Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

It was really a strong wind that blew away the long insects and sprained my waist.

This water torture wouldn't kill her, but it would be painful.

Jiang Qingwu felt so wronged, but before he could say anything, his outer shirt was torn off by the nanny and he was pushed into a water vat by two eunuchs.

There is no shortage of water tanks in Fenghe Palace.

There are water tanks under the eaves and along the walls.

The water inside was accumulated from the autumn rain a few days ago.

It was getting colder day by day, and the water was icy cold.

He fell headfirst, his breathing tightened instantly, and he began to struggle subconsciously.

The two eunuchs were no match for her. Even if she didn't take any action, she was able to knock them to the ground just by resisting.

"Puff..." Jiang Qingwu suddenly stood up and brushed the cold water off his face.

"Jiang Qingwu, you are so bold... You dare to do this to me. Are you from Shunqing Marquis Mansion planning to rebel?"

The Queen Mother came out of the room, pointed at Jiang Qingwu and shouted angrily, "Someone come..."

The Royal Guards rushed in from outside the bedroom. Jiang Qingwu's eyes widened instantly and he knelt down without saying a word.

She could still tell the difference between the big and small princes, and she couldn't do anything in front of the Queen Mother no matter what.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. This matter is not what you think."

"I didn't fight with that maid because of Yan Lin, but because of Your Highness..."

"That maid humiliated Your Highness, and I couldn't bear to see it, so I..."

"Shut up. Do you think I will believe you or what I hear with my own ears?"

"Don't try to confuse right and wrong. Just tell me whether you were sent by Yan Lin to harm Xiu Chen."

"If you admit it, I can still forgive you, otherwise you will suffer."

Jiang Qingwu stared at the Queen Mother in a daze, and suddenly understood something in his heart.

Firstly, the Queen Mother did hear the news about the punishment of the palace maid today.

Secondly, the Queen Mother didn't want to marry Yan Xiuchen at all, so she was eager to get her confession and let Yan Xiuchen cancel the engagement.

"Queen, this is about your highness's reputation. I can explain it to you alone. Anyway, I will never harm your highness."

"Humph, I think you want to buy time and wait for him to rescue you."

The Queen Mother didn't care and didn't pay any attention to what Jiang Qingwu said. She just ordered people to hold her down.

The two imperial guards were martial artists and strong men. She couldn't break free at all with just strength.

If force is used... Ha, the daughter of a minister offends the current empress dowager and is used in a fight?

If the Shunqing Marquisate is really charged with a crime, I'm afraid the matter will become serious.

By then, even if Yan Xiuchen could settle the matter, the Queen Mother would probably hate her, and she would swear to never agree to their marriage.

I'm afraid Yan Xiuchen has no idea what to do.

Just as Jiang Qingwu was thinking, buckets of water were poured down, and his limbs and bones instantly felt as if covered with ice.

"Your Highness, the Regent has sent a road guard to ask when Miss Jiang will go to the banquet."

The young eunuch suddenly walked into the bedroom in small steps, knelt down and asked.

Jiang Qingwu also suddenly came to his senses. When he heard Lu Jiuhan, Jiang Qingwu thought about resisting and attracting the attention of those outside the door.

But when the Queen Mother gave him a look, he struggled to break free from the guard and was knocked unconscious by the hilt of the knife in the guard's hand.

Before she lost consciousness, she faintly heard the Queen Mother's voice.

"Someone, put Jiang Qingwu in the prison of Fenghe Palace."

"Tell Lu Jiuhan that Jiang Qingwu said he had something urgent to do and left the palace in a hurry."

"I am not feeling well, so I will not attend the banquet. Please ask Yan Xiuchen to come to Fenghe Palace to see me."

When she woke up again, she was already in the dungeon of Fenghe Palace.

Looking around, the cell was dim and dark, with no guards or people, and it was eerie and scary.

After getting used to the darkness, Jiang Qingwu could see clearly where he was.

A square cell with only six steps and iron bars on three sides.

There was only a low table and a candle lamp, and in the entire cell, there was only some hay in the corner.

Looking at the hay and candle in the corner, Jiang Qingwu seemed to have thought of something.

"I wonder if Yan Xiuchen has come. If Fenghe Palace catches fire..."

