Tang riddles

Under the night, at the gate of Hui'an in Luoyang City, inside the Shen family's carriage, a secret conversation was going on in an atmosphere of anxiety and tension.Shen Sui, Zhang Ruohan, Wu Ya, Ying Niang, Hu Tuo and Blue Robin were compactly together, talking in low voices.The current period of waiting for the news can just be provided for them to sort out the situation.

Zhang Ruohan had already explained the process of Shen Jin's investigation of the Shi team's death case to Shen Sui on the way.Now, however, Kuta has brought a new problem.This question caught them off guard, and now thinking about it, cold sweat soaked the back of their clothes.

"What is going on with Yuan Qianhe? My lady, you once took her as a coachman, so you should know something about her." It was Blue Robin who asked, "If she really has something to do with the black hand behind the kidnapping of the prince?" Involvement, how long has she been lurking here with us? This... It's scary to think about it."

Zhang Ruohan groaned, but did not speak.

Shen Sui glanced at her, and said:

"Whether Qianhe is black or white, it's too early to make a conclusion. Maid Lian, to tell you the truth, I have never trusted her very much, and I have sent someone to investigate her background. All I know is that she seems to have been involved in a gang before. , ran across the rivers and lakes, but everything before her arrival in Datang was blank, and we couldn’t find anything based on our intelligence network. How did you meet her in the first place, and why did you accept her as a slave?"

When Shen Sui asked this question, he realized that he had never talked about Qianhe with Zhang Ruohan before.The period when she suspected Qianhe was exactly the period when Zhang Ruohan tested her identity the most. In order to avoid Zhang Ruohan, she delayed the opportunity to talk about this issue.After that, many things happened, which made her gradually forget Qianhe's life experience.There is basically nothing suspicious about the information about Qianhe's life experience that Qianyumen sent back.Except for not knowing what she did before she came to Datang, other resumes are fine.

She used to be a beggar and almost died in the cold city of Chang'an. Because Yin Yuan Qianyao of Jingzhao Prefecture opened a warehouse to donate porridge, rice and bedding to the victims, she barely survived.Later, I met a brother, and the two joined the gang and began to wander around the rivers and lakes.She is a skilled bodyguard, has also been on a boat, has been to many places, and has been in the rivers and lakes for many years, she is very sophisticated and stable.She was injured in a gang fight a year ago, and then withdrew from the arena.This coincided with the time when Zhang Ruohan took her as a slave, so Shen Sui's suspicion was eliminated.In addition, Qianhe's performance has always been very good, loyal, and very reliable. In the process of getting along with her, Shen Sui could feel that she was a kind-hearted person.This feeling cannot be faked, Shen Sui has seen too many people, she believes in her own vision, and Zhang Ruohan's vision.She thought that even if she was wrong, Zhang Ruohan would not be wrong.Zhang Ruohan is very sensitive, and her intuition is her most powerful weapon. No matter how well she pretends, anyone who is hypocritical or conspiring against others cannot escape her perception.

"I don't know much." Zhang Ruohan lowered her eyes and her voice was calm, "At this time last year, I was meditating in the Ci'en Temple. I remember very clearly that on the night of the seventh day of May, I was in an alley three streets away from the Ci'en Temple. , a very serious gang fight took place. At that time, Wuhoupu sent out to suppress it, and all the two gangs who were fighting were arrested in the prison of Jingzhao Mansion. However, some of them escaped, and she was one of them. At that time She was stabbed in the abdomen, bleeding profusely, and almost died. Her closest elder brother died, and most of the dead and wounded of the other brothers were caught in prison. Only she ran to Ci'en Temple, knocking on the gate of Ci'en Temple for help. The abbot led the monks to rescue her, but found that she was a woman. At that time, I was the only female guest in the temple. They had to send her to me, and she has been with me since then Rehabilitation. After she recovered from her injuries, I saw that she was blind and had nowhere to go. I asked her if she would like to be my servant of the rough envoy, and she readily agreed. She never sold herself to me, she was not my servant , I just cover her board and lodging, pay her wages, and hire her to be my coachman."

Having said that, Zhang Ruohan paused, Wuya stared at Sanniang, she knew Sanniang was hesitating.

Zhang Ruohan finally spoke:

"She also talked to me about her life experience, but only in a few words. I can see that she doesn't want to talk about those past things. I only know that her real name is Fujiwara, and 'Yuan' is her savior, that is, Yuan Qianyao’s surname. When she was in Dongying, her family was not bad. She had a master who taught her to read and write, and practice martial arts and knives. She said that master treated her like a father. Her mother had passed away.

