Chapter 37 Two-color lotus 09(1/2)
Eunuch Fu leaned on the couch in the tea room and was also a little drowsy. When he woke up, he realized that it was dusk. He got up to look for Bo Ruoyou. As soon as he reached the entrance, he heard the sound of flipping through books. Eunuch Fu smiled and walked in lightly. However, when Bo Ruoyou heard the sound of footsteps, he turned around, as if he was scared.
Eunuch Fu was surprised, "What's wrong with this?"
Bo Ruoyou breathed a sigh of relief and smiled bitterly: "I don't know why, I always feel a little startled today. I just felt that someone was monitoring the girl outside the window."
Eunuch Fu frowned and walked towards the window. Today, the wind was gentle and the window opened wide. However, he leaned out and looked around, but he saw no one.
Bo Ruoyou said, "Don't worry, father-in-law, the girl has seen it, but there is no one, it's because the girl is too nervous."
Eunuch Fu sighed, "You are thinking about the case all day long, of course you are tense." He said, looking at the book in her hand,
"What can you find after watching it for so long?"
Bo Ruoyou shook his head, "There are many records about relics, but they are all similar."
Eunuch Fu smiled and said, "This is not surprising. The Buddhist scriptures that can be placed in the Famen Temple cannot contain those strange words."
"However, the folk girl found several books that recorded the secret treasures of Buddhism." Bo Ruoyou Yangyang held the Buddhist scriptures in his hand, "There is a record of the Ashoka Pagoda I saw in the underground palace today..."
Eunuch Fu looked at the sky outside, "It's getting late, why not go back and take a break first?"
Bo Ruoyou hesitated for a moment, "The young girl wanted to find out if there were anyone who wrote the five-level treasure letter."
But Eunuch Fu went forward and took down the Buddhist scriptures from Bo Ruoyou's hand without saying a word. "Don't worry, this is the time to have dinner."
Bo Ruoyou had no choice but to put down the Buddhist scriptures and follow Eunuch Fu out of the Sutra Tower. However, as soon as he left the Sutra Tower, the back of a monk in a gray monk robe flashed through the Yue Cave Gate not far away. Bo Ruoyou frowned and said, "Stop—"
The figure did not stop. Bo Ruoyou lifted her skirt and chased after her. When she ran to the gate of Yuedong, she saw an empty space outside. There was no trace of people there. Eunuch Fu followed, "Who is it?"
Bo Ruoyou shook his head, "I never saw the face, but only saw that it was a monk wearing a monk's robe in the temple. He was not short. If he was just passing by, he would definitely stop after hearing the girl shouting, but when the girl shouted, he seemed to be even more anxious."
Eunuch Fu's expression was also slightly dark. Thinking that Bo Ruoyou said just now that someone seemed to be monitoring her outside the window, Eunuch Fu did not dare to be careless, "Let's go, go back to the Zen temple first."
Bo Ruoyou nodded and followed Eunuch Fu back to the Zen Temple.
In the Zen Temple, Huo Weilou and Ming Guilan were sitting in the upper room and saying something. Huo Qinghong took a monk stick and danced outside boredly. Seeing Eunuch Fu and Bo Ruoyou come back with a serious expression, "What's wrong with you?"
Eunuch Fu shook his head and went straight into the main house, "Mr. Marquis——"
Huo Weilou and Ming Guilan stopped talking and looked up. Eunuch Fu said righteously: "It seems that someone is surveillance in Youyou."
"Supervise her?" Huo Weilou got up and walked out of the house, and saw Bo Ruoyou guarding outside, "What's going on?"
Bo Ruoyou said with a blessing: "I just went to the Sutra Pavilion and found someone outside the window, but the girl went to see it, but there was no one outside the window. Just as I came out, a figure flashed through the Yuedong Gate. The girl asked him to stop, but he disappeared faster, as if he had been staying outside but didn't want to be discovered."
Huo Weilou frowned, and Ming Guilan turned the wheels and arrived at the door, "Can you see who that person is?"
