"It can't be Li Qi's doing, right?" Xiling Yue guessed again.

"No, his original intention in preparing the Birth Gang was to please my imperial brother and let him continue to stay in Zhenhai. He's not going to steal it back, and he's too busy to take care of himself now. Li Chengxuan said firmly.

"This is unusual, the things were sealed and loaded in the Fuwang Mansion, transported all the way into the palace, and directly locked into the Si Zhen Division, and the seal was not moved, how did you lose it?" Xiling Yue spread out her hands, "Could it be that she really has wings?" ”

However, her words made Li Chengxuan and Qin Se look at each other, and the two said in unison: "Anguo Temple! ”

"What temple?" Xiling Yue didn't hear clearly.

Guo Zhongting also scratched his head: "What does this have to do with Anguo Temple?" Could it be that a thief is hiding in Anguo Temple? ”

Qin Se then opened his mouth to explain: "Actually, that day to transport the Birthday Gang into the palace, I once turned around and went to a place, if it wasn't for the Xiling lady who just mentioned it, I almost forgot about it." ”

"Is that what kind of temple it is?" Xiling Yue asked hurriedly.

"Anguo Temple is very close to the prince's mansion." Qin Se realized this big omission, "When I left the palace that day, the Queen Mother specially ordered me to ask for a copy of the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra, so I didn't go back to the palace directly after I left the Fuwang Mansion. ”

"Why didn't the county lord say it earlier!" Xiling Moon has a slight whisper.

Qin Se lowered his head reproachfully.

"Don't blame Sook-jin." Li Chengxuan opened his mouth to speak for her, "She told me about this, and I have been negligent in the past few days." ”

Xiling Yue was the first time she had heard Li Chengxuan call Qin Se like this, and the first few times there were about a subordinate present, he kept calling her "county lord", which sounded very respectful and distant. It turned out that they had such a close relationship, and it turned out that Qin Se's small character was called "Shuzhen......

For some reason, Xi Lingyue suddenly felt uncomfortable, and couldn't help choking him: "The prince said that he was laughing, who can I blame?" I am the lowest person here, and I should not be nosy. ”

Li Chengxuan frowned when he heard this, and wanted to open his mouth to defend himself, but swallowed his words back.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not very good, Qin Se hurriedly played a round: "Xiling lady, don't misunderstand, the prince doesn't mean anything else, and I don't have either." We're grateful that you're here to help. ”

Xiling Yue didn't want to make a mess, she knew that the atmosphere was very embarrassing by her, but she was really in a hurry, just because Qin Se was careless, maybe she missed the best time to find the Birth Gang!

Li Chengxuan naturally felt that the atmosphere was not good, so he pulled the topic back and asked Qin Se: "Shuzhen, you tell me in detail about going to Anguo Temple that day." ”

Qin Se lowered his eyebrows and pondered, recalling and said softly: "That day, we came out of the palace and went straight to Anguo Temple, and the Queen Mother said that she wanted to publicize the scriptures copied by Zen Master Guangxuan, so it was delayed for a lot of time. ”

"How long?" Li Chengxuan asked the main point.

"Zen Master Guangxuan adjusted the gold lacquer, and now he has copied the entire "Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra", and specially opened the light to cast the spell, about an hour before and after."

"One hour......" Li Chengxuan repeated in a low voice, and couldn't help but look at Xiling Yue.

The latter understood what he meant - one hour was enough for a thief to steal beams and change pillars.

Li Chengxuan asked again: "During your stay in Anguo Temple, where are the Shence Army, the Sixth Bureau, and the Birthday Gang?" ”

"It's all in the temple," Qin Se replied truthfully, "All the female officials who came from the sixth bureau followed me to pray for the queen mother in the main hall." The thirty boxes of the Birth Compendium were all guarded by the Shence Army and stopped at the Guanyin Hall. ”

"It doesn't sound like there's anything wrong with that." Guo Zhongting muttered to himself.

Xilingyue felt that there was a big problem. An hour before and after, Qin Se and the people of the Sixth Bureau didn't see the Birth Gang, could so many Shence troops be reliable? It is highly likely that something happened during this period.

Obviously, Li Chengxuan also thought about this, and immediately assigned Guo Zhongting: "Zhongting, you and Master Bai will go to check on the Shence Army." ”

"Bachelor White?" Guo Zhongting was a little embarrassed, "He was very busy after returning to Chang'an, and he was reused by the saint." ”

Li Chengxuan naturally understood, but after thinking about it, there were few reliable and usable people at hand...... And Guo Zhongting was too reckless, and he didn't feel at ease when he went alone.

"Then you should go back to your father at once and ask him to come forward." Li Chengxuan had no choice but to make this decision, and cautiously advised, "Remember, you can only tell your father about this matter, and hide it from your mother first." ”

"Okay, okay." Guo Zhongting agreed.

"I'll go." At this moment, a cold and indifferent voice sounded.

Everyone followed the sound and looked out of the door, it was Xiao Yi.

Li Chengxuan divided the work for several people: Xiao Yi and Guo Zhongting went to investigate the Shence Army; He and Xiling Yue went to Anguo Temple to investigate; And Qin Se was in charge of the queen mother's birthday banquet, and he had to draw the pattern of Zhai clothes, and temporarily stayed in the palace to wait for news.

Before their respective actions, several people reached a tacit understanding, and the matter was handled in a low-key manner for the time being. After all, no one can tell what the inside story of the theft of the birth gang is, and the crime can be big or small. Maybe it's just that some people want to get rich and want to take the birth compendium for themselves; Or maybe it was a concubine's means to make some mistakes in the queen mother's birthday. But if it is involved too much and publicized, if it is used by someone with a heart, it will definitely cause trouble to the court.

At that time, not only will Qin Se be convicted, but many innocent people will also be implicated, and then it will be out of control, so everyone wants to keep a low profile.

Without further ado, several people immediately split up.

Xiling Yue followed Li Chengxuan to Anguo Temple.

Speaking of the origin of this temple, it is the former site of the royal residence before Ruizong Li Dan ascended the throne. Li Dan is the youngest son of Gaozong Li Zhi and Empress Wu, who has ascended the throne as emperor twice, but he has been controlled by Empress Wu during his lifetime, and is considered a puppet emperor.

After Xuanzong Li Longji ascended the throne, in order to show filial piety, he built Ruizong's former royal residence into a temple, wanting to pray for his father. The reason why it was named "Anguo Temple" is also because Ruizong's title before he ascended the throne was "Anguo Prime Minister".

Therefore, since the beginning of the Xuanzong Dynasty, Anguo Temple has been supported by the royal family, and later expanded by the emperor of the previous dynasties, until now it has occupied most of the position of the entire Changle Fang. In addition, its north is the Daming Palace, and it is only separated by two miles from the Taiji Palace, and it is surrounded by the place where the nobles of the clan live, so the Anguo Temple is the preferred meeting place for the dignitaries and celebrities of the dynasty and the people of great virtue, and the status is extraordinary in the temples of Chang'an City. The incense in the temple is prosperous, and the number of monks has exceeded 3,000 so far, and there are more monks who stay for a long time.

At this time, just after noon, the temple is full of people, pilgrims are endless, and you can smell the strong incense outside the gate. Xilingyue and Li Chengxuan walked into the temple with the pilgrims, and at a glance, the pavilions in the temple were towering, the eaves were pecked, and the white smoke had been poured out of the incense candles outside the main hall, which seemed to be full of fairy energy.

(End of chapter)