Qianshou Palace.

As soon as Zhou An came back, he was called by Princess Yunjing to spar, recently Princess Yunjing has gone crazy and is practicing, to be precise, after the assassination, maybe it is because Princess Yunjing feels that she is too weak, so many people have died, especially Xiao Anzi has half a foot into the ghost gate.

That's why she began to practice desperately, and she never left her body all day long!

She wants to break through the hellish realm, she wants to become stronger!

In fact, Princess Yunjing had worked hard enough before, and after the assassination, it can be said that she was a little crazy.

accompanied Princess Yunjing for an afternoon, and it was not until dusk that Zhou An returned to Chang'an Garden.

"Little Pavilion, what rumors have been in the palace recently?"

"Back to Zhou's father-in-law, I don't know what the little father-in-law is referring to?"

In the courtyard of Chang'an Garden, Zhou An walked in front, followed by several palace maids and eunuchs, and Zhou An's personal entourage pavilion followed Zhou An's side, hanging down and following Zhou An. Xiaotingzi's real name is Yang Yuting, born in Xichun Palace, although his time with Zhou An is not long, but he is already Zhou An's henchman.

This kid is very obedient and clever, and Zhou An likes him very much.

"Which...... Let's talk about it! Zhou Andao.

"Father-in-law Zhou, since you saved Her Royal Highness the princess from a coma, your deeds have spread in the palace, and the little ones regard you as a model."

"Don't pat yourself on the back and get to the point!"

"Yes...... They all said, you are going to take another step higher, after all, you have made this great merit, it is impossible for the saint not to reward it, these days when you are unconscious, most of the twenty-four yamen of the inner court have come, and they have been to the Zhidian Prison, they have not come to this Qianshou Palace, and they can't enter, they can only go to the Zhidian Prison, and they have left a lot of things, good medicinal materials, and some silver money, all of which are saved for you......"

Zhou An immediately frowned, turned his head and glanced at the small pavilion.

Something seems wrong.

These people are too anxious to say that they are stammering, at that time, Zhou An was faking his death, no one knows if he can come back to life, but they are in a hurry to send things, if Zhou An dies this time, their thoughts and expenses will not all be wasted?

"How many?" Zhou An asked.

"There are a lot of medicinal herbs, but there is not much money, the less is only a few dozen taels of silver, and the more is only a hundred taels ......," said the small pavilion.

Dozens of taels or hundreds of taels is not less!

But what kind of identity Zhou An is now!

What kind of identity is it for someone who wants to visit him and send him things? In the inner court where corruption is rampant, dozens of taels or hundreds of taels are not even tea money for those eunuchs and palace maids with real power.

However, Zhou An understands.

"They don't avoid people, do they?" Zhou Andao.

"Nope." The little pavilion nodded.

Zhou An understood, they were sent openly, this is not considered a bribe, because the amount is small, it can only be regarded as a normal communication between eunuchs and palace maids, and they are not afraid of being investigated! In fact, if this matter is known by the empress, it is not only not a bad thing, but a good thing!

It seems that the inner court is united and loving, Zhou An was seriously injured and dying in order to protect Princess Yunjing, and the eunuchs and palace maids in the inner court donated money and materials to contribute to the rescue of Xiao Anzi.

"Have you counted it? How many medicinal herbs and silver coins are there, and who gave them them? Zhou An asked.

"The small one has passed, and the medicinal materials are worth three thousand four hundred taels of silver, silver ingots, and silver tickets, a total of nine hundred and twenty taels, and there are nineteen people who gave gifts, and the list is here in the small one." Xiao Tingzi immediately said, he was obviously prepared!

As he spoke, Xiao Tingzi took out a folded piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Zhou An.

Zhou An opened the list and looked at it as he walked.

Nineteen people, nineteen yamen from the twenty-four yamen of the inner court, those who did not come to give gifts were the ceremonial supervisor, the imperial horse supervisor, the direct palace supervisor, the salary department, and the Huanyi Bureau, and the other yamen all had people who came to give gifts, either the eunuchs, the young eunuchs, etc., and the first official of the yamen came to send them in person, and there were a few.

Zhou An saw something special on this list.

I don't know why, Xiao Tingzi traced four of the names with a red pen.

Zhou An watched as he walked.

A group of people soon arrived outside the dormitory of Chang'an Yuan.

Zhou An entered, and the small pavilion also followed, and the other palace maids and eunuchs who were currently with Zhou An all stayed outside the door.

Zhou An was walking towards the dormitory, but he heard a squeak behind him.

He turned around to see that it was the small pavilion that closed the door to the main hall of the dormitory.

"Father-in-law." Xiao Tingzi saw Zhou An looking at him, closed the door and walked quickly to Zhou An's side, and said in a low voice: "When the little one was counting the medicinal materials, under several boxes containing medicinal materials, a few silver tickets were found, and a thousand taels were placed in the medicinal material box of the inner official and young eunuch, and the palm seal of the Divine Palace Supervisor was also one thousand taels inside, and the inside of the Imperial Prison and Young Eunuch was two thousand taels, and there were Shang Bao Eunuch and the young eunuch, and there were 1,500 taels hidden in the medicinal material box. ”

Zhou An's face changed slightly, and he immediately looked at the list in his hand again.

