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

He gasped in pain, "Later, the relationship between the emperor and the empress was not as good as before, and the emperor had no scruples, so he moved against the Qiao family.

But the barbarian invasion seems beyond the Emperor's control, so he sent me to southern Xinjiang to keep an eye on border movements."

As a result, when the barbarians invaded, he hid in southern Xinjiang and dared not move.

There was a hint of contempt in Qiao Xi's eyes.

Ji Chuan didn't dare to look them in the eye. "The purpose of capturing Qiao Chengwang is to summon the ghost army in the future. But how to summon it, don't ask me. The emperor will never tell me."

On this point, the two did not suspect that he was lying. He didn't even know that Yuchan was needed to summon the ghost army.

If he knew that Xu Ling'er and his sister had been in southern Xinjiang for many years, he would have a better chance of getting the jade cicada than Cao Ying.

Su Heting asked, "What does he want to do by summoning the ghost army?"

Ji Chuan shook his head. "Although I followed him when I was young, I was actually just a servant who was willing to obey him. When I became the master, I told the servants everything."

What's more, he did not gain the emperor's trust from the beginning. He caught the emperor's eye only after he followed the emperor's plan and cuckolded Prince Yong.

Qiao Xi sneered, "Then tell me about the old man."

Ji Chuan knew that his reaction just now could not be hidden from the two people. He also knew that if he did not answer, he would suffer. However, he still could not help but ask Su Heting, "Are you really the Second Prince?"

Su Heting didn't answer, but the dagger moved, and the heart-wrenching pain came again. Ji Chuan was angry but dared not to be angry.

I could only honestly reply to Qiao Xi's words, "After the Second Prince died, the Queen drew a small portrait and secretly searched for someone, and that person was the old man you are talking about.

However, the Emperor stopped this, and because of this, the Emperor and Empress had a big quarrel. It was also because of the quarrel that I was deeply impressed by the person in the portrait.

Although the person in the portrait at that time was much younger than he is now.

Fearing that the dagger would move again, he did not dare to delay. “During the quarrel, the queen slapped the emperor, which may have completely angered the emperor.

The emperor raised his voice a lot, and I heard him say that the queen's biological mother was willing to be a prostitute and brought disgrace to the family, and her father was a gangster who did not work properly.

The Queen is not ashamed of having such parents, but dares to secretly seek out that scoundrel father, fearing that others will not know that the Queen of Dayou has such a shameful background.

Su Heting was shocked.

"Are you saying that the queen is not a member of the Zhou family?"

The Zhou family is the queen's family.

Ji Chuan looked confused.

Su Heting is the second prince, and the queen's biological father has also found him. The two have been grandfather and grandson for many years. How could he not know the queen's true life experience?

Before Ji Chuan could think deeply, Qiao Xi stepped on his feet again and asked, "Why is the Queen looking for Grandfather?"

Qiao Xi was also extremely shocked.

The old man turned out to be the Queen's biological father and the Crown Prince's maternal grandfather.

If the original body was really the second prince, did the old man go into the mountains to find him?

Ji Chuan was sweating profusely from the pain, "I don't know."

After learning about the queen's background, which could cost him his head, he dared not listen any more or explore further.

"I've told you everything I know. I wasn't the one who threw the Second Prince into the mountains. I didn't even know about it. Please let me go."

Ji Chuan had no doubt that Su Heting was not the second prince, because he was sure that the old man was the biological father of the queen. He felt that only his biological grandfather would raise Su Heting and protect him for many years.

Qiao Xi and Su Heting looked at each other, and their eyes confirmed this.

"When the incident happened, my fourth brother was only nine years old. Even if it was to defend against the enemy, our family wouldn't let him act alone."

Qiao Xi suddenly snatched the sword from Su Heting's hand and pointed it at Ji Chuan's throat. "Tell me, how many people in my Qiao family did you kill in order to take my fourth brother away?"

Ji Chuan didn't expect the conversation to return to the Qiao family. The hope in his heart completely dissipated. "Three, three people."

"Which three people?"

"Your eldest brother, and your second uncle's two children."

This does not include the servants of the Qiao family.

Qiao Xi closed her eyes.

She knew that with the unity of the Qiao family, unless they died, they would never watch their fourth brother being taken away.

Ji Chuan was trembling with fear and wanted to see Qiao Xi's expression, but a cold light flashed before his eyes. Qiao Xi snatched the sword from Su Heting's hand and cut off Ji Chuan's arms.

"It would be too easy for you to die like this."

"How much do you know about the Crown Prince being framed by the Emperor?"

Another fatal question.

Ji Chuan hurriedly shook his head. "When the Crown Prince got into trouble, I was in southern Xinjiang. Believe me, I really had no involvement in this matter."

Another flash of cold light, and Qiao Xi cut off his legs.

