It happened so suddenly that it was too late for Song Cheng and Jiang Feng. Eunuch Fan threw himself on Li Ming, let out a squeak, and another stream of blood spurted out, splashing on the white snow.
Song Cheng clasped his shoulders and shouted angrily, "If you want to escape, you have to ask about the knife in my hand!"
Turning Eunuch Fan over, the blood was still gurgling.
Song Cheng's pupils dilated: "No, he...he committed suicide!"
When Jiang Feng caught up, Eunuch Fan was already angry. A sharp knife was inserted into his abdomen, and he thought he would die. Jiang Feng slapped himself hard.
Snapped!
"It's all my fault for being careless!"
Song Cheng scolded: "This old slave is really tough, he would rather die than go back to the palace with us."
Jiang Feng frowned, like two mountains, his face was covered with dark clouds.
"He is dead, how do we explain to the emperor! He is a key clue, now that it is broken, how can we find out the identity of Concubine Xue!"
Song Cheng sighed: "What you said is true! Let's go back and report to the emperor right now? I'm afraid we will be scolded."
Jiang Feng bowed his head and pondered for a while, then said to Song Cheng: "You stay here and I will tell the governor of the capital to bring people over to protect the scene. Then I will go back to the palace with you to meet the Holy Majesty and ask him to make a decision."
Song Chengdao: "Then you go quickly, I will guard this place!"
Jiang Feng glanced at the four corpses in the yard. The three most important people were all dead here, and Jiang Feng couldn't help sighing again. Immediately walked out of the courtyard, left the alley, and headed for the palace.
Yan Li is admiring the snow in the imperial garden, and writing poems standing beside a plum tree. Seeing that he was in a good mood, Eunuch Lu said beside you:
"Your Majesty, why don't you ask Imperial Concubine Xue to come over and enjoy the snow together? I see that the imperial concubine is also somewhat charming, and she must be very elegant when composing poems."
Yan Li twirled a plum blossom, the white was pink: "I also have the same meaning, I'm afraid she is busy investigating the case of Queen Rong now, so she won't be free."
Eunuch Lu said with a smile: "Even if the emperor has all kinds of opportunities, he still comes to enjoy the snow in the imperial garden. Concubine Xue only has one thing to do, why can't she come? This old servant will invite her over."
Yan Li: "She is probably not at the residence at the moment."
Eunuch Lu: "Someone said just now that she is in Fengwu Palace. This old slave is going to invite her."
In Fengwu Palace, it must be to investigate the case.
Yan Li: "If she's not free, don't force it. It's important to investigate the case!"
"Follow the order!"
Eunuch Lu was about to leave, but he saw Jiang Feng standing behind an ancient pine tree outside the garden and lost his eyes on Eunuch Lu. Eunuch Lu walked over and came to the corner with him.
Eunuch Lu: "Have you found anything?"
There was some embarrassment on Jiang Feng's face: "I didn't find anything!"
Eunuch Lu's eyes showed displeasure: "Since nothing was found, how did you come back?"
Jiang Feng: "Although we haven't found anything, Song Cheng and I have encountered something that we have to tell the emperor in person."
Eunuch Lu: "Is it a good thing or a bad thing?"
Jiang Feng was very embarrassed to say it: "It's...it's a bad thing."
Now that Yan Li is so interested and in a good mood, wouldn't it be too bad to tell him something bad? Eunuch Lu has served his master in the palace for a long time, so he knows what to say under certain circumstances. He hesitated a little, and said, "Come back at night! The emperor is in a good mood now, and I can't bear to disturb his interest."
Jiang Feng became embarrassed again: "This matter cannot be delayed! You must tell the emperor immediately."
The two people here were talking quietly, and Yan Li had already seen it. He went to the octagonal glazed pavilion, sat down on the tiger mat, coughed twice, and shouted: "What are you two doing sneaking around there?"
The father-in-law and father-in-law were taken aback, and hurriedly trotted to the pavilion to bow their heads and salute.
