Outside Xiuhe Village, several villagers stood at the door. One of them knocked on the door, and after a while, the door slowly opened.
"Old Li, what's going on in the middle of the night?" asked the man who opened the door.
Old Li said anxiously, "Oh no! The crops in the field have been destroyed."
"What?" The man's face suddenly changed, realizing that something was wrong, and he quickly said, "I'll go report to Eunuch Hai. Wait a moment."
The man turned around and hurried to the backyard. Lao Li and his group were standing at the door waiting.
It was a dark night and most people in Xiuhe Village had gone to bed. A few were still on duty, inspecting the daily safety of the village. The light in Eunuch Hai's room was bright.
"Damn it, who is this blind bastard? If we knew about this, we would kill him."
Eunuch Hai had a gloomy face. He quickly put on his clothes and went out. Feeling the cool air outside, he went back to the house and put on another piece of clothes.
When passing by the courtyard, Eunuch Hai took a look inside. There lived the ferocious beast Thanos, who was recently subdued by the Fourth Prince. Ever since he moved in, the servants in the village had been taking a detour and dared not approach the courtyard.
At the gate, Old Li told Grandpa Hai about what happened in the fields. Today, six of them were on duty, patrolling the fields at night as usual. When they came to the potato field, they found that more than ten acres of potatoes were damaged and almost all the crops in the field were destroyed.
"Take us home to see it."
Eunuch Hai had a solemn expression on his face. He never expected that someone would dare to cause trouble in the Fourth Prince's territory. The thief was very bold.
The group walked quickly towards the fields. Lao Li and others felt uneasy. The potatoes were almost ripe, and if something went wrong at this time, the Fourth Prince would definitely be very angry if he knew.
If you fail to catch the person and take your anger out on them, at best you will have a hard time for the rest of your life, at worst you may lose your life.
In ancient times, the lives of common people were like ants, especially those of servants under the government, whose lives were the least valuable.
The so-called cheap lives are what officials and businessmen in ancient times called ordinary people. To put it simply, in the eyes of officials and businessmen, people who have no money and power are all cheap lives.
Under the cover of night, more than a dozen lanterns moved quickly and soon stopped beside the crops in the fields. Eunuch Hai took the lantern from someone else's hand and walked towards the field with a serious expression. He didn't care whether it was dirty or not, and reached out to pick up the stems and leaves of the potato seedlings on the ground to check.
"How dare you come here with a sharp weapon."
Eunuch Hai took a closer look and found that the stems and leaves of the potato seedlings were not broken by pulling, but the broken parts were very flat, obviously cut by a sharp tool.
"Father-in-law, the leaves here were cut off with sharp weapons, and there are many footprints on the ground." Old Li pointed at the ground with a lantern.
Eunuch Hai turned his head and saw leaves and footprints on the ground. He knew that someone was causing trouble and was coming for the fields and crops.
Who could it be?
The fourth prince was only nine years old. It was impossible for the three princesses to harm him, and even less so for the empress. The farmers around him didn't have the guts to do so either. The only ones who had conflicts were the children of the three chancellors in the court.
Are they so stupid?
Eunuch Hai frowned. It was obviously foolish to attack the Fourth Prince secretly at this time. Who else could it be but them?
After a moment's silence, he said, "Search and see if there are any clues."
"yes."
A total of more than 30 people began searching for the damaged crops, including more than 20 people brought by Eunuch Hai.
.........
In a forest outside Kyoto, dozens of people dressed in black gathered together, and five people stood facing them.
"The young lady has instructed that, just in case, everyone should take the money and go to a town near Kyoto to avoid the limelight and come back after a month or so. This is hard-earned money, so divide it among you."
The voice was rough, but it was still possible to tell it was a woman's. The other four people took out the money and distributed it to dozens of people.
"Guys, are we leaving now?" one of the men in black asked after taking the money.
"Let's go tonight, the sooner the better," said the woman.
After dividing the money, the group left immediately, and the woman also left with the four people and disappeared into the night.
.....
On a quiet night, Eunuch Hai's voice was heard outside the Fourth Prince's room. Juxiang got up, dressed, opened the door, and after asking about the situation, she closed the door and returned to bed.
"Your Highness the Fourth Prince, Eunuch Hai wants to see you urgently." Juxiang said, standing beside the bed.
At this time, Situ Xiu had not fallen asleep yet and was chatting with his friends in the chat group. After hearing Juxiang's words, he left the chat group.
"What time is it? Why is there still something going on so late at night?" While asking this, Situ Xiu had already started to put on his clothes with the help of two palace maids, Lanhua and Qiumei.
"The hour of Hai." Juxiang said.
"Between 9pm and 11pm, it's already late at night, is there anyone who wants to see me?"
Situ Xiu muttered to himself, feeling confused, and didn't even think about the fields. After all, he had been farming for three months and everything was fine.
9 o'clock, 11 o'clock.
The three palace maids all had puzzled expressions on their faces, not understanding what the Fourth Prince was talking about.
After dressing neatly, Situ Xiu walked towards the bedroom hall, sat on a chair and drank a sip of tea. Juxiang opened the door, and Eunuch Hai glanced at him and walked in quickly.
"This servant pays his respects to the Fourth Prince."
Eunuch Hai bowed, then lowered his head and said, "I have disturbed the Fourth Prince's rest. I deserve death."
"Okay, no need to be so polite. Stop the polite words. What's the matter?" Situ Xiu waved his hand. People in ancient times were really troublesome, with all the etiquette.
Eunuch Hai stood up and said with a bitter face, "Your Highness, more than ten acres of land have been damaged."
"What?" Situ Xiu was stunned.
"It's a disaster." said Eunuch Hai.
"What!!"
Situ Xiu's expression changed slightly, and he stood up suddenly. He asked gloomily, "Who is it? Have you caught the criminal?"
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