Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

After midnight, Gu Yanbai and Yan Xiuchen had a big quarrel in Shangyang Palace and left in anger.

He left the palace alone, holding the bottle of wine.

Although the rain had stopped, it was still wet everywhere and the streets were empty.

Gu Yanbai was walking alone on the long street, cursing something.

"Emperor? What an emperor! He was actually threatened by that old man. How pathetic..."

"Why won't you let me leave the palace? I'll leave anyway. Do you think I need your people to protect me..."

"Don't think that I won't dare to leave you just because you withdraw those Red Guards. You are a coward, but I am not..."

Gu Yanbai looked drunk, cursing as he walked. He hadn't walked far when he realized something.

Disordered footsteps came from all directions, and even on the high roofs there were men in black lying in ambush.

"He's omnipresent and takes advantage of every opportunity. He's right. He took this opportunity and wanted to attack me."

Gu Yanbai calmed down, stopped, looked around, and breathed a sigh of relief at the approaching man in black.

"Who are you? You're here to arrest me again, right? Where's your boss? I won't fight you, you little idiots."

Gu Yanbai staggered and shouted at the men in black around him. While he was speaking, someone walked out from among the men in black.

Like everyone else, he was wearing black clothes and a mask, the only difference was that he held a sword while others held knives.

Standing in the middle and walking to the front.

"We are ordered to ask you to go back. If you follow us obediently, you will suffer less."

"If you don't cooperate, we'll just let you live."

Gu Yanbai looked at the other party, threw the bottle in his hand away, and then stretched out his hands, "Okay, I was just about to go with you."

"But the prerequisite is that you have to come and catch me in person."

"I, Gu Yanbai, am not someone that any small fry can touch."

Hearing the voice, the other party hesitated for a moment, and walked towards Gu Yanbai.

After all, it would be best if we could complete the mission without having to fight.

But just as the other party grabbed Gu Yanbai's wrist and took out a rope to tie him up, Gu Yanbai pulled the man into his arms.

He raised his hand and slapped the man, knocking him to the ground unconscious.

The others rushed over without saying a word when they saw this, but in an instant, countless Royal Guards and Crimson Guards rushed over from all directions.

When Yan Xiuchen arrived from the palace on horseback, the fighting had already ended and the leader had been tied up by Awen and Awu, who were beside Gu Yanbai.

When that person saw Yan Xiuchen appear, he instantly realized something.

"Is...was it planned by His Majesty and Gu Yanbai?"

"You are very smart, but you realize it too late..."

"I know that there are people responsible for capturing Gu Yanbai, and they will do it whenever they get the chance."

"So, I have always sent people to protect him, and even prevent him from leaving Shangyang Palace and the Imperial Palace."

"But today..."

Yan Xiuchen said, dismounted from his horse, and walked towards him, "I have seen you before, at Shiwei Manor."

"You used to work with Bai Ge."

"If you are obedient, I can spare your life and send you to join the army. If you have meritorious service, you will have a bright future."

"I am your man in life and your ghost in death. Except for your orders..."

Before the man could finish his words, Yan Xiuchen pulled out the dagger from Gu Yanbai's waist and stabbed him in the shoulder.

Then he pulled it out suddenly, changed the place, and stabbed again.

This guy was very patient. He didn't even make a sound after being hit by two swords.

Seeing this, Yan Xiuchen sneered, "I'll give you one last chance. If you're willing to obey and cooperate, just nod your head. Do you understand?"

As he spoke, Yan Xiuchen pulled out the dagger and gestured to Jiuhan, "Cut off his hand, one finger at a time..."

"Yes, godfather..."

Hearing the voice, the other party was suddenly startled, and looked at Yan Xiuchen with trembling pupils, "Whatever you want me to do... I will do it."

"Just one question for you..."

"Where is Jiang Qingwu?"

Hearing this, the other party shook his head with sweat on his forehead.

Seeing this, Gu Yanbai suddenly became angry, "You still don't want to cooperate, right? I see your hand is..."

Before Gu Yanbai could finish his words, the other party quickly explained, "No, no, I mean, no, we didn't catch Jiang Qingwu at all."

"What did you say? You didn't catch her?" Yan Xiuchen rushed over and looked at him in surprise.

The other party nodded, and then added, "Although I don't know where Jiang Qingwu is, I can be sure that Jiang Qingwu is not... not in the hands of the master."

Yan Xiuchen's mind was buzzing as he brainstormed about what happened during the day, and then he suddenly understood something.

“Gu Qing, Gu Qing is still in the valley. He asked people to pretend to be patrolling city guards and lead us away, just to prevent us from discovering Gu Qing who is still in the valley.”

"When we were about to go back to look for him, he showed up again. On the surface, he was threatening me, but in fact, he was trying to stop me from looking for Gu Qing."

Yan Xiuchen paced and muttered to himself, then jumped on his horse, and seeing this, Gu Yanbai hurriedly followed.

However, a large number of soldiers and Yan Xiuchen, Gu Yanbai, Nan Xiuye, Jiuhan Jiuye, almost everyone was looking for Jiang Qingwu in Fengxiangpo and the valley.

But there was no trace of Jiang Qingwu.

The search lasted the entire night.

……

The next morning, the sky was dim and bright.

While Yan Xiuchen and the other gods were in despair, Jiang Qingwu was lying unconscious on a farmer's wooden bed.

In Liu Village near Fengxiangpo, there is a family of three who make a living from farmland.

The young couple had a daughter of about five or six years old. The little girl was sitting beside Jiang Qingwu's bed, holding her chin and looking at her carefully.

Jiang Qingwu was wearing the woman's clothes, a coarse cloth shirt with patches on it. His forehead was red and swollen, his face was pale, and the wound on his arm was simply bandaged.

"Give her some ginger soup. She's been caught in such a heavy rain..." the woman whispered outside the door.

It seemed to be her man's voice, very low.

"Okay, I'm just afraid that drinking ginger soup won't work. This girl has injuries on her body, but her clothes are so good. She must be the daughter of a wealthy family..."

The woman looked into the house and sighed softly, "Don't worry about whether she is the daughter of a wealthy family or not, let's see if she can survive first."

"Okay, let Ah Ying take care of her first. You go and make the ginger soup. I'll go see if I can get her some medicine..."

The little girl named Aying beside the bed heard her parents' conversation and moved closer to Jiang Qingwu.

"Daddy has gone to get you some medicine. It's very bitter. Hurry up and run..."

Jiang Qingwu faintly heard Ah Ying's voice, but he was deeply trapped in the dream and couldn't extricate himself.

In the dream, she became very small, probably... only seven or eight years old.

She was led by a big hand and the man took her to a very magnificent palace.

She couldn't see the man's face clearly, nor could she see the people in the hall.

"Oh my, you are amazing. Where did you kidnap this little girl from? She is so pretty."

She heard laughter and looked at the person approaching, but she couldn't see clearly. She only heard the response from the person next to her.

"Don't be silly, she is the daughter of Shunqing Hou, and it's her first time entering the palace. She just got lost."

"I see, little sister, what's your name?"

"Gu Qing, my name is Gu Qing."

"What a nice name. There are two brothers here. They will play with you. What do you want to play?"

She looked at the face approaching, and held her head high without fear, "In the game of pitching pots, the loser gets to ride the big horse... I want to ride the big horse..."