Chapter 357

This time, Luo Qinghan didn't invite the Yulin Guards to clear the field again. He pretended to be an ordinary son of a noble family and took Xiao Xixi out of the car.

Zhao Xian and the two hundred Yulinwei were left on standby, and only Eunuch Chang followed the prince and Xiao Xixi into the Bodhisattva Temple.

The statue of the Bodhisattva in the temple bowed his head slightly, the corners of his mouth raised, and looked at the world who came to kneel and worship with a look of compassion.

Luo Qinghan did not worship the Bodhisattva, so he called the Zhike monk and said he wanted to donate sesame oil money.

Seeing that he was dressed in exquisite clothes and had an extraordinary bearing, the Zhike monk guessed that his identity should not be easy.

The Zhike monk immediately cheered up, smiled and folded his hands, greeted them, and then led them to the meditation room in the backyard, where he saw the abbot of the Bodhisattva Temple.

The abbot looked at him who was only in his forties. He learned of Luo Qinghan's intention, and the smile on his face became more and more kind.

Luo Qinghan was also unequivocal, and directly asked Eunuch Chang to take out a thousand taels of silver notes to donate to the temple as sesame oil money.

The abbot took the silver note with both hands and said with a smile: "Thank you for your generous donation. My Buddha is merciful. I will definitely bless the donor and your family and friends with happiness and health, and longevity."

He deliberately took out the treasured tea leaves and cooked tea himself to entertain Luo Qinghan and others.

The abbot originally wanted to tell them about Buddhist scriptures, but Luo Qinghan was not interested in listening to them, so he asked about other things.

"When was your temple built?"

The abbot answered truthfully: "It was ten years ago. At that time, the poor monk was just an ordinary monk. The original abbot was the poor monk's master. He passed away five years ago, and then the poor monk took over as the abbot."

Luo Qinghan: "Then do you know what happened in this place before?"

"What kind of thing does the donor refer to?"

Luo Qinghan: "Shen family."

Abbot suddenly said: "So the donor is an old friend of the Shen family, no wonder you are so generous, this place used to be the old house of the Shen family, but unfortunately the Shen family suffered a great disaster sixteen years ago and was attacked by a group of bandits nearby.

More than 200 members of the Shen family were not spared, and they were all killed, not even the infant child.

What's even more irritating is that after those mountain bandits killed people and robbed things, they also set fire to the entire Shen family's old house.

Although the poor monk did not witness the fire with his own eyes, he heard others talk about it, saying that the fire had been burning for three days and three nights, and finally there was nothing left to burn, so it gradually went out. The house was burnt to ruins at that time. "

Speaking of this, the abbot couldn't help but feel a little sigh.

"I heard that the head of the Shen family is generous and generous. He has used righteousness and wealth to help the poor people many times. He is a truly kind person. I didn't expect such a good person to end up in such a tragic end."

Luo Qinghan: "What happened to the bandits who murdered and set fire? Have you caught it?"

Abbot: "King Chenliu personally led troops to suppress the bandits, and the entire mountain bandit's house was taken away in one pot. Those mountain bandits were all killed, and none were left. They deserved what they deserved."

Having said this, he folded his hands together and recited Amitabha Buddha.

Luo Qinghan asked again, "Since we are going to suppress the bandits, have we seized anything?"

The abbot shook his head: "The poor monk doesn't know about this."

Luo Qinghan was silent.

The abbot guessed that he should be interested in the affairs of the Shen family, so he continued.

"After the Shen family's old house was burned down, the place became a ruin. People who lived nearby often said that they would hear crying at night. Some people said that it was the soul of the Shen family who remained here crying for help.

Everyone was very scared, so they specially invited the poor monk's master to come over and recite the sutras for those dead souls.

Later, with the support of kind-hearted people, Master built a temple here. With the Bodhisattva in the seat, those fools could rest in peace.

Gradually, everyone forgot about the Shen family. If it wasn't for the donor to mention it, the poor monk probably wouldn't be able to remember those things. "

Noticing that the tea on the table was cold, the abbot wanted to refill the tea.

Luo Qinghan: "No need, it's getting late, we should go back, thank the abbot for his hospitality."

The abbot put down the teapot and sent them out of the gate in person.

The Yulin guards escorted the prince's car back to the city.

In the carriage, Luo Qinghan was closing his eyes and resting.

Xiao Xixi was looking down at the Diamond Sutra. After reading it for a while, she couldn't stand it anymore, so she simply raised her head to look at the prince in front of her.

She wanted to speak and then stopped.

In the end, he couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked.

"His Royal Highness is investigating the Shen family's annihilation?"

Luo Qinghan slowly raised his eyelids, revealing deep black eyes, and he answered lightly: "Well."

Xiao Xixi: "Are you suspecting that there is another secret in the case of the Shen family's annihilation?"

Luo Qinghan answered the wrong question: "Actually, this time, Gu took the initiative to ask to send the ashes of the mother-in-law to Chenliu County, which is a test of the father."

Xiao Xixi was puzzled: "What do you want to test?"

"Gu once tried to inquire about the Shen family's affairs, but no one in the palace knew about these things, the father and mother must know, but they never said it.

Gu several times suspected that the death of the mother concubine and the annihilation of the Shen family had something to do with them, so Gu deliberately proposed to go back to Chenliu County, to see what the father's attitude was.

If he sternly refuses, it means that he has a ghost in his heart and dare not let Gu go back to Chenliu County. "

Xiao Xixi: "But the emperor agreed to your request."

Luo Qinghan sighed softly: "Yeah, the royal father agreed, but it seems too lonely and suspicious."

Xiao Xixi thought about it seriously: "Maybe the emperor is not afraid of you to investigate? After all, it has been so many years, it has already been a matter of right and wrong, and it is impossible to leave any more evidence, even if you want to investigate, it is difficult Find out why."

"Maybe."

There was silence in the car for a moment.

Luo Qinghan suddenly asked: "Don't you think it is a despicable expression to use such malicious thoughts to speculate on the father, the emperor and the mother?"

Xiao Xixi blinked: "Concubine thinks it is normal for you to think like this."

"Is it normal to speculate maliciously about your own father?"

Xiao Xixi: "This has to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis. If you and the emperor have gotten along well since childhood, and the emperor has poured a lot of love into you, then you really shouldn't doubt him.

But in fact, he did not give you much love, and because of this, you lost the most basic trust in him.

On this basis, you have reasonable doubts about him, which is human nature.

What's more, you are only suspicious, and you did not convict him directly. Are you not careful to verify?

Now that your relationship is too weak to support trust, speak with objective evidence, which the concubine feels is reasonable and you don't need to feel guilty about it. "

Luo Qinghan looked at her fixedly, and it took a long time for him to speak.

"You're right, you're thinking too much."

He already knew that the trust between himself and his father was dead in name only.

The reason why he asked Xiao Xixi was to know what she thought.

Does she think he is too cold-blooded and ruthless?

Fortunately, her answer did not disappoint him.

She was always on his side.