Bo Ruoyou shook his head, "I never saw a back." He thought about it for a while, Bo Ruoyou said, "It doesn't look very much like the three masters of Lafan, Lijue, Lihui, whom I saw today..."
Huo Weilou said in a deep voice: "From now on, you should not walk alone in the temple. Everyone knows that you will be able to take a mortal. If the murderer is afraid, he will be detrimental to you. He must report to me wherever he wants to go."
Bo Ruoyou nodded quickly and agreed.
The sky was already dark, and after dinner was spent, the night fell. Halfway through the hour, Lu Ke, who was visiting the foot of the back mountain, came back. As soon as he entered the door, Lu Ke said, "Marty, have a major discovery!"
Ming Guilan and Huo Qinghong were both here. When Huo Weilou heard this, he ordered Eunuch Fu to call Bo Ruoyou and Lin Huai, and then Lu Ke said: "There are now seven farmhouses living at the foot of the back mountain, five of which came to work as clay and water workers when shaping Buddhas. According to them, they were unable to make any moves in shaping Buddhas back then, so they could only help with some hard work. The two statues of the venerable were all made by a craftsman named Zuo invited at that time. It is rumored that this person was a good at shaping Buddhas and also shaping a set of statues of Arhats."
"They didn't know the abnormality of Buddha sculpture back then. Because their home was at the foot of the back mountain, they all went home when the sun rose and sunset. When it was dark, they went home. Later, after the Buddha sculpture was finished, the workshop was demolished, and they all received wages. After another half a year, birch trees were planted in the temple. However, it was busy farming season, and there were only two families, and seven or eight people went up the mountain to plant trees together."
At this point, Lu Ke's expression was refreshed, "It was from these two families that he found Master Jingkong's Buddhist beads!"
He waved, and an embroidered garment opened a small bag. When the bag was opened, there were dozens of sandalwood Buddhist beads. Each of them was engraved with Buddhist verses, which was exactly the same as what was found in the corpse.
Huo Weilou looked at it, "What did they pick up when planting trees?"
Lu Ke hurriedly said, "Yes, it was half a year later, and the old site of the workshop that was pushed down was deserted. If you want to plant trees in the temple, you naturally have to shovel grass and loosen the soil. The two families live close to each other and have a good relationship. At that time, they dug up Buddhist beads and guessed that they might be objects in the temple. It can be seen that they fell outside, so they hid the Buddhist beads privately and regarded them as Buddhist treasures. After taking them home, they either hung them on their bodies to ward off evil spirits or worshipped them with the ancestral tablets. Over the years, they have never been exposed."
Bo Ruoyou stepped forward and counted the Buddhist beads, "There are not enough numbers, so some of them should be left out in the soil."
Lu Ke said: "That's true. They searched in the nearby soil, and they could find a few of them as they rummaged through the rummages. But later they didn't dare to let the people in the temple know about it, so they didn't dare to look for them blatantly. If these people could report this matter to the temple, they would be afraid that Master Jingkong's murder would have been revealed long ago."
Huo Weilou asked again: "Have you ever asked where I picked it up?"
"It's just to the east of the workshop toilet, which is exactly the same as the place where Bai Ri went to see. Half a year later, the toilet collapsed. They filled it with soil and planted trees directly on it." After Lu Ke answered, he said again: "Marty, in this way, the place where Master Jingkong was killed can be determined. However, how did the murderer lead Master Jingkong to there?"
Huo Weilou pondered for a moment, "At that time, he was still investigating the case of the loss of relics, which was mostly related to the case."
Bo Ruoyou heard this and said, "The man who plotted to murder Master Jingkong back then was cruel. This time, Lord Feng was killed, and the murderer was also quite powerful. Although Lord Feng was old and not tall, he was still a man. He also suffered a lot of bruises on Lord Feng's body. Could the murderer back then and the murderer now be the same?"
