Emperor Renzong of the Great Song Dynasty

Is Wenqu in danger?

Zhao Yiyi raised his head and looked at Liu En, both seeing deep surprise in each other's eyes.

Liu En is the system ai, and shares system permissions with Zhao Yiyi, and can view other people's panels. Liu En is clear that Bao Zheng is Wenqu Xingjun.

But how could there be a third person who knew about this?

and……

This person sent them such a letter, which showed that he not only knew that Bao Zheng was Wenqu Xingjun, but also knew that Zhao Yiyi was well aware of this matter.

He even knew that Bao Zheng was Zhao's beneficiary.

Who on earth would know so well about their situation?

Zhao Yiyi's back was instantly drenched in cold sweat.

Could it be that their every move is under the surveillance of others?

He took a deep breath and calmed down.

Whenever there is a big event, you must be calm.

Don't panic, he has a system and cheats, nothing will happen.

Zhao Yiyi held the note and motioned Liu En to hold the candle closer for him to watch.

For the sake of safety, he didn't dare to light big wax, but only dared to let Liu En light a small lamp, which would be able to illuminate a one-foot-square space.

Liu En held the lamp above the note, and Zhao Yiyi looked at the note carefully, and finally found something wrong.

"This is... Shi Dai from the thrush?"

He gently stroked the writing on the paper, and his fingertips were stained with a layer of blue-black powder.

Ordinary pen and ink would not have this kind of texture, this note must have been written with Shi Dai, which is used for thrushes in women's boudoirs.

Zhao Yiyi sniffed the scent of his fingertips lightly, and said with certainty, "It's Persian snail."

Persian snail Dai, worth a thousand gold per bucket, is highly sought after by the noble ladies in Bianliang City, and is the best choice for ladies to draw eyebrows.

When Zhao Yiyi was still a carefree young highness in the Nanqing Palace, one time he and Zhao Yunxi dug out several of these pagoda-shaped exquisite things from Niangniang Niangniang's dressing box. After playing with them for a while, they found that they were stained. Water can paint a very beautiful blue-black color.

Zhao Yunxi has a childlike heart, and must use it to draw on the wall to play with, so Zhao Yiyi half-heartedly followed him, and the two of them created a picture of a hundred birds facing a phoenix on the wall of their room.

That's right, before the age of seven, Zhao Yiyi and Zhao Yunxi slept in the same room.

On the surface, they are twin brothers. Even if the Baxian Wang and his wife know Zhao Yiyi’s true identity, they can’t give him special treatment in a big way. , arranged for them to sleep in one room.

Di Niangniang came when No.90 Seven Birds was drawn in the picture of a hundred birds facing the phoenix.

After seeing the scribbles all over the room and the remaining snails in the hands of the two children, Di Niangniang took a deep breath and punished Zhao Yunxi to face the wall and think for two whole days.

Zhao Yiyi will never forget the taste of Luo Zidai.

It seems that the person who wrote the letter was either rich or noble.

And it's most likely a woman.

A wealthy woman who knows that Bao Zheng is Wenqu Xingjun, and also knows the relationship between Bao Zheng and him, the servant of the Fan family who has never been heard from when he went to Yangzhou, was cut off his tongue and died in front of the door just after returning to the Fan family...

Why didn't the person who killed him take this letter away...

Also, what exactly does Wenqu Danger mean?

What happened to Bao Zheng in Yangzhou?

"How did the Fan family die?"

Zhao Yiyi asked Liu En: "Where is the corpse now? Have you done an autopsy?"

Liu Endao: "The body is still parked at Mr. Fan's house. The subordinates checked it out. The cause of death was that someone cut his throat with a sharp object. The injury on the tongue seems to be..."

He frowned: "The injury on the tongue has been there for some time, but it has not been treated. When the subordinate opened his mouth to check, the root of the tongue was already rotten."

Zhao Yiyi nodded: "Then this person had his tongue cut off a long time ago, and he ran all the way back to Fan's house, and was killed just after he ran to the door of Fan's house..."

This person went to Yangzhou before, so let's assume that he came back from Yangzhou.The wound on his tongue was probably done in Yangzhou, that is to say, someone imprisoned him after he delivered the letter to Bao Zheng, and cut off his tongue. He tried every means to escape back to the capital, but failed. Killed at the door of Fan's house...

