"Holy Religion, Her Highness …"
Li Yi retracted his gaze from County Magistrate Liu, appearing to be deep in thought.
Liu Dayou nodded and said, "That's right. The servants in Prince Xin's Manor have indeed heard those four people saying the words' for Her Highness'. All the evidence shows that the arson case in Prince Xin's Manor last night was done by them."
Li Yi's gaze flickered. Could it be that the Taoist Nun had come to the capital?
Thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was not quite possible. The foundation of the Holy Religion was in the Qi Kingdom. Right now, the Qi Kingdom was in a state of chaos, with the First Prince and the Third Prince vying for the throne. The Taoist Nun shouldn't let go of such an opportunity, let alone come all the way to the Jing Kingdom. Moreover, it was true that Fang Xingjian had not received any news regarding this.
However, when had Prince Xin offended the Taoist Nun?
Fang Xingjian had no way of knowing this either.
Li Yi knew that there were people from the Holy Religion in the capital. However, within this organization, it had always been a one-way communication. The members at the bottom of the hierarchy would not be able to come into contact with the core secrets, and it would also be very difficult for outsiders to infiltrate the organization. Even the intelligence department, which had strict control over the organization, knew very little about them.
Setting fire to Prince Xin's Manor … It could not be ruled out that they wanted to create some big news while the imperial court meeting was nearing. Prince Xin was just lucky to have been chosen by them.
No matter what, at a time like this, the authorities would still have to take strict precautions.
Li Yi looked at Fang Xingjian, gave it some thought, and said, "Although these people are very well-hidden, there will always be some clues. You should pay attention to the cases of people going missing in the suburbs of the capital or the abnormal movements of some villages. You should be able to discover something …"
From Li Yi, Liu Dayou obtained a lot of information about the Holy Religion. When he walked out of the Li Mansion, he felt as if he had forgotten something, but he couldn't tell what exactly he had overlooked.
Although the death of the son of the former Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Works and the burning of Prince Xin's Manor were very far apart, they should have been done by the same group of people. What was their motive? What was the connection between these two cases? Liu Dayou rubbed his slightly swollen head. Prince Xin's Manor had only been burned down, and no one had died. He had to put this matter aside for now. Quite a lot had happened in the capital this year, and he had to immediately start preparing to report his work at the imperial court meeting.
Li Yi didn't think much about the Holy Religion.
Their influence in the Jing Kingdom was limited, and the capital was under heavy pressure. After setting fire to Prince Xin's Manor, they had already given themselves away a little. If they were to make another move, they would definitely not be able to hide from the imperial court's pursuit.
What he should be concerned about was the matter at hand.
Although Drunken Mo hadn't married into the family yet, she was already the second … third mistress of the house. For the past two days, Ruyi had been guiding her to familiarize herself with the matters of the house. Today, she was brought over by the Old Mistress to meet someone. With Ruyi accompanying her, Miss.Liu had gone to the alliance, leaving only him and Ruoqing at home.
When he sat in the courtyard, Ruoqing brought a cup of hot tea over.
Li Yi thought of something and said, "If you want to go out or go to the brothel these few days, I'll accompany you. Don't go out alone."
Those people from the Holy Religion were all lunatics. Li Yi was still a little worried that the Taoist Nun would make a comeback and lay her hands on the people around him. Although the possibility of this was very low, he couldn't let them take this risk.
Ruoqing looked at him with some worry and asked, "Did something happen?"
"Prince Xin's Residence was burned down. It was done by the people from the 'Holy Religion'. I'm worried that they'll do something bad to you."
"Holy Religion?" Ruoqing was stunned and asked with some uncertainty, "Prince Xin's Residence was burned down by them?"
Li Yi nodded and said, "I don't know how Prince Xin offended their Heavenly Empress, causing those followers to go crazy and take revenge. But he deserved it …"
Ruoqing said in a low voice, "That Heavenly Empress should be very powerful …"
"I don't know if she's powerful in other places, but her martial arts are quite powerful. The influence of the Holy Religion can't be underestimated either. If we were to go up against them, the imperial court would probably have a headache."
Li Yi suddenly remembered that he still had the token of the Holy Sect. It was a token that said that he was under one person and above tens of thousands of people. If something happened to the Daoist nun one day — After thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was best not to have any contact with those people.
