The butler Badan is the most suspicious. Now that he is dead, the clues to find the prince will be completely cut off. As a close confidant of Sumil Jitai, why did Badan betray his master? With his status, there is absolutely no need, unless he has the information in someone else's hands or he himself is the undercover culprit. What was the motive for abducting the prince? A series of doubts are still lingering in Bai Ruoxuan's mind.
She had already figured out a few clues about the disappearance of the prince's secret room, but unfortunately, this clue ended with the monkey charmer. Now if we continue to investigate, we can only go back to the starting point.
Bai Ruoxuan thought deeply: "This young prince is the reincarnation of the third Dalai Lama. With him in my hands, I can use Lamaism for my own use. As far as I know, Lamaism is divided into four sects. The Dalai Lama's branch belongs to the Gelug sect." Also called the Yellow Sect. Opposing it are the Nyingma Sect, Sakya Sect, and Kagyu Sect.
The reincarnated soul boy is of great significance to the Gelug Sect. If the other three sects have soul boys as hostages, the Gelug Sect will have to succumb to the other three sects. From this point of view, the whereabouts of the soul boy are inseparable from these three factions. "
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Thinking of this, Bai Ruoxuan said goodbye to Sumil Jitai, and asked him to sort out the housekeeper's body and belongings before leaving. She would come back to check on him later. After leaving the palace gate, he gave a few instructions to a guard and rode straight to the post house where the eminent Tibetan monk was staying.
There were a total of eighteen monks in the post house, five of whom were eminent monks who visited Sanniangzi that day. After everyone met, they exchanged some pleasantries. Bai Ruoxuan asked an older lama: "May I ask if the other three sects of Lamaism in this trip, Master, know about this matter?"
This lama is in his sixties, wearing a yellow pandit hat and dark red monk robes. His name is Baban Gyatso. Just listen to him saying slowly: "Everyone knows that welcoming the living Buddha back to Tibet is not a secret. From what the princess said, it is suspected that the other three sects are causing trouble in the disappearance of the soul boy."
Bai Ruoxuan smiled and said: "This is just a guess made by the juniors." The middle-aged lama next to the old monk said with thick eyebrows: "The princess's guess is not unreasonable, but our trip was uneventful. If the other three sects Wouldn't it be better to deliberately make things difficult for us and wait until we receive the soul boy before taking action halfway up the road? Taking action now in Guihua City is undoubtedly provoking Zhongjin Hatun."
Bai Ruoxuan saw the middle-aged lama's analytical whip coming in and said, "The culprit is indeed bold and reckless in committing evil in the city, but I have thought about it over and over again and still can't think of anyone else doing this. So I came here to ask some masters for advice."
Baban Gyatso shook the prayer wheel in his hand and said slowly: "Everything happens for a reason. It is only a matter of days that the soul boy will suffer this disaster. In the eyes of the old monk, the person who kidnapped the soul boy does not need to worry about the princess, he will come to the door himself. Come."
Bai Ruoxuan raised her eyebrows and said, "It is true that the master is right, but if I boast in front of my aunt that I will find a soul boy in Haikou, and wait for the thief to show up and negotiate terms with us, it will be really ugly for me to do this job."
Sitting next to Baban Gyatso, a lama with a gold ring in his ear said: "The princess's arrogance will inevitably be frustrated. However, the princess has a noble status and is favored by Hatun. Even if the princess fails to complete this matter, I want to come. The village will not punish the princess."
Although the other party said comforting words, Bai Ruoxuan heard it very harshly and felt unhappy in her heart. She said secretly: "You lama speaks lightly. I have worked hard to help you find someone, but you have such an attitude. Everyone is hiding in the post house. Here, you really think that you are a living Buddha, and others have to support you."
Suddenly she rolled her eyes and said to Baban Gyatso: "Master, during this investigation, I have a request that I hope you will grant." Baban Gyatso smiled and said, "Princess, I will do my best if I can do this. for."
Bai Ruoxuan said: "Master must have brought several masters with him here. I also ask Master to assign some masters to me." Baban Gyatso said: "Okay. Gabu, you will take the princess to select someone, and she will choose whomever she likes." Let someone go with the princess."
The lama with the gold ring in his ear said: "Princess, please come with me." After saying that, he stood up and led Bai Ruoxuan to find his master. When Bai Ruoxuan walked out of the room, the middle-aged lama said: "Master, this princess is so unruly and mischievous. How can you let her do whatever she wants?"
Baban Gyatso said: "We are guests from afar, and you should understand that guests do as they please. If the princess doesn't come to ask for someone, we will have to send it off. What's more, if she comes in person, we should obey her. Yes. Besides, she is helping us."
There was a bed in a room in the palace, and it was Badan who was lying on the bed. The dark red bruises on Badan's neck were very obvious, and his body was covered with white cloth.
Bai Ruoxuan asked a lama to check Badan's body. After all, men and women are different. It was somewhat embarrassing for her to see a man's body. Sure enough, a special wound was found on Badan's back. The wound was six tiny pinpricks arranged in a plum blossom pattern. In addition, Bada's left index finger is missing half of it.
After the examination, Bai Ruoxuan frowned and thought in her mind: "In this case, Badain did not commit suicide out of fear of crime, but was murdered and pretended to be a suicide after his death. If this is the case, then the real murderer is probably in the palace. .”
