Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

The moment he saw the other person, Jiang Qingwu's mind was confused for a moment.

The voice was clearly Shen Wanrong's, but her appearance was not, not even close to similar.

The other party was so scared that he kept shrinking back, and Yan Xiuchen on the side looked at Jiang Qingwu in confusion.

"She is not Shen Wanrong."

Jiang Qingwu came to his senses and couldn't help but let go of the other person.

The woman also ran away as if she was escaping.

But Jiang Qingwu still felt uneasy when he looked at the man's back.

"Although she is not Shen Wanrong, she is dressed so exquisitely and is wearing a cape. She doesn't look like someone from this alley."

Yan Xiuchen whispered beside him, and Jiang Qingwu finally realized, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"This doesn't prove anything. Aren't we here too?" As soon as Yan Xiuchen finished speaking, screams and chaos were heard in the distance.

Jiang Qingwu heard the screams and ran over quickly without caring about the falling rain.

When Yan Xiuchen and I arrived at the village to inquire about the house, many people had already died.

They were all civilians who were trying to put out the fire nearby, and they were all killed by crossbow arrows.

"Be careful..." Yan Xiuchen pulled Jiang Qingwu over and waved his golden bronze fan to open a crossbow arrow.

Following the direction from which the crossbow arrow came, Jiang Qingwu raised his eyes and saw a house nearby with a large crowd of men in black on the roof.

"I didn't expect to meet you two. What a pleasant surprise." The leader stood on the roof.

Although his face was masked, Jiang Qingwu was certain of the person's arrival from his figure and voice.

"It's Shen Zhuoqi." Jiang Qingwu whispered to Yan Xiuchen, looking at the people running around, and shouted, "This way, hurry up..."

"I'm afraid you can't save everyone!" Shen Zhuoqi said, looking towards the yard next door.

There were two adjacent courtyards, one belonging to Zhuang Youwen and the other belonging to Zhuang Youwen's eldest brother, and both were almost burned down.

Zhuang Youwen's voice could be heard faintly from inside.

Jiang Qingwu suddenly realized something, turned around and ran over.

The yard that Zhuang Youwen lived in was not small. The square yard was surrounded by fire.

"Brother..." Zhuang's shout made Jiang Qingwu's heart tremble and he stopped suddenly.

In the yard, lying in the rain, were Zhuang Youwen's father, elder brother, and elder sister-in-law.

He was not killed by the fire, but by a knife wound.

The food box basket she brought was knocked over in the blood, and the cakes were scattered all over the floor.

Jiang Qingwu looked at the bloody rain, his head buzzed, and his feet seemed to be stepping into the courtyard of Shunqing Marquis' Mansion.

The corpse, the knife wound, the blood, the rain, the scene fits perfectly, as if returning to that night.

Yan Xiuchen stood aside, holding the umbrella tightly, looking at the scene in the yard, and involuntarily held Jiang Qingwu's hand tightly.

When he held it, he realized that Jiang Qingwu's hands were icy cold.

He stood there stiffly, his face pale.

"Gu Qing..." Yan Xiuchen shouted repeatedly. After shouting several times, Jiang Qingwu's thoughts were brought back to his senses.

"Are you okay?" Yan Xiuchen saw that something was wrong with Jiang Qingwu and moved closer to him. "What's wrong with you?"

"No, it's okay...I..." Jiang Qingwu looked at Yan Xiuchen in a daze, and her eyes instantly turned red.

Before Jiang Qingwu could say anything, Yan Xiuchen, Jiang Qingwu and others were surrounded by men in black.

A large crowd of people quickly poured into the yard, and Yan Xiuchen subconsciously pulled Jiang Qingwu into his arms.

The sky darkened, the fire was reduced by the rain, the surroundings were shrouded in darkness, and Jiang Qingwu gradually became more sober.

"I thought you were different from the other members of the Shen family, but I didn't expect you to be a shameless villain who kills people indiscriminately."

Jiang Qingwu looked at Shen Zhuoqi, thinking about the corpse lying behind him, and anger surged in his heart.

"Evil person? What is an evil person? You harmed Shen Wanrong and killed Shen Zhuoran, so you are not an evil person?"

