The room was cold and damp, perhaps because it had not seen sunlight for a long time, it looked a little damp, and the decoration of the room was simple, with a mahogany coffin displayed in the middle, and nothing else.

Li Hanning followed Xiao Ce closer to see the corpse in the coffin, opened his jaw and carefully looked at the corpse, and then examined it.

Xiao Ce stood aside and looked at him and asked, "What did Master Zhang find?" ”

Zhang Jaw opened Master Qi'an's shirt, the corpse had been placed in such a damp room for a while, and there were already obvious corpse spots on his body, he tried the silver needle in his hand, and when he pulled out the silver needle, it was already black, he handed the silver needle over, The meaning of the bottom of his eyes was clear, and Xiao Ce also understood what Zhang He meant.

If you die of poisoning, you must be someone close to you, but why is it difficult to be such a monk.

Here they were carefully observing the corpse in the room, when they suddenly heard a low voice outside:

"Quick! Fence this place for me right now! ”

Outside the courtyard gate, there was a sudden sound of Suosuo's footsteps, listening to the footsteps, there should be a lot of people, they didn't send anyone to follow before they came, so these people are not good.

Li Hanning forgot for a moment that this was Luoyang, and subconsciously blocked in front of Xiao Ce, Xiao Ce glanced at her sideways, and wanted to tell Li Hanning not to be nervous:

"It's okay, this is Luoyang after all."

In the end, he is the son of the king of Luoyang, and even if the other party is not good in Luoyang, he can't actually do anything with him.

The general who walked in the door was Lu Huai under the command of the crown prince Xiao Sheng, Xiao Ce had met him a few times, and naturally recognized who he was at a glance.

"General Lu."

In front of everyone, Lu Huai naturally didn't dare to make a mistake, just respectfully waved it from afar and greeted them:

"I've seen the second son, and I've seen the Dali Temple."

This man came just in time.

Zhang Jaw, who was standing on the side, was about to speak, but saw Lu Huai in front of him speak to Xiao Ce first:

"I all know why Lord Zhang and the second son are here today, but His Majesty suddenly ordered that this case should not be investigated again, the master was a national teacher in Luoyang before his death, and it should be the first seven in a few days, Buddhism is taboo, some things would rather be believed or not, since the second son is about to go on the expedition, for the sake of the second son, please take a step to speak."

Xiao Ce is naturally like a mirror, obviously a few days ago, his father was still haunted by the death of this monk, but after a few days, his attitude turned over, something must have happened during this period, they obviously just knew that this monk died of poisoning.

Seeing that the case he had been responsible for all along, and now he finally had clues, but he could not be investigated again for various reasons, Zhang Jaw was naturally the first to be dissatisfied here, and immediately went back angrily:

"Why did Your Majesty suddenly order that this case should not be investigated?"

Lu Huai, who was standing not far from them, glanced at it and responded: "In the ancient temple, someone found the suicide note of the national teacher, this is the national teacher's own request, he is not only the national teacher but also a friend of His Majesty, his own wishes before his death, His Majesty naturally respects, so he ordered me to wait to inform the adult, but I didn't expect that the second son was also by the adult's side, if the adult and the second son don't believe it, although I have no holy decree here, but I have a handwritten letter from the emperor, and I don't have to gamble on the net worth of the three clans to lie about such a thing." ”

If there was such a suicide note, it would have been found a long time ago, but the suicide note came out at the right time.

Sometimes it's not a coincidence that things are too coincidental.

Xiao Ce's eyes sank, and he immediately responded: "I know." ”

Zhang Jaw was stunned for a moment, since the second son didn't plan to continue to investigate, why did he bother to do more, Zhang He immediately sighed and said, "That's it." ”

This matter involves a wide range of things and then investigates, but seeing that the truth is close at hand, as long as he goes through the vine to investigate, but he has long understood in Dali Temple for so many years that some things are more complicated than the case, since it is true and it is His Majesty's order, why should he not obey it.

A few people fell silent, but Lu Huai looked at Xiao Ce first and said, "It's cold and damp here, and the second son has a noble status, so why stay here for a long time?" ”

Xiao Ce snorted coldly and walked slowly past him, Li Hanning followed behind him, and Xiao Ce said in a deep voice when he walked to him:

"That's right, let's go, and leave the rest to General Lu."

Lu Huai said respectfully: "Second son, rest assured, everything here is originally my business, and I will send the second son respectfully." ”

The guards behind him followed him in unison.

Li Hanning walked closer and glanced at Lu Huai, when he just took a wave, his breath was a little heavier than when he spoke before, and when he raised his shoulder again after making a move, his left shoulder was half a beat slower.

Li Hanning stopped in front of Lu Huai and looked at him, Lu Huai originally thought that the matter was over, but he didn't want Li Hanning to be a little abnormal, they shouldn't know each other, although he had heard this name before, but today was the first time they met.

Lu Huai looked at Li Hanning in front of him with some puzzlement, and didn't know why she looked at herself like this, so he said tentatively: "General Li, what does this mean?" ”

Xiao Ce has already left, she is clearly Xiao Ce's subordinate, and there is no point in staying here.

