After finishing the incense, Jing Wan'er was about to leave, she was very concerned about this case, and it seemed stranger than what she had encountered before.

When she turned around, in Jing Wan'er's afterglow, a faint red floated in the corner of her eyes, she stiffened, and suddenly turned around.

It is the bouquet of flowers that has been placed by the incense burner since yesterday morning.

Those who can be enshrined on the incense table of the treasure hall are naturally offerings, and this bouquet of flowers can be placed here, which is naturally unusual, or the person who offers flowers is not ordinary.

Jing Wan'er slowly raised her feet and walked back.

For she saw that among the white flowers, a red fruit came forth, small and small, hanging on the branches.

Because the fruit grows on the back of this bouquet of flowers, it is not visible when you are facing the incense.

So the moment Jing Wan'er turned around, she was hooked by this gorgeous red at a tricky angle.

A little monk, holding a broom, slowly approached while sweeping the floor, and the rustling sound of sweeping the floor in the hall was loud. The little monk was dressed in white, and his clothes were as clean as the ground he had swept up.

"Little Master." Jing Wan'er called him.

The little monk slowly raised his head, his face blank and expressionless, and politely made a Buddhist salute to Jing Wan'er.

Jing Wan'er looked at him, he seemed puzzled by Jing Wan'er's presence here, but he didn't dare to open his mouth to interrogate.

"Little Master, can I ask what the name of this bouquet of flowers in front of the Buddha is?" She looked at the little monk with a soft voice and a smile, "The little woman has never seen such a beautiful flower. ”

The little monk cautiously looked at the incense case, withdrew his gaze and stared at Jing Wan'er, and said for a long time: "Back to the donor, that is the alocasia flower, which is a tribute from the Tang Palace." ”

A tribute from the Tang Palace made Jing Wan'er stunned by the surprise, and her eyes rolled: "Could it be that Fanbang dedicated it to my emperor?" ”

The little monk held the broom uncomfortably: "Yes." ”

All nations come to the dynasty and praise my Tang Dynasty. The rare treasures brought by the small country of Fanbang gathered in the Tang Dynasty, and some of the treasures were only one in the world.

It will only be collected into the treasury for the Tang Emperor to enjoy.

In the temple of the protector of the country, there are tributes.

Jing Wan'er looked at the little monk again, "Did Your Majesty bring it when he was practicing in the temple?" ”

The little monk shook his head and said more cautiously for a long time: "It was His Royal Highness King Changle who made an offering half a month ago. ”

When he came to the Daxiong Hall to burn incense, he offered this holy relic as a sacrifice to the Buddha.

This is the way to express faith for sincere believers.

Jing Wan'er felt that she was standing here, and with a slight stretch of her hand, it seemed that she would be able to pick the small red fruit.

The little monk looked at it coldly: "Touching the holy objects in front of the Buddha with your hands is disrespectful to the Buddha." ”

Jing Wan'er gave up her thoughts: "Every day, who will serve these flowers?" ”

The little monk said, "The little monk will come to water." ”

The little monk continued to bow his head and sweep the floor, his white sleeves waved again and again, sweeping the empty hall away from dust, Bodhi had no trees, and the mirror was not a platform. There was nothing in the first place, where to stir up dust.

Jing Wan'er didn't want to stay anymore, and ran out of the Daxiong Treasure Hall with her feet up.

Only then did the little monk raise his eyes and look out of the hall expressionlessly.

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"Childe, at the beginning of this year, there were more than 100 envoys of Fanbang, and there were more than 360 kinds of items offered." Pei Guard said slowly to Pei Tan.

This is the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty, and the number of tributes this year is obviously not the largest in these years. Especially when the Queen of Heaven is in court.

Pei Tan found that something was wrong with Jing Wan'er after she came back, and the result of asking was shocking and unexpected.

"Where did Alocasia pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty?" As a tribute to the Tang Emperor, it must be a unique or rare product from various countries, or something that has never been seen in the land of the Tang Dynasty.

Pei Weicai said: "It is a country called Bangladesh. ”

Sure enough, the name is rarely heard, Pei Tan thought about it and said: "This Alocasia flower must be a strange flower that grows in his country, but you can know that it has been sacrificed."

How many enter the palace? ”

Pei Guard paused and said: "There is a young nephew in the Pei family, who happens to work in Nanshulou, and according to him, the Fanguo of Benjia is dedicated to the flower seeds of Alocasia, a total of five. On the same day, it was put into the palace treasury, and it seems that it was later cultivated by the head of the imperial garden. A total of three plants survived. ”

In the Daxiong Treasure Hall can only be one of these three plants.

Pei Guard's voice was low: "I also found that after the three survived, one was moved to His Majesty's study, one withered during transplanting, and the only remaining flower was given to the queen by His Majesty." ”

Empress Wei. The two people in the room inhaled and heard the name again.

The emperor's loving couple, all the treasures offered to the palace, but if the queen likes it, it will definitely appear in the queen's bedroom immediately. Even if it wasn't, usually Zhongzong still had to think about Fa'er and give the queen all kinds of precious playthings to the joy of Queen Bo.

"Could it be Your Majesty who asked the prince to send the flowers to the Qinglong Temple as a gift?" Pei Tan's fingertips tapped slightly on the table, and his expression was not light.

