He needs me now, which is why he's being so insincere.
"Is your injury healed?" the emperor asked kindly.
Zu An replied, "Thanks to the care of the imperial physicians, although I am not fully recovered, I can move around freely now."
The other party's amiable and approachable manner actually made me quite uneasy, whereas their previous threats and intimidation made me feel much more at ease... Hmm, this thought seems a bit despicable.
"That's good," the emperor nodded. "There's a task I need you to do right now."
Zu An thought to himself, "Just as I expected," but he didn't show any emotion in his heart: "I don't know what kind of mission it is."
The Emperor said, "A few days ago, something happened at the Prince Qi's residence. The Prince Qi's concubine drowned in the pond in the middle of the night. There are many suspicious things about this. Go and investigate it and give the Prince Qi justice."
Zu An looked strange. "God, give King Qi justice! When did you two become so brotherly?"
Even if dying in the Qi Prince's mansion wasn't an accident, it must be related to the Qi Prince. Investigating this case now is clearly aimed at the Qi Prince.
He said somewhat awkwardly, "Shouldn't this be the responsibility of the Imperial Clan Court? The Consort of Prince Qi is of noble status, so it's not very convenient for us Embroidered Robe Envoys to get involved."
He wanted the emperor and the Prince of Qi to check and balance each other, and he didn't want to be caught in the middle of the two.
The emperor shook his head: "This time, you're not investigating the case as Gold Medal Eleven, but as you were originally."
Zuan: "???"
What a joke! After just experiencing the secret realm incident, it's one thing if others don't know, but King Qi must know that all the experts he sent were wiped out, and the only survivor, Zu'an, is the prime suspect. He might even want to get rid of him as soon as he sees him. At this time, to come to King Qi's mansion to investigate the case is like an old man eating poison—he's tired of living.
The emperor said calmly, "How's it going that I asked you to deliver the fake 'Phoenix Nirvana Sutra' to Prince Qi?"
Zuan said with a headache, "I haven't found a suitable opportunity to give him the fake manual yet."
The emperor glanced at him and said, "So I'm giving you this opportunity now. Go to Prince Qi's residence to investigate the case. You will have many opportunities to come into contact with Prince Qi. When that time comes, you must hand over the fake secret manual to him as soon as possible and in a reasonable manner."
Zuan fell silent. He understood why the other party was in such a hurry. The emperor wasn't in such a hurry for this matter before because he was powerful enough to perfectly suppress King Qi. However, he lost a split soul in the secret realm. Although he didn't know the exact extent, it would obviously greatly weaken his strength. Perhaps he wasn't entirely confident in suppressing King Qi now, which is why he needed to use a fake secret manual to help him.
No wonder he didn't announce the actions of the Qi Prince's Mansion in the secret realm before; the real reason is here.
Seeing that he remained silent, the emperor raised an eyebrow: "What, is there a problem?"
Zuan raised his head, a smile appearing on his face: "No problem, I will do my best!"
This is good, as it provides an opportunity to get closer to the King of Qi. If we want to balance the two sides, I clearly don't have enough leverage with the King of Qi. This time, I might be able to take the opportunity to improve my relationship with him.
The emperor frowned, feeling that the other person's smile was somewhat strange. For the first time, he felt that he couldn't figure it out.
He shook his head, thinking it must be his imagination. This thug's life and death were in his hands; he wasn't that profound. "Alright, you can step back now. Act quickly."
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