Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 325 Let’s Guess Together

Yang Yuan walked into the "Qijian Hall" and Wen Tian's figure flashed under the corridor: "Second Young Master, you're back."

Yang Yuan nodded: "Go back to sleep."

After taking a few steps, he stopped again, looked back at Wen Tian, ​​and said with a smile: "You are doing well!"

Watching Yang Yuan's back walking away, Wen Tian felt excited.

It's so late, and he has been waiting under this corridor all this time, isn't it just to let his boss see his intentions?

Hard work pays off!

When Yang Yuan walked to the door of the "Ting Tao" room, he lowered his footsteps.

Yang Yuan walked past "Listening to the Waves" and came to "Talang", trying not to make too much noise when opening the door.

He came back late today and had already asked Danniang to go to Belle's room to rest together so as not to wake them up.

Dan Niang lay on the couch, breathing softly.

When Yang Yuan walked past the window, her breathing suddenly stopped slightly.

She sensed that Yang Yuan had returned.

She knew that Yang Yuan had something to do tonight, but after the big fire in the daytime, she felt a little worried.

Now that she could sense Yang Yuan's breath, her heart finally settled down, her breathing slowly became steady again, and then...it really became steady.

When Yang Yuan walked past the window, Emmanuelle Belle, who was sleeping on her side outside, opened her eyes.

Perhaps it was because she was so excited after telling Dan Niang and Qing Tang the story of her hometown tonight that she couldn't sleep.

She dared to guarantee that it was definitely not because she was worried about Yang Yuan's safety.

Because once midnight comes, she will forget everything in the past, so what's the point of worrying?

But, even though she didn't hear any sound just now, she had a feeling in her heart that Yang Yuan was back.

She could even feel Yang Yuan walking to the door, then continuing forward and gently walking past the window.

Belle suddenly felt relieved, she let out a breath, and the tiredness came over her.

Go to sleep, go to sleep, go to sleep quickly, it should be midnight soon.

Belle didn't want to be awake at midnight, so her memory would suddenly be reset and she would get up in the middle of the night to look at the memo she carried with her.

Thinking this in her mind, she soon fell asleep.

Among the three, Qingtang, who was sleeping on the innermost side, was the only one who had already fallen into a sound sleep.

She had a bad sleeping posture, with one leg resting on Dan Niang, lying on her side, with the quilt between her legs, her small clothes rolled up, revealing a "little moon" that was as crystal clear as half an egg white.

……

That night, Qiao Zhen really worked overtime.

He stayed overnight at the transport company and did not go home.

The Tongpan of Shanyin Prefecture and the Chief Justice of Liangzhe East Route successively visited his home, but both were empty-handed, so they came to the Transportation Department again.

But, it still came to nothing.

Judge Cao Yiqing of the Transportation Department politely told the two officials who had visited him successively that Qiao Caosi had taken people to the fire scene, and said that if the fire was put out at night, they would be able to inspect the scene at any time.

It's the middle of the night. Even if the fire is out, how can you investigate?

The Shanyin Tongpan and the Chief Justice knew that this old wily fellow was hiding from them. Perhaps when Cao Yiqing was speaking, Qiao Zhen was hiding behind the screen.

The two had no choice but to say goodbye and leave.

Qiao Zhen sat in the signing room and did nothing all night.

It was late at night and it was inconvenient to interrogate the prisoner. The situation at the scene would only be known after the on-site inspection tomorrow. He spent the whole night wondering what he should do.
It's probably very difficult to stay out of it and be a peace officer.

But getting involved in it is really a headache.

Mr. Qiao is actually a very Buddhist person. He doesn't seek to rise to the top quickly, so he doesn't want to take sides.

In the battle between emperor and prime minister, neither side is easy to deal with. If either side loses, the followers will be crushed to pieces.

Now, the Prime Minister of Qin has not been defeated yet, but has just been temporarily at a disadvantage. However, many of his followers have been demoted, dismissed from office, or even exiled.

I heard that this time they would even kill someone to sacrifice the knife.

My Lord, I am so miserable! Qiao Zhen let out a long sigh!
……

"Clap! Clap!"

It was dawn, and along with the knocks on the door, a crisp voice sounded in front of "Talang".

"Brother-in-law, open the door, I am my sister!"

"This little bastard deserves a beating again!" In the next room, Dan Niang, who was setting the table with dishes, gritted her teeth.

