Changchun Temple has only two courtyards, in addition to the main hall of the Laojun Palace, the left is the God of Wealth Palace, and the right is the Pure Yang Palace. The Temple of the God of Wealth here is far less magnificent than in the Laojun Temple, and in the low room there is a mud bodhisattva who cannot see clearly, and the spider web is covered above, floating around. There are three residual incense sticks in the incense burner, and I don't know when, the surface is covered with dust, and the original color can no longer be seen.

The God of Wealth is made of loess, and the paint on the surface has long been mottled, Jiang Anyi finally invited the God of Wealth off the altar, and his body was covered with dust and spider silk. Listening to Chongyun's words, the treasure was in the belly of the statue of the God of Wealth, and before he started, Jiang Anyi recited words to the Bodhisattva and begged the Bodhisattva to forgive his sins.

The wooden stick struck on the statue, and the God of Wealth immediately fell apart, revealing an iron box about a foot square in the pile of dirt. The chest was rusted, and the brass lock on it was still there. There was no key, only a hard knock, Jiang Anyi turned around and unloaded the door panel and blocked it in front of him.

A stick was struck, and the sound of "tuk tuk" rang out, and something shot out from the four corners of the iron box and stuck it on the door panel. Jiang Anyi secretly called luck, leaned over and looked at the door panel, more than a dozen steel nails were nearly an inch deep into the wooden board, if he opened the box rashly, I was afraid that he would be worn into a leaky scoop. It seems that Chongyun and Qi Kaishan are not good things, and the guilt in his heart has faded a lot.

After beating up and down again, to make sure that no steel nails were shot, Jiang Anyi cautiously approached the iron box. The copper lock had been knocked down, Jiang Anyi picked up the lid of the iron box with a wooden stick, and the dark temple of the God of Wealth immediately flickered, and the iron box was full of red, yellow, and green gems, dazzling and shining.

Jiang Anyi suppressed his ecstasy and began to inspect these gems, all of which were crystal clear, red like fire, yellow like gold, green like emerald, bright like clouds, the smallest was the size of a pigeon's egg, and a few large pieces were as thick as an egg. Jiang Anyi had never seen a gem before, but he heard Guo Huaili say that a bean-sized gem could be exchanged for a few taels of gold, how much should these hundreds of gems be worth, Jiang Anyi was knocked down by a huge sense of happiness.

Finally calmed down, Jiang Anyi took the gem from the box, wrapped it in layers of silk cloth, stuffed it into the lowest layer of his bookcase, thought about it, and took out the cloth bag again.

From the conversation between Chongyun and Qi Kaishan, it seemed that the two belonged to some kind of organization, and when it came to the box of treasures, Jiang Anyi didn't dare to be careless, and began to clean up the traces. When the broken clay sculpture of the God of Wealth was poured into the well in the courtyard and cleaned up the residence of Chongyun and others, Jiang Anyi couldn't help but feel sad again, people can't be resurrected after death, and he will have the opportunity to ask monks and Taoists to spend their souls for them in the future.

After cleaning up, Jiang Anyi rode charcoal and left, looking back at the Changchun Temple in the depths of the mountains and forests, as if he was in a different world. The mountain wind blew, the pine waves gusted, Jiang Anyi walked for a while and always felt that it was inappropriate, it was difficult to hide with heavy money, he saw a pine forest in front of him, walked a section inside, and saw an old pine, with branches like a cover, leaning next to a boulder. Jiang Anyi dug a deep pit under the boulder, buried the cloth bag in the pit, and was really reluctant to give up the gem in his heart, so he took one of the red, yellow and green and put it in his arms, and when his hand touched the silver medal, he took it out and put it in the bag.

After recognizing the terrain, Jiang Anyi no longer had nostalgia, beat his horse and whipped, and went to the academy.

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Anyang Mansion, where the state capital of Renfu is located, is different from Wenping Mansion in Dezhou, Anyang Mansion is the fief of Shi Zhiming, the king of Anyang. Shi Zhiming was canonized as the Duke of Anyang by Emperor Zhao when he was ten years old, Emperor Xuan and the throne, Jin named him the king of Anyang, when today's son ascended the throne, he added the uncle to supervise the military of the six states in the south of the Yangtze River, plus 12,000 stones, and increased the number of guards to 1,200 people, which can be described as a weight.

