"Imperial Grandson, shall we continue through the inner palace?" Eunuch Ji, who had been following him, asked.
They had basically seen all the eunuchs on the list. There was no point in lingering any longer. A few more people were stationed farther ahead among the Imperial Guard Corps at the various forbidden gates. Su Ziji glanced at the sky. "Let us go to the outer court and take a look along the way."
"Yes!" Eunuch Ji replied. However, they had taken quite a detour, and the distance ahead was not short.
Su Ziji had no intention of having anyone carry him there in a sedan chair. He planned to walk, using the opportunity to sort through his thoughts.
He pondered. He had basically visited everywhere that needed visiting, but unfortunately, there were too few people he could use. Only five eunuchs were still usable, while another five or six might be won over. Yet winning them over would take time, and now there was simply no time to spare.
Though he had never held much hope to begin with, merely five usable people was still too few for him.
Nor were those five stationed in especially crucial places, and their ranks were not high. If he truly used them, he did not know whether they could accomplish anything.
"Imperial Grandson, we have walked so far. Why not rest in the side hall ahead? We have already left the inner palace; this is no longer where the ladies reside." Eunuch Ji's legs had gone weak from exhaustion. Looking around, he made the suggestion, thinking to himself that the Imperial Grandson truly was young. He still looked relaxed, without so much as a bead of sweat.
There were many palaces in the Imperial Palace that had been cleaned but stood unoccupied. So