Chapter 54 Qingtang
The name "Three Studies" was given to the Empress, which refers to the three studies of precepts, concentration and wisdom in Buddhism. The so-called concentration is born from precepts, and wisdom is generated by concentration, and wisdom is cultivated from wisdom. If the three studies can resist the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance, it can eventually lead to liberating the afflictions of life and death in the three realms.
Tang Sanxue himself did not worship Buddha. The reason for being named was probably because he was a fat man and was born with a very blessed appearance. He was silly when he smiled and had a bit of the attitude of Maitreya Bodhisattva, which was also very popular with Sun Youwei.
However, Tang Sanxue is completely contrary to his name. He is very good at placing crimes and has used all kinds of means to torture confessions. In private, people rarely call him the name "Tang Sanxue", only called him "Tang Sandu" or "Sandu eunuch".
Since he came with His Majesty's oral order today, Ji Ran and others knelt down to receive the order.
Tang Sanxue raised his eyebrows slightly, "The will is for Lord Ji, please leave for the other two."
The subordinates on both sides glanced at each other and whispered "Yes".
When Ji Ran was left in the yard, Tang Sanxue stepped forward and whispered, "Well, Ji Ran, the young minister of Dali Temple, immediately bring people into Wei Xingzhen's residence to search for the whereabouts of Duke Di Yang and the piano master He Kui - it's important to be aware of the matter, don't make any statements, you can do it cheaply."
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In the morning of Taichu Palace, Wei Xingzhen and Feng Yan were summoned to the palace and were having tea with Sun Youwei.
The female official Fu Guang boiled water aside, and the cups of the two on the tea table were filled. Before Sun You drank the tea slightly, neither Feng Yan nor Wei Xingzhen reached out to touch the cup in front of her.
Although they were drinking tea, with Sun Youwei's personality of "small events hold big meetings, big events hold small meetings", both of them realized that this sudden summons might be unusual, especially after the Taohuawei came to the door to search last night but failed.
Thinking that Di Yang and He Kui were still at home at this moment, Feng Yan was a little anxious - Wei Xingzhen comforted him on the way he came, and there was no need to worry about Di Yang and He Gong, he had already settled the two of them again.
However, in such a short time, Wei Xingzhen did not say how he "settled up again" the person, and Feng Yan was always a little worried.
"Have you tasted that pot of red stewed wine?"
Feng Yan laughed, "Mr. Wei didn't have time to taste it... I just finished it alone."
"...Is that true?" Sun Youwei looked at Feng Yan, "I clearly remember that you never touched the wine?"
Feng Yan smiled, "The piao marinade is so fragrant. I wanted to give it a try when I smell it... As for how I drank the whole pot in the end, I really have no impression."
Sun Youwei laughed and said, "You... are such a waste of resources."
Feng Yan bowed, "If there is still a chance in the future, I will drink a little cup and savor it slowly."
"The next time, it will be hard to wait. At that time, the last two cups of wine hidden in the first year of Tianfu was exactly twenty-one years this year." The smile on Sun Youwei's face slowly faded, and she sighed softly, "When talking about this piaowu, I think of Di Yang... I don't know how much life and death he is now."
Wei Xingzhen and Feng Yan looked at each other - seeing that each other's faces showed an expression of unheard of this incident, they sighed at the same time that each other's acting skills were really good.
"What's wrong with Duke Zhenguo?" Feng Yan asked strangely.
The floating light cooking nearby looked at Feng Wei and the others, "Didn't you hear any news from Master Miao and Lord Wei?"
Both Feng and Wei shook their heads.
Fu Guang sighed, "It was also a sudden incident. The Duke of the State went out for a walk with his friend yesterday. He overturned the carriage on the way down the cliff. Now his life and death are unknown, and his whereabouts are unknown..."
Wei Xingzhen was stunned, "How could it be? He...what happened to him?"
"Near the western suburbs." Fu Guang replied, "Don't worry, Lord Wei, Taohuawei received a report from the nearby farmers and had already gone to rescue him. I believe there will be news soon."
Sun Youwei looked at Feng Yan and Wei Xingzhen - their reactions seemed... very normal.
Of course, it may also be pretending.
Sun Youwei remained silent and smiled and drank tea. Yu Guang looked at the drip near him.
Time passed by minute by minute, and noon fell, and some movement finally came from outside.
"Your Majesty," a palace maid came respectfully, "Mr. Ji came to report."
Ji Ran walked into Taichu Palace with great strides. When he first saw Wei Xingzhen and Feng Yan, he was also a little surprised, but he soon understood that His Majesty invited them to the palace, probably to clear the obstacles to let him enter the palace today.
"See my emperor."
"Flat." Sun Youwei's body leaned forward slightly, "...What's the result?"
"Nothing is wrong."
"Is that true..." Sun Youwei's eyes were low and she laughed, "Okay."
If there is really something strange, then the next thing to do is to interrogate Wei Xingzhen and Feng Yan...
Sun Youwei leaned back on the imperial throne.
Feng Yan handed the empty cup for Ji Ran, "What errand is Mr. Ji doing?"
Ji Ran did not answer immediately, but looked at Sun Youwei.
Sun Youwei was calm and said, "Tell me."
Ji Ran then said, "Dali Temple received a report this morning, saying that a suspicious person sneaked into Wuwei Pavilion last night. We are searching for the whereabouts of this person... By the way, for this matter, I searched the young master's mansion again - because an informant said that he saw a stranger appearing in front of the Wei Mansion this morning, so please forgive me."
Sun Youwei glanced at Ji Ran with quite approvingly - this reason is well made up.
Although this young man sometimes doesn't speak very nicely, he always has a good job.
Feng Yan seemed to suddenly think of something, "... Taohuawei also came to my mansion last night. Could it be that it was also for this?"
"Maybe, I don't know much about the situation on Taohuawei." Ji Ran said softly, "But in short, people in Luoyang City are in panic these days. It is best to be careful when the young master comes and goes in and out - especially Lord Wei."
Feng Yan was puzzled, "...Why should Lord Wei be especially careful?"
Ji Ran laughed, "Because Lord Wei has traveled extensively, he has been in and out of the place of wind and miserables these days, which is a place where there are many people! If you accidentally get into some witchcraft, you will be very involved."
"Well..." Feng Yan's tail sound was light and slow. She looked at Wei Xingzhen, "Where is the place of the wind and moon?"
Wei Xingzhen had a complicated expression and said in a low voice, "It's just... Qingtang."
Feng Yan heard this word for the first time and felt it was novel, "What is Qingtang?"
Before Wei Xingzhen could explain, Ji Ran robbed him, "The young master has lived in the deep boudoir for a long time, so he naturally doesn't know these things. The places where the romantic things in the east are divided into Qingtang and Zhuotang. Most of the girls in the former sell their arts but not themselves, and only talk about poetry, wine and tea shows with friends, while the latter is mostly a flesh-and-skin business. Yesterday afternoon, Lord Wei went to Qingtang for fun."
As he said that, Ji Ran looked at Wei Xingzhen, "Qingtang Zhuotang, Lord Wei is the one who is Qing, huh?"
Feng Yan probably understood, so she turned her head, "So yesterday Lord Wei went to Qingtang..."
Wei Xingzhen said: "...listen to the opera."
Chapter completed!