Capture the Jade:

Daming Palace, Picking up Emerald Palace.

The hall was full of joy. For this family banquet, the Empress and the Monk Food Bureau had prepared several days in advance. Considering that Taoist Master Qingxu's teeth were not as good as those of young people, the table was almost full of soft and light vegetarian meals.

The seats are set in the outer hall, the sage and the empress sit at the top, the Daoist Qingxuzi sits at the first place on the east side, the prince, Lin Chengyou, Chun'an County King, Changyi, Azhi and other juniors, respectively Sit in order of seniority.

There were no outsiders in this family banquet, not even the palace attendants, so there was no restraint during the banquet, and the meal was enjoyable.

After the meal, the hall was still steaming, Changyi and Azhi gathered around Qingxuzi, while pulling his old man's beard, while asking the master to tell stories.

Qing Xuzi has always been serious, but he likes children very much, facing the pink faces of a few children, the wrinkles on their faces are all smiles.

The crown prince even regarded Qingxuzi as a close relative, after offering a cup of tea himself, he sat next to Taoist priest Qingxuzi and kept asking questions.

Because the emperor was concerned about the case of Haoyue Sanren, he summoned Lin Chengyou to the bedroom alone after dinner for questioning.

Lin Chengyou explained the clues he has so far.

"Song Jian said before his death that he once saw Haoyue Sanren entertaining guests in his room, but before he could enter the door, that person had already left. In the past few days, colleagues from Dali Temple searched in Yuzhennv Guanguan. It turns out that Haoyue Sanren pretended to be Mrs. Jingchen for more than ten years, and secretly dug a secret passage in the dormitory leading to the outside of the workshop. If the person Song Jian said was the master behind Haoyue Sanren, it can be seen that this person always It is through this secret path to enter the temple to seek things."

The emperor nodded: "About the identity of the master behind the scenes, what do you have now?"

Lin Chengyou: "Now we know that there are three clues. Those black-cloaked people lost thirty-three lives in order to **** the soul of Haoyue Sanren that night. It can be seen that the master behind the scenes has some friendship with Haoyue Sanren. My nephew guessed based on this Wenqing Sanren is still alive. He and Haoyue Sanren are not only senior brothers and sisters, but also share a common desire for revenge. Maybe Wenqing Sanren is the real master behind the scenes, or at least another right-hand man next to the master behind the scenes. Of course there is another A diametrically opposite guess: that this matter has nothing to do with Wenqing Sanren, and the master behind the scenes has a friendship with Haoyue Sanren. If this conjecture is true, then Wenqing Sanren may also work under another master.

"In addition to these two major clues, Haoyue Sanren also left an important flaw, which is the fake mother Eji from Caifenglou. According to my nephew, Haoyue Sanren and Wenqing Sanren have learned from Qiankun Sanren Most of the skills, but the skills are not good enough, so they often go wrong when exorcising the big evil. For example, on the day when Nai Chong came back to the world, he directly descended on Yuzhen Nu Guanguan. This should not even be expected by Haoyue Sanren himself. The man in the black cloak sneaked into the temple, presumably he came to inform Haoyue Sanren to deal with it early."

Speaking of this, Lin Chengyou suddenly remembered that Teng Yuyi had also dreamed that a man in a black cloak would harm her. Could it be a coincidence.

Dazed for a moment, he said again: "Not only is it tough, Haoyue Sanren is obviously unable to drive Shuangxie away. Shuangxie may appear earlier than they expected. My nephew once suspected that the building helped cover up the evil spirits The person who was angry was Peng Yugui, but after investigation by his nephew, it was found that Peng Yugui didn't even know that there was a big evil in the backyard, otherwise he wouldn't have run to the front of the formation and used Qimang to guide the road seals to torture the ghosts of the Tian couple, and thus left behind a deadly ghost. clues to solve the case.

