Chapter 131 Love is short but silk is long
"So they sent someone to notify the Dali Temple's Huan Shaoqing and asked them to bring the body back for a detailed examination."
Li Yueyao snorted coldly after hearing this: "Where are those little bastards of Chen Shize?"
"They were all taken to the Dali Temple."
"Let's go to the Dali Temple." Li Yueyao said.
Feng Shenyu asked again: "Where is Liu Yan?"
"Also in Dali Temple."
The three of them came to the Dali Temple together. This time, before they entered the prison, they heard someone shouting inside at the door.
"You Dali Temple are so bold! You actually dared to arrest me. Do you know who my father is?"
"That's right, I'm from the Duke of Zhao's Mansion. Let me out now! My sister will not forgive you if she finds out."
"Your Majesty is my uncle, please let me out now, or you will lose your head."
…
Li Yueyao felt a headache because of the noise and glanced at Qian Lou.
Qian Lou walked up quickly, stood at the prison door, looked at Chen Shize and said:
"Your Majesty, what are you?"
"My uncle..."
Chen Shize had just said one sentence when he saw Qian Lou's lifeless face and shuddered instantly.
"Qian...Eunuch Qian?"
After saying that, he looked outside in panic.
Since Eunuch Qian appeared, my great aunt must be nearby.
Chen Shize subconsciously touched his left leg, which was not very healthy at the moment.
Sure enough, I saw two people standing not far away. The man was tall and slender with a stern expression, and the woman was as beautiful as a fairy with an elegant demeanor.
If it’s not Li Yueyao and Feng Shenyu, then who is it?
Oh my God, these two killers are here together.
It’s over, it’s over, my life is over!
Chen Shize was extremely panicked.
He tidied his appearance and bowed respectfully towards Li Yueyao, his waist bent so much that it was almost broken in half.
"Meet my great-aunt."
The others were shouting, but suddenly they saw Chen Shize performing such a great ceremony, and they stopped one by one.
Looked towards Li Yueyao.
Zheng Lin had his leg broken last time, so he naturally recognized Li Yueyao, but he didn't recognize the other two.
Looking at Li Yueyao's beauty, he said with a drunken smile:
"Hey, where did this beautiful girl come from..."
Before he could finish his words, Chen Shize and Zheng Lin both covered his mouth.
Chen Shize turned around, broke out in a cold sweat and said:
"Grandma, he...they...are drunk..."
Another person heard Chen Shize calling her great-aunt over and over again.
His mind finally came back to him, and after a long pause, he finally spoke:
"Meet the Grand Princess of Jinyang."
The two stepped forward, Feng Shenyu looked at them with a bad face and said:
"Are you sober?"
Chen Shize wiped the sweat from his head and said, "Awake, awake..."
"I think you are still a little tired. Someone, come and sober them up." Li Yueyao said.
After saying that, he walked straight past a few people and went inside. He saw the woman in red huddled in the corner across two cells.
Li Huaiyu stopped and shouted, "Liu Yan, come here and answer."
Liu Yan stood up and walked over gracefully to salute Feng Shenyu and Li Huaiyu.
"Greetings to the Prince, and to the Right Prime Minister."
Li Huaiyu said, "No need to be polite."
Then he looked at Li Yueyao and said, "Aunt, this is Liu Yan."
Seeing this, Li Yueyao asked, "Do you know the name of the person who was beaten to death today?"
When Liu Yan heard Li Huaiyu calling her aunt and saw that she and Feng Shenyu had a close relationship, she suddenly remembered the news that was known to the whole capital.
This person must be Her Royal Highness the Grand Princess of Jinyang.
So he replied respectfully: "Your Highness, the Grand Princess, that person did not tell me his name.
But once when he was drunk he said something about a certain Xing, so his surname should be Xing.
As for what it's called, I don't know."
Li Yueyao asked again: "How many times did he visit you? When did he go? What did he do and say after he came?
Recall it carefully and report back carefully."
