Chapter 374: Li Jihe's death

Li Jihe is dead.

This is the news that came from a remote county in the northwest when it was the twelfth lunar month. It was an inn, a fire burned Li Jihe and all the tenants living in the store. I heard that when the fire was rescued, almost all the people in the store turned into black charcoal heads, unrecognizable and black.

When Liu Erzhao heard the news, Li Jihe's body had been sent to his home, and the Li family was filled with sadness.

Li Jihe's body was wrapped in oil cloth and placed in the coffin of the mourning hall. Next to the coffin was a small golden bronze plaque, which was the guard sign of the East Palace. There were some melting marks on the surface, which seemed to be worn on Li Jihe when the fire was caused. This was also a mark that distinguished Li Jihe's identity.

The mourning hall was set up temporarily, very simple. It simply pulled two pieces of white cloth and placed an incense pallet. The two children of Li Wang and Li Jihe knelt next to the incense table. The Li family housekeeper Li Mi was handling related matters. Because the news had not spread yet, there were not many people who received the letter, and the entire Li family now seemed very deserted.

Liu Erzhao was the second guest to come to Li’s house to pay tribute.

The first one was Li Qing, the eunuch in the Eastern Palace. At the same time when Li Jihe's body was transported back, he rushed over and came to express condolences to the Li family on behalf of His Royal Highness, bringing a lot of money and goods. He is now bending his body to worship in front of Li Jihe's spiritual position.

Li Qing looked about forty years old, slightly fat, pale and needless, and looked very kind. When he was paying tribute to Li Jihe, he looked solemn, looked tragic, sad, and even a little tears flowed out. When those who don’t know will think that he is Li Jihe’s brother who meets life and death.

After the ceremony, Li Qing comforted Li Wang in a soft voice, turned around and saw Liu Erzhao coming in. He was obviously stunned. Then he nodded slightly to Liu Erzhao, as he had seen him.

Liu Erzhao also bent over and returned the greeting, then he was staggered with Li Qing, and slowly stepped forward to bow in front of Li Jihe's coffin, and his body was filled with sorrow.

Before Li Jihe left, he had specially visited Liu Mansion. He didn't expect that it was already separated by the heavens and man in less than a month.

Although he refused to believe it, although he still had many questions about the cause of Li Jihe's death, no matter what, Li Jihe was indeed dead. Whether he was killed or burned by fire, he died in the end, and the cause of his death was most likely because of his elder brother Liu Yiu.

Liu Erzhao knew very well about Li Jihe's purpose of traveling outside the border before. Li Jihe had mentioned to him before, but Liu Erzhao didn't expect it to be so dangerous.

While feeling sad for Li Jihe, Liu Erzhao couldn't help but feel a little chilled and couldn't help but start to worry about his elder brother and parents. He didn't believe that Li Jihe died in the fire. With Li Jihe's martial arts, how could ordinary fires trap him?

Putting the incense strain in his hand into the incense burner, Liu Ertiao bent over and bowed to Li Wangshi. Seeing that Li Wangshi looked bleak and seemed to be a little confused, two children about seven or eight years old sat next to her with a worry-free face.

After sighing in his heart, Liu Ertiao shook his head slightly and turned around and left the mourning hall.

It was early morning, the sun had just emerged, the sky had not yet warmed up, and the frost in the Li Mansion compound had not completely thawed, and it was very cold as soon as it came out of the house.

"Wang Gang!" Liu Ertiao turned his head and ordered the manager in the mansion: "Move all the things you brought into the house. You should stay in the Li Mansion these days, help the housekeeper Li Mi greet him. If you encounter any difficulties, come back and talk to me."

Li Jihe is gone, and it is very likely that she left because of her elder brother. Liu Ertiao will never ignore his family.

"Yes, the second young master!" Wang Gang bent over and responded, and then took a few accompanying servants straight out of the yard.

"Young Master Liu is really kind and kind, the little man admires it!" After Wang Gang left, Li Qing chuckled and walked from the side, arching his hand to approach Liu Erzhao, but was stopped intentionally or unintentionally by Xue Rengui. Li Qing looked up at Xue Rengui, smiled slightly, but he didn't care, but he no longer approached, looking at Liu Erzhao and said in a soft voice: "The little man has thanked Mr. Liu for Ji He here."

"Oh? Why, is Eunuch Li very familiar with Brother Li?" Liu Erzhao raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Li Qing with a despicable look. It was the first time he saw this eunuch in the East Palace. He also heard Li Qing's name mention by Mr. Li Mi just now when he first entered the mourning hall. This person gave Liu Erzhao the feeling that it was very sinister.

