On the second day of February, the day after the New Clothes Festival, there was snow in the sky, and the entire cold city was covered with a silver coat.
A burst of noisy footsteps broke the silence of dawn, and then a non-commissioned officer in black armor quickly walked into the first gold-selling cave in Handu City - Chunman Tower.
When the servants and maids at the door saw this, they all hid aside and did not dare to stop him in the slightest.
Looking at the non-commissioned officer who broke into Chunmanlou, Chunmanlou's madam went up to him with a pale face and said in a trilling voice: "Officer, sir... this is..."
Before the madam could finish speaking, the sergeant interrupted: "Which room is the young master in?"
"Fu, Fu Rongju!" Hearing the sergeant's question, the madam was stunned for a moment, then understood and said hurriedly.
After hearing this, the sergeant stopped talking nonsense and walked quickly upstairs. He soon reached the door of Furong Residence.
"The beautiful face on the temples is swaying with golden steps, and the hibiscus tent warms the spring night." The name of "Hibiscus Residence" was given by the person in the room.
The sergeant walked to the door, took a deep breath, and knocked softly a few times.
"What's the matter..." A lazy voice came from inside the door.
"Song Yue, the city guard under my command, has something important to report to the Young Master." The sergeant said solemnly: "At four o'clock today (about 6:20), watchman Li Erniu found a body in the courtyard east of Chunman Building. The naked body of a strange female, just when we were trying to investigate the identity of the deceased, a man who claimed to be 'Jinluan Guard Deputy Commander Ye Huan' came to identify the body."
"Female corpse? Jinluan Guard?" The voice of the person in the room rose slightly, and then the door was suddenly opened, and a figure appeared in front of Song Yue.
I saw this man with a handsome appearance, his left breast exposed, disheveled clothes, and a red robe on his body. His eyes swept away the former wild and slutty appearance, revealing his stunning brilliance.
Song Yue was shocked. The last time he saw the light in the eyes of the person in front of him was a few months ago. At that time, the other person had just recovered from a serious illness and solved his biggest problem in a few words.
Therefore, even though the entire Handu City believed that the man in front of him was a dissolute and good-for-nothing, he did not dare to slack off at all.
"Have you verified your identity?" The young man walked out of the room and said calmly.
"I have checked the token and it is indeed genuine." Song Yue lowered his head and followed behind, saying in a deep voice: "By the way, they asked to see the prince."
"Want to see the old man?" The young man walked to the railing, held on to the railing and looked down: "Jinluan guards, women, naked corpses... it's really troublesome."
The attitude between the imperial court and Beizhu Kingdom has been tense recently. If such an incident happens again, it will undoubtedly add fuel to the fire.
"Did Young Master think of something?" Song Yue asked.
"Don't pry if you shouldn't." The young man sighed and walked down the stairs: "Let's go, take me to meet the deputy commander of the Jinluan Guard!"
In Handu City, Beizhu King's Mansion, a young man dressed as a businessman was standing quietly in the center of the lobby with an indifferent expression.
Suddenly, the door of the courtyard was pushed open, and a man in red robe strode in. He walked directly to the main seat and sat down. He stretched lazily, and then his eyes fell on the young man. : "Are you the deputy commander of the Jinluan Guard, Ye Huan?"
"You are..." Looking at the young man in front of him, Ye Huan frowned. No matter how he looked at it, the young man in front of him could not be the famous Beizhu Kingdom.
"This is our young prince." Song Yue walked into the courtyard and said, "Our prince went to inspect the border and has not returned yet."
"Little prince? Are you the son of Beizhu Kingdom, Su Mufeng?" Ye Huan looked at the man in red robe with some surprise.
"It's me." Su Mufeng said without hesitation.
Half a year ago, when he had just traveled to this world, even though he had inherited all of Su Mufeng's memories, he still hesitated when someone asked.
After all, at that time, he could not accept the fact that he had died of a heart attack, and he still thought that he was the high school graduate who was passionate about suspense novels - Su Ming.
But now that half a year has passed, he has completely understood that this is not a dream, but a new life.
"Recently, the army of the State of Lu was about to move. My old man was worried about border defense, so he went to inspect the Beiguan Pass. He didn't expect that your Jinluan Guards would come secretly, but they were not welcomed from afar. I wonder what your Majesty's will is?" Su Mufeng continued.
"Beizhu Kingdom is not in the city? This is difficult to handle." Ye Huan did not answer Su Mufeng's words, but frowned and said.
