Chapter 57 Queen Qu

Yun Fenghuang was slightly awe-inspiring, ignoring Zhao Qing and the others in front, and hurriedly said: "What did they find?"

"Mother and daughter Qian said that the origin of Shanyuan Temple and the royal family did not start with the Empress Dowager, but with Qu, the last successor of Emperor Sejong." Chi'e spoke quickly, "Queen Empress came from a rich family. , and Empress Sejong Yuan are direct aunts and sisters, they have both talents and looks, and are understanding, at first they entered the palace as Jieyu, but within two years, because of the illness of the third empress of Emperor Sejong, they entered the palace!"

... This is my role model!

In contrast, it has been so many years since I first sealed Baolin, and I am still lingering in the position of imperial concubine, I am simply a waste...

Yun Fenghuang silently envied and hated in his heart, and said slowly: "Continue talking."

"Yes." Chi E said, "Not long after Empress Qu became empress, she gave birth to a prince. This is the second son of His Majesty Emperor Sejong. Jiugong died not long ago. Therefore, His Majesty Emperor Sejong loved this prince very much and wanted to make him the crown prince. But at that time, Sejong was already at the age of knowing his destiny, and all the princes and grandchildren had grown up. Many of them were very much loved by His Majesty Sejong The emperor's heir even stayed in the imperial capital as a vassal king... Empress Qu felt uneasy, and coupled with the example of the death of the empress Yuan's son, she couldn't sleep at night. Later, the Taoist nuns of Shanyuan Temple offered benzoin, which can help sleep After trying it out, Empress Qu was quite satisfied, and rewarded the Taoist temple..."

This was the beginning of the contact between the two parties. After that, they got closer and closer. Even when the summer vacation was held every year, Empress Qu would go to Shanyuan Temple to offer incense and have meals. When she was in the imperial capital, she would often send people to repair the Taoist temple and donate money and silk. ... Shanyuan Guan has been involved with the royal family since then.

"Empress Qu?" Yun Fenghuang asked with a frown, "After Shenzong ascended the throne, it was rumored that this empress was gone?"

Chi E said: "Not only the empress, but also the Qu family behind her were all slaughtered. It can be said that no one is left behind!"

"Listen to me, this Shanyuan temple seems to be written by Emperor Shenzong specifically to deal with Empress Qu?" Yun Fenghuang frowned, "Otherwise, after Queen Qu left, it would be fine if Shenzong and his wife didn't liquidate Shanyuan Temple , let alone Jia En?"

She was a little dissatisfied, "Ben Gong knows, just reward them with something."

The news was a bit unexpected, but that's what happened.

It's of no use to her now.

After all, Shenzong, as the final winner of the country-base dispute during Sejong's time, had some means and nothing normal.

As for Empress Qu who plotted against Sejong... that's more normal.

Otherwise, what did Empress Qu commit suicide by swallowing gold?

Even so, she hasn't saved her own flesh and blood yet.

"Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with things alone, but there are problems with people." Chie said in a low voice, "According to what Qian's mother and daughter have heard, the Taoist girls in Shanyuan Temple, after Emperor Shenzong ascended the throne, in just two years, all Changed it again... Either something happened for various reasons, or it was a long journey for various reasons. But those who said that they traveled far away must have left the Taoist temple. As for whether they went far away, no one knows. If That's all, it can be said that the first emperor of Shenzong died. A mere Taoist temple is nothing. The key is that after these people were replaced, the royal family did not alienate Shanyuan Temple, but in the name of the Empress Dowager, they were given rewards every year."

"From the third year of Shenzong's ascension to the present, it has never stopped."

"Even the amount of rewards is quite large, enough people who are good at Yuan Guan can live a life of luxury without doing anything... At the same time, there are occasional female crowns in the temple who come to place orders, and every time someone comes , the Taoist temple will notify the palace."

"But what Gong Wei would do if he found out, the Qian mother and daughter didn't find out."

Only then did Yun Fenghuang become more cautious.

