Tang riddles

The investigation into Fan Yang Yaxing has come to a standstill.In the past few days, Shen Sui only asked the brothers of Qianyumen to closely monitor all the conditions in the dental shop, and report immediately if there is any abnormality.And she herself followed Zhang Ruohan every step of the way, taking care of her meticulously.This sudden child was a great joy to both Shen Sui and Zhang Ruohan.They were both pleasantly surprised and worried, for fear that the child might make any mistakes.It can be said to be trembling, like walking on thin ice.

And Ying Niang is also busy working without a break, she has now become the spiritual pillar of two young mothers who have no experience in raising children, Shen Sui and Zhang Ruohan will nervously ask Ying Niang if they have a little problem.Xiongniang is really helpless and funny, but she feels that she is such a hard-working person, and she will probably break her heart for the Shen family in this life.She lost her husband and child, Shen Sui and Shen Jin sisters are her children, her closest family members.Now Zhang Ruohan and the child in her womb have become the most important people in her heart.

Li Jinyue has gotten used to life in the Youzhou military camp these days.A few days ago, she also participated in a field training. She led the Gongyue Army and the [-] soldiers of the Lu Long Army assigned to her command all the way to the border outside the Great Wall, trekked tens of miles north, camped in the wild for training, and returned from training.It took three or four days here, and when the army returned, it was almost the night of the full moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Coincidentally, this year's Eid al-Adha and the Mid-Autumn Festival happen to coincide with each other, with an interval of only one day.The city of Fanyang was already decorated with lights and festoons, and it was extremely lively.The people of Huihe prepared happily, and the Han people did not show weakness. The Mid-Autumn Festival, which was born only a few years ago, seems to have become a festive reunion event in their minds.

The military camp has a three-day holiday, and the soldiers can go out of the military camp.Locals, go home for the holidays, and outsiders, can also go to the city to relax.The streets and alleys of Fan Yang City immediately became crowded and lively.

Xue Chuyu, who left Fan Yang a few days ago because of urgent military affairs, has also returned, but now Shen Sui is not in the mood to see him.Seeing or not seeing doesn't have much impact on Shen Sui.She came to Fan Yang this time not for the Xue family brothers. Although they showed some suspicious features, Shen Sui didn't have much interest in revealing the secrets of these two brothers.What she cares about is the trend of the cult, and the current clues clearly point to Fan Yang Yaxing.The matter of the Xue brothers should be discussed later.

The Zhang family father and son already knew about Zhang Ruohan's pregnancy.Zhang Jiuling didn't expect to urge his daughter to hurry up a few days ago, but it happened within a few days, and he was very pleasantly surprised.And Zhang Zheng and his wife Jiang's became more and more relieved, remembering that they had suspected Shen Sui as a woman before, they couldn't help feeling that their original thoughts were really absurd.Zhang Ruohan suddenly became the object of close surveillance by the whole family, even if she took a few steps out of the door, Shen Sui, Jiang Shi and others would follow her nervously.Zhang Ruohan was very helpless, she finally found a place of fun in Qianyumen a few days ago, and now she is confined at home, but when she thinks of the child in her womb, she is happy.

When Li Jinyue came back, the first thing she did was to take the time to visit Shen's residence, to visit Shen Sui and Zhang Ruohan.Shen Sui has been paying close attention to Li Jinyue's movements, as soon as she came back, Shen Sui sent Hutuo to find her.When Li Jinyue entered the mansion, Hutuo led her directly to Shen Sui's study room, and the two talked secretly for a long time before coming out.When she came out, Li Jinyue's expression was subtle, she didn't know whether it was happiness, worry, or disbelief.But she was not in a high mood, and there was still a bitter and sour taste in the corner of her mouth.I went to see Zhang Ruohan, said a few words, and left.Shen Sui obviously didn't ignore her emotions, she didn't say a word when she sent Li Jinyue out, her heart seemed to be pressed by a big stone.

