At the start of this quest, the Carpenter lets you know that, as is his trademark, he hid a treasure chest inside the Braelyn Bridge when he built it. The chest is in the middle pillar of the bridge.

There are two Lore books in the center of the Imperial Gardens that are both related to this side quest, The Pike Weekly: Nothing Grand About Gormander and Gormander Watches Over Us. Between the two, ...