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Within three days, the sordid affair of the Jiang family had spread throughout the capital. The news also reached the emperor's ears. His expression turned slightly pale, and although he did not utter a word, he could still make Prime Minister Jiang and Jiang Yunxin feel the pressure.

They had known about the rumors in the capital for a long time, but no matter how hard they investigated, they couldn't find out who spread them. They had tried to stop them, but the rumors kept spreading like mushrooms after rain, and eventually they reached the emperor's ears.

"Your Majesty, this is a rumor!"

Jiang Cheng and Jiang Yunxin knelt on the ground, trembling, but they were not worried. All the people who knew about it had been dealt with by them. Apart from themselves, the only people who knew about it were Jiang Yuyao and Xu Huanong.

However, Xu Huanong is "dead" and cannot possibly reappear, so no one can easily believe Jiang Yuyao's words.

To them, it was nothing more than a complete "rumor".

The emperor looked at the kneeling Prime Minister Jiang and Jiang Yunxin. Whether what he said was true or not was not important. What was important was that he now had the elixir of immortality. His eyes were filled with thoughts of whether they should stay or leave.

Prime Minister Jiang can stay, but the fate of the young and impetuous Jiang Yunxin is a question.

If we keep him around, who knows what will happen if he rebels someday?

"What the Prime Minister says is true, but I don't know how this rumor started. Does the Prime Minister know?"

Upon hearing the emperor's words, they assumed he was on their side and quickly replied, "Your Majesty, my men have investigated, but they haven't found a single clue."

Upon hearing this, the emperor became even more interested. "Oh, you can't find anything? It seems someone is deliberately targeting the Jiang family. I will investigate this thoroughly, Prime Minister Jiang, don't worry."

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Jiang smiled, thinking that as long as the emperor intervened, he would surely find the person spreading the rumors and clear the Jiang family's name.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Little did the emperor know that his move was to get rid of Jiang Yunxin, for Jiang Yunxin's position was a threat to him.

After leaving the capital, the father and son discussed who had done it.

Jiang Yunxin kept wondering if Xu Huanong was behind it. "Father, perhaps the Eldest Princess was behind this?"

But Prime Minister Jiang didn't care at all, his tone extremely dismissive, "So what if it was her doing? She's a dead woman, she can't possibly jump out of the woods."

These words seemed to have seized upon Xu Huanong's weakness, as if they were certain that Xu Huanong would not come out. "Besides, the emperor promised to find the culprit behind this for us, so what are you still worried about?"

However, Jiang Yunxin had a bad feeling. His brows were furrowed. He didn't know why he felt uneasy, but the matter had already been resolved.

At night, the moon was hidden by clouds, and the ground was pitch black, so dark that it was impossible to see anything.

Xie Yunyin came to see Jiang Yunxin at the usual time. As soon as Jiang Yunxin saw Xie Yunyin, he voiced his concerns, "Could this news have been sent by the sect leader?"

However, Xie Yunyin's words dispelled his concerns, "How could that be? I've been by the sect leader's side these past few days, and she's been ordering me around when she needs me. But lately she's been busy looking for her younger brother, so she doesn't have time to worry about you."

"Younger brother?" Jiang Yunxin was puzzled. Xu Huanong's entire family had died on the battlefield, so where did this younger brother come from?

Seeing Jiang Yunxin's puzzled look, it was normal that he didn't know, since he himself had only learned about this matter a few days ago.

"Her younger brother was a homeless man. They only recently reunited, but after spending only a few days together, she heard he disappeared again, so now they're searching for him everywhere."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yunxin felt relieved. If it really was Xu Huanong, she would surely turn the entire Jiang family upside down. But as long as she didn't have that intention, the matter would be easy to resolve.

But then Jiang Yunxin thought of someone else, "Do you think the Bai family might try the same trick again?"

Hearing this, Xie Yunyin scoffed, "If it really is them, what are you worried about? They're all dead now, they can't cause any trouble."

"That makes sense."

"But how will you implement your other plan?"

Before the candlelight, the two men were plotting something big. Jiang Yunxin secretly deployed his troops outside the capital, waiting for the right moment to strike and catch the emperor off guard.

Jiang Yunxin's courtyard was surrounded by his men, who would announce his presence whenever someone passed by. So, Jiang Yunxin and Xie Yunyin were plotting their schemes without any restraint inside the room, unaware that Jiang Chaoyu was standing outside.

Jiang Chaoyu gripped the door tightly, able to hear every sound the two people inside made.

She was even more shocked, never expecting that the two of them had such great ambitions, plotting to this extent. Only when there was no sound inside did Jiang Chaoyu leave.

She flashed directly to the crescent moon gate pavilion, searching everywhere for Li Yuanxiu's figure.

However, this time there won't be any sacrifices for the Crescent Moon Sect members. She also overheard Xu Huanong's plan back then. It seems that Xie Yunyin is a spy within a spy. Someone like him would definitely not submit to others. Although she promised to assist Jiang Yunxin, now that Jiang Yunxin is dead, she doesn't need to assist him anymore.

Xie Yunyin had fewer soldiers than Jiang Yunxin, so Jiang Yunxin was being used without even realizing it.

As for four days later, after the effects of the emperor's elixir of immortality wear off, they will launch a sneak attack. However, this has nothing to do with the Crescent Moon Sect. As long as they can protect the Crescent Moon Sect and their master's place, that's enough.

However, Jiang Chaoyu felt that her body was getting weaker and weaker. She was drinking the medicine that Shanyao gave her, but it didn't seem to be very effective. She was also sleeping less and less at night, waking up from time to time, and even feeling some pain in her chest.

