Lin Jing's face flashed with an uncontrollable surge of emotions, and finally she lowered her head: "Yes, it was Fan Lang who taught me."

  As soon as this sentence came out, Jing Yuanyu and Pei Tan both changed color.

  Fan Wenjun, teaching Lin Qingqing... Why did Fan Wenjun teach Lin Qingqing to recite this article he wrote for no reason! ?

  Even the two intelligent and beautiful men and women in front of them were stunned by this question for a moment.

  Lin Jingjing herself, apparently won't get entangled in this matter. As long as it's something Fan Wenjun wants her to do, no need to mention memorizing an article, even if it's a knife mountain and fire sea, how could this woman not go?

  Lin Jingjing wiped away her tears, seemingly knowing that Pei Tan would ask anyway, so she might as well speak up: "It's all my fault for being clumsy, carrying it for a long time and still stumbling, which made Lord Fan anxious."

  "Is Fan Wenjun anxious?"

  Lin Jingjing's face had both sadness and sweetness: "Yes, once I really couldn't bear it, Fan Lang's face was very frightening, he scolded me. But later he apologized to me, saying that it was his own business, shouldn't have forced me..."

  Lin Jingjing repeated at this time, must be what Fan Wenjun said at the time, without a single mistake. Jing Wanyu's eyes were flashing with a faint light, and Fan Wenjun made Lin Jingjing, a woman of humble origin, recite his own article, which was already strange. When Lin Jingjing couldn't recite it, he became even more furious and said, "It was originally his business."

  This sentence has profound meaning in Jing Wan's ears.

  Pei Tan walked out of the corridor, and it was raining outside. Jing Wanyu confirmed that Lin Qingqing couldn't hear them from behind before walking up to Pei Tan and asking after a pause: "Just now, sir, why did your face suddenly change color?"

  What can make someone as introverted as Pei Tan have such a huge emotional reaction, it itself shows that the matter is not simple.

  Pei Tan clenched his own hand, it was as if he had reacted unconsciously, but his gaze was fixed on the fine rain under the corridor.

  Many things in his mind are like this drizzle, seemingly without a boundary.

  Jing Wan'er's lips had a slight curve, as if she wasn't really waiting for Pei Tan's response, and continued on her own: "This servant has two shallow insights. Firstly, Master Fan's abnormal behavior can be said that when people are in extreme situations, those seemingly absurd behaviors may all be the most instinctive reactions... it's a kind of instinctive self-preservation."

  Bai Tan's eyes moved slightly as he looked at the girl: "Self-protection?" Apparently, he was also touched a little, deeply unexpected.

  Jing Wan'er stared at Pei Tan: "Although the master has never faced a similar situation, I understand this feeling. What Lin Jingjing said, that Fan Wenjun was acting strangely half a month before he went missing, and forced her, an illiterate courtesan, to recite such a long article, perhaps because Fan Wenjun sensed that this article would bring him some kind of disaster."

  Pei Tan's eyes sparkled even more deeply, did Fan Wenjun write an article that would bring disaster to himself?

  Is there such an absurd thing?

  Moreover, this article's wording and sentence structure must have taken a lot of effort and heartblood. A student with an upcoming exam, if he writes an article not for the exam, what else could it be for?

  The stranger things get, the more demons appear.

  Pei Tan, as the Minister of the Supreme Court, had countless cases accumulated in the court, each one a blood debt. Fan Wenjun died in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, not using his own identity, and from birth to death, these three words were erased from this world.

  "In just a few more days it will be the day of the announcement, perhaps by then everything..."

  Pei Tan didn't say it, but what changed was the current stalemate or pushing things towards a more mysterious and unpredictable situation.

  Jing Wanyi also lowered her eyes, framing an innocent civilian to death was not enough, but also wanted to strip him of his identity and name in the world. What a cruel means. Unfortunately, in this seemingly prosperous and dazzling Tang Chang'an, there are too many such cold-blooded aristocrats who rely on human flesh and blood for survival.

  Jing Wan'er returned to the room specially arranged for her in the Dali Temple, which was located in a narrow corner and was actually a bit dark and damp. But she was no longer the young lady of the Jing family from many years ago, who had been squeezed onto one bed with more than a dozen palace maids in the palace, and even had to be pushed away by them. Now, having such a small world that belonged only to her was already satisfying.

  The most important thing is that there's no one watching here, she can let loose and do her own things. No need to worry about being discovered.

  There was nothing in the room, not even a pen and paper, so Jing Yu'er thought for a moment before pushing open the window.

  ——

  Because of the intense mental and physical labor over the past few days, even someone like Lian Pu who usually sleeps lightly couldn't help but fall asleep.

  Even in the early morning, he was woken up by the hurried and flustered voices of the bailiffs.

  "Adult! Adult!"

  "Sir, quickly go outside and take a look, something's happened!"

  Pei Tan almost immediately threw off his covers and sat up, subconsciously raising his head to look around, gazing at the bailiff for a moment: "What's going on?"

  …

  Pei Tan quickly put on his clothes and walked out of the door.

  The yamen runner hastily led the way in front, and Pei Tan followed him all the way to the courtyard of the Dalisi Temple gate. At a glance, he saw that the usually empty courtyard was now full of people with swords at their waists, looking cold and stern.

  At first glance, the temple seems to be besieged and surrounded.

  The bailiffs in the temple yard all knelt down: "Temple Master!"

