No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 331 Why Persevere? (one more)
In the small building on the mountain behind the Huguo Zen Temple, Master Mingguang was sitting upstairs drinking tea while looking at the snowflakes outside the window.Not far away, the orange-red fire in the stove drove away the winter chill, and he sat alone by the window, but he looked a little lonely.

There were soft and steady footsteps downstairs, Master Ming Guang looked back, and saw Xie Yan standing at the stairs after a while.

Xie Yan was wearing a black gown, and there were still a few snowflakes on his shoulders that hadn't melted away.

Seeing him, Master Mingguang smiled and said, "Here you come? Sit down."

Xie Yan walked forward without saying a word, and sat down opposite Master Mingguang.

Returning to the Huguo Temple and resuming his monk attire, Master Mingguang seemed to have regained his original peace, without the hostility that was hard to conceal when he was in Prince Mu's Mansion that day, as if he was really a highly respected monk.

Master Mingguang stretched out his hand and poured a cup of tea for Xie Yan, before he asked, "You came to see me at this time, but what do you want to say?"

Xie Yan said in a deep voice: "The Yao family's case has almost come to an end, and it will be announced in the next two days."

"Oh?" Master Mingguang raised his brows slightly, but he didn't look excited, "When did the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple move so fast?"

This is not because Master Mingguang intentionally belittled the imperial court, but a major case like the extermination of the Yao family is extremely cumbersome in itself.Even if it is to review the file, it will take several days, not to mention that this case was more than ten years ago.Usually it would not be finished without a delay of two or three months, but this time it was indeed astonishingly fast.

Naturally, this was not because of the sudden increase in the efficiency of the Sansi Yamen, but because of the detailed and clear evidence of the dossiers handed over by Xie Yan, and the handover of the prisoners who escaped from Yao Zhong by chance.These people have not had a good life these years, and it is hard to say whether it is torture or relief when they are arrested and brought to justice.

On the other hand, the yamen's greatest attention is still on the case of King Ning, and the Yao family's old case has no interested parties, so it will naturally be handled quickly.

Apart from excluding Dingyanghoufu, Xie Yan did not cover up for Mu Wang and his wife.So much so that the officials who got the dossier didn't know how to look at His Highness the Regent. It was no secret that the relationship between His Highness the Regent and Prince Mu's House was tense. Is this a righteous extermination of relatives or private revenge?

Xie Yan explained his decision to deal with King Mu and Princess Mu, and Yao Zhong naturally had no objection.

Anyway, with Mu Wang and his wife in his hands, they will definitely not be able to enter Jinshui other courtyard.As for Jinshui Bieyuan, unless the regent or the emperor allowed it, no one else could enter, so naturally no one would know about it.

Maybe one day he will send these two to Jinshui Bieyuan, but it will definitely not be now.

Xie Yan didn't ask what happened to his parents, but said, "The case will be officially announced to the world in two days. Uncle really doesn't plan to go back to Xinzhou to have a look?"

Master Mingguang sighed softly and said: "It's still not possible, let's talk about it later. If you have spare time, send someone back to sweep the tomb and take care of the house."

Xie Yan didn't force it, but asked: "Old Madam Su means that the imperial court should posthumously confer the title of the Yao family, you..."

"Yao Zhong is dead." Master Mingguang said indifferently, "After the Yao family's extermination case was announced to the world, my responsibility as a member of the Yao family will be over. Now I am an outsider, with a title or something. It's just a fleeting moment."

Xie Yan watched him silently, Yao Zhong smiled and took a sip of hot tea from his teacup, "Not to mention the Yao family, even a family as powerful as the royal family will disappear in the long river of history sooner or later, why bother?"

Hearing this, it seems that the scriptures of these years are really not in vain.

"What are your plans for the future?" Xie Yan asked.

Master Mingguang said: "There is still one person whose account has not been settled, and I am leaving Shangyong."

