The Golden Hairpin

The doors and windows in the room are closed tightly, and there is an uncomfortable sultry heat in such a summer day because of the airtightness. Inside, there are rows of shelves with various boxes and boxes, which are obviously the princess's private warehouse.

Luo Pei walked to the shelf in the corner, crouched down and pulled out a box from the bottom of the shelf, and then opened the cabinet with the key just handed to her.

Inside was a small box measuring one foot square, Luo Pei held it out and opened it.

Inside was a purple velvet underlay, and now there was nothing on it.

"Because the princess had that unlucky dream the day before, she personally put Jiuluan Chai in this box, and watched us put the box in the box. After locking it, she put the key in the small drawer beside her bed. , And ordered us to put it here again.” Luo Pei said about it, still angrily and anxiously, said, “It is the Chuizhu and I who carried the box to this side with our own hands. We feel that the bottom corner is here, It should be the most appropriate, so I put the box here. At that time, there were a few people with Zhuiyu and us, and everyone saw the box being carried in by us and placed in this place. We put it away. After the box, a few people withdrew. As a result, this morning, the princess said that she was insecure, so she took out the key next to her pillow and gave it to us. Let us bring Jiuluanchai over to her. I and Chuzhu pendant When Yu and the others came here, Chuizhu opened the box, took out the box and took a look, and suddenly screamed. It turned out that the inside was empty!"

Huang Zixian and Li Shubai looked at each other and frowned slightly.

"The guards came over immediately. We and everyone in Qiyun Pavilion were taken to search, and the residences of everyone in the wing, pavilion, and mansion were thoroughly searched, but Jiuluan Chai was no longer found. It's as if...really...retrieved by Concubine Pan Shu..." Luo Pei said anxiously, "Isn't it a strange thing to be close to a monster? Jiuluan hairpin is not a small hairpin, this is a carving. The big hairpin with nine Luanfengs, who can take it away quietly through the box and the box?"

Huang Zixia and Li Shubai both saw the same idea in each other's eyes-that weird spell. That one is from Xuzhou and is also placed in two layers of precision locks.

Could it be that in this world, there are really methods to fetch objects from space and cast spells from objects?

Luo Pei did not see their exchange of eyes, and still said in panic: "As soon as the princess heard the news, she immediately fell ill. The prince knew that since she was a child, the princess should not be frightened, she can't be overwhelmed with joy, or she will be heartbroken. Pain. Last time Wei Ximin died, the princess was already in discomfort. The horse master was injured after hitting the ball. She was frightened again, and last night... I heard the news again..."

When Luo Pei said this, he felt as if he had just woke up, and quickly raised his head to observe their expressions.

Huang Zixia said: "Last night? You mean Sun Laizi's death? We all know this, you don't need to hide it."

"Yes... I heard the news that Sun Feizi died... And, everyone on the street said that he died of that Di Cui's wronged soul." Luo Pei said nervously, "I don't know the princess that day. Why did she get sick as soon as she saw that Di Cui appeared... She, who told her that she didn't know how to avoid the princess as soon as possible, so that the princess became angry and said she was unlucky, let us beat her out and never enter the mansion again..."

Huang Zixia asked: "Did she not run into the princess?"

"No, we were all there at the time. She had a face-to-face meeting with the princess. As soon as the princess saw her, she became ill for some reason. She leaned on Chuizhu and had colic." Luo Pei recalled the situation at the time, a little sympathetic. Said, "The princess only said to beat this woman out, but who knows Wei Ximin turned her into that way..."

Huang Zixian frowned slightly. Wei Luma said at the time that she was angry with the princess because she stepped on the princess's cloth by mistake...

The words of these two people, who is more credible?

Luo Pei still said: "So in fact, the matter of that woman has nothing to do with the princess... But after all, two people related to her died inexplicably, unclearly, I think, the princess's heart may be greatly affected by this. Because of the irritability, coupled with the loss of Jiuluan Chai, the princess became anxious and became ill again. Moreover, this time she was really sick. Concubine Shu took several imperial doctors in the palace to see her, but she still didn’t see any improvement. , Now the servants of our princess mansion are all anxious..."