"Haha, working together in the Eastern Palace is always a bit affectionate. Moreover, Commander Li has never treated us eunuchs nowadays. The villain has always been very grateful to Commander Li. But he didn't expect that a good person would not live long, and a person as good as Commander Li suffered such an unpredictable disaster." Li Qing looked into the mourning hall again, and the divine change became very sad.

"Emperor Li said, Brother Li is indeed a good person." Liu Ertiao echoed in a word, but he did not believe in Li Qing's words. The eunuch is low. Even if Li Jihe does not look down on these eunuchs, he will never make friends with them. After all, although the eunuchs are low, their position is very sensitive. Among the officials, no one dares to get too close to them, which is easy to be suspicious of the royal family, and Li Jihe is not such a careless person.

"General Li died on duty this time. Although the court had pensions, the Crown Prince was finally worried, so he asked the villain to come and take care of him," Li Qing bowed to the east palace, and then looked at Liu Ertiao and said in a low voice: "I think Mr. Liu must have known why General Li went to the border. His Highness suspected that General Li had this accident and had another hidden information, so he sent a small visit to General Li to worship General Li, and he greeted Mr. Liu. His Highness wanted to invite Mr. Liu to go to the East Palace to talk to him. In the evening, the villain would go to the noble mansion to greet him. Mr. Liu would also ask Mr. Liu to prepare in advance, so he didn't want others to know."

"Oh?" Liu Ertiao suddenly opened his eyes wide, looked at Li Qing, and said to him in a low voice: "Since the prince's invitation is invited by him, you will not refuse. If you are thankful, Eunuch Li will wait in the mansion tonight."

"So, that villain will say goodbye first." Li Qing smiled and urged Liu Ertiao, raised his foot and led the eunuch he brought out.

"Brother Xue, what do you think?" Looking at Li Qing's departure back, Liu Ertiao asked Xue Rengui softly.

Xue Rengui's answer was simple, but also powerful: "No matter where he went, I will follow the second young master. This is my promise to the eldest young master."

"Well, let's go back to the mansion first." Liu Ertiao nodded lightly, led Xue Rengui together and returned to the mansion.

Liu Erzhao was not surprised by His Royal Highness' invitation. Li Jihe was sent by His Royal Highness and knew the purpose of Li Jihe's trip. Now Li Jihe was inexplicably burned to death in an inn. It would be strange if His Royal Highness had no doubts in his heart.

"How is it? Have you found out the real cause of Ji He's death?" Li Chengqian put down the tea bowl in his hand and asked Fang Zixing, a secret agent in the East Palace who had just returned from outside the palace. As soon as the news of Li Jihe's death came, Li Chengqian asked Fang Zixing to inquire in person. He knew that Li Jihe's death would never be as simple as a fire.

"Go back to your highness," Fang Zixing bowed and bowed to Li Chengqian, and said respectfully: "According to the careful investigation of the villain, it was initially discovered that Commander Li was first cut by a knife on his chest and behind his back. He was three inches into his flesh, and one knife penetrated the entire chest. It should have been caused by two people attacking him from the front and back. Commander Li also died of severe injuries due to excessive blood loss. The fire in the inn later was just the murderer who wanted to destroy the traces he left behind in order to cover up his eyes and ears."

"It's really so?" Li Chengqian suddenly sat up from the chair, clenched his fists tightly. He looked up at Fang Zixing and asked in a cold voice: "Did you ever find out who the murderer who killed Ji He?"

"The villain is incompetent!" Fang Zixing knelt down on the ground and said in a panic: "The only thing the villain can find from Commander Li's body is this. Even if the real murderer left any clues before, he had already been burned by the fire. It is almost impossible to find the murderer. The villain is incompetent!"

"Waste!" Li Chengqian kicked Li Qing to the ground and roared loudly: "You can't do this little thing well, what's the use of raising you alone?!Waste!"

"Stop your anger! Stop your anger!" Fang Zixing climbed up from the ground and knelt down in front of Li Chengqian again, fearing and his forehead was on the ground.

"Get up!" Li Chengqian took a few breaths, calmed down his mood, gave Fang Zixing a cold look, and said, "You can check this matter for Gu now. No matter what the murderer is, you must check it out!"

"Yes, Your Highness! Go, go, go!" After kowtowing to Li Chengqian a few times, Fang Zixing lay on the ground and crawled backwards.
Chapter completed!