In the second year of Yuan's reign in spring, Crown Prince Zhang Huai was appointed as the crown prince due to his older brother Li Xian's sudden death from illness.

  Sometimes fate seems to have been foreshadowed.

  The Crown Prince Zhang Huai had the talent to govern the country and soon gained the support of the court and the people, even Emperor Gaozong looked at this son with a different eye. Such a wise and capable crown prince, in the end died miserably in exile in Bazhou, yet it was less than fourteen years later.

  Jing Wan'er had helped Pei Tan tidy up his study and served him as he changed clothes, then carried a water jug out into the courtyard.

  "Miss Jing," a prison guard called out to Jing Wan'er in a polite tone, "a woman just arrived at the entrance and said she knows you, Miss. She wants to see you."

  Because Jing Wanyu has always been by Pei Tan's side, so the other people in the Dali Temple are still quite polite to her.

  When beating a dog, one must consider its master; who doesn't have three parts of discernment?

  "The woman I know?" Jing Wanyi's eyes flickered for a moment.

  Following the prison guard to the gate, there was a woman who was clearly dressed as a woman.

  The woman wearing a veil on her head was waiting there.

  The woman's eyes shone through the white gauze of her veil, exuding a hint of charm. As soon as their eyes met, Jing Wanyan's expression became somewhat profound and mysterious.

  Jing Wan'er turned around and said softly to the prison guard, "I have something to attend to outside for a moment. If the master looks for me, just say I'll be right back."

  As she spoke, Jing Wanyi turned around and glanced at the woman in the hooded cloak, and the two of them left the Dali Temple together.

  Stopping in front of a wine building, Jing Yu'er looked at the woman with the veil and motioned for her to go inside.

  The woman didn't say anything, seemingly acquiescing.

  As soon as they entered the wine house, a waiter immediately came up to greet them. Before he could speak, Jing Wanyan handed him a silver ingot and asked for a elegant private room on the second floor.

  The fellow saw that they were two girls and very politely led them to the quietest VIP room at the end.

  "Is there anything you'd like to order, young fellow?"

  "Let no idle person approach this place."

  The fellow has seen a lot in this city of Chang'an and is quite worldly-wise. "Understood, miss."

  The door of the room was closed, and Jing Yuanner looked at the girl: "You"

  "You can take off your veil now."

  The woman seemed to be a little nervous at this time, and she trembled as she took off the hat on her face.

  The woman is no longer young, but there is still a hint of charm between her eyebrows and eyes.

  "Eldest Sister Jing." She looked at Jing Wan'er.

  Jing Wan'er pulled out a chair in front of her: "Sit down."

  The woman was still a bit nervous, and it wasn't until Jing Wanyu sat down that she slowly took her seat across from her.

  Jing Wan'er didn't want to beat around the bush either, and she knew that the woman opposite her probably didn't want to linger either. So she said: "Looks like you're doing well. Congratulations."

  The girl's face changed: "This is all because of the girls."

  Jing Wantong picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of water for herself and the woman.

  "About that gentleman..." The woman stared at the water in her cup and finally spoke up.

  Jing Wan'er also looked at her with a pair of eyes: "What exactly happened between the Lord and the Minister of Guanglu Temple?"

  What made Pei Tan continuously appear abnormal, Jing Wanyu couldn't convince herself to sit.

  Never mind.

  It happened yesterday that Pei Tan suddenly appeared at the Dalit Temple, which had been out of sight for a long time, and then there was the appearance of this Zhang Huai Taizi's descendant.

  The woman's eyes rolled around: "That gentleman is about to get married."

  Jing Wan'er's eyelid twitched: "What?" It was completely an unconscious surprise.

  The woman's voice was gentle: "It was Lin Lang who heard it with his own ears. When the eunuch announced the imperial edict, he didn't seem to avoid others, and Lin Lang deliberately listened from the street vendor selling pancakes across the way. He clearly heard what the eunuch said - that the official surnamed Pei, who is about to get married, is indeed the daughter of the Grand Master of the Light Palace, the one you mentioned."

  Jing Wan'er was stunned and didn't speak, letting Pei Tan reveal that the Emperor had issued a decree of imperial marriage in the dead of night.

  The woman looked at Jing Wanniang and suddenly said with some meaning: "Miss, there is a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not."

  Jing Wan'er looked at her.

  The woman slightly lowered her eyes: "I think, miss, you should make arrangements for yourself early. Once that Temple Master marries a wife, your position in the Grand Temple will be precarious."

  Jing Wan'er suddenly smiled: "The master's marriage has nothing to do with me."

  The woman's eyes sparkled as she gazed at Jing Wanyu: "Once there is a distraction from others, how can that gentleman still wholeheartedly treat the young lady? So the young lady should take advantage of..."

  "Don't talk nonsense." Jing Wanyi's voice was somewhat melancholic.

  The woman opposite suddenly stopped talking.

  The woman picked up the tea in front of her and took a sip, seemingly somewhat uneasy.

  At this time, Jing Wanyan said: "I am now only temporarily avoiding the Great Temple of Reason, and I will leave sooner or later."

  The woman carefully looked at Jing Wanyan and said, "It's good that you still have this heart, we are not ordinary women after all. Every day is like walking on thin ice, and who knows which day will be..."

  They still stay in Chang'an today, and there is only one reason: they were originally the "ghosts" without identity in this city of Chang'an. They can usually hide and not be found by people, but precisely because they do not have a bright and upright identity, they cannot leave Chang'an City at all.

  Jing Wan'er looked at the woman's trembling appearance and thought for a moment:

  "The abbot of Qinglong Temple is already dead, so you don't have to worry about anyone finding out and taking revenge on you."

