After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 121 Xiangguo Temple Secret Passage

Fengyi Palace.

Eunuch Gao walked hurriedly. His Majesty was sitting on the couch with his eyes closed and his brows furrowed.

As soon as he stepped over the threshold, the Queen Mother put down the sewing basket in her hand and whispered to him.

These days, memorials from all over the country have piled up like mountains, and Meng Xuanyi has not had a good rest for several days in a row.

Today I had a little free time to come and see the Queen. After I entered the room, I only said three sentences and then fell asleep leaning on the cushion.

Eunuch Gao made up his mind, took a few steps forward, and whispered in the Queen's ear.

"Your Majesty, the officials from the Dali Temple are waiting outside."

Liu Liru looked back at His Majesty who had not yet woken up. She knew this was an emergency, but he had not had a good rest for a long time. He finally closed his eyes and rested, so she didn't have the heart to wake him up.

She also lowered her voice, "But is there any progress?"

Eunuch Gao shook his head and said, "There is a secret passage in the side hall of Xiangguo Temple, which leads directly to the mountain god temple halfway up the mountain."

"Lord Song has already investigated and found that the secret passage is full of old soil. This secret passage has been built for many years! The Dali Temple has already imprisoned the abbot and others, and now I have come to report to your majesty."

Liu Liru also frowned, "Is there a secret passage in Xiangguo Temple?!"

The construction of Xiangguo Temple was supervised by a saint. If it wasn't for the saint's instructions, who would have built such a secret passage?

"It was King Sheng who presided over the construction of Xiangguo Temple."

A tired voice sounded.

The Queen and Eunuch Gao looked over and saw His Majesty pinching the bridge of his nose and slowly sitting up, supporting his knees with his elbows, and after a long while he let out a sigh.

"When the Xiangguo Temple was built, the Saint originally asked me to do it, but Chang'er was seriously ill at the time, so it was Prince Sheng who volunteered to take on the task."

King Sheng...

Liu Liru drooped her eyelids slightly. Chang'er was the first legitimate child between her and His Majesty, who was the Crown Prince at the time. The two-year-old child suddenly fell seriously ill. They took care of him day and night for several days. They had just breathed a sigh of relief when the child was clearly getting better. But that night, his condition took a turn for the worse.

That’s why he was unable to supervise the renovation of Xiangguo Temple.

But Chang'er couldn't stay in the end.

Meng Xuanyi opened his eyes, the bloodshot in them was still very obvious. He stood up and said, "Go to the imperial study. Don't keep Lord Song waiting for too long."

Walking out of Fengyi Palace, the cool breeze of early summer blew gently.

Meng Xuanyi's confused mind finally became clearer.

"How is the Princess of Western Jin doing?"

The young eunuch pushed the sedan chair down, and His Majesty lifted up his robe and sat on it.

"rise."

As Eunuch Gao watched the sedan chair slowly rise, he replied, "Today, Lord Zhuang did not quarrel with the Western Jin envoy, but quarreled with Lord Kang instead."

Meng Xuanyi tilted his head slightly, "Had a quarrel with Kang Jintang?"

Eunuch Gao shook his head inaudibly. "The Western Jin Dynasty's peace talks require not only the opening of the gates of Yangxie Town, but also those of Chidu Town and Fengqing Town."

"Lord Zhuang disagreed, but Lord Kang believed that opening up trade would benefit the country and the people. The two of them had a big argument in front of many officials."

Meng Xuanyi snorted coldly, "A thousand horses just want to exchange for three ports. Is there paste in the head of this Kang Zhuangyuan?"

"The Western Jin Dynasty had evil ambitions, but he opened the gate and let them in."

"They are no different from the Liu family's group of wolves. One is bad, the other is stupid. Both are good candidates for bringing disaster to the country and the people."

Eunuch Gao raised his eyes to look at His Majesty and said, "This job requires a lot of talking skills. I know that the young master of the Xu family has some of the style of Lord Qin back then."

Meng Xuanyi took a deep breath and said, "Not for the time being. We need to make that Bilituge think that my officials are so easy to take down, so that they can show their tails."

As he spoke, he stretched out another finger and said, "Tell Mr. Zhuang to reduce his power by 20%. We have to fight them for a while before Yunzhang sends a message back."

Eunuch Gao bowed his head and said, "Yes."

In the Imperial Study, Lord Song knelt on the ground, sweat dripping from his forehead.

It has been six days, and not only has the murderer not been found, but not even a single clue has been found.

This secret passage was discovered at night when the doors and windows were closed but the candlelight in the room was blown, and we discovered the existence of a secret passage. We searched the side hall for half the night before we found the entrance to the secret passage.

The eldest princess was seriously injured and unconscious, Madam Ji was missing, and there was no trace of the thief.

Everything shows that the Dali Temple is ineffective.

"Sir Song is known as a detective. I'm not saying that he solved the case, but I'm saying that he didn't find even a single clue?"

His Majesty's voice was flat, but Lord Song's heart was beating like a drum. He lowered his head even more, "I have already detained the host..."

"What did Lord Song find out from the interrogation?"

Mr. Song quietly wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve and said, "The host said he doesn't know..."

"I have also checked the mountain temple. Except for the handle at the entrance of the tunnel, which was rubbed to a shine, the rest is covered with dust and cobwebs. From the outside, it is difficult to detect that there is a tunnel here."

Meng Xuanyi leaned back in his chair and took a deep breath, "Lord Song, go check on Prince Sheng."

"King Sheng?" Lord Song looked up in surprise.

He immediately realized that Xiangguo Temple was built under the supervision of King Sheng.

Lord Song felt more and more bitter. How could he, an investigator, now be doing the work of the Imperial City Bureau?

"Yes……"

"Go back."

Lord Song slowly backed out. Just as he stepped over the threshold, His Majesty behind the imperial desk spoke again.

"Master Song, please don't alert the enemy."

"Yes, I will remember this..."

Lord Song quietly raised his eyes and quickly glanced at His Majesty.

The young emperor's brows were always furrowed. With this huge mess, he didn't know when peace and prosperity would ever be restored.

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The simple courtyard has only the simplest furniture in the house.

Rong Peilan lay on the bed with her eyes closed and her brows furrowed.

The old doctor with a goatee stretched out his skinny fingers and clasped them around her wrist. He closed his eyes slightly, twirled his goatee with one hand and took her pulse with the other.

"Doctor, how is my young mistress?"

"Madam, how long has it been since you gave birth?" The doctor looked at Haitang who looked anxious.

"About two and a half months."

The doctor looked around and didn't see the child, so he stood up and said, "It is natural for women to breastfeed. Now that the lady can't breastfeed, the disease has accumulated and she has a high fever."

"I can only prescribe a prescription for you to stop breastfeeding. You should be fine after taking it for two days."

As he spoke, he walked to the square table and wrote a prescription in an elegant manner.

"Which girl would like to go with me to get medicine?"

The mute girl immediately stood up and pointed at herself.

The doctor looked at the mute girl hesitantly and said, "I don't accept credit in my clinic. The world is not good right now, so I can't be called a good man."

The mute girl immediately took out a piece of silver from her waist and handed it to the doctor.

After receiving the money, the doctor put away his medicine box with peace of mind and took the mute girl to get medicine.

(End of this chapter)