I opened the Taoist Temple in Datang
Chapter 29
Li Miaozhen has learned many times about the fact that the gods don't speak well.
She looked at the letter, hummed, and said to herself, if you tell me to open it, I will open it?She immediately went to the dining hall, threw the letter into the fire of the stove and lit it.
It is said that Master Luo has magical calculations, but I wonder if he can figure out that he burned the letter?She thought a little smugly.
Li Miaozhen is not very afraid of the unknown.The god knows the future through deduction, and she knows the past through the college entrance examination.
After burning the letter, she continued to pack things in the warm spring.It is not a bad thing for her to have the title of princess, and it will be much more convenient to do many things.
She rolled up her sleeves and washed her hands by the well. Her long black and beautiful hair was draped behind her shoulders and fell obliquely.Hearing Sukong call her suddenly, Li Miaozhen glanced back, her eyes were as gentle as water, and her dimples were as beautiful as clouds, her frowns and smiles were indescribably charming and lively.
The rays of the sun covered her white clothes, smudged into fairy clothes, and set off her infinite beauty.Sukong was used to seeing the princess's face, so he was also stunned.She still remembered why she came here, and hurriedly said: "Princess, the Lord Baozhang came to you crying again!"
"Bao Zhang?"
That year, in order to save Su Fa, she broke into the East Palace to meet Baozhang.Later, Baozhang came to Guizhen Temple several times one after another, recognized her, and called her little aunt affectionately.It's just that Baozhang, as a daughter in a boudoir, can't run around all day, so they haven't seen each other for some time.
Baozhang likes to study things about skin care and beauty. He once gave Li Miaozhen a rare thing in this world but very common in later generations: bath beans for washing face, commonly known as facial cleanser.
"What's wrong with her? Who can make her angry?" Li Miaozhen hurried out after wiping her hands.In front of the Sanqing Hall, Baozhang was sobbing softly, but when he saw her coming, he burst into tears.
"Auntie!" She hugged Li Miaozhen, because Li Miaozhen was a little taller, Baozhang buried his head in her arms: "Wuuuuuuuuuu, save me..."
Li Miaozhen had no choice but to pat the eldest niece on the back and coax her softly: "What's the matter?"
Seeing the crowds around him and the maid following him, Baozhang blushed and refused to speak.Li Miaozhen took her to the bedroom, and Baozhang complained impatiently: "Little aunt, it's not good, I, Aye, want me to marry someone!"
"Who will you marry?" Li Miaozhen asked.Baozhang is about to reach the age of Ji. In the Tang Dynasty, it was normal to marry at this age.
"Marry the youngest son of Mrs. Guo Guo!" She couldn't help crying: "I, Ye, is just cowardly. In order to keep the crown prince, he divorced my mother, and now he wants me to marry Mrs. Guo Guo!" son, I hate him! Woo..."
Seeing her crying sadly, Li Miaozhen couldn't help holding her into his arms, listening to Baozhang crying and talking intermittently about his dissatisfaction with the Yang family and Crown Prince Li Heng's reproach to her.In fact, since Mrs. Taizhen was conferred the title of noble concubine, many princesses and clan girls have married into the Yang family.
The noble concubine comes from the Hezhongfang of Hongnong Yang's family, originally a not-so-prominent family.But now, their blood is firmly tied to Li Tang's royal family, and they still learned this trick from Emperor Zetian.
However, Li Miaozhen felt that it was useless to be tied together. In Li Tang's royal family, relatives are enemies.For example, Princess Taiping is Li Longji's aunt, but she is also the daughter of Li Longji who killed his mother and enemy, and finally he killed her.
"The people my sister married are also related to them." Baozhang cried.Her elder sister is the head of Hezheng County, and she married Mrs. Qin's uncle.
Li Miaozhen sighed speechlessly, and said: "Bao Zhang, wait a minute, I have something important to do recently, if this thing can be done, maybe it will be a turning point."
Baozhang said with tears in his eyes: "Okay. But aunt, if Aye really insists on letting me marry, I will accompany aunt to become a Taoist priest!"
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The next day, someone was sent from the East Palace, it was the prince's favorite concubine Zhang Liangdi.
Ever since the Crown Prince and Concubine Wei reconciled, Zhang Liangdi took care of most of the trivial matters in the Eastern Palace.She is Li Longji's cousin niece, she is young and beautiful, and is most favored by the crown prince.
Baozhang didn't come home last night, and he was also very scared when he saw her, so he stood with his hands down and didn't speak.Li Miaozhen was of the same generation as her, and she was the prince's concubine, so she did not salute.
"Zhang Liangdi, please drink tea." She said politely.
"You don't need to drink tea, I'm here to take people away." Zhang Liangdi sneered and said, "Little wife, don't interfere with the affairs of the mortal world. Could it be that you have lost your mind?"
She opened her mouth to spray, Li Miaozhen frowned slightly, said in a neutral way: "Is Emperor Liang bewitched? She looks a bit like Xue Cairen back then, she needs to be treated when she is sick."
Zhang Liangdi seemed to be really angry, her complexion changed, she slapped the teacup brought by the palace man on the ground, immediately the water splashed all over the floor, and the porcelain cup was also broken.The atmosphere became tense all of a sudden, Li Miaozhen raised her eyes and smiled lightly.
She didn't say anything, didn't do anything, when Zhang Liangdi thought she was frightened by herself and was proud of herself, she suddenly found that the teacup was still safely placed on the small table.
She was stunned, a little confused, and heard the laughter of the people around her again, and couldn't keep her face off.She slapped the teacup flying again, this time with greater strength, and she felt very refreshed!
Li Miaozhen still looked at her with a half-smile, pursed her lips and did not speak.Zhang Liangdi hastily turned her head to look, and almost fainted: "It's really evil, that teacup, isn't it nice to put it neatly?"Look at the floor again, where are there water stains, where are there debris?
Zhang Liangdi shoots again.
The tea cup is still there.
Repeated this several times, Zhang Liangdi, who was furious, lost her temper at all by Li Miaozhen.She didn't even dare to touch the teacup, she leaned her body away from it.
"Can we talk now?" Li Miaozhen smiled lightly.
Zhang Liangdi nodded nervously, put down her arrogance, and said cautiously: "Master, His Royal Highness is not easy, you, don't make things difficult for your third brother..." She was finally able to speak softly, and her distorted face was also beautiful No wonder the prince likes her.
"Baozhang is the third brother's daughter. As an aunt, I will not get involved in her marriage." Li Miaozhen said, but changed the subject, and said again: "However, third brother, please, while considering Baozhang's wishes, it is best Ask Ayer for his opinion."
Ever since Li Longji ordered her to be canonized as a princess, Li Miaozhen was keenly aware of something abnormal.After the female ghost incident, some things may have slowly changed unconsciously.
"Why does Your Majesty have any objections?" Zhang Liangdi didn't understand.
"I'll say it casually, Di Liang can do whatever she wants."
She got up and told Baozhang a few words, it is unrealistic for her to stay in the Taoist temple, it is better to go back to the East Palace first.After Baozhang vented last night, his mood has improved a lot now, so he nodded in agreement.
Zhang Liangdi reached out to hold Baozhang's hand, the sleeve slid down, revealing her white wrist.She was wearing a glutinous green bracelet, and when she was tugging on Baozhang, with the movement of her wrist, Li Miaozhen could see the whole picture of the bracelet clearly.
This is a carved jade bracelet with a circle of patterns carved on it, Li Miaozhen looks more and more familiar with it.She couldn't help but said: "Qi Yao?"
Zhang Liangdi panicked, quickly put down her sleeves, thought for a while, looked back and said with a smile: "Yes. I heard that Shi Niang's biological mother is from Lite, no wonder Shi Niang recognizes Qi Yao."
