After Shen Yuanbai returned to the Northern Kingdom, he had already checked the personalities of all the clan members and the people in the harem one by one. Li Ji, who was deeply favored by the emperor, soon attracted his attention.

Prince Jin Yu had a special fetish in sex, and few ordinary women could tolerate it.

Therefore, concubines were often executed for accidentally offending King Jin Yu. Therefore, over the years, the favor of every woman in the harem did not last long.

Under such circumstances, Li Ji was able to be the most favored concubine in the harem for two consecutive years. Shen Yuanbai was certain that she was not an ordinary person.

Before he received the order and set off for Jiaocheng, the Lihua Palace where Li Ji was located quietly strengthened its security. He knew in his heart that the "pregnant" concubine chosen by King Jin Yu should be Li Ji.

So he arranged his men, and after he left the royal capital to clear himself of suspicion, he publicized the news of Li Ji's pregnancy, causing commotion in the royal court.

But "being pregnant" and "carrying a dragon seed" are two different things.

Li Ji was of too low birth. Based on his understanding of King Jin Yu, if that beast finally had a child, and it was very likely to be his only child, he would definitely look for a mother of noble birth.

It is obvious that Li Ji is just a cover. It will be easy for King Jin Yu to get rid of the mother and keep the son and replace the mother with the son.

He could even be sure that even if Li Ji was really harmed by her relatives during this period, King Jin Yu would let Li Ji and the baby in her belly "live well until the day of delivery."

His message has already been spread. If Li Ji is really smart, she should have come to her senses by now and made plans for herself.

Prince Jin Yu is always on guard against others and is very cautious, but how can he be on guard against the person next to him who is "ignorant" and "sincerely in love" with him?

Thinking of this, Shen Yuanbai raised his lips coolly.

Li Ji, don't kill him so easily. After all, he should be the one to deal the final blow.

Birds are singing outside. May is the most pleasant month in the north.

Shen Yuanbai stood up and walked to the window, looking into the distance at the sky.

"Qiao Jiaojiao, if you know my plan, you should take action now."

"Hurry up, I can't wait..."

Shen Yuanbai muttered to himself, then closed the window, blocking out all the greenery and vitality.

He turned around and sat quietly in the room, gently stroking a white talisman on his sleeve. He did not get up to light a lamp until night fell and the darkness completely swallowed him.

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Wuding City.

Jiaojiao counted on her fingers and found that eleven days had passed since the day she parted with Shen Yuanbai in the canyon.

She specifically asked her father that if they rode as fast as possible, ten days would be enough to travel from Ganzhou to the Northern Kingdom.

Give Shen Yuanbai two more days to make proper arrangements. With his ability and scheming, it should be almost done.

Thinking of this, Jiaojiao came to Qiao Tianjing.

“Brother!”

Qiao Tianjing was writing a letter home. When he saw Jiaojiao coming over, he smiled and held her on his lap.

"Do you think the time has come?"

As soon as these words came out, Jiaojiao's eyes lit up instantly, "The one who understands me is my elder brother!"

Qiao Tianjing couldn't help but smile when he heard this. "Everyone is waiting for you, the 'little military advisor', to give orders. How and in what form should they be passed on? Have you figured it out?"

Jiaojiao was not modest in front of her family, and nodded repeatedly: "Brother, I have figured it out, I will spread the news under the name of Mo Yonglin!"

"Such great news will surely spread throughout the Northern Kingdom at the fastest speed, but I am worried that Prince Jin Yu or local officials will suppress it, so we have to send some of our own people to fan the flames."

"As for Mo Yonglin, I have secretly observed him these past few days and found that he is already mentally unstable. All we need to do next is to provoke him to take the initiative to mention this matter in front of the Northern Army, and then Yu Liu's experience will be completely confirmed."

"Three people can make a tiger, and the people will be greatly agitated. By then, we won't even have to take action, and the Northern Kingdom will already be in a state of panic."

"If Shen Yuanbai stood up to prove all this when public opinion was boiling at its peak, given his status as Yu Liu's son, King Jin Yu would really be beaten to death."

"Then Jiaocheng will definitely be affected, causing instability in the military morale."

"Then we will find an opportunity to induce Xiang Wenqiu's brothers in the South Camp to explode, and let the troops see Mo Qiandai's true face."

"With this kind of attack from both sides, even if the Northern Expedition doesn't start, the Northern Kingdom will already be on the verge of collapse!"

Jiaojiao's logic was very clear, and she analyzed the situation clearly word by word. Qiao Tianjing smiled and nodded in approval.

"Let's do as my little sister says, how about tomorrow?"

Jiaojiao knew that with big brother's intelligence, he must have thought of things more carefully than she did. Now that he agreed with her so much, it was probably because she and big brother had the same idea.

"Okay, it's just right to give Shen Yuanbai a little more time. It will definitely be enough for him."

When Qiao Tianjing heard this, he suddenly looked at Jiaojiao with a sour look.

Shen Yuanbai must have successfully established an image of being extremely smart in my mind. Look at what I said. I have full confidence in Shen Yuanbai...

Qiao Tianjing was secretly feeling jealous when Jiaojiao noticed the letter spread out on the table.

When she saw the first four words "Madam Xian'er", Jiaojiao suddenly turned her head and gave her elder brother a mischievous look.

When Qiao Tianjing received Jiaojiao's gaze, his face became hot. He quickly pulled out a piece of paper to cover it, and said with a smile:

"Little sister, write a letter to Pei'er as well. When you and I left home, he was the one who hugged your legs and cried the most."

Speaking of Qiao Mingpei, Jiaojiao's attention was immediately diverted. She quickly picked up the brush beside her and went to write the letter happily.

Qiao Tianjing breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

It seems that the next time I write to Xian'er, I will have to write secretly in the middle of the night!

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In the afternoon of the second day, a shocking rumor spread rapidly from south to north in the northern country.

It is said that General Mo Qiandai's eldest son, Mo Yonglin, revealed the royal court's scandal when he was drunk, and the content was disgusting to hear!

It turns out that Princess Yu Liu, who went to the Yong Dynasty to marry a foreign princess and saved the Northern Kingdom from the brink of extinction single-handedly, had been ruthlessly abused by her own father and brother for four years since she was twelve years old!

Over the past four years, thousands of palace maids around Princess Yuliu have been executed in order to cover up the atrocities!

King Jin Yong and King Jin Yu were greedy for pleasure, disregarded moral principles, and regarded human life as worthless. Finally, seeing that there was no hope of saving the country, they forced Princess Yu Liu to feed herself to the Gu and marry into the Yong Dynasty in exchange for a miserable life in the royal court!

In fact, Princess Yu Liu was not killed by the royal family of Yong Dynasty at all. Instead, it was the poison that forced Princess Yu Liu to surrender and marry that took her life!

The rumor was so convincing that even the details of how Yu Liu had been bullied in the past were made clear.

In particular, the source of the rumor is Mo Yonglin, the eldest son of the highly respected national defender General Mo Qiandai.

Everyone was horrified, and the people of the Northern Country, who had worshipped Yu Liu as their savior and regarded Yu Liu as their faith for more than ten years, collapsed when they heard the news.

A "violent storm" swept across the entire northern country, and countless people gathered in front of the temples that the people had spontaneously built for Yu Liu.

It's a mess, everything is a mess.

Some people smashed the golden statue, some people prostrated themselves before it and cried bitterly, some people cursed the royal family for their extravagance, and some people ridiculed Yu Liu for being dirty.

The people were outraged and their hearts were stirred. Within a few days, the "fire" spread to the capital and reached Shen Yuanbai's ears...