Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

Gu Yanbai sneered unruly, with shackles on his hands. He looked at Yan Xiuchen and then moved his gaze to Shen Zhuoqi in the distance.

Seeing this, Shen Zhuoqi threw Jiu Ye to his men aside and grabbed Zhuang Youwen's nephew.

"Let them go."

Yan Xiuchen stared at Shen Zhuoqi sharply and whispered, "Let him go."

Upon hearing the sound, Jiuhan immediately opened the shackles of Gu Ming and Gu Yanbai.

"...I'm leaving now. Thank you for treating my injuries..."

Gu Yanbai waved proudly at Yan Xiuchen, and walked quickly towards Shen Zhuoqi with Gu Ming.

Shen Zhuoqi saw the two men escape and signaled to his men.

The people who were holding Zhuang Youwen's sister hostage, as well as Jiuye's men, drew their swords and chopped them down.

Shen Zhuoqi even threw the child in his hand directly towards Yan Xiuchen and the others.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Qingwu rushed over without saying a word, hugged the child, and both fell to the ground.

When Jiang Qingwu came to his senses, he found that Yan Xiuchen used the hidden weapon of fan bones to open the two knives in time.

Jiu Ye quickly fought back, rescued the girl, and led his men to chase after her.

"Stay still." Yan Xiuchen shouted at Jiang Qingwu who was still on the ground.

Then he leaped up and climbed onto the roof using his light skills.

Seeing this, Jiang Qingwu quickly stood up.

"Protect them well." Jiang Qingwu snatched the sword from the guard's hand, gave an order, and chased after him.

By the time they saw the people, both parties were already on the long street.

The people on the long street were all panicking and dodging, and the street became empty in an instant.

Yan Xiuchen was facing Shen Zhuoqi and Gu Yanbai alone.

Jiang Qingwu saw that Jiu Ye and his men were fighting with the men in black, so he drew his sword and went towards Yan Xiuchen and the others.

She wanted to help, but before she could make a move, Yan Xiuchen knocked the sword out of Shen Zhuoqi's hand and stabbed Shen Zhuoqi with his backhand.

Unexpectedly, the sword did not kill Shen Zhuoqi, but stabbed Gu Yanbai.

Gu Yanbai rushed forward and blocked the sword for Shen Zhuoqi.

Yan Xiuchen was shocked, his pupils trembled and his body froze as he looked at the sword that pierced Gu Yanbai's body.

"Hurry...go!" Gu Yanbai shouted. Shen Zhuoqi pulled Gu Ming over in a panic and quickly disappeared into the night.

"I'm willing to die in your hands..." Gu Yanbai's mouth was full of blood, but he still had a smile on his face.

Yan Xiuchen's face turned pale, his eyes were wide open, and even his body was stiff.

Seeing this, Jiang Qingwu rushed forward quickly, sealed Gu Yanbai's acupoints and stopped the bleeding.

Then he pulled out the sword, "Jiuhan..."

"Yes, yes...girl..."

"Send him back home and call the imperial physician immediately." Jiang Qingwu shouted, and her voice brought Yan Xiuchen back to his senses.

Seeing Yan Xiuchen coming to his senses, Jiang Qingwu hurried over to him, "Yan Xiuchen...what's wrong with you? Are you okay?"

Yan Xiuchen shook his head in a daze, watching Gu Yanbai being carried away, and swallowed secretly.

"He can't die. I killed him once, and I can't kill him a second time..."

Yan Xiuchen murmured, his face showing some panic as he clenched the golden bronze fan in his hand.

The first time was in her previous life, when she died.

This is the second time.

This was the second time she saw such panic, distraught and helplessness on Yan Xiuchen's face.

Jiang Qingwu was worried about Yan Xiuchen, so she accompanied him back to the palace, but sent someone back to the marquis's mansion to deliver a message.

The incident in Zuiyan Lane was also taken over by the Beijing Criminal Department.

In the west wing, the imperial physician and two assistants worked for nearly half an hour before they managed to save Gu Yanbai's life.

In the outer hall, although Yan Xiuchen was holding a cup of tea, he could not hide the worry on his face.

