Chapter 412 A Dilapidated Taoist Temple in the Tang Dynasty: A Female Taoist Priest (20)
Jiang Yue stayed at the Taoist temple for lunch. During the meal, she saw the little girl again. Perhaps because the old Taoist priest was there, the little girl didn't run away this time. Jiang Yue put some food on her plate and asked her name. That's when she learned that her name was Zhang Wanru. After the meal, while the old Taoist priest was tidying up, Jiang Yue took a closer look at the child's face. She thought, "This child is destined to be with me. It would be perfect for her to be my disciple."
However, the two are not familiar with each other yet, and now is not a good time. Jiang Yue said goodbye and returned to the city in the afternoon. Before leaving, she made a special trip to say goodbye to Zhang Wanru. After going down the mountain, the puppet came to pick her up in a car. After getting in the car, Jiang Yue touched her chin and thought about the matter of Xiao Wanru's family.
In Jiang Yue's opinion, the idea of being a cursed loner or bringing misfortune to one's family was complete nonsense. Although she didn't understand physiognomy very well, she had studied divination skills when she wanted to learn them in the cultivation world. It was obviously fabricated by someone. The elements of being a wealthy merchant and having both parents dead were full of classic references. It was obvious that someone wanted to take advantage of someone who had no descendants, and they were the kind of shameless person who wouldn't even bother with appearances.
Perhaps the children's parents' misfortune was orchestrated by them. Jiang Yue had seen this kind of thing many times. After thinking about it all the way home, she sent the puppets out to investigate. The two puppets investigated the case very quickly. After all, with big data and money paving the way, the truth was laid out in front of Jiang Yue after she finished dinner.
After reviewing the information, Jiang Yue thought to herself, "Just as I suspected. It was my uncle who did it, but the beneficiaries were members of the Zhang family. On the surface, it was my uncle's idea, but in reality, it was instigated by the clansmen. Money can be tempting, especially since there are no men in the family, only a girl. Over time, people will inevitably have designs on her, especially since she is quite clever and not easily fooled."
The specific process involved robbers robbing the male homeowner while he was out doing business. After the male homeowner was killed, the female homeowner committed suicide, leaving only the little girl, who was much easier to control.
The puppet also discovered that Zhang Wanru hadn't gone to commit suicide. Judging from the traces, she had found the old Taoist priest herself, who thought he was just lucky to have run into her.
Jiang Yue smiled and knew it. She was quite good at acting at such a young age, but who was Jiang Yue? It wouldn't be easy to fool her. After reading the information, Jiang Yue liked her even more. She was brave and resourceful at such a young age. Although her methods were a little immature, they were still very good.
After putting down this document, Jiang Yue looked at the last one. After reading it, she felt even more satisfied. It turned out that the selection of the old Taoist priest was not random. The puppet found out that a high-ranking official with a good reputation would occasionally play chess with the old Taoist priest. Hey, isn't that perfect? Jiang Yue was far inferior to him when she was a child.
After reviewing the information, Jiang Yue lay back in her chair and closed her eyes to rest. She was thinking about what to do. She knew she had to get revenge, but she needed to consider the best way to do it. In the end, she decided to make it public, since the child would be investigated anyway when she returned to Chang'an.
Jiang Yue opened her eyes, summoned the puppet and gave it orders. Within a few days, the matter spread like wildfire throughout the city. The fact that Zhang's uncle had plotted to murder his brother's family was exposed. Jiang Yue personally took action, captured the bandit who had colluded with Zhang's uncle, and sent him to the yamen.
As for the other clansmen, the puppet was reading their memories at the time, and there was no substantial evidence to prove that they were the people behind it. However, verbal provocation can be considered instigation of a crime, and this family cannot escape, especially with the accusations from Zhang Wanru's own uncle.
The matter caused quite a stir, but Zhang Wanru was unaware of it while on the mountain. Jiang Yue was supposed to inform her, but she was stopped. Jiang Yue didn't want Zhang Wanru to hear those things about scheming against her parents; they were too dirty and evil and would affect her mental and physical health.
The day before the verdict was handed down, Jiang Yue went up the mountain to pick up the child. During this time, Jiang Yue often went up the mountain to connect with the child. The old Taoist priest trusted her quite a bit. After picking up the child, Jiang Yue took the child to her home and settled her down. After the child took a bath and changed her clothes, she put her to bed.
The next morning, after everyone woke up, Jiang Yue took her hand and went out. First, she took her to have breakfast, and then they rushed to the yamen before the verdict. At first, Zhang Wanru did not know why Jiang Yue had brought her there, because there was more than one case being judged that day.
When her uncle and clansmen were brought forward, her expression changed. After hearing the court's verdict on the people who killed her parents, the little girl cried silently, looking like she wanted to cry but couldn't make a sound. Seeing this, Jiang Yue couldn't help but feel sorry for her. Jiang Yue wiped away her tears, hugged her in her arms, and said gently, "Cry, cry, it'll be alright if you cry it out."
Perhaps because Jiang Yue's embrace felt familiar, the child burst into tears. After the verdict was handed down and the yamen closed, Jiang Yue picked up the child and put her in the carriage. When they got home, the child cried herself to sleep in Jiang Yue's arms. After putting her in the crib, Jiang Yue applied some medicine to her eyes, otherwise her eyes would definitely be swollen the next day.
The next day, after everyone woke up, Jiang Yue took her to pay respects to her parents. You should know that before, those clansmen wouldn't even let her pay respects to her parents, and they wouldn't even let her child's mother be buried in the ancestral grave. It was her mother's family who found a place to settle her. At Zhang Wanru's request, Jiang Yue found a suitable day and buried her father and mother together.
As the days passed, Zhang Wanru gradually recovered from the grief of losing her parents. Under Jiang Yue's careful care, she became much more cheerful. Three months later, Zhang Wanru formally became Jiang Yue's apprentice. However, the formal apprenticeship ceremony would have to wait until they returned to Chang'an. In the meantime, Jiang Yue took her to find an old Taoist priest outside the city.
Zhang Wanru confessed everything to the old Taoist priest. The old priest patted her head and smiled, saying he didn't blame her. Actually, he knew some of it. After all, children can't keep their composure and asked about that high-ranking official several times. The old Taoist priest had seen it all in his life, and he knew there must be something fishy about Zhang Wanru's family. Even without Jiang Yue's intervention, he would help when the time was right.
Upon learning the truth, Zhang Wanru laughed and cried at the same time. When she was about to kneel down and kowtow to the old Taoist priest, she was stopped: "Good child, follow your master well from now on. Don't dwell too much on the past, but look more towards the future."
After saying goodbye to the old Taoist priest, Jiang Yue and her apprentice were about to leave and start anew. On the day they left, Jiang Yue took Zhang Wanru to pay respects to her parents. After burning paper money, Jiang Yue left first, leaving Zhang Wanru to talk with her parents for a while, otherwise she didn't know when she would be able to come back next time.
Jiang Yue watched the child crying and laughing from afar. She didn't try to find out what the child was saying. When she saw Zhang Wanru finish kowtowing to her parents and walk towards them, Jiang Yue put her things in the car. After the child got in the car, the two of them set off in the direction of the rising sun.
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