Emmanuelle Belle glanced at her with a smile. She liked the relationship between Dan Niang and Qing Tang very much. They were mother and daughter, master and apprentice, sisters, and friends.

This strong feeling is particularly precious to her who is far away from home, away from her family, and alone in a foreign country.

The door of "Talang" opened with a crisp "click" sound.

Qingtang rubbed Masusu's buttocks and said with a smile: "If you don't shout like that, can you be so anxious? It's time to eat."

Yang Yuan glared at her in reproach and looked around. Fortunately, the other tenants seemed not to have heard it.

Yang Yuan walked towards the "Listening to the Tao" room and quietly twirled his fingers.

My hand feels better and better. Could it be that I was hit too much and the swelling hasn't gone down?
……

There were four people, Yang Yuan sat at the head, Dan Niang and Bei'er sat on his left and right, and Qingtang sat opposite.

As the four of them were enjoying their breakfast, Dan Niang asked, "Did Erlang gain anything from the night trial?"

Yang Yuan said: "I did gain something, but I didn't understand what he said."

Although the three women in front of him were not government officials, they came to Shanyin to cooperate with him in investigating the case, and Yang Yuan did not hide it from them.

However, the next thing would not require their cooperation, so Yang Yuan did not reveal too much.

In particular, he did not mention a single word about Li Yisen's method of torture.

Even if I didn't scare the three of them, they were eating right now, so...

Suddenly thinking of the things hanging on the wall, Yang Yuan lost his appetite.

He put down his bowl, took a sip of tea, and said, "That's it. It's so tight. I don't know what it is. I'm completely confused and have no idea what it is."

Dan Niang laughed and said, "How can a monk not know Kinnara? How does this relate to Kinnara Bodhisattva?"

Yang Yuan shook his head and said, "No, it's tight..."

His eyes suddenly focused on Dan Niang and asked excitedly, "Kinnara Bodhisattva?"

Yang Yuan suddenly thought, since Dan Niang could misunderstand his words, is it possible that Dai Shan could have misunderstood the words of the noble lady from Lin'an?
"Jinlaluo" is not a word at all, but Dan Niang, who "misheard", Jinnala, does have this word.

Dan Niang smiled and said, "Yes, Kinnara Bodhisattva is the main Buddha worshipped by Xiangji Temple.

I heard that among all the temples in the Song Dynasty, only the Xiangji Temple in Lin'an worships the Great Saint Kinnara Bodhisattva as its main deity."

Qingtang nodded repeatedly, his cheeks bulging with food, and interrupted:

"On the first day that Sister Luxi entered the palace to serve as an imperial chef, my master and I accompanied her to the Xiangji Temple to burn incense.

Because Kinnara Bodhisattva is the 'God of Cooking', ask for his blessing!"

Lin'an Xiangji Temple is the only temple in the Song Dynasty that deifies Kinnara Bodhisattva as its main deity.

Kinnara Bodhisattva is the god of music and cooking.

Lin'an is the place where the entertainment industry is most developed, so Xiangji Temple is extremely popular.

Chefs, restaurant owners, and singing girls and musicians in brothels all liked to go to Xiangji Temple to worship.

Yang Yuan pondered and said, "Yuexijin... Naluo, Yuexijin Naluo, what does it mean?"

Emmanuelle Belle asked, "Yuexi? The girl named Xishi Yuexi, who came from Zhuluo Mountain. The Yuexi whose beauty overshadows the present and the past, whose beauty is blushed by lotus flowers?"

Dan Niang asked, "But what is the relationship between Yuexi and Kinnara?"

Qingtang finally swallowed a mouthful of food and said, "Are you talking about Yuexi?

Master, you forgot that we went to enjoy the lanterns on the moonlit night this year and we ran into Mr. Fang from Shuiyunjian Temple who was burning incense at Xiangji Temple. That’s when you became interested…”

At this point, Qingtang suddenly realized that he had said something wrong. His master was here, what if he got jealous?
Qingtang quickly grabbed a piece of Dingsheng cake and stuffed it into his mouth, and immediately turned into the image of a little hamster again.

Yang Yuan's eyes lit up, "Moonlit night in Kinnara, Xiangji Temple on Mid-Autumn Festival, isn't this the right time and place?
So, what does the Five Virtues of Divine Fire Wine mean?"

(End of this chapter)