"Bai Jingrong?" Xie Yan asked.

Master Mingguang smiled and said: "Bai Jingrong has been scheming all her life, I want to see with my own eyes what will happen to her. Did she think that if I didn't do it myself, I would really expose this matter? Where in the world is there such a Cheap things?"

Xie Yan frowned slightly and said, "You let her leave Shangyong because you want her to die in the Qi clan?"

Master Mingguang smiled compassionately, "If you let her die in Shangyong like this, don't you feel a little disappointed? Whether the world admits it or not, Bai Jingrong is a wonderful woman, and she deserves a different death."

If Luo Junyao was sitting here, he would definitely slander in his heart: he really is a demon monk!

Xie Yan was not interested in Master Mingguang, in his eyes death was death.

To get rid of the opponent, just kill it directly.

He only thinks about how to kill the enemy in the fastest and easiest way, instead of thinking about any unique death method.

"The Bai clan is not weak in the Qi clan." Xie Yan reminded him lightly, if he accidentally overturned the car and fell into Bai Jingrong's hands, Master Mingguang might commit suicide in shame and indignation.

Master Mingguang didn't take it seriously, and said: "The Bai clan is indeed quite powerful in the Qi clan, but unfortunately...everyone has their own thoughts, even Bai Jingrong can't control them."

Xie Yan nodded, put a black iron token on the table and pushed it in front of Master Mingguang, saying: "Be careful, if something happens, you can use this token to ask for help."

Master Mingguang was also polite, and put the token into his sleeve.

The two sat facing each other and drank tea for a while, then Xie Yan got up and said goodbye.Walking down the stairs, just as he was about to go out, he heard a man moaning in pain from the flower hall next to him.Xie Yan paused, but did not stop, but stepped out of the door.

Leaning against the door and waiting for Xie Yan's stacked shadow to see the prince coming out, he immediately stood up straight, "Prince."

Xie Yan glanced at him and said in a deep voice, "Let's go."

"Yes." Die Ying hurriedly followed, looking at Xie Yan who was walking quickly in the snow, Die Ying couldn't help but said: "My lord, King Mu and Princess Wang are in the flower hall." Just now Xie Yan didn't go to the flower hall when he went up and down the stairs I've seen it, but Folding Shadow Shou downstairs went in before.

Seeing that Xie Yan didn't speak, Die Ying continued: "King Mu and Concubine... are kneeling inside." Speaking of this, Die Ying felt pity for those two. They have been raised by gold and jade for most of their lives, and when they are old, they come to accept this torment.

Don't look at it as if it's nothing to just kneel, but this season, there are neither earth dragons nor charcoal fires in this small building, and the two of them don't seem to be dressed thickly.Kneeling on the cold ground, I am afraid that my legs will be crippled after a long time.

Having said that, did he remember that Old Mu Wang was about to be paralyzed?Why are you kneeling so straight?

And the concubine, the concubine has been so engrossed in the feeling of being unfavorable all these years that she has even ignored her son, as if she has so much affection for King Mu.But when he was standing at the entrance of the flower hall, he heard Princess Mu cursing King Mu.

It's just that Concubine Mu's mind seems to have something wrong. She cursed King Mu resentfully for a while, and cried mournfully for a while. It's really embarrassing that a generation of stunning beauties have been reduced to such a point.

Xie Yan stopped in his tracks and glanced at him lightly.

Die Ying quickly shut up, and stood respectfully where she was.

Xie Yan then turned around and walked towards the carriage parked at the entrance of the back mountain not far away.

Folded Shadow glanced back at the small building behind him, just in time to see Master Mingguang sitting at the window on the second floor looking at them calmly.

Thinking of what this man did a few days ago, Die Ying couldn't help but tremble and quickly followed the prince's footsteps.

As for King Mu and Princess Mu, what does it matter to him?

　The first watch is shorter, and the second watch in the afternoon will be longer.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)