Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 270 Dark Zi
When Yue Ling arrived at Panxiang Temple, he saw Miaoyu looking for something with a red face in front of the mountain gate.

"Miaoyu? What are you looking for?"

Miaoyu came back to her senses and saw that it was Yue Ling who greeted her, so she quickly lowered her head.

"I'm looking for Sister Xing."

Yue Ling frowned and asked, "She's gone?"

Miaoyu nodded and said, "But the clothes she used to change into, the utensils she used to use, and the books she kept in her room are all gone."

"Her parents came up the mountain today. Maybe she went down the mountain with them."

Yue Ling asked in confusion: "You once said that you grew up together, and she didn't even tell you before she left?"

Miaoyu sighed. She was the most disappointed person with Xing Xiuyun's departure.

She was aloof and aloof, and seldom talked to anyone except her master. Xing Xiuyan was the only one who spoke to her.

"Maybe she has some unspeakable secret. She once told me that her parents had thought about going north to live with their relatives."

"According to her personality, she definitely doesn't want to live under someone else's roof. Moreover, her parents are extremely snobbish, and they might make things even more difficult for her, using her to find a good marriage and deepen their relationship with the rich and powerful families."

Another little girl with a tragic fate, and she was afraid of troubling others, so she left without even saying goodbye.

As for what Miaoyu said about clinging to the powerful, Yue Ling held a different view.

Although Xing Xiuyan has outstanding looks, her background is far from perfect.

Everyone in the Jia family thinks highly of themselves, especially Grandmother Jia. She is already dissatisfied with Mrs. Xing's petty nature, so how could she allow the daughter of the Xing family to marry in?

Speaking of clinging to the powerful and wealthy and forming marriage alliances, it is nothing more than their wishful thinking.

"Since we have only just arrived in Beijing, we will meet again in the future. Right now, your father's matter should be taken a step further. The people have gone to the government office to cause trouble, and soon someone will come to the temple to investigate."

"I'll be waiting in the side hall. If anyone comes to question me, bring him here directly."

Miaoyu wiped the corners of her eyes and nodded slowly.

……

The young yamen runner was named Su Si, a native of Suzhou.

His family had been clerks for generations, and he followed in his father's footsteps and worked in the criminal department.

This was the first time that he was given an important position and was sent by a great master to investigate the situation in Panxiang Temple.

He called a few brothers with whom he had a close relationship, and a group of three or five people immediately went to Panxiang Temple.

The fact that the Buddha gave down his maxims is so mysterious that most learned people find it hard to believe.

In other words, the people, who are filled with turmoil, will truly regard this as a miracle and take it as a guiding principle.

In his opinion, there was something fishy about this matter.

But he couldn't figure out for a moment who was behind the harm to Lord Sun, and for what purpose did they have to muddy the waters in Suzhou Prefecture?

"If it's said that the Buddha appeared and gave the maxims, it can't be false. Didn't the previous dynasty always have some heavenly book to praise the merits of the dynasty?"

"Don't mention it. I also saw the brocade. It was written in Sanskrit and the texture seemed to be silk, similar to Haiqingyi."

Su Si frowned and keenly discovered the problem.

"Hai Qing Yi? Could it be that someone in the temple forged it?"

Su Si became alert and said to his brothers: "This is a big deal for Lord Sun, we can't neglect it. The thief wants to harm Lord Sun, he must not be a simple person, so we better be careful."

"After entering the mountain gate, I will take two people in first. Leave two people to guard outside. If there are any strange movements in the inner room, you can come in to support according to the situation, or quickly go down the mountain to find people to help."

A man beside him shook his head and said, "Brother Su, you are too cautious. What powerful person can be hidden in a temple? I think it looks like some evil cult that is using the disaster as an excuse to spread its doctrine and worship a real Buddha."

"There have been many such incidents in the past."

"Let's go and take a look first. Don't be careless."

Su Si and his group arrived at the mountain gate and saw that the gate of Panxiang Temple was closed.

After the incident of Youzhenyan, more and more people wanted to go up the mountain to worship, but Panxiang Temple was a small temple after all and could not accommodate so many people, so the gate was closed.

Su Si stepped forward and knocked on the wooden door, shouting, "I am from the prefectural government office, and I beg the abbot of the temple to help me solve my doubts."

Soon, the door opened a crack, and a woman inside looked at them, seeming quite worried.

"Master, don't worry. We are government officials and have badges here."

Su Si took the badge and shook it to show his identity.

The woman in the inner room whispered, "Amitabha, please follow me."

Su Si turned around and exchanged glances with his brothers, leaving two of them to guard outside, and strode into the hall.

As soon as he entered the hall, two people approached the guard from behind, knocked him unconscious with knives, and then dragged him to the back door of the temple.

"Master, is the abbot of this temple not here?"

Miaoyu bowed her head and replied, "Master is ill and cannot get up yet. Please don't be offended, sir."

Su Si also raised his hand to salute, "I am sorry for being rude. Little Master, can you also tell us what is going on with the Buddha's appearance and the words of commandment? We have only heard it from others, and the rumors are too exaggerated to be believed."

