The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

Early in the morning, the emperor returned to the imperial study after the morning court session and raised his hand to summon the Dragon Staff Guards.

The emperor could not help but sneer when he heard that the topic discussed by the people today was the same as yesterday. In the eyes of the people, the reputation of the prince and the Yun Mansion plummeted. For a while, the prince and the prime minister of a country became the object of ridicule.

Even though he knew it was difficult to suppress the rumors, the emperor still ordered people to take action to try to suppress the rumors that were getting worse and worse. No matter what, the prince was still the prince of a country, how could he allow everyone to ridicule him.

"Gengwa, let me ask you, what happened to the people sent by Dutigu and the Eastern Empire?"

Gengwa shrank back and lowered his head to reply: "Your Majesty, I received the latest news this morning. A group of people could not find the entrance to Duti Valley."

The emperor raised his eyebrows and heard Geng Wa continue, "They tried to find other people in the martial arts world and wanted to contact people in Duti Valley through middlemen, but they still couldn't contact the miracle doctor in Duti Valley." The guards couldn't find the entrance to Duti Valley, so they used another roundabout method - asking others to contact Duti Valley on their behalf, but they still failed.

Duti Valley is heavily guarded and its location is secretive. Unless the people inside the valley take the initiative to contact the people outside, it is impossible for the people outside to get in touch with the people inside the valley.

"Hmph!" The emperor's expression was subtle.

Eunuch Li was a shrewd man. He didn't want to upset the emperor, so he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter if our people can't find the entrance to Duti Valley. Isn't Doctor Du in the Night Palace someone in Duti Valley? How about we interrogate Doctor Du and make him tell us the exact location of Duti Valley, or just kidnap him?"

The emperor had thought of this method before and glared at Eunuch Li. "This method is not feasible!"

Eunuch Li was puzzled: "Your Majesty, could it be that Master Du left Duti Valley when he was young and he doesn't remember the exact location of Duti Valley?"

"This is just a small reason." The emperor glanced at Eunuch Li, "Du Ziheng is the Night King's man, how could he easily help us? Besides, we can't easily kidnap Du Ziheng."

"Doctor Du has been staying in the Night Prince's Mansion for many days. He has not gone out. The Night Prince's Mansion is heavily guarded, so it is really difficult for our subordinates to capture Doctor Du." Geng Wa added, bending over.

It was really strange. Ten days ago, they saw Doctor Du often going in and out of the Night Palace, but when they started to set their sights on Doctor Du, Doctor Du had been staying in the Night Palace and had never shown up.

However, Geng Wa did not dare to tell the emperor what was in his heart, for fear of angering the emperor. If he did, wouldn't it be an expression of the Night King's foresight to know their intentions in advance?

How could the Night King know that they were sending guards to look for miracle doctors everywhere, and how could he know that they wanted to go to Duti Valley, and then plan to capture Doctor Du?

The emperor could guess a lot about what Geng Wa was thinking, but he didn't say it clearly.

The emperor also wondered in his heart, how could Ye Xiaohan be so powerful that he could calculate his every move? Ye Xiaohan was already useless, how could he have such a powerful information network?

What the emperor and others didn't know was that the Night King had actually predicted the emperor and others' actions step by step and had already taken corresponding measures in advance.

Firstly, the Emperor's men were deliberately confused by the Night King's men, so of course they couldn't find the approximate location of Duti Valley. Secondly, by the time the Emperor's men had their eyes on Du Ziheng, Du Ziheng had already been heavily guarded by the Night King's Palace.

As a result, the Ye Palace achieved its ultimate goal—the emperor could not find another miracle doctor. There was no good doctor to treat the prince's injuries and illnesses. Ye Chuhe's leg disease could only be treated by Yun Mujiu.

The emperor listened to Geng Wa's report and immersed himself in the reverie of the decline of the Night Palace. After a while, the emperor ordered: "Continue to send people to find the specific location of Duti Valley. At the same time, try to see if you can get some useful information from Du Ziheng."

"I understand." Geng Wa replied. His heart sank. It seemed that the emperor was still going to insist on getting new clues from the Night Palace.

"What's the situation of the other team?" the emperor asked again.

Geng Wa shrank back again and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, they have reached the border between Zhongyue and the Dongyang Empire. However, the Dongyang Empire has recently implemented very strict control over entry and exit..."

"So what?" The emperor frowned, having a bad premonition.

"Reply...Reply to Your Majesty, therefore our people cannot easily sneak into the Eastern Empire. The people of the Eastern Empire have recently strictly enforced immigration control."

The emperor is unhappy, how could it be such a coincidence!

A dragon staff guard spoke up and comforted him, "Your Majesty, it is summer now and the weather is just right. I think the Eastern Empire is strengthening its defenses as usual and doesn't want other people and citizens to easily enter and exit the country..."

The emperor thought about it carefully and realized that this was indeed the case. Moreover, how could Zhongyue defeat the Eastern Empire? If they didn't give it to you, could you force your way in?

"Let them continue to follow up. If they find an opportunity, they should enter the country as soon as possible and find a new miracle doctor as soon as possible!"

He occasionally feels unwell, so it would be beneficial for him if he had a more powerful doctor around.

The emperor frowned. It was really a headache that two plans had not made any significant progress.

Is it possible that he can only ask Yun Mujiu to heal his son?

With a wave of his hand, a majestic voice rang out.

"Come here, please ask someone to come into the palace as soon as possible..."

In Prince Ye's Mansion, Ye Xiaohan was handling official business in the study, while Du Ziheng was reading a medical book beside him.

Seeing that the prince stopped writing, Du Ziheng carefully started the topic.

"My Lord, when can I leave the palace?"

"After some time." A cold voice sounded.

"Your Highness, you have sent many personal guards to protect me. I feel very safe." Seeing that the prince was not disgusted by his question, Du Ziheng quickly plucked up the courage to challenge him.

Ye Xiaohan's eyes darkened slightly and he glanced at Du Ziheng.

"I have sent someone to protect you, so just stay safe."

"But..." Du Ziheng blinked and tried to tease him. "Since I live inside the Night Palace, there is no need to send so many guards to surround me, right?"

"You want to die, right?" Ye Xiaohan obviously didn't have as much patience with Du Ziheng as he did with Yun Mujiu.

"I dare not." Du Ziheng shrank his head and said solemnly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern for me."

Wei Bo, who was reading the official document, could no longer sit still and glared at Du Ziheng: "I think you are a slut!"

"Although the defenses in the Night King's Palace are impregnable, there is no guarantee that the emperor will not send more assassins to try to sneak in. What if you happen to be captured by the powerful assassins who attacked the Night King's Palace last time?"

Not long after the prince returned to the capital, the emperor asked someone to observe the wind direction and spread poisonous smoke in the wind, and the Yewang Mansion was almost taken by assassins.

"I didn't think it through. I won't do it again." Du Ziheng realized the seriousness of the matter and admitted his mistake. "Your Majesty, I'm sorry. I will stay here honestly."

Ye Xiaohan glanced at Du Ziheng and said nothing.

Wei Song walked in with a happy face, bringing the latest news he had received...