Cold Sword Perched Peach Blossom

Because of the princess's coma before, the imperial garden has been searched carefully.However, the purpose at that time was to find people, so some corners where it was impossible to hide people were still missing a lot.Now that the Holy Majesty just scolded the two princes, and ordered the matter down with a serious face, the person in charge naturally understood that the Holy Majesty was getting angry, so they searched very carefully, wishing to lift up every piece of turf and take a closer look See if there is anything hidden underneath.

It was too hot outside, and the people outside were watching from the imperial garden, so they waited inside the house. A lot of ice cubes were placed in every corner of the room to cool off the heat, and there were maids fanning beside them, so it wasn't very hot.During the day, Rui was afraid that some people would be thirsty, so he specially called someone to bring over iced plum soup.What happened to Lin Rufei last night at the inn, he almost didn't sleep all night, sitting in the room to rest now, he felt a little drowsy, but in front of the emperor, he couldn't behave too much Obviously, it was just a few small yawns occasionally when chatting with Xuan Qing.

"Mr. Lin, are you tired?" Xuan Qing was very sensitive to capture the tiredness on Lin Rufei's face, and said, "Since you are tired, should you go back and rest first?"

Lin Rufei shook her head, and said in a hoarse voice, "It's okay, it's just that I didn't rest well last night, so I was a little sleepy."

When Bai Jinglun heard this, he said that there was a guest room next to him, and if Lin Rufei didn't mind, he could take a nap in the guest room.Lin Rufei refused, saying that she never slept well, so Bai Jinglun didn't have to worry about it.

Hearing this, Bai Jinglun didn't try to persuade him anymore. It could be seen that he was in a very bad mood at this time, because no matter whether he found the thing that the sixth prince said was disgusting in the imperial garden, it was not a good thing.If I found it, it means that the third princess is really harmful to others. If I didn't find it, it means that the sixth prince was taught to learn some things that shouldn't be learned. If something happened to his own child, he, as a father, naturally couldn't be happy. .

During the day, Rui was not nervous at all, and happily chatted with Xuan Qing about what happened in the past few years.

From their conversation, Lin Rufei learned that the two had been friends for decades, but the person Xuan Qing met for the first time was not Bai Rui, but Bai Jinglun who had become the emperor.If you count their ages, the three should have been friends for many years, but the attitude of Xuan Qing and the Bai family can't be seen too clearly.Whether facing Bai Jinglun or Bai Rui, Xuan Qing always had a gentle and polite appearance, and there was no overstepping in his words, and he was very measured.Although this is polite, it loses some of the intimacy that only exists between friends.

Lin Rufei didn't know them too well, so she drank plum soup beside her, pretending to have heard the story.

This plum soup tastes good, sweet and sour, and it is even more antipyretic after chilled. Lin Rufei drank a cup and was about to pour a second cup when the person who searched the imperial garden came back.

From the outside, the leader should also be a bodyguard. He was sweating profusely after searching the imperial garden under the scorching sun for so long in such a hot day, but at this time his face was as pale as paper, with no trace of blood visible. , he walked up to Bai Jinglun and knelt heavily, tremblingly said: "Your Majesty, I found it..."

"What did you find?" Bai Jinglun narrowed his eyes and said in a bad tone.

"I found the thing that is disgusting... It's just that my subordinates don't know much about it, and I don't know what it is for." The head of the guard knelt on the ground and replied in a low voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud "bang", and Bai Jinglun was so angry that he directly smashed the plum soup on the table to the ground, and then he said harshly, "Where is the thing?"

"It's just under the plum tree in the imperial garden, and the subordinates didn't dare to move." The head of the guard replied in a low voice.

Bai Jinglun got up and left. When Lin Rufei realized it, he had already stepped into the room in a few steps.

The remaining three people in the room looked at each other, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.Rui sighed during the day, shook his head, and followed.

Lin Rufei and Xuan Qing also got up and followed, Xuan Qing walked beside Lin Rufei, explaining in a low voice why Bai Jinglun was so angry.

