Let's say that Deng An led a few young eunuchs and rushed out of Chengmingyuan towards Donghua Gate. The location of Dongchang was just outside the palace gate.
Even though he is also an eunuch, Deng An doesn't like coming to this place very much. Every time he passes by, he feels a chill on his back.
"Stop, who is it?"
When the guard at the door shouted and asked, Deng An calmly replied: "Our family has been ordered by the Thirteenth Master to go to Dongchang to handle business!"
The fact that needs to be acknowledged is that Zhu Jinghong has great reputation in the imperial city, so after receiving Deng An's reply, the guards on duty entered the gate to report.
About two minutes later, two eunuchs came out and recognized Deng An, the popular man next to Zhu Jinghong.
The leader, the tall and thin eunuch, came down the steps and said in a gloomy tone: "It turns out to be Eunuch Deng, why are you here today!"
After greeting the visitor, Deng An said: "The Thirteenth Master ordered me to come here. If I have anything to do, I have to tell the bus in charge!"
"I don't know what to tell you?" the tall and thin eunuch asked in a low voice.
This was his first step forward, to give his boss a sneak peek so that he could discuss countermeasures next.
Deng An actually didn't care what the people in Dongchang thought, so he listened to him bluntly: "I heard that you arrested two people today. These two people have something to do with the Thirteenth Master, so they ordered me to come and find out!"
"So that's it!"
The tall and thin eunuch and his companion looked at each other. The latter understood what he meant and returned directly to the East Factory.
"These two people are interrogating. What does Eunuch Deng want to ask?"
"Are you being interrogated? Have you been tortured?" Deng An asked anxiously.
The tall and thin eunuch replied: "These two people are already torturing the boy and forcing the girl to confess!"
After hearing this, Deng An quickly said: "Immediately give the order to stop the torture!"
"This... the trial of the case has its own rules, so what if we don't use punishment..."
Before the tall and thin eunuch could finish speaking, Deng An scolded: "These are the words of the Thirteenth Master. If you don't want to have your head smashed, you can just ignore it!"
This guy was really anxious, so he dared to scold the foreman and eunuch of Dongchang. Very few people were willing to provoke these people.
Of course, since Deng An dares to say this, he naturally has the confidence.
For example, at this moment, the tall and thin eunuch did not dare to say anything, but narrowed his eyes slightly in thought.
"Come here, give me the order to suspend the torture!"
"yes!"
Seeing that the tall and thin eunuch had surrendered, Deng An breathed a sigh of relief and immediately added: "That's right, Eunuch Hou... I'm doing this for your own good. If I really make the Thirteenth Master angry, I'm afraid my life will be in danger." !”
"Thanks for the reminder!" Hou Buji replied seriously.
"Come on, take me in and take a look!"
"please!"
When Hou Buji led Deng An inside, the eunuch in charge Wang Qingzheng was listening to his subordinates' report on the situation. At this time, he already knew Deng An's intention.
The Zhu Jinghong assassination case was organized by Wang Qing, but Dongchang dealt with a large amount of news every day, so it was impossible for Wang Qing to personally lead the team to handle the case, but only inquired about the case every day.
"Yu Liang, you and Hou Buji are investigating the case. The Qin family siblings have been arrested by you for questioning. Do they have anything to do with the case?"
"This matter... I'm really not sure. If the White Lotus Sect is behind it, the Qin family may not be able to get away with it!"
Wang Qing put down his pen, glanced at his subordinates coldly, and asked: "So you mean, we have to start a strict investigation from the Qin family?"
"My servant didn't mean that. I just answered according to the usual practice. If this servant's original intention is...if the Thirteenth Master has something to do with the Qin family, it's fine to do what he wants!"
Yu Liang whispered: "To put it bluntly, it would not be cost-effective to offend the Thirteenth Master for this matter!"
Standing up from behind the desk, Wang Qing walked around to the coffee table, poured tea and asked, "But if it is really related to the Qin family, wouldn't we lose clues if we let them go?"
