After the prosperous Tang Dynasty

After Prince Li Heng finished speaking, Li Chu, Li Tan and Li Wenning could not help but look at each other.

After a while, Li Chu said with some hesitation: "That day, after we separated from Princess Xinchang, we left Ximing Temple all the way. Outside the mountain gate, we met a few hooligans."

"It's nonsense! People of high status often pass by near Ximing Temple, so how can there be any local hooligans?" Prince Li Heng frowned and said in a serious voice.

Ximing Temple is originally a pure place of Buddhism, and those hooligans are mostly circling in the market for no reason, how could they hang around in a place like Ximing Temple, just like those people who are begging for a living in the market would not stick to Daming Palace no matter what It's as noisy as the wall.

Suddenly, Prince Li Heng's voice paused, and he suddenly realized what the problem was. If the three of Li Chu really encountered hooligans outside Ximing Temple, then the identities of those hooligans might be worthy of investigation!

Prince Li Heng's eyes became a little eager, and he asked: "Do you still remember the appearance of those local hooligans?"

Li Chu nodded, "I remember, it's just—" He continued hesitantly: "When we met those local hooligans, it happened that Cousin Dai from the Duke of Yan's mansion also bumped into him with someone. A few people still wanted to speak rudely, but they were beaten up by the guards in Duke Yan's mansion and drove away..."

Prince Li Heng immediately thought of what Xiao Song said this morning in the court hall, thank you, Lord Yan.However, when mentioning the Duke of Yan's mansion, it is natural to mention the younger sister of Prince Li Heng and his mother, Princess Ningqin.

Thinking for a moment, Crown Prince Li Heng began to ponder, Yan Guogong Zhang said that he and Xiao Song were just acquaintances, he might not be able to go into this muddy water, if so, could he let his daughter Li Wenning go? From my sister, maybe his little nephew Zhang Dai knows more things...

"Tell me the appearance of those local hooligans." After making up his mind, Prince Li Heng glanced at Li Wenning, intending to bring up this matter with her later, and instead said to Li Chu first.

Li Chu nodded, his drawing skills were good, so he went to the study with Prince Li Heng to draw the general appearance of several people.

Because they are still a little younger after all, Li Tan and Li Wenning, who were left there like this, looked at each other again. Li Wenning bit his lip lightly, stretched out his hand to hold Li Tan, and the two simply returned to Li Tan's usual routine. In the courtyard where few people come, after entering his study, he whispered: "I didn't expect Xiao Liuniang to be injured, and I don't know what happened behind..."

Thinking of the little girl with a mosquito bag on her face, Li Tan couldn't help but want to laugh, but worried about her situation, the corner of her mouth twitched awkwardly, and then she whispered in a very determined voice. He replied: "Mr. Xiao must have said it this morning when he reported to the saint in Xingqing Palace. Even my father knew about her injury. It seems that the Xiao family will definitely not let it go this time."

"She's all injured." Li Tan basically answered nonsense, but there was a sense of worry in the words.

"Xiao Liuniang didn't like to go out and walk in the first place, and now she definitely doesn't like to go out to play." Li Wenning said with feeling.

"Perhaps!" Li Tan responded casually, and for a while, the two siblings began to look at each other wordlessly again.

After a while, after asking the maids around just now, Li Chu came all the way to find him.

After dismissing the palace maid who would lead him away, Li Chu lowered his voice and whispered to his younger siblings: "Mr. Xu went to Xingqing Palace early in the morning. The saint was furious at first, and then comforted Mr. Xu again and again."

When Li Tan heard it, he felt somewhat confused, but couldn't help but asked, "Xiao Liuniang...is she seriously injured?"

"If it was just a slight touch, thinking about it, Mr. Xiao would not react like this." Li Chu shook his head helplessly, and said again: "Wen Ning, just now my father told me that I hope you can go to the Duke of Yan's mansion today. Visit my aunt."

Hearing this, Li Wenning was slightly taken aback.

Prince Li Heng and Princess Ningqin are siblings of the same mother, so it doesn't matter if they have a close relationship. However, after Princess Ningqin married Zhang Ji, no matter it was to avoid suspicion, or because she was framed by Li Linfu and others to annoy her, The relationship between the crown prince Li Heng and this younger sister is inevitably a little bit estranged.Prince Li Heng would not easily step into Duke Yan's mansion if nothing happened on weekdays...

Biting her lower lip lightly, Li Wenning lowered her brows and eyes gently, and said in a soft voice: "Wen Ning understands, I will visit my aunt later."

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After Xuanzong ordered Gao Lishi to investigate the kidnapping of Xiao Yansui, before the carriages of Xiao Song and Pei Yaoqing, who insisted on following, arrived, an attendant from Xingqing Palace had already rushed over to deliver the letter from Duke Xu's mansion.

