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

Less than an hour after the old imperial physician Du was brought into the palace, he was sent out of the palace by the imperial guards.

However, he was not sent back to the Du Mansion, but directly thrown into prison.

Before the Du family could figure out what was going on, the imperial guards knocked on the door again.

The emperor ordered that the entire Du family be executed.

The same fate also happened to Shen Xiuyi's family in the harem.

The two families happened to be at the beginning and end of the street respectively.

For a moment, the whole street was filled with the cries and pleas for mercy from the two families, as well as the scolding of the imperial guards.

The imperial guards came with the imperial edict, but the people outside had no idea what was going on inside.

A brave citizen asked tentatively, "Sir, what crime have these two families committed?"

The imperial guard who was questioned whipped the Du family and sneered, "Shen Xiuyi was jealous of the Empress, so she colluded with Ji Chuan and Du Yingfa to take advantage of the Empress's childbirth and swapped the dead baby for the Second Prince.

They even threw the Second Prince into the mountains. They were so audacious as to dare to murder the heir to the throne. This will bring disaster to the whole family."

Some people reacted, "Didn't Shen Xiuyi die many years ago?"

The imperial guards snorted coldly, "Although Shen Xiuyi is dead, the Shen family raised such a vicious daughter, so they should bear the consequences."

When the people heard this, they all sighed.

"No wonder there's such a big fuss. To dare to harm the Emperor's son, one must be incredibly bold."

"It's just pitiful for the Shen family. They were implicated by a daughter who had died many years ago."

Someone quickly reminded him, "You are asking for your life. You dare to speak up for the Shen family. Who knows if the Shen family participated in it to help their daughter?"

Someone else asked, "Do you still remember that the Queen thought the Second Prince had died young and was devastated. She then devoted herself to Buddhism and passed away at a young age. This not only harmed the Second Prince, but also the Queen.

Given the Emperor's feelings for the Empress, he must punish them severely if he learns the truth."

"If you ask me, this person should not do evil and should educate his children well, otherwise the whole family will suffer misfortune that day."

Hearing the heart-wrenching cry of the Shen family's young child, everyone quickly echoed his cry.

Someone in the crowd asked, "Sir, so the King of Jiangbei is really the Second Prince?"

This time, there was no need for the imperial guards to answer; someone else answered for him. The person came running over from a distance and excitedly said to everyone, "There's a portrait posted at the palace gate. It's of Empress Dowager Su and the King of Jiangbei. My goodness, the two look practically identical."

Portraits of imperial concubines cannot be displayed to the public at will, especially if they have passed away for many years.

The emperor now ordered the portrait of his biological mother to be posted to prove to the world that the King of Jiangbei is the second prince. It can be seen that the emperor has recognized this son.

"I think His Majesty is very happy to have found the Second Prince, so he did this for him. Let's go and take a look."

As the common people said this, they pulled the people around them and ran towards the palace.

Liang Shi followed the crowd to the palace gate. After seeing the portrait of Empress Dowager Su clearly, he was also shocked.

I originally thought it was just the master's guess, but I didn't expect that the body the master is using now is actually the second prince.

After returning to his residence, he hurriedly wrote a letter to report everything to Su Heting.

As for the emperor's statement to the outside world, he didn't believe it at all. Others might not know, but he knew best that Ji Chuan had no involvement in this matter at all.

This is a lie made up by the master.

Now the emperor took advantage of the situation to put the blame on Ji Chuan, indicating that the person who really harmed the second prince should not be told to outsiders.

Liang Shi had no doubt that it was the emperor who threw the second prince into the mountains.

That person can do it.

The imperial family is truly ruthless. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, but he killed his two legitimate sons in a row.

Liang Shi’s mind was filled with the prince’s tragic death and Su Heting’s poisoning.

My heart itch with hatred.

The desire for revenge grows stronger.

Now that the emperor has announced his master's identity in such a high-profile manner, he is afraid that the emperor has some evil intentions towards Su Heting again.

Not daring to delay, he quietly mixed into the crowd that was gathered at the palace gate and had not yet left, hoping to get first-hand information from the palace.

In the palace, after meeting Du Yingfa, the emperor returned to Fengyi Palace.

Several princes and ministers requested to see him, but were all turned away by Eunuch Wu.

However, Cao Ying was allowed to enter by the emperor.

"Your Majesty, there are many people in this world who look alike. Judging by appearance alone..."

The emperor interrupted her, "He is."

