Because the princess was in a coma before, the Imperial Garden had already been searched carefully. However, the purpose at the time was to find people, so some corners where it was impossible to hide people were still missing a lot. Now that the sage had just scolded the two princes, and then ordered the matter with a heavy face, the person who handled the matter naturally understood that the sage was getting angry, so he searched very carefully, and could not wait to lift every piece of turf to look carefully. See if there is anything hidden underneath.
It was too hot outside, and the people outside were looking at the imperial garden, so they waited in the house. There were a lot of ice cubes in every corner of the room to cool off the heat, and the maid was swinging a fan, but it wasn't very hot. In the daytime, Rui was afraid that a few people would be thirsty, so he specially called someone to bring iced plum soup. What happened to Lin Rufei last night at the inn, she didn't sleep all night, and now she was sitting in the room to rest, but she felt a little sleepy, but in front of the emperor, he didn't want to show too much. Obviously, it was just a few small yawns occasionally when chatting with Xuan Qing.
"Young Master Lin is tired?" Xuan Qing, however, caught the tired look on Lin Rufei's face very sensitively, and said, "Since you are tired, do you want to go back to rest first?"
Lin Rufei shook her head and said hoarsely, "It's okay, it's just that I didn't rest well last night, I'm just a little sleepy."
When Bai Jinglun heard this, he said that there was a guest room next to him. If Lin Rufei didn't mind, he could take a nap in the guest room. Lin Rufei refused, saying that she had never slept well, so Bai Jinglun didn't have to worry about it.
Hearing this, Bai Jinglun did not persuade him any more. It could be seen that he was in a very bad mood at this time, because it was not a good thing whether he found what the Sixth Prince said was disgusting in the imperial garden. Found it, it shows that the third princess is really harmful to others, but not found, it shows that the sixth prince was instigated and learned something that should not be learned. When something happened to his child, he, as a father, naturally couldn't be happy. .
Bai Tian Rui was not nervous at all, and chatted happily 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 first met was not Bai Jinglun, but Bai Jinglun, who had become the emperor. If you count the age, the three should have been friends for many years, but the attitude of Xuan Qing and the Bai family is not too obvious. Whether facing Bai Jinglun or Bai Tian Rui, Xuan Qing has a gentle and courteous appearance, and there is no overstep in his words, and he is very measured. This is polite, but in the end it is a loss of the kindness that only friends can have.
Lin Rufei and the others were not too familiar with each other, so they drank plum soup next to them, and Quan Dang listened to the story.
This plum soup tasted good, sweet and sour, and after it was chilled, it relieved the fever. Lin Rufei drank a cup and was about to pour another cup when the person who searched the Imperial Garden came back.
From the outside, the leader should also be a guard. After searching in the imperial garden for so long under the hot sun, he was naturally sweating profusely, but at this time his face was as pale as paper, and he could not see a trace of blood. , he walked and knelt down heavily in front of Bai Jinglun, and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, I found it..."
"What did you find?" Bai Jinglun narrowed his eyes and said in a bad tone.
"I found something that is disgusting to win... It's just that my subordinates don't know much about that thing, and I don't know what it can be used for." The head of the guard knelt on the ground and replied in a low voice.
As soon as he finished his words, there was a loud bang. Bai Jinglun was so angry that he smashed the plum soup on the table directly to the ground, and then he said fiercely: "Where is the thing?"
"It's under the plum tree in the imperial garden, and my subordinates didn't dare to move." The head guard replied in a low voice.
Bai Jinglun got up and left, and when Lin Rufei reacted, he was already a few steps away from the house.
The remaining three people in the room looked at each other, and the atmosphere was slightly awkward. Tian Rui sighed, shook his head, and followed.
Lin Rufei and Xuan Qing also got up and followed. Xuan Qing walked beside Lin Rufei and explained in a low voice why Bai Jinglun was so angry.
It turned out that among these royal heirs, Bai Jinglun loved the third princess the most. The mother of the third princess was very favored back then, but she was in poor health. After giving birth to the eldest prince and the third princess, she died in a hurry. The three princesses in the back were raised under the Queen Mother's lap, and the emperor also cared about her loss of parents since childhood, and loved her very much. If she really did the trick to harm others, I am afraid that the most distressing thing would be Bai Jinglun, the father.
Lin Rufei and Xuan Qing slowly walked behind, and when they arrived at the Imperial Garden, they heard Bai Jinglun suppressed his anger and asked them to dig out the things.
That thing is buried under a tall plum tree. It is said that the third princess likes that plum tree very much, and usually does not let people approach it.
Although Lin Rufei had read many historical books and knew that fighting in the royal family has always been cruel, but at this time she was finally fortunate to see 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, that Zhang Qingjun's face was neither sad nor happy, still unmoved by foreign objects.
