Catching Monsters

Chapter 270 The Evil Ghost in the Palace
Yang Liunian waved his hand and lowered his voice and said, "Do I dare to joke with you about this kind of thing?"

"This is a matter of life and death..."

Jiang Yun frowned and couldn't help shaking his head. Something was wrong. The old eunuch Feng Yu was in the palace.

If there is a ghost, can it escape Feng Yu's eyes?

Jiang Yun asked: "What exactly is going on?"

"That's right..." Yang Liunian said in a low voice.

It turned out that there had always been rumors of wronged ghosts lingering in the imperial harem, and palace maids and eunuchs often claimed to have seen ghosts in the harem.

Sometimes, eunuchs and palace maids would even die suddenly.

However, the news has been suppressed by the palace. If the news of the haunted palace were to spread, it would affect the reputation of the royal family.

Until yesterday, when Concubine Shu was strolling in the harem with two maids, she accidentally walked into a deserted courtyard and was suddenly frightened by something and fainted.

When His Majesty heard the news, he became furious and ordered the Eastern Pacification Office to send someone to conduct a secret investigation without making any fanfare in case the news leaked out.

Yang Liunian looked stern, and said to Jiang Yun in a deep voice: "It is not convenient to conduct a large-scale investigation in the harem, so the number of people who can go to investigate is limited."

"I think you're the most suitable..."

Jiang Yun's face darkened, and he couldn't help but say, "Master Yang, there is a ghost in the harem. Is it a good job to go and investigate?"

What's more, if Yang Liunian did not lie, this matter had many strange and weird aspects.

The simplest one is...

The old eunuch Feng Yu is still here.

If there really is a ghost, can Feng Yu let it go?

Yang Liunian said, taking out a file and handing it to Jiang Yun, saying: "Anyway, this case is yours to investigate. Besides, the harem is where the concubines and nobles live after all, so you can't bring too many people to investigate. Do you understand?"

"Yes."

This task has been forced upon me, what else can I do?

Jiang Yun could only nod and agree. After walking out of Yang Liunian's study, he frowned and asked him to go to the palace to investigate the case?

Thinking of this, he looked around and saw that it was still early, so he immediately rushed to the cleansing room next to the palace.

He walked up and knocked on the door, and soon it opened. A young eunuch opened the door.

Jiang Yun smiled and said, "Excuse me, is Eunuch Feng here?"

"Eunuch Feng is not here."

"Then please inform Eunuch Feng that Jiang Yun, a captain from the Eastern Pacification Division, is looking for him..."

As he spoke, Jiang Yun handed over one or two taels of silver.

The eunuch who took the silver smiled and nodded: "Wait."

Feng Yu has been busy lately and doesn't have the leisure to go to the cleansing room to cleanse people.

Not long after, Feng Yu came in person. After seeing Jiang Yun, he asked with a smile, "What's the matter, kid?"

"It's something."

Feng Yu heard this and waved his hand, dismissing the eunuchs on his left and right. When only the two of them were left, Jiang Yun whispered, "Eunuch Feng, this time I have received a mission..."

Soon, Jiang Yun told the story about the haunted palace.

After listening to this, Feng Yu's expression was a little strange, and he couldn't help but look Jiang Yun up and down for a while.

Jiang Yun could see that Feng Yuxing might know something, so he quickly clasped his fists and said, "I hope you can give me some pointers, is there really a ghost in this palace?"

"I am not very sure."

Feng Yu said these five words without hesitation, but he was obviously unwilling to elaborate on the matter. He pondered for a moment and said slowly: "But since there really is an evil thing in the palace and it has disturbed Concubine Shu, you should go and check it out."

"Aren't you very familiar with Princess Linglong? It's best to let Princess Linglong take you with her to the deep palace."

After listening to Feng Yu's reminder, Jiang Yun had some vague guesses and asked in a deep voice: "Eunuch, is the identity of this ghost unusual?"

"still……"

"Ahem." Feng Yu coughed and said slowly, "I told you, I don't know anything about this..."

"Your Majesty will be very happy if this matter is handled well."

"If it's not handled properly, there might be trouble..."

After saying this, Feng Yu didn't want to dwell on this matter any more, and instead changed the subject and asked, "By the way, has the Duke of Zhenguo returned to Beijing?"

"His Majesty said that when the Duke of Zhenguo returns to the capital, he will hold a banquet for him..."

After chatting for a while, Jiang Yun went to find Linglong without stopping. Linglong did not live in the palace. Instead, she was rewarded with a huge mansion near the palace.

She was also awarded the title of Princess Ning Yi.

This house has five courtyards. On the plaque at the entrance are five large characters "Princess Ning Yi's Mansion".

After Jiang Yun knocked on the door, a servant soon opened the door. After seeing Jiang Yun, he frowned and asked, "Who are you?"

"Hello, I'm Princess Ning Yi's friend, and I came here specially to visit you."

"Hold on."

Not long after, Linglong, hearing that Jiang Yun was coming, quickly walked out of the princess's mansion.

Linglong's attire at this time was not as rough as when she was wandering around the world before. She was wearing a light pink horse-faced skirt with gold weaving.

When she saw Jiang Yun, she hurried out and looked back at the servants behind her like a thief: "Come on, Jiang Yun, you finally remembered to come find me. I was almost suffocated these past few days."

