"This morning, the maid of the Yuqing Palace discovered that Empress Li had hanged herself in her bedroom," Deng Jingfeng said, then paused and said in a lower voice, "But I saw that the cause of Empress Li's death was quite strange."
"This is a big deal," Zhao Ruhai was so busy that he handed the medicine bowl in his hand to Xiao Anzi and said to Deng Jingfeng, "Commander Deng, please wait here for now. I will go and inform Lord Long Live now."
"Yes, thank you, father-in-law." Deng Jingfeng said, wiping his sweat.
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After Princess Jing'an resigned, Deng Jingfeng hurriedly entered the bedroom.
"You said Concubine Li is dead?" Lu Mingwei looked at Deng Jingfeng who was kneeling on the ground indifferently.
"Yes, this morning the palace servants of Yuqing Palace discovered that Concubine Li had hanged herself in the palace," Deng Jingfeng said respectfully, "As soon as my subordinates got the news, they rushed over, but..."
"Just what?" Lu Mingwei asked with squinted eyes, gently touching the crystal clear jade beads in his hand. After this serious illness, Lu Mingwei suddenly became interested in Buddhism and ordered people to collect all the Buddhist scriptures left by the Queen Mother. He moved over and flipped through two pages from time to time. This string of Buddhist beads was also the Queen Mother's former favorite.
"It's just that my subordinates feel that the cause of Concubine Li's death is strange and she did not commit suicide." Deng Jingfeng said.
"Then you should tell me about it." Lu Mingwei raised his eyebrows and seemed to be very interested. He even put down the Buddhist beads in his hand. Zhao Ruhai was so busy that he brought tea to him.
Deng Jingfeng said: "Your Majesty clearly shows that for those who hanged themselves, the rope mark on the neck is no more than nine inches long, slightly tied under the throat, intersecting behind the left and right ears without crossing, the eyes are closed, the mouth is open, and the tongue touches the teeth or remains outside the teeth. There was salty foam flowing out from the corners of her mouth. Although Empress Li was hanging by her neck from the beam, it seemed that she had hanged herself. However, there were one and a half foot and a half of rope marks on Empress Li's neck, which were still attached to the back of her neck. Her tongue was not touching her teeth. It was obvious that she had been hanged first. The person was strangled and then hung from the rafters.”
"How many people know about it?" Lu Mingwei asked slowly, enjoying his tea.
"Long live my lord, everyone in the Yuqing Palace knows that Concubine Li hanged herself, and my subordinates have ordered them not to say anything." Deng Jingfeng was startled, and then added, "My subordinates have not shared their speculations with anyone. rise."
"Then just come to me and forget it. You don't have to worry about the rest." Lu Mingwei took a sip of tea and said calmly, "Okay, please step back."
"Yes, I'm resigning." Deng Jingfeng bowed and left.
Lu Mingwei took a sip of tea, put the tea cup back on the small table, and said: "Ruhai, go and invite Prince Hui to come over."
"Yes, I obey your orders." Zhao Ruhai responded in a hurry.
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Hall of Supreme Harmony.
When Lu Zhicheng hurried over, Lu Mingwei was sitting on the soft couch, reading the "Infinite Life Sutra" and gently playing with the beads in his hand.
"My son, I pay my respects to my father." Lu Zhicheng walked to the soft couch, knelt down and kowtowed, and said, "My son, I respectfully wish to pay my respects to my father."
"Here we come," Lu Mingwei still looked at the scripture in his hand without raising his eyelids, "What have you been busy with recently?"
Lu Zhicheng said hurriedly and respectfully: "I would like to inform my father, I have been discussing with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs about the preparation of military supplies and war preparations. I just came here from the Ministry of War."
"How are the preparations going?" Lu Mingwei said calmly.
"The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Cooperation fully cooperated, so it went very smoothly," Lu Zhicheng said. "If the father wants to know the specific progress, I will prepare a report and submit it to the father for review when I return."