"Your Majesty, the minister is here at this time because he has something to report." Ziqian didn't mean to joke, his expression was very serious.

Seeing him like this, Liu Heng also became serious: "What you want to say has something to do with the kite you are holding in your hand?" ”

"Exactly." Ziqian explained, "The king previously suspected that the several family members sent by Empress Lu had her meticulous work, but now it seems that this is indeed the case, and this kite may be the way for them to pass on the news to Empress Lu." ”

"Kites?" Liu Heng looked at this kite from a distance, very much like the kind that Yifang had flown with him before.

"Yes, the minister has carefully examined it, and there are words written on this kite."

"Wait." Liu Heng waved his hand, "Where did you get this kite?" ”

Ziqian paused for a moment before replying: "Today, when Su Mei was injured in order to save the second prince, the minister saw Su Meiren's personal maid hurriedly hiding this kite under the tree. ”

Liu Heng was shocked, could it be that Yifang was really Empress Lu's meticulous work? He really didn't want to think about it like this, so he pretended to be relaxed: "Maybe you are too worried, plain beauty loves to fly kites, and flying kites on the way to hunting is also the fun of the little daughter's family." As for the words you said, maybe they were just written by hand. Su Mei was injured, and the maid was too worried, so she hurriedly threw the kite down, which is not impossible. ”

"The minister also thought so, but there was a record of transmitting news through kites in the past, so the minister had to be cautious."

"Since you insist, then present the kite to the king!" Liu Heng pretended not to care and took the kite.

"The posture of Pu Liu is still there, so I will teach Shuyan to send the north wind." Liu Heng read out the words on the kite.

"Yes, this poem seems to be true, but if you are careful, you will not write the whole message on the same kite." Ziqian didn't pay attention to Liu Heng's face, so he analyzed it himself, "Those who can come to Daiguo as Empress Lu's fine work must not be idle people, so the minister concluded that there must be a few other kites like this." ”

"You're not just suspicious of Sumei because of this kite today, are you?"

"The minister did start to be suspicious earlier." Ziqian said frankly, "I heard the queen mention that when she was in the palace, Su Mei asked the king to fly a kite with her. At that time, the minister felt strange, it was a rare thing for the concubines to fly kites with the king, and it stands to reason that they all wanted to be alone with the king, but Su Mei found so many palace people to accompany her, which is really unreasonable. ”

"Plain beauties like to be lively." Liu Heng explained slightly.

"Even if you like to be lively, it's just a matter of letting the palace people accompany you, why do you go to the trouble of making so many kites and letting the palace people fly kites together?" Ziqian's words are reasonable, "Besides, there are so many kites, it is not an overnight thing to do, it must have been prepared for a long time." Even if Su Mei has a seven-trick exquisite heart, it is difficult to think that one day the king will accompany her to fly a kite! Unless it was premeditated. ”

"How is that possible? If it had been premeditated, Su Meiren would not have been injured that day, she ...... "Liu Heng seemed to be arguing with Ziqian, but it was more like convincing himself. But halfway through the words, he suddenly remembered that after Yifang was injured that day, he only cared about her injury, and didn't care about anything else, how many of those kites were recovered, or how many fell outside the palace, he didn't know anything.

"The king also noticed that something was wrong, right?" When Ziqian saw Liu Heng's expression, he knew what he remembered.

"Ziqian, you hurry back to the palace to check, whether there have been kites falling outside the open space on the west side of the small garden, and who often appears over there, all of these must be investigated." Although Liu Heng didn't want this to be done by Yifang, as the king of a country, he couldn't fall into the private affairs of his children, and he had to be responsible for his subjects first.

"No."

Ziqian has always been loyal to Liu Heng and Daiguo, and as soon as he got the order at this time, he hurried back to the palace. It's just that it's getting late, and it's obviously inconvenient to go to investigate now, so he has to wait until the next morning.

Outside the palace wall on the west side of the small garden is a muddy place, and there is a shallow river, where no one usually visits. A long way afield, there is only a few farmlands, and only a few people work here. Besides, ordinary people are not allowed to approach the palace, which is something that everyone understands, so no one will come here on weekdays.

Ziqian searched outside the palace walls for a long time, but did not find any traces of kites. Originally, the last time I flew a kite, it had been a while since now, and those were the ways to deliver the news, and naturally they had been taken away. Ziqian sighed helplessly, but he was unwilling in his heart, how could the clue that he had finally gotten broken off here.

