Wang Wanru bit her teeth until they were broken. She never expected that she would end up like this.

With no other options, he could only calm down and learn the rules from Nanny Zhang.

After the emperor left, Nanny Zhang was too lazy to make things difficult for Wang Wanru. After all, to her, Wang Wanru was just a passerby.

Based on Wang Wanru's family background, her personal temperament, and her appearance, she wouldn't be able to stay in the harem for long.

You can't go far.

On the other side, Xiao Xiazi was even more anxious.

Originally, Xiao Xia Zi took the knife for the emperor in the hope of gaining the emperor's deeper trust.

As a result, while he is recuperating here, the emperor has passed away, which makes Xiao Xia Zi extremely anxious.

After all, I was in a weak position while still staying by the emperor's side, so naturally he would have some affection for me when they met. But now that I have been abandoned by the emperor, over time, the emperor might reward me, but he would no longer use me as much as before.

Moreover, Zhao Ji specifically asked the person who was guarding Xiao Xia Zi to tell him that a new eunuch had been arranged to serve the emperor, and he was very much favored by the emperor.

These words were undoubtedly said deliberately to provoke Xiao Xiazi.

But that is the fact. Even if Xiao Xiazi goes to other places to inquire about the news, she can only find out this news.

So now Xiao Xiazi is extremely anxious, like an ant on a hot pan.

But for some reason, the wounds on his body never healed and kept recurring every day.

So there is no way to catch up with the emperor and others.

It was in such an extremely anxious situation that Xiao Xia Zi got blisters on her mouth.

Zhao Ji's people just waited quietly, waiting to see what Xiao Xia Zi would do in the end.

The emperor also followed Zhao Ji to the next town, which was called Xihua Town. Xihua Town has always been a place rich in coal mines.

So the town is also very prosperous.

As soon as the emperor entered the town, he noticed that this town was different from the previous ones.

"As expected, they are still rich from mining coal. The city gates and walls are well built and are much better than other cities!"

The emperor spoke excitedly to the new eunuch Xiao Yuzi beside him.

Xiao Yuzi also nodded: "Your Majesty is right. This town is so prosperous because of coal mining. At least everyone in the town has work to do, so everyone has food to eat. In winter, everyone has coal to use, so they can live and work in peace and contentment!"

The emperor found Xiao Yuzi's words soothing, so he nodded.

Zhao Ji watched silently from the side.

Because this time the emperor and Zhao Ji came here in disguise, the governor of this town knew nothing about the news.

So what you see is the most real situation.

In addition to seeing the prosperity of the town, Zhao Ji naturally also saw some beggars lying scattered in the dark, sun-proof corners of the town.

It can be seen that although this town is prosperous, not everyone can have food to eat.

Walking forward quickly, Zhao Ji and his friends saw a group of people gathered together, looking at the notice posted on the wall.

"What's going on? Let's go and take a look!" The emperor excitedly pulled Zhao Ji and was about to go.

Zhao Ji naturally followed the emperor's orders.

There were quite a lot of people in the emperor's group, in fact, it was because some of them were secretly protecting the emperor, so with their efforts, the emperor and Zhao Ji quickly squeezed to the front of the crowd.

What was posted on the wall turned out to be a recruitment notice.

It said that coal mining required labor and the company was willing to hire people at a high price of half a tael of silver a day.

Logically speaking, such a price would be enough to attract people, but Zhao Ji found that the faces of the people around him froze after seeing the notice. No one spoke, and no one even had a heated discussion, as if in their opinion this half-liang job was not an easy job.

Zhao Ji's intuition told him that there was something fishy about this matter.

So Zhao Ji quietly pushed a town dweller next to him, and then pretended to be embarrassed and apologized.

"I'm sorry, there are so many people here, I squeezed you, did I step on you?"

Zhao Ji's expression did not seem fake, and the man next to him was not one to care about things, so he waved his hand and said, "It's not a big deal, don't take it to heart!"

Zhao Ji nodded and said with a smile: "You also come to see this notice, I think the salary is not bad, my brothers and I have come here, and our money is almost gone, so we plan to do this job. I wonder if you are going to go too, if you go, we can go together!"

Unexpectedly, the man's expression changed drastically after hearing what Zhao Ji said. He subconsciously looked around and seemed to have not seen any suspicious people. Then he quietly pulled Zhao Ji and his group aside.

The emperor actually had no idea what half a tael of silver meant. He just heard Zhao Ji say that the job was well paid, so he also thought that the job was well paid.

Seeing this man stealthily pulling himself and Zhao Ji over, he originally thought he was some bad person.

But Zhao Ji secretly pulled the emperor's sleeve, asking him to calm down. Only then did the emperor calm down and said nothing.

After walking to the end of an alley, the man sighed and said, "You better not go there... This half tael of silver is not just wages, it's your life money!"

Zhao Ji and the emperor were both surprised when they heard this. No one expected it to be like this.

"Is there any hidden story behind this? Can you tell me in detail?"

Zhao Ji asked deliberately.

The brother looked Zhao Jihe up and down. The emperor saw that the hands of both of them were white and tender. Zhao Ji's hands still had some calluses, but the emperor's hands had no calluses at all.

You can tell at first glance that he is a kid from a wealthy family.

So the brother sighed and said clearly: "If you accept this notice and go to the coal mountain to mine, I'm afraid you will never get out again. You will only be thrown out if you die there or fall ill!"

Zhao Ji was shocked when he heard this: "Let alone, the notice clearly states that you will be paid half a tael of silver per month and have four days off per month. Even now, the imperial court has issued a clear order to prohibit miners from mining for a long time!"

"Why is it different in this town?"

The brother sighed, lowered his voice, and came between Zhao Ji and the emperor and whispered, "Although the court has allocated funds for the governor and his men to find people to mine coal, the silver has long been obtained by the governor and his men. However, mining coal also requires people. If they can't pay, naturally no one will allow them to mine..."

"So I don't know who came up with such a dirty trick. They used half a tael of silver to trick people into going to the coal mine to mine. Once they are in, they can never get out. No matter if their family members look for them or report to the authorities, it's useless. Now everyone in this town knows about this scam, so they only fool outsiders like you!"