The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

In the Qianqing Hall of the Imperial Palace, the emperor frowned, but his expression eased a little.

Early this morning he received the latest news from the Dragon Staff Team, claiming that they encountered an eight-man team in black last night.

The Dragon Staff Team immediately asked: "Who is this person?" But the man in black not only did not answer, he also attempted to escape.

The Dragon Staff Team immediately duelled with the men in black. During the fight, one of the men in black had his wrist cut and dropped a string of colorful round bead bracelets.

Before this, the Dragon Staff Team had fought against a team in the eastern suburbs of the capital, and the Nantai team at that time also left behind a string of bracelets like this.

A member of the Dragon Staff Team shouted, "Southern Thai?"

The black-clothed men's eyes were all shocked, and then they attacked the Dragon Stick Team ruthlessly, but they were still wiped out by the Dragon Stick Team.

The Dragon Staff Team deliberately left two people alive to interrogate them for information, but the man in black committed suicide by taking poison.

Now the emperor and others could be sure of their guess and came to two conclusions.

First, it turns out that the Nantai team in the deep mountains of the eastern suburbs is still there, but they have been hiding for some time. Second, Ye Xiaohan really sent Wei Song to find the Nantai team. Ye Xiaohan's motives and secret actions are really obscure!

The emperor withdrew his thoughts and asked a member of the Dragon Staff Guard who was kneeling below him, "Did you find any other clues from those eight Nantai people?"

The Dragon Staff Guard replied, "Your Majesty, we pulled off their veils and found that some of them had typical features of the common southern Thai people, with deep eyebrows and high brow bones, and some of them even had slightly curly hair."

The emperor snorted, "Besides the Nantai bracelet, do they have any other features that indicate their identity?"

The Dragon Staff Guard thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, their clothes are ordinary. The fabrics and styles of the clothes they use are all from Zhongyue Country. In addition, the swords they carry are also ordinary styles, nothing special."

It can only be confirmed that the eight men in black are from Nantai, but the master they follow is still unknown. According to the information they have obtained so far, they have no clues about which side the master behind the men in black is from.

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Keep investigating. I want to know who is the Nantai man who dared to extend his hand to Zhongyue's territory!"

The actions of the people of Nantai have repeatedly crossed the line, which is really intolerable!

"Yes! I obey my orders!"

The emperor tilted his head and stared at Geng Wa, "How is the situation over there?"

Geng Wa nodded and said, "Your Majesty, the people I sent out have replied and have confirmed that Wei Bai's team has entered the deep mountains of Liumu County. The Dragon Staff Guards are still searching the mountains to confirm the approximate location of the mineral vein."

"Okay," the emperor nodded, "You all have to find out the movements of the teams led by Wei Song and Wei Bai."

The row of guards kneeling below immediately lowered their heads, assuming an attitude of humility and fear.

At this time, a young eunuch entered the palace to ask for an audience with the emperor. He knelt down and saluted, then spoke quickly to the emperor, and finally said: "Your Majesty, not long after the Second Prince of Nantai left Herb Hall, Princess Ye also returned to the Ye Mansion, but she never left the mansion again."

The emperor thought of the prince's action of saving Yun Shirou, and his eyes darkened, but he didn't say anything. The prince is no longer a child, he should have his own considerations when doing things, and he must also bear the corresponding responsibilities afterwards.

He looked at Geng Wa and said, "Choose a good time to have Zhao Guang return to the team and do some menial work first."

Geng Wa breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to the emperor: "I would like to thank the emperor on behalf of Captain Zhao!"

The emperor nodded lightly. Now is the time to use people, so use those who are available first.

Eunuch Li spoke at the right time: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Yun sent someone to deliver a message to the palace - saying that if you need anything, please tell him. His wounds have not healed yet, so it is inconvenient for him to go out often, but he can still come to the palace."

As soon as the emperor heard this, he knew that Yun Xiang was trying to please him. Even though he was seriously injured, he was still thinking about doing things for him. Haha, this old fox has a good eye and must have noticed his dissatisfaction.

"Only those who are sensible can be retained..." the emperor said quietly.

"Of course, I have already instructed Prime Minister Yun to win over Yun Mujiu to my side, but he has not yet done it!"

"When he makes some achievements, I will give him another chance to enter the palace!"

Eunuch Li nodded, "I understand."

Yun Xiang was born in a poor family and had been in the officialdom for many years. He was the easiest person to control. Although Yun Xiang had some help from the Meng Mansion in his early years, the Meng Mansion was far away in the frontier after all, so they could not help much. In short, Yun Xiang had no big background, so the superiors were more assured to use such people.

It is best to take advantage of someone who has nothing. He has nothing, so he is sometimes even more ruthless.

The emperor stroked the dragon's whiskers with one hand, his thick lips raised with an unclear smile at the corner of his mouth.

At the moment, he did not intend to give up Yun Xiang completely. He had worked for him for many years and still had some merits. He had punished Yun Xiang, Ye and the Ye family in the past few days, not only to warn Yun Xiang to become more obedient and loyal, but also to kill the chicken to scare the monkey and suppress the restless thoughts of others.

He said to the guards and ministers below: "The performance of the Yun Mansion needs to be considered."

"If you fail to do your job well, I will punish you severely!"

A group of people shrank their necks and replied in unison: "We (the humble officials) understand!"

Half an hour ago, a quaint brown carriage drove into the palace and then stopped in a remote palace.

As the sun sets, the afterglow of the sunset shines on the palace complex with red walls and white tiles, making it look extremely majestic and spectacular.

Ye Chuhe was sitting in a wheelchair, being pushed by a guard, followed by a young eunuch and four sturdy guards.

Ye Chufeng was strolling in the palace and happened to run into Ye Chuhe.

He raised his eyebrows, quite surprised: "Fifth brother, it's rare for me to see you once."

On ordinary days, Ye Chuhe seldom goes out of Lanyue Palace, not to mention that his condition has worsened recently and he has not shown up in public.

It was evening now, and Ye Chuhe hadn't returned to the bedroom yet. Suddenly, a subtle feeling arose in Ye Chufeng's mind.

Ye Chuhe had a gentle smile and even his voice was so soft.

"Seventh brother, I'm bored staying in the palace, so I came out for a walk." He looked up at the sky and continued, "The flowers in the Imperial Garden are in full bloom, which is very pleasing to the eyes. Admiring the beautiful scenery, I forgot about time for a while."

After he left the palace and returned, he deliberately chose a secluded road to return to the palace. Who knew he would meet Ye Chufeng again.

However, Ye Chufeng is a playboy and has little presence in the palace, so he shouldn't worry that Ye Chufeng will find out anything about him, nor should he worry that Ye Chufeng will have other bad intentions towards him.

Ye Chuhe's explanation sounded reasonable and on the surface, there was nothing wrong with it.

Ye Chufeng blinked his peach blossom eyes, and suddenly an evil smile appeared on his lips. That smile was inexplicably strange.