FSC [QT] Chapter 96.3

You know, Yan Zhongying had never been a kind person. Countless palace maids and eunuchs had died in his hands over the years.

Perhaps castrated men were a bit perverted. This became more apparent after Yan Zhongying came to power.

Over the years, Yan Zhongying took pleasure in torturing and humiliating palace maids and eunuchs. Compared with others respecting him, he was more willing to see others fear him and fear his expression.

Those people had all seen Yan Zhongying’s torture methods. So, seeing Yan Zhongying so angry now, they almost knelt down in fright.

In their hearts, they were even more angry with the young eunuch below, blaming him for angering Yan Zhongying and implicating them.

“He must have done it, Godfather¹干爹, gān​diē​: adoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications).. You have to make the decision for me!”

After the incident, the young eunuch named Xiao Yuzi was punished with 20 strokes of the cane by Emperor Qian for his poor performance. He could no longer walk normally. He was dragged into the room by two eunuchs with a face full of resentment.

Yan Zhongying, who was called godfather by him, didn’t seem to care much about his adopted son. His eyes never moved away from the young eunuch kneeling in the hall.

Just now, when he was so angry, the boy had never felt nervous or fearful. Now Yan Zhongying was becoming more and more interested in him.

“Before the incident, you and Xiao Yuzi were the only ones who had a grudge. How can you prove that the laxative in Xiao Yuzi’s body was not given by you?”

Speaking of which, Yan Zhongying was also curious about how the person in front of him did it.

“To answer the Chief Eunuch, Xiao Yuzi has disliked this servant for a long time. Although I share a room with him, Xiao Yuzi does not allow me to eat and live with him. These days, I have been living with other eunuchs. A few days ago, because of Xiao Yuzi…”

Yu Yan raised his head and glanced at Xiao Yuzi who had an angry look on his face, but he was a little hesitant to speak.

Before this, they were just young eunuchs trained in the inner eunuchs’ mansion. Most of these eunuchs entered the palace when they were five, six, or seven years old. This age was the best time to cultivate loyalty.

Unless the masters of each palace asked for people, eunuchs like them would stay in the inner eunuchs’ mansion, doing some work such as cleaning the courtyard and pruning flower branches. When they were ready, they would be assigned to various palaces.

Among this group of eunuchs, the young eunuch named Xiao Yuzi was the most active.

On the eve of the assignment, he somehow managed to get attached to Yan Zhongying, the powerful eunuch in charge, and he was regarded as his godson by the other party.

When everyone’s future was still uncertain, he was already assigned to Yushou Palace.

You know, this was the palace where Emperor Qian made elixirs and practiced Taoism. The eunuchs assigned there were equivalent to the emperor’s personal attendants, so their status would be raised on several levels.

If they were lucky enough to get the favor of Emperor Qian, the current Yan Zhongying would be their future. Who wouldn’t envy them?

As soon as Xiao Yuzi gained power, he looked down on other eunuchs in the same room. Among them, Yu Yan was the one who had the worst relationship with him.

A few days ago, Xiao Yuzi tricked him into falling into the water and stopped the medical slaves from treating Yu Yan, which made his cold worse and he missed the assessment three days ago.

It was said that this batch of young eunuchs had their own good places, only Yu Yan would be sent to the least favored Fifth Prince because of his poor assessment results.

So this time when something happened to Xiao Yuzi, the first thing everyone thought of was Yu Yan.

“Because… because… I caught a cold after that day, so I can barely get out of bed today. These are all the servants in the same room who can testify.”

“Xiao Yuzi ate something bad yesterday, so he had diarrhea and his legs were weak. He made a fool of himself in front of the Emperor today, but how could I, who was sick and couldn’t get up before today, put drugs in his food or tea?”

He might have a motive, but he had no time to commit the crime, right?

After that, Yu Yan lowered his head again, looking like he was waiting respectfully for Yan Zhongying’s decision.

“Ha— Hahaha… Hahahaha!”

At first, it was a suppressed low laugh, and gradually, Yan Zhongying’s laughter became louder and louder, and more and more happy.

He really didn’t know what method the person in front of him used, but he only needed to know who was the most benefited and happiest person after this incident happened, and his intuition also told him that Xiao Yuzi’s matter was inseparable from him.

He was able to drug Xiao Yuzi under impossible circumstances.

He also knew that Xiao Yuzi was arrogant and proud. Once he came to power, even if he had a weak leg the day before, he would not report it truthfully, but he would grit his teeth and insist on serving the Emperor, which caused him to make mistakes in a hurry and was punished by the Emperor.

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