"The fake mother Eji in Caifenglou is different. She is an old man in Pingkangfang. In order to clear her suspicions, she took the initiative to speak out about the damage to the foundation. We played double in the front building that night. Xie, she also ran to the front building with an excuse, apparently to help us, but she didn't want to take care of Shixie and Mr. Jin Yi secretly. Later, Mr. Jin Yi failed, and she was afraid that he would tell the person who helped them go out. Who is it? In desperation, I showed my flaws. It's a pity that my nephew has sent people to monitor these days, but this concubine still hasn't shown her feet. I think she should be an important chess piece buried in Pingkang Fang by Haoyue Sanren, no It will never be activated at a critical moment.”

The emperor looked at his nephew approvingly, and with a few short words, clearly connected several major cases. He thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Where is that Zhuang Mu in prison? He is short in stature, He is also the key witness in this case, is it possible that he is Wenqing Sanren, just to confuse our sight, deliberately made this situation with Haoyue Sanren?"

Lin Chengyou said: "My nephew has thought about this possibility, but Zhuang Mu is a barbarian. My nephew has carefully looked at his eyeballs. They are light brown, no, even close to golden. No matter how disguised a person is, he can't change it. The color of the eyeballs, Wenqing Sanren is a standard Central Plains person, and this alone can show that Zhuang Mu is not Wenqing Sanren, but about Zhuang Mu's behind-the-scenes master, his nephew has almost a clue, but he has not yet grasped the key clues. It's all just speculation."

Emperor: "It's okay, tell me your guess and let uncle listen to it."

Lin Chengyou pondered for a moment, and said with a smile: "Nephew can make a guess casually, don't take offense if you say wrong uncle. Let's talk about these murder cases first. The victims seem to be unrelated, but they are interesting. What is surprising is that several key figures involved in the case and the victim are all working in important departments.

"The husband of the victim Xiao Jiang, Song Jian, served in the Beiya Imperial Army (Note 1).

"The victim Shu Liniang's cousin, Shu Wenliang, works in Jingzhao Mansion.

"Shu Liniang is also the housewife raised by Zheng Pushe outside, and Zheng Pushe is the current prime minister."

The emperor's face became serious, the Beiya Imperial Army-Jingzhao Mansion-Zaizhi corresponded to the Palace Guard-Gyeonggi Important Affairs-Chaotang respectively.

Is this too coincidental.

Lin Chengyou went on to say: "Nephew, let's talk about Song Jian first.

"Song Jian and Jiang Zhenniang's families are very different. At the beginning, the uncle and the old lady strongly opposed this marriage. It happened that the Huaixi Jiedu envoy Peng Zhen's wife came to Beijing with her husband, and specially visited the uncle and his wife for this matter. It is said that Jiang Zhenniang's mother saved her back then, and Jiang Zhenniang was her niece. It was because of Mrs. Peng's guarantee that the uncle and his wife agreed to see Jiang Zhenniang. Mrs. Peng made a great contribution to marrying Jiang Zhenniang. On the surface, she did it without showing any traces, but because of the friendship of the matchmaker, the Peng family will ask Song Jian for help in the future. My nephew guesses that Song Jian is I will never shirk.

"Let's talk about Shu Wenliang, after he was defeated by the imperial court system, he went to Huaixi Road to serve as an aide under General Peng. Not long after he returned to Beijing, Shu Wenliang was recommended by General Peng to enter Jingzhao Mansion again. After a while, he sent Shu Liniang, a beautiful niece from his hometown, to Zheng Pushe..."

Lin Chengyou took advantage of the situation and told how Zheng Pushe "encountered" Shu Liniang on the Mid-Autumn Festival night.

"As a result, the Forbidden Army of the Beiya, the Jingzhao Mansion, and even the prime ministers in the court are all related to the Peng family."

The emperor was stunned for a while, and then slowly sat down on the gilt-painted bed: "Good boy, keep talking."

"In addition to the three people in the court, Zhuang Mu's role in this case is also very important. He deliberately sold the silver-threaded weapons that the black-cloaked people used to in the West Market. His original intention was probably to attract the black-cloaked people. Unexpectedly, it aroused the vigilance of Haoyue Sanren and the gang.