Li Hanning subconsciously glanced at it, and his left shoulder heel reminded the person in front of him:

"You have an injury to your left shoulder, and then it's the rainy season in Luoyang, if you don't apply medicine in time, you will inevitably fall into the root of the disease in the future, I know a medical center, the doctor in it has good medical skills, you should also know that it is the one in the southeast corner of the city."

After that, he followed Xiao Ce's footsteps and left here.

The guards who had been listening to all this on the side watched the backs of these people walk away before immediately following:

"What does she mean, sir?"

Lu Huai was thoughtful, they should know everything the prince did, everyone in Luoyang City knew that he was the prince's person, but what he did in this matter, Xiao Ce and Li Hanning should not know.

Li Hanning deliberately mentioned the injury on his left shoulder just now, speaking of which he has been busy with things these days, but he hasn't seen the doctor carefully, and the pain on his body becomes more and more obvious as soon as he is busy with things, Lu Huai moved his left shoulder, and it really hurts faintly.

"It's nothing, she can't find anything, she is very good at martial arts, and she knows too much about the aura of people who practice martial arts."

Li Hanning is Xiao Ce's person, and he is the prince's person, and when she left just now, she deliberately mentioned the injury on his left shoulder, thinking that she was also reminding him.

They were originally doing their own duties and had no communication, so why should she be afraid of such a reminder for Lu Huai, but Lu Huai knew in his heart that there were many more capable people around King Ming than in previous years, and there were more and more people around him, and his ability was getting bigger and bigger, and sooner or later he would be the enemy of the prince's side.

*

The two of them came out of the National Temple, and Li Hanning followed not far from Xiao Ce, although Xiao Ce was still the same Xiao Ce before, but Li Hanning could clearly feel that something was wrong with him this time.

According to common sense, the matter has been closed, no matter which monk succeeds him next, it is not big, it may be involved with the imperial court, as long as it is not their business, the smooth expedition was originally their original purpose, and now the expedition can be as usual Luoyang The lockdown has been resolved, why does Xiao Ce not look happy.

Li Hanning didn't bother him, just silently followed behind him, and the two of them walked through two empty streets.

Now that they had been busy all night long, the sky had passed in the streets, and the vendors had come out earlier to clean up their tables and chairs.

It's just that going this way, and going all the way is not a way.

Li Hanning suddenly stood in front of a hawker's stall: "Anyway, it's early in the morning, so it's better to have some breakfast before leaving." ”

Save them from going back and disturbing the people in the house gate who have just woken up.

Xiao Ce glanced back when he heard the sound and said, "It's okay." ”

The vendor prepared a little hastily, and simply wiped the table with a rag: "I just came out of the stall, and I was a little snub to the two of you, so let's do it, and when you settle the bill later, the two of you will give two less pieces of silver." ”

Li Hanning and Xiao Ce glanced at each other quietly, but the peddler was sincere and sincere.

Li Hanning responded: "No need. ”

It is not easy for them to get up early and be greedy for darkness, not to mention that they do not lack these silver taels.

"The two guest officers are kind-hearted, and good people will be rewarded in the future, this is hot porridge for the two."

Although the porridge is lighter, but the side dishes are fresh, and there seems to be some humid fog in Luoyang in the early morning, the porridge is hot to drive away the cold, there are more and more people along the street, and the fireworks are getting heavier and heavier, as if the whole street slept all night, and woke up one after another.

Li Hanning didn't move the dishes and chopsticks, but just looked at the people on the side: "Gongzi seems to have been unhappy since he walked out of the National Temple today. ”

Xiao Ce's hand that was originally holding the bowl was stunned: "I thought I was hiding it well." ”

He glanced at Li Hanning in front of him, but felt that he had some things that were difficult to be humane to outsiders, and he could always say them easily in front of Li Hanning.

"It's just a little lost, from childhood to adulthood, my father always gave the best things to my eldest brother, when I was a child, Chang'an's holy decree was to let my eldest brother go to Shangqing Academy as a hostage, but my father was reluctant to give up his eldest son, so the person who went became me, since then I and my family in Luoyang have always gathered less and left more, no matter what the eldest brother has done wrong over the years, my father will turn a blind eye, he is in the barracks, I don't believe my father will know anything, but I didn't die, so my father still turned a blind eye, After that, I thought for many days that if I really had an accident in Huai'an at that time, my father would probably only be sad for a while because I was his bloodline, and after that period of time, Luoyang would be Luoyang again, and the eldest brother would still be the prince. ”

Li Hanning understands in her heart that this is their family matter, she is originally an outsider, and if she doesn't understand their affairs, she won't be praised, but she understands Xiao Ce, from the time when she used troops against Huai'an, when Luoyang changed the commander and almost forced Xiao Ce to death, she understood that the king of Luoyang was between Xiao Sheng and Xiao Ce, and he focused more on his eldest son. Let Xiao Ce understand that as long as the matter on Luoyang's side is about to be found on the top of Xiao Sheng's head, the king of Luoyang will not pursue it again, no wonder he saw Lu Huai when he was in the National Temple, and his face would be so bad after coming out of the National Temple.