Then where did this piece of paper that is in danger of Wenqu come from...

Zhao Yiyi folded the note and hid it in his sleeve: "It's useless to just dream here. In any case, something must have happened to Bao Zheng."

And things are not going to be small.

Obviously, the most difficult step in the reform of the tea policy has already been taken, and those merchants who have entered China with incomparable wealth have accepted the sticking method. If Bao Zheng encounters danger at this time, it must be a great danger that no one has expected.

In the current precarious state of the Royalist Party, Zhao Yiyi really cannot afford to lose Bao Zheng.

"I have to go to Yangzhou myself to see what's going on."

Zhao Yiyi sighed.

Look, look!This is the downside of being understaffed!

In the end, he, the emperor, had to end everything himself!

Liu Endao: "What should I do with my subordinates?"

He will not question Zhao Yiyi's decision, and will only execute Zhao Yiyi's instructions meticulously.

Zhao Yiyi smiled.

"I'm 14 years old this year," he said, "at this age, it's normal to have smallpox, right?"

In Lai Guogong's mansion, Kou Zhun just finished the banquet with the guests and went back to the inner room to change clothes and go to bed.

His wife, Mrs. Song, had a sad face: "Sir, Qian Tao seems to be in trouble again."

Kou Zhun hurriedly said: "Did you drink medicine before and fell asleep, why is it not good now? I have to go and see her."

After saying that, he went to Qian Tao's house.

Song Shi sighed behind him and sat on the edge of the bed.

Qian Tao is Kou Zhun's concubine and has been with Kou Zhun for 20 years.

Twenty years ago, because she was pregnant, she wanted to find a good concubine for Kou Zhun to serve her.

The so-called good concubine must not only be young and beautiful, but also a good woman with a dignified temperament and a good family background.

Mrs. Song is very clear about her husband's personality.Being extravagant and unrestrained, the Song family was always afraid that something would happen because of this.

Therefore, she planned to find a virtuous and virtuous woman to be Kou Zhun's concubine, so that she could persuade Kou Zhun together.

It was at this time that Qian Tao appeared in front of Mrs. Song.

One day, Mrs. Song went to Daxiangguo Temple to pay homage to the Buddha. On the way home, she saw a woman in white kneeling on the side of the road, with straw signs on her head, selling herself.

Although she sold her body, she did not act in a servile and coquettish manner, her back was straight, her eyes were straight ahead, her expression was indifferent, and she suddenly had the air of a fallen hero.

At that time, Song felt that this person should not be reduced to a slave.

She sent someone to give this person 200 taels of silver, originally it was just a kind act, and she had no intention of buying her.

But this person carefully counted the silver, raised his head and said to the person sent by the Song family: "Go back and tell your wife, if you want to buy me, you need a thousand taels of gold."

Sitting in the sedan chair, Mrs. Song was amused by what the servant brought back.

After laughing, I thought, it's just a thousand taels of gold, I am the queen's younger sister, the wife of a high official in the court, can't I get this thousand taels of gold?

So she went home and took a thousand taels of gold, went to the place where the woman sold herself, and brought her back home.

From then on, Qian Tao became Kou Zhun's concubine.

In the past 20 years, Qian Tao gave birth to a son and a daughter for Kou Zhun, and also advised Kou Zhun several times to manage the family diligently and not to be too extravagant.

She was illiterate and could not write poems or lyrics. Song taught her how to write and led her to read poems by major poets of the Tang Dynasty.

The first poem Qian Tao wrote was an admonition poem for Kou Zhun.

Feng Jinyi repeatedly sighed with one hand, and the cold shuttle rolled over the quiet window.The day is short and the days are not full, how can it be like a song of a demon girl.

Kou Zhun watched it, found it amusing, and wrote back a song to her.

What will happen to the general's fame and fame? The unbearable rush is like running around.Why do you need to ask about everything in the world, and listen to pornographic songs in front of the bottle.

To put it bluntly, Kou Xianggong did not listen to persuasion.

Having been with Qian Tao for 20 years, Song has long been used to her company.

Who knew that just over a year ago, Qian Tao suddenly said to her: "Madam, my concubine's relationship with Madam is coming to an end, I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany Madam any longer."

Mrs. Song was embroidering under the window at that time, her hands trembled when she heard this, the embroidery needle pierced her finger, and blood dripped on the peony pattern.

