eurekapd Chapter 58 058 Changes Occur at Yinlu Garden
Chapter 58 058 Changes Occur at Yinlu Garden
Chapter 58 058 Changes at Yinlu Garden
What is Yinlu Garden? It's a garden specifically for cultivating the renowned chrysanthemum variety—the Golden-Topped Ink Lotus! Ordinary ink chrysanthemums are reddish-purple, with a hint of black, their color resembling ink. But the one nurtured in Yinlu Garden possesses a thousand layers of leaves and blooms like a lotus, each ink-black petal topped with a touch of gold. When sunlight shines upon it, the gold seems to flow, making it especially favored by the emperor. Whenever receiving envoys from other countries, he always liked to take them to Yinlu Garden to admire the Golden-Topped Ink Lotus.
If there's any place in Qionglin Garden that you can't go to, besides the emperor's sleeping quarters inside the imperial palace, it's the Yinlu Garden!
His expression turned serious. Chunyu Yang put down the chess piece in his hand and said, "Tell me the whole story in detail."
Finding nothing at the door, the two gardeners of Yinlu Garden exchanged bewildered glances. Tonight was truly strange. First, they heard the sound of a flowerpot breaking, but upon checking, they found nothing; then they noticed a light outside the door, but upon going out to check, there was no one there either.
Could it be that they were both drunk and hallucinating?
The two gardeners returned to the gilded pavilion, completely bewildered. But as soon as they stepped inside, they looked up and saw that the once vibrant chrysanthemums had not only scattered petals across the ground, but their branches and leaves had also turned yellow and withered. The two gardeners' faces paled, and they immediately shouted:
"Something terrible has happened! The Golden Lotus has withered and died! This is terrible!"
Hearing the commotion, the guards patrolling nearby arrived shortly afterward. When the guards' commander, Meng Chao, saw the current state of Jin Ding Mo He, he was shocked: "How did the flower suddenly die! What were you all doing just now! Why weren't you watching over this flower properly!"
The gardener, Chen, was on the verge of tears: "We heard something break in the garden just now, so we split up to check, but we found nothing. When we returned to the pavilion, the Golden Lotus Pavilion was like this!"
"How long have you two been gone?"
"It took less than 15 minutes in total!"
Suddenly remembering something, the gardener surnamed Fang said, "We just saw a light outside the door! Someone must have attacked Golden Lotus while we were away! That light might be the murderer who killed Golden Lotus!"
Commander Meng knew this was no small matter, and immediately instructed the guards behind him: "You, go to the palace immediately and report this to His Majesty! You, send men to guard all the entrances and exits of Qionglin Garden, and do not allow anyone to leave! The rest of you, come with me to search the surrounding area carefully. That person cannot have gone far. If you see anyone suspicious, arrest them immediately!"
"Yes!"
Bright lights shone outside Yinlu Garden as guards, carrying torches, meticulously searched the entire area within a ten-mile radius of Yinlu Garden, leaving no corner unchecked, not even the bushes.
When they reached the Purple Bamboo Grove, suddenly a guard shouted, "Commander Meng, your subordinate has found a palace lantern!"
Commander Meng ran into the bamboo grove and, sure enough, saw a guard holding an abandoned palace lantern. After examining it, Commander Meng said, "This is a palace lantern used by the eunuchs on duty at the imperial palace! The wick is still warm, so the person couldn't have gone far. Continue searching!"
"Yes!"
A moment later, a guard rushed over and said to Commander Meng, "Commander Meng, there are a few footprints over there. Judging from the direction, they seem to have gone that way."
"Where is that place over there?"
"It's Luowang Pavilion!"
Commander Meng gripped the knife at his waist and said coldly, "Let's go, let's go up to Luowang Pavilion and take a look."