After failing the imperial examination, he began to wield immense power after entering the palace!

Princess Anle gave a cold laugh, her voice as cold as ice.

"So who was it that rushed in here just now, looking for someone?"

"Heh, judging by your posture, are you here to kill someone?"

Feng Bao's face was as white as paper.

He suddenly raised his head, his face filled with fear and panic.

"Princess, please forgive me!"

"This servant truly had no idea the princess was inside! If this servant had known, I wouldn't have dared to do it even if you gave me a hundred lives..."

That's enough.

Princess Anle interrupted him, her tone full of disgust.

"Get out of here."

As if granted a pardon, Feng Bao scrambled to his feet and huddled in a corner.

He kept his head down, barely daring to breathe, wishing he could disappear into a crack in the wall.

Damn!

Why did Princess Anle come to the prison?

Could it be that they've come to see Li Fan?

impossible!

Princess Anle stopped looking at him, turned her head, and coldly glanced at the few guards huddled in the back.

The barbarians all shivered, their heads bowed so low they wished they could bury them in the ground.

Sudden.

Another series of footsteps came from outside the prison gate.

A young eunuch dressed in a purple eunuch's robe walked in from outside the gate.

He had a fair complexion, stood ramrod straight, and held a bright yellow imperial edict in his hands.

Behind him followed four imperial guards in full armor.

"His Majesty has decreed that Gao Jin, the Superintendent of the Eastern Depot, and Feng Bao, the Grand Eunuch of the Eastern Depot, be summoned to the palace for an audience immediately!"

"So be it!"

After the voice fell, the entire prison was completely silent.

The Eastern Depot agents all lowered their heads, not daring to utter a sound.

What's going on?

A surge of ecstasy welled up in Feng Bao's heart.

His Majesty's decree has arrived!

This is the moment he's been waiting for!

Princess Jincheng indeed went to the palace to file a complaint, and His Majesty issued an edict summoning her, which meant that Gao Jin's crimes would be investigated!

Li Fan, that scoundrel, is finished!

Feng Baoqiang suppressed his excitement, forced a concerned expression on his face, and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Li Fan.

"Admiral Gao, let's go. His Majesty has summoned us; we can't keep him waiting."

His tone was full of schadenfreude, but on the surface he remained perfectly composed.

"Our family will accompany you to the palace."

Li Fan glanced at him, his expression calm.

"Okay, let's go."

Then he turned around and strode out of the prison.

Feng Bao followed closely behind, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips.

He walked much faster than usual, and his whole being exuded an undisguised excitement.

Entering the palace today is the day you die!

We'll see if you can still be so arrogant in front of His Majesty.

Princess Anle stood there, watching the two figures leave, a complex emotion flashing in her peach blossom eyes.

She hesitated for a moment, then lifted her skirt and followed.

Her bright red skirt fluttered behind her, and the golden phoenix shimmered in the moonlight.

The prison gate.

Chen Tie and Zhang Miaozhen stood side by side, watching Li Fan's figure disappear.

"Miss Zhang, do you think... the Admiral has gone to the palace, will he be able to come back?"

His voice was low, tinged with barely concealed worry.

Zhang Miaozhen looked in the direction Li Fan had gone, her phoenix eyes gleaming slightly.

"able."

Her voice was soft, yet it carried a firm tone.

"He said if he can get through this, he definitely can."

Chen Tie paused for a moment, looked at her strikingly handsome face, and finally nodded.

"Alright, I trust you, Admiral."

Those who remained gathered in twos and threes, whispering and gossiping among themselves.

"Do you think that Admiral Gao's trip to the palace this time might be a bad omen?"

"It's hard to say, after all, this time they've arrested Princess Jincheng's husband."

"Princess Jincheng's relationship with His Majesty is exceptionally good."

"I'm worried. If Admiral Gao doesn't come back, then what about all that silver we took yesterday...?"

The more the spies spoke, the more uneasy they became, their faces turning grave.

Zhao Fu stood not far away and heard the discussions clearly.

A smug smile curled at the corner of his mouth as he interjected sarcastically:

"Gao Jin, this time, I'm afraid he won't be coming back."

"You guys should make plans as soon as possible, obediently go and apologize to the supervisor, and beg for a way out."

Upon hearing this, the barbarians' expressions all changed.

Seeing this, Zhao Fu became even more smug and turned to leave.

"stop."

A cold voice came from behind him.

Zhao Fu paused, then turned around.

Zhang Miaozhen stood three steps away, her phoenix eyes slightly cold, a long sword in her hand.

"Master Zhao, don't speak too definitively."

"If Admiral Gao were to return and hear you say that..."

She paused, a cold glint flashing in her phoenix eyes.

"You're probably not going to get away with this."

Zhao Fu's expression changed slightly.

He opened his mouth, wanting to refute something, but when he met Zhang Miaozhen's cold phoenix eyes, he couldn't utter a single word.

"snort!"

He snorted coldly, turned around, and strode away.

His steps were hurried and quick, and his back revealed an undisguised guilty conscience.

Zhang Miaozhen watched his figure disappear into the moonlight, the cold light in her phoenix eyes slowly fading.

"Eunuch Gao..."

She silently recited it in her heart.

You must come back.

……

at the same time.

A palace.

Princess Jincheng, dressed in a bright red robe, had a fierce look in her phoenix eyes, and her chest heaved violently.

She had been weeping and complaining to the Chu Emperor for almost half an hour.

The story begins with the Eastern Depot storming into the princess's residence, kicking down the door and assaulting people, defeating Long San, and forcibly dragging away the prince consort...

With each remark she made, a few tears fell, and her voice grew a few decibels higher.

"Your Majesty! That damned eunuch is utterly lawless!"

"He led a group of men into my sister's residence, injured her servants, and forcibly dragged her husband away!"

"He has trampled my sister's dignity and the imperial authority underfoot!"

"Brother, you must stand up for your sister!"

The Chu Emperor closed his eyes, and his expression was quite intriguing.

"I have already sent people to find Gao Jin. Once they arrive, we will know everything."

"Alright, you're a grown man now, stop crying."

Just then!

A eunuch's high-pitched voice came from outside the hall:

"Gao Jin, the Director of the Eastern Depot, and Feng Bao, the Grand Eunuch of the Eastern Depot, are here to have an audience with the Emperor!"

The Chu Emperor opened his eyes, his voice calm:

"Announce."

The palace gates were wide open.

Li Fan strode in, followed by Feng Bao.

The two walked one after the other through the empty hall and knelt before the emperor.

"This servant, Gao Jin, greets Your Majesty."

"This servant, Feng Bao, greets Your Majesty."

Li Fan's voice was steady, neither humble nor arrogant.

Feng Bao's voice carried an undisguised excitement and anticipation.

He knelt on the ground, glancing at Princess Jincheng beside him out of the corner of his eye, a slight upturn at the corner of his mouth.

The show is about to begin!

The moment Princess Jincheng saw Li Fan enter, she was like a powder keg that had been ignited.

"Royal brother! It's him! It's that scoundrel!"

"Brother, kill him! Kill him now!"