I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 18: What is the thousand-year-old turtle pretending to be?
When Chu Liuzheng thought of the word "human pig", he suddenly felt pain all over his body.

[I was almost turned into a human pig by the tyrant! ]

Xiao Jingfan, who happened to hear this in the Yangxin Palace, said: ???

When was he going to turn that woman into a human pig?
Zhou Yuande, who was guarding the door of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, saw Chu Liuzheng walking towards him and his eyes lit up.

Your Majesty has already asked about it twice, and finally this person has been found!
He hurried over, looked her up and down, and asked with concern: "Is the girl okay? Are you hurt?"

"Everything is fine. Thank you for your concern, Eunuch Zhou." Chu Liuzheng didn't have time to curse Cuiyun, the little bitch who was sweet-mouthed but treacherous, in his heart. He also had to deal with a eunuch who wanted to have sex with her.

Ah! I am so tired!!
"His Majesty is waiting for the young lady to come in and reply. You can go downstairs and get ready first." Zhou Yuande waved and called two young palace maids serving in the Yangxin Palace to come over and asked them to take Chu Liuzheng downstairs to dress up.

Chu Liuzheng thought that his hair was disheveled and his clothes were covered in dust, so he was not fit to meet the emperor, so he followed the two palace maids.

After washing, changing clothes and tying up his hair, Chu Liuzheng walked into the Yangxin Palace and knelt down to pay his respects to Emperor Shunguang, who was leaning on the couch reviewing memorials.

"Stand up." Xiao Jingfan looked up at her, "Where did you go just now?"

"I did not leave voluntarily, but was harmed by a bad person. Please, Your Majesty, help me." Chu Liuzheng did not get up, but knelt down and kowtowed to Emperor Shunguang.

"I am a servant of Your Majesty. How dare that villain knock me out and take me away in broad daylight? How audacious!"

"Nongyun Garden is so close to Wenhua Palace. The life and death of this servant is not important, but the safety of Your Majesty is. If that villain sneaks into Wenhua Palace one day, the consequences will be disastrous. I beg Your Majesty to conduct a thorough investigation and catch this villain to restore order in the palace."

[The tyrant doesn't care about the safety of a little maid like me, but he should care about his own life, right? ]

Xiao Jingfan looked at her coldly for a moment, "Get up and answer."

Although he had just heard what happened from Xiao Shiyi, he didn't mind hearing it again from this woman.

Chu Liuzheng stood up and lowered his head, looking very well-behaved and polite.

Xiao Jingfan said: "Tell me the whole story from beginning to end, and I will make the decision with you."

——The system is of great importance. How dare the person behind the scenes attack this woman? Is he tired of living?

Chu Liuzheng felt relieved. It turned out that no matter which emperor he was, he could not tolerate the existence of anything that threatened his life.

"I accidentally hurt my hand and was resting in Nongyun Garden, but suddenly I heard someone calling me outside the door, so I opened the door and went out to see."

"There is an unfamiliar eunuch standing outside the door, calling himself Xiao Yuanzi. He was sent by Wang, the chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Please go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to talk to me."

"I was wondering what was going on and wanted to ask for clarification, but unexpectedly, Eunuch Yuan raised his hand and sprinkled a handful of powder on me. I fainted immediately, and when I woke up, I was tied up in Zhaoxue Hall. I cried out to heaven and earth but no one answered."

Chu Liuzheng promptly revealed his wrist which was even more red and swollen than before.

She couldn't appear before the emperor in a disheveled state, nor could she take the opportunity to act pitiful. That was why she had deliberately not applied the medicine just now, waiting to save it for this moment as evidence.

I saw that the snow-white wrist was swollen high, and several bloodstains as thick as fingers were very unsightly.

Xiao Jingfan frowned slightly when he saw this.

"I tried to smash the window with a chair, but the window didn't break, but it attracted the young man in black. He rescued me. Concubine Wang misunderstood the young man as a bad guy and had an argument with him. Then Concubine Rong also came..."

