Keyboard Immortal

ith them.”

Zu An shook his head.
“I cannot tell you right now, because if I tell you, then it won’t work.
The crown princess will understand everything later.”

The crown princess gave him a look.
She began to think to herself.
A while later, her red lips opened again.
“Fine, I can arrange a meeting.
However, if you lied to me, I will report your rudeness to the emperor.
Not even an immortal would be able to save you then.”

Zu An smiled.
“I will not disappoint the crown princess.”

The crown princess then arranged for the guards to lead Zu An to the prison.
When he saw that the guard leading the way had dark circles around his eyes, Zu An was overjoyed.
“Oh? Isn’t this imperial guard Piao and guard Jiao?”

The two lesser imperial guards were precisely Jiao Sigun and Piao Duandiao.

Piao Duandiao couldn’t hold back his smile as well.
“So it was Sir Zu! It’s an honor to finally meet you.”

Next to him, Jiao Sigun couldn’t help but say, “You never even heard his name before, what do you mean it’s an honor.”

Piao Duandian’s face darkened.
“Didn’t we meet a few days ago? Stop bickering with me.”

Jiao Sigun harrumphed.
“I’m not bickering.
I just don’t want to see you being fake.”

Piao Duandiao didn’t want to pay him any more attention.
He said to Zu An with a smile, “Sir Zu really is enviable.
You’ve only been in the eastern palace for a few days, but you already obtained the crown princess’ trust.
We brothers have never been assigned to be the guards of an important minister yet.”

He noticed that Jiao Sigun was about to say something again and immediately gave him a look.
“Shut up! Or else I’m not bringing you with me to the government brothel again.”

Jiao Sigun said, “Now that something so big happened at the government brothel, who would dare to go there? Are you stupid?”

Piao Duandiao: “……”

Zu An couldn’t help but smile when he saw these two clowns.
He didn’t know how the crown princess put up with them all these years.

He coughed lightly and said, “Brother Piao is being too formal.
It’s merely to get some information for the crown princess.
The palace hasn’t been too peaceful recently, so I must trouble you two this time.”

“You’re too kind, you’re too kind.” Piao Duandiao’s chest stuck out a bit further when he heard what Zu An said.

When they arrived at the imperial prison, the Right Guard General Guo Zhi already received the news and was waiting here.
He cupped his hands when he saw Zu An.
“Sir Zu.”

Zu An returned the greeting with surprise.
“General Guo is troubling me with your courtesy! Huh? General, why do you look like this?”

After all, this was a glorious Right Guard General.
His status and authority were much higher than the crown prince’s secretary.

It had only been a few days since their last meeting, yet this fella’s dark circles looked like Piao Duandiao’s.
His hair was messy and greasy as well, it had clearly been a while since he washed it.
His beard was also scraggly.
He looked like he seemed to have aged a decade.

Guo Zhi brought him to the side.
He sighed and said with a low voice, “His majesty ordered me to investigate the eastern palace’s attack, but I haven’t found any clues.
Those assassins insist that they were acting under King Qi, yet when they are asked how King Qi prompted them, they always replied that they don’t know.
This type of confession is clearly framing King Qi, so how can I report that upwards?”

There were no stupid people in the imperial palace, so he knew that the assassins were framing King Qi.
If he dared to bring out these oral confessions, then King Qi’s faction would immediately fire back.
However, he also understood what the emperor wanted, so he couldn’t say that King Qi was completely innocent.
That was why he was stuck in a dilemma.

“I heard the crown princess say that you had a way to open these assassins’ mouths?” He asked excitedly.

Zu An had a rough idea of what he was thinking.
No wonder this man looked like he finally met his savior.
“I can give it a try.”

Guo Zhi was overjoyed.
“Sir Zu, please hurry on in.”

When they saw how enthusiastically Guo Zhi brought Zu An in, Piao Duandiao and Jiao Sigun outside the imperial prison looked at each other in dismay.
They said quietly, “Why does the Right Guard General treat him so well? We might have to cling tightly to this patron in the future.”

“Seconded.” Jiao Sigun surprisingly didn’t argue about this.

Zu An followed Guo Zhi down.
When he entered the imperial prison, he cupped his hands and said, “General Guo, I wish to talk with these assassins in private.”

Guo Zhi nodded and said, “That’s fine.
The crown princess has already told me.
However, Sir Zu, you must be careful.
Those assassins are all vicious people.”

Zu An voiced his response.
Guo Zhi was about to leave, but a terrified and panicked voice sounded from nearby.
“Don’t hit me anymore! I’ll confess everything! I want to meet Sir Guo!”