The assassination case of the Qi Palace, from the criminal department to the imperial front, because the assassin was not caught, finally became a headless unsolved case.

But Xiao Yuanmu's mind is not here. He grasped the fact that the assassin's weapon was the crossbow arrow of the forbidden army, and insisted that even 10,000 forbidden troops could not be involved.

It can only be interrogated three or four times, and the military department is ordered to send people to investigate in detail. In the forbidden army, the lieutenant checked the heads of the people one by one, and finally found out the fifty dead soldiers who had been mixed in.

When the assassination case just happened, Wen Hou never imagined that these things would be involved. After the incident, he was delayed for half a day because of Lutang's injury, and after knowing the inside story, he was already controlled and monitored by Xiao Yuanmu.

The Wen family realized that Xiao Yuanmu was not drunk, but unfortunately it was too late. Mrs. Ling went to ask Yan Cheng for help, but the in-laws had to withdraw and secretly told Wen Hou not to climb, so as not to cause a big prison.

Raising dead soldiers in Beijing is a taboo for military generals. It was no longer possible for the Emperor to hand over the power of the forbidden army to this man. With the emperor's suspicion, the prospective son-in-law Xiao Yuanhui, the king of Jin, was also eager to pick it up and refused to help. even threatened Marquis Wen that if the Jin Wangfu was involved, he would even have to discuss his marriage with Wen Hongyao.

Wen Hou became an outcast of the party for a while, and there was no reinforcement inside and no rescue outside, so he could only wait for death alone. Fortunately, he knew that the emperor was suspicious and jealous, and he was extremely famous, and he wrote letters and letters to cover up the truth of raising dead soldiers, and only admitted that he was not strict in governing the army and connived at his subordinates.

He also hinted at the emperor in Chen Zuo that the case was vague and must have been related to the feud between the two princes, the King of Qi and the King of Jin, and that he had only been caught in it.

The emperor knew that there was a big problem in the case, so he secretly set up spies around the Hou Mansion, and Wen Hou was grounded in the Mansion to think about it.

In order to show magnanimity, he deprived Marquis Wen of the right to command the forbidden army, and cut off a real position, but remembered the merits of his ancestors and retained the title of marquis.

But at the end of the holy decree, he deliberately wrote that the seal of the prince of Wenhou would be taken back. This indicates that the prestigious Beining Marquis Mansion will not be hereditary.

The new commander of the forbidden army was Ling Yuan, who was recommended by Xiao Yuanmu, the king of Qi. The balance of Jingshi's defense was completely tilted in favor of Xiao Yuanmu.

The big case of raising the dead came to an end gently, and it seemed that everything was as it was, only the Hou Mansion of Beining was completely lonely.

Lu Tang still stayed in the Qi Palace, and the people of the Wen family seemed to have forgotten her, and they didn't mention taking her back to the house at all.

Although the shoulder injury has not healed, it has also healed six or seven percent. When Lu Tang heard that the Hou Mansion was searched a while ago, the bleak scene was worse than the raid, and he couldn't help but be a little worried.

There are many precious herbs cultivated in the garden medicine garden, those precious ancient books and pharmacopoeias in the study, and the belongings and things left by their parents, I am afraid that they will destroy the heavens.

"When the Hou Mansion was searched, His Royal Highness King Qi had already asked Brother Su Jiu and them to go and tell them. sent royal soldiers to guard the West Garden, and they were not allowed to move even a single grass or needle. Where to use the second lady to speak, His Royal Highness thought of it in advance. ”

Su Su and Ling'er were familiar with each other in the Qi Palace, and they felt that the good things between their young lady and His Royal Highness the King of Qi were already a little happy.

"Then thank Your Highness for me."

Lutang was originally teasing the two girls, and he didn't want Xiao Yuanmu's voice to come from behind the screen.

"Isn't it good to thank King Ben in person, and let the little girl pass the word?"

The sky was already in the lamp, and he entered the door in his homely clothes, as if everything was as it should be.

"Does it hurt?"