Li Miaozhen followed the trend and said, "Yes."
Although she said so, she paid close attention to the changes in Zhang Liangdi's expression.After she said this, Zhang Liangdi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Then, I'll take my leave first."
Most of the Hu merchants lived in the West Market of Chang'an City, and among them, most of them were Lite people.
Li Miaozhen took Ajiao out of the palace, and when he arrived in Xishi, he felt like he was abroad.There are many foreigners with tall noses and deep eyes, and there are many blondes and red hairs here.
The West Market was extremely prosperous, and some people even danced a cheerful Huxuan dance in the street.Li Miaozhen looked at the decoration of a restaurant and said to himself: "So that's how it is."
No wonder Wang Ruyi was able to see through the origin of the glass bottle at a glance. It turns out that the concave and convex dots on the bottle body are a popular painting method in Persia.This place is full of exotic atmosphere, even Ajiao couldn't help saying: "Princess, we don't look like aliens here."
Li Miaozhen: "..."
She found a seat in the restaurant and sat down, listening to the teenagers in the restaurant beating drums and singing, accompanied by orchid dancers.Then she discovered another thing, many people's belongings were decorated with the Qiyao logo.
Li Miaozhen originally thought Qiyao had a special meaning, but now she was confused.She couldn't help but tipped the blond Xiaoer a little more money, and asked him, "Why do so many people have the Qiyao logo on their folding fans?"
Xiao Er looked at her pair of blue eyes, and was very puzzled: "Oh, young master, how could you not know? This is the Lite people's calendar, I think you look a lot like it?"
The cheerful drums around her kept disturbing her thoughts. Li Miaozhen felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't tell the specifics.Seeing that she was silent, Xiao Er spread his hands and said, "My lord, go to the Red Temple to have a look, there are more signs like this."
Since he said so, Li Miaozhen inquired about the location of the Red Temple, which is also in this West City.According to the waiter at the restaurant, the Red Temple is the holy place of Zoroastrianism, and many Lite people believe in Zoroastrianism.
Today is the market, and there are many people around the Red Temple, and most of the people who come and go are Hu people.Li Miaozhen took Ajiao's hand, jumped directly onto the roof of the house near the Red Temple, and looked at it from a height.
Under the blue sky, the arched dome of the Red Temple made of khaki bricks and stones is a standard Persian style.Above the main entrance, there is a huge statue of a hawk with a human face, his wings spread out long, showing a vigorous appearance.
On the nearby earthen wall, there are indeed many Qiyao decorations, just like Christmas tied with socks is so common.
In the Tang Dynasty, Zoroastrianism was an orthodox religion. Although it was a minority, it was also recognized by the court.She jumped down from the roof speechless, and was about to ask the meritorious officer on duty for clarification, when a scolding sound came out from under her feet.
The person scolded in a foreign language, and Li Miaozhen couldn't understand, but judging from the tone, it was not a good word.
When she looked down, it turned out that there was an old foreign woman squatting at the bottom of the wall, talking to a Lit boy.Seeing her face, the old woman's tone became calmer, and she said a lot of words again.
The problem is, she can't understand a word.
The young man Li Te saw that she didn't understand, so he enthusiastically translated it in Chinese.He said: "Grandma told you that the gods have forgiven your sins just now, if you want to join, you can become the people of the gods."
Li Miaozhen said: "Join what?"
"Join us!" The young man stretched out his wrist, which was tied with a ribbon with Qiyao painted on it: "I just joined!" He looked proud: "Grandma is my guide!"
Not far away is the serious Red Temple, but there are still missionaries in this alley, Li Miaozhen immediately became vigilant.She showed great interest and asked, "Can you tell me more?"
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In the evening, Li Miaozhen walked out of a low-rise private house in the West Market.
Under the translation of the enthusiastic young man Li Te, she finally understood what was going on.Zoroastrianism is the orthodox religion of Datang, but this branch is not.
Zoroastrianism regards the god of heaven as the highest god, and the branch of the old woman said that the god of heaven has come to the world.With this kind of words, she knew what she would say after hearing the first sentence.
After all, there were so many liars in her era...
Qiyao is the symbol of this branch, because the symbol is too common, so generally only those who wear it on the wrist are believers.After figuring this out, Li Miaozhen felt a lot better.
She said to Ajiao: "Let's go and find Wang Ruyi to drink."
She swallowed the wine without saying the word.Not far ahead, Su Fa came out of a clothing store, holding a box in his hand.
When Su Fa saw her, his heart beat several times.
He was very apprehensive and disturbed, although the gift in his arms was carefully bought for her, he dared not give it out at this moment, for fear of offending her.
Just as she was flustered, Li Miaozhen had already walked over: "Su Fa?"
"Princess." He whispered.
"I didn't tell you clearly about what happened that day." Li Miaozhen smiled and said, "I'm a different person from you. I like going out of the palace, hanging out, and drinking with friends. I know you care about me, thank you Yes, nephew, but auntie and I are much stronger than you imagined."
She blushed and called herself aunt, which brought the relationship between the two of them to relatives and seniority.However, this is the Tang Dynasty, an era when cousins can marry nieces, these words have no deterrent effect on Su Fa, some are just full of puzzlement.
"Princess," he wanted to laugh, but it was as if he was crying: "Wang Ruyi is a businessman, is Su Fa not as good as him?"
"Where are you talking?" Li Miaozhen felt that he was changing the concept secretly, and said in surprise: "He is a friend, and you are a nephew. It's different. To be honest, I didn't look down on the businessman. I think he is a very good friend."
Su Fa said dejectedly: "Since the princess thinks the merchant is good, Su Fa is also willing to accept it."
Li Miaozhen also knew that it didn't make sense to him. It was the inherent thinking of this era that aristocratic families looked down on wealthy businessmen.She still had an important question to ask, so she whispered: "Su Fa, tell me the truth, do you know Luo Gongyuan?"
"I've heard of it," Su Fa shook his head, "but I haven't seen it. Isn't he dead?"
he will die?Li Miaozhen sneered, not only would this person not die, but he could also leave a regular letter to tease her.She sneered and said, "Then how do you fly from sister Zhenyang to the door of Guizhen Temple every time? Do you know Taoism?"
"No..." Su Fa weakly shook his head.
"Don't pretend, you won't lie at all." Li Miaozhen watched his eyeballs keep looking to the right, with an obvious lying micro-expression.
"Princess, Su Fa can tell you anything, but not this matter." The closer Li Miaozhen got to him, the more flustered he became, and his eyes turned to the road on the left again. Throwing it into her arms, she ran away.
"Hi!" Li Miaozhen called out, but Su Fa didn't look back.
He ran out of the West Market in one breath, and then leaned against the wall to breathe a sigh of relief. Su Fa stroked his chest, recalling a dream.
It was a winter two years ago, when he was half asleep, he dreamed of a fairy.
The immortal came here on clouds and mist, with a very young face, that is, a young man who has not yet been crowned.He took something out of his sleeve and asked himself with a smile, do you love the 29th princess in the palace?
Su Fa nodded shyly, and the immortal gave him a jade finger.He said that as long as he wears the finger ring and says three times silently to the princess, he can teleport to the mountain gate of Guizhen Temple.
The immortal said that he and the princess were destined for this life, Su Fa was ecstatic, and suddenly opened his eyes only to find that it was a dream.However, the jade ring finger miraculously remained in his hand, and after a while, it was heard that the emperor demoted Princess 29 to Guizhen Temple, gave her a feather coat, and let her practice Taoism.
