Records of the King of Xin'an County

"Yue Niang, are you serious?" Wang's eyes were red, and she rushed to meet her, tearfully clinging to Princess Changning's Rou Yi, "Is Jing Xing safe and sound? Hasn't it been found out that they were framed? Then how could he?" Can you come back tomorrow? Why did Sansi detain him in Dali Temple for the night?"

"Don't worry, the second mother. It's just that the case is related to the reputation of the two cousins, so it's not easy to publicize it. That's why my grandfather asked the third secretary to try it secretly in Dali Temple. Presumably, it's also for this reason that the second father kept his mouth shut. "Princess Changning smiled to comfort her, and her eyes fell on Princess Anxing behind her, "Just now, cousin Jing Xing asked my son to send me good wine and food, saying that he would celebrate with cousin Xuanqi Woolen cloth."

The Wang family finally breathed a sigh of relief, Princess Anxing put away her half-smile, and continued: "Amitabha, I was in a hurry and scared the second sister-in-law. I was really too reckless just now, is it my fault? Second sister-in-law, please forgive me. I should have waited for the son-in-law to get definite information before bringing this matter up to second sister-in-law."

"You are also worried about Jing Xing and Xuan Qi..." Naturally, Wang would not blame her, patted her hand, and sighed, "I don't know that Jing Xing and Xuan Qi live in Dali Temple. They won't be wronged. It's so cold today, if they accidentally catch the wind and cold, it's enough for them to suffer for a while."

Princess Changning replied: "I am also a little worried that they will not live comfortably this night, so I ordered people to send thick quilts and a few furs, as well as fine silver frost charcoal. Thinking about it, people in Dali Temple would not dare Treat them harshly. If the second mother wants to prepare some more things, she will take them with her when she returns to the palace."

"Alright." Wang immediately called Siyue Princess Gao, and after discussing with her for a while, he asked her to prepare things.Perhaps because of the thoughts in her heart, she was still a little absent-minded when she spoke, and she obviously had no intention of entertaining guests.Princess Anxing bid farewell tactfully, and the county lords of Xuancheng and Xin'an who hurried over took Princess Changning by the hand and sent her out of the inner courtyard together.

When Princess Anxing boarded the chariot, she suddenly turned her head and looked at the three young girls who were at the most beautiful age in her life with a smile.Among the three cousins, the head of Xuancheng County is the head, who is about to turn 16 and will get married in a few days; She is the youngest, and the saint doesn't know how long he wants to keep her before he can let her go with confidence.

I don't know what came to mind, Princess Anxing slightly hooked the corners of her lips, and looked at her nieces with interest: "In a blink of an eye, you are all so old...so cherish the present days, wait until After getting married, there is no such opportunity to spend such a leisurely time with my sisters."

The three young girls were slightly taken aback, and they all agreed with a smile.The eldest princess Anxing said almost to herself: "Now we are like brothers and sisters, but I don't know what will happen in the future?... Heh, the status of the princess and the county head is very different. What friendship will be left?"

The county lords of Xuancheng and Xin'an didn't hear what she was saying, they just looked at each other suspiciously.But Princess Changning, who has developed five senses because of her martial arts practice, could hear it clearly—however, she also pretended not to hear it, and said with a smile: "After the second aunt goes back, please ask my uncle what is the matter with this case." The whole story. My son really wants to know what kind of enmity did the official examiner Wailang and the two supervisors have with the two elder brothers, and why they were framed."

"Good boy, I also want to know what happened." The corners of Princess Anxing's eyes twitched slightly, and she sat in the car with a smile.

After her Yandi chariot left, Princess Changning returned to Wang's bedroom with the county lords of Xuancheng and Xin'an.However, at this moment, Mrs. Wang has long since lost her restless appearance just now, and her expression is much calmer.And there was one more person beside her——Princess Qinghe.Both Xuancheng and Xin'an county heads were a little surprised, not knowing when this aunt would arrive, so they hurriedly greeted her.

Princess Changning smiled and explained to them: "The third aunt came with me. I went to see the second father just now, and I happened to miss it with the second aunt." Let her discuss the matter with the King of Yue.It would be more appropriate to ask Princess Qinghe to come forward.Moreover, perhaps there are more things involved in the secret talks of the elders, which she should not know for the time being.

After the juniors formally greeted the ceremony, Mrs. Wang was about to ask them to play in the side hall, but Princess Qinghe shook her head in disapproval: "Second sister-in-law, in my opinion, you really dote on children too much. Now, both Jing Xing, Li Niang (the head of Xuancheng County), and Huan Niang (the head of Xin'an County) have all grown up. There are some things that must be known to them. Otherwise, credulity and ignorance are likely to lead to catastrophe .”

Mrs. Wang hesitated for a moment, sighed, and then said to the puzzled Xuancheng and Xin'an county magistrates: "Your three aunts are right, I have taught you all to be too honest... ...At your age, if you don't know some things, you don't know what disasters you will be involved in in the future. As long as the Yue Palace is still there, there will always be some people who don't want our family to live in peace..."

While Princess Yue was solemnly teaching her daughter, King Yue also quietly arranged for his cronies to go to the other courtyard of Xuanzhengfang.That other courtyard is very small, with almost no scenery, it is just for the masters to rest occasionally, so the servants who are in charge of taking care of it are all people who are not very useful in the mansion.No matter how strict the screening of servants in King Yue's mansion is, what's the point? An inconspicuous other courtyard can put him in a state of eternal doom.

