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

Chapter 121 1 Knife

Su Heting asked Qiao Xi, "Did you feel that Cao Ying was fearless at first?"

Qiao Xi nodded.

Have.

Cao Ying has been in the palace for such a long time, it is not logical that he would come to Linghua Pavilion in person with injuries to cause trouble without obtaining actual evidence.

As the emperor's confidant, she must be aware that since the emperor allowed Su Heting to return to Beijing, at least on the surface he did not want to ruin his relationship with Su Heting.

But Cao Ying was eager to offend Su Heting, and seemed not afraid of angering the emperor.

At first, Qiao Xi thought that the emperor needed Cao Ying to suppress her memory, but Su Heting reminded her of this.

She was shocked and asked, "Could it be that the emperor needs Cao Ying to reform my fourth brother?"

Su Heting nodded, "Dayou has been governed by the emperor into his current state, but he has no better solution and can only place his hopes on you.

But he is always worried about your memory recovery, so he can't just do nothing.

Looking around the world, who is more suitable than your fourth brother to be the one who controls you?"

No matter how skilled Qiao Xi is, she can never kill her own brother Qiao Chengwang. However, Qiao Chengwang, who has no memory, can attack Qiao Xi at any time and anywhere without mercy.

Otherwise he could not imagine why the emperor tolerated Cao Ying.

Qiao Xi followed his train of thought and continued, "So, when Cao Ying said she had unfinished business, she was referring to my fourth brother.

She thought that by using this threat, the emperor would definitely not punish him severely.

But she didn't expect that after what happened tonight, the emperor would place his hopes of dealing with the vassal states and regaining imperial power on you.

Therefore, the memory of my fourth brother and I is no longer that important, and the emperor no longer wants to be threatened by her."

Qiao Xi suddenly realized, "You were deliberately acting fierce tonight."

Su Heting was able to organize an army of volunteers to drive out the barbarians. His strength was unquestionable, but the emperor had never seen it with his own eyes.

Tonight, Su Heting showed his simplicity and brutality. This brutality is not suitable for governing the world, but is suitable for suppressing various vassal states by force.

In troubled times, armed struggle is the best and quickest means of achieving unification.

Because the imperial court did not have the strength to do so, the emperor could only think of letting her assassinate and then let Ji Chuan cooperate to subdue the vassal states while they were leaderless.

But later Ji Chuan died, and the emperor had another enemy, Xu An, so the assassination plan in the previous life would not work.

Just at this time, the news that Su Heting was the second prince came out. The emperor wanted to use Su Heting to lure out the queen, but at the same time he also had a new idea, but he was not sure whether Su Heting really had this ability.

In the situation of separatist regimes, if you want to suppress other forces, you need to have something that makes the other party afraid, such as the support of the people, a strong army, and a tough and ruthless leader.

Driving out the barbarians and being supported by the people as the King of Xinjiang and Northern Xinjiang proved the above two points.

However, the emperor did not know Su Heting very well, so there was a plot at the city gate. The emperor wanted to use this to test Su Heting's true strength.

However, he did not expect that Su Heting would not play by the rules, reveal his own weaknesses, seriously injure the chief steward, and even kill people in the palace.

Being thick-skinned, unruly, rude and cruel naturally displeases the emperor, but if these traits are used to deal with the vassal states, the emperor will welcome it.

In the eyes of the emperor, Su Heting is his son after all, and of royal blood. Most importantly, in his cognition, Su Heting and he have no hatred for exterminating the family or killing the husband.

The emperor doesn't have to worry that Su Heting will become like Qiao Xi, and that he will retaliate against the royal family once his memory is restored.

Moreover, Su Heting's body was corroded by a deadly poison. The imperial physician personally diagnosed that if he did not live for more than five years, it would be impossible for him to seize his throne.

He could even lend it to Su Heting for treatment, and do something with him, so that Su Heting would die with success like she did in her previous life.

No matter how you look at it, Su Heting is more suitable than her to be a chess piece to conquer the vassal states.

All this is what Su Heting wanted the emperor to see. He turned himself into a knife and led the emperor to choose him.

for her.

Su Heting saw her eyelashes droop, and knew what she was thinking. He scratched her nose lightly and said, "Don't be too touched. It's not all for you.

He will indulge me because I am useful, which makes it easier for us to act. Besides, Dayou really cannot continue to be divided.

