After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

"Your Majesty!" Liu Yunxiang exhaled urgently. Although he had already guessed it, he was still surprised when it was confirmed, "It's really him!"

After the eldest princess and Mrs. Dingyuan Hou left, Liu Yunxiang returned to the backyard and saw Yan Mu about to go out, so he pestered him and followed him.

After knowing that the emperor was involved in this matter, he was very reluctant to have her get involved. She reluctantly got into the carriage, but he didn't like to talk to her on the way.

All the way up the mountain, they came to the Yunxia Mountain Taoist Temple. A little Taoist boy led them to the Zen room where Taoist Hongxuan lived.

Liu Yunxiang was surprised when he heard the truth, but Hongxuan and Yan Mu were happy and calm, one was pouring tea and the other was drinking tea, one was smiling and the other was indifferent, they seemed to be competing.

She then remembered the Taoist boy who led them to the Zen monastery and said, "Master is waiting for you two in the Zen monastery."

Liu Yunxiang asked curiously: "Does Taoist Hongxuan know we will come?"

"Master said it will always come, just a little earlier and a little later."

Therefore, Hongxuan knew that Yan Mu would come, and this was his magical power.

Liu Yunxiang couldn't stand this kind of atmosphere where you don't tell me and I don't tell you either, so he couldn't help but ask: "The Emperor and Madam Hou are in the palace and the other is in the backyard of the house. How come they are getting along so well?"

Speaking of this, she thought of Mrs. Yan, Yan Mu's mother. She was humiliated by the emperor and gave birth to Yan Mu. Could this be the same situation?

Liu Yunxiang looked at Yan Mu, as if he shouldn't ask this question, but Yan Mu had a cold expression on his face. He had no memory of the past, and the humiliation brought about by this life experience was gone.

"What do you think I did?" Yan Mu raised his eyebrows.

"No, cough." Liu Yunxiang picked up the tea cup in front of Yan Mu and drank it all in one gulp, then said with a dry smile: "This tea is quite delicious."

Hongxuan smiled and said, "It's a long story."

"Taoist Master said slowly, we have plenty of time." Liu Yunxiang said.

Hongxuan let out a long sigh, and his expression gradually changed from an otherworldly calmness to one that seemed to have entered the world, and became troubled, "I wonder if you two have heard about Pindao. It was already 20 years ago. The autumn of that year was just around the corner. , I studied hard for several years in a cold window, just waiting to jump over the dragon gate, and I was also very high-spirited and felt that the second place in the number one scholar was already in my bag. At that time, I met a girl, and when I was in high school, I went to her house to propose marriage. She was an official I was born in a poor family. We met during a spring outing and fell in love with each other. Although she was restricted by ethics, she still pursued love passionately and often sneaked out to see me at home. At that time, I was also very Love her."

Liu Yunxiang looked at Hongxuan. This man was dressed like a Taoist priest and had an immortal air. At this time, his brows were furrowed with sadness. Through the present Hongxuan, one can imagine what kind of handsome young man he was 20 years ago.

"At that time, students from all over the world gathered in Shengjing. Some of them came from poor families like me, and some came from merchants or officials. But regardless of their background, they can be divided into two types of people. The first type was born in poverty. The readings were recorded before the exam. The first type of people who are still hung up on their buttocks are those who have never worked hard and still eat flower wine before taking the exam. I belong to the former category, and I sneer at the latter category. I feel that such people will rot in the mud sooner or later, and be beaten by people like us. People stepped on the soles of my feet. I was really naive at that time, and I was full of ambition every day, thinking about the title on the gold medal and the wedding ceremony. But one night, I was studying until late at night, and I was so hungry that my chest pressed against my back, so I thought about going out to eat a bowl of wontons. There was a wonton stall outside Huajie. I sat in the dark alley and was drinking hot soup when I saw the rich kids coming out of it together with the officials who were invigilating the exam. They drank to their heart's content and were arm-in-arm with each other. When they passed by the wonton stall , I clearly heard Yisizi say: Sir, I leave the exam questions to you. As he spoke, he stuffed a wad of banknotes into the invigilator’s arms, but the invigilator actually accepted them and even patted the rich man. I put him on his shoulder to reassure him. I was very angry at the time and went to Gongyuan to report it early the next morning. As a result..."

