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

"I don't know. His Majesty only told me to remind you more often that menstruation is very important."

Feeling the sword on her neck getting closer to her flesh, she could only continue, "This matter was kept secret from the Crown Prince. I guess it's because they don't want the Crown Prince to have a harmonious marriage with you."

Qiao Xi frowned.

To prevent her from having her period, thus causing the Crown Prince to suspect her? To alienate their relationship?

But what good will this do for the emperor?

Her marriage to the prince was arranged by the emperor himself. If he didn't wish them well, why would he grant them the marriage?

If her family was powerful, the emperor would be worried that the prince would rely on the Qiao family and threaten his throne, so it would be understandable for him to alienate them.

But by then, the Qiao family had collapsed, and she was just an orphan protected by the prince.

There was another thing that Qiao Xi couldn't understand. The emperor made her have her period early, but he didn't really let anyone take away her innocence.

She didn't think this was the emperor's kindness to her; there must be a reason behind it.

But the emperor killed the crown prince before he could misunderstand her.

Then why did he go to the trouble of arranging this alienation?

Or was it that the emperor was frightened by the Crown Prince's investigation into the truth behind the Qiao family's deaths in battle, so he abandoned his plan of sowing discord and turned directly to murder?

But even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Even if the royal family is ruthless and the emperor really can't tolerate the crown prince, he shouldn't kill him in such a cruel way.

Qiao Xi remembered that before he died in his previous life, the emperor said that he hated the crown prince, so much so that he refused to say a single word about him.

What kind of hatred could make a father not only destroy his son's reputation but also burn him alive?

Qiao Xi's mind seemed to be in a tangled mess, unable to make sense of it or get through it. She suddenly missed the prince very much.

If he were still alive, he would definitely understand the key to this, as he has always been very smart.

"You are the emperor's servant and have been in the palace for decades. Do you know the emperor's true attitude towards the prince?"

In Qiao Xi's opinion, the emperor's behavior towards the prince before the accident did not show that of a bad father.

But Qiao Xi had been deceived by the emperor before, so she was not sure whether the emperor's kindness to the prince was real.

"Real attitude?"

Matron Liu was stunned.

After thinking for a moment, he replied, “In the palace, the emperor’s appreciation and protection can determine whether a person lives in heaven or hell.

When the Crown Prince was alive, apart from His Majesty, who was in the upper position in the palace, the Crown Prince was second only to His Majesty. Whenever His Majesty met someone who wanted to compete with the Crown Prince, he would help him.

The servants all act according to His Majesty's wishes. His Majesty has praised the Crown Prince many times, both openly and secretly. This is to enhance the Crown Prince's power. I think His Majesty treats the Crown Prince well.

If I really want to talk about changes, it was probably during the first year after the Crown Prince's incident that I stopped hearing Your Majesty praise the Crown Prince, and his attitude became much colder."

The same as what Qiao Xi knew.

At that time, the prince realized that the emperor's attitude towards him had changed, and thought it was because of his own popularity and prestige, so he acted more low-key.

Nanny Liu looked at Qiao Xi cautiously, "Those shrewd people in the palace speculated that the emperor is still in his prime, the crown prince has grown up, but there is only one position.

It's a pity for the prince. No matter how anxious he was to take that position, he shouldn't have used witchcraft to harm his own father. As a result, he ended up burning himself to death out of fear of punishment.

You, the princess, have been delayed for several years, and now you have been abducted by that barbarian, the King of Northern Xinjiang."

Su Heting grew up in the mountains. People who didn't know him well said that he was rude, cruel, and ignorant of etiquette. Madam Liu also thought so.

Although she was the emperor's person, she had taken care of Qiao Xi for nine years and was not without any feelings. She felt sorry for Qiao Xi sincerely, but her intention was more to please and beg for mercy.

Qiao Xi didn't care about her thoughts, she just wanted to resolve the doubts in her heart, "What is the emperor's attitude towards the queen?"

When she entered the palace, the empress was no longer in charge of affairs and the two had almost no contact, but it was said that the emperor doted on the empress very much.

But judging from the substitute incident, this favor was somewhat exaggerated. If the emperor really loved the queen, how could he wantonly abuse a woman who looked like the queen?

