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

"Quick, bring the hot water to the brazier. We're freezing at home..."

Wrapped in a quilt, Eunuch Wu instructed the eunuch beside him in a trembling voice, "I'm almost starving. Go to the kitchen and help. Bring us some food first."

After being robbed, they walked barefoot and in thin clothes for more than ten hours, suffering from hunger and cold, and finally arrived at the nearest post station.

Fortunately, they had stayed at this post station before, and the postmaster recognized them and did not turn them away because of their embarrassment.

He even went to the kitchen to prepare food for them personally, but the post station was a small one, with only three people including the postmaster, so it was not fast enough to prepare food for everyone.

Eunuch Wu couldn't wait any longer, so he urged his people to help.

The young eunuch had fled all the way with him, and his situation was not much better than Eunuch Wu's. After hearing the order, he had to tremble and walk out of the room.

Seeing this, the leader of the imperial guards also pointed to a few imperial guards to go and help.

After a while, the two finally received hot water and some steamed buns, which were delivered by the postmaster himself.

He said in embarrassment, "This is what's left over from last night. I just heated it up. Please don't mind, my dear friends. The meal is being prepared."

Although Eunuch Wu was not as popular as Cao Ying in front of the emperor, he was also a senior steward in the palace. The palace was extravagant, so he also followed suit and became fat and strong.

Normally, if the postmaster dared to give him steamed buns, he would definitely get angry, but now he would not be disgusted at all.

He bit off most of the steamed bun in one bite and stuffed it into his stomach with all his might. The leader of the imperial guards was not much better.

The two men looked like starving ghosts, and had lost the arrogance they had before at the post station. The postmaster twitched his lips calmly, with a sly gleam in his eyes.

After eating and drinking, Eunuch Wu felt sleepy. The leader of the imperial guards was also sleepy, but he wanted to discuss the next arrangements with Eunuch Wu. However, they just chatted for a few words.

The door was pushed open with a bang.

The postmaster stumbled in, clutching his abdomen and spitting blood. "There's an assassin! Run!"

After he finished speaking, he fell down and died.

At the same time, there was a sound of fighting outside the house. The leader of the imperial guards looked out the window and his face changed drastically.

Hundreds of masked men in black broke in with knives.

The imperial guards must have been drugged, and their weapons were taken away by the barbarians, so they were completely unable to resist.

The leader of the imperial guards subconsciously reached for his waist, only to remember that his sword was also missing. Going out now would undoubtedly mean seeking death.

After hesitating for a few breaths, he searched the postmaster's body and found a purse. He put it in his arms and whispered to Eunuch Wu, "Let's go."

The two men climbed out of the back window. Eunuch Wu was about to run forward, but was stopped by the leader of the imperial guards and taken to hide in the outhouse in the backyard.

In the outhouse, which was originally used to raise pigs, there was a pile of dry straw used to start a fire when cooking, and the two men hid in it.

He just saw that the men in black were coming on horseback, and they couldn't outrun them on two legs.

"I feel dizzy."

Eunuch Wu whispered.

The leader of the imperial guards bit his tongue and he also felt dizzy.

The drug should have been put in the food later, but they ate the drug-free buns first, so they were not so hungry later and ate less, so their situation was better than that of the imperial guards.

He covered Eunuch Wu's mouth and twisted his thigh with his other hand. They had to stay awake. If they fainted, they would become the dead under the assassin's knife like the imperial guards.

Eunuch Wu gasped in pain and understood the leader's intention, but even though he understood it, it still hurt. He bit the leader's hand hard.

"hiss!"

The leader of the imperial guards felt so painful that he wanted to hit someone.

"There's some movement behind us, let's go check it out."

Someone noticed something was wrong and came over.

Eunuch Wu immediately covered the mouth of the leader of the imperial guards.

The footsteps are getting closer.

Suddenly, a knife came in and just grazed Eunuch Wu's arm. Another knife came in and hit the leader of the imperial guards in the crotch. If it had gone a little further, he would have had to enter the palace and become a eunuch like Eunuch Wu.

Oh no, if he is stabbed, he will be discovered by the assassin and won’t even have the chance to enter the palace to become a eunuch.

The two people covered their mouths, saw fear in each other's eyes, trembled, and sweat poured down.

