As soon as he entered the vermilion high door of the palace, the atmosphere instantly became tense. There were guards with weapons and heavy armor all over the road. On the way, the carriage was stopped several times, but after seeing Xuan Qing on the carriage, he happily let go.
Lin Rufei sat in the carriage and closed her eyes, listening to Xuan Qing chatting with the guard who received them. The guards seemed to be very worried about the current situation, and the frowning frowned from beginning to end had never been stretched. Xuan Qing's expression didn't change much, she still had a compassionate expression, no different from when Lin Rufei first saw him.
When they finally reached their destination, a few people walked out of the carriage. Fuhua and Yurui could only wait outside, while Lin Rufei followed Xuan Qing and the others into the inner hall.
An elegant incense was burning in the inner hall. A man in a yellow robe was sitting in front of the book desk and talking to another man in a vermilion uniform. When he saw a few of them come in, he stopped talking. This person should be Bai Jinglun, the saint of Dajing, and the man beside him is Bai Tian Rui, who Lin Rufei wants to send the invitation to. Although Bai Jinglun's face doesn't look old, in fact, his temples are white, and the fine lines at the corners of his eyes also reveal his true age. On the other hand, Bai Tian Rui, who was next to him, was still in a romantic attitude. As Xuan Qing said, a pair of peach blossom eyes were looking at them with a smile. In terms of appearance, Bai Rui really doesn't look like a powerful character, but looks like a wanton swordsman.
The two brothers looked very good, one was dignified and steady, the other was suave and romantic, and they were indeed both dragons and phoenixes.
"Master Xuanqing is finally here." Bai Tianrui smiled, "We've been waiting so hard for you."
"Amitabha." Xuan Qing put his hands together, ignoring Bai Tianrui, and said directly to Bai Jinglun, "Sir, where is the prince and princess now? The monk will go and see."
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 him, "Young Master Lin, why don't you go and have a look?"
Lin Rufei hesitated for a moment, then said, "This..." This is the royal family's private matter, and it doesn't seem right for him to be involved as an outsider.
Lin Rufei was thinking about this, but Bai Tian Rui, who was sitting next to him, suddenly got up and walked to his side, making a gesture as if he was familiar with Lin Rufei, and put his hand on his shoulder lightly. , smiled and said, "Young Master Lin doesn't need to be polite. Our Bai family has a very good relationship. The family doesn't speak two languages. If you are interested, it's okay to go and see."
Lin Rufei was taken aback by Bai Tian Rui's familiar words, but she saw Bai Jinglun, who was a saint, also nodded.
Having said all that, it seemed that Lin Rufei was ignorant if he refused, so he had no choice but to answer, followed behind Xuan Qing and the others, and walked towards the dormitory.
Bai Tian Rui looked at Lin Rufei with great interest, and asked a question or two from time to time, such as how old was Lin Rufei, how long did it take to get here from Kunlun, and how did she meet Xuan Qing. Lin Rufei who could answer all answered, and Lin Rufei who couldn't answer it vaguely passed along. Asking and answering like this did not seem to be chatting, but rather like exhorting.
In the end, Xuan Qing, who was next to him, couldn't see it anymore. He knew that Lin Rufei was thin-skinned, and he couldn't take a battle-hardened libertine like Bai Tian Rui. But the Lin family's heart is sharp, if Lin Bianyu is hooked, be careful that the whole Lantern Festival will suffer.
Bai Tian Rui clicked his tongue and said, "Xuan Qing, what you said is wrong, I just had a few words with Young Master Lin, why are you so sensitive."
Xuan Qing almost gave him a roll of eyes: "You just rely on Mr. Lin's thin skin and continue to be shameless."
Bai Tian Rui let out a long sigh, his expression was sluggish, but in a blink of an eye, a smile appeared on his face again, and he continued to chat with Lin Rufei.
Lin Rufei had a gentle temperament, and did not feel any impatience. It was not until he reached the entrance of the bedroom that Tian Rui suddenly stopped his voice and his expression became serious.
On the way, Bai Jinglun didn't say a word from beginning to end. After signaling the next person to open the door, he stepped into the house first.
The inside and outside of the house were guarded by heavy soldiers. Even beside the sickbed, there were two guards with majestic expressions. They slowly retreated when they saw everyone coming.
This place is so heavily guarded, I'm afraid not even a mosquito can fly in. Besides, there is still a monk like Bai Tianrui who is in the eight realms. How could something happen? This question popped into Lin Rufei's mind.
Looking at the room, on the bed not far away, a beautiful girl in a long dress was sleeping, Xuan Qing stepped forward with a solemn expression, and after examining it carefully, she said, "How long has Your Highness Princess been in a coma?"
"Thirty-four days." Tian Rui replied.
"Tell me carefully." Xuan Qing said again.