Bozhao, when I hired her, I also had a more important purpose to let her investigate your whereabouts for me outside.I still don't believe that you are dead, I want to find you, but I don't know where to find you, and I don't have the conditions to run around to find you.I know that she is a capable person in the rivers and lakes. She knows a lot of people and has connections. Maybe she can find out your whereabouts.I was the one who persuaded her to do things for me. In fact, after she recovered from her injury, she planned to leave.From the very beginning, she has no malicious intentions. Even if she is really involved with the mastermind behind this incident, I believe she must have some difficulties.After she came to Datang, she regarded it as her second hometown.She likes it here and doesn't want to ruin her otherwise good life. "

It is very risky for Zhang Ruohan to say these words, because she cannot guarantee that Qianhe is really innocent.This matter has already involved Erlang Qinnu of the Shen family, Zhang Ruohan doesn't know Shen Sui's attitude towards Qianhe.No matter what, she didn't want to cause discord with Shen Suixin.But under all hesitation, she still wanted to say a few words for Qianhe. This was the most pertinent evaluation she had given her as Qianhe's former employer in the past year of contact with her.

"Lotus Maid, I trust your judgment." Shen Sui stretched out his hand and took Zhang Ruohan's hand, "But when it comes to Fujiwara, I think I may have a little idea. I know a little about the situation in Dongpu. Calculated according to time , Qianhe came to Datang 11 years ago. That year, an incident broke out in Dongying. This incident was related to the Fujiwara family. Fujiwara, the right minister who controlled the government, died, and his four sons quarreled with each other At that time, people were panicked, and many Dongying people fled to the territory of Datang. Qian Yumen also had contact with these Dongying refugees. Most of them came here by smuggling by merchant ships. Many people lived in Yangzhou, Landed in the area of ​​Suzhou. Qianhe’s original surname is Fujiwara. Her sword skills and secret skills are by no means inherited by ordinary people. I guess, she should be from the Fujiwara family. She came to Datang suddenly 11 years ago and split with the Fujiwara family back then. The accident cannot be separated from the relationship."

"Dalang..." the girl who had been silent all this time said, "With all due respect, we have to guard against this Yuan Qianzuru. I don't know what her difficulties are, but she chose to abandon Sanyuan without hesitation. My lady, joining the enemy camp is enough to explain the problem. This person is unfaithful and unrighteous, it is really hard to be trusted. She is from Dongying. Even if she has nostalgia for Datang, how can she compare with her own Hometown? She will do spies that endanger the national security of the Tang Dynasty, which is already an ironclad proof of her change of heart!"

"Xiaoniang!" Shen Sui frowned to stop her from continuing, not for Qianhe's defense, but because she was afraid of hurting Maid Lian's feelings.

"Shen Bozhao!" Yi Yan got angry and scolded angrily, "You are good at everything, but you are too soft-hearted. Do you know that if Yuan Qianhe once worked as a Sanniang driver and someone else found out How much trouble will it cause? At that time, you and Sanniang, the Shen family and the Zhang family will not be able to escape the crime of treason by one party, which is a serious crime against the nine clans! Besides, Erlang's whereabouts are unknown now, it is very likely that Because of Yuan Qianhe, how long are you going to be naive?!"

Being reprimanded by Yi Yan, Shen Sui pursed her lips tightly and blushed, but was unable to speak for a while.

Zhang Ruohan hurriedly said:

"Sorry girl, it's my fault."

"No... Oh, I'm not blaming you Sanniang, what's wrong with you in this matter?" Zhang Ruohan's sudden apology made her feel a little at a loss.

Zhang Ruohan said slowly: "I thought that Qianhe would cause unnecessary trouble if she wanted to find out Bozhao's whereabouts for me, so I didn't announce her employment relationship with me. Even my grandmother, second uncle and second aunt They don't even know that I have taken in such a servant. Those who know, apart from a few servants of my Zhang family, are from Bozhao's side. Besides, during the trip to Jiangling, Qianhe also showed up. It's just that her status outside is humble, and she also made a disguise, I don't know how many people still remember her."

