The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

Chapter 200: Not 1 inside or outside

In the carriage, Zhao Pu frowned, thinking secretly in his heart.

After a while, the carriage passed through layers of inspection and slowly drove into the East Palace. It was not until the guard next to him reminded him that Zhao Pu came back to his senses.

After getting off the carriage, Zhao Pu went straight to the study. He ignored the servants' greetings. Compared with his usual humility, Zhao Pu was cold as ice at this moment.

The luxurious study only had a few ordinary books scattered around, and most of them were strange calligraphy and paintings. It had nothing to do with the word "study" at all.

Crows are crying and the dark moon is high in the sky.

Zhao Pu, who had been waiting for several hours, suddenly had a bright look in his eyes. He looked towards the door of the study and said in a deep voice, "Come in."

The guards did not dare to delay and walked in quickly, carrying a middle-aged man who was wet all over and wearing officer's clothes.

"Your Highness! He is the only person who has met Deputy Commander Yan today." The guard said with a bow.

Yan Shuang slowly left the desk, walked forward and looked at the man, and asked with a puzzled look: "What happened to him? Did you do this?"

Upon hearing this, the guards bowed their heads hastily, and said in fear and trepidation, "Your Highness! When we found this man, he was being tortured in the water dungeon."

"Why are you being tortured?" Zhao Pu asked coldly.

The man narrowed his eyes and could hardly answer. The guard leaned over and said, "I heard from the guards that this man was punished because he contradicted Deputy Commander Yan."

"Talk back to Yan Shuang?"

Zhao Pu couldn't help but sneer, and looked at the guards and said, "Wake him up for me, and evacuate the people around the study to the outside of the courtyard, and open the doors and windows."

"Yes!" the guard responded.

After a while, all the guards in the courtyard were driven out of the corridor. Zhao Pu sat in the main seat and took in the situation in the courtyard at a glance.

"Wake him up." Yan Shuang said coldly.

The guard took the hot water that had been prepared and poured it directly over the man's head. Bianjing was shivering cold in winter, and the water in the dungeon penetrated into his bones.

The hot water was so stimulating that the man shuddered and woke up slowly.

Looking at the unfamiliar environment and the noble Zhao Pu sitting on the main seat, the man was already frightened.

"My humble general greets the commander... No, my humble servant greets Your Highness." The man said in a panic.

All the officials in the Ministry of Punishment were naturally very familiar with Zhao Pu's figure and appearance. If they mistakenly identified this person, their careers would come to an end.

"What's your name?"

"Reporting to Your Highness! My name is Sun Zhong, and I am...a clerk in the Ministry of Punishment." Sun Zhong couldn't help shivering while speaking. It was really too cold.

Zhao Pu asked coldly as if he had not heard anything: "Did you meet Deputy Commander Yan today?"

“Yes, I have.”

Sun Cheng responded repeatedly, fearing that he had said something wrong or concealed some information, and would be subjected to another wave of physical and spiritual torture.

"You are a clerk in the Ministry of Punishment. You are going to see Deputy Commander Yan today. Do you have any news?"

Sun Cheng didn't even think about it and blurted out, "I received a secret letter from Yizhou today. I copied it and then went to report to Deputy Commander Yan."

"Do you still remember the contents of the secret letter?"

"I remember, I remember." Sun Cheng responded quickly with a shiver.

The coldness of his body made him start to chatter his teeth uncontrollably, and the "click...click" sound was very disturbing.

Zhao Pu showed displeasure on his face, raised his hand and waved, "Go! Write it down for me. I want every word correct. If there is even one mistake, I will make sure you don't feel the cold anymore."

The cold tone and murderous gaze shocked Sun Cheng. He quickly got up and walked quickly to the desk.

At this moment, he no longer cared about the etiquette of respect and inferiority, and casually picked up the brush and wrote on the rice paper. With the sound of "shasha" under the tip of the brush, the content of the secret letter appeared clearly after a moment.

"Your Highness! I...I have finished copying the dictation." Sun Cheng said and stepped aside.

The guard at the side quickly stepped forward and handed the rice paper to Zhao Pu, then retreated to the door to prevent any unexpected events.

Zhao Pu looked at the secret letter in his hand, his originally cold eyes became even more solemn, which made Sun Cheng feel distressed.

"Bang!~"

Zhao Pu angrily slammed the table, threw the secret letter in Sun Cheng's face, and laughed coldly: "Sun Cheng! Don't you want to live?"

"I...I think so." Sun Cheng immediately knelt on the ground and cried.

"Want to? I guess you don't want to."

Zhao Pu picked up the secret letter with a sneer and said in a cold voice: "This is just a simple restaurant bill. Deputy Commander Yan punished you just because he saw this. Do you think you are stupid?"

"Your Highness is not stupid... No, I mean Your Highness..."

Sun Cheng's speech was incoherent. He tried to find excuses but failed to refute Zhao Pu's words. He could only kowtow and say, "Your Highness! Please forgive me! Everything I said is true."

Listening to the "bang bang" sound of kowtow in the room, Zhao Pu felt a little touched in his heart. He immediately unfolded the secret letter and started reading it, his expression becoming more and more solemn.

"If there is nothing wrong with this letter, then why did Jun conceal it? Or is there a mystery hidden in this secret letter? Who is this Xie Weiyu?"

Unexpectedly! As soon as Zhao Pu finished speaking, he was surprised to see Sun Cheng's eyes glowing with gold. He hurriedly said, "Your Highness! I remember it, I remember it."

"Oh!~"

Zhao Pu slowly put down the secret letter and said in a deep voice, "What did you remember?"

"At first, Deputy Commander Yan didn't show any emotion when he saw the secret letter, but when he saw the name on the signature, he tried his best to explain himself."

Sun Cheng said this with a tone full of grievance: "I spoke a few words to Deputy Commander Yan, and was sent to the water dungeon. Everything I said is true, Your Highness."

Zhao Pu looked at the secret letter again in silence. The name on the signature still lingered in her mind, taking a long time to disappear.

After a moment, Zhao Pu came back to his senses and looked at the guard. The guard understood what he meant with just one look and dragged Sun Cheng out directly.

After hearing a wail, the guard wiped his sword and quickly returned to the study, saying, "Your Highness! It has been resolved."

"Yeah!~"

Zhao Pu nodded, threw the secret letter in his hand directly into the brazier, and said in a cold voice: "Investigate this Xie Weiyu, starting from Ke Jun's side, this person must be familiar with Ke Jun."

"Yes!" the guard responded.

Immediately! He raised his head again, glanced at Zhao Pu, and asked with a folded hand: "Your Highness! Do you want to arrange someone to keep an eye on Deputy Commander Yan?"

"No!~"

Zhao Pu raised his hand hastily to interrupt the guard's words, and said in a deep voice: "Kejun is thoughtful, and it is not difficult for him to think of me about what happened tonight. This matter should not be complicated, you go and handle it privately."

"Yes!" the guard bowed.

"By the way, there's nothing left in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, right?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I have dealt with it thoroughly. There is absolutely no clue left."

"Okay!~"

Zhao Pu nodded approvingly, then waved his hand to signal the guards to leave, and he walked straight to the desk, picked up his pen and wrote the three words "Xie Weiyu".