Chapter 485: People with bad backs can’t do anything

[With the fall of Duke Zhong's mansion, the Queen will probably never be able to rise again.]

Chu Liuzheng crossed out the name of his enemy in the notebook, feeling a little regretful.

I spent so much time mentally sorting them, and it was all for naught. I was hoping to see the Queen's transformation, but now the Tyrant has KOed me, so I can't see it.

[With the fall of Duke Zhong's mansion, there's a lot going on. The Queen Mother has been sending people to invite the tyrant to dinner these days, but he's so busy battling wits and courage with the ministers that he has no time at all.]

Even a poor assistant like me has to stay up late to review those long, boring greetings. I really want to write them back one by one and make a rule that greetings cannot exceed 100 words!

Chu Liuzheng turned over in bed, lying on the soft pillow and commanding Siyue, "Press down a little bit, yes, right there."

[Alas! I'm not destined to be an emperor, but I've contracted the emperor's disease. The tyrant has clearly sat longer than I have, so why don't I feel any pain or soreness?]

"Ah! It hurts! Be gentle." Chu Liuzheng felt sore and painful as if he had pressed some acupuncture point. Tears welled up in his eyes. He quickly turned around to look, "Siyue, you... Your Majesty?"

[Fuck, when did the tyrant come? I refuse to work overtime!!]

Xiao Jingfan suppressed his laughter and asked, "Where else is sour?"

"This way." Chu Liuzheng pointed to the left side near the spine, and Xiao Jingfan's hand moved over.

He used much more strength than Siyue, and Chu Liuzheng had to bite the pillow to avoid crying out in pain, but the effect was immediate.

She couldn't help but sigh.

[The emperor's job is impossible for someone with a weak back to do.]

The festive atmosphere in the capital is getting stronger and stronger, and even the imperial palace is decorated with new decorations.

The court sealed the matter, and Chu Liuzheng, who had been busy following the emperor for some time, went straight to the side hall with his pillow and quilt to sleep for a whole day. When he woke up, even his bones were soft and he was too lazy to move.

She saw a hand on her waist. She turned her head and saw that it was indeed the emperor. She didn't know when he came, but he was sleeping soundly with his eyes closed.

Chu Liuzheng turned around, stretched out his fingers to stroke the young man's long eyebrows twice, and fiddled with his thick eyelashes a few times. Then he pinched his nose, poked his face, pinched his thin red lips into two duck mouths, and then pushed up a pig nose.

【Hey, this is fun.】

His fingers moved down, slipping into her pajamas and poking and pinching.

[To be honest, the tyrant's skin is really slippery.]

"How dare you." Xiao Jingfan, who was woken up, pressed down the hand that was making trouble on his chest, his voice hoarse from just waking up.

Chu Liuzheng hooked his fingers and said, "You sleep, and I'll play."

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

He embraced her with his big hands and held her close to him. His eyes were half open and his cold voice was filled with sleepiness. "How do you want to play?"

[Oh no, I've gone too far.]

"I'll go out for a walk, you continue to sleep." Chu Liuzheng propped himself up, quickly pulled off the big hands on his body, and slipped away in his warm shoes.

Xiao Jingfan closed his eyes and said, "Come back and put on your cloak."

"Oh." Chu Liuzheng ate a few snacks to fill his stomach before taking down his cloak from the rack. As he put it on, he said, "It's cold, let's have hot pot hot pot tonight. I'll ask the imperial kitchen to cut more mutton and send some to the Wanshou Palace."

"Okay." Xiao Jingfan opened one eye, and when he saw Chu Liuzheng put on his cloak, he closed it again. "I'll sleep a little longer. Call me when dinner is ready."

Chu Liuzheng agreed and waited until he fell asleep before tiptoeing out.

Mitsuki, who had been waiting at the door, immediately stuffed a heater into her hand.

"It's snowing again, no wonder it's so cold." Chu Liuzheng couldn't help but shiver when he came out of the warm inner room and suddenly found himself in the snow.

"It's been raining for a while." Mitsuki pulled her cloak in place and looked up at the sky. "It won't rain for long."

"Yes." Chu Liuzheng nodded, "Let's go and take a look at the imperial kitchen."

