Sir, I can do it!

Wei Zhao was slapped in the face, and he was so angry that he snorted and ignored Chang Sun Ke again.

Changsun Ke didn't take it seriously, he only looked at him occasionally, and when he saw him secretly looking at himself, he was caught and hurriedly turned his head away, with a guilty expression on his face, he couldn't help but secretly laughed.

"This is your punishment." Changsun Ke said suddenly.

Wei Zhao was at a loss: "What punishment?"

Changsun Ke pursed his lips and said very seriously: "You ignored my punishment on the way here."

Wei Zhao: ...

Knowing that he was in the wrong, Wei Zhao groaned twice: "Then we'll be even."

Changsun Ke nodded: "Naturally, I'm not such an unreasonable person."

Wei Zhao always felt that something was wrong, and glanced suspiciously at Changsun Ke. Changsun Ke turned his head and pointed in the direction of the guest house: "What did you see?"

Wei Zhao was distracted, frowned and looked at the guest courtyard, only to see rows of neat houses underneath.

The elder sister never liked luxury, but going out of the palace to worship the Buddha had to be done according to the regulations, so this time she brought five internal eunuchs and 15 court ladies.Respectively responsible for grooming, meals, sewing, sweeping and other matters.Because the Buddhist temple is quiet and guarded by General Qi Wu, the eldest sister told them to perform their own duties, and they don't have to wait in the courtyard.Only people were left at the gate of the courtyard in case they were summoned.

Wei Zhao looked at it for a long time and didn't know what Changsun Ke wanted him to see, so he looked back at him.Changsun Ke raised his hand and pointed far away, and said, "Look at the rear window of the guest courtyard facing south."

He was talking about the window they had just passed through.Wei Zhao looked in the direction of his finger. Although there was a tall banyan tree blocking it, it was not an absolute blind spot.With the ears and eyesight of the Forbidden Army, it may be difficult to cover up the rape.

Changsun Ke moved his arm to the left: "Look there again."

This Buddhist temple was built on the hillside, and the place Changsun Ke pointed to was the junction of a row of wing rooms on the east and a row of guest rooms facing south, which was a corner.And the courtyard wall continued to extend a step further there, and then built to the south, enclosing the guest room.Although there is no feng shui, it has to be said that the original large courtyard lost a lot of beauty because of this courtyard wall.I don't know what the person who suggested repairing the courtyard wall thought.If the female family members in the palace want to have an affair with a foreign man, how can a mere courtyard wall be able to stop it.

Although his heart was full of slander, his eyes stared at that place without blinking.There are many kinds of banyan trees in the temple, some of which have been around for many years.There is an ancient banyan tree at the corner, with luxuriant branches and leaves, it is very huge.No matter how good your eyesight is, you can't easily spot what's going on there.

"So you suspect that the eldest sister was taken away from there?" Wei Zhao glanced again, and said, "But the elder sister went back to her own room, and the fan was guarding the door. People came from the back window." Even if you take people out, you can't avoid the forbidden army in the attic. If you can use the darkness to cover up a little bit at night, but when Shan'er found out that the elder sister was missing, it was still daylight."

"From Eldest Sister's room to that corner, there are three guest rooms. The distance is not short, and the visitor has to coerce Eldest Sister. How could he quietly take her away?"

Changsun Ke didn't speak, and was about to fly down with Wei Zhao's collar when he suddenly met his resentful eyes, moved his arms down very consciously, grabbed his waist and flew up, and landed on the courtyard wall.

Holding on to the branches of the ancient banyan tree, Wei Zhao managed to stabilize his figure.On the east side of the courtyard wall is a garden with winding paths, quiet and elegant.The piled rockery is quite wild, and further ahead is a large lotus lake. Although it is not in full bloom, the lotus leaves are green and the buds are just blooming, covering the entire water surface. peaceful.

The guest courtyard is surrounded by courtyard walls. To get to the garden, you have to pass through the Moon Gate on the east side of the Zen courtyard.