"Indeed, I think Qianhe did this because she considered that she wouldn't implicate Sanniang in advance. She is not a heartless person." Wuya said, "When I just returned to Luoyang, something was wrong with Qianhe. At that time, I heard that it was because Luoyang had an old friend of hers. She didn't come home for three days, and I couldn't see her. Until Sanniang got married, she left a few words, only saying that she needed something Traveling far, if there is still a chance, she will definitely come back to repay Sanniang's life-saving grace, and then disappear without a trace. If she really wanted to use us to get close to the prince, why did she leave? She definitely didn't want to implicate us. Actually...we really didn't do anything for her, but she did more for us..."

For Wu Ya, Qianhe is the only friend she has made over the years.She was absolutely unwilling to believe that such a gentle and kind person would do anything evil.

Tiao Niang sighed, she didn't know if she was too sophisticated, or these children were too naive.But, is she willing to believe that the blind girl is a villain?I hope the words of the children are right.

Suddenly, the bluebird spoke hesitantly:

"Dalang, lady, actually, there is something I haven't told you all. After returning from the East Palace the other night, Erlang seemed to be a little bit wrong."

"What's going on? Tell me clearly!" Shen Sui frowned and looked at Blue Robin.

"It was the night of May [-]th. That day Erlang found out that the mastermind behind the scenes used Luoyang city waterways to transport black fire/powder to the palace. One of the secret passages was in the Nanyuan pond of the East Palace. That night, the prince I filled the pond overnight. Erlang was also in the East Palace that night. I didn’t follow her into the palace, but she was very pale when she came out, and asked her what was wrong, but she didn’t say anything. She didn’t sleep all night, playing the piano in the room , but the tune couldn’t be tuned, and finally got angry and broke Jiaowei’s strings. I’ve never seen her like this before. But Erlang told me to keep quiet, so I... didn’t say anything to anyone.”

"You! You stupid girl!" Liaoniang was anxious.

The blue robin shrank her head, tears filled her eyes again, she must have felt that it was all her fault, otherwise with her character, she wouldn't cry like this.

Shen Sui raised his hand to press on the shoulder of Ying Niang, shook his head, and signaled to her that she should stop blaming the blue robin, and then said in a deep voice:

"What happened to Qin Nu in the East Palace that day... Wait, when did Qianhe become the prince's guard?" Shen Sui looked at Hutuo.

"Not long after the Holy Grail was stolen, I heard that it was introduced by Chao Heng and Chao Shaoqing. The crown prince took a fancy to her sword drawing skill, which is the supreme skill of a guard." Hu Tuo replied.

Shen Sui nodded, and said: "Qin Nu should have met Qianhe in the East Palace, she might feel incredible that Qianhe became the prince's guard, and she had a premonition that something bad might happen, but she wasn't sure, so she was upset. "

"Wei Wei Shaoqing Chao Heng, that great talent from Dongying?" Lien Niang was a little surprised, "Yuan Qianhe actually knew him?"

"I heard that Qianhe came here on the same boat that Chao Heng came to Datang. They are old acquaintances." Hutuo replied.

Zhang Ruohan had a worried look on his brows, and whispered in Shen Sui's ear:

"Will Chao Shaoqing be involved in this matter?"

Shen Sui tilted his head and whispered back:

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out. It depends on how the sage looks at this matter. There are Dongying people in the organization behind the black hand. I don't know what interests are involved in private. Whether Chao Heng is involved or not needs to be investigated."

"Hey... What happened to Qianhe? Isn't she afraid of implicating Chao Heng, the benefactor who brought her to the Tang Dynasty, to use Chao Heng to get close to the prince. She has gone too far this time, and she really doesn't behave like her." Zhang Ruohan said anxiously.

"When people are in a hurry, they will do some unimaginable things. It's too early to make a conclusion. Before I find out the truth of the matter, I don't like to make a conclusion for anyone." Shen Sui got up and grabbed With his snow knife, he got out of the carriage.

In the sky, the loud and clear hawk chirped three times in a row, dragging from west to east, gradually drifting away.

Shen Sui grabbed the reins of the carriage and said:

"Sit tight!"

There was a loud "snap" sound of the whip, and the horse raised its hooves and galloped quickly, leading the carriage through the Hui'an Gate and heading northeast outside Luoyang City.

The author has something to say: I have already said what should be said in this chapter.I don't want to defend any of the characters in my article, all their actions are based on character setting and plot development.There is no unreasonable betrayal, and there is no absolute loyalty. People in this world are not black and white.Kindness, nurturing is the biggest, and the relationship circle of people is always divided into closeness and distance, which is more important, which has to be weighed.In my opinion, a person who can ignore the person who raised him is truly ruthless.