Princess Jinyang of the Tang Dynasty

Li Mingda still raised his head and closed his eyes, and laughed when he heard what Fang Yi said directly.

She covered her eyes with her hands to prevent the veils covering her eyes from being shaken off by laughing.

"So funny?" Fang Yizhi asked in a low voice.

If there is a faint breath blowing into her ear, he must be speaking into her ear on purpose.

Li Mingda quickly covered his ears with his hands, and the silk handkerchief on his eyes fell off.

Fang Yi bent down to pick it up from the ground, then squatted beside the basin to wash without any hesitation.

Li Mingda rushed to grab it, "I'll do it myself."

"Don't move," Fang Yi grabbed Li Mingda's wrist, telling Li Mingda to stop, "The water is cool."

Fang Yi wrung out the veil, then stared at Li Mingda's eyes carefully, "If you apply it for a while, the swelling should subside."

Li Mingda took the silk handkerchief, raised his head and continued to apply it to his eyes.Suddenly she felt something pressed on her shoulders, and then a warmth surrounded her.Li Mingda scratched it with his hands, but it turned out to be a cloak.

"Don't catch a cold. After returning to the palace, drink ginger soup to drive away the cold."

"Ah."

Li Mingda couldn't help laughing when he heard Tian Hanshan's panicked footsteps on the other side of the cave.

"You're going to make Eunuch Tian very anxious."

"Sooner or later you have to adapt."

Fang Yizhi kept looking at Li Mingda's cheek, because Li Ming covered his eyes, Fang Yizhi's eyes were frank, and he refused to move away for a moment.

Li Mingda blushed after thinking about Fang Yizhi's words.Immediately she realized that what Fang Yizhi said really couldn't be thought deeply about, the more she thought about it, the easier it would be 'misunderstood', and the more she thought about it, the hotter her face became.

"I haven't come out since the Shangyuan Festival, and I haven't had a chance to ask you. You should know about Princess Kangping, what do you think?" Li Mingda quickly got to the point, otherwise she was worried that her face would be hot I have to be able to make mustaches.

"There is no cure for flat bite disease." Fang Yi said straightforwardly.

"The position of Princess Changle originally belonged to me." Li Mingda took off the silk handkerchief, and because he couldn't adapt to the strong light for a while, he squinted to look at the room.

"Your lord is blessed." Fang Yi said straightforwardly.

Li Mingda wanted to say more, but when he heard some movement in the middle of the mountain, he hurriedly said to Fang Yi: "They are going down the mountain."

Fang Yi nodded.

Li Mingda took two steps, and suddenly found that he was still wearing Fang Yizhi's cloak, so he quickly took it off and handed it to Fang Yizhi.

"Thank you."

Fang Yi smiled and said that he didn't dare to be the one, so he took the clothes.

"Not only thanks for this, but you also saved my life, so thank you too." Li Mingda explained.

Fang Yizhi: "Really, Yizhi owes the princess even more."

"Yes, then how do you plan to pay it back?"

"I don't plan to pay it back, I want to owe it for a lifetime."

Li Mingda was stunned for a moment, looking at Shang Fangyi's burning eyes, he felt that his face could be baked again.

Fang Yizhi didn't say anything more, just followed behind.

Tian Hanshan was still circling anxiously outside the cave, seeing that the two finally came out.He glanced at Fang Yizhi defensively, and hurried to his princess's side.

"Let's go."

He didn't hear the princess saying goodbye, Tian Hanshan was honest, pursed his lips, and obediently followed behind the princess in a muffled voice.Then he sneaked a glance at Fang Yizhi from time to time.Tian Hanshan found that Fang Yizhi was really as stable as Mount Tai. He had such an exciting hug with the princess just now, but at this moment, it was as if nothing happened, and he still looked deserted.

It seems that Fang Shizi is different only to his princess.

After Tian Hanshan had this epiphany, he suddenly felt happy in his heart.There is a sense of relief that you have finally found the perfect match for their princess.

