Chapter 336: A lavish funeral
When Emperor Wen of Qi heard the voice, he turned around and saw Concubine Liu with a pale face. She was holding the hand of the maid, staring at him in a daze.
"Fu'er!" Emperor Wen of Qi felt a little distressed when he saw Liu Zhaoyi's appearance at this moment: "You heard it wrong!"
"No, I didn't hear it wrong!" Liu Zhaoyi opened her eyes wide, tears falling from them drop by drop. "I heard what Eunuch Liu said very clearly. Something happened to Xiao'er, right? Why did Xiao'er die? How could this happen?"
Then, Liu Zhaoyi hurriedly shook her head again: "No, Xiao'er was still a child, how could she have died? Did I really hear it wrong?"
As Liu Zhaoyi spoke, her face turned even paler. "What's going on? Ah! Eunuch Liu, please tell me, did I hear it correctly?"
When Liu Zhaoyi suddenly heard the news of Xuanyuan Xiao's death, she couldn't accept it for a while. She tremblingly held the hand of the maid, staggering, looking at Emperor Wen of Qi and then at Eunuch Liu, expecting them to tell her that this was just a nightmare!
"This..." Eunuch Liu looked at Liu Zhaoyi and didn't dare to say anything for a moment, for fear of irritating Liu Zhaoyi again.
Eunuch Liu looked at Emperor Wen of Qi, waiting for his instructions.
Emperor Wen of Qi was also heartbroken. He only had three sons, and Xuanyuan Xiao was born to the woman he loved most, so he naturally loved him dearly. When he heard the news just now, he was too shocked to ask the cause of Xuanyuan Xiao's death before asking, "Xiao'er... Why did Xiao'er die?"
"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Liu said hurriedly, "The people from the Prince's Mansion reported that the Second Prince got drunk last night and accidentally fell into the lake."
"Slipped?" Emperor Wen of Qi narrowed his eyes and looked at Eunuch Liu and asked, "Is that true?"
This shouldn't have happened. Not to mention that Xiao'er was in his own house, even if he was drunk, he had a personal attendant with him. Could it be that the attendant just watched Xiao'er fall into the lake? Or...
"Where is Xiao'er's personal attendant?" Emperor Wen of Qi asked hurriedly, "Has he been arrested and questioned?"
"Your Majesty, the second prince's personal attendant also drowned!" Eunuch Liu said hurriedly with his head lowered.
"What?" Emperor Wen of Qi opened his eyes wide and was about to speak when he heard Liu Zhaoyi's voice beside him: "Impossible, Xiao'er wouldn't be so careless. He can drink a lot, how could he drown? No, no, Eunuch Liu, you are lying to me, aren't you?"
Concubine Liu stared at Eunuch Liu closely, her eyes slightly red and her lips trembling slightly.
"Reply... reply to Empress Zhaoyi, the news... the news is absolutely true!" Eunuch Liu did not dare to look into Liu Zhaoyi's eyes, lowered his eyes and replied softly.
"No... no... no way, you are all lying to me, you are all lying to me, I..." Liu Zhaoyi shook her head violently. She had just lost her only brother a few days ago, and today she received the news of the death of her only son. This was something Liu Zhaoyi could not accept at all. Her eyes suddenly went dark, and she fainted!
"Empress..." The maidservant beside Liu Zhaoyi hurriedly supported her fallen body.
When Emperor Wen of Qi saw that Concubine Liu had fainted, he was startled and hurriedly ordered, "Call the imperial physician!"
"Yes!" Eunuch Liu responded quickly, and then ordered the eunuch to quickly call the imperial physician, and asked the maids to help Liu Zhaoyi back to the bedroom.
"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Liu saw that Emperor Wen of Qi had turned pale, and hurried forward to support him. "You must take care of yourself!"
"Little Zhuzi!" Emperor Wen of Qi sat down on the chair with Eunuch Liu. After a long silence, he said, "Send someone to investigate. I don't believe Xiao'er drowned like this. Someone must have...someone must have murdered my son!"
"Yes!" Eunuch Liu hurriedly poured Emperor Wen of Qi a cup of tea and said, "Your Majesty, please accept my condolences!"
Emperor Wen of Qi did not take the teacup. At this moment, he felt as if something was blocking his heart and he could not eat anything. Although he had reprimanded Xuanyuan Xiao and taken away his title before, he still valued this son in his heart. Now that the bad news came suddenly, he could not accept it no matter what.
After a while, Emperor Wen of Qi shed tears and ordered, "Xiao Zhuzi, pass on my decree. The Second Prince Xuanyuan Xiao has suddenly fallen ill and medicine has been ineffective. He should be buried with the rites of a prince!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Eunuch Liu responded respectfully.
The news of the second prince Xuanyuan Xiao's death spread quickly as if it had wings!
Many people in the market were shocked by this. They were discussing a few days ago which noble lady the Second Prince would marry as his concubine, but just a few days later, the Second Prince passed away!
It’s true how unpredictable things are!
In the Crown Prince's Mansion, Xuanyuan Che heard the news, paused for a moment, said lightly "I know", and turned aside. He could not say that he had any feelings for this younger brother. In fact, because of the existence of him and his mother, he and his mother had suffered a lot of grievances.
Even for Xuanyuan Xiao's death, Xuanyuan Che still felt a little bit fortunate. At least, the biggest threat to him no longer existed!
Royal family ties are entangled with too many interests and have long lost their original form!
In Yongshou Palace, the Queen Mother twirled the Buddhist beads in her hand, looked at Empress Xuan who was sitting below her, and said, "Don't show your face too much these days, or you will bring disaster upon yourself!"
"Yes, mother!" Queen Xuan responded obediently!
Even if the empress dowager did not give the order, she knew clearly that Concubine Liu still occupied the emperor's heart. Xuanyuan Xiao was dead, and the emperor was very angry. Whoever was the first to speak out would be in trouble!
When the empress dowager saw that Empress Xuan understood, she nodded. After all, Xuanyuan Xiao was her grandson. Although he was not as good as Xuanyuan Che, at least they had some blood relationship.
Now that she knew Xuanyuan Xiao had passed away, the empress dowager felt a little sad, but when she thought of Liu Zhaoyi, she couldn't contain her anger. It must have been this bitch who had robbed her grandson of his good fortune, causing him to die at such a young age!
In Yongfu Palace.
Liu Zhaoyi, who had regained consciousness, clutched Emperor Wen of Qi's hand tightly and cried, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please make a decision for my Xiao'er. You can't let him die in such an unclear way!"
"Alas..." Emperor Wen of Qi sighed and said, "Fu'er, it has now been confirmed that Xiao'er died of drunkenness and drowning. You should still mourn for her!"
"No!" Liu Zhaoyi shook her head and said, "No, Xiao'er wouldn't be that careless. I'm Xiao'er's mother, and I know Xiao'er is always cautious. Someone must have harmed Xiao'er!"
"Your Majesty, you must make a decision for Xiao'er. Otherwise, Xiao'er will die with regrets! Your Majesty, please help me find the murderer who killed Xiao'er. I will not give up. I will tear the murderer into pieces..."
As Liu Zhaoyi spoke, she cried uncontrollably. Her hysterical appearance made Emperor Wen of Qi, who was already angry, even more anxious.
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