She didn't care about the wound on her hand, and hurriedly pulled Qian Tao to ask: "Why did you suddenly say such a thing?"

Qian Tao said: "In the past 20 years, my wife has taken care of many concubines. It is difficult for me to repay my wife in this life. I can only repay my wife in the next life."

Mrs. Song stretched out her hand to cover Qian Tao's mouth: "What are you talking about in this life and the next life? What are you doing with these unlucky words? Hurry up and take them back."

Qian Tao shook her head: "Ma'am, after Qian Tao left, I still want Madam to take care of Gu Qian Tao's two children, especially my mother, and ask Madam to find a marriage for her."

Song Shi said: "My mother is also my daughter, of course I will not treat her badly. You..."

Seeing that Qian Tao broke free from her hand, she entered her room without looking back.

Since that day, Qian Tao has been ill.

Lying on the bed, his face was ashen, and he was too thin to be human.

All the good doctors were invited to the house to have a look. They only said that their lifespan was near the end of their lives and they could not return to heaven.

Song was half-dead from their anger.

People in their 30s are said to be approaching their life expectancy.Her father-in-law, Kou Zhun, is almost sixty, how can he still be alive?

A bunch of quacks!

After all, Qian Tao fell ill day after day.

Two days ago, it seemed to be a little bit better, with some radiance on the face, and I could eat some easy-to-digest rice porridge.Song Shi was overjoyed, thinking that if she survived this hurdle, she would be fine.

As a result, I vomited blood once today, only to realize that it was a flashback before.

Song Shi sat on the edge of the bed and buried her face in her palms.

It took a long time before he sobbed and cried.

Kou Zhun walked into Qian Tao's room, and saw Qian Tao half-sitting on the bed, holding a small mirror in her left hand, and drawing something on her eyebrows in her right hand.

Seeing Kou Zhun come in, Qian Tao smiled weakly: "Sir, how do you draw my eyebrows?"

Sitting beside her, Kou Zhun took the mirror and eyebrows from her hand: "Beautiful, so beautiful."

Qian Tao smiled and said: "This concubine borrowed Luo Zidai from my wife, my husband remembers to help my concubine return it to my wife."

Kou Zhun said: "What is a snail worth? What is it to borrow and pay back? Besides, your wife loves you so much, why would you care about these things?"

Qian Tao sighed: "The most worrying thing for my concubine is the nature of my husband. I am fair, what is a snail worth, and a snail is worth ten gold, and the women in the palace have to cherish it, but my husband is so unreasonable." Pity, is this the way to run a family? Anyway, Mr. Xianggong is a big man, so he does not lack this little money, but these sons and daughters of Mr. Xianggong, I have seen them one by one. No one has learned the slightest bit from Xianggong. After a hundred years from Xianggong, the Kou family will definitely be poor!"

Kou Zhun persuaded her: "You get this disease because you think too much. I usually say that if you have wine today, you will be drunk today. What's the benefit of thinking about it now?"

Qian Tao shook her head: "Master, after my concubine leaves, you must find a good marriage for my mother."

Kou Zhun said: "My mother is my daughter, how could I treat her badly."

Qian Tao supported Kou Zhun's hand, sat up slightly, pulled out her pillow from behind, and held it in her hand.

When Kou Zhun saw it, he wondered, "When did you take out this old pillow and use it?"

This pillow is Qian Tao's dowry.

When Qian Tao first entered Kou's residence, she had nothing but this pillow.But I never saw her pillow, I just kept it as a treasure.

Kou Zhun and Song Shi once speculated whether this pillow was a relic of her parents, so she cherished it so much.

Qian Tao caressed the lines on the pillow, and smiled strangely: "Master, originally, this concubine wanted to give you this pillow."

Kou Zhun was puzzled: "Give it to me?"

Qian Tao nodded: "At the beginning, I took this pillow from my master and went down the mountain to look for the star master. I happened to see the cover of Xianggong's car from a distance, and there was a cloud hovering over it. He is the Star Lord, so he pretended to sell himself into the mansion, and wanted to give this pillow to Xianggong."

Kou Zhun frowned: "What are you talking about?"

Qian Tao continued: "But the closer I get to my husband, the more I can't see the clouds above his head clearly. After several years of bondage, I finally realized that my husband is not the star master I have been looking for, but my husband is...cough cough..."

