Fortunately, before Yan Shu opened her mouth, Yuwen Lan had already sensed something unusual from the words of Lady Tao, the wife of Marquis of Yanping, and immediately said to the Queen Mother and Yan Shu, "We have been out for quite a while today, so why not go back first and talk about it

later." The Queen Mother nodded, and Yan Shu also hurriedly agreed.

However, he ordered the accompanying guards, "Take Lady of Marquis of Yanping and the prince back to the city and properly settle them, and order the left and right counselors of the Provincial Administration to come to the palace to see him later."

This meant that he was going to investigate the matter. Upon hearing this, the mother and son of the Tao family immediately kowtowed again to thank him, and Yuwen Lan ordered the two to stand up. Then, he stood up and prepared to start.

The Queen Mother and Yan Shu also stood up, and everyone in the courtyard immediately bowed their heads and stood, pretending to see them off respectfully.

At this time, the person closest to the three people was Qi Shuguang.

Yan Shu paused, and then she realized that the unexpected meeting between her idol Mr. Qi and the Queen Mother today would end here...

At this time, her idol was standing with his head down like everyone else, looking serious, with no sadness or joy on his face.

Yan Shu sighed in her heart.

But at this moment, the Queen Mother who was passing by him suddenly stopped and said, "The weather will be colder in the future, I hope you take care of yourself."

After all, I don't know when we will meet again.

Yan Shu was stunned.

I saw Mr. Qi paused slightly, still bowed his head and said, "Yes."

Then, he silently said in his heart, "You should take care of yourself too."

Yan Shu was stunned again, and at that moment, she couldn't help but feel a little sour in her nose.

Wuwuwu, it's too hard for the two of them...

Yuwen Lan heard it and suddenly felt a little heavy in his heart.

Then, he suddenly spoke and ordered the guards, "Arrange two people to escort the teacher back to the academy."

The guards agreed.

Qi Shuguang was also stunned and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yuwen Lan hummed and then continued to walk down the mountain.

~~

Although she was very sad about the couple she supported, but now the important matter was at hand, on the way back, Yan Shu deliberately took advantage of the emperor's carriage and reported in the carriage, "Your Majesty, I just got accurate information that the Taoist priest mentioned by the wife of Marquis Yanping is actually the White Crane Immortal who deceived the late emperor. After escaping from the palace, he changed his name and mingled with the rich people in Minyue and other places. He used his medical skills and pretended to be a god to steal the money of those rich people. He also established a sect called Baiyun Sect, but actually used the money to support the Red Lotus Sect, intending to disrupt the country."

"Red Lotus Sect?"

Yuwen Lan frowned immediately when he heard this, "It's actually the Red Lotus Sect?"

——Indeed, although he had just learned some truth from Yan Shu's thoughts and knew that the Taoist priest was actually the White Crane Immortal, he really didn't expect that this person was actually related to the Red Lotus Sect?

You know, this sect was born in the previous dynasty, and for hundreds of years it was like a cancer attached to the people. On the surface, it advocated great virtue and righteousness, but in fact it gathered people to rebel.

Especially at the end of the previous dynasty, the Red Lotus Sect had tens of thousands of followers, and they started uprisings in various places, which directly accelerated the decline of the court. Later,

Emperor Gaozu led the army to start an uprising and achieved great success. The Red Lotus Sect attempted to continue the chaos. Emperor Gaozu learned from the lessons of the previous dynasty and immediately sent troops to suppress it, which indeed took a lot of energy. However, in the following decades, I have not heard of this evil cult.

But I didn't expect to hear this name again today.

And this White Crane Immortal is actually related to the Red Lotus Cult?

Yan Shu could understand his surprise, and hurriedly explained to him, "This man is actually the remnant of the Red Lotus Cult. Because of the suppression by Emperor Gaozu, he has always hated the court, so he disguised himself as a Taoist priest to enter the palace to harm the late emperor and intended to make you childless. Now he has turned to the people to do evil."

Hearing this, Yuwen Lan finally nodded and frowned, saying, "So that's it."

In this way, everything this person did in the palace could be explained.

It turned out that the remnants of the Red Lotus Sect were causing trouble. He had doubted the Queen Mother in the past...

Thinking of the three dark years, he hated this man even more.

At the same time, he said angrily, "If you hadn't told me today, I don't know what kind of harm this swindler would have caused? What do these people do for a living?" But

Yan Shu said, "Your Majesty, calm down. After all, three or four years have passed since this person left the palace and the truth was discovered that night. During this period, this person fled everywhere, not only changed his name, but also knew medical skills. Most of the Jinyi Guards had never seen him. Even if they had a portrait, there was no guarantee that he would not change his appearance. The world is so big, it is understandable that they could not catch him in just a few months."

"But officials in Fujian and Yue and other places have an unshirkable responsibility. After all, this man has been collecting money from the rich in recent years. As Lady Yanping said just now, it has even formed a certain scale. As the local officials, they cannot be unaware of this, right? Maybe some of them have been brainwashed by this liar and are deliberately covering up for him."

Oh, yes, after she finished speaking, she was afraid that he didn't understand, so she hurriedly explained, "The so-called 'brainwashing' means being fooled by this man and completely believing his meaning."

But seeing Yuwen Lan nodded and said, "This word... is quite descriptive."

After thinking for a while, he said, "Disguise is also very possible. This time, the mother and son of the Marquis of Yanping are here. Let the painter go to find them and draw a few portraits."