Could the emperor's dislike for the crown prince be related to the queen?

"The Empress and Your Majesty have known each other since childhood. It was Your Majesty who personally requested this position, so it's natural that it would be good for the Empress.

But since the death of the second prince, the Queen has built a Buddhist temple in Fengyi Palace and rarely meets with Your Majesty.

This old servant used to work in Fengyi Palace, and occasionally heard the two quarreling. It seemed that they had a rift because of the Second Prince.

But as to what the matter was, I dared not listen too much, let alone ask."

The second prince that Nanny Liu mentioned was the crown prince's biological brother, who died at birth.

Qiao Xi also knew this, and after that, the Queen used the excuse of being extremely sad and wanting to pray for the Second Prince's soul to be reborn, and she devoted herself to worshipping Buddha and not caring about worldly affairs.

Seeing that Madam Liu didn't know much about the inside story, Qiao Xi put away her sword.

Madam Liu knelt down and said, "My Lady, I have told you everything I know. I have hurt you, but as a servant, I can only follow your orders.

Just like this time, if Your Majesty wants me to die, I can only die, but I have served you sincerely all those years.

Please, for the sake of our past friendship, release my nephew.

Apart from his gambling habit, he has never done anything harmful to others, let alone you. Please forgive him."

Seeing that Qiao Xi remained silent, Matron Liu began to kowtow. As she kowtowed, a string of beads around her neck was revealed.

Qiao Xi just lowered her eyes and looked at the beads. Her eyes fixed and she reached out to pull out the bead chain that was half-hidden in Madam Liu's collar.

There is a jade pendant hanging under the pearl necklace.

Qiao Xi hurriedly turned the jade token over and saw a pig engraved on the back.

The jade is of the finest quality, and the carving is also superb, especially the little pig at the back, which is very lifelike.

"Where did this come from?"

Qiao Xi's voice suddenly became unusually sharp.

If you listen carefully, you can also detect a little vibrato.

But Aunt Liu was startled by Qiao Xi's action and didn't notice this at all. She said truthfully, "This old servant picked it up."

"When did you pick it up? Where did you pick it up?"

"In the palace, about five or six years ago."

"Was it five years ago or six years ago? Where in the palace did you pick it up?" Qiao Xi's voice was as sharp as a knife.

After living a comfortable life away from the palace for several years, Nanny Liu had long lost her former courage. Faced with Qiao Xi's murderous aura, she was so frightened that she didn't even dare to think of lying.

He said hurriedly, "Five years ago, yes, it was five years ago. At that time, Cao Zongguan asked me to go see the Ji Dushi and told me to be Miss Ji Yao's tutor in the future.

I found it on the way back to the palace after seeing them."

Seeing that the beads were of good quality and thinking that she would be leaving the palace soon, she hid them. She did not dare to take them out until she returned to southern Xinjiang. However, since they were picked up in the palace, she was afraid of making them public, so she only dared to wear them inside her clothes.

Unexpectedly, Qiao Xi discovered it.

Nanny Liu also reacted at this time and asked, "Princess, do you recognize this pearl necklace?"

Qiao Xi more than just knew him.

She could draw the little pig on the back of the jade token even with her eyes closed.

When every child is born in the Qiao family, there will be a jade plaque engraved with their name or their zodiac sign.

This is her fourth brother's jade pendant, carved by her father himself.

Fourth brother's zodiac sign is Pig, and she's is Tiger. Fourth brother has a gentle personality. When she was little, she was ignorant and thought that the men of the Qiao family would all go to the battlefield in the future, so being too gentle would not do.

She secretly changed the jade token without telling her parents and fourth brother, hoping that her fourth brother would be more influenced by her tiger aura.

It was not until her mother discovered it on the eve of her coming to the capital for treatment that she exchanged their jade tokens back.

The children of the Qiao family all carry their jade tokens with them. How could the fourth brother’s jade token appear in the palace when he died in battle in northern Xinjiang?

To outsiders, this jade token has no other meaning except its value. The emperor has no reason to kill the fourth brother and take away his jade token.

The palace has no shortage of this money.

Thinking of something, Qiao Xi's heartbeat suddenly quickened. She was more inclined to believe that her fourth brother might still be alive and was in the palace now.