"Father, based on my slave's experience, I'm afraid this case..."
Even among Wang Qing's closest confidants, Yu Liang didn't dare to speak casually when faced with some particularly sensitive topics.
"There are no other people here. If you have anything to say, just say it!" Wang Qing said with a dissatisfied look.
"I'm afraid this case has nothing to do with the White Lotus Sect!"
The case had nothing to do with the White Lotus Sect and had to fall into the entanglement between several princes. Wang Qing understood what Yu Liang meant.
"Let the person go, and the case will not be found out. If the Lord questions him... we will have an explanation!"
"But if something is really found out, it will be difficult to end!"
After hearing what Yu Liang said, Wang Qing nodded slightly. He had actually considered these situations.
"Are you so sure that this case has nothing to do with the White Lotus Sect?"
"Did my father-in-law forget that the first person arrested was probably killed by Zhang Qian's men. Li Qingxiang's protective reaction later shows that..."
With a bang, Wang Qing put down the teacup heavily, with anger in his voice: "Okay, don't say any more!"
"I'll go and see for myself!"
As for Deng An, under his strong suggestion, Qin Zhong had been taken off the tiger bench. At this moment, he had been whipped many times, and blood stains could be seen on his clothes.
Qin Keqing was fine, just a little frightened. She was standing by her brother's side, treating his wounds with water.
Today, he was at home fine, but Dongchang fanzi broke into the mansion and arrested his two siblings and the servants in the mansion.
Qin Ye was originally on the arrest list, but he escaped by chance because he went to inspect the warehouse outside the city.
But without Zhu Jinghong's intervention, Qin Ye would have been arrested sooner or later.
"The prince is here!"
Dongchang is managed by Dai Quan, but as the eunuch Bingbi, he spends most of his time in the ceremonial department.
Therefore, most of the specific affairs of Dongchang are handled by Wang Qing and Hu Yongquan. Therefore, Wang Qing has a very high status in Dongchang.
"See father-in-law!"
When everyone saluted, only the young Deng An remained unmoved because he came on behalf of Zhu Jinghong.
"Eunuch Deng, why are you here!" Wang Qing smiled and stepped forward to greet him.
"I've met the prince!"
Deng An looked extremely humble. In front of this old eunuch, he did not dare to be presumptuous even though he had a strong background.
"These two are old friends of the Thirteenth Master and have nothing to do with the assassination. Please show your respect to me!"
Just listen to Wang Qing say: "That's it, they are doing this, and our family doesn't know about it. Otherwise, we would have eaten the courage of the bear and dared not touch the old friend of the Thirteenth Master!"
Then he looked around and said in a cold tone: "There is no evidence yet. We just invited people to ask questions. How can we be tortured?"
"You bastards are getting more and more unruly!"
Watching Wang Qing's performance, Deng An showed a satisfied look. He really should be like this at this time, otherwise Wang Qing would be too worried.
After scolding his subordinates, Wang Qing turned around and said with a smile: "Since these two are old friends of the Thirteenth Master, I don't think they have anything to do with the assassination. I don't think there is any need to ask anymore!"
This Wang Qing understands the truth and saves me a lot of time to talk...
Thinking of this, Deng An smiled even more, clasped his fists at Wang Qing and said, "My father-in-law understands the truth, and I can't wait any longer!"
"After I go back, I will tell the Thirteenth Master that everything is done by the prince!"
"You're welcome, you're welcome... It's an honor for me to serve the Thirteenth Master. It's just that Dongchang acted improperly and made these two suffer. I hope the Thirteenth Master won't take the blame!"
Deng An replied with a smile: "It is said that those who don't know are not guilty. Besides, Dongchang is also acting according to orders. How can the Thirteenth Master be blamed!"
The Qin siblings thought it was such a big deal that the sky was falling, but Deng An relieved the crisis with a few words. While they were frightened, the two siblings became even more grateful to Zhu Jinghong for his kindness.
(End of chapter)
