Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

Yan Xiuchen was suddenly startled and looked at Gu Yanbai in confusion.

"What do you mean? Do you know... about him and Gu Qing?"

Gu Yanbai's face was solemn, with a hint of gloom and sadness in his eyes.

"What a coincidence! I actually know that."

As he spoke, Gu Yanbai sighed softly and paced back and forth thoughtfully.

"Do you still remember that year when you and Gu Qing fought against the Sang Kingdom and Gu Qing was captured?"

Yan Xiuchen nodded gently, muttering in confusion, "Of course I remember, I begged you to go to Sanshui City to save her."

"But what does this have to do with Bai Ruosheng?"

Gu Yanbai chuckled and said, "Back then, Gu Qing was captured and imprisoned in the dungeon of Sanshui City for seven days."

"When I rescued her and handed her over to you, she was intact except for the injuries she suffered when she was captured."

"He was even wearing a military uniform. You should remember that."

Yan Xiuchen nodded absentmindedly and looked at Gu Yanbai quietly, "Remember."

"The dungeons in Sanshui City are filled with prisoners of war and street thugs, all of them men."

"During those seven days, Gu Qing was in a coma due to his injuries and had no power to resist..."

"She was able to spend seven days safely in the dungeon... all thanks to Bai Ruosheng."

Gu Yanbai said this and turned to look at Yan Xiuchen. Seeing his surprised look, he sat towards him.

"I was the one who arranged for your savior, Xu Qingran."

"But Bai Asheng is not."

Yan Xiuchen looked at Gu Yanbai with his pupils slightly bright, his heart surging with emotions and he secretly clenched his fists.

"You mean, in the Sanshui City dungeon, before I found you, before you rescued her, he was the one who had been protecting Gu Qing?"

Gu Yanbai nodded slightly and poured himself a cup of tea.

"He was originally just a teacher at the piano studio in Sanshui City, but was captured because the Sang Kingdom conquered Sanshui City."

"It was he who protected Gu Qing in a corner in the dungeon and kept her identity as a woman a secret. In order to protect her, he was beaten severely by the men in the same cell several times."

As he spoke, Gu Yanbai sighed solemnly.

"I promised you that when we arrived at the Sanshui City dungeon, Gu Qing was being held in solitary confinement in the most remote cell."

"Although he is seriously injured and unconscious, at least he is not in danger of being violated, and his innocence is not damaged."

"Do you know why she has a solitary cell?"

Yan Xiuchen's heart was already filled with guilt. Hearing Gu Yanbai's words, Yan Xiuchen was even more confused, "Why?"

Gu Yanbai looked at Yan Xiuchen steadily, hesitated for a moment and said, "Because... this cell was given to me by Bai Asheng in exchange for being my concubine."

When Yan Xiuchen heard the voice, his hand holding the teacup froze suddenly.

His eyes darkened instantly, hiding his uncontrollable shock and guilt, "What? Agree to be your lover? To move to another cell?"

Gu Yanbai smiled bitterly and nodded, "That's right, there's nothing he can do."

"He is not Prince Zen of Sang, nor is he the Regent of Dayan, and he has no power."

"He is just an ordinary citizen of Sanshui City. If he wants to protect Gu Qing, he can only be beaten. This is the only way."

Gu Yanbai sighed softly, with some heartache and emotion hidden in his eyes.

"He was captured in large part because the general of the Sang Kingdom who took over Sanshui City was attracted by his looks and good looks."

"I want to give him to Princess Xiya of Sang Country as a gift."

"It was because Bai Ruosheng disagreed that he was thrown into the dungeon."

"Later, he agreed to become the male favorite of Princess Xiya of Sang Country for the sake of his old love, and thus became a slave."

"I gave up my reputation, my innocence, my freedom, just to buy a cell for Gu Qing."

As Gu Yanbai was speaking, he remembered something and turned to look at Yan Xiuchen.

"And you, using the fact that he was your lover, to accuse and humiliate him... How can you not be angry?"

Gu Yanbai sighed softly, "These are what the general of Sang said when I returned to Sang Country."

