Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1281 Checking the Past

Feng Siyao led the group into the house:
"If you say so, am I going to get you hooked?"

"I am honored to be invited by Second Miss Feng. How can I not accept the invitation?"

After washing his hands inside, Feng Siyao waited for the servants to bring tea and snacks. He then sent the servants away and invited Lin Jinyan to sit with him. He made the first move with the black pieces and asked Lin Jinyan why she came there.

After Lin Jinyan made her move, she took out a piece of paper from her sleeve:
"I want you to help me find out who are the people related to the paper."

Feng Siyao unfolded it and looked at it, then frowned:
"At least thirteen years ago? Why investigate something that happened so long ago?"

Lin Jinyan: "I found some insignificant things and wanted to use this as evidence to feel more at ease."

Feng Siyao nodded and accepted it. She played chess with Lin Jinyan and chatted about daily life. When they talked about Princess Yanling, she wanted to ask Lin Jinyan several times what she thought of Chu Chengyi, but she held back.

Before seeing Lin Jinyan off, Feng Siyao sighed silently with a melancholy look on her face:

What are you asking? In what capacity are you asking...
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Inside Qingyun Temple.

The Marquis of Pingyang, who came here for the first time, left Master Yao and his grandson behind and strolled through the Taoist temple, looking around, not even leaving out a blade of grass or a tree or the woodshed.

Master Yao was drinking tea. He saw Feng Sinian turning his head to look outside the door from time to time. When he met Master Yao's gaze, he smiled awkwardly:
"I have known your grandfather for much longer than you have. When I first came here, your grandfather came to visit me several times, but I turned him away each time, which made him very angry.

This time I invited him here, so naturally he wants to vent his anger and make fun of me, so let him watch."

As soon as he finished speaking, the powerful voice of Pingyang Hou came from the gate of the courtyard:
"Back then, you were on guard against me like you were guarding against thieves. I thought your Taoist temple was special, but now it seems that it is just so-so." As he spoke, Pingyang Hou entered the house, put his hands behind his back, looked around, pounded the wall, and stomped on the ground:
"Tsk, it's just an ordinary house, with neither jade walls nor gold bricks on the floor, nothing special."

Feng Sinian sat upright, looking at his grandfather who was looking for trouble in a sarcastic way, and then turned to Master Yao who was drinking tea as still as a mountain:

The Grand Master really said it...

When Pingyang Hou sat down after having enough sarcasm, his face was full of satisfaction:
"Tell me, why did you bear to let me come to your golden nest?"

Master Yao used the excuse of letting Feng Sinian see the scenery of the Taoist temple and asked Yanshu to take him away. When he saw the door was closed, he spoke:
"I want to find you to investigate some secret past events. I am under close scrutiny from that person, so it is inconvenient for me to investigate. Yan Qing is also under close scrutiny because of the Gu family, and the same is true for the others.

Only you, who surrendered your military power and stayed away from the court, and the King of Qi did not get involved in party disputes, were watched less closely. "

Pingyang Hou heard this and his face turned serious:
"If that's the case, why did you make such a big show of meeting here? Wouldn't it be better to send a message to me privately?"

Master Yao: "There are many spies in the palace. The people I sent to investigate kept encountering obstacles. That person is very suspicious, and private contact arouses suspicion. I don't know if there are any spies in your mansion. After thinking about it, I think my way is the safest."

Pingyang Hou thought for a moment and felt that it made sense, so he said no more and only asked Master Yao what he wanted to investigate.

"Before Liang Zechuan left Beijing, he came to me and told me that Xiao Qi was harmed by the Han family and that person, and asked me to beware of the Han family and that person. I didn't believe what he said, but some of the details he said were true.

In addition, the Han family only emerged and gradually became the commander of the Zhenxi Army after Xiao Qi left. I want to check whether what he said is true. "