a lot at the hands of the favored concubines in the imperial harem. Therefore, she was very careful in choosing the Crown Princess during the wedding. Because he had grown up with Shui Lan, he knew a lot about the underworld. When Emperor Gaozu was still alive, he often complained to Emperor Gaozu about this. Afterwards, after the Emperor Emeritus ascended the throne, although he had no one to complain to, he still used his status as an elder to intervene in Shui Lan's marriage, breaking the Emperor Emeritus's plot to bestow the daughter of a fifth-rank minor official to Shui Lan. Shui Lan had a good relationship with the Crown Princess and didn't even have a secondary consort. How could she suddenly change her temperament?
Shuijing narrowed her eyes slightly when she thought of this. "That Zhen Shiyin also suddenly left with the lame Daoist priest without any warning. Do you think they might have been bewitched by something? "
"… The art of witchcraft?"
Wen Dongyan was aghast. The art of witchcraft had been recorded as early as the Qin and Han Dynasties. It was a kind of magic that used a mysterious power to control and influence people and things. The law had long stipulated that those who practiced the art of witchcraft would be sentenced to death and their family members would be exiled three thousand li.
"We've been secretly investigating the people for so many years, and it's not like we haven't seen these things before. It's just that those people only used methods to harm people and make them sick, but they didn't bewitch people. Perhaps the scabby-headed monk and the lame Daoist priest's cultivation is deeper than those people's. What this prince doesn't understand is what benefits they would gain from meddling in the battle for the throne. Back then, when Second Empress and Old Third died, I didn't see them come to save them. In these past few years, I also didn't see them interact with the other princes. "
"Miss Zhen and Miss Lin don't seem to have much to do with the battle for the throne. These two people are strange and their actions are quite strange. This subordinate is truly at his wit's end this time, "Wen Dongyan said with a sigh.
"This prince just doesn't believe in this evil." Shuijing knocked on the table and said, "Since they said that the Lin family's girl's illness won't recover for the rest of her life, then this prince will make her healthier than normal people. Only by not seeing relatives can she live a peaceful life … "He seemed to have thought of something and slammed the table." The child born with a jade in his mouth in Rongguo Province! He's called Baoyu, right? How could a normal child be born with a jade in his mouth? I heard that there were words on it? "
"Psychic Baoyu, don't forget, don't forget, immortal longevity and prosperity; first, get rid of evil spirits, second, cure grievances, and third, know fortune and misfortune," Wen Dongyan replied. "When this subordinate first heard about it, he thought that Rongguo Province was deliberately exaggerating. After all, how old was the child when he was born? How could such a small person hold a jade in his mouth? However, if it was related to the scabby-headed monk and the crippled Daoist priest, it's not impossible. It's nothing more than a smokescreen. As for why they did this, it's still a mystery. "
"Then is Jia Baoyu truly blessed?"
"This … this subordinate doesn't know the specifics. En Hou should know very well. "
"Call him over in a moment. First, send someone to monitor Jia Baoyu and see if we can get any clues from him. "
"Yes."
"Also, what's the matter with the girl from the Xue family?" Shuijing suddenly changed the topic and said, "Minister Lin wants to send someone to investigate whether the Xue Wang Clan has a daughter?"
Wen Dongyan muttered to himself, "It should be related to the dream. After Brother Ruhai woke up from the nightmare, he called Lin Bo to investigate. He told this subordinate that he dreamt that Miss Lin met with an accident. "
Shuijing thought carefully and said, "Also send someone to investigate the girl from the Xue family. See if she has any relationship with the scabby-headed monk and the crippled Daoist priest. There are too many mysteries right now. We can't let go of any clues. Also, this … "He pointed to the portrait on the table," Issue an arrest warrant. Say that this person is a human trafficker who has committed a heinous crime. Tell the yamen to be on guard. When capturing this person, regardless of life or death. If someone who isn't a member of the yamen catches him, regardless of whether he's alive or dead, he'll be rewarded. "
Although he was also very curious about the answers to these mysteries, he wanted them to die to appease Shui Lan's soul in heaven. If they were captured alive, they would inevitably have a chance to escape. He would never leave them with the slightest chance of survival.
The most pitiful one was Madam Zhen Feng. First, her daughter was lost. Then, her family was in trouble. Her biological father was a person who even cheated his daughter and son-in-law. This caused the originally good relationship between husband and wife to suddenly fall apart. Later, even her husband disappeared.