Tian Hanshu's heart was pounding, and he followed the princess, feeling extremely happy.

After the three of them left the plum blossom forest, they sat and rested in a nearby gazebo.Not long after, Li Zhi, Yuchi Baoqi, and Di Renjie came back from the mountain.

"You two are waiting for us here?" Li Zhi asked.

"Well, brother nine, let's go quickly." Li Mingda was still a little worried about the situation in the East Palace.

Li Zhi nodded, and then bid farewell to Fang Yizhi and the others.

On the way back, Li Mingda's horse rode very fast, but Li Zhi called her to slow down several times, but it didn't help.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Li Zhi took a breath, swung his whip fiercely, and finally caught up with Li Mingda.

"I'm hungry." Li Mingda casually found a reason to prevaricate Li Zhi.

"People who are hungry don't have much energy. Who can run as fast as you do. Hey, slow down!" Li Zhi just slowed down his horse, and was immediately thrown far away by Li Mingda.

"I think Brother Jiu is too fat, otherwise how could he be panting after riding a horse for a while?" Li Mingda looked back at Li Zhi, stuck out his tongue at him, and walked away.

Li Zhi was already out of breath, but when Li Mingda joked that he was fat, he became even more out of breath.He looked down at his slightly protruding belly, patted it, and then asked the people around him how his figure was.

"Your Majesty is tall and tall, very handsome!" the guard praised loudly.

"Yes, I think so too."

Li Zhi swung his whip and continued to chase Li Mingda.After running for a while, he was panting badly, and felt that he couldn't do it anymore, so he could only dismount and rest.When he jumped off the horse, he saw that Li Mingda had gone far away, so he hurriedly dismissed the team around him.

"Right now, the saint is most concerned about the safety of the nineteenth sister. You must not let her have any accidents."

The guards took orders and immediately followed.

After Li Ming reached the gate of Chang'an City, he turned his head and saw no sign of Li Zhi, but saw a group of people behind him, so he understood what Li Zhi meant.So Li Mingda didn't wait for her, and went directly to the city by himself.I don't want Tian Hanshan to give the token to the imperial army of Harvest, and someone shouts "Chang Siwei" from that side.

After a while, Li Mingda saw Chang Huaiyuan coming down from the city gate and leading the crowd to salute Li Mingda.

"What are you doing?" Li Mingda saw that these people blocked the gate of the city, and expected that he might not be able to enter Chang'an City today.

"There was an accident in the city, please trouble the princess to move to Han Wang's mansion, Biyun and other maids have already arrived there first, waiting for your lord to arrive."

"What happened so that even I can't enter the city?" Li Mingda asked.

Chang Huaiyuan hesitated for a while, then clasped his hands and reported to Li Mingda: "This is what the sage meant, and it's hard for my subordinates to explain it. Please forgive me, princess."

Li Mingda responded, then asked again: "What about King Jin, he can't enter either?"

Chang Huaiyuan nodded.

Tian Hanshu hurriedly led the horse and asked the princess to get on the horse.

Li Zhi came late, he just stopped his horse and was about to get off, when he saw Li Mingda got back on his horse and turned his horse's head around.

Li Zhi asked why, and after listening to Li Mingda's explanation, his eyes moved, and his expression was exaggeratedly surprised: "Could it be that something happened in the palace?"

Li Mingda looked at Li Zhi: "Ninth brother didn't hear anything?"

"No, I don't know what it is." Li Zhi glanced away, then sighed, expressing his helplessness, "Anyway, no matter what it is, since Aye told us not to go back to the city for now, we should be obedient and go see Han Wangfu is."

"Brother Jiu really doesn't know?"

"I don't know." Li Zhi blinked, then turned to look at Li Mingda, "Don't you believe Brother Nine?"

"I'm afraid that Brother Ninth knows the truth, but he and Aye partnered to hide it from me." Li Mingda sighed, "I thought I could find out something from you, but since that's the case, I'm not curious. But let's not I'm going to Han Wang's mansion, my cousin will definitely not make any fuss, and my aunt is worrying about everything. She has a big belly and is about to give birth, we will only cause trouble for her by going there at this time."

