Yueying thought quickly and made up an excuse.

Zhao Ji smiled calmly but said nothing. Yueying must have forgotten about the romantic night last night, otherwise she would not have said these words to the eunuch.

However, Zhao Ji didn't want Yueying to remember it. After all, Yueying was still the emperor's person.

Although they trust each other, there is no guarantee that Yueying will hide the truth from the emperor for her own sake.

So Zhao Ji stretched and just thought that what happened last night was just a fleeting romance.

"When you insisted on hugging me and letting me sleep with you yesterday, you didn't think about the fact that I was still a eunuch..."

Zhao Ji deliberately teased Yueying, and Yueying blushed as expected, and stammered, "I don't mean to discriminate against you... How can I explain it, oh!"

Seeing Yueying's face flushed with anxiety, Zhao Ji chuckled: "Okay, okay, I'm just kidding, but can you take your hands off my waist first!"

Yueying's face flushed red, she stood up in a panic, and even rolled off the bed.

Yueying grabbed the clothes scattered on the ground, covered her body with them, turned her head and ran away shyly.

Fortunately, Yueying's martial arts skills are excellent, otherwise a dark shadow would have been seen passing through the palace in broad daylight.

Zhao Ji stretched himself and slowly stood up from the moonlight.

"I've rewarded myself for a moment of pleasure, but now I have to deal with something difficult!"

Zhao Ji sighed and returned to the Imperial Household Department. He only sent a few trusted eunuchs to investigate the imperial concubine's matter, which was just a job to do.

However, Concubine Xian couldn't care less now and came over to urge Zhao Ji.

Because her son's health was getting better, and strangely fast.

Last night I had a high fever and my body was burning hot, but this morning the fever went away and my complexion gradually became rosy. Now I can eat and drink, as if I had never been sick before.

Concubine Xian didn't know that the Queen was silently manipulating all this, or maybe she knew but had no evidence.

The Queen sipped her tea and said, "Zhao Ji is a mad dog. Since Concubine Xian has found him out of desperation, don't act rashly for the time being. Stop the medicine first..."

That’s why the little prince recovered from his illness so quickly.

When Zhao Ji heard about this, he smiled faintly. He knew very well that there was an 80% chance that the Queen was behind this.

So I didn’t think about it too deeply at first.

Moreover, Zhao Ji was also very clear that the queen had some sense of propriety. If she killed Concubine Xian's son right away, the emperor would definitely directly suspect the queen, who was the only one in the harem who had an adult royal heir.

The turmoil in the harem gradually faded away, and later Zhao Ji mentioned the virtuous concubine slightly.

The imperial concubine immediately replaced the people around the prince.

The harem is now somewhat at peace, but trouble has arisen again in the front court.

"The bandits in Nanshan are getting more and more arrogant. They even intercepted the birthday gift that the Nanshan County Magistrate wanted to present to the emperor! That was meant for the emperor!"

Something was reported by someone in the court.

The emperor was also a little angry when he heard this: "I have heard about Nanshan a thousand and eight hundred times, and every time it was because of bandits. Are the generals on the Nanshan side just here to eat? The small bandits have been around for many years, and they haven't been wiped out yet. Don't they want to lead troops to fight?"

The emperor's face turned cold, and no one else dared to speak. Only the person who came to report thought for a moment, and finally said: "If it has not been wiped out for so long, then we have to consider a situation!"

"I'm afraid the local officials are in collusion with these bandits. Otherwise, how can we explain why the bandits are able to escape by luck every time?"

The emperor was even more furious when he heard this: "Go and investigate, send someone to investigate thoroughly for me. If this is really the case, there is no need to bring the person back to the capital, just kill him directly!"

These words were enough to prove that the emperor was furious.

In fact, the reason why the emperor was so angry this time was because what Nanshan County wanted to present to the emperor was a legendary elixir.

It is said that this elixir can prolong life and strengthen the body. A long time ago, the prefect of Nanshan County mentioned this in a memorial in order to seek credit.

Therefore, the emperor attached great importance to this birthday gift, but something went wrong, and it was the bandits from Nanshan.

The bandits in Nanshan are well-known throughout the Celestial Empire. They are known for being mysterious, difficult to deal with and elusive!

For this reason, the emperor directly sent troops from the south to suppress the bandits, but with little success.

It is because of the terrain of Nanshan that it provides convenience for these bandits.

However, these are just excuses in the eyes of the emperor. The local officials themselves must have some problems as they were able to allow these bandits to succeed time and time again!

After finally dealing with the affairs of Nanshan County, news of drought came from the west.

"The farmlands in the west have almost no harvest this year, and some displaced people have already moved to other counties!"

The officials from the Ministry of Revenue below were almost talking about this matter with gritted teeth.

After all, the emperor is already very angry about the bandits in Nanshan, and now he has to tell you such unlucky news.

As expected, the emperor was furious: "Drought, drought again. Some time ago it was flood, and now it's drought again. What's going on now?"

At this time, the prime minister was standing in the team, looking very worried, and a small minion next to him who had lost his memory was helping him.

The official immediately stepped forward, knelt on the ground and trembled: "This year, the Celestial Empire has suffered many disasters. Your Majesty, can you ask the Imperial Observatory to take a look at the situation and see if it is a problem of the stars?"

With so many bad things piling up together, the emperor couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Therefore, the emperor was not unmoved by the official's suggestion.

Zhao Ji watched coldly from the side, fearing that the Prime Minister had already arranged someone for the meeting today.

As expected, the chief envoy of the Imperial Observatory stepped forward, holding an astrolabe and a compass in his hands. He closed his eyes and used his fingers to calculate the time of half an incense stick before he spoke: "There is a problem, indeed there is a problem!"

The emperor immediately perked up and looked at the envoy: "If you have any questions, just speak up. I will never blame you!"

The envoy knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, the Ziwei star in the center of the palace is dim, the Tanlang star in the south is gradually getting brighter, and the disaster star in the west is bright. This is consistent with the current situation, but there are more problems. A small star is rising in the southeast. Although it is weak, it is coming with great force. I am afraid it will collide with the Heavenly Palace. In other words, there are more disasters to come..."

"This situation is a vicious situation where Greedy Wolf is trapped by Ziwei. If we don't break this situation, I'm afraid there will be endless disasters in the future!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers in the court immediately began to whisper.

If a dynasty is hit by constant natural disasters, the emperor will write a self-criticism edict, mainly to reflect on himself and see if he has done anything excessive that has caused God to punish the dynasty!