My eunuch An is a yandere

Bai Ningwei didn't wait for An Jiu's news, but first received two pills from Xiao Duo.

Wang Xi was holding an exquisite wooden box, inside of which were two reddish-brown pills as big as Dongzhu beads.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty was thinking of you. Yesterday, a furnace of twenty-one pills was made. You were the only one in the harem who got two pills."

There was uncontrollable envy in Wang Xi's tone.

Bai Ningwei took the wooden box with a smile on her face, but she was complaining in her heart that she could refuse such a great favor.

However, the elixir Bai Ningwei despised was a panacea in Xiao Duo's eyes. After the three Taoists tested the medicine and saw nothing unusual about the patient, Xiao Duo immediately took one as well. That night, he felt incredibly energetic, summoning his concubines and requesting three rounds of sex. From then on, he became increasingly obsessed with the elixir, even approaching enlightenment.

Putting aside the changes in the palace, An Jiu broke into Prince Jing's mansion in the dark for three consecutive days but still couldn't find the secret decree.

As the saying goes, "One regrets not having learned enough when one needs it." Opportunities come to those who are prepared. At this moment, the Jing Palace was bustling with activity, with servants and guards holding torches, hunting for thieves. An Jiu, a martial arts student, had only learned life-saving techniques. Now, his whereabouts had been revealed, he hid in the shadows, waiting for the night watchmen to disperse so he could escape.

But he had been stabbed in the arm and was bleeding profusely, and it was unknown how much longer he could hold on.

Fortunately, Tao Fang and several others were guarding outside Prince Jing's mansion. When they waited for the governor for a long time and still couldn't get him back, they quietly sneaked in, attracted the attention of the people in the mansion, and rescued An Jiu.

Anjiu lost too much blood and persisted until he reached his home before passing out.

While waiting for the doctor, Wang Qing looked at the flattened main courtyard in confusion, and then looked at Tao Fang.

"What on earth is the governor doing? I don't understand."

Because An Jiu was his immediate superior, Wang Qing didn't finish his words. An Jiu had only been learning martial arts for a short time, so his strength wasn't suited to acting alone.

Tao Fang didn't know either, but the only person who could make the governor fight so hard was probably Concubine De in the palace.

Tao Fang was not optimistic about the governor. If the governor was just taking sides, that would be fine. But he could feel that the governor was using his emotions.

The two men's identities were vastly different. Tao Fang felt that the governor had been bewitched by Concubine De and was being used without realizing it. In the future, if Concubine De got what she wanted, she would definitely kick the governor out without mercy.

"What to do? It's like a monkey trying to catch the moon."

Wang Qing's topic was not about Anjiu's actions in the past few nights, but he pointed at the house that had been demolished and rebuilt and said in confusion.

"What are you talking about? I'm talking about the house. Why would the governor push it over such a good house?"

This is indeed very puzzling, Tao Fang said speculatively, touching the back of his head.

"It must be to build a black jail to facilitate the interrogation of disobedient prisoners."

Wang Qing was cheered up after hearing this. This was not impossible. Their governor was a cruel man with many terrifying methods.

"If you can't sleep, go stretch your muscles in the Black Prison. It really helps you sleep better."

"I guess they'll even dig a water dungeon."

"Then we have to find some water snakes to put in there."

The two of them chatted back and forth, describing the small villa that An Jiu had prepared for Bai Ningwei as a "good" place where even a ghost would be skinned alive.

An Jiu suffered a serious injury this time, and the next day he had to put on full makeup and report to the palace in high spirits. This time, he didn't go to Bai Ningwei to be nice, but instead deliberately avoided their encounter, so that Bai Ningwei didn't even know about his injury.

King Jing learned that a thief had broken into his house in the middle of the night. He guessed that the thief was either the Marquis of Zhenbei or the Duke of Anguo, so he reported it to the Jingzhao Yin and went to the palace to complain to Xiao Duo.