After thoroughly inspecting the other courtyard, the King of Yue listened to the reports from his cronies, and decisively ordered people to set fire to destroy all the evidence of being framed.Then, people put out the fire with great fanfare, so as not to harm the innocent people around.If the other courtyard burned, it would burn, and if the traitor died, he would die—but if innocent people were involved, he would have a bad conscience.

When his cronies reported that everything was going well, King Yue sat in his study all night, and entered the palace early the next morning to see the saint.I don't know what the two brothers talked about, but they cried for a while, their eyes were red and swollen, and many ministers speculated.

Then, the sage and the king of Yue came to Dali Temple in person and watched the trial of the three divisions through a screen.Because of the presence of the two of them, the expressions of the chief officer of the third department, the right servant She Xuye, and the son-in-law Cheng Qing all became more orderly, and there seemed to be an aura of majesty floating in the lobby, which made those with guilty consciences feel His legs were weak, and he knelt down on the ground dejectedly.

After Zhang Kaogong, member Wailang, and supervisory censor brought them, Dali Temple Minister ordered people to invite the two county kings.King Xin'an was dressed in a black fox fur, with a calm demeanor, as usual.The king of Tianshui County, who had a big drink last night, supported his forehead and slowly moved into the lobby with a pale face: "Cousin...wait for me... are you a liar? Your drinking capacity How could it be so good? Could it be that all you drank was water and all the wine was given to me..."

Inside the screen, King Yue's forehead twitched, with a helpless expression on his face.The sage couldn't help but cast a glance at him, stroked his mustache and smiled softly.The chief officer of the third department coughed, and Cheng Qing also cast a sideways glance.But Tianshui County King didn't notice it, moved to Xin'an County King, sat down with a sad face: "Let's finish it soon, I...I really feel bad."

Li Hui sighed, rubbed his temples, and made him drink some warm buttermilk.Seeing that the two cousins ​​were busy respecting each other, and thinking about the sage and King Yue behind the screen, the minister of Dali Temple decided not to wait any longer, and immediately invited Master Xuanhui to the hall.Not long after, a benevolent old mage came in with a wooden stick, followed by two young monks with clasped hands.

It is said that this mage Xuanhui is already more than seventy years old, but if you only look at his rosy complexion and still clear eyes, he looks like a man in his forties or fifties.He once traveled to the Western Regions to learn Buddhist scriptures, which lasted more than ten years, and after going through many hardships and obstacles, he finally returned with a rewarding experience.Moreover, he is not only proficient in a variety of Hu languages, but also the scriptures he translated are catchy and have been sung countless times.Therefore, even many people who don't believe in Buddhism respect this old monk very much when they see him.

Therefore, with the testimony of Master Xuanhui, no one dared to question that what he said was a lie, which was enough to win the trust of everyone in Chang'an City.

Hearing Dali Temple Minister mention the ninth day of November, Master Xuanhui almost didn't think about it, he laughed and said: "On that day, I saw Princess Linchuan and Princess Qinghe who came to offer incense in the morning. After listening to the old monk's lecture, he didn't leave until after lunch. The king of Xin'an came to Da Ci'en Temple in the afternoon. He said that he should pick another day and come early in the morning, but he suddenly felt something in his heart. Thinking of coming here to offer the Buddhist scriptures he usually copied."

"The king of the county has already accumulated a lot of Buddhist scriptures. This kind of filial piety touched the old monk's heart, so he asked him to drink tea together. Because the old monk and the king of the county had played chess before, when the interest came, they talked about two more rounds .After the resumption of trading, the night was already dark, and the county king took his leave and left the temple."

"Besides the mage, is there anyone else who has seen the king of Xin'an County?" Dali Temple Secretary asked again.

"Of course, the disciples and grandchildren around me have all met the king, and even asked the king how to play chess." Master Xuanhui said, looking lovingly at the two young monks beside him, "If they didn't think that the king of Xin'an was benevolent, Good, easy to talk, keep asking questions, and won't keep the county king until late at night. Presumably when the county king rushes back to the mansion, the gate will be closed."

The two young novice monks nodded when they heard the words: "It was indeed bothering the county king at that time..."

The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment glanced at the three prisoners, and asked: "The two young masters can recognize each other, which one is the king of Xin'an County?"

The two young novice monks looked at him, walked up to Li Hui silently, and saluted him with clasped hands.Li Hui also returned the gift with a smile: "If there is a chance, let's discuss the way of playing chess with the two young masters."

Li Jing squinted at them, and couldn't help but muttered: "It's fine if I have time to play chess with the mage, and I still have time to teach these little monks. But I have never had time to shoot polo with me... Tsk tsk..."

Li Hui stuffed the buttermilk cup into his arms, signaling that he would like to drink the buttermilk, so there is no need to say any more.Li Jing glanced at him quietly, always felt that his cousin's tolerance for him seemed to have a limit, so he drank obediently.

At this point in the trial of the case, it was clear that the two county kings had indeed been framed.No matter who instigated the three prisoners, no matter how many things still need to be investigated, at least there is no need to detain the two county kings in Dali Temple.As a result, the kings of Xin'an and Tianshui were finally free.