Seeing the imperial physician coming out, he quickly put down his teacup and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Fortunately, the bleeding was stopped in time, and the sword was deflected a few points, so the heart and lungs were not injured. I have already applied acupuncture, and Master Gu should be safe."

Upon hearing the voice, Yan Xiuchen got up and walked towards the bedroom. Seeing Gu Yanbai lying safely on the bed, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"For the next two days, you will stay in Beiyuan and don't let him make any mistakes."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Godfather..." Jiuhan called in a low voice as he entered the room and walked towards him.

"Godfather, Zhuang Youwen's deceased father and eldest brother and sister-in-law have been settled in the charity cemetery."

"Zhuang Youwen and his sister said that their nephew had been taken to the palace, in the front hall of the main courtyard."

Yan Xiuchen nodded gently and walked closer to Jiuhan, "Where is Gu Qing?"

"I've changed my clothes and have gone to meet them in the front hall."

"Also, godfather, today's incident has alarmed the Jingfu Division. How should we deal with it?"

When Yan Xiuchen heard this, his face suddenly darkened. Not only did he not capture Shen Zhuoqi, but so many people died and Gu Yanbai was injured.

He was already furious.

"Tell the Jingfusi that the bandits were causing trouble and I happened to see them."

"Also, tell Cheng Xiang to transfer Shen Zhuoqi to his Shiping camp. I don't want him to live until next month."

"Yes, godfather."

In the huge front hall of the main courtyard, Zhuang Youwen, his sister and nephew seemed out of place.

Especially her sister and nephew, I don’t know whether they were frightened or sick.

Sitting in the chair, huddled up, not daring to move.

"Tan Xi..." Jiang Qingwu called in a low voice and took the cloak from Tan Xi.

But as soon as they entered the hall, the three of them were startled and suddenly stood up.

"Hurry...quickly kneel down." Zhuang Youwen shouted to his sister in a low voice. Jiang Qingwu felt even more uncomfortable when he saw this.

If it weren't for her, Zhuang Youwen would never have ended up like this.

"Don't kneel. It's my fault that you have been implicated. If it weren't for me..." Jiang Qingwu felt indescribable pain in his heart.

Zhuang Youwen was timid and cowardly, he was just an ordinary citizen who was trying to make a living.

Thinking of this, Jiang Qingwu wrapped the cloak around his sister.

Tan Xi then handed another cloak to Zhuang Youwen.

"This... no need, no need..."

"Put it on first, and change into clean clothes later. You can stay in the palace first."

As Jiang Qingwu spoke, Tan Xi also echoed, "Mr. Zhuang, there is no need to be restrained. There are many places to stay in the palace. I will take you there later."

"No, no, no... I dare not live in the palace." Zhuang asked again, looked at Jiang Qingwu, and then knelt down in front of Jiang Qingwu.

Jiang Qingwu's heart tightened, and he reached out to pull him, "What are you doing?"

Zhuang Youwen pushed Jiang Qingwu's hand away and kowtowed to him solemnly.

"Master, you don't have to blame yourself."

"This is none of your business. It was you who found the job for me to teach at Shushu."

"Later, I asked you to give me money to tell stories."

"I saved you at Gu's house before, hoping to get some benefits... You can't be blamed for what happened today."

"Besides, you saved them."

As Jiang Qingwu listened, he couldn't help but think of the tragic scene in the Zhuang family's yard, and his eyes became red.

"How can you not blame me? I was the one who asked you to spread the news about Shen Wanrong."

"You attracted the attention of the Shen family just to save me. I won't ignore you."

Zhuang asked again, forcing a smile on his face, but his eyes were welling up with scarlet tears.

"I know the master will definitely take care of it, so I have a request."

Jiang Qingwu nodded and said, "You go ahead."

"Later, I will take Xiaoyao to the Liushan Hall in Dongcheng. Xiniang and the others can help take care of Xiaoyao. I am familiar with it, so you don't have to worry."

"I can also handle the funeral affairs at home."

"I just want to ask one thing of you, Master..." Zhuang then asked his sister who was standing aside.

"My sister Zhuang Qing is dumb and can't speak. She's fourteen years old and... she's not young anymore."

"East City is in chaos. I'm afraid it will be hard to live..."

"You should take her in... it's better for her to be a slave than to follow me."