Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 597: Birds Are Annoying
"Yu Sicheng?" Pei Ye said.

He Xu didn't say anything. He glanced at him with his narrow eyes and then looked away.

"Find me all the information about this canal and the garden. Are the people who built it still alive?"

"How could Xi Guanling, who took office nine years ago, know what happened twenty-four years ago?" He Xu sighed softly, "I'll try my best to look for some battalion commanders, sergeants, etc., maybe they can leave a few names."

He held a candle and turned the pages one by one. The old ink marks were inevitably blurry and annoying. The eunuch frowned a little: "Supervisor Xu Fang...died of illness seven years ago, Xiguan Cheng Zhao Wen...retired and returned home ten years ago, and he is probably dead now; Xiguan Cheng Li Shui at that time, hey, this guy is still alive, he was promoted to the Ministry of Internal Affairs... Well, there is a summary of the completion of the "Construction of Yuxian Garden" he wrote... Good habits, good predecessors."

Why lower the candlelight and read carefully: "'In the summer of the third year of Suolin, the Xiguan Bureau was commissioned to build the Yuxian Garden in the northeast of Mingyue Palace. This was the first garden built in the palace after Suolin was established. Although it was not the emperor's intention, it was very cautious. After accepting the commission, construction began immediately... It lasted through autumn and summer and was completed in winter. The pavilions are neat and the trees are straight. It is indeed a beautiful garden. I imagine that next summer, it should be full of beautiful trees and birds singing in the stream. The success of the completion of this garden depends largely on the care of the superiors, who personally visited the garden and supervised it. It was the young supervisor Qu——'"

He Xu's throat seemed to be cut off with a "click", and he pursed his lips. He calmed down for a moment, then slightly adjusted his grip and continued, "——It is the achievement of Junior Supervisor Qu Changqu."

After reading this, he closed the case file and stopped reading. He continued to flip through the following pages as if nothing had happened, then handed them all to him and said calmly, "I see that the rest is full of official language, so you can take it and flip through it yourself."

After saying this, he picked up the candle and turned around.

Pei Ye stretched out his foot to stop him: "Huh? Why didn't Eunuch He finish reading just now?"

"Let's not talk too much about official language," He Xu said, "I'm also very busy here."

"Who is this Qu Chang?"

"Who knows, maybe it was a certain eunuch back then, but no one has heard of him now." He Xu waved his hand and said, "Let me go, let me go and see what's going on at the Embroidery Shop."

Pei Ye leaned against the pillar and stretched out his other leg.

"Eunuch He, don't you think it's strange? There are probably less than ten people in the palace who remember this broken canal from more than 20 years ago. Why am I here to inquire about it now?"

He Xu glanced at him warily.

Pei Ye put his palm to her ear, as if sharing a precious secret: "I suspect this canal is related to the death of Queen Wei."

The candlelight suddenly fell, and He Xu took two tries to catch it back in his hand. He stood up, ignoring the lamp oil spilled on his hands, looked at the boy seriously and silently, and pressed two fingers on his lips.

"You, shut, up."

Pei Ye was just about to see his reaction, so he smiled and said, "Hey, there's no one else in this room. Eunuch He, do you think that this Queen Li was in the palace back then? Is it possible that she was involved in the death of Queen Wei..."

"Fuck your grandpa!" He Xu rushed forward and slammed the door of the dark room, turned his head and glared at him, his narrow eyes widened into long ovals.

"I have no grudge against you, why are you trying to harm me!" He Xu said angrily in a low voice, "Get lost! I won't investigate anymore!"

Pei Ye held his forearm, looked at him and smiled, "Eunuch He, what you said is wrong. If you tell me something, it's just a few idle words. You don't know what I'm investigating, and you haven't thought about what I'm trying to get you to say. But if you don't tell me, you'll be the person in the case, and I don't know what you know... You can't tell me even if you have evidence of Queen Li's murder—"

He Xu slapped his lips with a force almost like a slap.

Pei Ye was neither annoyed nor angry. She pulled his hand away and showed a bright and warm smile.

He Xu angrily said, "I was wondering why the Immortal Terrace was named after sparrows, it turns out they are all a bunch of bird people!"