Xiao Duo felt sick after hearing this. No one else knew about the secret decree except King Jing and him, so how did the news leak out? What was the intention of the person who wanted to steal the secret decree?

In the end, Jingzhao Yin and Anjiu each received orders, one openly and the other secretly to capture people.

An Jiu was originally hiding behind people. Through the help of Jingzhao Yin, he learned that Zhenbei Hou wanted to marry King Jing, so he came up with a dirty trick.

On the day of the Beginning of Winter, officials from the capital accompanied the emperor to attend the sacrificial rites, and the women also had their own banquets. The Zhenbei Marquis family was no exception, inviting many of the families of officials with whom they had good relations to the palace for a small gathering.

Well, a few women were led to a warm room to rest, and heard a thrilling live sex scene. The protagonists turned out to be the youngest son of the Zhenbei Marquis family, who was planning to marry King Jing, and his sister-in-law.

The Quail and Magpie Rebellion was despised, and despite the Marquis of Zhenbei's best efforts to conceal it, King Jing still heard about it. The marriage between the two families, which had not yet begun, was shelved.

After several consecutive defeats and the invasion of King Jing's house, Qi Yan finally realized that it was not only the forces of Duke Anguo that were coming after him, but also others.

Remembering Wang Xi's previous warning about the Yanwu Guard, Qi Yan began to pay attention to An Jiu. The court was divided, each supporting its own master. Qi Yan believed that An Jiu had defected to the Duke of Anguo, and if he failed to win him over, he would suppress him.

The two men's subsequent battle outside the court was a back-and-forth affair, with An Jiu, backed by his past life, able to counter each opponent's moves. The connections and influence of two generations of the Zhenbei Marquis were not just for show, and An Jiu couldn't find a crime to crush the other man in one fell swoop, so he could only occasionally poke holes in the Zhenbei Marquis's family secrets to tarnish his reputation.

The former dynasty is in turmoil due to Xiao Duo's actions to seal the Heavenly Master, and various factions have come to the fore. The open and covert struggles have also affected the harem. As the end of the year approaches, the atmosphere is filled with tension and oppression, as if a violent storm is about to pour down.

As usual, Bai Ningwei presided over the Winter Solstice family dinner. Everything went according to plan: a few congratulatory speeches, dumplings, and the singing and dancing performances depended on whether the emperor was in the mood to watch.

Ever since he tasted the sweetness of the elixir, Xiao Duo had lost interest in flashy things like singing and dancing. After listening to a song with barely any patience, he dismissed the audience and returned to the Shenlong Temple to guard the elixir.

Bai Ningwei had been the one who had hosted the family dinner, so after Xiao Duo left, Empress Dowager Feng had made a few more sarcastic remarks about her incompetence in front of all the other concubines. This had caused Bai Ningwei to lose face and had also sparked some undue suspicions in some people.

Two days later, one night, Hezi dragged a little palace maid into the main hall.

Bai Ningwei had already fallen asleep, and she became alert when Cai He woke her up.

Although she had lived a peaceful life in the past two years, her natural vigilance towards palace life had kept her on guard. Of course, An Jiu was an exception.

She donned her robe and sat on the throne in the main hall. All the distinguished maids from Lingqi Palace were already in their seats. Everyone looked at the trembling figure, waiting for Bai Ningwei to speak.

Without her saying anything, Hezi stepped forward, pinched the man's face and lifted it up. When Nanny Qin saw the face, she recognized it.

"Yunxiang, why is it you?"

Nanny Qin hurriedly explained to Bai Ningwei.

"Your Majesty, Yunxiang was a maid who cleaned the palace when the late Queen was still alive, so I know her. She came to see me a few days ago."

Nanny Qin didn't want to get involved in any dirty stuff, so she told her without hiding anything about Yunxiang looking for her two days ago.

"If you're not from Lingqi Palace, how did you get in?"

This is what bothered Bai Ningwei the most. Could it be that her bedroom has become a sieve, where anyone can come and go as they please?