Because his yard was still full of the smell of wine after distillation, Xiao Yansui made another list, which stated in detail that the materials needed to make soap should be handed over to Axiu, and after she collected them, she would directly Went to Pei's yard.

Seeing her daughter's lively and lovely appearance, Pei's heart suddenly softened a little, and she couldn't help laughing softly: "Come here at this time, do you want to have lunch with A Niang later?"

Xiao Yansui nodded, thinking, probably after staying here for a while and having lunch, the smell of alcohol in her own yard will be almost gone.

Mrs. Pei gently put her arms around her daughter's shoulders, and said to Yunxia: "Go to the kitchen and have a look, if there are goose meat, ginger and garlic, remove them all, and just serve some light dishes."

Yun Xia low claims to be.

Xiao Yansui looked down at her hands wrapped in steamed buns, and remembered that vitamin A can promote cell differentiation and wound healing, while trace elements zinc and vitamin C are involved in the synthesis of collagen, which are also suitable for the recovery period of injuries...

-- By the way, what are the foods rich in vitamin A, vitamin C and the trace element zinc?Especially if it had already existed in the Tang Dynasty...

However, Xiao Yansui hadn't even eaten her lunch at Pei's place when the servant from Xingqing Palace who came to deliver the letter had already arrived.

Knowing that Xuanzong ordered Gao Lishi to go to Ximing Temple to investigate, Pei's eyes flashed a flash of understanding.

Obviously, after Xiao Song entered the palace to meet Xuanzong, this development was almost within her expectation, but Xiao Song added another Xiao Heng, and asked his grandchildren to go to Ximing Temple to investigate this matter in person, which was a bit unexpected. Pei Shi was surprised.

After sending the servant away, Xiao Heng wanted to rush to Ximing Temple as soon as possible, but was stopped by Mrs. Pei who shook his head slightly.

"Mother?" Xiao Heng asked softly.

"Gao Lishi is the confidant of the sage," Pei frowned slightly, and said softly, "I'm thinking, since the sage has already sent him out, you, Aunt, will definitely let you go there in person." , what is the deep meaning..."

Sitting on the low stool, Xiao Yansui put her hands on her knees, looked at the pensive Pei Shi, and then looked at Xiao Heng who was also in deep thought, walked over, and gently tugged Xiao Heng's hand, He said softly, "Brother, take me there with you!"

As soon as Xiao Yansui's words came out, Pei and Xiao Heng, who were still thinking about the meaning of Xiao Song's move, were all shocked.

"Why did Liu Niang say that suddenly?" Mrs. Pei stretched out her arms to put her arms around her little daughter, still coaxing her, but asked immediately.

Xiao Heng also lowered his head, looking at his sister with some puzzlement.

"Because only I know what was going on in that room when I was kidnapped while taking a nap yesterday!" Xiao Yansui replied as a matter of course.

Pei frowned slightly, "Yunxiu and Yunyan are still in Ximing Temple."

"It's impossible for Yunxiu to know better than me." Xiao Yansui shook her head firmly, "I was kidnapped and taken to the house where the hunters on the top of the mountain went hunting temporarily. I woke up at that moment. Yunxiu was not by my side at the time."

Xiao Heng added in a timely manner: "She was knocked out before and stayed in that meditation room."

"That's it. In fact, I woke up earlier than her." Xiao Yansui was resolute, and after arguing with Xiao Heng, she turned to Pei and begged: "Brother, you can take me there together, ah Mom, what do you think?"

"I said you'd better stay by A-Niang's side obediently and take good care of your injuries..." Mrs. Pei cast a reproachful glance at her little daughter, but the next sentence was to Xiao Heng, "Since Liu Niang said to go, Sanlang, you Take good care of her on the way."

Xiao Heng was still in a daze, probably because he didn't expect Mrs. Pei to actually agree to Xiao Yansui, but it was only for a moment, and he soon showed a gentle smile, bent down, and picked up his sister from the ground , "Don't worry, Ma'am, just let Liu Niang stay with me all the time, there will be no accidents."

"Ah!" I didn't expect that Xiao Heng would suddenly hug him up. Xiao Yansui's first reaction was definitely to jump down. However, thinking that he was still a five-year-old child, his own brother thought he had short legs and walked slowly. There seems to be nothing wrong with hugging =. =

After figuring it out, Xiao Yansui immediately gave up struggling, and put her arms on Xiao Heng's thin and strong shoulders, so as not to accidentally fall headfirst when Xiao Heng was walking.

Seeing her two brothers and sisters who are very affectionate in her family, Mrs. Pei couldn't help but smiled and sighed softly. She waved her hand helplessly, signaling them to leave quickly, "Go quickly, you two, be careful on the road!"

According to what the servant said just now, Gao Lishi went directly to Ximing Temple from Xingqing Palace early in the morning. The Xiao family got the news a little later, but the time required for the journey from Xiao's house to Ximing Temple is also the same. It's better to delay and make Gao Lishi wait for a long time.

