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Chapter 108 Your Sincerity (Subscription Request)

After asking all the questions that needed to be asked, Zhao Wumian slashed the man's neck with a sword, then followed Empress Canghua back to her boudoir.

Empress Canghua looked extremely cold, pacing back and forth, asking, "When did you enter the palace?"

Zhao Wumian frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said, "There really is Dong Yan's influence in the palace, so you are worried that they will assassinate the queen?"

"Of course, whether you believe it or not, our Shen family has no connection with Dong Yan!" Empress Canghua's voice was extremely cold, but she could not hide her worry.

"Care leads to confusion." Zhao Wumian shook his head slightly. "The queen has no real power. It was a complete failure for Dong Yan to kill her. You should know that your Shen family is a natural shield at this moment. If the queen dies, the rumors will be broken by themselves, and no one will suspect that it was your Shen family who poisoned her."

"That's because the person imprisoned in the palace right now is my aunt, not your legitimate princess or Guan Yunshu." Lady Canghua obviously has a deep relationship with the queen. At this moment, her eyebrows were tightly knitted, and she was silent for a moment, and then she whispered:

"The crown prince is in a coma, and the Eastern Palace is sealed off. It is relatively easy to enter the palace, but it is extremely difficult to go to the Eastern Palace. This matter needs to be done slowly. I have a letter for you to take to the palace and give it to your aunt. You will stay in her bedroom for the time being. On the one hand, you can protect her closely, and on the other hand, you can look for opportunities to sneak into the Eastern Palace..."

"Wait." Zhao Wumian's expression suddenly became interesting. "You want me, a grown man, to stay overnight in the Queen's bedroom?"

Lady Canghua glanced at Zhao Wumian's lower body and said calmly:

"If you want to avoid suspicion, you can go after you castrate yourself. It just so happens that I love to search for martial arts in the world, and I have a few books on magic skills that only eunuchs can practice. With your talent, I guarantee that you will reach the level of martial arts champion in a year or two, and beat the spear champion."

"Nonsense." Zhao Wumian waved his hand gently, "How could the queen be short of guards?"

"Who knows if the guards have been infiltrated by Dong Yan?" Empress Cang Hua narrowed her beautiful peach eyes and sneered, "You just learned about Dong Yan's power. It can be said that she is omnipresent. If you enter the palace, remember that you can't trust anyone except my aunt."

"Our deal is that I will help you contact the Queen, not provide personal protection. You want me to transform from a post station servant into the Queen's personal master..." Zhao Wumian shook his head and refused, but he didn't say anything too firm, "You have to pay more."

Empress Canghua opened her red lips slightly, a little surprised, and then asked coldly: "Do you know that my proposal is also beneficial for you to sneak into the East Palace?"

"Ms. Shen, do you know what monopoly is? At this moment, apart from me, there should be few people who can sneak into the palace. If you don't want to, you can find someone else." Zhao Wumian would not be frightened by Empress Canghua's tone.

Although Miss Shen almost became Luo Chaoyan's mother, Zhao Wumian did not completely trust her.

So he continued, "We are not friends, so there is no need to talk about the code of conduct. You know I don't trust you, so if you want me to help you, you should naturally give me some real benefits."

Lady Canghua had to admit that Zhao Wumian saw things very clearly, but facts were facts, and she was unhappy. She gritted her teeth and said, "What else do you want?"

"sincere."

Lady Canghua was slightly stunned, "What do you mean?"

Zhao Wumian's tone softened a bit, "Since you want to cooperate with me, you should be honest with me. I know that your identity is not just as simple as Miss Shen's."

Be honest? It has been many years since Canghua Niangniang heard this word.

She remained silent, and listened to Zhao Wumian continue:

"Your attitude towards me seems friendly, but in fact it is distant. You are just being so because you need something from me... In fact, you could be more sincere."

Lady Canghua had a blank expression on her face, "Are you a child? It's ridiculous to be honest with yourself... People always need to be hypocritical and cater to others for their own goals."

"So I will unconditionally help Luo Chaoyan, Su Qingqi, and Guan Yunshu at this moment, but I won't help you casually. At least they will treat me sincerely."

Lady Canghua fell silent again.

Did she want to recruit Zhao Wumian as her subordinate, but he wanted to be her friend? Or... did he want her heart? Did he want to seduce her?

"When you were practicing martial arts as a child, was what you were thinking in your mind to be hypocritical and to please others in the future?" Zhao Wumian asked doubtfully.

Lady Canghua was stunned again, and then slowly said: "I started practicing martial arts when I was fifteen. At that time, I wanted to prevent others from forcing me to do things I didn't want to do..."

Zhao Wumian smiled.

When Lady Canghua realized what was happening, her face immediately turned cold and her voice was indifferent, "What I've been through is beyond your imagination, and it's not your turn to lecture me... If you want my sincerity, then prove that you are worthy enough for me to give you my sincerity."

"Ms. Shen, you misunderstood. We are discussing cooperation now, and I have put forward my conditions, but I am not pursuing you." Empress Canghua held her breath and started to grind her teeth in anger. It must be said that the way the elder sister grinded her teeth in anger was quite contrasting.

Her chest rose and fell, and she managed to calm down, saying calmly: "I can't give you my true heart at the moment. You don't believe me, and I can't completely believe you at this moment... Change the conditions."

