"Trash! A bunch of trash!"
The emperor was furious. It had been so many days and he had sent out so many people, but he couldn't even find a pregnant woman. It was simply unbelievable!
"Tell me, what do I need you guys for? That woman is pregnant, and we can't even find her shadow. Is she supposed to fly away from here?"
Cao An lowered his head fiercely, not daring to argue for himself. The emperor was furious, and he had to let him vent his anger.
"Speak up! Aren't you very talkative? Tell me, when will we find that person?"
Upon hearing that he had changed his confession, he swore to die rather than obey.
Now, a group of people who came from nowhere, under the pretext of overturning the verdict of Wen Zhi, have destroyed the Dali Temple and almost smeared feces on the door!
People caught them one after another, but they kept popping up like bamboo shoots after a rain. It was so annoying!
Every day at court, those foolish ministers would clamor for a quick resolution to this matter, threatening to unsettle the people. They even said it would threaten the country—did they really think he was intimidated?!
"Your Majesty, calm down. I have sent people to search every household. I believe we will have news soon."
Cao An had no choice. The emperor was pressing him too hard, so he could only resort to the most unhelpful method - to check every household!
"Shengjing City is so big, when are you going to go there?!"
The emperor looked at Cao An as if he were a fool. Why didn't he think this servant was so stupid before?
Cao An smiled awkwardly, "Your Majesty, although this method of mine is a bit stupid, it will definitely work."
He stepped forward cautiously and explained, "Going door to door is just an excuse. As the emperor said, Shengjing City is so big, how can we investigate it all?"
The emperor raised his chin slightly, very dissatisfied, "Are you just trying to fool me?"
Cao An was so frightened that he knelt down, his face filled with fear: "Your Majesty, please understand! Even if I had ten thousand guts, I would not dare to give you a perfunctory response!"
He was just a small servant. Even if he was a favorite of the emperor, it was just a matter of a word from the emperor.
You may be famous today and unpopular tomorrow.
He is just a servant after all, I don’t think he would be so bold!
The emperor's expression eased slightly, and Cao An continued, "I'll have someone spread the word and pretend to investigate a few houses. The person hiding Madam Wen will definitely panic. Once he panics, he'll reveal his flaws, and then..."
By that time, wouldn’t the person be easy to capture?
The emperor snorted, but he was no longer as angry as before.
"Those old guys are pushing us too hard. Cao An, if you mess this up, you'll be beheaded!"
"I obey your command!"
Cao An crawled out of the imperial study. His godson had been waiting outside. When he saw him come out, he hurriedly handed him the tea that had already gone cold.
"Godfather, have some tea."
Cao An grabbed the cup and drank it all in one gulp. He was so nervous just now that his back was covered in sweat. Now when he touched it, his hand was wet!
"To serve the emperor is like serving a tiger. Xiao Xianzi, you must remember that the heads of people like us may be torn apart at any time. Don't think that you are safe just because you are standing higher. That is when you will be in the greatest danger."
Xiao Xianzi supported him and could still feel the wetness on his godfather's body.
"Godfather, are you like this too?"
Everyone said that the godfather was a favorite of the emperor. He was second only to the emperor and above everyone else, very impressive!
If he and his godfather were not from the same village, he would not even be qualified to meet him, let alone be adopted as his godson.
Such a powerful godfather is now like a fish that has been pulled out of the water. It seems to be jumping around, but in fact, it is making its last struggle.
Cao An looked up at the sky for a long while before he spoke:
"Everyone in this palace is the same..."
Time was running out. This time, Cao An did not leave any room for maneuver and started searching in Shengjing City.
Find someone and make it so serious that the house is confiscated!
He searched not only the homes of common people, but also the nobles and princes. If he couldn't find them, he would die anyway, so he didn't care whether he would offend anyone or not. He just had to save his life first!
Cao An was completely desperate. When Shen Ruoyan got the news, the minister's family across the street was in great turmoil.
"Cao An, you bitch! Tomorrow I will definitely report you. You even dared to trespass into the home of an imperial official. Do you still have respect for the law and the emperor?"
As big hats were put on him one after another, there was no trace of panic on Cao An's face.
"Master Yu, I am only following orders. Your Excellency is so uncooperative. Could it be that you are really harboring an assassin in your house?"
Everything must have a legitimate reason. Since Cao An has intensified the search, he naturally has to give a reasonable reason to the emperor.
So now that this assassin is carrying confidential information, we must use all our strength to catch him!
Lord Yu stiffened his neck and refused to give in.
"Don't you dare slander me here? What assassin?! My house is clean and there's nothing here! I think you're just looking for revenge and deliberately picking a fight!"
Lord Yu was blocking the door, but the people brought by Cao An were not pushovers either. They held him on both sides, not hurting him but preventing him from moving.
The guards of the Minister's family were also controlled by the elite soldiers brought by Cao An - the emperor was really determined and even let Cao An bring out the elite soldiers!
Cao An narrowed his eyes slightly. If Lord Yu hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten about this matter.
In the palace, eunuchs like them were always looked down upon. Even important officials like Lord Yu looked down upon these androgynous creatures.
In fact, Lord Yu didn't have much of a grudge against him. He just spat at him and called him a eunuch and a dog in front of him. When they met on weekdays, he would just make sarcastic remarks to him.
Compared with other hardships he had experienced, these were really nothing, and Cao An really didn't take them to heart.
But since Lord Yu insists on bringing it up, I naturally cannot let him down.
"Everyone, search! Don't leave any corner unsearched. We must clear Master Yu of suspicion!"
Lord Yu's eyes almost popped out of his head. "How dare you, a mere eunuch?"
Cao An did not answer him, but used his actions to tell him whether he dared or not!
All the elite soldiers rushed in and turned the mansion upside down, even the cesspool was not spared!
When they came out, the onlookers covered their noses one after another - this Cao An was really perverted, he actually sent people to clean out the manure pit!
What kind of assassin wouldn't even spare the cesspool?
The entire Minister's Mansion looked like it had been looted, with everything in a mess. Lord Yu was held up by someone the entire time, and he cursed until his mouth was dry, but Cao An didn't even give him a single glance in response.
Chunxi and Qiuye also stood outside and joined the crowd watching the fun.
Cao An was killing the chicken to scare the monkey. With the example of the Minister's Mansion, who would dare to make trouble with him the next time he goes to another mansion?
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