"The lotus lake is where Eldest Sister and Aunt Yu visited the lake yesterday. According to Fan'er, there were two eunuchs waiting not far away. They saw Aunt Yu helping Eldest Sister back to the guest house. "

Changsun Ke looked at it for a while, then withdrew his gaze, and his eyes fell on the tall banyan tree beside him.This banyan tree is old and has dense branches and leaves. If someone hides in it, it is difficult to be noticed.He told Wei Zhao to stand still, and he passed behind Wei Zhao, carefully approaching the banyan tree.A bit of wear and tear was found on a relatively thick tree trunk, with spots of green attached to it, much like after-rain moss.Changsun Ke's eyes flickered.

"Let's go to the lake to have a look." Saying that, he wrapped his arms around Wei Zhao's waist and landed lightly on the ground. The two went straight to Lianhua Lake along the deep path.

This piece of lotus lake is very large, overlooking it from a height, the lake is in the shape of a gourd.The water area where the Chanyuan is located does not occupy a large area, and it is the upper part of the gourd.As the boat headed south, the water narrowed abruptly. Due to the lush vegetation, it was impossible for the boat to pass by.

Therefore, although it is a whole lake, it is naturally cut into two parts, and a pavilion in the middle of the lake is simply built here.To the south of the Huxin Pavilion is another large area of ​​water.Every year when the lotus is in full bloom, many pilgrims come to visit the lake.Everyone has the same aspirations to regard the Huxin Pavilion as the boundary, knowing that behind the pavilion is the Royal Buddhist Temple, and no one has ever crossed the boundary.

Qi Wu has always been cautious, but because of the special location of Lianhua Lake, it is impossible to defend it as tightly as on land, but he also left the forbidden army to guard around the pavilion in the middle of the lake.

Changsun Ke boarded the ship first.The structure of this cruise ship is simple, the roof is woven with bamboo strips, supported by wooden pillars around it, and there is only one cabin.There are straw curtains around. If you feel the sun is hot, you can put down the straw curtains and leave only one side to enjoy the scenery.

He ordered his subordinates to summon the two inner eunuchs who were serving nearby yesterday.

"What are you doubting?" Wei Zhao asked him.

Changsun Ke shook his head: "I don't know. As you said, the temple is surrounded by imperial guards. It is difficult to take away a person quietly in broad daylight. Therefore, this person is most likely an outsider. A person, and a master."

He squinted his eyes, and said again: "It should be a premeditated kidnapping, with internal and external cooperation. And the best place to do it is on the lake, which is the weakest defense in all Qi Wu's deployments."

"But the problem is that my elder sister returned to the guest room after swimming in the lake. How did the thief bring my elder sister from the guest room to the lake?"

Changsun Ke pursed his lips, but did not respond.

Not long after, the two inner eunuchs were brought over, and the trembling Chao Wei Zhao and Changsun Ke saluted respectively.

"Tell me about the process of my mother's lake tour yesterday, what did you all see, and is there anything wrong?"

Changsun Ke asked very broad questions, and the two inner eunuchs couldn't grasp the key points for a while, and their answers were ambiguous.

"The empress and Aunt Yu first sat by the lake. The empress said she was hungry, so she asked Miss Fan to fetch tea. Then the empress and Aunt Yu boarded the boat. The slave came forward and asked if he needed a boat. The empress said that Aunt Yu could row a boat. , They didn’t go far, just wandered around and asked the servants to wait by the lake.”

Another eunuch added: "Aunt Yu doesn't seem to be very good at rowing a boat. The boat didn't go very far, but it went westward. The lotus leaves on the lake are lush and green. The servant was afraid that the empress would get lost on the water, so he wanted to use another boat to go. Chase. Who knows that in less than a quarter of an hour, I saw the empress's boat turning back, and it was still coming back at a slant."

He pointed to the position about ten steps away from here and said: "The boat originally boarded from there, and it docked here when returning. When the empress came ashore, Aunt Yu said that the empress was not feeling well, and she was a little seasick, so first help the empress to go back I went to rest in the guest house. The servant was thinking at the time, if Yu Niang's rowing skills, it would be strange if she didn't get seasick."

