"Yes!" Zu An thought to himself, I know without you saying it. It's so much fun to keep switching between two identities now. If you just lay all your cards on the table, a lot of the fun is gone.
"Step down." The emperor closed his eyes, seemingly engaged in meditation or something else, it was unclear.
Zu An breathed a sigh of relief, left the imperial study, and closed the door.
A eunuch outside the door saw him out with a smile: "Eleventh Master, you really have a bright future. It's rare to see the Emperor receive an Embroidered-Robe Envoy alone, apart from Lord Zhu Xie."
Zu An felt a chill run down his spine. It seemed he needed to find some time to talk to Zhu Xie Chixin to avoid incurring his jealousy and causing trouble for him later.
It's important to understand that Zhu Xie Chixin is a half-step Grandmaster with immense power. It would be troublesome if such a powerful figure became an obstacle.
"By the way, what's your name, sir?" Zu'an thought that among those who knew the emperor's whereabouts were the eunuchs who served him, and this person should be one of them, right? Was he trying to trick me into revealing something because he felt guilty?
"My surname is Wen," the eunuch said with a smile, his plump, white face exuding a friendly aura.
"I'm new here, and I'll need your guidance in the future, Eunuch Wen." Zu An spoke politely, but his mind couldn't help but wander. Why were these eunuchs generally so fat? Hmm, I heard that in my past life, pig farmers had to castrate their pigs to fatten them up. I wonder if it's the same principle...
"You're too kind, sir." Eunuch Wen was overjoyed. This new top-notch envoy was quite sensible, unlike the previous ones, who were all bitter and resentful, as if everyone owed them money.
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, the two said their goodbyes with satisfaction.
Long after leaving the imperial study, Zu An suddenly slapped his forehead: "Oops, I've been tricked!"
Now it finally dawned on him that the emperor had never intended to punish him in the first place. His deliberate intimidation was actually to make him work harder on the case and to make him grateful to the emperor.
Damn it, I saved your wife and daughter-in-law and not only did you not reward me, but you also tried to pull these tricks on me. Are all emperors freeloaders?
He was furious inside, but he could only keep these thoughts to himself and dared not say them aloud.
He was passing by a rockery, lost in thought, when suddenly a hand reached out from the rockery and pulled him inside.
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