Zhan Zhao and the others investigated in the Temple of Bitter Sorrow, mainly checking the main hall and Xuanning's room.

Everyone walked into Xuan Ning's room first, and as soon as they entered the door, they couldn't help frowning.

"Wow!" Pang Yu exclaimed again, "What's wrong with this monk?" ”

It's no wonder that Pang Yu was surprised, he saw that Master Xuanning's room was covered with charms, and there was almost no gap in this room, which looked extremely weird.

"Yikes!" Xuqing at the door glanced in and screamed in fright, "What's the matter?!" ”

Bai Yutang asked him, "Hasn't it always been like this?" ”

"Of course not!" Xuqing shook his head, "I clean up the house for Uncle Shi every day, and Uncle Shi was fine before he went out yesterday, so I cleaned it for him...... That's right! Xuqing seemed to remember something, "When Uncle Shi came back yesterday, he was carrying a big burden, and his love was full of charms!" ”

"Yesterday?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"Hmm!" Xuqing nodded, "Speaking of which, Uncle Shi came back yesterday and was very strange, and he seemed to be very uneasy. ”

"Actually, since the fire in Taixue, Uncle Shi is weird." While speaking, a few little monks on the side began to discuss again.

"yes, do you remember that night when Taixue caught fire!"

"Yes, yes! Uncle Shi also said that it was going to be burned, how could it be burned so far away! ”

"Uncle Shi seems to have had nightmares that night, and he keeps calling!"

……

Listening to the discussion of those little monks, everyone looked at each other, and sure enough, it was - something strange!

Gongsun ran in to see those charms, "They are all charms to exorcise ghosts!" ”

"Exorcism?" Zhao Pu sneered, "Isn't this temple for exorcism?" ”

Gongsun shrugged his shoulders, "Don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts calling the door." ”

Everyone also thinks that it is so interesting.

Bao Yan carefully looked through the things in Xuanning's room, monk, six roots are pure, except for a few monk's robes, there are really not many things.

Pang Yu also came to help, and Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang rushed to the front hall.

The front hall feels even more gloomy at this time.

Zhan Zhao put the two masks back on the two portraits, and Bai Yutang observed the surrounding environment.

"Is the door of this hall locked at night?" Zhan Zhao asked the little monk.

"yes!" The monk nodded, "I didn't have these two masks when I locked the door last night." ”

Bai Yutang and Zhanzhao observed that there were doors and no windows around, and the door lock was intact, so the two of them subconsciously raised their faces and looked up.

The roof of the main hall was very high, and the two looked at it for a while, and then suddenly looked at each other - there was something on the beams!

As soon as they jumped up, the two climbed the high beam, and saw a small wooden box on the beam.

Zhan Zhao reached for the wooden box and wanted to open it.

Bai Yutang held his hand, that means - be careful that there is a mechanism!

The two of them came down from the beam, took the box out into the courtyard, and placed it on the table.

Zhan Zhao asked a few little monks, do you know what this box is?

The little monks all shook their heads, and Master Wuxin didn't know what to do, and he had only been in this temple for a year.

"It looks like it's just a very ordinary box." Zhanzhao touched his chin.

The two decided to open it and take a look, but before they could do anything, there were footsteps outside.

When I turned my face to look, I saw that Master Bao was here, the Eighth Prince and Master Pang Taishi also came together, and Master Wu Chan.

As soon as Mr. Bao entered the door, he was stunned when he saw the box, and then he ran over quickly and reached out to pick it up and open it.

Neither Zhan Zhao nor Bai Yutang had time to stop him...... But fortunately, there are no mechanisms inside, and in the box, there is only a delicate jade hairpin.

Master Bao opened his mouth and sat down at the table, silent for a long time, and let out a long sigh.

The eighth prince also walked over, and couldn't help but sigh after seeing the jade hairpin.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other, both a little puzzled.