"On the fifth day of the first lunar month last month." Bai Tian Rui said, "Mu Mu originally wanted to take her father and the emperor to take some maids out of the palace to play, but before he went out, he was found and pulled back." He looked at the bed and fell into a coma for a long time. The young girl continued, "After that, she disappeared, and by the time she found it, she was already in a coma."
"Where did people find them?" Xuan Qing asked.
"Under the plum tree in the imperial garden." Tian Rui sat down beside the bed, and gently trimmed the princess' hair, his voice was slightly cold, "When I found out, the maid was already dead, and she died beside her. …”
Xuan Qing frowned: "You can talk about the future in detail."
Bai Tian Rui talked about what happened after the third princess, whose baby name was Mu Mu, fell into a coma.
At that time, they thought that Mou Mu was murdered by a traitor and was poisoned by an unknown poison, so the entire palace was searching for suspicious persons everywhere. But who knows that while they were searching, other princes also had an accident. The first one was the second prince. He was resting in his mansion. Who knew that something suddenly slipped into his mansion in the middle of the night and almost missed him. He was strangled to death on the bed. Fortunately, a servant passing by with a lantern heard the movement in the house, rushed in and rescued the prince. But neither the prince nor the servant saw the appearance of the perpetrator.
As soon as this matter came out, the whole palace was panicked, and the emperor also sent guards to watch all the princesses and princes.
But even so, something happened.
When the youngest sixth prince was taking a shower at night, a person suddenly appeared behind him and pressed his head into the water basin. The water basin originally had only a shallow layer of water. It is reasonable to say that there was no danger, but no one was there. Thought this would happen. The sixth prince struggled with all his strength and knocked over the bronze mirror placed next to him, which aroused the vigilance of the guards, who came in and rescued him, who was almost drowned.
But according to what the guards said, only the sixth prince was seen in the house, and there was nothing behind him, not to mention the villains.
If it's just one time, it can be explained by coincidence, but when accidents happen one after another, no one can deceive themselves. Someone must be eyeing the emperor.
However, no matter how they searched, they couldn't find any evidence of that thing, and even Bai Tian Rui, a powerful figure in the Eight Realms, seemed to have become a decoration, unable to grasp any clues.
In desperation, I had to invite Xuan Qing to come over and ask him to help.
After listening to Tian 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 Tian Ruidao, "but who knew that there was another accident a few days ago."
Xuan Qing said: "Blood handprint?"
"That's right." Tian Rui said solemnly, "There was a row of bloody handprints in the sage's bedroom. I was also next door at the time, but I didn't feel anything."
Xuan Qing fell into contemplation: "What about after?"
"After that?" Bai Tian Rui spread his hands, "I found out after that, it seemed that I couldn't help much, so I just drove back the boys who were hiding in the palace."
Fortunately, nothing happened to the saint, otherwise it would be really troublesome.
There are six emperors in total, two princesses and four princes. Now that all three of them are in trouble, how could the emperor not be in a hurry.
"This thing comes and goes without a trace, it's really troublesome." Bai Tian Rui said, "I have to trouble Master Xuanqing a lot."
Xuan Qing squinted slightly, as if thinking about something.
Lin Rufei looked at the unconscious princess on the bed, and said suddenly, "I have a question, I don't know if I should ask it or not."
"Young Master Lin, please speak." Bai Jinglun said.
"What do you call the person who harmed Her Royal Highness?" Lin Rufei was very strange. Under normal circumstances, shouldn't she be called a villain. Now talking, but changing the name.
Bai Jinglun's eyes darkened, and he was silent for a moment before he said, "Because no one can do this."
"That's not necessarily true." Xuan Qing waved his hand, "The world is huge, and there are no 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, "Kunlun Lin's family is Lin Bianyu, He's family in southern Henan is free, and there are several brothers in Nanyin Temple... This is not enough."
"But none of them are in Dajing." Bai Tian Rui defended coldly, "Besides, I'm still here, if they come, I'll definitely know."
Xuan Qing was not angry when he was refuted, and shook his head: "I just give an example to show that someone can do this."
Tian Rui folded his arms around his chest and laughed. His smile looked very bright, but Xuan Qing sighed and shook his head and said Tianrui Tianrui, don't be in a hurry to be angry with me, we've dealt with this, it's not too late for you to be angry again. He knew that the prince was very good, and at a glance he knew that he must be unhappy.
Bai Tian Rui heard the words but narrowed his eyes and didn't speak, he just spread his hands and made a gesture of invitation to Xuan Qing.
Bai Jinglun frowned and said, "Tianrui, don't be rude to the master."
Xuan Qing said indifferently: "It's not in the way, it's not in the way." He turned his head and said to the third princess that he was offended, then leaned over and held the princess's wrist, taking the princess' pulse.
