[Comprehensive] leaning on flowers and bamboo

Where is Xiangyang Palace?

Gongsun Ce and Hua Manlou came to the gate of the palace. The guards at the gate immediately blocked their way, and asked sharply, "Who are you? How dare you act presumptuously in front of the palace. This is actually a place where you come and go casually. Why don't you leave quickly?" Alright, otherwise don’t blame our ruthless subordinates.”

Gongsun Ce cupped his hands and saluted, "My lord, Gongsun Ce, heard that the palace was stolen, and came here to find the stolen things for the prince."

"Gongsun Ce!"

"It's down."

The two guards looked at each other, drew their swords out of their scabbards and put them on Gongsun Ce's neck, "What a Gongsun Ce, he threw himself into a trap, now I'm escorting you in to see the prince just to receive a reward, take the one next to me away too, maybe it's the same." To commit!"

"Yes."

Gongsun Ce and Hua Manlou shook their heads, but they did not break free from the shackles. They were led into the palace by the two guards and came to the flower hall.At a glance, the empty flower hall is full of authentic works of literati, landscapes, fish and birds, and those high-quality porcelains. This palace is really rich, and there are so many valuable things.

Standing in the middle of the flower hall for a while, King Xiangyang walked in from the outside. Seeing that it was really Gongsun Ce and Hua Manlou, he frowned subconsciously, motioned for the two guards to withdraw, went outside to hold hands, and walked to the upper seat to sit down. Looking at the two of them with interest, "I want to ask, are you so bold that you are absolutely sure that I won't kill you? Gongsun Ce, don't forget that you ruined the reputation of the king in the capital. Sweeping the floor, I want to kill you, I have plenty of ways!"

"What the lord said is true, but since the lord has said it all, there are ways to kill me. It can be seen that I am still alive. It must be because the lord does not want to kill me. Now... it is the same. I came to the door because I believed that the lord would not kill me." me."

"It's such a big breath."

Rubbing his wrists, Gongsun Ce confidently looked at King Xiangyang in front of him, "The palace was stolen, and the lost things are very important, otherwise the prince would not send people to search the city, and the prince would not ask me why I came here?"

"Your purpose is just to enter the palace. Now that you have come in, you only have one thing to do."

"Oh?"

The King of Xiangyang didn't go around with Gongsun Ce, he stood up and played with the beads in his hand, "Three days later, I will see what I lost, and the steward of the mansion will come back later and tell you what happened that night. Let me down once, I hope it won't be the second time."

"Gongsun Ce should go all out."

"Humph."

After King Xiangyang left, Gongsun Ce walked up to Hua Manlou and asked, "Are you saying he is pretending to be stupid or..."

"He's not stupid, but it's not a loss to lure you into the urn."

Before they came to the palace, they only knew from Gao Yue that King Xiangyang really lost something, but now it seems that the lost thing is not so simple, the thing must have some kind of origin, it is very important.

"Walk one step at a time, this game of chess has to be played now."

"kindness."

Hua Manlou opened the fan, and suddenly fanned Gongsun Ce, a gust of cool wind hit, Gongsun Ce looked at Hua Manlou in surprise, but was even more surprised when he saw Hua Manlou's gentle smile, "You—— "

"You've been on the verge of getting angry these few days, calm down, and things will always be resolved." The matter of Bao Zheng has always been on Gongsun Ce's mind, and Hua Manlou knew that Gongsun Ce was worried, so he was anxious about this matter. Fire, but don't be impatient right now, otherwise you will lose your original judgment.

Hearing this, Gongsun Ce couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, "I also said that the playboy is someone else's job, and this servant is with me, and he will also take care of others. Gongsun Ce is really guilty."

"Your crime is more than that."

"Honestly speaking, I'm not sure about this matter. Flowers are all over the building. If I really make people's heads fall—" Gongsun Ce knew what he was facing. The person who killed him, and the other side is the emperor who can kill his whole family.

It's a dilemma, but I can only bite the bullet and proceed with the matter. If there is no result of the investigation, there will be no peace for a day.

"Right now, the case of the theft of the palace is more important. For the rest, we can discuss the rest after this matter is over." Hua Manlou snatched Gongsun Ce's words, "Ah Ce, since we have made a decision, there is no turning back."

"Yes, there is indeed no turning back."

After deciding to come to Xiangyang, Gongsun Ce has already cut off his back.

After staying in the flower hall for a while, a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes and a beard walked outside. He was very polite when he saw the two of them, "The two are guests of the prince, please follow me, after arranging your accommodation I will tell you in detail about the theft of the palace."

"Thank you."

"No need."

Gongsun Ce followed the housekeeper to the courtyard on the west. It seems that this is where the guests of the palace live, and there are not only the two of them in this courtyard, but also other people next door. Dress up, it should be a person in the rivers and lakes.

