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

royal palace.

The emperor swept the memorials on the table and said, "How dare Ji Chuan betray me!"

Cao Ying was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down."

"Calm down?"

The emperor's brows were gloomy. "He even dares to covet my throne. How can I calm my anger?"

I had previously received a letter from Eunuch Wu, in which he said that Ji Chuan had colluded with the barbarians to rob the team that was delivering the imperial edict, and had developed rebellious intentions.

The emperor was still skeptical.

Upon learning that Xu An intended to attack Yincheng, Ji Chuan wrote to him asking for help, and he was hesitating whether to send troops to assist.

Now news has come from the spies in northern Xinjiang that Ji Chuan's daughter is chasing after Su Heting all day long.

Ji Yao's temper had been spoiled by Ji Chuan, and she had always been vindictive. Su Heting had detained her for nearly two months, but not only did she not hate Su Heting, she even flattered him and wished she could climb into his bed immediately.

If Ji Chuan had not wanted to win over Su Heting, how could Ji Yao be so willing to lower herself to such a low level.

"Your Majesty, could there be some misunderstanding?"

Cao Ying said tentatively, "After the barbarians were defeated, Dayou had no trace of them. But just when you issued the imperial decree to grant us marriage, they appeared.

Ji Chuan had never shown any signs of rebellion before, and his only son was still in the capital.

Logically, he would not reveal such a big secret concerning his son to the barbarians.

Your Majesty, could it be that someone is deliberately setting up a trap to sow discord between you and Ji Chuan?"

The emperor's woman, whether strong or weak, has her family's influence behind her. She betrayed her master and had no one to rely on. She finally planned to defeat Xu An, but before he could become her helper, he rebelled.

She has been very close to Ji Chuan over the years and they have a good private relationship. She really doesn't want anything to happen to him and damage her network.

The emperor looked at her and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Cao Ying looked up at the emperor and said thoughtfully, "Your Majesty, the loss of food, Xu An's rebellion, and even Bixiang's death all happened after Qiao Xi left the palace..."

"Enough, you want to say that this matter is related to Qiao Xi?

I don't understand, what exactly are you dissatisfied with Qiao Xi, and why are you targeting her in everything?

How did Qiao Xi know that Ji Chuan was my man, and how did she know that Ji Chuan had a son in the capital? She grew up under my nose, how could she have the opportunity to collude with the barbarians?

The emperor was not biased towards Qiao Xi, but in his eyes, Qiao Xi's memory had been altered and it was impossible for her to do these things.

Many years ago, Ji Chuan had made deals with the barbarians in order to help him deal with the Qiao family, but he dealt with those barbarians in time.

"I'm terrified. I'm not targeting Qiao Xi, I just think something's amiss.

Qiao Xi had never made a mistake in the past five years, but this time he lost the tax grain and was kidnapped by Su Heting.

Su Heting had never been involved in any romantic affairs before, so he shouldn't be a lustful person. How could he fall in love with Qiao Xi at first sight?

I am just worried that Qiao Xi was used by Su Heting. The Xinjiang Northern Army has been dealing with barbarians for many years, so it is not difficult for them to disguise themselves as barbarians.

And Nu has been sending people to keep an eye on Xu An for years. Although he has some abilities, I have never heard that he has made friends with people from the martial arts world, let alone gathering that mob in a short period of time.

Could it be that those so-called mobs were actually the Xinjiang North Army? As soon as Xu An captured Liangzhou, he gave Xinjiang North some leeway. Xinjiang North was the direct beneficiary of Xu An's rebellion.

Qiao Xi has been trained by you for many years, so how could she be so ignorant of all this while living in northern Xinjiang?"

After a pause, she lowered her voice and said, "I suspect she is deliberately concealing it, or perhaps she is involved in this matter."

Bixiang followed Qiao Xi out. Bixiang died, but Qiao Xi was alive and well. How could she not hate him?

Between her and Qiao Xi, the emperor chose to favor Qiao Xi, which was Qiao Xi's original sin.

And she intuitively felt that these things were related to Qiao Xi.

Otherwise, why would she suddenly leave the palace for no reason?

However, the people she sent to keep an eye on Qiao Xi haven't found any evidence yet. She believes that as long as she keeps a close eye on Qiao Xi, they will be able to uncover her true colors sooner or later.

The emperor fell silent.

He had spent five years verifying Qiao Xi's ability, and the loss of food this time was indeed strange.

Could it be that Qiao Xi really has an affair?

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"Qiao Xi doesn't remember the past, so why would she oppose me? In her current memories, she and Ji Chuan have no grudges against each other."

This is also what Cao Ying can't understand.

Her brows furrowed, "Su Heting is a mysterious person, and Qiao Xi often went on missions before, so it's possible that they knew each other privately.

Your Majesty, it is said that girls are extroverts, and when they grow up, they are easily deceived by men.