"That's right. The couple lived in another garden outside the city. They wanted to be quiet. It's really not good for the two of us to disturb them at a critical moment." Li Zhi nodded in agreement, "But if we are in Chang'an City today, we There are so many mansions to go to, I’m afraid we won’t be able to pick them all. But outside of Chang’an City, besides King Han’s Mansion, where else do you think we can go?”

Li Mingda: "Why do you have to go to any one? It's good to go back to Plum Blossom Nunnery. You also like the plum blossoms there, so we brothers and sisters can enjoy the scenery while cleaning up."

Li Zhi's eyes lit up, he agreed again and again, and made another request, asking Li Mingda to ride slowly this time.

Li Mingda was not in a hurry anymore, and naturally he didn't need to be as quick as before, so he smiled and agreed to Li Zhi.

The brothers and sisters walked halfway, but Li Zhi hesitated to speak several times.Li Mingda couldn't wait any longer, asked him why, and said quickly if there was something to do.

Li Zhihan said with a smile: "You just said that Brother Jiu is fat, are you serious or joking? Is Brother Jiu not good-looking if he is fat?"

"Looks good. Fat is considered beautiful, so there is nothing wrong with it. But I discovered one thing, if a person reaches middle age, he will be ten fat and nine sick. The fat I am talking about here is big fat." Li Mingda explained.

"Ten fat and nine sick? Where did you get the news?"

"In the medical book, there is an old doctor in the former dynasty who wrote his daily diagnosis and treatment for more than 70 years. I have been bored in the palace for the past few months, so I read it and briefly summarized the things described in it. No Fooling you, being too fat is really easy to get sick. Brother Jiu is fine now, but if he gets fatter, it will be really easy to have accidents." Li Mingda sighed, "Of course, if Brother Jiu thinks I'm alarmist, just pretend that I didn't say this talk."

"No, no, didn't you see Brother Jiu humbly asking for advice here? I heard you say it last time when I was in the eye, and I really saw something wrong. Now that the acupuncture has been cured, Brother Jiu will naturally believe you." Li Zhi took one hand Putting on the reins, he touched his chin with one hand, "After that, I will eat in moderation."

"It's better to walk around more often and move more than talking about it." Li Mingda laughed, "This old doctor really knows how to keep healthy, otherwise how could he have lived to 96."

"It's amazing." Li Zhi sighed, and asked Li Mingda to lend him the book as well. Who doesn't want to live longer.

Li Mingda agreed, then waved his whip, and said to Li Zhi: "It's really too slow this time, I have to hurry up, I'm really hungry."

"Okay, I've almost rested too, let's 'move' with you." After Li Zhi said that, he also rode his horse and raised his whip.

The two brothers and sisters returned to the Plum Blossom Nunnery in a short time.

Master Yong'an of Plum Blossom Nunnery heard that the two nobles had left and returned, so they brought people to greet them in great panic.Hearing that the two nobles would stay here temporarily for two days, Mrs. Yong'an was very honored, she quickly thanked her, and asked the little nun Hui Ning beside her to arrange a room for the two nobles.

Li Mingda saw Mrs. Yong'an's tired face and slightly pale lips, and asked her if she was okay.She remembered that Mrs. Yong'an sent someone to inform Fang Yizhi before, saying that she was unwell and could not teach Zen.Now after watching her rest for a while, her condition is not very good.

"Going back to your lord, it's nothing serious, it's just an old problem of dizziness, just stay in bed and take care of yourself." Master Yong'an smiled kindly, and then apologized, expressing that given his current situation, he might not be able to take the two of them there personally. guest room.

"But don't be so polite, we are the ones who bother Mrs. Yong'an, how can I add trouble to you." After Li Zhi thanked Mrs. Yong'an politely, he asked the nun to take Mrs. Yong'an back to rest.When watching Mrs. Yong'an off, Li Mingda saw a circular scar behind Mrs. Yong'an's ear. The scar has faded a lot, and it looks like it has been there for many years.

