Who put the yellow robe on me?

In the main hall, Jiang Chen sat alone at the desk, still thinking about Xiao Guangzi's matter.

The footsteps outside the door were firm and powerful. Dianzhang, dressed in military uniform, walked slowly to Jiang Chen.

He took a deep breath, straightened his back, folded his hands in front of his chest, leaned forward slightly, and saluted.

"Your Highness the Sixteenth!"

"Guard Dian...Oh, no, it should be Deputy General Dian. Please stand up quickly. There is no need for such a grand ceremony." Jiang Chen smiled and helped Dian Zhang up with both hands.

"Your Highness, I received this reward all thanks to Your Highness! I... am very grateful!" Dian Zhang's voice was slightly choked.

Dianzhang himself knew that this was not just a simple promotion from the captain of the imperial guards to the deputy general of the Right Guard of the Imperial Guard, nor was it just a three-level promotion from the eighth rank to the sixth rank.

More importantly, I have escaped from the environment where I was bullied by villains.

"It's just a small favor. You are a skilled warrior and loyal, so you should have been rewarded long ago."

Dianzhang slowly stood up, a complicated expression on his face.

"Deputy General Dian, why haven't you been promoted before?" Jiang Chen asked curiously.

Dianzhang hesitated for a long time, but ultimately did not say anything.

"Okay, I won't force you. If you have any difficulties, you can always come to me."

Dianzhang then took out an exquisite dagger from his boots and presented it respectfully with both hands.

"Your Highness, this dagger was passed down from my ancestors. It is called 'Night Shadow'. Your Highness may keep it for self-defense."

Jiang Chen refused many times, but Dianzhang insisted on giving it to him, so Jiang Chen had no choice but to accept it.

Jiang Chen took the dagger and looked at it carefully.

The handle is carved with exquisite patterns. The dagger is delicate and sharp, exuding a chill. It is a rare treasure.

"Thank you for your treasure. I will use it to kill all the villains in the world." Jiang Chen pulled out a dagger and waved it in the air.

Seeing this, Dian Zhang added, "Your Highness, you have done me a great favor. If you need me in the future, you can always send someone to find me. I will do my best, even if it means death!"

Jiang Chen was overjoyed. Having the help of a powerful general like Dianzhang was like adding wings to a tiger.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he said, "Deputy General Dian, if there is a chance in the future, would you be willing to take my place and teach some children martial arts outside the palace?"

Dianzhang nodded firmly: "Your Highness the Sixteenth Prince may give your orders."

Just as the two were talking, there was another rapid knock on the door.

The personal eunuch entered the room and reported: "Master, something bad has happened. The Ministry of Justice has arrived and they say they are here to investigate Xiao Guangzi's case."

Dianzhang stood up and said goodbye.

Jiang Chen felt vaguely uneasy about Xiao Guangzi's incident, and always felt that something was wrong.

The visitor was none other than the Minister of Justice, Bai Binggong. Upon seeing Jiang Chen, Bai Binggong clasped his fists and saluted, "Your Highness, I, along with the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Lord Xiong Zhiheng, have come to investigate the matter of Xiao Guangzi. Please grant us some favors!"

Jiang Chen responded with a gesture of gratitude: "Master Bai, please follow me. I hope that Master Bai can conduct a thorough investigation to clear the name of Ningbo Palace."

Jiang Chen led the officials from the Ministry of Justice to Xiao Guangzi's room and pushed the door open.

The room was as tidy as usual, as if Xiao Guangzi had never left.

Bai Binggong carefully searched every corner, even under the bed, but failed to find any clues.

Within the time it took for a stick of incense to burn, Xiong Zhiheng led his men to conduct a thorough search and interrogation of the Ningbo Palace.

Xiao Guangzi is no longer in the room, and all the evidence points to him.

However, Xiao Anzi told him firmly that he and Xiao Guangzi had been in the same room.

On the night of the fire in the Imperial Hospital, Xiao Guangzi got up to urinate. The second time she got up was when the Thirteenth Princess sent someone to come, and it was undoubtedly Xiao Guangzi who got up to open the door.

"Is there anything else unusual?" Bai Binggong asked Xiong Zhiheng again.

"In the rooms of the palace maids Cui Lu and Cui E, sleeping incense has been burning because Cui E's sleep quality has been poor for a long time. Apart from that, there is nothing else suspicious." Xiong Zhiheng answered truthfully.

"Master Bai, has the man in black in the prison confessed now?" Jiang Chen asked curiously.

"Not yet. We have already used the third type of torture. No one can endure to the ninth type." Bai Binggong smiled sinisterly.

Hearing this, Jiang Chen couldn't help but shudder.

Jiang Chen had heard a little about the nine instruments of torture used by the Ministry of Justice. According to legend, if one used all of them, the person would be crippled if not dead.

At this moment, a young jailer from the Ministry of Justice came hurriedly.

"Master Bai! Master Bai!" the young jailer said breathlessly.

"How dare you! Can't you see that I am discussing something with His Highness the Sixteenth Prince? How can you be so flustered?" Bai Binggong said without any curiosity.

"The man in black in the prison... the man in black in the prison... he... he confessed!" The young jailer tried his best to even his breathing.

"What? Confess? Hurry... Go back!"

Jiang Chen was speechless. Where was the promise of "how can you be so flustered?"

"What did you reveal? Tell me the key points!"

Bai Binggong asked as he walked.

"The man in black couldn't bear our torture. After he woke up from his coma due to incontinence, he said he could draw a portrait of the contact and tell the contact's code!"

The young jailer followed behind Bai Binggong and answered as he walked.

After applying the Nine Yang Gui Yuan Cream, Jiang Chen followed the Ministry of Justice to the prison.

The prison was damp and cold, the walls were covered with moss, and the air was filled with the smell of decay and mildew.

The dim candlelight flickered, illuminating the faces behind the iron bars, faces filled with pain and despair.

Deep inside the prison, the man in black was locked in a special cell. He had been tortured beyond recognition, his face covered in blood, his eyes lifeless, and he had given up the slightest resistance.

Bai Binggong asked coldly, "Tell me why you poisoned the well? Otherwise, I will continue to torture you!"

The man in black groaned softly and finally spoke: "I said... I said... stop torturing me!"

"I was originally a bandit from the nearby Liulong Mountain. My name was Lin Hu, and I made a living by trading with no capital."

"Three days ago, a general came to me and said he had a deal worth two hundred taels and asked if I would do it."

"When I heard there was money to be made, why not do it? So I asked him to tell me what he wanted me to do. He told me to wait outside the palace at midnight in two days."

"If the palace is ablaze around the time of the Son of Heaven, I will go to the well at the south gate of the city and place the poison there."

"He gave me one hundred taels of silver that day and said that after the deal was done, I should meet him at the entrance of the inn at the north gate of the capital at midnight the next night, and he would give me the remaining one hundred taels of silver."

"At that time, he will use the cuckoo's call as a signal. After the cuckoo cries three times, I can go to the inn door to find him to get the money."

"I can draw what this person looks like..."

Lin Hu has given up all resistance.

"Someone, come and let the painter in!" Bai Binggong ordered.