Since Xue Ne went out early in the morning, Fan Ning has been waiting, one moment worried that he would be killed by the Empress Wu, and the other time he was afraid that he would be imprisoned for his words.

After noon, the dense and continuous rain in the morning gradually turned into a downpour, and Fan Ning's clothes gradually became soaked, but she only cared about the strange rain being too big, so that she couldn't see the people at the end of the long street, so she simply turned over to the eaves and climbed high to overlook.

About half an hour later, the young man's vigorous figure finally appeared on the long street, she swept away her sorrowful face, and with a real smile on her little face, she jumped down from the eaves, flew up to the galloping horse, and grabbed Xue Ne's leather belt.

Xue Ne was surprised for a moment, and when she saw Fan Ning's little face, she laughed childishly. When they arrived at the gate of the mansion, the two got off the horse and walked hand in hand, Fan Ning saw that he was safe and knew that things had been taken care of, and said with a smile: "I just saw that there was a royal history leading soldiers to pass by the long street with an edict and go to the front of the street, is it that Wu Sansi is going to be unlucky?" ”

"It's up to you, someone will clean it up." The rain was very heavy, and Xue Ne firmly wrapped Fan Ning's slightly cool fingertips in the palm of his hand, "By the way, I just passed by Tianjie, and saw the housekeeper with five or six small servants, walking in a hurry, and he didn't even hear me call him, did he tell you what to do?" ”

"Besides, today I don't know where the news came that your father went to conquer Goryeo and used up all the grain in the treasury. Every year in the spring, the most green and yellow are not received, the people are afraid, since yesterday they are crazy to grab food, hundreds of people in the family, the housekeeper is afraid that the grain and grass will really be cut off, and he can't wait for you to come back, so he went to the account room to pay the silver, and took the small guy to buy grain. ”

Xue Ne thought to himself that the surplus grain left by the Great Sui was piled up in Hanjiacang and Xingluocang, and it was only eaten in the past two years, and his father's conquest of Goryeo was not too long, how could it make the treasury weak? What's more, my father eats thousands of households, how can the family be short of food? But the housekeeper has served in his own house for many years, and needless to say, he has worked hard, so he should not be a bad intention, but just busy. Xue Ne was no longer entangled, and said: "By the way, when I went to the East Palace in the morning, I heard from Brother Zhang Shun that His Royal Highness found a low-level civil official in the East Palace, and let the Red Lotus girl recognize her as the daughter of that family, and she will be accepted into the palace in the near future and sealed as a five-grade emblem." ”

"Really?" Fan Ning was very happy for the red lotus, and took Xue Ne to jump and jump, and then he was worried again, "It's just ...... I don't know if the future crown princess will bully Sister Honglian, she looks gentle and demure, but in fact, she has a very strong temperament, I am really afraid that she will suffer if she stays in the palace. ”

"If it weren't for such a temperament, how would His Highness be so blue-eyed to her. There are many beautiful people, just like Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu, which is not the peerless appearance of Allure, His Majesty favors the queen alone, and naturally it is not because of the beauty of the queen. You don't see His Royal Highness being so calm on weekdays, but he is really concerned about the Red Lotus girl, otherwise how could he be so impulsive as to beat Zhou Guogong. As long as she has the favor of His Highness, she will be safe and do not have to worry. ”

While talking, the two came to the side hall, Xue Ne and Fan Ning did not have lunch, at this time sitting side by side, eating a bowl of warm soup cakes in this cold and rainy day is happiness. Xue Ne got up and added half a bowl of hot soup for Fan Ning, and pulled the broken hair around her ears, but it was not light: "The painter rushed to work overnight and transcribed the map of Guanghua Temple, I asked Di Facao to pick it up, and then go to Guanghua Temple to see, do you want to go with me?" ”

Hengzhu stayed in the house without incident, and Fan Ning readily agreed. After all, there are only a few days left in the agreed period with the queen of heaven, the road ahead is undecided, I don't know life and death, and the days that can stay together need to be cherished.

Outside the office, Xue Ne met Di Renjie who received the map, and after seeing the salute, Di Renjie glanced at Fan Ning, turned his head and saluted her again. Fan Ning was so frightened that he jumped on the spot, like a cat with fried hair: "What do you do to me?" ”

"You two should have heard about it, it has been rumored in the past few days that you are a sure princess of Anding, and after the fireworks ceremony for the birthday of the Queen of Heaven, the emperor will depose her and restore your title and honor, how dare Di not be diligent?"

