The eunuch in the cold palace: You get the Nine Yang Divine Skill right from the start!

Yunxi Residence.

Crown Prince Chu Tian was holding a woman.

Chu Tian was only sixteen years old, while the eldest daughter of the Minister of Revenue was already thirty. Her appearance was somewhat similar to that of Empress Xiao Yishu, making her a low-budget version of Xiao Yishu.

"Your Highness, you must avenge me! My brother died a terrible death!"

Wang Wanting choked up several times while crying.

Chu Tian patted her back lightly: "I have arranged for the eunuch Cao Lingkun to capture that scoundrel. He will not be let off easily."

Just then, a pigeon landed in the courtyard.

Chu Tian immediately recognized it as a special carrier pigeon bred by the imperial palace. He quickly removed the secret message from the pigeon's leg, and after reading it, his expression became uncertain.

Wang Wanting asked in confusion, "Your Highness, what has happened?"

"It's nothing."

Chu Tian smiled faintly and shook his head. He returned to the bedside, embraced her, and softly asked, "Sister Wanting, would you like to lend me something?"

"Your Highness, what are you saying? I've long been yours. Not just me, our entire Wang family is completely devoted to you!"

Wang Wanting playfully nudged Chu Tian, ​​completely unaware that Chu Tian was secretly reaching for the dagger tucked into his waistband.

"Then... I'll borrow your head for a bit!"

puff--!

The dagger plunged into Wang Wanting's neck. Wang Wanting stared in horror, her hands gripping Chu Tian's clothes tightly, and with her last strength asked, "Why...why?"

She simply couldn't understand how someone who had been so attentive to her one second could turn around and kill her the next.

"It's all your Wang family's fault for being so useless!"

Chu Tian remained calm.

His father wanted to take action against the Wang family and make him sever ties with Wang Wanting, so he decided to go all the way.

A royal family that can't provide political assistance and instead brings disgrace should be abandoned.

The Eastern Depot's death row.

Shen Mo, who was meditating with his eyes closed, was awakened by the sound of shackles. When he opened his eyes, he saw dozens of people wearing wooden shackles on their heads being brought in.

The group of dozens of people included both the elderly and the young, and the leader was an elderly man with a white beard.

Wang Daoqi, Minister of Revenue!

"Is the Empress's power really that great?"

Shen Mo was slightly surprised. He had only been locked up for less than an hour, and Wang Daoqi's house had already been ransacked. Could it be that the Empress had some kind of leverage over the Wang family?

Or did the emperor compromise due to considerations of the war at the front?

Shen Mo couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "She truly is the Empress I've served with all my might, exhausting my strength and leaving me parched!"

"Eunuch Shen, the matter has been clarified. This Wang Daoqi is guilty of heinous crimes, yet he's the one who falsely accused you. You are innocent!"

When Cao Lingkun arrived at the cell, he seemed like a different person, with a fawning smile on his face.

After all, he was the head of the Eastern Depot, and he wouldn't stoop so low as to admit his mistakes.

With a single glance from him, his subordinates were preparing to unlock the door for Shen Mo.

"Wait a minute!"

Shen Mo lay down on the ground, crossed his legs, and said, "I can't just come and go without knowing why. I think this place is quite comfortable. I'll stay for ten days or half a month before we talk about it."

Cao Lingkun's face turned extremely ugly. People who are thrown into death row dream of escaping, so why is it the other way around with Shen Mo?

However, due to the imperial decree, he could not force the issue.

"Eunuch Shen, shall I personally unlock your shackles?"

"not good!"

After finishing speaking, Shen Mo closed his eyes immediately, ignoring Cao Lingkun's attempts to appease him.

Seeing that the boy wouldn't budge no matter what, Cao Lingkun sighed helplessly and wrote a word on his arm with his finger—"too".

Sure enough it was him!

Your Highness, this feud is now firmly established.

Shen Mo opened his eyes and said calmly, "Anything else?"

"His Majesty personally issued an edict ordering me to release you and even allowing you to meet him in the Imperial Study," Cao Lingkun said softly.

