Cold Sword Perched Peach Blossom

As soon as he entered the high vermilion gate of the palace, the atmosphere became tense instantly.There were guards with weapons and heavy armor all around the roadside. Along the way, the carriage was stopped several times, but after seeing Xuan Qing on the carriage, they happily let it go.

Lin Rufei sat in the carriage with her eyes closed, listening to Xuan Qing chatting with the guard who received them.The guard seemed to be very worried about the current situation, and his frown never eased from the beginning to the end.Xuan Qing's expression didn't change too much, he still had a compassionate expression, no different from when Lin Rufei first met him.

Finally arrived at the destination, several people came out of the carriage, Fuhua and Yurui could only wait outside, while Lin Rufei followed Xuanqing and the others into the inner hall.

Elegant incense was burning in the inner hall. A man in a yellow robe was sitting in front of the desk talking to another man in a vermilion uniform. When he saw them coming in, he stopped talking.This person should be Bai Jinglun, the sage of Dajing, and the man next to him is Bai Rui, the person Lin Rufei wants to send the invitation to.Although Bai Jinglun's face does not look old, his temples are actually gray, and the fine lines around his eyes reveal his true age.On the other hand, Bai Rui, who was next to him, still had a coquettish attitude, just like what Xuan Qing said, looking at them with a pair of peach blossom eyes with a smile on his face.In terms of physical appearance, Bai Rui didn't look like a powerful character, but rather like a reckless swordsman.

These two brothers are both very good looking, one is majestic and stable, the other is suave and romantic, they are indeed dragons and phoenixes among men.

"Master Xuanqing is finally here." Bai Rui smiled and said, "We have been waiting so hard for you."

"Amitabha." Xuan Qing clasped his hands together, ignored Bai Rui, and said directly to Bai Jinglun, "My lord, where is the prince and princess now? Monk, go and see now."

Bai Jinglun said, "It's in the next bedroom." He stood up, "I'll go with you."

"Alright." Xuan Qing said, but suddenly invited Lin Rufei who was standing beside her, "Mr. Lin, why don't you go and have a look?"

Lin Rufei hesitated for a moment, then said: "This..." This is a private matter of the royal family, and it doesn't seem right for him to be involved as an outsider.

Lin Rufei was thinking about this, but Bai Rui, who was sitting next to him, suddenly got up and walked to his side, making a gesture that seemed familiar to Lin Rufei, and gently put his hand on his shoulder , smiled and said: "Mr. Lin, there is no need to be polite. We have a very good relationship with the Bai family. One family does not talk about two families. If you are interested, it's okay to go and have a look."

Lin Rufei was taken aback by Rui's familiar words during the day, but Bai Jinglun, who was a saint, also nodded.

Having said all this, it seemed that Lin Rufei would be ignorant if he refused again, so he had no choice but to agree, followed Xuan Qing and the others, and walked towards the bedroom.

During the day, Rui looked at Lin Rufei with great interest, and asked one or two questions from time to time, such as how old Lin Rufei was, how long he had traveled from Kunlun to here, and how did he meet Xuan Qing.Lin Rufei answered those who could answer, and those who could not, Lin Rufei vaguely mentioned it. Such a question and answer did not seem to be chatting, but rather scolding.

In the end, it was Xuan Qing who was next to him. He knew that Lin Rufei was thin-skinned, and there was nothing he could do about a seasoned bum like Bai Rui, so he said, Bai Rui, you must take it easy, Lin Rufei But the Lin family's heart is sharp, if Lin Bianyu is hooked, be careful that the whole Lantern Festival will suffer.

During the day, Rui clicked his tongue and said, "Xuan Qing, what you said is wrong, I just chatted with Mr. Lin, why are you so sensitive."

Xuan Qing almost gave him a supercilious look: "Just rely on Mr. Lin's thin skin and continue to be shameless."

During the day, Rui let out a long sigh, with a dull expression on his face, but in a blink of an eye, a smile appeared on his face again, and he continued to chat with Lin Rufei.

Lin Rufei has a gentle temper, and she didn't feel impatient at all, and responded to the words one after another.It wasn't until he reached the door of the bedroom that Bai Rui suddenly stopped talking and his expression became serious.