"You are the same townsman as the queen of heaven, and she summoned you to Luoyang, and now the queen of heaven is in trouble, so you watch the excitement so painlessly?" Fan Ning was furious, and seemed to be very dissatisfied with Di Renjie's words.

"Di Facao, Xue is not from the Ming Law Department, and he does not work in the Dali Temple of the Criminal Department. But Xue knew that this case was overkill for Di Facao, and the difficulty was not in the ability of the case, but in the intricate palace battles back then...... Perhaps in Di Facao's view, if Ning'er is a princess, Xue and her will both benefit from it, but everyone has their own aspirations, she doesn't want to cling to the powerful, and Xue only wants the world to be truly 'stable'. I want to come to Di Facao to test the two of us, but after reading the map, I have a plan in my heart, and I am worried that the two of us will be false and wronged? Xue is willing to use the head of the item as a guarantee, and there is no such thought, otherwise in the emperor's study that day, she should be made to cry a lot about the suffering of these years, the emperor thinks of his daughter, and he will recognize each other on the spot if he can't keep it, so why bother not to shirk it, and go around such a big circle. ”

This Xue Shenyan is by no means a stunned person in the rumors, not only observing, but also penetrating into people's hearts. Di Renjie thought that others looked at him like that, mostly because he was deceived by his appearance like a playboy. Indeed, as Xue Ne said, this case is not difficult compared with the unbelievable murder cases he investigated, but what is involved in this matter is just a palace secret case, Di Renjie remained silent, and said with a smile: "Di Mou is as powerful as Xue Mingfu said, and Xue Mingfu is the same, I just got this map, and I haven't seen the reason yet." If Xue Mingfu is willing, why not go to Guanghua Temple with Di Moudao? ”

"Please."

Xue Ne and Fan Ning braved the rain and followed Di Renjie to Guanghua Temple again, but this time the two did not enter the temple, but walked around the mountain in the rain for a long time. Di Renjie was nearly forty years old, and his legs and feet were no longer so dexterous, so he picked up a branch as a cane out of nowhere, and walked and stopped with Xue Ne, looking at it extremely carefully. Fan Ning couldn't figure out what they were looking at, so she followed obediently, and the red tassel on her head shook and flicked, which was extremely cute.

It was raining heavily and it was getting dark very early, so the three of them finally took a closer look at the whole mountain, and returned to rest under the locust tree at the bottom of the mountain in the dark.

While Fan Ning went to the side to drink water, Xue Ne said to Di Renjie: "Xue is stupid, he has already discovered the key to this case, and he will definitely be rewarded if he comes to Di Facao." In Xue's opinion, the fact that Di Facao went to explain the reason to the emperor in this matter must be more convincing to the emperor. ”

"Heh," Di Renjie smiled, his goatee cocked, and his face was playful, but it didn't look like he was serious and focused when he was investigating the case just now, "It seems that Xue Mingfu also knows that even if the remains are recovered, it will be difficult to dispel the emperor's doubts?" ”

"Don't hide it from Di Facao, Xue does understand that even if the remains of the princess are recovered, the emperor may suspect that the person buried back then was not the real Princess Anding. Di Facao is smart and has the Tang Dynasty in his heart, so he must understand the weight of this matter, Xue is not prevaricating, but sincerely thinks that it would be better for Di Facao to mainly state the case to the emperor. ”

Di understood that Xue Mingfu gave Di this opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and Di should cherish it...... It's just that whether the emperor's concerns can really be dispelled, you and I don't count, but it depends on the plan of the queen of heaven. ”

On the highest attic of the East Palace, Honglian sat in front of the window, combing in the mirror, she knew that her complexion was peerless, and she only swept Emei lightly on weekdays, but today she carefully decorated it, not for the side, just for this green wedding dress.

It already has the appearance of sinking fish and geese, and the appearance of shy flowers in the closed moon, and it is even more shocking after the decoration. When it was dark and indifferent, hearing Li Hong's footsteps, Honglian got up and picked up the fan, turned around, and bowed to Li Hong.