Xiao Yuanmu hugged Lutang from behind as if no one was around, Su Su and Ling'er hurriedly looked at the sky with their eyes and slipped out silently.

"After more than ten days, the wound has healed a lot. When does His Highness plan to send his courtiers home? ”

In the past ten days, Lu Tang felt that his fighting spirit was going to be exhausted by him. If you don't go back, I'm afraid that you will be intoxicated and gentle.

"Your uncle's family is under house arrest, what are you going to do when you go back?"

Xiao Yuanmu is in a very good mood these days, he overthrew Wenhou and took back the power of the forbidden army in one fell swoop, and he can also sing songs in the night with beauties.

"His Royal Highness has been in the palace for more than ten days, and it can be said that he resents Wen Hou's men for assassination. After the Wen family was cut and down, they didn't let their courtiers go back, but they were afraid that there would be more people talking about it. Judging from the results of this case, the Holy Lord did not kill my uncle, which means that he also knew that His Highness was using means in it. The courtiers have stayed in the palace for a long time, for fear that they will arouse the suspicion of the saints. ”

Autumn is getting stronger, the night breeze is cold, and the bed tent is still warm like spring. Lu Tang leaned on Xiao Yuanmu's arms and whispered about the current situation.

Outside the window, there is the sound of rain hitting the window lattice, the night is gloomy and the wind is gusting, and the wind and rain this autumn seem to be particularly numerous, especially abnormal.

Xiao Yuanmu held Lutang in his arms, his palm unconsciously kneaded the white greasy skin, and kissed it from time to time on his sideburns, with a helpless expression on his face.

"I know your thoughts. Last time, Yuan Zhen came to mention becoming a female Taoist priest, and you fell in love. Seduced me, and then turned around and became a monk? ”

Lutang is indeed thinking about doing Kun Dao's business.

Seeing that the Wenhou Mansion was in ruins, she had to come out and stand on her own. If she can be a female Taoist priest under the auspices of the eldest princess, she will definitely gain a foothold in Beijing soon.

"What does the eldest princess mean by asking her courtiers to be a stand-in?" Lutang asked softly.

Xiao Yuanmu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "In order to win over Prime Minister Yan, the saint married Yuan Zhenxu to Yan Shuqin. Yuan Zhen has been a monk since he was a child, and suddenly he was still a vulgar family, and he became a joke in Beijing. She herself was unwilling to marry into the Yan family, so she confronted the saint and the queen for a long time. Now the saint proposes to choose a girl in the family to replace the princess as Kundao. I mentioned this matter last month, but no one wants to jump into the pit, so I haven't chosen it yet. You were confined to the Hou Mansion at that time, so you don't know. ”

After listening to the explanation, Lu Tang was still puzzled, "Since you don't want to marry, you shouldn't take the initiative to ask the courtiers to be this stand-in." If the courtiers agreed, wouldn't the eldest princess be about to surrender immediately? ”

Xiao Yuanmu pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Yuan Zhen has calculated that if she gets married on the ninth day of October, it must be ominous from the sky, she wants to take this opportunity to cancel the marriage contract, become a Taoist priest again, and never return to the palace again." The date is getting closer and closer, and she came out to ask you to be a stand-in in person. ”

Judging from Xiao Yuanmu's expression, he, as an elder brother, felt very out of tune with his little sister's mysterious calculations.

Lu Tang also felt that this matter was unreliable, and thought about the situation in his previous life, and patted his forehead for a while.

"The ninth day of October is a solar eclipse!"

A total solar eclipse is also known as "Rizaidan", which means that there are two sunrises in a day. One day and two days are extremely ominous omen for the royal family.

If this happens at the time of the wedding, the marriage contract will definitely be invalidated. In the previous dynasty, there was a tragedy in which the crown prince's wedding was met by a solar eclipse, and the crown princess returned to her parents' house and was forced to commit suicide.

Xiao Yuanzhen's wedding in his previous life did not encounter a solar eclipse, nor was it on the ninth day of October. Lutang didn't know who was the person who made her a monk, and she didn't know who changed her wedding date. So much so that she died of desolation three years later.