"General Song, you immediately send someone to notify the old man and ask him to come back as soon as possible. At the same time, send additional soldiers to guard the gates of each city to strictly control the pass and not to enter and exit at will. In addition, send additional patrol soldiers to detect any sneaky or lewd behavior. Suspicious people will be arrested immediately. If there is resistance, they will be killed without mercy." Su Mufeng looked at Ye Huan's expression, and then said calmly to Song Yue: "By the way, Li Erniu and the patrol soldiers are warned not to have anything to do with the discovery of the female body today. People say, if I know someone divulges a word to others, kill him."
"Yes." Song Yue clasped his fists, turned around and left.
After Song Yue left, Su Mufeng looked at Ye Huan and said coldly: "Commander Ye, you and I are the only ones left here. How did the princess die?"
"What!" Hearing Su Mufeng's words, Ye Huan was shocked and looked at the latter in disbelief: "You, how did you..."
"Sure enough...it's really troublesome..." Su Mufeng narrowed his eyes slightly, but secretly sighed in his heart.
"The Jinluan Guards are under the direct control of the emperor and have a respected status. The deputy commander of the Jinluan Guards, even if the prime minister sees him, he must be courteous." Su Mufeng stood up slowly: "How could such a person come to our place for no reason? Shit place?”
"Now that we are here, there is only one possibility - official business."
"But if it's official business, not to mention that your Jinluan Guards are not needed for normal official business, even if they are, you don't have to pretend to be businessmen." Su Mufeng pointed to Ye Huan's clothes: "So it seems that you Jinluan Guards are here. It should not be discovered."
"I just asked you if His Majesty had a decree. If you didn't answer, then it wasn't. If it wasn't His Majesty's decree, why?"
"If you were asked to secretly investigate my old man, you wouldn't visit him and ask to see him."
"Then there is only one possibility left. Your coming here is related to the woman who was killed this morning."
"As far as I know, there is no woman in the Jinluan Guard, so who could that woman be?" Su Mufeng walked up to Ye Huan: "It should be His Majesty's will that you hide your identity and come here. And the death of that woman can make you Apart from members of the royal family, I can't think of any other possibility for violating His Majesty's will. On the way here, I heard Song Yue say that the deceased was very young, so the most likely person is the princess."
"Yes, that is the Seventh Princess, Princess Liuli." Ye Huan sighed. Since Su Mufeng had guessed it, he would no longer hide it.
"It's her!" Su Mufeng frowned.
There are six princesses under His Majesty's knees today, among whom His Majesty's favorite is Princess Liuli. It is no wonder that His Majesty would mobilize the Jinluan Guards to accompany her.
But now Princess Liuli is dead, and she died in Handu City. Just thinking about it gives Su Mufeng a headache.
"Please also ask the young prince to save us." Ye Huan bowed deeply to Su Mufeng and said.
"Haha, save you? How to save you?" Su Mufeng said solemnly: "You escorted the princess, but the princess died. No matter what, you can't escape the blame, I'm afraid..."
"Yes, that's why I want to come to the prince for help." Ye Huan nodded.
"It's no use even begging the old man." Su Mufeng stood up, sighed, thought for a moment and said, "Now there is only one way to try."
"Little prince, please tell me." Ye Huan said hurriedly.
"Crack this case as quickly as possible and minimize the impact of this matter." Su Mufeng said: "After all, this case involves Princess Liuli's reputation. If we can solve it before the news reaches His Majesty's ears, When the murderer is brought to justice, Your Majesty will definitely not continue to escalate the matter for the sake of the princess' honor. Although you will still be punished, you may not die, and you may still have a glimmer of hope."
"I know this, but when we found out that the princess was murdered, we also checked and found no clues at all." Ye Huan said distressedly: "It is not easy to solve this case before His Majesty knows about it."
"Alas..." Su Mufeng let out a long sigh: "After all, this happened in Handu City. Even if the old man is not in the city, he cannot escape the blame. In this case, I will help you and solve this case..."
Before Su Mufeng finished speaking, he saw a figure hurriedly walked in, it was Song Yue.
"Hey!" There was a sound of a knife, and Song Yue pulled out the sharp blade from his waist and put it on Ye Huan's neck.
"What are you doing?" Su Mufeng frowned.
"Reporting to the young prince, I just went to find Li Erniu, and he is already dead!" Song Yue's eyes became colder: "They killed him!"
