From eunuch to emperor

When Long Chen returned to Qiuxing Hall, Emperor Luoxi woke up.

Sitting in front of the dressing table, Xiang Ning combed her hair and put on makeup.

Long Chen is a big man, so of course he doesn't need makeup, but Zhang Qian and his gang often sleep here, so they have all the things women need.

"Going out? Are you still investigating the case of the flower-picking demon?"

Di Luoxi saw Long Chen coming in from the mirror.

"Yes, I just went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the boy in Mo Zhai froze to death from sleepwalking."

Long Chen felt that the child named Xiaofeng didn't freeze to death, but was silenced.

While combing Di Luoxi's hair, Xiang Ning asked in surprise, "No way, sleepwalking and freezing to death, this is too strange."

Di Luoxi asked: "Have you found anything?"

Long Chen nodded slightly, and said: "There are some clues, but I'm not sure."

Di Luoxi asked, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

Long Chen shook his head and said, "No need, I have my own plans."

Di Luoxi combed her hair and returned to the West Palace.

Long Chen left the Qiuxing Hall, went to the servant province, entered the courtyard, saw Yingfeng just came back.

"What about the case?"

Yingfeng asked anxiously.

Long Chen said: "I have some clues, I want to ask you for a favor."

Yingfeng immediately said: "Say!"

Long Chen whispered something, Yingfeng nodded...

...

Nangong.

Shangguan Xue entered the room, where Di Xingwan was warming up and reading a book.

"Princess, Lord Yingfeng said that he has prepared a table of wine in the garden and invited you to enjoy the plum blossoms."

Di Xingwan was not in a good mood, and said lightly, "I won't go."

Seeing that Di Xingwan was depressed, Shangguan Xue persuaded: "Princess, let's go for a walk, it's good to relax, the wintersweet in the garden is blooming very well."

After finally getting Li Tianze a job as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, he encountered the case of a flower-picking demon when he took office, which made Di Xingwan lose face a lot.

Di Xingwan put down the book in his hand and said, "Bring me the coat."

Shangguanxue immediately prepared a coat and hand warmers, and several people accompanied them to the garden.

As soon as Di Xingwan left, Long Chen entered Nangong.

His identity is the head of the harem, except for Fengming Palace, he can move around at will.

After entering the Nangong Palace, the maids inside were a little scared when they saw Long Chen.

The rumors of Long Chen's murder still persisted, and the court ladies all bowed their heads in salute.

"Where is Xue Ling?"

Before coming, Long Chen asked Xiang Ning and others about Nangong's situation, and learned that the woman who had a good relationship with Shuangshuang was called Xue Ling, not Xiao Ling.

The maid looked at each other in blank dismay, but did not answer immediately.

"Do not say?"

Long Chen's voice immediately became ice-cold, and the maid hurriedly replied, "In Mo Yuntang."

Long Chen ordered a timid court lady, and said coldly: "Lead the way!"

The maid bowed her head and walked in small steps to lead the way. Long Chen followed behind and entered an elegant academy. This is where Di Xing Wan studied.

Entering the courtyard, I heard the voice of the maid giggling.

The maid said in a low voice: "My lord, Xue Ling is inside."

Long Chen waved his hand, and the maid left quickly, as if she was very afraid of Xue Ling.

Walking to the door, the laughter inside suddenly became quieter, and then returned to normal.

Long Chen pushed the door open and went in, and saw a pink-faced and enchanting woman, who was teasing with several other court ladies on the couch, hugging the fire.

Seeing Long Chen coming in, several people hurriedly got up and bowed: "My lord."

In the harem, they are still used to addressing Long Chen as Master Chief.

Long Chen laughed and said: "I'll listen to what you say is so happy."

Saying that, Long Chen took off his shoes, sat next to Xue Ling, and put his hands on Xue Ling's shoulders naturally.

Xue Ling's face changed slightly, his eyes flickered for a moment, but he calmed down quickly, giggling and said, "We're talking about girls, I'm afraid it's not convenient for adults to listen."

The maid next to her was not as calm as Xue Ling, and the rumors of the murder were still there, they were very afraid of Long Chen.

"What's the inconvenience? I'm a eunuch and I'm used to messing around in the harem. There's nothing I can't say."

Long Chen intentionally hugged Xue Ling to his body, Xue Ling didn't resist, and fell into Long Chen's arms.

Doing so is actually very risky, if Xue Ling is the flower-picking demon, then this person's martial arts are definitely not to be taken lightly.

But Long Chen couldn't care about so much, so he controlled it first.

"My lord, this is where the second princess studies. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to do this."

Xue Ling's winking eyes were like silk, her body was soft, and she smiled shyly.

Long Chen smiled and said: "That's right, I'm not doing anything, it's just talking."

The maids next to her were silent.

Xue Ling giggled and said, "What do you want to say?"

Long Chen hugged Xue Ling with one hand, and stretched out the other hand, trying to pull Xue Ling's collar off, and said with a smile: "I heard that you have embroidery on your body, I'll think about it..."

boom!

Xue Ling suddenly rose violently, and slammed his palm towards Long Chen's heart. Long Chen's eyes were quick and his hands were quick, and his left hand met Xue Ling's palm, and the two of them were shaken away at the same time.

Long Chen almost fell, Xue Ling's body flew out, smashed the window, and the howling cold wind poured in.

The maid screamed in fright.

Long Chen stood up, didn't care about putting on his shoes, and rushed after him.

Xue Ling crashed out of the window, ran barefoot on the snow, Long Chen followed closely behind.

"Come on! Catch the assassin!"

Long Chen shouted loudly.

The female guard in the palace heard the sound and hurried over to check.