Li Jinyue got on the horse, looked at Shen Sui before leaving and said:

"Tomorrow is Eid al-Adha, and the next day is Mid-Autumn Festival. The city is bustling. Take the lotus maid out for a walk. It's not good to be bored at home. Such a grand festival is rare."

Shen Sui nodded: "Okay."

"Then I'll pick you up when the time comes." Li Jinyue smiled, clamped her horse's belly, and left slowly.

Shen Sui looked at her back, as if something gushed out of his heart, he couldn't help calling out:

"Mamao!"

Li Jinyue hastily reined in her horse and turned to look at her.

Shen Sui opened his mouth, and after a while, said slowly: "Thank you."

"Thank you..." Li Jinyue laughed, shook her head, swung the whip, and left quickly.

Shen Sui stood at the door for a while, until Li Jinyue's horse team disappeared at the corner of the street, she sighed deeply.The unspeakable "sorry" turned into the word "thank you", how heavy this thank you is.Maomao, you still haven't let go completely.Maybe you won't be completely relieved until one day you find the real destined person.Before that, this helplessness and guilt will always accompany Shen Sui in his heart.

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On the night before the Eid al-Adha, the Thousand Feather Sect troops sent by Shen Sui finally returned.There are still a small group of teams searching outside, but the significance is no longer significant.The continuous search for half a month has not yielded any results, which means that the remnants of Goguryeo are indeed no longer near Fan Yang.Xuanweizi, Huyan Zhuoma, and three or five main leaders of the Qianyu Sect, including Cong Yun Congyu, rushed to the Shen residence overnight to return to their orders.They did not disturb the Zhang family, and entered the mansion through the back door as low-key as possible, and met Shen Sui and Shen Jin in the back hall of the main courtyard.As soon as Cong Yun saw Shen Sui, he laughed. Because this kid made great achievements in pretending to be Shen Sui, he was now promoted to the deputy head of the Black Eagle Hall.However, he was indeed working hard, running back and forth, Shen Sui had always been very clear about rewards and punishments, so he would not treat him badly.

"Master, the remnants of Goguryeo have already left. I'm afraid there won't be any new news from Fan Yang at the moment." Xuan Weizi said.

"Well... this is also what I expected. The cult will not wait for us to come, they must have retreated in advance. But where they went, we have to find out. The Goguryeo remnants are not a small number, according to the Youzhou government There are more than 1000 registered households, and I estimate that there are at least [-] people. In addition to the people from the cult and those from Dongying, so many people acting together will definitely attract attention. The strange thing is , They seem to have evaporated from the world, and right now I doubt whether they really existed." Shen Sui's body has not yet fully recovered, and he has been working a little bit these days, he has a headache, and he is rubbing his temples with half-closed eyes.

But Huyan Zhuoma changed the subject and said: "Master, I just received the latest news from Luoyang at noon. The saint has already intended to establish a crown prince, and everyone in the court is guessing that the candidate may be the sixth son, King Rong. Recently, the saint Conferred the title of King Rong Jing Zhaomu, and led the Longyou Jiedu Ambassador from afar."

"King Rong?" Shen Sui put down his hands, and frowned tightly, "How did this unknown little prince suddenly fall into the eyes of a saint?"

King Rong is the sixth son of the sage, named Li Huang, who has just turned 16 this year and is still a young man.Compared with his elder brother, the third prince Zhong Wang Li Jun, he was still immature and weak.Compared with his younger brother, the Eighteenth Prince, Shouwang Li Qing, his prestige was not strong enough.His mother, Concubine Liu Hua, is the mother of the eldest prince and the twelve princes, and he is brothers with the disfigured eldest prince and the young twelve princes.Although Concubine Liu Hua was favored in the early years, she has long since fallen out of favor. Why did the saint suddenly think of him?

"In addition, the sage also sent eunuchs to serve him, and they had rushed to Fan Yang a few days ago. It seems that they wanted to convey some message. It is said that it may be related to the princess. The sage is going to give the princess a marriage." Hu Yanzhuo Ma added.

"What?!" Startled, Shen Sui stood up abruptly. She paced back and forth for two steps, thinking quickly, "Give the marriage? Who would it be, the Xue family? The Li family? The Cui family? No, no... Saint It's not about setting up a prince..."