On the way, Bai Jinglun didn't say a word from the beginning to the end. After signaling to the servants to open the door, he walked into the house first.

The inside and outside of the house are guarded by heavy soldiers, and even beside the sick bed, there are two guards with majestic expressions, and they retreat slowly when they see everyone coming.

This place is so heavily guarded that even a mosquito can't fly in. Moreover, there are monks with eight levels of cultivation like Tian Rui sitting in the town, so how could something happen?This question popped up in Lin Rufei's mind.

Looking inside the room again, on the bed not far away, a beautiful girl in a long skirt was sleeping. Xuan Qing stepped forward with a solemn expression, and after careful examination, said: "How long has the princess been in a coma?"

"34 days." Bai Rui replied.

"Tell me carefully." Xuan Qing said again.

"On the fifth day of last month." Bai Rui said, "Mou Mou wanted to take a few maids out of the palace behind her father's back, but was found and dragged back before she went out." He looked at the bed and fell into a coma for a long time The girl continued, "After that, she disappeared, and when she was found, she was already in a coma."

"Where did you find him?" Xuan Qing asked.

"Under the plum tree in the imperial garden." Rui sat down by the bed during the day, and gently helped the princess cut her hair, with a slightly cold voice, "When I found out, the maid was already dead, and she died beside her. ..."

Xuan Qing frowned: "Talk about what happens next in detail."

During the day, Rui talked about the coma of the third princess named Mou Mou.

At that time, they thought that Mou Mou was killed by a traitor and poisoned by an unknown poison, so the whole palace searched for suspicious persons.But who knew that while they were searching, other princes also had accidents. The first one to have an accident was the second prince. He was resting in his own mansion, but suddenly something slipped into his mansion in the middle of the night, almost killing him. He was strangled to death on the bed. Fortunately, a servant passing by with a lamp heard the movement in the house, rushed in and rescued the prince.But neither the prince nor the servant saw the assailant.

As soon as this incident happened, the entire palace was in panic, and the emperor also sent additional guards to watch over all the princesses and princes.

But even so, something went wrong.

When the youngest sixth prince was taking a bath at night, a person suddenly appeared behind him and pushed his head into the basin. There was only a shallow layer of water in the basin. It stands to reason that there would be no danger, but no one did. Think of something like this happening.The sixth prince struggled with all his strength and knocked over the bronze mirror placed beside him, which aroused the vigilance of the guards, who came in and rescued him who was almost drowned alive.

But according to what the guards said, only the sixth prince was seen in the house, and there was nothing behind him, let alone bad guys.

If it was just one time, it could be explained by coincidence, but when accidents happen one after another, no one can fool themselves.Someone must be eyeing the emperor's heir.

However, no matter how much they searched, they couldn't find any evidence of that thing. Even Bai Rui, a powerful figure with eight realms of cultivation, seemed to have become a display, unable to grasp a clue.

In desperation, I had no choice but to invite Xuan Qing over, asking him to help.

After listening to Bai Rui's description, Xuan Qing asked where the remaining princes and princesses were.

"I originally wanted to gather them together and protect them together." Bai Rui said, "But a few days ago, another accident happened."

Xuan Qing said: "Blood handprint?"

"That's right." Bai Rui said in a deep voice, "In the saint's dormitory, a row of bloody handprints appeared. I was next door at the time, but I didn't feel anything."

Xuan Qing fell into deep thought: "What about after that?"

"After that?" Rui spread his hands during the day, "Afterwards, I realized that I couldn't help much, so I simply drove back those boys who were hiding in the palace."

Fortunately, nothing major happened to the saint, otherwise it would be really troublesome.

There are six imperial heirs in total, two princesses and four princes. Now that all three of them have accidents, how can the emperor not be in a hurry.

"This thing comes and goes without a trace, it's really troublesome." Bai Rui said, "Master Xuanqing must be troubled."

Xuan Qing narrowed her eyes slightly, as if she was thinking about something.

Lin Rufei looked at the unconscious princess on the bed, and suddenly said, "I have a question, I don't know if I should ask it or not."

"Mr. Lin, please tell me." Bai Jinglun said.