Worried about the princess, he tried his finger wrench late one night.Sure enough, the next moment, he was standing alone in front of the mountain gate of Guizhen Temple, and the one-foot-high snow had been trampled out of two small holes by him.
"Princess, what did this kid give you?"
Seeing Su Fa walking away, Ajiao couldn't help stretching his head to look.Li Miaozhen was not interested, so she took it apart and saw that it was a moon-white Hufu, and coincidentally, it was also embroidered with Qiyao patterns.
"I get a headache when I see this." Li Miaozhen has been studying this thing for a day, and at this moment, the mountains are not mountains, and the clouds are not clouds.As the two walked out, they looked for something to eat on the side of the road.
Li Miaozhen summed up her findings by the way: "First of all, the one who attacked us at the Liuli shop that day was the sorcerer Li Te, who was probably also from the Qiyao branch; secondly, logically speaking, only Mrs. I have murderous intentions, because they don't want me to reveal the truth about the sleeping concubine."
Ajiao recalled the delicacy of monkeys: "It turns out that Lite people like to raise monkeys, it's wonderful."
"It's just that, how did the brothers and sisters of the Yang family get together with the Li Te people?" Li Miaozhen was very puzzled: "Are you short of money? The Li Te people, the nine surnames of Zhaowu, Cao, An, Shi...An Lushan? No, No, what happened to Zhang Liangdi of the East Palace?"
Ajiao didn't seem to hear what she was saying: "Wonton! I want to drink Chaos, and Xiaoer will give you ten bowls!"
They had already sat down in a restaurant by the side of the road. It was still a barbarian shop with drums hanging on the wall.Li Miaozhen glanced sideways, and suddenly remembered that when Princess Guangning led someone to break into Mrs. Guo's mansion, she found a barbarian's drum in the dark room behind the alchemy room.
That year, an explosion occurred in the alchemy room, and no evidence was left at the scene.She felt strange, but there was no clue to continue her pursuit.
Can this unsolved mystery be solved in the [-]th year of Tianbao?
At midnight, Hongwen Museum.
At the beginning of Zishi, Li Miaozhen sneaked in while the Hongwen Hall was not there.She's used to moving in the dark, and her night vision is better than average.
Since returning from West City that day, she has read some books about the Lite people, visited several Lite people, and gained a deeper understanding of their culture and beliefs.By the way, she also learned that her biological mother, Cao Ye Naji, should be from the country of Cao, and Ye Na means favorite person in Li Te language.
She flipped through the books in the Hongwen Museum, and seeing that it was still early, she decided to find another place to look around.In the Tang Dynasty, there was an official named Qijulang, who followed the emperor to record his words and deeds every day. Li Miaozhen suddenly wanted to go and have a look.
After a long journey, she easily found a place to store the records of Qi Jilang.Although there are no heavy guards here, the heavy iron gate is locked with several heavy locks, which is obviously an important place.
Li Miaozhen looked up at the iron gate, and seeing that there was no possibility of opening the window, she blinked.
Although her cultivation base is not high, she has learned all the useful Taoism!
In the pitch-black night, she cast spells, and her whole body exuded a faint white gleam.Li Miaozhen stretched out a finger and poked at the iron gate.
The iron gate was unharmed.But her fingers went through the iron gate, as if it was just a piece of air!
Now that the wall penetration technique has been successfully performed, Li Miaozhen pursed her lips and smiled, turning a blind eye to everything around her, and walked in lightly.
Every day, Qijulang recorded many words of the emperor for the use of historians in compiling history books.Borrowing the moonlight, she flipped through it briefly, and the paper was densely packed with words that Li Longji coaxed the imperial concubine.
She was suddenly stuffed with dog food, so she had no choice but to give up the pile of papers and move on.After reading too much information about Li Teren, she suddenly became interested in her biological mother, Cao Ye Naji, and wanted to read the records about her by Qi Julang.
According to the palace people of Anren Hall, she was born in the 27th year of Kaiyuan.Therefore, she began to search from the 26th year of Kaiyuan, trying to find some traces of her biological mother.
In this year, Li Heng was established as the prince, so Qi Julang recorded many conversations at that time.Judging from the records, Li Heng was able to become the prince because he was obedient and lucky.
His eldest brother was scratched and disfigured by a monkey while hunting, and lost his qualifications to be a prince; his second brother was the deposed prince Li Ying, who was framed by Concubine Wu Hui and given to death by his own father.He is the third child and has nothing wrong with him, so he became the prince.
Li Miaozhen continued to look back, but after searching through the records for the past three years, she couldn't find any trace of Cao Ye Naji.However, Qi Julang recorded her birth, and Li Longji even went to visit her.
Qi Jilang said that His Majesty was not very happy when he heard that the 29th girl was born that day, but instead said something wrong!He also heard that a 29-year-old woman was born in September, which is even more blunt.
The yellowed paper clearly recorded Li Longji's words and deeds, including Li Longji's first reaction when he saw her.The living man wrote on the paper, His Majesty told Gao Lishi that the child was red all over and looked like a small insect ant, so he should be called the insect mother!
After that, large sections of text were crossed out with black ink, and not a single word could be read.Li Miaozhen suspected that this was a conversation between Li Longji and Caoye Naji, but everything about Caoye Naji in the palace was completely destroyed.
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Coming out of the history museum, Li Miaozhen looked up at the bright moon in the night sky, her state of mind was as calm as the moonlight.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Li Miaozhen got on the iron bird 13 again, and went to the East Palace to meet Baozhang County Lord.When she arrived at the pavilion courtyard, Baozhang had been waiting for her for a long time.
"Little aunt, you are finally here!" Baozhang said happily.
"This is not the place for you to talk, come with me." Li Miaozhen saw that the surroundings were quiet, the quieter it was, the more clearly she could hear her panting.She stretched out her hand towards Baozhang, Baozhang was taken aback for a moment, but obediently sat on the passenger seat next to her.
"Little aunt, what is this?"
Li Miaozhen thought for a while, then stretched out his hand to cover her mouth, Tie Niao 13 suddenly flew towards the night sky.Sure enough, Baozhang was so frightened that he almost cried out, but she blocked him back.
They soared under the bright moon, above the city of Chang'an, looking down at the city's hundreds of squares sleeping in the night.Baozhang's heart was agitated, he was afraid and happy at the same time.
"Come to a wine bar." Li Miaozhen conjured two porcelain cups and a jug of fine wine from his sleeves. These three utensils were suspended in the air and filled with wine automatically.
The moonlight was like frost, and a faint silver light fell on them.Li Miaozhen leaned lazily on the seat, her blue eyes shimmering.Baozhang had already admired him to the extreme: "Little aunt, you are really amazing!"
Li Miaozhen smiled: "I asked you to help me find out, what's the matter?"
"Well, in the past few days, I have inquired about the same." Baozhang stroked her hair that was blown by the wind, and began to tell Li Miaozhen about her observations in the past few days and the information she obtained. Come.
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Recently, people from Zhang Liangdi's natal family are always coming, every time they meet, they will watch the door tightly and hide in the palace chattering for a long time.
Although Zhang Liangdi is not a concubine, and her family background is not very prominent, her grandmother is the younger sister of Li Longji's biological mother.Li Longji lost his mother since childhood and was raised by his aunt, so he has always been very kind to his mother's family.
Although Zhang Liangdi is favored, she has no children, so it is understandable that she feels lonely.But what is strange is that those wives who entered the East Palace did not look like her natal family, but like Gua Gua and the like.
The two always engage in some mysterious rituals in the hall, and occasionally there are mysterious songs.Baozhang heard from her palace servants that Zhang Liangdi seemed to want to pray to the gods to bless her to have a son.
