A breeze blew, and the flames on the table jumped uneasily, making the light sway a little.
Xiao Yujue put down the book in his hand with a lot of worries. The eunuch who was serving him hurried forward and made a gesture to the eunuch who was on duty.
The little eunuch immediately came over with scissors and reorganized the candles.
"Your Highness, it's late at night, why don't you... go to rest. After two more hours, you should get up and go to the morning court again."
Xiao Yujue sighed helplessly.
Ever since the Queen Mother brought him four beauties, he always felt that there were people around him watching him, which made him restless.
What's even more terrible is that he had to take turns summoning these women to serve in bed according to the rules of his ancestors.
As a result, not to mention that Mu Jingyan was unhappy, even he himself was unhappy.
In order to avoid these "unhappy", Xiao Yujue found an excuse to move to a different courtyard, hoping to stay away from those women for the time being.
"Your Highness, the servant has already asked someone to tidy up your bed. Look... do you want someone to serve?"
"No need." Xiao Yujue waved his hand. This time he came to the villa and could take his concubine with him. If he wanted to find someone to serve, he had to choose among the palace maids who stayed in the villa for many years.
He can't come once a year, so why bother to ruin other girls?
"You don't have to serve me anymore. I'll go back to my room by myself. I'll wake me up when the time comes."
After saying that, Xiao Yujue went back to the room alone.
He pushed open the door listlessly, walked straight to the back of the screen and took off his clothes. The moment he lifted up the curtain to go to bed, he was shocked and took a few steps back one after another.
A woman who was not in short ties was lying on his bed, covered in blood.
Xiao Yujue calmed down and immediately stepped forward to check.
The woman was still breathing faintly, and he pulled the quilt to cover the woman's body. "Girl? Girl?"
The woman slowly opened her eyes, and when she saw Xiao Yujue, she was filled with fear. She seemed to want to struggle to escape, but she had no strength at all.
"Miss, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you. Tell me, who brought you here?"
Xiao Yujue quickly calmed down after a brief shock.
The woman didn't say anything, but just looked at Xiao Yujue with her eyes fixed on her face, trembling all over.
"Report to His Highness the Crown Prince, there is an imperial guard outside the door." The eunuch stood outside the door and reported.
Xiao Yujue realized that the situation was not good, so he hesitated a little, put down the curtain again and walked out quickly.
"What are the Imperial Guards doing?"
"They said that another woman in the city was kidnapped, and they followed the murderer all the way to the nearby courtyard and lost their traces. So..."
The eunuch's voice was getting lower and lower.
In fact, this is Xiao Yujue's villa, which everyone knows. These imperial guards dare to come here to investigate, and obviously did not take Xiao Yujue seriously.
"You go and deal with it, I'll put on my clothes and go out."
"yes."
The eunuch eunuch retreated, and Xiao Yujue quickly returned to the room, trying to transfer the woman to the secret room.
However, when he came to the woman again, he realized that she had died.
Xiao Yujue frowned slightly, time was tight, and there was no time for him to think more.
With the lessons from the last time, he didn't want to be involved anymore. So he folded his hands at the woman and bowed, and activated the mechanism to hide the woman's body in the mezzanine of the bed.
Xiao Yujue took a deep breath and tidied up his clothes, and strode to the main hall.
"Is Yuwen coming?"
"See Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Ling Yuwen and his subordinates stood up and bowed to Xiao Yujue.
"Get up."
Xiao Yujue sat down calmly in the upper position and asked, "Are there anything important to you when you come to my villa late at night?"
Ling Yuwen lowered his head and smiled, and replied: "The subordinates and others did not know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was resting in the other courtyard. They just pursued the murderer and arrived nearby. They had searched all around, but no suspicious clues were found, so...
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Ling Yuwen raised his head and looked at Xiao Yujue, clasped his fists and continued, "I also acted according to the rules and had to explain to the court and the victim's family. If there is any offense, please forgive me."
"It's okay, it's a blessing for the court for your loyalty." Xiao Yujue opened the folding fan and shook it gently, and looked at Ling Yuwen with a smile.
Ling Yuwen and Xiao Yujue looked at each other and said, "Since the prince is in charge here, the murderer must not dare to come in. Then... the subordinates and others will not disturb the prince's tranquility and say goodbye."
"Slow down."
Ling Yuwen was about to take people away, but the head of the General Office of the Ministry of Justice stopped him, glared at him mockingly, turned his head and looked at Xiao Yujue again.
"Your Highness, one more victim is one after another. The emperor ordered the Ministry of Justice and Jingzhao Mansion to solve the case within a specified period of time, otherwise we will be responsible for the full responsibility. We lost our official position and are young, but the lives of the whole family are not afraid to
It's ruined."
"Bold." The eunuch eunuch immediately scolded, "What do you mean? Could it be that he still doubts whether His Highness the Crown Prince covers up the murderer?"
"What are you calling? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, where is your turn to speak, a sarcastic guy?"
The chief chief of the Ministry of Justice responded without hesitation, and the eunuch eunuch was instantly angry and his face turned pale.
After all, he is also a person around Xiao Yujue. No one in the court can give him some face, but now...
Xiao Yujue looked at the eunuch indifferently. The eunuch in his heart suppressed his anger and had to retreat silently.
"What does the head catcher mean?"
The head of the chief of the Ministry of Justice snorted. "I came to investigate the case, but unlike some people, they ignore their lives in order to please His Highness the Crown Prince."
Ling Yuwen knew that the chief of the Ministry of Justice was sarcasticating him. He was not angry, but just stood aside and stopped talking.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, my subordinates are willing to believe that you will not collude with evil people. However, in order to prove your innocence, I would like to ask your subordinates and others to go to the other courtyard to take a look. This will also be beneficial to you."
After all, Xiao Yujue is also the crown prince. The head of the Ministry of Justice is going to search his villa, and he is quite brave.
At this time, Xiao Yujue's face did not change, but she felt a little panicked inside.
After all, there was still a murdered girl hidden in his bed compartment.
"What? Could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't dare?"
All of the words have come to this point, if he disagrees, he will feel a little guilty.
Xiao Yujue smiled softly and said, "I have always been open-minded and honest in my work, and I don't dare to do anything. Since the chief of the chief said that, please go in and search."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your understanding." The head of the chief judge of the Ministry of Justice waved his hand, and the constable who accompanied him dispersed.