Just the resemblance in appearance is not enough to make a conclusion, but the second brother was thrown into the mountains, Su Heting also grew up in the mountains without a father or mother, and he also has his grandmother's surname. These three factors combined are enough.

What's more, he was the only one who knew that there must be that person's handiwork behind this.

How could a child who grew up in the wild choose the surname Su for himself?

That person did it on purpose.

Su Heting is his son.

He lowered his eyes to glance at the queen's spirit tablet.

Even if Su Heting is not, he must be.

Seeing that the emperor had made up his mind, Cao Ying had to change his approach and said, "Your Majesty, if he really enters the palace, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to you."

Su Heting is not a good person. The emperor has tried to assassinate him many times before, so it is impossible for Su Heting not to hold a grudge.

Besides, she always felt that this matter was very strange.

She knew Ji Chuan quite well. He was not a bold man. At that time, Ji Chuan had just gained the emperor's trust and he only wished he could do everything he could to please the emperor. How could he dare to get involved in the affairs of the second prince?

The news about the second prince coming from southern Xinjiang is very suspicious.

The emperor knew of Cao Ying's doubts, but he could not tell Cao Ying that he had ordered the second prince to be thrown into the mountains.

Ji Chuan and his men had no choice but to take responsibility for this matter, not to mention that Du Yingfa confessed that he was indeed instructed by Shen Xiuyi back then.

Shen Xiuyi was pregnant with the Queen at the same time, so it was understandable that she was jealous of the Queen, but he guessed that there must be that person behind her, so the Shen family could not keep her.

As for why the rumor spread in southern Xinjiang that Ji Chuan had swapped the second prince.

The emperor also figured it out. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Ji Chuan lost, and Su Heting and Xu An won. Only the winner has the right to speak. The matter of the second prince's identity must have been spread by Su Heting himself.

The purpose is nothing more than ambition.

With the identity of a prince, he can attract more followers, and it is all for this position in the final analysis.

"He is the son of me and the Queen. He must enter the palace."

The Queen turned to look at Cao Ying with a somewhat paranoid expression, "I must wake the Queen up and let her see clearly what kind of man she is, the one she would abandon her husband and children and even fake her own death to follow.

She said I didn't understand love, so I wanted her to see clearly how that man loved her.

She alienated me from her, plotted against her two sons, and watched her suffer for over a decade. I want to see if Huiyue will regret this kind of love."

Cao Ying finally understood the emperor's intention, "You let Su Heting into the palace to lure out the queen?

But Your Majesty, there is no evidence to prove that the Queen is still alive. Su Heting is ambitious. Letting him into the palace is undoubtedly inviting a wolf into the house..."

"How dare you! He is my son. How can you insult the prince of the Heavenly Family?"

Cao Ying knelt down hurriedly, "I deserve to die. I was just worried about Your Majesty."

"I didn't let you in to listen to your nonsense."

The emperor turned the empress's spirit tablet upside down and said, "The empress must not be dead, otherwise why is the coffin in the imperial mausoleum empty?

I personally placed her body there, and I personally watched it being carried into the imperial mausoleum. She faked her death to deceive me, and she ran off with another man."

In the entire palace, only Cao Ying knew about this matter, and the emperor wanted to confide in her.

Cao Ying knew too well how paranoid and crazy the emperor was about the queen.

This kind of paranoia and madness began five years ago when the queen's tomb was discovered to be empty.

Perhaps the emperor himself did not believe that the queen was still alive, but was just stubbornly dwelling on the issue.

Now that Su Heting's identity as the second prince has been revealed, he seems to have seen a ray of hope, a ray of hope that he can rely on Su Heting to lure out the queen and prove that the queen is still alive.

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"Your Majesty, I understand the pain in your heart, but have you forgotten your great cause of regaining imperial power?

Qiao Xi failed to conquer northern Xinjiang, and Ji Chuan lost southern Xinjiang instead. Many things have happened recently that have deviated from your expectations.

Now that you have brought Su Heting back, I am worried that things might change."

The emperor's eyes darkened, "I know, so I want you to clear out those people in the cold palace and don't let Su Heting find any trace.

He is my son. If I grant him the throne, he will surely be tempted. If I also grant him the fatherly love he has never had since childhood, he will be a more useful sword than Qiao Xi.

It is also a good helper to deal with that person and make the queen regret it.

After the knife completes its mission, if he is obedient, he may spare his life, but if he has other ideas, then he can go down and accompany his brother.