After rebirth, she killed her best friend and took over the scumbag's kingdom

Xiao Yunzi nodded, frowning, "I know, but we must be careful. There are many eyes and ears in the palace, and if we are not careful, we will be doomed. I have discussed with Prince Duan's people. If there is any news, we will hang a red cloth on the tallest tree, and Prince Duan's people will come to me when they see it."

Xiao Duozi frowned: "Is it really okay to do this? What if someone finds out?"

"Don't worry, I've already thought of a countermeasure. We just need to pretend that we know nothing. If anyone asks, we can say that we just woke up at dawn and know nothing. This way, even if someone suspects us, they won't be able to find any flaws."

After the two of them had discussed it, they each went their separate ways and began to prepare for the next action.

Xiao Duozi quietly climbed up the tallest tree and hung the red cloth in a conspicuous place.

Xiao Yunzi was responsible for patrolling the surrounding area to ensure that no one approached.

When the court was held early in the morning, Prince Duan had already arrived at the palace.

Last night, he received a secret letter from the palace, informing him that the emperor was preparing to go to Cangzhou, so it was decided to let him temporarily serve as regent.

Although Prince Duan is over fifty years old, he has become more and more energetic since taking the bottle of body-strengthening pills given to him by Feng Qiongzhu. He greeted the court officials with a smile on his face.

The Minister of Revenue Wen Zhiyuan also came over and tried to get closer to Prince Duan.

His face was full of smiles and his words were full of compliments, but Prince Duan knew very well that Wen Zhiyuan was just taking this opportunity to please him so as to gain more benefits in future court politics.

Prince Duan did not care about these hypocritical flatteries. He knew that every official in the court had his own goals and plans.

The fight between Minister Wen and Prime Minister Liu has long been a well-known secret in the court.

This time, Prime Minister Liu was thrown into the inner prison for some reason. For Minister Wen, this was undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

He had already been thinking about how to use this opportunity to completely bring down Prime Minister Liu and relieve his hatred.

Wen Zhiyuan himself knew that Prime Minister Liu had the support of the emperor behind him, and it would not be easy to bring him down in one fell swoop.

But he was not discouraged. He believed that as long as the time was right, he would be able to find a breakthrough and completely defeat Prime Minister Liu.

This time Wen Zhiyuan also received news that Prince Duan would soon exercise the power of regent. He could use this opportunity to side with Prince Duan and thus increase his chances of defeating Prime Minister Liu.

So he walked carefully to Prince Duan and whispered, "Congratulations, Prince Duan."

Prince Duan stroked his beard and said with a calm smile: "Minister Wen, I feel a little embarrassed that you congratulate me like this. I am just an idle prince, there is nothing worth celebrating."

"Your Highness is too modest." Minister Wen flattered.

"Now, half of the officials in the court are loyal to you, and with your prestige and influence, why should we worry about not accomplishing great things? As long as we join forces, Prime Minister Liu, that old fox, will be defeated by us sooner or later."

Upon hearing this, Prince Duan's smile deepened: "Minister Wen has really put a lot of effort into planning for his beloved daughter."

In the court today, Emperor Yun Jingxi did not show up, but it was Eunuch Gao who read out the imperial edict appointing Prince Duan as regent. This news caused an uproar in the court.

Amid the noise, Prince Duan finally walked out slowly from the Purple Palace.

Just as he was about to step out of the palace gate, a young eunuch ran over in a panic and accidentally bumped into him.

The young eunuch was so frightened that his face turned pale. He immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

Prince Duan frowned slightly and was about to explode when he suddenly noticed a small note in his palm.

He calmly hid the note in his sleeve and lightly forgave the young eunuch for his offense.

After getting on the carriage, Prince Duan couldn't wait to unfold the small note in his hand.

After a while, Prince Duan muttered to himself: "This woman is quite ambitious."

At the same time, Yun Jingxi came to the dungeon specially before going to Cangzhou.

The Prime Minister Liu, who once held great power in the court, has now become a prisoner. He is covered in blood, his face is pale, and he is tied to a rack, unable to move.

When Yun Jingxi's bright yellow boots appeared in Prime Minister Liu's sight, he raised his head with great effort and argued in a hoarse voice:

"Your Majesty, I really did not touch the Feng family's treasures. Someone must have framed me. Please be careful and don't fall into the trap of the person behind the scenes."

Wen Jingxi looked at him coldly, his eyes as chilling as ice.

"Prime Minister Liu, I think I have done my best for your Liu family. You keep saying that you are innocent, but what about your Liu family's secret base in Cangzhou? I don't even know what your Liu family wants to do with so many secret guards? Rebellion? How could the Feng family's treasure appear in your Liu family's secret guard's private base? If you hand over the treasure now, I can still let you go for the Queen's sake."

After hearing this, Prime Minister Liu turned even paler, and he said in a trembling voice:

"Your Majesty, I am truly innocent! I did not steal the treasure, and I don't know how it ended up there. Someone must have framed me, Your Majesty, please believe me!"

Yun Jingxi stopped listening to his explanation. He turned and left, leaving only one sentence:

"Prime Minister Liu, I am tired of your sophistry. I will give you time to think carefully. You'd better tell me the truth about where the treasures are, otherwise, your fate will be even worse than it is now."

Yun Jingxi left the dungeon with a cold face. Eunuch Gao followed him carefully, always paying attention to his expression.

He asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, which lady in the palace would you like to take with you to Cangzhou on this trip?"

Yun Jingxi paused for a moment, and the image of Lady Su, who looked like a frightened little rabbit last night, emerged unconsciously in his mind.

Let's let Lady Su go with us." Yun Jingxi said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Gao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He quickly nodded his head in agreement, then waved his hand to signal the eunuch next to him to go and notify the Sumerians to get ready.

The young eunuch did not dare to slack off at all. He immediately turned around and left, hurriedly conveying this sudden news to Concubine Su.

When the Sumerians learned that they were chosen to accompany the trip, they were both surprised and delighted.

She originally thought that she had lost her chance in front of the emperor, but she didn't expect there would be such a turn of events.

Just as she was busy packing her luggage, Eunuch Gao suddenly rushed in and urged, "Lady Su, the emperor is traveling light this time, so hurry up, the emperor is waiting. Do you want to anger him?"

When Concubine Su heard this, she turned pale with fright and apologized profusely. She hurriedly took only a few light clothes with her and followed Eunuch Gao into the emperor's carriage.