Happy Little Scholar

"Holy Church, Madam..."

Li Yi withdrew his gaze from County Magistrate Liu, with a slightly thoughtful expression.

Liu Da nodded and said, "Yes, the servants of Prince Xin's Mansion did hear the four people say "for the madam". All kinds of evidence show that they were responsible for the arson of Prince Xin's Mansion last night."

Li Yi's eyes moved. Could it be that the Taoist nun came to Kyoto?

Thinking carefully, it is unlikely. The foundation of the Holy Church is in Qi. Now Qi is in chaos, and the eldest prince and the third prince are fighting for the throne. They should not miss such an opportunity, let alone come to Jingguo from afar, and he has indeed not received any news related to this.

But when did Prince Xin offend the Taoist nun?

This is also unknown.

Li Yi knows that there are people from the Holy Church in Kyoto, but the organization has always been a single-line connection. The lower-level believers cannot access the core secrets, and it is difficult for outsiders to get in. Even with a strict intelligence department, they know very little about it.

Burning Prince Xin's mansion, it is not ruled out that they want to take advantage of the upcoming grand court meeting to make some big news, Prince Xin is just lucky to be chosen by them.

In any case, at this time, the government still needs to be on guard.

Li Yi looked at him, thought for a while, and said: "Although these people are hiding secretly, there are always some clues. You pay attention to the cases of missing people in the suburbs of Beijing, or the abnormal behavior of some villages, you should find something..."

From Li Yi, Liu Dayou got a lot of news about the Holy Church. When he walked out of Li's mansion, he always felt that he seemed to have forgotten something, but he couldn't say specifically, what exactly did he overlook.

The death of the son of the former Minister of Works and the burning of Prince Xin's Mansion, although the time was far apart, they should have been done by the same group of people. What was their motive? What was the connection between the two cases? Liu Dayou rubbed his swollen head. The Prince Xin's Mansion was just a house that was burned, and no one was killed. This matter had to be put aside for the time being. A lot of things happened in Kyoto in the past year, and he had to start preparing for the report at the grand court meeting immediately.

Li Yi didn't think much about the Holy Church.

Their power in Jingguo was limited, and Kyoto was even more high-pressure. After the fire burned Prince Xin's Mansion, some flaws had been revealed. If there was any more action, it would definitely not be able to escape the pursuit of the court.

What he should care about is the current situation.

Although Zui Mo has not entered the house yet, she is already the second..., the third hostess of the family. In the past two days, Ruyi has been guiding her to familiarize herself with the family affairs. Today, she was taken by the old lady to recognize people, accompanied by Ruyi. Miss Liu Er went to the alliance, and only he and Ruoqing were left at home.

While he was sitting in the yard, Ruoqing brought him a cup of hot tea.

Li Yi thought of something and said, "If you want to go out or go to a brothel these days, I will accompany you. Don't go out alone."

Those people in the Holy Church are all crazy. Li Yi is still a little worried that the Taoist nun will come back and attack the people around him. Although this possibility is very low, he can't let them take this risk.

Ruoqing looked at him with some concern and asked, "What happened?"

"Prince Xin's mansion was burned down. It was done by the people of the "Holy Church". I'm worried that they will harm you."

"Holy Church?" Ruoqing was stunned and asked uncertainly, "Prince Xin's mansion, was it burned down by them?"

Li Yi nodded and said, "I don't know how Prince Xin offended their Queen Mother, which made those believers retaliate like crazy, but he deserved it..."

Ruoqing whispered, "That Queen Mother should be very powerful..."

"I don't know if she is powerful in other places, but her kung fu is quite powerful. The power of the Holy Church should not be underestimated. If we go against them, the court will probably have a headache."

Li Yi suddenly remembered that he still had a sign of the Holy Church here, a sign that said "under one person, above ten thousand people". If the Taoist nun had an accident one day------after thinking carefully, he still felt that it was best not to have any connection with those people.

Although that force is indeed huge, but everyone who has been brainwashed is like a terrorist. It is uncomfortable to think about being surrounded by these people.

Ruoqing asked tentatively: "What if the court catches the Queen of Heaven?"

"I am afraid there will be no good results." Li Yi shook his head and said: "The people in the Holy Church act cruelly and must have done many things that harm the court. If the court catches their Queen of Heaven, it will definitely not tolerate it. At that time, the world will probably be shaken."

The Taoist nun has gathered such a huge force. No one believes that she does not want to rebel. There are many such examples throughout history. Once that time comes, it will definitely be a result of blood flowing into rivers and corpses everywhere.

Ruoqing did not ask any more questions. She smiled and said: "The brothel is very busy these days. I want to go over and take a look."

Li Yi was also idle at home, so he stood up and said: "I will go with you."

After sending Ruoqing to the brothel, Li Yi and the sloppy old man found a quiet place to drink tea, watch the performance, and wait for her to finish her business.

"Miss Wan."

"Hello, Miss Ruo."

"Hello, Miss Ruoqing."

...

As Ruoqing walked along, the actors in the brothels all bowed to her.

They respected and appreciated her from the bottom of their hearts. It was she who changed the industry and allowed these actors who traveled from state to state and slept on the streets to live a good life now.

After she walked into a room, she ordered, "Xiao Qi, go find Xu Zheng and ask him to come over."

"Okay, I'll go now." A girl nodded and walked out the door.

Xu Zheng was also very famous in the brothel. He was just a beggar at first, doing some cleaning work every day in exchange for porridge, but because he was serious and hardworking, and was not afraid of hardship or fatigue, he was later promoted to work in the brothel. Many people here knew him.

After a while, a young man walked in from outside, closed the door gently, turned around, and suddenly knelt on the ground, respectfully saying, "Your subordinate greets the queen!"

Ruoqing rubbed his eyebrows and said helplessly, "I have said many times that I am not your queen, you have recognized the wrong person..."

Xu Zheng did not speak again, but the respect on his face became stronger.

Ruoqing did not argue with him. She stood up, looked at him and asked, "You... are you from the Holy Church?"

"It's the Holy Church of the Queen!"

She clenched her fists slightly and asked, "Was it you who burned Prince Xin's Mansion?"

Xu Zheng said solemnly, "He wants to harm the Queen, so he must be punished!"

Her knuckles turned white, and her voice trembled slightly, "Then, the son of the Minister of Works, those people..., also, also..."

"They all want to hurt the Queen, they all deserve to die!"

Ruoqing sat back in the chair somewhat powerlessly, her face pale, and murmured, "I, I am not your Queen, you, why are you..."

The young man buried his head deeper and said, "My Queen, the government has noticed our existence, and Kyoto is no longer safe. For the safety of the Queen, I suggest that we leave here as soon as possible..."

"Get out..."

"My Queen, think twice!"

"Get out!"

She always spoke gently, but at this moment, she was so decisive and unquestionable.

"I obey your command!" Xu Zheng said respectfully, without looking up, he stood up and retreated decisively.

She stared at the empty room in a daze, leaned on the table, and sobbed softly.

"Why me..."

"Why now..."

"I'm not, not the Queen of Heaven..."

...

When he saw Ruoqing again, Li Yi was shocked, looked into her eyes, and asked, "What's wrong with you..."

From her appearance, it was clear that she had just cried. Since he knew Ruoqing, he had never seen her cry for anything...

"It's okay, I just read a script, it was too sad, I couldn't help it..." She smiled and shook her head, saying, "Let's go home."

"What script..." Li Yi asked in surprise, and suddenly felt a warm and soft touch on his hand. He looked down and subconsciously clenched his hands. He no longer cared about the script and nodded, "Well, let's go home."