Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

Yan Xiuchen's face became gloomy. He paused, stood behind the old man, and his voice became firm and sharp.

"If she thinks of you, it won't be good for anyone..."

When the old man saw Yan Xiuchen was angry, he suddenly smiled and his voice became softer.

"That's right, that's right..."

"Too many people died because of this. If she really remembers it... I don't know what to do."

This was considered a threat, and Yan Xiuchen's heart couldn't help but tighten slightly.

He naturally understood the implication of the old man's words.

He knew his mission, his methods, and what he would do.

It was precisely because of this that he did not allow Jiang Qingwu to find out the truth.

Yan Xiuchen calmed himself down and bowed slightly to the old man, "Don't worry... I won't let her know."

Having said that, Yan Xiuchen strode past the old man and headed down the mountain.

The old man smiled slightly, sighed and shouted, "Don't be so nervous, my old bones love you the most."

"You didn't kill the woman you liked back then, and you won't kill her now."

"By the way, that guy named Gu, are you sure he got on board?"

Yan Xiuchen did not answer, but just slightly raised the hand holding the golden bronze fan.

The old man looked at Yan Xiuchen's back, sighed softly, and sat down directly on the stone steps.

"This child... has lost his youthful vigor and vitality."

The old man murmured, took out the wine jug from his arms and put it to his mouth.

Not until Yan Xiuchen had completely disappeared did a figure walk out from the distant courtyard wall and go straight towards the old man.

“Master…” the man called in a low voice. When he saw the old man gesturing at him, he quietly sat down on the stone steps below the old man.

"Look at this child. Does he have white hair?"

The man looked into the distance and lowered his voice, "Your Highness is... already 27 years old this year."

"Ten years ago, I was already able to stand on my own, fight on the battlefield, and be able to do anything."

"But he wasn't as deep and gloomy as he is now ten years ago."

"In my memory, he is sunny and bright, unruly... a young man in fine clothes and riding a horse..."

"Now... never mind. It's my fault that he has become what he is today."

The old man drank a sip of wine and handed the jug to the man.

"Bai Ge, go and send Gu Yanbai off. What was not accomplished back then should now be resolved."

Bai Ge took the wine pot and immediately stood up and saluted, "Yes, sir, I will do it thoroughly."

Yan Xiuchen ordered the Beijing Criminal Department to launch a city-wide operation with lightning speed.

While clearing out the strongholds of Sang State's spies and secret guards, they also searched the entire city for any of Gu Yanbai's people who had shown up.

They even ordered people to capture Xu Qingran, who was beside the empress dowager, at lightning speed, and even the Xu family in Wencheng in the southwest was not spared.

The whole family was implicated, the man was imprisoned, and his property was confiscated.

At midnight, Jiu Ye hurriedly knocked on Yan Xiuchen's door.

Yan Xiuchen had just changed into his pajamas and was about to go to sleep when he heard Jiu Ye's hurried shout.

"Godfather... Godfather, something happened."

"Come in and talk." Yan Xiuchen agreed slowly, hanging his coat on the screen.

Jiu Ye was panting, looked around the room, and walked straight to the dormitory.

"Godfather, the ship had just reached the lower city when something went wrong."

"There were pirates who hijacked the ship. There weren't many casualties, but the ship was burned. They were... targeting Gu Yanbai."

Yan Xiuchen heard the voice, nodded slightly, slowly sat down on the bed, and said calmly and indifferently, "Did the other party find someone?"

"The news that came back was that the cabin was on fire and no one inside was spared."

Yan Xiuchen sighed softly, nodded to Jiuye and said, "Got it, go down."

Jiu Ye looked at Yan Xiuchen in confusion, froze in place in a daze, and then moved closer to him, "Godfather, you... why aren't you worried at all?"

As he spoke, Jiu Ye suddenly realized something and looked at Yan Xiuchen in surprise, "Gu Yanbai is not dead? He didn't get on the boat?"

Yan Xiuchen raised the corner of his lips secretly, and said thoughtfully, "Switching the pillars and escaping, only when he dies... can everything end."

Jiu Ye nodded in sudden realization, and then was suddenly filled with confusion.

"Then...where is Gu Yanbai? When did you replace him? My son clearly saw him being stuffed into a box."

Yan Xiuchen sighed softly, took off his shoes and got on the bed, "It's getting late, go back and get some rest, you still have a play to perform tomorrow."

Seeing this, Jiu Ye helped Yan Xiuchen pull the quilt over him, then knelt down beside the bed, breathing heavily.

"Just tell me where Gu Yanbai is. Otherwise, my son won't be able to sleep."

"He's at ease, someone is watching him." Yan Xiuchen murmured, glaring at Jiu Ye, "Otherwise you can just kneel here and keep watch."

Jiu Ye heard the voice and suddenly stood up and saluted, "Xiao Liuzi and the others are on guard outside. Godfather needs to call them if you need anything. I'm going to sleep first."

Having said that, Jiu Ye fled out of the house.

The next morning, at Six Shan Hall in Xicheng.

Jiang Qingwu and Wanyue, wearing veil hats, quietly went to Liushan Hall in Xicheng.

Liushan Hall is located at the intersection of the east and west cities, and most of the people living nearby are poor.

Liushan Hall was originally a very luxurious private school. After it was abandoned, it was converted into Liushan Hall by Jiang Qingwu.

In Liushan Hall, there are four or five people with good martial arts skills, all of whom are people from the underworld.

There were also some young and strong men who had received favors from Jiang Qingwu and were left behind to manage the charity hall.

The leader was Feng Qizi.

Seeing Jiang Qingwu knocking on the door early in the morning, the people in the charity hall quickly let him in, then carefully looked around behind them before closing the door.

As soon as he entered the yard, Jiang Qingwu heard faint shouting.

Although the voice was low, it was still very harsh early in the morning.

"Girl, Qizi is in the backyard. I've been there twice, but he's still yelling..."

Jiang Qingwu sighed secretly, took off his veil and handed it to his subordinate beside him, then went straight to the backyard.

"You bunch of street hooligans, were you bribed by Yan Xiuchen... He is a despicable villain, a shameless scum..."

"Help, help, there's a fire..."

Feng Qizi stood outside the door, covering his ears helplessly. When he saw Jiang Qingwu coming, he hurried over to greet him.

"Open the door."

Perhaps because he heard Jiang Qingwu's voice, Gu Yanbai's voice suddenly stopped.

The room was not small, but it looked like no one had lived in it for a long time. There were cabinets, tables, a stone bed, and some dry firewood and old tables and chairs piled up in the corner.

Jiang Qingwu looked around and saw Gu Yanbai, who was sitting next to a haystack in the corner of the stone bed in a white robe.

His hands were tied and his feet were chained to a wooden pillar in the house.

He seemed very energetic, shouting with full energy, and his eyes were full of energy when he saw her.

"Beauty, you came to save me... I knew you still cared about me..." Gu Yanbai moved towards the bed with a smile on his face.

"Miss, I'm outside. Call me if you have any instructions." Feng Qizi said to Jiang Qingwu, and then he and Wanyue left the room.

And Gu Yanbai suddenly came back to his senses, shrank back, his face changed and said, "Okay, you little heartless one."

"I saved you, carried you two miles, and accompanied you through life and death, and you treat me like this."