"Your Majesty looks bad?" Wei Zhao asked urgently.

The eunuch frowned and thought for a while, then replied: "At that time, the empress seemed a little weak, and her whole body was leaning against Aunt Yu. The empress lowered her head slightly, her hair was a little messy, and her face was covered by her broken hair. The slave couldn't see her face clearly, nor could she Dare to stare at the empress all the time. However, the empress has not been in a good mood these past few days, and I think it must have been very uncomfortable at the time."

Changsun Ke went ashore and looked around.He and Wei Zhao passed by directly, and it took only a short time to walk to Lianhua Lake.But the palace people don't know martial arts, and they have to go through a long path to return to the Guest House from here. This is the shortest way, and it takes a quarter of an hour one way.

That is to say, when Aunt Yu and the Empress went ashore, Fan'er returned to the guest courtyard.But it doesn't take too long to get refreshments, so Shan'er will definitely meet the empress on the way back on the way back.But Shan'er didn't see anyone all the way, and didn't find out that the empress was missing until Lianhua Lake.

When Changsun Ke asked, Wei Zhao said, "Elder Sister said that she was very dizzy at the time, and her eyes were dark. Later, she felt as if someone had memorized it, but her impression was very vague. Aunt Yu said that Eldest Sister's steps were weak, and she She carried her on her back, but she herself was not in good health, so she found a pavilion to rest her feet. Maybe she missed Shan at that time."

"When we arrived at the Buddhist monastery, Aunt Yu called a maid guarding the gate, and helped the elder sister back to the house. Within half a moment, Fan also came back. Fan asked the elder sister if she wanted to pass on the medical girl, and the elder sister said nothing. She said she was tired, so she would just take a nap. But regarding this, Eldest Sister said she had no impression, maybe she was too dizzy."

Chang Sun Ke frowned, always feeling that something was wrong.

He went back to the boat and asked the eunuch, "What was the situation on the boat?"

The inner eunuch said: "The sun was shining in the afternoon, so the empress lowered the curtains on three sides, leaving only the south facing side, so the slaves couldn't see inside."

"Did anything else happen at that time?"

The inner supervisor thought for a while, then shook his head: "Your Majesty came here to relax because of the quietness here."

"Why don't we row forward." Wei Zhao suggested.

Changsun Ke propped up the oars and kept an eye on the surrounding area while paddling.The lotus lake in Huguo Temple is very famous. The boat sails in it, the water gauze blows on the face, and the faint fragrance of lotus is refreshing.Green leaves and pink lotus, gracefully planted.The wind blew, setting off a blue wave.

He rowed in the direction of Aunt Yu, and gradually approached the west bank. At this moment, a whistle sounded from the bank, and Chang Sun Ke stopped rowing and let the boat float on the water.This is the farthest place Aunt Yu has ever been to.

Wei Zhao reached out to fish under the water, but there was nothing but rotten leaves.

"All the maids in the inner eunuch have seen my elder sister and Aunt Yu go back to the Guest House, what are you still doubting?"

Changsun Ke flicked the water, narrowed his eyes and said, "Do you still remember the Meiyuan case? Sometimes what you see with your own eyes may not be the truth."

He brushed the water off his fingers, put on his oars, and rowed north.

"However, this case is more interesting than the Meiyuan case." Wei Zhao shook his hands and said, "It's a pity that the lotus seeds are not yet ripe."

"In a few days, the fresh lotus seeds will mature, and we will pick lotus pods again."

Wei Zhao's eyes lit up suddenly: "Are you asking Mr. Ben?"

The corner of Changsun Ke's mouth curved, and he gave a soft 'hmm'.

Wei Zhao jumped up happily, obviously he forgot that he was on a black-covered boat, his joy gave way to grief, he staggered and fell into the water, startling a pool of gulls and herons.

Changsun Ke: ...