Seeing the female guard approaching, Xue Ling shouted: "Long Cheng'en is a flower-picking devil, save me!"

These days the rumors were too strong, and many of the female guards believed the rumors, even if Xue Ling interrupted them, they couldn't be sure who was right and who was wrong.

After such a short moment of hesitation, Xue Ling rushed to her eyes, and struck out two palms at the same time. The two female guards were sent flying by Xin Xin's palm, and fell to the ground without moving.

After killing the female guard, Xue Ling's movements were extremely flexible, and she turned around and escaped from the palace.

Long Chen flew up to the roof and looked around, but he couldn't find any trace of Xue Ling.

This burst of commotion was so loud that it alarmed the imperial guards in the palace, and Yingfeng quickly came over.

"what happened?"

"Xue Ling killed two maids and ran away!"

Long Chen squatted on the snow, looking at the two fallen female guards, their bodies were already frozen.

"Sure enough, Xue Ling has practiced an evil skill that can freeze people's bodies."

Long Chen's left hand was also frozen just now, his body's qi and blood flowed unnaturally, that's why he didn't catch up.

"So, the murderer is Xue Ling?"

Yingfeng asked.

Long Chen shook his head slightly, and said: "It's strange, Xue Ling is a woman, how did she spoil those women? Whose child is in Ruyan's stomach?"

There must be something wrong with Xue Ling, but things are even more strange.

"Control Li Tianze, I want to interrogate him!"

Long Chen asked Xiang Ning, Shuangshuang and Xue Ling followed him all day long.

When he lived in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Li Tianze didn't go out, but Xue Ling often went in and out to help him bring things.

Xue Ling has a problem, and this Li Tianze definitely has a problem too.

Yingfeng immediately sent people to arrest Xue Ling, and at the same time notified the people from Yingwei and Xichang to search for Xue Ling.

Fengming Palace.

The empress sat in the imperial study and asked, "What's the matter? Is there a lot of noise in the palace?"

Di Wan'er replied: "Lord Long may have found the murderer."

The empress phoenix stared, and asked: "What's going on?"

Di Wan'er explained what happened in detail, and the Empress got up and said, "Show me, I want to interrogate myself."

Di Wan'er immediately drove, and together they went to the torture room of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The maids and eunuchs inside the palace belonged to the empress's private property, and the yamen outside had no right to intervene. They belonged to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and there was an interrogation room inside.

When the empress arrived, the interrogation had not yet begun.

Di Xingwan sat in the middle, Long Chen and Yingfeng sat on both sides, Li Tianze knelt in the hall, and the other court ladies knelt together.

When the empress came in, everyone stood up to greet her immediately.

"Mother."

"My minister pays homage to the Holy Majesty."

The empress nodded slightly, then sat down in the middle, Di Xingwan and Long Chen sat down beside her, Yingfeng and Di Wan'er stood behind the empress.

"I've heard about the matter, please try it, and I will listen in."

Di Xingwan looked at Long Chen, signaling that Long Chen would come to interrogate him.

"The minister leads the order."

Long Chen started the interrogation.

"Li Tianze, let me ask you, how did you know Rushuang and Xiaoling? How did you get controlled by Xiaoling and enter the palace?"

Yingfeng stepped forward and explained in a low voice: "Ru Shuang is Shuangshuang's name before entering the palace, and Xiao Ling is Xue Ling's name before entering the palace."

The queen nodded slightly.

Li Tianze knelt on the ground and argued, "Your Majesty, Princess, I didn't know that Xue Ling was the murderer. I was also deceived. I'm not an accomplice."

Long Chen knew that Li Tianze would not be honest, so he said coldly: "Let me tell you, when you were outside the palace, you met Rushuang and Xiaoling, and Xiaoling practiced evil skills, and he was brave and resourceful. She threatened to control her and entered the palace as a eunuch."

"In the palace, all your actions are controlled by her. When you were in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, you deliberately lived in the back office, but let her come in and out freely to bring things and give her a chance to commit crimes."

"And Xiaoling's real identity is not Mo Mei's apprentice, but a spy of Nanliang. She lurks in Dongzhou. This time she got an order to pull me down, isn't that right?"

Half of Long Chen's words were guesses, for example, Xiao Ling was a spy of Nanliang; half were reasoning, for example, Li Tianze was not Xiao Ling's opponent at all, he must be the one being controlled.

Li Tianze's face was terrified, he didn't know how to answer, he just kept shouting for injustice.

"Li Tianze, tell me the truth, I will give you a good time! If you dare to quibble and deny it, this princess will make you die!"

Di Xingwan was scared and angry at the same time, such a dangerous person was actually by his side.

Li Tianze frightened and pleaded: "Princess, these were all framed by Long Chengen, he is the murderer, and I am innocent."

Di Xingwan was furious and scolded: "Then what happened to Xue Ling, how could she do evil things? She even killed the guards?"

Li Tianze quibbled: "It was forced by Long Chengen, she couldn't help it!"

Di Xingwan was so angry that he wanted to hit someone, and cursed: "You don't cry when you see the coffin, put on the instrument of torture!"

The interrogator next to him looked at what the Empress meant.

The empress said lightly: "Xingwan, don't be impatient, let Long Chengen come to interrogate."

Long Chen looked at Li Tianze, and said coldly: "Little Ling has already run away, if you want to live, tell me honestly, if you want to die, I won't stop you."

"I don't even need to kill you, just let you out and you'll die a terrible death."

Li Tianze was terrified, he knew Xiao Ling's methods were cruel, if he fell into Xiao Ling's hands, his life would be worse than death.

"Have you made up your mind?"

Long Chen asked coldly.