Chen Huai carried the wooden box all the way into the Purple Palace, and knelt in the palace with an excited look on his face: "I have fulfilled my mission and brought the things back to the emperor."

There seemed to be a sound of water coming from the inner hall. After a while, Rong Cheng came out with his hair loose and covered in water. His pale white inner robe was soft and fitted, outlining his beautiful curves as he walked.

Zhen Zhen was dressed in a light manner, wearing thin clothes and looking like a fairy with beautiful appearance. Chen Huai stared at her in amazement.

Rong Cheng glanced at him, his tone somewhat amusing:

"Are you tired and hungry? Your mouth is watering."

Upon hearing this, Chen Huai hurriedly wiped it with his hands, but found nothing. At this time, a happy smile came from above his head...

Damn it, he actually played a trick on him. I guess he didn’t reward himself before just to make fun of him. This emperor is really hateful.

Rong Cheng was amused by the eunuch's silly look: "Okay, get up."

Seeing him put the things on the table, Rong Cheng glanced at the small copper lock.

“Have you ever opened it?”

"No, the key was not found. It was probably hidden by Pei An. And how could I look at the things inside without the emperor's permission?"

It might be a secret that could cost him his head, but he was not that curious.

Rong Cheng hummed in satisfaction and used a brush to pry open the small lock. Pei An probably thought that it was hidden so secretly that no one would find it, and the lock was just a decoration.

Seeing that Rong Cheng didn't ask him to avoid it, Chen Huai looked over and saw a metal product the size of a handle in the open box. It should be the tiger talisman, and there was a letter next to it.

Sure enough, there was no imperial seal. He had felt it when he weighed it before.

Chen Huai carefully glanced at the emperor's expression, but found that he was not disappointed. He took out the letter and closed the lid.

Rong Cheng glanced at the contents of the letter and threw it in front of Chen Huai: "Let's take a look. Does the Silijian account record these?"

Chen Huai took it and looked at it, his eyes slightly widened, and he looked up and said:

"Absolutely not. This 130,000 taels of silver is a huge amount, but the Imperial Household Department still reports the deficit every month."

This Zhao Mo is quite bold. He even teamed up with Pei An to enjoy so many benefits from Wu Shiliang, and still cried poor to the court. He is so greedy.

Rong Cheng's face also darkened: "Chen Huai, listen to your orders."

"Minions are here"

"From now on, I appoint you as the seal holder of the Imperial Household Department, and you will be in charge of the Imperial Household Department and the Imperial Guards. As for Zhao Mo, I will leave his affairs to you."

"I accept the decree"

This was what he had just thought of. Now that he had become the chief eunuch, Chen Huai didn't know whether to cry or laugh, but at least he was one step closer to becoming the emperor's confidant.

Rong Cheng frowned slightly. There was a huge difference between the positive and the negative. Why didn't the eunuch look happy? Didn't he always want a reward?

Rong Cheng pondered for a moment, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes: "Since you will do a lot of errands for me in the future, I will allow you to serve me closely."

Chen Huai looked up in confusion: "Serve closely?"

I've never heard of any third-rank minister being able to serve closely. This must be a treatment only given to the emperor's confidants. Is the emperor going to protect him?

Chen Huai didn't expect the joy to come so quickly, and he looked at Rong Cheng excitedly: "Is it really possible for me?"

Although this sounded a bit hypocritical, Chen Huai still felt that it was too easy. After all, the jade seal had not been found yet.

Rong Cheng was stunned when he heard this. This eunuch was really interesting. He actually asked him so directly if it was okay. How much did he want to be favored by him?

A hint of pride flashed across Rong Cheng's eyes. He just thought he was interesting. He said in a deep voice:

"You can, as long as it doesn't disturb me."

Chen Huai was amused. How could he disturb the emperor? He was too busy trying to coax him. He said briskly:

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will do the job right away."

Chen Huai was determined to do this first job as a confidant well, so he left the Purple Palace and went straight out of the palace with the token given by the emperor.

It was already dark. Zhao Mo returned to his residence outside the palace and packed his bag, but he couldn't find the jade Buddha. Suddenly, the woman behind him grabbed his sleeve. The woman looked as if she had killed a man:

"Master, please take me with you. I don't want to die."

Ever since Liu Sanniang was given to this eunuch by that bastard Wu Shiliang, she knew that there was a conflict of interest between them. After Wu Shiliang's downfall, she had a premonition that Zhao Mo might be implicated. Sure enough, he suddenly returned home without saying hello today, packed his bags and prepared to run away.

Zhao Mo stared at Liu Sanniang for a few seconds, then pulled her over and said urgently, "Did you take my jade Buddha?"

Liu Sanniang wiped her tears and gave up. Yang Qi looked at him:

"I took it, Master. I don't want to die. Take me away from here and I will return it to you."

The jade Buddha was half a arm's height, crystal clear, and had excellent water content. Liu Sanniang was no longer a naive girl, and she didn't want to live a life of being displaced and sent here and there. Seeing that Zhao Mo took the jade Buddha seriously, she became interested in it. After Wu Shiliang got into trouble, she took it out of the secret compartment and hid it to save her life.

When Zhao Mo heard this, he was so angry that he grabbed Liu Sanniang's neck and said, "Take out the jade Buddha, or I will kill you."

Liu Sanniang was picked up by him by the neck, and her face turned purple in the blink of an eye. Seeing that he cared so much, she knew that she had made the right bet. Not only was she not afraid, but she laughed out loud: "Ha... ahem, if you have the guts, just strangle me to death. If I die, the secret of the jade Buddha may be known to others."

In fact, she didn't find any trap at all. She said this to trick the old man. Unexpectedly, Zhao Mo was afraid of the consequences and really let go of her hand. He relaxed and put on his usual smile:

"Sanniang, I can't bear to leave you either. Go get it quickly and let's go together."

Liu Sanniang curled her lips slightly and said, "The things are outside the mansion. If the master is willing to take me away, I will give them to you when we get out."

When Zhao Mo heard this, he was so angry that he slapped her and grabbed her arm: "Damn it, let's go!"

Instead of going through the front door, Zhao Mo carried the bag and his aunt on his shoulders and climbed over the back wall without disturbing anyone in the mansion.

Who would have thought that as soon as the two of them landed, they were surrounded by Yang Xuan and his men. The torches were lit, illuminating Zhao Mo's embarrassed face.

He said in a hateful voice: "Yang Xuan, I treated you well and recommended you to be an imperial guard, but you turned a blind eye to my kindness."

Yang Xuan pouted:

"You old bastard, you were attracted to my woman, and she refused, so you forced my Xianglian into a brothel and even signed a contract with her. I have been waiting for this day for a long time."

Zhao Mo suddenly opened his eyes wide: "You, Xianglian is your woman, okay, it turns out that your respect is all fake"

At this time, a voice came from behind: "Otherwise, who would be respectful to a stinking toad like you?"

The Jinyiwei made way for him, and the person who came out was Chen Huai, who was dressed in clean clothes.

He looked at Zhao Mo's face, clicked his tongue twice in disdain, and then looked at Liu Sanniang beside him:

"What a pity, a beautiful flower is stuck in cow dung, what a pity"

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