Tianyi

When he was in Yao Valley on the outskirts of Beijing, Huang Yi sent a letter to Sun Ruoyu, asking him to find out if there were any female officials in the palace whose names were related to the word "Mo".Sun Ruoyu asked around and made a special trip to Yaogu to tell Huang Yi that he didn't find anyone in the palace whose name was related to this word.

Huang Yi made an appointment with Sun Ruoyu. If he found out any information in the future, he would pass it on to the county magistrate Luo Fuwei in the neighboring county, and Tianyi Xiaoyuan would naturally receive it.

Lan Yi went to see Tao Duanping. Mr. Tao told Lan Yi that he would soon be transferred back to the garrison in Kyoto, and it might be inconvenient for him to come out to see each other again.However, he has accepted Lan Shuo to join the army with him and follow him as a personal soldier. If he needs Mr. Tao to do something, he can send Lan Shuo out to run errands and deliver news.

After hearing this, Xue Yi said that if Lan Yi went to deliver the news to her brother in person, she already had some reputation in the world, and it would be inevitable that she would be too conspicuous and hinder Tianyi Sect.Why not, let Chi Yi meet Lan Shuo. They are both about the same age. They can dress up in Chi Yi and pretend to be teenagers, and wander around the streets with Lan Shuo. Even if they bump into someone, it will be difficult to be detected.

In Tianyi's small courtyard, Lao Che, Brown Yi and Zi Yi were usually the only ones left behind.

Qing Yi went to see General Guo and came back to report that Guo Xing was very helpful. According to the sketch given by Zi Yi, he made a special investigation and took advantage of the sword to pass through the customs to go to the outer vassal. He found the forbidden items she carried and detained her. He was transferred to the county magistrate Chen of Sifang County and imprisoned.

Then, Qing Yi went to the prison in Sifang County, met Su Jian, and fed her a pill prepared by Huang Yi.Qing Yi told Su Jian that unless he took Huang Yi's antidote, Su Jian would never be able to recover his skills in this life.

Qing Yi told Xu Jian that although the eldest sister had taken over the case of finding her relative, she could not be allowed to do bad things outside.If Su Jian is willing to cooperate and stay in prison this time and not communicate any news to the outside world, then the past grudges with Tianyi Sect can be wiped out.If she refuses to cooperate, then the Tianyi Sect sisters will never let her go just for the sake of crippling Xue Yi with her sword.

Tujian has never liked the sisters from Tianyi Sect, but deep down, he has always been afraid of Qingyi.She knew very well that most of the Tianyi Sect sisters were hard-spoken and soft-hearted towards her and could not be cruel to her.Only Qing Yi, although she always calls her sister with a smile on her face, if she really wants to deal with her, Qing Yi will never be soft-hearted. Therefore, Tu Jian agrees to wait in prison and cooperate with the arrangements of Tianyi Sect.

Xueyi got help from her sisters to arrange all the peripheral matters, and then prepared to go to Beijing in person to investigate the case.

This time, not even the old car stopped her, because Xueyi said to everyone: "My plan is this: Rumors say that a daughter of the Wu family escaped, so I am going to Dali Temple, confess on your own... Don't worry, my age does not match the rumors, and they will be found to be false upon investigation. But I will say that I want to avenge the massacre case that year, and I also want to meet the emperor, so If we make a fuss, the Emperor will be alarmed. If the Emperor allows you to see me in person, I will definitely be able to find out the evidence. Now, which one of you can do such a thing for me?"

All the sisters were silent. Lao Che sighed and said, "The sect master must have guessed everything, right? My eldest sister once told me before that among the seven sisters in the sect, only the sect master can do it without going to Beijing." Never come to the capital, and she asked me to keep an eye on you for her... Now I know that the eldest sister is afraid that the sect leader’s life story will be revealed. But now, the sect leader wants to openly use his identity to cause trouble, and in vain The truth and falsehood arouse suspicion... This is indeed something that others cannot do."

Xue Yi nodded and said: "Lao Che is right. I have already made up my mind. Regarding my own affairs, I will only tell the truth with evidence and will not involve the secrets of the world. In any case, I will not attract the government to investigate." I, the Tianyi Sect, will not draw attention to the Tianyi Courtyard."

"And if I use my identity as the orphan of the Wu family, the emperor will probably see me in person. He knows that I am of the wrong age and will never believe that I am real. After I see the emperor, I will adapt to my circumstances and arouse his doubts. In front of the emperor, I am just a crippled little woman, no threat to the government. I believe that what I say will surely impress the emperor and make him let me out of the palace. Hey, any of you can do it for me To such a thing?"

Everyone was silent.

Xue Yi finally said: "I have Sun Ruoyu in the capital, Luo Fuwei in the neighboring county, Tao Duanping in the garrison in Beijing, and General Guo Xing in the border fortress. With them working together to protect me, if I encounter any danger in the capital , can send the news back to Tianyi Courtyard in time. So, this time, none of you should leave. You must guard Tianyi Courtyard and wait for my instructions."

Everyone was silent for a long time, bowing together and saying yes.

