Daming's Bizarre Story: Painted Skin

Wantong's eyes lit up and said, "What magic trick do you have?"

Zhao Ran looked at the half-packed braised elbow in his hand and said nothing, Wan Tong understood: "Boy, after finishing this matter, it will be treated as my official owes you a favor, not everyone will owe this official's favor.

Zhao Ran said: "Does your lord have a man named Wen Zhigeng under his command?"

"Wen Zhigeng?" Wan Tongdao asked, "What happened to him?"

Zhao Ran sighed: "This lord always has trouble with our Jiang family."

Wen Zhigeng had trouble with the Jiang family before, naturally because he was a member of the national teacher, and the national teacher had an alliance with Concubine Wan Gui, so he would go after Jiang Lanyi who supported the prince, but now...

Wantong patted Zhaoran's shoulder with his fat hand: "Although Wen Zhigeng is a talent, but his ambition is too great, I have long disliked him. I remember that there was a guard down there that guarded hundreds of households, so I Let him go over there and stay."

Zhaoran let out a "hiss" and approached Wantong and asked, "How low is the bottom?"

Wan Tongdao: "It is said that it is a ravine that can only be entered and not exited."

Zhao Ran leaned back and let out a long sigh: "That's a pity, Mr. Wen is a beauty."

"Young Master Rong is really a person who loves the fragrance and cherishes the jade..."

"That is, that is."

The two looked at each other and laughed loudly, and asked plainly, "Why don't your lord check it out from Jixiang Temple?"

Wantong looked around and said: "What the imperial concubine wants is not to find out Lianfang."

Zhaoran understood Wantong's meaning after thinking about it for a while. Finding out Lianfang was undoubtedly slapping the Empress Dowager Zhou in the face. Moreover, Lianfang could transmit voices. If she was arrested, she would spread any remarks that were not good for Concubine Wan Gui. , then Concubine Wan Gui became passive.

What Concubine Wan Gui wants is to directly pull the Buddha Mother off the altar.

Wan Tongdao: "In addition... Mrs. He, the Miaode real person who was appointed by the Queen Mother, is now officially a nun in Jixiang Nunnery, with the dharma name Miaoyin."

Zhaoran thought to himself, it's really wonderful that a real person became a nun and became a nun.

----

Before he finished walking the steps of the National Teacher Tower, he clearly knew that the situation below was not good at all.

During these ten days, the Buddha's mother's reputation became even more powerful. She even used the Buddha Hall as her hall. Within ten days, she even debated loyalty and treachery, and judged life and death a hundred times. she.

Now the folks have complaints that they only recognize the wonderful judgment of the Buddha's voice in Jixiang Temple, while the judgment of Shuntian Prefecture's yamen is invalid.With such momentum, not to mention that the emperor deeply believes in the way of cultivating immortals, even if he doesn't believe in immortals, he will take into account the great sentiments of the people.

"Hunchback." Zhao Ran said softly, it seems that this Jixiang Nunnery is now backed by the Empress Dowager in the open, and Fu Heng in the dark, it really is invincible.

Wantong said with deep annoyance: "The trouble now is that the group of nuns in Jixiang Nunnery cannot be interrogated, otherwise how could it be delayed until today."

Zhao Ran glanced at him, if Concubine Wan Gui hadn't had selfish intentions, that fake Buddhist mother would have been taken down long ago, and she would not have been given the opportunity to make her appearance like this.

"What is your solution?"

Zhao Ran looked at the half-wrapped elbow in his hand, closed the paper bag anyway, and said, "Of course it still needs to be interrogated."

"This case cannot be tried."

Zhao Ran looked at Wan Tongdao: "Mother Buddha cannot be tried, but I remember that there is still a missing female official case to be tried by the Lord."

"I'm afraid it's too late to try Lianfang's case now." Wantong said urgently.

"Why is it too late, when will Shengxiantai open?"

"At noon the next day, Mrs. He will lead the ten benevolent people to Xianshan."