Seeing that the corner of her lips was bleeding again, Kou Zhun hurriedly said, "Stop talking, just lie down and rest for a while..."

Qian Tao shook her head: "My concubine's lifespan is over, so I don't care about this trouble anymore. Anyway, it's already in chaos now, the civil and military music stars are ten years late, Ziwei leaves the palace, Beichen has no master, and the world will be chaotic...cough cough cough……"

She stuffed the pillow into Kou Zhun's hands: "This pillow is called Youxian Pillow, and it is the treasure of Wenqu Xingjun. I am a practitioner of Fangwai, and I was ordered by my master to enter the world to find Wenqu, and I will give this pillow to him." But my concubine is not good at learning, is greedy for the world of mortals, has never found the star master, and has used treasures several times, so that her lifespan has been lost... My husband, although you are not a star master, your fate is also different from ordinary people. Yama……"

Her voice gradually lowered: "Sister, the world has changed... You don't want to retire bravely, but even if I have served you for 20 years, after the death of my concubine, please ask my husband to find a marriage for my mother... ...I don't want to be rich and powerful, but I just want him to treat my mother well... The concubine also entrusts this pillow to the husband. The husband must not sleep on it, it will shorten his lifespan... Send it to the star master, Wenqu Xingjun The name of this life is..."

She suddenly coughed up another mouthful of blood, gritted her teeth, and shouted with all her strength: "... Bao Zheng!"

After calling out this name, she felt as if her spine had been taken away, and she instantly collapsed. Limp. On the bed, without a sound.

Kou Zhun clung to her hand, and after a long time, he walked into Song's room: "Xiantao has gone."

Song Shi raised her head: "Understood."

Kou Zhun handed her the pillow in his hand: "I talked a lot of nonsense, saying that I am a practitioner outside Fangwai, went down the mountain to look for Wenqu Xingjun, and said that Wenqu Xingjun is a small official in the court, named Bao Zheng..."

Song interrupted him: "Stop talking."

Kou Zhun knew that Mrs. Song was sad, but he couldn't explain it, so he said: "Let's save this pillow and think about it."

Song took it silently, and put the Youxian Pillow beside her bed.

Qian Tao is not Kou Zhun's official wife, but just a concubine, the funeral should not be too high-profile.

After seven days of lingering in the Kou Mansion, the Song family found a cemetery for her in a beautiful place outside Bianliang City, and buried her there.

After taking care of Qian Tao's funeral, Mrs. Song returned home, only to feel that every part of the house was empty, and her heart was also empty.

She took out the pillow Qian Tao had left behind, and took a nap on it.

In a daze, she seemed to have come to the middle of a road. She walked along this road, and soon came to a majestic hall.

The vicious bull-headed horse-face guarded in front of the temple, saw her coming, and was furious: "Another woman dares to pretend to be the star master!"

Song quickly waved her hands: "I just came here by accident, I don't dare to pretend to be a star master!"

Niutou snorted: "Whether it's a coincidence or not, if you pretend to be a star master, you will be punished with a stick!"

As he spoke, he raised the stick in his hand: "With one stick, the life expectancy will be reduced by one year. You pretend to be a star master, and you should hit fifty sticks!"

Ma Mian suddenly stopped Niutou: "Brother, you should ask her about her background. Before the concubine of Yama's concubine came here, we cut her stick by half. If this one also has a background, it is reasonable to cut her stick too." That's right."

Niutou said: "Brother, you are right."

He asked Song Shi and said, "Who are you, tell me quickly!"

The Song family hurriedly said: "My maiden's family name is Song, and my husband's family name is Kou. My husband is the prime minister of the current court, the Duke of Lai Kingdom Kou Zhun."

The bull head and horse face opened their mouths wide in shock: "It turns out that the mistress is here!"

Hurry to welcome Mrs. Song into Yan Luo Hall: "I don't know if it's the mistress who came, the little ones don't know Mount Tai."

Mrs. Song was also at a loss when she was welcomed into the Hall of Yama, so she could only ask, "What is this place?"

Niutou laughed along with him: "This is what the mortal world calls the Hall of Yama."

Song was shocked and said: "This is the Hall of Yama? Is there a book of life and death here?"

Ma Mian nodded: "Yes."

Pointing to a scholar-like person in the hall: "The one in the judge's hand."

Mrs. Song walked up to the judge: "Can you ask your lord to check someone for me?"

