Reborn to overthrow the throne, I became the new emperor's dark moonlight

Marquis Changning entered the room, took out a human skin mask from his arms and put it on, then took off his outer coat, turned it over and put it on again.

When he came out again, he looked completely different and blended into the crowd quietly again.

I just breathed a sigh of relief.

He had been in northern Xinjiang for a few days and was worried about not being able to get close to Qiao Xi when he discovered that she had dared to disguise herself as a man and follow Su Heting to a brothel.

This is truly an opportunity sent by God.

But he was not a reckless person, so at the beginning he only dared to let someone instigate the dancer to seduce Su Heting.

Firstly, he wanted to test Su Heting to see whether he really cared about Qiao Xi as much as the rumors said.

Secondly, he wanted the dancer to create some estrangement between the couple. If he could separate them, it would be much easier for him to kill Qiao Xi.

But he was still careless.

Unexpectedly, the dancer failed and Hong Ling was also captured. Now he is trapped here and can only pretend to be an ordinary patron.

He couldn't guess for a moment whether Su Heting was too perceptive and noticed something strange in the brothel, so he deliberately took the opportunity to cause trouble.

Or maybe Su Heting really cared too much about Qiao Xi and couldn't bear to see her suffer any injustice, so he made such a big fuss.

Or could it be that Su Heting and Qiao Xi noticed his whereabouts and deliberately targeted him?

But he quickly rejected the idea.

He pretended to have a cold and stayed in the carriage halfway through the journey, rarely showing up. When they were almost reaching northern Xinjiang, he asked someone to replace him and came here early with his confidants.

He did it so secretly that outsiders could not possibly notice his departure.

Unless the people accompanying him discovered it, but those who accompanied him were either his people or people from the palace.

His people would not betray his whereabouts, and the people in the palace were not so easy to bribe.

Although Qiao Xi had been in the palace for many years, she was a pawn played by the emperor. Naturally, there was no one like her in the palace. Su Heting grew up in the countryside, so even if he proclaimed himself king later, it would be difficult for him to place people in the palace.

As he lowered his eyes to think, two dark figures stood before him. Su Heting's cold voice rang out, "Who are you?"

Marquis Changning was stunned for a moment, then pretended to be calm and said, "I am just a merchant passing through here."

"Have a thorough trial."

Su Heting said to Chen Shan beside him, "I just saw him sneaking out of that room."

Marquis Changning felt a sinking feeling in his heart. He was still careless and didn't expect to be noticed by Su Heting.

Fortunately, the King of Xinjiang North only noticed him coming out of the house and did not recognize his true identity.

However, this human skin mask was prepared for him by his son before his death. Although it is of high quality, it may not escape the eyes of the Xinjiang Northern Army if he is taken away for interrogation.

Therefore, he could not fall into the hands of the Xinjiang Northern Army and had to leave.

He took in the situation around him, his heart grieved, and he rushed out the door, "King of Jiangbei, please don't bully me. I'm just a businessman, and I'm just a prostitute. You can just arrest me and interrogate me at will. Who knows what your intentions are?"

After staying here for two days, he had already figured out the layout around Chunfeng Tower. As long as he ran out of this door, he would have a way to escape.

When he gets away, he will make that couple pay double for what they did today.

He didn't know that all his actions in the room were seen by Su Heting and Qiao Xi.

Even his every move on the road was under Su Heting's control.

Ever since he learned that Qiao Xi killed Lin Yuanbai, Su Heting was worried that Marquis Changning would seek revenge on Qiao Xi, so he asked people to keep an eye on Marquis Changning's Mansion.

When he learned that it was Marquis Changning who came to northern Xinjiang to welcome him into the palace, he wrote to Liang Shi and asked him to place people in the court team.

When it comes to Qiao Xi, he is always considerate.

Su Heting curled his lips and shouted, "Catch him."

As the Xinjiang Northern Army set out, several of Marquis Changning's confidants also drew their swords and stepped forward.

Su Heting put his arm around Qiao Xi's waist and jumped directly to the third floor, looking down at the fight below.

"Marquis Changning is quite skilled, but it will be difficult for him to break out of the encirclement."

Qiao Xi whispered.

The operation of Chunfeng Tower was strange. Marquis Changning was able to order the maids inside as soon as he arrived. Some things were not investigated clearly, so they did not intend to take his life.

Su Heting raised his lips to an ambiguous smile, "Chenshan will let us go."

He had already warned me.

