Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

Yan Xiuchen hid himself very well, wearing all black and holding a snack wrapped in brown paper.

Hearing Jiang Qingwu say this, Yan Xiuchen frowned slightly, looked at the thing in his hand, and placed it steadily next to Jiang Qingwu.

"I was still wondering how you knew I was here."

"It turned out that this hemp cake was exposed."

Jiang Qingwu looked at the sesame cake in front of him and smiled.

"Zhang's sesame cakes are freshly baked and have a strong flavor. I see you just bought them."

Yan Xiuchen opened the sesame biscuit and handed it to Jiang Qingwu, "Eat it first. After you finish eating, I will tell you something."

Jiang Qingwu looked at Yan Xiuchen hesitantly, his face darkened slightly, and took the sesame cake.

"Tell me, is it my uncle's business? Was it Gu Yanbai's idea?"

Hearing this, Yan Xiuchen quickly shook his head, "This matter is really not about Gu Yanbai."

"Gu Yanbai was the one who spoke up for him. Otherwise... Yan Lin would have been killed without mercy."

Jiang Qingwu was half-believing and half-doubting. He snorted disapprovingly while eating, "You are naturally speaking for Gu Yanbai."

Yan Xiuchen raised his eyebrows, chuckled and shook his head, then poured himself a glass of wine and brought it to his mouth.

"What if I say that Gu Yanbai has secretly rescued the person?"

Jiang Qingwu was startled for a moment, then vaguely realized something.

“Oh, even if it’s true, Gu Yanbai won’t let my uncle go unconditionally.”

"What does he want?"

Jiang Qingwu had just asked when he realized something in his heart.

"He wants you to tell the truth, doesn't he?"

"But you won't tell."

"So, you can only guarantee that my uncle and aunt will be fine, but you can't guarantee that they can come back."

"Right."

Yan Xiuchen held the wine glass and looked at Jiang Qingwu in surprise, "You are really smart."

Jiang Qingwu sighed secretly and placed the half piece of sesame cake in his hand on the table.

"Just now...you saw my cousin, right?"

"Su...Su Maner?!" Yan Xiuchen echoed, and then remembered something.

His eyes were fixed on Jiang Qingwu, and he spoke tentatively.

"You are very nice to this cousin."

"She...she is very nice to me."

Jiang Qingwu murmured, thinking back to how he was foolish in his previous life. When his entire family was exterminated, he was still tricked by Yan Lin into staying in the palace.

Thinking about this, Jiang Qingwu poured himself a glass of wine. "When I was a kid, I often stayed at her house. I was not a good maid, so she would do the work for me overnight and hand in the homework for the teacher."

"She used to say that almost everyone in my family, including my family, practices martial arts, so she doesn't have to specialize in that, and there will be people to protect her."

"But...she probably didn't expect that even with so many people from the two families, they couldn't protect her."

Yan Xiuchen listened to Jiang Qingwu's words thoughtfully, and automatically brought the story back to his past life.

He also saw the Jiang family being wiped out and the body of her cousin.

"She will be fine. Counting the Regent's Palace, there are three families, and no one will be in trouble."

Jiang Qingwu's thoughts were pulled back, and he looked at Yan Xiuchen, "Today, Shen Wanrong came to me, probably to threaten me with my uncle and the others."

“I just don’t know what I want.”

"I have already sent out some people to pretend to be looking for my uncle. She will come to me on her own."

"By the time……"

Before Jiang Qingwu finished speaking, Yan Xiuchen blurted out, "Do you want to kill Shen Wanrong?"

"Always wanted to."

"Don't worry, Yan Lin and the Shen family may have already started to take action."

At that time, in the Prince’s Palace.

Imperial Physician Li, who had been treating Yan Xiuchen in the Prince Regent's Palace, was secretly abducted by Yan Lin's men and brought to the front.

Yan Lin and Shen Chengshan looked at the man carefully and looked at each other.

"Yes, it's Imperial Physician Li." Yan Lin murmured and sat down on a chair beside him.

Seeing this, Shen Chengshan walked towards Imperial Physician Li.

"Li Imperial Physician is highly respected and has great prestige in the palace. Now he is just an unknown fifth-rank medical officer in the palace. Isn't this too unfair?"

Imperial Physician Li knelt in front of Yan Lin, too frightened to look up or speak.

Seeing this, Shen Chengshan walked closer to him and said, "Why don't you follow the prince? You will be very successful in the future."

Seeing that Imperial Physician Li still didn't speak, Yan Lin winked at the people around him.

Seeing this, the guard beside him drew his sword and went towards Imperial Physician Li.

Seeing the knife suddenly falling, Imperial Physician Li trembled with fear and quickly kowtowed, "Prince, please spare my life. I have old people and young children to take care of. Please spare my life, Prince."

"If you listen to me, I will not treat you unfairly."

"If you don't cooperate, then I will have to get rid of you as soon as possible."

"Your humble servant is willing to obey your orders, Your Highness."

Hearing the voice, Yan Lin smiled and looked at Shen Chengshan beside him.

Shen Chengshan also waved at his men and moved the knife away. "Let me ask you, how is Yan Xiuchen's injury?"

Imperial Physician Li hesitated for a moment and whispered, "He has internal injuries, including damage to his lungs. Although the injuries are serious, he will be fine after a few days of rest."

"He will be able to recover in a few days. And how is Gu Yanbai?"

"The Regent King has a good foundation and will recover in five or six days at most. As for Master Gu, his injuries are serious. I'm afraid he needs to rest well and cannot move."

"The Regent intends to save his life, so he attaches great importance to it..."

Shen Chengshan nodded slightly, then took out a medicine bottle from his arms and handed it to Imperial Physician Li.

"This contains bone-removing powder that erodes one's internal strength. After a person eats it, his internal strength will slowly dissipate, and he will become useless."

"If you give it to the Regent, even if the poison takes effect, it will be silent and leave no trace, so it won't be traced back to you."

Imperial Physician Li hesitated for a moment, then took the medicine bottle with trembling hands.

"...Yes, your humble servant, I don't know when the poison was administered."

"Give it to him when you get back. This medicine takes a long time to take effect. It will take twelve hours for the medicine to take effect."

"Yes, Wei Chen understands."

After sending the person away, Yan Lin had a smug smile on his face.

"Mr. Gu is right. Yan Xiuchen will not harm him, but will save him..."

"Doesn't your Highness want to know what the relationship between Mr. Gu and Yan Xiuchen is?"

Hearing this, Yan Lin chuckled and said, "Whatever the relationship is, it's fine. He has his purpose, and we have ours."

"They just use each other."

"Now, we need to get rid of the people who are in the way first."

As he spoke, Yan Lin took out a booklet from the side and handed it to Shen Chengshan.

"I have already sent people to take action against the Queen and the Second Prince."

"Get rid of it quietly and immediately."

"There are six people on this list, all of whom are members of the Regent's party. Find a reason to report them, and I will use my power as the Minister of State to get rid of them."

"As for Yan Xiuchen, it depends on Wanrong."

Shen Chengshan looked at the list on the booklet and raised his eyes to look at Yan Lin, "What should we do with Mr. Gu? Don't save him? Just let him stay in the Regent's Palace?"

"No hurry, didn't the imperial physician say that he couldn't be moved? Fortunately, Yan Xiuchen didn't harm him."

"We will stay in the palace first. Once Yan Xiuchen is eliminated, it won't be too late to move."