readsfreenovel Chapter 391 Well
Chapter 391 Well
Aunt Jing didn't ask any more questions and took a step back for fear of delaying the important matter.
Zhou Chang took Shouhou and Gao Yuan out.
At the same time, he instructed Gao Yuan: "Just like before, the skinny monkey and I will lead the way in the open, and you will follow in secret with the body. If something unexpected happens or we are discovered, just abandon the body and run away. Don't worry. As long as we leave Laiwu Garden, no one will think of involving us in this matter."
Gao Yuan did not say a word, he just pulled the black mask over his face to cover his face, then picked up the sack containing Liu Dexia's body with one hand and put it on his shoulder.
Aunt Jing turned around and protected the three people as they left Laiwu Garden, and watched them leave in the night.
Zhou Chang took the skinny monkey and pretended to inquire about the situation, and walked along the gravel road to the west towards Prince Duan's Tingfeng Garden.
Gao Yuan, carrying a sack and a cat body, went into the bamboo forest beside the gravel road, and quietly followed the two of them under the cover of the bamboo forest.
Along the way, palace servants from all over the place were in a panic and running around. Occasionally, when they met Prince Yi, they would stop and salute hastily without asking any questions, let alone noticing his tall figure hidden among the flowers and plants.
Despite this, Zhou Chang still tried his best to walk on roads with few people and dim light. He finally arrived near Tingfeng Garden and saw many fires in the vicinity of Tingfeng Garden from afar. When he listened carefully inside Tingfeng Garden, he could hear loud shouting and noisy voices.
The two of them had chosen an unmanned path and walked along the back wall of Tingfeng Garden.
Zhou Chang walked around for quite some time and finally saw a few willow trees on fire near the back wall. The fire was obviously caused by the strong wind and spread over the edge of the wall, affecting the outside of the wall.
There was no one around, so he said, "Let's just go here. We can use these trees to dispose of the body first."
The skinny monkey understood and turned back to look for Gao Yuan. He didn't know where Gao Yuan was, so he made gestures to many parties.
Zhou Chang went up and broke off a burning willow branch, preparing to destroy the body.
"Your Highness, be careful..." The skinny monkey reminded Zhou Chang not to get too close to the wall.
In the blink of an eye, Gao Yuan appeared from somewhere carrying a sack and threw the sack directly under the tree where the fire was burning the most vigorously.
The skinny monkey was also quick and skillful. He used materials available at hand, picked up some burning branches and set them on fire on the sack.
The sacks were flammable, and with the willow branches and dry grass added to the fire by the three men, burning the corpse was still not as easy as imagined.
The three of them were busy for a while, but Liu Dexia's body didn't burn much. In the end, Shouhou and Gao Yuanwang put some effort into burning his face, making it unrecognizable.
Zhou Chang finally calmed down a little, and while keeping watch, he looked around for a well.
It doesn’t matter whether the body is recognizable or not, but it is better to pretend that the person was burned and fell into a well.
He didn't dare to walk too far, nor did he dare to move his eyes. However, there was no well nearby. Zhou Chang had no choice but to walk along the outer wall of Tingfeng Garden, trying to find a well.
After slowly turning two corners, I finally found a well, but was surprised to find that I was already in front of the main gate of Tingfeng Garden.
There were more than a dozen palace servants at a well outside the main gate, drawing water to put out the fire.
Yes, Zhou Chang had made another ill-considered mistake and he regretted it secretly.
If the hunting palace catches fire tonight, all the wells will become "targets of special attention". How could anyone think of throwing the corpse into the well?
TV dramas are killing people.
"There is an assassin, there is an assassin..." Just as I was anxiously worrying about what to do next, someone suddenly shouted in the distance.
"There is an assassin, catch the assassin..." Voices came one after another in the distance.
Why are there still assassins?
Another unexpected thing.
Zhou Chang was shocked and wanted to go back.
Gao Yuan and Shou Hou are still dealing with the body under the wall. If it doesn't work, they have to find another way to deal with the body.
