sbdcsierra Chapter 797 His Lucky Star
Chapter 797 His Lucky Star
Upon hearing the sound, Lu Wei nimbly dodged Yu Fei's sword and bowed respectfully to her after regaining his footing: "Your Highness, please wait a moment. The cause of the Tenth Prince's death has been found. I will go in and make preparations and invite Your Highness over immediately."
After saying that, without waiting for Consort Yu's agreement or not, he turned around and strode towards the small room inside.
In her rage, Consort Yu's sword, aimed at Lu Wei, missed its mark. She nearly fell, but Third Master Shen caught her in time.
Yu Fei's beautiful eyes were still burning with anger. She was slightly out of breath, and her cheeks were flushed from the commotion. But she couldn't care less about Lu Wei's rudeness. She dropped the sword she was holding and stood there blankly, as if frozen in place.
Master Shen frowned slightly, took Yu Fei's arm with one hand, bent down to pick up the sword that had fallen to the ground, and put it back into the scabbard hanging at his waist.
"Your Highness?" Master Shen called out, but Consort Yu still did not respond.
Master Shen frowned as he looked at Ying Xun, whose face was full of surprise.
Ying Xun truly never expected that Lu Yangyang could bring him such a big surprise!
He felt uneasy this morning when he realized things might have taken a turn for the worse, and could only do his best and leave the rest to fate. By the time Consort Yu arrived with her people to cause trouble, he had almost given up hope. But to his utter surprise, in just one morning, Lu Yangyang had made a discovery!
He really is his lucky star!
Every time he met Lu Yangyang, the cases he took on were resolved smoothly.
Not to mention that Lu Yangyang can perform autopsies, even if she couldn't do anything, just because she brings him good fortune, Ying Xun would want to invite her back to the Dali Temple to be worshipped.
What a pity.
Despite feeling regret, Ying Xun tried his best to keep his emotions in check and replied gently to Master Shen, "Commander Shen, if His Highness the Tenth Prince is watching from heaven, he knows that His Majesty is heartbroken for him and cannot bear it. That's why he gave us this hint. We should seize this opportunity to find the real culprit who killed His Highness the Tenth Prince as soon as possible, and bring justice to His Highness the Tenth Prince so that he can truly rest in peace."
Even Master Shen couldn't refute Ying Xun's words. It was strange, really. For so many days, the Dali Temple hadn't been able to find out the cause of the Tenth Prince's death. Consort Yu had made a fuss more than once or twice, but this time, when she insisted on putting the Tenth Prince in a coffin, the cause of death was found.
Although the truth of the matter is still unknown, such a coincidence is too much for Master Shen to ignore. He turned to his sister and said, "Your Highness, what Ying Shaoqing said makes sense. Your Highness, please calm down and I will accompany you to see the Tenth Prince."
Consort Yu's tears fell instantly.
These days, she can't believe her son is dead. She's made a scene more than once or twice, but she hasn't had the courage to even look at the Tenth Prince. She's afraid it's real, but she's also afraid she's just dreaming. How could she have such a terrifying dream?
She never dared to face reality.
Her obedient and intelligent son, just a moment ago, was overjoyed, saying that after visiting his younger brother, he would spend the reunion night with her, just the two of them, and that they would spend it together every year thereafter. Her son was considerate and filial; while not exceptionally outstanding in his studies or martial arts, he was still quite capable. Among the Emperor's sons, aside from the deposed crown prince who had been exceptionally talented since childhood, he was no less than the others. He was only fifteen; given more time, he could grow even more outstanding. After leaving the palace to establish his own residence next year, with the support of her family, he could smoothly enter the court and begin learning political affairs. Except for the deposed crown prince, all the other princes followed this process. Her son was no less capable than anyone else; even that foolish fifth prince had coveted the position, so what was wrong with her tenth son?
Therefore, she was fully aware of her family's intentions and was happy to see it happen. His Majesty was still in his prime, and the previous, excellent Crown Prince had been deposed. Even if he wasn't dead, his crippled legs made it impossible for him to inherit the throne. There was plenty of time; the final outcome was uncertain. Why should her son admit defeat?
But she never expected it, she never expected it...
She never imagined that in just one hour, the next thing she would see was her son's corpse.
Why, why on earth?!
Inside the small house, Lu Wei pushed open the door and strode in, not forgetting to turn around and lock the door first.
Lu Yangyang had just finished examining the Tenth Prince's body. She was covered in sweat, and her hand holding the magnet was trembling. However, her eyes were filled with a firm and confident look.
Looking at her expression, Lu Wei knew that things were settled.
Without saying a word, he quickly walked to the ice chest, picked up the Tenth Prince's clothes that he had placed aside, and began to dress the naked Tenth Prince.
Min Lingshi, who was standing nearby, was slightly taken aback when he saw this, but quickly reacted and stepped forward to help.
It was difficult to put on the clothes; the two of them struggled for a long time before finally managing to dress the Tenth Prince. However, they didn't have time to tidy up his disheveled hair.
Footsteps had already reached the door. Lu Wei looked at Lu Yangyang, who nodded slightly. Only then did Lu Wei turn around to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, Ying Xun walked in first. Third Master Shen helped Consort Yu in. Consort Yu had barely stepped inside, and before her gaze even fell on the ice chest, her legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground.
Her eyes were full of tears, but she couldn't make a sound. Master Shen tried to help her up, but she pushed him away. She got up, but after taking only two steps, she tripped on her skirt and knelt down. It was only a short distance of five or six steps, but it seemed like she could never reach it.
Ying Xun looked at Lu Yangyang, who had already obediently stood behind Min Lingshi, her head slightly lowered as she waited to be asked questions.
Ying Xun turned his gaze to Min Lingshi, "Min Lingshi, you just said you discovered the cause of the Tenth Prince's death, is that true?"
Min Lingshi hurriedly cupped his hands in response: "Reporting to Your Excellency, this is true. We have to thank my disciple Xiao Liu. It was during his examination that he discovered a foreign object in the Tenth Prince's head."
Upon hearing this, everyone except Consort Yu, who was too heartbroken to care about anything else, turned to look at him, especially Third Master Shen. His cold gaze seemed to bore a hole through Min Lingshi as he asked sternly, "What do you mean?"
Lu Yangyang stood behind Min Lingshi, her head still slightly bowed, and replied with a cupped hand: "Reporting to Your Excellency, I accompanied my master to examine the Tenth Prince's body and found no obvious injuries. I also heard that His Highness was emotionally unstable before his death, so perhaps the problem lies in his head. Therefore, I boldly tried to repeatedly probe with a magnet and finally discovered something unusual. For a magnet to react, there should be a long needle in the Tenth Prince's head, but the needle may contain gold or silver, so the reaction is extremely slight, which is why it has not been discovered until now."