Watching Linglong running away, Jiang Yun hurriedly followed.

Before they had walked far, Linglong took off all the fancy hair accessories on her head and said, "Going back to Beijing to be a princess, there are too many broken rules..."

"Sit upright, eat elegantly, smile without showing your teeth, walk slowly, and speak softly."

"My God, you don't know, my father has invited officials from the Ministry of Rites to read these things to me every day." "My head is about to explode."

Xiao Yuzheng took into consideration that Linglong had been living away from home since she was a child and had never been exposed to court etiquette.

He asked officials from the Ministry of Rites to come and explain the rules to Linglong.

Linglong was used to being free and carefree, and had never been subject to such discipline.

Jiang Yun didn't want to say anything more about this, but said: "Princess..."

"Call me Master."

"Okay, Master."

"I came here this time to ask you for a favor..."

Soon, Jiang Yun told the story. After listening, Linglong narrowed her eyes and said calmly, "The palace is haunted? Feng Yu knows about it, but it's hard to control it?"

"That's pretty simple. It means that the ghost's identity in his previous life was somewhat unusual."

"It's simple. We can just go and take a look when it gets dark."

……

Late at night, the palace.

Jiang Yun had been to the imperial palace many times, but most of the time, he stayed outside the imperial study.

Behind the imperial study, further inside, is the harem, where royal concubines, noble ladies, and young princes and princesses live.

Under normal circumstances, basically no one is allowed to enter except eunuchs.

Before entering the harem late at night, Jiang Yun had of course reported to Feng Yu in advance.

"The Concubine Shu seems to be the ghost that she encountered in Lengyue Palace."

"It is said that Lengyue Palace was sealed off the year my father ascended the throne, and no one is allowed to approach easily..."

Jiang Yun followed Linglong, holding a lantern in his hand, and slowly walked towards the direction of Lengyue Palace.

Jiang Yun frowned and asked in confusion, "Your Majesty was given the title the year he ascended the throne? Doesn't that mean he has been in office for 28 years?"

If the Lengyue Palace was blocked because there was a ghost inside.

Wouldn't that be even more weird?

Over the years, Xiao Yuzheng could have gotten rid of the ghost with just a few words, so why wait until today?
And let the people from the Eastern Pacification Office go and handle it?

Soon, the two came to a gloomy house. Before entering the house, Jiang Yun could feel a strong sense of resentment coming from inside.

There are also talismans to scare away ghosts carved on the wooden door, which should have been carved by the Taoist priest who was invited at the time.

The purpose is to seal this ghost.

She looked around the yard with her delicate eyes, then gently pushed the door open and walked in. Jiang Yun quickly followed her in.

……

"Your Majesty, Jiang Yun and Princess Ning Yi should have already gone to Lengyue Palace."

In the imperial study, Xiao Yuzheng frowned and said slowly: "His resentment is too great. I have visited him many times over the years, hoping to get him to let go of his resentment, but unfortunately, he is still stubborn and uneasy."

"I have done my best, right, Feng Yu?"

Xiao Yuzheng's face was filled with emotion. He then took a deep breath and said, "You should go there as well. If he still refuses to forgive me, I will personally send him off."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

At the same time, in the courtyard of Lengyue Palace, there was only a gloomy crooked tree, and the huge cold breath came from this tree.

Jiang Yun put his hand on Linglong's shoulder and looked towards the crooked tree. He closed his eyes, and with a thought, he gathered all his magic power into his eyes. When he opened them again, he had already started his journey to the underworld.

When I looked again, I saw a ghost with a stern face sitting under the tree.

The ghost looked to be about thirty years old, a middle-aged man, but his face was full of vicissitudes.

There was deep hatred in his eyes.

There was an arrow stuck in his chest and he was nailed to the tree, unable to move.

"Is this the evil ghost we need to deal with?" Jiang Yun's eyes fell on him.

Upon hearing this, Linglong also gathered her magical power into her eyes, and was able to see the evil things clearly.

When she saw the evil ghost nailed to the tree by an arrow, she couldn't help but wonder, how could a man in the harem die here?
"Did Xiao Yuzheng send you here?" The evil ghost said slowly and coldly, "Are you finally going to kill me and give me a break?"

"Let's do it."

Jiang Yun came in front of the evil ghost, then took out a yellow talisman and said, "Don't worry, I'm a professional in salvation..."

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Linglong beside him curiously reached out to stop Jiang Yun and said, "Why don't we ask him how he died?"

"Why did my father seal his ghost for more than 20 years?"

"Aren't you curious?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yun shook his head without hesitation and said, "I'm not curious, not curious at all."

"Your royal family is full of those trivial matters. The more I know, the more uneasy I feel."

"Father?" The evil ghost heard this and looked at Linglong: "Are you Xiao Yuzheng's daughter?"

Afterwards, the anger and resentment in his eyes became even stronger, and he reached out to grab Linglong's neck.

Linglong was slightly stunned and easily opened the evil ghost's hand.

What does this evil ghost want to do?

With Linglong's strength, this evil ghost can't hurt Linglong at all.

Unexpectedly, the evil ghost's eyes were full of anger, and he roared: "Xiao Yuzheng, that thief, stole my throne! I should be the emperor!"

(End of this chapter)