Jiang Qingwu thought about it and didn’t care about so much anymore.

……

The Fenghe Palace dungeon is a million miles away from the Empress Dowager's bedroom, and not to mention that it is tightly sealed there, no sound can be heard.

Even if it gets out, the Queen Mother won't be able to hear it.

Yan Xiuchen came to see the Queen Mother as ordered and was drinking a cup of tea.

"Queen Mother, Jiuhan said that Jiang Qingwu has left the palace."

"Yeah, I don't know what's going on, but I'm so anxious." The Queen Mother said lightly and casually, then raised her hand to signal outside the door.

The young eunuch then hurried into the bedroom and said, "Your servant greets His Highness."

"Xiaoluzi? Get up."

"This little guy just passed by the garden and heard something. Let him tell you."

As soon as the Queen Mother opened her mouth, Yan Xiuchen understood something and immediately raised his hand to stop Xiao Luzi.

"I know what this little Lu is going to say. I was also in the garden just now."

"Since you were here, you heard what Shen Wanrong and the Imperial Concubine said."

"Yes." Yan Xiuchen said calmly and confidently, but the Queen Mother looked surprised.

"Now that you've heard it, do you still want to marry Jiang Qingwu? Listen to me and cancel the engagement immediately."

Yan Xiuchen listened to the Queen Mother's words, and he became more suspicious. He looked around and said, "Jiang Qingwu...indeed, he left the palace, right?"

"……Yes."

"Xiao Luzi came back to report after she left. If I had known about this earlier, I would never have let her leave the palace."

"I must find out what she is thinking."

Yan Xiuchen silently put down his teacup and bowed to the Queen Mother, "Queen Mother, I have asked someone to investigate. Shen Wanrong is not the only one who knows the truth about today's incident."

"Don't trust everything Shen Wanrong and the Imperial Concubine say."

"Even if all this is true, I will not cancel the engagement."

The Queen Mother's face changed drastically when she heard this, and she slapped the Phoenix Chair with one hand, "Are you crazy? If Jiang Qingwu is Yan Lin's man, he is like a knife that can take your life at any time."

"Your Majesty, I know what I am doing. You don't have to worry. Just do as we said before."

Yan Xiuchen was very firm in his expectations. The empress dowager opened her mouth but was interrupted by the nanny beside her in a low voice.

"Queen Mother, Your Highness is extremely intelligent, how could he let a little girl scheme against him?"

"What Madam Zhong said is true. Since Jiang Qingwu has already left the palace, I will leave the palace first as well."

Yan Xiuchen held the golden bronze fan and bowed slightly. When he was about to leave, the Queen Mother suddenly called him, "Stop."

As she spoke, the Queen Mother walked towards Yan Xiuchen, stopped on the ground very close to him, and lowered her voice, "I want to ask you... have you really thought it through?"

"You know, the high hopes I have for you are definitely not just to be a regent who is second only to one person and above everyone else."

Upon hearing the voice, the determination in Yan Xiuchen's eyes became even stronger, and he raised his eyes slightly and bowed.

"To be honest with you, Your Majesty, it is because of him that I want to take the throne of... the most powerful position."

"If the emperor is my son's, then the empress can only be... Jiang Qingwu."

Yan Xiuchen's voice was not loud, but it was like nails driving into the Queen Mother's heart.

Shocked, the Queen Mother was speechless.

Seeing this, Yan Xiuchen bowed his head slightly and left silently.

When Yan Xiuchen and his close associates left, there was a commotion in the palace.

Although their voices were low and they tried hard to hide their panic, Yan Xiuchen could still tell that the palace servants were in a hurry.

Seeing this, Yan Xiuchen gestured to the person next to him.

"Yes, Your Highness..." As he said that, he grabbed the little eunuch who was hurrying not far away and said, "What happened?"

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."

"Tell me, what's the matter? Why are you panicking?"

"Your Highness, it was... a water leak in the small kitchen due to carelessness. The fire has been put out. It's nothing serious."

Yan Xiuchen heard the sound and looked in the direction of the small kitchen. Sure enough, there was some smoke, but it was not very thick.

Yan Xiuchen withdrew his gaze, without thinking too much, and hurriedly left Fenghe Palace.