Lin Wuchen put down the teacup in his hand and said, "Didn't we offer a large reward before for the servants of the Li family who were sold or driven out?"
"I actually found one. He used to take care of the small Buddhist temple for Princess Yongjia. Four years ago, he was punished for breaking a water bottle in the temple and left the Li family."
Su Yuanzhou's expression also became solemn after hearing this. "What did she say?"
Lin Wuchen continued, "She said that there is a secret room under Princess Yongjia's Buddhist temple."
"While she was serving there, she noticed that Princess Yongjia would worship Buddha in the morning and go to a dark room at night. She didn't know what she was doing, but she seemed very mysterious."
"There seems to be something else being offered in that dark room, but it doesn't look like an ordinary offering."
Su Qingyu looked surprised. "She knows such a big secret. With Princess Yongjia's temper, would she let her leave the palace alive?"
Lin Wuchen explained, "I asked her about this as well. According to her, Princess Yongjia didn't keep anyone waiting in the Buddhist temple at night. She discovered it by accident, and Princess Yongjia was unaware of it. So she broke the jar, and Princess Yongjia just beat her with a stick and sold her out."
"I don't know if this information will help you deal with the Li family, but I thought I'd better tell you. In case there are any clues, we can solve this matter sooner."
Lin Wuchen had been in frequent contact with Su Yuanzhou recently. He realized that his cousin had long been plagued by hatred, leaving him feeling extremely depressed. He wouldn't try to persuade him to let go of this hatred, but would do his best to help him.
The best way to let go of hatred is to take revenge.
Su Yuanzhou looked thoughtful. He had rarely been to Princess Yongjia's Buddhist temple, and he had no idea if there was a secret room underneath.
"It seems I have to go to the Li family." Su Yuanzhou said softly.
Shen Zhixiu agreed with Su Yuanzhou. He had to go and see what was inside to find out. But he was worried about him going alone, so he said, "I'll let Wenzhu accompany you."
Su Yuanzhou shook his head. "No need. I'm familiar with the route. Following others would only cause trouble."
No one is more familiar with the Li family than him, so it would be easiest for him to go there himself.
It was just getting dark at this time. If we wanted to go to Li's house, we would have to wait until it was completely dark.
Lin Wuchen thought for a moment and said, "I'll meet you outside the Li family. Although there's no danger for you to go to the Li family, we should make some preparations just in case."
Su Yuanzhou knew that his cousin was also thinking about him, so he didn't object.
Since they had nothing to do, Shen Zhixiu and Su Yuanzhou started playing chess, while Su Qingyu and Lin Wuchen watched from the side.
A servant brought in snacks, and Lin Wuchen stopped playing chess and sat aside to eat the snacks.
Su Qingyu walked over and asked, "Haven't you had dinner yet? I'll have someone prepare a meal for you."
Lin Wuchen shook his head and said, "Yes, I ate it with my fourth cousin. There is a restaurant in Beijing run by someone from the Western Regions. We had roasted lamb legs."
Only then did he realize that he had been so busy picking the meat off the lamb leg for Su Shunci during the meal that he hadn't eaten much.
When Su Qingyu heard him mention Ah Ci, she said meaningfully, "I have found a marriage partner for Fourth Sister. I will take her to see one tomorrow."
Lin Wuchen was about to bring a piece of sesame cake to his mouth, but after hearing Su Qingyu's words, he suddenly stopped.
Then he hummed and took another bite of the sesame crisp.
Su Qingyu rolled her eyes at him and asked, "Is it sweet?"
Lin Wuchen nodded, "Sweet."
Su Qingyu snorted and sat beside him. "Sweet ass! The sesame cakes in the west courtyard never have sugar in them."
Lin Wuchen's wandering thoughts were pulled back by Su Qingyu's rough tone.
He looked at his cousin helplessly and lovingly, "It tastes quite sweet to me."
Su Qingyu sighed and said, "I just lied to you, but my uncle came here this time to help Ziyu find a marriage partner."
Seeing that Lin Wuchen still didn't say anything, Su Qingyu said unhappily, "I used to think you were quite free and easy, why are you so indecisive about this?"
She could conclude without asking that her third cousin had fallen in love with Aci.
But he avoided talking about it, what does that mean?
But don't wait until your fourth sister is really married before he comes to his senses, it will be too late then.
Lin Wuchen looked conflicted. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Su Yuanzhou standing up from the small couch by the window.
"It's getting dark, I'll go to Li's house first." Su Yuanzhou said.
Afterwards, Su Yuanzhou and Lin Wuchen both changed into black night clothes and quietly left the Shen family.
There was a forest outside the Li family's backyard. Su Yuanzhou asked Lin Wuchen to wait for him there, and he turned around and went into the Li family's inner courtyard.
He had lived here for more than ten years and was very familiar with every corner of the Li family. He quickly found Princess Yongjia's small Buddhist temple.
Princess Yongjia's small Buddhist temple was not in the main courtyard where she lived. At this time, the small Buddhist temple was empty.
Su Yuanzhou first checked around and made sure it was safe before he walked in quietly.
According to the details provided by Lin Wuchen, he removed the cushion facing the Buddha statue, and then knocked on the bluestone slab underneath, and it was indeed empty.
Then he found the handle at the bottom of the shrine that the man had mentioned. He gently pulled it, and the bluestone slab moved to the side, revealing an entrance more than one person wide.
Su Yuanzhou took out the tinder he had prepared in advance and walked down the ladder.
Before the man had completely entered, he coughed twice because of the dust.
I wondered to myself, has no one been here for a long time? Otherwise, why is it so dusty?
After going down, Su Yuanzhou became more certain of his suspicions. This place was more like an abandoned, empty house than a dark room.
He looked around with the tinder, but didn't find anything special.
The only household item was a Buddhist shrine, but there was no Buddha statue. Judging from the markings on it, it must have once housed a Buddha statue, but it was removed for unknown reasons.
But this shrine was different from ordinary ones. It was dark all over and had patterns engraved on it that he couldn't understand.
Judging from the size of the shrine, the Buddha statue previously placed here was only about two or three feet tall.
He looked around the shrine again and suddenly found a piece of paper on the ground behind it. The paper had changed color and looked quite old.
He picked it up and looked at the words on it. Due to age, they were blurry. They looked like Taoist runes, and the signature underneath was "Celestial Master." The first words were stained and could no longer be seen.
Su Yuanzhou didn't know what this thing was, but he still folded it carefully and put it in his arms.
He was actually a little disappointed, but this result was also within his expectations.
After leaving the Buddhist temple, Su Yuanzhou planned to return the same way. After a few steps, he found guards patrolling the backyard.
He changed direction and walked towards the east side of the inner courtyard, intending to climb over the wall from there.
When he passed by Li Chaoyun's yard, he suddenly saw Chen Ping not far away. He quickly dodged and hid aside, wanting to wait for Chen Ping to pass before leaving, but he saw Chen Ping enter Li Chaoyun's yard.
Su Yuanzhou was moved. Chen Ping came so late, maybe he was plotting something?
Since he had encountered it, he went in to listen.
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