"Eunuch Cao, please go out first. I have something to ask him."
Zhao An glanced at Cao Hai, who immediately put on an "I understand" expression and quickly exited the torture chamber and closed the door.
"Eunuch Zhao, you are a villain who cannot see Mount Tai. Your Excellency has a lot of..."
Zhou Fang was extremely frightened. Which of the eunuchs in the harem was kind-hearted and ruthless? Zhao An, who seemed young but knew how to use poison and could survive, was more terrifying than him.
Zhao An shook the hot iron and said, "Tell me, who do you work for?"
"I am loyal to the Queen Mother, I can swear that." Zhou Fang said this, but his bloody eyes kept spinning. Zhao An was not polite, he pressed the soldering iron, and there was a sizzling sound. Zhou Fang howled like a pig being killed, "Don't use torture, even villains will be killed!"
"The things I do for the Queen are all arranged by the Duke of the State."
"Where did the greedy money go?"
"It's been shipped out of the palace."
"What have you done?"
"The villain really doesn't know."
Zhou Fang cried. In the harem, he gained the Queen Mother's trust in every possible way, but in the eyes of Chen Guogong, he was just a little shrimp at best.
Zhao An remained silent.
No wonder Luo Qingshuang wants to deal with Zhou Fang. She is not a light-hearted person. She wants to find someone to resist the thunder. She likes to draw chestnuts from the fire. Now at least she can prove that she and Chen Guogong are not in a cooperative relationship.
As for Chen Guogong's request for money, it was nothing more than trying to win over courtiers or purchase ordnance in order to plot treason.
The last question is, who else has Chen Guogong placed in the harem?
"How could a villain know such a thing? The villain just wants a quick death."
Zhou Fang burst into tears. If there was no rope attached to him, he would definitely kneel down and kowtow.
Zhao An smiled coldly, "Let me ask another question, how do you contact Chen Guogong? Do you have any letters?"
"this……"
Zhou Fang became mute.
He dared not say that even when he died, he still had great fear for Chen Guogong.
Zhao An leaned close to his ear and said, "Answer me and I will give you a good death, or I will cook you."
"I said that I was delivering the message through Zhou Shan, the commander of the North Gate Guards. The letter would be burned and I dare not keep it."
Their eyes met, Zhao An took the medicine bottle on the table next to him, opened the sieve, and the pungent smell spurted out. It was obviously highly poisonous.
"Send off, Eunuch Zhou is on his way."
Zhao An stuffed the medicine bottle into Zhou Fang's mouth, and he swallowed it without hesitation like drinking honey. Before he died, he slowly raised his head with a sinister look in his eyes, "Zhao An, I'll wait for you on the Huangquan Road."
"Don't mess with me again in your next life."
Zhao An dropped the medicine bottle and turned around to leave. Zhou Fang laughed wildly. After a few seconds, he died from bleeding from his seven orifices.
A great eunuch died.
"Eunuch Zhao, have you finished the trial?"
Cao Hai stood under a tree not far away, laughing with him, but didn't seem to be eavesdropping.
Zhao An didn't care whether he eavesdropped or not. Anyway, he was nominally working for the Queen Mother. If Chen Guogong wanted to launch an attack, he would also target the Queen Mother.
After giving two banknotes to Cao Hai, Zhao An smiled and said, "I overstepped my bounds and sent Eunuch Zhou on his way. And I promised to bury him and I will take the body away later."
"Hey, no problem, I'll keep it for you."
Cao Hai didn't care about such trivial matters. Zhao An glanced at the front yard of Luo Que and said, "The one named Ning Xue'er, give it to me as well."
"To be fair to Eunuch Zhao, she is Concubine Yun's."
"It doesn't matter, I just like little girls, it will be fun to torture them."
"She's just a little maid. Don't worry, Eunuch Zhao, the Za family has the tightest mouth."
Cao Hai sealed his mouth, looking like an old fox, and then personally sent Zhao An away from Xiufang.
