Chuntao led the way in front, and Rong Changan was behind, leaving four rows of small footprints on the snow.
When I came to the well, I saw a female corpse at the mouth of the well. There was a deep cut on the neck of the female corpse.
"What's going on here?" Rong Changan asked the eunuch.
The eunuch replied: "Yesterday, Qiu Quan made a mess. Many people in the palace took the opportunity to rob, rape and kill. I recognize this maid. She is not known by anyone. She is very handsome. She must be raped by the rebels. She resisted and was stabbed by the rebels." hacked to death, and thrown into the well."
"Since last night, we have found more than 20 corpses one after another. Alas, it is terrible! This morning, the new head of internal affairs, Mr. Lu, counted the number of people, and there are more than 30 people missing. The whereabouts of these people are unknown. They were killed and dismembered, some probably stole the jewels in the palace and fled somewhere."
Rong Changan was filled with sympathy, it was a sin to cause so many people to die in order to satisfy some people's selfish desires! Suddenly, his mind popped, and he thought of Eunuch Fan. Is this person Zi Yan and Qiu Quan's helper, but he doesn't know where he is now
"Do you have the whereabouts of Eunuch Fan?"
The eunuch said: "There has been no news of Eunuch Fan since last night, probably... probably..." The eunuch couldn't help crying, "I guess Eunuch Fan was also killed, where is he hiding?"
Rong Changan smiled contemptuously.
Eunuch Fan colluded with the traitors and falsely preached the imperial decree. If he was killed, he should be beheaded. If he is not afraid of his death, he is afraid that he will not die and continue to harm the country.
"Search and see carefully, if there are still corpses, fish them up and bury them according to the etiquette."
The eunuch said: "The empress is merciful, I will definitely do it."
Leaving the well, Rong Changan sighed all the time, remembering that Liu'er beside Ziyan also died at the bottom of the well, his eyes were moist.
Relying on Zi Yan's influence, Liu'er used to be a bit arrogant and domineering, and didn't pay attention to the people of Fengming Palace at all. Later, it gradually got better, but it was abused by Ziyan, and almost no piece of skin on her body was intact.
Rong Changan opened his mouth, wanting to tell Chuntao and Liu'er the death news, but he couldn't say it, he just asked, "Do you know that Liu'er still has family?"
Chuntao thought for a while: "She mentioned to me that there are two older brothers who both live in the suburbs of Beijing, but their parents died long ago. Empress, why did you suddenly ask?"
Rong Changan said: "Oh, just asking, nothing."
The two meandered to the back mountain. The whole mountain is covered with snow, and the scenery is very beautiful.
"Chuntao, let's go to the octagonal glazed pavilion on the top of the mountain, maybe we will see a different view."
The snow had not completely melted, and the mountain road was very slippery. The two relied on the branches and rocks beside the road to barely reach the top of the mountain and entered the glazed pavilion.
Leaning on a railing and looking into the distance, expressing one's feelings against the wind, is really a very special experience.
"Queen, look, who is that?" Chuntao suddenly pointed at the foot of the mountain, in a water pavilion, a person was sneaking around, poking her head. With a package on his back, seeing no one passing by, he took out the water pavilion, looked back and forth, and quickly walked towards the gate.
That person turned into ashes, and Rong Changan also recognized it.
"Chuntao, wait for me on the mountain, and I will come back as soon as I go."
Without waiting for Chuntao to respond, Rong Chang'an made the Qinggong of drafting Shangfei, and he was already halfway up the mountain in an instant. People say that going up the mountain is easy but going down the mountain is difficult, but it's different here in Rong Chang'an.
Rong Changan's figure was light, like a swift magpie, he went down the mountain without hesitation. She came from behind, but was ahead of that person.
When the man saw Rong Changan, he was shocked, he stood still, as if he had taken root, he couldn't walk anymore.
"Rong... Empress Rong?"
Eunuch Fan rolled his throat and swallowed.
Rong Changan smiled slightly: "Eunuch Fan, where are you going?"
Eunuch Fan tongue tied: "I... I want to go back to my hometown..."
Rong Changan sneered: "Go back to your hometown? What are you doing back home?"
Eunuch Fan rolled his eyes: "I'm going back to my hometown to visit relatives."
Rong Chang'an's eyes were sharp: "The war has just stopped, and there are many gangsters and robbers on the road. It would be bad if they were robbed."
Eunuch Fan wiped the sweat from his forehead: "I... our hometown is relatively quiet, there are no gangsters."
Rong Changan pointed to the package behind him: "What's in the package?"
Fan Gonggong said: "It's just the gold and silver that I have saved in the palace these years for my old mother and sister to use."
Rong Changan smiled: "When are you going, when will you come back?"
Eunuch Fan replied: "I don't know, probably... come back in about a month."
Rong Changan sneered: "I don't think you will come back?"
Eunuch Fan was taken aback, with embarrassment and panic on his face: "How could it be! If I don't come back, won't the emperor still wait for me to serve him? No one in the palace knows the emperor as well as I do. Queen, tell me, if you don't I serve the emperor, who else will serve?"
"It would be great if you were really that loyal to the emperor." Rong Chang'an said sarcastically, "I can let you go, but there is one thing I want to tell you as a farewell message."
Eunuch Fan: "Queen, if you have anything to say, just say it. In my heart, every word you and the emperor say is a golden rule, and I almost keep it in my heart."
Eunuch Fan is very tactful in the palace, this is a need for survival, and Rong Changan does not blame him.
"No matter who you serve in the future, you must be loyal, and don't do things that hurt your master. I hope you will do less about things like false edicts. I just have a few words. It will be good for you to listen, no Listen, one day, you're going to suffer."
Only now did Eunuch Fan understand that Rong Changan already knew everything.
He knelt on the ground: "I wanted to repent in front of the emperor, pray for the emperor's forgiveness, and continue to serve the emperor. However, the laws of the country are not tolerated, and the old slave had to run away in order to survive. Let the queen be merciful and let the old slave die. The old slave I must keep it in my heart. If there is a reunion in the future, I will sacrifice my life to repay it. I also ask the queen to tell the emperor that it is the old slave who failed him, and I hope he will take care of the dragon body!"
Eunuch Fan's words were entirely out of sincerity, tears flowed down his cheeks, he kowtowed in front of Rong Chang'an. If it wasn't for Zi Yan, he would never have betrayed Yan Li and Rong Chang'an.
The dark red blood stained the white snow red.
The last thing Rong Changan wanted to see was such a scene, so he quickly helped Eunuch Fan up: "Let's go, it will be bad if other people see it!"
Eunuch Fan burst into tears, with blood on his forehead: "The Queen has treated me so well, when will this old slave repay it!"
Rong Changan smiled forgivingly: "As long as you don't help bad people do bad things anymore, that is the best reward for me!"
Eunuch Fan raised his hand and swore: "If this old slave does something harmful to heaven and reason in the future, I will be struck by thunder!"
In fact, Eunuch Fan is not bad in nature, he was just misled by Ziyan.
He could have achieved the position of chief executive, but when he was old and couldn't walk anymore, Yan Li asked him to retire and return to his hometown, and gave him a house and real estate for officials, nobles, money, slaves and servants, and lived a life respected by everyone in the village. It's a pity that the evening festival is not guaranteed.
Amid Rong Changan's sighs, Eunuch Fan cautiously left the back mountain and disappeared into the crowd at the back street of the palace.