"Haoyue first framed Zhuang Mu, and then framed Shu Wenliang as Wenqing Sanren. The purpose of doing this was nothing more than to deal with the masters behind the two. Judging from Shu Wenliang's resume and a series of deeds after he returned to Chang'an , if there is really a master behind him, it is most likely General Peng, and if Zhuang Mu and Shu Wenliang are on the same line, then Zhuang Mu's master behind the scenes is easy to guess. Placed in Jingzhao Mansion, one was placed in the busiest West Market."

The emperor was shocked. These facts were kept too hidden. If it wasn't for the case of Xiao Jiang's case, someone broke into the scene by chance. It is also difficult to arouse the vigilance of the court.

Is it possible that someone set up a trick to frame Peng Zhen? Then he denied it in his heart, not to mention anything else, and helped Song Jian to arrange the marriage, but Mrs. Peng personally arranged it. Shu Wenliang had served as an assistant in Huaixi Road for many years, so he could not enter the Jingzhao Mansion due to his seniority. The reason why he was able to work in the office as soon as he returned to Beijing was absolutely indispensable to Peng Zhen's secret promotion.

"Later, my nephew will send the case files compiled by Yan Sizhi to the palace for your review." Lin Chengyou said, "After the investigation, the mansion of the master behind the scenes of Haoyue Sanren is really beyond my nephew's expectations."

The emperor was a little moved: "Oh, please explain in detail."

"This person pushed Zhuang Mu and Shu Wenliang in front of Dali Temple just because he wanted us to follow along. If it is found out that Peng Zhen really has rebellious intentions, the actions of the imperial court must not be hidden from the Peng family. One move, and the Peng family will counterattack.

"If Peng Zhen had no intention of turning his back on him, the imperial court's open and secret visits would undoubtedly succeed in provoking the gap between the Peng family and the imperial court. So no matter what the imperial court does next, this matter will plant the seeds of disaster for the future. Nephew I have handled so many cases in Dali Temple, and this is the first time I have seen such a meticulous person."

The emperor was silent for a long time, then nodded and said: "So after you used Zhuang Mu's 'prison escape' to successfully lure Song Jian, you have kept Zhuang Mu's chess piece in prison, because you know that if you move it, you will hit the opponent. trap?"

"Yes." Lin Chengyou said, "My nephew can use Zhuang Mu to make a game, and it can also guarantee that this game will force the Peng family to show their feet, but don't expect anything from the master behind Haoyue Sanren. Next, no matter what the Peng family does Rebelling against the trend, or taking other measures secretly, will only result in a game between the imperial court and the Peng family. To show off, it is better to find out who is behind Haoyue Sanren.

The emperor couldn't bear to stand up and walk around, and slowly sorted out the thoughts in his head, and then said in a deep voice: "My good boy, it's hard for you to think so thoroughly. If this matter is really related to the Peng family, The reason for this is not difficult to guess. The court has repeatedly suppressed the vassals and revitalized the court these years. The Pengs and his sons probably did not want to hand over the military power to the court, so they turned against them. Huaixi Road now has more than 100,000 troops. With Shannan Dongdao, Ziqing, etc. as mutual aid, if they also secretly planted troops in Chang'an and rebelled against the flag, the court at least said that it would take two or three years to suppress the rebellion.

"Since the other behind-the-scenes master is eager to force the Peng family to rebel, it means that this person has long ago intended to do something wrong. Once the court starts a war with Huaixi Road, this person may take advantage of the situation to seek rebellion, and all the troops in Beijing will be wiped out. , this person's chances of winning will be greatly increased, so your concerns are not unreasonable. Instead of rushing to deal with the Peng family on the bright side, it is better to find out the other person in the dark first, but there is one thing, if Zhuang Mu is really the Peng family If this chess piece stays in the prison of Dali Temple for a long time, the Peng family will definitely be restless day and night, and my uncle feels that even if Zhuang Mu is not used to play the game, he must quickly find an excuse to release this chess piece from the prison."

Lin Chengyou said solemnly: "That's exactly what my nephew thinks——"

By the way, he told about his plan to "release" Zhuang Mu logically.

