Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

I don’t know if it was a coincidence or intentional.

Just when Yan Xiuchen didn't know how to answer, Jiuhan suddenly appeared and interrupted them.

"Godfather, the girl's scabbard is ready."

Yan Xiuchen seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw. He gestured to Jiuhan and took the sword from Jiang Qingwu.

"I have retrieved your knife for you. I have also returned Gu Yanbai's knife."

Jiang Qingwu seemed to see through something. With a wicked smile on his face, he took her sword.

"This scabbard is better than mine. This knife... must have fallen in that alley..."

Jiang Qingwu murmured, looking towards Yan Xiuchen, "Did you go to see Gu Yanbai?"

"Yes." Yan Xiuchen paused for a moment, then opened the golden bronze fan with a rustling sound, "I will avenge you."

"Revenge for me. It seems like he also..."

Jiang Qingwu looked at his knife and suddenly realized something.

"He is in the same group as Yan Lin. Is he Yan Lin's man?"

Yan Xiuchen stared at Jiang Qingwu, pondered for a moment, opened his mouth, and said only one sentence.

"He is also very pitiful. He is not an accomplice to the evil. He only helps Yan Lin in order to deal with me."

"Just remember to stay away from him. Everything... is under my care."

Very pitiful?! Is he an enemy or a friend?

Yan Xiuchen, oh Yan Xiuchen, if I had cared about you more in my previous life, I wouldn’t be so confused now, like a headless fly.

"By the way, there is one more thing." Yan Xiuchen suddenly remembered something.

Then he took out the brocade box from the small table beside the bed and handed it to Jiang Qingwu.

"What is this? It's a gift for me."

Before Yan Xiuchen could say anything, Jiang Qingwu's expression suddenly changed, and he took the jade bracelet and looked at it carefully.

"This is...Shen Wanrong's jade bracelet."

Yan Xiuchen frowned slightly and nodded, "Then there's nothing suspicious."

"This is what Luo Ming took out from Yan Lin's study last night. It wouldn't be surprising if it belonged to Shen Wanrong..."

"This jade bracelet... is in Yan Lin's study?"

Jiang Qingwu opened his eyes wide, and before Yan Xiuchen could speak, he said, "When she died that night in Puling Temple, this jade bracelet was on her hand."

"She fell off a cliff, how could the jade bracelet be with Yan Lin?"

Jiang Qingwu said, and he was secretly certain of something in his heart, "She is not dead, she is not dead..."

"I was too careless. I didn't even ask anyone to go down the cliff to search."

Seeing this, Yan Xiuchen leaned forward and said, "Don't worry, if she is not dead, I will definitely not let her live."

Jiang Qingwu came back to his senses, raised his eyes to look at Yan Xiuchen and smiled.

"You're so nice. I got into so much trouble, but you didn't hold it against me. You even..."

"You did remind me..." Before she could finish her words, Yan Xiuchen interrupted her with a cold tone.

"Didn't the king ever say that you must discuss everything with the king?"

Bah, Jiang Qingwu, are you crazy? He finally forgot it, and you are reminding him?

Jiang Qingwu came back to his senses, pursed his lips and pretended to be good, "I promise there won't be a next time."

"Okay, from today on, you will stay in Shunqing Marquis's Mansion and wait for the engagement banquet."

Engagement party?!

Jiang Qingwu was stunned for a moment, and just when he was about to say something, Jiuhan pushed Yan Xiuchen away.

"Hey... where are you going? Can I go home? I'm leaving..."

Yan Xiuchen was listening to Jiang Qingwu's shout in the yard and echoed loudly, "Okay."

Seeing this, Jiuhan pushed Yan Xiuchen out of Beiyuan.

"Godfather, there is news from the Red Guards. The map that Luo Ming brought over does show a base where private weapons are manufactured."

"The Scarlet Guards have already taken action, but... the leaders were either killed or committed suicide, and the ones they captured were all insignificant people."

"But we did seize nearly 10,000 bows and crossbows, as well as other weapons."

Yan Xiuchen frowned, snorted coldly, and then smiled slightly.

"I should thank him for giving me so many good things."

"Tell the Red Guards to secretly deliver all the items to the Southern Royal Army and inform King Pingqing."

"Yes, godfather."

"Also, the person you want to see has been brought here."

I'm used to coming and going freely.

Jiang Qingwu climbed over the wall and left the palace again, still taking Wanyue with him.

The streets of Upper City were as busy as usual.

Zhuang asked again, and that was also full of people listening to books.

Wanyue bought some sesame cakes for Jiang Qingwu and ran after him, handing them to Jiang Qingwu.

"Girl, you can't keep climbing over the wall of this palace..."

Jiang Qingwu took a bite of the sesame biscuit, stared at Zhuang Youwen over there, and sneered nonchalantly.

"Why, can I break the wall?"

Wanyue sighed secretly and was about to say something when two people suddenly jumped out from the crowd.

"Miss." The two men bowed.

Jiang Qingwu then saw clearly that they were two of the four guards surrounding Yan Xiuchen.

"Xiao Liuzi, Xiao Anzi? Why are you here?"

"By order of His Highness... please return home, young lady."

Jiang Qingwu was startled and suddenly remembered something.

[From today on, stay in Shunqing Marquis Mansion and wait for the engagement banquet. ]

Jiang Qingwu closed his eyes slightly, and forced a smile with anger and helplessness.

"Okay, okay, okay, I...I'll go back home."

There's no way. I just got into so much trouble that I didn't even attend the family dinner in the palace last night.

But you have to be obedient.

I thought these were the only means Yan Xiuchen had to curb her.

But unexpectedly, as soon as the two entered Wutong Garden, they saw Aqin and others looking at something.

"Girl, you're back. The Regent's Palace just sent an embroidery frame, silk thread, and patterns. Oh, and..."

"The embroiderer from the Zhenxiu Workshop."

Jiang Qingwu walked over with his eyes wide open, sneering in disbelief, "What are you doing?"

Ah Qin bowed slightly, smiling brightly, "His Highness specifically asked me to embroider a sachet or handkerchief for him as a gift."

"No matter how long it takes you to embroider, or what the result is, Your Highness will gladly accept it..."

As he spoke, Aqin came closer and chuckled softly, "Miss, His Highness is asking you for a token of love."

"Your Highness is really affectionate towards the girl."

In the eyes of others, it was love, but in her eyes, it was clearly intentional torture.

Yan Xiuchen...you are really amazing.

They tried every trick to keep me from going out.

Jiang Qingwu looked at Aqin, at the embroiderer for him, and at the servants who were laughing secretly in the yard, and clenched his fists in anger.

……

Regent's Palace, West Garden, Wing Room.

A woman, with a long veil on her head that covered most of her body, but one could still tell that she was slender and dressed in extraordinary clothes.

Seeing Yan Xiuchen come in, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed properly.

"I, Zhou, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Regent."

Yan Xiuchen glanced at Zhou who was kneeling in front of him and threw a box to her.

Zhou was stunned for a moment, then quickly opened the box.

In the box was a golden longevity lock, the kind that children aged four or five could wear.

Seeing the longevity lock, Zhou immediately kowtowed tremblingly, "Your Highness, please spare my life, my brother is only four years old..."

"No hurry." Yan Xiuchen said lightly, shaking the golden bronze fan and moving closer to Zhou.

"You are Yan Lin's favorite concubine. I just want to ask you for a favor."

"If you do well, the Zhou family's legitimate son will be safe..."