"Do you know about the eclipse? Will you extrapolate? Xiao Yuanmu smiled and tapped his fingers on her forehead twice.

"Last time, I heard the eldest princess talk about the heavenly phase, and the courtiers also read a few books and speculated wildly." Lu Tang smiled happily, "Your Highness will go and tell the eldest princess tomorrow that the courtiers are willing to do kun dao for the eldest princess!" ”

After handling the case of Marquis Wen, the emperor began to be anxious about Xiao Yuanzhen's wedding again. But she insisted that she must find a suitable substitute before she could return to the vulgar marriage. She is a Taoist family, full of metaphysics and heavenly principles, and the emperor and queen can't talk about her, it's really too helpless.

Lutang herself is an ominous daughter, and several marriages are not harmonious, and legend has it that she has died of Yan Shurut. At this time, the uncle was convicted, and the Hou Mansion of Beining couldn't stay, and marrying the princess was her best way out. It was Wen Lutang who invited himself to be a female Taoist priest who had just handed it over, and the emperor's quasi-recital document was approved on the same day.

Xiao Yuan's first step of seeing it worked, and he immediately asked the emperor and empress and made many requests.

The identity of the eldest princess's stand-in is also noble, and it is necessary to build a Kun Taoist Temple in Jingshi Royal Street, which is as large as the courtyard of the eldest princess's mansion. Canonization of the green begonia as the main view, the monk is married at the same time, and the dowry family property should be brought into the Taoist temple. These are just trivial things that cost money, and the emperor waved his pen and took them all right.

There is no need to rebuild the Royal Street Temple, and the Ministry of Industry just sent people to renovate the building where Xiao Yuanzhen read and recited scriptures when he was a teenager and renamed it Jinting Xianguan. So because of the name of the place, the road name of the green tang was drafted: the master of the golden court.

The eldest princess, Xiao Yuanzhen, acted extremely capablely and urgently. On the third day after the immortal pavilion was repaired, he ordered someone to connect Lutang directly from Xiao Yuanmu's Qi Wangfu to the Jinting Immortal Temple, and performed the gift of tying his hair.

On the same day, she sent people from the palace to lead the team to the West Garden of the Hou Mansion, and carried away the remaining dozen servants in the West Garden of the Hou Mansion, as well as all the family property under the name of Lu Tang.

"Where is this looking for a stand-in monk, it's like robbing someone!"

Xiao Yuanzhen sent many Taoist classics that he often read in the palace to Xianguan, and asked her to temporarily hold on to the Buddha to make up for the lessons.

When Xiao Yuanmu saw Lutang again, she had already tied her hair and wore a crown, dressed as a female Taoist priest, and made up Taoist scriptures with her hands.

She read around the fireplace in the quaint house, and waved her head salute to Xiao Yuanmu.

"Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is quite careful, not only snatched the courtiers, but also dug up every grass and tree in the medicine garden of the Hou Mansion."

Her appearance is charming and delicate, and she suddenly dresses up as a Taoist, as if she is a prank, and she does not have Xiao Yuanzhen's indifferent, quiet and fairy appearance.

At this time, he pretended to salute, which made Xiao Yuanmu couldn't help laughing. He leaned over and twisted it in the face, and Lutang panicked away and paused to complain.

"This is an immortal pavilion, the courtiers are already monks, Your Highness must not be rude!"

"So, this king, may I ask the goddess immortal, tomorrow I will go to the Chongxian Guan Daolu Division to receive the gift, are you ready?"

"The courtiers are monks for the eldest princess, even if they are not familiar with the scriptures and scrolls, those old Taoist priests can't do anything to me. And tomorrow, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess will stand up for me, can the old Taoist priest eat me? ”

The Taoist priest who worships the immortal view fabricates the curse of heaven at will, slandering the eldest princess Xiao Yuanzhen as "a bad star falling from the sky" and Lutang as an "ominous daughter".

Lutang had already secretly prepared to give them some color to see.