"Later, I met him several times. He was indeed handsome and talented, especially playing the zither very well."

"But I heard that the princess resented him for having someone else in her heart and refused to submit to him sincerely. She doted on him for a while and then gave him to someone else."

"After several twists and turns... I thought he died in Sang Country, but I didn't expect..."

Gu Yanbai muttered to himself, and when he came to his senses, he found that Yan Xiuchen had left without him noticing.

In the Nanyuan wing, Jiang Qingwu sat beside the hospital bed, holding the teacup handed to him by Wanyue, and sat there in a trance.

Looking at Bai Ruosheng, Jiang Qingwu's heart was filled with waves, and his mind was full of those drowsy and vague memories in the dungeon that year.

……

Three years ago, in Sanshui City, in a dim dungeon.

"General... Little General..." Bai Asheng's low voice woke up the seriously injured and unconscious Jiang Qingwu.

Looking at the water that was brought to his mouth, Jiang Qingwu swallowed a few mouthfuls weakly.

When she saw Bai Asheng clearly, he was wrapping his white robe around her.

"Thank you... My name is Jiang Qingwu..."

"My name is Bai Asheng. You are the general of Dayan, right? How can a woman like you become a general?"

Bai Asheng lowered his voice and asked carefully while looking at the men sleeping in the distance.

Jiang Qingwu covered the arrow wound on his shoulder and shook his head gently, "How do you know I'm a woman..."

"I'm sorry, I really can't help it. I found it when I was bandaging your wound..."

Jiang Qingwu looked at the other person without blaming him, "You...you are from Dayan?"

Bai Asheng nodded, "Yes, I am a piano teacher in the piano studio in Sanshui City."

"After the people from Sang attacked the city, they smashed the piano room and captured me."

"Catch... catch you for what?"

Hearing this, Bai Asheng shook his head and smiled bitterly, "The general said that I am good-looking and wanted to give me to the princess of their Sang country as a gift."

"If they have the guts, they can lock me up, or kill me. Anyway, I won't agree to it."

Jiang Qingwu looked at Bai Asheng and raised the corners of his lips slightly.

"It's too dark here, I can't see you clearly...Are you good-looking?"

……

Two days later, in the dungeon.

"This young general looks so pretty, he looks like a...woman."

"Haha, whether it's a girl or not, we can find out after checking..."

"If there were a girl here, we would be happy."

When Jiang Qingwu woke up from her coma, Bai Asheng was standing in front of her, fighting with several people.

Even though he was being beaten, he still protected her behind him.

He was able to escape the disaster only after alerting the guard.

"I'm fine, I'm here... I see your injuries are getting worse, this isn't a solution."

Jiang Qingwu looked at Bai Asheng, who was covered in wounds, and handed him a golden hairpin in his arms.

"My mother gave it to me when she went to war... I brought it here as a souvenir."

"For you...self-defense."

"Don't worry about me... I can't survive..."

Bai Asheng looked at the exquisite gold hairpin, took it hesitantly, gently held the person in his arms, and whispered with certainty.

"Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you."

When Jiang Qingwu woke up again, Bai Asheng had already been taken out.

Outside the prison door, he was kneeling in front of the general.

"I promise to go with you, whether it's gifts or servants, whether it's a zither player or a concubine, it doesn't matter."

"I only have one request, give her a separate cell and find a doctor to treat her injuries."

Bai Asheng knelt on the ground, pointed at Jiang Qingwu in the cell, and said to the general, "She is a general of Dayan. She will definitely be useful to you if she is alive."

"As long as you agree to my request, I will agree to go with you to Sang Country."

Jiang Qingwu struggled to crawl towards the prison door, wanting to stop it, but the words he said seemed so powerless.

"Bai Asheng... Brother Asheng, don't agree..."

"It doesn't matter, I'm just a male concubine..." Bai Asheng grabbed Jiang Qingwu's hand through the prison door, forced a smile on his face and lowered his voice.

"Little girl, you must take good care of your injuries. You must stay alive and become a great general who will conquer the world in the future."

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