At that moment, the little nun Huining smiled and took Li Mingda and Li Mingda to the guest room.Because of the precious status of the two, it is natural to prepare two courtyards with the best environment in the nunnery.Li Mingda still lives in the yard where he lived in the last Lantern Festival, and Li Zhi's yard is next door to Li Mingda.

Not long after the resettlement, it was reported that Fang Yizhi, Yuchi Baoqi and Di Renjie came to visit.

"They didn't leave." Li Zhi sighed with a smile and hurriedly let them in.

Yuchi Baoqi smiled and said: "It's a coincidence that I can meet again with the king and your lord."

Fang Yi asked Li Mingda why he left and returned.

"Chang'an City is strictly forbidden, and we are not allowed to enter. What about you, why are you still here?" Li Mingda asked.

"It's also for this reason that we planned to leave after visiting the Empress Dowager Yong'an. We didn't want to hear from the new pilgrims that Chang'an City was under martial law and no one was allowed to enter. At first, the few of us regretted not being with the king and your lord. Let's go!" Yuchi Baoqi explained.

Li Zhi smiled, "You don't have to regret it now, you guys have less trouble than me."

As soon as the words fell, Zuo Qingmei, Biyun and others rushed to greet Li Mingda.

Li Mingda immediately asked how Princess Han was doing.

Zuo Qingmei said: "It's about to give birth, and it's only a few days. Before leaving, King Han complained, saying that your lord and King Jin despised him."

"Where is Princess Han, what do you say?" Li Mingda asked.

Zuo Qingmei smiled and said: "Princess Wang is a sensible person, she said 'Thank you'."

Both Li Zhi and Li Mingda laughed, and then looked at Fang Yizhi.

Fang Yi said straightly: "I am also worried about her, but I am also afraid that if I go, she will consume more energy. Now the whole Liang Guogong's mansion is stretching its neck in anticipation of the good news from Han Wang's mansion."

"Good things take time." Li Mingda said immediately.

Di Renjie hurriedly agreed, "Yes, yes, good things take a long time, and the mother and child will be safe in the future, and there will be good news."

Fang Yi hurriedly thanked Li Mingda and Jin Wang on behalf of his elder sister Fang Fengzhu.

"Both of you are very thoughtful. I didn't think of it just now. Fortunately, my good sister reminded me." Li Zhi laughed, and told Fang Yi not to thank him, it was all thanks to Li Mingda.

Fang Yizhi glanced at Li Mingda unsurprisingly, as if he had expected her to do this, and thanked Li Mingda lightly.

"It's fate to be able to stay here. I just don't think I can appreciate the beautiful scenery of the back mountain. How about we go after lunch later?" Li Zhi asked with a smile, and then sighed with emotion, "It's a pity that you can't drink alcohol."

"Gencha is also good." Li Mingda suggested.

Li Zhi nodded, "Okay, then let's make tea."

"Gencha is good. I like to drink sencha most of the time. I just learned a new way to drink it from Brother Yi recently. It's not bad." Di Renjie echoed.

Li Zhi hurriedly asked Di Renjie curiously how he drank it.

Li Mingda coughed, "Let's talk after dinner, I'm already hungry."

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, then nodded, which was called passing the meal.

"There is no need to talk about rules and regulations. When we arrive at the Buddhist gate, everyone is the same. How about we go to the dining hall to eat together?" Sensible.

Li Mingda nodded, indicating that she also had no objections.

"I haven't eaten in this kind of canteen before." Li Zhi said with emotion.

The dining hall here is a place for pilgrims to eat in Meihua Temple, but the nuns of Meihua Temple do not eat here.

After several people entered the dining hall, they realized that there were quite a few pilgrims staying in the nunnery, both men and women, but most of them were men.