Although it was true that the influence was very powerful, all of them had been brainwashed and were like terrorists. Just the thought of being surrounded by such people made him feel uncomfortable.
Ruoqing asked in a probing manner, "What if the imperial court captures that Heavenly Empress?"
"There probably won't be a good outcome." Li Yi shook his head and said, "The people from the Holy Religion are cruel and have probably done a lot of things to harm the imperial court. If the imperial court were to capture their Heavenly Empress, they'll definitely not let her off. When that time comes, there'll probably be a great commotion in the world."
With the Taoist Nun gathering such a huge power, no one would believe her if she said that she did not want to rebel. Since ancient times, there had been many such examples. When that time came, blood would definitely flow like rivers and corpses would be strewn all over the place.
Ruoqing did not continue asking. She smiled and said, "The brothel has been very busy these few days. I'd like to go over and take a look."
Since he had nothing to do at home, Li Yi stood up and said, "I'll go with you."
After sending Ruoqing to the brothel, Li Yi and the sloppy old man found a quiet place to drink tea and watch the performance while waiting for her to finish her business.
"Miss Wan."
"Hello, Sister Ruoqing."
"Nice to meet you, Miss Ruoqing."
…
As Ruoqing walked over, the performers in the brothel all bowed to her.
They respected and appreciated her from the bottom of their hearts. She was the one who had changed the industry and allowed them, who had traveled from state to state and slept on the streets, to live the good life they had now.
After walking into a room, she ordered, "Xiaoqi, go find Xu Zheng and ask him to come over."
"Alright, I'll go right now." A young girl nodded and walked out of the door.
Xu Zheng was also very famous in the brothel. In the beginning, he had only been a beggar, doing some cleaning every day in exchange for porridge. However, because he was serious and diligent in his work, not fearing hardship or fatigue, he was later promoted to work in the brothel as an exception. Many people here knew of him.
Not long later, a young man walked in from outside and gently closed the door. He turned around and suddenly knelt on the ground, saying respectfully, "Your subordinate pays his respects to the Goddess!"
Ruoqing rubbed the area between her brows and said helplessly, "I've already said many times that I'm not your Goddess. You've got the wrong person …"
Xu Zheng did not say anything else, but the respect on his face became even more intense.
Ruoqing did not argue with him. She stood up, looked at him, and asked, "You … are you people from that Holy Religion?"
"It's the Goddess's Holy Religion!"
She clenched her fists slightly and asked again, "Prince Xin Manor … was it you people who burned it?"
Xu Zheng said solemnly, "He wanted to harm the Goddess, so he must be punished!"
Her knuckles were slightly white, and her voice trembled slightly. "Then … the son of the Assistant Minister of Works, those people … are also … also …"
"All of them deserve to die for attempting to harm the Goddess!"
Ruoqing sat back down on the chair somewhat weakly. Her face was pale as she mumbled, "I … I'm not your Goddess. You … why are you …"
The young man buried his head even deeper and said, "Your Highness, the authorities have already noticed our existence. The capital is no longer safe. For Your Highness's safety, this subordinate suggests that we leave this place as soon as possible …"
"Get out …"
"Your Highness, please reconsider!"
"Get out!"
She had always spoken softly and gently, but at this moment, her tone was so decisive and unquestionable.
"This subordinate obeys!" Xu Zheng said respectfully. Without raising his head, he stood up and left decisively.
She stared blankly at the empty room, then leaned over the table and sobbed softly.
"Why me …"
"Why now …"
"I'm not, not the Heavenly Empress …"
… …
When he saw Ruoqing again, Li Yi was startled. He looked into her eyes and asked, "What's wrong …"
Looking at her appearance, it was clear that she had just cried. Ever since he had known Ruoqing, he had never seen her cry over anything …
"It's nothing. I just read a script. It was too sad, so I couldn't hold it in …" She smiled and shook her head. "Let's go home."
"What script …" Li Yi asked in surprise. He suddenly felt a warm and soft touch on his hand. He lowered his head to look at it and subconsciously clenched it. He no longer cared about the script. He nodded and said, "Yes, let's go home."
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