Volume 1 Princess Taiping Grows Up Chapter 36: Li Chunfeng Passes Away
It was December and it finally snowed. The red walls and green tiles of the Daming Palace were covered with white snow, and everything was silver-white.
Li Yuechen also put on a thick cloak, and from a distance he looked furry, like a little monster.
Today is the first day of the new year. After practicing in the morning, I went to the Sanqing Temple to chant sutras.
I came out around noon and had originally planned to go to the court to listen to the news, but Fu said that the court had already been adjourned for the day.
Li Yuechen, who was free, suddenly had an idea and decided to go see his cheap master Li Chunfeng.
According to later legends, he possessed the ability to predict the future, but I don't know if it's true.
They rode in a carriage out of the palace and arrived at Li Chunfeng's residence.
After knocking on the door, it opened a crack with a creak, and a young Taoist priest who looked less than twenty years old opened the door.
Although the young Taoist priest had never met Li Yuechen in person, he knew that Li Chunfeng had accepted the princess as his disciple.
Seeing the luxurious carriage and more than twenty Jinwu guards in armor, and then looking at the little girl standing outside the door in a cloak and with a pair of cute big eyes, I immediately guessed her identity.
He quickly opened the door and bowed, "Greetings, Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"No need to be polite."
Li Yuechen raised his hand slightly: "Where is Master?"
"Yes." The other person nodded and replied, "But I just checked and found that the master hasn't gotten up yet."
While speaking, he had already made way to let Li Yuechen in.
Li Yuechen stepped over the threshold and raised her head curiously : "You haven't gotten up yet? Did you stay up late last night?"
"This... I don't know, but Master is usually self-disciplined, so he shouldn't do that."
"Then go and see a doctor. It would be bad if you get sick." Li Yuechen waved his hand.
The young Taoist priest hurriedly led the way, but still answered very respectfully: "Your Highness, you are joking. Master is also proficient in medicine. If I were sick, how could I not know it?"
The two of them chatted as they came to the door of Li Chunfeng's room.
The young Taoist priest opened the door and took a look, then turned sideways and said, "Your Highness, please look, the master is still sleeping!"
Li Yuechen leaned his head directly to look inside, causing the little Taoist priest to couldn't help but make a surprised expression.
A girl actually went to watch a man sleep so brazenly!
Although women in the Tang Dynasty were indeed open-minded, such things were unheard of!
But this person is a princess. What can he say ? He can only turn around and pretend he didn't see it.
Li Yuechen poked his head into the room and saw Li Chunfeng lying on the bed covered with a quilt, looking like he was asleep.
He was about to turn around and leave, but suddenly he discovered that there was no charcoal brazier in the room and the temperature was very low.
But Li Chunfeng opened his mouth slightly, but there was no visible white mist produced by his breathing!
Li Yuechen, feeling something was wrong, stopped again, raised his hand, slammed the door open, and stepped in.
Xiao He and Fu Lai behind her felt that something was wrong, but it was too late for them to speak out to stop her. They could only follow her to the door of the room and watch her go in.
Li Yuechen walked quickly to the bedside and put her hand on Li Chunfeng's face.
Sure enough, it was icy cold to the touch!
Surprised, Li Yuechen put her hand on his neck, but couldn't feel any pulse!
Most importantly, his body had obviously begun to stiffen!
"Someone come here!" Li Yuechen suddenly shouted in a low voice.
"Here!" Fu Lai at the door quickly responded.
Li Yuechen turned around and walked out of the room, pointing at the young Taoist priest: "Catch this man! Send someone to the Dali Temple and ask them to come and find out the cause of Master's death!"
"What? Master passed away?" The young Taoist priest was shocked and was about to walk towards the door, but was grabbed by Fulai and pressed to the ground.
Then Xiao He immediately ran to the door and called the Jinwu Guards outside to come in and take control of the little Taoist priest.
Li Yuechen didn't know whether this guy was related to his master's death. Of course, it would be best if he wasn't, but he was indeed a strong suspect now.
Afterwards, Fulai asked a Jinwu Guard to go to the Dali Temple to call for someone, and then sent someone to the palace to report to the emperor.
Seeing that the Jinwu Guards were about to enter the house, Li Yuechen raised his hand to stop them: "Don't go in, in case you destroy the clues, wait for the Dali Temple to come!"
"Yes!" Jinwu Guard agreed.
"Your Highness! Your Highness!"
