After the prosperous Tang Dynasty

"..." Seeing his younger sister's clear eyes, Xiao Heng was speechless.

Xiao Yansui slightly raised her head to look at him, she seemed to be just a little girl who was a little confused and felt aggrieved because of being neglected by her family.

However, in this short period of time, many thoughts flashed through her mind.

She was also carefully observing every subtle expression on Xiao Heng's face, wondering to herself, how much of the truth about what happened after Ximing Temple, how much did her own elder brother know, or was he, like herself, also caught by Xiao Song and others? People are hiding important plots.

With the current clues, Xiao Yansui could not come to a definite conclusion in a short period of time, but seeing the flash of annoyance and concern on Xiao Heng's face, Xiao Yansui felt that Xiao Heng Probably don't know much about it either.

Based on her own speculation alone, Xiao Yansui is more inclined. Xiao Song told Xiao Heng about Gao Lishi's actions afterwards, but deliberately omitted some very crucial details. In this case, a biased conclusion was drawn.

"I'm sorry, my brother neglected your feelings a little while ago." Xiao Heng directly lifted Xiao Yansui from the stone bench beside him, put him gently on his lap, supported his sister with one hand, and gently Gently patted her head.

After all, she was still a five-year-old girl, and the two of them were brothers and sisters. Xiao Heng's actions at this moment were no different from coaxing children in the top class of kindergarten. He accidentally fell headfirst, and was used to his brother's action of hugging her every now and then.

——Anyway, it’s not my elder brother Xiao Heng, there used to be nurses or maidservants, as a child, being hugged by adults is really a very common thing.

Xiao Yansui lowered her head slightly, but her beautiful eyes rolled for a moment. After thinking about how to match her brother's words, she raised her head shyly and innocently, and asked in a low voice: "Then, brother, have you avenged me?" ?”

Xiao Heng looked into his younger sister's bright eyes, and nodded simply.

really!

Xiao Yansui's heart suddenly moved.

Unsurprisingly, when Xiao Song came back that day, the reply to Xiao Heng was naturally that the participant at that time was dead. However, he probably also said that the matter related to Ximing Temple was important, as long as the purpose was achieved, and then don't No more words of comfort.

"Ah, then I'm relieved..." Xiao Yansui gently grabbed Xiao Heng's sleeve, she was a delicate and cute little girl, and her voice was soft and light with joy.

Seeing this, Xiao Heng felt relieved a little, rubbed his sister's hair again, and said with a smile, "Liu Niang, you've been depressed all this time, are you thinking about this?"

"En." Xiao Yansui continued to nod. What Xiao Heng said was the truth, and what she said at this moment was actually the truth. However, she knew very well in her heart that the conversation between the two brothers and sisters at this moment itself was due to the fact that the two of them mastered the truth. The information is asymmetric, and there is a huge deviation in the cognition of the whole thing.

It's just that it made Xiao Song keep silent about the whole matter. Xiao Yansui already knew the depth of the water behind this matter. Naturally, although she tried to get rid of Xiao Heng's words, she didn't take Xiao Heng back. The intention to mix in.

It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. When the situation is stronger than others, it is not shameful to lurk and wait for the opportunity. Even, it is always reasonable to act after making a decision.

Xiao Yansui has never lacked the determination and means to do things, but if there is a better way, she has always been a patient person.

——In modern times, waiting for an experimental data in the laboratory, or even restarting from the beginning after repeated failures, this kind of luxury tempering unique to peaceful times, Xiao Yansui has actually experienced it many times, she The heart is also calm and strong enough.

Today, in the Tang Dynasty where the imperial power is supreme, those who hold power can easily control the life and death of others. Xiao Yansui's status is not low now, but the more he is in the top wealthy family, the more he can rely on that supreme power The closer you get, the clearer your understanding of power will naturally become.In this way, Xiao Yansui became calmer.

People are desperate only when they are in a desperate situation. It is never an empty phrase to prefer to be broken than to be whole. However, loving life is also the most important thing in life. Just like now, she is still alive and well, and she has plenty of time to plan a life. Better revenge, and of course there's no need to get restless.

Even if everyone thinks she has forgotten it, she will remember it clearly in her heart!

"My brother didn't make it clear to you before." Xiao Heng smiled lightly, and it was easy to coax his younger sister, "Now that I know everything, are you happy now?"

"Yes," Xiao Yansui continued to nod, and responded in a low voice.

When Xiao Heng completely relaxed and felt that he had completely coaxed his sister, Xiao Yansui blinked, finally showed a slightly puzzled smile, put his arms around Xiao Heng's neck and asked directly: " Over there at Ximing Temple, what is going on, brother, please tell me a story!"