For an ancient concubine, this is a very realistic ideal.Zhang Liangdi has always been very ambitious, but unfortunately the crown prince was frightened by Li Linfu before, and he didn't want to establish another concubine at all, and let the courtiers find various reasons to attack him.
Yesterday, Zhang Liangdi seemed to have had a quarrel with her natal family.
Baozhang happened to overhear the whole quarrel, and they were still discussing the topic of having a baby, but Zhang Liangdi was very angry.The natal family told her that the reason she didn't have children was because she wasn't faithful enough.If you want to pay homage to the gods, it is best to have deep and intimate communication with your closest relatives.
Zhang Liangdi immediately said that she and the crown prince are cousins, aren't they relatives?
The natal family thinks that this kind of blood relationship is not close enough. So far, it is better to be cousins, or brothers and sisters.She also gave an example that the reason why the Tang Dynasty has today's prosperity is because the dignitaries were all married with close relatives.
This is true, in the Tang Dynasty, marriages between cousins were too common, but it is the principle not to marry with the same surname!Zhang Liangdi couldn't accept it, and the two broke up because of this.
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Li Miaozhen was also dumbfounded, now she can probably be sure that the mysterious organization Zhang Liangdi joined should be the same as the one she met in West City.
"Little aunt, there is actually one thing I didn't tell you two years ago." Baozhang lowered his head, wrapped his fingers around his belt, and stammered, "Actually, oh..."
"What's wrong?" Li Miaozhen said softly.
"Actually, when I went to Mrs. Guoguo's mansion, although I saw something I shouldn't have seen, what really scared me was something else..." Her eyes were wide open, and she paused again and again, before she finally spoke with great difficulty. Open the mouth: "I caught her having an affair with the prime minister!"
Li Miaozhen was startled: "Really?"
"It's... specific, and I don't want to recall it anymore." Baozhang whispered.
Seeing the scene of Guo Guo's wife and Yang Guozhong having an affair at a young age is hard for anyone to accept.Li Miaozhen understands her feeling of collapse of three views. In Datang, some things are really unacceptable...
Are these people orthopedic gods? What are they doing? !
Li Miaozhen recalled the strange things he encountered in these days, and he had a general understanding of the teachings of this illegal organization.The god of the Orthopedic Sect is also the God of Light. It is currently flourishing underground and has recruited many believers.
The sky in the east was slightly bright, and Li Miaozhen sent Baozhang back to the East Palace.Before parting, Baozhang stuffed her a small porcelain bottle, and said to her with a serious face: "Auntie, this is the secret recipe of Empress Zetian that I developed according to the records in the palace classics! You mix water and egg white and apply it together. For the face, wash it after about fifteen minutes, it will be good for the skin!"
Li Miao said sincerely, hey, isn't this the mask of later generations?
In early February, Princess Xinping visited the Taoist temple.
When she saw Li Miaozhen, she couldn't help nagging: "Every time I come to see you in the palace, nine out of ten times I'm not there, it's almost too late, why are you still running around?"
"Sister is right." Li Miao was at a loss, so she obeyed obediently.
Princess Xinping continued to complain about her: "I heard that Aunt Yuzhen invited you to visit the Spiritual Capital of Wangwu Mountain again, why didn't you go?"
Lingdu Temple is the Taoist temple of Princess Yuzhen. It is located in the scenic Wangwu Mountain. It is indeed a good place.Li Miaozhen smiled when she heard the words, and said: "My aunt is kind, but I'm not used to her way of cultivating the Tao. I've been very busy recently, I don't know who spread the rumors, someone always comes to me for help."
"I know, it's Wang Yuanbao." Princess Xinping lived outside the palace, so she was naturally more informed about the news about Chang'an City: "He is grateful that you cleared his wrong, so he praised you everywhere, and almost wrote you In the book, let you be famous all over the world."
Li Miaozhen: "..."
Is this the power of capital to drive public opinion?She couldn't help complaining: "Sister Xinping, you know how many royal relatives there are in Chang'an City. I heard that when a basin of water was poured on the most lively high-rise buildings, three of the ten people who were splashed were There are sons and grandsons, and there is another surnamed Li."
Princess Xinping really smiled: "They won't all come to you for help, will they?"
"Taiji Palace is not a market of east and west. There must be only a few people who can come in, but these people are enough to give me a headache." Li Miaozhen counted with his fingers: "Some invite me to see the feng shui of the tomb, some invite me to count marriages, and others A lady asked me, is her husband's concubine a vixen?"
"No wonder you are always hiding, and you are often not in Guizhen Temple." Xinping laughed so hard that he coughed, and said, "Speaking of which, ever since I heard that Aye was going to give you the title of princess, now, people have quietly asked me about you Woolen cloth!"
"What do you mean?" Li Miao really didn't understand.
"Of course I want the Lord Shang!"
Li Miaozhen quickly shook her head: "No, I'm already a monk..."
"What is that? Didn't the Princess Taiping of Zhenguo back then become a monk before she got married?" Xinping didn't think so, looked at her and said with a smile: "According to the usual practice, the princess's son-in-law is someone who is related to both of us. ..."
Li Miaozhen objected helplessly: "I...I don't want to..." Not to mention orthopedic teaching, even cousins, she can't accept it!
"Sister is shy." Xinping approached, with a mysterious smile, whispered: "Tell sister, do you have a favorite husband?"
She suddenly thought of an excellent excuse, showing a sad expression: "Yes, but..."
Xinping's eyes lit up: "Tell my sister quickly!"
She slowly said: "That happened two years ago, he... he was beheaded by Aye later." It's really best to find a dead person as an excuse
Xinping was taken aback. After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't figure out who it was. After all, there were quite a lot of people killed by Li Longji.
She asked, "Who?"
"Immortal Master Luo Gongyuan."
Li Miaozhen continued to pretend to be immersed in sadness, and wiped away the non-existent tears with the corner of her clothes.Xinping didn't speak, she was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "But he is a Taoist priest without any family background."
"I don't care," Li Miaozhen pretended to argue: "Back then, didn't Aye want my master, Mr. Tongxuan, to be the Lord? Aunt Yuzhen didn't mind either."
"Yeah." Xinping nodded: "Sister, don't worry, my sister is usually fine, so I will help you."
Li Miaozhen was trying hard to squeeze tears, she was taken aback when she heard the words, and said: "Is sister going to send me to the underworld to meet him again?"
"What are you talking about?" Xinping pointed her forehead with his fingers, and said with a smile: "Don't you know yet? Yuqian's assistant, Miao Lin, recently came back from Shu, and said that she met Master Luo there."
This time, she was really surprised: "Huh?"
"Yes," Xinping was quite happy after he figured it out, and said, "Fu Miao Lin said that Master Luo Xianshi originally wanted to send a letter to His Majesty, but after thinking about it, he smiled and stuffed it back. He said that the number of days is undecided. It’s useless to say it. In the end, he also said that his letters were burned anyway, and it doesn’t matter if he writes or not.”
After Xinping finished speaking, he was very suspicious: "I didn't understand a single word of Luo Xianshi's words, and neither did Aye. At that time, I was with Aye in the palace, and Aye asked his assistant Mu Lin to repeat it several times."
Now it was Li Miaozhen's turn to cough, and said: "He is very strange, talking nonsense, don't take it seriously."
She felt her ears burning, angry and annoyed.
Before leaving, Princess Xinping promised her that after returning to the mansion, she would immediately send someone to Shu to find Luo Gongyuan and let him return to Chang'an Shangzhu.
"Sister..." Li Miaozhen tugged on Xinping's sleeve, not knowing what to say.She is really lifting a rock to shoot herself in the foot!
Princess Xinping thought for a while, reached out and patted her sister's shoulder, smiled sweetly, and said, "They're all my sisters, you're welcome!"