After a long time, Master Bao asked, "Where did this jade hairpin come from?" ”

Zhanzhao and Bai Yutang both said that on the beams of the Kubei Temple. “

Master Bao touched the box and there was no dust on it, frowning slightly, "Why does it appear here?" ”

"Your Excellency?" Zhan Zhao was very curious, "Have you seen this jade hairpin?" ”

Master Bao smiled and nodded, "Although Zhongyuan and I are not poor in our families, we have a very strict family education, and we are also poor students when we go to Taixue." I passed by the jade shop with him that day, and he took a fancy to this jade hairpin and wanted to buy it for his cousin. For this hairpin, he copied the notebook for a month, and I was deeply impressed...... It's a pity that this hairpin has never been sent out, and I didn't expect it to be placed here. ”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang glanced at each other, Master Bao has always been very majestic, and it is rare to say something with tenderness from his mouth, although it is someone else's story......

Master Bao handed over the hairpin to Zhanzhao, which is a very important evidence after all.

Afterwards, Master Bao and the Wuxin Zen Master went to the backyard, while Bai Yutang looked at the hall.

"What do you think?" Zhanzhao asked him.

"If they're all locked, how do people get in? Rooftop? But I just looked at it, and the roof of the main hall was dead, and there was no sign of lifting the tiles. ”

"It's weird, indeed." Zhan Zhao nodded, leaned over and asked Bai Yutang in a low voice, "Do you think there are some contradictions in this case?" ”

Bai Yutang looked at Zhanzhao, "For example? ”

"For example, setting fire to Shao Taixue and assassinating Pang Yu and Yan them, this practice is tantamount to indiscriminate killing of innocent people." Zhan Zhao said, "But the one who poisoned the tea shop, and after Pang Yu and Xu Ziyan drank the poisonous tea, they risked being exposed to knock over the tea in the tea shop, so as not to harm innocent people......

After Bai Yutang listened, he nodded, "Mao'er, do you think that the one who poisoned Xu Ziyan and attacked Pang Yu that night was not alone?" ”

Zhan Zhao smiled, "This ghost-faced man wears a mask when he comes and goes, who knows who Lu Dao is." ”

"But there's no doubt about it." Bai Yutang said, "No matter who it is, they really want to kill Pang Yu." ”

Zhanzhao frowned, "That's right." ”

"Pang Yu and Qu Zhongyuan are ironclad, and it doesn't matter." Bai Yutang continued, "And Shi Ye's words...... Pang Yu has almost not been in Kaifeng for most of the year, so it should have nothing to do with him. ”

"Yes...... Zhan Zhao couldn't figure it out, "Why kill him?" He has nothing to do with Taixue. ”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were pondering, saying that Cao Cao Cao had arrived, Pang Yu and Bao Yan had come out, and the little marquis yawned, followed by Xiao Sizi and Xiao Liangzi.

"How's it going?" Pang Yu asked Zhanzhao.

"I found a hosta that is said to be bought by Qu Zhongyuan back then." Zhan Zhao opened the box and showed it to the two of them.

Bao Yan took the hairpin and looked at it, but Pang Yu tilted his head, looking at the box containing the hosta in a daze.

"Yutang."

At this time, Tianzun ran out and patted Bai Yutang, "I'm a little hungry for the teacher." ”

Bai Yutang asked him, "What do you want to eat?" ”

"I want to eat something good." Tianzun squinted.

Bai Yutang asked curiously, "What's so good?" ”

Tianzun God is mysterious, "When I was drinking in Taibaiju just now, Xiao Liuzi told me that Taibaiju invited a new chef, and the best Buddha jumping over the wall made is delicious!" ”

"Buddha jumping over the wall?" Zhan Zhao came over.

Bao Yan and Xiao Sizi also came over.

Bai Yutang supports his forehead - this group of foodies......

