After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

Yan Mu stared at this Taoist priest who was regarded by the world as a master of Taoism. He watched him kneel in front of him and say the words, "Your Highness is an emperor." If it were anyone else, someone who aspired to that position, at this moment You should be very proud of yourself.

But he didn't.

He supported his chin with his hand, with a smile in his eyes, which was extremely inappropriate, "Did you drink two ounces at noon?"

Hongxuan was stunned for a moment, "Setting the world and being the Supreme Being, has your Highness never thought about that position?"

"I've probably thought about it."

"I am a poor man but I am willing to help His Highness rise to the top."

"But I don't want to anymore."

"..."

Yan Mu sneered and said: "I have lost my memory. I really don't know what it was like before. Maybe I have ambitions, or maybe I just want my wife and children to be on the hot bed, but now I just want to quickly investigate the case at hand. I have no choice. As a The Minister of Criminal Affairs has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, so he is too anxious and has no idea."

Hongxuan pursed his lips, and his words took eighteen turns. Did he respond to him or not? Did he have that intention or not?

"Oh, by the way, you are the leader of this Taoist temple, so let me ask you something." Yan Mu said and waved his hand, "Taoist master, please get up quickly. You don't need to make such a big salute when we meet again in the future."

Hongxuan lowered his eyes and smiled, then sat back on the futon.

"Excuse me, Your Highness."

Yan Mu was silent for a moment and said: "Just now, the king and the princess accidentally entered the bamboo forest in the backyard. Unexpectedly, they saw the emperor. We didn't dare to disturb him and hurriedly retreated. I wonder what he was doing there?"

When Liu Yunxiang heard this, his heart skipped a beat. Naturally, they did not see the emperor. Obviously, this was due to Yan Mu's suspicion. In order to confirm his suspicion, he asked Hongxuan this way.

Anyone who can let Han Zicheng cover up is the emperor besides Shangguan Xu.

There was no need for Shangguan Xu to hide from Yan Mu. Besides, he was the one who led them to investigate the case, so there was no need to hide anything.

If it were the emperor...

Liu Yunxiang exhaled, feeling a little nervous unconsciously.

Hongxuan smiled and said, "The courtyard behind the bamboo forest is for noble laymen to rest. Today, Eunuch Han came to offer incense in the name of the emperor. He said he was tired, so the poor Taoist asked the little Taoist boy to lead him to that courtyard to rest. Your Highness , your eyes are not very good, the emperor did not come to the Taoist temple today."

Yan Mu narrowed his eyes and said, "Your Highness must have read it correctly."

"If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can rush into the palace quickly and get in front of Eunuch Han to see if the emperor is in the palace."

"Do you Taoist priests have any rules that say you cannot lie? If you lie, it will be disrespectful to the gods you believe in?"

"Your Highness, will you please swear by me?"

"How do you Taoist priests swear?"

Hongxuan held out three fingers, his smile dropped a bit and he said, "Everything I said just now is true. I swear here that if there are any lies, I will be struck by thunder and die."

After saying that, Hongxuan smiled again, "Has His Highness replied to your letter this time?"

Yan Mu also laughed, "So it turns out that you Taoist priests use the same words as ordinary people when they swear poisonous oaths."

"I am a poor man with little talent and little knowledge. I have the opportunity to watch a woman in the market swear to her husband that she has no second thoughts. The husband is a bitch and will not believe anything he says. This is how the woman swears."

Who is the dog man?

Yan Mu touched his nose and felt that the Taoist priest was scolding him.

But as Hongxuan said, it was probably not the emperor who was in the backyard just now. It was not because he believed his oath, but because he said that if you want to follow him, you must be sincere.

"Have you ever heard of the murder of the two maids in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion and the disappearance of the six girls in the house?"

"I heard."

"Your Taoist temple was where Miss Six and her maid last appeared. The Taoist Master may be able to light a bright light for His Highness."

Hongxuan was silent for a moment, then looked at Yan Mu and said, "Then I would like to advise Your Highness not to investigate this case any further."

"Why?"

"This is a game."

Yan Mu snorted. From these words, he saw Hongxuan's true ability.

"But there are two lives and a girl whose life and death are unknown. I have to investigate."

"Can a few human lives be compared with His Highness's great cause?"

Yan Mu twitched the corner of his mouth, "His Highness has no great cause, let alone any big ambitions, so his vision is narrow and short-sighted. He only sees these few human lives at present. Now that His Highness has taken over, he will definitely find out the truth and those who died miserably. If justice can save that girl Liu, it will be an immeasurable merit."

After hearing this, the light in Hongxuan's eyes dimmed, and then he sighed, "It's a pity, it's a pity."

He raised his hand and bowed again, "I have no comment."

The way is different, any more words are nonsense.

Yan Mu and Liu Yunxiang were almost driven out by Hongxuan. The Taoist priest said unceremoniously: "Please go ahead and donate some sesame oil money. Although I am not a talented Taoist, I always talk to people according to the time." Charges."

After coming down from Xuanyuan Terrace, Yan Mu couldn't help but curse: "You are still talking to someone, but he also knows that what he said is a bunch of nonsense. This old Taoist priest is too cunning, and he can't get out of his words even after many detours." Come."

Liu Yunxiang smiled: "It's not that I gained nothing at all."

"for example?"

"For example, this case must involve a big secret, and once you find out this secret, it can affect your future."

Yan Mu paused. These words were the last words Hongxuan revealed to them.

"It's a big secret, I'm a little curious now."

Liu Yunxiang sighed, "But for us, this is a big pit."

As soon as these words were spoken, the people digging the hole for them came.

"Your Highness, Princess, what a coincidence it is to meet you two at this Taoist temple."

Liu Yunxiang turned his head and saw Shangguan Xu walking over with a smile on his face. What a coincidence, it was clearly him who drew their attention to the Taoist temple, and he must have expected them to come today.

"For a moment just now, I thought the person hiding in the yard behind the bamboo forest was you." Yan Mu said straight to the point.

Shangguan Xu pretended to be confused, "Why can't I understand what His Highness is saying?"

"You said I would stop now and stop investigating. What can you do?"

"These words make me panic. Even with all my abilities, I can't do anything to you, Your Highness."

"So I don't have to jump into this trap."

"Where is the pit?" Yan Mu looked down at his feet, turned around and looked again, and then said with a smile: "His Highness was joking, there is no pit on the ground, and no one forced His Highness to jump down. It's just His Highness's temper, old slave. I still know a little bit about it.”

"Oh?"

"Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, you prefer to travel to the tiger mountains, right?" Yan Mu smiled again, "His Highness has had this temper since he was a child. This old slave had a headache because of it, and finally gave up. The road that the old slave wants to take, His Highness is destined to be. It’s impossible to walk, and the old slave doesn’t agree with the path His Highness wants to take. After all, it’s a different path, which is only a pity.”

After saying that, Shangguan Xu yelled and said he wanted to discuss Taoism with Taoist Hongxuan, so he went away.

"He won't tell you, but he wants you to check it out yourself." Liu Yunxiang said.

"I think my life is too comfortable or something, but I know it's a trap but I'm still investigating, don't be too stupid!" Yan Mu shook his sleeves angrily, "I really won't investigate!"