Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

Although Jiang Qingwu's footsteps were very light, Gu Yanbai noticed her as soon as she stood behind her.

Before Jiang Qingwu could say anything, Gu Yanbai spoke first, his voice low and slightly trembling.

"Do you think she is dead?"

Jiang Qingwu didn't know how to answer. He was hiding in the Queen Mother's palace, but the Queen Mother didn't know about it. Unless the person was dead, how could the Queen Mother not notice it?

Without waiting for an answer, Gu Yanbai became more certain of his guess.

"Empress... Young Master..." Xiao Liuzi came hurriedly, and Gu Yanbai also hurried out to greet him.

Seeing this, Jiang Qingwu gestured to Wanyue behind him, "Look at the Queen Mother."

"Yes, slaves obey."

Jiang Qingwu followed Gu Yanbai and Xiao Liuzi and hurried to the back garden.

In an open space deep in the garden, several royal guards had already dug up the garden lawn.

Like that child, he was buried in the ground.

A strong stench hit him in the face, but before it got close, Gu Yanbai raised his hand to stop Jiang Qingwu.

"Don't come over here." Gu Yanbai echoed in a low voice, but walked forward on his own.

"Hey, Gu Yanbai..." Jiang Qingwu shouted, tried to pull him back but failed, and followed him.

Fang Wen still looked the same as before, wearing tattered clothes and wrapped in a mat.

His face was already burned, and now it was unrecognizable and horrible.

There was also a golden bronze fan beside her, which should be the fan that knocked her out before.

When the guards carried the person out, Gu Yanbai hurried over and slowly leaned over.

When Jiang Qingwu moved closer, Gu Yanbai was gently brushing away the messy hair from Fang Wen's face.

It was as if he wanted to confirm with his own eyes that this crazy woman was Fang Wen.

"She is the crazy woman you met in Langting Palace...right." Gu Yanbai asked again for confirmation.

Jiang Qingwu nodded slightly, walked closer and said, "Yes, it's her."

Gu Yanbai clenched his fists slightly. He looked out of place as he squatted in front of the rotting corpse in his brocade clothes.

Jiang Qingwu stood beside him, and just by looking at him from the side, he could see the blood in his eyes.

The relationship between Gu Yanbai and Fang Wen became the biggest doubt in her mind.

Just when the surroundings fell into deathly silence, Nan Xiuye ​​and Yan Xiuchen came hurriedly.

Following behind him were Jiuhan and a group of royal guards.

"Gu Qing..." Yan Xiuchen's shout broke the silence.

Jiang Qingwu turned around and saw Yan Xiuchen, then she remembered that he was chasing after King Suqing.

"Are you okay? Did you fight him? Are you hurt?"

Yan Xiuchen looked at Jiang Qingwu's nervous expression and shook his head slightly, "No, I'm not injured."

Jiang Qingwu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but seemed to remember something, and his face suddenly became a little heavy.

"Yan Xue... died of poisoning. Before she died, she told that crazy woman, Fang Wen, to bury her here."

"We have found it."

Yan Xiuchen nodded gently and let out a sigh of relief, "Fang Wen...she is a good person and treats me very well..."

As he spoke, Xiao Liuzi took the golden bronze fan next to the corpse and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

"The fan was found next to the body."

Yan Xiuchen took the golden bronze fan and frowned solemnly, "This fan is fake."

As he spoke, Yan Xiuchen took out a golden bronze fan from his body.

Although they look similar on the surface, the difference becomes clear once they are compared.

Yan Xiuchen handed the fake gold-bronze fan to Nan Xiuye ​​who was standing beside him, and then walked towards Gu Yanbai who was in the distance.

"I always thought she had died a long time ago, but I didn't expect..."

Yan Xiuchen patted Gu Yanbai's shoulder gently and lowered his voice, "Get up first."

"Who is Fang Wen? She treats you very well, but she and Gu Yanbai..." Jiang Qingwu finally couldn't hold back any longer.

Yan Xiuchen also knew that Jiang Qingwu would definitely ask and that there were certain things that must be said.

But he thought that Gu Yanbai had already said it before he came.

Yan Xiuchen didn't say anything. He turned to look at Gu Yanbai who was slowly getting up, "Fang Wen... let him speak."

Gu Yanbai was silent for a moment, then exhaled softly, "She is the head aunt of Xifeng Palace, and also the dowry of Xifeng Palace... Concubine Jia."

"She is the one who took care of me since I was a child. Without her, there would be no me..."

Yes, Gu Yanbai said that he grew up in the palace and lived with Yan Xiuchen day and night.

He was raised by the aunt in charge of Concubine Jia, so he and Concubine Jia...

Jiang Qingwu's thoughts were in a mess, and the only name left in his mind was Concubine Jia.

"Concubine Jia... is she the late emperor's concubine?"

No one answered. Yan Xiuchen didn't speak, and Gu Yanbai also stopped talking.

It seems like everyone is covering up something intentionally or unintentionally.

Jiang Qingwu looked at the two silent people and turned to look at Nan Xiuye.

Nan Xiuye ​​never asked about these things. Maybe he knew, maybe he didn’t, or maybe he was just like her, with only a vague understanding.

"Who is that child?" Gu Yanbai blurted out, his eyes full of confusion, and turned to look at Yan Xiuchen.

Yan Xiuchen shook his head slightly, "I don't know. Like you, I always thought Fang Wen was dead."

Jiang Qingwu looked at the two of them and sighed softly, "Why do you think Fang Wen died a long time ago?"

"Has Xifeng Palace... caught fire? Was it the Queen Mother who set the fire?"

"Concubine Jia, is she the late emperor's concubine?"

Yan Xiuchen looked at Jiang Qingwu who seemed to be lost in thought, and slowly walked towards him.

Just when I was wondering whether I should say anything to Jiang Qingwu, Gu Yanbai behind me spoke first.

"Concubine Jia... is the late emperor's favorite concubine... Bai Xijia, and also... the younger sister of Queen Mengjia..."

"Empress Mengjia? The late emperor's first queen, the crazy queen who kidnapped you and forced you to drink poison?"

Gu Yanbai nodded slightly, looked at Jiang Qingwu and smiled bitterly, "She went crazy because she lost her child. She didn't really want to kill us."

Hearing this, Jiang Qingwu walked towards Gu Yanbai and said, "So, Bai Mengjia and Bai Xijia, both sisters married the late emperor."

"One became the queen, and the other became a concubine?"

"How did Queen Mengjia die? What about Concubine Jia? That fire..."

Gu Yanbai looked at Jiang Qingwu who asked questions repeatedly and answered her questions calmly.

"Eight years ago, there was a fire in Xifeng Palace, and many people died, including the head maid Fang Wen..."

Gu Yanbai paused, and the emotions hidden in his eyes were revealed a little bit, unable to be concealed.

"And Concubine Jia...also died in that fire."

As he spoke, Gu Yanbai fell into deep thought, his thoughts a little dazed as he said, "Not long after, there was also a fire in Langting Palace."

"The mad Queen Menga also died in the fire."

"Later, rumors spread in the palace that the Queen Mother was at the scene of the fire in Xifeng Palace, and people followed suit and spread rumors."

"However, due to the lack of solid evidence, the late emperor...did not take any action against the empress dowager."

Gu Yanbai's face went from gloomy and sad to grief-stricken and angry.

He clenched his fists with gritted teeth and looked towards the front yard where the Queen Mother was.

"As for whether it was the Queen Mother who set the fire, I'm afraid only she knows."