Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

After separating from Shen Wanrong, Jiang Qingwu led his men straight to the Beijing Criminal Department.

Less than two hours before the hostage exchange, Jiang Qingwu did not go to see the Shen father and son, but went to the dungeon where Huanyue was imprisoned.

Huanyue's treatment was much better than before. There were no shackles on her hands and feet, and the cell was much brighter.

But he still had that half mask on his face.

When Jiang Qingwu arrived, Huanyue was lying on the bed, fiddling with the dagger in her hand.

Hearing the door open, he was a little surprised.

"You? What happened?" Huanyue frowned as he looked at Jiang Qingwu who was sitting at the table.

Jiang Qingwu smiled slightly, poured a cup of tea and put it into his mouth. Wanyue behind him also silently sent away all the guards.

"How do you know something's going on?"

"At this hour, you are dressed like this. Instead of being in the palace, you come here. It would be strange if nothing happened." Huanyue stood up with a knife in his hand and walked towards the table.

Seeing this, Jiang Qingwu poured a cup of tea and handed it over.

"You are very clever."

"I know that Xu He will change your appearance in the next two days, and he comes to see you at this time..."

"Of course that's not what you meant." Huanyue looked up at Jiang Qingwu, as if she had noticed something, and the expression on her face gradually became solemn.

"Tell me, what's the matter? Is it...that person who is causing trouble for me?"

As expected, the woman who was trusted and valued by King Suqing was so smart. She actually liked Huanyue's character a little.

"I shouldn't have come looking for you."

"But... Prince Suqing and Shen Wanrong kidnapped the people of Liushantang. Half of them were veterans who followed me from the battlefield."

"You have been working for me secretly all these years, in..."

"I know that Liushan Hall is yours. There are Liushan Halls in various places in Dayan, which are dedicated to providing shelter and livelihood for poor people and refugees."

Huanyue spoke as she brought the teacup to her mouth. At this time, she roughly understood Jiang Qingwu's intention.

"They kidnapped the defenseless people of Liushan Hall, probably because it was difficult for others to take action."

Jiang Qingwu nodded slightly, "Yes, I have placed guards around all the people who might be listed as targets."

"But you still make a mistake." Huanyue said, then chuckled and moved closer to Jiang Qingwu.

"What do they want? Besides me...anything else?"

"You and the Shen family father and son!"

"Haha..." Huanyue sneered and sighed, "The Shen family father and son, and I are actually far more important than those veterans on the battlefield and the civilians. What's more, there are only thirteen of us."

"You are losing money in this exchange."

Jiang Qingwu looked at Huanyue's contemptuous smile, his face darkened slightly, "Objectively speaking, it is true."

"But... Feng Qizi saved my life, and the people of Liushantang are all innocent."

"Of course, as long as you help me, I can make this deal not lose money."

Seeing Jiang Qingwu so confident, Huanyue was silent for a moment, then stabbed the knife in her hand hard on the table.

"You don't have the right to choose, and neither do I. I promise..."

……

When Jiang Qingwu came out of the dungeon, Jiang Qingbai was standing outside the door.

I don’t know if it’s because he heard her conversation with Huanyue, but his face looked solemn and complicated, as if it contained countless words.

Jiang Qingwu also seemed to realize something and walked silently towards the lake not far away.

"Brother, do you want to tell me about Huanyue or Shen Wanrong?"

"I want to talk about you." Jiang Qingbai followed on his own.

"I feel like... you've changed."

"In the past... although you were somewhat ruthless, it was mostly on the battlefield. You would not do anything to the extreme, especially..."

Jiang Qingbai paused for a moment, somewhat speechless, and then changed the subject, "Did you really dig up the remains of Yan Lin's mother?"

"Not yet, but someone has been sent there." Jiang Qingwu said lightly, picking up the gravel on the ground and throwing it into the lake.

Jiang Qingbai frowned and approached Jiang Qingwu with a look of shock. "Before, you burned down the Shen family's ancestral hall, and now you have dug up the bones of Yan Lin's mother."

"The disaster will not affect my family. The Shen family is at fault. It's fine if they implicate their family members. Yan Lin's mother died early, so it's impossible..."

