"Of course, it's the emperor's grace." Speaking of this topic, Huang Dong was quite proud, "Wu Jieyu took a fancy to Xiao Yue's literary talent, so she was summoned to the palace and became a female official by her side." Old decay, this is sending a girl into Beijing. ”

Xiao Jiading was overjoyed and looked at Huang Shiyun: "Xiaoyue, congratulations!" ”

Xiao Yue is Huang Shiyun's nickname, Huang Shiyun used to tell Xiao Jiading to let him call his nickname, but Xiao Jiading has never called him that, now they have been separated for more than a year, and as soon as they met, they called out their nicknames, which couldn't help but make Huang Shiyun's heart pound. A pretty face also flushed, and Fu Li said, "Thank you, Brother Xiao." In the future, I will ask Brother Xiao to help me more. ”

"Where, you are Wu Jieyu's female official, and she is the emperor's favorite concubine, you should bring your eldest brother a lot, haha."

Huang Shiyun was even more shy, lowered her head and said, "Big brother is too polite." If I need my little sister to do something, my eldest brother will do my best. ”

"You're welcome, there's something I need your help with right now." Xiao Jiading remembered the case that was being investigated now, and now Wu Zetian's side was ironclad, and someone had to be able to hear the news.

When Huang Shiyun heard this, she hurriedly said, "Okay, big brother, please speak." ”

"This matter involves secrets, let's go to the study and say, Huang Sifang, please sit down, we will have dinner here tonight, let's catch up."

"Yes, thank you!" Huang Dong listened to Xiao Jiading's invitation, and hurriedly agreed, he also wanted to be closer to Xiao Jiading, this was a good opportunity. I was busy and told my daughter a few words, so that my daughter could remember Xiao Jiading's instructions with her heart.

Xiao Jiading led Huang Shiyun to the study, and told him about the case before and after, and then about his investigation and handling of the case, and finally said: "I now suspect that this case was done by Wu Jieyu, but they are estimated to have formed an alliance now." I won't tell outsiders, after you go in, help me investigate, of course, first ensure your own safety, pay attention to ways and means, and never let Wu Jieyu suspect that you are helping me do things, otherwise, I am afraid that you will also have to worry about your life, then I will hurt you. ”

Huang Shiyun brushed her sideburns. smiled slightly, and said, "Don't worry, Brother Xiao, I know what to do, and I won't miss the big brother's big thing." ”

Xiao Jiading nodded and said, "You are very smart and very smart, so I entrusted it to you." - We've been apart for more than a year, how are you doing these days? Sometimes I think about you a lot. ”

Huang Shiyun couldn't imagine that Xiao Jiading would say such intimate words to herself, and she was moved in her heart. The circles under her eyes were a little red, and she said, "It's good, I ......, I often think of you......" Huang Shiyun couldn't imagine that she would say such a thing. couldn't help but be ashamed, and didn't dare to look at Xiao Jiading.

Xiao Jiading laughed a few times and said, "Now that you are in the capital, we can often chant poems together." Drinking. ”

"Hmmm! Xiao Yue must ask her eldest brother for advice. ”

"It's so polite, you and I are the first in Yizhou, and it's almost the same to learn from each other."

Huang Shiyun remembered the scene when the two of them rode horses and wore red colors. Thinking of the talented and beautiful women admired by those people, I couldn't help but feel a ripple in my heart, and said: "It's really a blessing for my little sister to see Brother Xiao again." ”

Xiao Jiading said: "Don't be polite when you say it." Let's go, let's drink! Get drunk! ”

That night, Huang Shiyun was really drunk, Xiao Jiading was also drunk, he drunk himself by himself, because a knot in his heart had been opened.

In the next few days, Xiao Jiading did not enter the palace to investigate the case, he had been waiting for news from Huang Shiyun.

Huang Shiyun finally came out of the palace to see Xiao Jiading. brought Xiao Jiading a very valuable news.

Huang Shiyun said: "About ten days ago, Wu Jieyu went to Qingling Temple. Chant and pray inside. And I heard her maid say that Wu Jieyu never went to Qingling Temple before, because Qingling Temple was built by Queen Wang. ”

Xiao Jiading's heart moved: Wu Jieyu and Queen Wang are fighting openly and secretly, it stands to reason that she will not go to the temple built by Queen Wang for no reason, although it is a royal temple in the palace, and now she is going to fight with Queen Wang when she is at its most powerful, what purpose will she have?

Qingling Temple himself passed by when he was wandering around the palace at that time, but he never entered, so in this case, it is necessary to go in and have a look.