Judging from Empress Qu's experience, the last successor of Sejong was likely to be tricked by Shanyuan Temple from benzoin. As a result, Shenzong won, Jianzuo succeeded to the throne, and then slaughtered his brothers wantonly, as a vent and revenge for all the repression and grievances he suffered when he was the prince.

At the same time, of course, he also had to erase all traces of his murder of his stepmother.

only……

Of course, it is the proper meaning to observe the ups and downs of Shanyuan, but what is the meaning of giving this appreciation gift all the time?

Also, after the appearance of the You Fang female crown, it is necessary to report to the palace, this...

Yun Fenghuang's eyes flickered, and he suddenly asked: "Could it be that some of the Taoist nuns who traveled far away when Shanyuan saw them were still alive?"

Chie said in a low voice: "The servant girl is also a little suspicious, but the mother and daughter of the Qian family said that the little Taoist nun who gave them the news in private also didn't know. The little Taoist nun's master was originally from another Taoist temple in Qishan, and she talked with Shanyuan Taoist temple in private. She was acquainted with a Taoist nun in the temple, so she knew a little more. After all the people in Shanyuan Temple were changed, she was trembling with fear. Fortunately, no one knew about her relationship with the former Taoist nun in the temple, and she was not tracked down in the end. On. During Xiaozong’s time, her own Taoist temple could not sustain due to the lack of pilgrims, so she managed to come to Shanyuan Temple.”

"How did Qian's mother and daughter talk to their apprentices?" Yun Fenghuang was a little suspicious. It is said that this kind of thing can even escape the purge of Shenzong, even if it depends on a certain amount of luck...it is obviously a delicate master.

The apprentices taught by this kind of people must not be good. How could the Qian mother and daughter be fooled?

Chi E pursed her lips, and said in a low voice: "The little Taoist... the little Taoist wants Qian's mother and daughter to help her return to vulgarity, or find another Taoist temple that is far away and richer."

"So it's Si Fan?" Yun Fenghuang nodded, "It's a trivial matter, we will arrange it for her later."

But I saw that Chie was about to speak but stopped.

She asked, "What else?"

"It's not necessarily Sifan." Chi E said euphemistically, "The little Taoist nun's master has some...well, special hobbies. The little Taoist nun likes men, so...so she doesn't really want to be with her master. It's just Her family sold her to her master, if there is no one to support her, there is nowhere to go."

Yun Fenghuang had a little understanding of what this little Taoist nun's master could do to escape Shenzong's cleansing.

The relationship between her and the original Taoist nun of Shanyuanguan is not an ordinary friendship at all... so it is natural to avoid contact with others.

It is inevitable that Shenzong didn't know that there was such a person when the Shanyuan Temple was cleaned.

The corner of the noble concubine's mouth twitched, and she said: "What's the temperament of this little Taoist nun? Even if she doesn't like her master, at least she has practiced in Shanyuan Temple, and she has seen a lot of nobles? Why don't you choose other people for help, but choose money?" Mother and daughter?"

"Our people have also questioned them repeatedly, but it was the work of the second daughter of the Qian family." Chi E said, "At first, their mother and daughter were so anxious that they couldn't do anything. She loves to play with Qian's daughters, but keeps her mouth shut when she asks about things. Qian's second daughter accidentally discovered that this little nun doesn't necessarily like to play, but just likes to be with them, and even wants to be together at night... But to my master, she said that Qian's daughter was obsessed with her, so she couldn't get away. The second daughter of Qian's family felt that this little nun seemed to be afraid of being with her master..."

This second daughter of the Qian family is the master who persuaded the princess's cousin to help deal with people, and of course she is not an easy-going lamp.

So I picked a secluded place where no one was around, and had a showdown with the little nun.

Either the little Taoist nun will tell her the reason honestly, or she will report it to the little Taoist nun's master!

And it's not just exposing, but also suing the imperial concubine, saying that the little Taoist girl is dishonest, etc., and arrest her and put her in prison.

If these words were changed to the older nuns of Shanyuanguan, they would definitely ignore them, and even deal with her in reverse.