Xiao Heng smiled and said, "Don't worry, Aunt."

After a pause, after coming out of Pei's courtyard, Xiao Heng couldn't help joking with his sister in a low voice when he was walking out with his sister in his arms: "If Goro comes back later and finds that the two of us have gone out, why don't we go out?" Leaving him at home, I don't know if he will go and cry with A Niang."

Xiao Yansui turned her head and looked closely at her eldest brother's young and handsome face, even vaguely youthful, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Although Xiao Heng has not yet entered an official position, there are actually many things in the Xiao family. , when Xiao Song, Xiao Hua and other elders are away, he can already take care of them.But if it is placed in later generations, this is still a high school student who is only in his teens and is full of vigor and struggles for the college entrance examination every day in the classroom...

"He won't go and cry with Auntie!" Xiao Yansui replied very calmly, as if telling a bad joke, "Because Auntie will directly ask him to copy books."

"..." Xiao Heng couldn't help but chuckled when he heard this.

Taking Pei's worried and doubled servant guards all the way, Xiao Heng and Xiao Yansui rushed to Ximing Temple and found that Gao Lishi was waiting in the small pavilion in front of the mountain gate. The abbot of Ximing Temple said Master Jue was sitting opposite Gao Lishi, on the stone table between the two of them, a pot of fragrant tea was placed between them, but no one moved a bit.

Because of what Xiao Song said in Xingqing Palace, Gao Lishi was not surprised to see Xiao Heng, but Xiao Heng was accompanied by a little girl who was only five or six years old. Can't help but slightly opened his eyes in surprise.

As Gao Lishi, especially when the other party was still waiting here, Xiao Heng naturally stepped forward, greeted him politely, and then reported himself.

Gao Lishi nodded slightly at Xiao Heng, but his curious eyes kept looking at this cute little girl in a light everyday dress. Gao Lishi glanced at Xiao Yansui who was still wrapped in bandages With his hands in his hands, he knew it in an instant, and said with a soft smile: "Is this Liu Niang from Xiao Gong's mansion?"

Xiao Yansui was carried off the horse by Xiao Heng, and nodded generously, "Yes." Then imitating Xiao Heng's words, he greeted Gao Lishi.

It was probably because Gao Lishi's tone seemed to be a little gentler than usual when facing such a child who was carved with jade and had clear eyes, and he said to Xiao Heng with a bit of irony: "I didn't expect that Xiao Sanlang would bring Xiao Liuniang from his family."

Gao Lishi has experienced many ups and downs in the palace, and his demeanor seems restrained, but it makes people determined that he cannot ignore it.

Although intimidated by Gao Lishi's aura, Xiao Heng still responded fluently, and said calmly: "Liu Niang is a person who has personally experienced this matter. With her, it will be easier to investigate when I think about it."

Gao Lishi nodded slightly, as if approving, "That's true."

However, for the little girl who had just been kidnapped and her hand was so badly injured, and she returned to the place where the accident happened, Xiao Yansui's tender and childish face showed no sign of fright and dodging, and she showed no sign of fright from the beginning to the end. It's amazing to cry without making trouble, so courageous.

Seeing the little girl standing quietly and obediently on the ground, following her brother Xiao Heng every step of the way, Master Daojue was also quite emotional.

Yesterday, after Xiao Yansui's accident, there was another news that it was at the foot of the mountain outside Ximing Temple. Mrs. Pei was anxious to see her daughter, and the group left in a hurry, so naturally they would not turn back to Ximing Temple, so that, As the abbot of Ximing Temple, Master Daojue met Xiao Yansui himself for the first time today.

Xiao Heng gently pulled his sister's slender wrist so as not to get separated from her accidentally.After what happened yesterday, everyone in the Xiao family was extremely careful, fearing that Xiao Yansui would encounter any unexpected danger again.

Silently sighing in his heart, Master Daojue put his hands together, said the name of the holy Buddha, and then asked: "Several benefactors, where do you decide to start?"

Gao Lishi was quite casual and didn't make decisions, he just said: "Since Xiao Sanlang and Xiao Liuniang are here, where do you think to start?"

To the surprise of Gao Lishi and Master Daojue, Xiao Heng did not answer, but instead looked down at Xiao Yansui, who was only five years old.

"Go to the meditation room where I took a nap yesterday!" The five-year-old girl's voice was light and childish, full of childishness, but her words were quite crisp.

"Liu Niang and I have the same thoughts." Xiao Heng replied to Gao Lishi's words.

Gao Lishi found it interesting, and immediately agreed: "Then follow what Xiao Liuniang said, and ask Master Daojue to help guide the way."