Li Hong also returned the salute to the red lotus, and then read: "Long memories of Chang'an under the moon, Jinghong and Qing met." Affection does not know the beginning, and the white head is not the end. ”

This is the words of the groom urging the bride to make up when the Tang people got married, and Li Hongnian wrote his own book, including the scene of his first acquaintance with Honglian. After hearing this, Honglian couldn't help but redden, and murmured, "Your Highness......"

Li Hong held Honglian's hand tightly, sat side by side with her in front of the table, picked up the copper scissors, gently cut the red candle lantern, and said with a smile: "You're just afraid that you'll laugh at me, obviously my father has promised me to accept you, and I also recognized you with others, why do you want to make such a show here today......"

"Your Highness's mind, how can the concubine not understand," Honglian looked at Li Hong, who was dressed in red silk dress, and felt that he was extraordinary, and his instrument was magnificent, like a god, which was unforgiving, "Your Highness is afraid that I will be wronged, but I can only serve by His Highness's side, and it is enough to wish, where will there be any grievances." ”

Li Hong raised his hand and gently touched the little face of the red lotus, and when he saw that her skin was bright and beautiful, he couldn't help but sigh in a low voice: "The most beautiful flower in Chang'an City was broken by Hongpan after all." Lian'er, I'm not just for you, in a few days, the prince of the dynasty will accept the five-grade emblem, and there will be the prince of the dynasty marrying the princess in the future. But today, it is the concubine Li Hong who marries his beloved woman Red Lotus as his wife, which has nothing to do with any fame and fortune, it is only about my heart pleasing to you, just like what is written in the poem, even if it is white, it will not change in the slightest. ”

Li Hong's words made Honglian's eyes sour, she didn't want to cry on such a good day, leaned on Li Hong's shoulder, and asked: "I heard Brother Zhang Shun say today that Xue Mingfu is learning kung fu from Ning Er, and I don't know how the case is handled." I only hope that they will pass the test smoothly, and don't involve the queen of heaven, so that His Highness can also rest assured. ”

"There are so many brave men under the command of General Xue Rengui, Shen Yan followed Fan Ning to learn kung fu, it was just a joke. I think their martial arts practice is fake, and it is true that they are often hugged in one place, and I am out of sight and out of mind, and in the future, my father and queen mother will be punished. ”

Li Hong's attitude towards that pair was very different, which made Honglian cover her mouth and laugh more than once. When Li Hong saw her laughing, he couldn't help laughing, and said helplessly: "Don't talk about them, ...... today It's a good day for you and me, Lian'er, drink this cup of wine, and I will never let you go. ”

"The concubine was born in a vulgar background, and she once fell into the dust, she knew that she was not a good match for His Highness, and it was a blessing for her to have the blue eyes of His Highness...... The concubine is naturally willing to live forever with His Highness, but she is only worried that she will drag His Highness down. ”

"You don't have to think so, since I was made a prince at the age of five, I often think about how such a thing as reincarnation is arranged. As the prince of the Tang Dynasty, it goes without saying that he has been pampered since he was a child, but what I have endured is also very imaginable. I was only seven years old when I first ordered the execution of a minister, and although that man had flouted the king's law first, I could not tell anyone else about my uneasiness at that time, and I still had to pretend to be calm. And fate is the same as reincarnation, it is also fate, otherwise why would I go to Pingkangfang for the first time, I would buy you regardless of the possibility of identity exposure. Lian'er, the prince of the East Palace is just my identity, and my heart belongs to you. Maybe in the next life, I will be just a woodcutter in the mountains, but you will be noble and prominent, but this will still not affect our stay together, and who will insult whom? ”

Red Lotus's tears finally spilled uncontrollably, and the two of them picked up the wine jar at the same time, raised their heads and drank the wine. Li Hong leaned over and gently kissed away the tears on Honglian's face, and finally kissed her red and rich lips.

Lovesickness is too long, lovesickness is too bitter, but without lovesickness, how do you know that the other party has been integrated into their own life and blood, fate intersects, soul is tied to each other, obsession is like a lingering rain curtain outside the window, cutting constantly, can't figure it out, but willingly indulged in it, unable to extricate himself.

