After the prosperous Tang Dynasty

In a meditation room in Ximing Temple, monk Daoyuan is wearing a monk's robe, which is shaped like rice and colored like a lotus. When he sees a few distinguished guests, he puts his hands together and salutes, with a slight smile on his face.

"Master Daoyuan," Princess Xinchang performed a Buddhist ceremony in a similar manner, and then moved closer to Princess Wan'an who was wearing a female crown and black robe, and called out very affectionately: "Seventh sister."

Princess Xinchang is the No.11 daughter of Xuanzong. She was in the palace when she was young, and she was close to Princess Wan'an. Later, Princess Wan'an became a Taoist priest for some reason, and Princess Xinchang often visited her bedroom. It's better to wait until Princess Xinchang gets married and goes out of the palace to marry into Xu Guogong's mansion, so the sisters don't move around as frequently as before.

Princess Wan'an's eyebrows and eyes are quite delicate and charming, her eyes are flowing, gentle as water.At this time, she was holding a handle of white gourd dust in her hand, and the hem of a black Taoist uniform was embroidered with the pattern of mountains and rivers and white cranes riding on the sky, which added a bit of chic and unrestrained to her.

Master Daoyuan felt suffocated, and immediately bowed his head and poured tea for the three of them.

"I have become the mother of three children, and I still have such a little daughter's temper." Princess Wan'an reached out and nodded to Princess Xinchang, smiled and said softly, then looked up at Pei Shi, the corners of her eyes twitched, her eyes were full of waves, slightly With a smile, "Miss Pei, please sit down."

The few people here are still drinking tea and chatting, but they don't know that in the mountains outside Ximing Temple, Xiao Yansui is in a mess, his clothes are covered with mud, and there are bloodstained cuts between his fingers.

However, the five-year-old girl was always carved in powder and jade, and Yuxue looked cute, but now her small face was dirty and her eyes were gloomy.

There was a wind blowing through the forest, and it felt like sand was getting into his eyes. Xiao Yansui's hands were covered with blood and dirt, and his clothes were not clean. He didn't dare to rub his eyes at all, so he could only bear the pain and close one eye. He stumbled and continued to walk forward.

"Woof?" Not far away, there was a sudden barking of a dog.

Xiao Yansui was startled suddenly, her first reaction was that the person who kidnapped her came after her with hounds, raised her head suddenly, and looked around for a place to hide.

However, this place is originally a forest on a mountain, apart from the seemingly endless trees and weeds, where is there anything else?

Xiao Yansui didn't even have time to think about it, when suddenly, a khaki dog ran out - the kind with two white dots on the eyebrows, khaki fur all over, the most common dog that is scattered in vast rural areas Chinese pastoral dog.

Moreover, behind this pastoral dog, there was no movement of anyone else, Xiao Yansui couldn't help being slightly taken aback.

Soon, the Chinese pastoral dog that had been wagging its tail happily ran towards Xiao Yansui, instead of roaring ferociously, it was wagging its tail happily and friendly all the time.

Seeing the dog that came to him and sniffed it curiously, and then twirled around him twice quickly while wagging its tail, Xiao Yansui, who was so scared that he was in a cold sweat just now, twitched the corners of his mouth. Cold, the cold sweat was blown off his back, and he shivered suddenly.

She looked at the dog, which must be taller than her standing up, reached out her hand, and patted its head lightly.

The dog immediately wagged its tail happily, and squatted directly in front of Xiao Yansui - there is no doubt that this dog must have an owner, and it was probably raised loose in the village near Ximing Temple with.

Xiao Yansui directly took off her outermost goose-yellow skirt, and casually draped it over the dog's body, and tied it lightly around the neck to ensure that the dog would not be on the run Get rid of the clothes.

Then, Xiao Yansui patted the dog again, letting it run away in any direction.

The stature of a five-year-old girl is so tall, especially in the forest where the vision is blocked. From a distance, it is estimated that she can only slightly notice the goose yellow body, so she can't tell whether it is a human or a dog.

As for Xiao Yansui, her mother, Pei, didn't know about her disappearance at first, and she would find out when the group of people were about to leave Ximing Temple and return home at the latest.At that time, not to mention the servants and maidservants of the Xiao family who brought them there, even the monks in Ximing Temple will probably follow her to find her whereabouts. It's just that she was put together in Ximing Temple. Xiao Yansui is definitely not right now. Dare to trust those monks.

In this case, if the dog ran away wearing his own clothes, if someone from the Xiao family found it, it would naturally be a clue.If it happened to meet with the kidnappers, as the sky darkened and the forest was shrouded in mist, it would be difficult to see clearly, but it would be easy to confuse the audience and lure those people away...

Just as Xiao Yansui headed straight down the mountain, stumbling all the way down the mountain, in Ximing Temple, Mrs. Pei looked at the sky and felt that her daughter must have slept through this afternoon nap, so she sent someone to wake her up .

Clinker, after Yun Yan, Pei's maidservant, asked the welcoming monk to lead the way to the Buddhist temple behind, she ran away, not to mention the little lady, even Yunxiu, who was supposed to be here to take care of the little lady, disappeared trace.

Looking at the empty house, Yun Yan's heart tightened, she turned her head suddenly, and the welcoming monk who had just led the way changed her expression immediately when she saw this.

"Xu is the young lady who woke up and went to play with some young gentlemen." Yun Yan forced a smile, her fingers trembling as she squeezed the handkerchief tightly, and walked back in a hurry, "I Now go tell your wife."