Just as he was thinking about how to continue, he heard the laughter of children not far away, Ziqian followed the sound and walked over, and sure enough, he saw a group of children playing in the mud. When they saw someone coming, they immediately laughed and wanted to dodge, but Ziqian quickly turned over and blocked in front of them.

"You, what are you going to do? We didn't come here on purpose to play, we left right away. "The children were probably chased away while they were playing here, and they became very cautious when they saw him.

"Don't be afraid, children, I'm not here to chase you away, I just want to ask you about something." Ziqian doesn't often get along with children, so he can only squeeze out a smile at this time.

"Then you can't tell me about our coming here to play." These kids are going to bargain.

Ziqian nodded without hesitation: "I will never tell others, as long as you answer my questions well." ”

"Okay, then you ask!" The boy at the head turned his head to ask for the opinions of his companions, and when he saw that everyone nodded, he agreed to answer Ziqian's question.

Ziqian looked at the appearance of the leader of this boy, and felt that there was something in his heart, maybe this child would be a talent when he grew up.

"Do you play around here?"

"Yes, but I don't come every day, I only come here occasionally."

"Have you seen any suspicious people here?"

"I've seen one." The boy at the head replied affirmatively.

Ziqian was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "Can you tell me who that person is?" ”

The boy stretched out his muddy hand and pointed forward, "You." ”

Ziqian smiled dumbly, the corners of his mouth twitched, but he still squeezed a smile on his face: "What about other than me?" Anything else? ”

This time the boy shook his head: "I've only seen you, and there is no more." ”

"Really? Think about it again. ”

The boy at the head was about to deny it again, but a thin child in the back opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something. Ziqian hurriedly turned his gaze to him: "If you know something, say it, don't be afraid." ”

"I, one night, found that the fluff was missing, so I came out to look for it. When I found this place, I saw a man jumping out of it. The boy looked a little frightened, and his speech was intermittent.

"Jumping out of the palace?" Ziqian was a little puzzled, and then asked, "Does he have anything in his hand?" ”

The kid shook his head: "At that time, it was too dark for me to see too clearly. It was only for a moment that the candle flame lit out, and I could see that for a moment, he should not have anything in his hand. ”

"Did you see clearly for a moment? Do you remember what that man looked like? Which way did you go after you came out? ”

The boy thought for a moment and replied, "That big brother is very good-looking, just like ...... It's like a girl, and it's very good-looking. Later, when the candle flame dimmed, I was too busy looking for velvet to pay any more attention. ”

"Velvet?" Ziqian heard him mention this name repeatedly, and felt that if he found this child named "Velvet", he might be able to get more clues.

"Velvet is his cat at home, and the cats on his body are all white, but they are beautiful." The boy at the head dispelled Ziqian's idea of looking for more clues with a word.

Ziqian sighed and asked another question: "Then have you ever seen a kite here?" ”

"Uncle, you also know kites?" A little girl standing in the back looked very excited.

"You've seen it?"

"Of course, kites often fly out here." The little girl happily gestured, "Those kites are all beautiful and have all kinds of shapes, but they always fall off halfway through." ”

"yes, yes, yes, there's a word on it!" Another little girl also rushed to say, "We've picked up a lot of them." ”

"You picked up the kites?" Ziqian was overjoyed.

"yes, we're all hiding." The girl had these proud looks on her face, but as soon as she spoke, she was stopped by the boy in charge.

"Those kites were picked up by us, not stolen, and you can't take us away without evidence."

Ziqian felt that this boy was a little interesting, so he smiled and said, "How do you know that I am here to arrest you?" ”

"You've been asking about the things in the palace, and you've been asking about kites, you must be the eunuch inside, and your master asked you to come out to find the fallen kite, right?"

Ziqian smiled and nodded: "The speculation makes sense, but you guessed wrong, I am not a eunuch, I am a guard." Those kites are so beautiful that I want to pick them up and make them for my sweetheart. How about you show me those kites, and I'll give you coins to buy something to eat? ”

As soon as they heard that there was something delicious, those children were really excited, and a few of them licked their lips unconsciously.

The boy at the head pondered for a moment, and then asked confirmatively, "You really won't arrest us?" ”

"Absolutely not, I promise." Ziqian looked at them with sincere eyes.

The boy finally compromised and said, "Okay, then you come with me!" ”