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

Of course Cao Ying knew the reason.

The Crown Prince of Yong was not the biological son of the King of Yong, but the son of Ji Chuan.

He is also Ji Chuan's only male heir.

The emperor hated Prince Yong and plotted against Princess Yong and Ji Chuan.

By asking Prince Yong to raise someone else's son, he was taking revenge on Prince Yong and gaining control over Ji Chuan.

On the day when Prince Yong inherits the throne, the emperor will give the southern part of Xinjiang under the jurisdiction of Jichuan as his fiefdom.

In this way, both Yongwang Mansion and southern Xinjiang belonged to Yongwang's son on the surface, but were actually controlled by the emperor.

Letting Bixiang marry the Prince of Yong was for supervision.

But with the emperor backing her up, Bixiang will live a good life if she marries him.

This is indeed a good marriage.

It was worth it for her to chase the emperor for many years.

But she knew that the emperor was suspicious, so she had to pretend that she wanted something so that the emperor would be more convinced of her loyalty.

In fact, she did ask for something.

And we must win!

"Xiang'er would be so happy if she knew that you have her in your heart. I thank you on her behalf."

She bowed politely and said, "I will work even harder to develop a new medicine to ensure that Qiao Xi's memory will never be restored. I will serve you until my death."

We must not let that fool Qiao Xi hold Bixiang back and ruin her plans.

The emperor was pleased with her tact and said viciously, "New medicine can be developed, but the antidote must also be developed.

It would be more interesting if Qiao Xi knew how stupid she was before she died."

"Your Majesty said so."

Cao Ying smiled and responded, "Maybe we'll get good news from Bixiang tomorrow. Once Jiangbei is back in your Majesty's hands, and you have Qiao Xi kill the other vassal leaders, Dayou will be back in your hands.

In the future, you will surely have a significant place in history books."

Every word she said touched the emperor's heart.

The northern part of Xinjiang was guarded by the Qiao family and had been peaceful for many years. The emperor thought that the barbarians were not to be feared and plotted against the Qiao family.

He also killed the crown prince who opposed delegating power to local areas, which led to the invasion of barbarians outside Dayou and the gradual break away from the control of local forces inside.

The emperor denied it, but he was deeply regretful in his heart.

It's not that he regretted getting rid of the Qiao family and the prince, but he was worried that the imperial power would fall into his hands and he would be cursed for eternity in the future.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and laid out Ji Chuan as a hidden chess piece in time.

He also asked Cao Ying to use medicine to help him sharpen the sword Qiao Xi.

By then, Qiao Xi and Ji Chuan will work together from inside and outside, and the scenario Cao Ying described will not be impossible to achieve.

Thinking of this, the emperor was in a good mood and said, "The day when I leave my name in history will be the day when you are crowned as my consort."

"His Majesty?"

Cao Ying looked up in surprise, then burst into tears of joy. She had been waiting for many years and finally heard these words.

He hurriedly said, "You haven't had much appetite these days, so I will personally make you some appetizers."

Looking at Cao Ying who was leaving happily, there was a hint of imperceptible contempt in the emperor's smiling eyes.

Men will not cherish women who come to them and are too proactive, and may even look down on them.

Because when you want it, you can get it at your fingertips.

However, Cao Ying was skilled in poison and was valuable to the emperor, so he was willing to keep her hanging with a beautiful dream.

After the meal was served, the emperor showed mercy again and allowed Cao Ying to have the meal with him.

That night, the emperor did not summon anyone to sleep with him, so Cao Ying warmed the emperor's feet.

At night, both of them had beautiful dreams. Cao Ying dreamed that she was named a concubine and the emperor held her hand and announced it to the world, just like a real couple.

The emperor dreamed that Qiao Xi helped him regain power, and Ji Chuan led his troops to annex the barbarians. The historian's pen was full of praise. He poisoned Qiao Xi at the celebration banquet, watched her memory recover, and finally died of regret.

The next day, both of them woke up with smiles on their lips, as if their dream had become reality.

But at noon, after receiving another letter from northern Xinjiang, the two could no longer laugh.

The letter was sent by Qiao Xi through a channel unique to the secret factory.

Qiao Xi said in the letter that on the wedding night, she was about to attack Su Heting when she heard that something happened to Bixiang. Xu Anjian claimed that Bixiang was her stepsister and asked Su Heting for her.

