Qing Wu went to find Xiao Chenyan after dinner, and did not forget to bring the cloak that he forgot to take last night.
This time she entered the study room without any obstruction.
Bai Sui was guarding the door. When he saw her, he still had a stern face, but nodded awkwardly and said, "Princess."
Qing Wu raised her eyebrows and teased: "Did you take the wrong medicine today? You are so polite."
A hundred years old, grinding teeth, in the end, nothing was said.
Qing Wu snorted, stepped in, and saw the man sitting in front of a desk with documents piled up like a mountain on it.
Qing Wu sighed in her heart and honestly felt that even the current loser in the East Palace was not as busy as Xiao Chenyan.
She turned her eyes and saw the flowerpot by the window. The leaves of the ginseng were drooping. After she came in, the leaves began to tremble again.
Xiao Chenyan finished reviewing the document in his hand before looking at her. He saw her poking the ginseng with her hands, her eyes full of evil amusement, like a naughty child with a childish nature.
"Don't you have something to talk about?" he began.
Qing Wu tilted her head, threw her cloak aside, walked over, and glanced at his pile of documents: "Are you done?"
“There is still room.”
Seeing that he was so busy, Qing Wu immediately asked, "I want you to give Xiao Shanling a new name."
Xiao Chenyan was slightly surprised, "That's all?"
"Well, think about it quickly and write it to me right now."
To Xiao Chenyan, this was indeed something that was not even considered a small thing, but seeing Qing Wu's serious expression, he took out some rice paper from the side and spread it out, and after a little hesitation, he came up with an idea.
The wolf-hair brush falls on the white rice paper, and the characters are like iron paintings and silver hooks, showing elegance and vigor in the ruggedness.
It is said that handwriting reflects the character of the person.
Qing Wu looked at the current Xiao Chenyan and could not recognize any trace of his former self.
But this word...
It hasn't changed.
"Henglu." She whispered: "What do these two words mean?"
"The mountains and forests are covered with trees, and Henglu guards them. The two words Henglu are not only the name of an official, but also mean to protect them."
Qing Wu looked a little puzzled, and muttered to herself: Could it be that Xiao Yantai knew what the name given by Zhiwu meant, so he gave Shan Ling such a name?
The judge's pen also sighed: "What a blessing that little mountain spirit is."
"Do you think this name is inappropriate?" Xiao Chenyan saw that she looked strange.
Qing Wu shook her head and sighed: "I just feel that fate is indescribable. Maybe it is destined that you and that little mountain spirit will have a relationship."
She stepped forward, picked up the rice paper, waited for the ink to dry, and folded a paper crane.
"It's named after the deer, and it protects all living things. Go ahead." She pointed her finger, and the paper crane flapped its wings and flew out of the window. In the night, it floated like a stream of light into the deep mountains.
The moment the name of the mountain was decided, a breeze blew up from the former Shiying Mountain, now Henglu Mountain, and blew away the foul miasma.
In the dilapidated mountain temple, spiritual light was shining brightly, and faint laughter like silver bells could be heard. In the night wind, drizzle fell, and the grass and trees in the mountains seemed to be reborn and growing vigorously.
And at that moment, Xiao Chenyan seemed to hear another word "thank you" in a trance.
It was as if a cool breeze was blowing through Lingtai, and the evil spirit hidden in his body was blown away a little.
"What was that just now?"
"Xiao Shanling has received your canonization."
"Conferred the title?" Xiao Chenyan was slightly surprised: "Isn't it a bestowed title?"
Qing Wu shrugged and smiled: "It's all the same. You gave the Henglu Mountain Spirit a name, and you gave it the official name of guarding a place. From then on, it has the job of guarding the human world."
"For a mountain spirit, this is a great opportunity. If it can really protect an area, it may become a true god one day."
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. This time you have made a great connection."
Qing Wu winked slyly: "Are you happy or excited? Come on! Praise me! Tell me that you are awesome, Princess!"
Xiao Chenyan looked at her beaming with joy and almost wanted to follow her wishes and say those words of praise.
Realizing that his mind had been lost, he calmed himself down and hummed softly.
"Princess, it's very good."
Qing Wu: That’s it?
She was full of disappointment and pouted: "You have been studying with great scholars since you were young, how can you not praise others?"
"Just wait for now."
Qing Wu had an expression that said, "I believed your lies."
"Words are not enough, let's put it in writing."
"Besides the compliments you gave me, there's also the windfall you made, which you said you would give me half of."
Xiao Chenyan frowned, but his voice was somewhat amusing: "He has quite a few bad habits."
He vaguely felt that the act of asking someone to write a document was somewhat familiar.
Who used to like doing this?
Although he said that Qing Wu had many faults, he still picked up the pen to write a document. However, when he talked about the "windfall", Xiao Chenyan's brows became more depressed.
