Tang riddles

Three days later, Yin Yu received a secret letter from Jinling.

Since she found out that something was wrong with Lu Yifeng, she made many speculations.Did Lu Yifeng really secretly meet the saint without telling her?Maybe it's not to see the saint, but just to see someone in Xuanwei Hall.But no matter what, he must be hiding something from himself.

Also, he seems to be disguising certain characteristics of his body.Although Yin Yu did not carefully observe what Lu Yifeng washed off in the basin that night, she could tell that it should be some kind of disguise on his hands.He didn't wash his face, because his face was very dry, definitely not the same as after washing it just now, when Yin Yu first entered the door, he was definitely washing his hands, and the washing time was not short, he probably soaked his hands in the basin for a long time up.

So, what is he hiding from himself?Why is he pretending, and who is he?Yin Yu wanted to check Lu Yifeng's life experience from the beginning, so he wrote a secret letter to Huzhou, asking the local Qianyumen to investigate from the beginning.Unexpectedly, there will be progress soon, because after the local Qianyumen arrived at the small mountain village where Lu Yifeng appeared that year, they bumped into another group of people who also came to inquire about Lu Yifeng's whereabouts.This group of people are Taoist priests from the Taoist sect. They came from Mount Mao to clear the Tao.Moreover, they would come to this small mountain village almost every year to inquire about Lu Yifeng's whereabouts nearby.

After inquiring, Qian Yumen had to know that the door was looking for a teacher who disappeared that year, and it was said that he was the younger brother of the Taoist emperor Sima Chengzhen.The person in charge of the investigation of Qianyumen felt very strange. How could Lu Yifeng be Sima Chengzhen's junior?Just counting the age alone, I feel that it is not right at all.Could it be that the Jianghu swordsman who adopted Lu Yifeng at the beginning was the teacher of the Taoist school?Daomen seemed unwilling to talk more about this matter and kept silent.After negotiation, Qianyumen sent people to follow Taomen back to Maoshan to meet Sima Chengzhen, hoping that Sima Tianshi could give more clues.

After Sima Chengzhen learned about Qianyumen's search for Lu Yifeng's life experience, he wrote a letter with his own hand. Qianyumen added the highest-level password, sent it back to Chang'an from the Jinling headquarters, and handed it to Yin Yu himself.

So late at night, Yin Yu opened the secret letter alone in the study.The letter is very short, Sima Chengzhen is concise and concise, and briefly describes a past event when he was still practicing under Pan Tianshi 60 years ago.From this, Yin Yu learned that a person named Taoist Tianyin may be much older than he looks, and this person may know the art of immortality.Moreover, Yin Yu learned that the second joint of the little finger of Taoist Tianyin's left hand was broken, but it did not heal and became deformed.Daomen has been looking for people with deformed left little fingers in the whole Tang Dynasty. Among them, there was such a person in this small mountain village in Huzhou.It is said that it was the Jianghu swordsman who adopted Lu Yifeng back then. An old woodcutter saw that swordsman holding a hatchet to collect firewood in the mountains. The second joint of the little finger of his left hand was indeed deformed.

However, Sima Chengzhen emphasized in the letter that the memory of the old woodcutter was not very clear. He only remembered that there was indeed a person with a deformed left hand who was holding a knife in his hand to cut firewood.It's just that it was winter, and the man was dressed very heavily, with a hood on his head. He didn't see the appearance of the swordsman clearly, and he couldn't be sure whether he was the rumored swordsman.But how did the swordsman come to the mountain village, did he bring Lu Yifeng with him, and where did this child come from?

This letter intensified Yin Yu's suspicion of Lu Yifeng, but she still couldn't confirm Lu Yifeng's identity, let alone understand what he was going to do, and whether he was really going to do something bad without telling her.

The clues are cut off here, and I can't go any further.Yin Yu deliberated for a long time, and felt that the real identity of the Taoist Tianyin back then was probably Yin Yuyue, the son of Wang Shulang who disappeared from the Yin family back then.Only Yin Yuyue has the possibility to live such a long time, and her appearance does not match her age.Then, assuming that the person with the deformed left little finger in the small mountain village in Huzhou is really Yin Yuyue, and no matter where the shadow-seeking Jianghu swordsman is, the only person who has a definite connection with that small mountain village is really only Lu Yifeng.And Lu Yifeng did make some kind of camouflage on his hands, which undoubtedly confirmed the rumors of the deformity of the left little finger to some extent.Then, there may be a certain possibility that Lu Yifeng is Yin Yuyue.