"That's it... that's it..." The head guard took out a tin box tremblingly, opened it carefully, and revealed the contents inside.
Lin Rufei saw the objects in the gift box from a distance. There was a strange-shaped rag doll in it, and a book with yellowed pages. It seemed that something was pressing down on the bottom of the book. Bai Jinglun took out the bottom object. When I shook it open, I realized that it was actually a few pages of naive paintings. This painting looks chaotic and disorderly, like a child's random work. However, Bai Jinglun's original dignified and gloomy expression relaxed after seeing the painting, his expression softened a lot, and he even let out a sigh from his mouth.
Everyone showed a strange look, but Xuan Qing was the first to understand it, shaking his head and said: "You are mistaken, this is not a technique of hating victory, this is just an old thing of the princess."
"Master Xuanqing is right." Bai Jinglun nodded, believing Xuanqing's statement, he gently picked up the doll and rubbed it in his palm carefully, his eyes full of memories and tenderness, "This doll is Her handwriting, her poor craftsmanship, in order to coax the children, she came up with such a thing, but it frightened Mu Mou a lot."
After he finished speaking, he put the doll back in the box: "After that, I thought that the doll was thrown away by Mu Mu'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 him. He gave it to Xuan Qing who was standing next to him, "Master Xuan Qing, look, is there anything suspicious in the box."
Xuan Qing took a step forward, took the iron box, and carefully inspected the contents. He glanced at the odd-shaped doll, then put it down, and then flipped out the book, flipping through the pages one by one, he didn't seem to find anything unusual on it, and finally 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 her suddenly frowned.
There is nothing unusual about a painting that Xuan Qing is holding in his hand. It looks like a child's graffiti at first glance, but after careful observation, you will find that these graffiti are printed with black ink stains, and the content of the painting is very Rich, there are characters and landscapes, but probably because the painters are too young, so the shapes of the things drawn are very strange, and they can only barely recognize the prototype.
In one of the paintings, the ink stain seems to have become the protagonist. It is drawn in the very center of the paper, and there are rough drawings of a few villains around it. Probably what I want to express is a group of children surrounded by children. Playing with the thing in the middle, at first glance, it seems nothing, but if you look at it for a long time, there will be a chill on the back for no reason.
"What, Young Master Lin, is there something wrong with these paintings?" Bai Tian Rui asked casually when he saw Lin Rufei's solemn expression.
Lin Rufei said, "When was this painting?"
"It was drawn by Mu Mu when he was a child." Bai Jinglun answered Lin Rufei's question, "She is impatient and doesn't like things like qin, chess, calligraphy, painting, etc. When the teacher teaches her, she gets angry and is very naughty." He said the princess It's not good, but the expression on his face is proud, "But the art of riding and archery is one of the best, a bit better than her brothers, if it is not a girl..." The regret in his words, who is it? Can hear it all.
Bai Jinglun's love for princesses is evident, but what can she do with her love? From the moment she was born, she was destined to be a princess no matter how favored she was.
Lin Rufei also felt regretful. If the third princess was born in a monk's family, as long as the talent is good enough, she will be the most favored one, whether it is a man or a woman. Unfortunately, she can't escape from being born in the mortal world. Such an unwilling fate.
"Why is there a cloud of black ink on each of the princess' paintings?" Lin Rufei asked.
Bai Jinglun disagreed: "Mo? She was naughty, and she accidentally stained her paintings."
Lin Rufei said, "This iron box contains the princess's favorite thing, right?"
Bai Jinglun nodded.
Lin Rufei said, "Since it's a beloved thing, how could it be so messed up."
It's the same reason. When several people heard the words, they looked contemplative, but Bai Tian Rui suddenly said: "It's really hard to stay outside on such a hot day, why don't you go inside and continue talking?"
"Alright." Bai Jinglun agreed.
Several people went back the same way and entered the study again.
Just halfway through, Bai Tian Rui asked for the tin box from Xuan Qing's hand and checked it, but he was not interested in the painting, but focused on the strangely shaped rag doll and kneaded it in his hand. for a while. Lin Rufei stood beside him, noticed his movements, and saw that he deliberately slowed down while Xuan Qing and Bai Jinglun were talking, and the two fell behind.
Bai Tian Rui saw Lin Ru Fei suddenly stop, tilted his head and smiled at Lin Ru Fei, "Young Master 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 remarks and asked directly, "What's so special about this doll of the third princess?"
During the day, Rui lowered his eyes and said nothing.
Lin Rufei said, "If you don't take it out now, if you enter the house later, you won't have a chance to take it."
