At three o'clock in the afternoon, under the setting sun, a line of purple smoke condensed and persisted, rising straight into the sky. However, high in the sky, it slowly disappeared invisible under the breeze.
Although Zhou Jin was sitting quietly in the palace, her mind was already at the imperial mausoleum. She really wanted to know what was recorded in the prince's brother's handwriting. Is it really what Su Shi said, recording the fate of Daqian?
She thought again of Zhou Xuan's love and compassion for her.
Originally, it was natural for a big brother to love and care for his younger sister, so even though Zhou Jin had felt Zhou Xuan's special care for her since she was a child, she felt it was normal.
But now it seems that the prince brother seems to know his fate, so he loves him so much.
What is your destiny? Why does the prince's brother say that getting married is the best choice?
Zhou Jin suddenly felt an inexplicable fear, and the more fear she felt, the more she wanted to know the ending.
What she fears most now is losing the most important person in her heart.
When Zhou Jinzheng was uneasy and thinking wildly, Xiaolan hurried in, followed by a soldier with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and an imposing manner.
As soon as the soldier saw Zhou Jin, he immediately saluted and said respectfully: "Guan Ming, who is of humble rank, has met Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Zhou Jin immediately calmed down and said: "Guan Xiaowei, please stand up, there is no need to be polite."
"Thank you, Your Highness, Princess." Guan Ming stood tall and replied hurriedly: "The instructions given by Your Highness the Princess are now clear. At three o'clock in the morning, strange smoke rose from Guangdu Temple."
Zhou Jin's expression was shocked. She stood up suddenly and looked directly at Guan Ming: "Is there really strange smoke rising?"
Guan Ming nodded and replied: "At three o'clock in the morning, a line of purple smoke rose from Guangdu Temple and disappeared into the sky a moment later."
"Does Guangdu Temple have manpower arranged?"
Guan Ming's face looked a little embarrassed at this time: "It was almost time when I received your Majesty's oral instructions to listen to His Majesty's arrangements. At present, I only have time to arrange palace affairs. Guangdu Temple has not yet had time to make arrangements, but now we have urgently sent people to check. .”
Zhou Jin consoled him: "It's not Guan Xiaowei's fault for this matter. No one would have thought that the other party would act so quickly."
Then she ordered: "This matter can only be investigated secretly. No matter inside or outside the palace, we must not alert the enemy and let the other party know that we have discovered their secret."
Guan Ming replied: "I have given many instructions to those who are investigating this matter, and they will remember His Highness's instructions."
"When the purple smoke rises, is there anything unusual in the palace?"
Guan Ming shook his head: "Not many people in the palace noticed the purple smoke rising from Guangdu Temple. Even if some people saw the purple smoke rising, they just thought it was novel and interesting. There have been no reports of abnormality yet."
Zhou Jin thought for a while and asked: "When the purple smoke rises, where can you see it in the palace?"
"Guangdu Temple is located due east of the imperial city, and the height of the fireworks is not very high. I have secretly tested it. The Zhonghe Hall is directly opposite Guangdu Temple. With the Zhonghe Hall as the center, the observation limit is within a radius of two miles. This includes Qingzhong, Li There are several places in De, Shaoyang, and the East Inner Courtyard.”
Then Guan Mingming hesitated a little: "There are nearly a thousand eunuchs, maids, soldiers, and servants in these places. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find someone in the palace to help."
Zhou Jin also knew that it would be difficult to investigate this matter in the palace, especially in secret. It was even more difficult, so he had to say: "You should pay close attention to these places first, focusing on Guangdu Temple."
"Yes, I will arrange for manpower to monitor Guangdu Temple for twelve hours."
Zhou Jin nodded slightly, suddenly remembered something, and asked again: "After the strange smoke rises, will there be anyone outside the city gate?"
Guan Ming immediately replied: "After I saw the strange smoke rising, I immediately sent people to wait outside several city gates to investigate the people who left the palace after the strange smoke." At this point, Guan Mingming felt a little embarrassed: " It’s just that we don’t have enough manpower right now and we’re afraid there might be some oversights.”
Zhou Jin also knew that the matter had happened unexpectedly, and Guan Ming had not arranged everything yet, so there would inevitably be omissions. He said: "I also know that this matter is difficult to handle, but it is of great importance. Guan Xiaowei must do his best." .”
Having said this, Zhou Jin ordered Xiaolan: "Bring me my token." Then he looked at Guan Ming: "Use my token to mobilize the manpower you are lacking."
Guan Ming knew that since His Majesty had temporarily handed over the secret guard to Princess Pingle, the matter Her Royal Highness was investigating must be urgent and major, so he naturally did not dare to neglect it in the slightest.
"Thank you, Your Highness, Princess. Please rest assured that I will do my best to catch the criminals and bring them to justice."
After Guan Ming left, Zhou Jin's heart could no longer calm down.
The smoke rises, indicating that the other party has begun to take action, but our side has gained nothing except the smoke.
As for whether Guan Ming could find out some clues, Zhou Jin actually didn't hold out much hope. Moreover, the matter was urgent, and she was worried that by the time Guan Ming found out the clues, it would already be a thing of the past.
Thinking of this, she couldn't sit still anymore and wanted to go to the general's mansion immediately to discuss it with Su Shi.
But when Zhou Jin thought of Su, her heart seemed to become more stable, because in her opinion, Su Shi seemed to be able to solve any difficulty.
So Zhou Jin slowly sat down again and waited quietly for Guan Ming's reply.
However, at the end of Youshi, Zhou Jin had just finished dinner when a maid hurriedly walked in. Xiaolan hurriedly went forward to greet her, and the two of them whispered a few words.
Xiaolan nodded, the maid gently withdrew, and Xiaolan returned to Zhou Jin.
"What's up?"
Xiaolan lowered her eyebrows and replied: "Miss Xiaolan just sent a message from shopkeeper Tuo Lu, asking the princess to talk to the store tomorrow. Mr. Su said that we have important matters to discuss."
Zhou Jin was surprised. She didn't expect that Su Shi had important matters to discuss just now when purple smoke was discovered here. She frowned unconsciously and asked in confusion: "Did Mr. Su also discover the purple smoke rising from Guangdu Temple? "
"Shopkeeper Lu only said this, but didn't say why?"
Zhou Jin also knew that Xiaolan didn't know, so he shook his head: "It's okay. Mr. Su is very safe in his work. I am afraid that the process of transmitting the message will be leaked, so he did not say it clearly."
Having said this, she looked at the sky and said, "It's still early, please accompany me to the Royal Garden for a walk."
"yes."
Zhou Jin thought for a while and said, "Instruct the people outside. If Captain Guan comes and I haven't come back yet, ask Captain Guan to wait, and then send someone to notify us immediately."
Xiaolan immediately walked outside the palace and told the people on duty about Zhou Jin's instructions. Then she returned to the palace and accompanied Zhou Jin towards the imperial garden.
After leaving the palace, after turning a few roads, the Royal Garden was already close at hand. At this time, a group of palace maids appeared on the road ahead, embracing a tall and charming woman.