She looked at the letter, hummed, and said to herself, if you tell me to open it, I will open it?She immediately went to the dining hall, threw the letter into the fire of the stove and lit it.
It is said that Master Luo has magical calculations, but I wonder if he can figure out that he burned the letter?She thought a little smugly.
Li Miaozhen is not very afraid of the unknown.The god knows the future through deduction, and she knows the past through the college entrance examination.
After burning the letter, she continued to pack things in the warm spring.It is not a bad thing for her to have the title of princess, and it will be much more convenient to do many things.
She rolled up her sleeves and washed her hands by the well. Her long black and beautiful hair was draped behind her shoulders and fell obliquely.Hearing Sukong call her suddenly, Li Miaozhen glanced back, her eyes were as gentle as water, and her dimples were as beautiful as clouds, her frowns and smiles were indescribably charming and lively.
The rays of the sun covered her white clothes, smudged into fairy clothes, and set off her infinite beauty.Sukong was used to seeing the princess's face, so he was also stunned.She still remembered why she came here, and hurriedly said: "Princess, the Lord Baozhang came to you crying again!"
"Bao Zhang?"
That year, in order to save Su Fa, she broke into the East Palace to meet Baozhang.Later, Baozhang came to Guizhen Temple several times one after another, recognized her, and called her little aunt affectionately.It's just that Baozhang, as a daughter in a boudoir, can't run around all day, so they haven't seen each other for some time.
Baozhang likes to study things about skin care and beauty. He once gave Li Miaozhen a rare thing in this world but very common in later generations: bath beans for washing face, commonly known as facial cleanser.
"What's wrong with her? Who can make her angry?" Li Miaozhen hurried out after wiping her hands.In front of the Sanqing Hall, Baozhang was sobbing softly, but when he saw her coming, he burst into tears.
"Auntie!" She hugged Li Miaozhen, because Li Miaozhen was a little taller, Baozhang buried his head in her arms: "Wuuuuuuuuuu, save me..."
Li Miaozhen had no choice but to pat the eldest niece on the back and coax her softly: "What's the matter?"
Seeing the crowds around him and the maid following him, Baozhang blushed and refused to speak.Li Miaozhen took her to the bedroom, and Baozhang complained impatiently: "Little aunt, it's not good, I, Aye, want me to marry someone!"
"Who will you marry?" Li Miaozhen asked.Baozhang is about to reach the age of Ji. In the Tang Dynasty, it was normal to marry at this age.
"Marry the youngest son of Mrs. Guo Guo!" She couldn't help crying: "I, Ye, is just cowardly. In order to keep the crown prince, he divorced my mother, and now he wants me to marry Mrs. Guo Guo!" son, I hate him! Woo..."
Seeing her crying sadly, Li Miaozhen couldn't help holding her into his arms, listening to Baozhang crying and talking intermittently about his dissatisfaction with the Yang family and Crown Prince Li Heng's reproach to her.In fact, since Mrs. Taizhen was conferred the title of noble concubine, many princesses and clan girls have married into the Yang family.
The noble concubine comes from the Hezhongfang of Hongnong Yang's family, originally a not-so-prominent family.But now, their blood is firmly tied to Li Tang's royal family, and they still learned this trick from Emperor Zetian.
However, Li Miaozhen felt that it was useless to be tied together. In Li Tang's royal family, relatives are enemies.For example, Princess Taiping is Li Longji's aunt, but she is also the daughter of Li Longji who killed his mother and enemy, and finally he killed her.
"The people my sister married are also related to them." Baozhang cried.Her elder sister is the head of Hezheng County, and she married Mrs. Qin's uncle.
Li Miaozhen sighed speechlessly, and said: "Bao Zhang, wait a minute, I have something important to do recently, if this thing can be done, maybe it will be a turning point."
Baozhang said with tears in his eyes: "Okay. But aunt, if Aye really insists on letting me marry, I will accompany aunt to become a Taoist priest!"
……
The next day, someone was sent from the East Palace, it was the prince's favorite concubine Zhang Liangdi.
Ever since the Crown Prince and Concubine Wei reconciled, Zhang Liangdi took care of most of the trivial matters in the Eastern Palace.She is Li Longji's cousin niece, she is young and beautiful, and is most favored by the crown prince.
Baozhang didn't come home last night, and he was also very scared when he saw her, so he stood with his hands down and didn't speak.Li Miaozhen was of the same generation as her, and she was the prince's concubine, so she did not salute.
"Zhang Liangdi, please drink tea." She said politely.
"You don't need to drink tea, I'm here to take people away." Zhang Liangdi sneered and said, "Little wife, don't interfere with the affairs of the mortal world. Could it be that you have lost your mind?"
She opened her mouth to spray, Li Miaozhen frowned slightly, said in a neutral way: "Is Emperor Liang bewitched? She looks a bit like Xue Cairen back then, she needs to be treated when she is sick."
Zhang Liangdi seemed to be really angry, her complexion changed, she slapped the teacup brought by the palace man on the ground, immediately the water splashed all over the floor, and the porcelain cup was also broken.The atmosphere became tense all of a sudden, Li Miaozhen raised her eyes and smiled lightly.
She didn't say anything, didn't do anything, when Zhang Liangdi thought she was frightened by herself and was proud of herself, she suddenly found that the teacup was still safely placed on the small table.
She was stunned, a little confused, and heard the laughter of the people around her again, and couldn't keep her face off.She slapped the teacup flying again, this time with greater strength, and she felt very refreshed!
Li Miaozhen still looked at her with a half-smile, pursed her lips and did not speak.Zhang Liangdi hastily turned her head to look, and almost fainted: "It's really evil, that teacup, isn't it nice to put it neatly?"Look at the floor again, where are there water stains, where are there debris?
Zhang Liangdi shoots again.
The tea cup is still there.
Repeated this several times, Zhang Liangdi, who was furious, lost her temper at all by Li Miaozhen.She didn't even dare to touch the teacup, she leaned her body away from it.
"Can we talk now?" Li Miaozhen smiled lightly.
Zhang Liangdi nodded nervously, put down her arrogance, and said cautiously: "Master, His Royal Highness is not easy, you, don't make things difficult for your third brother..." She was finally able to speak softly, and her distorted face was also beautiful No wonder the prince likes her.
"Baozhang is the third brother's daughter. As an aunt, I will not get involved in her marriage." Li Miaozhen said, but changed the subject, and said again: "However, third brother, please, while considering Baozhang's wishes, it is best Ask Ayer for his opinion."
Ever since Li Longji ordered her to be canonized as a princess, Li Miaozhen was keenly aware of something abnormal.After the female ghost incident, some things may have slowly changed unconsciously.
"Why does Your Majesty have any objections?" Zhang Liangdi didn't understand.
"I'll say it casually, Di Liang can do whatever she wants."
She got up and told Baozhang a few words, it is unrealistic for her to stay in the Taoist temple, it is better to go back to the East Palace first.After Baozhang vented last night, his mood has improved a lot now, so he nodded in agreement.
Zhang Liangdi reached out to hold Baozhang's hand, the sleeve slid down, revealing her white wrist.She was wearing a glutinous green bracelet, and when she was tugging on Baozhang, with the movement of her wrist, Li Miaozhen could see the whole picture of the bracelet clearly.
This is a carved jade bracelet with a circle of patterns carved on it, Li Miaozhen looks more and more familiar with it.She couldn't help but said: "Qi Yao?"
Zhang Liangdi panicked, quickly put down her sleeves, thought for a while, looked back and said with a smile: "Yes. I heard that Shi Niang's biological mother is from Lite, no wonder Shi Niang recognizes Qi Yao."
