Chapter 357 Human Nature

  This time, Luo Qinghan did not mobilize the public to let the Yulin guards go to clear the field. He pretended to be an ordinary family prince and got out of the car with Xiao Xixi.

  Zhao Xian and two hundred Yulinwei were left on standby, and only Grandpa Chang followed the prince and Xiao Xixi into the Bodhisattva Temple.

  The Bodhisattva in the temple lowered his head slightly, the corners of his mouth were raised, and he looked at the people who came to kneel and worship with pity.

  Luo Qinghan did not worship the Bodhisattva, so he casually called to the guest monk to tell him that he would donate money for sesame oil.

  The Zhike Seng saw that he was well-dressed and had an extraordinary manner, so it should not be easy to guess his identity.

  The Zhike monk immediately cheered up, smiled and folded his hands together, bowed to them, and then led them to the backyard of the Zen room, and saw the abbot and monk of this Bodhisattva Temple.

  The abbot looked at him who was in his forties, and when he learned of Luo Qinghan’s intention, the smile on his face became more kind.

  Luo Qinghan was also unambiguous, and directly asked Father Chang to take out one thousand taels of silver bills and donate them to the temple as sesame oil money.

  The abbot took the bank note with both hands and said with a smile: "Thank you for your generous donation. My Buddha is merciful. I will surely bless the donor and your family and friends to be happy and healthy, and have a long life."

  He deliberately took out his treasured tea leaves and cooked the tea personally to entertain Luo Qinghan and others.

  The abbot originally wanted to tell them about the Buddhist scriptures, but Luo Qinghan was not interested in listening to them, so he asked about other things.

  "When was your temple built?"

   The abbot answered truthfully: “Ten years ago, the poor monk was just an ordinary monk. The original abbot was the master of the poor monk. He passed away five years ago, and then the poor monk took over as the abbot.”

   Luo Qinghan: "Then do you know what happened to this place before?"

  "What kind of thing does the donor mean?"

   Luo Qinghan: "Shen's family."

The abbot suddenly said, "It turns out that the benefactor is an old deceased of the Shen family. No wonder you are so generous. This place used to be the old house of the Shen family. It is a pity that the Shen family was in a disaster 16 years ago and was attacked by a group of mountain bandits nearby.

  More than two hundred people in the Shen family were not spared, all of them were killed, even the infants who were still in their infancy were not spared.

   What’s even more annoying is that the mountain bandits set fire to the entire Shen family’s old house after killing people and robbing them.

Although the poor monk did not witness the fire with his own eyes, he heard others talk about it and said that the fire had been burning for three days and three nights. In the end, there was really nothing left to burn. This was gradually extinguished, the old man of the Shen family. The house was burned to ruins at that time. "

  Speaking of this, the abbot can't help but feel a little sigh.

   “I heard that the head of the Shen family was generous and generous, and he was a real great person who helped the poor and helped the poor. I didn’t expect such a good person to end in such a tragic end.”

  Luo Qinghan: "How about the bandits who murdered and set fire? Have they been caught?"

  Abbot: "King Chen Liu personally led the troops to suppress the bandits. The whole mountain bandit house was taken away in one pot. Those bandits were killed clean, and none of them were left. They are considered worthy of the crime."

  Speaking of this, he put his hands together and chanted Amitabha.

  Luo Qinghan asked again: "Since you are going to kill the bandits, have you seized anything?"

  The abbot shook his head: "The poor monk doesn't know about this."

  Luo Qinghan was silent.

  The abbot guessed that he should be interested in the affairs of the Shen family, and then continued.

  "After the Shen family’s old house was burned down, the place was in ruins. People living nearby often said that they would hear crying at night. Some people said it was the soul of the Shen family left here crying for help.

  Everyone was very scared, and specially invited the poor monk's master to come over and chant sutras to those dead souls.

   Later, with the support of benevolent people, Master built a temple here. With the Bodhisattva sitting in town, the fools found rest.

  Gradually everyone forgot about the Shen family's affairs. If the donor hadn't mentioned it, the poor monk probably couldn't remember those things. "

  Noting that the tea on the table was cold, the abbot wanted to refill the tea.

  Luo Qinghan: "No, it's getting late, we should go back, thank you the abbot for his hospitality."

  The abbot put down the teapot and personally sent them out the door.

  The Yulin guards escorted the Prince's car back to the city.

  In the carriage, Luo Qinghan is closing his eyes and resting.

  Xiao Xixi was looking down at the Diamond Sutra. After reading it for a while, she really couldn't stand it anymore, so she simply raised her head to look at the prince in front of her.

  She wants to speak and stops, but she wants to stop.

  In the end, he couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart and asked.

   "His Royal Highness is investigating the matter of Shen's destruction?"

  Luo Qinghan slowly raised his eyelids, revealing his deep black eyes, and he faintly responded: "Yeah."

  Xiao Xixi: "Are you suspecting that there is something hidden in the Shen family's murder case?"

  Luo Qinghan answered the wrong question: “In fact, this time, Gu voluntarily asked to send the ashes of his mother and concubine to Chenliu County, which is a temptation for his father and the emperor.”

  Xiao Xixi puzzled: "What do you want to test?"

  "Gu tried to inquire about the Shen family, but no one in the palace knew about these things. The father and the queen must know about it, but they never said it.

Gu Jidu suspected that the death of his mother's concubine and the death of the Shen family had something to do with them, so Gu deliberately asked to go back to Chen Liu County to see what his father's attitude was.

  If he refuses sternly, it means he has a ghost in his heart and dare not let alone go back to Chenliu County. "

  Xiao Xixi: "But the emperor agreed to your request."

  Luo Qinghan sighed softly: "Yes, my father agreed, so it seems too lonely and suspicious."

Xiao Xixi thought about it seriously: "Maybe the emperor is not afraid of you to investigate? After all, so many years have passed. It has been a matter of fact, and it is impossible to leave any evidence. Even if you want to investigate, it will be difficult. Find out why."

"Maybe."

  The car was quiet for a while.

  Luo Qinghan suddenly asked: “Don’t you think that it is a very despicable performance to use such a malicious idea to guess the father and the queen?”

  Xiao Xixi blinked: "I think your concubine thinks this kind of thinking is natural."

   "Maliciously speculating about your own father, is this also human nature?"

  Xiao Xixi: "This requires a specific analysis. If you and the emperor have been getting along well since childhood, and the emperor has filled you with a lot of love, then you really should not doubt him.

  In fact, he did not give you too much care, and because of this, you have lost the most basic trust in him.

  On this basis, you have reasonable doubts about him, this is human nature.

  What's more, you are just suspicion, and you didn't directly convict him. Are you careful to ask for evidence?

  Since the relationship between you is too weak to support trust, use objective evidence to speak. Your concubine feels this is reasonable and reasonable, and you don’t need to be guilty of it. "

  Luo Qinghan looked at her steadily, and it took him a long time to speak.

   "You're right, it's too lonely."

  He already knew that the trust between himself and his father was in name only.

  The reason why he asked Xiao Xixi was to know her thoughts.

  Does she think he is too cold-blooded and ruthless?

  Fortunately, her answer did not disappoint him.

  She is always on his side.

  (End of this chapter)