Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

Gu Yanbai's heart tightened slightly. He was stunned at first when he looked at Yan Xiuchen, then he avoided his gaze and smiled.

"You ask me? How should I know?"

Yan Xiuchen smiled, then said seriously, "Didn't you say before that there are many ways to do it?"

Gu Yanbai cleared his throat, moved closer to him, and lowered his voice.

"Do you want to keep her in your room or in your bed?"

"Do you want to just chat under the covers, or have a deeper exchange?"

Yan Xiuchen frowned slightly, tapping his fingers on the table, and looked at him intently, "What do you think?"

Gu Yanbai opened his mouth, then revealed an unruly smile, and then slowly stood up.

"Although we are brothers, asking this is still a bit... inappropriate."

"I have two very nice books in my room. I'll have someone bring them to you later."

Gu Yanbai said as he quietly slipped away, but after taking a few steps, Yan Xiuchen called him, "Stop."

Gu Yanbai sighed, turned around and said helplessly, "What do you want to ask?"

"Yes, it is true that many young ladies followed me, but they all threw themselves into my arms. I never rushed in."

"Gu Qing is different. You are the one who is ...

Yan Xiuchen quietly watched Gu Yanbai explain himself, and recalled the time when Gu Yanbai had used insidious means to drug him.

"There is something I suddenly want to ask you." Yan Xiuchen looked at Gu Yanbai seriously.

Gu Yanbai nodded blankly, "Ask."

"If one day, Gu Qing and I were in danger at the same time, and you could only save one, who would you save?"

"I want you to answer me seriously, not as a joke."

Gu Yanbai was a little stunned. Looking at Yan Xiuchen, he suddenly remembered that Jiang Qingwu had asked him who he liked during the day.

"You can only save one, or the other will die. Will you save her or me?"

Yan Xiuchen repeated, then stood up and walked towards him.

Gu Yanbai looked at Yan Xiuchen with a serious expression, and after a moment of silence, he sighed softly.

"Save you. Maybe when the time comes, I won't be as hesitant as I am today."

"At that time, I will save you without hesitation."

"You know, you are my life..."

Yan Xiuchen heard the answer he expected.

Although I already knew that this was Gu Yanbai's choice, when I heard it with my own ears, my heart still trembled slightly and was filled with joy.

But his face showed nothing, his eyes were slightly lowered, and he looked as if he was thinking about something.

Seeing this, Gu Yanbai sighed impatiently, "What's wrong with you? Why are you asking these questions?"

Yan Xiuchen came back to his senses, forced a smile on his face, and patted his shoulder gently.

"Nothing, go to bed early."

Gu Yanbai looked at Yan Xiuchen who left on his own and was completely confused.

"Hey, you're leaving now. I said it so nicely, why don't you say something, or do something, to respond to me?"

"Hey, then... do you still want that booklet? I'll bring it to you."

"Keep it for yourself." Yan Xiuchen shouted from afar, walking further and further away.

At midnight, unusual movements were quietly reported from the Funan Palace.

Jiuhan leaned against the pillar in the hallway, holding his sword and closing his eyes to rest.

Just as I was feeling a little sleepy, I heard footsteps faintly on the roof, and then I slowly opened my eyes.

Looking around, Jiuhan raised his hand to signal the guards in the distance.

Upon seeing this, several people immediately headed towards the backyard.

Soon, a fight broke out in the backyard. Taking advantage of the chaos, Shen Zhuowen sneaked into Yan Nan's room in a nightgown.

But just as he reached the bed, a knife was suddenly swung towards him.

Shen Zhuowen reacted quickly, blocked it for a moment, then looked up and saw Jiang Qingyu.

After realizing that he had been tricked, Shen Zhuowen prepared to escape, but as soon as he turned around, he ran into Jiuhan and a large number of guards.

He was forced into a desperate fight when a crossbow arrow flew in from the window and hit him in the arm.

Then, Shen Zhuowen realized something. There was a sleeping pill on the arrow. Shen Zhuowen couldn't help but fall to the ground slowly.

"Jiang...Jiang Qingwu?!"

Jiang Qingwu walked in slowly from outside the door holding a crossbow, "Yes... it's me."

"You should be thankful that I didn't kill you with one arrow."

Shen Zhuowen's gaze as he looked at Jiang Qingwu gradually became blurred, and then he lost consciousness.

The news of Shen Zhuowen's arrest soon reached Alona in the palace.

In the remote bamboo garden of the palace, A'Luo received a letter sent by carrier pigeon. After reading the message, she quickly went to the South Garden and found Bai Ruosheng.

It was daybreak and Bai Ruosheng was still sleeping, but he was suddenly awakened by the sound of A'Luo's hurried footsteps.

"What's the matter?"

"It's bad, sir. Shen Zhuowen was ambushed and captured."

"Caught?" Bai Ruosheng sat on the bed in bewilderment, looking at A-Luo and sneered, "Ambush? Who caught him? Where is he?"

"He was...caught by Jiang Qingwu, Jiang Qingyu, and Jiuhan. He has been locked up in the Capital Criminal Division."

"Our people sent news that Yan Nan had been secretly sent to the palace to recuperate and was not in the Funan Palace at all."

Bai Ruosheng listened, his pupils dilated, he became angry and grabbed the teacup beside him, and was about to smash it down, but was stopped by A'Luo.

"Sir, be careful not to be discovered. There are guards patrolling the yard."

Bai Ruo got up from the bed in a rage, and bursts of sneers came out, "It turns out that this girl is not going back to the Marquis' Mansion, but is ambushing Shen Zhuowen in the Funan Palace."

"Then Yan Xiuchen and Gu Yanbai also stayed in the palace on purpose to confuse me?"

Bai Ruosheng paced barefoot on the ground thoughtfully, then suddenly remembered something, turned around and grabbed A'Luo.

"You say, maybe Jiang Qingwu has already doubted my identity, so he teamed up with Yan Xiuchen and the others..."

"That may not be the case, sir." A'Luo blurted out. Looking at Bai Ruosheng's gloomy and terrifying look as if he wanted to eat someone's flesh, she was very good at picking out what he liked to hear.

"Sir, this time, we were just ambushing Shen Zhuowen. From the beginning to the end, Miss Jiang was only dealing with Shen Zhuowen."

"Don't say that Yan Xiuchen and the others won't connect this matter to you. Tell Miss Jiang, even if you really tell her, Miss Jiang won't believe it."

"You...you forgot that you are now Bai Ruosheng, Bai Asheng, Miss Jiang's most cherished lifesaver."

Bai Ruosheng listened to A'Luo's words, his thoughts gradually calmed down, and he slowly let go of A'Luo.

"You're right. I had forgotten that it was Shen Zhuowen who dealt with Yan Nan from beginning to end."

"The little girl is just trying to catch Shen Zhuowen. She is targeting the Shen family, not me."

Bai Ruosheng murmured, turned around and sat on the couch, "Think of a way... to make Shen Zhuowen shut up."

"Yes, but the Jingxingsi is the territory of the Regent. It is heavily guarded and not easy for anyone to sneak in."

"Don't take any risks, sir."

A'Luo reminded, thinking about something with a troubled look on her face, and then suddenly walked towards Bai Ruosheng.

"Although the Jingxingsi is heavily guarded and cannot be sneaked in, you can go there openly."