Yan Shu nodded hurriedly and said, "Your Majesty is wise." Then

, she sighed in her heart, "Little Emperor, little emperor, what would you do without me!"

Yuwen Lan, "..."

Although he still didn't want to hear this title, he had to admit that what she said was polite.

So, he couldn't live without her.

~~

When he returned to the palace, the counselor of the Provincial Administration Department who had just been summoned also arrived.

However, this matter has already involved the Red Lotus Sect, and the Provincial Administration Department alone is not enough. Yuwen Lan summoned the Minister of War and several great scholars to meet him.

Seeing this, the Queen Mother was puzzled. The next day, when Yan Shu came to pay her respects, she asked, "Is it possible that the matter of Marquis Yanping has become a big deal? Why did His Majesty summon the people from the Ministry of War yesterday?"

Yan Shu said, "Your Majesty is right. After investigation, it turns out that the Taoist priest that the wife of Marquis Yanping mentioned seems to be the White Crane Immortal who escaped from the palace that year. Moreover, this person seems to have some relationship with the Red Lotus Sect. This matter is of great importance. His Majesty has summoned several ministers. It seems that he is going to investigate it thoroughly!"

"What?"

The Queen Mother was also surprised. "It's that person? He's actually related to the Red Lotus Sect?"

Yan Shu nodded. "I heard that this person is actually the remnant of the Red Lotus Sect. He has been holding a grudge against the court for many years. Everything he did was to take revenge on the court." After

the words fell, the Queen Mother paused, and then sneered, "It's ridiculous that so many people were played around by a liar."

Especially Yuwen Sheng, the man. His father, Emperor Gaozu, had suppressed the Red Lotus Sect with great difficulty, but it was revived by him?

In order to seek immortality, he also gave that swindler a lot of money!

Yan Shu listened silently, thinking that Yuwen Sheng was the late emperor. This old man invited wolves into the house and assisted the enemy. The Queen Mother was right in scolding him.

She could only nod and say, "Your Majesty is right. Fortunately, the wife of Marquis of Yanping came in time this time. The Taoist priest and the remnants of the Red Lotus Sect have not yet become powerful. It will be easy to wipe them out now." The Queen Mother

nodded and said, "This person has many tricks and chooses to cause trouble in the remote and remote Minyue. He is also good at playing tricks. I hope Your Majesty can wipe him out in one fell swoop this time and not leave any more trouble." Alas, saying this

makes people think of the nightmare days of the past. I hope it will never happen again in the future.

~~

After bidding farewell to the Queen Mother, Yan Shu returned to Ganlu Palace. In the afternoon, she heard that the new portrait of the Taoist priest had been painted.

She curiously went to Qianming Palace to take a look, and was surprised to find that this portrait was completely different from the one that Jinyiwei had obtained before.

According to the first portrait drawn based on the memories of the palace servants, the Taoist priest was about sixty years old, with drooping eyes and mouth corners, not to mention the wrinkles on his face.

Now three years have passed, and this person should be older, but in the second portrait drawn based on the description of Lady Yanping, the person's eyes and mouth corners did not droop, and the wrinkles were not so many.

According to the wife of Marquis Yanping, this man now has white hair, but his face is only about 40 years old. Therefore, he looks like an old immortal.

Seeing this, everyone was surprised. At first, they thought that the two portraits were taken the wrong way.

Otherwise, could this man really have some magic to turn back the old age?

Yan Shu naturally didn't believe in magic. She just wondered if this old man had mastered some advanced makeup technique?

He could actually reduce his age by more than 20 years?

But the system said, "Makeup is one aspect, but mainly this man knows medicine, and combined with some Taoist alchemy techniques, he made some elixirs for himself, so he looks like he is growing backwards."

Hmm?

Hearing this, Yan Shu immediately became interested and asked, "What kind of elixir is so magical?" 】

If she had mastered the secret recipe, wouldn't she be able to stay young forever?

But the system said, "Don't even think about it. You can't use this medicine. It has to be made with placenta, and you have to take one dose a day. You know what placenta is, right?"

Yan Shu was a medicine jar in her previous life, so she knew a little about the names of various medicines. Upon hearing this, she said, "It's human placenta?"

The system said it was right.

However, she then widened her eyes again, "But he is a Taoist priest, where can he find so many placentas?"

The system said, "At first, he had to find someone to buy it. Isn't he rich? Moreover, now he has believers, and they are all rich, so he doesn't have to worry about it. Some people even abort their concubines' pregnancies to offer them to him in order to follow him." Yan Shu almost vomited blood after hearing this

, [Is there any humanity in this? This is a complete evil cult!!!]

system, [Who says it is not!]

Yan Shu instantly felt extremely disgusted and cold all over, especially as a pregnant woman, she was particularly angry.

So when no one was around, she immediately said to Yuwen Lan, "Your Majesty, I heard that this person actually used human placenta to refine elixirs to maintain a young face. It is really insane and terrifying! This time he must be arrested and brought to justice!" Yuwen Lan was

also shocked when he heard this, and immediately frowned and said, "It is simply the loss of humanity!"

Then he ordered Fu Hai, "Ask the painter to draw more portraits and distribute them. This time we must catch the person!"

Fu Hai agreed and hurried down to arrange manpower.

But before long, he came back to report, "Your Majesty, there is news from Ci'an Palace that the Empress Dowager's old illness has recurred."