Huang Zixia listened and asked, "Have you investigated the people who entered and exited this warehouse yesterday?"

"After Jiuluan Chai was put into the warehouse yesterday, no one came in or out again."

"So, have the two eunuchs guarding the door checked?"

"Yes, I searched the room for the first time and found nothing. In fact, although they can guard and steal together, the princess has been unable to sleep peacefully recently, so she has sent extra staff to wait outside the door. Under the gazes of the guards, eunuchs, and maids nearby, there was no chance to get in."

Huang Zixia pondered for a moment, squatted down and studied the box.

Ordinary camphor wooden boxes, painted red on the outside, are painted with auspicious patterns in black paint. Inside is the original wooden board, she knocked every corner of the box, there is no abnormality.

Then she took the box again, opened it, and examined it carefully. This is a sandalwood box with exquisite carvings, depicting flowers and plants of the four seasons. At first glance, I think the contents should be extraordinary.

She carefully inspected the inside and outside of the box and found no abnormalities.

"Where is this key? Has the princess always been by her side?"

"Yes, it's always kept in the drawer beside the princess' bed. The princess has been restless in her sleep these few days, and we have been waiting outside the temple. There are a few people guarding it in the middle of the night and midnight. If anyone enters the princess's room, it must be Go past us."

"Where is the window?" Huang Zixia asked again.

"The father-in-law is joking. The Qiyun Pavilion is on a high platform. The princess's bedroom, the wing room, and the warehouse windows are all several meters high. Who can climb up on such a high platform and steal things through the window? "

When Huang Zixian heard the words, she walked to the window, pushed the window and looked down.

The high platform volleyed, and the entire princess mansion was in sight, and you could even see a small half of Yongjiafang. Under the high platform, there are water-like albizia flowers, spreading layer by layer, like water waves. The Qiyun Pavilion is like the Penglai Fairy Mountain in the pink water waves, and the tall pavilion is beautiful and beautiful.

The only place that you can enter on such a high platform is the outside steps, which are turned three times against the platform body and rise in a zigzag pattern.

Li Shubai asked: "Tongchang has a delicate body since he was a child. Why did he live in such a high place? It's also tiring to walk up."

"The princess is afraid of heat and cold. The wind here is strong in summer, and there is sunshine all day long in winter, and it is far away from the ground with less moisture. The princess can see it at a glance. As for the steps, if the princess is tired, she will be small. The sedan can also be lifted up."

Huang Zixian nodded and motioned to Luo Pei to pack things up, and the three of them left the wing.

Li Shubai stood on the open space in front of the pavilion and looked down below, while Huang Zixia went in to visit Princess Tongchang. Who knew that when she went in, she was already lying on the bed to rest. The gauze curtain hangs heavily, hanging a wishful knot woven with gold threads and silver strands. The four corners of the ivory mat press the four Ji Le Fei Tian and Tian Yu Xi towns.

Chuizhu stood up and saluted her, took her to the outside, and then said in a low voice: "The princess did not sleep last night, and she is sleepy today. She told her before going to bed that her father-in-law can investigate in the mansion and be sure to find Jiuluan... "

Speaking of this, the eyelashes are down, and the moisture in the eyes is moist: "The princess is too caring. Even if the nine-luan hairpin is a rare treasure, after all, it is just a hairpin. But how we persuade, she always thinks This hairpin is closely related to her, and she insists that if Concubine Pan Shu takes this hairpin, she...she will also go with Concubine Pan Shu..."

Huang Zixia nodded and said, "I know. You have to be careful these days, after all..."

After all, she still remembers the painting she had seen in Zhang Xingying's home. Except for the first two graffiti that had already been fulfilled, there was only the third one left.

If Princess Tongchang really becomes the last deceased Feiluan pecked at, judging by the emperor's love for her, I am afraid that there will be a huge wave in Chang'an, and it will not be easy to calm down by then.

Chuizhu turned and went back to the pavilion to guard the princess. Huang Zixia walked to Li Shubai's side, but saw that he was looking at a certain place in the acacia forest.

