Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

When Jiang Qingwu, who was carrying tea, heard Jiu Ye's words, his expression immediately changed.

"Did the Queen Mother run away on her own?"

Seeing this, Yan Xiuchen took the teacup and interrupted Jiang Qingwu's thoughts.

"Don't worry about it. Let them find it. Didn't you get enough rest last night? Go to bed now."

"It's you who should rest, not me!" Jiang Qingwu said firmly.

Without giving Yan Xiuchen a chance to refute, he continued to argue.

"It will be dawn soon. The Queen Mother is in the palace and will surely be seen by many people."

"If the Imperial Guards go looking for the Queen Mother like they were searching for a criminal, and word gets out to the previous dynasty and the royal family, who knows what kind of rumors will arise."

"I'll go look for her. The Queen Mother is injured, so the Queen can go look for her. This will also help to silence Youyou."

"What's more... I'm afraid that person will do something to the Queen Mother, just like he did to Yan Xue."

Jiang Qingwu turned around and gestured to Jiuye, "Bring the people with you. I'll change my clothes and go look for it with you guys."

"Yes."

"You... go back to the bedroom and rest. Also, from now on... don't hide anything from me. As long as it's your business, you can't let me stay out of it."

Yan Xiuchen held Jiang Qingwu's hand and smiled slightly, "Don't worry, it's not serious."

"I just don't want to make you worry."

"Well, you go and rest now, and I'll go help find the Queen Mother."

Jiang Qingwu was about to leave after saying this, but Yan Xiuchen held her hand and did not let go.

"what happened?"

"Didn't you say I couldn't keep it from you? I can't go to sleep. I have to go to court. The Queen Mother's affairs can't be kept secret."

"I'm going to court today, so I can tell you so the officials won't speculate."

What's good about being an emperor? Not only do you lose your freedom, but you also have to deal with so many state affairs and take so many people into consideration.

If it wasn't a misunderstanding, if it wasn't because of me, Yan Xiuchen would never want to be the emperor.

"What are you thinking about? Do you think it's a shame for me to be the emperor?"

Jiang Qingwu was already feeling very guilty, and after hearing these words, he felt even more distressed.

"No, I just think that it was because of me that you wanted to be the emperor."

"If it weren't for me, could you be a free king?"

"Free and at ease? Do you think I was free and at ease when I was king?"

Yan Xiuchen said with a smile, slowly stood up, and gently stroked Jiang Qingwu's warm face.

"Don't think so much."

"Although I decided to become the emperor because of you, it's not that I haven't thought about becoming the emperor before."

"I am in the royal family. It has been destined from the beginning that I cannot live a leisurely and stable life."

"Whether you are a king or an emperor, it's all the same."

Jiang Qingwu looked at the person in front of him, and suddenly remembered what he had said to his father.

She said that the Jiang family was an important family of Dayan and held military power.

From the very beginning, the struggle for power was unavoidable.

Perhaps he and Yan Xiuchen had never been truly free, at ease, and at peace.

……

The morning light is dim and the sun is rising in the east.

Rays of light and shadows passed through the layers of palaces and enveloped the entire palace.

Jiang Qingwu, along with Jiuye and the Imperial Guards, searched the palace for the Queen Mother.

Although there were not many concubines in the palace, Emperor Xuanhe's concubines were still there, plus countless palace servants.

The imperial guards in the palace can never be kept secret.

All we can say is that the Queen Mother was ill and had some mental abnormalities.

"Godmother..." After wave after wave of people failed to find the Queen Mother, Jiu Ye became a little anxious. He lowered his voice and walked closer to Jiang Qingwu.

Jiang Qingwu looked around and heard Jiu Ye calling her. She was stunned for a moment and heard a few low laughs.

"When did you start calling me godmother? I'm really not used to it."

"Then...how about calling her the Queen?"

"That's not necessary, just call me whatever you like."

"It's just... I'm curious, you two brothers have... twenty..."

"Twenty-four." Jiu Ye blurted out.

Jiang Qingwu nodded gently, "Yes, you are only three or four years older than him, how come you are his godson?"

Jiu Ye sighed softly, cleared his throat and whispered, "The godfather is of a higher generation, and we are younger than him."

"Our fathers and godfathers are of the same generation."

Jiang Qingwu suddenly understood and remembered what Yan Xiuchen said, that they were also from aristocratic families.

"I see. Now that you put it that way, I can accept it more easily."

Jiang Qingwu looked around as he spoke, muttering thoughtfully, "As the Queen Mother, she ran away for almost an hour, how could no one have noticed her?"

"Jiu Ye... go, look for it near Langting Palace..."

"That place has been abandoned for a long time, and few people come here..." Jiang Qingwu said, as if he had made up his mind. He looked up at Jiu Ye and nodded.

"Let's split up. You go to Langting Palace, and I'll go to... Xifeng Palace."

"Yes, godmother." Jiu Ye raised his hand to salute, then hurried away with some of his personal guards.

"Miss, are we going to...Xifeng Palace?" Wanyue asked in a low voice.

Xifeng Palace! She really should go and take a look. Now is a good opportunity while she is looking for the Queen Mother.

She had found the Langting Palace before, but that palace was not the scenery in her dreams.

Now that Xifeng Palace and Gu Yanbai are closely connected, she has to go and take a look no matter what.

Jiang Qingwu nodded to Wanyue, turned around and was about to leave, when he saw two guards running towards him in a hurry from a distance.

"Your Majesty, we have found traces of the Queen Mother in the Bamboo Garden near the West Palace Gate..."

West Palace Gate? Cuizhu Garden? That was... the place where Zhuang Youwen was killed.

Why did the Queen Mother go there? Why did she leave the palace? Or was it because... Yan Xue, Prince Suqing...

"Miss... that's the Cuizhu Garden where Zhuang Youwen was killed. The Queen Mother went there... Is the Queen Mother pretending to be crazy? Did she go there on purpose?"

Wan Yue came closer to Jiang Qingwu and asked repeatedly in a low voice.

Jiang Qingwu was also confused and shook his head slightly, saying, "You'll know when you get there."

When Jiang Qingwu and his companions arrived at Cuizhu Garden, the entrances and exits in three directions of Cuizhu Garden had been under martial law by the Imperial Guards.

The imperial guards at the door saw Jiang Qingwu coming and hurriedly saluted, "Greetings to the Queen."

"Where's the Queen Mother?"

"It's by the lake in the garden, but the guards are not allowed to approach. The subordinates dare not get close, so they can only seal the garden."

"Good, well done." Jiang Qingwu echoed and strode into the Cuizhu Garden.

The Green Bamboo Garden was empty, with only a few guards standing near the lake, who could only watch from afar.

The empress dowager ran out wearing her usual phoenix robe, which was a little untidy. Her shoes were not on properly, and her hair was disheveled, as if she had not combed it.

When I saw the Queen Mother, she was standing on the arch bridge, mumbling to herself, as if she was looking for something.

"Girl... this Queen Mother can't be true. She is really crazy."

Jiang Qingwu originally thought that the Queen Mother was insane because of her momentary anxiety.

But looking at this, it seems like he is really crazy.

I just asked you about some things in the past and you got so scared?

"Wanyue, wait here, I'll go take a look."

"Be careful girl."

Jiang Qingwu slowly approached the Queen Mother, staying behind her without disturbing her.

But just as she was getting closer, the empress dowager suddenly turned around and rushed towards Jiang Qingwu.

"You bitch, who told you to come... His Majesty is here to pick me up..."

"I am the queen. I am the queen. Don't try to snatch His Majesty from me..."