Liu Yan lowered her head and said, "Yes."
"I first met this man last autumn, around the Double Ninth Festival. He came once a month at first.
But after the New Year, he would come here once every ten days.
In the first month of the year... in the middle of the first month, yes, it seemed to be the middle of the first month, he got drunk once.
He told me that he was leaving and might not come again, and he also gave me a gold hairpin as a gift.
About a month later, he showed up again.
The slave asked him why he didn't want to leave, and he said that the work was not done well and he had to stay and continue working.
After that, he returned to coming here once a month.
But after the Dragon Boat Festival, he suddenly came more frequently, coming every few days.
But during this period, I could always feel that he was in a bad mood, and he always drank heavily every time he came here.
I came here a few days ago and for some reason I became happy again. I said I wanted to see the beauties of the world and wanted to order the two girls Yanyu and Yanyun.
Then came that conversation and what happened today."
Li Yueyao asked, "Did he say anything strange when he was drunk?"
Liu Yan thought for a moment and shook her head.
Suddenly he added, "He didn't say anything, he just sang a weird song when he was drunk."
"Tell me about it."
"The whole city is filled with smoke and water... The moon is dim, and people are singing in a boat.
Always remember...always remember...what a empty melancholy.
The beauty smiled...what...the love is short but the lotus root silk is long.
It’s probably something like this.”
Fengshenyu suddenly said:
"The whole city is filled with smoke and water, the moon is dim, and people are singing in a boat.
I often remember our meeting on Ruoye Mountain, separated by the Three Rivers, looking at the endless green clouds with a melancholy.
The beauty smiled and said, "The lotus flowers are similar, but the love is short and the lotus root silk is long."
After listening to it, Liu Yan nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, that's the song."
"This is a Nanli tune," Feng Shenyu explained. "It describes the customs and people of Nanli."
Li Yueyao heard this and said, "It really is Nanli."
"Then do you know why he is so happy recently?"
Liu Yan shook her head after hearing this.
"Then based on your daily understanding of him, can you infer his residence?"
Liu Yan continued to shake her head.
"But twice he came with sal leaves in his hair."
"Sala tree? Near the White Tiger Gate in the West Market?" Feng Shenyu said.
Li Yueyao nodded slowly:
“Yes, these sal trees are from when my royal grandfather was seriously ill. In order to pray for him, my father built the sal temple and planted sal trees all over the surrounding streets.
Now the area around West Market is full of these trees.”
"Anything else? Clothes, costumes, little gestures, etc."
Liu Yan thought for a while, then said, "He likes to wear black clothes.
Whether it is a short shirt or a long robe, they are all black.
I've known him for so long, but I've never seen him wear clothes of other colors."
Li Huaiyu continued, "He's a spy from an enemy country, what else can he wear if not black?"
Liu Yan heard this, but denied it:
"No, Prince, that man sometimes wears clothes made of fine materials, often with exquisite embroidery or gold thread edging.
But without exception, they are all black.”
Li Huaiyu nodded: "Exquisite embroidery, gold thread lock edge, it will definitely be eye-catching and outstanding.
Dressing like this can only mean that he likes black."
"The royal family of Nanli prefers black." Feng Shenyu said again.
Li Yueyao laughed and said, "It seems that the leader of the Nanli spies in my capital is actually a member of the Nanli royal family.
This is enough to make a living.”
After hearing so much, Liu Yan naturally understood that the man was a spy from Nanli.
Right now I'm racking my brains to find any clues about this person.
Li Yueyao looked at Liu Yan and said, "If you go out, someone might try to silence you.
So just stay here for now, I will ask the people from Dali Temple to treat you well.
Don't meet strangers casually or eat casually. Someone will deliver all your belongings to you.
Also, think about it carefully. If you come up with anything, inform Huan Shaoqing of the Dali Temple."
Liu Yan was shocked when she heard that someone might come to silence her.
After hearing what Li Yueyao said, Xiaochi nodded like a chicken eating rice.
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