Zhao Wumian pinched his chin, pondered for a moment, and then suddenly smiled, "No need, your words are quite honest. If you really wanted to deceive me, you could have just pretended to be nice to me. Why refuse now?
I promised that I would protect the Queen's safety when I go to the palace, but the specific situation is still unclear, and it is still unknown whether I need to stay overnight in the Queen's palace. It is too early to discuss this now."

There was a hint of dullness in Queen Canghua's cold expression again, and she looked at Zhao Wumian, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Miss Shen's guess is correct. The left chief of the Imperial City Department can help me enter the palace... Do you know where he is?" Zhao Wumian talked about business.

Empress Canghua came back to her senses and pondered for a moment, "He usually sleeps in the palace, and only goes back to the Imperial City Office to handle official business at noon, and does not return to the palace until the evening... You probably won't be able to find him if you go to the Imperial City Office now."

Zhao Wumian pressed down his bamboo hat, took a few winter dates from the fruit plate on the soft couch table, put one in his mouth, and said with a smile:

"Understood... I'll add a few more dates as an additional condition. Oh, by the way, Miss Shen is from a wealthy family, can I get some watermelons next time I come? Things that I used to take for granted, now that I've lost them, I suddenly realize how hard they were to come by."

After saying that, Zhao Wumian left indifferently, leaving behind a free and easy back view for Lady Canghua.

Empress Canghua looked at him, pursed her lips, and a hint of complexity emerged in her beautiful peach blossom eyes. Then Zhao Wumian suddenly turned around and waved to her gently. Empress Canghua immediately frowned and made a cold expression.

When Zhao Wumian disappeared, Qi He, who had been eavesdropping from the next room, ran over quickly, gritting his teeth.
"How dare he speak to the Queen like this! There must be more than one person who can enter the palace. Why should the Queen endure this? "

Lady Canghua came back to her senses and returned to her usual indifference, "He just tied you to a tree and left you in the cold wind for less than a quarter of an hour. Why do you hate him so much?"

Qi He blinked his eyes. "He said at the beginning that he wanted the queen to drink with him... is he worthy? I am dissatisfied with the queen."

"The building has also been infiltrated by Dongyan." Empress Canghua did not say more on this topic, but instead gave the order:
"Go find that spy and find you something to do. Ever since you were framed by Zhao Wumian, you've been sleeping or eating all day by my side. You must have gained a lot of weight, right? If you can't do it, go drink wine with Zhao Wumian and be his bed warmer."

"...Yes, sir." Qi He was shocked and felt a little aggrieved. He wondered if he had done anything wrong to be angry at the Empress.

Then Lady Canghua took off her embroidered shoes and white socks, and sat upright on the couch, "Bring me paper and pen, I'll write a letter."

Zhao Wumian took back the horse he had left at the Shen Mansion, rode all the way back to the Detective Department, entered through the back door, tied it together with Guan Yunshu's horse in the backyard, and then grabbed Snow Owl who was dozing off on the horse's butt.

"What are you going to do?" Guan Yunshu heard the noise, pushed the door open, and glanced at Zhao Wumian.

"The left chief of the Imperial City Division can help me sneak into the palace, but I'm worried that he is also Dong Yan's man, so I decided to sneak into the Imperial City Division first to see if I can find any clues..." Zhao Wumian said, and went back to the house to take out the white clothes used for stealth from his luggage.

Guan Yunshu pondered for a moment, then said, "I'll go with you."

Zhao Wumian was slightly stunned, then took a step back, looking alert, "Do you want me to owe you a favor? Or do you want to force me to use the beads? I don't intend to use them so easily."

"Have you become stupid from looking at your feet all day?" Guan Yunshu brushed the black hair on her shoulders with both hands and tied it up, saying with contempt, "You killed Ye Wancang, not me."

"So you owe me a favor." Zhao Wumian blinked and laughed immediately, then he said seriously:
"What do you mean by looking at feet all day? I'm just curious. You should know that all inventions in this world are ultimately due to the word 'curiosity'. I want you to apologize to scientists like Einstein and Oppenheimer right now."

Guan Yunshu ignored Zhao Wumian, turned around and walked into the house. When she came out, she had tied her black hair into two cute buns and covered her face with a scarf.

After they were ready, the two of them left the Detective Department and asked along the street for the location of the Imperial City Department.

The Imperial City Bureau is similar to the 'East and West Factories', with all its internal staff being eunuchs. It is a secret agency exclusively for the emperor, but these eunuchs are simply responsible for 'palace guards' and 'espionage and monitoring', so they are not as notorious as the 'East and West Factories'.

The person Zhao Wumian was looking for was Li Zhengkong, the Zuo Sizhu who was in charge of the 'Palace Guards'. His job was roughly equivalent to that of the captain of the palace security team. If one wanted to place Zhao Wumian into the palace, there were plenty of ways to do it.

However, at this moment, the gate of the Imperial City was closed, and there was not even a guard at the door, as if to say 'no visitors'.

This is normal. The Imperial City Department is different from the Detective Department. There are no bounty missions, and there is no need to open it to the public. Generally, visitors are not welcome.

However, Zhao Wumian was not stupid enough to knock on the door and go in so openly. Sneaking into the imperial palace was a serious matter, so it was better to be careful. He even went through the back door when he entered and exited the Shen Mansion just now... What's more, Li Zhengkong was not here.

(End of this chapter)