Chapter 30: Meeting by the Lake
After Lan Yin swore that she would investigate Tao Tao well, Feng Xian finally left satisfied.
Lan Yin continued to go to the Xianju Palace, but Concubine Guo Xian and Tao Tao were not there, so Lan Yin chatted with the palace maids casually.
However, to her surprise, what the palace maids said was completely opposite to what Feng Xian said.
In the mouths of the palace maids, the phoenix fairy was lazy and greedy, and she was delusional, and once she flew on the branch and became a phoenix. When the saint came, it was the phoenix who always wanted to squeeze in front, not Taotao. If it weren't for Fengxian who has been by Concubine Guo Xian's side since she was a child, she would have been sent down a long time ago.
On the contrary, Tao Tao is gentle and amiable, and if the palace maids encounter any trouble, she helps them cover it up in front of Concubine Xian.
Regarding the theft of Meizhu, the palace maids did not dare to say anything, but they were suspicious of the meaning of Fengxian in and out of their words.
Lan Yin frowned and left the Immortal Residence Palace, in a depressed mood, she walked all the way, and suddenly, she arrived at the edge of the Taiye Pool.
The smoke and waves of the Taiye Pool were vast, and Lan Yin looked into the distance, and her heart gradually calmed down.
Hey, it seems to be Cui Yuanzao on the covered bridge in the distance?
Cui Yuanzao also saw Lan Yin and smiled slightly.
"Why are you smiling so cheaply?" Zhao Guizhen followed Cui Yuanzao's gaze and looked over, and sure enough, it was the woman.
"Are you smiling?" Cui Yuanzao couldn't help but touch the corners of his mouth.
Cui Yuanzao received Lan Yin's letter, and he could have replied simply, but for some reason, there was a hot current surging in his chest, clamoring to see Lan Yin, so he complied with his heart's wishes and came to Daming Palace by taking advantage of his position.
"Cheap, she's that good?" Zhao Guizhen said disdainfully.
"She's really good."
Cui Yuanzao looked at Lan Yin, who was getting closer and closer, and his smile became brighter and brighter.
"Why are you smiling so happily? What did Zhao Guizhen tell you? ”
Lan Yinji walked over and saw the exaggerated smile on Cui Yuanzao's face, and the back of Zhao Guizhen, and couldn't help but think of the short time he spent with Zhao Guizhen that day. He seems to have a lot of opinions about her?
Cui Yuanzao followed Lan Yin's gaze, only to find that Zhao Guizhen had already walked away, the wide Taoist robe was draped on him, looking smart and pitiful, and there was an inexplicable sense of loneliness in the flying red flowers.
Lan Yin was infected by this atmosphere, stood side by side with Cui Yuanzao, looked at it for a while, and muttered, "He seems to be very unhappy." ”
"Hmm." Cui Yuanzao responded lightly.
Cui Yuanzao remembered his acquaintance with Zhao Guizhen.
When Zhao Guizhen was in the Jingzong Dynasty, he was respected by Jingzong as a professor and doctor of the two streets, and he entered and exited the palace, and was called Zhao Lianshi.
Today's saints respect Taoism, and when Zhao Guizhen was recruited into the court, he was also opposed by Li Deyu.
At that time, Cui Yuanzao believed in Taoism, followed his uncle, met Zhao Guizhen, and discussed Taoism with him.
Later, his relationship with Zhao Guizhen deepened, and he gradually understood Zhao Guizhen's thoughts.
Everyone in the world said that Zhao Guizhen was a demon, and he tricked the saint into taking pills, making the saint's health worse and worse.
However, this is not the case.
The Li Tang clan has a hereditary head wind, and the older they get, the more likely they are to get sick. If it weren't for Zhao Guizhen's alchemy for the saint, the saint might not have been able to look at the court normally.
Zhao Guizhen believes that today's saints are eloquent and strategic, and can take on the responsibility of the revival of the Tang Dynasty. He would rather give up the opportunity to be born and cultivate, step into the red dust, and bear criticism, just because he has not yet reached the realm of pure and inaction, and after all, he still has a longing and attachment to the world.
