When Chen Yuan arrived at Nanbeiyuan, soldiers had already surrounded the temple. King Dingxi stood at the gate with his hands behind his back, saying nothing and motionless. But it seemed like a dark cloud as big as half the sky, pressing low and heavy over the temple. The abbot came out tremblingly, holding a Zen staff in one hand and being supported by a young monk with the other.
"My lord, what do you mean by this? I don't know where I offended my lord..." the abbot asked softly.
"I asked you to chant sutras and pray for salvation. Why did you abandon Buddhism and study medicine?" the prince asked.
Chen Yuan couldn't stop laughing, he was so good at abandoning Buddhism and studying medicine.
"What does the prince mean by this? But where do you start talking about it?" the abbot asked.
"I won't be looking for you for the time being. Is there anyone named Feiwen in the temple?" The prince asked directly without talking nonsense.
"Yes." The abbot said.
"Let him come out, and I won't go in." The prince said.
"Go quickly, Master Feiwen, please come out and reply." The abbot said hurriedly.
"Yes, Master." The young monk bowed and hurriedly ran behind him.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, the young monk ran back panting again and said in a panic: "Master, no."
"What?" said the abbot.
"I heard that Master is not in his house. I shouted all over the yard and looked for him, but he was nowhere to be found," the young monk said.
"Has he been out today?" the abbot asked the two doormen.
"As far as the elder is concerned, no." The doorman said.
"This is really strange. You elder Fei Wen is just like my son, disappearing when you say he is missing." The prince snorted coldly.
"This...Prince..." The abbot was speechless for a moment.
"I'm afraid you didn't intend to hide him? Are you in the same group with him?" the prince suddenly said to the abbot.
"This!" The abbot was shocked. He quickly stepped out of the door and said, "Your Highness, please, search as you like."
"Come in!" The prince said just one word, and hundreds of soldiers entered with clang.
"Report to the prince - no!"
"Report—no!"
"Your Majesty—no!"
The prince was sitting in Fei Wenbaludu's room. The soldiers sent out to search came back one after another. It seemed that there was really no one.
"Huh! Let this thief run away!" The prince gritted his teeth.
"Hey! What a waste of time!" Chen Yuan, who had been silent all this time, smiled, leaning on the incense case, and jumped on it. He saw the incense case slowly sinking two inches in front of everyone, and then heard a "click" from behind the Buddha statue. There was a sound, and the prince and others turned behind the Buddha statue in confusion, only to see a dark hole exposed at the waist of the Buddha statue.
"Hey! Abbot! There is a secret room here! Is this where you hide the sesame oil?" Chen Yuan said with a smile.
"This donor is joking, how could there be such a cave here? Even I, the abbot, don't know." The abbot said in surprise.
"Then... let me go in and take a look?" Chen Yuan asked.
"Donor, please do so," the abbot said.
"Boy Yuan, be careful." The prince faced the dark hole and didn't know what was inside, so he was inevitably a little nervous.
"It's okay, follow me." Chen Yuan grinned.
When the prince saw Chen Yuan's bared teeth, he was inexplicably determined. He didn't even let the deputy follow him first, and followed the second one in. All the soldiers followed him one by one without having time to stop him.
After Chen Yuan came down, he lit the torches one by one, illuminating the entire secret room. There is nothing here, just two rooms without doors, and some wine jars and wheat straw in the corners. Chen Yuan did not expect that the bald donkey was not hiding here. He smashed the wine jars one by one without giving up, and threw all the wheat straw on the soil bed on the ground. He did not find that the bald donkey was hiding under the wheat straw like himself. Only then He sighed desperately.
"It seems that this bald donkey realized later and felt that helping the young prince detoxify was unnecessary. As long as the prince comes back and does not give the young prince medicine first, but first undresses to see the injury, then he will definitely arouse suspicion." Chen Yuan Thought to himself.
"Boy Yuan, why are you so familiar with this place?" King Dingxi was a little surprised when he saw Chen Yuan running around.
"Hi! The second one has entered the palace!" Chen Yuan said with a smile.
"What's going on?" the prince asked.
So Chen Yuan simplified what happened here into a brand new story, and told it to King Dingxi. Of course, this story did not contain any shadow of the princess.
"What? That thief tied my son here?" After hearing this, the prince became furious.
"What are they trying to do?" the prince asked.
"You are said to be guarding some kind of Nanqi's treasure, which is probably worth a lot of money." Chen Yuan said nonchalantly.
King Dingxi's eyes narrowed when he heard the first half of the sentence, and he secretly let out a sigh of relief when he heard the second half. But this reaction has already fallen into Chen Yuan's eyes.