As soon as Zhaoran missed, he dropped the half-packed braised elbow on the steps of the National Teacher Tower.

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As soon as Zhaoran's sedan chair slipped into the Yemen, there was a big eunuch standing by the door, Wan Tong whispered: "Eunuch Liang, I brought him here."

Eunuch Liang asked: "He was the one who solved the rat case in Lianfang of Fayan Temple?"

"It's him, this kid is a bit weird, but he is a dead horse as a living horse doctor. After all, he is also a member of the Jiang family, and he is always talented in those areas." Wantong lowered his voice.

"Your Majesty is very anxious, so I can only let him try."

As soon as Zhao Ran lifted the sedan chair curtain, he saw Liang Fang with a rosy face and a beardless face: "Elder-in-law, is there anything to eat?"

Liang Fang was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Yes."

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"Mr. Rong, why don't you eat in another place?" Liang Fang felt uncomfortable standing by the stove. All the kitchens in the world were somewhat dirty, and the imperial kitchen was no exception.

"Elder-in-law, I grew up in the mountains. One of my favorite things in my life is... to eat by the stove. If I don't eat next to the stove, I don't feel at ease when I eat."

Although Liang Fang was impatient, she could only laugh a few times.

Zhaoran stood up, squeezed a clove of garlic and threw it into his mouth.

Liang Fang hurriedly stopped and said: "Young Master Rong, you need to eat this garlic carefully. If you eat too much garlic, it will be unclean. If the empress summons you, it will be bad if you lose your dignity in front of the empress."

"This garlic has thin skin and juicy juice. Sure enough, the things in the palace are different from other places."

"This is Yongnian garlic. It was originally a tribute. If Mr. Rong likes it, I will ask someone to carry a basket and send it to Jiang's residence later."

"Then thank you, father-in-law, this is a good thing."

"It's a good thing. The first-class eunuchs and maids in this palace have a headache, and they all point to it for help." Eunuch Liang smiled slightly.

"Your Majesty still wants to see me, so I won't eat this garlic." Zhao Ran politely threw the garlic back into the plate, and then asked, "Master Wan told you about the palaces I want to meet." Anyone? I want to see them first."

Liang Fang looked straight at Zhao Ran and said: "Those are all palace people around the Empress Dowager, the Emperor is a very filial person, if Mr. Rong can't find out why, the imperial concubine and the Sa family will be too hungry to walk around. "

Zhao Ran smiled and said: "Eldest eunuch, we are all fighting to the death. If we can't find out why today, I'm afraid that the old man of the Jiang Mansion and the imperial concubine will be promoted to immortals together in the future. You and I want to go out It might not even be possible to walk.”

Liang Fang laughed dryly again: "Please, Mr. Rong."

He led Zhao Ran into the remote Lengdian, pointed to one of the doors and said: "They are all in there, it is not convenient for Sa's family to go in, so we wait outside for good news from Young Master Rong."

Zhaoran pushed open the door and saw a few court ladies tied up with ropes inside. They all had panicked faces, so he made a "shh" gesture: "Don't be afraid, I am Master Jin Yiwei Wen, today I am here for a case I came to you to inquire, does Princess Gu’an know, you have to nod if you know.”

Several maids looked at each other in dismay, one of them nodded, and pointed clearly, a little yellow door came over to untie the rope for her, and clearly asked him to take the other women into another room before asking: "What are you doing?" Who is it?"

"I am Si Ji Xiufang who is beside the Queen Mother."

"It turns out that you are also a senior female official. How many years have you been with the Queen Mother?"

"The servant girl served the queen mother at the age of 13, and now she has been serving the queen mother for more than [-] years."

"You entered the palace at the age of 13?"

"The palace maids usually enter the palace when they are around ten years old, and they are as young as seven or eight years old. They entered the palace when they were five or six years old. They just worked as rough envoys before. The servant girl was lucky enough to enter Renshou Palace to serve the queen mother when she was 13 years old."

"Very well, then you must have seen a lot of dead people?"