"You call the one who harmed Her Royal Highness a thing?" Lin Rufei was very surprised. Under normal circumstances, shouldn't they be called villains.Now I'm talking, but I changed my name.

Bai Jinglun's eyes darkened, he was silent for a moment, and then said: "Because no one can do this."

"That's not necessarily true." Xuan Qing waved his hand, "The world is so big, there are so many wonders, I can count two or three people who can do this."

"For example?" Bai Jinglun asked.

Xuan Qing glanced at Lin Rufei, and said: "Lin Bianyu from the Lin family in Kunlun, He Xieyi from the He family in southern Henan, and there are a few seniors in Nanyin Temple... This is not worth mentioning."

"But they're not in Dajing." Bai Rui argued coldly, "Besides, I'm still here, if they come, I'll definitely know."

Xuan Qing was not angry when she was refuted, and shook her head: "I just gave an example to show that someone can do this."

During the day, Rui put his hands on his chest and laughed.His smile seemed very bright, but Xuan Qing sighed and shook his head and said Tianrui Tianrui, don't rush to get angry with me, let's get this over with, and it won't be too late for you to get angry again.He knew the prince very well, and he knew that he must be unhappy at a glance.

During the day, Rui Wenyan squinted his eyes, didn't speak, but spread his hands and made a gesture of please to Xuanqing.

Bai Jinglun frowned and said, "Tianrui, don't be rude to Master."

Xuan Qing said indifferently: "It's not in the way, it's not in the way." He turned his head, said to the third princess that he was offended, then leaned over and held the princess' wrist, and took the princess' pulse.

Lin Rufei took advantage of this time to look around and look at the furnishings of this room.Probably out of fear of hiding people in the house, all the furniture was moved out, leaving only a soft bed covered with tulle. After the windows were closed, the light in the room was not very good, but there were many lights in the corner. Candles, so it wasn't too dark either.There were more than a dozen guards inside and outside the house. Even for a swordsman with his second brother's cultivation level, it might not be easy to kill the princess quietly without disturbing anyone.

So who could it be?What does it have to do with what Gu Xuan needs?Lin Rufei was thinking, when she heard Xuan Qing exclaimed: "It's weird."

"What?" Bai Rui asked.

"The princess is full of soul, the veins in her body are smooth, and there is no strange poison." Xuan Qing blinked, "It can be said that if she is not still in a coma, she is simply a normal person."

"Not poisonous?" Bai Rui raised his eyebrows, "Are you sure?"

Xuan Qing nodded affirmatively.

"Then why has she been sleeping and not waking up?" Bai Jinglun seemed to love this daughter very much, and his tone was a little anxious.

Xuan Qing pondered: "Well, I can't say for the time being, are the injured princes also there?"

"It's all next door." Bai Rui said.

"Then go and have a look." Xuan Qing turned and walked out.

Lin Rufei followed behind and also took a look at the princess. The princess was lying on the soft couch with a peaceful expression as if she was in deep sleep. Her complexion was no different from that of ordinary people, even more rosy than his pale complexion.Xuan Qing was right, if they hadn't said that the princess was in a coma, no one would think that something happened to her.

That being the case, what happened to the three princesses...

Xuan Qing went to the next door and saw the two injured princes. The place where they lived was also heavily guarded, but because the two were still awake, it was a bit boring to be trapped in the house. When they entered, the two were holding their chins. chess.

Lin Rufei glanced at the chessboard, the chess style was chaotic and anxious, and it could be seen that both of them seemed to be in a bad mood.

Seeing their father coming, the princes got up and saluted, and then cast their curious eyes on Lin Rufei and Xuan Qing.

Bai Jinglun was in a bad mood and didn't bother to explain, so he waved his hand and motioned for Xuan Qing to check on the two princes.Xuan Qing stepped forward to check the prince's body.

The wound on the second prince's neck has not dissipated, and two bruised handprints can be clearly seen. Judging from the size of the handprints, these are probably not adults' hands, but children's.The sixth prince didn't have any injuries, but he was terribly frightened. When Xuan Qing felt his pulse, he kept shrinking his neck, not daring to make a sound.

Xuan Qing said: "If I remember correctly, the mother and concubine of the two princes are the same person, right?"