Huang Shiyun said again: "There is one more thing, the rough maid who disappeared in Wu Jieyu's dormitory was not missing together a month ago, but disappeared ten days ago, because someone once mentioned a mistake made by this maid ten days ago." ”

Xiao Jiading sighed, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "This maid often makes mistakes?" ”

"Yes, I heard that she was a bit stupid, she used to be very smart, and once she was punished with a cane after making a mistake, and as a result, she was beaten twice on the head, and she was in a coma for a few days, and she woke up like this, a little stupid. So I can only do some menial work. Because he was obedient, he had been in the palace for a long time, so he was not kicked out of the palace. ”

Xiao Jiading said: "The information you provided is very important, thank you." ”

"Brother Xiao is still polite to me?" Huang Shiyun's face was slightly red and she glanced at him.

Next.

Xiao Jiading entered the palace, and he now has the waist card issued by the queen Wang herself to enter and exit the palace, as long as it is daytime, he can enter and exit the harem at will to investigate the case, so there is no obstacle to enter the harem.

He didn't go to Wu Jieyu's people, and went straight to Qingling Temple by himself.

This Qingling Temple was built by the queen in the palace, and after she was canonized as the queen, she offered incense and prayers to all the concubines in the palace, but she rarely came herself. She prefers to trust her own strategy rather than the gods deciding their fate. The other concubines didn't come much, so it was a bit deserted. There is only one old nun in the temple with two little nuns in retreat, this old nun is a distant relative of the first emperor, since childhood, and now he is old and frail, and he is also considered to be recuperating here. The two little nuns are still young and don't know how to take care of them, so the temple is not very tidy, and there are a lot of weeds in the corners.

Xiao Jiading came to the temple, the summer sun was very poisonous, although it was only morning, but it was already very hot. He knocked on the door of the temple, and a little nun with a childish face poked her head out to look at him. Because if the concubines and concubines in the palace come to offer incense, they will greet them in advance, and the temple must be prepared, and there are very few temporary knocks, and it is a big man, it looks obviously not like a eunuch, so I am very curious.

Xiao Jiading arched his hand and said: "My name is Xiao Jiading, I am the deaconist of Dali Siqing, and I was assigned by Queen Wang to investigate the case. Can I go in and have a look? ”

Queen Wang had already known the relevant personnel about the assignment of Xiao Jiading to investigate the case, but she could leave out the temple, so this little nun didn't know. It's just that the people who can enter the palace are definitely not simple, and of course she knows that no one in the palace can be offended. He hurriedly opened the temple door, clasped his palms together and said, "Master Xiao, please come in." Is it necessary to call a tutor to come to the morning class? ”

"Don't use it yet, I'll take a look at it first."

Xiao Jiading slowly wandered around the temple, this is a royal temple located in the palace, naturally there will be no pilgrims outside, and the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace cannot come here at will, so it is very quiet, except for the little nun who follows far behind, there is no one to see.

What Xiao Jiading should pay attention to is that there is something in the temple that can interest Wu Zetian and come here twice in a short period of time. However, he visited most of the small temple and found nothing unusual.

Just as he was getting discouraged, a fly landed on his shoulder.

He traveled to the Tang Dynasty, although he experienced the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, but also realized the backwardness of the ancients in terms of health and epidemic prevention, even in a place like the palace, because the sewage system is not complete, most of the domestic garbage and excrement are still transported on the ground, so even in the palace, flies are still relatively common. It's just that this fly is a bit special, not an ordinary fly, but a very nasty green-headed fly, which buzzes much louder than ordinary flies, and its body is turquoise, which is particularly disgusting to look at.

Xiao Jiading waved away the pesky green-headed fly and continued to walk forward.

In front of it is a room, which looks very boxy and sturdy. Xiao Jiading walked forward, and a few green-headed flies landed on him. He drove away the flies in disgust, but the further he went, the more flies fell on him, and when he reached the stone house, he was stunned by what he saw, and saw that the cracks in the door of the stone house were crawling with flies, and they were so dense that the scalp of the man was numb.

Xiao Jiading glanced back at the little nun who was following in the distance and beckoned. The little nun hurriedly ran over, waving her hand to drive away the flies.

Xiao Jiading asked, "Why are there so many flies here?" Is it a toilet? ”

The little nun shook her head and said, "The toilet is not here, and I don't know why there are so many flies, but there have been more recently." ”

Xiao Jiading pointed to the stone house: "What is this house for?" ”

"This was originally used to store ice, and it was just a hut above, and when you go inside, there is a corridor leading to the basement, and there is a basement below. I heard from the family teacher that this ice cave was built by Emperor Gaozu when he was ready to store ice, that is, after taking ice in winter, it can be stored here, and it can be taken in summer to escape the heat. However, after repairing, before it was used, after several days of heavy rain, there was water seepage, and the craftsman said that the soil in this place was too soft, and the ice cellar had been seeping water for a long time, and it might collapse in the future, so it was abandoned, and a new ice cellar was built in another place. The cellar is now stacked with some wood left over from the original construction, and there is a huge bronze tripod that is ready to store fresh melons and fruits. ”

"There's no fish or something in there, is it? Or how to attract so many flies. Xiao Jiading was a little narrow.

"How can we monks store that thing, the donor laughed." The little nun blushed. (To be continued......)