Xiao Heng thought for a while, and agreed. However, he also hugged Xiao Yansui and got up from the stone bench, and walked to Xiao Yansui's yard.

Xiao Yansui blinked slightly, at first she was still a little puzzled, but after thinking about it, she suddenly came to her senses, Xiao Heng probably wanted to send her back to the house, and then tell a story just to coax her She fell asleep. After all, a five-year-old child should be sleepy at night, and her energy is limited. =

——A good brother who really knows how to coax children.

Coincidentally, she can also pretend to be asleep!In my previous life, I was often a night owl who didn’t sleep in the middle of the night. The next morning, I was so dazed that I couldn’t get up. I pretended to be half asleep and half awake. By the way, I asked Xiao Heng a few words in a daze. It's so familiar!

Xiao Yansui was hugged back by Xiao Heng all the way, kicked her shoes and lay down on the bed, Xiao Heng was sitting by the bed, and when he was "telling her a story", he reached out and patted her gently, still drumming under the quilt. Autumn little girl.

Xiao Yansui felt that this movement of gently patting a child to lull him to sleep while telling a story was probably learned by Xiao Heng from his nanny before?

"...Last time at Ximing Temple, it's no wonder that no one noticed something was wrong. Who would have thought that it was Monk Daoyuan who tampered with that meditation room." Xiao Heng said softly, but couldn't help shaking Shake your head.

Xiao Yansui was lying on the pillow, his eyes almost closed in a daze, the child's body probably really had inertia, Xiao Yansui lay on the bed for a while, and actually started to feel a little sleepy, but, But she also clearly remembered the name "Monk Daoyuan" in her heart.

Suddenly, Xiao Yansui woke up sharply. She rolled over in the quilt, as if she had buried her face in the pillow unintentionally, but couldn't help opening her eyes in shock.

Monk Daoyuan, isn't that the young monk who talked with Princess Wan'an that day? !

Was he the one who tampered with in Ximing Temple?

Needless to say, Xiao Heng, Xiao Yansui also knows that monk Daoyuan is of the same generation as Master Daojue, the abbot of Ximing Temple whose face has been wrinkled into an orange peel for a long time, so his status in Ximing Temple is very important. It can't be too low.

Moreover, it is obvious that Monk Daoyuan and Princess Wan'an have a good relationship.After all, this is still the Tang Dynasty. Xiao Yansui felt that no matter who he was, since he could have a relationship with Li and Tang's royal family, it was probably worth people's high regard for his connections alone.

Xiao Yansui even thought of more things that happened that day.

After the mother Pei and Princess Xinchang entered Ximing Temple, it didn't take long to learn that Princess Wan'an was also in Ximing Temple today, and when the Xiao family went to see Princess Wan'an, Monk Daoyuan was naturally also there. Now, it becomes a very simple and obvious thing to determine the distribution and itinerary of the Xiao family and his party.

Monk Daoyuan took advantage of this opportunity to design her, it was really the right time, place and people.

The more Xiao Yansui thought about it, the more frightened she became. Even when Xiao Heng patted her twice, and asked her in a very low voice if she was asleep, he didn't respond.

Xiao Yansui curled up under the quilt and didn't move, just thinking about things on her own, coaxing the child for a while, Xiao Heng naturally thought that her younger sister had fallen asleep, and even when she got up lightly, the sound of her footsteps He came out of Xiao Yansui's room very low.

When they went out to the yard, Xiao Heng met Axiu who had just finished working elsewhere. Axiu was blessed and was about to salute, but was interrupted by Xiao Heng's gesture.

"Shut up, I just coaxed Liu Niang to sleep, don't wake her up." Xiao Heng kept his voice extremely low, even making gestures and sayings, so that Axiu could understand.There is no way, Xiao Yansui sleeps lightly, Xiao Heng, the elder brother, has heard about it for a long time.

After hearing this, Axiu subconsciously froze for a moment, nodded, and watched Xiao Heng leave all the way, still a little puzzled but didn't react.

San Lang just said that he coaxed Liu Niang to sleep, and told others to be careful not to wake them up again.

Axiu looked at Xiao Heng's back in a daze, coaxing Liu Niang?With these few words together, why does she sound so wrong...

When Xiao Yansui was sleeping, there was not even a second person in the room. Moreover, human voices were not the same as other natural movements. Xiao Yansui seemed to be particularly sensitive to the sounds made by people. To put it bluntly, a Others in the room were breathing a little louder at night, and she might wake up suddenly at night.

