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Liu Qing was also a bit worried. First, there was a fire in the Forbidden Palace, and now, there was actually a human life.

It was not strange to say that a young eunuch had died in the palace. The head eunuch could easily find a reason to report his loss and hastily bury the matter.

Song Huanzong was famous for his cleanliness. With the death of someone in the imperial study, the Hall of Heartcare would likely be destroyed. Liu Qing and the group of people under Liu Qing who were responsible for the Hall of Heartcare would also announce the end of their lives.

"Yes."

Liu Qing was already drenched in cold sweat. His legs felt like they were cramping as he rushed to the Heartrecovery hall and went straight to the study room in the side hall.

When Liu Qing arrived, he saw his brothers and several eunuchs, who were in charge of management, in the room. Their faces were all ashen.

One of the guards came over and reported the situation to Liu Qing, who was extremely troubled.

The paper lion and brush holder were both jade artifacts gifted by Zhao Ji's brother-in-law, the Prince Consort, and given to him by Grand Commandant Ma Du. They were all made of fine jade and had hired the country's most outstanding jade carving master to finish them in half a year. They were practically unique and deeply loved by Zhao Ji.

Liu Qing knew that he couldn't escape death, so he quickly tried to think of an excuse to escape from death. Suddenly, he noticed that Xie E's attire seemed to be a little different from the ordinary eunuchs in the palace.

One of the eunuchs, named Zhang Xin, also felt that although Xie E's clothes were palace attire, the color of his clothes was a little dark. With his courage, he approached Xie E's corpse and touched his waist.

According to the rules of the palace, every eunuch had their own proof of identity. The identity token and clothing were the most basic of all. When Xie E hung up his belt, it had already been lost.

/p p "This person doesn't have a identity card! That's a fake thief! "

Zhang Xin's unrestrained screams made everyone feel as if they had found a lifesaver, and they all surrounded him.

The situation had suddenly turned around. The Liang Shan thieves had premeditated to impersonate the palace eunuchs, stolen the emperor's treasure, and were discovered by the guards while hiding and hiding. They had killed a thief on the spot.

In that case, although Liu Qing didn't expect to be able to kill a thief, at least he could make up for it by saving his life.

Furthermore, the reputation of the Liang Shan bandit led by Song Jiang was already shocking in the imperial court. Many generals in the imperial court were defeated by the Liang Shan, and Liu Qing, a small guard commander, did not have too many strange responsibilities.

While everyone was celebrating, someone suddenly made a clever move. They wanted to shove the calligraphy of Emperor Zhao Ji, who was not far from Xie E's side, into Xie E's arms, so that the guards could add another credit — protecting His Majesty, the Emperor, Mo Bao.

Liu Qing felt that it was not bad and no one would complain about the lack of credit. He nodded at the guard, signaling him to put the scroll in Xie E's arms.

The guard took Xie E's body, and gradually, he saw Xie E's handsome face clearly. Immediately, he exclaimed, "Ninth Prince?!"

Liu Qing groaned inwardly.

Ninth Prince could pass off as whatever he wanted, but why was he pretending to be a young eunuch!

"What?"

And now, he was even killed by a Liang Shan thief in the emperor's study!

Liu Qing and his gang looked like they had all fallen into an icehouse. They looked at each other, at a loss of what to do.

Liu Qing was unwilling to give up. He extended his hand to check Xie E's breath and pinched Xie E's head.

"Commander Liu, stop trying. Look at all the blood on the ground, do you have any hope of surviving?" "In my opinion, we should all return to our own rooms, and before the emperor is aware of it, we should each make our own decisions. Everyone is also aware of the crimes committed by the Commander's Hall and the Privy Council."

Zhang Xin was obviously one of the people with the highest status. Since Zhang Xin had already said so, everyone's heart sank.

/p p "Wait!"

Liu Qing's voice trembled, "The prince is not dead yet! Still alive! Fast! Hurry and call the imperial physician! "

Although everyone didn't dare to believe it, at least Liu Qing's words gave everyone a dose of a very timely heart strengthening drug. Some people had already rushed out to get an imperial physician.

Liu Qing ordered for additional people to be sent to block off the Heartbreak Palace. No one was allowed to enter except the Emperor himself. If Ninth Prince really died in the hall, it would not be as simple as just getting his head killed.

Actually, Liu Qing was unable to determine whether Xie E was alive or dead. Liu Qing only faintly felt that Xie E still had a trace of breath, so weak that it was almost hard to detect, and his pulse was almost too weak to be felt.

However, it was not luck that Liu Qing managed to get into the guard commander position. He found out that Ninth Prince's wounds were all on his head. It was obvious that he had hit the wall. Other than that, there were no other traces of fierce fighting.

The Ninth Prince that everyone was talking about was Zhao Ji's ninth son, Zhao Gou.

Zhao Gou's mother, Madame Wei, was an extremely lowly imperial concubine. Although she had a mother, Madame Wei's looks were mediocre.

Zhao Gou was extremely intelligent and had learned how to cater to his father, Zhao Ji. Amongst so many princes, the eldest son, Zhao Huan and the ninth son, Zhao Gou, were the most favored.

The eldest son, Zhao Huan, was open-minded and had a natural talent for literature; however, because of Zhao Ji's love for calligraphy, Zhao Gou had worked hard since young and had mastered a transcendent calligraphy at such a young age. With this alone, Zhao Ji had a whole new level of respect for Zhao Gou.

At this time, Ninth Prince and Zhao Gou were only seventeen years old, the same age as Xie E, the young eunuch. Coincidentally, the two of them looked extremely similar, almost indistinguishable. Even an experienced eunuch in the palace like Zhang Xin considered Ninth Prince and Zhao Gou to be Ninth Prince!

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