Xuan Qing said such a sentence suddenly, and the atmosphere in the room became a little strange.

The second prince is older and has already reached the crown, calmly said: "What does the master mean by asking this?"

"I'm just wondering why that thing picked you two out of the four princes." Xuan Qing said, "There must be some reason for so many princes."

The second prince said in a deep voice: "Probably because the two of us are more unlucky." After all, it is the prince, and he speaks with confidence.

"I don't know what the second prince was doing on the day when the third princess had an accident?" Xuan Qing asked gently, not minding the second prince's hostility.

"My brother and I were riding horses in the racecourse." The second prince said calmly, "After hearing that something happened to the third sister, I rushed back to the palace."

"Oh, that means you two are together?" Xuan Qing said.

The second prince said: "So what if we are together?"

"Speak well." Bai Jinglun said coldly, "Who gave you such a temper?"

The second prince was reprimanded, and his face showed some unwillingness, but he still lowered his head and said hello in a low voice.Bai Jinglun snorted coldly, and flung his sleeves away, "You ask." His attitude towards the two princes was completely different from his attitude towards the princess.

Seeing his father angry, the sixth prince sobbed softly again, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly froze to the extreme.

During the day, Rui didn't care, he sat beside him with a smile on his face, picked up the dried fruit and ate it one by one, and asked Lin Rufei if he wanted it. After Lin Rufei refused, he waved his hand to signal Xuan Qing to continue asking, There is no need to give these two princes any face.

Xuan Qing sighed, and asked the prince some more questions. The second prince answered very carefully this time, and he didn't dare to show Xuan Qing any more embarrassment.But from the beginning to the end, he was the one talking, and the sixth prince stayed beside him, crying softly, raising his hands from time to time to rub his eyes.

Xuan Qing had almost finished asking, so she got up to leave, but before leaving, she suddenly said to the sixth prince: "What is the name of the horse His Highness rode at the horse farm that day?"

The sixth prince stared blankly at Xuan Qing, and said, "What?"

Xuan Qing said: "That is the name of the horse you rode at the racecourse on the day the princess had an accident."

"Call...call..." The sixth prince stammered and didn't answer for a long while, but the second prince put his hand on his shoulder and said in a deep voice, "It's called Leiyun."

"Oh." Xuan Qing smiled, "I think it must be a good horse."

"Naturally." The second prince's tone was stiff.

The people present were all human beings, so they couldn't see anything unusual, but no one said anything, and everyone walked out of the room pretending nothing happened.It wasn't until he got out of the door that Tian Rui asked the palace servants to check whether the princes were at the racecourse on the day the princess had an accident.

If it's okay, if it's not, it's a bit strange.

After Xuanqing came out, she said that she wanted to wander around the palace casually, Bai Jinglun sent Bai Rui to accompany her, saying that Xuanqing could go anywhere in the palace without being restricted.

Xuan Qing said that he wanted to go to the place where the princess had an accident first.

The palace is very large, because of an accident, there are guards walking around, so it can be said that the guards are tight.Taking advantage of the opportunity of the three of them getting along, Lin Rufei took out the invitation card and handed it to Bai Rui.During the day, Rui took it with a smile, glanced at it, and put it in his arms.

"Tianrui, tell me honestly, have you sensed those things?" Walking to a certain corner, Xuan Qing suddenly opened his mouth, listening to his tone, it seems that he and Bai Rui are old acquaintances and have a good relationship .

During the day, Rui raised his eyebrows: "Xuan Qing, what do you mean by that?"

Xuan Qing said lightly: "I just want to know if this is muddy water."

During the day, Rui sneered: "So what if it's muddy water, can you still refuse?"

Xuan Qing sighed.

"I knew why it was now." Bai Bairui shook his head and sighed pitifully, "Although Bai Jinglun is not good at swordsmanship, he has a good brain. His favor is not so easy to repay." Patting Xuan Qing on the shoulder, he gloated and said, "Do you regret it?"

Xuan Qing didn't speak, but sighed again.

"But I'm really not involved in this matter." Bai Rui said, "Besides, you also know that I have never paid much attention to these matters."

"Then what are you interested in?" Xuan Qing said.

