Chapter 266 Imperial Family

It was only a hundred steps, Yinzhe could naturally sense everything within this range, but she restricted her perception.

Because this matter violated taboos, as the Thirteenth Sister, she naturally would not do such an inappropriate act, and asked Eunuch Su Quan to pass on the message in a proper manner.

Your Majesty is always surrounded by secret guards at the Divine Martial Realm, and it is impossible to conceal it.

Eunuch Su Quan knew that this person would not speak without a purpose, so without double-checking, he simply turned and walked towards the imperial study.

When there were only seven or eight steps left, the door opened silently, and the cold voice of the empress came from inside, "Call Yinzhe in."

"yes."

Yinzhe walked into the imperial study with her eyes lowered. She could see at a glance that there was no one else there except His Majesty, and she had no intention of exploring the matter.

Qin Minghuang stared at the opposite side. She should be in charge of Chengyuan at this time.

There is no powerful person in the Divine Martial Realm around Xiaoliu, so there will be risks after all, unless an unavoidable accident happens.

After quietly laying the groundwork, Yinzhe immediately spoke:

"Your Majesty, two things.

First, Dou Zuan advances to the Divine Martial Realm."

Yinzhe knew what was the priority, and while reporting, he also explained why he was able to leave alone.

After quickly explaining the process, Xiaoliu had no choice but to teach him the technique.

It was reasonable, but it was against the rules after all. Yinzhe had no intention of tricking Xiaoliu, and explained it to her as agreed.

Qin Minghuang's face immediately showed joy, "Okay!"

The addition of a new third-grade warrior, who is from the Xuanji Guard, is naturally a great joyous event.

The eldest and second-in-command travel north and south, and each of them has a secret guard in the Divine Martial Realm to protect them, which can now ease the pressure of hiring some people.

As for the violation of the rules in spreading the Dharma, I will just talk to Xiaoliu about it again afterwards so that she doesn't take it seriously. Naturally, there will be no punishment.

“The second thing is that the wealth accumulated in the Nine Gates Underground Palace exceeded expectations, but camphor was discovered among them.

I have checked it and it is high quality cooked brain, about the amount of three years' tribute."

After hearing the first sentence, Qin Minghuang breathed a sigh of relief. It could be said to be a double blessing.

But she knew Thirteenth Sister; she was not the kind of person who sought ostentation.

If that were the case, he would never have left Xiaoliu alone to report to the palace.

Sure enough, when he heard the second sentence, Qin Minghuang's face darkened.

She naturally understood what Yinzhe had left unsaid, meaning that Xuanji Wei might have investigated in the wrong direction.

"who?"

"According to the God of Wealth's account, it was the Imperial Household Supervisor Qin Wenyuan."

The finest ambergris rises silently in the inlaid gold beast furnace. Its fragrance is noble and elegant, and also has a refreshing effect.

The difference of only one word from camphor seems so inappropriate at this time.

The aroma seemed frozen, suspended in a stagnant manner.

The empress sat upright on the wide dragon throne with her back as straight as a pine tree, her fingertips moving very slowly across the memorials in front of her.

Her long eyelashes cast a heavy shadow under her eyes, covering up all the emotions in them.

But the line of his lips was stretched into a straight line without any curvature, as if carved with the sharpest knife, revealing an unquestionable determination and bottomless chill.

Suddenly, the candle wick made an extremely slight popping sound, and the light and shadow suddenly lit up and then dimmed in an instant, flickering.

It's like a pair of eyes peeping in the darkness, fleeting.

Yinzhe stood with his hands behind his back and his eyes lowered.

It was like an iceberg in front of me, or like the suffocating silence before a storm.

Solemn and solemn!

How long has it been since I saw the imperial sister so furious?

Yinzhe was not surprised.

When the previous emperor passed on the throne, the political situation was unstable. The imperial sister's murderous attack lasted for the entire winter and only ended in the spring of the second year of Taiwei.

Except for himself, none of the previous emperor's descendants survived.

At that time, in order to appease the old members of the royal family, the emperor's sister agreed to a job: the Supervisor of the Imperial Household.

The fourth rank was noble enough to be ranked among the imperial court officials and to be in charge of the palace's food and drink expenses.

Under him, the Imperial Household was in charge of keeping gold, silver, jewels, and rare tributes;

The Imperial Household Official was in charge of the imperial food ingredients and local tributes;

The palace guards were ordered to collect and store palace fabrics, writing brushes, ink and other supplies.

It's not hard to imagine that this is a lucrative position.

Qin Wenyuan, who was promoted by the royal family, was sensible enough and did not cause any trouble to Qin Minghuang over the years.

As for corruption...it doesn't cross the bottom line, it's a long-term strategy.

The key is that Qin Wenyuan has a high reputation and can suppress the evil spirits in the royal family.

Gradually, Qin Minghuang turned a blind eye to it.

But I didn't expect that he would even dare to touch tribute like camphor!

The Xuanji Guard is directly under the leadership of Qin Minghuang, and only she and Yinzhe know the strategy of raiding Chengyuan and taking over the Nine Gates.

How likely is it that he got this news in advance, bribed the skull of the Nine-Gate God of Wealth, and prepared three years of camphor, just to frame a fourth-rank Shaofu Supervisor?

The icy atmosphere in the imperial study gradually dissipated, and Qin Minghuang slowly spoke:

"Got it. Let Lingduo handle this matter. You only need to take care of the Nine Gates' affairs.

There is no need to rush Dou Zan back to the palace to report, stabilize his realm and protect Xiao Liu."

"yes!"

Yinzhe walked out of the imperial study and headed straight for the palace gate.

Ling Duo was another captain of the Xuanji Guard. He was the one who secretly investigated the previous incident involving camphor.

After working together for many years, even without any specific perception, I had an intuition that this was the person outside the northwest window of the imperial study.

However, judging from His Majesty's intention, it doesn't seem like he wants to arrest anyone for questioning. Perhaps this is another way to alert the enemy.

Yinzhe ignored it and just regarded it as a way to pass on information, nothing more.

The matter involved the royal family, and her identity was too sensitive. She wished she had nothing to do with it, and disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.

The imperial study was silent for dozens of breaths before a command was heard, "Come in."

The window moved silently, and a dark shadow stepped in. It was Ling Duo, the captain of the Xuanji Guard.

But he was not alone, he was holding someone in his hand, who was now unconscious with his head hung down.

The invisible "force" spread out, covering the imperial study tightly.

Lingduo has special skills and is best at sneaking into and gathering intelligence.

His "momentum" was extremely sensitive, and even at the second level, it was difficult to detect the sounds without causing any disturbance.

"Wake him up."

"yes."

Lingduo lifted the person in his hand and revealed his face. It was Tongtianma, the third in command of the Nine Gates!