Pei Ye said nothing and took out a small notebook.

He Xu took a deep breath, opened the door and looked around, then came back and closed the door carefully, looking at him and said, "To be honest, I don't know anything about this canal or the Queen's case. They are all old news. But you came to the palace to ask, and I guessed there might be something hidden. When I came across the name Qu Chang, I was shocked. I believe there is something behind what you are investigating, so I don't want to get involved - you can take these out later and investigate whatever you want, don't bother me."

"No problem." "Qu Chang was the Junior Supervisor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs more than 20 years ago, and was also a popular deputy to Grand Supervisor Yu." He Xu said, "Many people still know this name, because before Grand Supervisor Yu took over the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was the one in charge of everything. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is not like the court, where there are constant turmoil. Grand Supervisor Yu has been in office for many years, and everyone remembers clearly what changes have taken place."

"Many older palace servants should remember that Eunuch Qu was quite trusted by Eunuch Yu. At that time, many people wanted to get close to Eunuch Yu, but Eunuch Qu was his confidant and served by his side. This eunuch was experienced and thoughtful. Whenever there was something unsure in the palace, the servants liked to ask him for their opinion, and everyone admired him." He Xu said, "Eunuch Yu had a cold and weird temper. With such a eunuch as a barrier, everyone felt more relaxed."

Pei Ye nodded: "So he is in charge of Yuxian Garden. Where is he now?"

"died."

He Xu lowered his voice even more: "He was killed suddenly. This is exactly what the servants are afraid to talk about. No one knows why. People say that Yu Dajian killed this confidant and buried him in the ground overnight."

Pei Ye frowned: "Killed suddenly?"

"Yes. Some people say that one morning, Eunuch Yu walked into Eunuch Qu's bedroom, and there were horrifying screams for a whole half day. There are also rumors that the two people who went to clean up later saw with their own eyes that blood was splattered everywhere, and Eunuch Qu's body was almost a pile of rotten meat, his tongue was cut off, and his eyes were dug out... The more it spread, the more terrifying it became. It is also said that the two people trembled unconsciously when they saw Eunuch Yu later..." He Xu said, "Maybe the story of torture is a false rumor, which was made up by everyone out of fear. But the sudden murder of Eunuch Qu is true, and no one has seen him since then... Eunuch Yu never mentioned this matter, and no one dared to investigate."

"..."

Pei Ye tapped lightly the pen in his hand.

"Now you know that this name is sensitive. I never knew nor thought about the cause of this old tragedy... until you asked me to dig up the construction history of Yuxian Garden today, and mentioned the 'water channel'." He Xu's hands were shaking slightly at this time. He reopened the "Construction Brief" and showed it to the young man.

Indeed, he didn't need to read it, Pei Ye himself recognized it - "... It is the achievement of Junior Supervisor Qu Changgong Qu. In particular, the trees in the garden are afraid of drought and cannot be without water. Gonggong Qu specially supervised the construction of a canal down to the landscape pond, avoiding the trouble of drawing water from Taiye. This canal is very convenient."

"It's only now that I remember it." He Xu murmured, "This Yuxian Garden seems to be the last thing that Eunuch Qu did before his death... That is, not long after the assassination of Mingyue Palace, Eunuch Yu buried this confidant."

"Well……"

"That's the thing." He Xu said very quickly, "No matter what the inside story is, whatever you find out later, it has nothing to do with me. I was very busy today and spent a lot of time looking for materials. I will give it to you after I find it, and I won't say anything."

"Okay, okay." Pei Ye bowed and said goodbye, picked up the files on the table and went straight out.

He Xu didn't even return the greeting. He frowned and closed the door behind him, as if he was shooing away a fly.

……

……

Pei Ye stepped out of the gate of Xiguanju, leaned against a big rock nearby, and looked through the things he had found. He first put the small wooden sign into his sleeve.

A curtain has opened in the state of mind.

Tried to write two words:

"Are you there?"

After a moment, the bluebird in the upper left corner seemed to wake up and spread its wings.

A handwriting appeared: "Hmm?"

Pei Ye wrote seriously: "I want to check on Yu Sicheng, where is the best place to start?"

(End of this chapter)