The lady is reborn? The crazy villain kisses her forcefully and won't let go!

The emperor handed the matter over to the two of them for investigation. Cao Mang investigated it thoroughly, and he had also done what he needed to do.

He stared at the dead eunuch with an ambiguous look, pulled his robe, turned around and left the dungeon with an expressionless face.

At this time, Jiang Xia, the only remaining captain of the East Factory, looked extremely ugly.

He even took a few quick steps forward to confirm in person whether the young eunuch was really dead.

If there were other people present, they would certainly be surprised to see the two faces so close together.

The little eunuch's face was somewhat similar to Jiang Xia!

"Xiao Dezi?"

There was a hint of expectation in Jiang Xia's eyes, but his voice was as if there was a fishbone stuck in his throat, hoarse and suppressed by the pain.

No one in the palace knew that he had been hiding a secret for many years.

Xiao Dezi is his biological son!

Jiang Xia lived a very poor and hard life when he was a child. By chance, he met the master of a wealthy family in the village.

The master saw that he had a good appearance and wanted to find a son-in-law for his daughter, so he took him in as his son-in-law.

A better word for a "zhuixu" is a son-in-law who lives with the wife's wife, but in reality he is just a lowly person without any dignity at all.

But dignity is worthless in the face of life.

So he agreed.

But he didn't expect that on the wedding day he would find out that the lady who was about to become his wife was actually a fool!

On the wedding night, he went to his master in a fit of rage.

But the master was not at all flustered.

He even told him bluntly that as long as he could help continue their family line, he would promise him 100 taels of silver and would not interfere with their future marriages.

One hundred taels of silver was undoubtedly a considerable fortune for the impoverished Jiangxia at that time.

He agreed almost without thinking.

It's just an object. You can have fun with it and get money at the same time. It's the best of both worlds.

Two months later, the silly lady finally became pregnant.

Jiang Xia was anxious to take the money and leave, but the master said that he would only give him one hundred taels of silver after he was sure that his daughter was pregnant with a son.

If he gave up halfway at this point, he would only get half of the money.

At that time, he had heard that the capital city was vast and rich in resources, and was an excellent place to make a name for himself.

Many young and strong people in the village went to the capital, saying that they would be able to become wealthy and return home in glory in three to five years.

Such temptation is in fierce conflict with immediate interests.

He wanted to wait until the child was born and get all the money before leaving, but opportunity waits for no one.

For the sake of his future, he didn't want to waste any more time on that fool, so he took fifty taels of silver and set off for the capital.

Who knew the capital was so far away?

He had walked nearly two-thirds of the way and had very little money left.

When he arrived in the capital, he almost returned to the time before liberation overnight.

Even worse than when he was at his poorest.

But he no longer had the chance to turn back.

If he had not entered the palace as a eunuch by chance, and had not been appreciated by the Fourth Prince, and had not gradually been promoted to the position of a captain of the East Factory, he would probably have starved to death in the capital.

What? The capital city is full of gold!

Only by experiencing it yourself along the way can you realize that it is just a trick played by the powerful to manipulate the untouchables.

After more than ten years in the palace, he often wondered whether the fool gave birth to a son or a daughter.

Later, after making inquiries from many sources, I found out that it was a son.

With his identity and status at that time, although he was not yet the respected lord of a thousand households, it would be easy for him to take his child back.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. A flood razed the village to the ground, causing heavy casualties.

And there has been no news of his child since then, and his life or death is unknown.

Until two years ago, he accidentally heard a call in the Ministry of Internal Affairs calling for "Gong Yang De"!

He is very sensitive about the double surname Gongyang.

Because the rich family at that time had the surname Gongyang.

He almost instinctively looked at the eunuch named Gong Yangde.

He didn't know if it was the father-son relationship destined by fate, but he felt as if the blood in his veins was boiling at first sight.

After multiple checks, it was finally confirmed that Gong Yangde was his child.

However, the situation in the palace was complicated, and he could not recognize him in his true identity. He could only protect him as his godson.

Although monitoring the prince is extremely risky, as long as you hide well, it will definitely be an excellent opportunity to make a contribution.

But he didn't expect that his decision would cost him his life.

Jiang Xia did not dare to stay in the dungeon for too long, for fear of arousing suspicion.

He secretly clenched his fists and swore a solemn oath in his heart that when the Fourth Prince gained power, he would make Cao Mang, the bastard, pay for his blood debt with blood!

In the palace, in the imperial study.

The emperor sat majestically at his desk, listening to the reports from his subordinates.

Cao Mang reported everything he had found out overnight in detail.

"That young eunuch and the maid Han Xiang beside the Empress have been doing vile things for a long time. According to my investigation, Han Xiang was the personal maid of the Crown Prince's Consort Xu before she served the Empress.

However, because he broke a vase that Xu Liangdi loved, he was demoted to the laundry department.

On the way, she happened to meet the Empress who was returning to the palace. The Empress was kind-hearted and felt sorry for her going to the laundry at such a young age, so she kept her by her side.

Unexpectedly, all this was just Xu Liangdi's conspiracy. She wanted to place the palace maids around her close to the Empress, hoping that one day she would be able to check and balance the Crown Prince. Her ambition was so great that she deserved to be killed.

Fortunately, the Queen was smart and killed Xu Liangdi with a cup of poisoned wine, thus eliminating the threat to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

But this maid held a grudge and even teamed up with Xiao Dezi in the prince's palace to kill the prince and the queen together."

The emperor was extremely angry, his brows gloomy, and he said: "So, that little eunuch colluded with the maids around the queen to poison the prince, purely out of selfish revenge?"

Cao Mang replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, that's right."

Shanqi stood aside, silently listening to Cao Mang's flawless palace fighting drama.

I secretly sighed in my heart, my master is so smart!

The first quarter of the hour of Hai.

In the northwest corner of the palace, facing the dim moonlight, a black shadow climbed over the palace wall. When it landed, it rolled up the fallen leaves on the ground and walked quickly forward.

"How did the investigation go?"

The red fox said impatiently: "Jiang Xia, don't blame me for not reminding you. The longer things are delayed, the more disappointed His Highness will be in you."

Jiang Xia suppressed his anger and reported truthfully: "We were about to find clues about the strategist, but then the prince was poisoned. Now... all our efforts have been wasted."

"What do you mean?" The red fox frowned and looked at him in confusion.

Jiang Xia took a deep breath, suppressed the sadness in his heart, and said: "The eunuch who poisoned His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is one of my men. He is the only one who has met the Crown Prince's counselor.

Before he could report the news to me, he was killed by Cao Mang, and the emperor sentenced him to death with the extermination of his entire clan."

The red fox had a gloomy expression and stared at the dark sky for a long time without saying a word.