Under the guidance of the little nun Hui Ning, Li Mingda and others sat down in the most secluded place.After the dishes were served, everyone ate in silence.This is a habit they have developed since childhood, and it comes naturally.But the other pilgrims in the dining hall were not so particular about it.Some people saw that Li Mingda and others were well dressed, so they quietly discussed and guessed their identities.

Li Mingda was dressed in men's clothes and mixed with the group of beautiful boys, so he was naturally recognized as a pretty boy.Several women were very excited, blushing and whispering which one looked better and which one was their favorite.Li Mingda felt a little honored when he heard that he had been named.

Meihuaan's vegetarian food is so delicious that people want to have a second bite after one bite.

Li Zhi actually ate an extra bowl of rice than usual.The same was true for Yuchi Baoqi, and he showed a happy and surprised expression while eating. He didn't expect the vegetarian meal to be so delicious.Di Renjie was also very happy, but he only ate more vegetables and did not add rice.Li Mingda and Fang Yizhi still ate their usual meals.

There were a few strong pilgrims who ate fast and finished their meal

After that, he lamented loudly about the martial law in Chang'an City.

"It's really unlucky for the few of us. We came all the way from Dingzhou, and it happened that the city gate was closed on this day, and we were not allowed to enter! If we are in a hurry to pick up the goods, if we delay for a day, we will lose tens of thousands of dollars in business. Compensation!" The strong man who spoke was wearing a white robe, with wide eyebrows and big eyes, and his voice was very loud.

Another man with a thinner figure and a more refined appearance said, "Hush your voice, don't talk nonsense. There are so many people present, if anyone really wants to meddle in their own business and sue you to the government, we can't save you." you."

Several other people also quickly echoed, consoling and telling the white-robed man not to be troublesome.

"We are businessmen, and our status is low. We can't offend anyone. Don't cause trouble, don't cause trouble... When we left Jingzhou, I told you again and again."

The white-robed man who got angry at first closed his mouth helplessly, but his expression was still a little upset.I care a little about these warnings, afraid of accidents, but I still can't swallow this breath.

The conversation of the five people has already attracted the attention of many people in the dining hall.

The white-robed man slapped the table and stood up, shouting, "Go!"

The other four men followed suit.

Li Mingda said to Li Zhi, Fang Yizhi and others: "Let's go too."

Li Zhi nodded.

After a few people walked to the plum forest in the back mountain, Li Zhi couldn't help feeling, "It's better for us to eat in our own house in the future, just now there are all kinds of people in that place, it's really very different from what I expected before. "

"There are more vulgar ones than that." Di Renjie sighed.

Li Zhi hurriedly waved his hands to say that he would not talk about these things, and it was best for them to be quiet in the plum blossom forest by themselves.

"In the morning, many pilgrims were stopped and disappointed, but now we don't have to occupy all the space." Li Mingda suggested.

Li Zhi immediately listened to the suggestion, and kindly sent the guards to guard only this small piece of plum forest on the east side where they were located. It was enough for them to enjoy the scenery comfortably in this small area.

Immediately, I set up a stove and charcoal fire to prepare tea.

Li Zhi chose the best and largest plum blossom tree, and asked someone to set up a table under the tree, where he could drink tea while admiring the plum blossoms.I made a chess board again, but while waiting for tea, I played chess to pass the time.

Li Zhi has long heard that Yuchi Baoqi's chess skills are good, and he can compare to Fang Yizhi.Today I specially handed over my hand to ask for advice, and wanted to have a good fight with Yuchi Baoqi.

Yuchi Baoqi hurriedly said modestly: "Actually, it's not that good, it's just that I can win two more rounds with Brother Yi."

Di Renjie laughed and joined in the fun, and hurriedly introduced to Li Zhi: "Brother Bao Qi is really good at chess. I played ten times with him the day before yesterday and lost seven times."

Li Zhi became more energetic when he heard this, and insisted that Yuchi Baoqiduo should play a few games with him.

"Don't let me go just because of my identity. If I find out that you are suspicious of letting me go, don't expect me to talk to you again." Li Zhi warned Yuchi Baoqi repeatedly not to be polite to him before making a settlement.

