The wing room on the attic where he once lived, the little monk in the courtyard said, has been sealed.

He lowered his head and said with some sadness: "After all, it is the place where Senior Brother Huigen died. ”

No matter how much you recite the scriptures, no matter how much you exceed, the place where the soul is born will still not be able to rest in peace.

Jing Wan'er is now Pei Tan's shadow, wherever Pei Tan goes, she will follow, where to put her alone, the monks of Qinglong Temple are afraid and not at ease.

Knowing that the wing room was sealed, Pei Tan at least didn't think it was a bad thing. So... Naturally, others can't get close to the wings.

In Dali Temple, he can send someone to guard the scene of the crime, but in Qinglong Temple, he is just a believer Pei Tan.

The little monk in front of the courtyard of King Changle looked at Pei Tan with some caution: "The prince is in the inner room, let us go to the court first." ”

Jing Wan'er looked up, the door of the inner room was slightly hidden, and the whole courtyard was open and clear, which meant that she and Pei Tan were standing here talking, and they should be able to hear it inside. So I really don't understand what this little monk said, and what is the need.

Pei Tan had also seen the inner room, but he acted properly, "There is Master Lao." ”

The little monk nodded, turned and was about to enter.

At this time, I saw that the door of the inner room was opened, and King Changle walked out of it, and the little monk couldn't help but be stunned at the door when he saw this.

I saw King Changle walking out in a loose white robe, the belt on his chest was only loosely tied, and his arms were exposed from the sleeves of his robe. Jing Wan'er glanced at it and lowered her head.

Dressed like this in the daytime, or in the temple, it may be understandable why this prince has such a reputation.

Pei said: "Lord Wang." ”

Li Xiuqi stood at the door, his hands folded on his sleeves: "You go outside the courtyard first." ”

When he said this to the monk, one of the monks who was cleaning in the courtyard also stopped moving, and after a while, put down the broom and left the courtyard with several other monks.

Pei Tan's eyes moved and looked at Li Xiuqi.

Li Xiuqi looked at him and didn't speak. This prince doesn't seem to talk much. Jing Wan'er smelled a cold fragrance coming from the sleeve of his robe.

Pei Tan had to raise his hand again and salute, "... Thank you, Lord Wang. ”

Li Xiuqi asked, "What does Pei Siqing have to ask this king?" ”

One is the prince, the other is the Dali Temple, and no one stayed in this temple because they wanted to stay, since the situation has forced them, sending away those monks can be regarded as allowing each other to speak openly.

Pei Tan slowly opened his mouth: "Lord Wang, Pei Mou came for the tribute flower in the Daxiong Treasure Palace." ”

Li Xiuqi's eyes moved slightly: "You said Alocasia flowers? ”

Although Jing Wan'er lowered her head, her ears were pointed, and she listened carefully to this sentence.

Pei Tan paused and said, "Is the Alocasia flower a gift from the prince to the Buddha?" ”

Li Xiuqi looked at Pei Tan: "It was brought by this king, what does Pei Siqing want to ask?" ”

Li Xiuqi didn't seem to want to make a detour, and his expression didn't look abnormal now.

Pei Tan said: "The Alocasia flower is a tribute from Bangladesh to my Tang Dynasty, and the prince brought this flower to Qinglong Temple, is it also out of His Majesty's instructions?" ”

Li Xiuqi didn't speak for a while, he put his hands in his sleeves, not knowing what he was thinking.

Pei Tan's eyes were slightly dark, and he also wanted to wait for Li Xiuqi to speak.

Li Xiuqi said: "The king's flowers are obtained from the queen's mother, and have nothing to do with Your Majesty. ”

This time it can be said that it is unreasonable, and as expected, Pei Tan quickly looked at him: "That's what the queen wants to dedicate to..."

This time, Li Xiuqi looked at Pei Tan with his eyes, and said directly: "Offering flowers is the king's decision." ”

Pei Tan could only be silent.

After a while, he said: "Seeing the tribute in the palace in the temple is because Pei has doubts in his heart. Since it is known that this flower is indeed offered by the prince... Please don't blame the prince. ”

Li Xiuqi looked at him and said: "This king really didn't think much about it, and this king didn't care about the origin of this flower. ”

Even if it is given by the queen's mother, you can dispose of it as you wish.

I'm afraid that from top to bottom, no second person in Datang has the courage to do things so rashly.

Pei Tan's gaze and Li Xiuqi inadvertently opposite: "I disturbed the prince's lunch break, Pei Mou will not disturb it anymore." ”

At this time, it was time to leave without further words, Pei Tan turned around, and the guard at his side followed closely behind. King Changle folded his sleeves behind him:

"When the queen mother handed over this flower to this king, she reminded that this flower is known as wolf poison in the Western Regions, and she asked this king not to get too close. Therefore, if Pei Siqing wants to know about this flower in the future, it is better to stay away. ”

Pei Tan almost returned to the courtyard for this sentence, but the fact was that he had already walked out of the courtyard gate, and these surprises stayed on his face at most.

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"Thirty years ago, there was a historical record that there was a strange flower from Fanbang, which was as clean as snow, but someone died in an instant because of touching this flower. Therefore, the people who survived back to Datang called this flower wolf poison flower. Pei Shouwei read that most of the time, this kind of folk history is not enough to be accepted, such as the explanation of the name of the so-called wolf poison flower.

