Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

I can't stay, and I've stayed for so long.

Yan Xiuchen's face gradually turned cold, his eyes slightly lowered, as if he was certain of something.

"The person in front of you is no longer Yan Xiuchen from the Fuye border. If I want to keep him... I can definitely keep him."

The old man still didn't look back, and said calmly, "Yes, now that you are strong enough, you have the confidence to speak."

"But you... have to think clearly about what price you paid back then and what price you have to pay now."

"Marry a bride and become the emperor, isn't that good? Why do you have to focus on a dead person?"

Yan Xiuchen's eyes were filled with anger, and he could not help but move closer, "He did nothing wrong, why do you have to hold him back?"

When the old man heard what Yan Xiuchen said, he put away his fishing rod and slowly stood up.

"If he could die in Fuyeh, if he could never enter Yan, if..."

"If you could have successfully sent him out of Dayan... maybe I could have let him go."

"But now he is the one holding on to it."

"Death is his only way."

"Killing him is the only thing that my old bones have not yet accomplished in this world."

The old man is already in his sixties. Although his face is full of wrinkles and his hair and beard are silver, his eyes are still sharp and chilling.

Seeing Yan Xiuchen was speechless, the old man turned around and packed his things.

"It's getting dark, go back early."

"You are just a Fuye person, you can't pass this test." Yan Xiuchen blurted out as he looked at the busy figures.

The old man sneered contemptuously, holding the things, and looked up at Yan Xiuchen, "How do you know... there are only Fuye people."

Yan Xiuchen looked at the old man's back, suddenly remembered something, turned around and walked away quickly.

It was already very late when Yan Xiuchen and Jiu Ye hurried back to the palace on horseback.

The North Garden was quiet, and Yan Xiuchen's heart sank until he ran into Tan Xi and two maids coming out of the west wing.

"Where's Gu Yanbai?"

"In the room, having dinner..." Tan Xi echoed, and the next moment, Gu Yanbai came out from the room.

He came out with a chicken drumstick in his hand and greasy hands, "Why did you come back just now?"

"I've been waiting for you to have dinner for a long time. It's just right, let's eat together..."

Yan Xiuchen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Gu Yanbai was safe and sound. "Eat it yourself."

Yan Xiuchen said this coldly, then turned and went to his room.

Gu Yanbai looked stunned and puzzled. When he turned to look at Jiu Ye, Jiu Ye didn't say anything and hurried away.

Yan Xiuchen returned to the room, sat on the edge of the couch and closed his eyes tightly.

A lot of thoughts were swirling around in his mind.

"Godfather..." Jiu Ye called in a low voice and nodded slightly to Tan Xi who was at the door.

Seeing this, Tan Xi brought in the food.

"Your Highness, the chef prepared bird's nest porridge and some of your favorite dishes. I picked some for you and sent them over."

Yan Xiuchen saw Tan Xi and two maids about to come in, and raised his hand slightly to stop them.

"You guys go eat...Jiu Ye, you go too." Yan Xiuchen agreed, stood up and walked towards the desk.

"Let's go eat? Godfather? You haven't eaten much all day. You have to eat even if you have official business." Jiu Ye followed quickly.

But he didn't hear Yan Xiuchen's answer, so he had to wave goodbye to Tan Xi and the others.

“Godfather, you don’t have to worry. The palace is heavily guarded, and you even specially arranged for someone to secretly protect Gu Yanbai.”

"Even if it's not just Fuye's people, it's hard for anyone to get close to him."

"Besides, his injuries are almost healed, and you have removed the chains. If he wants to escape, no one can catch him."

Yan Xiuchen opened the memorial on the table without raising his head and said calmly, "Nothing is absolute."

"Notify the Red Guards to secretly search for the Fuye people in the capital. Once they are found, capture them immediately."

"And... Gu Qing, are you okay today? Did Xiao Liuzi deliver the letter to her?"

Jiu Ye shook his head slightly, "My son doesn't know either."

"But don't worry, godfather. Miss Jiang is very powerful and will naturally know what to do."

Yan Xiuchen was stunned for a moment, as if thinking about something, and then he chuckled.

"That's right. No matter what she does, I will take care of it for her."

Although he said so, Yan Xiuchen never expected that Shen Jing would be arrested for assassinating the second prince that night.

The second prince Yan Nan was injured. Although the injury was not serious, he was bleeding and took half a night to be treated.

It was not until early morning that the imperial doctors dared to return to the palace.

At daybreak, Yan Xiuchen was called to the Second Prince's residence. When Jiang Qingwu arrived, Shen Jing had already been interrogated for half an hour.

All that needs to be said has been said.

In the yard, Shen Jing was lying on the ground covered in blood, motionless. No one knew whether he was dead or just fainted.

Seeing the Queen and Yan Xiuchen sitting in the room, Jiang Qingwu walked forward slowly, "Your Majesty."

"You're here so early. I woke you up." The queen looked unhappy, but she still spoke softly to Jiang Qingwu.

Jiang Qingwu glanced at Shen Jing outside the door and sat quietly aside, "Have you interrogated everything? How could Shen Jing..."

"It was Shen Chengshan's idea. He wanted to kill my son, cut off my escape route, and pave the way for her people."

Seeing the Queen's angry face, Jiang Qingwu pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Pave the way for his people? Who?"

"That new little vixen, Lin Yu."

"Is she really from the Shen family? No wonder, Concubine Shen had just been sent to the cold palace, and she bewitched His Majesty."

Yan Xiuchen looked at Jiang Qingwu acting seriously, secretly raised the corners of his lips, and said knowingly.

"It seems that the Shen family has been plotting against the Second Prince since Baihua Tower, forcing Yan Nan to take her in, just to assassinate Yan Nan."

"I was careless. I thought about a concubine who would never amount to anything."

"Now, Concubine Shen's influence is still there, and Lin Yu is a new favorite. If the Queen loses her child and is unable to recover, this palace will be their Shen family's world.

She was really smart. As soon as she opened her mouth, Yan Xiuchen knew what she was planning.

Jiang Qingwu looked at Yan Xiuchen who was fiddling with the golden bronze fan, thinking secretly in his mind.

"Dream on!" The Queen slammed the table and shouted angrily.

"I only have this one son. If they dare to touch him, don't blame me for being rude."

Hearing the voice, Jiang Qingwu slowly stood up and walked towards the queen.

"I've been busy with my second brother's wedding these past two days, and I've been worried that the Shen family will cause trouble during the wedding ceremony."

"Who would have thought that they could attack the Second Prince silently."

"If your majesty wishes to take action, I am willing to help you, but I have one request."

The queen came back to her senses and turned to look at Jiang Qingwu, "You say."

"I will take action on the wedding day. I hope that the Shen family will not be able to cause trouble to my Jiang family."

"This is easy. Have you thought about how to do it?"

Jiang Qingwu was silent for a moment, pacing and thinking, "We know that Lin Yu is from the Shen family, but His Majesty doesn't know."

"They dare not let His Majesty know."

"It's better to kill two birds with one stone."