Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

Yan Xue didn't recognize Zhuang and asked again.

But when Zhuang asked again and found out that she was the fourth princess, he was so frightened that he blurted out the answer without thinking.

"Fourth...Fourth Princess?"

When Yan Xue heard herself being called the Fourth Princess, her face darkened and instantly became cold and stern.

But before she could say anything, a sharp shout came from the King of Purge behind her.

"He recognized you. He is Jiang Qingwu's confidant Zhuang Youwen. Kill him."

Originally Yan Xue had planned to kill the person to silence him, but when she heard that it was Jiang Qingwu's confidant, she became a little more hesitant.

"If you don't kill him, he will definitely tell Jiang Qingwu about what happened tonight. You have finally gained his trust, are you going to give it up?"

Yan Xue was completely convinced by King Suqing's words and immediately took out the dagger from her sleeve pocket.

Seeing this, Zhuang Youwen used the food box in his hand as a weapon to smash Yan Xue, then ran away.

But he has no martial arts skills, but Yan Xue does.

Yan Xue, who was hit on the head by the food box, came to her senses and leaped up to catch up with Zhuang Youwen, blocking his way.

But when he was about to swing the dagger, he hesitated.

Seeing this, Zhuang Youwen grabbed Yan Xue and pulled her away.

He thought he could escape, but the next moment King Suqing caught up with him and slapped him on the back of the head.

Half an hour later, Jiang Qingwu received the news.

The long street was heavily guarded by the Imperial Guards. When Jiang Qingwu trotted over, Yan Xiuchen was already there.

The bodies of the three people had been carried onto stretchers and were ready to be taken away.

"Put it down, put it down for me." Jiang Qingwu shouted loudly with a trembling voice.

Just as she was about to rush over, she was grabbed by Yan Xiuchen and held in his arms, "Gu Qing, don't go over there..."

"Let me go, I'll go and take a look." Jiang Qingwu forcefully pushed Yan Xiuchen away and walked towards Zhuang Youwen.

Every step felt like a thousand-pound stone was tied to my body, making it difficult to walk.

The scarlet official robe was bright and eye-catching, and the smug look on her face when she saw her seemed to still be in front of her eyes.

At this moment, it is completely unrecognizable.

Jiang Qingwu looked at Zhuang Youwen's head which was cracked and bloody, and felt as if he was struck by lightning. His whole body froze in place.

The eye sockets were red in circles, and the mist condensed into tears, rolling down like threads.

"Zhuang...Zhuang asked again..." Jiang Qingwu said in a low and hoarse voice. He leaned over and squatted in front of the stretcher. He wanted to reach out his hand helplessly, but had nowhere to put it.

"Gu Qing..." Yan Xiuchen leaned over and pulled the person up, then signaled to the guards.

Jiang Qingwu looked at Zhuang Youwen who was being carried away, and suddenly she felt something unusual in her heart, as if something was blocking and pressing her, making it hard for her to breathe.

Especially when he saw the scattered cakes on the ground, his heart felt like it was pierced by needles and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Gu Qing... Gu Qing, someone, come, call the imperial physician, call the imperial physician..." Yan Xiuchen shouted, and then picked up the person.

Jiang Qingwu grabbed Yan Xiuchen's collar tightly and wanted to say something, but something choked her throat and she couldn't utter a word.

"What do you want to say... Don't scare me..."

"Zhuang...Zhuang Qing..."

Yan Xiuchen came back to his senses and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, I get it, I get it."

"Someone is coming..."

"Here, godfather." Jiu Ye echoed and followed closely.

"Go, go find Zhuang Qing in person and make sure you protect her."

"Yes, son, go right away."

……

Jiang Qingwu was sent back to Fengxiang Palace, and Imperial Physician Li also hurried over.

I thought he vomited blood just because of anger, but Imperial Physician Li frowned.

"What's the matter? Say something." Yan Xiuchen shouted in a low voice.

Imperial Physician Li came back to his senses, silently withdrew his hand from taking Yan Xiuchen's pulse, and knelt down towards him.