Having said this, Hongxuan laughed, not sadly, but sarcastically, probably because he felt that he was really ridiculous at that time.

"As a result, I was imprisoned for slandering the imperial officials. Even though I begged hard, I still missed Qiuwei. When I came out, the rankings were released. That night, all the rich boys were on the rankings, and one of them even ranked No. [-]. I had no fame, but I loved that woman, so I went to her house to propose marriage, but was kicked out by her father. Not long after, she got married, to Marquis Dingyuan."

Liu Yunxiang couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard this, "Mrs. Dingyuan Hou, you two know each other and have this relationship!"

Hongxuan shook his head and laughed, "At that time, I felt that the officialdom was dark and it was useless to take the exam. It would only insult my own talents. In addition, the woman I loved married another person. Under a double blow, I became a hermit."

Liu Yunxiang exhaled softly. In her previous life, she only knew that Hongxuan saw through the world and became a monk before Qiu Wei. It turned out that something like this happened in the middle.

"Uh, but what does this have to do with Madam Hou and the Emperor?"

Hongxuan sighed and continued: "After she married into the Marquis's house, she looked beautiful on the outside, and in the eyes of others, they were a loving couple, but in fact, in private, the Marquis had a bad temper and often beat her. She once told me Yes, but at that time I had given up my little love, devoted myself to Taoism, and stopped caring about worldly things. The year before last, when Dingyuan Hou passed away, she came to the Taoist temple and said that she was liberated and asked me to return to secular life, so that we could reunite together. Shaping the front edge. Of course I didn’t agree, and I couldn’t even figure out why her obsession was so deep. That little bit of love had been gone for 20 years and should have been polished off long ago. And one day, I went to Xuanyuan Terrace to preach Taoism. She sneaked into my meditation room and lit acacia, but...but it was the emperor who came in, and the two of them bumped into each other by mistake."

Liu Yunxiang pursed his lips, "So it's not the Emperor who humiliated Madam Hou, but... it's her own fault."

"Not long after this incident, she actually got pregnant, and the emperor knew about it. The emperor wanted to have a child, so how could he let her go, so he naturally forced her to give birth to the child."

Hearing this, Liu Yunxiang didn't know how to react.

This is what happened...

"Mrs. Hou's maid Nian'er discovered the relationship between Mrs. Hou and the emperor, so she had to die. The emperor asked Han Zicheng to handle it, but Han Zicheng was a pervert and did not kill her directly, but tortured her." Yan Mu analyzed lightly.

Hongxuan nodded, "That's right."

"On the same day, Miss Six brought her maid Lan Xiang to the Taoist temple to collect sleeping incense. Someone deliberately led them to Zhuangzi, apparently from Shangguan Xu, in order to let Miss Six find out about this matter. Nian'er was actually Unexpectedly, after all, she was just a maid. Even if she died, it would not be enough for the Ministry of Justice to intervene. Shangguan Xu wanted to kill the sixth girl. Only if the sixth girl died could the case become bigger. Under the pressure of the Dingyuan Hou Mansion, the emperor The Ministry of Punishment had to intervene. Although the sixth girl broke through, she knew kung fu and escaped from Zhuangzi with her maid Lan Xiang. Qin Fei was well prepared and asked Hong Zhuhou to intercept and kill the two of them outside. Hong Zhu only killed Lan Xiang, but I don’t know whether it was because he couldn’t beat her or something, so he let the sixth girl run away." Yan Mu said.

"The sixth girl disappeared. Mrs. Dingyuan Hou went to the palace to beg the emperor. The emperor handed the case to the Ministry of Punishment and asked His Highness to investigate. The Emperor knows His Highness's abilities and is not afraid that you will find out?" Hongxuan asked with a smile.

Yan Mu frowned, "Indeed, he can hand it over to his confidants, but why should I investigate?"