It turned out that among the several imperial heirs, Bai Jinglun loved the third princess the most. The mother of the third princess was very favored back then, but her health was not good. After giving birth to the eldest prince and the third princess, she passed away in a hurry.The latter three princesses were raised under the empress dowager's knees, and the emperor also cared about her loss of father since childhood, so he loved her very much.If she really used the technique of hating to win to harm others, I am afraid that Bai Jinglun, the father, would be the most distressed.

Lin Rufei and Xuan Qing walked slowly behind, and when they reached the imperial garden, they heard Bai Jinglun suppressing his anger and asking them to dig things out.

That thing was buried under a tall plum tree. It was said that the third princess liked that plum tree very much, and would not allow people to get close to it. Now that something was dug out under this plum tree, wouldn't it be true for the sixth prince's words.

Although Lin Rufei had read a lot of history books and knew that the battles in the royal family were always cruel, but at this time she was finally lucky enough to witness it with her own eyes, and she felt a little complicated in her heart.

Xuan Qing stood beside him, watching the movements of the guards, there was neither sadness nor joy on that handsome face, still unmoved by foreign objects.

"That's... that's it..." The head guard took out an iron box tremblingly, opened it carefully, and revealed the contents inside.

Lin Rufei saw the items inside the gift box from a distance. There was a strange-shaped doll inside, and a book with yellowed pages. Something seemed to be pressed under the book. Bai Jinglun took out the thing underneath. After shaking it open, I realized that it was a few pages of immature paintings.This painting looks messy and disorderly, like a child's random work.However, Bai Jinglun's originally dignified and gloomy expression relaxed after seeing the painting, his expression became much softer, and he even let out a soft sigh from his mouth.

Everyone showed strange looks, but Xuan Qing was the first to see it clearly, shaking her head and said: "You guys are mistaken, this is not a technique of hating victory, it is just the princess's old thing."

"Master Xuan Qing is right." Bai Jinglun nodded, agreeing with Xuan Qing's statement. He gently picked up the doll, carefully rubbed it in his palm, his eyes were full of memories and warmth, "This doll is Her handwriting, her craftsmanship is poor, in order to coax the children, she came up with such a thing, but it scares Mou Mou very much."

After he finished speaking, he put the doll back into the box: "Afterwards, I thought that this doll was thrown away by Mou Mou's mother, but I didn't expect to see it here." He shook his head, showing some vicissitudes of life, and handed the box to Mou Mou. He gave it to Xuan Qing who was standing next to him, "Master Xuan Qing, take a look and see if there is anything suspicious in the box."

Xuan Qing took a step forward, took the iron box, and carefully checked the contents inside.He took a few glances at the oddly shaped doll, then put it down, and then turned out the book, page by page to the bottom, but he didn't seem to find anything unusual on it, and in the end it was just a few childish paintings on the bottom of the box, When Xuan Qing picked up one of them and looked at it carefully, Lin Rufei who was standing beside him suddenly frowned.

The painting in Xuan Qing's hand, at first glance, looks like childish graffiti and there is nothing special about it, but after careful observation, you will find that there is a mass of black ink stains in the graffiti, and the content of the painting is very It is rich, there are figures and landscapes, but it is probably because the painters are too young, so the shapes of the things drawn are very strange, and the originals can only be barely recognized.

In one of the paintings, the blotch of ink seems to be the main character, drawn in the center of the paper, surrounded by rough sketches of a few villains, probably wanting to express that a group of children are surrounding Playing with the thing in the middle, it seems nothing at first glance, but if you look at it for a long time, you will feel a chill on your back for no reason.

"What, Mr. Lin, is there something wrong with these paintings?" Seeing Lin Rufei's serious expression during the day, Rui asked casually.

Lin Rufei said, "When was this painting made?"

"It was drawn by Mou Mou when she was a child." Bai Jinglun answered Lin Rufei's question, "She has an impatient temper, and she doesn't like such literary things as piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting. The teacher will get angry when she teaches her, and she is very naughty." He said the princess He is not good, but his expression is full of pride, "But the skill of riding and archery is better than one, and it is better than her brothers. If it is not a girl..." The regret in his words, Anyone can hear it.

