Chapter 273 Different Reactions

The wooden door was closed by a white and slender hand, and the bright moonlight in the room slowly went out with the wooden door.

Wangshu was naked, stepping on the water stains with his bare feet. A woman came out from behind the screen and helped Wangshu dress.

After tying the belt, the woman combed Wangshu's long hair on his shoulders. While combing her hair, she lowered her head and asked, "Do we really want to help that Jinyiwei investigate?"

"Yes." Wangshu nodded, speaking concisely.

The woman paused slightly, smiled and continued to comb her hair. I don't know what happened, she suddenly felt a little emotional, muttering, "Girl, don't be obsessed. It's been more than ten years since the incident. If the master and the lady were still alive, they wouldn't want to see you like this."

Her response was still a faint "yes".

Facing Wangshu's stubbornness, the woman stopped muttering and concentrated on combing her hair. After meticulously straightening and tying up her long, smooth hair, Wangshu put down the comb and softly advised, "It's bitterly cold in Hexi, so I'll go. Girl, you stay in Jiangnan and take care of yourself. The world is dangerous, so be careful."

She was still a little worried, so she simply asked, "Otherwise... I'll kill him for you."

"No need." When Wangshu mentioned Zhao Jue, his expression changed for the first time, but it returned to normal in an instant. He turned his head to look at the woman and said softly, "You can't kill him now, and you can't kill him."

"Could it be?"

Wangshu didn't hide it, "The man behind him is not inferior to me in cultivation."

The woman raised her eyebrows, and there was a touch of surprise in her eyes. It's really different when you have a strong backer. Not only are there a group of junior masters around you, but they are all top junior masters.

Knowing that things can't be done, he said helplessly, "I'm leaving for Hexi, and you must be careful when you're alone."

Still a faint "hmm". The woman smiled kindly, pushed the door open lightly and walked out, turning the corner and heading towards the back door.

There was a carriage waiting outside the door. Seeing the woman come out, the driver hurriedly got off the carriage and said respectfully: "Elder, are we leaving now?"

"Wait a minute." The woman waved her hand and got into the carriage quickly. Not long after, the curtain was lifted, a pigeon flew out of the carriage, and a voice came from inside, "Let's go."

The sound of footsteps sounded, getting farther and farther.

It was late at night in the Qingxuan Palace in Xiyuan. Eunuch Feng ordered the eunuchs on duty to light the lights in an orderly manner, "Both sides must be lit, and the lanterns outside must be hung up."

"Be quick, don't disturb the master's peace!"

After supervising several eunuchs to finish their work, he waved his hand to let them go out. Try to close the heavy door as slowly as possible, and tiptoe inside.

The first thing you see when you enter is Yuan Zhuo, who is sitting behind the desk with a not-so-good expression. Eunuch Feng didn't have time to stand firm, so he knelt down and saluted: "Master."

"Big friend, get up." Yuan Zhuo rubbed his eyes, and his voice fell gently.

Eunuch Feng just straightened his calves, and Yuan Zhuo's voice came again, "Go, call He Jun over!"

He Jun is the fat Eunuch He. As a godfather, Eunuch Feng naturally knows the name of his godson. Without any hesitation, he hurried out of Qingxuan Palace.

In less than two quarters of an hour, Eunuchs Feng and He knelt in front of the desk. Yuan Zhuo seemed to be thinking about something. He didn't say anything at the first time. He tapped the letter on the desk and came back to his senses after a while.

"Get up." He waved his hand and said softly

Eunuch He helped Eunuch Feng stand up. The two of them lowered their heads and waited for orders in silence. Time passed by little by little, but Yuan Zhuo never spoke again. The two of them were confused in their hearts, but they didn't dare to make any other moves.

Under the flickering lights, Yuan Zhuo, who was sitting on the chair, seemed to have made up his mind. He stood up with the help of the desk and asked a question that surprised the two of them softly: "Did the eldest prince go to the cabinet to take duty today?"

The two looked at each other, and even Eunuch Feng, who had been with the emperor for a long time, could not guess what Yuan Zhuo meant for a moment. But the emperor asked, and he couldn't ignore it, so Eunuch Feng had to answer literally: "My lord, the eldest prince did not go to the cabinet to take duty today."

"In other words, no one has read this letter?" Yuan Zhuo picked up the envelope on the desk and asked.

Eunuch Feng squinted his eyes to distinguish clearly, and then he said: "My lord, I am sure that no one has read it!"

"Okay!" The gloom on Yuan Zhuo's face was swept away, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, and a smile gradually spread across his cheeks. He squinted his eyes and looked at Eunuch He, holding his hands and said: "He Jun!"

"I'm here!" Eunuch He responded quickly.

Yuan Zhuo walked up to the two and ordered, "Big Companion, tell all the servants outside to leave."

After answering, Eunuch Feng hurriedly opened the door to drive them out. After the door was closed, Yuan Zhuo ordered, "He Jun, you will leave the palace immediately. Go to Jiangnan to summon Zhao Muzhi to the palace with my oral order. Don't let any wind out. Do you hear me?"

Eunuch He knelt down and saluted, "I heard it clearly. I will leave now. I will not let it out even if I am cut into pieces."

"Go, go." After Eunuch He left, Yuan Zhuo specifically instructed, "Big Companion, let Chen Jing handle He Jun's work in the Silijian for the time being. Don't let the matter of tonight leak out."

"I understand."

...

"Master, this is what happened." After telling a detailed account of all the things that happened in Jiangnan and the news of Rong Jie's death, Rong Hai picked up the teacup and drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat.

He held his breath and waited for the holy monk Ji Yi sitting opposite to speak. But Ji just calmly drank his tea, his face showing no joy or sadness.

Half a minute later, Fang Pingjing said, "Rong Jie was not killed by the imperial court."

Rong Hai nodded in agreement without even asking why. In his opinion, it was unlikely that the court killed Rong Jie. No! It's not unlikely, it's almost impossible.

The reason is simple, because there is no need. It's not difficult for the court to destroy Kuchan Temple, so why bother to catch and release, and then kill again? Isn't this just looking for trouble for yourself!

I say it again, they are just greedy, not stupid!

After hesitating for a while, he asked in confusion: "Master, who do you think killed Rong Jie?"

"I don't know." Ji Yi said whatever he wanted.

This made Rong Hai speechless, and he could only reach out and move the teacup on the low table to ease the embarrassment. But Jiyi put down the teacup in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Although Rongjie's death is most likely unrelated to the court, we still have to go to Jiangnan. First, we need to appease the disciples in the temple. Second, our temple is the backbone of Buddhism. Being cowardly in the face of things will only damage the prestige of Buddhism and do more harm than good to our temple."

"But we have to give face to the government and the imperial envoy. How about this, I will write a letter and you can give it to Master Shendeng on my behalf. With the abbots of the two temples together, I believe that even Lu Wenyu will not be able to find fault."

Hearing this, Rong Hai agreed: "My idea coincides with yours. Thank you for writing, I will set off now."