Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Chapter 125: Killing the donkey

The Buddha Temple was not far from the capital, and the carriage did not travel for long.

Bei Yao asked Chen Shan to stop by the roadside and said in a cold tone: "Since you want to avoid it, then avoid it."

Outside the carriage, Chen Shan said at the right time: "Mr. Xu, we are going to the Shen Mansion."

Xu Yuan understood, and when she stood up to leave, she still said, "Thank you anyway."

When I got off the carriage, the streets were bustling with people everywhere.

The carriage stopped at the side of the road for a long time. Seeing Bei Yao was silent, Chen Shan asked, "Third Master, are you going back to the palace or looking for Master Shen?"

Bei Yao gently clicked his fingers for a long time, then he said, "Shen Mansion."

After hearing this, Chen Shan said no more.

After Xuyuan got off the carriage, he did not rush back, but put on his hat and walked to the Dali Temple.

When she went to the Buddha Temple, Shen Yichuan and Sun Wenjie were not there.

I don’t know whether Sun Wenjie has completed what Shen Yichuan asked him to do.

If not, she'd have to find another way.

Dali Temple is the place where criminal cases are handled, with a constant stream of people coming and going.

Xu Yuan waited outside for a long time, but no one came out. He went to the yamen runner at the door, stuffed a piece of silver into his pocket, and asked in a low voice, "Young man, did you see Lord Sun here today?"

"Lord Sun?"

The yamen runner took a look at the silver in his hand, weighed it, and said, "Lord Sun got drunk last night and broke his leg. He is now recuperating at home. He will not come today, and he probably will not come in the short term."

After hearing what the yamen runner said, Xu Yuan suddenly felt a chill all around him.

Remembering something, she turned back suddenly, looked around carefully, and when she saw nothing unusual, she tightened her hat and left.

Xuyuan didn't know where Sun Wenjie lived.

But she knew that Bei Yao's previous words had come true.

The person behind Wei Chenggong must be of a very high status.

If she keeps investigating like this, who will she find?

Or maybe she also met with misfortune while investigating this matter.

Today it is Sun Wenjie, maybe it will be her tomorrow.

Xu Yuan was stunned.

She stood on the street, looking at the passers-by in a daze.

After a long while, she secretly clenched her fist and said, "Since it's a dead end no matter what, why not just go for it and find a way out."

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan cheered up again.

After returning to the yard, she took out the soft sword hidden in the closet, carefully put it on her waist, and then checked around the yard to see if there were any other entrances.

What made Xu Yuan most satisfied with the yard given by Shen Yichuan was its good location.

In the downtown area, surrounded by the mansions of noble families, no one was stupid enough to assassinate her here.

As long as she stays in the yard, she can avoid a lot of disputes.

Similarly, she still couldn't sit there and wait for death, she had to go into Wenhua Palace.

Only after entering Wenhua Palace would the Song family really not dare to take action. Otherwise, she would have to worry day and night about whether the Song family would continue to plot something.

In addition, she should ask Qi Chengen to find out the truth about the fire in the school as soon as possible, so that the matter can be completely resolved.

Each of these things needs to be planned carefully.

The most important thing now is to enter Wenhua Palace.

Xu Yuan looked at the paper on the table and wrote the three words "Wenhua Palace" aimlessly.

To enter the Wenhua Palace, one must be the descendant of a high-ranking official.

Or maybe it was recommended by someone.

Finally, he entered the Wenhua Palace as a companion to the prince.

For the first and third points, there is no way to make a wish.

So, she had only one way to go.

That is, after being recommended by someone, taking the exam and entering the Wenhua Palace.

Now, Qi Chengen has this plan.

But if she discussed this matter right now, it would probably play into Qi Chengen's hands.

Therefore, she needs to take the initiative and let Qi Chengen invite her again.

Thinking of this, Xuyuan calculated the time and finally felt a lot more at ease.

In the next few days, Xu Yuan stayed indoors and read books every day.

At the same time, there were a lot of things happening during Tianqi's morning court session.

The first to be affected was Qi Chengen, who returned to the court after being on sick leave for many days.

The second thing was that Qi Chengen asked the Dali Temple to thoroughly investigate the fire in the Sishui County private school.

When the emperor learned that more than a dozen students had died in the fire, he was furious and ordered a thorough investigation.

After these two incidents, the question of whether the Si Shui defender Xie Xiaocheng had made merits or demerits has never been mentioned.

Jing'an Palace

Jing'an Palace was still quiet. Bei Yao couldn't help but smile after hearing Chen Shan's news. "Sure enough, the Prime Minister is very clear about the choice. He must have put a lot of effort into covering up the fire in the borrowed book house and Wei Chenggong's use of war to support war."

"Third Master is still one step ahead. If we let Master Xu do it, I'm afraid he won't be able to accomplish either of these two tasks."

After Chen Shan finished speaking, he whispered, "I heard that Sun Wenjie broke his leg. I'm afraid he won't be able to return to Dali Temple in a short time."

"Song Tiancheng is really cruel." Bei Yao sneered and said slowly, "I just don't know which dog is more cruel in this dog-eat-dog situation."

"I think even if he doesn't die, he will lose some flesh." Chen Shan said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Xi came in holding a whisk and said, "Your Highness, the young master of the Shen family is here."

Shen Yichuan is here.

Hearing this, Beiyao stood up and said, "Please come in."

Jing'an Palace was not big, and Cheng Xi came back with Shen Yichuan not long after he left.

There were only two of them in the tea room. Shen Yichuan did not hide anything and said directly: "Third Master, since you knew that the Song family would stop me, why did you let me go find Sun Wenjie? Isn't this just making him suffer for nothing?"

Sun Wenjie still had a good reputation in the court and was a very upright person.

Therefore, Shen Yichuan always thought that Beiyao asked someone to invite Sun Wenjie because he hoped to use Sun Wenjie to get to the bottom of the matter.

I never thought...Sun Wenjie was just a cover.

In other words, he is just a pawn of Beiyao.

"If Sun Wenjie could find out the truth, he wouldn't just be a junior official in the Dali Temple."

Bei Yao raised his hand and poured tea for Shen Yichuan, saying, "Song Ju has been monitoring Xu Yuan since the moment Xu Yuan entered the capital. If I don't bring Sun Wenjie in, then Xu Yuan will be the one being targeted by the Song family."

Hearing this, Shen Yichuan suddenly fell silent.

He understood.

Song Ju knew that Xu Yuan went to the capital because of the fire in the school.

If Sun Wenjie wasn't there, Song Ju would have attacked Xu Yuan directly, and Xu Yuan would have surely died.

But Sun Wenjie is different. He is an official. If he dies, people will only notice that there is something fishy, ​​and the Dali Temple will investigate the matter thoroughly.

Sun Wenjie gave his leg in exchange for Xu Yuan's life.

In this trade-off, Beiyao gave up Sun Wenjie.

Seeing Shen Yichuan silent, Bei Yao smiled and said, "Have you figured it out?"

Shen Yichuan nodded. He looked at Bei Yao who was smiling, and suddenly asked, "Does Third Master still want to win over Xu Yuan? If he still refuses, will Third Master also give up Xu Yuan?"

After saying the last sentence, Shen Yichuan felt a little uneasy.

He was worried about himself and also about making a wish.

If Beiyao could give up making a wish, maybe one day, he would abandon him.