Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

Yan Xiuchen looked at Gu Yanbai's pretentious appearance, stunned for a moment, and then heard a sneer.

"It's just me who takes your words as a joke. If it were someone else, you would always use the same tricks you use on prostitutes to tease them..."

Yan Xiuchen leaned back, and the words he was about to say suddenly stopped.

He smiled and shook his head, then turned around and picked up the tea on the table.

"Hmph, why don't you say anything..." Gu Yanbai rolled his eyes, sat aside, and looked at Yan Xiuchen carefully.

"Whether I have a girl I like or not, I won't leave. Even if you chase me away, I won't leave."

"No one is trying to chase you away. I'm just asking you...if there's a girl you like."

"No." Gu Yanbai blurted out without thinking, turned his face away and remained silent for a long time, then suddenly became more playful, "Why, are you jealous?"

"Are you afraid that some girl will seduce me away?"

Yan Xiuchen chuckled, shook his head and sighed, "Is there any girl in this world who can seduce you away?"

Gu Yanbai lowered his eyes in a daze. Just as he was in a daze, Xiao Liuzi suddenly came in.

"Your Highness..."

Yan Xiuchen looked at Xiao Liuzi kneeling down and came to his senses. "Have those guards been settled?"

"Yes, four died. Two had their necks strangled, and two had their hearts and lungs shattered."

Yan Xiuchen frowned and gestured to Xiao Liuzi, "Have you checked Nanyuan?"

"Your Highness, I went there as soon as possible. I checked the house under the pretext of an assassin and sent someone to guard it in the name of protection."

"There's nothing unusual over at Nanyuan. Mr. Bai seemed to be resting. When he was woken up, he was still a little confused."

Gu Yanbai looked at Yan Xiuchen, whose eyes were filled with melancholy and annoyance, and waved at Xiao Liuzi.

"Su Wenli said that the four guards rushed forward together. He wanted to rescue you, but he was distracted and they were all killed."

Yan Xiuchen murmured thoughtfully, looking up at Gu Yanbai, "I have fought with him before, no wonder you can't beat him."

"He's ruthless, his moves are vicious, and his Qinggong is also good..."

"But he still can't beat you." Gu Yanbai blurted out.

Yan Xiuchen sighed softly and said with a wry smile, "Not necessarily..."

"What's the meaning."

"If he were someone else, he would definitely not be my opponent. Today we have seen the result."

"But if he were Bai Ruosheng, he could at least fight me to a draw."

Gu Yanbai frowned slightly and looked at Yan Xiuchen with puzzled eyes, "What do you mean...I don't quite understand."

"You are so drunk with cigarettes that your mind is not clear."

"Bai Ruosheng had an injury on his neck, and he had been entangled with Su Wenli and the palace guards for so long, and he carried you through several alleys."

"He was able to fight me for so many moves without any damage. You see, his skills are..."

Gu Yanbai suddenly realized and sat up straight, "If you put it that way, doesn't that mean you are the only one in Dayan who can beat him?"

Yan Xiuchen smiled upon hearing this, then slowly stood up and sighed, "How could that be? There are many masters in Dayan who are better than me, such as... Gu Qing."

"Don't be ridiculous. Gu Qing's skills are about the same as mine. He's not much better than me, but how could he be..."

As Gu Yanbai was talking, he suddenly realized something, "Beauty trap."

"Su Wenli said that the man's knife was meant to kill him, but at the critical moment, he withdrew his hand."

"He also said that he would not kill you for her sake."

Yan Xiuchen said as he turned off two lights in the distance.

Gu Yanbai looked unhappy. He suddenly stood up and walked towards Yan Xiuchen. "Is this beauty trap so effective?"

"This Bai Ruosheng fell so quickly."

"What are you going to do? Just let it go? This is clearly Bai Ruosheng."

Yan Xiuchen turned his head and looked at Gu Yanbai, and said thoughtfully, "I'm wondering whether we should kick him out of the palace."

"He'll have plenty of opportunities to attack you if he stays in the palace."

Gu Yanbai heard the voice and shook his head like a rattle, "No, if we let him go suddenly, isn't that telling him that we doubt him?"

"In fact, you shouldn't have saved me today. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. If I were captured by them, maybe they would be able to find Bai Asheng."

"You're crazy." Yan Xiuchen's expression suddenly changed and he glared at him angrily. Gu Yanbai immediately avoided his gaze and felt guilty.

Yan Xiuchen knew in his heart that if Gu Yanbai was taken away, there would be only one outcome: he would be stabbed to death and then die slowly.

"The fact is, even if you go into the tiger's den, you won't get the cub."

"They won't let you see Bai Asheng, and I suspect Bai Asheng should be held in solitary confinement somewhere."

"No... it's not too far from the capital, or it's right in the capital."

Gu Yanbai thought for a moment, and suddenly thought of something. He leaned towards Yan Xiuchen and said, "We can think of a way to force Bai Ruosheng to meet Bai Asheng himself."

"This way we will have a chance to track and investigate."

Yan Xiuchen looked at Gu Yanbai with a slightly solemn expression, as if he was thinking about something.

……

Nanyuan.

Outside Bai Ruosheng's room, there were many more royal guards.

A'Luo was in the room, carefully re-bandaging the wound on Bai Ruosheng's neck.

Looking at his neck in the bronze mirror, Bai Ruosheng was extremely annoyed and threw the mirror on the table.

"Just a little bit, just a little bit, and we can take Gu Yanbai away."

"Awen is dead. I have informed you, sir, to send someone new to pick you up as soon as possible."

Hearing A'Luo's words, Bai Ruo became even angrier. He raised his eyes with a cold light, and A'Luo immediately took two steps back.

"Gu Yanbai already suspected me. With today's commotion, I'm afraid Yan Xiuchen will also be suspicious."

"Didn't you say that Bai Asheng would be tried again? Where's the news?" Bai Ruosheng roared in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, A'Luo immediately knelt on the ground and said, "I will urge Xianwu Manor again."

As soon as A'Luo finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.

Bai Ruosheng was startled and immediately alerted, "Who is it? It's so late."

"It's me, the king."

"Yes, Your Highness. Please come in." Bai Ruosheng echoed, winked at A'luo, and quickly stood up and walked towards the door.

Yan Xiuchen saw A'Luo as soon as he entered the room and couldn't help but look over. "It's so late, why are you here?"

"Oh, I asked her to come. I just heard that something happened in Beiyuan. I was a little worried, so I asked her to bring some tea and inquire about it."

"Is Mr. Gu okay? And my cousin, is he okay too?"

Is this what you call cousin?

Yan Xiuchen's heart tightened slightly, and he forced a smile from his face, and sat down at the table, "Nothing."

"Just now at Gu Yanbai's place, it was nothing serious, I just got knocked unconscious."

"I just came to see you. How is your injury? I heard from the imperial physician that you were almost in danger."

Ah Luo came over tactfully and poured tea, then quietly retreated to the door.

Although he tried his best to reduce his presence, Yan Xiuchen still noticed A'Luo and couldn't help feeling a little suspicious.

"I'm fine. Your Highness is worried about me. At that time... I didn't think too much about it. I just didn't want to..."

Bai Ruosheng had a sad look on his face, and then he interrupted the topic, raised his eyes and said, "Your Highness is not injured, right?"

"No, but I heard Gu Yanbai nagging for a long time... saying that my palace is not as safe as his Zen Palace."

Yan Xiuchen smiled faintly and then looked at Bai Ruosheng.

"I heard from him that you had been to Prince Zen's Palace before and had a very pleasant conversation with him..."