The uncle and nephew carefully discussed the next steps, and when the matter was almost agreed upon, he heard Changyi and Azhi giggling outside, and the emperor remembered that Master still had something to do to him Said, Wen Sheng said to Lin Chengyou: "Let's stop here first, let's go out to find your master."

After a while, Qing Xuzi was found by the fish pond outside, and the emperor went over to hold the master's arm: "Your old man, do you have something to say to Ah Han?"

Qing Xuzi glanced sideways at Lin Chengyou over there: "Let's talk about it inside."

Lin Chengyou rubbed his chin, maybe the master wanted to tell his uncle about him, but suddenly he heard the queen in the pavilion over there say: "Ada, come here, my aunt has something to ask you."

Here the emperor helped Qing Xuzi into the inner hall, waved his hand and turned away the palace people again: "Do you want to talk about Youer? Yesterday you sent people to say that this child has a happy little lady, I listen I was so happy for half the night, but I went to the temple this morning to see that the Gu imprint on the back of the child's neck has not disappeared."

Qing Xuzi's expression is solemn: "So this incident is quite weird, I wonder if you still remember, the evil way that made this unfeeling Gu a hundred years ago is called Buzheng Sanren."

Ahan nodded: "The name probably comes from 'Indisputable Virtue'."

Qing Xuzi snorted coldly: "It's called 'Bu Zheng', but it's all dirty things that harm people. Most of the stinky skills of that Qiankun Sanren from Wuji Sect are inherited from the lineage of Zi Buzheng Sanren. This Ziedao came up with such a talisman Gu technique because he couldn't beg a lady. He wrote it into a cheat book so that future generations would be tortured by love characters like him. At this age, I still fell in love with the little lady. I know that after this child fell in love with Mrs. Teng, the past few days have been mixed joys and sorrows. It's because the Gu worm is still in his body, and if the Gu worm is not removed for a day, it is impossible to predict the changes in it. This year is the year of this child's love disaster, alas—"

Ahan: "Your old man is worried that this child will suffer a lot?"

Qing Xuzi: "Buzheng Sanren is extremely wicked, as a teacher, I am afraid that this poison is not so simple."

Ahan thought for a moment, and said optimistically: "I don't think you need to worry too much, old man. Didn't you tell You'er a fortune teller? This child's life is going well, even if he stumbles a few times in the middle, he will turn into a bad luck in the end. Good luck, we were worried that he would never be able to be emotional for the rest of his life, now that he has a favorite girl again, the biggest worry is gone, so what if the Gu worms can’t be removed, maybe it’s just a headache once a year, instead of worrying about it, why don’t you worry about it first? Relax, maybe this child will have some fate in the future, let's take it one step at a time."

During the conversation, the cheerful laughter of the children came from the outer hall. The laughter was very contagious, and even Qingxuzi's expression relaxed a little. He was silent for a while, and then sighed: "Then just watch Well, I heard that Mrs. Teng's name is also in the student list of Xiangxiang Academy? Give me the child's birth date, and I will take a look for her."

Seeing the change in Master's expression, A-Han felt relieved, and hurriedly helped Master up: "Okay."

***

The empress asked Lin Chengyou with a smile: "Did you see Mrs. Teng?"

Lin Chengyou has a thick skin, and he was a little embarrassed to be asked such a question by his elders. Fortunately, there was no one else in the pavilion, and even the two Azhi sisters were playing with the prince and uncle outside.

"Yes." Lin Chengyou nodded and smiled, pouring tea for himself while talking.

Liu Bingyu was waiting for his nephew to admit it himself. Hearing this, he was overjoyed and clapped his hands happily: "This is a great happy event! Do you want to ask your aunt to marry you? Don't worry, my aunt will marry you and Mrs. Teng right away."

Just as Lin Chengyou raised the teacup to his lips, he almost spit out a mouthful of tea when he heard this, so he quickly put down the teacup, cleared his throat and said, "Wait, wait, don't worry, aunt, my nephew is looking at you She's gone, but she hasn't seen me yet."