Bai Jinglun's love for the princess can be seen, but so what, she was doomed from the moment she was born, no matter how favored she is, she can only be a princess.

Lin Rufei also felt regretful, if the third princess was born in a family of monks, as long as she was talented enough, no matter if she was a man or a woman, she would be the most favored one, but unfortunately she was born in the mortal world and still cannot escape Such an unwilling fate.

"Why is there a ball of black ink on every painting of the princess?" Lin Rufei asked.

Bai Jinglun didn't take it seriously: "Mo? Maybe she was naughty and accidentally dirty her painting."

Lin Rufei said: "This iron box is filled with the princess's favorite things, right?"

Bai Jinglun nodded.

Lin Rufei said: "Since it's something I love, why would it be dirty?"

It's also the same reason. Several people looked pensive when they heard the words, but during the day Rui suddenly said, "It's really hard to stay outside in such a hot day, why don't you go inside and continue talking?"

"Alright." Bai Jinglun agreed.

Several people returned the same way and re-entered the study.

But on the way, Bai Tianrui took the iron box from Xuanqing and checked it, but he was not interested in the painting, instead he focused on the strange-shaped doll, and kneaded it in his hand. for a while.Lin Rufei was standing beside him, noticing his movements, seeing that he deliberately slowed down while Xuan Qing and Bai Jinglun were talking, and the two fell behind.

During the day, Rui saw Lin Rufei suddenly stomping his feet, tilted his head and smiled at Lin Rufei, and said, "Mr. Lin, hurry up and follow, what are you doing by my side, is it possible that you also like me?"

Lin Rufei ignored his perfunctory words at all, and asked directly: "What's so special about this doll, the third princess?"

During the day, Rui lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Lin Rufei said: "If you don't take it out now, you won't have a chance to take it out later when you enter the house."

Bai Bairui sighed, with some helplessness in his eyes, he said: "Mr. Lin, Mr. Lin, sometimes you are too smart...it's really not a good thing." A few shiny needles protruded from his body, and he pulled out the needles casually, threw them on the grass beside him, and then put the doll back into the box.

Lin Rufei was stunned when she saw the needle.

"Mr. Lin doesn't know something." Bai Rui lowered his voice and said in a low voice, "My brother's concubines actually gave birth to more than twenty children for him, but they either died of accidents or illnesses, and countless died. So far, there are only six of them."

Lin Rufei listened silently.

"These things are common things, and I've been used to them for a long time." Bai Rui said, "He loves the third princess because he thinks the third princess is like her. Do you know who she is?"

Lin Rufei said: "...white...rabbit?"

During the day, Rui suppressed a smile: "Yes, that white rabbit." He waved his hand, "She is also a smart person, no, she is a smart rabbit, and she is more courageous than anyone else. I tried my best, but I couldn't pull it back."

Seeing that he was about to enter the house soon, Lin Rufei frowned and said, "What's the point of you telling me this?" He still didn't understand what Bai Rui said had anything to do with the needle in the doll.

Bai Rui said: "I said this because I just feel that if some things can't be changed, it's better to be confused. You see, the third princess is a poor little girl in the eyes of her father, so let her go on forever. After all , in some things, she is indeed a poor child."

Lin Rufei finally understood.

The iron box was placed under the plum tree by the third princess. The third princess did not use the technique of disgusting victory, so there was no trace left.But the fact that she didn't use the technique of disgusting victory doesn't mean that she doesn't have resentment in her heart. She is resenting someone, and even inserted needles into the doll's body one by one in hatred.During the day, Rui took out the needle because he didn't want Bai Jinglun to know the dirty things hidden in his beloved daughter's heart, and he just wanted to leave his brother a clean little girl.

Lin Rufei fell into silence, once again seeing the complexity of human nature with his own eyes.

After entering the room, several people sat down, Xuan Qing checked the tin box again, and confirmed that it had nothing to do with Sheng Sheng.When Bai Jinglun heard this, he put away the things with a gentle expression, and said that when the princess woke up, he would hand it back to the princess.Seeing this, Bai Rui smiled and said, "Brother, why are you so relaxed? If the princess didn't do this, then the culprit hasn't been found yet. What are you doing so eagerly?"