Li Miaozhen followed the trend and said, "Yes."
Although she said so, she paid close attention to the changes in Zhang Liangdi's expression.After she said this, Zhang Liangdi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Then, I'll take my leave first."
Most of the Hu merchants lived in the West Market of Chang'an City, and among them, most of them were Lite people.
Li Miaozhen took Ajiao out of the palace, and when he arrived in Xishi, he felt like he was abroad.There are many foreigners with tall noses and deep eyes, and there are many blondes and red hairs here.
The West Market was extremely prosperous, and some people even danced a cheerful Huxuan dance in the street.Li Miaozhen looked at the decoration of a restaurant and said to himself: "So that's how it is."
No wonder Wang Ruyi was able to see through the origin of the glass bottle at a glance. It turns out that the concave and convex dots on the bottle body are a popular painting method in Persia.This place is full of exotic atmosphere, even Ajiao couldn't help saying: "Princess, we don't look like aliens here."
Li Miaozhen: "..."
She found a seat in the restaurant and sat down, listening to the teenagers in the restaurant beating drums and singing, accompanied by orchid dancers.Then she discovered another thing, many people's belongings were decorated with the Qiyao logo.
Li Miaozhen originally thought Qiyao had a special meaning, but now she was confused.She couldn't help but tipped the blond Xiaoer a little more money, and asked him, "Why do so many people have the Qiyao logo on their folding fans?"
Xiao Er looked at her pair of blue eyes, and was very puzzled: "Oh, young master, how could you not know? This is the Lite people's calendar, I think you look a lot like it?"
The cheerful drums around her kept disturbing her thoughts. Li Miaozhen felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't tell the specifics.Seeing that she was silent, Xiao Er spread his hands and said, "My lord, go to the Red Temple to have a look, there are more signs like this."
Since he said so, Li Miaozhen inquired about the location of the Red Temple, which is also in this West City.According to the waiter at the restaurant, the Red Temple is the holy place of Zoroastrianism, and many Lite people believe in Zoroastrianism.
Today is the market, and there are many people around the Red Temple, and most of the people who come and go are Hu people.Li Miaozhen took Ajiao's hand, jumped directly onto the roof of the house near the Red Temple, and looked at it from a height.
Under the blue sky, the arched dome of the Red Temple made of khaki bricks and stones is a standard Persian style.Above the main entrance, there is a huge statue of a hawk with a human face, his wings spread out long, showing a vigorous appearance.
On the nearby earthen wall, there are indeed many Qiyao decorations, just like Christmas tied with socks is so common.
In the Tang Dynasty, Zoroastrianism was an orthodox religion. Although it was a minority, it was also recognized by the court.She jumped down from the roof speechless, and was about to ask the meritorious officer on duty for clarification, when a scolding sound came out from under her feet.
The person scolded in a foreign language, and Li Miaozhen couldn't understand, but judging from the tone, it was not a good word.
When she looked down, it turned out that there was an old foreign woman squatting at the bottom of the wall, talking to a Lit boy.Seeing her face, the old woman's tone became calmer, and she said a lot of words again.
The problem is, she can't understand a word.
The young man Li Te saw that she didn't understand, so he enthusiastically translated it in Chinese.He said: "Grandma told you that the gods have forgiven your sins just now, if you want to join, you can become the people of the gods."
Li Miaozhen said: "Join what?"
"Join us!" The young man stretched out his wrist, which was tied with a ribbon with Qiyao painted on it: "I just joined!" He looked proud: "Grandma is my guide!"
Not far away is the serious Red Temple, but there are still missionaries in this alley, Li Miaozhen immediately became vigilant.She showed great interest and asked, "Can you tell me more?"
……
In the evening, Li Miaozhen walked out of a low-rise private house in the West Market.
Under the translation of the enthusiastic young man Li Te, she finally understood what was going on.Zoroastrianism is the orthodox religion of Datang, but this branch is not.
Zoroastrianism regards the god of heaven as the highest god, and the branch of the old woman said that the god of heaven has come to the world.With this kind of words, she knew what she would say after hearing the first sentence.
After all, there were so many liars in her era...
Qiyao is the symbol of this branch, because the symbol is too common, so generally only those who wear it on the wrist are believers.After figuring this out, Li Miaozhen felt a lot better.
She said to Ajiao: "Let's go and find Wang Ruyi to drink."
She swallowed the wine without saying the word.Not far ahead, Su Fa came out of a clothing store, holding a box in his hand.
When Su Fa saw her, his heart beat several times.
He was very apprehensive and disturbed, although the gift in his arms was carefully bought for her, he dared not give it out at this moment, for fear of offending her.
Just as she was flustered, Li Miaozhen had already walked over: "Su Fa?"
"Princess." He whispered.
"I didn't tell you clearly about what happened that day." Li Miaozhen smiled and said, "I'm a different person from you. I like going out of the palace, hanging out, and drinking with friends. I know you care about me, thank you Yes, nephew, but auntie and I are much stronger than you imagined."
She blushed and called herself aunt, which brought the relationship between the two of them to relatives and seniority.However, this is the Tang Dynasty, an era when cousins can marry nieces, these words have no deterrent effect on Su Fa, some are just full of puzzlement.
"Princess," he wanted to laugh, but it was as if he was crying: "Wang Ruyi is a businessman, is Su Fa not as good as him?"
"Where are you talking?" Li Miaozhen felt that he was changing the concept secretly, and said in surprise: "He is a friend, and you are a nephew. It's different. To be honest, I didn't look down on the businessman. I think he is a very good friend."
Su Fa said dejectedly: "Since the princess thinks the merchant is good, Su Fa is also willing to accept it."
Li Miaozhen also knew that it didn't make sense to him. It was the inherent thinking of this era that aristocratic families looked down on wealthy businessmen.She still had an important question to ask, so she whispered: "Su Fa, tell me the truth, do you know Luo Gongyuan?"
"I've heard of it," Su Fa shook his head, "but I haven't seen it. Isn't he dead?"
he will die?Li Miaozhen sneered, not only would this person not die, but he could also leave a regular letter to tease her.She sneered and said, "Then how do you fly from sister Zhenyang to the door of Guizhen Temple every time? Do you know Taoism?"
"No..." Su Fa weakly shook his head.
"Don't pretend, you won't lie at all." Li Miaozhen watched his eyeballs keep looking to the right, with an obvious lying micro-expression.
"Princess, Su Fa can tell you anything, but not this matter." The closer Li Miaozhen got to him, the more flustered he became, and his eyes turned to the road on the left again. Throwing it into her arms, she ran away.
"Hi!" Li Miaozhen called out, but Su Fa didn't look back.
He ran out of the West Market in one breath, and then leaned against the wall to breathe a sigh of relief. Su Fa stroked his chest, recalling a dream.
It was a winter two years ago, when he was half asleep, he dreamed of a fairy.
The immortal came here on clouds and mist, with a very young face, that is, a young man who has not yet been crowned.He took something out of his sleeve and asked himself with a smile, do you love the 29th princess in the palace?
Su Fa nodded shyly, and the immortal gave him a jade finger.He said that as long as he wears the finger ring and says three times silently to the princess, he can teleport to the mountain gate of Guizhen Temple.
The immortal said that he and the princess were destined for this life, Su Fa was ecstatic, and suddenly opened his eyes only to find that it was a dream.However, the jade ring finger miraculously remained in his hand, and after a while, it was heard that the emperor demoted Princess 29 to Guizhen Temple, gave her a feather coat, and let her practice Taoism.
Worried about the princess, he tried his finger wrench late one night.Sure enough, the next moment, he was standing alone in front of the mountain gate of Guizhen Temple, and the one-foot-high snow had been trampled out of two small holes by him.