Originally, throwing Liu Dexia off the cliff at the back mountain or burying his body in the woods were both good options, but the prerequisite was that he had to be transported out of the hunting palace. When they discussed it at the time, the three of them felt that the risk was greater.
At this time, it would be extremely difficult to move Liu Dexia's body away.
In a flash, Zhou Chang decided to take the risk. He turned around, straightened his clothes, and walked out.
In any case, since we want to create the illusion that someone fell into the water after the fire, we should first find a way to get everyone away from the well.
As soon as they reached the well, Tang Mao, the deputy commander of the imperial guards, came running with a group of people, one hand on the hilt of his sword, very alert. When he saw Prince Yi, he immediately stopped and asked curiously: "Greetings, Your Highness Prince Yi, why are you here alone?"
"Where is this?" Zhou Chang pretended to be calm. "I was taking a walk when I heard someone shouting 'fire' ahead. Monkey followed the sound to inquire about the situation, and now I don't know where I am."
Although Jingyang Hunting Palace is used as an annual summer resort, Emperor Lin does not come here every year. Moreover, when he comes, he only stays there for one or two months, so it is normal that he is not familiar with it.
"This is His Royal Highness Prince Duan's Tingfeng Garden, not far from Yiyang Gate." Tang Mao took a quick glance and pointed in the direction he came from, feeling somewhat worried.
Then, fearing that Zhou Chang might miss the way, he pointed in two opposite directions and explained, "That is the Imperial Study, and to the east is His Royal Highness Prince Yi's Laiwu Garden."
Zhou Chang still looked ignorant: "Was someone shouting 'Catch the assassin' just now?"
Tang Mao spoke faster: "I don't know why, but there were fires in many places in the hunting palace, and some people saw assassins. I was about to go to reinforce Commander Sun. The hunting palace is in chaos, Your Highness, please don't walk around casually. Can I send someone to escort Your Highness back?"
"No, that's not necessary. Since His Majesty is in danger, Deputy Commander Tang should go quickly." Zhou Chang sent Tang Mao away.
"This..." Tang Mao didn't dare to delay for too long, so he bowed to Zhou Chang and said, "Then I will take my leave first. Your Highness Prince Yi, please be careful."
Zhou Chang watched Tang Mao leave. Several palace maids were still standing by the well in panic.
She stepped forward and said, "Didn't you hear the assassin? What are you standing here for? Why don't you go back and close the palace and put out the fire? Isn't there a well in Tingfeng Garden?"
After a few glances at each other, they finally understood what was going on and quickly slipped back to Tingfeng Garden.
Zhou Chang looked around cautiously, and when he saw that there was no one around, he turned around to look for Gao Yuan and Shou Hou.
As soon as I turned back to the back wall, I saw the skinny monkey running over, his face blackened but with a mouthful of big white teeth: "Your Highness, it's been taken care of."
"Has it been dealt with? The well is over there..." Zhou Chang was surprised.
The skinny monkey pointed in the opposite direction and said, "Luckily, when Brother Gao came here, he noticed a dry well under the shade of the tree over there. I guess no one cared about it because there was no water. God really helped us."
"Dry well?" Zhou Chang subconsciously felt that something was wrong. If Liu Dexia's body was found, it would be easy to tell that he was poisoned. If it was burned and flooded, it might be even more difficult. "Have you thrown the body down?"
"Yeah." The skinny monkey didn't think too much and patted the dust off his hands. "It's already been thrown in."
"There is an assassin, there is an assassin..." Not only shouting but also the sound of swords clashing could be heard from the distance.
The skinny monkey was puzzled: "Why is there not only a fire, but also an assassin? What happened tonight?"
Zhou Chang was still worried, but Prince Yi was no longer able to care about so many things.
Tonight is a golden opportunity. Feng Ming's consciousness jumped out and he was ready to fight: "Just right, don't worry about the assassin. Has Gao Yuan passed by?"
"Ah, yes, Your Majesty, it's time for us to go over too." The skinny monkey straightened his clothes, and the two of them headed towards Xiayuan.