Liu Bingyu was stunned, only to realize that Lin Chengyou's face was flushed, her smile deepened, and she nodded with a suppressed smile: "Auntie understands, now you are just wishful thinking?"

Even if Lin Chengyou didn't want to admit it anymore, he had to admit it with a nod. After nodding, he looked up and found that his aunt seemed to be holding back a smile. I understand what the little lady is thinking, my nephew entered the palace today, just to ask my aunt, how can I make Lady Teng fall in love with my nephew."

Liu Bingyu asked excitedly: "Madam Teng has a sweetheart now?"

Lin Chengyou subconsciously looked out of the pavilion. By the fish pond, the emperor's uncle was patiently helping Azhi to pick flowers. Zhixu Pavilion had an appointment with the emperor's uncle, so that scene at that time was just a coincidence.

"She——should have no sweetheart."

Liu Bingyu seemed dissatisfied with this answer, and asked: "Is there or not?"

Lin Chengyou thought to himself, Teng Yuyi is so unlucky, just taking refuge is enough for her to be busy. During this period of time, he is saving her and teaching her self-defense skills. She doesn't even like him, and it is absolutely impossible. Look up to others.

"No, absolutely not." This time, he changed his tone affirmatively.

Liu Bingyu couldn't help laughing again in her heart, but her face was very serious: "You must first confirm whether she has a sweetheart before Mrs. Teng can reach her. A young lady of this age likes a certain gentleman, nothing less It's her talent and looks that make her fall in love—"

While talking, he pretended to look at his nephew. Logically, it is very difficult for a young lady to look down on this child's appearance, talent and ability, let alone, and Madam Teng was not tempted just like this. Not to Mrs. Teng's taste.

It seems that the child's problem lies in his temper. She thought about it and said tactfully: "Miss Teng didn't fall in love with you at first sight, which means that she cares more about a man's temperament than his skin and talent. The lady is tempted by you, you must first show your sincerity, when your aunt fell in love with your uncle, she thought your uncle was reliable. Listen carefully, the first thing, you have to be extra patient in front of Lady Teng."

Lin Chengyou's eyes brightened. Last night, even though he was thinking about it, he couldn't figure out why Teng Yuyi didn't take a fancy to him. So the answer is here.

He seemed to be impatient with her before.

He pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "My nephew understands. Be patient with her."

"The second thing." Liu Bingyu said again, "You have to let her know that you care about her."

Hey, this is also simple, just let her know that he gave her the red flame horse. This is enough to prove that he has cared about her for a long time.

Lin Chengyou nodded seriously: "Understood."

"Third, you have to learn to accommodate her."

Tsk, this is even simpler, isn't it just that you can't beat back or scold you back? Teng Yuyi used to lose her temper in front of him, as long as she doesn't go too far, he will follow her anyway.

"Understood."

Finally, Liu Bingyu made a conclusion: "If you do the above three things, Auntie believes that Mrs. Teng will change her mind about you."

Lin Chengyou said confidently: "My nephew understands."

Liu Bingyu looked at her nephew suspiciously: "You really understand?"

"I really understand."

He was careless in the past, and it turns out that this matter is so simple.

How difficult is this.

He is sure that Teng Yuyi will fall in love with him within ten days.

Liu Bingyu is still worried: "It's not enough for you to understand in your heart, you have to make sure you can do everything."

"Yes." An extremely determined tone.

Liu Bingyu hesitated for a moment, this child was very smart since he was a child, and he really understood, so his face added another layer of joy: "You and Mrs. Teng don't have much chance to meet each other on weekdays, but don't worry, Auntie has her own way. It just so happens that your uncle asked your aunt to arrange for the girls from Xiangxiang Academy to visit Lishan Mountain, and the young masters of each family will also go there at that time, don’t blame your aunt for not reminding you, you should think about what to do when the time comes.”

Lin Chengyou thought about it in his mind, and said with a smile: "My nephew knows what to do."

***

The next night, in Dali Temple, in the prison.

Lin Chengyou untied the iron chains on Zhuang Mu's body one by one, and opened the bag at hand: "Here are all the things you want. Except for the two hundred gold and the punishment you want, I will even give you the fast horse." Ready."

