Chapter 51 Yitong Tomb

The atmosphere has a strange delicacy.

Everyone didn't know if they felt anything, their eyes wandering between Shen Zhiyi and Jiang Xuening, perhaps feeling that Princess Leyang was also too kind to Jiang Xuening.

The eunuch named Zheng Bao has retired with gratitude.

Jiang Xuening's heart was relieved of a major event, and although she didn't know what to do next, her previously tense body finally relaxed a bit.

If we use the words of You Fangyin from the previous life, what is she called?

Think of it, it should be called "playwright".

She can't do anything else, she has a first-class ability to act pitifully.

But just thinking about it, it's not that bad either.

She certainly used Shen Zhiyi to achieve her goal, but in another sense, it can be considered as forming a good relationship for Shen Zhiyi, right?

Can't be considered evil, can't be considered evil.

Jiang Xuening warned herself a few words in her heart and then said, "Let's go."

Shen Zhiyi had no second thoughts.

Although she didn't go in the same direction as these accompanying readers when she returned to Mingfeng Palace, she actually took Jiang Xuening's hand and accompanied her all the way back to Yangzhi Zhai. She even sat in the hall and talked to them for a while before leaving.

Xiao Shu appeared somewhat silent throughout the entire process.

When Shen Zhiyi left, she glanced several times as if she had something to say. But after looking at the other people sitting in the hall, he didn't say anything.

It wasn't until Shen Zhiyi got up and left that she silently followed.

Jiang Xuening turned her head and guessed that she had something to say to Shen Zhiyi alone, perhaps related to today, the Cining Palace, and Empress Dowager Xiao.

But it's hard for anyone to catch up and listen.

As soon as Xiao Shu left, the hall suddenly quieted down strangely. Everyone looked at me, I looked at you, and no one spoke.

After a while, Fang Miaocai patted her chest with lingering fear and let out the same breath she had been carrying all the way back. She sighed leisurely, "I just came into the palace and saw this kind of thing, but it almost scared me to death."

The rest of the crowd nodded in agreement.

Everyone said, "I don't know what's wrong with that jade Ruyi..."

Jiang Xuening naturally knew what tricks Yu Ruyi had and remained silent at the moment.

After all, she was standing below and shouldn't have known.

Yao Rongrong, on the other hand, had a fearful expression on her face. Unlike others, she had a bit of uncontrollable curiosity in addition to her fear. After hesitating multiple times, she lowered her voice and spoke timidly, "Just now, when Empress Dowager picked up the broken jade, it happened to be next to me. We caught a glimpse of the two words. However, what does' Yitong 'mean?"

"Yi Tong?!"

Fang Miao, who couldn't help but frown and pinch her fingers to calculate good or bad luck for herself, shook her hands when she heard these two words. She couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, looking at Yao Rongrong with an almost frightened look, even her voice twisted a bit.

"You actually saw these two words?"

Yao Rongrong was completely frightened by Fang Miao's reaction and said, "Look, see..."

"What's wrong with these two words?" said Zhou Baoying, the youngest and most inexperienced person

*

On the afternoon of early winter, the sun in the sky was covered by hazy clouds, and the edge of the stele forest at Baita Temple was covered with fallen leaves. The thin branches trembled lightly in the cold wind.

There is a brass bell hanging high in the Chaoyin Pavilion.

Next to it is a low stone platform, with a piano table, a tea table, and a lotus incense burner placed in the corner. Inside, a incense seal was placed and only half of it burned.

However, in the next moment, he was swept down with anger and collapsed!

"Bang Dangdang!"

The lotus incense burner fell on the lower steps, jumping down one step at a time. Most of the pale incense ash in the furnace spilled out, occasionally hanging on a few withered leaves lying on the ground, which was shocking.

Jianshu's eyelids couldn't stop jumping, and he pressed his head down, feeling a bit hesitant to look up.

I could only hear the warm and broad voice of the past condensing like ice.

Under Xie Wei's anger, he became incredibly calm and asked, "Who asked me to do it?"

Jian Shudao said, "When I heard the news, the order had already been issued. When I asked them, I only said it was from Jinling, and my words were quite impatient with my subordinates, as if I was somewhat cautious.". After pretending to leave, my subordinate squatted there for half an hour and saw a sedan chair coming from the direction of Le'an Fang. A person in his fifties got off, described as thin and thin, with a goat beard and gray clothes. If my subordinate was not mistaken, it was very similar to the Gongyi Xiansheng next to the head of the sect

When not in the palace and not seeking official work, Xie Wei is accustomed to wearing white clothes.

A plain and unadorned white garment.

This makes him appear more detached from worldly troubles and devoid of any trace of cause and effect in the mundane world. Wearing the same white clothes on others may be like a peddler, but wearing them on him always exudes an indescribable grandeur.

Just at this moment, there is also a hint of fierceness in this vast expanse.

He asked again, "Where is Dingfei?"

