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Ye Shuli went back to Luyuan but failed to see Mu Xiyun.

After asking Qi Feng, he found out that shortly after he and Chu Heng left this afternoon, Mu Xiyun went to Yi'an Temple alone.

Yi'an Temple is a small temple located ten miles outside the imperial capital. At first, it was not well-known. Later, it was rumored from nowhere that the former emperor's imperial concubine Huiyuan had been enlightened by Master Wanggui in the temple before she entered the palace to marry her. The first emperor.

The imperial concubine doted on the six palaces all her life, and she almost got all the favor of the late emperor. Even the Gu family after Yuan Dynasty and the Zhong family who succeeded her were hard to compare with.

More than 20 years later, Master Wanggui has become the abbot of Yi'an Temple, but the imperial concubine Huiyuan has long since disappeared and turned into an inconspicuous name in history, but Yi'an Temple's reputation for asking and distributing lottery has been since then. It will last forever.

In front of Mu Xiyun was a cup of big-leaf Kuding tea. This kind of tea was bitter, astringent, flat, and had no aftertaste.In the cold winter, this tea has been left for a long time, and even the aroma has faded, turning into a puddle of bitter cold water.

The north wind was blowing outside, but the Buddhist hall in the backyard of the temple did not have a charcoal burning basin. The two simple clean rooms were separated by cloth curtains, and the sound of someone picking Buddha beans could be heard inside.

The abbot of Yi'an Temple sits on the futon opposite Mu Xiyun. He is actually not old, he is about the same age as Mu Xiyun, but his eyes are like ancient wells without waves, and his heart is as dead as still water, as if he has read all people early. All the vicissitudes of the world.

Mu Xiyun took the signature from him, but he was not in a hurry to read it, he just said, "I remember you didn't believe in Buddhism before."

Her tone was very light, as if she was speaking to the abbot, but also seemed to be speaking to others.

The sound of buddha beans falling into the dustpan came intermittently.People say that picking Buddha beans to accumulate longevity and prolong good fortune depends on sincerity, but for some reason, the person who picked the beans never recited a single Buddha's name from the beginning to the end.

After a long time, Master Wanggui who was sitting across from him replied, "Buddhas can overcome suffering in the world."

His voice was hoarse, and he spoke every word with great effort, especially the last three words, which were difficult and stagnant, as if a short sentence could tell someone's whole life.

Mu Xiyun's eyes became hot, and she turned her head to hold back the tears in her eyes. She shook the piece of paper with the signature in her hand, and saw a sentence in it——

"There is no choice but to fall, and it seems that Yan is returning."

Mu Xiyun looked at the piece of paper and didn't speak for a long time, the sound of picking Buddha beans inside had stopped at some point, and the Buddhist hall was completely silent.

In a good afternoon, Mu Xiyun said twice in a low voice: "Yan is back, Yan is back..." His expression and tone were filled with endless nostalgia and melancholy.

However, in an instant, she suddenly sneered again, picked up the cup of cold Kuding tea on the table and drank it down in one gulp, the bitter cold water poured down her throat, making the tip of her tongue tremble.

She stood up, looking through the cloth curtain to look at the person picking Buddha beans inside, and said indifferently: "When the flowers fall, they fall, and they can't come back. Not everyone can be blessed to be enlightened by Buddha. "

Outside the Buddhist hall, the wind fluttered, but no one responded.

Her heart was full of hatred and pain, but in the end she just smiled sadly: "Back then in Erfei, you told others that we told you that she was a girl who was gentler than the wind in the south of the Yangtze River."

As soon as the words fell, Mu Xiyun didn't wait any longer, pushed open the wooden door, and the north wind howled in. The cold wind knife cut the person's face, and it hurt from the skin to the heart.She waved her hand, and the paper on which the resignation was written shredded into a pile of confetti, which was blown away by the wind, and soon disappeared without a trace.

Mu Xiyun's back stepped into the wind, and the cold wind brushed her cheeks and poured into the Buddhist hall. The candles flickered in front of the golden statue, illuminating the corners of the dark clothes that came out of the room.

The visitor put the Buddha beans on the case table, and said calmly: "She is right, many years ago, I didn't believe in Buddhism very much, and now I don't have any blessings. What's more, I'm already unworthy of being crossed by Buddha."

The abbot closed his eyes and did not make a sound. The candlelight in front of the Buddha was like beans, and there seemed to be tears in the corners of his eyes in the dimness.

The north wind was blowing very hard, the sky was covered with heavy clouds, and the sound of winter thunder could be heard faintly among the thick clouds, indicating that heavy rain was about to come.

In the Xinuan Pavilion of the Hall of Respect and Sincerity, Ling Ye asked the person opposite: "Where was Dong Jun three months ago?"

Ji Wuyue paused with the hand holding the teacup, was slightly taken aback, and quickly regained her senses and said calmly: "I remember that I have already talked about this with the leader of the shadow guards of His Majesty. Three months ago, I was not in the imperial capital."

Ling Ye was noncommittal, apparently dissatisfied with the answer.His gaze was calm, and he leisurely looked at Lishan Dongjun who was opposite him.

Chu Heng's heart suddenly beat a small drum, and he felt as if he had returned to the day when he first came to the imperial court. He subconsciously turned his head to avoid His Majesty's sight, and began to worry about where he was in order to escape the inspection of the emperor's shadow guard.

He didn't speak, Ling Ye didn't rush, just waited patiently.

The warm pavilion was quiet for a while, and a needle could be heard.

After a long time, Chu Heng couldn't think of a foolproof solution, so he glanced at His Majesty who was slowly sipping tea, and could only say bluntly: "The matter of Dichun Terrace is not about me."