Xueyi hired two servants, a man and a woman, in a neighboring county to drive a cart to take her to the capital.

When they arrived in the capital, Xueyi sent back his servants and rolled his wheelchair to surrender at Dali Temple.

As soon as Dali Temple received Xue Yi's complaint, everyone was shocked.

The complaint read: "Twenty years ago, there was an inexplicable massacre of the family. The orphan daughter of the Wu family has come to redress her grievances. But I ask the emperor to give me permission to report the past. If there is any false talk, let me deal with it."

The Minister of Dali Temple personally came out to meet Xue Yi and interrogated him carefully.

He checked the household registration transcript handed over by Xue Yi and found that Xue Yi was not satisfied with Gan Yi, so he became angry and asked, 20 years ago, Xue Yi was not yet one year old, even if she was really an orphan of the Wu family, so what? What kind of past experience is there?

Xueyi replied: "Sir, since I am an orphan, there will naturally be someone to save me. And since someone saves me, there will definitely be someone who will tell me about my past, right?"

The minister of Dali Temple did not dare to neglect, and quickly took Xue Yi into custody, and then reported the complaint to the palace.

There was an immediate uproar in the capital.

The strange thing is that the palace accepted the complaint, and the eunuch came to deliver oral instructions. He only said that the person should be locked up first, and that he should be taken good care of and not treated badly.

As soon as the news came out, people began to move around the capital.

The first person to come to Dali Temple and ask to see someone was Taishi Sun.

The minister of Dali Temple reported it to the emperor, but the palace replied that he could see whoever wanted to see him.

With these words, Master Sun entered the cell in Dali Temple.At first sight, it turned out that he was not treated badly. The cell was in good condition, bright and clean, and there was a dedicated person to serve Xue Yi, who took good care of him.

Master Sun walked around Xueyi, looked at her carefully, and said sadly: "Which family are you a girl from? Why do you want to die here?"

Xue Yi said calmly: "I am an orphan of the Wu family. Why doesn't Grand Master believe me?"

Grand Master Sun said angrily: "Believe it? Only a ghost can believe it...Who ordered you to come? What do you want to do?"

Xue Yi asked curiously: "Master Sun, what does this matter have to do with you?"

Master Sun said: "My grandson is so obsessed that he wants me to rescue you because you are his savior. Tell me, when did you save my grandson's life?"

Xue Yi pursed her lips, secretly praising Sun Ruoyu for finding a good reason, and said: "It turns out he is Brother Sun's grandfather, I'm disrespectful. Brother Sun was haunted by ghosts once, and I saved him by reciting a spell to drive out the ghosts. If there is a life-saving grace, That's not bad." Taishi Sun waved his hand and said: "Oh, he runs around outside all day long, who knows when he will meet someone, and he is haunted by ghosts... I think he is just obsessed with ghosts. I don't care about that, just tell me honestly , what are you going to do? Let me tell you the truth, the emperor does not believe that you are the orphan of the Wu family, and is just curious about your purpose of wanting to see him. Please explain it to me clearly, and maybe I can intercede with the emperor on your behalf. Little girl, don’t be ignorant of the importance of this. If you are really an orphan of the Wu family, just wait to die."

Xue Yi thought for a while and said: "Grand Master, could you please tell the emperor a word? Brothers are fighting against each other, and women are almost in trouble. If for a long time, you only listen to those words, will your majesty be afraid that raising tigers will cause trouble?"

As soon as this statement was uploaded, the palace immediately issued a decree, telling Xue Yi to enter the palace and meet the Holy Emperor.

Xue Yi was immediately sent to the Golden Palace.

Emperor Xuan was past middle age, with a majestic air and handsome features. He looked somewhat amiable.

He was sitting high up on the dragon's throne, looking at Xue Yi who was kneeling at the foot of the stairs, and said: "Little girl, these days, the civil and military officials in the court have been asking for news about you. It seems that you are very popular. Tell me, why do you want to use this? How can you come to see me?"

Xueyi bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, if it weren't for this method, how could a country man be able to see the beauty of heaven?"

Emperor Xuan chuckled lightly and said: "I am not a tiger. Young girls always make me happy when I look at them. You don't have to be afraid. I know that you can never be the orphan of the Wu family 20 years ago. Now, you You have met me, do you have any past experiences that you would like to report?"

Xue Yi played seriously: "Your Majesty, 20 years ago, someone deliberately reported to Your Majesty that the Wu family was hiding and had the intention of treason. But this was not the truth. The nuns at Wangji Temple did have an affair. , but the love is not with the Wu family, but with the royal family. Over the years, the rumors seem to have never stopped, has your majesty never had any doubts? "

Emperor Xuan frowned and said, "Who are you, and how do you know there are any rumors? You start with the truth."

Xue Yi said: "The folk girl has a copy of the household registration as proof. She is from a remote village. She lost her parents when she was young. She was taken in by Aunt Tianyi and studied as a teacher for several years. Nowadays, the folk girl still makes a living by weaving and embroidery. "

Emperor Xuan's expression suddenly softened, and he whispered: "Are you the disciple of Madam Tianyi? You are really smart..."