Only then did Bai Jinglun suddenly realize: "That's true."

"The monk has some clues." Xuan Qing clasped his hands together and said with a smile, "But it still takes some time."

"Oh, what clue?" Bai Jinglun asked.

Xuan Qing said: "It's not easy to say right now, wait until it's confirmed, and then tell the Holy One."

Bai Jinglun trusted Xuan Qing so much that he just nodded in agreement without asking.

After a busy morning, when it was time to eat, Xuan Qing found an excuse not to eat with the two brothers of the Bai family, and dragged Lin Rufei out of the palace to open a small stove.

Sitting at the dining table, Xuan Qing was obviously a little hungry. When Su Zhai came up, she began to eat heartily, and urged Lin Rufei to chat about eating from time to time.

Lin Rufei didn't have a high appetite, she ate the food in front of her at random, and said, "Master Xuan Qing really made any important discoveries?"

Xuan Qing said: "I found out, there must be." But he sighed, showing quite a headache, "It's just that I really don't want to get involved in his family's affairs."

Lin Rufei said, "Li Chu?"

Xuan Qing nodded.

"Is the matter of Li Chu related to the attack on the prince?" Lin Rufei couldn't figure it out.It stands to reason that this thing is so powerful, if it has something to do with the royal family, it should have been done a long time ago, so there is no need to wait until now.

Xuan Qing continued: "I carefully inquired about the situation of the princes on the day of the accident, and then compared what happened to Mr. Lin yesterday, and found a pattern."

Lin Rufei asked: "What law?"

Xuan Qing said: "It all happened at night." He said slowly, "Actually, it is not uncommon for this kind of assassination to happen at night. After all, after nightfall, the guards will relax and are not easy to be noticed by others. It's just this thing He comes and goes without a trace, and according to Mr. Lin, it is right in front of your eyes, but you still can't see him...Since this is the case, it doesn't seem to matter when to do it."

Lin Rufei narrowed her eyes slightly, thinking about what Xuan Qing said.

Xuan Qing said: "Since that's the case, why must it be at night? Unless..."

"Unless night is a necessary condition for its appearance." Lin Rufei said Xuan Qing's guess, "But what does this have to do with Li Chu?"

Xuan Qing sighed: "Naturally it is related. Since it can choose the time when it appears, it means that the behavior of this thing is not an act of a demon, but a conscious choice. The people who have the accident now are the second prince and the sixth prince. You Say...who is the most suspicious?"

If the Second Prince and the Sixth Prince die, of course the current First Prince will benefit. This is the easiest way to judge this matter, as long as anyone can benefit from this matter.This is indeed the truth, but Lin Rufei still felt that there was something strange about it.

"So the third princess' coma was also intentional?" Lin Rufei knew that the third princess and the eldest prince were brothers and sisters of the same father and mother. "Is this method too risky?"

Xuan Qing said: "It's true, it's false, it's false, everyone thinks that the third princess has been stalked, and the person who killed her will not be the eldest prince who is closest to her. If you think so, the emperor will think so too." Putting my hands together, I let out a long sigh, "I watched the third princess grow up, she should be a good child, but who dares to say that a good child has no thoughts of her own? The emperor likes her, and even the eldest prince..."

This matter is indeed troublesome, and one mistake will involve all parties.

Lin Rufei looked at Xuanqing's drooping eyes, and said suddenly: "Actually, Master Xuanqing wants to solve this matter, it's not very difficult."

Xuan Qing said: "Why did Mr. Lin say that?"

Lin Rufei thought for a while and said, "There is an inappropriate analogy."

Xuan Qing: "Huh?"

Lin Rufei said: "When you see two ants fighting, it is very simple to want them to stop, just crush one to death. But if the two ants are in your heart, it will be difficult." Get up, if you are not careful and use a more severe method, the ant will lose its limbs and even die miserably."