Bai Tianrui sighed with helplessness in his eyes. He said, "Young Master Lin, Young Master Lin, sometimes you are too smart... It's really not a good thing." As he spoke, Bai Tianrui held the doll's hand hard, but it was actually from the doll's hand. A few shiny sharp needles were squeezed out of his body. He pulled out the needles and threw them on the grass beside him before putting the doll back in the box.
Lin Rufei was stunned when she saw the needle.
"Young Master Lin doesn't know anything." Tian Rui lowered his voice and said in a low voice, "My brother's concubines actually gave him more than 20 children, but they were either accidental or died of illness. So far, there are only six."
Lin Rufei listened silently.
"These things are common things, and I'm used to it." Bai Tian Ruidao, "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?"
Bai Tian Rui suppressed his smile: "Yes, that white rabbit spirit." He waved his hand, "She is also a smart person, no, she is a smart rabbit, and she is less timid than anyone else. Seeing something is wrong, she quickly slipped away, my brother used I tried my best, but I couldn't pull it back."
Seeing that Lin Rufei was about to enter the room, she frowned and said, "What's the point of you telling me this?" He still didn't understand what Bai Tian Rui's words had to do with the needles in the doll.
Bai Tianrui said: "I said this, but I just think 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 her father's eyes, so let her continue. After all , in some ways, she is indeed a poor child."
Lin Rufei finally understood.
The iron box was placed under the plum tree by the three princesses. The three princesses did not use the technique of detesting victory, so they did not leave any traces. But the fact that she didn't use the technique of hating victory did not mean that she had no resentment in her heart. She was resenting someone, and she even inserted needles into the doll's body one by one. Tian Rui took out the needle, just because he didn't want Bai Jinglun to know the dirty things hidden in his beloved daughter's heart, and just wanted to leave his brother an innocent little girl.
Lin Rufei fell into silence. He once again witnessed the complexity of human nature with his own eyes.
After entering the room, a few people sat down, Xuan Qing checked the iron box again, and affirmed that this thing had nothing to do with Yansheng. Hearing this, Bai Jinglun put away the thing with a gentle expression, saying that when the princess wakes up, she will hand it back to the princess herself. Bai Tianrui smiled and said, "Brother, why did you relax? If the princess didn't do this, the culprit hasn't been found yet. What are you doing in such a hurry?"
Bai Jinglun suddenly said, "Yes."
"The monk has some clues." Xuan Qing put his hands together and smiled, "But it will take some time."
"Oh, what's the clue?" Bai Jinglun asked.
Xuan Qing said: "It's hard to say now, let's tell the sage when it's confirmed."
Bai Jinglun trusted Xuan Qing very much, but he nodded in agreement without asking any further questions.
After a busy morning, when it was time to eat, Xuan Qing made an excuse not to eat with the two brothers of the Bai family, and took Lin Rufei out of the palace to open a small stove.
Sitting in front of the dining table, Xuan Qing was obviously a little hungry. When Su Zhai came up, he ate his food and urged Lin Rufei to chat from time to time.
Lin Rufei didn't have a high appetite, so she ate the food in front of her and said, "Master Xuanqing really has any important discovery?"
Xuan Qing said: "I found it, there must be." Who knew he sighed, showing a rather 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 incident of the prince's attack?" Lin Rufei wondered. It stands to reason that this thing is so powerful. If it is involved with the royal people, it should be done a long time ago. Why do we need to wait until now.
Xuan Qing continued: "I have carefully inquired about the situation of the princes on the day of the accident, and compared with what happened to Mr. Lin yesterday, I found a pattern."
Lin Rufei asked, "What's the rule?"
Xuan Qing said: "It all happened at night." He said slowly, "In fact, it is not uncommon for this kind of assassination to happen at night. After all, after nightfall, the guards will relax and not easily be noticed by others. It's just this thing. It came and went without a trace, and according to Young Master Lin, it is right in front of you, but you still can't see him... In that case, it doesn't seem to matter when you do it."
Lin Rufei squinted slightly, and followed Xuan Qing's words to think.
Xuan Qing said: "If that's the case, why do you have to choose it 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 Lichu?"
Xuan Qing sighed: "Naturally it has something to do with it, since it can choose the time of its appearance, it means that the behavior of this thing is not a demon, but a conscious choice. The people who are in trouble 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 eldest prince will benefit. This is the easiest way to judge this matter. It only needs to see who can benefit from this matter. This is indeed the truth, but Lin Rufei still feels that there is something strange about it.
"So the third princess was in a coma on purpose?" Lin Rufei knew that the third princess and the eldest prince were brothers and sisters with the same father and mother, "Will this method be too risky?"