Taking advantage of this time, Lin Rufei looked around and looked at the furnishings in this room. Probably because I was afraid of hiding people in the house, all the furniture was moved out, and only one piece was covered with tulle. After the window was closed, the light in the room was not very good, but there were many lights in the corner. Candles, so it's not very dark. There are more than a dozen guards inside and outside the house. Even a swordsman with cultivation like his second brother, it is not easy to kill the princess quietly and without disturbing anyone.
So who will it be? What does it have to do with what Gu Xuan needs? Lin Rufei was thinking, when she heard Xuan Qing snort: "It's weird."
"What?" Bai Tianrui asked.
"The princess has a complete 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 a normal person."
"No poison?" Bai Tianrui raised his eyebrows, "Are you sure?"
Xuan Qing nodded affirmatively.
"Then why did she keep falling asleep?" Bai Jinglun seemed to love this daughter very much, and his tone was a little anxious.
Xuan Qing pondered: "This, I can't say for now, are the injured princes also?"
"It's all next door." Tian Rui said.
"Then go have a look." Xuan Qing turned and walked out.
Lin Rufei followed behind and glanced at the princess. The princess was lying on the soft couch with a peaceful expression as if she was asleep. Xuan Qing said it well, if they hadn't said that the princess was in a coma, I'm afraid no one would think that something happened to her.
In that 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 under their chins. chess.
Lin Rufei glanced at the chessboard, the chess style was messy and anxious, and it could be seen that both of them seemed to be in a bad mood.
Seeing their father coming, the princes stood 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. He waved his hand and motioned to Xuan Qing to check on the two princes. Xuan Qing stepped forward to check the prince's body.
The wound on the neck of the second prince has not dissipated, and two bruised handprints can be clearly seen. Judging from the size of the handprints, I am afraid that these are not adults' hands, but children's. The Sixth Prince had no injuries, but he was very frightened. When Xuan Qing gave him a pulse, he kept his neck shrunk and didn't dare to say a word.
Xuan Qing said: "If I remember correctly, the mother and concubine of the two princes are the same person, right?"
Xuan Qing suddenly said such a sentence, and the atmosphere in the room became a little strange.
The second prince is older and has reached the crown. He calmly said: "What does the master ask about this?"
"I'm just wondering why that thing chose you two among the four princes." Xuan Qing said, "There must be some reason for so many princes."
The second prince said solemnly: "Probably because the two of us are relatively 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 the third princess had an accident?" Xuan Qing asked warmly, not minding the second prince's hostility at all.
"My brother and I were riding in the racecourse." The second prince said lightly, "Later I heard that something happened to the third sister, so I rushed back to the palace."
"Oh, it means you two are together?" Xuan Qing said.
The second prince said, "How about being together?"
"Speak well." Bai Jinglun said coldly, "Who gave you such a big 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 and his attitude towards the princess were simply worlds apart.
Seeing that his father was angry, the sixth prince sobbed softly again, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly froze to the extreme.
Bai Tian Rui didn't care, he sat next to him with a smile, picked up dried fruits and ate them, and asked Lin Rufei if he wanted it. After Lin Rufei refused, he waved his hand and motioned for Xuan Qing to continue asking, There is no need to give face to these two princes.
Xuan Qing sighed and asked the prince some questions. The second prince answered very carefully this time, and did not dare to give Xuan Qing another face. But from the beginning to the end, he was talking, and the sixth prince stayed by the side and wept softly, raising his hand from time to time to rub his eyes.
Xuan Qing had almost finished his question, so he got up to leave, but before leaving, he suddenly said to the sixth prince, "What was the name of the horse that Your Highness rode at the racecourse that day?"
The sixth prince looked at Xuan Qing blankly and said, "What?"
Xuan Qing said: "On the day the princess had an accident, what was the name of the horse you rode at the racecourse."
"Call... call..." The sixth prince stammered and didn't answer for a long time, but the second prince stretched out his hand to hold his shoulder and said solemnly, "It's called Leiyun."
"Oh." Xuan Qing smiled, "I think it must be a good horse."
"Naturally." The second prince's tone was firm.
The people present were all human beings, so they couldn't see anything different, but no one said anything, and everyone walked out of the room pretending nothing happened. It was not until he left the door that Bai 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 there, it's fine, if it's not, it's a bit strange.
After Xuanqing came out, he said that he wanted to walk around in the palace, Bai Jinglun sent Bai Tian Rui to accompany him, saying that Xuanqing could go anywhere in the palace without restraint.
Xuan Qing said that he wanted to go to the place where the princess had an accident first.
The palace is very big. Because of the accident, there are guards walking around everywhere. It can be said that the guards are strictly guarded. Taking advantage of the opportunity for the three to get along, Lin Rufei took out the invitation and handed it to Bai Tian Rui. Bai Tianrui took it over with a smile, and after looking at it twice, he put it into his arms.