In just three short years, they encountered these great changes. Madam Zhen Feng was already strong enough not to immediately jump into a well. However, this wasn't the end. After Zhen Shiyin left, Feng Su took back the poor land and the broken house. Madam Zhen Feng had no choice but to go to the Feng family with two maids. The three of them worked day and night to earn some money, which could be considered their use in the Feng family. Even so, the Feng Family still complained about it every day.
Not long after, one of her maids, Jiao Xing, was asked by the new county magistrate, Jia Yucun, to be the second wife. Speaking of which, Jia Yucun was a poor scholar who lived next door to them when they lived in Gusu. He only had enough money to go to the capital to take the imperial exam because of Zhen Shiyin's financial support. Now that he was the county magistrate, he didn't help Madam Zhen Feng out of consideration for Zhen Shiyin's kindness. Instead, he colluded with Feng Su to take Jiao Xing away from Madam Zhen Feng. Feng Su benefited from the money and won Jia Yucun's favor. Unfortunately, Madam Zhen Feng only got four bolts of brocade. In the end, they were all taken away by her sisters-in-law.
Not long after, Madam Zhen Feng's elder brother followed suit and asked her other maid to be his concubine. This made Madam Zhen Feng a thorn in her sisters-in-law's side. Madam Zhen Feng wished she could take a broom and drive them out. Her elder brother was happy that Madam Zhen Feng could divert his wife's anger. He was very happy to have two wives.
As for Madam Zhen Feng, because she had been crying all year round, her eyesight was not good. Feng Su complained that she did less needlework every day and didn't get as much money as before. Therefore, he let her be molested by his daughter-in-law.
Not long after, other than doing needlework every day, Madam Zhen Feng ate and wore the same things as the Feng family's servants. The ten taels of silver for the fortune-telling was exchanged with the needlework she secretly did. No one in the Feng family knew about it. Otherwise, they would have already plundered it.
Shuijing's fortune-telling booth had been open for several days. Madam Zhen Feng was the first one to spend money on fortune-telling. Therefore, even though no one knew what they talked about, the news that she spent ten taels of silver for fortune-telling spread throughout the county in less than the time it took for an incense stick to burn. Naturally, the Feng family also knew about it.
Madam Zhen Feng looked at the room that looked like a swarm of locusts. Her face was calm, without any sadness or anger. She just stood in the corner like a piece of wood, motionless.
Her father, Feng Su, was sitting on a bench by the door, smoking a pipe. His two sons and two daughters-in-law were rummaging through chests and boxes. They took out clothes and other things one by one and shook them twice, for fear of missing a copper coin.
After an unknown amount of time, the four of them finally stopped. They walked to Feng Su, panting. When they passed by Madam Zhen Feng, they glared at her fiercely. The eldest son of the Feng family lowered his head and said, "Father, we've searched three times. We haven't found a single copper coin."
Feng Su knocked his pipe on the ground, looked at Madam Zhen Feng, and said earnestly, "My dear daughter, our family has been in a bit of trouble recently, and we can barely feed ourselves. Why don't you take out all the money you have stashed away and help us get through this difficult time? Think about it carefully. You have no children. You have to rely on your brothers and nephews for your old age. Although our family is not as rich as your former husband's family, we can still provide you with food and shelter. If you leave here, not to mention whether you can survive or not, when you die, you won't even have someone to send you off. "
The eldest daughter of the Feng family said sarcastically, "I don't think my sister-in-law cares about these things. She wants to spend ten taels of silver on fortune-telling, but she doesn't want to give us a single copper coin. Sure enough, a married daughter is like spilled water. How can she be of the same mind as us? "
The second daughter of the Feng family said, "Big sister, I don't want to nag you. How many fortune-tellers have you seen over the years? The news of you bringing misfortune to your husband and daughter has been spread far and wide. We wanted to find a man for you to marry so that you could have a stepson to send you off. Who would have thought that when the man heard it was you, he was 100% unwilling? Later on, Head Lai of the west of the city was willing to marry you, but you didn't want to. We didn't force you to marry, did we? We worshipped you wholeheartedly, but you turned around and gave the fortune-teller ten taels of silver. Our hearts are cold … "
Madam Zhen Feng finally moved. She lowered her head and bit her lips so hard that blood almost oozed out.
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