But it was impossible for Marquis Changning to leave safely.

The two watched for a while, and seeing that all of Marquis Changning's confidants had been killed, Su Heting took Qiao Xi's hand and turned to go to the warehouse of Chunfeng Tower.

Qiao Xi watched him rob all the fish bladders in the warehouse and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Su Heting's face remained calm as he handed the bag to the guard and said, "Keep it safe and send it to your residence."

Qiao Xi couldn't bear to watch it and twisted his waist.

Su Heting didn't even frown as he held her hand, in a good mood, "Let's go and see how the interrogation is going."

When the two returned to the first floor again, Marquis Changning had already escaped with serious injuries, and Chen Shan and his men were chasing him in a serious manner.

Secretly, Lu Jiang took two spies and followed Marquis Changning, wanting to see what other forces he had in northern Xinjiang.

Back at Chunfeng Tower, Mother Chun confessed everything after being punished.

She had a disagreement with the owner of the Liangzhou brothel, so she planned to set up her own business. A former patron came to her and wanted to open a brothel with her.

However, the other party requested that Chunfeng Tower be credited to Chun Mama. He was in the dark, and those dancers were also sent by him.

Mother Chun has been in the world for half her life and knows that many people of high status feel that doing this business will lose their face, but they are greedy for the huge profits, so they will choose someone to expose.

What she wanted was money, and the other party gave her a good share, so she had no objection.

"Why did you come to Xinjiang?"

Su Heting asked.

Mother Chun was a discerning person. She loved money but was more afraid of death. She quickly replied truthfully, "The boss said that under the prince's rule, the people in northern Xinjiang live a stable life.

Now that the drought has eased, opening the building in a peaceful place will save us a lot of trouble."

"Who is he?"

Mother Chun shook her head in embarrassment. "Our guests go to the building for entertainment. If they don't say anything, we wouldn't dare ask any more questions. We only heard a Beijing accent, and he was in his forties. He had been to Liangzhou several times before."

Qiao Xi said, "You dare to cooperate with others without knowing anything. Aren't you afraid that they will push you into the fire pit?"

Obviously there is something wrong here, and I'm afraid it is targeting Su Heting.

"Of course I'm afraid."

Mother Chun revealed a hint of bitterness, "But women like us are born like duckweed, and we have always had to seize every opportunity to survive.

Besides, I don’t need to put in any capital, I just need to take care of the business in the building. In this world, if you want to live a good life, you always have to take some risks.

To be honest with you, I am willing to agree to this cooperation because the other party is willing to take in my dozen sick daughters.

I have no conscience, but those girls have been with me for a long time, and I can't just let them wait to die like that.

Even if it is just to accumulate some virtue, so that I can be reborn into a good family in my next life."

Lou Xin nodded slightly towards Su Heting.

He just checked and found that it was just as what Chun's mother said. There were more than a dozen sick women living in the backyard, all of whom she brought from Liangzhou.

Su Heting did not doubt the interrogation ability of the Xinjiang Northern Army, and he also had his own judgment that Mother Chun was not lying.

She really didn't know what was going on with the boss behind the scenes.

"The maidservant named Hongling also confessed that she was a tamed assassin imprisoned in the mountains.

The first mission I received after leaving the mountains was to join this group of dancers and come to the north of Xinjiang to await instructions."

Lou Xin said, "She doesn't know the identity of the Marquis of Changning, nor does she know if there are any accomplices in this building. She only follows the token."

After saying that, he presented the token.

Su Heting had never seen the token, but he had been the crown prince for many years, so he naturally knew that many powerful people in the capital secretly raised death warriors. In order to keep it secret, these death warriors usually did not know who their masters were before they were activated.

Su Heting handed the token to Lou Xin and said, "Check."

The other party inserted Hong Ling into the relationship not just to sow discord between them.

Lou Xin took the order and left.

Su Heting took Qiao Xi on the carriage back home.

"The person behind this is so cautious, and after spending such a large sum of money to open Chunfeng Tower, he doesn't even dare to keep his close associates. It's obvious that he has a big plan behind this."

Qiao Xi spoke, looking at Su Heting, "If you hadn't discovered the movements of the Marquis of Changning in advance, we wouldn't have come here tonight, and we wouldn't have paid attention to this Chunfeng Tower."

Then, if the other party gradually sends more people here in the future, and when Su Heting goes to the capital, the other party can really take the opportunity to establish a force in northern Xinjiang.