Everyone discussed going to go, and Bao Yan patted Pang Yu, who was still holding the box in a daze, "Hey, crab, are you going?" ”

"Buddha jumps over the wall......" Pang Yu muttered to himself with the box, as if he was still distracted.

Bao Yan tilted his head to look at him, and Zhan Zhao and the others also walked over.

"Little Marquis?" Zhanzhao called him.

"Ahh Pang Yu suddenly shouted.

Everyone startled him.

"Why are you so surprised?" Xiao Liangzi helped Xiao Sizi rub his frightened little liver, and glared at Pang Yu dissatisfied.

"I've seen this hairpin!" Pang Yu jumped as high as he could.

Zhan Zhao and the others were stunned, "Have you seen it?" ”

"Hmm!" Pang Yu nodded, "I want to think about it...... It's been three years, I saw it three years ago! ”

"Three years ago?" Bao Yan squinted at him, "Aren't you still bad at that time!" ”

Pang Yu twitched the corners of his mouth embarrassedly, "I didn't grow up a little bit before the second ancestor, and I didn't have much of a bad ......"

Zhan Zhao asked Pang Yu to carefully explain the origin of this hairpin.

Pang Yu said embarrassedly, "What's that...... This hairpin is one of my previous good ......."

Everyone squinted, "Hello?!" ”

Bao Yan was curious, "Your former lover?" ”

"Of course it can't be, lover." Pang Yu pouted.

"Who's that?"

"It's the top brand of Fengxian Pavilion." Pang Yu looked at the sky.

Everyone was silent for a long time, and Bao Yan and Xiao Sizi both tilted their heads, "What is the place of Fengxian Pavilion?" ”

Zhan Zhao patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's the Qinlou, not the Qinglou, don't worry." ”

Bao Yan squinted at Pang Yu, "You're going to listen to the piano?" ”

"It's just chatting and drinking." Pang Yubian flattened his mouth, "Fengxian Pavilion is more secret, they are all dignitaries or sons, and the girls in it are not ordinary kiln sisters, all of them are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and they look like they are one in a hundred, some of them are similar to the singers of the Tang Dynasty, who can sing and dance and chant poems." ”

"Is there such a place in Kaifeng Mansion?" Zhanzhao wondered, why didn't he know?

"Fengxian Pavilion is not open outside, it is opened in Haotian Tower." Pang Yu smiled.

"Haotianlou?" The corners of Zhanzhao's mouth twitched, and he began to wonder if he hadn't come to Kaifeng for too long, "It's Zi Kaifeng?" I've never heard of ......."

"Look over there." Pang Yu said, stretching out his hand and pointing to the tallest and most gorgeous high-rise building in the northeast, "That one is Haotian Tower." ”

Zhan Zhao and the others looked in the direction of Pang Yu's finger and saw a beautiful high-rise building with a red glass roof.

"Is there a sign in that building?" Bao Yan was puzzled, "Isn't it in the courtyard of a big family?" I always thought it was a building built by a rich family themselves. ”

"It's really not external, those who can enter that building must be dignitaries, and they need to be introduced." Pang Yu hugged his arms, "Or the wealthy gentleman." ”

Zhan Zhao thought for a while and glanced at Bai Yutang beside him, "Tuhao, have you been there?" ”

Bai Yutang was a little helpless, "I haven't heard of this place." ”

"He's not a native of Kaifeng, so naturally he hasn't been there." As Pang Yu spoke, he saw Zhao Pu and Gongsun come out.

Pang Yu pointed at Zhao Pu, "He must know the truth." ”

Zhao Puzheng stretched out his hand to hug the little fourth son, saw Pang Yu pointing at him, and asked, "What do you know?" ”

"Fengxian Pavilion and Haotian Tower." Pang Yu said.

"Oh......" Zhao Pu sneered, with some disdain in his eyes, "Zhilu said. ”

Everyone looked at Zhao Pu's expression and felt that he seemed to have some opinions about that place, so they all asked him to explain it in detail.

