"Everyone, the matter is very clear. This Teng Xiang has been feuding with me for a long time. But I couldn't help it. Instead, I vented my anger on my former subordinate Wang An. I even had the audacity to bring Wang An to this Ancestral Temple. I think I thought This place is very remote. As a result, Wang An was forced to resist and blood was spattered on the Ancestral Temple. Teng Xiang and these eunuchs insulted the royal holy place in this way. They really deserve death." Yang Ning said in a sonorous voice.

"You, you, you're lying. That's not what happened. It's not..." The eunuch yelled at Yang Ning in horror. Then he said to Meng Tongtong: "Father, things are really not what he said. You, You must save us."

Several other eunuchs also followed suit and repeatedly begged Meng Tong for mercy.

Meng Tong had an ugly look on his face. He glared at the eunuchs fiercely, but he didn't know what to say. He couldn't help it. Although Yang Ning's words were full of loopholes and doubts, the eunuchs there didn't know what to say. It's useless at all. I can't tell you why. I even lied. Look at the way the little eunuch is jumping around. How can he be a person who has received more than a dozen "court stick punishments". This is the only one. This is not good. Let him speak how he wants.

Feng Bao sneered and said: "It seems that the matter is quite clear. Xing Tiefeng, take all the people back to the factory and interrogate them strictly. There must be a detailed result for the governor to report to the emperor. In addition, send someone to do an autopsy. Then clean up the scene."

"Yes." The burly man named Xing Tiefeng said with his fists in his hands. Then he waved his hand for the Dongchang gangsters to take away the few accompanying eunuchs.

"Father-in-law, save us. Save us..."

As soon as they heard that they were being taken to the East Factory, the expressions of the eunuchs who followed them changed drastically. They immediately screamed, their voices becoming even shriller due to fear.

"Wait a minute." A low voice sounded, but it was Gao Gong who spoke.

Gao Gong said with a gloomy face: "Eunuch Feng, it's a little inappropriate for your Dongchang to take people away like this." The matter is obvious. Let Feng Bao take people into the Dongchang. Then let's talk about it. But Feng Bao has the final say on Yuan Ke.

Feng Bao narrowed his eyes and said in a bad tone: "Why, Mr. Gao, this matter is within the scope of investigation in our Dongchang. Our family took the person away. What's wrong? Could it be that you, Mr. Gao, want to take the person to the cabinet?" Go to interrogation.”

"You..." Feng Bao's unceremonious words made Gao Gong blush with anger, but he couldn't say anything to refute.

"Take them away." Xing Tiefeng waved his hands to the fans triumphantly and walked past Gao Gong in a swagger without even looking at Gao Gong.

"Everyone, we have official business, so we don't need to accompany you." Feng Bao said with a smile and cupped his hands. Then he turned to Yang Ning and said, "Eunuch Yang, I have to trouble you to visit the East Factory. We have to do business." And that little eunuch."

"I will obey the Governor's instructions."

Yang Ning knew that Feng Bao wanted him to leave the troubled place in front of him. He winked at Xiao Lezi and walked out of the Ancestral Temple's main hall first. Xiao Lezi followed him unhurriedly.

When he walked to the palace gate, Yang Ning glanced at Mou Tai, Zhang Cheng, Xiang Zhong and others seemingly unintentionally. In fact, he wanted to reassure them and then walked out. Zhang Cheng looked at Xiao Lezi behind Yang Ning. With a happy look on his face, Xiao Lezi nodded slightly to Zhang Cheng and left with Yang Ning.

Then, Mou Tai and other people who were close to Yang Ning also left. People from the Sixth Department and Sixth Section who were watching the fun also left. In the end, only Meng Tong, Gao Gong, and Meng Tong's men were left in the hall. Eunuchs and several officials from Gao Gong's line.

"Mr. Ge, what do you think we should do about this matter?" Meng Tong said to Gao Gong in a deep voice. His tone was very respectful. It's not surprising. It was Gao Gong's contribution that Meng Tong was able to sit in the position of superior's ceremonial supervisor. .Feng Bao hated Gao Gong to death because of this.

Gao Gong grimaced and said, "What else can we do? I'm afraid Teng Xiang won't be able to save his life this time. Huh, look at what kind of trash you have for doing such a thing."

