It's early morning, still half an hour away from Chen time.
The rule of the Xuanjian Division is that you must arrive at work before three quarters of the hour.
After waiting for a long time, the maids mustered up the courage and encouraged one of them to knock on the door.
They knew that the prince hated it most when someone disturbed his sleep.
As long as the prince comes back and enters the house, no one is allowed to knock on the door or greet him. Anyone who breaks in without permission will be beaten to death.
So every day, the maids prepared toiletries outside the door, waiting for the prince to get up and wash himself at any time.
"Did the prince drink too much yesterday?"
"I got up early in the past, and I've already set off at this hour..."
"Xiao Cui, please knock again."
"Prince?" Xiaocui stood at the door, a little panicked.
She shouted several times, her voice getting louder and louder, but she didn't hear the prince's response.
Even the prince did not snore.
"This doesn't seem right. The prince didn't snore or answer. Could he be sick?"
"Please ask the housekeeper to open the door quickly," someone suggested.
After all, they were just maids, they didn't dare to break down the door directly, and they didn't have the strength.
So a maid went to the front yard to call for someone.
After a while, the housekeeper arrived with a group of servants. After listening to the maids' words, he shouted a few times to confirm the situation, and then worked together to break down the door and enter.
"boom--"
As soon as the door was opened, everyone smelled a pungent smell.
There was a fishy smell, like feces and urine running down the crotch.
The housekeeper looked panicked. He had seen such a scene before and had experienced such a smell when an elder in his family passed away.
After a person dies, they will release all their feces and urine all at once. This is the smell.
"Could it be..." The housekeeper couldn't imagine how his young prince could die.
He hurriedly led others forward and headed towards the bed, and sure enough he saw Xiao Luoye's calm face.
But as we got closer, the smell got stronger.
The housekeeper stepped forward and took the courage to check Xiao Luoye's pulse: "Your Majesty, I've been offended..."
"Your Majesty, what is this?" The servants were also a little surprised.
In this era, no one has seen a few dead people, and they have already made assumptions after seeing this scene.
"Oh my god!" The housekeeper suddenly dropped Xiao Luoye's hand. He didn't even feel his body temperature, let alone his pulse.
"My lord, he...he is dead!"
The housekeeper quickly knelt on the ground and burst into tears.
"Oh, my lord!" The servants knelt down and cried, as if they were mourning their heirs.
The sound of maids throwing things could be heard outside the door. They all knelt outside and started crying.
It seems that the deceased was such a kind and generous king.
In fact... no matter whether it is sad or not, the servants have to act like this when the master dies.
"How is it possible? How could the prince die? He was in his prime!"
If I had known that this prince would be so short-lived, why would I have come to serve him and not get any glory or wealth?
"My lord, please wake up, I cannot live without you..."
I just slept with you, and you died without even giving me a status. What a loss for me!
"Your Highness, Prince Yu..." Someone finally called out, "Your Highness."
…
The news of the death of King Yu was first transmitted to the Xuanjian Division, and then to the palace.
The emperor was going to court, it was rare for Qin Shiyi not to complain, and Xiao Pingsi was in a good mood, when the guards outside the door came with bad news.
"His Majesty……"
"Why are you so alarmed?" Xiao Pingsi frowned.
"Your Majesty, Prince Yu... was discovered by a servant at home this morning and has passed away..."
"King Yu... Fallen leaves?" Xiao Ping suddenly realized that he had such a good boy.
Xiao Pingsi suddenly panicked: "What did you say? Say it again!"
"King Yu passed away..."
Wang Feng had quick eyesight and quick hands, and quickly helped the emperor to make Xiao Pingsi sit upright.
"How...how could he be so young? How could he be gone...could there be an assassination attempt?" Xiao Pingsi was furious.
After all, he was his biological son. Although he had no legitimate title, Xiao Pingsi would not allow him to die in a daze.
The courtiers were also stunned for a moment, and then they all remembered who King Yu was.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me..." Zhuge Qingshan could only comfort the emperor.
"Your Majesty, please give me your condolences..." The ministers agreed, not knowing what to say for a moment.
For the courtiers, it didn't matter whether King Yu died or not. He was an insignificant role anyway, as long as they didn't implicate themselves.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid there is something fishy about this matter. Please investigate in detail!" Xiao Chaoguo said immediately, looking at the ministers, his eyes full of hostility.
He felt that Xiao Luoye's death was probably caused by someone in the court.
