Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

"Take it, take it down?" Jiang Qingwu looked at Yan Xiuchen in surprise.

When I came to my senses, Yan Xiuchen's guards had already surrounded me.

In the dungeon of the palace, Gu Yanbai and Jiang Qingwu were imprisoned in two different, adjacent cells.

Although it was clean and let in some sunlight, a cell was still a cell.

The two men's hands were chained and shackled, and the cell door was locked tightly.

Gu Yanbai pulled the iron chain on his wrist and shouted angrily, "Are you crazy? Lock it again..."

"This is the second time. Yan Xiuchen, please don't go too far."

Jiang Qingwu looked at the heavy chain on his wrist, turned around, sat on the chair, and poured himself a glass of water.

"What a coincidence, this is my second time too."

Gu Yanbai was startled for a moment, thinking about something thoughtfully, "It's really... What a coincidence."

As he said that, Gu Yanbai shouted to the outside again, "Yan Xiuchen, get over here..."

"You are being unreasonable. It was Jiang Qingwu who knocked you out. It was also Jiang Qingwu who found Qidu Ridge. It has nothing to do with me."

Jiang Qingwu smiled when he heard the voice, and said with a sigh, "But it was you who killed Bai Ge."

Gu Yanbai's face changed, and he turned to look at Jiang Qingwu, his eyes wide open, "I... I was trying to save you."

"Thank you." Jiang Qingwu drank the water by himself, with the corners of his lips slightly raised.

Gu Yanbai sighed helplessly, turned around and was about to sit down at the table, but found that the chain on his hand was not enough.

Gu Yanbai looked at the chain on his wrist, then looked at Jiang Qingwu, and instantly became angry, and slapped the prison door.

"What do you mean? Why is your chain so long and mine so short..."

"Yan Xiuchen, you did this on purpose. You value women over friends."

Jiang Qingwu came back to his senses when he heard Gu Yanbai's shout. He looked at the iron chain that was more than enough under his feet and gestured to Gu Yanbai with the cup of water.

"Would you like some water? I have some."

Gu Yanbai looked at Jiang Qingwu in annoyance and sat down beside the iron railing in anger.

"No, I'll just die of thirst." Gu Yanbai sighed with his back to Jiang Qingwu, and shook his head gently, "Tell me, what do you want me to do with the Jingfusi and the patrol city guards?"

"I'm afraid of that gentleman. I can't beat him, so I have to keep a backup plan and find reinforcements."

Gu Yanbai sneered secretly, with a helpless look on his face, "I really can't do anything about you. Why are you so good at causing trouble?"

"I'm causing trouble? You don't want to know the truth, you don't want to know those secrets."

"I don't want to know why Yan Xiuchen left you in Fuye, and what happened? Didn't he go to find you?"

Gu Yanbai's face darkened slightly as he listened to Jiang Qingwu's words. He seemed to remember something and rubbed his fingers unconsciously.

"I want to know, but... let it be."

When Jiang Qingwu heard Gu Yanbai's low voice, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind. He put down the water cup and walked towards Gu Yanbai.

"Yan Xue gave you a portrait?"

Gu Yanbai was startled and shook his head in a daze, "No, of course not. I received the letter from Zhuang Qing and rushed to find you."

"I didn't make a kite for her, do you think she would paint a portrait for me?"

That's true. How could a princess run to the palace to deliver a portrait so early in the morning?

"Oh." Jiang Qingwu said "Oh" and sat down on the hay not far from Gu Yanbai.

"Do you... do you know who the gentleman is?"

Gu Yanbai paused, then turned to look at Jiang Qingwu, "Who is it? I don't know."

Jiang Qingwu looked at Gu Yanbai hesitantly, and after a moment of silence, he shook his head gently, "I... I don't know either."

Jiang Qingwu didn't dare to say it. She didn't know whether telling Gu Yanbai's identity would be a good thing or a bad thing for him.

Even if I have to say it, I have to make sure that saying it will not hurt Gu Yanbai.

"You really don't want to drink water? I'll pour you a glass of water..." Jiang Qingwu said, and stood up to pour water.

But just as I reached the table, I heard footsteps outside.

Yan Xiuchen came in from outside with Jiuhan, Jiuye and Tanxi, still wearing the robes she had prepared for them.

But his ferocious appearance was really terrifying.

It seemed like she hadn't seen him treat her like this for a long time.

"Live in harmony, respect and love each other." Yan Xiuchen shouted sarcastically, standing by the prison door like a killing god.

"Getting along harmoniously? Respecting and loving each other? Ah Chen, you are jealous."

Gu Yanbai sat on the ground, playing with the chain in his hand with a playful smile on his face.

Jiang Qingwu silently put down the cup, smiled slightly, and looked at Yan Xiuchen, "The clothes are beautiful... I chose the best material."

Yan Xiuchen's expression still didn't ease. He waved at Jiuhan, who immediately opened the cell door.

Then Tan Xi delivered the food box into the cell.

He even sent me some food, but it seems he is still soft-hearted.

Jiang Qingwu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and sat down at the table with a smile, "There's food. I'm just hungry..."

Seeing this, Gu Yanbai couldn't help but move closer to the iron railing, "Hey, you are really biased, why does she have it and I don't?"

Yan Xiuchen ignored Gu Yanbai and went straight into Jiang Qingwu's cell, while Jiuhan and the others also retreated silently.

"What delicious food did you bring for me? Do you have any sesame cakes..." Jiang Qingwu raised his eyes to look at Yan Xiuchen, then when he looked down, his breathing paused.

The voice stopped abruptly and the body froze.

"Steamed spare ribs, sweet and sour fish, almond soup, and stewed delicacies..." Yan Xiuchen said as he sat silently opposite Jiang Qingwu.

Hearing the name of the dish, Gu Yanbai looked over with shining eyes, "I want to eat it too. I'm hungry too..."

Jiang Qingwu looked at the cold dishes in the food boxes, and even the plates were from the other garden, and instantly understood something.

Then he sighed softly, threw the lunch box lid aside, and sat down.

"You are very capable now, it's really amazing, you even schemed against me, and used aphrodisiac incense... You are really capable."

Yan Xiuchen stared at Jiang Qingwu intently, with a cold air emanating from his entire body.

Jiang Qingwu looked at Yan Xiuchen with a murderous look and simply waited to be slaughtered.

"I had no choice...that's all." Jiang Qingwu murmured softly, leaning on the table, supporting his chin.

"You have no choice?" Yan Xiuchen snorted coldly, still asking in disbelief, "So, everything that happened yesterday was just an act, right?"

"The purpose is to trick me so that I can faint and lead people up the mountain?"

Jiang Qingwu looked at Yan Xiuchen, was silent for a moment, sat up straighter, and sighed, "It's not that I'm lying to you... only half of it."

"Half? Which half? Did you cook those dishes?"

Jiang Qingwu's eyes twitched with a guilty look, "Half."

"Which half?"

"The fish... was killed by me." Jiang Qingwu said sternly and firmly.

Yan Xiuchen was so angry that he couldn't speak. He sneered and said, "What about the steamed spareribs?"

"... Ahem." Jiang Qingwu opened his mouth and said, "I... I gave it to you."