During the day, Rui looked at Lin Rufei who was standing beside him with a smile, and Lin Rufei's back shivered.Xuan Qing almost wanted to give Bai Rui a supercilious look, saying that if you are not afraid of death, just do it, you really hit the iron plate, be careful to break your leg.During the day Rui couldn't hear it. He had also been to Kunlun, but he had never met Lin Rufei. I have to say that this youngest son of the Lin family, who is pale and slender, is much more interesting than his second brother. She doesn't look very well, and I heard that she has been ill for a long time, but she looks a little sick like Xizisheng.

Now Lin Rufei finally understood what Xuan Qing meant by telling him to be more careful during the day, this prince is really a bit vulgar.

Xuan Qing went around the imperial garden, found nothing special, and felt a little strange, so she asked Bai Rui to check his two nephews carefully, they probably lied, and asked the prince and princess Relationship.

During the day, Rui had no interest in these matters, and lazily talked to Xuan Qing about the secrets of the palace.The second prince and the sixth prince are the sons of the empress, and the current eldest prince and the third princess are all concubines and their mothers have no influence, but they are deeply loved by the Holy One.For these reasons, their relationship is not great.

"But these things are all normal." Bai Rui didn't take this kind of pettiness to heart at all. "This generation can't do it, it's so stupid. When I was my age, the methods I used were much more vicious."

Xuan Qing shook her head: "Prince, don't speak nonsense!"

Bai Rui said: "It doesn't matter. If I only have five levels of cultivation, he will probably still guard against me. Now that I am at eighth level, he wishes I could stay in the palace with him every day." He was referring to the current saint, Bai Jinglun.

Lin Rufei also understood what Bai Rui meant. A sword cultivator with a five-level cultivation base might still be fascinated by mortal things and want to fight for power and profit. To him, it was just a passing cloud.Therefore, not only did Bai Jinglun not feel that he was a threat, but he regarded him as Dajing's reliance.

"I don't need to look into what you said, but I don't dare to say it in front of my brother." Bai Jinglun said, "The two of them are definitely not at the racecourse."

"Oh? You know?" Xuan Qing said, "Then where are they?"

"Of course I'm bullying the third princess." Bai Jinglun said lightly, "The third princess wanted to go out of the palace to watch the lanterns in Lantern City that day, but was stopped by someone on the way back. Who do you think would be so boring? It's not her two A brother who has nothing to do. Girls are no better than boys, and the majesty will not mind if boys are wild, but girls are not, and they will marry sooner or later, so they can't lose the face of the royal family."

Xuan Qing said: "So the princess went to the Imperial Garden?"

"Yes." Bai Jinglun said, "She likes it there."

Xuan Qing fell into deep thought.

Lin Rufei said: "Could it be that she bumped into something in the imperial garden?"

Xuan Qing shook her head: "I think they may have encountered something when they were about to leave the city." So the third princess fell into a coma immediately, and the second and sixth princes were almost killed, and I don't know if it will happen next accident.

Lin Rufei said: "You said, bloody handprints also appeared in the Holy Majesty's bedroom a few days ago? Why didn't that thing attack the Holy One?"

During the day, Rui thought for a moment: "I've thought about this too, and I can only guess if the Holy One is carrying something on his body, and that thing can't get close to him."

Xuan Qing said: "There is such a possibility, I wonder if I can check what the Holy One is wearing?"

Bai Rui smiled and said, "He probably won't agree to that."

"Why?" Xuan Qing asked.

"Do you remember the rabbit spirit he liked back then?" Bai Rui said, "I still read it now. The closest purse is a bunch of white hair cut from the rabbit spirit. If you say this thing makes people See, he must not be ashamed and angry?" He laughed very bluntly

Xuan Qing coughed dryly, with an embarrassed expression on her face, and said, "That's right."

Lin Rufei found out that the prince was indeed too vicious, and only when he was under Bai Jinglun's nose, would he calm down a bit.

The author has something to say: Lin Rufei: The princess is in a coma

Gu Xuandu: Huh?

Lin Rufei: I need a kiss to get up

Gu Xuandu: Who do you want to kiss? ? ?

Lin Rufei: My princess Gu who is unconscious.

Gu Xuandu: ………… Come on, I’m ready.