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

Cao Ying understood what the emperor meant, but she felt that his imagination was too beautiful.

Although she had never dealt with Su Heting, judging from his actions, he was not a man who followed the rules.

They may be able to control and deceive Qiao Xi, but they may not be able to deceive Su Heting.

She lowered her eyes. Perhaps Qiao Xidu had already escaped their control, but she had no evidence and the emperor had not noticed.

With this in mind, she said, "I will definitely clean up the cold palace. I am willing to go and bring back the Second Prince for Your Majesty."

The emperor shook his head and said, "You don't have to go. I will arrange for someone to go."

Cao Ying didn't feel much disappointed.

Ever since the last incident with Yu Chan, the emperor has been wary of her.

According to the information they received, Su Heting cared a lot about Qiao Xi, and the emperor must be worried that she would make things difficult for Qiao Xi or even kill her on the road, which would offend Su Heting.

The emperor now wants to be a good father, so he doesn't want to make Su Heting unhappy, at least on the surface.

But she could never let Qiao Xi return to the capital alive.

"I know."

She looked lost and a little worried, "I just thought that there are many people in the capital who don't want the Second Prince to return to the capital."

Her words reminded the emperor.

Several princes have reached adulthood, and the ministers in the court have their own sides, either openly or secretly. It is indeed necessary to consider carefully who to send so that he will not have the intention to kill Su Heting.

"Okay, please step back."

When Cao Ying reached the door, the emperor said calmly, "Don't ruin my plans. I know you've always wanted a legitimate status. When she repents, I can make you, Ying Baiyun, my queen."

This matter is as important as the great cause of regaining imperial power, and he will accomplish it, so he doesn't want to cause any trouble with Cao Ying.

Cao Ying's heart trembled.

Her original name was Ying Baiyun, not Cao Ying.

"Is what your Majesty said serious?"

She asked boldly.

The emperor turned to look at her, "If she can run off with another man, why can't I have a private affair with you, Ying Baiyun? You've been by my side for many years, and I know how good you are."

Or to anger the queen.

But this is indeed Cao Ying's obsession.

She lowered her eyes and said, "I understand. I will help Your Majesty to make that day come sooner."

She followed him at a young age, gave birth to a daughter for him, and escaped from his sect. She thought she had met a good husband, just as the stories in the book about a talented man and a beautiful woman said.

But he said, "I already have a wife. You took advantage of me being unconscious and got into my bed. I will not marry you, and I forbid you to let her know about our relationship."

It was indeed her who took the initiative, but he was able to have many concubines in his harem, but was unwilling to give her a status.

It was just because she showed up at the wrong time.

How could she be willing to waste half her life by his side?

The emperor really knew how to control her.

But this time, she wanted to go her own way.

When she returned to her room, she heard that the emperor had ordered Marquis Changning to go to northern Xinjiang to welcome Su Heting back to his mansion.

Cao Ying took off her fu hat, and her long black hair fell down. She spun around in the room with her hair loose, her head raised, and laughed wantonly and viciously.

Marquis Changning is Lin Yuanbo's father. The emperor only thinks of Marquis Changning as his confidant. The Lin family has been neglected for a long time because of the Lin Yuanbo incident. In order to regain the emperor's favor, Marquis Changning will definitely do his best to protect Su Heting back to Beijing if he gets this opportunity.

However, she didn't know that she had found out that the incident with Lin Yuanbo was caused by Qiao Xi, and she had also informed the Marquis of Changning about it.

Lin Yuanbo was the most valued son of Marquis Changning, but he was killed by Qiao Xi, which also affected the future of the Lin family.

Marquis Changning only regretted that he could not grind Qiao Xi to dust. With him going to pick her up, it would be difficult for Qiao Xi to return to the capital alive.

She lightly picked up a smear of rouge with her fingers, smeared it on her lips in front of the mirror, and smiled slowly, "Bixiang, my daughter, I will send Qiao Xi down to be your slave."

It's just a pity.

I originally wanted to let Qiao Xi die at the hands of Qiao Chengwang, but plans cannot keep up with changes.

These changes also made her feel that there was something wrong with Qiao Xi.

......

When Su Heting received Liang Shi's letter, they were already on the carriage heading to Jiangning.

After reading the letter, Su Heting was silent for a moment.

There is no doubt that the original body is indeed the second brother.

But he was surprised that the emperor had not even seen him, let alone verified his identity, but had already publicized it.

"You said before that he doubted your background, so it's very likely that he also suspected that the Second Prince was not his bloodline, so he abandoned him.

Now, he must have seen the resemblance between the Second Prince and Empress Dowager Su, and only then was he convinced that the Second Prince was his son."

Qiao Xi said, "But the emperor is definitely not someone who would pity his son. I wonder what evil plans he is planning."

