Chapter 1: The Treasure of Yi De, Crossing the Deep...

  Inside the palace, a small eunuch like Hai Fu was nothing but an ant that Yang Jia could crush to death with just one pinch. Ignoring Hai Fu's desperate gaze, Yang Jia ordered his men to take him away directly. What awaited him would not be hard to imagine.

  "Little Spring (also known as Little Du, Little An and Little Deng) visits her father-in-law."

  When they saw Yang Jian, Xiao Chunzi and others hurriedly came forward to anxiously pay their respects.

  "Never mind the formalities, you are all good friends of my son, which makes you my nephews. From now on, if anyone dares to bully you within the palace, just mention my name, Yang Jian."

  Yang Jian's words were polite, but in reality he had subtly placed himself in a very high position. However, even so, Xiaochunzi and the others were overjoyed and thanked Yang Jian excitedly one after another.

  Yang Jian nodded slightly and turned around to pull Liang Xin aside, saying: "Xin'er, the Emperor has an edict for you."

  Li Xiang was about to kneel down to receive the imperial edict, but Yang Jian stopped him and said: "Forget it, just you and I don't need to go through these formalities. Besides, this matter is not convenient to reveal, the fewer people who know, the better."

  Liang Xian nodded and asked: "Uncle, what you want to say won't be about Qiao Guifei's matter, will it?"

  "Intelligent." Yang Jia nodded in satisfaction: "It's exactly this matter. Queen Qiao is being detained by me in the inner court, and His Majesty has entrusted you with handling this case, requiring you to investigate who the adulterer is within seven days. If this matter is handled well, His Majesty will surely reward you heavily."

  "Is it heavily rewarded again?" Liang Xun pouted and said: "Last time the emperor said that if my poem was well-written, I would be heavily rewarded. In the end, I didn't even see a single hair."

  "You little scamp." Yang Jiaolong rapped Liang Xuan's head and said gruffly, "Who says the Emperor hasn't rewarded you? Your poem is now spreading throughout Bianjing City and the Imperial Palace. Do you think your reputation as the number one scholar of the Imperial Palace eunuchs fell from the sky? If it weren't for the Emperor's tacit permission, who would dare to spread the imperial poem outside?"

  "Oh. So titles can be bestowed as rewards, huh?" Liang Xin nodded in sudden realization, but in reality, she was utterly disdainful of this reward.

  Yang Jian shook his head and said, "You little brat. This wealth of ten thousand pieces we can get at any time, but a loud name, that's not something you can have just because you want it. Haven't you seen that old guy Liang Shicheng still claiming to be the illegitimate son of Dongpo?"

  "Haha. Is he Su Shi's illegitimate son? He doesn't even fear making Su Dongpo jump out of his grave?"

  "You little scamp, you're getting more and more mischievous." Yang Jian tapped Liang Xiao's head again and said, "Alright, alright, I won't bother with you anymore. Go and help the Emperor with his tasks, and when it's done, I'll make sure you get a reward beyond your wildest dreams."

  "Yes, sir!" Liang Xin said, straightening his back. Yang Jiaolong rolled his eyes and was about to leave when Liang Xin grabbed him and said, "Uncle, don't be in a hurry to go, I still have something to ask for your help."

  Yang Jian stopped and said, "Hmm, what's up? Go ahead and say it."

  Li Xian pointed to Xiao Chunzi and chuckled, saying: "This kind of foster father, this person is a good friend of the child. You see that the Imperial Medicine Institute still lacks a leader eunuch, don't you think..."

  "Alright, alright, you want to be an official, huh?" Yang Jiaolong said gruffly. Then he beckoned to Xiaochunzi, who trotted over and asked, "What orders does Lord Yang have?"

  Yang Jian nodded and said: "From today on, you are the chief eunuch of this Imperial Medicine Institute. Tomorrow, remember to come to the Nei Shi Sheng to prepare a case."

  Xiao Chunzi was both shocked and delighted upon hearing this. She immediately knelt down on the ground, knocking her head against it as she said: "Thank you, Lord Yang, thank you, Lord Yang."

  "Uh-huh. Remember to be more careful in the future."

  "Yes, yes, yes..." Little Spring nodded like a little chick pecking at grain.

  Yang Jian said to Liang Xin, "Take care of the difference." Liang Xin replied, "Please rest assured, Uncle Yang," and then Yang Jian left with his men.