"You son of a bitch from the Western Regions, you dare to take advantage of my treasure." King Dingxi cursed.
"Then how did this thief tie up Yun'er?" The prince asked again.
"The person who has an accomplice is the young prince's nanny." Chen Yuan said, without mentioning the word princess.
"What? She is from the Western Regions?" The prince was in disbelief.
"It's almost certain that she knows the bone-shrinking technique of the Corpse Sect in the Western Regions." Chen Yuan said.
"What's so great about bone-shrinking skills? Aren't those tomb robbers in the Central Plains capable of it?" the prince said.
"Your Majesty, the techniques are different. Our bone-shrinking technique in the Central Plains cannot be practiced by women." Chen Yuan said with a smile.
"Son of a bitch! Come back!" the prince said angrily, and turned around and left first.
On the way back, the prince and Chen Yuan walked side by side. Vice General Zhao took advantage of the breaks between the two of them to step forward and say something several times, and then hesitantly stepped back several times.
"Commander Zhao." Chen Yuan turned around and called to the man.
"You don't have to be embarrassed. My bearded brother's mind is bigger than his head. He didn't take what happened that morning to heart at all." Chen Yuan said with a smile.
Vice General Zhao smiled awkwardly, cupped his hands and said, "I didn't know that you and the prince were old acquaintances, otherwise I wouldn't have suspected your brother."
"Through those few times, I can see that you are bent on finding the young prince. Otherwise, I wouldn't ask for your cooperation in such a big matter." Chen Yuan said with a smile.
"Haha, that plan of yours is also brilliant." The man smiled cheerfully.
"Oh? What else can't you two do?" the prince said in surprise.
"This young man said that as long as I order all the soldiers in the camp to go to the princess and tell her that a ghost had pressed her into bed during her nap, he would be able to get the young prince back," the man said with a smile.
"Oh? What's the matter with the princess? I'm also wondering how she could find the bald donkey that tied up my son as soon as she looked for a priest." The prince frowned.
"How could it be possible? My lord, the princess is not Xiaoyun's stepmother. How can she harm her son? You know exactly how he treats Xiaoyun." Chen Yuan said.
"Yes..." The prince nodded, but he was still thinking about something.
"They are the two personal maids of the princess." Chen Yuan paused for a moment and said. If he could put the medicine on one side of the menstrual cloth, it would only numb Dai Er, but not the maid named Tingting. In addition to giving it to Tingting, Who else could Ting use to wash and dress her maid? Since we can't get rid of the relationship with them, let's just leave them to protect the princess!
"Those two maids?" the prince asked.
"Well, as long as everyone says that the ghost was pressed into bed, the real ghost will be anxious. It's obvious that she didn't act. What's going on?" Chen Yuan said.
"So the real ghost is eager to go to his accomplices and ask if they acted unilaterally. He also wants to see if there is anything wrong with the young prince they worked so hard to kidnap." Chen Yuan added.
"But as the princess's personal maid, they couldn't go out alone without their master, so they encouraged the princess to find someone to exorcise ghosts and perform rituals. The princess was in a state of confusion, so she naturally had any tricks at her disposal. And they recommended it to the princess. The place is naturally with his accomplices, and we can connect him." Chen Yuan made up a slightly more reasonable story in one breath, but after thinking about it carefully, there were actually several parts that were quite forced. Fortunately, Commander Zhao is a big boss, so naturally he won't think too carefully. The prince is not much better than Commander Zhao. He is still in authority, so naturally he is a little confused. I hope he can be fooled!
"What if his accomplice is not a dharma practitioner but an ice powder seller?" Commander Zhao pondered for a long time before asking such a question.
"You're stupid! If he were selling ice powder, that bitch slave would definitely tell me to buy a bowl for Madam to calm her down when passing by. Then it would be the same thing again!" Before Chen Yuan could speak, the prince answered his questions first. .
Chen Yuan couldn't help but feel happy, it was so good! Fool yourself. I don't have to worry about it anymore. Then he added: "What the prince said is absolutely true. Even if he is a dog meat seller, the maid will say that dog blood wards off evil spirits, and she will go and beg for some. So no matter what their accomplices are doing, they have a way to catch up."
"Your Majesty..." Commander Zhao cupped his hands with a look of hope on his face, which made Chen Yuan puzzled for a while.
"What are you doing?" the prince asked with a smile.
"If it turns out that Madam's two personal maids are from the Western Regions, can you..." Commander Zhao stopped at the critical moment and winked at the prince.