Under the same rain curtain in Luoyang City, Xue Ne sat in front of the desk in the bedroom, looking at the file of Princess Anding's case, Fan Ning was beside him, and he volunteered to add tea and pour water for him, but he was sleepy and crumbling in a few moments.

Seeing this, Xue Ne deliberately moved to her side, her thin but broad shoulders were able to catch her little head, Fan Ning didn't wake up, changed to a more comfortable position, and arched twice on him, which made Xue Ne's heart melt, and before he could reminisce, he heard someone outside the door shouting: "Chief...... Chief Officer ......"

Fan Ning woke up suddenly, got up suddenly, and called urgently: "Who! ”

Seeing that she was subconsciously about to take out the flying knife, Xue Ne hurriedly grabbed her cuffs and comforted: "Don't be afraid, it's Tao Mu." ”

After that, Xue Ne stepped forward and opened the door, and sure enough, he saw Tao Mu soaking wet and standing outside the door tremblingly. Xue Ne put him into the room, and Fan Ning immediately handed over the net cloth and hot tea: "Why didn't I see you when I came to Luoyang, where did you go to play?" ”

"I asked him to check the archive, how is it, is there any gain?"

Tao Mu took out a square notebook from his arms, it was dry and refreshing, not wet at all, it can be seen that he was carefully protected: "This is what the chief official wants, the list of important people who have been exiled from the family in the past four years of Xianqing, and the list of possible escapees are all here, please take a look." ”

This afternoon, he told Di Renjie that in order to dispel the emperor's doubts, in addition to finding the remains of the princess, he only relied on the queen of heaven, but Xue Ne had other plans. Di Renjie didn't know the previous situation, but he had always been worried about Gao Min's suspicion of fleeing, so he sent Tao Mu to collect information early, intending to thoroughly investigate Gao Min's identity by tracking down the escape. Xue Ne took the notebook, couldn't wait to open it and read it, only to turn the first page, the whole person was stunned, and Qingjun's face changed suddenly.

"What's wrong? But what are the important findings? Fan Ning asked hurriedly.

"The biggest house raiding case in Xianqing in four years shocked the entire Tang Dynasty, how could I forget it!" Xue Ne placed the file on the table, sat cross-legged, and fell into deep thought again.

Fan Ning was curious to take a look, but saw that it was written on it, "In August of the fourth year of Xianqing, Sun Fuji, the chief of Zhao Guo, died in Lingnan, and his Chongrenfang mansion was confiscated for a total of 800 acres."

"Chongrenfang? Isn't that your home and the British government? How can this say that the eldest grandson Wuji lives there? Fan Ning asked Xue Ne in confusion.

But at this time, Xue Ne was already immersed in deep thought, and he couldn't hear Fan Ning's question at all, and his mind quickly retraced every word Gao Min said, verifying his own inferences:

"The conditions here naturally can't be compared with Xue Mansion, Xue Yushi is guilty, Gao will find a guy to ask for two more futons for a while, and he will get a ...... on the floor."

"These objects can only say that this case may happen like this, but not necessarily like this. Gao only felt that Xue Mingfu's inferences were all based on the fact that this woman was not guilty, and it was just a sophistry for this woman to exonerate herself......

"Xue Mingfu's words are wrong, there are many lawbreakers in the ghost market, and there are not a few people who kill people and steal goods for money. These people have always disrespected the king's law, thinking that what they are doing is unknown to the gods......"

"Your Highness, the minister thinks that the crime that Xue Mingfu said is sensational, and this case does not need a third party at all, nor does it need to spend a lot of time to make any tin mirror things, it is all completed by Fan Ning and the outlaws in the ghost market. The so-called thief head fabricated by Xue Mingfu has neither physical evidence nor witnesses, it is purely speculation......"

The memory came to an abrupt end, Xue Ne opened his clear eyes, smiled lightly, and his handsome face was full of enlightenment. Since the first day of acquaintance, he has always felt that Gao Min's way of speaking is a little strange, and now he finally understands what this strangeness is. And this also explains why Gao Min is so knowledgeable about the affairs of the court, why the emperor still has his eyeliner on his side, and...... That Xue Mansion Underground Palace, which Xue Ne had never mentioned to anyone, why was it so easily discovered by Xue Chuyu.

The fog that has spread to the present day during the Yonghui period, and all the mysteries of everything have finally been completely broken through at this moment.