Such Liu Niang, who is most taboo about someone sleeping with her, will be coaxed to sleep?Even if you think about it, you know it's impossible!

Axiu entered the door with a confused head, and saw Xiao Yansui sitting on the bed, holding a strand of her own hair in her hand, circling it unconsciously.

That's right!Axiu, who was confused by Xiao Heng just now, breathed a sigh of relief. She said that under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for Xiao Yansui to be coaxed to sleep, and it would be different when she was extremely tired...

"Liu Niang," Axiu walked in briskly, and said softly, "Sanlang has just gone back."

"Yes, I know." Xiao Yansui nodded.She was still thinking about what Xiao Heng had just revealed about Monk Daoyuan, her thoughts turned, and she naturally became sleepless.

Xiao Yansui got up directly, then went to the study from the bedroom in a daze, sat at the desk, took a pen and paper and sketched a few basic schematic diagrams of frictional resistance in fluid mechanics. She repeatedly sketched something that could be called a ghost drawing talisman, and threw it into the brazier to burn. Then she took another piece of paper and began to recall the map of Ximing Temple that Xiao Heng once drew her.

Anyway, it's just a sketch to sort out ideas, and it's not a big deal if there is an obvious deviation in the distance.

Xiao Yansui listed all the data and words she had written on Xiao Heng's map again. This time, because the sketch was only for her to see, Xiao Yansui directly used a lot of time, distance, and speed. The symbols indicate that the specific values ​​are all written in Arabic numerals that look more pleasing to the eye.

Xiao Yansui remembered the location of Monk Daoyuan's Zen room.Now that there is a clear location of the suspect, whether it is deduced from her own situation, or from the possible action paths and murder locations of the three street thugs who have been murdered, the location of Monk Daoyuan, It all seems to fit perfectly.

In this case, the suspicion of Monk Daoyuan was naturally settled.

Moreover, after confirming Monk Daoyuan, Xiao Heng might never have thought of Princess Wanan, the person who was always in sync with Monk Daoyuan at that time, but Xiao Yansui immediately suspected her.

What a coincidence, the timing of the appearance of Princess Wan'an and Monk Daoyuan is really a coincidence.

Next, Xiao Yansui only needs to confirm two more things, and he can almost confirm the suspicion of Princess Wan'an.

First, Mrs. Pei and Princess Xinchang decided to go to Ximing Temple that day. It was decided a few days ago. Apart from Mrs. Pei herself, Princess Xinchang must also know. So, Xiao Yansui needs to figure it out now, Wan An Did the princess know the time of Pei's trip from Princess Xinchang by chance?

Second, of course, Princess Wan'an's motive for doing this may be the confession of Monk Daoyuan.Among them, Monk Daoyuan's confession may be the most straightforward, but it is also the most difficult for Xiao Yansui to obtain.As for Princess Wan'an's motives, further investigation is needed. Of course, whether this matter can be found out is still a mystery.

However, Xiao Yansui privately felt that even if the reason could not be found out, after all the objective clues were matched, Princess Wan'an's motive was actually not important at all.

After all, all kinds of secrets are the most indispensable thing in the royal family. Whoever hides things in his heart may not be known to the closest people around him, let alone an outsider?

To give an inappropriate example, even Xiao Yansui, a waste of liberal arts and science, knows the emperors: Li Shimin, Li Zhi, and Wu Zetian.

Many people knew about the matter between these three people at that time. Of course, even now, many people still know it well, but everyone keeps it secret.However, there are too many secrets about the whole incident, the specific development of the incident, and the change of time nodes.

Moreover, if it is Princess Wan'an, there seems to be a reason for Gao Lishi's cold treatment and Xiao Song's silence.

As the only granddaughter of Xu Guogong Xiao Song, Xiao Yansui's status is indeed valuable, but compared with Princess Wan'an, who is the grandson of the prince and emperor and is Xuanzong's biological daughter, isn't it obvious who Xuanzong will favor?

As far as Xiao Yansui is concerned, she doesn't need to know why Princess Wan'an is targeting her. It is naturally best to know, and maybe she can guard against other people related to this matter, but even if she doesn't know No big deal, she just needs to know "yes" or "no".

What's more, Xiao Yansui's brain was spinning rapidly. After getting the first clue, she could find a chance to test Princess Wan'an.

If it was really Princess Wan'an who did it, since she did it in Ximing Temple, she probably wanted to deal with her, but in the end, she escaped smoothly, probably, Princess Wan'an was not very comfortable, right?

