Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

Yan Xiuchen and Gu Yanbai were suddenly startled, looked at each other, and their thoughts were instantly pulled back.

"…You feel sorry for me. Look at how much I've been hurt in the past two days."

Gu Yanbai smiled and looked at Jiang Qingwu, "Aren't you with your brother Asheng..."

"I'm here to get the medicine. I remember there are a lot of medicines in Yan Xiuchen's secret room... for treating external injuries..."

As Jiang Qingwu spoke, she sat towards Yan Xiuchen, smiling, holding her chin, and acted coquettishly towards him, "Your Highness, do you want to get it, or should I go get it..."

Yan Xiuchen watched Jiang Qingwu approaching little by little, feeling indescribable in his heart.

Half sweet, half sour, and a bit of pity for her.

I feel sorry for her joy and her efforts, which were given to the wrong person.

"...I'll go...get the best one." Yan Xiuchen said softly, standing up and touching her head with a smile.

Jiang Qingwu took the medicine and left in a hurry.

Gu Yanbai looked at Jiang Qingwu's back as he walked away, frowned secretly, and when he turned to look at Yan Xiuchen, Yan Xiuchen also had a gloomy face.

"This matter must be thoroughly investigated. We cannot let Gu Qing continue to be deceived..."

Yan Xiuchen nodded slightly and said in a low voice, "Yes, Bai Asheng... must be found as well."

As he spoke, Yan Xiuchen remembered something and said to Gu Yanbai, "When you mentioned the golden hairpin just now, I remembered something."

Gu Yanbai came back to his senses and turned to look at Yan Xiuchen, "What's the matter..."

"I was outside Bai Ruosheng's room earlier and heard Gu Qing and Wan Yue talking about what happened back then."

Yan Xiuchen said, looking up at Gu Yanbai, "Gu Qing said that she once gave the golden hairpin her mother gave her to Bai Ruosheng who was protecting her in the dungeon at the time."

"Originally, he was used as a weapon to protect himself..."

"If Bai Ruosheng is really devoted to Gu Qing, he will definitely treasure this golden hairpin..."

"Whether it will be preserved until now or not, at least... I know about this matter and what the golden hairpin looks like."

Gu Yanbai's eyes lit up, and he understood something instantly. He took a quick step and sat over. "I understand. You want to test him and get definite evidence?"

Yan Xiuchen nodded slightly, "Yes."

"But that golden hairpin... do you know what a golden hairpin looks like?"

Yan Xiuchen shook his head gently, "There's no need to know. If he's fake, I guess he wouldn't even know what kind of hairpin it is."

As he spoke, Yan Xiuchen stood up and looked at the sun. "They are going to watch the lantern festival tonight. You stay in the mansion and I will take care of the rest."

"Hey..." Gu Yanbai snorted coldly when he saw Yan Xiuchen leaving, "You left me alone in the palace, how cruel."

……

At 10:00 p.m., the North City was bustling with activity.

Because of what happened during the day, Jiang Qingwu and Bai Ruosheng were accompanied by Luo Ming and Wan Yue when they went out this time.

Together with Xiao Liuzi sent by Yan Xiuchen, and four personal guards from the palace.

Along the way, Jiang Qingwu seemed very excited and kept talking about the Lantern Festival, but Bai Ruosheng seemed a little absent-minded.

"Look at that, look at that, the moat, the water street connecting to the north city, is very lively on weekdays, and today's lantern festival is even more lively."

Bai Ruosheng agreed and looked outside the carriage. He frowned slightly as he saw the crowds of people moving around.

"It's just a lantern festival, why are there so many people..."

Jiang Qingwu looked at Bai Ruosheng, smiled and said, "I'm going to give you a gift today. You will definitely like it."

Bai Ruosheng smiled and nodded, moving closer to Jiang Qingwu, "As long as it's a gift from you, I like it."

"Oh, by the way, there's something I've always wanted to ask you..."

"Today I saw that Master Gu was very skilled. Are the guards around him protecting him?"

Jiang Qingwu nodded gently, without any doubt about Bai Ruosheng, like pouring beans from a bamboo tube.