"Your Majesty, the queen suffered internal injuries and was angry, so she was suffocated and vomited blood."

"Internal injuries? When did it happen, I..." Yan Xiuchen said, suddenly remembering something.

During the day, everyone was busy looking after the seriously injured Nan Xiuye ​​and Jiang Qingbai, but no one noticed that Jiang Qingwu was moving freely.

Maybe he was already injured when he fought with King Suqing.

"Is she okay? Is it serious..."

"Your Majesty, the internal injuries will take time to heal, but they are not serious. I will go and prescribe some medicine first."

"We'll talk about everything after the queen wakes up."

Seeing the imperial physician hurried away, Yan Xiuchen leaned towards Jiang Qingwu, gently brushed away the messy hair from her ears, his eyes filled with heartache and worry.

"It's my fault. I promised you that I would protect everyone you care about. It's my fault..."

"Your Majesty, the commander of the Imperial Guard, Cheng Fan, wishes to see you..."

Xiao Luzi whispered outside the door, and Yan Xiuchen immediately reacted and gestured to Wanyue beside him, "Take good care of her, I'll be back soon."

In the yard, the commander of the Imperial Guards knelt in front of Yan Xiuchen, holding a box in his hand, and lowered his voice.

"Your Majesty, this is something we found in the hands of Master Zhuang."

"Master Zhuang's hand is tightly clenched, like a woman's thing."

Yan Xiuchen took the box handed over by Cheng Fan, looked at the medium-sized jade bead lying inside, and couldn't help but frowned.

"How's the search going?"

"Your Majesty, we have completely sealed off the entire palace, but...there are no clues or traces yet."

When Yan Xiuchen heard the answer, his face darkened and he stared at Cheng Fan with his eyes as if he wanted to eat him.

Then he threw the empty box in his hand towards Cheng Fan and roared in a low voice, "Search, search for me."

"Even if we turn the palace upside down, we have to find clues. Just check this bead. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I will obey your order."

For many people, it was another sleepless night.

The Royal Guards launched a massive search for the assassin, but the result was predictable.

Yan Xiuchen stayed by Jiang Qingwu's side all night and did not leave until the next morning when he went to court.

In the Jinfeng Hall, Yan Xiuchen came into the hall wearing a dragon robe, but he didn't take a seat. He just stood in front of the dragon throne.

"Your Majesty, long live my emperor."

Yan Xiuchen's face turned pale. He waited for the officials to finish kneeling, then took the bloody shirt from Zhong Quan's hand and threw it at the officials.

The blood-stained official robe fell in a mess in front of everyone.

All the court officials also lowered themselves in fear.

"Do you know what this is?"

"My fifth-rank minister was killed in the palace just like that. Don't you have anything to say?"

Yan Xiuchen put one hand behind his back and with the other hand grabbed the teacup on the table behind him and smashed it down.

With a "crackling" sound, everyone fell to the ground in fear. "Your Majesty, please calm down."

"Among you, there are some who have colluded with the assassins and are in cahoots with him. Do you still have the nerve to ask me to calm down?"

Yan Xiuchen snorted coldly and walked closer to the people in the hall.

"You killed one of my trusted ministers. I will make you pay with blood."

Yan Xiuchen didn't want to kill them all because he was pushing them too hard, but first it was Nan Xiuye, then Zhuang and Wen.

He also killed Nan Xiu without mercy, and killed the fifth-rank minister who was promoted by him and Jiang Qingwu so decisively.

How could he swallow this breath?

"Qin Hai, the military officer... shall be beheaded. All members of the Qin clan shall be exiled to the border as slaves, and the women shall be expelled from the capital and shall never be allowed to enter the capital again."

"The Minister of State, Zhou Cheng, has been exiled to Yong'an with the princess. They are not allowed to enter the capital without a summons."

"Prince Cheng Yanshuo was demoted to a commoner, and the Ministry of Personnel, An Yu, was executed immediately..."

"You all know clearly why I am going to punish you... accept my order!"

Yan Xiuchen spoke every word with anger, then snatched the written imperial edict from Zhong Quan's hand and threw it into the hall.