Qing Wu glanced at him and said, "Did you go to Xie's house during the day? It looks like things didn't go well. The soul of the young man from the Xie family is still on you."
Xiao Chenyan paused for a moment and hummed softly.
Qing Wu thought it was strange, because the Xie family was the maiden family of the late Crown Princess. She remembered that Xiao Chenyan and the Xie family also had a very close relationship in the past.
It seems that I have been rejected today?
Just as he was thinking, there was a knock on the door: "My Lord, Madam Mu is back and wants to see you."
Qing Wu's eyes lit up: "So fast?"
She thought Mu Ying would stay at the Minister's residence tonight and would not be back until the next day at the earliest.
At that moment, she no longer cared about Xiao Chenyan and strode out to meet Mu Ying.
Mu Ying and others were in the yard. When they saw Qing Wu, they were stunned for a moment, with a complicated expression, but soon their expressions became firm again.
Xiao Chenyan came out a little late, and saw Qing Wuyi coming forward.
"Mrs. Mu came back so quickly. Did everything go well?"
"It went very smoothly." Mu Ying let out a breath, and the depression between his brows relaxed. He looked at Qing Wu with gratitude in his eyes.
When Qing Wu saw Lu Qiao's excited face behind him, she knew that Mu Ying would not suffer any loss on this trip back.
"Madam Mu, what does this mean to me?"
Mu Ying glanced at Qing Wu, hesitated for a moment, then took out a list from his sleeve and handed it to her with both hands.
Xiao Chenyan took it and took a look, his expression turned cold.
Seeing Qing Wu was curious, he handed the list to her. After reading it, the smile on Qing Wu's face disappeared.
This is actually a list of human trafficking cases, and all the people on the list are children.
Qing Wu thought of the remains of the children on the Infant-Eating Mountain and the group of little ghosts in the ghost mirror.
Mu Yingyu: "Before I was unconscious, Wang Sheng and Zhou never avoided me when they talked. Whenever I was sober and recalled their conversation, I found that they were actually trafficking children."
"When I was sober over the years, I would write down their conversations."
"According to what Wang Sheng and Zhou said, they were only responsible for sending the kidnapped children to Infant-Eating Mountain, which seemed to be one of their bases."
"But the one responsible for kidnapping the child was someone from another party."
Mu Ying paused and looked at Qing Wu with a complicated expression.
But Qing Wu smiled, "Shangshu Mansion, Luo family."
Now, all the clues are connected.
Luo and the housekeeper in the Shangshu Mansion were responsible for kidnapping the child, while Wang Sheng and Zhou in the Shilang Mansion were the ones who went offline and sent the child to Shiying Mountain.
The bodies of those children were used to feed the mandrills, and some of them had their souls captured before they died and used to feed the so-called ghost messenger Qu Huang.
Another part of the soul is used to feed the ghost mirror.
This is really a major case of collusion between humans and ghosts!
Qing Wu looked at Xiao Chenyan and said, "Looking at the account book sent by Madam Mu, the clue of kidnapping and killing children is clear."
After listening to what the two said, Mu Ying knew that the list he had written down was given to the right person.
At the same time, Qing Wu’s reaction also made her feel relieved.
After all, if this list were to get out, Wang Sheng’s life would be in danger for sure, but Yun Houxing would certainly not be able to escape either.
This time when Mu Ying went back, he proposed a divorce to Wang Sheng. Naturally, the other party was unwilling and wanted to force them to stay, but they were protected by Lu Qiao and the black-armored guards.
After Xiao Chenyan knew about it, he just wanted Mu Ying to stay in the palace without worry.
After Mu Ying came, Qing Wu said, "The people behind the Shangshu Mansion must be related to those two monsters. Their origins have not been found out yet?"
"I found out." Xiao Chenyan glanced at her: "Izumo Temple."
Qing Wu raised her eyebrows, "What is Chuyun Temple?"
"There is a temple on Yunshan Mountain outside the city. It is very popular. Many dignitaries in the capital like to go there to burn incense and pray for blessings."
Qing Wu nodded, but looking at Xiao Chenyan's expression, he seemed not satisfied with the result.
"If you follow the clues, you will always find the reason."
As Qing Wu was talking, she was even more curious about what happened after Mu Ying returned, and wanted to follow him, but was stopped by Xiao Chenyan.
"You don't want the receipt?"
“Yes, yes, yes!”
"Come with me for a while today, and I'll give it to you when I come back."
Qing Wu's eyes widened: "You're still asking for conditions? Man, you're asking for more."
Seeing her aggressive look, Xiao Chenyan felt inexplicably happy, "Well, thank you for the compliment, Princess."
Qing Wu: I’m sorry, you’ve offended me again, Xiao Chenyan!
Hold a grudge +1
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