Chapter 281: One Stem and Two Flowers: Twin Lotus
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The apse is the only place in the temple that is less crowded, and few people go there, and it is a place for people who come here to rest when they are unwell.
The courtyard of the pavilion is paved with stone slabs, and there is a passage on the side, and on either side of the passage is a field of flowers and plants. The ground was a little wet because of the rain last night, and there were several human footprints on the ground, and the body was lying in the corner behind the flowers and plants.
For fear of destroying the evidence, the body has not been touched by anyone else, and it has not been moved, and there are not many people who have approached the body so far.
Ye Yunshen squatted down next to the corpse, the corpse's clothes were not completely wet, the blood flowing from the wound on the front body stained the grass on the side, and next to the corpse, there was a bloodstained knife.
He watched carefully, his gaze sweeping over the wounds, on his body, and around his body.
"The body was found by the patrolling guards, who were also in charge of guarding the temple, and he was usually close to the guards and the priests, and he did not commit suicide. Therefore, his subordinates speculated that he should have been discovered by the thief after stealing the ice cup jade lotus, so he killed him and abandoned him here. ”
Fourteen speculated that he had also inspected the corpse, and that the fatal part was the knife wound in front of him, and according to the path of the knife and the sharp weapon found at the scene, it should be the knife that fell to the ground on the side, which was the special saber of the temple guards.
Ye Yunshen stood up, looked around, and then asked seemingly casually: "Why was the pavilion unattended last night?" ”
At this time, a man in his forties stepped forward and said lightly: "Back to the prince, most of the guards were transferred to guard the temple last night, and there was no one in the side pavilion, so there was no one on duty." ”
He was dressed in a gray-white plain robe, and his long gray hair was tied up with an ink crown, and this person was none other than the envoy in charge of guarding the temple, Hongzhong Yin.
"And why is he here?"
According to the situation at the scene, this is the first death scene, there are no traces of a fight around, and the body does not have any traces of being dragged, and the deceased is likely to have fallen to the ground directly after being killed by a knife.
It's just that if there is no one on duty here, then what's the matter with him here? If the thief is found outside and followed in, then this is unlikely, the guards usually work in groups, and rarely act alone.
"Lord Wang, I just heard a report from the guards, he left in a hurry last night when he was on patrol, and he went to the side pavilion, and then he never returned." Hongzhong Yin also looked contemplative and shook his head slightly.
"Fourteen, go to the palace to see Your Majesty, this king already knows how to retrieve the Ice Cup Jade Lotus." Ye Yunshen said, walked out of the grass, and walked out of the side pavilion.
"Yes." Fourteen commanded to go with him.
Hongzhong Yin stretched out his hand to stop him and asked, "Lord Wang, how are you going to retrieve the Ice Cup Jade Lotus?" ”
Ye Yunshen stopped, turned slightly to look at Hongzhong Yin, and said with a smile: "If the divine envoy wants to know, he can enter the palace with this king.!" ”
Hongzhong Yin groaned slightly, and then walked towards him as well, and entered the palace with him.
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Once inside the palace, the eunuch led them to a pavilion in the Imperial Garden, where the Nanyue Emperor was now feeding the fish by the pond.
After saluting first, the Nanyue Emperor began to ask them about entering the palace, and Ye Yunshen spoke: "Your Majesty, the minister has thought of a way to retrieve the Ice Cup Jade Lotus." ”
"Oh? I don't know what the idle king does? The Emperor of Nanyue handed the small porcelain jar containing fish food to the little eunuch beside him, and walked slowly towards the two of them.
However, Ye Yunshen didn't answer, but asked Hongzhong Yin beside him, "I wonder if the divine envoy has ever understood this ice cup jade lotus?" ”
Hongzhong was stunned for a moment, and then asked rhetorically: "I don't know what the prince is referring to?" ”
The corners of his lips hooked, Yeyun Shen turned to face the Nanyue Emperor, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the Bingzhan Jade Lotus is a rare spiritual thing, and every time it is condensed, one stem grows two flowers, so it is also called the Twin Lotus." ”
What he said, anyone who knows a little bit about Bingzhan Yulian knows.
But the Emperor of Nanyue didn't understand much what he meant, "So, what does King Xian mean?" ”
"Don't hide it from Your Majesty, I heard an old man talk about a rumor when I was outside, as long as I use the secret technique of transforming spirits, I can make the twin lotuses sense each other, and the minister happens to know this secret technique of transforming spirits, so I want to give it a try."
After a few words, the matter was clear, and when the words fell, he leaned over slightly, and the meaning was obvious.
Another Ice Cup Jade Lotus is now in the palace, and he is asking for it from the Emperor of Nanyue.
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In the middle of the night, the wind blew a little cold, Feng Qingyue sat on the edge of the bed, and while Feng Qingyan was asleep, he gently pulled out her hand covering the quilt, and the slender jade fingers with distinct bones put on her thin white wrist.
It didn't take long for his cold eyebrows to wrinkle slightly, his gaze slowly moved up, and her quiet sleeping face fell into his eyes, and the look in his eyes deepened a little.
He withdrew his jade fingers, gently put her hand back into the quilt, and after getting up, he reached out and pinched the quilt for her, and was about to turn away, but his eyes caught a glimpse of the illusion sleeping in the corner of the bed.
He withdrew his gaze as he left, and when he walked to the door, he gently closed the door from the outside, and outside the door, Yun Luo had already been waiting according to his wishes.
As soon as the door was closed, Feng Qingyan on the bed suddenly opened his eyes, looked in the direction of the door, and sighed softly.
Then, she looked at Phantom who was sleeping soundly, and raised her hand to pull the quilt in the corner to cover it.
couldn't help but pout, she fell directly on the bed, reached out and pulled the quilt, and covered her whole body.
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In the courtyard, the wind cleared and stood with his hands in his hands, the cold moonlight shone on him, and the pale cyan clothes melted into the moonlight, adding a bit of coldness to him, and in a pair of eyes, except for indifference, there was no wave.
"Yunluo, during my absence, what happened to Ah Yan?"
He spoke, his emotions inaudible whether he was happy or angry, the delicate silhouette of his face was outlined, the evening breeze slightly blew the hem of his clothes, and his figure was tall and straight.
So, Yun Luo roughly told him what happened to Feng Qingyan after he went out, and how the two sisters of the Lu family treated her word for word, and even full of hatred.
"Childe, you don't know, the county lord fell off the cliff when he went out with them two months ago, and it was thanks to the county lord's life that he was fine, and then the county lord didn't know how to enter the cottage, His Royal Highness the prince slandered the county lord for losing his innocence, and asked His Majesty to withdraw from the marriage, but he was countered by the county lord. These people can think about bullying the county lord all day long, but now it's good that you're back, son......"
"What about the Idle King?"
Feng Qingyue suddenly spoke up, interrupting Yun Luo's words that he was about to say.