Yuchi Baoqi agreed, repeatedly expressing that she would never do it.

The two immediately began to fight, even at the beginning who made the first move was determined by guessing the odd or even number of a chess piece, which shows that they are very serious about each other.

Di Renjie sat between the two of them watching the game with great interest, and watched the chess politely without saying a word, but he couldn't hide his excitement.

Li Mingda and Fang have been watching for a while, but they are not interested.

Seeing this, Li Zhi hurriedly said: "Don't watch, set the table quickly and play a plate."

When Di Renjie heard this, he immediately stood up happily, looking at Li Mingda with bright eyes.The intention was already obvious, he wanted to play a game of chess with the princess.

Li Zhi saw the clue, and hurriedly encouraged the two of them gleefully.

Di Renjie saluted Li Mingda a little shyly, and said, "Please teach me, princess."

"It's fine if you want me to play chess, but there must be a winner or loser in the competition, otherwise how can we be serious about each other." Li Mingda took a 'gamble' again.

Fang Yizhi beside him couldn't help laughing and sighing: "Your lord likes to gamble very much."

"Otherwise, what's the fun?" Li Mingda asked back.

Di Renjie nodded quickly and said: "Okay, since there is a competition, it is interesting to win or lose. What does your lord want to bet on?"

"If you lose, you will be my ninth brother's attendant for ten days. During these ten days, you must be inseparable, and you will be inseparable." Li Mingda said.

Di Renjie was stunned for a moment, "Why is it King Jin's attendant?"

"Otherwise, you want to be the servant of the princess? Try it and see if the saint will kill you when he sees you later!" Li Zhile joked haha, and then happily picked on his sister. Lower eyebrow.It's better to be his little sister, who won the bet without forgetting to take advantage of him.

"Then what if I win?" Di Renjie asked.

"You mention it." Li Mingda said.

Di Renjie hesitated.

Li Mingda guessed that he didn't dare to say it, and told him that as long as it was reasonable and did not violate morality, she could agree to it.

"Speaking of which, when we were in Anzhou back then, Huaiying, Brother Yi, and I all owed your lord a request." Yuchi Baoqi was distracted, holding the chess pieces in his hand, and said to Li Mingda with emotion.

"Yes." Li Mingda raised his brows triumphantly and smiled.

Yuchi Baoqi patted his forehead, "Why did I forget about this matter, please ask your lord to make any request, as long as Baoqi can do it, he will do it."

"Keep it, I'll mention it when I think of the most difficult request for you." Li Mingda half-jokingly said.

Yuchi Baoqi was stunned for a moment, then deliberately made a look of suffering, and hurriedly bowed her hands, begging the princess to be merciful in the future.

At this moment, Di Renjie thought about it: "Then I'd better bet on this request first. If I win, I will just equalize this request with the princess."

Yuchi Baoqi glanced at Di Renjie enviously, at this moment he really wanted to switch places with him.If he plays chess with the princess, he will be very happy no matter whether he wins or loses.Asking the princess to promise me something, and being asked to do something by the princess are equally exciting.

"Okay." Li Mingda said simply.

Li Zhi hurriedly urged Yuchi Baoqi not to be distracted, "The outcome over there has been decided, you should concentrate on playing chess with me."

Yuchi Baoqi hurriedly apologized, and then settled down.But after the bet was made, Yuchi Baoqi realized that Li Zhi said that the outcome was determined over there, and was wondering if she had heard it wrong, and wanted to ask again, when Li Zhi made another bet, Yuchi Baoqi hurriedly followed superior.

After setting up the chessboard here, Li Mingda started to play against Di Renjie.

Di Renjie's chess skills are not bad, but he still fell into Li Mingda's "set".After a while, seeing that Di Renjie had finally fallen into the 'trap', Li Mingda breathed a sigh of relief.Immediately, he heard almost inaudible laughter from his ears, Li Mingda looked up at Fang Yizhi standing there, and the other party's eyes just happened to look over, Li Mingda immediately understood that Fang Yizhi had seen through her method.