She was taking a look, Li Shubai had already turned around and walked down.

She hurriedly saw Yu Xuan standing under the albizia flower, holding something in his hand, motionless. It was just too far away, she couldn't see the look on his face, nor could she see what he was holding.

Li Shubai had already walked down the steps, Huang Zixian forced herself to turn around and followed him down to Qiyun Pavilion.

They walked down the steps of the high platform, and occasionally turning around, she could see Li Shubai's side, solemn and quiet.

She didn't know who he was for. She was still hesitating. Li Shubai suddenly spoke and said, "It seems that it is basically impossible to enter the warehouse and steal, open this box and take away the things intact. ?"

Huang Zixian nodded and said, "There must be a way, but we haven't known it yet."

"Maybe this method will also apply to my spell?" Li Shubai said, stopped and turned to look at her.

On the steps, long winds flowed past them. He fixed his gaze on her, looked at it for a long time, and then said, "You have something to hide from me."

Huang Zixian looked at him in surprise, not knowing which aspect he was referring to.

"For example, when Princess Tongchang’s Jiuluan Chai was stolen, you seem to be more concerned about her safety-what makes you think her premonition is right, Jiuluan Chai will really affect her life?”

Knowing that he was referring to this incident, Huang Zixia secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and said hurriedly: "I'm about to ask the prince about this matter, whether I need to visit the king of E."

Li Shubai raised his eyebrows slightly: "What does it matter to him?"

"After the last kick-it was the time when Wei Luma had an accident-because King Zhao wanted to eat Gulouzi, we went to Zhang Xingying's house together, but we saw a painting from his family that was provided in the hall. It is said to be Zhang Xingying’s father was given an imperial brush when he entered the palace to diagnose the pulse of the first emperor. King E had an extremely strong reaction to this painting at that time, and he also looked abnormal afterwards."

"What does this painting have to do with this case?"

"This painting is said to be from Yubi. There are three unevenly distributed graffiti. The first one shows a man who was struck by lightning and burned to death; the second one shows a person who died in an iron cage. ; In the third picture, a Luanfeng pounced from mid-air, pecking someone to death."

Li Shubai frowned slightly: "So, based on the deaths of the first two people, do you think Princess Tongchang might be...the third?"

"Yes. I didn't care when I saw it at the time, but I thought about it at this time. Perhaps this painting has a lot to do with this case."

Li Shubai turned and walked down, and asked in a deep voice, "Is that painting really from Yubi?"

"I don't know. But I see that the texture of the painting is Shujun jute paper. The paper is flat and thick. The appearance is really good for use, but I have less contact with things in the palace and I don't know it."

"The jute paper of Shu County was used for writing in the palace. For painting, the first emperor usually likes to use rice paper or white linen paper. How could he use jute paper?"

Huang Zixian shook his head and said, "The painting is similar to graffiti. Three ink stains, who knows who made it. And it seems that the people who painted are just scribbling. The so-called three methods of death are all just a few of us who have been watching for a long time. , Speculation."

"You stay in the princess's mansion and investigate again. I will ask the people in Dali Temple to pick up the painting to see if it is the royal brush of the emperor father." Li Shubai said, turning around and leaving.

I heard the oriole call, mellow like a jade.

Li Shubai raised his head slightly and looked at the treetops. Two Orioles were singing opposite each other on the branch, occasionally rubbing their wings. During the jumping, the albizia flowers on the branches fell in clusters like velvet, charmingly.

His eyes followed the falling trajectory of the acacia, and fell on her face again. Seeing that she raised her hand to catch the albizia flower, she was very worried, and she asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Huang Zixia thought: "The three cases that I have come into contact with are all related to the princess mansion. Now two people have died and the consort is injured, but so far, they have basically no clue... I am worried if it is not early. Solve the case, if something happens to the princess, I am afraid the situation will be difficult to clean up..."

Li Shubai said indifferently: "I know. You don't have to be impatient, it's really not possible, I have Cui Chunzhan to help you clean up the mess."

Huang Zixia sympathized with Cui Shaoqing in her heart and nodded.