The snow on the main road has been cleared, so it is not difficult to walk.

The air was icy cold, and her lazy bones seemed to have found support. Chu Liuzheng walked slowly towards the imperial kitchen. Siyue held her umbrella with one hand and supported her with the other, whispering, "The coach sent a message saying Chenxing is going back to the camp and will be back around tomorrow afternoon."

Chu Liuzheng asked curiously, "What happened?"

"A murderer has appeared in the capital. He's killed eleven people in three months, men, women, young and old, all in strange and bizarre ways. With the New Year approaching, people are in a state of panic. If this murderer isn't apprehended, the people might not be able to enjoy the New Year."

Siyue explained softly, "Another murder occurred last night. The body was cut into pieces and piled at the entrance of the alley, each piece only the size of a fist. Shuntian Prefecture and the Dali Temple are extremely worried. His Majesty has ordered the Secret Guard Battalion to help track down the case, so the instructor sent Chenxing back to help piece together the bodies. It would be great if we can find any clues, but if we don't, it will still be a good experience."

She spoke so carefully that Chu Liuzheng also remembered that she seemed to have come across this case, but she had been too busy recently and had no time to read it. Could it be that it hadn't been solved yet?

As she opened the system, she asked curiously, "What clues are there now?"

Mitsuki said: "The murderer should be a man."

Chu Liuzheng was surprised: "Gone?"

Mitsuki shook his head.

Chu Liuzheng: "What was the murder weapon?"

"It's different every time," Mitsuki said. "There are daggers, long sticks, axes, horse whips, fishing lines, etc., abandoned at the scene. They are now kept in Shuntian Mansion."

Chu Liuzheng was puzzled: "Since the murder weapons and methods of death are different, how can we be sure that it is the same murderer?"

"Numbers," Mitsuki said, "Next to each of the dead bodies was a number written in blood, from one to twelve."

[Wow! So arrogant! Are you collecting stamps here?]

Chu Liuzheng didn't ask any more questions and started searching carefully in the system.

[Serial murder case, murderer...]

[Uh, no, that's not right, is it? If it's a copycat murder, then it's a copycat murder, why are you playing a chain game?]

[You work Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I'll work Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Two more people will come to fill in the gaps. Why are the four of you here clocking in?]

[No wonder the people from Shuntian Prefecture and Dali Temple couldn't catch the murderer. There must be an insider who tipped off the murderer and destroyed key evidence. It would be a miracle if they could catch him!]

Chu Liuzheng was so angry that he held the heater tightly.

[You're using your salary from the imperial court to harm the people. Are you planning to do something tonight? Humph! Just wait for me!]

She strode towards the imperial kitchen, deciding to have an early dinner tonight.

Only when you are full can you help the emperor work!

In the hall, the heat from the copper pot dissipated into a white mist. After eating and drinking, Xiao Jingfan was about to take Chu Liuzheng for a walk to digest the food, when he suddenly heard someone say that he wanted to eat the crab meat buns from Yunhezhai.

He glanced at the table that hadn't been cleaned yet, then looked at Chu Liuzheng's stomach and asked, "Are you not full?"

Chu Liuzheng blinked his eyes and said, "I still need two crab meat buns. I don't want them made by the imperial chef, I want them from Yunhezhai."

Xiao Jingfan looked at her: "Do you really need to eat it?"

Chu Liuzheng nodded, "I can't sleep if I don't eat."

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

He pinched his brows and said, "I sent someone out of the palace to buy it."

Chu Liuzheng made a request: "I want to eat it fresh out of the pot."

Xiao Jingfan: "...You just want to leave the palace."

Chu Liuzheng looked at him eagerly, "Is it okay?"

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Chu Liuzheng immediately covered his face and pretended to cry, "I've been tired for so many days in a row, and I can't even eat a crab meat bun. This life is really..."

"I'll be back after I buy it." Xiao Jingfan pressed the corner of his twitching eyes and compromised helplessly.

"Your Majesty, you are so kind." Chu Liuzheng smiled and leaned over to kiss the emperor on the face, then pulled him out of the palace to eat... No, to catch the murderer!

(End of this chapter)