Just now Yuchi Baoqi also said that Fang Yizhi's chess skills are not good, and he can't compare with him.Only now did Li Mingda realize that Yuchi Baoqi's words were unreliable.

"Oh, I lost." Di Renjie twirled the piece in his hand, looked at the game again, smiled resignedly and threw the piece back into the chess basket, repeatedly lamenting that Li Mingda's chess skills are superb, and that he is far behind.

When Li Zhi saw the situation over there, G laughed, "This is an inevitable result."

Di Renjie also heard Li Zhi's words that the outcome was decided just now, and he was puzzled at the time, but now he understands.

He smiled shyly and said humbly: "I used to think that I was good at chess, but after today, I don't dare to be so self-righteous anymore."

"Hey, don't be discouraged, as long as you don't compare yourself with Princess Jinyang, your chess skills are still very good." Li Zhi sighed

Di Renjie looked at Li Zhi puzzled.

"She followed her mother in how to play chess, and none of us could learn it."

Li Zhi immediately told everyone that Empress Changsun wrote a chess record, which ordinary people would only find chaotic and disorganized, but Li Mingda understood it.Empress Changsun's chess skills have long been famous all over the world, and now Li Mingda has obtained the true instruction of the empress, so it is natural.

"In the palace, except for the saint, she is invincible, so she hasn't played chess for the past two years."

Di Renjie was very curious, and asked Li Mingda how he understood the game record.

"I can't tell. After watching it a few times, I will naturally think of how to play chess again." Li Mingda himself was also a little puzzled.

"In this respect, she is really too talented, and ordinary people can't compare. You don't have to think about it. The more you think about it, the more you feel that people are born different. We are the 'ordinary' one, and she is the 'different' one. " Li Zhi exaggeratedly said with emotion.

Several people immediately laughed.

Li Mingda was helpless: "Ninth brother can joke. I can't compare with any of you when it comes to the collection of classics and history. I am an ordinary one in this respect. You are 'different'."

"Hey, it's because you don't learn as much as we do. But right now your ability to solve cases is already top-notch. You can do everything through Shi Ziji, so what do you want us to do?"

"what--"

"Ahhh-"

As soon as Li Zhi finished speaking, he heard male voices shouting from the top of the mountain.

Several people were all taken aback, and the guards immediately stepped forward, surrounding and protecting the nobles.Cheng Chubi immediately led people up the mountain to check, and not long after, he brought down the five men who were talking loudly in the dining hall.

All five of them had a bad complexion, and some of them were in a daze, with a look of fear on their faces.

Li Mingda looked at them puzzled, and asked Cheng Chubi what happened.

"Princess, my subordinates found the body of Mrs. Yong'an on the top of the mountain, hanging upside down from a plum tree. Uh, it's a bit strange. And not far from the body, five of them were found."

The man in white robe who spoke the loudest in the dining hall heard that the handsome young boy in front of him turned out to be a dignified princess, and hurriedly knelt and kowtowed.He panickedly explained that the five of them were not the murderers, but just happened to run into them while appreciating plum blossoms on the mountain.The white-robed man did not have the arrogance and arrogance he showed in the dining hall before, but now he only had fear and cold sweat on his head.The other four people who came with him also knelt down, saying that it was true.

"What, Master Yong'an is too dead?" Li Zhi exclaimed in amazement, a little hard to adapt.They had just seen Mrs. Yong'an alive in front of them, how could they be gone in just one meal.

Li Mingda immediately ordered the guards to block the back mountain, and then everyone went to the top of the mountain.Sure enough, at an old plum tree on the west side, I saw an upside-down corpse swaying gently in the wind, but this corpse looked so special that everyone who saw her for the first time was taken aback.

The corpse had no clothes on. Although the rope was used to hang the corpse, the vines of winter jasmine flowers were wrapped around the rope and the whole body, so that the whole body was wrapped in bright yellow winter jasmine flowers.