Quietly looking at the surrounding environment, when he heard the voice of the housekeeper calling him, Gongsun Ce turned his head and said, "It's really hard work."

"Please come inside, my lord. We will talk about things after we go in." The steward made a gesture of invitation, "This courtyard is used by the palace to entertain guests, and they are all distinguished guests of the mansion. Don't mind me, you. They usually do their own things. It won't bother you."

Hua Manlou nodded and remained silent, listening attentively to the commotion, with a clear expression on his face, as if he already knew something about the people living here.

"Please."

Entering the room, Gongsun Ce's heart was moved by the elegant environment - what is this King of Xiangyang going to do?

The housekeeper stood aside without looking sideways, "This is what happened. Two days ago, two assassins came to the palace. They were all experts. One of them was stabbed by our people, but it is not yet possible to let them escape. After searching the whereabouts, the prince thought that these two people were thieves who planned to go to the mansion to steal. Unexpectedly, just after the two left, the prince's room in the east courtyard was stolen. When we passed, the guards in the courtyard fainted to the ground , the room was turned into a mess, and the prince's...seal is missing."

seal!

This thing is enough to cause chaos. If it is stamped indiscriminately, some unwarranted things will be counted on Xiangyang King's head, but why is this thing placed in the room instead of carrying it with him.The seal item is not too big, and it is not a problem to carry it with you if you carry it in the kit bag.

"Isn't the seal always carried by the webpage?"

"My lord usually carries it with me. Two thieves came in just before that day. My lord came over to catch the thieves. The seal was in another change of clothes. I didn't find it when I went back."

This reason made Gongsun Ce frown. According to the character of King Xiangyang, how could such a thing be casually put in another piece of clothing.

"Can you take us to the scene of the crime?"

"My lord has another room in the mansion. This room has not been touched since the day of the incident. The furnishings in the room are all the same. If you want to see it, you can go with me, but bring I have other things to do after you pass, so I can't bring you back here."

Hua Manlou was unexpectedly ahead of Gongsun Ce and said, "We will come back later by ourselves."

"kindness."

The steward took them to King Xiangyang's room, sent them to the door and left.Gongsun Ce endured the question all the way and finally was able to ask, "Did you send the housekeeper away on purpose?"

"Having an eyeliner around is not a good thing."

"It's not him, it's someone else."

"But he is very skilled, and he is more threatening than others." Hua Manlou finished speaking and stood aside, "There were three people living around the place we lived just now, and their internal strength is not weak, but there is one person who deserves attention. The person across from us."

Gongsun Ce was startled when he heard this, for a short while just now, and the doors of the other two rooms were not opened at all, Hua Manlou knew the people inside.

"you--"

"Okay, don't you want to see the crime scene?"

"Every time you come across this kind of thing, you will change the subject. If you are a criminal, no one will be able to hold the evidence." Gongsun Ce muttered, bent down and stared at a yellow mark on the ground, and stretched out his hand to touch it. After a while, "People have indeed been here, but the footprints on the ground are soiled. This thing doesn't look like they were brought in the yard. I've seen the soil in the yard, and it's not this kind."

Hua Manlou walked up to Gongsun Ce and bent down. Gongsun Ce handed it over naturally. Hua Manlou only felt a strange smell from the tip of his nose. This kind of soil seemed to be specially used for planting flowers, and it was rose.

Gongsun Ce raised his eyes and saw Hua Manlou frowned, knowing that Hua Manlou knew it well, he withdrew his hand and stood up to continue to study the rest. Judging from the mess on the bed, King Xiangyang really woke up from his sleep and put on his clothes in a hurry. clothes to catch thieves.

If the thief and Zhan Zhao and the others were eyeing the palace together, then they must be lurking nearby, maybe Zhan Zhao and the others found something.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang couldn't be wronged for this matter, the housekeeper just now clearly meant that the real thief was with Zhan Zhao and the others.Gongsun Ce picked up the clothes and glanced at them, and saw that there was a cloth bag on the inside of the clothes, and one corner was dyed red, probably because the seal had been left there for a long time and was accidentally stained.

This further shows that the seal is indeed carried by King Xiangyang.

But what is the thief going to do to steal this thing and go back?

What is the ulterior purpose.

"The soil just now should be the soil for planting roses."

"what do you mean--"

"Maybe you can check it from the flower grower in the city."

"kindness."

Only people who like to grow flowers and flower growers will deliberately find these soils to grow flowers, ordinary people will not care about these at all.Gongsun Ce wiped his hands, turned around and led Hua Manlou out, "Let's go."

"kindness?"

"hungry."

Hua Manlou was startled, shook his head and smiled.