"Master?" Xuan Weizi called her strangely.

"The Sixth Prince is known for being mighty. Concubine Liu Hua has a good relationship with the former Empress. The Princess and the Sixth Prince have also read and played together since they were young. They are very cordial. Right now, the Sixth Prince has been named the Longyou Jiedu Ambassador, and the Princess will be granted Marriage, whether it is Xue, Li, or Cui, the purpose of the marriage is to infiltrate the power of Heshuo. The sage wants to use King Rong to strangle Xue's way to the west, and then let the princess restrain Xue, so that he can slow down. Cannibalize. He is starting to weaken the Xue family. At the same time, he is also using the Xue family to suppress the princess and King Rong, and he is paving the way for others." Shen Sui said.

"The prince was given to death by the waste claustrophobia, and the King Guang and King E who were attached to him by the party also lost their lives. The princess was sent to this bitter cold place in the north to lead the army. Now, the sixth prince is also involved. The relationship with the princess is good. There are no capable princes left now. Only the third prince, King Zhong, competes with the eighteenth prince, King Shou. Concubine Wu Hui is the only favorite, and King Zhong is also in danger. It seems that the throne will probably fall into the hands of King Shou ” Huyan Zhuoma said.

"It's too early for a 12-year-old boy with yellow hair." Xuan Weizi had a different opinion, "I think that the third prince is a tolerant person, and he probably has a chance of winning."

Shen Sui turned around and took a look at them.The two of them immediately shut up. It was not King Shou or King Zhong who were the ones who were supposed to help them ascend the throne. Right now, the problem of the princess is the big problem.

"This marriage, I have to find a way to push it off. Right now, the princess can't get involved in the muddy water of Heshuo." Shen Sui sat down again, stroked his forehead, and said quietly, "I need time..."

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Shen Sui talked with Huyan Zhuoma and Xuan Weizi about the important affairs of the court, but Shen Jin and Congyun Congyu walked in the mansion together. They first went to see Zhang Ruohan, who was reading in the house after dinner at that time.After a few people talked for a while, Liao Niang also came and helped Zhang Ruohan take the pulse for a while.After chatting for another two minutes, it was getting late and it was time for Zhang Ruohan to rest, so everyone stopped disturbing and retreated.Zhang Ruohan's pregnancy surprised Congyun Congyu, and they had also heard about the Luanhuang bloodline. The twin brothers and sisters felt faintly uneasy about the specialness of the sect master's family.

Shen Sui's identity as a woman was only known to a small number of close senior members of the Qianyu Sect. All members of the Qianyu Sect who knew the identity of the sect master's woman were all very surprised when they learned that the sect master's wife was pregnant.But this matter is of great importance, even inside the door, most of them are tight-lipped.Disciples will not talk about the private life of the master, this is one of the rules.

Congyun and Congyu were exhausted after running around for several days. Congyu wanted to rest, but because of the itching in his back, Congyun had to follow her to the medicine shed to get medicine, and Congyu followed her to the medicine shed. , She has a cold and plans to prescribe some medicine.And it just so happened that Shen Jin's daily medication had also bottomed out, and a group of people followed Miao Niang into the Shen's medicine hut.

Along the way, Congyun was complaining to Xiongniang that last time she glued fake scars on his back, she used too much glue, and now his back is red and swollen, itching unbearably.After dressing up as Shen Sui at that time, Cong Yun went out to Fan Yang at night to continue to participate in the search operation, and the past few days in the wild were really hard, he felt uncomfortable all over.

"Did your kid go swimming in the river outside?" Xiong Niang asked him.

Cong Yun was at a loss for words, and he hesitated for a while without answering.Cong Yu laughed jokingly, gave Lien Niang an affirmative look, and betrayed her brother happily.

"Hmph! I told you not to get wet. If you get wet, you don't get red, swollen, and infected. Who gets infected?" Tiao Niang said angrily.

"Hey..." Cong Yun could only smirk, "It's too hot today, I can't bear it, my body is rotten."

