It's been a really hard time.

Xiao Tingzi was two years younger than Zhou An, but after following Zhou An, his authority became heavier and heavier, until he reached the point of taking charge of the East Factory on his behalf.

Zhou An's early days were fine, after all, Zhou An was still in the capital at that time, and he could go back to the palace to talk to Zhou An about anything, but then it didn't work, Zhou An left Beijing and went south to Yuezhou, and this walk was more than half a month.

For most of the month, the small pavilion has been under almost unbearable pressure.

It is rumored that Zhou An died.

Some important ministers in the DPRK began to suppress Dongchang openly and secretly, not to mention Zhou An, Xiaotingzi alone was impeached no less than a dozen times, and the empress was not right, and she didn't seem to trust Dongchang as much as before.

Zhou An is the grandmaster of Tiangang, and he is regarded as the number one henchman by the empress.

The small pavilion can't be compared, his realm is only innate, and he is not the empress's henchman, but Zhou An's henchman, there is still a layer of difference.

Therefore, during the time he was in charge of the East Factory, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

Even because of the impeachment of the official, he was questioned by the empress, if it weren't for the fact that Jinyiwei and Dongchang were completely of the same mind now, Yuan Shengshi protected him, maybe something would happen.

Xiao Tingzi could even feel that the relationship between the empress and Zhou An seemed to have undergone some kind of change, otherwise he would not be so difficult.

A eunuch, with this kind of identity, as long as the emperor supports it, he is not afraid of the sky falling apart!

Zhou An has the grace of knowing the small pavilion, and entrusts the small pavilion with important tasks, and the small pavilion also wants to maintain the situation well, and cannot embarrass the factory, but it is too difficult!

The little pavilion beat the ground and wept bitterly.

During this time, it was really going to die.

"Get up and speak." Zhou An put his hand on the shoulder of the small pavilion, and then walked towards the table with his hand, and at the same time said: "Come, tell our family, during the time that our family left, there were those people who made a stumbling block for Dongchang, and those people attacked our family......"

When Zhou An finished speaking, he had already walked behind the table, he untied the big burden on his back, threw it on the table, and then sat down, slightly paralyzed, his brain resting on the back of the chair, comfortable!

It's really tiring.

He will go to Beijing, and he did not go back to the palace directly, but came to the Dongchang Yamen first, one is to understand what has happened in the recent period of time, but to rest in the Dongchang.

Recover and recover, show a good state, and go back to see the empress.

"Factory Gong ......" The little pavilion wiping away tears stood up, walked quickly to the table, took out a small notebook from his arms, turned the first page, looked at it and said: "Factory Gong, on the third day of your departure, the right capital of the Imperial Court will be ......."

Small report, small pavilion has long been prepared.

He just waited for Zhou An to come back, so he could sue!

In the secret letter to Zhou An before, Xiao Tingzi had already reported some.

And this time it's more comprehensive.

Zhou An leaned on the chair, closed his eyes, listened to what the little pavilion said, and didn't look at the small book of the small pavilion, it is impossible to record too much detail in the small book, and the details and the like still have to rely on the small pavilion to memorize and dictate.

Xiao Tingzi made a small report while pouring bitter water on Zhou An, and was angry and cried twice during the period.

He's not the whining type.

He doesn't like to cry either.

It can be seen how difficult his life has been recently.

Fortunately, he knew that Zhou An was fine, but he secretly left Beijing to run errands, if he didn't know, he was like others, thinking that Zhou An's serious injury had not healed, and even suspected that Zhou An was dead, then he would have collapsed a long time ago.

Without Zhou An, the possibility of Dongchang being overthrown by the courtiers is extremely high!

The necessary condition for the overthrow of Dongchang is to convict Dongchang, as long as the conviction is ...... The little pavilion had to lose its head, and he bore the brunt of it.

He spoke for an hour.

not only complained, but also told Zhou An about the situation in the court, as well as about the situation of rebellions in various places, the progress of the court, etc., and also reported to Zhou An.

"The old handsome recently ...... What was done? Zhou An finally asked Li Guangshan.

"At the beginning of the month, the Zhongzhou Army began to expand the army, and the old marshal was personally responsible for the training of recruits, and then in the court, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Criminal Department, and the Ministry of Officials all handed over the excerpts, impeaching the East Factory, insinuating that they wanted to harm the factory company, but they didn't hear what the old marshal said about it, and the other generals ...... At present, General Yuan's influence in the army is increasing day by day, mainly because many of the newly transferred generals are selected from the Shence Army and the Tiance Army...... General Yuan has also been attacked, but all of them are gone, and now no one can touch him......"

This is the case with the court, starting from a point will always lead to an intricate relationship.

Therefore, Zhou An obviously asked Li Guangshan, but Xiaotingzi said more than just Li Guangshan.

"Well, it's okay......" Zhou An, who had been closing his eyes, opened his eyes, "Our family knows, you go first, don't let people come here, don't let people know that our family is back, and our family will return to the palace in two hours." ”

"Yes, the little one." The small pavilion bowed and retreated.

Zhou An was left alone in the study.

He was fine.

Stay for two hours, that is, sleep.

******

Three watches.

In the dead of night.

The full moon hangs alone, the hazy moonlight splashes a piece of silver on the earth, and the heavily guarded palace is shrouded in silence.

Since Yuan Shengshi entered Tiangang, Qianjing City has become extremely peaceful.

This guy's deterrent power in Qianjing has already caught up with Kang Longji, and even won it, because when Kang Longji was still alive, he was restrained by Wu Xukuan, and he would hardly leave the empress.

Yuan Shengshi is different, he goes in and out all day long.

Because of his mastery of Edgeworth's flying powers, the range he can protect is not only the palace, and no one rushes to die, because he can't run away at all, and no matter how fast he runs, it is impossible to fly faster than Edgeworth.

Deep in the palace.

Qianwu Palace.

"Who?" A low shout suddenly sounded from the eaves, and Sen Han's heavy crossbow bolts were aimed directly at the suddenly appearing figure.

"It's our house." Zhou An, who appeared behind the roof, said with horizontal eyebrows.

Zhou An still looks like he is wearing a black robe and carrying a big burden.

Two figures flashed from the darkness of the roof.

"It's the Grand Steward!"

"See the Grand Steward!"

It was two secret outposts of the Shence Army, and they knew that Zhou An had resolved the danger of the Golden Fireworm, although it was not clear when Zhou An left the palace, but at least they could speculate that Zhou An was either in retreat or went out to run errands.

Therefore, although he showed surprise at the sudden appearance of Zhou An, he could not be called shocked.

"Leave us alone." Zhou An said it, and then disappeared into black smoke.

In fact, he was seen on purpose, otherwise with his understanding of the terrain of the palace and the layout of the secret outpost of the Shence Army, it would not be a problem to bypass them and go straight to the outside of the empress's bedroom.

He took the initiative to show up, but he didn't want to cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

Ouchi's people, they already knew he was fine.

The Empress's Bedchamber.

There were little eunuchs standing everywhere in the courtyard, the breath of more than ten old eunuchs was hidden in the shadows, and there were a large number of secret sentinels of the Shence Army.

There are still candles lit in the dormitory.

On the steps, black smoke suddenly rose.

Zhou An appeared suddenly, as if teleporting.

The two eunuchs guarding the door were startled, Zhou An glanced at them, and before they could make a sound, he raised his hand and made a "shhhhh

The two little eunuchs knelt on the ground, but they didn't make a sound.