Jian Shu lowered his eyes and spoke in a lower voice, "After learning about this, Dao Qin specially sent someone to carefully review the confidential letter that Prince Dingfei had sent to the capital in the past month, and there was no mention of today's events."

Xie Wei smiled and said, "If my heart doesn't change, how could I know that people's hearts are also like this?"

Jian Shu didn't understand this for a moment and wanted to say that during his time in Jinling, he was determined not to be a young master who obeyed his master's orders. Even after his master went to the capital, he occasionally secretly reported news to the sect, clearly standing on his side in the sect.

Just as he was about to speak, the words he had just said went through his mind.

Gongyi Cheng has always been by the side of the sect leader and rarely leaves Jinling.

How come everyone else has already arrived in the capital, and Prince Dingfei, who is also in Jinling, is still unaware and hasn't given them any news?

Thinking of this, Jian Shu's heart was already filled with awe: "Sir, what you mean is..."

Xie Wei's snow-white sleeve robe was stained with a few drops of incense ash. He raised his finger and gently stroked it, not only failing to wipe it off, but also causing the ash to dissolve and stain even more.

The usually clear and distant eyebrows and eyes hide a chill.

His lip line straightened, and his expression showed a hint of danger that could be intimidating. He only made people tremble with fear and said, "Since Gongyi Cheng has come, he has been ordered by the leader of the sect. This is because he thinks I have been motionless for a long time and is guarding me."

Jian Shu couldn't help but frown as he remembered the complex situation in the sect. "Sir, you have been running a business in the palace and have not yet taken action. Now that Mr. Gongyi has arrived, he has issued orders, disregarding your previous arrangements and daring to recklessly create trouble with Ruyi's inscriptions. It doesn't matter if they fail, and if this affects you..."

After all, all the people involved are the ears and eyes of the master in the palace.

This is completely putting the gentleman in danger!

Xie Wei remained silent and only looked up at the forest of steles ahead.

Fallen leaves spread all over the ground.

Each stone tablet in the forest of steles is six feet high and one foot wide, which is very different from ordinary stone tablets. The inscriptions on it are not Buddhist verses, but rather ordinary names one after another.

In the future, even the name was not engraved.

Only blank stone tablets stood amidst the desolate mountains.

"The current political situation is like a string on an arrow, ready to explode at the slightest touch. It doesn't matter if it involves me, just afraid that this matter will be used by someone with intentions and harm other innocent people." He slowly closed his eyes, thinking of the personnel in the sect. When he opened them again, the dark and cold pool like eyes were already a solemn silence, even revealing a hint of darkness, "Destroy my plan. If there is not enough, there is more than enough defeat!"

Jianshu had already looked down on the group of people in the sect, and now he wanted to say something.

Just a flicker of light from the corner of my eye caught a glimpse of someone coming up from the back mountain.

He is an old monk dressed in a robe, with a kind face and eyes.

So I swallowed the words that were about to be spoken.

The old monk is the abbot of the White Pagoda Temple, with the Dharma name "Forgetful Dust". He respectfully calls the Buddha "Forgetful Dust Master". Today, Xie Wei invited him to give a lecture on scriptures and teachings.

He walked from a distance and when he reached the Chaoyin Pavilion, he had already seen the messy incense ash in front of the steps.

The footsteps stopped immediately.

Xie Weiren stood on the pavilion. Previously, he was clearly solemn and cold, but when he turned around, he was nowhere to be seen. His lips curved slightly, and he felt a warm spring breeze brushing his face. The green mountains were far away, and he only said, "Just now, the sword book was reckless and knocked over the incense burner. I hope you don't blame me, Master."

Sword Book: "..."

Master Forgetting Dust combined the ten as a gift and said generously, "Amitabha Buddha, it's okay."

*

In the Yang Zhi Zhai, those who had some thoughts would immediately know that since Fang Miao had such a great reaction to the two words spoken by Yao Rongrong, she must have known something.

So they all started questioning.

Fang Miao said, "Can't you remember anything when you hear the word 'Yitong'?"

The crowd was somewhat confused.

Jiang Xuening remained silent.

Chen Shuyi's reaction was quick, her eyelids twitched, and she suddenly said, "Are you referring to... Yitong Tomb?"

As soon as this statement was made, someone suddenly exclaimed "ah", obviously remembering something.

It's just that this is an old story from twenty years ago, and most of them have only heard of it. They know there was a place where something happened, but they are not sure what happened back then.

Zhou Baoying became even more confused and repeatedly asked, "What, what's going on?"

Fang Miao glanced at Chen Shuyi and said, "It was twenty years ago when the Prince of Pingnan rebelled against the Tianjiao Rebellion and committed a rebellion..."

The Prince of Pingnan was originally the brother of the former emperor, very brave and skilled in battle, and was highly respected in the court.

It's hard to resist the fact that the late emperor married Empress Dowager Xiao.

