Chapter 524: Caught Red-handed
"You should have heard the news, half a month later, the Holy Maiden of the Temple will return to Beijing and hold a moon sacrifice ceremony, and bamboo slips, as one of their holy relics, will naturally appear in the ceremony."
The belief totem of the temple is the moon, and the holy woman is the successor of the temple that has been secretly cultivated since childhood.
Before the moon worship ceremony, the saintess has to walk the world, experience the hardships of life, and understand the seven emotions and six desires, and no one in the outside world knows who she is.
When she completes her training, she will perform a moon worship ceremony to proclaim the world and officially become the ruler of the temple.
From then on, the Holy Maiden would remain in the temple until she died, choosing her successor.
The saint cannot be married, her status is noble and noble, and she has a transcendent status.
"The moon sacrifice ceremony is organized by your Fengnu Fourth Palace, and Chaofeng Palace also has a share. I want a detailed map, five tokens to get in and out of the altar, and I'll need someone to answer when I leave. Ji Wuxin said.
Jiang Wanxiu thought for a while and said: "I'll let people draw the map, it's not difficult, Chaofeng Palace can get some access tokens, I will give them to you directly, but say to the outside world that you stole them." ”
The token was stolen, and although Chaofeng Palace would be held accountable, it was not a big crime.
If Jiang Wanxiu took it upon herself to rob the bamboo slips, it would be tantamount to treason.
"I answered you, and you were hunted down, and you fled to my side." Song Yuan said tauntingly.
When the time came, he led his troops to protect the safety of the temple, pretending to chase and kill Ji Wuxin, and took the opportunity to cover his departure.
Ji Wuxin heard the two of them say this, and put his heart down, with an evil smile on his face, "I am relieved to have the words of the two of you." The temple doesn't pay much attention to bamboo slips, as long as I get what I want, Jin's plan to seal the presence will be presented immediately. ”
Jiang Wanxiu was a little worried, "I have to wait for another half a month, will it be ...... in the western Xinjiang?"
"Don't worry, Xijiang didn't decide the winner so quickly. Half a month, it's still too late. Ji Wuxin said affirmatively, and suddenly curled the corners of his mouth, "I'm afraid that no one in the world would think that the prince and his wife would cooperate with me, and you can be regarded as colluding with the party, right?" Tut. ”
Jiang Wanxiu said calmly, "The token was stolen, and I have nothing to do with the Shadow Demon Sect. The son of the world chased and killed the thief, and he escaped by accident, it still has nothing to do with us, the cult is against the party, everyone will be punished, rest assured, I will still shout this slogan. ”
As the king of the black cauldron, he was choked again and had nothing to say.
Jiang Wanxiu has no feelings for the imperial court.
Remembering whether she wants to steal the things of the temple or not, it has nothing to do with her, as long as she can save the situation in Western Xinjiang and ensure Jiang Yu's safety, she just cooperates with the anti-thief.
The terms were negotiated, and the parties left.
"I'll fix a letter to my brother first, let him be careful, it would be good if he could get this information smoothly, otherwise it would be ...... in Western Xinjiang."
Without outsiders, the worry on Jiang Wanxiu's face was no longer hidden.
Song Yuanxi grabbed her hand, "Don't worry, if the situation in Western Xinjiang is critical, I will go over." ”
"Then you're also in danger, no, you still have to get the information first." Jiang Wanxiu said.
She was worried about her brother, but she didn't want Song Yuanxi to put herself in danger.
Song Yuanxi looked at her, her eyes warmed slightly, and she clenched her little hand tighter.
The next day, the news of the defeat of the Southern Barbarian Army reached the imperial court, and the Manchu Dynasty was boiling.
The Southern Barbarian Army had only won a few battles not long ago, and victory or defeat was a common thing in soldiers, and the emperor only encouraged them verbally.
The moon worship ceremony of the shrine goddess has become the most popular event in Kyoto.
Jiang Wanxiu's etiquette training is not over yet, but An Shuhui and Zhao Fumeng are both transferred to prepare for the moon sacrifice ceremony, and the etiquette training is in charge, and there will be no chaos.