Zhao An did not go back to the study directly, but walked along the Xuanwu Road of the harem all the way to the north gate.
Standing under the big tree and looking from a distance, a majestic guard general was exactly what Zhou Fang said was the North Gate guard commander Zhou Shan, Zhou Fang's fellow countryman.
He gives off an extraordinary impression. He seems to be quite brave, but he is obviously not as powerful as Chang Yuan.
It's better to use the Queen Mother's hand to kill him, firstly to eliminate the hidden danger, and secondly to force the Queen Mother to confront Chen Guogong.
In addition, manpower is also needed to rebuild the black factory.
The eunuchs and maids in Xiufang can all be used...
Zhao An secretly observed Zhou Fang for a long time, and then left after seeing that he made no movement. He also went back to his residence to get soap and perfume.
In the Ningkun Palace, Chang Ming adapted to his status as an eunuch and served Chen Yuru diligently, looking like a licking dog.
When Zhao An walked in, it was like returning to his own home. He didn't say hello or kneel down.
Chen Yuru looked concerned. She had heard about the Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests. In name, Zhou Fang was hers, so she should be anxious.
Zhao An spoke frankly, and the Queen Mother ordered Zhou Fang to be executed. The next step was to use the corpse to conceal the truth.
"Do you really want to go against your father?"
Chen Yuru's mood became obviously tense.
Zhao An frowned and said: "Empress, you have to think carefully. Once this matter starts, there will be no turning back. If the secret is leaked, it will be a small matter if Brother Changming and I die without burial, but it will be a big deal if it delays your future."
"You don't need to remind me. You and Chang Ming are both working for me, and I will naturally not let you down."
Speaking of this, Chen Yuru asked who was the candidate to replace Zhou Fang.
Zhao An put his hands on his hips and looked haughty, "Of course it's me."
"Fortunately, otherwise the internal affairs treasury would fall into the hands of others, which would be very detrimental to us."
Chen Yuru doesn't care about an old eunuch, she cares about the internal affairs treasury.
Zhao Anxin moved his head, took out the soap and perfume, and explained their uses.
Chen Yuru was extremely happy and elated when she tried it on the spot. She saw mountains of gold and silver coming towards her.
Zhao An didn't need to speak, she whispered: "I have two shops in Beijing. Zhou Fang has always arranged for people to take care of them. Now I will leave them to you."
Zhao An secretly smiled and thought about how to ask for the store, which would save him words.
Zhao An also arranged for Chang Ming to dispose of Zhou Fang's body at night, and then stage an attack and murder show tomorrow, and the identity of the person who paid for his life would disappear from the world.
Later, Chen Guogong wanted to take action, and he would only use the North Gate to command Zhou Shan, or other people hidden in the palace.
It also saves you having to dig out the hidden chess yourself.
In the afternoon, Zhao An returned to the imperial study. The empress looked haggard. She had just received the news that the old prince was critically ill and would be leaving in the near future.
The palace is already preparing funeral arrangements.
"Your Majesty, my condolences."
"How can I express my condolences if Thief Chen is not dead? Sooner or later, I will take back the old prince's revenge!"
The empress clenched her pink fists tightly, her pretty face full of rage.
Zhao An was silent for a moment, and then gave her soap and perfume. She knew the value of both items, and her mood finally improved, "You slave, you are so capable. The Queen Mother will kill Zhou Fang and hand over the internal affairs treasury to you. Mo Let me down."
Her tone was a little strange, and her eyes were also strange, as if she was questioning something.
Zhao An pretended not to understand. She suddenly came closer and warned secretly: "Slave, take care of your things. If you dare to offend the Queen Mother, don't blame me for castrating you."
"If you castrate me, what will your majesty do if you are lonely late at night?"
"Slut, talk without restraint."
The empress raised her hand to grab her with a pretty face, and Zhao An's scalp went numb and he immediately became honest.