Xuan Qing said: "It's true and false, false and true, everyone thinks that the third princess has been raped, and the person who starts will not be the eldest prince who is closest to her. If you think so, the emperor will think so too." He Putting his hands together, he let out a long sigh, "I watched the third princess grow up. She should be a good child, but who would dare to say that a good child has no mind of his own? The emperor likes her, and he also likes the eldest prince..."
This matter is really troublesome, and one accident will involve all parties.
Lin Rufei looked at Xuan Qing's drooping eyes, and suddenly said, "Actually, it's not difficult for Master Xuan Qing to solve this matter, right?"
Xuan Qing said, "Why did Young Master Lin say this?"
Lin Rufei thought for a while and said, "There is an inappropriate metaphor."
Xuan Qing: "Huh?"
Lin Rufei said: "If you see two ants fighting, it's very easy to stop them, just run over one and kill one. But if both ants are in your heart, it will be difficult. If you get up, if you are not careful and use a more serious method, the ants will lose their hands and feet, and even die miserably."
Xuanqing's playful taste: "Human life is like an ant, which is a good metaphor." He was born as a monk and worshipped the Lord Buddha, but there was no compassion in his eyes. In other words, his compassion was different from ordinary monks, at least in matters of life and death In his eyes, it's not that important. For some people living in this world, it is better to ascend to bliss early and be saved by the Lord of the Buddha.
"I wonder if Master can tell me, why do you try so hard to help the Bai family?" Lin Rufei supported her chin, looked at Xuan Qing slantingly, and asked the question she was most curious about.
Xuan Qing smiled and said, "It's all many years ago, so let's not mention it."
Lin Rufei knew that he didn't want to talk anymore, and he didn't force it. He raised the teapot to refill the cup in front of him, then raised the cup and drank it at Xuan Qing. Xuanqing also looked back at Lin Rufei, his eyes were always warm and gentle like the spring breeze, he said, "If I encounter these things that are constantly being cut and messed up, what would it be like for Young Master Lin?"
Lin Rufei blinked: "If I..."
Xuan Qing said: "Huh?"
Lin Rufei said, "If I were to find that thing first, after I'm sure it won't hurt anyone, I'll just make an excuse to slip away." He put down the teacup in his hand, and said seriously, "Anyway, Ruide sits and guards during the day. Jing, you don't have time to catch me."
Xuan Qing was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then he slapped his palms 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 wasn't really interested in the filthy things of the royal family, but she wanted to find traces of that thing earlier. He didn't understand what the word "Tianjun" that the 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 that wanted to take his life
Lin Rufei couldn't wait to know the answer.
"Is there any way to hook that thing out?" Lin Rufei almost finished eating, she put down her chopsticks and focused on discussing with Xuan Qing, "Since he has made a third shot, there will definitely be a fourth... Master Xuan Qing, What do you mean by that look..." He said, but noticed that Xuan Qing was staring at him with a smile, and no matter how he looked at it, he looked a little malicious.
Xuan Qing said, "Young Master Lin, did you hide anything about what happened last night?"
Lin Rufei was taken aback.
Xuan Qing said: "Don't be in a hurry to deny it. I don't ask you what you are hiding. I just think that that thing seems to be very interested in you."
Lin Rufei raised her eyebrows slightly: "What do you say?"
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, he immediately became a scapegoat. You said that, are you particularly interested in Mr. Lin?"
Hearing Xuan Qing's words, Lin Rufei was speechless: "...That's right."
Xuan Qing said: "You can really try the method that Young Master Lin said..."
Lin Rufei already understood what Xuan Qing meant, and raised her hand to herself: "Then how do you know it will come to me?"
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 Young Master Lin is unwilling, I will naturally not force it. After all, if this matter is not handled well, it may kill people."
Lin Rufei said bluntly: "It's okay to try." If Xuan Qing guessed right, that thing is indeed very interested in him, then as long as he doesn't leave here, he may be attacked.
"But if it is successful, I have helped Master Xuanqing so much, Master Xuanqing should compensate me for something." Lin Rufei said.
Xuan Qing nodded: "This is natural, I don't know what Young Master Lin wants?"
Lin Rufei said, "Then listen to the story of Master Xuanqing and the Bai family back then."
Xuan Qing pursed her lips slightly and nodded slowly: "Yes."
Lin Rufei stretched out her hand towards him: "Then it's a decision, high-five for an oath!"
Xuan Qing also raised his hand and patted Lin Rufei's palm. The two palms met and made a soft sound. There were faint smiles on the faces of the two of them.
The author has something to say: Lin Rufei: The third day after the senior went offline.
Gu Xuandu: Actually, if you think about it seriously, I didn't go offline yesterday.
Lin Rufei: Are you too embarrassed to say that