Because the weather is too hot, the wind at midnight is also dry.
The thousands of palaces in the imperial city are like sleeping giants, and the undulating night wind is like breathing.
In a very inconspicuous corner, covered by flowers and trees, someone was whispering.
"Why did you come out?"
"They were too strict over there, so I managed to escape by peeing."
"Where are the things? Have you got them?"
"I'm here to tell you, I'm afraid things won't work out."
"No? What did you do?!"
"Don't worry, do you think I want to do this? I already had it, but then something went wrong."
"Have you been discovered?"
"That's not true. It's just a coincidence. Dragon Scale Pavilion caught fire..."
"..."
"Why, are you afraid that I will confess you? Don't worry, I will never do it. Besides, they didn't notice..."
"Okay, that's it for now, no more to say, go back quickly!"
"By the way, can you give me two more pills of that medicine?"
"I only have one with me, take it first!"
The hot wind beat against the walls of the palace, and a large half of the moon hung in the sky, as if the smaller half had been melted by the heat, or like a human face half-covered and peeping.
Early the next morning, as soon as Eunuch Zhang got up, someone came to report.
"Pikun is dead, what do you want to do with him?"
Eunuch Zhang was stunned for a moment and asked quickly: "Dead? How could such a good person die?"
"Xiao Suozi, who lives in the same room as him, said that after resting last night, Pikun kept complaining that his stomach was uncomfortable.
After getting up and lying down several times, Xiao Suozi fell asleep. In a daze, Pikun went to the latrine a few more times.
He thought that he might have had a bad stomach, so he didn't care. After all, everyone is prone to stomach problems at this time.
Who would have thought that when it was time to get up in the morning, he asked Pikun to get up while getting dressed, but he didn't answer after calling several times.
He didn't think about anything else. He just thought that he must be sleepy and tired after tossing back and forth last night. He thought he hadn't woken up yet.
After he was dressed, he walked over and shook Pikun's shoulders, only to find that his whole body was stiff.
When I looked at my face again, I saw that my face was livid. I tried my hand and found that I was no longer breathing.
He came to me in a hurry, and I came to you because I couldn't get an idea."
"Well, you go find an imperial doctor first to find out what the cause of his death is. It can't be so unclear. If the superiors ask, it would be better to have an explanation." Eunuch Zhang said, but he was muttering in his heart.
.
Pikun's death was so unusual.
Did he commit suicide or was he murdered?
But he didn't want to do anything to him, at least not now. Is he so anxious to die?
If he was murdered, it must have been the person behind him who knew he might have been exposed.
Eunuch Zhang couldn't help but frown, blaming himself for being negligent after all.
I thought that as long as I put him in front of me and didn't ask him to leave Yangze Palace, nothing would happen.
Unexpectedly, he died after all.
"Master, do you know about Pi Kun?" The person who walked in was Zhang Fuxiang, Eunuch Zhang's apprentice.
"I just heard," Eunuch Zhang glanced at him and said, "Have you been here?"
"I just took a look. It looks like he died while sleeping. There are no signs of struggle and there are no injuries on his body." Zhang Fuxiang said briefly, but his meaning was very clear. Pikun didn't look like he was killed.
.
"I have to go to His Majesty in a while to serve you, and I can't leave. When the imperial doctor arrives, be sure to ask him to check carefully. You should pay attention when you are nearby." Eunuch Zhang warned that he could still trust this apprentice.
Zhang Fuxiang agreed and went out with the eunuch who reported the news.
It is not appropriate for the emperor to know about the dead people, and Eunuch Zhang did not dare to delay because of this.
Who would have thought that before he reached the main hall, he would meet Shang Qiyan.
"I heard that a young eunuch under your command has died," Shang Qiyan said straight to the point, "Your Majesty has been unhappy these days and must deal with it quietly as soon as possible."
Eunuch Zhang knew that Shang Qiyan was always quick to repay his ears.
"Yes, I didn't have time to see it, so I rushed over to serve His Majesty.
I have already asked my men to ask the imperial doctor to check the cause of death and then deal with it. It should not take long." Eunuch Zhang said.
"At this time of year, the weather is dry, people tend to get sick easily, and houses tend to catch fire." Shang Qiyan glanced at Eunuch Zhang casually, but he felt a chill in his heart.
Obviously he also knew about the fire in Longlin Pavilion.
"Yes, there are a lot of trivial things lately, but the manager, you are a hundred times busier than the little one.
If it is not a very important matter, those of us below will never dare to cause trouble for you.
But, after all, a life was involved in this matter today. If there are people under the chief manager, he might as well send them over to help the younger ones." Eunuch Zhang said with a smile.
"Well, you are also an old man in this palace, and you have always done things safely.
How can you still be unable to handle such a small matter? If you were unable to do so, I would not have recommended you in front of His Majesty." Shang Qiyan smiled softly, "Come in quickly!"
Eunuch Zhang felt relieved now. Shang Qiyan must have known that nothing happened at Longlin Pavilion, so he just used words to encourage himself.
The emperor would practice meditation every day before breakfast and sit in silence on the white jade bed under the green gauze curtain.
Silently recite the Twenty-Four Divine Actions, calm down the sea of energy, and preserve the spirit in the Dantian.
During this period, no one should be around to avoid disturbing the breath.
Only those who are waiting can enter after practicing.
Eunuch Zhang went to the emperor and waited on him for half a day before he had time to come out.
Ask Zhang Fuxiang how Pi Kun is doing.
Zhang Fuxiang said: "We asked the imperial doctor to check and found that there were no injuries on his body and he was not poisoned. He was said to have died of a heart attack in his sleep.
The dead man could not be left here for a long time, so the apprentice took the initiative and ordered someone to roll him up in a mat and carry him to the back first.
If Master is worried, you can go over and take another look, but the weather is so hot that you can't leave it for a long time, so you must carry it out of the palace before noon."
After all, Eunuch Zhang was a little unwilling to give up. He followed Zhang Fuxiang to the empty room where the corpse was stored, but he really couldn't see the reason.
"Master, how about I invite Miss Xue over?" Zhang Fuxiang asked tentatively.
"On such a hot day, the smell of dead people is bad. If we attack someone else's girl, our sin will be serious." Eunuch Zhang thought for a while, but shook his head, "Besides, the business manager has already said that we should deal with it as soon as possible.
If you hold on to it, it will make people suspicious."
"Master is right. If this is the case, apprentice should quickly find someone to carry him out." Zhang Fuxiang said, "Even if he is alive, we may not really be able to find out anything."
"Yeah, I didn't expect to get anything out of his mouth, but I thought I might be able to follow the clue. It seems that someone picked it off first." Eunuch Zhang smiled bitterly.
Thanks to Congcong Baobao for the reward. He has become my old book friend. I am so happy to see that the people who have always supported me are still there. I am touched...