Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

Tang Zhi wanted to struggle, but her martial arts strength was no match for Jiu Ye, and even her resistance seemed powerless.

"Wuwu...No, Your Highness, I was wrong, Your Highness..."

"Antidote!" Yan Xiuchen shouted from a distance.

"My servant, my servant...I give it to you, here, on my servant."

Jiu Ye pushed Tang Zhi into the water again and again, and she soon compromised.

Jiu Ye then dragged the man back and threw him on the ground, "Bring out the antidote."

Tang Zhi had no choice but to slowly take out the medicine bottle from her arms, but as soon as she took it out, Jiu Ye snatched it away.

Yan Xiuchen carefully looked at the only pill in the medicine bottle, then secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the disheveled Tang Zhi, Yan Xiuchen squatted down towards her and raised his hand to pinch her chin.

"I will not grant you the position of Imperial Concubine."

"But I have promised that as long as you stay by my side and act as my spy and get the antidote for Baiqing Powder, I will give you a prosperous future with two lives."

"Of course, you don't have to give up these two lives... Anyway, it doesn't matter to me, the king."

After saying that, Yan Xiuchen glanced at Tang Zhi coldly, stood up and gestured to Xiao Liuzi, "Send her out through the back door."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Yan Xiuchen looked at Tang Zhi being dragged away, then turned around and strode away.

When he hurried to Shunqing Marquis' Mansion with Jiuye, it was already midnight.

I happened to meet Jiang Qingwu and Bai Ruosheng who were riding back on horseback.

The four horses collided and each saw each other at the same time.

Wanyue was guarding outside the Marquis's Mansion. When she saw Jiang Qingwu coming back, she ran over to greet him.

"Girl...you're finally back. Are you okay?"

Yan Xiuchen heard the shout and reacted. He dismounted and walked towards Jiang Qingwu.

Jiang Qingwu looked at Yan Xiuchen who came over to greet him, and echoed Wanyue with a guilty conscience, "It's okay, I went for a walk in the Nanshan Mountain outside the South City."

"Hey, be careful with your feet..." Bai Ruosheng shouted the moment he got off the horse.

Yan Xiuchen's eyes darkened. Seeing Jiang Qingwu standing on tiptoe, he quickly supported her and asked, "What's wrong with your foot?"

"It's okay, I just sprained it, it's okay, I'm much better now."

Yan Xiuchen secretly suppressed his annoyance and worry, "There is a bamboo forest behind your Wutong Garden. The octagonal pavilion is perfect for moon viewing. I'd like to borrow it."

Jiang Qingwu looked at Bai Ruosheng, then at Yan Xiuchen, and suddenly understood something.

"of course."

Yan Xiuchen nodded and looked towards Bai Ruosheng, "I have something to tell you, come with me."

Having said that, Yan Xiuchen picked up Jiang Qingwu and strode away.

Bai Ruosheng was looking at the two people's backs and was hesitating whether to follow them when Jiu Ye walked up to them.

"Mr. Nan, please."

Bai Ruosheng sighed secretly, then strode into Shunqing Marquis' Mansion.

When he was led to the octagonal pavilion in the bamboo forest, Yan Xiuchen was already there, and Qin'er, the maid from Wutong Garden, was bringing him wine, food and snacks.

After placing the food on the table one by one, he bowed to the two of them.

"The girl said that the food in the courtyard is a bit simple and it's late, so please bear with me, Your Highness and Mr. Bai."

Yan Xiuchen looked at the things on the table and glanced at Bai Ruosheng. "It's said to be simple, but it looks good to me. You probably haven't eaten yet."

Bai Ruosheng sat down at the table and shook his head gently, "Thank you girls for me."

"Yes, the slaves retire."

Seeing Qin'er leave, Bai Ruosheng poured himself some wine, "I never thought that one day, I would be able to drink at the same table with His Highness."

Yan Xiuchen looked at Bai Ruosheng and without further ado, he took out the antidote and placed the bottle on the table.

"Bai Qing San, this month's antidote."

Bai Ruosheng's hand holding the wine jug suddenly stopped and he looked at Yan Xiuchen in disbelief, "How did you get it?"

"Don't worry about that. The antidote for this month is not my goal. My goal is to completely remove the Baiqingsan poison from your body."

Yan Xiuchen was determined. He took the wine glass in front of Bai Ruosheng and drank it all in one gulp.

Bai Ruosheng stared at Yan Xiuchen in astonishment, and it took him a long time to react.

"Want to exchange for Bai Asheng? This condition is very tempting."

"Not only that, I want to exchange...Bai Asheng and you." Yan Xiuchen looked at Bai Ruosheng decisively, his eyes firm.

Bai Ruosheng was a little stunned and looked at Yan Xiuchen with a puzzled expression.

"I don't understand what you mean. Do you want me to... help you deal with the gentleman?"

Yan Xiuchen sighed softly, poured a glass of wine, and said in silence for a moment, "It's not about dealing with it, it's about self-protection."

"Are you willing to die like this? Without any resistance?"

"I can't beat him, and neither can you..." Bai Ruosheng put down his wine glass with a bang.

He looked up at Yan Xiuchen and smiled bitterly, "You know very well that some things are simply destined to happen."

"You are destined to be the protagonist who carries the halo to the end."

"And I am nothing more than a victim, a tool, someone destined to die."

"Maybe...from the day I came into this world, God has determined my fate."

"How you come, how you go, how you die... and who you die on, it's all predetermined."

Yan Xiuchen looked at Bai Ruosheng in a daze, as if he suddenly understood Jiang Qingwu's complicated emotions between resenting him and sympathizing with him.

He was like a puppet controlled by someone, even his thoughts were firmly trapped in that world.

"People... can defy fate and change their destiny."

"Haha..." Bai Ruosheng laughed and shook his head, "Change your fate? My fate was destined to be like this from the moment I was born. How can I change it? How can I change it?"

"You think I haven't thought about changing it?"

Yan Xiuchen quietly watched Bai Ruosheng approaching collapse, and after a moment of silence, he asked in a low voice, "Do you... do you know your own life experience?

Bai Ruosheng was startled for a moment, raised his eyes to look at Yan Xiuchen, and his face suddenly darkened.

"I know how, but if I don't know... so what."

Yan Xiuchen was also a little surprised, "It seems that you know?"

"He asked you to take Baiqingsan for ten years. Do you plan to die like this?"

Bai Ruosheng gave a bitter smile, his eyes turning blood red.

"If I didn't know, I would probably resist and struggle, just like the little girl said."

"Maybe, I will steal, rob, cry, beg... I will try every possible way to get the antidote."

"But I know."

Bai Ruosheng lowered his head to pour the wine, as if trying to hide the sadness on his face and in the corners of his eyes, but it was clearly visible.

"I don't want to resist. I want to see, on the last day, at the last moment, whether he will really take my life."

"If he wants it, just give it back to him."

Yan Xiuchen sighed helplessly upon hearing this, and then chuckled, "Okay, if you want to take a gamble, then let's do it..."

"But whether I win or lose, I won't let you die."

Bai Ruosheng looked at Yan Xiuchen doubtfully, his eyes full of surprise and confusion.

"You won't let me die? What you said is so touching. Is it because of Bai Ah Sheng?"

Yan Xiuchen murmured softly and picked up the wine glass in front of him.

"Because... we are connected by the same blood."

"Because... you should call me brother..."