After all, the emperor was a shrewd man with many years of experience. He could tell something was wrong as soon as he saw Zhao Ji's expression.

The emperor smiled and said, "Just tell me what's going on. There's no need to hide it from me. Besides, I've had my guesses before. Just tell me everything. I can handle it!"

Zhao Ji hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to tell the emperor the current situation truthfully.

At the same time, Zhao Ji was also carefully observing the emperor's situation.

It must be said that the emperor had a strong ability to withstand pressure. When he heard that his prince and the prime minister had colluded with each other and made the court a mess, he still remained calm.

"From what happened in southern Xinjiang before, I can tell that the Third Prince is indeed not up to par with the people around him." The emperor said with a sneer.

After roughly understanding the situation, the emperor stopped asking about things in the palace and instead turned to ask Zhao Ji.

"I sent you to Southern Xinjiang to take a closer look at the situation there. Has there been any progress on this matter?"

Zhao Ji paused for a moment and said, "The situation in Southern Xinjiang is also somewhat complicated. I'm afraid it won't be fully explained in a short time."

The head of the Imperial Hospital brought a bowl of ginseng soup. The emperor raised the bowl tremblingly and drank it all up stubbornly.

"Since I can't finish my story in a short time, let's make it short."

Zhao Ji didn't understand for a moment why the emperor had to ask so many detailed questions about Nanjiang, which was now useless.

But since the emperor wanted to listen to Zhao Ji, he told him everything.

"Saint..." When talking about this person, a complex emotion flashed in the emperor's eyes.

"In fact, I knew that the Saint was innocent, but for the stability of the former dynasty and the harem, I could only save her life and send her to the cold palace."

The emperor sighed, as if he was lost in some memories.

"So not everyone in Southern Xinjiang intends to be an enemy of the Celestial Empire, right?"

Zhao Ji nodded, as a response to the emperor.

The emperor thought for a while and sighed: "Then it means that the southern Xinjiang forces that are colluding with the prince are not very large."

"The situation in the city is complicated now. In addition to the prince, the prime minister and us, there must be people from southern Xinjiang trying to take advantage of the situation. No matter how much trouble there is between me and the prince, it is just an internal matter of the Celestial Empire."

"But these people from Southern Xinjiang must be expelled first!"

The emperor spoke too excitedly, which affected his sick body and made him cough continuously.

This scared the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau nearby. The emperor was able to wake up because of the hard care in the past few days. If the emperor became emotional again, all the efforts of the previous period of rest would probably be wasted.

But fortunately, it's nothing serious.

Zhao Ji also kept persuading the emperor not to worry so much for the time being, as Zhao Ji would take care of everything.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. Actually, I have already learned that there may be some conflicts between Nanjiang and the Prime Minister... In this case, there is no need for us to take action. We only need to release some news to make the two sides fight!"

Hearing what Zhao Ji said, the emperor felt relieved. He had never doubted Zhao Ji's ability to do things.

However, Zhao Ji also discovered that the emperor's health was really very bad.

After just a few words, the emperor was already exhausted.

Moreover, after drinking the medicine, the emperor immediately fell into a coma again.

The head of the Imperial Hospital said, "The emperor's current condition is not optimistic at all. His body has been hollowed out. Although he uses extremely precious medicinal herbs to nourish himself every day, the effect is still very poor. He is like a house with leaks everywhere. No matter how much you put in it, it won't keep anything!"

After a moment's silence, Zhao Ji just asked the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau to do his best.

Zhao Ji found Yueying that night.

"Although you have run out of manpower in the palace, do you have any power in the capital?"

Hearing Zhao Ji's question, Yueying nodded without hesitation: "Although there are some people in the capital, they are not very strong. If they were strong, they would have been transferred to the palace to serve!"

Zhao Ji also vaguely knew the mechanisms of these eliminations and screening.

"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if they are not strong. We don't need them to do the assassination work. As long as there are some people who can adapt and imitate, it will be fine!"

Yueying pondered for a moment and finally dug out a few people from his memory.

"Tomorrow, take my badge and go to the Happiness Inn, which is located in Yangjiao Alley. Go directly to the owner and he will take you to see the person!"

After listening to this, Zhao Ji nodded, turned his head and saw the bandages on Yueying's body, sighed, and reached out to rub Yueying's head.

"How's your recovery going? Is your body still the same as before?"

Zhao Ji's concern made Yueying feel mixed emotions.

If Zhao Ji hadn’t been in the secret passage and insisted on taking me out with him.

I'm afraid Yueying is going to lose her life.

Not to mention that during this period of time Zhao Ji tried his best to protect the emperor and secretly made a plan to open the city gate.

Yueying admired every step Zhao Ji took. Now that Zhao Ji was so close to Yueying, Yueying couldn't help but feel her heart pounding.

Fortunately, the moon is shining brightly in the sky now, so the blush on Yueying's face cannot be reflected.

Yueying lowered her head shyly and nodded: "My body is much better now than before. I think I will be almost recovered in a while!"

Zhao Ji reached out and pinched Yueying's face, which felt very good.

Exceptionally delicate and soft.

"If you have any difficulties, go directly to my housekeeper. Don't hide anything. You should take good care of yourself. I will take care of the rest!"

Every word Zhao Ji said touched Yueying's heart.

Yueying waited until Zhao Ji's figure disappeared in the courtyard before she withdrew her gaze as if she had lost something.

"Don't think about it. The situation is chaotic right now, so we should focus on the important things! Let go of those thoughts!"

Moony muttered.

The next day, Zhao Ji went to the Happiness Inn in person to find the owner and showed the badge given by Yueying.

The originally mercenary shopkeeper's eyes lit up the moment he saw the badge.

"Please come this way, sir!" Guided by the shopkeeper, Zhao Ji came to the attic on the top floor.

"I will go and call the people you just mentioned. Please wait here for a while!"

Not long after, two thin men were brought to the top floor attic.

And these two people were exactly the ones recommended by Yueying.

Zhao Ji coughed and looked up and down at the two thin men. He saw that although they were small in stature, their eyes were clear and upright, so he felt relieved.