After thinking about this, in order not to alert others, she decided to conduct another investigation on the people in the palace. She first found Sumil Jitai and asked what he and Badan were doing after they came back that night.
Sumil Jitai said: "After I parted ways with the princess, I went back to my weapons warehouse to check. The dagger of the style you mentioned was indeed stolen. The only person who can enter my treasure house is Badain. But I am the one who can enter my treasure house." I still can’t figure out why Badan would do this?”
Bai Ruoxuan said: "The purpose of killing people with the prince's dagger is to confuse the public. This is done to mislead me and regard the prince as the murderer. And the prince's disappearance was also planned by the prince."
But the murderer ignored one point. Even if the prince took action, the dagger should be taken away. Leaving it on the deceased would be self-defeating. "
Sumil Jitai nodded and said: "What the princess said is true. But who killed Badain?" Bai Ruoxuan was not in a hurry to answer, but asked: "Did the prince's people find anything when sorting out Badain's relics?" ?”
Sumil Jitai ordered someone to carry a box up and said: "Princess, this box is very conspicuous in Badain's room. For safety reasons, I have been keeping it personally. Now give it to the princess to see."
Bai Ruoxuan walked to the box, opened it, and saw a stench. There was a rotten body of a man hidden in the box. Judging from his age, he was twenty-eighty-nine years old.
Sumil Jitai's face turned pale with fright, and he trembled: "This... is him..." Bai Ruoxuan covered her mouth and nose and took a few steps back. Then he waved his hand and asked someone to cover the box and carry it out.
Sumil Jitai said: "Why did Badan hide this man's body in a box?" Bai Ruoxuan looked at the other person's frightened expression and said: "Because he hasn't had time to deal with it. I must know this man, right?"
Sumil Jitai said: "This is why my brother called Laiduo. He was once a stablekeeper in the palace. Because of his negligence, one of my beloved horses died and he was expelled from the palace. But why did Badan kill him? "
Bai Ruoxuan said: "I learned about a strange thing in the inn where the monkey charmer stayed. The waiter at that inn told me that before the monkey charmer checked in, a mysterious man with a black hood stayed at that inn."
Sumil Jitai asked in confusion: "Black hood?" Bai Ruoxuan said: "Yes, I guess this is also part of Badain's plan. He first arranged for Lao Duo to play the mysterious man, and then made everyone believe that there was such a person Mysterious characters exist.
So that we can connect the death of the monkey charmer with the mysterious man. After Laido finished playing the mysterious man, he was silenced by Badan. Badan's left index finger is missing a section. This also explains why he had to hide Laido's body, because there was the other half of his finger in Laido's mouth. He must hide the other party's body so that no one will find it.
The reason why the monkey charmer was silenced is very simple, because the mystery of the prince's disappearance is related to this person. Badan used the monkey in the hands of the monkey charmer to steal the crown prince from the house. "
After listening to this, Sumil Taiji sighed and said: "But where is my son now?" Bai Ruoxuan said: "Your Majesty, I am here this time. That’s why. And I am confident that I will reveal the identity of the murderer and tell the prince the whole story. But before I point out the murderer, I still want to see Qian Rang. "
A maid led Bai Ruoxuan to the house where Qie Rang lived. Bai Ruoxuan moved a chair and sat beside the bed. Qie Rang couldn't lie down because of the injury on her back, so she could only sit. Seeing Bai Ruoxuan arriving, her eyes were filled with confusion.
Bai Ruoxuan looked at her pale cheek and said, "Cherang, I have something to ask you. You can't hide it from me, otherwise the prince will definitely kill you with his temper." Cherang nodded.
Bai Ruoxuan asked, "Is Laiduo really your brother?" Cherang bit his lip and whispered, "Yes." Bai Ruoxuan smiled and said, "You are lying, it seems you don't intend to live." Cherang Hearing this, he lowered his head and clenched the quilt tightly with both hands.
Bai Ruoxuan said slowly: "Actually, Lai Duo is your husband." Cherang raised his head, his eyes filled with fear and surprise. Bai Ruoxuan said: "I have arranged for personal soldiers to check your details. You and Lai Duo are not brothers and sisters, but husband and wife.
The butler must have seen through the relationship between you two and threatened you. The fact that Lai Duo was kicked out of the palace was also intentional on the part of the butler. He wants to take advantage of it. After Laido was controlled by him, he came to blackmail you again. You two are husband and wife, and you must have a child.
As for the disappearance of the crown prince, you are not completely unaware of it, but it is a play that the housekeeper ordered you to act out. You were afraid that the butler would threaten Lao Duo's life, so you agreed to it, right? "
Cherang covered his face and cried bitterly. Bai Ruoxuan said softly, "You don't have to be afraid now, because the housekeeper is dead." Cherang wiped his tears and said, "But where is my husband?"
Bai Ruoxuan thought for a moment and said, "Your husband... your husband is fine. I came to you because I wanted to ask you something." Cheyang said, "What's the matter?" Bai Ruoxuan took out a piece of paper from her sleeve. , with a hairpin in the shape of a plum blossom drawn on it.
Qie Rang held the paper and looked at it for a long time and said, "I have indeed seen it, but... but..." Bai Ruoxuan smiled and said, "You don't have to say it, I already know the answer I want."