"Haotian Tower is something left over from the previous dynasty." Zhao Pu found a chair and sat down, "At that time, several powerful ministers got such a place, and to put it mildly, they raised some official prostitutes in it," The women in it are not fuel-efficient lamps, most of them are fine works in the imperial city. In fact, Haotianlou is an alternative place for the imperial court to control officials, and it is also a place where those characters in the officialdom contain each other, of course, the main purpose is to enjoy themselves. After Zhao Zhen succeeded to the throne, a group of officials were replaced, and some old ministers were also driven away. But it's better to keep the people in this place safe if they're gone, you know? “

Everyone frowned slightly-yes, after all, these people know too many secrets of the Dao, and they have a wide range of connections, so it is easier to take care of them under their noses, and they really let go of the Dao, I don't know what will happen in the future.

"Haotianlou has developed into a place for the children to have fun, of course, secretly." Zhao Pu said, "But there is also the meaning of his existence, it is better to go inside to have fun than to go outside to do nonsense, and the court is also turning a blind eye." Haotianlou used to be very large, but then it gradually became smaller, and now it doesn't even hang a sign. Back then, those kiln sisters were also old and decrepit, many of them were good, and some died...... It is estimated that in a few years, it will become an ordinary kiln or simply whitewash the Bianqin Building. ”

"You said this hairpin belongs to Yan Feng'er?" Zhan Zhao asked Pang Yu.

Pang Yu nodded, touching his chin and looking deep, "Yan Feng'er told me that it was given to her by a big man." ”

"Big shots?" Zhan Zhao was curious, "Who?" ”

Pang Yu was helpless, "Of course I won't ask more about this kind of thing, and she didn't say much, but it is probably not small." ”

"Then go find Yan Feng'er and ask?!" Zhan Zhao asked, "Why did her hairpin come to this temple?" ”

"Ordinary people really can't enter Haotianlou, and I haven't been there for a long time, so I'll ask someone to ask." Pang Yu said, staring at the box again.

"Do you know anything else?" Bai Yutang saw that his expression was a little strange, so he asked.

"Oh......" Pang Yu thought for a while and said a little helplessly, "People say that there is true love in the Qinglou, but I can see that Yan Feng'er likes the person who gives her hairpin, and ...... She is also very precious about this hairpin. ”

"Yan Feng'er shouldn't be Qu Zhongyuan's cousin, right?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"Of course not!" Pang Yu shook his head vigorously, "According to Qu Zhongyuan's year, if his cousin is still alive, he should be an aunt." Pang Yu stretched out his hands, "Feng'er is the same age as me." ”

Everyone nodded.

"If this case involves Hao Tianlou, there may be some trouble." Zhao Pu frowned, "Someone wants to kill Wang Qi, maybe it has something to do with this matter." ”

"What does it have to do with Wang Qi?" Bao Yan and Pang Yu were both surprised.

"It has nothing to do with Wang Qi, but it has something to do with Wang Qi and their family!" Zhao Pudao, "As far as I know, the current owner of Haotian Tower is Wang Feng, the righteous son of Prime Minister Wang. ”

"Yoshiko?" Everyone touched their chins, and everyone knew that Prime Minister Wang Cheng only had one daughter under his knees, and the baby had to be like something, so he would recruit a son-in-law, and Wang Qi became a grandson, and it turned out that there was a righteous son.

"This Wang Feng......" Zhao Pu frowned, "People are very smart and capable, the emperor specially handed over Haotianlou to him to take care of, and he did succeed in making Haotianlou disappear from people's field of vision...... By the way, one more point. ”

Everyone looked at Zhao Pu.

"Wang Feng used to be a Taixue ......," Zhao Pu said, "He should be older than Bao Xiang." ”

"Wang Feng won't be involved in this case, right?" Pang Yu hugged his arms and "tsk" twice, "After all, the identity is there, and he is an old fox!" ”

"Then just ask Wang Feng to find out, don't you ......" Bao Yan proposed, "Let's go to him?" ”

When Bao Yan spoke, Pang Yu suddenly laughed and said "poof".

