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

The next day, Qiao Xi was awakened by laughter outside.

Su Heting was no longer by the bed.

She got dressed and stood up, walked to the window, and saw Shoushan holding the red fox on his neck, holding its two front paws, and flying across the yard, "Take off, take off..."

The red fox bared its teeth, and Qiao Xi actually saw a smile on its face.

She thought that the red fox and green snake were so smart, probably because Shoushan had always raised them as humans.

Then how did he support Su Heting?

Su Heting looked conflicted.

He has the wildness of an animal and the bearing of a noble young man from an aristocratic family.

At the same time, his moods are changeable.

Before the marriage, he poisoned her and forbade her to leave him, but last night he allowed her to divorce after eight months.

When she decided to marry him, Qiao Xi didn't think about how long their marriage would last.

Now, she had no idea why Su Heting wanted to divorce.

She just estimated in her mind whether eight months would be enough for her to do what she wanted.

"Xibaoer, you're awake."

Shoushan's face popped up from the window. "Do you want to play with us?"

Qiao Xi smiled, "I have something else to do today. Can I play with Grandpa later?"

"Are you leaving then?" Shoushan asked.

Without waiting for Qiao Xi to answer, he said, "He Xiaozi said that we are under your care these days, so wherever you go, we go."

Qiao Xi, “…”

An hour later.

Qiao Xi and three elders appeared under the wall of Xu Mansion.

"Xibaoer, are we going to climb over the wall to play?"

Shoushan's eyes were filled with excitement. He covered his mouth with his hand and said, "Wow, this is so exciting. I love it. We hide and you find us, okay?"

Qiao Xi had something important to do with Xu An, so she said, "You can only hide in this house and can't go anywhere else. Otherwise, it will be difficult for me to find you. Is that okay?"

"it is good."

Shoushan and the snake-fox jumped onto the wall, then jumped down and called out from the other side, "Xibaoer, we've disappeared. Come find us."

Xu An, who had just arrived, twitched his lips when he heard this.

He waited for a long time but Qiao Xi didn't turn over. Just as he was about to jump over the wall to take a look, he heard a servant report, "General, there is a man named Qiu Bayue outside the mansion who is looking for you. He said he is your friend."

Xu An was surprised.

The name sounds unfamiliar. When did he have such a friend?

"Who is your Excellency?"

Xu An looked at the person in front of him. He was not tall, nor was he strong, with an average-looking face.

His back was as straight as a pine tree, and he had a carefree smile on his lips, giving him the detached temperament of a young hero.

But he was sure he didn't know him.

"It's me." The person came out.

Xu An was surprised, "Qiao Xi?"

Qiao Xi made a shushing gesture.

Xu An understood, dismissed his servants, and then walked around Qiao Xi three times. "Is this a Buddha-like skill? I can't even see any trace of disguise."

Qiao Xi smiled, "I told you to see that it means I'm not very skilled."

This time she used a strong male voice.

In her previous life, Qiao Xi learned disguise and ventriloquism in order to complete tasks for the emperor.

This event had not yet happened, so the emperor did not know that she could change into five completely different faces in an instant. The last time she saw Su Heting in the blacksmith shop was one of them.

Two days later, she will lead the troops to attack Yanzhou personally, and will appear beside Xu An with this face from now on.

She wants this name to be known to the world.

When she was young, she listened to the legendary stories of the martial arts world and pestered her fourth brother to promise her that when she grew up, he would accompany her to travel the martial arts world.

It was not convenient to use her real name when she was a wandering knight, but at that time she had not yet studied seriously, so she could only come up with a pseudonym like Qiu Bayue.

Fourth Brother suppressed his laughter and praised her, "Born in the eighth month of the year, Qiu Ba Yue, it's really an excellent name. Xi Bao Er is really smart."

Although she admired herself in her heart, she sensed something was wrong from her fourth brother's smile, so she did not allow him to tell anyone.

This is a secret between her and her fourth brother.

As long as Fourth Brother still remembers that incident from his childhood, he might be able to guess that it was her when he heard the name Qiu Bayue.

She had no clue about her fourth brother, so she tried to get her message to him first.

Calming her mind, Qiao Xi told Xu An about her and Su Heting's siege plan and the imperial decree granting the marriage.

"I can only stay in the dark right now. I'm sorry for putting you in a difficult position."

Xu An waved his hand nonchalantly, "Since a real man has decided to follow you for revenge, there's no need to worry about these things.

If it weren't for you, I would have died without knowing the truth about my father and sister's murder, and I wouldn't have the freedom I have now without being suppressed by the governor and his men."

At this point, he thought of the rumors coming from the capital and said angrily, "The emperor and his wife are too shameless.

I just hope that their hypocritical masks can be torn off sooner rather than later, so that the world can see what despicable creatures they really are."

The Dog Emperor actually denied his crime, saying that Bixiang was suffering from hysteria and talking nonsense, which could not be true.

He also accused Xu An of having rebellious intentions, which led to him killing his superior and rebelling.

Since he had rebelled in the first place, Xu An didn't feel it was unfair to be labeled a traitor.

But whenever he thought about how he had only wanted to be loyal to the emperor, he wanted to slap himself twice.

"There will come a day."

Qiao Xi said, "Right now, you need to do two things.

First, send a few reliable people with good skills to the capital.

Second, he ordered people to go to Weizhou to find a doctor named Lai Chijiao and bring him to Liangzhou.

If he doesn't come, I'll lure him with valuable medicinal herbs."

Are you going to the capital to find your sister?

Who is the doctor looking for, Qiao Xi or his sister?

Xu An didn't know which one to ask first.

Qiao Xi knew he was confused and explained, "After Sister Ling'er came out of the palace, I hid her in the prison and took the identity of a female prisoner.

That female prisoner will be exiled to southern Xinjiang next month. Although my people will be watching over her on the way, it would be safer if you could send some people over in advance to secretly protect her."

It really is my sister’s business.

Kindness without saying thanks.

Xu An pursed his lips and silently bowed to Qiao Xi.

Qiao Xi continued, "You took the blame for me. Cao Ying thought you killed Bixiang and must hate you terribly. Even if she couldn't come in person, she would definitely send someone to assassinate you in secret.

Those are killers trained in the secret factory, masters picked from thousands. It would be a pity to kill them, so I want to recruit them for my own use.

But they are all under the control of poison, and the leprous barefoot is the antidote to this poison."

Most of the people in the secret factories were slave orphans who were selected from a young age and suffered inhumane training. Only the strong ones were able to stay until the end and be employed by the emperor.

If they performed well, the emperor would free them from slavery and assign them to the imperial guards, military camps, or even government offices. From then on, they would escape from the shadows, live openly in front of people, and become real people.

But most of the hidden players died in the line of duty, without even a lonely grave, and never had the chance to come into the public eye.

There were also those who were injured and could no longer serve the emperor, and they had to rely on meager subsidies and barely make a living as slaves.

In past and present lives, Qiao Xi has worked in the dark factory for many years and understands them best.

They were taught from childhood to be loyal to the emperor and to be a killing tool.

But for most people in the Anchang, they work hard, achieve more achievements, receive rewards, and save money, all just to wait until they are older and retire so that they can live the life of ordinary people.

Qiao Xi wanted to give it a try.