But the little Taoist girl came from a humble background, and after being bought by her teacher, she became an apprentice. She has basically never been out of a Taoist temple since she grew up.

Coupled with her teacher's habit, the little Taoist nun was already a little trembling, but when she was frightened, she panicked.

Originally, she wanted to lie, but even if the second daughter of the Qian family was not a first-class shrewd person, she was thoughtful, not to mention the daughter of a high-ranking official, how could the little Taoist nun compare in knowledge and skills? After seeing through several lies in a row, she shook her hand and left, threatening to make the little Taoist nun's life difficult... The little Taoist nun then relented, and of course let the second daughter of the Qian family take what she had.

"The second daughter of the Qian family said that she dared to promise some benefits to the little Taoist nun first, and now she has calmed her down, and she also helped her master continue to make indirect remarks." Chi E said softly, "It's just that the little Taoist nun is not very scheming. Even the second daughter of the Qian family dare not guarantee that she can ask anything else, so as not to arouse her teacher's suspicion."

Yun Fenghuang nodded slightly, and pondered: "Is that all they found out? Is there anything else?"

Chi E thought for a while, and said: "There is one more thing...but I don't know if it's important or not: The little Taoist nun said that cats are not allowed in Shanyuan Temple."

"Oh?" Yun Fenghuang became interested, "Why?"

This rule was originally nothing.

Maybe high-profile people don't like cats?

However, considering the matter of the three corpses before, it is worth pondering.

Chi E said: "The servant girl also thought of the three corpses at first... Although His Majesty found out earlier that it was the common man Ji Sheng who did it when he was the princess. But since it is a cat, who knows if there is any inside story? But then The little nun said that the reason why cats are not allowed in Shanyuan Temple has something to do with Empress Qu. It is said that during the time of the first emperor Shizong, at a palace banquet, because of the casual request of a certain emperor's heir, Shizong ordered the Royal Beast Garden to tidy up suitable for nobles. Rare and rare beasts raised by the people were presented and given to the people in the seat. At that time, there were birds, fish and insects, and one of them, a mandarin duck-eyed lion cat, was particularly handsome, intelligent and alert, and extremely vigorous, which attracted the attention of many people."

"Among them, Empress Qu and Emperor Shenzong were quite moved, and finally Shizong gave it to Empress Qu who was still Jieyu."

"Shenzong didn't say anything at the time."

"But later Empress Qu swallowed gold and committed suicide. The lion cat was old. After the palace change, it was remembered by someone with a heart, and it was specially captured and sent to Emperor Shenzong. Pull out your sword without saying a word, and chop it into several pieces!"

"Originally there were several lion cats in the Shanyuan temple, but they were the heirs left by the lion cat when he accompanied Queen Qu to the temple... After learning the news, they drowned overnight. Since then, even though snakes and rats are rampant I don’t dare to keep cats anymore.”

"The past two years may be due to the passage of time. Occasionally, there are wild cats wandering nearby, and they don't chase them away. But ordinary civet cats are fine. As long as there are lion cats, they are determined not to let them go."

The corners of Yun Fenghuang's mouth twitched, and he thought, everyone knows that the first emperor of Shenzong didn't live well when he was the prince.

Looking at it now, it is very bad.

Otherwise, for a lion cat, after many years, it would still be brooding and beheaded in public.

To be honest, this move is quite lacking in royal air.

Maybe how much wronged and suffered when he was the prince, only he himself knows... Well, well, compared to a lion cat, Sejong's huge flesh and blood is terrible.

"After all, it's all about Shenzong's old affairs, and it has nothing to do with today..." Yun Fenghuang slandered enthusiastically, but was still disappointed, and said in his heart, "This is not what I want to know."

After all, exposing Shenzong's dark history will do her no good. Why would she do such a thing?

Just as they were about to continue to interrogate Chi E, Zhaoqing and the others in the outer room got impatient, and the other princesses and nieces were fine, but Princess Zhaoqing grabbed the door frame and shouted: "Mother Concubine, Mother Concubine, are you inside? Why? Haven't come out for a long time? But what's wrong?"