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang didn't quite understand, at this time, not only Pang Yu, but also Zhao Pu's expression was a little strange.

"That Wang Feng, what's the problem?" Gongsun asked Zhao Pu.

"In addition to being Prime Minister Wang's righteous son, Wang Feng also has an identity." Zhao Pudao.

"What identity?" Everyone was curious.

Zhao Puyi raised his eyebrows, "My brother-in-law." ”

Everyone opened their mouths wide and looked at Zhao Pu.

Zhao Pu spread his hands, "My princess of the Great Song Dynasty may not have a sense of existence, or she may be too low-key." The imperial sister is two years older than the eighth king, and she took care of us for a long time when Zhao Zhen and I were children. When I was born, my father said that my silver-eyed demon pupil wanted to kill me. It was quite chaotic at the time, and if it wasn't for her blocking my father when my mother snatched me away, I might have died. Then, when Zhao Zhen inherited the throne, he also encountered a lot of difficulties, thanks to her strategizing. Although my imperial sister is low-key, her status is comparable to that of the Queen Mother, or rather, the Queen Mother also gave three points when she saw her. ”

The corners of everyone's mouths twitched, feeling incredible, "Why is this imperial sister so non-existent?" “

"Because she's smart." At this time, the eighth prince walked out, "This kind of thing should be avoided by the master of high merit, and she doesn't want to be the second martial emperor, of course, try to keep a low profile, and immediately retire after the success, and go to live her idle days......"

"Wang Feng is her father-in-law, and he is also a concubine of the former dynasty." Zhao Pu was helpless, "Isn't that my brother-in-law?" ”

Everyone frowned, "Wang Feng is the husband of this big man, and it is indeed a little difficult to check him." ”

"Haotianlou is a fat poor, every day there will be a lot of princes and grandsons to send money over, and the Qin Ji singer in it knows almost all the secrets of the second ancestors and powerful people in the Imperial City. For the emperor, it was a very important place, and it was handed over to Wang Feng to take care of, which also showed his trust in him. The Eight Kings looked at the hairpin and frowned, "Putting the hairpin here, it seems to imply that this series of cases is related to Haotianlou, and this matter is a bit tricky." ”

As he spoke, he saw Master Bao walk out, holding the two masks in his hands, as if he was thoughtful, and he didn't know if he heard the conversation of everyone.

"Adult......" Zhanzhao wanted to ask Bao Zheng what to do.

Master Bao waved his hand lightly and said, "You go to Taixue to study tomorrow, and I will investigate it again over there in Haotianlou." ”

"I said Lao Bao." Pang Ji, who had been watching the excitement and didn't interject, suddenly reminded Bao Zheng, "You want to check Hao Tianlou, do you want to discuss with the emperor first?" ”

Bao Zheng glanced at Pang Ji, "There's no need for this." After speaking, he didn't forget to warn him, "If you fat man obstructs the handling of the case, you will be dealt with according to law." ”

The corner of Taishi's mouth twitched, and Master Bao flicked his sleeves and left.

Zhan Zhao smiled and walked out, and Bai Yutang followed.

Gongsun and Bao Yan nodded as they walked out, and Gongsun admired, "Lord Bao is really upright." ”

"That's it!" Bao Yan was very nervous, and Pang Yu also ran out of Lu, I haven't seen Yan Feng'er for a long time, I don't know if the people in Lu Dao are good, so I will ask someone to inquire in a while.