Being scolded by Gao Gong in front of so many people, Meng Tong couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed on his face. But he didn't dare to fall out with Gao Gong. He just said bitterly: "There are many things that are fishy about this matter. That little boy named Yang What the bastard said is full of loopholes. There is definitely something wrong with it."

Gao Gong said angrily: "We don't know if it's a ghost or not. Now we don't know. Feng Bao got him into the East Factory. The initiative is completely in his hands. We have no way to do it."

"That won't work. Teng Xiang can't be wasted in vain. Mr. Ge, you must think of a way." Meng Tong said anxiously. His rosy nose turned redder because of worry.

Meng Tong's panicked and ugly look made Gao Gong frown in disgust. He felt a little regretful: Why did he choose such a useless ugly guy in the first place.

Thinking in his heart, Gao Gong sighed and said: "For the present plan, I am the only one who can go to see the emperor first and report the matter to the emperor first. This will give the emperor a preconceived idea." Then he sighed again. He shook his head and said helplessly: "No matter what, Teng Xiang had someone bring this wooden stick into the Ancestral Temple. Based on this alone, we are definitely going to lose this time."

Hearing what Gao Gong said, Meng Tong couldn't help but have a look of disappointment on his face. Gao Gong, on the other hand, glanced outside the palace door blankly and sighed: "This little eunuch named Yang Ning is really not simple. We may have made a mistake. A fatal mistake. And this mistake may cause us to lose everything in the future..."

Meng Tong subconsciously asked: "What's the mistake?"

Gao Gong said lightly: "I didn't take advantage of Yang Ning's fledgling life to kill him."

Perhaps Gao Gong's words were a little pessimistic. The faces of all the officials in the palace became a little ugly.

Not far after Yang Ning and Xiao Lezi left the Ancestral Temple, Feng Bao led the people to catch up.

He walked to Yang Ning and said to Yang Ning: "Xiao Ningzi, what happened today? You didn't tell the truth to them in there just now."

Yang Ning smiled slightly, but avoided answering. He just said: "Father-in-law, thank you for supporting me today."

"That's fine. Since you don't want to say more, there's no need to say anything." A trace of unhappiness flashed across Feng Bao's face, but it was soon replaced by a burst of excitement. "Xiao Ningzi, no matter what, I did a good job today. Using this opportunity to overthrow Teng Xiang is equivalent to cutting off one of Meng Tong's arms. His strength will be greatly weakened. Hmph. When the prince succeeds to the throne in the future, let's see how long he can be arrogant."

Yang Ning's heart moved: Feng Bao said this. It was clear that he knew that Emperor Longqing's illness had reached a very serious stage.

"Eunuch, could it be that the emperor..." Yang Ning asked tentatively.

Feng Bao regained his calm expression and said calmly: "Oh, it's nothing. In this way, you don't have to go to Dongchang. But today's matter is not trivial. The emperor will definitely investigate it when the time comes. You should be more careful yourself. Just stick to what you just said. That's it. As for the rest, I will find a way."

"But... I'm afraid those eunuchs under Teng Xiang won't be so honest. What if they are in front of the emperor..."

Feng Bao smiled coldly and said: "Don't worry. After entering the Dongchang Prison, we will get whatever testimony we want. Besides, soon they will never be able to speak."

"That's good. Yang Ning would like to thank Eunuch Feng." Yang Ning bowed deeply.

Feng Bao nodded lightly and said with a smile: "Do you still need to be so polite with our family? By the way, this little eunuch still needs to visit the East Factory."

Yang Ning's heart shivered and she simply said: "Eunuch, I'm telling you the truth. This eunuch is my good brother, Yang Ning. You see..."

"Oh. That's it." Feng Bao didn't show much surprise. It seemed that he had already seen the clues just now. He nodded and said: "If that's the case, then there's no need."

After saying that, Feng Bao led the people away. It seemed that they were going in the direction of Dongchang.

Yang Ning waited until Feng Bao walked away. Then he turned around and said with excitement: "Have fun. I finally found you. It's great. Haha."

Seeing Yang Ning dancing happily, Xiao Lezi said nothing, but there was a hint of warmth in his cold eyes.

Yang Ning glanced in the direction of the Imperial Ancestral Temple and said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's go. Let's find a place to talk." As he said that, he took Xiao Lezi and walked towards Funing Palace.