The young Taoist priest who was being held captive by the Jinwu Guards suddenly cried out, "I am innocent! It was not me who murdered the Master!"
Li Yuechen nodded: "I also hope it has nothing to do with you! But as a disciple, I can't let my master die in vain! Just wait quietly!"
After saying that, he turned around and stood in the yard, thinking about how his master died.
He has always been in good health and I have never heard of him having any chronic illness.
And when I entered the room and observed him just now, I found that his expression was normal, at least he didn't look like he had been in a fight.
Unfortunately, these were all Li Yuechen could think of. She didn't know how to investigate cases, let alone perform autopsies. These things could only be solved by professionals.
Fu Lai, who had been standing behind Li Yuechen, had been staring at her back with burning eyes, and there seemed to be some excitement in his eyes.
Fulai was really feeling fortunate. When he was assigned to serve the little princess a few years ago, he actually felt a chill in his heart.
After all, princesses are different from princes. If she serves the prince, if he sits on the throne in the future, she will be able to rise to the top naturally.
But princess, no matter how favored you are, you will have to stay away from the center of power in the future!
The princess didn't speak a word until she was three years old, and Fulai felt really disappointed at that time.
The only consolation is that the princess is kind-hearted, gentle to others, and never bullies her servants.
Unconsciously, servants like Fulai felt pity for this princess who couldn't speak from the bottom of her heart.
Later, the princess began to speak, and the servants also became happy.
Afterwards, the princess invented many interesting gadgets, and not only became favored, but also had a particularly good relationship with her brothers.
At that time, Fulai felt that it would be good if things continued like this. At least no matter which prince sat on the throne in the future, the princess would definitely have a say.
However, the biggest surprise that the princess brought to him was that she was very mature in handling things. No matter whether it was the previous Helan Minzhi incident or the current matter, she was able to give orders calmly in times of crisis.
He had watched the princess grow up over the years, and he was constantly surprised.
Not to mention that I had to hand over my future store to him some time ago...
All these things added together make Fu Lai now feel that it is his luck to follow this princess.
Li Yuechen had no idea what Fu Lai was thinking, but she just kept recalling the detective methods she had seen in some criminal investigation TV dramas she had watched before.
She also knows that there are many ridiculous plots in TV dramas, which definitely cannot be completely copied in reality.
But even so, many detective concepts should be far ahead of this era.
It suddenly started snowing. Li Yuechen looked up at the snowflakes flying in the sky, sighed softly, and felt sorry for his master.
"Your Highness, it's snowing, so you'd better not stand outside." Xiao He came over from behind and reminded.
Li Yuechen waved his hand: "No problem."
After a while, someone from the Dali Temple came.
After all, it was the Jinwu Guards beside the princess who reported it. When they heard that the princess was at the scene, the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple personally brought people here.
"Your humble servant Liu Yue greets Her Royal Highness the Princess!" said the Dali Temple Minister with a proper salute.
Li Yuechen nodded: "No need to be polite. Master has passed away. I hope Liu Qing will investigate carefully."
This title of "Qing" is different from the "Qing" used by the emperor. The emperor can call all his subjects "Qing", but Li Yuechen here is calling them by the name of the official title.
He was the Minister of Dali Temple, so he was called Liu Qing. If he was the prime minister, he could be called Liu Xianggong. If he was an official of the Secretariat or the Ministry of Personnel, he could also be called Liu Ge Lao.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will do my best!" Liu Yue saluted.
Li Yuechen turned his head and said, "I came here to visit Master today, but..."
After roughly explaining his past, he warned, "Although I think this little Taoist is suspicious, if it is ultimately found out that he has nothing to do with him, just let him go."
The reason why I specifically reminded him of this was because I was afraid that he would misunderstand that I wanted to kill this young Taoist priest.
In the officialdom of this era, everyone is a shrewd person. It would be bad if he misunderstood.
"Yes!" Liu Yue bowed and responded.
Li Yuechen then gave some instructions and asked him to send someone to inform her after the case was solved. Then he got on the carriage and returned to the palace.
There is no point for her to stay here now. As a princess, her being here prevents the people below from doing their job freely.
When he returned to the palace, he happened to meet the young eunuch sent by Zhang Chengxin, who informed him to go to Yanying Palace.
After Li Yuechen came over, Li Zhi picked her up and comforted her: "Chen'er, I heard about Master's passing. Don't be too sad."
"Yes." Li Yuechen nodded. "I think it's strange, so I asked the Dali Temple to investigate it privately. I hope Grandpa won't blame me!"