"Hey......" When the others left, Taishi sighed and said to the eighth prince, "Lord Wang, you have to look at that sunspot, I always feel that he wants to stab Louzi." ”

The eighth king touched his chin, "There are some things, and the emperor may not be ignorant." ”

Zhao Pu, who was about to leave with his little fourth son in his arms, stopped and looked at the Eight Kings puzzled, "But the emperor has never mentioned Haotianlou." ”

The eighth king smiled and said, "The ninth brother probably doesn't know the way, Wang Qi has a cousin named Wang Yu. ”

Zhao Pu frowned, "Isn't he an only son?" ”

"Wang Yu is Wang Feng's son." The eighth prince smiled, "Of course, it is also very low-key, as far as I know, he is also studying in Taixue." ”

Zhao Pu opened his mouth slightly, "I haven't heard Wang Qi mention ......"

"The relationship between the two brothers is very ordinary." The eighth prince hugged his arms and said, "Wang Qi is a talented man, with a generous and upright nature, and the prime minister loves him very much." But Wang Yu has a strange personality, not to mention the gentlemen, and is very arrogant, although he also has some talent, but it is difficult to get along with arrogant talents...... The prime minister didn't like him very much. Wang Qi and Wang Yu rarely interact, so it is normal to be unfamiliar. ”

Zhao Pu hugged his arms, "Is it because of this, so Zhao Zhen asked us to study?" ”

"The emperor mentioned it to me before." The eighth prince and Zhao Pu walked out and said, "The relationship between Taixue is complicated, and I always feel that there seems to be something wrong, but I can't find out, so let you go and make trouble, maybe you can find something." ”

Zhao Pu laughed - sure enough, Zhao Zhen was not idle enough to play with them, and it seemed that he had already noticed something unusual.

……

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang walked back side by side, looking at the back of Master Bao in front of him, Bao Yan ran to the front and walked with his father, and the two of them didn't know what they were talking about.

"With Lord Bao's character, if Wang Feng really does something hurtful, he will also handle it impartially, right?" Bai Yutang asked Zhanzhao.

Zhan Zhao nodded, "That's absolute, although the adult is a civil official, but in some respects it is not an ordinary domineering." ”

Bai Yutang looked up at Haotian Tower in the distance again, frowning...... This floor is indeed gorgeous and low-key.

"Yutang!"

At this time, Tianzun appeared at the right time, hanging on Bai Yutang's shoulder, "Buddha jumps over the wall!" ”

Bai Yutang almost forgot that Tianzun said that he wanted to go to Taibai Ju for dinner, so he nodded and patted him, "It's still early now, go back to Kaifeng Mansion and explain, and then we'll go." ”

Tianzun nodded.

"Speaking of Buddha jumping over the wall, I have eaten it a few times in Haotianlou before." Pang Yu said to himself, "The chef in Haotianlou is more capable than the imperial chef, and that thing is delicious!" ”

Everyone looked at Pang Yu's serious appearance now, and they almost forgot his virtue as a gentleman in the past.

As soon as Zhan Zhao and the others returned to Kaifeng Mansion, they saw a carriage and horses at the entrance of the yamen, and it seemed that someone had come from afar and was still in the dust.

When I entered the door, I saw that in the courtyard in front of Lord Bao's study, Yueya and Chen Xing'er were serving a woman to drink tea.

Everyone took a look at it and couldn't help but "tsk".

That woman is not too young, she looks in her thirties, but she is definitely a peerless beauty with outstanding temperament!

Zhan Zhao and others have seen countless beauties, but this one is very different! First of all, the bookish atmosphere is heavy, and the feeling of knowing books and etiquette. In addition, the facial features are soft but not flattering at all, dignified and generous, at first glance, everyone is beautiful, gentle and elegant, Chu Chu moving.

"Wow!" Pang Yu hurriedly rubbed his arm against Bao Yan, "Who is that big beauty?" ”

Who knew that when he asked, he heard Bao Yan shout in surprise and joy, "Mother! ”

……

Everyone was silent for a long time, the boss couldn't close his mouth when he opened his mouth, and a thought flashed in his mind at the same time - no wonder Bao Yan was so white!