Empress Dowager Xiao's elder brother was Duke Dingguo Xiao Yuan, with the entire Xiao family behind him. At that time, Xiao Yuan also married the sister of the neighboring Marquis Yongyi, who was Yan Lin's aunt. The two most prominent families of the Da Qian Dynasty were connected by marriage and the former emperor, supporting the former emperor together. How could the former emperor have the right to fail?

So the ultimate change of the throne was the victory of the previous emperor.

After ascending the throne, he sent Prince Yuan of Pingnan to a fiefdom.

Unexpectedly, the Prince of Pingnan was not willing to accept it and secretly raised troops. He colluded with the widely spread and attracted many followers of the Heavenly Cult among the people, and his power grew stronger.

Twenty years ago, he joined forces with the leader of the sect and marched northward, taking the capital city directly.

Heavy troops surrounded the entire palace.

At that time, the late emperor was hunting in Shanglin Garden, but he managed to avoid danger and was protected by the elite soldiers of Shanglin Garden, fleeing all the way north.

However, Empress Dowager Xiao, who was still the queen at the time, and Crown Prince Shen Lang, who was still the prince at the time, remained in the palace.

"It's a strange thing to say. The elite soldiers of the Prince of Pingnan and the rebels of the Heavenly Sect rushed into the palace, but there was no trace of the Empress Dowager and the Holy One, so it was suspected that there was a secret passage in the palace that allowed them to escape." As Fang Miao spoke, her voice paused, and a faint fear appeared in her expression, "But the rebels have already besieged the city. If the Empress Dowager and the Holy One escape from the palace at this time, they must pass through various city gates before leaving the city. Therefore, they immediately sent heavy troops to guard the city gates, and no one was released. The King of Pingnan hated the former emperor to the bone, and he refused to give up until he found the Crown Prince. He sent people to search every door in the capital, and all boys who were four years old, twelve years old, or over three feet tall in their homes were arrested..."

Everyone trembled with fear upon hearing this.

Jiang Xuening has felt a bit nauseous.

Fang Miao's voice was somewhat difficult, but there was a force pushing her to continue, as if this matter should have been known to many people: "At that time, many people in the capital had already fled early due to rumors of war, but there were still many households in the capital, so there were more than 300 boys arrested.". His Highness the Crown Prince was about eight years old at that time. The Prince of Pingnan arrested the palace attendants who had served him before to identify him. Among the more than three hundred boys, none of them were the Crown Prince. The King of Pingnan became furious. The capital has been surrounded by iron barrels. If he doesn't believe anyone can still fly, he orders the entire city. If anyone hides the crown prince, it's best to hand it over early, otherwise all the more than three hundred boys caught will be slaughtered

Zhou Baoying had never heard of this before, and her eyes had already widened. She whispered, "What happened later?"

Fang Miao's face turned a little pale as she said, "Later, Duke Dingguo and Marquis Yongyi rushed to retreat from the rebel army and reopened the tightly closed city gate to enter the capital. When they saw a pile of corpses piled up in a mountain, all piled up at the entrance of the palace. The heavy snow that had fallen for three days froze people together, and their blood solidified into solid ice. They couldn't even move with an iron chisel. They might even touch their skin and flesh after chiseling a piece, so they didn't dare to move again. When the snow turned into water, people rotted..."

"Ugh!"

Yao Xi, who had been listening silently before, couldn't help but run out of the room, covering her mouth.

The faces of others were also very ugly.

Fang Miao's stomach was actually churning, and she thought of the scene in the Cining Palace today, feeling even more trembling: "Later on, these three hundred children were all buried by the imperial decree of the late emperor, and a monument was erected in the White Pagoda Temple, which was the 'righteous child' who died to save the crown prince. Therefore, the forest of steles in the White Pagoda Temple is also known as the 'righteous child tomb'. It is said that the young crown prince, who was only seven years old at the time of Dingguo Mansion, was also among them..."

To sum up, that should be Brother Xiao Shu.

However, in terms of background, it is unknown how much higher than the current Xiao Shu: after all, besides being the son of the Xiao family, the birth mother of Prince Dingfei is also the sister of the brave Hou Yanmu, which is an unprecedented bloodline nurtured by the two major aristocratic families.

Although Qingyuan Bo Mansion has declined, this incident of Youyue has also been heard of, and it is inevitable that it will come to light: "Speaking of which, Lady Yan was heartbroken after losing her son. She separated from Duke Dingguo and returned to the Yongyi Marquis Mansion, but soon passed away. It seems that Yan and Xiao did not have any contact after this incident."

Yao Rongrong suddenly let out an "ah".

She looked very surprised and said, "So, Miss Xiao actually came out of the stephouse?"

"Bang!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the half closed door in front of the hall was pushed open and hit the wall, causing a loud noise that frightened everyone to turn around and look.

Surprisingly, Xiao Shu stood at the door.

With an unprecedented fierce expression on his face, he said in a cold voice, "What's all this nonsense!"