Xue Yi asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, have you heard of me?"

Emperor Xuan's face turned cold, and the eunuch next to him had already scolded him: "You are so bold, slap your mouth."

Just as the guards of the Golden Palace were about to step forward, Emperor Xuan glared at the eunuch. The eunuch was very smart and quickly slapped himself in the face and waved the guards to leave.

Emperor Xuan's voice still sounded a little cold, but there was no anger, and he said: "Many years ago, I issued a decree that the lady wearing Tianyi would only make people's clothes and not interfere with official clothes. In fact, I later learned that your master Her craftsmanship is extraordinary, so she naturally guesses that her disciple is also extraordinary. I saw you today, you are really good...it's a pity...how were you injured?"

Xue Yi said: "Reporting to your majesty, the girl of the people was injured by a monk. Recently, the girl of the people just learned that it turned out that the monk had deliberately planned and spent a long time to set a trap for your majesty. The girl of the people did not hesitate to die. Pretending to be an orphan of the Wu family, I came here to see His Majesty just to seek justice from that monk."

Emperor Xuan became interested and said, "Oh? What's going on? Tell me in detail. Come and set up a seat for the girl in snow clothes."

Xue Yi bowed to the ground to thank her, and the eunuch quickly brought the cushions over, packed them tightly around Xue Yi, and allowed her to sit in front of the temple.

Xueyi Tuannan said: "The girl has grown up with her master since she was a child. When she was three years old, she saw a man coming to say goodbye to my master. At that time, the girl could not remember exactly what they said. However, the girl has always remembered that person's face. More than five years ago, my master passed away due to illness, and all the weaving and embroidery work she left behind was left to the girl to take care of."

"The daughter of the people originally wanted to rely on her crafts to make a living and live in peace. Unexpectedly, just over two years ago, the daughter of the people was suddenly deceived into going to a place, saying that she wanted to make clothes for people, but she was actually tricked by a monk. As a result, he became a cripple. And the monk, the girl recognized him as the man who had said goodbye to my master before."

Xue Yi sat, her face raised naturally, and she boldly looked at Emperor Xuan.

Emperor Xuan didn't seem to care. The eunuch next to him took a look at Emperor Xuan's face and didn't dare to say anything.

Emperor Xuan said calmly: "It sounds like that monk should be an acquaintance of your master. He is so good. Why would he want to harm you?"

Xue Yi said: "The girl of the people also felt strange. Perhaps the girl of the people asked something that made the monk dissatisfied. Since the girl of the people knew that she was harmed by the monk, she has been trying to find out the origin of the monk for more than two years. , Unexpectedly, the results of the investigation were shocking. Your Majesty, did you know that this monk was actually the eldest son of the former Zhong Emperor, your Majesty’s imperial cousin. The people only knew that he was murdered along with the Zhong Emperor, but in fact, He actually escaped from the palace and became a monk."

Emperor Xuan stared at her and asked in a bad tone, "Who found out for you?"

Xue Yi said: "Folk girls are good at weaving, embroidering and making clothes. Naturally, every family can go there. Over the past two years, folk girls have paid close attention and heard a lot of news. These are the various things that the folk girls themselves have put together. After hearing the news, she guessed the result. And the folk girl guessed the origin of the monk, so she went directly to ask the monk, and he admitted it himself. "

Emperor Xuan's face softened and he praised: "Oh? You can actually make him admit it? You are quite powerful."

Xue Yi said: "I don't dare. When the girl was a child, she was used to guessing riddles and her reaction was slightly faster than others. It was the monk who designed it and caused the girl to get hurt, but he had no guilt at all. He also asked the girl to do things for him, so , he did not hide anything from the people's daughter. After checking him for a long time, the people's daughter guessed that his real purpose was to have a plot against His Majesty. Therefore, in order to seek justice and for the sake of the peace of the country, the people's daughter risked her life to report to His Majesty. "

Emperor Xuan chuckled and said: "Oh, for the sake of the peace of the country? Your ambition is not small... If you were not disabled, you would be worthy of entering the palace and becoming a female official based on your eloquence and courage. Haha, It's a coincidence that your name is Xue Yi, and my palace female history official is called Hei Yi, which is a perfect match for your name."

Xue Yi's whole body was shocked, and he quickly pretended that he was not leaning on the cushion, leaned down and said: "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. It's a pity that Xue Yi is a useless person and cannot be used for much. Please forgive me."

The eunuch hurried over and helped Xue Yi sit back down.

Emperor Xuan said: "If you are inconvenienced, please stop praying and continue talking."

Xue Yi thanked her and said: "The monk saw that Min Nu had guessed his identity, so he told Min Nu a story. He said that when he was in the palace in the past year, he had a private affair with the female official of the former Holy Emperor. For life. If he could succeed to the throne, he would take that female official as his concubine. The female official had a deep affection for him. Even if he later faked his death and escaped from the palace, the female official would not marry anyone else and would just wait for his return. "

Emperor Xuan's face became a little ugly.