It's just this guess, which really makes her uncertain.Even if Lu Yifeng really had a deformed left little finger and made a disguise, it cannot prove that he is really Yin Yuyue.Maybe he just didn't want others to see his deformed fingers and felt inferior about it.Yin Yu doesn't want to wrong any good person, not to mention Lu Yifeng has been with her for so many years and has always been loyal.She was even more unwilling to hurt Lu Yifeng's feelings because of some speculative things.

Yin Yu intends not to pursue the matter of Lu Yifeng any more, at least he doesn't want to reveal to his face that he once doubted him.In the end, she chose to trust Lu Yifeng.She buried her doubts in her heart, and because she was not at ease after all, she finally decided to move first.Suppose Lu Yifeng is Yin Yuyue and really betrayed her.Then, she is afraid that she will not be able to save her life, and neither will the people around her. How should she tell future generations to beware of this person?After thinking about it, she wrote a letter.Sealed it well, put it in the brocade bag, and then found a copper box, wrapped the brocade bag containing the letter tightly with oilcloth several layers, sealed it in the copper box, and welded the lid of the copper box to death with a special method.Then she found an opportunity at night, touched the house where Qin Lian and Qin Lian lived, jumped into the dry well at the far west end of the yard, and hid the copper box behind the bricks and stones at the bottom of the well wall on the south side.

After she and Qin Lian stopped living in this courtyard, the house deed and land deed were still in her hands and had been kept.Afterwards, Yin Yu asked people to renovate the house, seal the dry well, build a building on it, and sell it.Then she drew a map with her own handwriting to indicate the location of the hidden object, rolled it up and hid it in a jade whistle she made in her free time. Messenger adds an encryption mechanism.She transformed the handle of the wooden knife used by Akashi to practice the knife into a small mechanism that was not easy to find, sealed the paper with the password in it, and hid the wooden knife in the warehouse of Qianyumen.Considering the inconvenience of searching in the well, she drew a pattern to indicate the location of the hidden object herself, and entrusted the embroiderer in the embroidery room to repair a white brocade and gold silk hairband.She has carried these two items with her all the time, and she has not yet considered who to give them to.

I hope she will not hand over these two things, and that secret letter will never be opened and discovered by future generations.

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Taiping's birthday is on the [-]th day of the first lunar month, and on the tenth day of the first month, Princess Taiping's mansion has delivered a large number of birthday gifts one after another.The adults were busy receiving and counting the gifts, but it was the children who were overjoyed.Akashi and Kotono Lai refused to leave in the large warehouse where gifts were piled up, observing each item curiously.Taiping was in a great mood, and had already selected several gifts for the two little ones.Although Taiping pays close attention to the trend of gifts every day, it has not found anything other than the so-called "treasures and jewels" in the gift list.This made her a little helpless, if she couldn't find it, maybe she could make up an unwarranted gift to win the game.

However, on this day, to Taiping's surprise, a gift that really did not belong to the ranks of "treasures and jewels" was delivered to the Princess Mansion.This is a wood-carved steed, as tall as a real bloody horse, with its front hooves raised, its mane carved so vividly that it seems to be running in the wind, it looks extremely handsome.This thing really does not belong to "rare jewellery", the wood carving is not worth much, but the point is, this thing is very suitable for Yin Yu's liking.Yin Yu has unique hobbies and likes to do carpentry by herself. Her hands are extremely dexterous, and the things she makes are very delicate.Taiping checked the gift list, and the person who presented this wooden carved horse was Zhu Yuanmao, a name she was not very familiar with.However, she decided to thank this person well, and if things were successful that night, she would definitely give a big gift in return.

Taiping ordered someone to properly store this wood-carved horse, and planned to wait until the night of the Shangyuan Festival to take it out as a surprise for Yin Yu.This time, let's see what excuses she will find to reject herself.She secretly rejoiced in her heart.

In the past few days, I don't know what Yin Yu is busy with, she leaves early and returns late every day, Taiping rarely finds her to say a few words.Sometimes she even stayed in the Secretariat Department and didn't return all night.According to the report from Taiping's eyeliner in the secretary's province, Yin Yu was indeed working in the secretary's province and did not go anywhere else. Except for those people she took with her on weekdays, she did not meet anyone in private.After hearing this, Taiping was relieved and didn't ask her much. She hoped to maintain her good relationship with Yin Yu on the eve of Shangyuan Festival and not to offend her.