"En." Ling Ye nodded, without any reaction to this, and still asked, "So where was Dong Jun three months ago?"

Chu Heng choked, thinking that His Majesty didn't believe it, so he continued to pretend to be calm, and said lightly: "I think Your Majesty already knows that the assassin on the official road today is Yu Jiang's holy son Helanduo."

"so?"

"The Dihuan Sutra is a sacred object in Yujiang. It was presented to the king of Yujiang when he surrendered 20 years ago. It has been kept in my Dayin for a long time. It is reasonable for them to be unable to sit still. There were uninvited guests visiting Dichun at night. Later, Helanduo hijacked the prince, and the purpose of the two visits is obvious, both for the Dihuan Sutra."

Ling Ye raised his eyes, and said slowly: "Then according to Dong Jun's intention, it is also the handwriting of Yujiang Shengzi to visit Dichuntai at night to steal the Dihuan Sutra?"

Chu Heng didn't answer directly, and couldn't help but scold Helando a hundred times in his heart.If it wasn't for his vain attempt to assassinate, "Ji Wuyue" would have already left the imperial capital, and "Chu Heng" would be able to come back as usual tomorrow, how could he have imagined that it would be fine if he couldn't leave, and would still be fidgeting and being interrogated by His Majesty himself.

He already had a guilty conscience, and he was blamed for the Dichuntai Dihuan Sutra before. He had already passed Ling Qi's level and picked himself out. Who knew that because of Helantuo, he had to start all over again, Your Majesty This is off.

Chu Heng hated in his heart, and immediately decided to take the opportunity to throw the scapegoat out.Anyway, if he dared to kidnap Prince Dayin, what else could his Prince Yujiang not do?

So he was silent for a while, and said ambiguously: "I have fought against him today. There is only a thin line between Helanduo and Mahayana Realm. It is not impossible to escape from Dichun Terrace. What's more, there are many secret methods in Yujiang, and they can be improved in a short time. There is no way of realm, and it is not difficult for Yujiang Shengzi to retreat from Dichun Terrace."

Although it was mainly to get rid of the blame, what he said was really not nonsense.

Ling Ye nodded lightly, and did not refute this, obviously having the same guess.He played with the red-glazed teacup in his hand, slightly hooked the corners of his lips, looked up at the person opposite after a while, and said bluntly: "But now I just want to know, where was Dong Jun three months ago?"

"..."

The room was suddenly quiet.

Ling Ye drank his tea slowly.Chu Heng felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, and the scapegoat seemed to be thrown out easily, but for some reason, he had already seen that he had something to hide and didn't want to say it, but His Majesty insisted on asking the bottom line today, as if he was deliberately embarrassing him.

I have never seen His Majesty like this on weekdays.

Chu Heng lowered his eyes, rethinking the countermeasures.When his eyes shifted, he inadvertently saw a stack of memorials on the low table beside the couch. He glanced at it and saw that the top one was the notebook of Shang Shutai's appearance.

He frowned, and subconsciously remembered what Yan Mao said about meeting his mother in Yan Xiangfu on the evening of the ninth day of the lunar new year, as well as the individually cut Dayinlu.

Dayinlu... how could he forget.

When she spoke again, Ji Wuyue's tone suddenly faded: "Your Majesty, I remember that in the Great Yin Law, it only said that you can't enter the imperial capital unless you request a decree from the Mahayana realm."

His voice was cold, but the meaning behind his words was obvious, as long as he did not come to the imperial capital privately, no matter where he was, he would never violate the laws of the country.

"Yes." Ling Ye was not surprised by this answer. He seemed to be in a good mood and was not very obsessed with it, so he naturally skipped the matter and said following Chu Heng's words: "I heard Ling Qi say , Dongjun has never set foot in Zhongzhou in the past ten years, so why not take this opportunity to spend a few more days in the imperial capital, and you don't need to ask for an order."

When the crown prince was assassinated, within a short period of time, within [-] miles of the capital, there would be a martial law blockade, and those who were present at the time of the assassination were not allowed to leave.Although His Majesty said this softly, it was definitely not to discuss with him.

Chu Heng knew about this, but he was a little puzzled. Hearing the meaning of His Majesty's words just now, he clearly believed that he had never even been to Zhongzhou, so he certainly didn't think that he did the night visit to Dichun Terrace. , Then why do you still have to ask where you were three months ago?

Temptation is not like temptation, beating is not like beating, it is almost like a target that is not very popular.

But where did Ji Wuyue offend His Majesty?

Chu Heng had all kinds of doubts in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, and only slightly nodded in response.

He was about to ask for resignation, when His Majesty suddenly said coldly: "By the way, go back and think carefully about how to answer my question."

"..."

Chu Heng scolded Helanduo a hundred times in his heart.

Eunuch Gao opened the curtain outside the door and walked in, holding a mahogany food box in his hand. Ling Ye glanced over and smiled warmly: "Chu Heng has been ill for a long time, I can't go to see him in person. He likes to eat The fresh ones are a bit sweet, and the waiter made some new ones according to his taste, and Dong Jun helped me to bring them back to him, and told him to take good care of them, and I will wait for him to come back."

Standing in front of Ling Ye, Mr. Lishandong was slightly stunned, and immediately took the food box. As soon as he picked it up in his hand, he felt that it was heavy and heavy.His heart was burning slightly, he quickly lowered his eyes to hide the smile overflowing from his eyes, squeezed the handle and nodded.

"Ah."

It seemed that Dongjun himself was responding, and it seemed that he meant something.

In short, Mr. Lishan Dong immediately felt that he had to think of a way to go back so that he could leave as soon as possible.