"Yes, he may have offended some people before, so Yan Xiuchen sent the Red Guards to protect him."

"Red Guards? Are they protecting all the time? Twelve hours? Are they also in the palace?"

Jiang Qingwu looked at Bai Ruosheng in surprise. When he was a little confused, Bai Ruosheng quickly explained, "I'm just curious."

"Master Gu loves the hustle and bustle so much, but he didn't come out today. And His Highness, have they...entered the palace?"

Jiang Qingwu shook his head gently without thinking too much, "No, Yan Xiuchen might have something to do and went out early in the morning."

"Gu Yanbai is in the palace. As long as he enters the palace, the Red Guards will not need to protect him."

"The palace is heavily guarded, and Gu Yanbai is good at Qinggong. He is safe in the palace, and nothing will happen to him."

Bai Ruosheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded gently, "That's good, otherwise it would be very troublesome to have someone following me all the time."

"They are all protecting us in secret and won't get too close. So, luckily Gu Yanbai is quite skilled. Otherwise, if the Red Guards didn't show up, we would be in danger."

As Jiang Qingwu was speaking, the carriage stopped.

"We're here, we're here." Jiang Qingwu got out of the car in a hurry, but Bai Ruosheng behind him seemed to be thinking about something.

A boat was waiting for them by the moat.

When Jiang Qingwu arrived, Xiao Liuzi was just getting off the boat. "Excuse me, young lady, no problem, you can get on board."

"Okay, let them prepare." Jiang Qingwu agreed and gestured to Bai Ruosheng, "Let's go on board. I'll prepare a surprise for you, right on board."

Bai Ruosheng's mind seemed to be completely elsewhere. He looked around for something. When he came to his senses, Jiang Qingwu was already in front of him.

"What are you looking at?"

"Oh, let me see if there's anyone selling lanterns nearby..."

As he spoke, Bai Ruosheng suddenly saw something and walked towards a stall selling lanterns in the distance.

"This... I want this." Bai Ruosheng pointed at the lotus lantern on the stall and handed over the change, then lowered his voice.

"Gu Yanbai is alone in the palace tonight. There will be no Red Guards, so we can act. I will try my best to delay Jiang Qingwu."

"Yes, got it." The other party agreed in a low voice and handed over the lantern.

When Jiang Qingwu came over, Bai Ruosheng was holding the lantern and folding it back, "I'll give it to you. Do you like it?"

"I like it." Jiang Qingwu agreed with a smile, and glanced at the owner of the stall with his keen intuition.

But I just had some vague doubts and didn't pursue it further.

As soon as the flower boat they were on left the river bank, there was a commotion at the North City Lantern Festival.

The people on the shore all looked up and approached the city wall in the distance.

Seeing this, Jiang Qingwu hurriedly pulled Bai Ruosheng towards the bow of the ship.

"What's wrong? What happened? Everyone..." Before Bai Ruosheng could finish his words, there was a sudden explosion in the night sky.

With a "bang", a firework exploded in the night sky, colorful and deafening.

Bai Ruosheng stared at the night sky being lit up, looking stunned, "Fireworks?"

"Yes, fireworks, are they beautiful?" Jiang Qingwu murmured, staring at the fireworks blooming one after another in the sky.

All that was on their minds was the brief fireworks display they had seen in the Sanshui City dungeon.

"I didn't expect that I would have the chance to watch the fireworks with you again... I promised you before..."

Jiang Qingwu was muttering to himself, but was suddenly interrupted by Bai Ruosheng halfway through.

Bai Ruosheng didn't hear Jiang Qingwu's words at all. He seemed to be lost in some thoughts, muttering thoughtfully.

"These fireworks...are really beautiful. I have never seen fireworks in my life..."

"Is this the gift you gave me? I like it very much."

"But I thought a female general like you wouldn't like these things. I didn't expect you to like watching fireworks..."

Jiang Qingwu felt a chill in his heart when he heard this.

When he turned to look at Bai Ruosheng, the expression on his face froze.