The names of the four characters that were drawn with a red pen are the people who hid the money that Xiaoting just said.

The small pavilion is really more secure than Zhou An imagined.

It's a talent!

He knew that there were many things that he couldn't say in public, even if those little eunuchs and little palace maids didn't dare to chew their tongues, it was only at this time that he told Zhou An about it when there were only two of them.

In fact, three days ago, after Zhou An woke up, Xiao Tingzi mentioned to him that when he was unconscious, someone took him to the direct palace prison, but at that time, Zhou An's mind was on detoxification and assassination, and he didn't think much about it or ask much, so Xiao Tingzi didn't say much.

Today, Zhou An asked about the major affairs of the inner court, and he reported to Zhou An in detail.

In the box of medicinal materials sent, a silver ticket was given to Zhou An, which can be called "filial piety", they couldn't ask Zhou An for the time being, but they still sent money to Zhou An, which naturally meant to tie up the upstart in the inner court! It's easy to talk when we meet in the future.

This can be regarded as the unspoken rule of the inner court!

When Sun Deyou first became the palm seal of the Zhidian Palace, there were many people who were sent every day, and they all knew that Sun Deyou was the person in charge of Gu Huaiyong, the second chief, and he was about to soar, so they all stammered, and Sun Deyou received a lot of money in private at that time.

Zhou An's situation was more fierce and direct than Sun Deyou's, he sacrificed his life to protect Princess Yunjing, and he had already fallen into the eyes of the empress because of the discovery of a private weapon.

This is the atmosphere of the inner court, the eunuch and palace maid "get up", and you can receive filial piety!

However, Zhou An still felt that something was wrong.

I was going to die at that time, so they sent money, and thousands of taels were sent, not afraid that they would die in Qianshou Palace?

Or did they not know that Zhou An had faked his death for eight days, but they only knew that Zhou An had not died after being seriously injured, and they thought that Zhou An had begun to improve?

"It's all gone!" Zhou An slapped the list on the heart of the small pavilion, the small pavilion hurriedly caught it, Zhou An turned around and walked inside and said, "It's all returned to our family as it is, those silver tickets, just don't find them." ”

The little pavilion stopped talking for a moment, and immediately lowered his head and said, "Little obey!" ”

……

Early the next morning, the news that the imperial court was going to publicly behead the assassins of the Pure Land Sect, and that Zhou An, the eunuch in charge of the seal of the Zhidian Palace, was appointed as the special envoy in charge of the assassination case, spread! Zhou An supervised the beheading, assisted by the Shence Army, and the time was set for seven days later.

In the next few days, the news spread throughout Qianjing City, and rumors also came into being.

Anyone who knows a little bit about the inside story, anyone who knows the rivers and lakes, knows the risks of publicly executing the Pure Land Assassins.

This is the first time Zhou An has been pushed to the front of the stage, and there are even stories about him sacrificing his life to save the Lord in Qianjing City!

……

Three days later, the Imperial Horse Supervisor Yamen of the Inner Court, in a dimly lit study in the back house.

"All gone?" The second manager, Gu Huaiyong, raised his head fiercely and looked at his cronies and old eunuch "Qian Laizhu".

"Yes, sir!" Qian Laizhu hung his waist and said respectfully, "In the past few days, Zhou An's relatives have taken people with the eunuch Xiaoting, one yamen and one yamen, and how many they have sent, all of them have returned intact. ”

Gu Huaiyong's face was not very good, he put down the book in his hand, got up slowly, and slapped it on the table.

"Humph! Not greedy? Gu Huaiyong sneered, "Are there any eunuchs who don't love silver?" ”

"Xiao felt that Zhou An suddenly gained power, and his mind was on how to please the Holy Lord and His Highness Yunjing, he was not greedy, but he didn't dare!" Qian Laizhu said in a low voice.

The corners of Gu Huaiyong's mouth curled, and Qian Laizhu's words were on his mind.

He twisted and paced to the window, pushed it open a crack, and looked out.

"There is no eunuch who does not love silver! No! There is no one who does not love silver! Gu Huaiyong asserted, looking outside and squinting slightly, he remembered his past, it was more than thirty years ago, and he had just been appreciated by Kang Longji...... Immediately, many people sent him "filial piety".

He also confiscated and didn't dare to take it!

But what about now?

"Zhou An is still in Qianshou Palace?" Gu Huaiyong asked slightly back.

"He lives in Qianshou Palace, but he went to the Zhidian to supervise the errand today." Money comes to the pillar.

Gu Huaiyong was speechless and looked out the window again.

Long.

"Let's go, follow our family to the palace prison!" Gu Huaiyong said suddenly.