  The woman's tense emotions had just slightly relaxed. There were also some people who had no relatives in this world, and even if they left Chang'an, how could they survive? It was better to rely on the few remaining charms, at least in Chang'an, they could always manage to get by.

  The woman in front of her, along with her "accomplice", was the one who had informed Jing Wan'er about the situation at Qinglong Temple. They were also rescued by Jing Wan'er. If it weren't for them sounding the alarm, Jing Wan'er might not have known to be on guard against those monks. The pigeon that delivered their message to her that night was also the same one that was killed by Xuan Tai during the assassination of Pei Tan.

  Now thinking about Qinglong Temple's several narrow escapes, Jing Wanyu couldn't help but leave her own mark.

  The woman seemed to have more guts and said: "Also, I heard from the sisters in the palace that the Minister of the Imperial Guard had entered the palace to request an audience with Empress Wei."

  Then this marriage was actually orchestrated by Wei Hou from behind the scenes. Jing Wanyu's eyes were somewhat deep: "I'd rather know, how did they set their sights on Master."

  Grand Master of the Imperial Clan Li Shouli, from his father Crown Prince Zhang Huai, the whole family has been plagued by misfortune. It started when Zhongzong was enthroned for the second time, they

  Her situation has improved.

  Guanglu Temple and Wei Hou were close, which seemed to be expected.

  "Look at you," said Jing Wan'er to the woman: "You leave first, I won't go with you, lest we arouse suspicion."

  The woman nodded slightly, lowered her head and put on her hood, then got up and left the room.

  Jing Wan'er sat for a while before leaving.

  Pei Tan saw Jing Wanyu return, although the Temple of Great Wisdom had never restricted her freedom, but Jing Wanyu rarely went out, and it was indeed rare for her to be out for half a day.

  "What is Master looking at?" On Pei Tan's case files were piled up more than half a foot thick.

  Pei Tan ordered Xing Zhuzhi to bring out a large number of old case files from the storehouse of the Dali Temple.

  "All the criminal cases of the Tang Dynasty will be archived in the Temple of Great Justice, from the beginning of the Tang Dynasty. Except for those years when the imperial court was stagnant, almost all major cases can be found in the files of the Temple of Great Justice." So it is said that the Temple of Great Justice has covered up how many dark secrets of the Tang Dynasty over the years.

  Whoever becomes the Grand Chancellor will have to bear all these dark things

  Past.

  If you were the Son of Heaven, what kind of person would you have take over such a position?

  "Sir, what are you looking for?"

  She walked over to Pei Tan's side, this was only a small part of the case files, and she didn't even know which year's files Pei Tan had retrieved.

  When I think of Pei Tan getting married, I suddenly have a strange feeling in my heart.

  Pei Tan glanced at Jing Wanyu and said after a moment, "You didn't sleep all night yesterday, aren't you going to rest?"

  Jing Wan'er smiled: "Isn't it the same with you, sir?"

  Looking at Pei Tan's appearance, he is already preparing to handle official business.

  Pei Tan didn't ask Jing Yuanyuan where she was going, but Jing Yuanyuan had a premonition in her heart. It wasn't until she inadvertently caught sight of the documents on Pei Tan's desk with "Ba State Zhang Huai Taizi Mausoleum..." written on them...

  Jing Wan's breathing paused for a moment.

  Bai Tan is watching Zhang Huai's case! ?

  Jing Wan'er's heart was slightly shaken. Why did Pei Tan want to review the case of Zhang Huai Taizi at this time? The timing was a bit too sensitive. Was it just because...

  Forced marriage?

  Pei Tan raised his hand and rubbed his brow with one hand.

  The documents spread out on the table, Jing Yu'er caught a glimpse of them like this, and Pei Tan really didn't avoid her.

  "Everyone says that Crown Prince Zhang Huai took his own life," said Pei Tan, "but at the time, people only saw the crown prince's body being carried out."

  Said in front of the crown prince's body that it was self-inflicted, but the already dead crown prince could no longer speak out to refute.

  Jing Wantong's mind was racing with thoughts, and she had a hunch that there must be some other relationship between Pei Tan and Crown Prince Zhang Huai.

  And looking at Pei Tan's expression, it seems to prove this point as well.

  With Pei Tan's background, he could have chosen any easy and wealthy official position. During Zhong Zong's second restoration to the throne, the imperial court was in unprecedented turmoil. At this critical moment, no one would dare to take on the hot potato of being the head of the Dali Temple.

  It can be said that Zhong Zong chose Pei Tan, but there are other reasons... perhaps this is the reason why Pei Tan accepted the seal of the Grand Temple.

  Jing Wan'er's eyes rolled around, and the age of Zhang Huai Taizi was too far away from her. The information she had about Zhang Huai Taizi was limited, so she could only make guesses.

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  "Nowadays in the Tang Dynasty, there are still many people who believe that Crown Prince Zhao was indeed guilty of treason back then."

  Pei Tan and Jing Wanyu looked at each other, she said: "But in those years, opposing the Empress of Heaven, everyone was accused of treason."

  True conspiracy is false conspiracy, true and false are just smokescreens.

  Zhongzong pardoned his elder brother's descendants and brought them back to Chang'an as soon as he ascended the throne, which shows that Zhongzong, as the son of Empress Wu, also suffered persecution at that time.

  The people who forced Crown Prince Zhang Huai to death, whether it was the cruel official Qiu Shenjun or the former Empress Tian, have all passed away. However, sometimes those who died unjustly may not necessarily rest in peace.