"Princess, what did this kid give you?"
Seeing Su Fa walking away, Ajiao couldn't help stretching his head to look.Li Miaozhen was not interested, so she took it apart and saw that it was a moon-white Hufu, and coincidentally, it was also embroidered with Qiyao patterns.
"I get a headache when I see this." Li Miaozhen has been studying this thing for a day, and at this moment, the mountains are not mountains, and the clouds are not clouds.As the two walked out, they looked for something to eat on the side of the road.
Li Miaozhen summed up her findings by the way: "First of all, the one who attacked us at the Liuli shop that day was the sorcerer Li Te, who was probably also from the Qiyao branch; secondly, logically speaking, only Mrs. I have murderous intentions, because they don't want me to reveal the truth about the sleeping concubine."
Ajiao recalled the delicacy of monkeys: "It turns out that Lite people like to raise monkeys, it's wonderful."
"It's just that, how did the brothers and sisters of the Yang family get together with the Li Te people?" Li Miaozhen was very puzzled: "Are you short of money? The Li Te people, the nine surnames of Zhaowu, Cao, An, Shi...An Lushan? No, No, what happened to Zhang Liangdi of the East Palace?"
Ajiao didn't seem to hear what she was saying: "Wonton! I want to drink Chaos, and Xiaoer will give you ten bowls!"
They had already sat down in a restaurant by the side of the road. It was still a barbarian shop with drums hanging on the wall.Li Miaozhen glanced sideways, and suddenly remembered that when Princess Guangning led someone to break into Mrs. Guo's mansion, she found a barbarian's drum in the dark room behind the alchemy room.
That year, an explosion occurred in the alchemy room, and no evidence was left at the scene.She felt strange, but there was no clue to continue her pursuit.
Can this unsolved mystery be solved in the [-]th year of Tianbao?
At midnight, Hongwen Museum.
At the beginning of Zishi, Li Miaozhen sneaked in while the Hongwen Hall was not there.She's used to moving in the dark, and her night vision is better than average.
Since returning from West City that day, she has read some books about the Lite people, visited several Lite people, and gained a deeper understanding of their culture and beliefs.By the way, she also learned that her biological mother, Cao Ye Naji, should be from the country of Cao, and Ye Na means favorite person in Li Te language.
She flipped through the books in the Hongwen Museum, and seeing that it was still early, she decided to find another place to look around.In the Tang Dynasty, there was an official named Qijulang, who followed the emperor to record his words and deeds every day. Li Miaozhen suddenly wanted to go and have a look.
After a long journey, she easily found a place to store the records of Qi Jilang.Although there are no heavy guards here, the heavy iron gate is locked with several heavy locks, which is obviously an important place.
Li Miaozhen looked up at the iron gate, and seeing that there was no possibility of opening the window, she blinked.
Although her cultivation base is not high, she has learned all the useful Taoism!
In the pitch-black night, she cast spells, and her whole body exuded a faint white gleam.Li Miaozhen stretched out a finger and poked at the iron gate.
The iron gate was unharmed.But her fingers went through the iron gate, as if it was just a piece of air!
Now that the wall penetration technique has been successfully performed, Li Miaozhen pursed her lips and smiled, turning a blind eye to everything around her, and walked in lightly.
Every day, Qijulang recorded many words of the emperor for the use of historians in compiling history books.Borrowing the moonlight, she flipped through it briefly, and the paper was densely packed with words that Li Longji coaxed the imperial concubine.
She was suddenly stuffed with dog food, so she had no choice but to give up the pile of papers and move on.After reading too much information about Li Teren, she suddenly became interested in her biological mother, Cao Ye Naji, and wanted to read the records about her by Qi Julang.
According to the palace people of Anren Hall, she was born in the 27th year of Kaiyuan.Therefore, she began to search from the 26th year of Kaiyuan, trying to find some traces of her biological mother.
In this year, Li Heng was established as the prince, so Qi Julang recorded many conversations at that time.Judging from the records, Li Heng was able to become the prince because he was obedient and lucky.
His eldest brother was scratched and disfigured by a monkey while hunting, and lost his qualifications to be a prince; his second brother was the deposed prince Li Ying, who was framed by Concubine Wu Hui and given to death by his own father.He is the third child and has nothing wrong with him, so he became the prince.
Li Miaozhen continued to look back, but after searching through the records for the past three years, she couldn't find any trace of Cao Ye Naji.However, Qi Julang recorded her birth, and Li Longji even went to visit her.
Qi Jilang said that His Majesty was not very happy when he heard that the 29th girl was born that day, but instead said something wrong!He also heard that a 29-year-old woman was born in September, which is even more blunt.
The yellowed paper clearly recorded Li Longji's words and deeds, including Li Longji's first reaction when he saw her.The living man wrote on the paper, His Majesty told Gao Lishi that the child was red all over and looked like a small insect ant, so he should be called the insect mother!
After that, large sections of text were crossed out with black ink, and not a single word could be read.Li Miaozhen suspected that this was a conversation between Li Longji and Caoye Naji, but everything about Caoye Naji in the palace was completely destroyed.
……
Coming out of the history museum, Li Miaozhen looked up at the bright moon in the night sky, her state of mind was as calm as the moonlight.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Li Miaozhen got on the iron bird 13 again, and went to the East Palace to meet Baozhang County Lord.When she arrived at the pavilion courtyard, Baozhang had been waiting for her for a long time.
"Little aunt, you are finally here!" Baozhang said happily.
"This is not the place for you to talk, come with me." Li Miaozhen saw that the surroundings were quiet, the quieter it was, the more clearly she could hear her panting.She stretched out her hand towards Baozhang, Baozhang was taken aback for a moment, but obediently sat on the passenger seat next to her.
"Little aunt, what is this?"
Li Miaozhen thought for a while, then stretched out his hand to cover her mouth, Tie Niao 13 suddenly flew towards the night sky.Sure enough, Baozhang was so frightened that he almost cried out, but she blocked him back.
They soared under the bright moon, above the city of Chang'an, looking down at the city's hundreds of squares sleeping in the night.Baozhang's heart was agitated, he was afraid and happy at the same time.
"Come to a wine bar." Li Miaozhen conjured two porcelain cups and a jug of fine wine from his sleeves. These three utensils were suspended in the air and filled with wine automatically.
The moonlight was like frost, and a faint silver light fell on them.Li Miaozhen leaned lazily on the seat, her blue eyes shimmering.Baozhang had already admired him to the extreme: "Little aunt, you are really amazing!"
Li Miaozhen smiled: "I asked you to help me find out, what's the matter?"
"Well, in the past few days, I have inquired about the same." Baozhang stroked her hair that was blown by the wind, and began to tell Li Miaozhen about her observations in the past few days and the information she obtained. Come.
……
Recently, people from Zhang Liangdi's natal family are always coming, every time they meet, they will watch the door tightly and hide in the palace chattering for a long time.
Although Zhang Liangdi is not a concubine, and her family background is not very prominent, her grandmother is the younger sister of Li Longji's biological mother.Li Longji lost his mother since childhood and was raised by his aunt, so he has always been very kind to his mother's family.
Although Zhang Liangdi is favored, she has no children, so it is understandable that she feels lonely.But what is strange is that those wives who entered the East Palace did not look like her natal family, but like Gua Gua and the like.
The two always engage in some mysterious rituals in the hall, and occasionally there are mysterious songs.Baozhang heard from her palace servants that Zhang Liangdi seemed to want to pray to the gods to bless her to have a son.
