Chu Jinghuai sighed and said, "Jingxi, you should know that whether it's my father or my mother, they all hate me and hope I'm dead. Some even want to kill me."

Chen Jingxi held Chu Jinghuai's hand and nodded, "Yeah."

"Four years ago, I defeated the Turks and returned to the capital by imperial decree. Because my father's order came so suddenly, I hurried back to the capital with five thousand black-armored guards and stationed my troops outside the city. I went to the palace to report the order, but I didn't expect that my father would drug my wine and imprison me in the palace."

Chen Jingxi choked: "And then?"

"When my seventh brother heard the news, he was terrified. Worried about my safety, he made a wrong decision and led the five thousand Black Armored Guards to attack the Imperial City. However, our father had been prepared, and when my seventh brother saw that I was fine, he knew he had fallen for a trick. To avoid implicating the five thousand innocent Black Armored Guards, he took all the blame."

When he said this, Chu Jinghuai's voice trembled slightly.

Chen Jingxi's breathing tightened. Chu Jingli died for him, so he didn't want to mention this past again, but he was forced to do so.

"I……"

Chu Jinghuai glanced at her and said with a smile, "Are you feeling sorry for me?"

Chen Jingxi's eyes were sore, and to avoid tears, she said with a fierce face, "No."

Chu Jinghuai smiled and rubbed her hair, "Just keep talking tough."

Chen Jingxi bared her teeth and bit his chest.

The two of them played around for a while, and Chen Jingxi suddenly said, "I guess, Father, this move is aimed at your Black Armor Army, right?"

"You guessed correctly. Back then, my Black Armored Army consisted of only 10,000 soldiers, yet we were able to repel a 100,000-man Turkic army, earning us great renown. My father was wary of my power and worried that my achievements would overshadow his own, so he set up this scheme. He wanted to weaken my power, but he also didn't want the outside world to know his true intentions."

"Then Ye Nandie..."

Speaking of this person, Chu Jinghuai's eyes turned cold. "I know it's not that simple. My seventh brother is not a reckless and impulsive person. Besides, if something happens to me in the palace, it will be difficult for my father to stop the gossip."

"Afterwards, I had someone investigate the whole story and learned that it was Ye Nandie who lured my seventh brother to lead his troops to attack the city."

Chen Jingxi frowned upon hearing this and asked, "How did Ye Nandie know you were in danger?"

She is a woman of the Jianghu and has no power in the capital. The situation is still unclear. How does she know that Chu Jinghuai must be in danger? What if Chu Jinghuai gets drunk and stays in the palace for a night?

Chu Jinghuai sneered, "Father secretly sent someone to contact Ye Nandie, asking her to lure my seventh brother into raising an army. As for the conditions... humph, I guess he gave her something she couldn't refuse."

What benefits did Chen Jingxi think of that could make Ye Nandie do this?