A breeze blew, and the flames on the table began to dance restlessly, making the light flicker.
Xiao Yujue put down the book in his hand with a heavy heart. The personal eunuch who was serving beside him hurried forward and made a gesture to the young eunuch on duty.
The young eunuch immediately came over with a pair of scissors and rearranged the candles.
"Your Highness, it's late. Why don't you go and get some rest? In two hours, you will have to get up and attend the morning court again."
Xiao Yujue sighed helplessly.
Ever since the Queen Mother sent him four beauties, he always felt that there was someone watching him all the time, which made him uneasy.
What's worse is that he had to follow the rules of his ancestors and summon these women to sleep with him in turn.
As a result, not only was Mu Jingyan unhappy, but even he himself was unhappy.
In order to avoid these "unhappiness," Xiao Yujue found an excuse to move to another courtyard, hoping to stay away from those women temporarily.
"Your Highness, I have already had your bed made. Do you want someone to serve you?"
"No need." Xiao Yujue waved his hand. He could bring his concubine with him when he came to the villa this time. If he wanted to find someone to serve him, he would have to choose from the palace maids who stayed in the villa all year round.
He can't come once a year, so why waste the girl's time?
"You don't have to wait on me. I'll go back to my room. Come and wake me up when the time comes."
After saying that, Xiao Yujue returned to his room alone.
He pushed open the door listlessly, walked behind the screen and took off his clothes. The moment he lifted the bed curtain to prepare for bed, he was startled and took several steps back.
A naked woman was lying on his bed, covered in blood.
Xiao Yujue immediately calmed down and went forward to check.
The woman was still breathing faintly, and he pulled the quilt over her body. "Girl? Girl?"
The woman slowly opened her eyes, and when she saw Xiao Yujue, her eyes were full of fear. She seemed to want to struggle to escape, but she had no strength at all.
"Girl, 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 stared at Xiao Yujue, trembling all over.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Imperial Guards are outside the door." The eunuch stood outside the door and reported.
Xiao Yujue realized that the situation was not good. He hesitated slightly, put down the bed curtain again, and walked out quickly.
"What are the Royal Guards doing here?"
"They said that another woman was kidnapped in the city, and they followed the criminal all the way to the vicinity of the courtyard, but lost track of him. So..."
The eunuch's voice became lower and lower.
In fact, this is Xiao Yujue's villa, which is known to everyone. These imperial guards dared to come here to investigate, obviously they did not take Xiao Yujue seriously.
"You go deal with it, I'll get dressed and go out."
"yes."
The eunuchs retreated, and Xiao Yujue quickly returned to the room, wanting to move the woman to the secret room.
However, when he came to the woman again, he found that she had died.
Xiao Yujue frowned slightly. Time was running out and he didn't have time to think more.
With the previous experience, he didn't want to be involved again. So, he put his hands together and bowed to the woman, then activated the mechanism to hide the woman's body in the mezzanine of the bed.
Xiao Yujue took a deep breath, straightened her clothes, and strode into the main hall.
"Yuwen is here?"
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Ling Yuwen and his men all stood up and knelt down to pay homage to Xiao Yujue.
"Get up."
Xiao Yujue calmly sat down at the top and asked, "You came to my villa late at night. Is there something important?"
Ling Yuwen smiled and said, "I and others didn't know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was resting in the other courtyard. We just tracked the murderer to this area. We have searched the surrounding area, but found no suspicious clues, so..."
Ling Yuwen raised his head and looked at Xiao Yujue, clasped his hands together, and continued, "I am also following the rules. I have to give an explanation to the court and the victim's family. If I have offended you, please forgive me, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
"It's okay. You are loyal to your duties and it is a blessing to the court." Xiao Yujue opened his folding fan and waved it gently, looking at Ling Yuwen with a smile.
Ling Yuwen and Xiao Yujue looked at each other and said, "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, I believe the villains will not dare to come in. Then... we will not disturb His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's peace. Goodbye."
"Wait."
Ling Yuwen was about to take his men away when the chief constable of the Ministry of Justice stopped him, glared at him sarcastically, and turned to look at Xiao Yujue.
"Your Highness, there are more victims than ever before. The Emperor has ordered the Ministry of Justice and Jingzhao Prefecture to solve the case within a certain period of time, otherwise we, the chief constables, will be held fully responsible. We may lose our official positions, but we dare not let the lives of our family members be ruined."
"How dare you." The eunuch immediately scolded him when he heard the news. "What do you mean by that? Could it be that you still suspect that the Crown Prince is protecting the murderer?"
"What are you shouting for? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, so why would a weirdo like you have the right to speak?"
The chief constable of the Ministry of Justice responded bluntly, and the eunuchs were so angry that their faces turned blue in an instant.
After all, he was someone close to Xiao Yujue, and everyone in the court gave him some respect, but now...
Xiao Yujue looked at the eunuch calmly. The eunuch suppressed his anger and had to retreat silently.
"So, what does the captain mean?"
The chief detective of the Ministry of Justice snorted in a gloomy voice. "I am here to investigate the case. I am not like some people who ignore human lives just to please His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Ling Yuwen knew that the chief detective of the Ministry of Justice was mocking him. He was not angry, but just stood aside and said nothing.
"Your Highness, I am willing to believe that you will not collude with the bad guys. However, in order to prove your innocence, please let me and others go into the other courtyard to take a look. This will also be good for you."
After all, Xiao Yujue is the crown prince. It takes a lot of courage for a mere chief constable from the Ministry of Justice to search his villa.
At this time, Xiao Yujue remained calm, but felt a little nervous inside.
After all, the murdered girl was hidden in the compartment of his bed.
"Why? Could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't dare?"
Now that things have come to this, if he still disagrees, he would seem a little guilty.
Xiao Yujue smiled lightly and said, "I have always done things in an open and aboveboard manner. There is nothing I dare not do. Since the chief constable has said so, please go in and search."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your understanding." The Chief Constable of the Ministry of Justice waved his hand, and the accompanying constables dispersed.
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