The baggage was full of yellow gold nuggets, Zhuang Mu pulled the corner of his mouth and said, "Your Excellency is a big promise."

Lin Chengyou raised his voice: "You can count as your contribution if you can help catch Haoyue Sanren. Since you have made an agreement in advance, you will naturally follow the agreement after the matter is completed."

Zhuang Mu didn't move: "Don't you wonder who is the master behind my scenes?"

Lin Chengyou smiled, raised his hand and wrote two words on the ground.

Zhuang Mu's face was indifferent, but his eyes trembled subtly.

This fleeting change was immediately caught by Lin Chengyou. He said in his heart that it was indeed Peng Zhen. 'This item, before I change my mind, let's go."

Zhuang Mu was silent: "The reason why I agreed to help you with the game was to avenge one arrow. Now that Master Jingchen who framed me is dead, then my wish has been fulfilled——"

Before he finished speaking, his complexion was suddenly stained with jet black. Yan Sizhi and the government servants next to him saw it and turned pale with shock.

Lin Chengyou didn't stop him, but quietly watched Zhuang Mu fall to the ground.

"This, this is what to do——" Yan Sizhi and the others stomped their feet heavily, "After all, he died of poisoning, how can this be used to lure the people behind him."

Looking at Zhuang Mu's corpse, Lin Chengyou was thinking of the master behind the scenes of Haoyue Sanren: Don't you just want to use the hands of Dali Temple to force Peng Zhen to rebel in advance? up. With Zhuang Mu's death, Peng Zhen can breathe a sigh of relief, and then Dali Temple will be free to concentrate on dealing with you. Don't worry, sooner or later you will tear off your mask.

***

At court the next day, Zhang Tingrui, Minister of Dali Temple, once again reported the latest investigation results in front of the imperial court.

With Master Jingchen's punishment and Zhuang Mu's suicide, the caesarean section case that shocked Chang'an finally came to an end.

To celebrate this event, the emperor issued an order that the beautiful flowers in Lishan Mountain are beautiful recently, which is a good day to enjoy spring. Drive to Lishan to play.

***

On this day, Teng Yuyi and Du Tinglan took a car together to go to Mount Li. Along the way, they encountered calf carts from various prefectures one after another.

Teng Yuyi was chatting with her elder sister while admiring the scenery through the curtain hat.

Seeing that it was about to enter the mountain, the beautiful green leaves covered the sky, the gurgling sound of the spring came from a high place, and the important children on horses passed by the calf cart from time to time, Teng Yuyi inadvertently glanced back while admiring the scenery, Be careful not to meet a pair of dark eyes, this man is about eighteen to nine years old, wearing a royal blue shirt.

Someone next to him called that person: "Young Master Wu."

It seems that he is a certain son of Wu Ruyun, the prime minister of the imperial censor, and the brother of Wu Xiang and Wu Qi.

Mr. Wu is also looking at Teng Yuyi, his eyes are burning, as if he can see people's hearts at a glance, Teng Yuyi's heart is cold, and he is about to put down the window curtain, but he hears the little lady in the cart next door shyly, and looks over. I saw Lin Chengyou and Chun'an Junwang walking side by side, followed by the Crown Prince and Nanzhao Crown Prince Gu Xian. They rode past with a smile, attracting the attention of wives and ladies in small carts from various prefectures along the way.

The most outstanding person in the group is Lin Chengyou. He wears a scarlet tunic with precious flowers and gallops in the spring breeze. He is as eye-catching as he can.

Teng Yuyi saw the purple jade saddle at a glance, and Lin Chengyou deliberately chose a horse with a whiter coat than the previous one, as if he was afraid that others would not see it.

Lin Chengyou laughed and galloped by, although he had seen Teng's calf cart long ago, he didn't look sideways. He knew the three by heart: be patient with her, and tell Teng Yuyi that the little red horse was given by him. He always accommodates Teng Yuyi.

Three simple things, he dared to bet that Teng Yuyi would like him very much when he came down from Mount Li.