Huo Weilou's narrow eyes, "As far as I know, Yue Ming is very good at martial arts, and Wu Yu is also a little skilled. Only Wang Qingfu, the minister of Taichang Temple, is very skilled. These people were also in the temple when Master Jingkong disappeared. If you want to be considered a suspicious person, Jingming cannot be ruled out."
Huo Weilou looked at Lin Huai, "When Jingming submitted a letter to the court for the position of presidency, who was in charge?"
Lin Huai said: "The accurate news is hard to know, but the Royal Buddhist Temple has always been supervised by the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple. The relic ceremony is also the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple."
The Ministry of Rites is in charge of the ritual system and tribute and tribute. Taichang Temple is responsible for the sacrifices of the royal ancestral temples. Famen Temple delivers memorials to Beijing. These two places must be known. Of course, based on the situation at that time, Jingming is indeed the best host.
Huo Weilou pondered for a moment, and there was no evidence or questioning. He had just arrived at Famen Temple for a day and had already gained a lot, so there was no need to rush to achieve success, so he asked everyone to rest on the next day to investigate.
Lin Huai and Bo Ruoyou withdrew, Huo Weilou looked at Huo Qinghong and said, "You go and rest too."
Huo Qinghong responded and pushed Ming Guilan out. They came late, and the Zen temple was not enough to live in another yard. Huo Qinghong stood in the yard, looking at the room where Bo Ruoyou lived, and then looking at Huo Weilou who was delivered to the door. He always felt strange, "I didn't expect that one day, there would be a woman in my elder brother's yard."
Ming Guilan laughed unconsciously, Huo Weilou frowned helplessly, and turned around and headed into the room.
"Okay, prince, let's go, you don't know the marquis's temperament."
Huo Qinghong muttered, "Then the question is, what kind of woman can touch my elder brother in this world? My elder brother is also very old. Lin Zhao has been engaged, and the second highness is about to get married..."
Ming Guilan was amused and crying, "You have been worried about the Marquis. It would be nice if you don't let the Marquis worry about you."
Huo Qinghong was very dissatisfied and muttered to quarrel with Ming Guilan while leaving the Zen temple.
The next morning, when Huo Weilou got up, he saw that there were two embroidered clothes in the courtyard. Eunuch Fu came over and said, "Mr. Marquis, Youyou went to the Sutra Library again early in the morning. I was worried that the two embroidered clothes were following you."
Huo Weilou raised his brows and glanced at the sky outside. It was just dawn, so hesitated and asked, "Have you used breakfast?"
Eunuch Fu smiled, "Don't worry if I used it."
Huo Weilou also continued to use breakfast, and then brought embroidered clothes to the yard where the mortal was stopped. Soon, Yue Mingquan and the other two came one after another. Huo Weilou asked about the things that happened that year. Ten years later, the three of them could not remember many details, but their words were all solemn, and even Huo Weilou could not find any mistakes for a while.
...
In front of the Sutra Library, Lin Zhao took two monks into the door and found that someone had arrived earlier than him. Seeing the embroidered robes guarding outside the door, Lin Zhao thought that Huo Weilou had arrived, but as soon as he entered the door, he saw only a beautiful figure standing under the bookshelf.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Bo Ruoyou also turned around and saw that it was Lin Zhao, and he was busy with blessings.
Lin Zhao came forward, "Why are the girl still looking at these? Didn't you find them?"
"I found it, but now I'm looking at the records of Buddhist secret treasures and magical instruments. I wonder if the master is there these two types of classics?"
When Bo Ruoyou asked this, Lin Zhao thought about it and took Bo Ruoyou back, "Come with me."
The two walked through two rows of bookshelves, Lin Zhao pointed to a bookshelves in front of him and said, "There are many recorded classics, Buddhist secret treasures, Buddhist rituals, teachings, etc. here."
Hundreds of classics filled the bookshelf, although they were just the tip of the iceberg in the Sutra Library, there were still too many for a person. Lin Zhao looked at Bo Ruoyou, "I'm afraid I can't see it."