Of course, Taiping doesn't really indulge in having fun every day, she also has her own private affairs to hide from Yin Yu.After fighting with Li Longji for so many years, there is no room for change. She plans to start fighting after the New Year's Eve.In the current government affairs, Taiping relies on the power of the Supreme Emperor Li Dan to monopolize the government affairs, and there is a sharp conflict with the new emperor Li Longji.Among the seven prime ministers in the court, five came from her sect, and more than half of the civil servants and generals were attached to her.Taiping and Dou Huaizhen, Cen Xi, Xiao Zhizhong, Prince Shaobao Xue Ji, Yongzhou Governor Shi Xinxing Wang Li Jin, Zuo Yulin General Chang Yuankai, Zhiyou Yulin General Li Ci, Zuo Jinwu General Li Qin, Zhongshu Sheren Li You, You Sanqi's regular attendant Jia Yingfu, Honglu Temple Qing Tanghe, Hu Seng Huifan and others conspired to abolish Li Longji and establish a new emperor.In addition, Princess Taiping conspired with the court lady Yuanshi to poison the gastrodia elata powder that Jin offered to Li Longji.For this reason, Chang Yuankai and Li Ci went to Princess Taiping's mansion many times to make a conspiracy plan with her.

The sky over Chang'an is overcast, and a storm is coming.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the day of the Shangyuan Festival.Princess Taiping's mansion has been busy since the early morning. The servants are decorating the mansion. From noon, the mansion has already held a banquet. All relatives, friends and guests who came for the banquet attended the banquet one after another. The mansion is full of singing and dancing all day long. It is very lively.The banquet will last until [-]:[-] in the evening, and a group of people will drive out of the mansion in a car to Danfengmen to watch the Shangyuan lanterns and sing songs together.

Even Yin Yu, who has been away for the past few days, stayed in the mansion to help and accompanied Taiping to receive guests.Taiping was in high spirits, and soon he drank too much, and he was just beginning to get drunk.She half leaned on Yin Yu's body, laughed and joked with the guests, sometimes kissed Yin Yu in front of the guests, and whispered in her ear.Yin Yu was exhausted from coping the whole time, trying his best to hide his disgust and embarrassment.The members of the Yin family who were sitting at the bottom all looked anxious and annoyed.

After the feast, Qin Nu, who had been held in the arms of the nanny, was so tired that he fell asleep. The child was only nine years old, but he also drank wine at the banquet, and became completely drunk.Taiping asked people to take the Qin slave back to the room to rest, while she continued to have fun, and even ordered someone to bring up the carved wooden horse for fun, deliberately whispering ambiguous words in Yin Yu's ear, implying that she had lost the bet and wanted tonight with her.Yin Yu's face was sullen, he didn't show any signs of expression, he just dealt with it kindly.

Akashi also attended the lunch banquet, but she soon got tired of such a scene and ran out to play by herself.Yin Yu was worried that the child would run away, and it happened that Lu Yifeng was free by her side, so she hurriedly ordered Lu Yifeng to take care of Chishi.The day of attack agreed with Li Longji is tonight, and she doesn't want her child to get lost.

Lu Yifeng found Xiao Chishi, who was sullen and poking the dirt with a stick in the back garden of the Princess Mansion.

"You child, why are you running around? Your father is worried about you."

"The banquet was so boring. The adults only knew how to drink and have fun. I was bored, so I ran out. Master Lu, the lotus maid is sick, Mao Mao is in the palace, and there are so many guests in the mansion. Tonight is the Lantern Festival. , but no one to play with me..."

"Then you go out by yourself, don't you have a secret passage to get out of the mansion? The lanterns on Suzaku Avenue are beautiful, don't miss it."

"Aren't you going with me?"

"I have something to do with your father, I can't go... You go by yourself, Master believes that you can take care of yourself."

"Well! Then when Qin Nu wakes up, I will take Qin Nu there."

"Qin slave can't go, have you forgotten? The princess will bring Qin slave to meet guests tonight. Don't join in the fun, so as not to make the princess unhappy."

"……All right……"

"Go ahead, don't come back too early, lest you run into your father, I will definitely lock you up in the mansion and prevent you from running around."

"Well! I know Master Lu, you must keep it a secret for me!" The little guy jumped up happily, hugged Lu Yifeng, and ran to the secret passage in his backyard.

Lu Yifeng looked at Chishi's leaving back, the darkness in his eyes was as deep as an abyss.

The author has something to say: the next chapter should be able to finish.Insects have been caught.