A few days ago, the eldest senior brother received a letter saying that two forces were heading towards Jinling City, and Gao Xian was one of them.
In April of this year, in Guanyun City of Wu Dynasty, Fu Xiaoguan saw with his own eyes Gao Fulu stabbing Gao Xian to death in prison, so after seeing the letter from his eldest brother, he suspected that his eldest brother had mistaken the person.
But now, hearing Zhou Tongtong speak so seriously, it proves that the old eunuch Gao Xian is not dead.
"How did he survive?" Fu Xiaoguan asked with a frown.
"The Turtle Breathing Technique. Before the dagger pierced his heart, he used his internal energy to force his heart to move two inches. The dagger didn't actually penetrate his heart, and he escaped using the Turtle Breathing Technique."
Fu Xiaoguan frowned even more tightly, "Remnants of the Moon Worship Sect?"
He had heard of this thing from Fei An before, who was talking about Chen Xiyun, the nun from Shuiyue Temple.
Zhou Tongtong nodded, and Fu Xiaoguan thought of many things at this moment.
"So, Empress Xiao is also a member of the Moon Worship Sect?"
“That hasn’t been implemented yet.”
"Is Empress Xiao dead?"
"Your Highness, she... is the Queen's mother after all. She is currently detained in the Sky Prison, awaiting the Queen's decision."
Fu Xiaoguan didn't say anything about this, but instead asked, "How did you discover Gao Xian's identity?"
"...I, the old minister, have failed in my duty. Gao Xian's identity was not discovered by me, but..."
Zhou Tongtong paused, he almost revealed the true identity of Mr. Fu.
He already knew about Fu Xiaoguan's marriage, and he also knew that Fu Daguan had come here when Fu Xiaoguan got married, but he didn't know whether Fu Daguan had revealed his identity to Fu Xiaoguan.
At this moment, Fu Xiaoguan asked, "Who is it?"
"It's your Highness's adoptive father, the great official Fu."
Fu Xiaoguan was stunned, his eyes widening. "Is it him? The fat guy?"
Uh, okay, that fat man is indeed a fat man, but he is a saint-level fat man!
"Exactly."
Fu Xiaoguan stared at Zhou Tongtong for a moment, then said sternly, "You old man are being dishonest. I now order you to tell me the whole story! This is very important. It concerns Fatty's life, and also Wu Linger's life!"
Official Fu ran away to the State of Fan. He should have returned to Linjiang after the affairs in the State of Fan were settled, because his five wives were about to give birth.
Based on Fu Xiaoguan's understanding of Fu Daguan, it is impossible for him to go to Wu Dynasty again for no reason, unless something big happened in Wu Dynasty, and it was a big event involving him, Fu Xiaoguan.
Although this father is not his biological father, his love and care for him is even stronger than that of his biological father. So when the avalanche happened in Wu Dynasty, Fu Daguan ran back to Wu Dynasty, which Fu Xiaoguan thought was reasonable.
But the irrational part was that although Fatty was Emperor Wen's brother, he didn't look like a martial artist, so he couldn't possibly have realized that Gao Xian was a remnant of the Moon Worship Cult. Furthermore, after disappearing for so many months, he should have returned to Linjiang long ago, but he showed up in Jinling, at the Jinling Fu Mansion.
He was covered in dust and had obviously come in a hurry, but the fat man refused to mention where he came from.
During the few days that the fat man stayed in Jinling, the father and son communicated several times, but Fu Xiaoguan did not get any useful information from the fat man.
After that, he left again, saying that he was dealing with some minor matters, but Fu Xiaoguan always felt that it was not a small matter. However, the fat man never mentioned what it was, and he still didn't know.
Zhou Tongtong smiled. "It's not a complicated story. Official Fu heard about the Great Snow Mountain Incident, so he came to the Wu Dynasty. When he learned that Your Highness had unfortunately passed away, he was very sad. So he went to Hanling Temple to burn a stick of incense for Your Highness."
"After Gao Xian died, the Queen Mother ordered his body to be abandoned in the wilderness, and it just happened to be at the foot of Hanshan Mountain."
"Official Fu went to burn incense. Before he went up the mountain, he saw the corpse at the foot of the mountain. But after he came down the mountain, the corpse disappeared. So he reported it to the authorities, and then this old minister went to check it out."
“That’s what happened.”
Fu Xiaoguan listened carefully. There was no flaw and it was reasonable. This meant that the fat man discovered this secret by accident.
Well, that's what a simple-minded fat guy should do.
Fu Xiaoguan felt that this was in line with the fat man's personality, so he didn't ask any more questions about the fat man. Zhou Tongtong breathed a sigh of relief.
"So, Gao Xian is here to seek revenge on me?"
"According to the information from the Tianji Pavilion, that's exactly what happened."
"But I didn't kill his son. I just raided his house beforehand. Why would he come all this way to kill me?"
"...Perhaps this is due to His Highness's status. He attributes his hatred to the royal bloodline."
This reason was a bit far-fetched, but Fu Xiaoguan couldn't find any other reason at the moment, so he asked, "Is that old eunuch really a first-class master?"
"really!"
"What are you going to do now?"
"Your Highness, please return home. Only in Guanyun City will Your Highness be truly safe."
"What kind of illness did Ling'er have?" Fu Xiaoguan changed the subject.
"I don't know, but Her Majesty has not attended court for several months, and the ministers in the court are already feeling uneasy."
"Empress Dowager Xi doesn't know either?"
"The Empress Dowager has been attending court quite often. She said Her Majesty has contracted smallpox, a highly contagious disease. Therefore, Her Majesty has confined herself to Mirror Lake Villa and will attend court once she has fully recovered."
Smallpox... Fu Xiaoguan's heart skipped a beat. There was no medicine to treat this disease these days. It all depended on one's own immune system. It was extremely fatal. I hoped Wu Linger could survive it.
"I won't hide it from you. I've already known about Gao Xian's visit to Jinling, and a tight net has been laid throughout the city. So if Gao Xian really dares to show up and kill me, I guarantee he'll die a miserable death this time. You should go back. Wu Chao still has so much to do. Don't waste your time here with me."
Zhou Tongtong was silent for a long time. "Your Highness, are you really not planning to go back now?"
"Well, I still have a lot to do in Yu Dynasty."
"The Wu Dynasty also needs Your Highness to implement this new policy."
"Once Ling'er is safe and sound, I will naturally tell her what to do."
"..." Zhou Tongtong didn't try to persuade him anymore. He took out a black token from his pocket and handed it to Fu Xiaoguan. "This is the highest token of the Tianji Pavilion. With this token, all spies in the Tianji Pavilion will obey your orders."
Fu Xiaoguan took it and looked at it. It was a heavy piece of blood jade with a lifelike ant carved on it. "This...?"
"Tianji Pavilion Intelligence System, ant colony, this is a queen ant."
"Then who is the person in charge of Jinling City?"
"Worker Ant—Jia Nanxing!"
Oh shit!
Fu Xiaoguan was shocked!
Eunuch Jia...the Saint-level master beside His Majesty?
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