Chapter 321 Under the Peach Blossom Tree

"How much truth is there in what he said?"

Song Jin closed the booklet and asked.

Qin Chi took the booklet from her and threw it into the brazier beside him. "We need to investigate to find out, but he said that he was not the only one who had seen the document. The Tongzhi and Tongpan who worked with him had also seen it."

"Are you going to drag those two people into this?"

Song Jin knew that it would take some time to get to the bottom of this matter. At least the people sent to Huizhou to investigate would need about 40 days of round trip.

They can only wait patiently for this matter.

Qin Chi said, "I received news that Doctor Yang went to the prison to see Yang Lingyu last night."

"Is this a communication?" Song Jin was a little annoyed.

Qin Chi comforted her, "This is just the beginning, don't worry, madam. The good reputation of Yang Gelao over the years is not in vain. He does have some ability and has done some real things. It's just that he acts cautiously and never gives anyone a handle. It's not easy to find his fault, but he..."

Song Jin gradually calmed down the anger rising in his heart.

Yang Ge Lao once went to the palace to find someone to help Liu Jiaye. In Liu Jiaye's affairs, he seemed to be not involved and did not leave any handle, but he had a bigger handle.

For example, Lord Yang went to meet Admiral Feng privately, which was a big mistake in itself.

Collusion between officials and eunuchs was usually regarded as a crime of forming a clique or forming a faction.

Qin Chi continued, "Let someone expose the case of Mr. Liu and then involve Elder Yang and Admiral Feng. No emperor would be happy to see ministers colluding with eunuchs."

"Can this matter crush the Yang family?" Song Jin was skeptical.

Qin Chi leaned close to her ear and whispered, "I have other arrangements, but I don't know how effective they will be."

"What arrangements?" Song Jin asked in a low voice.

There are obviously only two people here.

Qin Chi insisted on speaking close to her ear, so she could only pretend to be cautious to cooperate with him.

Suddenly, Qin Chi laughed, "Just wait and see, I'll keep you in suspense for now."

That night.

The imperial palace at night, Changchun Palace.

Under the moonlight, the ancient palace walls and pavilions are looming under the reflection of lights.

Emperor Mingcheng and his concubines were preparing to go to bed.

Suddenly, a sharp cat's cry broke the silence.

There is nothing wrong with a cat's meow.

But then there was another cat's meow, and it was a very shrill sound.

Emperor Ming Cheng turned over and sat up.

The concubine who was sleeping with him was so frightened that she also knelt on the bed. This girl was the granddaughter sent by Minister Yuan. She had a delicate face that seemed smaller than an adult's palm. Her frightened look was very touching and lovable. However, Emperor Mingcheng only took a look at her and got up and walked out.

"Someone come!"

Emperor Mingcheng spoke.

Soon a eunuch hurried in.

Emperor Mingcheng said again: "Go and see what's going on."

"Your Majesty, someone has gone to check it out." The old eunuch responded respectfully.

The cat's meowing continued.

The sounds are particularly creepy in the quiet night.

No one knew what the cat's meow was about, but they could tell that the cat was inside Changchun Palace.

Emperor Mingcheng frowned.

He then ordered the guards outside to go and check.

The guards moved quickly, the lanterns swaying in the night, reflecting their solemn faces.

In a corner of the Changchun Palace Garden.

Under a peach tree, the guards discovered something unusual.

Several eunuchs were catching cats there.

The guards went over and helped the eunuch catch the cats.

There was a small pile of freshly dug earth at the foot of the tree, a small hole dug by the cat's claws.

"Hey, is there something under this pit?"

A guard exclaimed inadvertently.

Others were attracted to the sight. Someone took a lantern to look inside and then used his toes to spread some dirt. “It’s a wooden box. I don’t know who buried it in the dirt. It’s obviously been buried for a long time.”

"Dig it out." The leading guard ordered.

The guard carefully dug out the box, but just as he was about to open it, the leader stopped him and shouted, "Do you want to die?"

The guard was so shocked that he almost dropped the box. He almost forgot that on the first day of his duty, his superior warned them that when serving in the palace, the less they knew, the longer they lived.

The leader took the box and said, "Take the box back and give it to His Majesty. Also, find a cage for the cats we caught."

The leader took the box away.

Soon he appeared before Emperor Mingcheng.

Emperor Ming Cheng asked, "Did you dig it out from under the peach tree?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." The guard responded respectfully.

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Emperor Mingcheng did not open it immediately, but asked again: "When did the peach tree appear in Changchun Palace?"

No one answered this for a moment.

After waiting for a while, an old maid who worked in Changchun Palace was called over. She knelt down and replied, "Your Majesty, there is a peach tree in the northeast corner of the back garden. It was planted by Concubine Shu when she was alive."

Emperor Mingcheng was stunned, "Is there such a thing?"

It was only after so many years that he found out about this.

The peach tree is planted in a corner and generally no one goes there.

The dirt on the surface of the sandalwood box was washed clean by water, and there were traces of years of being buried in the soil for a long time.

The wooden box was beautifully carved with dragon and phoenix patterns and had a copper lock on it. Anyone who saw it would know that it was not something that ordinary people could use.

Emperor Mingcheng stared at the box, his eyes flickering, and waved his hand for the guards to leave.

Various signs show it.

This box was most likely buried by the deceased concubine.

Changchun Palace was where Concubine Shu lived. After her death, no other concubines lived there. Emperor Chengdi would only come to Changchun Palace when he missed Concubine Shu. That was until Minister Yuan sent his granddaughter, who looked very much like Concubine Shu, into the palace.

Whether the woman was the granddaughter of the Yuan family or was secretly recruited and trained by the Yuan family from the people was not important to Emperor Ming Cheng.

The important thing is that this person looks very much like Concubine Shu.

Not only her appearance, but also her manners and expressions were very similar. At first glance, Emperor Mingcheng felt like he was seeing the deceased Concubine Shu.

The older this person gets, the more nostalgic he becomes.

I miss the good old days and the ones I once loved.

In his memory, Concubine Shu was a gentle and beautiful lady who never fought for anything in the palace. She only cared about him and loved him.

He is the person who loves him most in this world.

But she died, at the most beautiful age, in his arms. This was the lifelong pain of Emperor Mingcheng.

Even if he is an emperor.

Still can't save the one I love.

Emperor Mingcheng said: "Open the box."

"Your Majesty, there is no key."

The eunuch reminded in a low voice.

Emperor Mingcheng asked again: "It's just an old copper lock. Does it need a key to open it?"

The eunuch opened the lock violently.

When the lid was opened, there were two things wrapped in brocade inside.

A mandarin duck jade pendant engraved with a person's name, and a love knot made of two strands of hair.

Emperor Mingcheng picked up the mandarin duck jade pendant.

Just one glance, and his face suddenly turned as cold as ice.

The name of a person is carved on the jade pendant.

One is the maiden name of Concubine Shu, and the other is a man’s name, but not Emperor Mingcheng!