The two knives were pulled out at the same time, and before the two men could breathe a sigh of relief, the knife stabbed in again, this time, in the gap between the two men.

God have mercy on me!

Eunuch Wu wanted to kneel down and kowtow to God, begging him to bless them and not let the assassin discover them.

Perhaps God heard his thoughts and the knife was taken back again.

The assassin said, "No one, let's go."

Another person said, "Wait a minute, I'm in a hurry, I need to pee."

As the sound of water rang out, Eunuch Wu and the other eunuch heard one of them complain, "Just because a barbarian mentioned that your Excellency has a son in the capital, your Excellency sent us here overnight to chase him and silence him. Aren't we being too cautious?

Those good-for-nothings at the court don't understand the barbarians' words, and if they don't properly dispose of the bodies after killing so many people tonight, it will easily cause trouble."

"It's always better to be cautious, what if someone understands? My Lord has been planning this for years, enduring the pain of separation from his own flesh and blood, so there can be no room for error.

How difficult is it to deal with the corpse? Just find a place, dig a big hole and bury it. It's just a little tiring.

Okay, stop complaining. When the Lord succeeds in the future, you and I will both be the ones who have contributed to his success. Good days are ahead of us.”

"That's what you said."

After a pause, the man seemed very curious and asked, "Who is the master's son?"

Another person immediately said, "Don't ask about things you shouldn't know. Be careful what you say, or you might cause trouble."

Perhaps because they had a good relationship, he added, "I'm doing this for your own good. Your status is precious. If anyone were to know, you would be doomed. What good would become of you and me who followed you then?"

“Don’t worry, I’m not stupid. I understand what you said. I really envy you, sir… I wonder if you and I will have the chance to taste the taste of that noble lady in this life.

Hey, what do those high-ranking ladies in Beijing look like in bed..."

The obscene words gradually faded away, and Eunuch Wu and the other man were shocked, and they both quietly let go of each other's hands.

"Jichuan?"

The leader of the imperial guards spoke first, but naturally, silently.

At that time, the barbarians only mentioned Ji Chuan, at least the only name they understood was Ji Chuan. Were these people sent by Ji Chuan to silence them?

They knew what the barbarian said, and the barbarian knew Ji Chuan's secret, which meant that his initial suspicion was correct.

Ji Chuan is colluding with the barbarians!

No wonder the barbarians were able to enter the territory of Dayou and dared to rob the imperial guards.

It's impossible to say that these assassins were mixed in with those barbarians at the time, and they even dared to call him a good-for-nothing. How absurd, you Ji Chuan!

What shocked Eunuch Wu even more was that Ji Chuan actually betrayed the emperor and had the intention of rebelling and usurping the throne.

And who is the son he raised in the capital? Does the emperor know?

No!

He must return to the capital alive and tell the emperor everything!

But my eyelids are so heavy...

After a while, two snoring sounds, sometimes high and sometimes low, were heard from the toilet.

Qiao Xi stood far away and glanced at the people around him.

If Eunuch Wu and the leader of the imperial guards were awake at this moment, they would recognize that the man being glared at was the postmaster who had just died in front of them.

He raised his hand and tore off the human skin mask on his face, revealing Lou Xin's smiling face.

"Don't blame me, Princess. I'm just worried that they gave me too much sleeping pills and these two idiots fell asleep early."

Then we won’t be able to hear his carefully crafted words.

Qiao Xi was speechless.

After these days of contact, she already knew that Lou Xin was a lively person. As long as he did his job well, she would not restrict him too much.

But if there is a next time, Qiao Xi will definitely stay further away.

This guy likes to exaggerate himself. If he says he's going to vomit blood, he's going to vomit blood. If he says he's going to urinate, he's going to urinate.

She has good hearing...

When thinking of Lou Xin, I think of those people who followed Su Heting to capture Yanzhou last time. Some of them came from the martial arts world, some were bandits, some were pickpockets, and some were even death row prisoners or prostitutes.

After being incorporated into the Xinjiang Northern Army, Su Heting did not force them to change their previous habits, but they all obeyed Su Heting.

Objectively speaking, Su Heting is the second person Qiao Xi admires besides the Qiao family.

The first one is the prince.