"Since you refuse to speak, you will have to endure the rest of your life. When the emperor goes to hell, I will send you there to accompany him."

Then, she looked out the door and said, "Lou Xin, I'll leave him in your care. You'll have to judge him every day, and as long as he survives, it'll be fine until he confesses all his evil deeds."

After leaving the house, Qiao Xi saw General Qin, who had been acupunctured outside the door. She untied his acupuncture points and asked, "General Qin, are you still going to commit suicide to apologize for this emperor and this court?"

General Qin heard everything clearly outside, and his face had a complicated expression.

He had not expected that the death of the Qiao family in battle and the incident involving the crown prince were caused by the emperor, nor had he expected that Qiao Xi and the others would go to such great lengths to save his life.

He didn't hesitate to let him hear many secrets.

He was no fool, and he immediately knelt down and said, "Qin thanks the prince and princess for saving my life."

No one who lives a good life wants to die. After being rescued by Qiao Xi and Su Heting, the courage to commit suicide has diminished a lot.

Now that he knows the true identities of the emperor and Ji Chuan, he thinks Su Heting is the second prince.

He convinced himself that he was protecting the people of southern Xinjiang and that his loyalty would still be to the royal bloodline.

As long as the King of Northern Xinjiang can make the people of Southern Xinjiang live a good life, my father will forgive him.

Su Heting raised his hand to support his arm. "General Qin, I respect your dedication to the people. I hope you will continue to protect southern Xinjiang as you did in the past."

When he was still the crown prince, he had an impression of General Qin. In fact, General Qin's promotion from centurion to thousand-man commander had something to do with him.

At that time, he and the emperor were relatively harmonious, and the emperor would occasionally use government affairs to test his academic performance.

That day, the emperor happened to be reading a report on the suppression of bandits in southern Xinjiang. It was he who discovered the tenacity and the desire to protect the people of the little centurion amidst the boastful speeches of the local officials.

The emperor found it curious at the time, so he sent someone to investigate. He learned that it was indeed a local official who had taken credit for the incident, so he punished the official and promoted the centurion to the rank of captain of a thousand men.

Before attacking Yincheng, he inquired about what General Qin had done over the years and learned that he was the same as before, which is why he opened the city gate to rescue him.

No matter how bad the court is, there are always good officials. Good officials are rare and are a blessing to the people. They are also a help to his future.

General Qin didn't know what Su Heting was thinking. He asked, "Your Majesty, the late Crown Prince was truly wronged, wasn't he?"

Su Heting nodded, "He had never thought of killing his father before."

But now he wanted to kill him with his own hands.

General Qin was excited. "I knew the prince wasn't that kind of person. He even cared about the people. How could he murder my father?"

He knelt down again and said, "To be honest with you, Your Highness, the late Crown Prince was very kind to me. If there is a chance in the future, I would like to ask Your Highness to clear the late Crown Prince's grievances. I am willing to die for you."

Su Heting looked at him deeply and said, "Okay."

Unexpectedly, in this world, besides Qiao Xi, there is someone willing to clear his name.

Back in the Xinjiang camp, Qiao Xi was curious about General Qin's attitude towards the late crown prince, so Su Heting told her the origin of the matter.

Qiao Xi sighed, "No wonder you asked me to stop him from committing suicide. It wouldn't be in vain if you saved him."

Su Heting hummed and explained the Queen's background. "My mother was arranged to marry by the late Emperor. At that time, the late Emperor had already designated the Emperor as the Crown Prince. As the future mother of a country, the late Emperor had to make sure of her background.

Even if she wasn't a daughter of the Zhou family, her grandfather certainly wasn't the scoundrel the emperor described her as, so the prostitute issue must have had more difficult reasons."

Qiao Xi agreed, "My grandfather's identity is probably not simple."

Talk about Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here!

"Grandson, Xibaoer, the old man is here!"

The old man came in through the curtains and asked Qiao Xi with a smile, "Xi Bao'er, do you miss your grandfather?"

"Thought."

The old man was satisfied and handed her a candied haws, "You are so good."

He took another one and held it in front of Su Heting, "Grandson, do you want to eat it?"

Under normal circumstances, Su Heting would have definitely shaken his head, but then the old man said with a happy face, "You don't want to eat, then grandpa will help you share."

But today Su Heting took the candied haws.

The old man's face was full of heartache. He was just being polite. Why is this kid becoming less cute as he grows older?

"Grandfather, answer me a question and I'll give you a candied haws."

Next to him, Qiao Xi had already taken a bite. The old man swallowed his saliva and said, "Ask."

He wants to eat too.

"Who is Huiyue?"

Huiyue was the queen's maiden name.

The old man thought for a while with a bitter face and shook his head.

Su Heting tore off the outer layer of the candied haws and guided, "Think about it again."

The old man stared at the candied haws in his hand, thought for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "I remember now, it's Xiaoyue'er, my Xiaoyue'er."