Chapter 188: Rotting Corpses in Deep Wells

"He's dead? Where is he?" Shangguan Chen frowned and asked urgently.

"Just, it's in the well in the back garden." The slave was already frightened, and his words were a little unclear.

"Take me there quickly!" Shangguan Chen said when he saw his frightened look and didn't bother to ask further questions.

After trotting along with the slave, Shangguanchen smelled a foul smell as soon as he entered the back garden.

Unconsciously he frowned.

A large group of people had already gathered around the well, and when they saw Shangguan Chen coming, they even got excited.

"What's going on? Who is the deceased?" Shangguan Chen walked forward quickly. Before he even saw the body, he was already suffering from a headache due to the strong corpse smell.

Hua Rongrong had already heard about what happened in the back garden and followed the prince at this time.

"Go back to your lord, this corpse has been severely decomposed. It's impossible to recognize who it is." A slightly older nun knelt on the ground and said. Cold sweat had soaked through her clothes. You could tell at a glance that this nun was also the same.

Was extremely frightened.

Hua Rongrong also tentatively moved forward. The overwhelming stench made Hua Rongrong almost faint several times. Hua Rongrong had no choice but to hold her breath and rushed forward tightly relying on the oxygen retained in her lungs.

Only then did he see the female corpse, which had already been soaked and swollen all over.

With his appearance now, it’s no wonder that the nanny couldn’t recognize who the deceased was.

After taking a quick look and remembering the features of the deceased's clothing, Huarong Rong quickly stepped back, let go of her hand covering her mouth, took a few deep breaths, and then looked at Shangguan Chen: "Look at those clothes, they are from our palace.

As long as you check which maid disappeared in the palace some time ago, you can confirm who the deceased is."

"How dare you, a kitchen maid, why are you here in the back garden instead of just staying in your kitchen?" When the elder grandma heard what Hua Rongrong said, she immediately said angrily.

Originally, the back garden was under her jurisdiction, but now that such a big incident has occurred, I was already worried. This useless princess is still causing trouble here. Is she afraid that the prince will not remember to punish her?

"Let her continue talking." Shangguan Chen stood more than ten meters away from the well mouth, looked at Huarong Rong with a deep look on his face, and said solemnly.

Hua Rongrong received Shangguanchen's signal and did not care about the nanny. She just turned to look at her: "I don't know why nanny found this body so late. Judging from the degree of decomposition of this female corpse, she must have been dead for a while.

It’s time.”

Upon hearing this, the mama glared at Hua Rongrong bitterly, and then hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowing to Shangguan Chen repeatedly: "Your Majesty, the well in the back garden was originally used to water the flowers and plants in the garden.

In addition, it was summer and there was a lot of rain, so watering was rarely done. It was the maid who smelled that the well had been emitting a stench recently, and it was getting worse. The old slave noticed that something was wrong and ordered the slave to salvage it. Who knew it would happen?

A rotting corpse will be fished out."

Shangguan Chen nodded slightly and did not mean to blame his mother. He just asked: "Have any maids ever disappeared in the palace?"

Mammy frowned slightly and recalled: "No, although there are many maids in the palace, they are not missing. I don't know yet. As for how this female corpse put on the maid's clothes and lay dead in a deep well, old slave

It’s really puzzling.”

As he said that, he kowtowed deeply and said, "I hope the prince will calm down. I am helpless."

"Are there any maids who are asking for leave?" Hua Rongrong frowned deeply, carefully recalling the miserable appearance of the female corpse, and asked tentatively.

As she spoke, she once again received the displeased look from the nanny, but at this moment Hua Rongrong didn't care so much. Even if she offended this nanny, she still had to find out who this girl had offended, and she ended up like this.

Such a tragic end.

Shangguan Chen looked a little leisurely at this time, playing with a fan in his hand and looking straight at the beautiful face not far away with a pair of narrow eyes, not a flash of light.

"Didn't you hear what the princess asked you? Why don't you answer truthfully quickly!" Shangguan Chen said slowly, noting the nanny's dissatisfaction with Hua Rongrong.

The grandma was shocked when she heard this. Although she didn't understand why the prince called Huarong Rong princess at this time, she still hurriedly turned her knees and knelt down to Huarong Rong: "Back to princess, a maid actually came to ask for leave some time ago.

, saying that the old mother at home was suddenly ill and wanted to go home to serve, so the old slave granted her leave."

Hua Rongrong looked at Shangguan Chen in surprise. Although she didn't understand why he suddenly said that she was a princess, she couldn't care less at this time.

"How old is the girl who asked for leave? Take a closer look at this female corpse. Is it that girl?" Hua Rongrong asked hurriedly.

"This..." The grandma said hesitantly with a confused look on her face.

"What's wrong?" Hua Rongrong couldn't help but frown slightly when she saw the grandma's appearance.

"Back to the princess, you have just seen what the female corpse looks like. It has already been swollen and rotten, and you can't even recognize the appearance. I really can't determine the identity of the female corpse." Mammy lowered her head slightly and said.

Moreover, the appearance of the female corpse was so horrifying and disgusting that people would never want to see it again after the first glance.

"Has anyone else in the house asked for leave?" Hua Rongrong frowned and asked again.