"It's okay. As a disciple, I should find out the cause of death for my master." Li Zhi smiled and touched her head. "I don't blame you!"
Seeing his attitude, Li Yuechen realized that Li Zhi was afraid that she would be too sad, so he was comforting herself.
In fact, Li Yuechen couldn’t be said to be sad.
After all, although she and Li Chunfeng were nominally master and disciple, they had actually only met a few times.
The reason for doing this is simply because as a disciple, I should do so.
But then again, since Li Zhi took the initiative to call me over to comfort me, it seems that my efforts over the years have indeed been effective.
At least it shows that my position in Li Zhi's heart is very important now.
Well, I have almost finished conquering Dad, and now it’s Mom’s turn.
When it comes to making women happy, the first thing that comes to Li Yuechen's mind is cosmetics.
But the problem is... I don’t know how to make that thing myself!
More than a thousand years later, almost all cosmetics are chemical products. Li Yuechen really knows nothing about this!
Although most of the girls she knew were into extreme sports, she couldn't take the future queen to go surfing and skiing, right?
Apart from these, what else can be used to make a woman happy? Li Yuechen, who was held by Li Zhi, began to think deeply.
Seeing his daughter lost in thought, Li Zhi thought she was sad about Li Chunfeng's death. He did not say anything, but quietly raised his hand and gently patted her on the back.
To show comfort, I held her and started walking.
Wu Zetian , who was reviewing memorials at the desk next to her, looked up, shook her head helplessly, and continued to review with her head down.
Now her daughter is so favored that even she, the queen, can't help but feel jealous.
Thinking of this, she told Zhang Chengxin to open a can of food.
…
A few days later, Liu Yue sent someone to pass a message to Fulai, who then told Li Yuechen that Li Chunfeng’s death should have nothing to do with the little Taoist priest.
First of all, there is no sign of poisoning, so poisoning can basically be ruled out.
Secondly, there were no external injuries on the body and his expression was peaceful, so it was basically certain that he died in his sleep.
The most important thing is that the little Taoist priest had no reason to harm him!
After listening to the report, Li Yuechen nodded to show that he understood, and asked Fulai to tell him to release the little Taoist priest.
I don't know if it was because Li Chunfeng was Li Yuechen's master, Li Zhi later gave him the title of Grand Historian, and gave him a coffin. He also made his son Li Yan the new Grand Historian.
As the end of the year is approaching, the entire Chang'an city is filled with an atmosphere of celebrating the New Year.
Because Li Zhi abolished the system of having all officials enter the palace to attend banquets on New Year's Eve, the court seemed to be thriving.
But what Li Yuechen was worried about was whether the people affected by the drought could have a good New Year.
As an extreme athlete, Li Yuechen knows very well that only when the country is prosperous and the people are strong can people like her not have to worry about survival and can pursue greater heights in life.
Many people think that extreme athletes just like to commit suicide, purely for the thrill.
In fact, this is not the case. Extreme athletes tend to love life more than ordinary people and enjoy a peaceful and strong national environment more.
Playing extreme sports is not about seeking death, but about finding yourself in life and experiencing the feeling of being alive with your heart.
Every time after flying high in the sky or conquering a dangerous natural environment, I can always sigh, "Long live life!" At the same time, I can also say to myself, "It's great to be alive!"
What extreme sports convey is not a world-weary idea, but a life of never-ending struggle!
It is the idea of focusing on yourself and doing your best to break through the shackles of life!
This is what every extreme athlete wants to convey!
…
Li Yuechen walked out of the court, looked at the snowflakes falling all over the sky, listened to the discussions of the officials in the court behind him, and walked towards Chengxiang Hall.
Outside the palace, seeing Li Yuechen coming back, Shangguan Wan'er ran over happily.
"Slow down, be careful not to slip." Li Yuechen reminded with a smile.
"I want to play shuttlecock with Your Highness." Shangguan Wan'er said in a low voice, somewhat embarrassedly.
Li Yuechen smiled and took her hand: "Why play shuttlecock in the snow? Come on, make a snowman!"
Then he ordered Fu Lai to get two pairs of gloves and prepare to build a snowman outside the hall with Shangguan Wan'er.
It is worth mentioning that the gloves of this era are very different from the mittens of later generations.
With four fingers together and the thumb separated, it will not affect the grasping of most things.
And because it is made of genuine leather, it retains warmth very well. When you put your hands in it, it feels furry and very comfortable.
