The sweltering weather lasted for three days, and in the midst of a thunderclap, the majestic rain finally fell with a monstrous momentum.

The raindrops fell on the green tiles like a rapid drumbeat, and Su Shi was dressed in a robe, looking at the rain like a bead curtain, with a sad face.

Because it is really not suitable to go out today, the most suitable thing today is to lie on a chair, drink tea, and listen to the sound of rain hitting lotus leaves.

"After the shower, it seems that Qiongzhu is scattered all over the new lotus." Su Shi muttered, held up the umbrella, and slowly walked into the wind and rain.

Lin Mo followed closely, but when he came to the back door, he was still stopped by the guards of the Imperial Forest Army, he was unwilling and was about to argue with him, Su Shi patted him on the shoulder.

"Go back, don't embarrass them."

"But ......"

As soon as Lin Mo said these two words, Su Shi waved his hand, and then stepped out of the mansion gate and disappeared into the rain.

Perhaps it was the sudden rainstorm that made Lin Mo nervous, and he stared blankly at the direction in which Gongzi disappeared, with a hint of uneasiness and nervousness in his eyes.

In the pouring rain, a carriage was quietly parked in front of the door, and even though it was pouring rain, the horses pulling the carriage were still quiet.

Su Shi came to the carriage, put away the umbrella and hung it in the corner of the carriage, and then got into the carriage. Although the carriage was not ornate, it was wide and practical, and the heavy curtains kept out the wind and rain outside.

Su Shi unbuttoned his coat and sat down satisfied, and the carriage began to move slowly at this time.

It was pouring rain, so the carriage didn't go fast. As time went by, the rain gradually decreased, and the speed of the carriage gradually increased.

After getting out of the carriage, Su Shi held up an umbrella and walked into the quality warehouse. When he came to the hall, Chen Xiaolan was already waiting there, and when he saw Su, he had already greeted him.

"It's raining heavily today, has Childe ever been drenched?"

Su Shi smiled and shook his head: "You do things, I don't worry." Entertain the groom well, and ride in his carriage when he returns home. ”

Hearing Su Shi's praise, Chen Xiaolan couldn't help but bow his head and smile, and then nodded lightly.

"Are they here?"

"Her Royal Highness the Princess and Sister Nan have been waiting in the study for a while. But ......"

"But what?" Su Shi saw that Chen Xiaolan was about to speak and stopped, and hurriedly asked.

Who knew that Chen Xiaolan just shook his head slightly, and then fell silent.

Su Shi was puzzled for a while, but Chen Xiaolan had already walked towards the study, and he had to suppress his doubts in his heart.

As soon as he walked into the study, he immediately understood what Chen Xiaolan meant, because the atmosphere in the study was as dull and depressing as the weather before the shower.

Whether it was Zhou Jin or Qin Nan, both of them seemed to have countless things on their minds, not only were they silent, but even their eyes looked heavy and confused.

Su Shi looked at Chen Xiaolan, Chen Xiaolan's eyes also looked helpless and confused, indicating that she didn't know the reason.

Zhou Jin and Qin Nan finally looked a little better when they saw Su Shi coming in, but Su Shi could also see that even if they were laughing, the smile was as reluctant as the smile on the clumsy puppet.

Su Shi sighed: "I also know that it is very unpleasant to ask you out in such bad weather today, but I really have something to discuss with you." ”

As soon as his words fell, Zhou Jin looked at him in a daze, and suddenly said: "At three o'clock yesterday, purple smoke rose from Guangdu Temple. ”

Qin Nan and Chen Xiaolan were slightly stunned, they knew what place Guangdu Temple was, it was normal for fireworks to rise in a temple, and they didn't know why Her Royal Highness the princess mentioned it.

But as soon as Su Shi heard the news, his expression immediately became solemn.

"Have you ever found someone who set off the purple smoke?"

Zhou Jin seemed to have infinite concerns, and slowly shook his head: "Something happened suddenly, when the purple smoke rose, there was no time to deploy manpower outside the Guangdu Temple. ”

Zhou Jin saw Qin Nan and Chen Xiaolan looking puzzled at this time, so he told them Su Shi's speculation, and they suddenly realized, and then looked at them in shock.

Qin Nan said silently: "If Su Gongzi's guess is not wrong, then the purple smoke rising, doesn't it mean that the other party has already begun to act?" ”

Zhou Jin looked a little upset, but she still calmed down and said: "After the secret guard secretly investigated, it was found that on the day the handkerchief was stolen, blue smoke also rose from Guangdu Temple. From this point of view, the other party should be the person who used the foreign smoke to contact the hidden in the palace in the Guangdu Temple. ”

Su Shi asked, "How many times did you set off each smoke?" ”

"It's only been set off once."

"Only once?"

Zhou Jin nodded affirmatively: "The other party may know that it is easy to attract the attention of others by setting off strange smoke, so he only sets it off once each time." ”

Qin Nan frowned, feeling that this matter was extremely strange.

At this time, Zhou Jin said again: "After the strange smoke rose, in one hour, there were one hundred and forty-three people in the inner palace who left the palace to do business, and thirty-five of them were in the list of those who left the palace last time. Now the secret guards are focusing on the thirty-five people, but so far there has been no progress. ”

"What clues can be investigated by the Guangdu Temple?"

Zhou Jin shook his head: "The incense burner of Guangdu Temple is on the square, and anyone can go to the incense." Some people have seen strange smoke, but no one knows who the person who burned the incense is. ”

Qin Nan suddenly said: "If you want to talk about who is the most convenient and least noticeable, it is the monks of Guangdu Temple." ”

Zhou Jin obviously thought of this, and she muttered: "There are twenty-six monks in Guangdu Temple, and none of them have left the temple after the purple smoke rises, and no one has ever been to Guangdu Temple among the people who have left the palace. ”

Qin Nan said again: "There shouldn't be many places in the palace where you can see strange smoke, right?" ”

Zhou Jin nodded: "The secret guard has tested, in the palace, with the Zhonghe Hall as the center, a radius of two miles is the observation limit." These include Qingzhong, Lide, Shaoyang, and several places in the East Inner Courtyard. ”

Then she added: "There are eighteen people who left the palace last night, and two of them are the key targets of investigation. ”

Su Shi asked: "Did these two people also leave the palace on the day the handkerchief was stolen?" ”

"Yes."

"Is there a result?"

Zhou Jin shook his head and said, "After these two people left the palace, the secret guards followed them secretly all the way, and they didn't find anything suspicious. However, due to this coincidence, the guards are still focused on them, and the people who come into contact with them are now under the watchful eye of the guards. ”

"After the purple smoke rises, what kind of abnormalities can appear in the palace?"

"It's business as usual in the palace at the moment, nothing is happening."

Although nothing was happening in the palace now, Zhou Jin felt flustered.

Not only Zhou Jin, but the other people's mood also seemed very heavy, everyone didn't say a word, their expressions were solemn, and the study suddenly became silent.

Although the torrential rain had subsided, it did not sweep away the dreary air, as if to indicate that a bigger storm was coming.