What if Su Heting knew Qiao Xi's identity and deliberately approached her to use her...

Although there is no evidence at the moment, Qiao Xi is the sword you sharpened, and you know best how sharp this sword is.

Just in case, I beg Your Majesty to forge another sword that can strike back at Qiao Xi."

She took out a porcelain bottle from her bosom and presented it with both hands, "This is a secret medicine made by a slave, supplemented with one hundred and eight needles.

Although it cannot change a person's memory like Qiao Xi's, it can erase all of a person's past memories."

The medicine used to change Qiao Xi's memory was brought by her from her master's sect, and there is only one bottle of it in the world.

Regardless of whether Qiao Xi betrayed the emperor or not, Cao Ying wanted to kill her. It was enough for the emperor to have someone he trusted by his side.

Bixiang is lonely underground, and Qiao Xi should go down to accompany her. It will not be in vain that Bixiang has been monitoring Qiao Xi for five years.

Cao Ying's lips curled up in a cold arc.

Using the amnesiac Qiao family to deal with Qiao Xi and letting Qiao Xi die at the hands of her own brother is the best way for her to die.

The emperor didn't believe that Qiao Xi could be easily deceived and used by a man, but he was indeed worried that Qiao Xi would turn the knife against him if she regained her memory one day.

There was nothing wrong with being prepared early, but he had his concerns, "Will this secret medicine affect the blood?"

He kept the Qiao family because he knew that the late emperor had hidden a ghost army that was invincible and was jointly formed by the late emperor and the Qiao family.

Great peace reigned in all directions, and the late emperor hoped that the ghost soldiers who followed him could also live a normal life, so he let them go back to their own seclusion.

But they left a promise: if called upon, the ghost army will return! If I die, my son will take my place, and if my son dies, my grandson will take his place!

This summons is a secret order that requires the blood of the male heir of the Qiao family and the royal bloodline to activate it in order for the ghost army to recognize their master.

He had just gotten some clues about the whereabouts of the secret order. He had taken great pains to hide Qiao Chengwang for so many years. If Qiao Chengwang's bloodline was damaged at this time, wouldn't all his efforts be in vain?

Cao Ying knew the emperor was worried and said hurriedly, "The 108 needles were all inserted into the top of the head, so they have no effect on the blood."

Hearing this, the emperor nodded and said, "Then let's start tomorrow."

Cao Ying quickly agreed, then asked, "Your Majesty, do you need to send someone to Qiao Xi's side?"

Previously, the emperor wanted to use the marriage to place people around Qiao Xi, but in the end, only Eunuch Wu and the leader of the imperial guards were left dead in the marriage procession.

The emperor said calmly, "I will arrange this matter."

It was natural to have spies around Qiao Xi, but the emperor didn't want Cao Ying to interfere with the arrangements, for fear that Cao Ying's selfish motives would ruin his plans.

However, Ji Chuan's matter needs to be dealt with in a timely manner.

He told Cao Ying to prepare paper and pen, as he wanted to revoke the arranged marriage between Ji Yao and Su Heting.

Seeing that he still suspected Ji Chuan and revoked Ji Yao's marriage proposal, Cao Ying issued another imperial decree, allowing Ji Yao to enter the palace as a concubine.

There are already enough women in the palace. If Ji Yao enters the palace, Ji Chuan will naturally support his daughter and there will be no place for her.

In addition, because of Xu An's rebellion, the emperor cut off her hope of becoming a concubine, while Ji Yao could easily become the emperor's concubine.

Jealousy surged, and she couldn't help herself. "Your Majesty, we still don't know if this is true or not. Should we wait a little longer?"

Before the emperor could answer, a palace servant came from outside to report, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Wu and his men are back."

Eunuch Wu, who had been chubby when he left the palace, was now so skinny that the emperor almost didn't recognize him. "How did you become like this?"

"Your Majesty, please help me. Ji Chuan has gone too far, colluding with the barbarians and even attempting to assassinate me along the way. I nearly died several times."

"Eunuch Wu, be careful with your words. It's rash to conclude that the assassin is the envoy of the season based on just a few words."

When Eunuch Wu left the palace, he was glad that Cao Ying had displeased the emperor, which was why he got this job.

After experiencing the hardships during this period, I hated Cao Ying in my heart. If Cao Ying had not offended His Majesty, this is what Cao Ying would have done.

When he was running for his life in thin clothes and barefoot, he even suspected that Cao Ying knew there was danger and deliberately gave way to him.

Therefore, after hearing what Cao Ying said, he angrily said, "What benefit did Ji Chuan give you to let you speak for him?

We heard the barbarians mention Ji Chuan with our own ears, heard the assassins talk about the merits of following the dragon with our own ears, and saw with our own eyes that the assassins burned the entire post station to the ground.

You are in the palace, how can you be sure that Ji Chuan has no intention of rebelling?"