Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

Jiang Qingwu saw Yan Xiuchen rushing towards her, so she put the flute in front of Yan Xiuchen, and then she finally couldn't hold back her tears.

"Yan Xiuchen, I didn't find him... Yan Xiuchen, I looked everywhere but couldn't find him..."

Yan Xiuchen looked at the flute in his hand, his whole body frozen in place. It took him a long time to come back to his senses, and then he suddenly stood up.

"He won't die. I'll go find him, I'll go find him..." Yan Xiuchen murmured. When he was about to turn around and leave, the last imperial guard following him suddenly stopped.

Seeing Jiang Qingwu burying her head and sobbing sadly, he drew his sword and went towards her.

"Imperial sister-in-law..." Yan Xiujin suddenly shouted. Yan Xiuchen reacted instantly, turned around and pulled Jiang Qingwu over, holding him in his arms, and stabbed a dagger into his back.

Yan Xiujin rushed over and kicked the man away. Jiang Qingwu then realized that the person lying on the ground was Cheng Wen who had escaped earlier.

"Yan Xiuchen... someone come, someone come... Yan Xiuchen, please don't get into any trouble, I beg you... Yan Xiuchen..."

Jiang Qingwu cried and shouted, looking at Yan Xiuchen who was gradually falling down, and yelled out loud.

……

Gu Yanbai was not found in the snake's belly, and the giant python was buried at the bottom of the valley.

There was no secret passage in the deep pool, and the water was like stagnant water, with no signs of any living water. Especially since the pool was in the hollow part of the mountainside, it was impossible for it to be connected to any living water.

They saw Gu Yanbai fall into the pool with their own eyes, but now Gu Yanbai seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, leaving no trace except for the flute.

Yan Xiuchen was seriously injured and unconscious. Although Imperial Physician Li said that his injuries were not life-threatening, he still remained in a coma.

Even though he was asleep, he still held the flute in his hand.

After that, for five consecutive days, Jiang Qingwu went from inside the palace to outside the palace, looking for Gu Yanbai.

From one hill to another, from one dense forest to another.

Holding two swords and leading people, they stepped through the weeds and crossed the rivers and streams.

For five whole days, I barely ate or drank anything...

But even so, there is still no sign of life or death.

It was not until the sixth day that the Queen Mother returned to Beijing!

When Jiang Qingwu hurried back to the palace exhausted, the empress dowager had already been in Shangyang Palace for half a day.

"Your humble servant Jiang Qingwu pays respect to the Queen Mother. May Her Majesty live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years..."

She finally met Yan Xiuchen's biological mother, Empress Dowager Zhong.

She had almost forgotten what she was like as a child, but when she saw the Queen Mother, some memories came flooding back to her mind, a sense of intimacy and familiarity.

"When I first entered the palace, I saw a half-dead son."

The Queen Mother came out of Yan Xiuchen's bedroom and looked at Jiang Qingwu sharply, with a hint of accusation and worry in her eyes.

"Where have you been? Why didn't you stay by his side? Is there anything more important than my son?"

Facing the approaching body, Jiang Qingwu knelt on the ground with his head down and remained silent.

"Looking for another man?"

"I don't want to embarrass you. I've never thought about it. It's just... is this how you treat my son, Your Majesty?"

The Queen Mother scolded repeatedly, then stopped and said, "Someone come..."

"Drag the queen out and cane her..."

As soon as these words came out, Zhong Quan and the others immediately knelt on the ground, "Empress Dowager, you must not do this. His Majesty loves you so much that he even..."

"Shut up, do you have the right to speak here? Someone come..." the Queen Mother shouted again, and at this time the Royal Guards outside the door rushed in.

Jiang Qingwu was confused and looked at the Queen Mother in surprise.

Gu Yanbai was under the protection of the Queen Mother, so she must be sad if he disappeared or got into trouble.

She had no intention of being her enemy, and we had a friendship since childhood, so I shouldn't blame her so harshly.

But now... maybe, it's because I care too much that I'm confused.

Jiang Qingwu had no intention of arguing with the Queen Mother. She bowed her head respectfully and said, "Your humble concubine... accepts the punishment!"

But just when the Imperial Guards were about to come and arrest Jiang Qingwu, Yan Xiuchen's voice suddenly came from the dormitory.

Yan Xiuchen, wearing pajamas, was supported by Tan Xi and staggered out quickly.

“Achen…” the Queen Mother called out, and just as she was about to go over to him, Yan Xiuchen stumbled and fell into Jiang Qingwu’s arms.

"No... no one can touch her..."

Jiang Qingwu held the person tightly and burst into tears of grievance instantly.

Yan Xiuchen was the same, his face was pale, his body was weak, and he said nothing, but he held Jiang Qingwu and did not let go for a long time.

Seeing the two people sad, the empress dowager standing beside them couldn't help but have tears in her eyes. She breathed a sigh of relief and walked out silently.

He took away the palace maids who were accompanying him and sent away the imperial guards.

Looking at the two people hugging each other in the hall from afar, the Queen Mother paused in her tracks.

It was as if he was remembering something from the past, a long time ago, in her palace.

The scene of Yan Xiuchen, Yan Xiuze, and Jiang Qingwu laughing and playing, reading and practicing martial arts seemed to still appear before her eyes.

"These three children have been displaced for so many years... In the end, they are still separated!"

The Queen Mother murmured, her eyes red, she sighed deeply, turned and walked out.

Hearing this, Lu Chen moved closer to the Queen Mother and said, "The Queen Mother has good intentions. Your Majesty and the Queen will understand your..."

"Those concubines..." the Queen Mother said, and then laughed bitterly, "Send them all away."

"If I continue to stay here, I'm afraid it won't just be disfigured..."

"My son dared to take their lives."

……

Ten days later, Xu He... was lost!

It was late at night, but the dark and gloomy Xifeng Palace was lit by the faint light of candles.

When Jiang Qingwu was alone and pushed open the door of Xifeng Palace with a lantern, Yan Xiuchen was already there.

Looking at Yan Xiuchen sitting on the stone steps, Jiang Qingwu slowly paused.

"I thought you were in Chengshu Hall..."

Yan Xiuchen reached out to Jiang Qingwu, pulled her over to sit beside him, and held her in his arms.

"Gu Qing... I miss him..."

Jiang Qingwu's heart suddenly sank. He was thinking... Of course he was thinking, otherwise he wouldn't have come here in the middle of the night.

"Xu He is missing. People from the Beijing Criminal Division said that someone took my gold medal and took Xu He away openly."

"Gold medal? Is this the gold medal you gave to Gu Yanbai?"

Yan Xiuchen nodded slightly and said with a wry smile, "That bastard, did he escape?"

"He just watched us looking for him for a full fifteen days."

"Even if he escaped, he was seriously injured."

"He didn't watch us looking for him, maybe he didn't know what we did..."

Jiang Qingwu murmured, looking at the crystal light in Yan Xiuchen's eyes and his angry and helpless face, and sighed secretly.

She and Yan Xiuchen both knew that there were only two possibilities for Xu He being taken away.

One is to treat Gu Yanbai's injuries, and the other is to help Gu Yanbai develop an antidote.

He is alive, at least for now.