As soon as they entered Funing Palace, they saw Princess Yongning and Ying'er walking out of the main hall immediately. As soon as they saw Yang Ning, they hurriedly asked: "What happened? I heard that the mistress said that you asked him to ask Xiang Zhong to lead people to the Ancestral Temple. ."

"Let's talk inside." Yang Ning motioned for Princess Yongning and Ying'er to go in.

Several people entered Dongnuang Pavilion and sat down. Yang Ning told what happened in the Ancestral Temple. But when he mentioned that Xiao Lezi killed the two stick-wielding eunuchs, he did not reveal that Xiao Lezi knew martial arts. He only said that he In desperation, Xiao Lezi accidentally pushed the two eunuchs holding sticks down and fell to death.

Yang Ning finally said: "This is my brother in need before entering the palace...little fun."

Xiao Lezi had a cold expression on his face. He stood there as motionless as a sculpture. It was as if he hadn't heard Yang Ning mention him.

Yang Ning couldn't help but apologized and smiled at Princess Yongning and said: "Princess, don't be offended. This brother of mine is too withdrawn. Please meet Princess Yongning soon. She has saved my life several times. She is my benefactor. During the time I was in the palace, Thanks to her for taking care of me."

Xiao Lezi was standing there upright. After hearing Yang Ning's words, he immediately "thumped" and knelt on the ground. "Bang bang bang". He rang his head three times at Princess Yongning. Then he said in a cold voice: "Thank you, Xiao Lezi." The princess’s kindness in saving Brother Ning’s life.”

Xiao Lezi's somewhat reckless behavior made Ying'er cover her mouth and chuckle. Xiao Lezi's cold eyes immediately shot towards her like electricity. Ying'er was glanced at by Xiao Lezi's faint eyes. She trembled for some reason, and her heart rose. An inexplicable chill arose. I was so frightened that I no longer dared to look at Xiao Lezi.

Princess Yongning said hurriedly: "Get up quickly. You are Yang Ning's brother. We are not outsiders. There is no need for this."

Xiao Lezi stood up and stood behind Yang Ning. Princess Yongning glanced at Xiao Lezi, smiled slightly at Yang Ning and said, "This brother of yours is really loyal to you. No wonder you have been looking for him since you entered the palace. ."

After a pause, Princess Yongning's face became a little sad and said: "I didn't expect that Wang An would have such resentment because you value Xiang Zhong. I didn't expect that he would be so fierce. Alas, in the final analysis, he was still blinded by his desire for power. He lost his eyes and let him end up like this."

Thinking of the situation when Wang An struggled to twist his neck to talk to himself when he was dying, Yang Ning couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Princess Yongning frowned again and said: "Today's incident at the Imperial Ancestral Temple is really no small matter. In the solemn holy place where the royal family worships their ancestors, a human life was caused and blood was seen. Father Long Yan will definitely be furious. Although you lied to cover it up. But there are always many doubts and loopholes in the rush. But fortunately, those eunuchs have been captured by Feng Bao and taken into the East Factory. If Feng Bao is willing to help you, you can be exempted from guilt."

Seeing Princess Yongning's worried look on her face, Yang Ning couldn't help but comfort her and said: "Don't worry, Princess. This matter won't be too much trouble. Now Teng Xiang is stupid. Besides, he ordered someone to bring the red paint torture stick with him." Anyone who enters the Ancestral Temple will be held responsible for all the crimes this time."

After comforting Princess Yongning, Yang Ning took Xiao Lezi back to his room. He had many things to ask Xiao Lezi.

"Lezi, please tell me about your situation after entering the palace. Have you already practiced the "Broken Jade Book"? Have you become a peerless master now? Did you have peerless internal strength in the Ancestral Temple just now? I easily killed the two stick-wielding eunuchs without being hurt." Yang Ning asked a series of questions impatiently.

Xiao Lezi looked at Yang Ning in a daze. It seemed that he didn't know where to start.

Yang Ning slapped his forehead and said, "It seems I'm a little anxious. Let's do this. I'll talk about Shui Ling and Zhang Cheng's situation first. Then we'll talk about your situation slowly." Then Yang Ning told Shui Ling, He also talked about what happened after Zhang Cheng and the others entered the palace.

Yang Ning chattered endlessly. Xiao Lezi listened quietly without saying a word until Yang Ning finished speaking.

