Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Smell of Wine

"Mr. Yan! Mr. Yan!! ”

"People are here!" Yan Yong said impatiently, it will be the Shangyuan Festival in a few days, and as the chief eunuch, he is naturally extremely busy. At this time, he took advantage of the time when Emperor Liang Yinhao received the foreign ministers, and secretly came back to rest for a while, so that he could take a breath. Yan Yong saw that the little eunuch was coming in a hurry, so he asked, "What's wrong?" Yelling! ”

The little eunuch ran out of breath and said in a panic: "Manager Yan! Big things are wrong! ”

Yan Yong frowned displeasedly, "Be careful when you speak!" What's wrong, if you can't control your mouth anymore, you will suffer in the future. ”

"It's not... It's....it's that...."Because he was in a bit of a hurry just now, and he was in a hurry, the little eunuch stammered, and people couldn't understand it.

"Tsk!" Yan Yong rolled his eyes impatiently, handed over a glass of cold water, and said, "You can speak again after you have a clear idea!" ”

The little eunuch drank all the water in the teacup violently, took a deep breath, and then said, "Manager Yan, it's not good, something happened to the Imperial Garden!" ”

"Imperial Garden?" Yan Yong was stunned for a moment, obviously not reacting at once, "What can happen to the Imperial Garden?" Is there anyone who doesn't have long eyes, stumbling and drowning? ”

The little eunuch shook his head anxiously and said, "No! It's even stricter than that! If a slave and slave die, how dare the little one come to alarm your old man! ”

"What the hell is going on? Don't sell it in a hurry, hurry up! I don't have that much effort to play a game of guessing with you, and after the emperor and the ministers have discussed things, I have to go back to serve quickly. Yan Yong urged.

"Here's the thing, the little one went to the dining room today to deliver something, and when he passed through the Imperial Garden, he suddenly found that a large number of flowers and plants in the Imperial Garden suddenly died, and the scene was very terrifying."

"Dead?" The hot tea that Yan Yong brought to his mouth suddenly spilled out of the hot water, but he didn't have time to care about it, and asked again: "Is it that the eunuchs who are responsible for the maintenance of the imperial garden on weekdays are negligent in their duties?" ”

"It's not! When the little one passed by there yesterday, he saw with his own eyes that the flowers and trees were all fine, and there was no trace of withering, but today all of a sudden they were gone, and they were still in patches. Do you say scary or not? The little eunuch described vividly, in order to increase the drama of the matter, he couldn't help but add oil and vinegar to it, and the more exaggerated the matter, the better.

"Oh? Is there such a strange thing? Yan Yong's heart sank when he heard this, and an ominous premonition came to his heart. Where did you see that in the Imperial Garden? ”

"Northwest corner."

Yan Yong 'clanged', put down the teacup in his hand, and immediately said: "Quick!" Now take me to see it. ”

The two hurried to the northwest corner of the Imperial Garden, and Yan Yong looked at it, and sure enough, as the little eunuch said, the entire flower and tree in the Imperial Garden showed a withered yellow posture. Whether it is the red plum with low branches or the dry yellow and green pine and cypress trees, they all show a sense of imminent death.

Seeing such a scene again, the little eunuch still felt extremely shocked, and it seemed that the situation was a little worse than when he saw it just now. His lips trembled and he said, "Manager Yan, what has become of this?" I didn't lie to you!"

"It's really all dead...."Yan Yong muttered in disbelief, confirming repeatedly, "Are you sure you were okay here yesterday?" ”

The little eunuch replied categorically: "It's true, the slave dares to guarantee with his life!" ”

"How did it happen overnight? If it's just plum blossoms withering, how can even the tenacious pines and cypresses begin to die? It's unheard of and unbelievable! Yan Yong couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

The little eunuch seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly leaned into Yan Yong's ear and said, "Manager Yan, do you think this will have anything to do with the eldest prince?" ”

Yan Yong was shocked, and looked at the little eunuch beside him in surprise. The little eunuch said again: "After all, the last time I was in the Yunyi Palace, the Qin Hulian wilted as soon as it arrived in the hands of the eldest prince, and everyone has been spreading it recently... It is rumored that the great prince is an ominous person. Will this vision also be with the Great Prince..."

"That's it!" Yan Yong interrupted the little eunuch's speculation sharply, and scolded, "How can you talk casually as a slave?" I don't think you want that lump of flesh on your shoulder, do you? ”

"No, no, no, the minion has a bad mouth." The little eunuch knew that he had a lot to say, slapped his mouth knowingly, and said apologetically, "Mr. Yan, don't think about it too much, aren't the servants also worried about this?!" ”

"All died overnight, if it wasn't a natural disaster, it was....**." Yan Yong said to himself, his face was dark. He walked slowly around a large pine and cypress tree that was withering, then suddenly paused, turned his head and asked, "Do you smell anything?" ”

"Taste?!" The little eunuch was stunned by Yan Yong's sudden question, and after he reacted, he took a deep breath, raised his eyebrows and exclaimed, "It seems... It seems to have a scent! ”

This fragrance is very weird, not like a flower, Yan Yong feels that there must be something strange in it. So he slowly crouched down, leaned close to the dirt on the ground, and sniffed it carefully. Suddenly, his body stiffened, and he said in a dumb voice: "It's wine!" It's the taste of sake! ”

When the little eunuch heard this, he immediately grabbed a handful of mud and lowered his head to smell it. Suddenly, the little eunuch shouted in surprise: "Yes! How can there be a smell of wine in this soil? ”

Yan Yong's eyes darkened, and the corners of his shallowly hooked lips were slightly cold. "It seems that someone deliberately created such a vision."

"Someone did it on purpose? Who would do that? And what is the purpose?" The little eunuch asked puzzled.

Yan Yong didn't answer the little eunuch's question, but he knew it very well in his heart. If you want to know who did such a hurtful thing, you only need to think about what has happened recently, and the answer will be revealed. Yan Yong thought to himself: It seems that someone wants to take advantage of the rumors that the eldest prince is an ominous body to spread badly, and then fall into the well and pretend to be a ghost. As for who the murderer is, it is naturally self-evident.

The little eunuch saw that Yan Yong was silent and seemed to be pondering, so the eunuch asked again: "Manager Yan, do we want to tell the queen mother about this matter?" ”

Yan Yong thought for a moment, and his voice suddenly turned, as sharp as a knife, and his edge was exposed. "You didn't see anything today. It's like I don't have eyes, I don't have ears, and I don't have a mouth when I go back. If you have eyes, ears, and a mouth, you don't want to grow a head, you know? ”

The little eunuch saw that Yan Yong was serious and knew the severity of this matter, so he nodded and did not dare to resist against his orders. (To be continued.) )