"Back to Princess, that's not the case. In the past two months, only the laundry maid Ruyi asked for leave, and not a few other maids were missing." Mammy said.

Shangguan Chen has been standing in the distance looking at the serious and focused Huarong Rong. A smile flashed across his lips at some point. This Huarong Rong is different from what he imagined. Not only is he delicate and courageous, but he can also do it.

Don't be surprised if you are favored or humiliated.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like what Li Fei said. Who is right and who is wrong has been redefined in Shangguan Chen's mind. However, the beautiful man with strong martial arts who is hovering next to Huarong Rong always makes Shangguan Chen think about it.

It feels like eating a fly.

"Since the princess is very concerned about this matter, let the matter be handed over to the princess for personal review." Shangguan Chen no longer had any thoughts to listen to Hua Rongrong's analysis in the back garden, and only left one sentence, and then he said calmly.

He waved his fan and left.

After walking far away, Shangguan Chen summoned a right-hand man and ordered: "Go and find out who the man who appeared next to the princess is!"

"Yes." The assistant accepted the order and left immediately.

"Laundry maid?" Hua Rongrong fell into deep thought, and then said: "The body has been soaked like this, so I'm afraid there won't be any clues. Find a place to bury her properly, and then give her family some money."

Nanny hurriedly kowtows: "Old slave, take your orders."

The servants and maids gathered around gradually dispersed, and Hua Rongrong's situation had changed in just an instant.

From then on, the conversation among the slaves was no longer about how cruel and ruthless the princess was, but how kind-hearted the princess was.

If there are still people in the palace who speak ill of the princess, they will inevitably be rebutted: Did you see the princess setting fire? Did you see the princess bully others? The princess is kind-hearted, how could she do such a thing?

Hua Rongrong was at the center of the storm of public opinion and did not behave abnormally. Shangguan Chen's inconsistent behavior was really hard to see through.

Huarongrong simply didn't bother to look at it anymore, and just did her own thing well.

It was already getting late, so Hua Rongrong returned to the kitchen after asking what the nanny had said.

The adult's nanny had already known what happened in the back garden. She never expected that Huarongrong would return to the kitchen. When she saw Huarongrong from a distance, she hurriedly greeted her with a flattering look on her face.

"Princess, you have a lot of people, so you won't be as knowledgeable as this old slave. In the past, the old slave was not discerning and offended the princess. I hope the princess will not take offense."

"It's all because of what I did wrong in the past. Grandma taught me a lesson." Hua Rongrong glanced at the grandmother who was following her and said lukewarmly.

Hua Rongrong was filled with disgust for someone like her who acted according to the prevailing circumstances.

The grandma was shocked when she heard this. Naturally she knew that Hua Rongrong was holding her breath, so she hurriedly knelt down in front of Hua Rongrong and kowtowed.

"Old slave, I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again."

In the blink of an eye, there were large blood marks on Grandma's forehead.

"Okay, get up quickly." Huarong bent down slightly, helped the nanny up and said.

"I don't dare!" The nanny in charge lowered her head and cursed Hua Rongrong secretly in her heart. What a vixen, she has been relegated to the kitchen and yet she can win the prince's favor and be promoted to the princess again.

"Since grandma really doesn't want to get up, then just keep kneeling. I can't force you." Hua Rongrong didn't want to be polite to her. After saying that, she ignored the grandma in charge and walked towards the kitchen with her legs up.

"This..." Mammy didn't expect that Huarong Rong would say this. At this moment, she was kneeling on the ground and it was neither impossible nor impossible to get up. She was particularly embarrassed.

"Congratulations to Princess Princess." Li Fei, accompanied by a group of maids, happened to see the predicament of the nanny in charge, and said in a charming voice.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Li, congratulates you. I wonder why I am so happy?" Hua Rongrong turned around, feeling almost annoyed with Concubine Li to death.

Why is this shit stirrer everywhere?

"Princess Sister has become a princess again from a maid, isn't this a happy and congratulatory thing?" Li Fei said with a smile.

Then his eyes fell on the nun who was kneeling on the ground: "It's just that she is very quick to show off her airs. The prince has never liked such women. Sister Princess, please don't get carried away."

There was a sneer on Hua Rongrong's face, and she pretended to be puzzled and said: "Ms. Li Fei is very clear about the prince's preferences. Unfortunately, the prince doesn't seem to have much love for you. You are still just a concubine.

."

"You!" Li Fei was so angry that she was speechless for a moment.

Everyone in the whole house knew that she could not be promoted to the princess, which was the pain in her heart, and it was a scar that no one could touch. At this time, Hua Rongrong poked her pain in such an understatement, how could she not

angry.

"Okay, if you have time to find trouble with me, why not go back and continue to study the prince's preferences. Maybe you will be favored by the prince that day and I will promote you as the princess." Hua Rongrong sneered.

Li Fei shivered in front of Hua Rongrong, her face flushed with anger. After a while, she snorted coldly and said to the servants: "Let's go!"

Hua Rongrong didn't try to stay. Naturally, she knew that Li Fei was going to complain to the prince, so she didn't care.

I walked briskly back to the simple room, washed myself and lay down on the bed to get ready to sleep.
Chapter completed!