"Understood."

Having gotten the answer he wanted, Shen Mo stood up decisively and allowed the other party to unlock his shackles.

.......

"Your Majesty, Xiao Mozi has arrived!" the messenger eunuch called softly from outside the door.

"Come in."

Inside the imperial study, Chu Chengjing was bent over his desk revising memorials, responding with a single sentence without even looking up.

Since the Prince of Yan raised his army, he finally began to pay attention to political affairs, and in the past, it would have been impossible for him to review memorials late at night.

"Your humble servant, Xiao Mozi, greets Your Majesty!"

After a struggle within himself, Shen Mo knelt down.

Chu Chengjing ignored him.

Ten minutes later, he put down his pen, looked up at Shen Mo, and said calmly, "You're Xiao Mozi?"

"Yes, this servant is Xiao Mozi."

Shen Mo was also sizing up the ruler of the Qian Kingdom. He looked quite handsome, and his powerful aura proved that he had a high level of cultivation, perhaps even surpassing the Blood-Moving Realm.

The man whom Li Zhaoxue, Liu Ruyan, and Xiao Yishu both loved and hated was sitting not far in front of him.

Chu Chengjing smiled faintly and said, "Do you know how many people pleaded with me on your behalf tonight?"

"This servant does not know."

Shen Mo couldn't help but wonder who it was.

Chu Chengjing said directly, "The Empress, the Eldest Princess, and the Liu family."

As for the most important person, he certainly wouldn't say, nor was there any need to say.

He had already sent spies to investigate what had happened. His mother had only met Shen Mo once, but she couldn't bear to see the girl named Su Chan suffer, so she wrote to him to handle the matter.

"This servant...is terrified!"

Shen Mo was deeply moved, realizing that so many people had tried to help him while he was in death row.

Chu Chengjing nodded: "Fear is the right thing to do. If you become arrogant because of my favor, then I cannot let you live! By the way, you are highly regarded by the Empress?"

"This servant has only been doing his duty diligently, and is grateful for Your Majesty's favor!"

Shen Mo lowered his head even further and answered modestly.

I thought to myself, it's more than just valuing you; it's valuing you so much that you wouldn't even know if I cheated on you.

Chu Chengjing said meaningfully, "You should know that the Empress is the head of the harem, but I am the ruler of the world! My relationship with the Empress has become somewhat distant recently, and I need someone to mediate and act as my eyes and ears!"

In layman's terms, it means speaking well of him while keeping an eye on the Empress's every move.

What do you mean by "recent discord"? They've clearly been discordant for years!

Although that's what he thought in his heart, Shen Mo appeared extremely respectful: "Little Mo, I am willing to serve as His Majesty's eyes and ears!"

"Le Yao and the Empress gave you the Dragon Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength body tempering technique and the Blood Moving Realm cultivation method, right?"

Chu Chengjing paused, then smiled slightly and said, "As long as you serve me wholeheartedly, I will pass on the Blood Core Realm cultivation technique to you for this merit! If one day you can reach the Blood Core Realm..."

"Your Majesty, the Blood Core Realm is too far beyond Xiao Mozi's reach."

Shen Mo shook his head with a wry smile. He had only recently broken through to the Blood Transformation Realm, and even with the system's assistance, it would be difficult for him to reach that level in a short period of time. It would be better to exchange it for something that could be immediately redeemed and used.

Chu Chengjing asked with interest, "Then what do you want?"

"This servant possesses only third-rate talent and seeks a way to break through."

Shen Mo revealed what he was plotting.

He was certain the emperor wouldn't kill him because he was useful; even if he displayed an enormous appetite, he was merely a weakness that could be controlled.

The current approach is to proactively expose this weakness to the emperor.

As far as he knew, all the emperors of the Great Qian Dynasty had at least second-class physical constitution. This was not due to superior genes or chance, but rather because the national treasury contained treasures that could enhance physical constitution.

Chu Chengjing sneered, "You have quite the appetite, actually wanting Glazed Ice?"