The judge looked up at her: "Which one would Madam want to check?"

Song said: "Her name is Qian Tao. I want to know if she is doing well in the next life."

The judge flipped through the book of life and death: "There is no such person."

Song said anxiously: "How could there be no such person? She lived with me for 20 years and just passed away a few days ago..."

Niutou immediately pulled her back: "Ma'am, this place is not a place for people in the mortal world to stay, Madam, please bring back your soul!"

He said again: "Although Madam is the Madam of the King of Hell, the Youxian Pillow belongs to the Star Lord. Please don't use it anymore, otherwise we will not be able to report to the higher authorities."

Song woke up from her afternoon nap, sweating profusely, first thought of Qian Tao's whereabouts of her soul, and cried for a while, then picked up the fairy pillow and looked at it: "Could it be that this is really a treasure?"

Then he thought: "If this is really a treasure, the Bao Zheng that Xianggong said must be Wenqu Xingjun. The bull head and horse face said that this pillow is the treasure of the star lord, and Qian Tao is also looking for the star lord, so why don't I give this treasure to Bao Zheng?" Zheng, you have fulfilled Qian Tao's last wish."

The death of a good concubine in the Lai State Duke's mansion should have been a big news that shocked the government and the public - but no matter how big this matter is, it is not as big as another matter.

The emperor is out of the blue.

That day was a bright and clear day, the little emperor was clamoring to go to the Nanqing Palace to play with the Eighth Prince.

Liu E thought that the last time the little emperor went to the Eighth Prince's Mansion was a few months ago, and he and the prince were twin brothers, and they were attached to each other, so it was understandable, so he let the little emperor go.

As a result, after going there, I couldn't come back.

The little emperor used to go to Nanqing Palace, and his stay was limited. He went in the morning and came back in the afternoon.

On this day, no one was seen until it was dark, so Liu E sent someone to Nanqing Palace to see what was going on.

The person sent came back soon, saying that the little emperor was playing with the eight princes, sweated, blown by the wind, and caught cold and had a fever.

Liu E saw that it was getting late and the emperor was ill and unable to move, so he allowed the little emperor to stay in Nanqing Palace for one night, and wait until tomorrow he sent the imperial physician to see what was going on.

The next day the imperial physician went to Nanqing Palace, and when he came back, he said that the little emperor had a high fever and a rash on his face, which seemed to be smallpox.

Liu E's heart skipped a beat.

Now he dared not take the little emperor back to the palace. He directly placed him in the Nanqing Palace, and then sealed the entire Nanqing Palace, not allowing him to enter or leave. The daily vegetables and medicines were transported in through the small gate.

Fearing that the news that the emperor had smallpox would spread and cause panic, Liu E also declared that Zhao Yiyi just had an occasional cold and it was fine.

Kou Zhun's party originally wanted to attack Liu E for imprisoning the emperor with ulterior motives, but Kou Zhun was a little depressed because of Qian Tao's death, so he didn't attack it for the time being.

Seeing that Liu E had sealed off the entire Nanqing Palace, Zhao Yiyi took advantage of the dark moon and high winds, and was led by Liu En to fly out of the city all the way.

Of course he was the one who installed the smallpox, and he and Di Niangniang Zhao Yunxi dressed together, even the Eight Worthy Kings were concealed by them.

The "Little Emperor" lying on the hospital bed is pretended by Zhao Yunxi. They are about the same age and stature, and it is easy to see the difference while lying on the bed.

Di Niangniang also refused to allow others to come close to her on the grounds that smallpox was dangerous, and she "cared for the little emperor who had smallpox personally" every day.

Zhao Yiyi's departure from Beijing was completed smoothly.

It's just that this trick can only be used once. After all, a fool knows that a person can only get smallpox once in a lifetime.

But what should I do if I really have a day in the future...

Zhao Yiyi wisely chose not to think about such unfounded worries for the time being.

From Bianliang to Hangzhou, it only takes less than half a month to take a boat all the way.

This trip was sponsored by Di Niangniang, so Zhao Yiyi hired a big and stable boat, so he didn't have to go to the south of the Yangtze River in a fishing boat like Bao Zheng.

The journey was smooth and smooth, and soon arrived in Yangzhou.

Before entering the city, Zhao Yiyi noticed something was wrong.

He asked Liu En: "What is floating in the water, is it tea?"