  The master of Dali Temple has finally arrived, and he is the light in this somewhat gloomy mansion.

  Only those who held knives in the courtyard were still standing there coldly and arrogantly, looking at Pei Tan's expression without a hint of respect.

  Look at their attire and sleeve badges, one can tell they are people from the Golden Armor Guard of the palace.

  The county magistrate's bodyguard was holding a knife and was at a standoff with them.

  Bai County's eyes moved: "Jin Wu Wei?" What's going on?

  The young man at the forefront had a proud expression, apparently annoyed by Pei Xian's obstruction. He said somewhat stiffly: "Temple Master, His Majesty has heard that the Grand Justice Temple was attacked by scoundrels some days ago and has specially ordered us to guard the temple until those scoundrels are caught."

  So all these Golden Armor Guards were sent by Zhong Zong... No one expected such an unexpected event.

  Including Pei Tan, he looked at those arrogant Golden Armor Guards, "Does Your Majesty have an imperial edict?" Something like mobilizing the palace's Imperial Guard couldn't possibly be done without an imperial edict.

  The eunuch Jin Wei said: "Your Majesty has only given a verbal order, Lord Pei can rest assured. Your Majesty has only ordered us to guard the outside of the Temple of Great Wisdom, we will absolutely not fight."

  Disturb the daily work of adults.

  Since things have been said to this extent, Pei Tan can only temporarily respect the edict even if he can't see it. These are all genuine Golden Armor Guards, who dares to forge an edict of Zhong Zong?

  "Then I'll trouble you." Pei Tan slowly spoke up.

  Jin Wuwei said it was for the safety of the Dali Temple, how could such a request be refused.

  Returning to the study, Xing Zhubu asked cautiously: "Your Excellency, what does this mean? Why did His Majesty suddenly dispatch troops to garrison the Great Temple of Reason?"

  "Adults." Pei County walked in and gave Xing Zu a cold glance.

  Pei Tan finally sat up straight on the chair and looked at him, "Speak clearly."

  Bai County must have been in contact with the Golden Guard early on and naturally knew more about the situation.

  Pei County glanced at Xing Zu and said, "I heard that Your Majesty has dispatched three groups of people, all from the Golden Guard of the palace. The residences of Wei Chengxiang and several deputy examiners also have a few people stationed there."

  Originally, Zhong Zong wisely did not just send troops to Dali Temple, but dispersed his forces to confuse and deceive.

  The Golden Guard of the Temple of Dali is naturally because Pei Tan was bestowed by the emperor in the previous period, as for Wei Xuanzhen and several examiners, they were all at the stage of the imperial examination, just using them as the best shield to borrow a topic to elaborate.

  No one will say that Your Majesty is unfair in handling affairs.

  One stone and three birds, Zhong Zong probably had the intention to test Wei Xuanzhen and Zong Chuke early on. By directly sending his confidants into the mansion, it can be said that he is exercising his imperial authority without making a sound.

  Pei Tan went to an early morning court session, where he not only calmly revealed the situation at the Dali Temple to Emperor Zhongzong, making him aware of internal and external troubles, but also gave him the best opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

  Pei Tan looked at Xing Zuou with a flickering gaze and asked, "Does the chief clerk have anything else to report?"

  If there wasn't, Xing Zuoyi would still be standing here, which is really out of touch with the times.

  Xing's left eye sparkled and he suddenly bowed his head to Pei Tan, "Reporting back to the master, there is indeed one more thing that this subordinate has, I don't know if it should be said or not."

  。”

  Pei Tan's eyes were deep and mysterious: "Speak."

  Xing Zuo raised a pair of somewhat astute and profound eyes, "Yesterday, the people I sent to patrol the yard saw that Miss Jing... her behavior was somewhat strange."

  Pei Tan and Pei Xian both moved their eyes at the same time, looking at Xing Zuofu's face with a pretended mysterious expression.

  "Say."

  What will happen to Jing Wan Er.

  Xing's left lip seemed to have a hook-like shape. The yamen runner saw that Jing's daughter was at the window, whistling.

  Whistling by the window is especially true when Jing Yuanyu went back yesterday, it was almost night.

  Xing Zuo sneered at the side of his mouth: "The woman brought back by the master seems to be behaving in an incomprehensible manner, not like something a normal person would do."

  The whole house was silent for a moment.

  County Pei suddenly grasped the hilt of his sword, and in the midst of the golden sound, Chief Scribe Xing also looked over in surprise. County Pei said: "You remember that she is a woman planted by His Majesty, whatever she does, no matter how incomprehensible, can you go ask His Majesty about it?"

  Xing Zu's face stiffened and twitched, he slowly lowered his head, "Not disturbing the adults, I'll withdraw first."

  Xing Zu has really left, and this worm, even if it's next to Pei Tan, can't think of a way to get anything out of him.

  Pei County put away his knife and looked at Pei Tan: "Blowing a whistle?"

  It seems that not everyone will find this behavior so strange.

  Last night was windy, Jing Wanyu wore thin clothes, had a leisurely and elegant mood, leaned against the window, whistling a small tune.

  This former golden girl of Jingmen has become a bit too eerie and gloomy after becoming the corpse-collecting princess.

  At night, it seemed like several crows flew by.

  The night of the 15th of the eighth lunar month in Bae County, I have an impression of this.

  Crows symbolize bad luck.

  Ancient people were so taboo about these things.