Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

"Emperor..." the servant muttered to himself. Lord Liu was terrified and lowered his head, pretending not to hear.

He pointed to the row of bookshelves in the middle and said, "Sir, these are the files of the case of Prince Shen."

"This number is really astonishing." said the servant.

This bookshelf is so high that you need a ladder to get the books on the upper shelves. It is two meters wide and filled to the brim with hardcover files.

"These were left by Lord Lin, who was in charge of investigating the case. Lord Lin was very meticulous in his work and almost turned Yunxi's property upside down, which is why there are so many case files left behind." Lord Liu said.

The book boy took out the case file box and looked through it on the table nearby. Lord Liu diligently helped to move the rest of the case files in order and placed them next to him.

After reading only the first volume, he felt that it was very unusual. The records in this case were a little too detailed.

Starting from the time when the news of Prince Shen's rebellion was first reported, what were the news, how the late emperor reacted at the time, who was sent to investigate, and which guards were accompanying him; then to where the evidence of the rebellion came from, the specific content, and the witness testimonies.

The case of the fire in Prince Shen's mansion was also recorded in detail, with the scene conditions and the testimonies of the surviving servants written very clearly.

It was written that the fire started in the study room in the front yard of the palace. Two bodies, one male and one female, were basically burned to charcoal with the help of kerosene. The courtyard in the backyard where the prince of Shen lived was also doused with kerosene, but the damage was less serious and there were still remnants. The ashes of many paper sheets and utensils could be seen scattered in the house.

The book boy flipped through most of the files and asked, "When were these files stored here?"

Lord Liu replied, "They were moved here from the original library five years ago. When His Majesty ascended the throne, he asked the clerks to re-copy these files, but Lord Lin took away a portion of them, saying that he needed to review them, so that portion was not re-copied. It was probably after the day when the royal family came to check the files that Lord Lin asked people to move the things here."

"In other words, the people from the palace did not see the complete files?" asked the servant.

"Yes, they didn't say what they wanted to retrieve at the time, they went upstairs to look at it themselves." Lord Liu smiled apologetically, "Otherwise no one would dare to submit the incomplete files."

"What didn't they say?" asked the servant.

"No, there's nothing unusual. I just found that some of the dust on the bookshelf had been wiped off, so I made this guess. It's also possible that someone touched it when passing by." Lord Liu did not say anything definite.

"These things can't be left here anymore." The book boy said, "Find a chance to move all these files away."

"Ah? This is no small matter... If you take it away, someone will find out." Lord Liu wiped his sweat in fear.

"Replace the original files with blank ones and slowly steal them out." The book boy said, "This is an old case, and not many people will notice it. You can move it without worry."

"Okay..." Lord Liu responded with a bitter face.

"Grind the ink." the servant boy ordered.

Master Liu hurried to grind the ink stick. The book boy spread out a piece of rice paper, wrote down a few names of people and places on it, then dried the paper over a candle and stuffed it into his arms.

The two of them worked together to pick up the scattered files, put them back on the bookshelf, and left the library.

……

Mr. Liu brought his book boy back to Liu's house. He was just a seemingly insignificant clerk and did not live in a luxurious house.

Half a quarter of an hour later, the servant boy, dressed in ordinary errand clothes, left through the back door.

He walked for a distance on the street with his chest hunched and head lowered, then slipped into an alley. He entered a courtyard through a hidden corner door in the alley, entered the small building in front of the courtyard, walked along the flowered windows on the top floor, and entered a window of the medical office next door.

After a while, Wu Yue came down from the upstairs of the medical bureau, talking and laughing with Wu Ye.

Wu Ye was holding a few medical books in his hands, and he went to the counter to talk to the shopkeeper about borrowing some books. The shopkeeper knew that this man was the doctor brought back by the prince, and it was not easy to offend him. Besides, the woman behind him might have the fate to enter the East Palace, so he readily agreed.

When the brother and sister left the house, the guards of the Eastern Palace were already waiting for them and welcomed them into the carriage, which drove towards the imperial city.

……

Qin Zhaoyue and Qin Zhaole met the emperor in Mingde Hall.

The emperor sat upright, looking at his two sons kneeling on the stone floor below.

Qin Zhaoyue was a prudent person, but he didn't like the queen. He didn't like her because she got angry about the East Palace. Qin Zhaoyue was appointed as the Crown Prince by the previous emperor, so he couldn't change the emperor's will immediately after the previous emperor passed away. At that time, the Crown Prince, who had not yet come of age, had already supported some forces of his own, so he had no choice but to appoint him as the Crown Prince.

Qin Zhaole's mother was from the Western Hu, she was very vulgar, her thoughts were always wild, and she had a lot of different ways of sleeping with him, which made him feel very uncomfortable. This son was also stupid and straightforward, without any scheming, he only knew how to find some cooks to study food, so he drove him out of the palace to gain experience.

"Second brother, I haven't seen you for half a year, and you seem to have lost some weight." The emperor asked for a seat, and the chief eunuch Chen Shuo asked someone to bring a chair.

The two brothers sat down one by one. Qin Zhaole said, "My father, my waist is a little thinner now. It's all thanks to my mother's earnest instructions that I should not waste money when I'm out, and only have one dish for each meal..."

The emperor frowned. It turned out that he disliked everyone. Concubine Ning was too strict. How could it be that there was only one dish for a meal?

"You are a prince, how can she restrict you like this? It's too shabby." The emperor said angrily.

Qin Zhaole was speechless. If I eat more, you will accuse us mother and son of being wasteful. It will not be good for us anyway.

He said, "I am short of money and don't have that much money to squander. If I spend it all early, I will have to go back to Luoyang to bother you, father."

The emperor choked with anger.

Qin Zhaoyue saw this and tried to smooth things over: "Father, it is a good thing to be frugal. Although we have a good harvest this year, there is still not enough food. The same is true for my son's palace."

This younger brother is about the same age as him and they always play together.

"That's all." The emperor's face really improved when he heard about the good harvest. This year was a big harvest, which was rare. People said that it was the emperor's destiny, a famous emperor, and he felt very relieved.

"Has there been any unusual incidents along the way?" the emperor asked Qin Zhaoyue.

"I escorted my second brother all the way to Luoyang and did not meet any suspicious people. Notices were posted in various places along the way, and the people are already aware of the harm of this poisonous weed." Qin Zhaoyue replied.

"Did you get any results from your previous investigation into the assassination?" asked the emperor.

"There are some clues, but the evidence is insufficient, and I'm afraid it would hurt feelings if I tell you about it. I'll report to you after I find out the facts," said Qin Zhaoyue.

What? What poisonous weed? What assassination? What happened while I was away? Qin Zhaole was shocked and confused.

The emperor was dissatisfied with his unconcealed expression, but he also dispelled his suspicion of him.

"Just you say it, I will make my own judgment." The emperor said coldly.

"...I think that the Fifth Prince and His Royal Highness Prince Yin are both suspects." Qin Zhaoyue said.