She didn't tell Zeng Chenhua about any of these things.

Thanks to Jiang Yuyao's words, her memories gradually returned. However, she didn't know whether her weak body would allow her to return to her world or simply disappear from it.

Jiang Chaoyu clutched her chest, which made her feel better, her eyes still searching for Li Yuanxiu.

They arrived at the place where Xu Ninghui was being held, but still hadn't found Li Yuanxiu.

He promised Xu Huanong that he would release Xu Ninghui, so he wouldn't do anything to him. When he saw him, he just exchanged a few pleasantries, "Junior brother, things are about to change in the capital!"

Upon hearing this, as if remembering something, Xu Ninghui immediately stood up, his gaze fixed on Jiang Chaoyu, his tone still carrying a hint of politeness, "Senior Sister, is she my elder sister?"

Jiang Chaoyu nodded and then shook her head. "Yes and no, but don't worry, your older sister will find a way."

Xu Ninghui gripped the iron bars that held him tightly. "Senior sister, please let me out."

Jiang Chaoyu understood what Xu Ninghui wanted to do, but she couldn't, otherwise her older sister's plan would fail.

"I'm sorry, but I think my older sister's plan has succeeded, which is why I'm letting you out."

After saying these words, Jiang Chaoyu left Xu Ninghui with only her back turned. Xu Ninghui was still somewhat unwilling to give up and called out to Jiang Chaoyu, hoping that she would change her mind.

However, Jiang Chaoyu was not moved. Xu Ninghui angrily punched the iron fence, so hard that he bled but didn't care.

He was only thinking about his older sister, and he wondered how she was doing now.

Xu Huanong, who was being thought of by Xu Ninghui, was listening to her subordinates' report. Although she had saved Xie Yunyin, Xu Huanong still didn't trust him, so she had her trusted confidants handle the matter.

The feedback was quite good, and the news had already reached the emperor's ears. Xu Huanong smiled, her smugness barely concealed. She had also heard that the people from the Jiang family had been summoned to the capital, but they came out after a while.

Even if it's false that Jiang Yunxin was a strong man, the emperor probably had other thoughts in mind.

Xu Huanong was now waiting for the emperor to make his move. She had recently noticed that Xie Yunyin often frequented the Jiang residence, so it seemed that the two of them had almost finished discussing their plan.

Xie Yunyin knew about the elixir of immortality. He knew the emperor's body would collapse in four days, and he would strike first if he wanted it. Xu Huanong was increasingly looking forward to four days from now.

She couldn't hide the smugness in her eyes, but she wanted to trip them up and throw them into disarray.

She sent someone to write a letter to Zeng Yiyang, who was still discussing other matters with Zeng Chenhua at the time. He didn't expect Xu Huanong's letter to reach him so quickly.

Seeing Zeng Yiyang's furrowed brows, Zeng Chenhua asked curiously, "What did the letter mention?"

"Huanong asked us to feign a rebellion."

Upon hearing this, Zeng Chenhua was also greatly shocked. "Rebellion!"

Zeng Yiyang looked up at Zeng Chenhua and answered him firmly, "That's right. She said in the letter that she has begun to suspect Xie Yunyin and Jiang Yunxin, but in order to test them, she wants us to rebel first."

These words sound simple, but they caught Zeng Yiyang and his companion off guard. Their eyes met, as if they had come up with a better idea.

"If that's the case, then let's do it that way."

That's what he said, but Zeng Chenhua was still somewhat shocked. This shouldn't be the case. Sure enough, changing things only pushes them in a different direction.

Today is not a good time; we should wait until tomorrow morning, when it will be much more interesting to catch people off guard.

Zeng Chenhua returned to the mansion but did not see Jiang Chaoyu, and he became somewhat anxious.

"Where is Madam?"

"Your Majesty, Madam left when you left." Yun Qi had been guarding the mansion and had not seen Jiang Chaoyu.

The battle was about to break out, and he had to find Jiang Chaoyu. He didn't want to experience the pain of his lover dying in his arms again.

"Send someone down to find the lady."

"yes!"

Zeng Chenhua also went out to search, but his leg was inconvenient to show, so he could only sit in the carriage and look for Jiang Chaoyu's figure, but he could not find her no matter how hard he looked.

Zeng Chenhua suddenly remembered the Crescent Moon Gate, and figured that Jiang Chaoyu must have gone there, so he had the carriage head towards the outskirts of the city.

Little did they know, Jiang Chaoyu was sitting in front of Xu Huanong, holding a cup of tea in her hand.

"Thank you very much for the hospitality of the South City Sect Leader."

Unable to find Li Yuanxiu, Jiang Chaoyu came to find Xu Huanong. She already knew the location of the Chengnan organization, so Xu Huanong didn't seem too surprised to see her.

Seeing Jiang Chaoyu finish her tea in one gulp, he looked down at her with a sly smile and then asked, "Miss Jiang, aren't you afraid I'll poison your tea?"

Hearing this, Jiang Chaoyu slowly put down the cup. "Whether the sect leader has poisoned it or not, I can tell just by smelling it."

She spoke with extreme confidence, which made Xu Huanong like her even more. "What if it's colorless and odorless?"

But Jiang Chaoyu said nonchalantly, "I believe in the sect leader."

While saying he believed, he actually felt that he probably didn't have much time left, and whether it was poison or not was no longer that important.

"I wonder what brings Miss Jiang to my humble abode?" Hearing Jiang Chaoyu's trusting words, Xu Huanong was quite pleased.

"How much does Sect Leader Xu trust about his subordinates?"