Emperor Xianlong chose Qujiang Pool in Nancheng as the venue for the banquet of the Imperial Envoys of the capital.
A large area of water in Qujiang Pool is open to the public, but there is also a part that is classified as a royal garden, which is the Furong Garden.
In early spring, Emperor Xianlong would take members of the royal family to Furong Garden for boating on the lake.
There is also a royal palace in Furong Garden. If Emperor Xianlong was tired from playing, he could stay in the palace.
But in general, Emperor Xianlong didn't have many opportunities to come to Nancheng, and the number of visits to Furong Garden was even less.
This time when I heard that the emperor was coming, the maids and eunuchs in the palace immediately started busy cleaning the palace and courtyard.
Whether or not he stayed in the palace after Emperor Xianlong's banquet was one thing, but whether they had done enough preparations was another.
"Be careful and move this flower pot to the east. You have to be very careful with this potted plant. If you accidentally smash it, you will be covered with skin!"
The old eunuch Wen Liang directed the young palace maids and eunuchs to move and clean, while imagining the grand scene when the emperor arrived.
As an old man from the Xianlong Dynasty, he had followed Emperor Xianlong for many years, but because of a wrong sentence he was sent to the Furong Garden Palace to retire.
Of course, Wen Liang did not blame Emperor Xianlong. As an eunuch, he was a slave of the royal family. Even if Emperor Xianlong asked him to die, he would do it without hesitation.
Now that he has the opportunity to see the emperor again, Wen Liang will do his best to please Emperor Xianlong in the hope of returning to the Daming Palace.
For a eunuch who relies on the royal family, the power in their hands comes entirely from the royal family.
Whether the emperor values them or not directly determines their future.
Although Wen Liang is fifty years old this year, he feels that he has not reached retirement age yet.
He will try his best to fight for everything and regain the trust of Emperor Xianlong.
As for those military envoys, Wen Liang looked down upon them.
No matter how powerful he is, no matter how arrogant and domineering, after all, is he still just a dog raised by the royal family?
When the emperor needs you, he will give you some face. When the emperor doesn't need you, he can kill you on various charges.
Tu emperor? Are they worthy?
There is only one heaven in Wen Liang's heart, and that is Emperor Xianlong.
"Something is going wrong, something is going wrong, godfather, something is going wrong!"
Wen Liang was dreaming of returning to the center of power, but he heard a young eunuch shouting urgently.
He frowned and turned around to look, only to see Liu Fang, an ignorant bastard.
"What are you talking about here? Do you understand the rules? It doesn't matter now. If your Majesty collides with the Holy Driver when he comes, you won't be able to chop off ten heads!"
"Dad, it's not because my son is ignorant. It's really, really scary..."
Liu Fang cried and said: "There is a corpse in the well in the palace courtyard."
Hearing this, Wen Liangzhong suddenly made a sound.
Is there a body in the well?
This is no joke.
You must know that this is a royal palace. Although it is not as heavily guarded as Daming Palace and Taiji Palace, not everyone can enter.
If someone dies in the palace, this is a very serious matter.
Could it be that an assassin infiltrated it?
His Majesty the Emperor will be visiting the palace soon. If anything goes wrong, not to mention the old eunuch Wen Liang, all the people in the palace will be beaten to death.
"Take me to see it quickly!"
Wen Liang did not dare to be careless in the slightest, and ordered in a deep voice.
Liu Fang wiped the snot and tears on her face with her sleeves and quickly walked in front to lead the way.
Wen Liang followed closely, looking very nervous.
The well Liu Fang mentioned was located in the garden behind Hongde Hall, the main hall of the palace. At this moment, many palace maids and eunuchs had gathered in the garden, and they were chattering about something.
When Wen Liang approached, he shouted loudly: "Why are you gathering here and making noise? Why don't you get out of the way!"
He is the left-behind eunuch of Furong Garden Palace, and he is like an ancestor in this garden.
As expected, Wen Liang scolded, and all the maids and eunuchs moved out of the way, revealing a path for Wen Liang to pass through.
Wen Liang swung his sleeves and walked towards the well with great enthusiasm.
This is an ordinary well, but the mouth of the well is filled with a strong smell of blood.
Wen Liang held his nose and approached, took a look, and was so frightened that he took a few steps back.
"how so..."
There was a female corpse in the well. The reason why he judged it to be a female corpse was because the corpse was wrapped in palace clothes.
Strictly speaking, this is no longer a corpse. There are white bones everywhere and mutilated limbs that have been eaten...
"vomit..."
Wen Liang couldn't hold it back and vomited it out reflexively.
This is really not his fault, the main reason is that the death of the palace maid was too horrific.
"Daddy, this palace maid seems to have been eaten by some wild beast. But if it was eaten by wild beasts, her body should have been found in the woods. How could it be possible that wild beasts gnawed on her and then threw her bones into the well?
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The more Liu Fang talked, the more horrified she felt, and she swallowed subconsciously.
"Could it be..."
"It's a monster!"
A young eunuch interrupted.
Wen Liang did not interrupt this time because he also felt that the matter was too bizarre.
It is not impossible for wild beasts to appear in the royal forbidden gardens. For example, Shanglin Garden in the north of Daming Palace kept many wild beasts for the royal family to hunt.
But it's impossible for a beast to have such spiritual power, and to kill someone and still know how to cover it up by throwing the body into a well.
This is not a beast, it is clearly a monster.
"How about, godfather, let's file a police report."
Liu Fang said with a cry.
Wen Liang walked up and down with his hands behind his back.
The situation is indeed somewhat out of control now.
It is impossible to find out the truth in a short time with the existing manpower in the palace.
What's more important is that His Majesty the Emperor will arrive soon, leaving little time for Wen Liang.
If the emperor is threatened...
Wen Liang didn't dare to think about the consequences.
It's better to report to the official. This is not the time to be arrogant.
"Liu Fang, go report to the official!"
"Godfather, which yamen should I report to?"
Liu Fang looked helpless. There were too many yamen in Chang'an City. Each of these yamen swept the snow in front of their own door and ignored the frost on other people's tiles. They would never take care of matters beyond their areas of authority.
"Jingzhao Mansion can't count on such a bizarre thing, so just report it to the bad guys."
Wen Liang sighed.
Bad guys have always been responsible for presiding over some bizarre cases, and recently, under the leadership of the crimson-robed bad guy Zhao Xun, they have been stealing the show.
The first person Wen Liang thought of reporting to the police was a bad person.
In other words, if even bad guys couldn't solve this case, he really couldn't think of anyone in Chang'an City who could find out the truth.
"The palace also sent someone to inform you that this is not the time to save face. It is better to lose the nobles in the palace than to be left with nothing when things happen."