Therefore, he has expectations for Cui Yuanzao, he hopes that Cui Yuanzao can break the red dust, truly cultivate the Dao heart, and one day be able to attain the Dao and ascend to immortality.
However, Cui Yuanzao disappointed him, he moved his heart, and he had no regrets.
"Does he have a problem with me?" Lan Yin looked at Zhao Guizhen's back and couldn't help but say loudly.
"No, he's disappointed in me. But I was never what he thought I was. Cui Yuanzao stretched out his hand to pick up the petals that were about to fall on the top of Lan Yin's head, and slowly lowered his hand.
"How's the investigation of Mei Zhu's case?"
"It's not good, it's a mess, it feels like it's all clues, but I can't figure it out." Lan Yin hung her head and said, "Why are you here?" ”
Cui Yuanzao wanted to tell her that he missed her, but he was afraid that he would scare her so bluntly, so he said: "I'll learn about the fox demon case and see if there are any rumors in the palace, and by the way, let's see if you need any help?" ”
Cui Yuanzao said this, Lan Yin remembered it, everyone related to Cui Yuanzao seemed to hate her, except for Zhao Guizhen and Ling'er!
Lan Yin said angrily: "Help me? You let a little lady who loves you help me? ”
Originally, Lan Yin didn't pay much attention to Ling'er's matter, but at this time, she said it in front of Cui Yuanzao, and for some reason, a grievance came to her heart, and her nose was a little sour.
"You mean Ling'er?" Cui Yuanzao said incredibly, for him, he didn't feel any love from Ling'er at all.
"It's just flowers on cow dung, and the mind is all wrong."
Looking at Cui Yuanzao's ignorant appearance, Lan Yin felt a little more comfortable in her heart, but she was upset for Ling'er.
Cui Yuanzao frowned, he never knew that Ling'er had this kind of delusion, he knew it was so, he didn't dare to put Ling'er next to Lan Yin, "If you don't like Ling'er, it's better to let her go back to the court." ”
"Why not." Lan Yin exclaimed.
"If you think she can still use it, Ling'er treats her sinful body and mixes like a fish in water in the court, she has her own way, you can make good use of her relationship in the court, which will be of great benefit to you." Professor Cui Yuanzao said earnestly.
"Got it." Lan Yin glanced at Cui Yuanzao, feeling more and more like her.
"What's wrong? Something on my face? Cui Yuanzao couldn't help but touch his face when he saw Lan Yin sneaking at him.
Lan Yin hurriedly shook her head, and in order to divert Cui Yuanzao's attention, she repeated what the phoenix fairy and the palace maids had said to her.
"Who the hell should I trust, you say?" Lan Yin asked.
"Nobody believed it. Now you can't be surrounded by them, always thinking about who wants to compete for favor and who wants to steal the pearls? ”
"So what do I think? Will anyone get the two keys? ”
Cui Yuanzao shook his head and said, "This matter is strange everywhere. Why is Concubine Guo Xian's personality so weird? Fengxian is so unbearable, why would the shrewd princess of Hanyang let her follow her into Daming Palace? Why is Tao Tao so trusted? ”
"I know what you said, I just don't have a place to start now, I feel like that's all a problem."
Cui Yuanzao smiled, stretched out his hand to rub Lan Yin's unkempt head, and put his hand down after thinking about it.
"The more clues, the more facts that the other party wants to cover up, the more horses and feet will be exposed, as long as you are careful, grasp the important thread, step by step, there will always be a day when the truth will be revealed." Cui Yuanzao looked ahead, his gaze was determined.
This is what he used to think when he was young, since when did he be hit by reality, forget his original intention, hide in the shell of cultivation, and be depressed day by day?
Lan Yin reminded Cui Yuanzao of his former self, full of vitality and courage. He hoped that Lan Yin would always be smooth and smooth, don't lose her courage, and he would protect her.
"We remembered from the very beginning that the cause of this incident was that half a month ago, Wang Cairen made a statement to the sage and wanted to see Meizhu, what does this mean? It shows that the incident happened half a month ago, what unusual things happened around Wang Cairen at that time? Maybe you should turn around and go to Wang Cairen's side to find clues! ”