Zhangjia Commercial Bank opened a new shop called Tangmen, which took advantage of the scorching heat to sell a thing called a water fan.
This water fan is a few fan blades strung together, powered by a flow of water, a bit like a water wheel, the size of an ordinary table, but it can bring a cool breeze.
There was wind and water, and the price was more expensive than ordinary fans, but most of the squires could still afford them, and they soon became popular in Kyoto.
"Wanxiu, this is the map of the moon worship ceremony, the distribution of the army's troops, there are marks on it, you can take a look." Zhao Fumeng spread a map on the table, pointed to a few of the points and said, "These roads are the most convenient routes to leave. ”
Jiang Wanxiu looked at the map in detail, and put her mind at ease, "Thank you for your hard work." ”
Taking advantage of the preparations for the moon sacrifice ceremony, Zhao Fumeng quietly inquired about the situation of the altar and drew this complete map.
An Shuhui handed the five tokens to Jiang Wanxiu and said, "Wanxiu, this is the entry and exit token, don't worry, tomorrow for the moon sacrifice ceremony, I will arrange for someone to pretend that the token is stolen......"
"Okay." Jiang Wanxiu picked up the token and looked at the two, "This time, I'm afraid it will affect you......"
"Didn't we say that we would share the blessings and the difficulties? The stolen token is just a small mistake, and the maximum penalty is one. Besides, if we didn't know how to march and fight, we would also be willing to go to the battlefield to defend our homeland and defend the country. An Shuhui patted his chest and said.
Zhao Fumeng also smiled: "Wan Xiu, the battle situation in Western Xinjiang is important, everyone is with you, you just let it go." ”
"I'm lucky to have friends like you. I won't say much politely, I'm in the Huang Court, and Chaofeng Palace won't suffer much loss. Even if you suffer a little loss temporarily, you can earn it back quickly. Jiang Wanxiu smiled brightly.
The first two days of the ritual are over, and tomorrow is the moon worship ceremony.
After tomorrow, I will be able to get the plan in Ji Wuxin's hand to solve the situation in Western Xinjiang.
She wanted her brother to come back safely.
With the map and token in hand, Jiang Wanxiu went to the Beauty Pavilion again.
It's still the Accord from last time, and I'm already waiting there.
"Here's the map and token you want." Jiang Wanxiu handed him the things, spread out the map, pointed to one of the lines and said: "The prince has also arranged it, and he will lead the team to guard here when the time comes, you try to run this way......"
Ji Wuxin looked down at the map and snorted, and discussed some details.
"Actually, I'm a little curious, using such important information to exchange for such a small thing, this is a loss-making business." Jiang Wanxiu raised her eyebrows.
Ji Wuxin sighed, "No loss, the intelligence of the Western Xinjiang is very important to you, but for me, it's just chicken ribs." I don't want Jin Fenglin to provoke disputes in the world so soon, and it will take some time to prepare, so in this troubled world, it is better to come later. ”
"What exactly are you preparing? What is this bamboo slip for? Jiang Wanxiu had a weird feeling.
"Secret." Remembering that his thin lips hooked up a wicked smile, he didn't elaborate.
In order to get the bamboo slip in Song Yuanxi's hand, he had no intention of negotiating with him countless times, but he didn't even see him, and he didn't give it to him until it was for the sake of the Shadow Moon Pearl.
And this second volume, although it is a temple thing, if Song Yuanxi stops it, it will cause a lot of trouble to Ji Wuxin.
is also for Jiang Wanxiu, he is willing to help him get bamboo slips.
It seems that between the people of the world and Jiang Wanxiu, it is still the latter, which is more important to him.
"Bang dang!" Suddenly, there was a loud bang, the door was kicked open, and a group of officers and soldiers rushed in.
"Catch the thief, don't kill him!" Jiang Wanxiu's face changed, someone dared to break into the Beauty Pavilion?
The next moment, she and Ji Wuxin were already surrounded by people.
