Zhao Ji was silent for a long time, then a faint smile appeared on his face. He said slowly: "You should know that I don't trust you much. If he spreads the news, you and your family will be in danger!"

The maid could tell that Zhao Ji was somewhat relenting, and immediately showed a look of gratitude and nodded: "I will definitely keep my mouth shut!"

After a moment, looking at the figure of the palace maid going away, Zhao Ji narrowed his eyes slightly.

He immediately turned around and called the secret guards to monitor who the palace maid would contact next.

There is no such thing as inexplicable trust, it's just a fishing expedition.

The secret guard Xiao Wu knew the importance of this mission. He found a few smart and capable secret guards to carry out surveillance together and told them not to alert the enemy for the time being.

The palace maid was quite alert. She didn't interact with anyone at the beginning, just like she was doing usual.

A few days passed, and the secret guards had been waiting, but they still didn't find anything suspicious. Zhao Ji felt that something seemed amiss, so he decided to go check it out himself.

It was normal to be wary at first, but it had been so long. Could it be that this palace maid was really wronged?

Zhao Ji felt that the possibility was not high, but he still had to go and see it in person to find out what the situation was.

Anyway, the maid was working in an unpopular palace, and she only came into contact with a few people on a daily basis.

When Zhao Ji arrived at the scene, he saw the secret guard talking to a woman. Zhao Ji walked closer and found that it was the palace maid they were monitoring.

It turned out that the secret guard Xiaowu had been pretending to be a new eunuch doing odd jobs in the harem these past two days and was lurking beside this palace maid.

This can also obtain some other information.

The secret guards were very alert. After noticing Zhao Ji's arrival, they found an excuse to escape. In fact, they switched from being open to being secret and reported the progress to Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji asked the secret guard: "Have you found anything unusual in the past two days? Is there anyone suspicious that this person has contact with on a daily basis?"

The secret guard Xiao Wu said, "Reporting to the Lord, although this maid seems to be normal, she would occasionally be absent-minded during her daily work and look towards the southwest. I feel that this maid has been waiting for someone, but she has not shown up yet."

These secret guards were originally from the intelligence field, and they all had very accurate intuition and were very good at getting information from clues, so Zhao Ji naturally believed in their judgment.

"If that's the case, then let's wait a little longer. A few days won't make a difference. Or is it possible that there has been no movement in the past two days because of your strange identity?"

Zhao Ji's words were like a hammer, waking up the secret guard Xiao Wu.

When the secret guard Xiaowu heard this, he had an idea and decided to take a leave and not show up, and then wait for another day.

The very next night, a eunuch sneaked into the palace where the maid was working and found her.

The two of them stayed in a side hall for quite a while.

Zhao Ji immediately sent secret guards to intercept the eunuch, brought him to a dark room, and questioned him carefully.

Interrogating people and prying open the mouths of prisoners are things that the secret guard Xiaowu has always been good at.

Soon, Zhao Ji received a shocking news: the mastermind behind the scenes was actually Concubine Xian!

Zhao Ji had thought of a lot of people before, including the prince and the queen, but he never thought of the character of Concubine Xian. After all, she was in the emperor's favor some time ago, and she had no intersection with Zhao Ji. He really couldn't figure out why it was her!

"Have you found out why she did this?"

Zhao Ji asked with a frown.

The secret guards also found out the reason, but it was quite ridiculous, as it was still about the harem.

It turned out that the emperor had not been to the harem for some time. The virtuous concubine found out that it was because the emperor was always with Zhao Ji, and every time they were together, he would not come to the harem for a period of time.

Concubine Xian thought that Zhao Ji had done something, so she sent a palace maid to find out the news.

It happened that day that Zhao Ji and his companions were seen coming to this remote palace. The palace maid had taken the gold bracelet from Concubine Xian, so she put aside her business and concentrated on going to the next palace to inquire.

Zhao Ji knew that what they discussed that day was very dangerous and he could not sit idly by. Now that the mastermind behind the scenes had been uncovered, he arrested all the eunuchs and palace maids sent by Concubine Xian and imprisoned them in the prison.

At least now, even if these two people are alive, they cannot spread the news.

Zhao Ji would rather let the two men stay in jail than let them out. If what the three discussed leaked out, more than just a few people would die.

In the past few days, Zhao Ji often stood in the corner of the palace, watching every move behind Concubine Xian. He had been observing for several days and found that the maids around Concubine Xian often received gifts and money from her. Zhao Ji knew very well that all this money was used by Concubine Xian to bribe the maids.

It seems that the emperor's favor during this period also brought unexpected wealth to Concubine Xian.

Instead, she used the money to bribe people. Judging from her generosity, I'm afraid there are few palace maids and eunuchs who can resist such temptation.

No wonder the palace maid was willing to take the risk and chase so close to eavesdrop.

Money is the most attractive thing.

Now the virtuous concubine is in the ascendant, enjoying the favor of the emperor, who supports her. Later, she has a prince by her side, and gradually a group of ministers in the court support the virtuous concubine's prince.

This really encouraged the arrogance of Concubine Xian. Some time ago, Zhao Ji heard rumors from the harem that Concubine Xian even dared to offend the Queen recently and was not afraid of the mother of a country at all.

So Zhao Ji decided to take action. He specially put the gold bracelet that Concubine Xian used to bribe the palace maid into an inconspicuous black box, and then sent a young eunuch to give the bracelet to Concubine Xian intact.

At first, Concubine Xian was not ready to open the black box of unknown origin. It was the eunuch who brought the gift who smiled calmly and said, "Your Majesty, it would be better for you to open it and take a look."

This gave Concubine Xian a bad feeling in her heart. She opened the ordinary black box and saw the golden bracelet inside.

During this period of great glory, Concubine Xian received countless rewards. Naturally, she could not remember every treasure clearly.

Seeing the bracelet inside, Concubine Xian subconsciously thought that this little eunuch was sent by the emperor. He was just giving her some rewards.

"The emperor treats me very well. Please express my gratitude to him on my behalf."

The beautiful face of Concubine Xian showed a dignified smile, but the smile on the face of the young eunuch did not change. He just said lightly: "Concubine Xian really has a good memory, but the emperor has never sent the same thing twice. Please take a close look at it. I have other things to do, so I will take my leave first!"