The front and back houses of the Anyang Royal Mansion occupy the position in the middle of the Anyang Mansion, and the yamen of the state capital has to succumb to the side of the palace. This prince is tired of things, he does not live in the palace on weekdays, he lives in Yangyi Village ten miles outside the city and leisurely, and the officials of the provincial government visit every day, and the affairs of the palace are handled by Wang Shizi Shifangdao. Wang Shizi is self-indulgent, likes to travel in the mountains and rivers, but he gets along very well, from the state officials, literati, to the peddlers, pawns, village husbands, and Yesuo can say a few words and drink two glasses.

The palace covers an area of nearly 1,000 acres, divided into four pieces, front and back, left and right, and the residence of the prince is in the Zhanqing Building on the left. Zhan Qing Lou is composed of five rooms of the main house, eight rooms of the east room and three rooms of the west room, the back of the house is the garden, more than ten meters high rockery stands grandiosely, tall and majestic, surrounded by pine and bamboo, delicate and elegant.

Wei Mengqiang stepped into the main hall of Toadqing Building, saw Shizi talking to the housekeeper, and greeted him with a smile: "When did Steward Wu come?" ”

Wu Shicong, the chief housekeeper of Anyang Palace, follows the prince on weekdays and lives in Yangyi Village. Steward Wu saw that it was Wei Mengqiang, and said with a smile: "Qiangzi, recruit the prince to go out to play again, beware of the prince discounting your legs." "Wei Mengqiang is a soldier of the palace Cao joined the army, in charge of the palace guards, and the prince is the same age, the two have a very good relationship, they go together, and they eat together.

Wei Mengqiang sat on the last chair and said with a big grin: "Shizi, didn't you say yesterday that you would go to Qujiang to see the willows and enjoy the flowers?" It's such a time in the sky, and it's too late to leave. ”

Shi Fangdao raised his head, the jade and gold crown embedded on his head flashed, and he frowned and said: "I can't go today, the old man's fiftieth birthday is coming, Steward Wu discussed with me about the treat, or tomorrow." ”

"Inviting a group of people every year for your birthday, eating, drinking and singing, it's like acting, it's boring, it's better to hunt. Okay, you discuss, I'm leaving, something calls me. Wei Mengqiang stood up, nodded at Steward Wu, and went out.

Steward Wu said: "The prince said that the specific things will be arranged by the prince, this time it is the fiftieth birthday, and there will be people in the capital, so it should be done grandly, and don't make mistakes in etiquette." ”

Shi Fangdao played with a gold invitation card in his hand, and said casually: "The old man is worry-free, he pushes everything to me, don't my brothers always say that they have nothing to do, why doesn't the old man look for them?" ”

When it came to the prince's family affairs, Steward Wu didn't hear it, and continued to explain: "The prince said, just send someone to send other invitations, and Miss Xinfei's invitation will be sent by the prince himself." ”

Shi Fangdao said with curiosity on his face: "Steward Wu, the old man is so interested in this Miss Xinfei, do you think he wants to find me a little mother." ”

Choked on the words, Steward Wu coughed, Shi Fangdao laughed and got up, and said, "Okay, Steward Wu, I won't tease you, you can get busy if you have something, I'll send an invitation for the old man." ”

called Wei Mengqiang, and the two took a few guards out of the palace and mounted their horses to the east. Riding on the horse, Shi Fangdao's face became more and more gloomy, why did the old man let him personally send the invitation, he knew it in his heart. This Miss Xinfei was sent by King Ning to celebrate her father's birthday, and King Ning is the half-brother of today's son, and he is deeply favored. King Ning is the prince, and King Anyang is just the king of the county, and there is a world in between. King Ning is in charge of Longwei and holds the power of life and death, this Miss Xinfei is nominally a singing and dancing teacher in the palace, but Shi Fangdao knows that this woman is a general under King Ning, and this time she was sent to Anyang, I don't know why? What kind of heart does Ann have?