Chu Liuzheng told the whole story from beginning to end in detail, without any exaggeration, and in a clear and logical manner.

Even she could figure out the twists and turns, so how could a tyrant who was playing tricks on his court officials not figure it out?
She doesn't need to talk too much. If she talks too much, she will just become annoying.

As for playing the victim to make the tyrant mad at Concubine Rong? Haha, she was just a little palace maid and didn't have that kind of weight. As expected, Xiao Jingfan didn't ask why Concubine Rong didn't sleep in the middle of the night and went to Zhaoxue Hall, nor did he care about the dispute between Concubine Wang and the secret guards. He only asked, "Do you still remember the face of Xiao Yuanzi?"

Chu Liuzheng nodded, "I remember."

[I can recognize you even if you turn it into ashes! ]

Xiao Jingfan raised his eyebrows. If he could recognize her even if she turned into ashes, then it would be easy.

"Zhou Yuande."

"I'm here." Zhou Yuande came in in response.

Xiao Jingfan pointed at Chu Liuzheng and said, "Take her to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to identify the person. Make sure to find the eunuch named Xiao Yuanzi."

"only."

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Chu Liuzheng followed Zhou Yuande out of the door of the Yangxin Palace before she let out a sigh of relief, loosened her clenched palms, wiped the sweat from her palms on the hem of her skirt, and walked briskly towards the Imperial Household Department.

At this time, everyone was asleep except the palace servants on night duty, but Zhou Yuande didn't care about that and sent people to wake up everyone in the Imperial Household Department.

The chief steward Wang Jinzhong hurriedly dressed and came over, looking very unhappy.

"Eunuch Zhou is coming here with such a threatening attitude. Is he intending to cause trouble in my Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

Wang Jinzhong was taller than Zhou Yuande. He glanced at Zhou Yuande with his slender eyes, and his voice was two points sharper than Zhou Yuande's.

This was not the first time Chu Liuzheng had met the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department. Every time he met him, he doubted whether his squinting eyes could see clearly.

"We are here on the emperor's orders. Do you want to disobey the order, Eunuch Wang?" Zhou Yuande was full of confidence. He straightened his chest and stretched his neck like a big white goose ready for battle. He didn't want to lose to Wang Jinzhong.

——This old fellow, relying on his seniority, acts like a big shot in front of us and wants to suppress us. Humph! He doesn't even look at who we are serving!

Seeing that Zhou Yuande didn't buy his tricks, Wang Jinzhong rolled his eyes and softened his tone, "What are you talking about, Eunuch Zhou? We are already paying respects to His Majesty, how dare we disobey His Majesty's order?"

"I wonder what your Majesty's orders are?"

Zhou Yuande raised his chin as if he had won a battle, and snorted, "Call out all the eunuchs in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, line up and let Miss Liu Zheng recognize them."

Wang Jinzhong first ordered his confidant to call for help, and then looked at Chu Liuzheng who was standing next to Zhou Yuande, with a look of doubt on his face:

"What happened? Did those fools offend the girl accidentally? If so, we will apologize to the girl on their behalf."

"Eunuch Wang, your words are too polite. How dare I accept your gift?" Chu Liuzheng dodged the gift with a polite smile on his face.

[You keep pretending, keep pretending! Why are you pretending like a thousand-year-old turtle! With those spies you have in the palace, how could they not know what just happened in Zhaoxuetang? ]

Smiling on the surface but thinking MMP in the heart is the best description of Chu Liuzheng at this moment.

She had just confirmed in the system in advance that Xiao Yuanzi was indeed working in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, specifically responsible for raising cats and dogs for the nobles.

"Yesterday, the eunuch sent a eunuch named Yuan to Nongyun Garden to invite me to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for a talk. Does the eunuch still remember this?"

Hearing this, Wang Jinzhong looked surprised, "Young lady, I think you remembered it wrong. The entire Ministry of Internal Affairs is busy for the Queen Mother's birthday banquet in half a month, and our family is even busier. When did they send someone to Nong Yun Garden to invite Young lady to come over to talk?"

(End of this chapter)