For an ancient concubine, this is a very realistic ideal.Zhang Liangdi has always been very ambitious, but unfortunately the crown prince was frightened by Li Linfu before, and he didn't want to establish another concubine at all, and let the courtiers find various reasons to attack him.
Yesterday, Zhang Liangdi seemed to have had a quarrel with her natal family.
Baozhang happened to overhear the whole quarrel, and they were still discussing the topic of having a baby, but Zhang Liangdi was very angry.The natal family told her that the reason she didn't have children was because she wasn't faithful enough.If you want to pay homage to the gods, it is best to have deep and intimate communication with your closest relatives.
Zhang Liangdi immediately said that she and the crown prince are cousins, aren't they relatives?
The natal family thinks that this kind of blood relationship is not close enough. So far, it is better to be cousins, or brothers and sisters.She also gave an example that the reason why the Tang Dynasty has today's prosperity is because the dignitaries were all married with close relatives.
This is true, in the Tang Dynasty, marriages between cousins were too common, but it is the principle not to marry with the same surname!Zhang Liangdi couldn't accept it, and the two broke up because of this.
……
Li Miaozhen was also dumbfounded, now she can probably be sure that the mysterious organization Zhang Liangdi joined should be the same as the one she met in West City.
"Little aunt, there is actually one thing I didn't tell you two years ago." Baozhang lowered his head, wrapped his fingers around his belt, and stammered, "Actually, oh..."
"What's wrong?" Li Miaozhen said softly.
"Actually, when I went to Mrs. Guoguo's mansion, although I saw something I shouldn't have seen, what really scared me was something else..." Her eyes were wide open, and she paused again and again, before she finally spoke with great difficulty. Open the mouth: "I caught her having an affair with the prime minister!"
Li Miaozhen was startled: "Really?"
"It's... specific, and I don't want to recall it anymore." Baozhang whispered.
Seeing the scene of Guo Guo's wife and Yang Guozhong having an affair at a young age is hard for anyone to accept.Li Miaozhen understands her feeling of collapse of three views. In Datang, some things are really unacceptable...
Are these people orthopedic gods? What are they doing? !
Li Miaozhen recalled the strange things he encountered in these days, and he had a general understanding of the teachings of this illegal organization.The god of the Orthopedic Sect is also the God of Light. It is currently flourishing underground and has recruited many believers.
The sky in the east was slightly bright, and Li Miaozhen sent Baozhang back to the East Palace.Before parting, Baozhang stuffed her a small porcelain bottle, and said to her with a serious face: "Auntie, this is the secret recipe of Empress Zetian that I developed according to the records in the palace classics! You mix water and egg white and apply it together. For the face, wash it after about fifteen minutes, it will be good for the skin!"
Li Miao said sincerely, hey, isn't this the mask of later generations?
In early February, Princess Xinping visited the Taoist temple.
When she saw Li Miaozhen, she couldn't help nagging: "Every time I come to see you in the palace, nine out of ten times I'm not there, it's almost too late, why are you still running around?"
"Sister is right." Li Miao was at a loss, so she obeyed obediently.
Princess Xinping continued to complain about her: "I heard that Aunt Yuzhen invited you to visit the Spiritual Capital of Wangwu Mountain again, why didn't you go?"
Lingdu Temple is the Taoist temple of Princess Yuzhen. It is located in the scenic Wangwu Mountain. It is indeed a good place.Li Miaozhen smiled when she heard the words, and said: "My aunt is kind, but I'm not used to her way of cultivating the Tao. I've been very busy recently, I don't know who spread the rumors, someone always comes to me for help."
"I know, it's Wang Yuanbao." Princess Xinping lived outside the palace, so she was naturally more informed about the news about Chang'an City: "He is grateful that you cleared his wrong, so he praised you everywhere, and almost wrote you In the book, let you be famous all over the world."
Li Miaozhen: "..."
Is this the power of capital to drive public opinion?She couldn't help complaining: "Sister Xinping, you know how many royal relatives there are in Chang'an City. I heard that when a basin of water was poured on the most lively high-rise buildings, three of the ten people who were splashed were There are sons and grandsons, and there is another surnamed Li."
Princess Xinping really smiled: "They won't all come to you for help, will they?"
"Taiji Palace is not a market of east and west. There must be only a few people who can come in, but these people are enough to give me a headache." Li Miaozhen counted with his fingers: "Some invite me to see the feng shui of the tomb, some invite me to count marriages, and others A lady asked me, is her husband's concubine a vixen?"
"No wonder you are always hiding, and you are often not in Guizhen Temple." Xinping laughed so hard that he coughed, and said, "Speaking of which, ever since I heard that Aye was going to give you the title of princess, now, people have quietly asked me about you Woolen cloth!"
"What do you mean?" Li Miao really didn't understand.
"Of course I want the Lord Shang!"
Li Miaozhen quickly shook her head: "No, I'm already a monk..."
"What is that? Didn't the Princess Taiping of Zhenguo back then become a monk before she got married?" Xinping didn't think so, looked at her and said with a smile: "According to the usual practice, the princess's son-in-law is someone who is related to both of us. ..."
Li Miaozhen objected helplessly: "I...I don't want to..." Not to mention orthopedic teaching, even cousins, she can't accept it!
"Sister is shy." Xinping approached, with a mysterious smile, whispered: "Tell sister, do you have a favorite husband?"
She suddenly thought of an excellent excuse, showing a sad expression: "Yes, but..."
Xinping's eyes lit up: "Tell my sister quickly!"
She slowly said: "That happened two years ago, he... he was beheaded by Aye later." It's really best to find a dead person as an excuse
Xinping was taken aback. After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't figure out who it was. After all, there were quite a lot of people killed by Li Longji.
She asked, "Who?"
"Immortal Master Luo Gongyuan."
Li Miaozhen continued to pretend to be immersed in sadness, and wiped away the non-existent tears with the corner of her clothes.Xinping didn't speak, she was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "But he is a Taoist priest without any family background."
"I don't care," Li Miaozhen pretended to argue: "Back then, didn't Aye want my master, Mr. Tongxuan, to be the Lord? Aunt Yuzhen didn't mind either."
"Yeah." Xinping nodded: "Sister, don't worry, my sister is usually fine, so I will help you."
Li Miaozhen was trying hard to squeeze tears, she was taken aback when she heard the words, and said: "Is sister going to send me to the underworld to meet him again?"
"What are you talking about?" Xinping pointed her forehead with his fingers, and said with a smile: "Don't you know yet? Yuqian's assistant, Miao Lin, recently came back from Shu, and said that she met Master Luo there."
This time, she was really surprised: "Huh?"
"Yes," Xinping was quite happy after he figured it out, and said, "Fu Miao Lin said that Master Luo Xianshi originally wanted to send a letter to His Majesty, but after thinking about it, he smiled and stuffed it back. He said that the number of days is undecided. It’s useless to say it. In the end, he also said that his letters were burned anyway, and it doesn’t matter if he writes or not.”
After Xinping finished speaking, he was very suspicious: "I didn't understand a single word of Luo Xianshi's words, and neither did Aye. At that time, I was with Aye in the palace, and Aye asked his assistant Mu Lin to repeat it several times."
Now it was Li Miaozhen's turn to cough, and said: "He is very strange, talking nonsense, don't take it seriously."
She felt her ears burning, angry and annoyed.
Before leaving, Princess Xinping promised her that after returning to the mansion, she would immediately send someone to Shu to find Luo Gongyuan and let him return to Chang'an Shangzhu.
"Sister..." Li Miaozhen tugged on Xinping's sleeve, not knowing what to say.She is really lifting a rock to shoot herself in the foot!
Princess Xinping thought for a while, reached out and patted her sister's shoulder, smiled sweetly, and said, "They're all my sisters, you're welcome!"
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