"Brother..." Jiang Qingwu's face was cold and he interrupted Jiang Qingbai casually.

"Brother, don't be so naive."

"Our mother came from a noble family, was well-versed in poetry, literature, and flowers, and lived a peaceful life at home for a long time, but she still died at their hands."

"Our people are clean and live in peace, but our whole family is implicated."

"My cousin is a teenager. What did she do wrong?"

Seeing Jiang Qingwu so excited, Jiang Qingbai felt confused and uneasy for a moment.

"You...why is it that every time you meet Shen Wanrong, the Shen family is like this..."

When Jiang Qingwu heard this, his thoughts were suddenly pulled back and he turned away.

"Brother, don't worry about this. You and Brother Two should protect the Jiang family and your uncle and cousin."

As he spoke, Jiang Qingwu's mood also eased a little, "Don't worry, I won't really humiliate the dead unless it's absolutely necessary.

"We will exchange them at midnight. They don't allow us to bring too many people."

"So, I will only bring my trusted followers and a small number of people."

"When the time comes, when the person is replaced, you just need to take care of the people in Liushan Hall, and leave the rest to me."

Jiang Qingbai sighed softly and nodded to Jiang Qingwu, "Don't worry, I know."

……

Outside the west city at midnight.

Nan Zifeng and his men showed up probably after they were sure that Jiang Qingwu and his men had no ambush or reinforcements.

Jiang Qingwu looked at Nan Zifeng who was slowly approaching and the layers of men in black, took a deep breath, and tightened the reins in his hands.

Jiang Qingbai was riding on a horse next to her, and on the other side were Jiuhan, Luo Ming, Wanyue and the others.

In the carriage behind them were the Shen father and son and Huanyue who were tied up.

Nan Zifeng, who was nearby, did the same. He rode a horse and tied up a dozen people from Liushan Hall together.

Feng Qizi was at the front, looking like he had just fought a battle, with one of his eyes bleeding, but it also looked like it had been simply bandaged.

"Miss..." Feng Qizi blurted out when he saw Jiang Qingwu and the others, and apologized as soon as he opened his mouth, "Miss, I'm sorry..."

"It's none of your business." Jiang Qingwu became annoyed instantly when he saw Feng Qizi's eyes.

"Nan Zifeng, I see you know the rules. He's just a hostage, why hurt his eye?"

"Sorry, I didn't mean it. It's just that swords have no eyes." Nan Zifeng was very humble.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Shen Wanrong on the side blurted out, "Stop talking nonsense to her."

"Jiang Qingwu, where are my father and brother? If you dare to play tricks, I will kill them all."

Jiang Qingwu calmed himself down and raised his hand slightly.

Then Jiuhan pulled the Shen father and son and Huanyue out of the carriage behind him.

Jiang Qingwu looked at the three people on the side, then turned to look at the other side, "I am a person who knows the rules and will not play tricks."

"I don't think you would either."

"Of course, I have no grudges against the Queen. I just need to complete the task assigned by you, sir."

As he spoke, Nan Zifeng looked at Huanyue and pointed to the mask on Jiang Qingwu's face.

Seeing this, Jiang Qingwu smiled slightly and pulled off the mask on Huanyue's face, "Look carefully, is this the person you want?"

A face exactly the same as Jiang Qingwu's, except that there were some scars on his face that had not yet completely disappeared.

Nan Zifeng nodded slightly, then drew his sword and cut the rope on Feng Qizi's hand, "Empress, please change someone."

Jiang Qingwu looked at Feng Qizi and gestured to him. Feng Qizi immediately waved to the people behind him, "Go, go, go, go quickly..."

Seeing people hurriedly coming over, Jiuhan and the others also let go.

On one side were the people fleeing in a hurry, and on the other side were the Shen family father and son and Huanyue with their hands tied.

Seeing that the exchange was successfully completed, Shen Chengshan also saw Shen Wanrong approaching.

But Huanyue, who was walking between the father and son of the Shen family, suddenly broke free from the rope, turned around and kicked Shen Zhuowen back.

He put the dagger on Shen Chengshan's neck again.