The surrounding sky suddenly darkened, and the cool breeze blew into the house from the window, but it could not dissipate the dull sadness in the house.

Su Ying didn't expect that he had never forgotten those past moments, and sighed in her heart: He is really an infatuated person.

"But Taoist Priest, they had a happy time after you left, which shows that she had let go of the past."

"Look at His Highness, he has become a prince now. He cares about his family and country and is a prince recognized by the people. Why are you so entangled in the past?"

Taoist Master Qingshan didn't seem to hear her words. While Su Ying was waiting for his answer, he suddenly stood up and opened the door of the meditation room.

The cool breeze outside the door suddenly rushed in, blowing away the sultry heat of a lifetime.

"It's getting late, and a resting place has been prepared in the back hall. If the Crown Princess doesn't mind, she will spend the night in the temple."

Hearing this, Su Ying's expression changed slightly.

He was driving her away, and it also showed that he had no intention of following her advice, and his original intention remained unchanged.

Su Ying had no choice but to stand up and say goodbye to him.

At this moment, Situ Jin had already sneaked into the back mountain with his people. Su Ying came here not only to persuade Qingshan, but also to delay time.

However, when they arrived at the back mountain, they found that there was no trace of gold in the back mountain. The forest in the mountain was deep and dense. They searched for it all afternoon, but finally returned without success.

When Su Ying came out of the meditation room, she happened to run into Su Yao who was looking for her with Rui'er.

Seeing Su Ying's solemn expression and looking worried, he stepped forward and asked worriedly: "Sister, what happened?"

Su Ying calmed down her expression and replied calmly: "Sister, now that you are the crown princess, what else can trouble you? Just stay in the temple with peace of mind and don't think too much."

Su Yao was still worried, curled her lips and said: "I am no longer a child, why does my sister always treat me like a child, and is unwilling to tell me anything? I clearly saw that you and the master were not having a pleasant conversation! "

Su Ying did not answer his words, but suddenly asked: "Has anyone come to the temple recently?"

Su Yao shook his head: "I have never seen it before. This temple is always peaceful and there are not many pilgrims. But there is one thing that is a bit strange?"

"That day I was hungry in the middle of the night, so I went to the kitchen to find something to eat. I heard the chef in the kitchen say that he had ordered him to cook more food today. He used to go down the mountain to buy food once a month, but now he has to go down the mountain once every half a month. .”

Su Ying heard this and asked: "Since there are no pilgrims coming to the temple, where did the extra food go?"

Su Yao thought for a moment, and although he didn't know the meaning behind Su Ying's question, he also knew that there were indeed people hiding in the temple, but why did the master hide these people.

He asked Su Ying: "Sister, did you discover something strange in the temple? If so, why don't you leave this matter to me, and it will be more convenient for me to investigate."

Su Ying narrowed her eyes, shook her head and said, "No, you can stay in the temple with peace of mind. If you find anything wrong, don't act rashly."

Su Ying thought for a moment, but finally felt uneasy and said, "You will return to the city with us early tomorrow morning. Now that you have recovered, it is time to go home."

Su Yao smiled and said: "Good sister, I'm used to staying here, so just let me stay here. Don't worry, I will never cause trouble for you!"

Su Ying knew that it was difficult to change his decision, so she could only console him: "I will leave two people outside the temple to protect your safety. If you have something to convey, you can also let them teleport back to the capital.

"I understand, sister, don't worry!" The clear moonlight fell on Su Yao's face, and the young man in front of him was as gentle as ever.

After Su Yao sent Su Ying and Rui'er to the yard, Su Ying entered the house and saw Situ Jin sitting in front of the window playing with the chessboard.

Su Ying came up and sat across from him, picked up a white chess piece and dropped it on the chessboard and asked, "Did your husband find anything unusual when he went to the back mountain today?"

Situ Jin took out a sunspot and after dropping it, he said: "The traces in the forest have been cleaned up long ago, but there are some broken ropes scattered near the cliff, and there are also signs of wear and tear on the cliff. You guessed it right, the gold did come from here. It was transported out of the mountains. As for where it was transported, we still need to check again. How did you talk with the Taoist priest? "

Su Ying dropped a white seed next to her and said with a wry smile: "He does have resentment in his heart, but he resents his father, not his husband, but he is obsessed with the past and is unwilling to give up."

Situ Jin rubbed the chess piece in his hand and thought: "The Taoist Master is not a villain, but he is willing to end up in this game. He is not interested in power, but in revenge!"

"But it's been seven days now, and we still haven't found the whereabouts of the gold. I'm worried that if we can't find the gold within ten days, even if my father wants to save you, they will probably force him to do something to you. Take action." Su Ying's eyebrows were filled with worry, her eyes were looking at the candlelight in front of her, and the chess piece in her hand had not yet fallen.

Situ Jin reached out and stroked her brow, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, with so much gold to be transported, there must be traces along the way, and you will always find it."

"By the way, Xiao Feng secretly investigated the poisoning of Rui'er in the palace last time. Although the little palace maid who poisoned her belonged to the queen's palace, she was transferred to her palace after the queen ascended to the throne. Among them, she used to work as a servant in the imperial kitchen, and there was a fellow countryman who had been in the palace together since she was a child, and he was a young eunuch."

"Xiao Feng followed this clue and found the young eunuch. Unfortunately, he was already dead, but the young eunuch had been to Concubine Chen's palace before he died, so the matter must be related to Concubine Chen. But now there is no evidence, so Nothing can be done to her."

Su Ying listened quietly: "This matter was handled smoothly, but the person was already dead when we found him!"

Situ Jin frowned: "She must have some means to climb to that position. She can't survive now just relying on father's favor."

Su Ying thoughtfully said: "Now we can't find any useful clues here. We will return to Beijing early tomorrow morning."

Situ Jin's eyes were a little deep: "The situation in the capital is complicated, and it's not far from Luoxiang Courtyard. Why don't you take Rui'er to stay in the Courtyard for a while, and I will take you home after the situation calms down?"

Even if Su Ying refused: "I said that no matter how big the storm is in the future, I will stay with you. The other courtyard is remote and I don't worry about Rui'er being there. I'd better take Rui'er with me! I lost so much secrets last time." Wei, we don’t have enough manpower around us now. If we spread people out again, I’m afraid people will take advantage of it!”

After hearing this, Situ Jin's eyes were as gentle as the spring water: "Okay! Let's face it together as a family!"

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