Jing Wan'er couldn't help but say: "If it is a holy decree, the monks of Qinglong Temple should never react like that. ”

In other words, there are only a few monks who have really seen the alocasia flower in front of the Buddha, but only the monks who are responsible for sweeping the treasure hall every day will definitely see it.

The little monk was obviously well aware that this was a tribute, but he had reservations about dodging.

Pei Tan was a little silent, if Zhongzong really wanted to give something to Qinglong Temple, he shouldn't give it to the gods and Buddhas from the windowsill of his study at will.

The solemnity is indeed a tribute from Fanbang, but such a tribute is probably not a noble gift for Zhongzong.

It's just a flower that has some fun.

"If this Alocasia flower is not from His Majesty's study." Jing Wan'er's eyes flashed in the depths, the girl had always been more bold and out-of-the-box, and she looked at Pei Tan.

Pei Tan's eyes are deep, if this flower is not from the study, it is from the harem... Empress. I don't know why there is no reaction or discomfort to such a result, which has some kind of connection with the Wei family and inevitably with the relatives of the strongest force in the Tang Dynasty

System.

Then it became, how did the alocasia flower that was originally in Empress Wei's palace end up in Li Xiuqi's hands? He also dedicated it to the temple without any hesitation...

Jing Wan'er's heart beat suddenly.

"But the tribute given by the emperor cannot be freely transferred to others." Anything His Majesty gave to his courtiers except for gold and silver could only be enshrined, and if it was accidentally destroyed, it would be a great crime to deceive the king, let alone give it to others.

Who has that guts.

But that's Empress Wei.

Since His Majesty was demoted to a commoner, he has never abandoned his wife who has been by His Majesty's side. His Majesty once said that he would give the world to Webster.

"King Changle used to come and go to Daming Palace before," Pei Tan said slowly, "It is not excluded that this flower was given by the queen herself." ”

The tribute flower was given to the king of Changle by the queen, and the prince, who was reckless by nature, came to the temple to cultivate, and sent the alocasia flower as a gift to the Daxiong Treasure Hall.

After all, the way the flower was placed on the incense table was like a clean flower given by a believer.

The flowers and leaves are pure white, as if they are clean and boundless.

"Don't guess."

Pei Tan's eyes were light, looking at the courtyard.

It was Jing Wan'er who first understood what he meant, and said in a heartbeat: "Do you want to be..."

Pei Tan's eyes were a little like a hidden well that he couldn't see, "Go and ask the prince directly, and you will understand." ”

Of course, all things are the most intuitive and sudden to ask the parties, but are they facing such a simple thing? Even Miss Jing, who was bold first, moved the corners of her mouth and didn't answer Pei's words.

"No one will lie about the tribute, it's not worth it." Pei Tan said lightly.

That being said, they still don't seem to know much about the prince.

Jing Wan'er felt a little like Pei Tan's usual cautious approach.

But Pei Tan has his considerations, the Alocasia fruit dug out of Huigen's throat is still quietly on the table, in this Qinglong Temple, it is difficult to say how many people know about the Alocasia flower, and the fruit of its fruit.

Even the little monk who swept the hall may not have looked at it carefully and carefully.

If he asks Li Xiuqi now, he will definitely know the reason why this flower appeared in the Qinglong Temple. And some other things that I don't know, such as whether Li Xiuqi knew about the existence of Alocasia fruit when he offered flowers.

Pei Tan's eyes narrowed even more.

Qinglong Temple uses a very early fast, and many monks who practice strictly do not eat at noon, so the practice of mortals who come here is to cut off the desire to eat.

"In the temple, who might know that the Alocasia flower bears fruit and the fruit is highly poisonous?" Pei Tan looked at the guards and girls in front of him.

The girl looked at him, "The monk who swept must have seen the fruit of the flower." ”

But she casually remembered that the little monk said that touching the offering with her hand was disrespectful to the Buddha. So the cautious little monk will naturally not touch it.

The alocasia flowers are placed on the incense case, so beautiful, but no one dares to approach.

"The monks of Qinglong Temple do not dare to approach the offering table, which means that even if someone sees the flowers and fruits, they may not have the opportunity to know that the fruit is poisonous." Pei Tan analyzed again.

Thinking about it, it may be a person, Jing Wan'er slowly spoke: "There is only the prince." ”

As the man who brought the flowers, it is difficult to say that he knows nothing, and if he says he knows nothing, how much is this statement believable.

"The flowers in that temple are still in their young teeth, and they are probably just bearing fruit." Jing Wan'er recalled.

Pei Guard said coldly: "But it's not for sure." ”

If the flowers had borne fruit before, King Changle knew, and he deliberately brought the flowers into the Qinglong Temple. It makes sense when you think about it.

Pei Tan said softly: "Problems can only be solved one by one. ”

Now I want to know the origin of the flowers, and even try to think about the whole case in vain, I guess I can't do it if I am as wise as Di Gong.

"Let's go," Pei Tan stood up, "let's go see the prince." "First understand how this Alocasia flower got into Li Xiuqi's hands

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Jing Wan'er looked at Pei Tan, her adult seemed to be acting more and more assertively.