Xuan Qing played with taste: "Human life is like an ant, which is a good metaphor." He was born as a monk and worshiped the Lord Buddha, but there was no compassion in his eyes. In other words, his compassion was different from ordinary monks, at least in the matter of life and death. In his eyes, it's not that important.Some people live in this world, it is better to go to bliss early and be saved by the Buddha.

"I don't know if master can tell me why he puts all his heart and soul into helping the Bai family?" Lin Rufei propped her chin, looked sideways at Xuan Qing, and asked the question she was most curious about.

Xuan Qing smiled and said: "It's all happened many years ago, so don't mention it."

Lin Rufei knew that he didn't want to talk anymore, so he didn't force it. He lifted the teapot to refill the teacup in front of him, then raised his glass, and drank it down to Xuan Qing.Xuan Qing also looked back at Lin Rufei, his eyes were always gentle and gentle like a spring breeze, he said: "When you encounter these things that are constantly cut and messed up, what will happen if you are Mr. Lin?"

Lin Rufei blinked: "If I..."

Xuan Qing said: "Huh?"

Lin Rufei said: "If I do, I'll get that thing out first, and after I'm sure it won't harm anyone, I'll just find an excuse to slip away." He put down the teacup in his hand, and said seriously, "Anyway, during the day, Ruide sits guarding the big house. Jing, there is no time to catch me."

Xuan Qing was taken aback when he heard the words, then clapped his hands and laughed, he didn't know the true face of this mountain, but because he was in this mountain, he was a demon.

Lin Rufei was not really interested in those dirty things about the royal family, but wanted to find the trace of that thing earlier.He didn't understand what the word "Tianjun" that thing called out in his ear meant. Tianjun, a legend from a hundred years ago, was already a mythical existence to him.So what does this myth have to do with this murderous creature who wanted to take his life?

Lin Rufei couldn't wait to know the answer.

"Is there any way to get that thing out?" Lin Rufei had almost finished eating, so she put down her chopsticks and concentrated on discussing with Xuan Qing, "Since he made a move for the third time, there must be a fourth time...Master Xuan Qing , what do you mean by your eyes..." He was talking, but he noticed that Xuan Qing was staring at him with a smile, and no matter how he looked at it, there was something malicious in his eyes.

Xuan Qing said: "Mr. Lin, did you still hide anything about what happened last night?"

Lin Rufei was taken aback.

Xuan Qing said: "Don't deny it in a hurry, I don't ask what you are hiding, I just think that thing seems to be particularly interested in you."

Lin Rufei raised her eyebrows slightly: "How?"

Xuan Qing said: "Look, the people who had the accident before were all the princes and princesses in the palace. As soon as Mr. Lin came, they were immediately used as scapegoats. Do you think that thing is particularly interested in Mr. Lin?"

Hearing Xuan Qing's words, Lin Rufei was immediately speechless: "...that's true."

Xuan Qing said: "You can try the method Mr. Lin said..."

Lin Rufei already understood what Xuan Qing meant, and raised her finger to herself: "Then how do you know it will come to me again?"

Xuan Qing said: "So it's just a try."

Lin Rufei remembered the dangerous situation where she was almost strangled to death last night, and fell into deep thought for a moment.

Seeing this, Xuan Qing hurriedly explained: "If Mr. Lin is unwilling, I will naturally not force it. After all, if this matter is not handled properly, it may kill people."

But Lin Rufei said bluntly: "It's okay to try." If Xuan Qing's guess is correct, that thing is indeed very interested in him, as long as he doesn't leave here, he may be attacked.

"However, if it succeeds, I have done Master Xuan Qing such a big favor, Master Xuan Qing should compensate me with something." Lin Rufei said.

Xuan Qing nodded: "Naturally, I don't know what Mr. Lin wants?"

Lin Rufei said: "Then let's listen to the story of Master Xuan Qing and the Bai family."

Xuan Qing pursed her lips slightly and nodded slowly: "Yes."

Lin Rufei stretched out her hand towards him: "Then it's a deal, high-five!"

Xuan Qing also raised her hand, and patted Lin Rufei's palm, the two palms joined together, and there was a soft sound, and faint smiles appeared on the faces of both of them.

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Lin Rufei: Do you still have the nerve to say so?