Chapter 531

The heavy rain was pouring down, and the cold wind blowing against one's body carried a biting chill.

A clamor immediately erupted within the previously calm Imperial Palace.

Dozens of imperial physicians appeared in Ying Zheng's sleeping quarters.

Low, heavy coughing sounds emanated from the palace hall.

"You all, hurry and take a look."

"His Majesty's body cannot withstand this kind of torment."

Watching Zhang Han said to the group of imperial physicians with an ugly expression.

Eunuch Zhuo held hot tea, waiting by Ying Zheng's side.

Once Ying Zheng finally calmed down a little, he immediately handed the tea to Ying Zheng's hand.

"Your Majesty, have some tea to soothe your lungs!"

Little Zhuozi looked at Ying Zheng and said in a low voice.

Ying Zheng took the hot tea from the eunuch's hand and drank a large mouthful.

The warm, moist tea flowed down his throat into his chest, seemingly smoothing out the waves of itchiness coming from his throat.

Several imperial physicians knelt before him.

Ying Zheng's gaze did not look at this group of physicians at all, nor did he let them approach him.

"Your Majesty, even if it is just an act, let the physicians take a look."

Watching Zhang Han, seeing that Ying Zheng seemed extremely uncomfortable, still spoke in a low voice.

That group of people hidden behind the scenes had been slow to make a move.

In order to let that group make their move as soon as possible, Ying Zheng directly staged this play.

After all, an Emperor on the verge of death.

Was fully capable of lowering that group's vigilance.

"No."

"If it doesn't seem serious enough, how can we lure that group out?"

"Has there been any unusual movement from anyone within the entire Imperial Palace?"

Ying Zheng interrupted Watching Zhang Han; he had his own plans.

Although the entire palace was filled with his own people.

But the human heart is the most difficult thing in this world to control.

Even he could not guarantee that the people beneath him had no ulterior motives.

"There is a little eunuch who seems to have made contact with people outside the palace."

When Watching Zhang Han said this, his expression was somewhat ugly.

After the incident with Zhao Gao occurred previously, Ying Zheng had purged those around him.

The current group of people were all selected by him one by one.

He had originally thought these people were all clean.

Yet he didn't expect that there would still be those who betrayed their master.

"Why care…?"

"No one can withstand temptation."

A faint smile curled at the corner of Ying Zheng's mouth.

Even if this group of people were loyal to him initially, when the temptation was great enough, they would still betray him.

He had long since lost faith in human nature.

"But after this matter is over, I will definitely purge everyone around Your Majesty."

Watching Zhang Han said in a deep voice.

Ying Zheng closed his eyes slightly and did not speak.

Watching Zhang Han also stayed quietly by Ying Zheng's side; both were waiting for the events about to unfold.

……

In the dark night, the whispering of a few people was well hidden.

A little eunuch casually threw out a brocade pouch and then left, pretending not to care.

A quarter of an hour later, another eunuch immediately appeared in this spot.

This eunuch picked up the brocade pouch on the ground with swift movements.

Both of these little eunuchs thought they had done it flawlessly.

Yet they did not know that their actions had long since been spotted by someone.

Ying Zheng received the news, and Hearing Ying Mo also received the news.

When Hearing Ying Mo received the news, a strange expression appeared on his face.

"Watch these two; I want to see exactly what they intend to do."

Hearing Ying Mo said in a calm voice.

……

In Hu Hai's sleeping quarters.

At this moment, Hu Hai was pacing back and forth in his quarters, unable to sit still.

Xu Qi sat quietly in the position below him.

Both were waiting for the news coming from outside.

Soon, a somewhat hurried sound of footsteps rang out from outside the door.

"Young Master, the news has been sent back."

The little eunuch handed the brocade pouch to Hu Hai.

Hu Hai directly took the brocade pouch from the little eunuch's hand and opened it to look at the contents inside.

His brows furrowed slightly, and a somewhat unfathomable expression appeared on his face.

"Young Master, has any news come back from His Majesty's side?"

Xu Qi stood up and came to Hu Hai's side.

"That old thing's condition seems to be somewhat poor."

"All the imperial physicians have gone to his place."

Hu Hai's expression was somewhat complex.

He had originally thought that he would be very happy when he learned that the old thing was about to die.

Yet he didn't expect that when he really received this news, he felt no joy in his heart.

Instead, there was a feeling of loss.

"At such a critical moment, I beg the Young Master not to hesitate any longer."

"After all, everything we have done is for the Young Master to sit in that position."

Xu Qi said in a low voice from the side.

Seeing the expression on Hu Hai's face, he thought Hu Hai was hesitating.

"Nonsense."

"Does this Young Master need you to tell me that?"

"This Young Master just feels that letting that old thing die just like this is letting him off too easily."

Hu Hai's expression immediately turned cold.

"…Immediately send the news out."

"I am going to the old thing's place."

Hu Hai put away the brocade pouch in his hand and then said to Xu Qi.