"Some say the statue of the founder of the Buddha moved and spit out silk; others say the silk was an alien object that smashed through the roof of the temple."

Su Si looked up and shook his head helplessly, "It seems that things in the temple are much more normal."

Miaoyu nodded and led the three people to the side hall. "Officials, please come this way. I was in the hall at the time and was also very frightened..."

Another wooden door opened and three officers walked in first.

Su Si looked back, but did not see the little nun following in, and was immediately horrified.

Seeing that the nun was so outstanding in appearance and had such a gentle tone, he actually let down his guard and let her lead him away.

Looking at the side hall, there was only one person sitting in the middle, with his back to them, sitting cross-legged on a cushion.

"who!"

Immediately, a yamen runner drew his sword and stepped forward to protect Su Si.

Su Si stopped his good brother, bowed and stepped forward and said: "I don't know where you are from, you deliberately waited for us here, do you have something to say?"

Yue Ling nodded slightly. He liked dealing with smart people.

He stood up and shook his robe, then looked up, only to see that he was dressed as a clerk, of low rank, which made Yue Ling a little disappointed.

However, everyone has their own uses, and Yue Ling carefully changed his plan.

"Governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Yue Ling."

"What? Marquis Anjing?"

The man who had just drawn the knife loosened his grip and the knife fell to the ground with a crackling sound.

Su Si was horrified and his brain froze for a moment. Why was the famous Marquis An Jing in this small temple, and was he the instigator who framed the prefect?
The news that Marquis An Jing was heading south was indeed spreading in the government office, but the official ship was still on the canal. How could it be stirring up trouble in Suzhou right in front of him?

It is known that the famous Marquis Anjing cannot be a thief, so...

"Why do you say you are the Marquis of Anjing?"

How to prove that I am myself is indeed a philosophical question.

Not to mention, having an ID card might be a lot more convenient.

"Your Majesty appointed me to come to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to investigate the case of Zhu Zhifu committing suicide out of fear of punishment, but I ended up encountering the flood in Suzhou. The Caoyun Guild Hall was committed to disaster relief. Who do you think was the idea? Who could mobilize hundreds of thousands of dan of grain?"

"Is it because I am not in the right position that I think everything is too easy?"

Su Si really didn't realize the reason. After all, it was a place for grain transportation with developed transportation. It didn't seem to be a difficult task to transport 300,000 shi of grain.

Now that I think about it, the arrival of this grain was too coincidental. How could this grain appear out of nowhere when Suzhou was hit by a disaster and save the people from the dire straits?

There are also ducks given to the victims, which is a very imaginative way of disaster relief.

This is exactly the path that the extraordinary marquis would take.

The bailiffs looked at each other, not knowing what to do, and all looked to Su Si for advice.

"I gave you the badges, but you didn't recognize them. If you still don't believe me, can I show my strength to prove it?"

The bailiffs were startled and took several steps back, leaning their backs against the wall.

"I believe it. Why don't you believe it? Lord, please don't hit us. We are just following Lord Sun's orders to come to the temple to investigate a case."

"Brother Su, can you say something? This Marquis is so nice, how could he be fake?"

Su Si also believed that the young man with extraordinary demeanor in front of him was Marquis Anjing, but he had not yet figured out why Marquis Anjing used public opinion to attack the government office.

"Your subordinate, I greet the Marquis of Anjing."

Everyone saluted together, and Yue Ling nodded and said, "The appointment in the capital should also be reported to Suzhou. My identity is beyond doubt, but the person who is currently acting as the governor of Suzhou has a big problem."

"I have been in Suzhou for nearly a month and have walked around almost everywhere. The riverbank is not at the point of being washed away."

"And why before the flood, the rich dug ditches to protect their fields, leaving only the fields of the poor families flooded? Isn't this just a coincidence?"

Su Si was even more shocked.

In this case, the boss you serve is the criminal official.

"This……"

Yue Ling hadn't finished his words yet. "The people didn't go to the government office to make trouble, but the government office didn't mention disaster relief and allowed the wealthy to buy land in the city. Is this what the government should do?"

Su Si was also quite puzzled by Sun Yicai's attitude in the morning. He also saw a disheveled woman walking out of his yamen, which did not seem to be a decent person.

At this moment, there was no doubt about Yue Ling's words.

Su Si knelt on the ground and bowed, saying, "We don't want to be in the same boat with Sun Yicai. Please show us a way out, Lord Marquis."

Yue Ling nodded slightly, "Smart."

"My first stop on the official ship heading south was Suzhou. How was Suzhou originally going to receive me?"

The three of them looked at each other in bewilderment. Their ranks were not high, so they knew very little about such a big event.

But Su Si still bowed and said, "Recently, the Canglang Pavilion is being renovated. The Canglang Pavilion is a historical site in the city. Every August 8th, a poetry festival is held there."

"Apart from the grand event, there is probably no place more suitable to receive the Marquis."

Yue Ling pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "August 8th is about the same time as the ship's arrival in Suzhou, so it's reasonable."

"You guys go back to the government office first. I'll send my men to keep in touch with you guys. I'll be able to use you in the future."

(End of this chapter)