When all of this seemed to be cleared of the fog and she had a clear direction, Xiao Yansui seemed to feel more at ease. She stared at the sketch in front of her for a while, then dropped the pen neatly, and drew the picture again. The map was also thrown directly into the brazier and burned.

Xiao Yansui directly called Axiu to come in to help tidy up, then got up, and went straight back to her room, ready to wash up and go to sleep.

And outside Xiao Yansui's courtyard, Xiao Heng, who had gone back and forth, stood under the shadow of the trees outside the arch of the courtyard, watching the tiny figure of his sister come out of the study, and wandered back to the bed next to him. House, couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

After Xiao Heng just finished coaxing the child back, he thought there was nothing wrong, but after meeting Xiao Yansui's personal maid, Axiu, the strange and stunned expression on Axiu's face after he finished speaking made him Xiao Heng couldn't help thinking over and over again.

Anyway, his own residence was not far from Xiao Yansui, and Xiao Heng, who had doubts in his heart and planned to find out, simply turned back.

He didn't see Xiao Yansui going straight to the study shortly after he left, but, in this yard, besides his sister, only his sister raised that little dirt dog , even if he was far away, Xiao Yansui's figure was still clearly seen in Xiao Heng's eyes.

In Xiao Heng's mind, a thought suddenly flashed, hey... children are not so easy to coax.

My younger sister has big ideas, and she has been eccentric since she was a child, and it hasn't been a day or two.

Watching Xiao Yansui go back to the house, after a while, Axiu came out of the study and blew out the lights in Xiao Yansui's room again. This time, the younger sister must have really fallen asleep.

Standing outside the arched door of the small courtyard, Xiao Heng looked at the darkened room after the candles had finally been extinguished, he couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead, and laughed a little dumbfounded.

·

Early the next morning, Xiao Yansui yawned and went to Mrs. Pei's for another breakfast.

Xiao Heng happened to be here too, and when he saw Xiao Yansui, he just smiled and patted his sister's head, not mentioning the little things he found after going back last night.

Xiao Wu still looked alive and kicking, he didn't know what his elder brother and his younger sister did after leaving him last night.

After breakfast, Xiao Wu went to the academy. Xiao Heng also had his own business. As for Xiao Yansui, he stayed with Mrs. Pei for a while, and then he started talking casually, and found an appropriate time to mention it in a few words. After arriving at Princess Xinchang, she asked Axiu to carry two pieces of soap and went directly to Princess Xinchang.

The Pei family and Princess Xinchang's sister-in-law have always gotten along well, and Princess Xinchang has no daughter, so she naturally loves Xiao Yansui quite a bit. It's not a big deal for the princess to stroll around casually, especially since she deliberately found an excuse to give some small gifts.

Xiao Yansui sat down with Princess Xinchang, put down the soap, and ate some fruit and snacks. She looked like a little girl. She was coaxed by Princess Xinchang to talk, but she answered questions in a timely manner, and brought the topic back to the topic very easily. On the matter of going to the temple to offer incense.

Because of the accident last time, Mrs. Pei of Ximing Temple will definitely not go.Xiao Yansui was so curious and asked which other temples in Chang'an City were more effective, and casually mentioned Princess Wan'an last time.

Princess Xinchang didn't think much about it at all, she just thought about it for a while, and then said: "There are two other temples near Chang'an City, and the incense is quite prosperous on weekdays, especially because there are many people coming and going. The Ximing Temple, where the scriptures are stored, is more or less inferior."

Xiao Yansui nodded in understanding. Obviously, Ximing Temple seems to be more favored by Li Tang's royal family and officials' wives.The number of pilgrims may not be the largest, but incense money is definitely indispensable...

While talking, Princess Xinchang still had some lingering fears and said: "Next time when I take you out to play, I will keep more guards by my side. It's okay to stay at home. When you go out, just one or two maidservants Where can I follow and wait!"

Xiao Yansui also kept nodding, saying that what Princess Xinchang said made a lot of sense.

Talking like this, and Xiao Yansui relying on herself as a child, it is not surprising that she suddenly changed the topic. With her coaxing, inadvertently, Princess Xinchang naturally mentioned that she told Princess Wan'an to go to Ximing Temple to offer incense last time Princess Wan'an would make an appointment with Monk Daoyuan at that time, in fact, to be able to talk to her sisters.

When Xiao Yansui heard this, she said "Oh" twice in surprise, her eyes curled up with a smile on her pink and jade-carved face.

Her luck was very good today, she pulled out the fox's tail so easily.