The Return of the Demon

Geng Jing was so angry. Ning Chen's words were like a slap in the face and then a spit.

Before, when Emperor Xuan asked Ning Chen to join the Supervisory Department, Geng Jing was very reluctant.

Although Ning Chen only wore silver fish scale clothes, he was appointed by His Majesty. He didn't know how to treat him?

But now, he hopes that Ning Chen will join the Supervisory Department... Then he can give him a good beating.

Emperor Xuan couldn't help laughing. It turned out that Ning Chen felt that the Supervisory Department had a bad reputation, not that he didn't want to work for the royal family.

"Ning Chen, the Supervisory Department is responsible for supervising all officials and managing major cases in the world. It is not a charity hall. The reputation is indeed a bit bad."

"But you are talented. After joining the Supervisory Department, you can write more poems to praise the Supervisory Department and change the inherent impression of the Supervisory Department in everyone's mind."

Fuck... Want to get my poems for free? No way, Ning Chen complained in his heart.

But looking at Emperor Xuan's attitude, he must join the Supervisory Department.

As expected, Emperor Xuan said, "Ning Chen, this is settled."

"Geng Jing?"

"I'm here!"

Emperor Xuan pointed at Ning Chen and said, "Take him to the Supervisory Department in a while to go through the entry procedures."

Geng Jing hurriedly said, "I obey your order!"

Ning Chen smiled bitterly.

But fortunately, he survived.

He suddenly remembered something. Maybe it wouldn't be a bad thing for him to join the Supervisory Department?

He could save the people of Zhenyuan County and fulfill Tao Qizhi's last wish.

Thinking of Tao Qizhi, he felt very uncomfortable.

Emperor Xuan pointed to the sumptuous food on the table and said, "Ning Chen, I heard from the prince that you like to eat the roast duck at Tianfulou very much. I asked someone to prepare it for you."

"You didn't eat a few bites that day and went to do justice. Today I will make it up to you."

Ning Chen hurriedly thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

He glanced at Xuan Hong. It turned out that he was the prince, the real grandson.

"I, Ning Chen, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Ning Chen bowed his hands indifferently, as perfunctorily as he could.

The Crown Prince laughed dryly, "No need to be polite!"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, everything that happened that day was arranged by you, right?"

Since Xuan Hong is the Crown Prince, the Fifth Prince must know him. If he knows him, then the Fifth Prince dared to do that... It means that he was instructed by the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince nodded, "Ning Chen, I just wanted to see your character that day, but I didn't expect it to be like this?"

Ning Chen understood the reason, it turned out to be to test his character.

In order to test him, he took the Fifth Prince with him. This Crown Prince is not a good person.

"Is the Fifth Prince okay?"

Ning Chen asked hypocritically, with a concerned face.

In fact, he knew very well that if he had hit the Fifth Prince with all his strength, his sternum would have been broken. He couldn't get out of bed without resting for a while.

The prince shook his head and said, "That man is not the fifth prince, but one of my guards."

Ning Chen: "..."

Fuck...it turns out that the fifth prince is fake.

He should have thought of it earlier. Just find someone for this kind of thing. There is no need for the real fifth prince to come forward.

Ning Chen said in a gloomy way: "Your Highness, you are indeed very wise and have unparalleled strategies."

This remark was full of irony, which made the prince blush.

The Emperor Xuan coughed and said, "You are so talkative just after getting out of the prison? Do you still want to go in? Is the roast duck not fragrant enough, or is the food I prepared not rich enough?"

Ning Chen did not dare to make any more mistakes.

He thought that the Emperor Xuan was quite protective of his children.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your gift!"

Ning Chen was not polite either. He sat down and began to eat heartily.

In order to guard Tao Qizhi's body, he had not eaten for almost three days and was already starving.

The prince knew that Ning Chen had a deep prejudice against him now, and wanted to get closer to them, so he condescended to pick up a chopstick of fried leek and egg for Ning Chen.

"Ning Chen, you suffered in prison, eat more!"

"Thank you, Your Highness, but I don't like to eat eggs, which come out of my ass."

Ning Chen said politely, and then picked up all the dishes that the prince picked up for him.

Then, he picked up a few more chopsticks of fried leek and egg for himself, and ate it quietly, and it was so delicious.

The corners of the prince's mouth twitched.

The others were sweating coldly.

This kid dared to hit the prince's face, is he going to die?

They looked at Emperor Xuan quietly.

But they saw that Emperor Xuan had a smile in his eyes, and he didn't care at all.

Could it be that Ning Chen is the illegitimate son of His Majesty?

Now it's not just Geng Jing who thinks so, everyone thinks so.

In fact, for Emperor Xuan, this is not a big deal... Ning Chen is a 15-year-old boy, who is at the age of having edges and corners. It's normal to have a little temper. After a few years, the edges and corners will be smoothed out.

After eating and drinking, Emperor Xuan returned to the palace.

In the carriage, Emperor Xuan suddenly remembered something and asked the eunuch Quan who was serving beside him, "Just now, from the beginning to the end, did Ning Chen not kneel down to me?"

Eunuch Quan thought, you just remembered it?

At that time, he kept winking at Ning Chen, asking Ning Chen to thank God for his grace... But Ning Chen seemed to be blind and didn't seem to see it.

"This kid... Forget it, I'll deal with him next time."

The prince felt sour in his heart, who is your son?

As a prince, he was scolded three times a day by Emperor Xuan... He was a little envious of Ning Chen, if only he were Ning Chen.

On the other side, Geng Jing took Ning Chen back to the Supervisory Department.

"Sir Geng, I should be the first person to walk out of the gate of the Supervisory Department alive, right?"

Geng Jing said expressionlessly: "You should be grateful for His Majesty's kindness."

Ning Chen bowed in the direction of the palace, "I, the humble Ning Chen, thank God for His Grace!"

Geng Jing's face twitched, thinking, can you be more fake?

"Ning Chen, join the Supervisory Department, you are His Majesty's subject, and you can no longer call yourself a humble person."

Ning Chen said, "Then what rank am I now?"

"The Supervisory Department has no official position, and is only responsible to His Majesty."

Ning Chen curled his lips. He didn't care about this. What he really cared about was the money.

"Sir Geng, how much is my salary per year?"

Geng Jing looked at him with disdain and said, "Red clothes, one hundred taels of silver per year. Silver clothes, three hundred taels of silver per year. Gold clothes, eight hundred taels of silver per year."

"In addition, there are also silver for maintaining integrity, some other benefits, and rewards for meritorious service."

Ning Chen was surprised and said, "It's amazing. The salary of a red clothes is equivalent to the salary of a third or fourth rank official in the court."

Geng Jing said, "Only when we are full can we serve His Majesty without distraction."

"How much is Sir Geng's salary per year?"

Geng Jing looked at him and said, "What's it to you? In the Supervisory Department, you must first learn to shut up and don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."

Fuck... You told everyone else's salary, but you can't tell your own. What a double standard, Ning Chen complained in his heart.

While talking, he came to the door of a room.

Geng Jing said to the man in red fish-scale clothes at the door: "Go and call Pan Jinyi."

Pan Jinyi, full name Pan Yucheng... one of the eight Jinyis in the Supervisory Department.