Jiang Feng: "Jiang Feng kowtowed to the emperor, long live, long live, long live!"
Yan Li drank the warming ginseng tea, glanced over the rim of the teacup, and observed Jiang Feng. Seeing his nervous expression, he knew that things were not going well.
"What did you and Eunuch Lu whisper over there just now?"
Jiang Feng glanced at Eunuch Lu and replied, "No... nothing!"
Yan Li: "How are you doing with what I told you?"
Jiang Feng kowtowed: "Song Cheng and I didn't do a good job, please be punished by the emperor."
Before the matter was said, he asked for punishment. It seemed that the matter was really bad.
"Tell me first what happened."
So Jiang Feng told what happened: "Originally we could take that eunuch..." Jiang Feng suddenly realized that the word "eunuch" might make Eunuch Lu unhappy, so he changed his name, "Bring that eunuch into the palace... Come to see the emperor, it's strange that we were negligent for a while, let him... let him commit suicide with a knife!"
Eunuch Lu didn't see any ripples on Yan Li's face, it was still as cold as ice, even the light in his eyes was the same.
"He died as soon as he died, why should you blame yourself!"
Jiang Feng choked with sobs: "He claimed to be Concubine Xue's father. Now that he died, everyone who knew the identity of Concubine Xue would be dead. How can we continue to investigate!"
"Xue'er's father?" Yan Li sneered, "A eunuch will have a daughter? Could it be the husband's before entering the palace? Do you know that eunuch?"
Jiang Feng shook his head: "I have never met that father-in-law. Based on my observations and the few words he said to us, I can conclude that he is not Concubine Xue's father, but a fake."
Yan Li looked outside the pavilion, lost in thought, with doubts in his eyes.
This Xue'er's identity was too weird, there was even a eunuch who claimed to be her father, and this father even wanted his life to keep her secret. Who is Cher
Jiang Feng continued: "I have ordered Song Cheng and the governor of the capital to guard the scene, and I ask the emperor to clarify what to do next."
Yan Li suddenly asked Lu Gonggong: "How long have you been in the palace?"
Eunuch Lu didn't understand why Yan Li suddenly asked this question, so he calculated with his fingers, and replied: "Including serving Li Hai and Li Hai's father in the previous dynasty, the old slave has been in the palace for fifteen years."
Yan Li: "You should know all the father-in-laws you have worked with, right?"
Eunuch Lu: "As long as this old servant has met, he should be able to call out his name."
Yan Li's dark eyes suddenly brightened: "You go out with me now and see who this so-called Xue'er's father is!"
Eunuch Lu finally understood that Yan Li wanted him to identify the corpse!
"Observe the order! This old slave is going to prepare for the dharma!"
The entrance of the alley has been sealed off by the governor, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter or exit. When Fu Yin and Song Cheng saw Yan Li coming in person, they were very surprised, knelt down on the ground, and shouted long live.
Yan Li swept his eyes and saw that the courtyard was a bit dilapidated. On the snow-covered ground lay four corpses, three men and one woman. Jiang Feng pointed to the corpse and introduced to Yan Li:
"This dead old man is called Brother Zhang Jiu, and he makes a living repairing musical instruments."
The governor of the capital added from the side: "As far as we know, this Brother Zhang Jiu is an actor from the previous dynasty. He is good at making flutes and dongxiaos, and is well-known far and wide."
Yan Li pointed to Brother Zhang Jiu and asked Eunuch Lu, "Do you know him?"
Eunuch Lu said: "When I entered the palace, Brother Zhang Jiu was highly valued by the emperor at that time. He was a famous person, and this old slave naturally recognized him. Afterwards, he disappeared, but unexpectedly, he came to hide in this dilapidated alley. It's a pity, a pity! "
Jiang Feng pointed to Aunt Wang's body again and said, "That is Mrs. Wang from the dental clinic. She is a middleman. Concubine Xue Gui entered the palace through her."