Chapter 104 Brothers in Suffering
After Ye Chong left the imperial study, he found his fellow apprentice Gong Dian.

Because he still didn't know what happened last night.

Moreover, what Ye Chong could not have expected the most was that the prince would actually be killed.

If he couldn't handle this matter well, it would be a huge trouble.

Therefore, he dare not be careless about this matter.

Soon after.

Ye Chong found Gong Dian who was on patrol.

"Brother!"

After seeing Ye Zhong, Gong Dian hurriedly greeted him and walked over quickly.

"Senior brother, why are you here?"

Ye nodded and said, "It was His Majesty who called me here."

"And now I am solely responsible for this matter."

Gong Dian nodded thoughtfully and said, "So that's how it is."

Ye Zhong asked, "What are you going to do?"

Gong Dian shrugged helplessly and said, "What else can we do? Of course we have to search the palace for the murderer."

"Since the incident last night, our group has not rested for a moment. We have searched almost the entire palace, but still haven't found any clues."

"It's been more than ten hours, and we don't even know who the murderer is or how he killed people."

"It seems that we have finally lived."

The reason why Gong Dian said this was because he had just seen too many guards being killed.

From last night until now, His Majesty has killed hundreds of people to vent his anger.

Moreover, the number will surely continue to increase.

If he can't find the murderer, his fate won't be any better.

Ye Zhong asked: "What on earth is going on?"

Gong Dian was also helpless and said with an aggrieved look, "Who knows?"

"When the prince was killed last night, it happened suddenly."

"According to the eunuchs who were present at the time, there was only a loud bang, and then the prince was killed. There was no sign at all."

Ye Chong frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "Is it so strange?"

Gong Dian came close to Ye Zhong and whispered, "Yes, it's very strange."

"At that time, half of the Crown Prince's face was smashed, and his brain matter and blood were mixed together and flowed all over the ground. It was a horrible sight..."

"In my opinion, this was not done by humans at all, but by..."

“Hey!” Ye Zhong immediately waved his hand and said, “Don’t say that. There are no such things as ghosts in the world. It must be man-made.”

"However, recently His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been confined to the East Palace. Who on earth wants to kill him?"

Gong Dian pondered for a moment, looked around a few times, then pulled Ye Zhong aside and said:
"Brother, in my opinion, if the prince dies, whoever benefits from it should be the murderer!"

Ye Zhong's eyes lit up, and he said in surprise: "You mean, it was the Second Prince who sent someone..."

Then, Ye Zhong shook his head and said, "This is impossible!"

"Although the dispute between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Second Prince for the position of Crown Prince has lasted for several years."

"But no matter how much the Second Prince wants to win, he can't do something like killing his brothers. If he is found out, he will be dead."

Gong Dian thought for a moment and said, "That's right, the Second Prince shouldn't be that stupid."

"Who could be the murderer?"

Ye Zhong sighed helplessly and said, "Don't think about it, let's just go find clues quickly."

Afterwards, Ye Zhong led everyone and began searching the palace.

……

at the same time.

Guangxin Palace, front hall.

Li Yunrui was wearing a brocade long dress, but it was still very revealing, with most of her body exposed to the air.

In front of Li Yunrui stood the commander-in-chief of the guards, Yan Xiaoyi.

Li Yunrui picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and then said:
"You mean, when the prince was killed, he didn't feel anyone appear?" Yan Xiaoyi nodded and said, "That's right."

"I was patrolling near the East Palace at the time. If anyone showed up, I would have definitely noticed it."

"Unless the person coming is a Grand Master."

Li Yunrui shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be a grandmaster."

"They didn't come to Kyoto at all, otherwise the Overwatch Council wouldn't have no news at all."

"Besides, even if they sneaked into the palace, it is impossible for them to do so just to kill the prince."

Yan Xiaoyi asked: "Does that mean the murderer is a ninth-rank master?"

"If that's the case, then there's no way he could escape my eyes!"

Li Yunrui pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said, "I don't know for now."

"It seems that further investigation is needed."

Yan Xiaoyi immediately cupped his hands and said, "Then I'll go search first, maybe I'll find some clues."

"Well, go ahead." Li Yunrui waved to Yan Xiaoyi.

After Yan Xiaoyi left, Li Yunrui began to ponder on the spot.

In fact, since last night, she had vaguely guessed who killed the prince.

Because she had seen the prince's death a long time ago.

I'm just not sure.

After all, the person who did this had been dead for many years.

……

In a shop in Kyoto.

Li Chengze put a very beautiful necklace on Ye Ling'er's neck and said:

"Now that the gift is on you, don't be angry anymore."

Ye Ling'er shook her head and said, "I'm not angry. Didn't you just say you were joking?"

"Besides, this necklace looks very expensive, let's not buy it."

Li Chengze immediately waved his hand and said, "This is a gift from me to you, how can you refuse it?"

"It's just a little money."

Seeing this, Ye Ling'er no longer refused and nodded, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

After Li Chengze paid the money, he took Ye Ling'er away from the shop.

"We've been walking around the streets all afternoon, it's time to go eat."

"I heard that there's a good restaurant on the front street with delicious food. Shall we go and try it?"

Ye Ling'er nodded: "Okay."

Soon, Li Chengze brought Ye Ling'er to a restaurant.

It is almost noon now and there are so many guests inside that the entire first floor hall is already completely full. Even the private rooms on the second floor are empty.

Li Chengze said to Ye Ling'er: "We came a little late, there is no seat left."

Ye Ling'er said: "In that case, let's just eat something on the street."

Just as Li Chengze was about to leave, he heard a voice coming from the second floor.

"Second brother!"

When Li Chengze heard the familiar voice, he immediately looked towards the second floor.

Then, Li Hongcheng appeared.

"Hongcheng?" Li Chengze asked in surprise.

Li Hongcheng waved to Li Chengze and said, "Second brother, come up quickly!"

"I have already booked a room. Let's not leave until we are drunk."

Li Chengze smiled at Ye Ling'er beside him:

"Okay, now we have a spot."

(End of this chapter)