"Big man, what's the matter with being smelly? Just wait, I'll get you the medicine." Xiongniang walked into the medicine house angrily.

Cong Yun didn't like the smell of medicine, so he stood outside the door, scratching his back dishonestly.After being slapped away by Cong Yu, he looked resentful.Shen Jin thought it was funny, so he couldn't help tugging at Congyun, and asked:

【Where did you kid go to play in the water? 】

"Hey, it's the hot spring that Brother Zhang took me to that day. That place is not far from the location we searched these days. I'll be there in less than a quarter of an hour by riding a horse." Cong Yun smiled.

[You soak in hot springs in summer? 】Shen Jin wondered, she thought Congyun found a cool river to cool off from the heat.

"Mr. Erlang, you don't know that. The hotter the day, the more you want to soak in the hot springs. After sweating, you will feel more comfortable after coming out." Cong Yuntou said, "Actually, I didn't know at first. When we were in the hot spring, there was an old man with us. It was the old man who told us when we were chatting."

While talking, the girl has already come out with the ointment, Cong Yun took off her upper body clothes, tied it around her waist, and asked her to apply the medicine with her arms bare.Tiaoniang glanced at his back and said:

"Don't soak in hot springs in the future, your skin is not used to it, and you will get rashes."

Hearing this, Cong Yun let out an "ah" in surprise.He hastily said: "Xiaoniang, I also soaked in hot springs when I was in Chang'an, nothing happened."

"Really?" Tiao Niang was a little strange, after thinking for a while, she said: "The hot spring you went to take a bath in, I'm afraid it's not a new one, the new hot spring has more impurities and is very dirty."

"Eh? It's true. The old man said that the spring just came out in March this year, and he said it was very sudden. The old man is a woodcutter, and he took that mountain road up the mountain every day to cut firewood. He said it happened overnight. , there is this spring." Cong Yun said.

"That's really strange. From what I've seen, there are almost no earth dragons turning over in this Youzhou region. It's unusual to have an extra mouthful of hot springs overnight." The girl shook her head. She went to the mountains many times in the past to pick them. Rare medicinal materials, observing the ups and downs of mountains and rivers, and judging where the aura of heaven and earth gather are also one of her skills.

Shen Jin listened quietly, with a thoughtful expression.

On the one hand, Xiongniang dispensed medicine for Congyun, while on the other hand she chattered, and Congyu often helped out, and Congyun was reprimanded by them, so she couldn't even raise her head.Shen Jin's thoughts gradually diverged, and when she came back to her senses, she suddenly discovered that the blue robin had disappeared at some point.

【Mistress, have you seen the bluebird yet? ] she asked.

"Huh?" Tiao Niang looked around, a little confused, "I don't care, this little girl has recently lost her mind." Cong Yun and Cong Yu didn't care about Blue Robin's movements either.

Indeed, in recent days, bluebirds are often absent-minded, and the phenomenon of accidentally knocking over things or taking the wrong things happens from time to time.Shen Jin also noticed it, and asked her what's wrong, she only said that she didn't sleep well recently and her mind was not clear.

"Maybe I went to the latrine." Congyun said carelessly. He had finished taking the medicine, put on his clothes, stood up and said, "Mr. Erlang, if you are tired, I will take you back to the house with Congyu. Blue Robin She's such an older person, don't worry about her."

Shen Jin thought yes, and nodded.After taking the medicine from Congyun and Congyu, he pushed Shen Jin back to the house.On the way, he met Hutuo who was in a hurry.Holding an urgent letter box in his hand, he was rushing to Shen Sui's main courtyard.

Seeing that something was wrong with him, Shen Jin signaled Cong Yun to stop him.

"Khuda! What's the matter?"

Hu Tuo turned around, his face was as pale as paper, full of panic.

"What's the matter..." Seeing his expression, Congyun and Congyu couldn't help but panic.

"I just received an urgent report from Luoyang... this morning... a female corpse was accidentally picked up in the moat outside Hanjiacang, and it was identified...it was a bluebird..."

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