"Tian Rui, tell me honestly, have you sensed those things?" When he walked to a corner, Xuan Qing suddenly opened his mouth, listening to his tone, it seemed that he and Tian Rui were old acquaintances and had a good relationship. .
Bai Tianrui raised his eyebrows: "Xuanqing, what do you mean by that?"
Xuan Qing said lightly: "I just want to know if this is muddy water."
Bai Tian Rui sneered: "What if it's muddy water, can you still refuse?"
Xuan Qing sighed.
"If I knew it now, why was it in the first place." Bai Tianrui shook his head and sighed with pity, "Although Bai Jinglun is not good at swordsmanship, his brain is first-class, and his favor is not so easy to pay back." He patted Xuan Qing on the shoulder and said gloatingly, "Do you regret it?"
Xuan Qing did not speak, and sighed again.
"But I really didn't get involved in this matter." Bai Tian Rui said, "Besides, you also know that I have never been very concerned about these things."
"Then what do you care about?" Xuan Qing said.
Bai Tianrui smiled and looked at Lin Rufei who was standing next to her, and Lin Rufei's back felt cold. Xuan Qing almost wanted to give Bai Tian Rui a blank eye, saying that if you are not afraid of death, just do it, you really kicked the iron plate, be careful to break your legs. Where did Tian Tian Rui hear it? He has also been to Kunlun, but he has never seen Lin Rufei. I have to say, this pale and slender youngest son of the Lin family is much more interesting than his second brother, although He didn't look very good, and he heard that he had been ill for a long time, but he was a little ill like a three-point victory for Xizi.
Lin Rufei finally understood what Xuan Qing meant by telling him to be careful with Bai Tian Rui. This prince really had a taste of not being shy about meat and vegetables.
Xuanqing went to the imperial garden for a turn, and found nothing special, and felt it was a bit strange. He asked Bai Tianrui to check his two nephews carefully. The two of them were probably lying. By the way, they asked the prince and princess. Relationship.
Bai Tian Rui is not interested in these things, and lazily talks to Xuan Qing about the secrets in the palace. The second prince and the sixth prince are the sons of the queen. Today, the first prince and the third princess are both concubines and the mother family has no power, but they are deeply loved by the saint. For these reasons, their relationship is not very good.
"But these things are normal." Bai Tian Rui didn't care about this kind of petty trouble. "This generation can't do it, it's stupid. When I was so old, the methods used were much more vicious."
Xuan Qing shook his head: "Prince, don't lie!"
Bai Tian Rui said: "It doesn't matter. If I only have five levels of cultivation, he will probably guard against me. Now that I'm in eight levels, he would like me to stay in the palace and accompany him every day." He was referring to today's Holy Scriptures.
Lin Rufei also understood what Bai Tian Rui meant. Sword cultivators who cultivated in the five realms may still be fascinated by ordinary things and want to fight for power and profit, but Bai Tian Rui has reached the eight realms, which is obviously beyond the scope of mortals. For him it was just a passing moment. Therefore, Bai Jinglun not only did not feel that he was a threat, but instead regarded him as Dajing's reliance.
"I don't even need to check what you said. I just didn'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, "Where are they?"
"Of course he's bullying the third princess." Bai Jinglun said lightly, "The third princess wanted to go out of the palace to see the lights in Lantern City, but was stopped 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 saints will not mind if boys are wild, but girls are not good. Sooner or later, they will get married, and they cannot 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 his head: "I think, they may have encountered something when they were about to leave the city." So the third princess went into a coma, the second prince and sixth prince were almost killed, and I don't know if they will be killed next time. accident.
Lin Rufei said, "You said, there were bloody handprints in the Sage's bedroom a few days ago? Why didn't that thing work on the Sage?"
During the day, Rui thought for a moment: "I've thought about this too, but I can only guess if there is something on the body of the saint, and that thing can't get close to the body."
Xuan Qing said: "There is such a possibility, I wonder if you can check what the saint is wearing?"
Bai Tianrui smiled and said, "He probably won't."
"Why?" Xuan Qing asked.
"Remember the rabbit essence he liked back then?" said Bai Tian Rui, "I still read it now, the closest thing to my purse is a tuft of white hair cut from the rabbit essence. Seeing it, he must not be ashamed and angry?" He laughed rudely.
Xuan Qing coughed dryly and looked very embarrassed, and said, "That's right."
Lin Rufei found that the prince was indeed too vicious, and only when he was under Bai Jinglun's eyelids would he be at peace.
The author has something to say: Lin Rufei: The princess is in a coma
Gu Xuandu: Huh
Lin Rufei: You need a kiss to get up
Gu Xuandu: Who do you want to kiss? ?
Lin Rufei: My comatose Princess Gu.
Gu Xuandu: Come on, I'm ready.