After Concubine Lin finished speaking, she met the eyes of Abbot Tongguang.
In the territory of Xiangguo Temple, Abbot Tongguang should have been the person with the highest say.
Hearing Concubine Lin's instructions, he pursed his lips slightly.
But Concubine Lin was not going to give in. She smiled and said, "Master, you don't mind, right?"
Abbot Tongguang clasped his hands together with a warm smile on his face: "Your Highness, you are too kind. This matter concerns the reputation of the temple. It is our duty to find out the truth. Thank you very much, Madam and all the donors."
But the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, and it was obvious that his smile was very forced.
In name, he was the person in charge of the Huguo Temple and the "imperial master" appointed by the previous emperor.
But in fact, Tongguang had no ability to compete with Concubine Lin.
Concubine Lin saw all this and felt even more disgusted with this hypocritical person.
The palace maids and eunuchs followed orders and entered one after another. For a moment, the only sound in the room was the noise of people searching for things.
After a while, Zijuan carefully wrapped a broken piece of incense in a brocade handkerchief and respectfully presented it to Concubine Lin.
On the white brocade handkerchief, there was a piece of dark yellow incense that had not yet burned out.
Zijuan replied, "Madam, we found this under Concubine Wu's window."
"This is……?"
Upon hearing this, all the concubines gathered around and looked at the broken piece of incense curiously.
Ningpin twitched her nose and said hesitantly, "It seems to be sleeping incense?"
Yuepin nodded, agreeing with Ningpin's words, "It is indeed a sleeping incense, and it is pear blossom agarwood produced in Suzhou, which is very valuable."
Jinxiu was puzzled: "That's strange, the young lady never uses sleeping incense."
Zijuan continued, "I also found a hole on the upper edge of the paper window. The edge is brand new, so someone must have poked it on purpose."
Jinxiu woke up as if from a dream and said hurriedly, "Yes, yes! Last night when I was on guard, I fell asleep without realizing it. At that time, I thought I was too tired from climbing the mountain and didn't think too much about it."
"In that case, someone must have used incense to knock out everyone in Concubine Wu's room last night, and then took the opportunity to hide Monk Lu Kong's clothes under Concubine Wu's bed." Concubine Shu concluded.
Lu Changzai was indignant: "This man is so sinister! He wants to put Concubine Wu to death!"
Concubine Zhang said angrily: "What a vicious heart, I don't know who did it, and almost fooled everyone."
Wu Qing shrugged, [Who else? The wise monk. He is like a walking perfume bottle.]
[The reason why pear blossom agarwood is expensive is because its fragrance lasts for a very long time, and will not dissipate until at least three days later. ]
【You will know if you find someone to compare with. 】
Upon hearing this, Concubine Lin said calmly, "The scent of pear blossom agarwood lasts a long time, so this person must still have this scent on him. Zijuan, go and carefully distinguish the scents of everyone and see if anyone has the same scent as this sleeping incense."
"Maybe this guy is here right now." Concubine Lin raised the corners of her lips.
Among the crowd, the wise monk's face had turned pale.
He raised his foot to leave, but his fellow disciple held his wrist tightly.
"Brother Zhihui, where are you going?"
The monks asked with a wry smile.
Wisdom laughed awkwardly, her voice trembling a little: "I'm going to the toilet, the toilet..."
The monks remained unmoved and still held his wrists tightly, as if they wanted to crush his bones.
"I was wondering why Senior Brother smells so good today. It turns out he stole the abbot's pear blossom agarwood!"
"Not only did you steal, you also dared to frame Senior Brother Kong and Madam Wu!"
Zijuan and her group quickly tied up the wise monk and brought him to Concubine Lin.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the wise monk collapsed to the ground, realizing that he was in great danger.
Wu Qing clapped wildly in his heart, [Famous Detective Lin Guifei! So handsome! ]
[The Imperial Concubine was very smart. She knew to look for traces of crime first. She immediately noticed the details of the broken incense and found the criminal based on the scent.]
[But if the misunderstanding is resolved, doesn't that mean I won't die again? ]
[Forget it. I didn't have much hope for these people. I'll just carry out my original plan and wait for an opportunity to assassinate the emperor after returning to the palace.]
Zijuan reported, "Your Highness, I have compared them carefully. The scent of the wise monk is most similar to the scent of pear blossom agarwood!"
She looked down at him with disdain: "And the monks also said that the wise monk did not return home last night."
The wise monk's forehead was covered with cold sweat.
Oh no, oh no, I can’t hide it now!
He thought he had disguised himself well enough, but he didn't expect the scent of pear blossom and agarwood to be so strong that it would still linger on his body.
Will Qi Changzai save him?
He raised his head hopefully, but instead of seeing Concubine Qi, he met the gloomy face of Abbot Tongguang.
“Wisdom, do you know your sin?”
Tongguang was spinning the Buddhist beads in his hand very quickly, looking very upright.
The wise monk lowered his head in fear, and his originally firm gaze began to become wavering.
He took a desperate measure and helped Concubine Qi to frame Concubine Wu just to escape from Tongguang's clutches!
His fellow disciples believed in Tongguang's "Golden Lotus Kung Fu", but he knew that the Buddhist book was simply made up by Tongguang.
Because he saw with his own eyes Tongguang using that scripture as a cushion for the corner of the table!
If the Golden Lotus Technique is truly the supreme Buddhist Dharma, how could Tongguang discard it?
He is a complete liar!
Tong Guang said compassionately: "Zhihui, don't be stubborn anymore, tell the ladies the truth. If there is any hidden truth, I will plead for you. If you can turn back from your mistakes, there may be a glimmer of hope."
The wise monk sneered and didn't buy it.
Although Tongguang's words were beautiful, the wise monk had already seen through his thoughts.
——He just wanted to resolve the matter as quickly as possible to prevent the reputation of Huguo Temple from being further damaged.
Concubine Shu advised quietly, "Master Zhizhi, accusing a concubine is a serious crime. Our dynasty stipulates that those who make false accusations will be punished. Concubines having an affair is a capital crime, and you will not be able to escape death. Now that you have confessed the truth, you can still keep your body intact."
Qi often stared at him nervously, afraid that he would expose himself.
Lu Changzai said anxiously: "My lady, Monk Zhihui is from the Buddhist temple, how could he have a conflict with Concubine Wu? There must be someone behind this!"
Concubine Lin nodded, walked up to Wisdom, and said, "Wisdom, you can just die, but then the mastermind behind you can continue to be at large. Is this the outcome you want to see?"
The wise monk was somewhat shaken.
Concubine Lin raised her lips and continued to attack her: "You don't have to be afraid of her. I have the power to assist the six palaces and will be able to do justice for you."
Wisdom gritted his teeth.
At this point, there is no way for him to leave the Huguo Temple, so he has to find someone to take the blame for him before he dies!
Then, Zhihui suddenly knelt on the ground and cried, "My Lady, I was ordered to do all this by Concubine Qi! Please investigate!"
He stretched out his finger and pointed to where Qi Chang was.