imperial psychologist

Chapter 231 Visiting the Song Mansion
The actual impact of the fire at Donglin Temple far exceeded Boling's imagination.

Before this monstrous flame, the Qu family had never realized that there might be other figures behind Lin Jieyu.

Rather than checking out Lin Jieyu's eyeliner in Chengqian Palace, Mrs. Qu wanted to know who was behind her.

Although there is no evidence at all, Mrs. Qu already has a target in her heart - she will need to place a private person in the harem, who else but Prince Gong's faction?It's just that on Prince Gong's side, when will there be more counselors who can come up with such a strategy and manage Lin Jieyu's role?
She is already very old, and it's fine if the old woman with dizziness and deafness can't notice it. Could it be that Song Bozong, Song Na and his son are also unaware of it?
Mrs. Qu knelt in the ancestral hall, thinking about the ins and outs of this matter bit by bit.She was suddenly a little fortunate that this Bai Ling had landed in Chengqian Palace by accident, her sense of danger—or her luck, was really good, and she was able to pull out such an important clue by following the clues.

There was a sound of footsteps outside, with the usual impetuous and flustered atmosphere, Qu Xiu's face quickly appeared outside the ancestral hall, "Mother! I...I'm back."

Mrs. Qu didn't look back, she just stretched out a hand and let the woman beside her help her to stand up.

"Have you found it?"

"No...all, all burned." Qu Xiu panted, "The visitor list of the West Guesthouse in the past two years has been completely burned. Not only can it be found out who has been there in Beijing, but also who the masters in the temple are. There is no record of when he went to Xikeshe to give lectures to people who came."

"It's clean." Mrs. Qu murmured softly, "How many people died this time?"

"One of the most famous Master Huishi, and the remaining nine novice monks and young monks, all went to fight the fire." Qu Xiu quickly replied, "The bones have all been burned to carbon, and it is confirmed now." There are only three people with identities, and my son has arranged for someone to stay there and watch, and when there is news, he will pass it back."

"Is there a list, show it to me." Mrs. Qu looked at Qu Xiu, "Who are the dead who have been identified now?"

Qu Xiu's face showed embarrassment, "This... my son didn't ask, I thought it would be better to wait until they all got together, and then..."

Mrs. Qu helped her forehead, and she didn't want to talk at all for a moment.

"The son now goes—"

"No need." Mrs. Qu glared at him, "Prepare the car and go to the Song Mansion."

The Qu residence and the Song residence are not far apart, from the time Mrs. Qu prepared the car to when she stepped into the courtyard of the Song family, it took a total of one meal.

Song Bozong, the chief minister of the cabinet who is nearly 80 years old this year, was a little-known Jinshi during the Tianqi period, and the Song family did not always live in this huge Song mansion.

Mrs. Qu remembered that when she was very young, this should be the former residence of Princess Changle, who was also a famous beauty.

Although Mrs. Qu has never seen this princess who married a foreign country, she vaguely remembers that when she was a child, she sat on her father's shoulders, stood on the city wall and looked at the dowry floats that stretched so long that they could not be seen. The imperial palace in Beijing slowly drove out of the north gate.

Countless guards gathered around a magnificent carriage and headed towards the north.A man with an eagle nose, curly hair and green eyes rode a tall horse, walking proudly at the front.

At that time, she was still too young, and she only felt that the long line was so lively, and she didn't understand why all her brothers and elders looked at this team going north to get married with red eyes.It was also a long time later that she realized that what her father and brother had in their eyes at that time was strong unwillingness, shame and anger.

However, time has passed, and she is now older than when her father died.

Time really flies. The princess who married far away has probably entered the loess now, and the house where the princess used to live was awarded to the Song family when Jianxi was more than ten years old. At that time, no one could have imagined that the Qu family It will wither into what it is today.

Time suddenly flattened everything and easily erased all the old traces of the past.

"Mrs. Qu, this way," the servant leading the way interrupted Mrs. Qu's reverie, she came back to her senses, and looked at the long attendant who bowed and stretched out his hand to invite her to go forward.

Mrs. Qu recognized this person. He was Liu Li, the think tank next to Song Bozong. This person was about 40 years old, but his hair was already gray. One can imagine the hard work of serving as an errand in the Song Mansion.

There are three long-term followers like Liu Li beside Song Bozong. They have followed the Song family for more than 20 years. You will understand that those three people almost represent the will of the Song family father and son themselves.

"Song Ge and Xiao Ge are always busy?" Mrs. Qu asked.

"Our old man is still seeing his father-in-law from the palace at the moment, so let me hurry up and pick you up for a while in Liuting Pavilion. He and the young old man will come right away as soon as they finish their work." Liu Li smiled. He replied with a slightly apologetic voice, "Madam Qu, please bear with me."

Mrs. Qu nodded, "Did something happen in the palace?"

"Hey, that's not true. On weekdays, father-in-law often comes to the mansion to convey the will of the emperor." Liu Li said, "After all, the elder Ge's burden is not limited to the cabinet. Sometimes the emperor gets excited and wants to do something. , will deliver the will.”

Mrs. Qu didn't ask any more questions.

Liu Li led her to the Liuting Pavilion in the central area of ​​the Song Mansion. This place is a good place to enjoy the lotus and listen to the rain during summer and autumn. Every year at that time, the Song Mansion is full of invited literati, and everyone gathers In one class, reciting poems and composing pairs, singing meritorious deeds, how many people squeezed their heads for a door sticker of the Song Mansion, it can be said that they have sharpened their heads.

At this time, there are only two guests in the Liuting Pavilion, Mrs. Qu and Qu Xiu. Liu Li did not leave after leading her here, but stayed here to talk with Mrs. Qu, for fear of making the old lady feel the slightest bit. neglect.Mrs. Qu naturally also saw this, so even if she wasn't in the mood to joke, she still listened to Liu Li talking about some interesting things about the Song Mansion recently, and then made a sincere laugh or two.

This kind of etiquette is unavoidable, Mrs. Qu understood the truth a long time ago, she talked patiently for a while, and then showed a little tired face, Liu Li really didn't say anything, just retreated to the door, let Qu The old lady called him for something.

The sun was gradually sinking to the west, but the Song family father and son hadn't come yet.

Mrs. Qu looked at the pool of still water in front of Liuting Pavilion with an indifferent expression.

She believed that the Song family and his son must have known about the fire in Donglin Temple.

If it wasn't for the two of them intentionally avoiding him, it could only show that the news from the palace this time was not trivial.

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