The welcoming monk was flustered, but he forced himself to calm down, clasped his hands and bowed slightly, and then hurriedly followed, "I, I'll go and ask the monk who sweeps nearby."

Master Daoyuan sent the two princesses and Mrs. Pei out of the courtyard, the snow-white pear blossoms in the courtyard were in full bloom, and the fragrance of flowers was everywhere.

"Lady," Yun Yan came back from the back room where the female guests rested. Although she was thinking about all kinds of possible situations to comfort herself, however, she walked faster and faster along the way, and found Pei's family. At that time, his breath was already disordered, and he said in a panic: "Little lady and Yunxiu are gone!"

"What!?" Princess Xinchang's reaction was the most intense, ignoring that the glamorous and invincible Master Daoyuan was still nearby, she took a step forward and said in a loud voice: "What's going on, hurry up! report!"

Pei's heart trembled.

Seeing this, Princess Wan'an's eyes moved slightly, but she stretched out her hand to give Princess Xinchang a hand, and comforted her in a low voice: "Sister!"

Immediately, Pei's brows were tightly frowned, and he hurriedly ordered: "Go and find the young gentlemen." Then he looked at Yunyan and said sharply: "The courtyard where Liu Niang disappeared, quickly take me there!"

Princess Wan'an turned her head, glanced at the end of her eyes, and cast a sidelong glance at Master Daoyuan.

Master Daoyuan woke up like a dream, and hurriedly said, "I'm going to ask the monks in the temple to help find it."

Because of Xiao Yansui's disappearance, Ximing Temple fell into chaos.

But outside the Ximing Temple, the three brothers and sisters Li Chu, Li Tan, and Li Wenning who left in a hurry encountered a few street thugs, but before the people around them could make a move, those street thugs were caught by the back again. Zhang Dai, the young master of Yan Guogong's mansion, was rolled up, and immediately jumped up and down.

Zhang Jiajiulang Zhang Dai is still young, but he is dressed in a Hu suit. He rides on a low-footed horse, his eyes are as bright as stars, and he raises his chin slightly. There is a bit of heroism in his childishness that has not been taken off at all. Sassy.

It's just that it's not easy for Zhang Dai himself to arrest people himself as a child. Although those street thugs were chased until they cried for their parents, they still took the opportunity to run away.

Seeing Zhang Jiulang's appearance as a little ghost, Li Chu couldn't help teasing him, "Jiulang's mount is quite impressive today."

As soon as Zhang Dai pulled the reins, the docile pony raised its head and barked. It took two steps, but it didn't bump, let alone throw its rider off.

"Cousin, cousin." Zhang Dai clapped his hands while riding on the horse.

Zhang Dai is the grandson of Zhang Shuo, the Duke of Yan. His father is Tai Changqing Zhang Yi, and his mother is Princess Ningqin, born of Xuanzong and Yang Guipin.

Although Princess Ningqin and Crown Prince Li Heng are of the same mother, Prince Li Heng has been criticized by Prime Minister Li Linfu, Shou Wang Li Mao and Concubine Wu Hui all the time, and his situation is in jeopardy.However, Princess Ningqin, who married into the Duke of Yan's mansion, had no such worries. In contrast, Zhang Dai, as the young man of the Duke of Yan's mansion, was always pampered and indulged by the elders in the family. Brothers Li Chu and Li Tan are walking on thin ice like that, and every step is startling.

Seeing Zhang Dai riding a short-legged horse and looking like a young adult in a daze, Li Wenning couldn't help covering his lips and chuckling: "Jiulang's riding skills are getting better and better."

Zhang Dai was just a child, so he couldn't hear the teasing between Li Chu and Li Wenning, but he only thought that he was really supernatural and extremely airy.

After Zhang Dai walked away with his men and horse servants, Li Wenning said: "Those people just now—in a place of pure Buddhism, there are people who are so unrestrained and don't know right from wrong."

Li Wenning frowned beautifully, incomprehensible.

Li Chu shook his head and said with a smile: "These rascals have been living in the streets and businesses, bullying the weak and fearing the strong, and their daily livelihood is nothing more than cheating and abducting. There will be thoughts of right and wrong. It's a pity that they escaped today, if Jiulang caught them just now, it would be regarded as a disaster for the people in the vicinity."

Li Tan, who had been quiet all the time and seldom spoke much, thought for a while, still puzzled and said: "On weekdays, most of the people who come to Ximing Temple to worship Buddha and offer incense are noble guests and female relatives, and there are many servants, how can we tolerate such people's presumptuousness?"

Li Wenning, who was dressed in men's clothing, pulled out the fan from nowhere, gently spread it to fan the wind, knocked on Li Tan again, raised his eyebrows and said: "So they were just run over by Zhang Jiajiulang on horseback, crying and howling. Fleeing all over the mountains and plains."

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Zhang Dai, who just rode away on that pony horse, was clamoring to go to the woods to hunt some wild animals and prey, when in a trance, he saw a goose-yellow shadow speeding past in the forest.

"What was that just now, did you see it?" Zhang Dai opened his eyes wide, only had time to catch a glimpse, and curiously asked the attendant beside him.

The attendant quickly shook his head and said: "Looking at the color of the dress, it looks like a young lady from some family, but that person's movements are too fast."

Zhang Dai rolled his eyes, and immediately waved his horsewhip and said, "Let's go, let's catch up and have a look!"