"The Empress Dowager treats people generously, but when she gets sick or dies, there are always a few close people around her who die first."

"Then tell me the same thing."

The female history was taken aback: "Does your lord want me to talk about those dead people?"

"Yes, the year, name, cause of death, no matter how close you are, tell everyone you know."

The female Shi swallowed her saliva: "In the third year of Jingtai, the court lady Dongmei stumbled and drowned; in the fourth year, Chunju and Qiulan died due to impoliteness in front of the imperial court; in the fourth year of Tianshun, the palace lady Zhutao died of a serious illness; And died, Lan Fang also died in the same year..."

After she finished counting one by one, Fang asked, "Is this... related to Princess Gu'an?"

Zhao Ran said with a smile, "Well, you won't know until you finish asking."

Liang Fang was listening next door, and obviously asked all the palace people this question, and only asked this question, he couldn't help frowning, but what does the answer to this question have to do with that fake Buddha mother?

After Zhao Ran finished asking, he said, "Send some female officials back."

Those female officials got up, and suddenly whispered a few words in Xiufang's ear, Xiufang suddenly showed panic, bowed her head slightly, replied a few words, and then hurried away.

Liang Fang looked at their backs and said, "Young Master Rong, why did you ask those questions just now? Could it be that there is something strange among these dead people?"

Zhao Ran blinked and said, "I'm not asking about dead people, I'm asking about methods."

Liang Fang said, "Method?"

Clearly said: "The way for the mother of Buddha to ascend to immortality."

Liang Fang asked urgently, "What method is it?"

Zhao Ran smiled and said, "Prepare a set of things for me, I still need to verify it."

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Zhao Ran looked at the things in front of him and counted them one by one: cinnabar, talisman pen, talisman paper, cauldron furnace.

He picked up a pen in his hand, dipped it in the prepared cinnabar, and drew a talisman casually. At this moment, the candle light flickered slightly, and a voice sounded: "Mr. Rong."

A smile appeared on Zhaoran's mouth, he looked at the candlelight and said, "Why, are you finally here?

The voice was charming, subtle and very pleasant: "My lord, there is no deep hatred between you and me. The future will be long. If you need or ask for something in the future, my lord, maybe I can still help you a little bit."

"Oh, what can you do to help me?"

"Young master is so smart, and he values ​​love and righteousness, so he must not be a person for fame and fortune, so what about your clansmen?"

Zhao Ran looked at the candlelight and said, "People from the Rong family, what can you do to help?"

"The people of the Rong family lived away from the world because they were actually forced by the national teacher. As long as the national teacher is removed, the people of the Rong family can naturally return to their hometown to enjoy the peaceful days. As for your grandfather, such a righteous man, he is also Whether or not it will be extremely peaceful, you can turn danger into blessing, young master can rest assured."

"The national teacher and the people of Rongjiazhuang have nothing to do with each other."

"The Skypython clan is the key to unlocking Yegu City, the national teacher will not give up just because of this.

"The national teacher wants to open Yegu City?"

"There is the ultimate secret of the aliens in Yegu City, and only people from the Tianmang clan can enter and leave Yegu City at a very small price."

With a clear smile: "In the final analysis, I can also choose to join forces with the National Teacher. Why should I choose you? Apart from sound transmission, what other skills do you have?"

"I can cause turmoil in the entire imperial city. I can make everyone from the emperor's relatives down to the common people have to obey me. This is something that the national teacher can do."

Zhao Ran looked at the candlelight and said with a smile: "Don't say you can turn the imperial city upside down, even if you can turn the sky upside down, I will never conspire with villains."

As he spoke, he took a breath and blew out the candle.

In the night, black shadows like pieces of paper rushed towards the clear room, and the window lattices of the house were "creaking" as if because of the shadow's clinging, but in an instant, they receded like a tide.

Like a white robe, it landed on the eaves.

Zhao Ran, who was sitting in the room, seemed to know it, and said with a smile, "You're here."

Jiuru let out a "huh".

"I even hid half a pack of soy sauced elbows for you!"