Chapter 490: Sending Warmth to Concubine Li
For safety reasons, Li Qingyan did not move.
He sat on the ground like this motionless for the entire night.
As the sky gradually brightened, Li Qingyan gradually came back to his senses from his tense state.
His legs were completely numb from sitting for too long. He rubbed and pinched them, and it took a lot of effort for him to barely stand up.
He first opened the window a little and found that it was already bright outside. The yard was quiet and no one was there.
He turned and opened the door.
I stuck my head out and took a look, and there was no one outside.
It seems that the group of people last night really left.
Li Qingyan let out a breath, then stepped out of the room and walked to the door of the next room.
The door was not locked, so he pushed it lightly and it opened.
Before he even entered, he saw Li Ji hanging on the beam with his eyes wide open and his face pale!
Li Qingyan was so frightened that he gasped.
He rushed forward and hugged Li Ji's legs, and carried him down with difficulty, but found that he had already died and his body was already cold.
Li Qingyan fell to the ground, looking at the corpse in front of him, thinking that he was still talking to Li Ji last night, but in just one night, the person turned into a cold corpse.
This is such a huge excitement!
Li Qingyan recalled the voices he heard last night. He suspected that Li Ji was killed by those people. He had to report to the police!
He struggled to get up from the ground and staggered out.
He ran to Jingzhao Prefecture and reported the matter to the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, Mei Guangtao.
Since human life was involved, Mei Guangtao did not dare to delay and immediately took people to the crime scene.
After some examination, the coroner came to a conclusion.
"This person must have committed suicide."
Li Qingyan didn't believe it. He tried his best to explain: "He couldn't have committed suicide! I talked to him last night, and he didn't seem to have any intention of committing suicide. And I heard voices last night, and several people broke into our yard. I suspect that group of people killed Li Ji!"
Mei Guangtao said: "Words are not enough, do you have any evidence?"
Li Qingyan couldn't produce any evidence.
Mei Guangtao asked again: "Do you know who those people are? Do you know how tall they are, what they look like, and what clothes they wear?"
Li Qingyan knew nothing about it.
Mei Guangtao was helpless: "You don't know anything, how can I trust you? When we investigate cases, we have to rely on evidence. Now the evidence shows that the person committed suicide, so I can only rule it suicide."
Li Qingyan had no choice but to watch the officers carry the body away.
After all the government officials had left, Li Qingyan was the only one left in the courtyard.
He stood at the door of Li Ji's room, looking at the empty room, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally stepped in.
There were few things in the room, only a few pieces of clothing, some books, and pens and ink.
Li Qingyan thought, since the person is already dead, he should at least help pack up his things so that he can bring them to his family.
When he had packed up everything, he unexpectedly discovered that one of Li Ji's books was missing.
It was the book that Li Ji held in his hand last night. He glanced at it at that time and remembered that it had a black cover with the words "I Ching" written on it.
The Book of Changes is not within the scope of scientific examinations, but Li Ji stayed up late last night to study this book. This seems strange no matter how you look at it.
While Li Qingyan was thinking, he caught a glimpse of a figure passing by outside the courtyard gate through the window!
After what happened last night, Li Qingyan was now extremely alert. He rushed out the door quickly, but found that there was no one outside the courtyard gate.
The figure disappeared.
Li Qingyan felt uneasy.
Those people last night actually knew of his existence, but they thought he was asleep and knew nothing, so they didn't do anything to him.
But today he went to report to the police in a big way, and he also shouted that Li Ji was murdered, which meant that he had exposed the fact that he did not sleep last night.
Will those people kill him to silence him?
When Li Qingyan thought of this, he felt terrified.
He didn't dare stay in this small, shabby courtyard any longer, and he wanted to seek refuge with the government.
But he couldn't produce any evidence, and the people in Jingzhao Prefecture didn't believe what he said at all. No one would pay attention to him even if he went there.
But if he didn't seek refuge with the government, where else could he go?
In this Shengjing City, he was unfamiliar with the place and couldn't find a place to hide.
He thought about it and remembered what the young lady said yesterday -
"If you have nowhere to go tomorrow, you can go to the General Chungmu's mansion for help."
Li Qingyan didn't know who that young lady was, but since she could figure out his current predicament, she might be able to point out a way out for him.
With the mentality of trying everything possible, he packed his bag and headed straight for General Zhongwu's mansion!
…
In Qingge Palace, Xiao Xixi was eating snacks happily.
These snacks were what she brought back from outside the palace yesterday. They came in a variety of varieties and flavors, and were quite delicious to eat.
Baoqin whispered, "Madam, Sumei is here."
Xiao Xixi was at a loss: "Who is Su Mei?"
"She is the maidservant of Concubine Li."
Xiao Xixi suddenly realized: "It's her, let her in."
Su Mei walked in with her head lowered and her eyes submissively lowered. She first bowed and then spoke cautiously.
"Concubine Li accidentally broke a few ornaments today and would like to replace them with new ones. I beg Your Majesty to help me."
Now Xiao Xixi is in charge of the internal affairs of the Eastern Palace. In addition to the monthly distribution of subsidies, the internal affairs also involve the daily wear and tear of each palace. For example, if something in a palace is broken and cannot be used, they have to report to her and apply to replace it with a new one.
Xiao Xixi never took such trivial matters to heart, and said casually: "How many were broken? Let Baoqin register them for you, and then someone will send them to you later."
Su Mei said very embarrassedly: "There are six vases, a glass lamp, two lampshades, a set of tea cups, an ancient zither, five paintings, two incense burners, an antique shelf, four small screens, and a large screen..."
Xiao Xixi gradually stopped eating.
Baoqin couldn't help but open her eyes wide.
It took a lot of effort for Su Mei to finish reading the long list of names.
Baoqin couldn't help but ask, "Did Concubine Li destroy the entire Golden Wind Palace?"
Su Mei said sheepishly: "No, but the table, cabinets, bed and other things are still in good condition."
Baoqin pointed out the truth directly.
"Is it because the table, cabinet and bed are too heavy for her to smash?"
Su Mei was speechless and looked more and more embarrassed.
Xiao Xixi tried to ask, "Is Concubine Li okay?"
Su Mei hesitated for a moment, but answered truthfully: "Not very good."
Caiyun's incident dealt a great blow to Concubine Li. After she returned home, she not only smashed everything in the house, but also locked herself in the room and refused to see anyone.
Xiao Xixi felt that as a creditor, she needed to care about the mental state of the debtor.
If the debtor collapses, then won’t it be impossible to recover her money?
That’s not a small amount of money!
Xiao Xixi clapped her hands: "Let's go."
Baoqin asked hurriedly, "Where are you going, Madam?"
"Go and give Concubine Li warmth."
(End of this chapter)
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