But whether it is the wild history anecdotes with low credibility, or the current situation they are really encountering, it has already shown that this beautiful tribute from a foreign country is really a poisonous beauty.

Pei Tan's eyes were gloomy: "The prince's words today, most of them already know that Alocasia is not just a simple tribute. ”

He said he learned it from the Queen.

Jing Wan'er answered: "Then why bother to offer this not a simple tribute to the Buddha? ”

Pei Tan and the girl looked at each other: "In the eyes of the Buddha, there is no difference between everything in the world. "All beings are equal. As long as you put down the butcher knife, you can become a Buddha.

Jing Wan'er bit her lip, she had a feeling that the tip of her nose was still surrounded by that cold fragrance, which was more familiar than the first time she smelled it.

"Did King Changle do this on purpose?" Inside the house, this question lingers.

Could it be that offering a pure but poisonous flower is to imply that all beings in this world are so flashy and untruthful?

"But when the flower seed is planted in the queen's palace and has not yet blossomed and bears fruit, does the queen mother already know that the flower is not pure?" Guard Pei frowned.

Jing Wan'er said: "When Fanbang pays tribute, it will inevitably be said that the tribute is poisonous. ”

Pei Tan glanced at her, "That's right, but the tribute to the Tang Dynasty every year, let alone hundreds of pieces, Alocasia flowers are not conspicuous among them, and the queen may not remember it." "Zhongzong can't remember it.

Jing Wan'er couldn't help but say: "But Huigen just stuck this flower in her throat, and she hasn't entered her stomach yet..."

If it is poisoned, such a poison, where does Fanbang have the courage to dedicate it to Datang, he is not afraid of any disasters on the way.

Pei Tan thought for a while and said: "Not necessarily, among all the gifts from foreign countries, there are many dangerous ones, but the person responsible for registering these gifts and taking care of these different objects will have special people in the palace to do it." Even if it is a flower and plant that may be poisonous, at most it is done by the palace maid, and there is no need for the queen to worry about this. ”

Jing Wan'er wanted to speak and stopped: "Then the queen doesn't remember the name of this flower, she doesn't necessarily know so well, the toxicity of this flower?" ”

She was negligent just now, and people like the Pei family are more familiar with the lifestyle of the powerful people in the palace. For example, the queen never had the opportunity to touch the Alocasia flower in person.

So the answer is,... It is likely that the queen did not know that the poison of the flowers was.

"What King Changle said was warned by the queen may not be accepted." Pei Tan said slowly with a deep look in his eyes.

Pei Guard's voice was slightly cold: "If it wasn't for the queen to tell you, only King Changle himself would know." ”

But Pei Tan and Jing Wan'er didn't speak again.

They can only guess, not conclusively.

"From Huigen's corpse, no reaction to the usual poisoning was detected." Jing Wan'er looked at Pei Tan in a daze, and it was Pei Tan who first discovered that the skin on Huigen's neck was darker than other places.

Pei Tan flicked his fingers lightly: "So we don't know if Huigen really died from the toxicity of the fruit." ”

It's like the heavy blow in the back of Huigen's head that was found at the first scene before, and everyone thought that Huigen was dead like that.

But now, too, they can't be sure that Huigen was stoned to death by a heavy object, and they can't be sure that the body died from the poison of the Alocasia fruit.

Wan'er saw Master Pei's gaze, it was really the most awkward and unbelievable case.

Pei Tan continued: "If you want to come professionally, you must have Your Majesty's decree. "Without will, there is no investigation.

Now the silence in the room was even stronger.

Whether Zhongzong will approve this case, I'm afraid no one will be optimistic.

Previously, Pei Tan said that for three days, that is, if the case could be investigated before the will of the palace was conveyed, and the real culprit fell into the water, he would be able to give an explanation to the three people of Dali Temple before the arrival of the holy decree that His Majesty might oppose the investigation.

But now, it is clear that there are still more difficult and difficult roads in the world.

Jing Wan'er could only speak, "Maybe this is too arbitrary, but Wan'er thinks that even if a professional comes, it may not be able to find out the cause of Huigen's death." ”

Pei Tan's eyes moved, looking at the girl, which was also something he had thought of before.

If they can't judge the cause of Huigen's death, then isn't this case the most untraceable case they have ever handled?

The question is, how is Pei Tan of Dali Siqing going to judge what is right?

"Alocasia fruit poisons and kills, the gods don't know it, no one in the land of the Tang Dynasty has ever seen it, and even if the adults don't notice it, they can't find this small fruit that is not surprising." It's a perfect killing.

So is it really the prince who did it?

Pei Tan said quietly: "He will cut his throat and perform an autopsy, unless he is sure that he will not intervene in this case." ”

If Zhongzong finds out that there is a royal county king involved in the case, it is very likely that he will order Pei Tan to return to Beijing and will not be investigated.

Pei Tan raised his eyes: "But there are still risks." ”

Jing Wan'er understood that although this plan seemed foolproof, it was not really without loopholes. Whether a county king gambles with his future.

Jing Wan'er knew that since Pei Tan said it, she must not think so in her heart.

"Actually, Wan'er has always had a question." She looked at Pei Tan, "That is, the person who hit Huigen and fed him the poisonous fruit, must be the same?" ”