Zuo Qingmei immediately led the people to get the corpse down from the tree.Zuo Qingmei touched the heat under the clothes of the dead body, it was not considered cold, but there was no need to say what she had just died, after all, the princess and others had just met Mrs. Yong'an before dinner.

Li Zhi stroked his forehead, and immediately turned around to avoid looking at the naked corpse entangled in flowers and branches, expressing that he couldn't do it anymore and felt a little nauseous, then he said goodbye to Li Mingda and wanted to leave first.Seeing this, Yuchi Baoqi was also scared, and took the opportunity to follow Li Zhi.

The rest of Fang Yizhi, Di Renjie, Tian Hanshu and others have long been used to corpses.Especially after experiencing the boiled corpses in Fengyue Tower, such corpses are considered normal for them.

"Didn't Mrs. Yong'an just say that she was unwell and wanted to go back to the house to rest? How could she be on the top of the back mountain?" Di Renjie asked suspiciously.

"She was in an abnormal condition today, and I think it might have something to do with her death today." Fang Yizhi recalled and judged.

Li Mingda nodded, she thought the same, and asked Zuo Qingmei what was the cause of Master Yong'an's death.

Zuo Qingmei checked the marks on Mrs. Yong'an's neck, touched her neck, and said to Li Mingda after confirming, "It was strangled to death."

Li Mingda then looked around the situation around the top of the mountain.This is one of the must-dos that Fang Yizhi summed up before, that is, after discovering the corpse, he must carefully check whether there are any clues left around the corpse.Out of caution, Li Mingda was worried that he might miss something, and ordered others to look for any clues worth noting.There are quite a few footprints near the mountain road, but there are many people who come here to admire the plum blossoms. These footprints are very messy, and there is no way to judge where the murderer came from and where he went.

However, Li Mingda had an impression of the winter jasmine flower. Since the flower bloomed just right, it must have passed through the cave of "Beautiful Caves" and went to the other side of the mountain to cut the winter jasmine branches.

Li Mingda immediately took people to look for the halfway up the mountain, and after passing through the 'Beautiful Cave', he saw the roots of the vines that had just been cut down on the nearby hillside.There are footprints on the slope, which are relatively large and look like they were made by men's feet.

The three then went to the meditation room where Master Yong'an lived.

Outside the meditation room, there were two nuns sitting on the stone steps with cushions, chatting and laughing quietly.Suddenly seeing the princess coming, the two hurriedly got up to salute, and hurriedly told Li Mingda: "The mistress is sleeping in the house, and she is still awake. Do you want to find the mistress? Go and call now."

Li Mingda didn't speak, and watched the nun knock on the door to call for someone, and there was no movement inside after calling for a long time.The two nuns panicked and pushed the door, but it was locked from the inside and they couldn't be pushed open at all.

"Try pushing the windows." The two nuns went to push the windows separately. They pushed each of the front and rear windows, but they still couldn't open.

"What, what can I do about this? The teacher yelled for a long time to answer, did something happen?"

Li Mingda then asked about the process, and the two nuns said that after Master Yong'an welcomed the princess and King Jin, they helped her to rest inside the house.But Mrs. Yong'an always likes to lock the doors and windows when she sleeps.The two nuns have been guarding outside and have been guarding until now.

"You two have been guarding here and never left?" Li Mingda asked.

The two nuns nodded, indicating that they had been there all along and had never passed by.Even the lunch was brought by someone else just now, and the two of them sat on the stone steps to eat.

Li Mingda, Fang Yizhi, and Di Renjie were all shocked when they heard the words, and immediately looked around the room after the door was broken open.In addition to the doors and windows, the house is the wall.

Li Mingda immediately ordered people to check if there were any cellars or caves.After the guard surveyed, he said that the ground was solid and there was no empty space.

That's surprising.

How did Mrs. Yong'an be killed in the house, and how did the body leave the closed room, be intricately wrapped in flower vines, and hang on the top of the back mountain?