"Jiang Wanxiu, someone accused you of colluding with the thief, intending to take advantage of the sacrifice ceremony to murder the emperor, and now the human and material evidence is complete, come and take it down directly and put it on death row!" Su Shangqian waved his hand and said with a sneer.
Jiang Wanxiu's heart sank, she and Ji had no intention of cooperating, and there were only a handful of people who knew.
Someone betrayed her.
Without giving Jiang Wanxiu a chance to react, the officers and soldiers had already rushed in with murderous spirit.
Ji Wuxin frowned, took Jiang Wanxiu's hand and said, "Go first." ”
"No! If I run away, I will abscond, and I will be crucified for the crime, and I can't leave. ”
Jiang Wanxiu pulled out her hand, and her face quickly calmed down, "You go first, don't worry about me." ”
Ji Wuxin hesitated slightly, turned around and ran.
The entire beauty pavilion was tightly surrounded, and as soon as he jumped out, there were swords and swords outside, and they were in a ball.
Jiang Wanxiu didn't resist, but quickly thought of a solution.
"My lord, I didn't want to run away!" An officer and soldier came in to give a report.
Su Shangqian's face sank, "Don't chase me yet!" This can make him run away, what are you going to eat? Tie up Jiang Wanxiu first and take her away. ”
These are all officers and soldiers of the Criminal Department, Jiang Wanxiu did not resist arrest, otherwise it would be a crime of one degree, and said lightly: "Now I am still a female official of the Huang Court, and if you want to torture me, you must first ask for a warrant from the Huang Court." I will go with you, and I don't need to tie up. ”
Su Shangqian sneered, "Okay, please princess." Dead ducks have hard beaks. ”
……
The Emperor was discussing state affairs with several ministers.
The queen looked at the sky outside, calculated the time, and expected that Su Shangqian had already started there, and walked towards the hall.
"Why are you here, Queen? The emperor was deliberating, and no one was seen after he had orders. The great eunuch Zhang Qian said.
The queen looked sad and said: "Gonggong Zhang, I have a report from you, something big happened, and the concubine must meet the emperor." ”
"This ...... Okay, Queen Mother, wait a minute, the little one will go and report it. ”
Zhang Qian walked in quickly, and came back after a while to report: "The emperor announced that you have come to see you." ”
The queen walked in and saluted, "The concubine has something important to do, disturb the holy driver, please forgive the emperor." ”
"Queen, what's wrong?" The Emperor asked majesticly.
A casual smile flashed in the queen's eyes, but her face was full of worry, "The concubine received a tip-off, the Jiang family of the Protector General's Mansion intended to rebel, and the princess Jiang Wanxiu met with the leader of the Demon Sect and the rebel party today with the intention of killing the emperor at tomorrow's sacrifice ceremony." ”
"What? Who do you listen to nonsense, this can't be! The emperor vetoed it.
Jiang Yu was his cronie, so he didn't believe that Jiang Yu would rebel.
Murder of the emperor? Are you kidding.
"The emperor is clear, because the informant is conclusive and reasonable, the concubine has to send Su Shang to ambush outside the beauty pavilion first, and once Jiang Wanxiu and Ji are found to be unintentional, they will be arrested immediately." The queen said in a deep voice.
"Nonsense!" The emperor's face sank, "Jiang Wanxiu is the wife of the prince, how can you say that you will take people." The so-called rebellion is nonsense. ”
The Dead King Nan Yeyan stepped forward and said: "Father, if you are treasoned, you would rather believe it than believe it, and the queen mother is also for the sake of her father's dragon health, and I ask my father to forgive me." ”
"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that what the queen mother and the king said is very true." A vassal of the Dead Party was immediately vassalized.
Zhao Mingqing's face changed, and he said: "Your Majesty, the princess is loyal to the court, and it is absolutely impossible to betray the court. ”
Weichen seconded. The Ministry of Industry Shangshu said.
The queen looked at this scene with a smile.
The emperor has a lot of protection for the Marquis of Boyuan's mansion and trusts the Jiang family, so when she came to report, she was sure that Su Shangqian had already started.
This time, Jiang Wanxiu planted a big heel, and no one could save her.