On the carriage back, Jin Xiaoxiao didn't say a word. She lowered her head slightly. Her long eyelashes left two silhouettes at the moment. In the dusk, the sun was pale yellow, and the misty Han was dim. She tightly held the handkerchief in her hand, and all the pictures in her mind were golden eggs and the third prince.

If it involves party strife, it's really terrible.

The marriage of the crown prince and Qinghe Xu family will be the greatest help for the queen and the crown prince. If the marriage fails, they will suffer heavy losses.

"Little, what are you thinking?"

The voice of the eldest princess makes Jin Xiaoxiao suddenly return to her mind. She raises her eyes and stares at the eldest princess for a moment. After a long time, she slowly says, "mother, which one of the prince and the third prince is more powerful?"

The eldest princess pondered a little, then said: "since he is the prince, the queen is a famous family, and his mother's family is full of officials, especially the elder brother of the queen, who is now a great general in the south. As for the third prince... Although his mother's family has been valued by his majesty, it must not be able to last for several years because of the withering talents in his family."

She seemed to think of something. She closed her eyes with long eyelashes and asked Jin Xiaoxiao, "why do you suddenly ask these questions? What do you think of? "

Jin Xiaoxiao nodded noncommittally: "the crown prince is the eldest, and the Queen's mother's family has many civil servants and military generals, but the third prince has nothing. If his royal highness marries the Qinghe Xu family again..."

Her words said here, suddenly stopped down, she Daimei micro Cu, not a moment staring at the long princess.

The eldest princess held the hairpin of the ruby pomegranate flower beside her temples, nodded frequently, and said, "yes, yes, although master Xu has resigned for many years, he is a peach and plum in the world. As far as I know, no less than half of today's officials are his students."

At this point, the eldest princess suddenly seemed to think of something. She suddenly widened her eyes and shrunk her pupils like the night in her eyes: "Xiaoxiao, do you mean your majesty is planning for the crown prince to ascend the throne?"

Jin Xiaoxiao nodded, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "it should be so. The empress and the empress have been married for more than 20 years. No matter how many concubines there are in the harem, the empress is the only one in her eyes. The crown prince was named the crown Prince just at the full moon, and his health is going from bad to worse. If I guess well, That's what your majesty meant

"So, Miss Xu's disappearance is that some people don't want to see the result?"

"When we left the palace just now, I saw the third prince and golden egg. Although golden egg has a reputation as a county horse, it's just a disciple of the second prince's affiliated high school. He can meet the third prince outside the palace. Don't you think there's something fishy about it?"

Jin Xiaojiang tells the truth about his misgivings. He stares at the princess. His eyes are full of ominous premonitions.

"Yes, yes." Long Princess repeatedly nodded, she slightly pondered for a moment, then slowly opened his mouth and said: "listen to you say so, I also feel so."

"This is not the most important thing. What I am more worried about now is whether Miss Xu has already suffered an accident."

"Why do you think so?"

Asked the long princess, frowning.

Jin Xiaoxiao explained: "we just saw Miss Xu's nails in the Zen room. I have just looked at them carefully. Miss Xu's nails are well preserved and carefully trimmed. I also asked Miss Xu's servant girls. They also said that Miss Xu cherishes her polished nails very much. What's the reason for her broken nails, Have you never said a word? "

"Unless..." the princess still hesitated.

Jin Xiaoxiao followed the words of the princess and continued: "unless this person is dead."

The eldest princess nodded. It's true that if a person attaches great importance to her appearance, even if her fingernails are damaged a little, she will be distressed. Besides, Miss Xu, who likes to cherish her fingernails, should immediately order someone to trim her nails, but she didn't even make a sound.

In this way, there is only one reason, that is, Miss Xu was dead at that time.

At that time, there were two girls waiting outside the Zen room at any time. They all came with Miss Xu from Qinghe. Miss Xu had been in the capital for less than three days. If she was bribed, there would be no such possibility.

After much deliberation, Jin lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked out of the window.

It's going to be late. As a woman, she really shouldn't come home too late. After much consideration, Jin Xiaoxiao said, "mother, I want to go to the Mahayana temple again."

"Well, I'll go with you." The princess lifted the curtain and told the groom, "go to the Mahayana temple."

Then he said to the escort who followed the carriage, "go to Xiao's house and let me know. My daughter will stay in princess's house tonight. Tomorrow morning, I will send someone to take her back."

"Yes."

The guard of the princess answered and went to Xiao's house, while the carriage went to the direction of the Mahayana temple.

There is no man's path in the ancient wood, and there is no bell in the deep mountain.

It's already night. The cold winter wind is rustling, and the night sky is filled with stars like pearls. The Mahayana temple is originally a national temple, and there are a lot of people. Even at night, you can still hear the continuous sound of bells and chanting sutras.

But in recent days, because of Miss Xu's disappearance, the Mahayana Temple became very quiet. The princess's carriage stopped, and the coachman jumped off the horse and put down the low stool.

The servant girl got out of the carriage first, and then helped Jin Xiaoxiao and the eldest princess out of the carriage.

Jin Xiaoxiao was dressed in a moon white wind pocket, and her collar was covered with grey mouse fur. Because she was still weak and tight after a short period of production, a cold wind came. She could not help shivering and raised her hand subconsciously to tighten her collar.

The eldest princess shivered when she saw Jin Xiaoxiao, so she gave her her own bronzing stove.

Immediately, under the guidance of little monk, they came to the Zen room where Miss Xu disappeared again.

Little monk lit the oil lamp, and the dark Zen room suddenly cooled: "two benefactors, I'm waiting outside the courtyard. If you have any orders, I'll call me."

"Thank you, little master." Jin Xiaoxiao made a Buddhist verse and nodded to little Shami.

As soon as little monk left the Zen room, he was suddenly stopped by Jin Xiaoxiao: "little master, I want to ask you if there is anyone else living here besides Miss Xu these days?"

Hearing this, little monk frowned slightly and pondered for a moment, and said, "there is another benefactor, but... This man is not a female benefactor. He lives in a Buddhist temple on the outer mountain. There is only one benefactor Xu in the Buddhist temple on the back mountain."