Xier, even for my grandfather, I must take back the imperial power from the various vassal states."

Qiao Xi buried her head in his arms and hugged him tightly.

He always has the people of the world in his heart. He is a true gentleman who cares about the world. "I will help you."

Su Heting smiled, "Of course, husband and wife are of one mind."

"So you injured Cao Ying, not only to avenge me, but also because you were worried that she would see the true condition of your body."

Su Heting nodded.

Before coming to Beijing, he anticipated that he would become the object of fear among many princes, so he asked Lai Chijiao to tamper with his pulse.

Lai Chijiao's medical skills were superb, and ordinary doctors could not detect it, but he was not sure whether Cao Ying could detect it.

So, when Cao Ying found Qiao Xi, he had an idea.

Now, the emperor would never allow Cao Ying, a medicine slave, to take his pulse again.

"Thanks a lot."

Qiao Xi said again.

It's not easy to be a double agent, so after returning to the capital, she couldn't act rashly, and Su Heting had to work harder.

Su Heting laughed, "Why are husband and wife so distant? Are you worried that you won't have a chance to show your talents in the future?"

Then he stopped smiling and said, "As for the whereabouts of Fourth Brother, I think we only need to keep an eye on Cao Ying and we will be able to find him.

I have people in the Imperial Hospital, so the Emperor's decision to demote her to the Imperial Hospital actually makes things easier for us."

After rescuing Qiao Chengwang, Qiao Xi no longer had any weaknesses.

Even if the emperor suspected that she had recovered her memory, as long as Su Heting showed that he loved her enough.

As long as the vassal states have not been conquered and the emperor still needs to use Su Heting, he will not touch Su Heting's beloved and turn against him.

As for the matter of bringing up the Queen, Su Heting was not yet clear about the relationship between the two, so he did not use this matter as a bargaining chip.

"However, given that person's temperament, once he decides to use me, he will try to make me dislike you and then get rid of you in order to eliminate the hidden danger.

You don't have to worry about these little things, your husband will take care of them. You just need to trust me wholeheartedly."

As he spoke, his big hand slipped into her clothes.

But that was all. Su Heting had his own discomfort and he didn't want to be intimate with Qiao Xi in public.

Although this was Qiao Xi's boudoir, it was full of the emperor's eyes.

If Qiao Xi hadn't asked him tonight, he wouldn't have wanted to act out the bed-rocking scene, which would have made outsiders imagine the intimate scene between them.

Even more unwilling was the emperor's spies to clean up the traces of their love afterwards.

Qiao Xi knew his temper well and knew that Su Heting would not do anything, so she hugged his arm and thought about her problems. After the man's big, broad palm patted her back, she fell asleep unknowingly.

The next day, the two were called by the emperor to have breakfast together, and then left the palace.

The old man and others checked into the Second Prince's Mansion yesterday. When he saw them come back, the old man hurried to their courtyard and asked about the situation in the palace.

He was worried that the emperor would not behave himself, so he hardly slept all night and his eyes were dark blue.

Su Heting told him everything that happened in the palace, and the old man quickly understood Su Heting's intention.

But I can’t blame my grandson for sending himself to the emperor for the sake of his granddaughter-in-law.

In his opinion, it is a man's duty to protect his wife.

He patted Su Heting's shoulder and said, "Since you have made this decision, you must be extremely alert and protect yourself and Xi Baoer.

I'm afraid he'll let the women in the harem deal with Qiao Xi. The harem's methods are so despicable that there's nothing they can't do, so you need to be extremely cautious."

Qiao Xi suddenly felt like she was going to be crippled by their protection, so she smiled and said, "Grandfather, don't worry. I will be careful too."

Upon hearing this, the old man stopped talking about the matter and turned to the question of the jade seal. "Since the Eastern Palace doesn't have it, is it possible that it went into the national treasury?"

"If it goes into the national treasury, it will be difficult to find it."

Qiao Xi continued, "It's difficult to find a reason to go into the treasury to pick something. Plus, in the past five years, it's not ruled out that he gave it away as a reward."

That thing doesn't have the mark of the Eastern Palace. If there are children in the palace or in the homes of important officials, it is not impossible for the emperor to reward them with some toys.

Without access to the treasury account books, finding the jade seal would be extremely difficult.