"Look at your cowardice!" The prince smiled and kicked him on the butt, saying, "Okay! It's the same as last time!"
"Can we start from the northwest camp this time?" Commander Zhao asked.
"Okay!" said the prince.
"I wonder what the two uncles are talking about? Boy, I can hear the clouds and fog." Chen Yuan cupped his hands and said.
"You don't need to know. I haven't asked you yet, how did this thief bring my son out? You also know the strength of the nursing home in my mansion. If they say they didn't get out, that means they didn't get out," the prince said.
"It's true that he left the palace, and he walked out openly." Chen Yuan said with a smile.
"How did he get out?" Commander Zhao asked.
"I wonder when Madam's chair was made? Who made it?" Chen Yuan asked.
"Such a trivial matter is of course left to the servants to handle. I don't know much about it," the prince said.
"Then it's probably those two maids who ordered it." Chen Yuan said.
"What's wrong?" the prince asked.
"My lord, haven't you noticed that my aunt's chair is thicker than the ordinary chair?" Chen Yuan said.
"I discovered it. I thought it was carved out of whole wood, and I thought it would tire the sedan bearers to death, so I forgot to ask." The prince said.
"It's thick, not because it's carved from whole wood, but because it's a chair-shaped box. When the lid is opened, one person can sit inside, and another person can sit on top of it when the lid is closed," Chen Yuan said.
"So they stuffed my son into that chair and carried him out in plain sight?" The prince laughed angrily.
"Yes." Chen Yuan also smiled.
"Your aunt, that stupid bitch, doesn't know anything! She was just wandering around with her nose in her mouth all day!" the prince said angrily.
"You can't blame Auntie. She can't keep her eyes open all day long. People who want to harm others can always seize the opportunity." Chen Yuan said.
"The ghost that has been causing trouble in my house for more than half a year turned out to be three women." The prince sighed.
"There are not three ghosts. There is only one ghost, that is Li Niang. This ghost must know some Qing Kung Fu. I tried it secretly with the two maids, but they didn't have the kung fu on them. I guess they were just fighting to cooperate, but Li Niang's kung fu is not weak. Hey." Chen Yuan said.
"Isn't she in another courtyard? Wasn't she discovered by the nursing staff when she came in?" the prince said.
"My lord, there are only two alleys between the back wall of your palace and the back wall of the other courtyard. Is it difficult to dig a tunnel? She will still shrink her bones, and she doesn't need to be too big. If there happens to be someone Maybe the mouse hole can be widened a little," Chen Yuan said.
"What? You actually dug a tunnel in my house!" The prince was shocked.
"Uncle Wang, come on..." Chen Yuan waved and motioned for Ran Zheng to put his ear towards him.
"What are you doing..." The prince was confused and still listened.
"Not only was your house dug into a tunnel, but it was also dug into a cellar. The whole courtyard was almost hollowed out!" Chen Yuan whispered in his ear.
The prince's eyes, which were already wide open in shock, were forced to open a little wider due to another shock, and he felt a bit like his eyes were about to burst.
"Where does the tunnel lead? Why has no one discovered it?" the prince asked.
"Where else is safer than the princess's house? Who dares to spy on the princess's house for a day?" Chen Yuan said.
"You stupid aunt! Really... ugh! Don't worry about anything for a day!" The prince didn't know what to say.
"Hey, you dislike your aunt so much, why did you find her in the first place?" Chen Yuan teased.
"What am I looking for? My father promised me the daughter of the prime minister." The prince said.
"I heard that the prime minister's daughter is not married to the current emperor?" Chen Yuan said.
"People who were born before entering the imperial court and serving as officials." The prince said.
"Haha, Shi Zaifu, our cool-tempered man, is actually a heartless man who abandoned his wife and children!" Chen Yuan said with a smile.
"Go! Even my father-in-law dares to scold me!" The prince slapped Chenyuan on the back of the head.
"The previous wife died of illness before he entered the capital. My daughter was only two years old, so she was fostered by an elder in the family, your aunt." The prince said.
"Oh, the current queen was born from his subsequent wife." Chen Yuan said.
"Then our Shi Zaifu's background is too strong. One of his two sons-in-law is the current emperor, and the other is the most powerful prince since the founding of the country. Who dares to provoke this? Is there anyone in the court who dares to say no?" Chen Yuan smiled.
"Don't think you can talk nonsense by praising me secretly!" The prince smiled and slapped Chen Yuan on the back of the head again.
"Let's go! Go back to the house first, solve what can be solved first, and torture the two maids to see if we can find the whereabouts of this bald thief." The prince finished immediately and left the secret room immediately.