The group came to a stop in front of a manor in the east of the city, which is the annex of the palace - the plum garden, which is named after the plum blossoms planted all over the courtyard. In the east corner of the park, there is a small courtyard surrounded by a pink wall, three wooden houses, revealing the original wood color, and a small plaque hanging on the main hall, three words "Xiangxue Hall", Xin Fei borrowed here.

Stepping into the Xiangxue Hall, the faint sandalwood lingers in the nasal sound, the sunlight is broken into spots from the window lattice, sprinkled on the rosewood table, there are a few Ru kiln flower sacs in the corner of the house, and a few early peaches are blooming silently. A coquettish voice came from behind the purple silk curtain: "The prince is sitting for the time being, and Xin Fei is coming." ”

The purple curtain was raised, Shi Fangdao hurriedly stood up, and saw that Miss Xinfei was wearing a pale yellow brocade shirt, embroidered with large peonies, and several pink butterflies on the flowers, fluttering with her steps, and her shoulders were draped with a snow-white light attack. Looking at the face, the face is like a peach blossom, the eyes are like clear waves, and the eye waves like autumn water are gently rippling, which makes people intoxicated; The hair is like a dark cloud, the oblique hairpin is a golden phoenix hairpin, and a pink bead is hanging from the hairpin's mouth, which is full of treasure, and the skin is more and more lined like clotted fat, and it is delicate.

Shi Fangdao is accustomed to seeing the wind and moon, and there are countless enchanting in the palace, but when he sees Xin Fei, he still feels that this woman is really glamorous, and the peach blossoms in the bottle are not as good as in case. Secretly restrained his mind, arched his hand and smiled: "I have heard the name of Miss Xinfei for a long time, and when I see it today, the name is well deserved. ”

Xin Fei said with a smile: "The son of the world has won the award, Xin Fei doesn't dare to be it." Siyu, not yet tea. Shi Fangdao sat down, and a girl with beautiful eyebrows offered tea.

Sitting in the chair, the faint fragrance wafting beside him, Shi Fangdao only felt his heart swaying, and took a sip of tea in disguise. Taking out the invitation card from his arms and handing it over, Shi Fangdao said with a smile: "Father's fiftieth birthday, let Fang Dao respectfully invite Miss Xinfei to come." ”

"The prince is too polite, and Lao Shizi replied to the prince, saying that the little girl will definitely perform on stage at that time to congratulate the prince on the joy of a thousand autumns."

Xin Fei's voice was sweet and glutinous, Shi Fangdao secretly screamed that he couldn't bear it, said a few polite words, got up to say goodbye, and Xin Fei sent it to the door. Seeing Shi Fanghou's hurried steps, the little girl Siqing beside him smiled and said: "Miss, you are as beautiful as a fairy, I feel sorry for you, how can this son of this world seem to be afraid of you, and he doesn't even dare to sit for half a moment." ”

"Little fox, it's still interesting." Xin Fei smiled and asked, "Is there any news over there?" ”

"Last night, I received a report from Sister Sifeng, saying that Qi Kaishan disappeared in the Canglan Ridge area."

Back in the house, Siqing spread the map on the case, pointed with her hand, and said, "Miss, you see, there are mountains in this area of Canglan Ridge, and there are trees everywhere, so it is not easy to find someone." ”

"Qi Kaishan likes luxury, he won't go to the ravine to suffer, let Sifeng send more manpower to find nearby mountain villages, temples and Taoist temples......"

The girl who offered tea hurriedly ran in and shouted, "Miss, I found Qi Kaishan, the express news that Sister Sifeng just delivered." ”

Xin Fei took the express report and said with a smile: "Siyu, your name is really not wrong, it rains when you see the wind, and it is really a timely rain." ”

"Miss."

The express was sent by carrier pigeons, and a few lines of small words on the note, "Canglan Ridge, Changchun View, Qi Kaishan Perishe", with a simple map drawn on the back.

"Prepare a fast horse and rush to Changchun Temple immediately."