By the time Qiao Xi managed to chase her to Liangzhou, Bixiang was already dead and Xu An had already rebelled.

She relied on Su Heting's favor and asked Su Heting to help her get Bixiang's body back.

But Bixiang treats her like a sister, and Qiao Xi wants to avenge her.

The letter was to ask the emperor if she could temporarily put aside the plan to assassinate Su Heting and kill Xu An first to avenge Bixiang.

The emperor read the letter himself. After reading it, his face turned pale and he threw the letter in Cao Ying's face. "Look at your good daughter, she is a waste who can't do anything good but only makes things worse."

Without the emperor's permission, Cao Ying did not dare to read the contents of the letter. After hearing this, he only guessed that Qiao Xi's assassination had failed.

She cursed Qiao Xi in her heart for being incompetent and bringing trouble to her and her daughter.

But she never expected that what she would see was the news of Bixiang's death.

He knelt down with a thud, "Your Majesty, this is just Qiao Xi's one-sided statement. Maybe she was the one who killed Bixiang."

She subconsciously put the blame on Qiao Xi.

I have to say, she told the truth.

But the emperor didn't believe it!

“Why would she kill Bixiang?

Her memory was altered, and in her current memory, Bixiang is someone close to her. She even wanted to avenge Bixiang, even at the expense of my important work."

The emperor was furious. "Unless your medicine didn't work and she regained her memory."

But even if Qiao Xi recovered her memory, she didn't know the relationship between Cao Ying and Bixiang, let alone what happened to the Xu family in the past.

In comparison, the emperor was more suspicious that it was Bixiang herself who leaked the information.

That evil creature has become more and more arrogant in recent years.

"Your Majesty, there is no problem with the medicine. I took Qiao Xi's pulse before he left the capital."

Cao Ying's forehead was covered with sweat. "But Bixiang is not a reckless person. There must be something fishy going on here."

The emperor's beautiful dream was shattered and he was branded with a bad reputation. He wished he could crush Bixiang's body.

"Then tell me, what's so strange about this?

Back then, you solemnly promised me that not a single word of the Xu family's affairs would be leaked. It was also you who recommended Xu An to me, saying that he was a talented person who could be used.

Now, I have become the one who stole my minister's wife, and I have also given him the name of a rebel."

Cao Ying was speechless.

She had her own selfish motives in letting Xu An take charge of the army. She hoped that there would be someone available behind her and she was confident that she could deceive Xu An.

But how could she have imagined that after years of planning, before she could use Xu An, he knew the truth in advance.

Putting the blame on Qiao Xi was a habit she and Bixiang had formed over the years. If she thought about it calmly, she would realize that Qiao Xi was indeed unaware of many things.

In addition to the mother and daughter and the emperor, the other people who knew the truth included Ji Chuan and the governor of Liangzhou. However, they were all accomplices in the murder of Xu An's father, and they were all the emperor's men, so they would not reveal it to Xu An.

Suddenly, she thought of something and said hurriedly, "It's Su Heting. It must be Su Heting who did it."

The emperor frowned. Su Heting had this motive, but the question still remained: how did Su Heting know about the Xu family and the relationship between Cao Ying and her daughter?

Just at this moment, the secret guard delivered another letter.

This time it’s Ji Chuan’s.

The letter also mentioned Xu An's rebellion, the quarrel between Qiao Xi and Su Heting at the Liangzhou Inn, and the detention of his daughter Ji Yao by Su Heting.

"Sure enough, this evil creature took the initiative to find Xu An."

The emperor has already determined that it was Bixiang who revealed the secret, and for some reason Su Heting knew it and used it to persuade Xu An to betray the court.

Not only did he disrupt Qiao Xi's assassination plan, but he also caused him to lose a city and 40,000 troops. He truly deserved to die.

Cao Ying was also confused for a moment, not knowing how things turned out like this.

But she knew she had to find a way to make amends, so she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Xu Ling'er is still in the cold palace. Xu An cares about this sister the most. With her as a hostage, Xu An cannot escape from your control."

The emperor also thought of Xu Linger and said angrily, "Go quickly."

Cao Ying did not dare to delay and went there in person.

But the result made her face pale and she almost fell to the ground.