The story of Princess Xiatang's counterattack

Chapter 266 The Mystery of the Picture Scroll
Chapter 266 The Mystery of the Picture Scroll
The two threw themselves into a new round of search project.

If there is another direction for Yantai Xia Houxiang, now he really has no clue at all.

Looking for a small key in a house, and in his brother's style, the key must not be easy to find.

Rong Li also let go of her hands and feet, she didn't dare to move around, because she didn't know what to look for and was afraid that Xia Houxiang would think of something that would make her disturbed.

Now you don't have to be so careful when looking for keys, and search every corner.

Whenever looking for clues, it is the most troublesome time. It is completely blind and groping, relying on feeling.

"Brother, do you have any hobbies or habits?" Rong Li thought about where to start, it might be easier to find something.

"My brother always likes to put things by the bed or by the table. I searched carefully just now, but I didn't find anything." Xia Houxiang thought about whether there was anything missing. "As for hobbies, when my brother has nothing to do, he always I love reading."

"Then find a book." Rong Li snapped his fingers, and now he didn't have any clues, so he started from the book.

but…

Who will tell her where to find the books on this shelf full!

"Ah... Ah Xiang, take a look first to see if there are any books in which you can put things." Rong Li said a little weakly.

Standing in front of the bookshelf, Xia Houxiang was not in a hurry to look through, but scanned through the books, there were some familiar ones and some unfamiliar ones.

Suddenly, his eyes stopped at one place. It was a book that his elder brother often held in his hand. It told folk anecdotes. The stories were short and concise but quite interesting.

The elder brother often read it over and over again, and told him about something interesting.

As soon as he pulled out the book, Rong Li immediately walked to his side, he must have it.

Xia Houxiang flipped through the pages, and saw what they wanted right in the middle of the bibliography.

A small, slender box was placed in the book, and the pages had been hollowed out, just enough to hold things.

Rong Li almost wanted to praise his wit. He thought it would take a lot of time, but he solved it so easily.

As long as the direction is right, anything can be solved.

Xia Houxiang took out the small box, and after opening it, a key was placed in the center.

Take out the key, go back to the table, insert the key into the keyhole and turn it, the mechanism is opened, and the brocade box inside gradually rises.

Taking out the brocade box, Rongli opened it with excitement, and placed a picture scroll in it.

Unfolding the scroll, I saw a temple in the distance, with bamboo forests on both sides, and an old monk walking towards the temple with a straw hat on his back and a cane in front of the path.

There is a poem beside the painting: Cangcang Zhulin Temple, the bells sound late.The lotus hat brings the setting sun, and the green hills go far away alone.

The painter's brushwork is proficient, and his handwriting is vigorous and powerful, but what the painting wants to express is not obvious for a while.

"Can you see anything?" Rong Li asked, she couldn't see anything, the painting was not complicated, so it was impossible to hide anything.

So what does it mean to leave this painting?
It seems that they have come to an end, and there is no secret room to open, what should be done now is to decipher the meaning in the painting, and see what brother is going to say.

Xia Houxiang frowned, shook her head, and spread the painting on the table.

The paintings and poems are all related to monks. There are countless temples in the capital. If brother wants to refer to temples, the scope is too broad and there is no specificity at all.

Monks can't even see their faces. If we talk about eminent monks, how many of them live in the temple? Where can we find them?

Rong Li tilted his head and looked at it again and again, but he really couldn't see what the painting was about to say, so he asked Xia Houxiang beside him, hoping that he could understand the deep meaning in the painting.

But looking at Xia Houxiang's expression, it was obvious that he was also in the fog and missed the point at all.

The two of them were looking at the painting here, when the emperor and queen heard the eunuch came to report that Xia Houxiang and Rong left the Wuying Hall, and they have not come out yet.

It had been more than an hour since the two of them resigned from Zhengyang Palace, Xia Houzan waved his hand to make people leave.

He frowned with some doubts. What did these two people go to the Hall of Martial Arts for so long?

Wenhua Hall and Wuying Hall are the two places Xia Houzan least wants to think about and wants to go. What happened back then was really desperate, and now Xia Houxiang has become a climate again.

To be honest, apart from the fact that Xia Houxiang held the military power, Xia Houzan was still very afraid that Xia Houxiang would know about what happened back then.

Fortunately, the two of them went to Wuying Hall, if they went to Wenhua Hall, Xia Houzan would break out in a cold sweat.

The queen next to him didn't feel anything, but when Xia Houxiang was mentioned, she subconsciously felt guilty.

Regarding the matter of him taking Rongli back to the residence, the queen has a different understanding.

On the left, Xia Houxiang took his new wife to visit his original residence. Once a woman has a heart for a man, she must want to care about everything about him.

How could Rongli want to be absent from Xia Houxiang's childhood.

But the time is longer, how can it be short to recall the past, plus the two of them wandered around, the Hall of Martial Heroes is not a small place, it would take an hour to get all of them down.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. According to my concubines, the Hall of Martial Arts is the place where Xia Houxiang lived when I was young. Now I'm taking Rongli away to see if there is any change from when I was a child. The concubines still understand a little bit about women's thoughts." Yes." The queen said softly, she knew Xia Houzan's worries, but this matter was really not a big deal, Xia Houzan was a little too cautious.

"That being said, the distance between the two halls is not far. If Xia Houxiang runs over..." Xia Houzan said hesitantly.

"What are you afraid of? It's been so long, and we have dealt with everything that needs to be dealt with. You have also visited it yourself more than once. What else is there to worry about?" The queen picked up the teapot on the table and poured it out. Pass the cup of tea to Xia Houzan.

"Even if you go to that hall, you can't see anything. Besides, we have already sent people to lock the door, and there are people guarding the door. How can Xia Houxiang get in? What's more, there is Rong Li Follow along, don't worry." The queen explained her own analysis, and the more she said it, the more she felt it made sense, but even if she walked around her residence, she didn't get out of that circle.

"I hope so." Xiahou sighed in admiration. It would be a variable to keep Xiahouxiang, and he had to find a way to get rid of it, so he could rest assured.

What Xia Houzan was worried about, Xia Houxiang was still studying the painting in his hand. After looking at it for a while, he really didn't see anything.

He had the same opinion as Rongli, there is probably no way out, since this painting is the key, it is better to take it back and study it carefully, they have been here for a long time, if they stay any longer, it is hard to guarantee that Xiahou will not be suspicious.

"Take the painting back and look at it, let's go out first." Xia Houxiang picked up the painting and rolled it up while talking.

"That's the only way to go," Rong Li sighed, and now she couldn't see anything, she stretched her waist, today was too much work, she had to make up for it when she went back, when she was being stretched, she suddenly stopped, "Wait, there's something in the painting!"

Rong Li's eyes widened in surprise, just now the painting was not visible when it was placed on the table, now he picked up a roll, and Rong Li was just on the back of the painting.

As soon as the sun shines, Rongli can see clearly, there is a place in the middle and bottom of the painting where something is placed.

Pulling out the dagger, Rongli found the corresponding position on the front, and carefully made a small slit under the crutch in the painting.

It turns out that there is a layer under the cane!

At this time, a thin silk like a cicada's wing was taken out and slowly unfolded.

(End of this chapter)