A newborn baby is already poisonous in its body. If you throw it directly into the mountains, it will not fail to realize that even if it is not eaten by wild beasts, it will die of cold or starvation.

Even if he suspected that the second prince was not his blood, it was too cold-blooded and cruel to treat a child like this.

Moreover, if the emperor could identify the second prince by his appearance today, he should have known five years ago that the crown prince who looked like him was his son.

Suspicion about the prince's background was just a pretext for him to kill him.

If a man like this wanted to recognize his son, Qiao Xi could tell with her toes that it was not because of any father-son affection.

But she had no idea what the conspiracy was.

But thinking of Empress Dowager Su, she had a question, "Who gave you your name?"

What a coincidence! His last name is also Su.

My grandfather himself couldn’t remember his last name, so it was impossible for Su Heting to have taken his grandfather’s last name.

Su Heting understood what she meant and said quietly, "This name was really given by my grandfather.

At that time, my second brother and grandfather were still in the mountains. One day, my grandfather rescued a seriously injured man.

The man lived in the tree house for three months. After he recovered, he taught his second brother some martial arts and suggested to his grandfather that he should give his second brother a name.

A name must have a surname. Grandfather didn't know what surname to give my second brother, so the man said that he was barely my second brother's master, and if my second brother didn't mind, he could take his surname, Su.

After a pause, he smiled bitterly, "Grandfather himself had no surname, so he naturally didn't mind. As for the name, it happened that a crane flew by at that time, so Grandfather shouted, 'Crane, stop!'

Later, my second brother blamed my grandfather for being so casual. My grandfather happened to be still lucid at the time, so he explained to my second brother that "鹤" means longevity, and "停" means "Ting". That's how my second brother got his name.

"So, is it just a coincidence that they both have the last name Su?"

Su Heting shook his head, "Before, I didn't know about the Empress Dowager Su's matter, and I never thought about it deeply. Now that my second brother's identity has been confirmed, I think there may be something else fishy about this matter.

My mother gave birth in the palace, but as far as my second brother can remember, he was born in the deep mountains of northern Xinjiang.

The emperor would not send someone to bring the second brother all the way to northern Xinjiang. Then who brought the newborn second brother to northern Xinjiang?

Since it was sent to northern Xinjiang, why didn't they find a family to take good care of it, but instead abandoned it in the deep mountains?

The old man who suddenly entered the mountain was actually my and my second brother's maternal grandfather, and the seriously injured man's surname was also my and my second brother's grandmother's surname. What a coincidence."

Qiao Xi nodded. Thinking about it carefully, it seemed like someone was behind this matter.

"Once we get to the inn and rest, we'll see if Grandfather remembers anything today."

The old man has been treated by Laibajiao these days. Although he can't remember the past, he is less confused than before, which is a good sign.

Therefore, after the group settled down in the inn, Qiao Xi went to the old man's room.

It was just a bit disappointing that after Qiao Xi asked a few questions, the old man still didn't remember anything.

Seeing Qiao Xi's loss, he knew how to comfort her, "Xi Bao'er, don't be discouraged. You said that the barefoot doctor's medical skills are good. Maybe he can make grandpa remember."

These words made Qiao Xi's eyes light up slightly, "Grandfather, do you know that you have lost your memory?"

The old man rolled his eyes at her and said, "I'm not stupid. I don't even remember who I am. Of course I have lost my memory."

Su Que laughed, "You are indeed not stupid. Now you know that you are abnormal."

The old man snorted, "You're so unlovable when you grow up. How dare you laugh at your grandfather? I'm going to ignore you. I'm going to go play with Fubao."

Qiao Xi and Su Que looked at each other and laughed speechlessly. Neither of them noticed that when the old man went out, he took something out of Su Que's medicine box.

After a while, the old man came to Su Heting's room with two bowls of hun chon and handed one to Su Heting, "One for you and one for me."

Su Heting picked up the spoon and asked, "Where are Xier and the others?"

The old man glared at him, "Wouldn't it be nice if you had a wife to eat with me? She and Su Que are together, so they won't starve."

When traveling, people would occasionally eat simple meals. Seeing this, Su Heting did not suspect anything and finished the whole bowl of wonton.

About half an hour after Qiao Xi returned to her room, Su Heting realized something was wrong with his body. He felt extremely hot and was about to get up when he heard Qiao Xi exclaim, "You, you're bleeding from your nose."

Su Heting cleared his throat, already certain that something had gone into his bowl of food. He took a deep breath and said to Qiao Xi, "Go get the leprosy doctor."

Qiao Xi also noticed his strange behavior, so she handed him a handkerchief and hurried out of the room. Soon, she came back, "Doctor Lai and Su Que have all been taken away by the old man..."