Yang Ning felt that her mouth was a little dry. She picked up a pot of herbal tea on the table and drank it. Then she said to Xiao Lezi: "This is the situation for us. Let me tell you. How have you been since you entered the palace? Why can't we find you?"

"After I entered the palace, I was assigned to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, where I have stayed until now." Xiao Lezi's short sentence still contained a cold chill. This tone of voice seemed to be natural to Xiao Lezi.

"It's over." Although he knew that Xiao Lezi was withdrawn and taciturn, Yang Ning still couldn't help but ask.

Xiao Lezi nodded. There was some confusion in his eyes, as if he was asking Yang Ning: What else do you want me to say?

Yang Ning scratched his hair and said, "Then have you mastered the secret book I gave you?"

Xiao Lezi nodded, but suddenly shook his head.

Yang Ning was a little confused by Xiao Lezi's actions. She couldn't help but said: "You are nodding and shaking your head. Are you practicing or not practicing?"

Xiao Lezi finally explained: "I have practiced. I have been practicing quietly since I came here. It's just that I haven't mastered it yet. I only learned a little bit."

Yang Ning couldn't wait to ask again: "Well, you were able to kill those two people in the Ancestral Temple just now with your martial arts. You took so many sticks without getting hurt. Did you also have magical power to protect your body?" After saying that, Yang Ning had a look on his face. He looked longingly at Xiao Lezi, as if he was looking at a martial arts master whom he admired endlessly.

"Yes." Xiao Lezi answered simply and clearly.

"Haha. Haha." Yang Ning finally couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Have fun. You have finally become a martial arts master. Haha. You are so powerful after just practicing a little bit. If you master it all in the future, wouldn't you be invincible in the world? Already."

Xiao Lezi shook his head firmly and said: "It's very difficult to practice to a great level. Even if you practice to a great level, you may not be invincible. However, I don't ask for being invincible. I just need to be able to protect you."

Yang Ning couldn't help but said excitedly: "Have fun. I want you to become invincible. Think about how majestic and powerful you are. It's safe to protect me. Think about it. You are the best in the world. With you protecting me, who else can do it?" It can hurt me."

Xiao Lezi's eyes lit up. He looked at Yang Ning and said, "Okay. In the future, I will train to become the invincible master in the world."

"Haha. Good. Ambitious." Yang Ning praised happily.

At this moment, Yang Ning was very happy. But he didn't expect that just because he was so hot-headed, he made such a request to Xiao Lezi. In order to realize this request and pursue the ultimate in martial arts, Xiao Lezi did many extreme things in the future. . He even did not hesitate to cause a bloody storm and huge waves. In the end, Yang Ning had a headache and regretted it.

"After today's incident is over, you can come to Funing Palace as an errand. When the time is right, when I leave the palace, you can come with me. Then Shui Ling and Zhang Cheng will be added, and we will live a happy life together. to live freely.”

A look of yearning flashed in Xiao Lezi's eyes and he nodded slightly.

Yang Ning frowned again and said: "It's a pity. Although I fooled you about today's matter, my explanation was too far-fetched and had too many loopholes. In the eyes of a caring person, I'm afraid I've already suspected you. For example, Feng Bao. He will He doubts you. And now those eunuchs who witnessed your murder are in his east factory. I'm afraid he will soon know the secret of your martial arts skills."

Xiao Lezi said: "Then Feng Bao is with us, isn't he?"

Seeing that the always cold little Lezi could ask such a "deep" question, Yang Ning sighed and patiently explained to him: "Lezi, now I want you to understand. In this palace, except for Shui Ling, Princess Yongning is the same as us. Those who are truly in a group can only be trusted. Others are not really considered as such. They cannot be completely trusted.”

Xiao Lezi then said: "Can't you believe Zhang Cheng?"

"Of course he..." Thinking of Zhang Cheng's desire for power and official position when he talked about it, and thinking of Wang An's betrayal, Yang Ning felt a sudden tremor in his heart. But in the end he said: "Well, I think it's believable."

Xiao Lezi nodded and said, "I understand."

But Yang Ning didn't know whether Xiao Lezi really understood it or not. But it didn't matter. There would be a long time to come. It wouldn't be too late to teach him slowly.

Xiao Lezi suddenly spoke calmly: "Brother Ning, don't worry about those eunuchs in the East Factory. I will shut them up tonight." As he spoke, a hint of cold chill passed over Xiao Lezi's face. . Breathtaking.
Chapter completed!