Xiao Yansui raised her head and blinked her eyes, her mouth was slightly closed, her baby-fat little face was like a tender bun.Although she clearly remembered the way to the meditation room where the afternoon nap was yesterday, when Gao Lishi asked Monk Daojue to lead the way, she just listened quietly without saying a word.

Under the leadership of Master Daojue, Gao Lishi, Xiao Yansui and his brother and sister went straight to the rather secluded meditation room behind the Ximing Temple, without saying a word all the way.

However, after arriving at the meditation room, Xiao Yansui gently took Xiao Heng's hand, walked in first, and walked towards the bed without any hesitation.

"Liu Niang?" Xiao Heng immediately followed closely and asked in a low voice.

The fragrance from yesterday's noon had long since disappeared in the room. Xiao Yansui first inspected the bedding on one side of the bed very carefully, and then carefully looked around the entire meditation room, especially the traces on the tabletop and the furnishings of the house. It was only then that she opened her mouth unexpectedly, and the little girl's voice was tender and soft, crisp and cute, but she said in a very firm tone: "The quilt and some furnishings in the room have been changed."

When Xiao Yansui said this, everyone was shocked.

"What?" Xiao Heng squinted his eyes immediately, and looked at the meditation room with a bit of probing meaning.

After Xiao Yansui wandered around the meditation room, he quickly walked to his elder brother Xiao Heng obediently, and said in a low voice, "The place where the abbot brought me here just now It’s not the same road as the welcoming monk took yesterday.”

"Oh?" Gao Lishi couldn't help but smiled slightly, and looked at Master Daojue, "This is really interesting." After a pause, seeing that the old monk's face was wrinkled into a bitter gourd, Gao Lishi downplayed it Helped him explain a sentence: "There are many temples in Ximing, row upon row, and the roads extend in all directions. It is not surprising if we go on different paths along the way."

"Well," Xiao Yansui nodded like a grown-up, and agreed: "The general direction is the same, and the last meditation room I arrived at is also the same one."

Gao Lishi approached a little bit, and asked Xiao Yansui curiously: "Little girl, how do you know that in this room, the bedding on the bed and the surrounding decorations have been changed?"

"..." Xiao Yansui's eyes drifted slightly, and she didn't feel embarrassed to say directly that when she slept under the quilt, she always liked to cover half of her face and hide her whole body in the quilt, so she was lying on the bed yesterday Above, after Yunxiu covered her with the quilt, she was clearly about to fall asleep in a daze, but Xiao Yansui still stretched out her hand and pulled the quilt over her face again, and just happened to catch a glimpse of the edge of the quilt , there is a very small pin with a thin wire broken off.

In the meditation room of Ximing Temple, the fabrics used for beds and quilts are almost the same in color and texture. Most people will obviously ignore these details when they see the same thing, but Xiao Yansui is different. Otherwise, why did she insist on coming here in person? Woolen cloth?

——Xiao Yansui pestered her elder brother to run this trip today, but she made a special trip here just to come over and criticize him!

In the end, Xiao Yansui found a reason in a soft voice, "The smell is wrong. Yesterday's bedding was just dried, and today's bedding has not been taken out to dry in the past two days."

Gao Lishi nodded, and continued to ask: "What about the furnishings in the room? Why do you think that the surrounding furnishings have been changed?"

Xiao Yansui went straight to the banzu table, pointed to the bright side on the top of the board, and then pointed to the window of the meditation room, and said slowly: "The sun shines in from the window, and the surface of the board is The right side is exposed to light every day, and it will inevitably fade a little over time. But now, the lighter color of this plank is on the left side that does not get the sun."

After a slight pause, Xiao Yansui came to a conclusion: "If this plank case wasn't moved from somewhere else, then, from yesterday to today, someone has left or right it!"

Under normal circumstances, who would change the furniture in the house in situ?What Xiao Yansui said basically means that there is something wrong with the origin of this board case.

Gao Lishi gave a "tsk" and reached out to greet the two guards, "You two stay here and guard this place, don't let anyone change the contents again!"

The two guards immediately took orders and said yes.

"Let's go take a look at the Orion's house again?" Gao Lishi suggested.

Apparently, in this meditation room in Ximing Temple, the place where the incense was originally hidden was not simply taken away, but was simply replaced by someone. The behavior of the person behind the scenes shows that he is thoughtful, and, It can be called a big deal.

If this is the case, there is no telling how many clues can be left in the Orion's house...

However, Xiao Yansui did not directly agree this time, but shook his head, and simply replied: "I don't know the way here."

——From the meditation room behind Ximing Temple to the Orion's house on the top of the mountain, she was taken there directly after she passed out.

If she went all the way from the foot of the mountain, she would still be able to find the hunter's house, but now going from another part of the mountain to the top of the mountain is not the same thing at all.

In an instant, the quick-witted people naturally understood what Xiao Yansui meant.

Led by Gao Lishi, everyone was speechless and fell into silence...