After all, the Xuanjian Division has done a lot of dirty tricks to court officials over the years, and it is normal for people to retaliate.
"Xiao Qing, go and investigate in detail yourself. Dali Temple will also send someone to go with you. I won't allow this matter to be messed up in the slightest!"
Xiao Pingsi issued an edict and warned Xiao Chaoguo and Dali Temple that this matter should not be reduced to trivial matters and left alone.
This blocked the escape route for both sides. With both sides working together, no one could cover up for the other, and everything found had to be taken out.
"I...accept the decree."
The emperor shouted coldly: "Retreat!"
The ministers bowed their heads and retreated. Even if they had something to report, they no longer dared to provoke the emperor.
…
Early in the morning, Fang Jue went to Beishi to buy meat.
I just wanted to get close to Xiao's house and see if Xiao Luoye was dead.
Although he used a large dose of insulin, Fang Jue was not sure whether his dose was enough. After all, the purity of his medicine was low.
But when he saw someone coming out of Xiaozhai soon and going to the longevity food store to buy something, Fang Jue knew that he had succeeded.
"Master, look at the door of Xiao's house, which is hung with ink and white lanterns."
"I saw it." Fang Jue rolled his eyes.
Dianyi immediately praised: "Young Master is indeed better than Huo Shenxian. He is truly the best doctor in the world. Just use some medicine..."
"Shut up, it's very troublesome to be heard in public." Fang Jue warned.
"yes……"
"Go back. I also bought some meat. Let's eat dumplings today." Fang Jue said calmly.
Eliminating a strong enemy is worthy of celebration, especially when this strong enemy is still an old six.
Such an opponent is more poisonous than a poisonous snake and more difficult to guard against than a thief, so Fang Jue must strike first to gain the upper hand.
The two of them had just returned to Fangjiazhuang. It was almost noon when they saw someone waiting at the entrance of the village.
It was Ye Hongyi who was wearing two swords.
"Something happened in the Xiao house. As colleagues, you didn't go and take a look. Why did you come to me instead?" Fang Jue asked with a smile.
He didn't say that Xiao Luoye was dead, only that something happened in Xiao's house, because there was no definite news yet that it was Xiao Luoye who died in Xiao's house.
What if it’s one of his concubines or a relative of his mother’s family?
Ye Hongyi is from the Xuanjian Division and is too sensitive, so you have to be careful when speaking in front of her.
"Xiao Luoye is dead." Ye Hongyi shook his head, feeling that things were a little uncertain.
"Is it Xiao Luoye who died?" Fang Jue looked surprised, unable to see the flaw, and said doubtfully, "He is so young, I thought his mother's elder had passed away."
Xiao Luoye was considered filial. He brought his mother's family to live in Xiao's house and was supported by many elders.
It's just that his mother died early, and no one knows the reason, probably because she was not blessed to receive the emperor's favor.
Ye Hongyi shook his head and followed Fang Jue and the others into the village, talking a lot along the way.
"Xiao Luoye is a bit of a shady person, so I don't like to work with him too much, and I don't have much friendship with him... It would be a bit deliberate to go now."
Fang Jue smiled, knowing that Ye Hongyi was avoiding it.
Everyone in the Xuanjian Division knew that Xiao Luoye had wanted to kiss Ye Hongyi for a long time, and even thought about asking His Majesty for a marriage.
But Ye Hongyi is not Ye Ling'er. No one can say anything about what she doesn't want to do. Moreover, the emperor is not that fond of Xiao Luoye and can let him do what he wants.
If it were in the past, Ye Hongyi would probably go and see this colleague off for the last time.
But today is different from the past. She has exchanged tokens with Fang Jue, which can be regarded as a private life-long commitment. Under such circumstances, Ye Hongyi will naturally not get close to a man with whom she has an affair.
Even if he died, he shouldn't have gone because the two of them had no friendship in the first place.
"You should go. After all, if you are a colleague, others will say you are ruthless and unjust... I am not such a stingy person." Fang Jue said with relief.
Ye Hongyi shook his head: "People from the Xuanjian Division shouldn't have too many official favors. I feel more at ease if I don't go to Your Majesty."
"That's true." Fang Jue nodded, not convinced enough to think that Ye Hongyi didn't go to Xiao's house just because of herself.
"But I still sent someone to deliver the elegiac couplet of condolences and some paper money and incense candles." Ye Hongyi added.