Jinwei joins hands in rebirth: villains can also eat at the table

Jinzhong walked quietly ahead, followed by several young eunuchs. He said nothing along the way, his face hidden beneath the brim of his hat, a gloomy expression that was chilling.

Only after they were far away from Yongshou Palace did Jinzhong let out a long breath, glanced at Rong Pei beside him inconspicuously, and continued to walk with his head held high.

Rong Pei felt something was wrong as she walked, until Jinzhong led people to a corner.

"Eunuch Jinzhong, this is not the right way, right? This is not the way to the Yangxin Palace."

She gradually realized something was wrong and raised her head to question.

Jinzhong hid his expression, his eyes dark and unclear beneath the brim of his hat. He half-smiled, turned his head to check if there were any strangers passing by, and then waved his hand, "Of course this isn't the way to the Yangxin Palace. Aunt Rongpei, this isn't my fault. The Emperor has said that you haven't served the Empress properly, and you'll be sent to the Ministry of Punishment to receive thirty lashes."

He carried out the ending of the tone for a long time, and when it fell into people's ears, they felt a chill for no reason.

"I am close to the Empress. If I need to be punished, I must go to the Empress. How dare you touch me?"

Rong Pei shouted in disbelief. She couldn't believe that the emperor had gone to the trouble of sending her away just to punish her.

She is the aunt in charge of the Empress' affairs. If the Emperor punishes her without going through the Empress, wouldn't that be a slap in the face of the Empress?

The Emperor has deep affection for the Empress, how could he act like this?

Seeing her look of disbelief, Jinzhong laughed even more exaggeratedly and tried to distance himself from the matter.

"Oh! Aunt Rong Pei, you've misunderstood me. It was the Emperor's order. Who told you to bring the matter of the deer blood wine to the Empress? Inquiring into the Emperor's whereabouts is forbidden in the palace. Besides...you allowed the Empress to kneel in Yongshou Palace, not only did you not dissuade her, but you also followed her temper and knelt with her. Fortunately, the Empress is in good health. If you had harmed the dragon fetus in her belly, you wouldn't be able to pay for it even if you had ten lives."

"This is all Concubine Ling..."

Rong Pei was about to explain herself but was interrupted by Jinzhong.

"Aunt Rong Pei, be careful with your words! A servant is a servant, and the master is the master. Even if you are a favorite of the Empress, you cannot talk about the master in private, don't you agree?"

As soon as Concubine Ling was mentioned, Jinzhong's smiling face instantly fell. There was a hint of cruelty in his eyes as he looked at the distant palace wall. He turned his back to Rong Pei and warned her.

"This eunuch advises Aunt Rong Pei to stop struggling. The Empress has just gotten pregnant, and this first child is the most important. The Emperor is punishing you because you are wrong. What if this gets to the Empress's ears and harms the dragon fetus in her belly? You are the most loyal and I believe you will not disturb the master's peace for such a trivial matter. Otherwise, even if the Empress does not pursue it, the Emperor will not let you go..."

"If the Empress allows you to be punished and brings this up before the Emperor, disturbing the relationship between the Emperor and the Empress, then it would be a case of losing the greater good for the sake of the smaller. Aunt Rong Pei, you talk too much. To avoid delaying your mission, you'd better shut up and take me away!"

He turned around to face her, lowered his head slightly, leaned close to Rong Pei and finished his words with a smile. His expression suddenly changed, he raised his eyebrows slightly, stood up and continued to walk towards the Ministry of Punishment.

Several eunuchs who followed her received instructions and knocked the woman unconscious with a club, stuffed a rag in her mouth, and dragged her all the way to the Ministry of Punishment.

Now it's just interest, but one day, he will get it all back from them on behalf of Ling Zhuer.

After walking through the damp and dirty ground, they arrived at the palace's dreaded Ministry of Punishment.

This place, which rarely sees sunlight, is filled with a gloomy atmosphere year-round. This is the palace, the splendor and splendor are for the nobles, while small figures like them can only stay in this dark place and live in disgrace.