Bo Ruoyou's lips curled slightly, "It's okay."
Seeing that Bo Ruoyou was quite persistent, Lin Zhao was not familiar with her, so he naturally didn't have much to say, so he turned to another room to decorate the scriptures. Bo Ruoyou moved a shelf and stood on it and began to look.
...
Huo Weilou asked about the matter of that year several times, and Yue Mingquan couldn't help but say, "Is the Marquis suspected of the three officials?"
Huo Weilou did not hide it, "When Jingkong died, you three were in the temple. Now Feng Lun has died, you three are also in the temple. It is necessary to make people doubt that many of the matters in the ceremony that year were arranged by you and the three of you. This marquis will be more rigorous in the investigation, so it is easier to clear your doubts."
Yue Mingquan said with a bitter face: "Mr. Marquis should do it impartially, but the officials will not harm others. I heard that Jingkong has found the place where he was killed. What clues might be found there?"
Yue Mingquan is a rough man, so he is naturally the most unsustainable. Huo Wei said: "After ten years, the forest has changed a lot, and most of the sandalwood has already rotted, so it doesn't make sense to look for it again."
Seeing that the three of them were really depressed and asked, Huo Weilou waved his hand, "You retreat first, if you have any questions, call you again."
Yue Mingquan felt like he was amnesty when he heard this. After bowing, he bowed out. Soon Wang Qingfu and Wu Yu came out. Wu Yu sighed and said, "Oh, things are difficult to handle. The weather is good today. Brother Wang, why not let's go to the pagoda on the top of the mountain to take a look, and it's also a relief."
Wu Yu and Wang Qingfu had a good relationship and had this appointment. After saying that, he realized that he had ignored Yue Mingquan and said again: "Can General Yue go with him?"
Yue Mingquan glanced at Tianqiong and said, "I won't go."
Wu Yu was not surprised. The three of them left the yard together. Eunuch Fu saw this scene and laughed a little. When he entered the door, he saw Huo Weilou's eyes calm and said, "Hao is relaxed, hurry up, learn from the three adults. How to be a job is not a job, why bother so hard?"
Huo Weilou raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows, glanced at him and asked, "Where is Hong'er?"
Eunuch Fu laughed and shook his head, "I'm still asleep. Young Master Ming got up early in the morning and asked the monk in the temple for two books to write Buddhist secret medicines to read."
As soon as he heard the book, Huo Weilou asked, "Bo Ruoyou is still in the Sutra Pavilion?"
Eunuch Fu nodded, and Huo Weilou's eyes became a little dark. Suddenly, he stood up and walked out. Eunuch Fu hurriedly followed and went out of the door. Huo Weilou went straight out of the yard. Eunuch Fu saw the direction he was walking, and it wasn't the Sutra Pavilion!
"The Marquis goes to see Youyou?"
Huo Weilou did not agree, but he agreed.
When the two arrived outside the Sutra Library, the two embroidered envoys came up to salute and said, "Miss Bo is still inside and has not come out. Mr. Lin is also there earlier and has just left."
Huo Weilou nodded and entered the door.
As soon as he entered the door, there was a scent of books coming to his face. Huo Weilou looked around and did not find Bo Ruoyou. He focused his mind a little. Then he heard a sound in the depths of the Sutra Tower, so he stepped in. His steps were already light, and it was not abrupt when he landed in the Sutra Tower. Rows of bookshelf swung past him, and when he reached the end, Huo Weilou saw Bo Ruoyou.
The wooden ladder leaned against the bookshelf. Bo Ruoyou had already stood at the highest point. He stretched out his hand but still couldn't get the row of classics on the top. She even tiptoed on the toes on the wooden railing. Huo Weilou frowned, "You think—"
Be careful of falling down.
Huo Weilou wanted to remind her, but the past two days, Bo Ruoyou Shenshu was already tense. He suddenly made a sound, which scared her. She saw her trembling, and her feet suddenly stepped on the air, and then she fell down the next moment!
To be continued...