It wasn't just Zuo Miaomiao who got into trouble; the elderly mothers of most of the court officials in the capital also suffered.
These elderly women all went out that morning to attend a Buddhist ceremony at Baiyun Temple, and did not return until sunset.
Just as everyone was about to report the crime, a beggar came to deliver a message.
The letter was written in the name of the abbess of Baiyun Temple, also known as Wang Gu Zi.
It was said that the old lady was temporarily detained in the temple, and a large amount of explosives were buried under the temple. If they wanted the old lady to return safely, they should have them jointly demand that Yi Shuihan step down and return the throne to the previous emperor, Situ Yu.
They even claimed that Situ Yu was the true Son of Heaven, and that Yi Shuihan's usurpation of the throne would cause chaos and widespread suffering.
They, the members of Baiyun Temple, resorted to this desperate measure in order to uphold righteousness and save the country and its people.
The courtiers who read the letter: "..."
I've seen restorations before, but I've never seen one like this.
Others use the emperor to command the feudal lords, so how come their former emperor is now using the mothers of his ministers to command the emperor?
That's so despicable, so shameless, so vulgar.
Yi Shuihan would not be so easily threatened.
While pretending to agree to step down, he sent Fu Weiyun to lead the Imperial Guards to surround Baiyun Temple.
Baiyun Temple is located halfway up a 500-meter-high mountain in the western suburbs.
The small Taoist temple was completely hidden by towering ancient trees. Even when Fu Weiyun led his troops to sneak up the mountain from the other side, he could not see what was happening inside.
Without knowing the location of the hostages, there is no way to carry out a rescue.
He could only release the white-clad girl.
Miss Bai can distinguish crowds and count, though not necessarily accurately, but it's good enough to have a general idea.
The white maiden flew high in the sky for a while, then descended towards the top of the mountain. But before she could land, a sharp arrow struck, grazing her wing.
It had to increase its altitude to fly out of the arrow's attack range.
In this way, it becomes impossible to observe carefully.
Fu Weiyun simply called it back.
When the court officials arrived at the foot of the mountain and relayed the news of Yi Shuihan's agreement to step down to Baiyun Temple, an arrow was shot out from the temple.
The arrow had a letter attached to it, which demanded that the courtiers send over the twins, a boy and a girl, belonging to the Marquis of Yong'an and Princess Zhaoyang, before they would believe what they said.
Otherwise, the explosives would be detonated in the middle of the night.
The courtiers: "..."
How could they possibly fulfill such an outrageous request!
It would be better to let them walk in on their own.
They continued to communicate with the temple using arrows, exchanging words back and forth.
Before we knew it, the sun had set.
Everyone panicked.
"They're not really going to blow it up, are they?"
"It might just be a threat; if it really explodes, then we'll have no leverage left."
"It's hard to say. That person didn't leave themselves any way out by doing this."
"..."
Fu Weiyun, who was in charge of the rescue mission, was much more nervous than the others.
He devised more than a dozen rescue plans, but none of them could guarantee the rescue of the hostages.
Just as he was feeling anxious, the birds in the woods returned at dusk, the fledglings cheering enthusiastically, their chirping filling the air, creating a lively scene.
A bird was calling out, "Coo-coo-coo."
Fu Weiyun didn't notice it at first, but when the bird repeated its call several times, he suddenly realized that it was somewhat like Morse code that his sister had taught him.
That was taught to me by my older sister before she went to Xilin. My cousin Yun, Wei Yan, and Zuo Miaomiao were all there. My sister was bored and asked them if they wanted to learn the code.
They were all very interested, so they learned from their older sister.
Zuo Miaomiao was among the hostages detained this time; this must have been the message she sent.
He responded with two "coo coo" sounds.
Upon receiving the signal, the other party immediately transmitted more information using cooing sounds.
He quickly learned about the personnel distribution and martial prowess of Baiyun Temple.
Based on this information, they formulated a battle plan, broke through the defenses before midnight, entered Baiyun Temple, stopped Wang Gu Zi from detonating the explosives, and rescued the hostages.
When they found Zuo Miaomiao, the girl was sitting next to Madam Ouyang, gently comforting her: "Don't blame yourself. Wang Guizi and the others had been planning this for a long time, which is why you fell for their trick."
Madam Ouyang forced herself to cheer up: "You're right. It's not that I'm useless, it's that they're too cunning."
Fu Weiyun smiled at Zuo Miaomiao: "You were the one who sent the message just now, weren't you?"
Zuo Miaomiao said smugly, "Of course, no one else here knows this password except me."
“Great job.”
Fu Weiyun praised.
"Thanks to the message you delivered, I was able to save you all unharmed."
Zuo Miaomiao couldn't help but smile after being praised like that.
I didn't expect to laugh so hard that I started laughing so hard that snot bubbles came out of my nose.
She froze instantly.
My mind went completely blank.
Fu Weiyun never expected such an unexpected turn of events.
He glanced at the girl with a complicated expression, then took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to her.
Zuo Miaomiao was stunned for a moment, then grabbed a handkerchief, covered her face, and ran away.
Aaaaaahh ...
That's so embarrassing.
Why do I always feel so awkward whenever I run into Fu Weiyun!
He either farts or has a runny nose.
I was so embarrassed.
I really want to dig a hole and bury myself.
Zuo Miaomiao ran all the way out of Baiyun Temple before stopping.
He squatted down, buried his face in his knees, and became withdrawn.
When Imperial Censor Zuo came up the mountain to take his daughter home, he saw Zuo Miaomiao hiding in a corner like a mushroom.
"Miaomiao, are you alright?"
"I'm fine~"
Zuo Miaomiao said weakly.
"What are you doing squatting here if there's nothing wrong? Are you too hungry to stand? Do you want Dad to carry you down the mountain?"
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