"Hmph..." Shen Zhuoqi raised his hand slightly, and several people immediately pushed in from behind him.

Zhuang Youwen looked at the children and little girl who were pushed in and rushed over immediately.

"Little sister!"

Jiang Qingwu was startled and was about to pull him, but Yan Xiuchen pulled him back.

A child of two or three years old and a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old were so scared that they were hugging each other and crying, while people in black were holding them down.

And the next person who came in was Jiu Ye.

"Jiu Ye?" Jiang Qingwu looked at Jiu Ye with a knife at his neck and instantly understood something.

Jiu Ye was one step ahead of them, and it seemed that he was no match for Shen Zhuoqi.

"I have to say that the prince has two adopted sons, and they are good at martial arts. It's a pity that two fists can't beat four hands, not to mention..."

As he spoke, Shen Zhuoqi grabbed the child's clothes and lifted him up.

"And these two little guys."

Jiang Qingwu looked at the child held high up in the air, and a chill ran through his body. "Shen Zhuoqi, stop it, you are crazy."

"They are all innocent. If you have the guts, come at me."

"Innocent? Wanrong was murdered, and Zhuang must have put a lot of effort into asking questions."

"Before at Gu's house, it was Zhuang Youwen who saved you. If it weren't for him, you would have died at Wanrong's hands long ago."

After hearing these words, Zhuang Youwen rushed over and knelt down in front of Jiang Qingwu and Yan Xiuchen with a plop.

"Master, please, please save my sister and nephew. From now on, I am willing to work like a cow or a horse, and go through fire and water to serve you."

Seeing this, Jiang Qingwu hurried to Lazhuang to ask again.

Seeing this, Yan Xiuchen, who was standing by, stuffed the umbrella into Jiang Qingwu's hand and walked towards Shen Zhuoqi, "I'll trade with you and let them go."

Jiang Qingwu looked at Yan Xiuchen's back as he stood in the rain, and then he suddenly understood something.

The Shen family mobilized such a large force to deal with Zhuang Youwen, not just for revenge.

He also wanted to use Zhuang Youwen and her family to threaten himself and Yan Xiuchen in exchange for Gu Yanbai.

Gu Ming's rescue attempt failed, so this was another way they thought of.

Coincidentally, they didn't expect that they and Yan Xiuchen were right here.

No wonder Shen Zhuoqi said just now that it was a pleasant surprise.

"Haha... Your Highness is so smart. You know what I want..."

"You talk too much nonsense." Yan Xiuchen waved to the guards behind him, "Go to the palace and the capital's criminal department and bring Gu Yanbai and Gu Ming here."

"Yes, I obey."

Not long after Yan Xiuchen's men left, the palace guards who were waiting on the long street rushed in.

But when he saw Jiu Ye was held in someone's hand, the knife was halfway drawn and then stopped.

"Back off..." Yan Xiuchen shouted, and more than a dozen people quickly put away their knives. "Yes."

Shen Zhuoqi looked at the people retreating, and then he pulled the knife that was on Jiu Ye's neck away a little.

When Jiuhan brought people here, almost two incense sticks had passed.

Zhuang Youwen's father and elder brother were placed in the next yard.

Shen Zhuoqi and the others stood under the eaves of the gate to avoid the rain, while Jiang Qingwu and Yan Xiuchen stood in the rain.

Although the personal guards were holding umbrellas for Jiang Qingwu and Yan Xiuchen, they still felt a little cold.

Jiang Qingwu couldn't help feeling sorry for Yan Xiuchen as he saw him wearing only a brocade robe without even a cloak.

What was even more unbearable was that Zhuang Youwen stood in the rain without an umbrella, looking at Shen Zhuoqi's sister and nephew with a worried look on his face.

"Godfather..." Jiuhan shouted outside the door.

Shen Zhuoqi immediately became alert, drew his sword and put it on Jiuye's neck, then retreated repeatedly and retreated into the alley with his men.

"Where is Gu Yanbai?" Shen Zhuoqi couldn't help but become alert as he watched a large number of guards pour into the alley.

Yan Xiuchen followed out from the yard and happened to see Gu Yanbai being brought over.

"Why such a big fuss? I'm weak and can't stand it."