  Inner Court Agency

  You can understand this as the Imperial Censorate of the Inner Court. Any palace maid or eunuch who made a mistake would be taken to the Neiting Temple for interrogation and punishment. Therefore, many palace maids and eunuchs would tremble with fear and turn pale at the mention of the three words "Neiting Temple". In the legend of the imperial palace, the Neiting Temple was the most terrifying existence under heaven.

  After entering the inner court, Liang Xin realized that it wasn't as terrifying as rumored. Although being set up in an underground room made it somewhat dark and damp, the air was still relatively circulating, and the interior decoration was quite orderly.

  Qiao Guifei was detained alone in a small room with a high bed, warm quilt and an acid-wooden desk. After entering Qiao Guifei's room, Liang Xin looked around and frowned slightly, asking the jailer beside him: "Is this what they call the inner court prison?"

  The prison guard looked a bit embarrassed, slightly bowing his head and saying: "To answer Lord Liang's question, we don't know what crime Consort Qiao committed to be locked up in here either. After all, her status is still there, so we don't dare to slack off."

  The original Empress Qiao, who was still reading a book, heard the conversation between Liang Xin and Dian Yu and immediately became angry. She shouted loudly: "What are you two? How dare you discuss things in my palace, get out! Tell your master, without seeing the emperor, I won't say anything."

  "Damn it!" Liang Xin's face turned red with rage as soon as he heard Qiao Guifei's arrogant words. He had already considered her a sworn enemy in his heart, and now that the situation had reversed, she still dared to be so insolent.

  Liang Xinkan is not a gentleman who spares the fragrant and beautiful, he has never denied that he is a bad egg. His previous penguin nickname was "I'm bad so I exist", and his self-designed epitaph is: "Life, it's easy to do something bad. The hard part is doing bad things diligently and conscientiously all the time. I am Liang Xinkan, my lifelong pursuit is to be a qualified bad egg."

  Only to see Liang Xin rush forward in two steps, and before Qiao Gui Fei could say anything, Liang Xin had already grabbed her hair and dragged her out of that comfortable "prison".

  Qiao Guifei was both shocked and furious, pointing at Liang Xin and scolding: "You dog slave, how dare you treat me like this. I..."

  "Slap!" That's right. Liang Xian slapped Princess Qiao Gui once.

  Dian Yu rubbed his eyes, he didn't dare to believe that Liang Xin actually dared to lay hands on Qiao Gui Fei. As the saying goes, a slave is just a slave. Someone as noble as Qiao Gui Fei, even if she committed a grave sin, wasn't someone that Liang Xin or a lowly servant like him could hit.

  "Bang bang bang......" Liang Xinkan ignored all that and immediately started working, slapping Empress Qiao's face more than a dozen times in succession.

  Qiao Guifei was stunned, covering her cheeks with her hands as she stared at Liang Xin, not daring to say anything else, and suddenly burst into loud wailing.

  Liang Xin stood up and said: "Go get that knife over there."

  “Uh...” The prison warden stared at Liang Xin in shock, pointing at Qiao Gui Fei for half a day without being able to say a word. He didn't dare offend Qiao Gui Fei because of her noble status. But he even more didn't dare offend Liang Xin, because he knew that Liang Xin was Yang Jian's adopted son.

  "Get it!" Liang Xin shouted loudly, and Dian Yu and Qiao Gui Fei were both startled at the same time.

  "Yes, yes, yes......" The prison guard nodded and quickly went down to fetch a knife.

  Qiao Guifei's heart was both shocked and frightened, she pointed at Liang Xin while crying and said: "You... you... dare not move me, I am a noble consort, even if there is fault it should be handled by the Imperial Clan Court, how can the inner court officials dare to use physical punishment on me."

  Dian Yu brought over a short knife, and Liang Xin waved his hand to let Dian Yu retreat first. Before leaving, Dian Yu still couldn't help but whisper in Liang Xin's ear: "Liang Gonggong, this... isn't quite right, is it? This Guifei Niangniang..."

  "Get out!" Liang Xin roared in anger, scaring Jian Yu so much that he tucked his tail between his legs and became afraid. Of course, Jian Yu seemed to not have a tail at all.

  Liang Xin looked at Qiao Gui Fei, his eyes gloomy and cold as he said: "Others may not dare to move you. But I will tell you, I dare. It's not because I have a big backer, but because... I'm not afraid of death. I don't know if you still remember me, I am Chen Yu Ding's apprentice."

  "Now I'll ask you one question and you answer one. Otherwise, I'll cut the flesh off your body bit by bit, starting with your nose."