If you want to blame someone, blame your bad luck. If you don’t have the ability to be born into a good family, you can only try your best and fight for it.

"Eunuch Jinzhong, why are you here? What is the emperor's order?"

When the Aunt in Charge of Punishments who was guarding the Ministry of Punishment saw Jinzhong coming, she hurried forward to greet him.

"The Emperor has awarded her thirty lashes. This eunuch will watch over the execution and leave after it's over."

After he finished speaking, the young eunuch behind him threw the person to the ground. When Rong Pei was taken away just now, her hair was messed up, and now her whole body was in a mess and her appearance could not be recognized.

"Who is so blind as to provoke this? How dare you provoke the emperor?"

The aunt in charge of punishment was puzzled. She stepped forward and lifted the hair from her face. Her scalp tingled instantly and she took a few steps back. "Isn't this the aunt Rong Pei who was in front of the Empress? What should I do? If the Empress asks me about this later..."

"Don't worry, the Empress won't know. This is the Emperor's order. Even if the Empress knew, she couldn't do anything to you. Beat me hard, but be careful not to hurt your hands and face. It would be bad if the Empress saw it."

Jinzhong didn't care who she was. Since the emperor had issued the order, he would beat her.

"Yes."

Everyone who served the emperor said so. What else could the aunt in charge of punishment do? She could only do as he said.

Rong Pei was suddenly awakened by a bucket of cold water. Before she could react, a whip came at her. She was tied to the torture pillar and could not move. Her back began to hurt.

There was a strange and foul smell in my mouth. I don’t know where they got the rag from. Even though I had already spit it out, my internal organs must have been churning with nausea.

Jinzhong was in the corner, with his arms folded across his chest, watching the scene with great interest.

The Ministry of Punishment was dark and damp, and half of it was built underground. It was dusk now, and golden sunlight was shining in through the windows.

He stood in the dimness, where Rong Pei couldn't see him. He looked dark and terrifying in the dim light. He looked like a demon from the eighteen levels of hell seeking revenge, or like a hungry wolf ready to rush out from the darkness and bite people at any time.

This is not the first time I have seen these so-called decent people get into trouble. It is really pleasing to the eye.

He walked out of the Ministry of Punishment with his head held high, took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped the water stains that were accidentally stained on his sleeves. After wiping, he threw it to the person beside him in disgust.

"Send it to Yikun Palace and say that Aunt Rong Pei accidentally fell on her way to receive the reward and fainted. We are sending it back to her out of kindness. Be careful not to let the Empress know."

Thirty lashes on the back were not heavy, much lighter than a beating with a cane. After two days of lying down, he could be up and ready to serve. The Empress was cherishing her unborn child and would not pay attention to such a trivial matter.

"Yes."

"Xiao Dezi, come here." His nose twitched slightly and he called Xiao Dezi.

"What's wrong, Eunuch Jinzhong? How is it? I did a great job, didn't I? It's just a pity that my handkerchief was lost."

Xiao Dezi looked distressed, as he only had that one sweat towel, and now it was unusable.

Seeing his money-obsessed look, Jinzhong shook his head in disgust. He had followed him for so long, but he really had no future at all.

He raised his arm and held it horizontally in front of the two of them: "Smell it, is there any smell of blood?"

Xiao Dezi leaned in and sniffed for a long time but couldn't detect anything special. He could only shake his head and said, "No, there's only fragrance. It's just that the Ministry of Punishment is a filthy place. Eunuch Jinzhong, do you want to go back and change your clothes?"

"This is a reward for you. I'm going to go back and change my clothes before going to Yikun Palace."

Jinzhong thought so too, so he threw a piece of reward money to him, waved his hand and let him go, and went back to his duty station in the Yangxin Palace to change his clothes.

It's so unlucky that I got covered in blood for no reason. I'd better go back and change my clothes to avoid stinking our master with the bloody smell.

Just let yourself do this kind of dirty and tiring work, and don't let the master get a finger dirty.