Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

At 10:00 p.m., the moat was bustling with activity.

Gu Yanbai was awakened by the noise and cheers. He looked at the familiar figure beside him in a daze and breathed a sigh of relief.

But soon, he realized something was wrong. He was tied up and lying on the deck of the boatyard.

Jiang Qingwu was sitting at the table, applauding and cheering for the Hexin Art Boat.

"Okay... okay, Wanyue, enjoy..."

Jiang Qingwu smiled and clapped, and Wanyue immediately took out a silver ingot and threw it at the passing art boat.

Several young men who were performing acrobatics on the boat immediately saluted over here.

"Um... that Gu Qing, what are you doing? You tied me up?"

Jiang Qingwu heard Gu Yanbai's voice, but ignored it. He turned around and threw two silver ingots to the beggars on the shore.

"Brothers, please have some sesame cakes."

"Thank you, young lady..."

Several people picked up the silver and dispersed.

Gu Yanbai thought of what happened before and understood. He sighed softly and let out a bitter smile.

"So it's you. I was wondering why all the beggars are coming to me now."

"There are not many people in this capital who can incite the entire city."

Jiang Qingwu poured himself a glass of wine, with a smile on his lips, and turned to look at Gu Yanbai lying on the ground.

"Are you comfortable being tied up?"

"Of course I'm uncomfortable, my little beauty, please untie me, I won't run away."

"Humph, I don't believe it. Your Qinggong is so good. If I untie you, I will lose you in a minute."

"If you are lost, how can I explain to His Majesty?"

Jiang Qingwu raised the wine glass to his mouth with a smile, then gestured to Wanyue who was not far away.

Seeing this, Wanyue silently stepped forward and took the wine glass handed to her by Jiang Qingwu.

"Give my lord a glass of wine to quench his thirst. We will return to the palace after I watch the next acrobatics."

"Next... next game? When is the next game?" Gu Yanbai struggled to look at the art boat in the distance.

"Sir, the next scene is for the art boat to circle the river and then come back."

Gu Yanbai opened his eyes wide, then moved his body towards Jiang Qingwu with an apologetic smile on his face.

"Gu Qing, I was wrong. I shouldn't have disappeared without telling you. Untie me, I promise I won't run away."

"Really? I'm going to Chongling. Why would I run away?"

Jiang Qingwu believed it in his heart, but he was just making a fuss. He searched for him the whole day, but he hid himself.

It's good to learn a lesson.

"I won't run away. I ran away today. If it weren't for the sharp eyes of a few beggar brothers, where would I find you, right?"

Jiang Qingwu said, winking at Wanyue, "Help the young master up."

Upon hearing the voice, Wan Yue stepped forward and helped Gu Yanbai, who was lying on the ground, up.

Gu Yanbai sighed, and just as he sat cross-legged at the table, he caught sight of something.

Looking at the large number of plainclothes guards on the shore and Jiuhan's figure, he immediately understood something.

"Did you also inform Yan Xiuchen?"

"Otherwise, you belong to him. If you are missing, I will tell him."

“Gu Qing…” Yan Xiuchen, dressed in a brocade robe and a cloak, hurriedly came from the group of personal guards who were leading the way.

Jiang Qingwu looked at Yan Xiuchen who was getting on the boat, then turned to look at Gu Yanbai, "Instead of explaining to me, why don't you explain to him?"

Yan Xiuchen looked at Gu Yanbai who was sitting on the ground, and then looked at Jiang Qingwu, "Are you okay?"

"What could possibly happen to me? I was just worried all day, and it was dark and I still hadn't found anyone. I had no choice but to notify you."

Yan Xiuchen sighed softly, untied his cloak and wrapped it around Jiang Qingwu.

Then he turned around and shouted to Jiuhan on the shore, "Come here, take him back, just take him back like this, otherwise he will run away halfway and none of you can catch up."

Having said that, Yan Xiuchen pulled Jiang Qingwu off the boat.

"Hey, Yan Xiuchen, you are going too far. You two are teasing me, right?"

"Let me go. What are you doing tying me up? Yan Xiuchen... Jiang Qingwu..."

Gu Yanbai's voice came from behind. Jiang Qingwu sighed softly and whispered to Yan Xiuchen, "It shouldn't be that he left without saying goodbye."

"At most, I just met with people from Sang Country."

"I know... get in the carriage first." Yan Xiuchen whispered, helping Jiang Qingwu onto the carriage, then stood beside the carriage, watching Jiuhan pull Gu Yanbai ashore, staring at him with a gloomy face.

"Are you still running?"

"How can I run away if you are here? Can I run away? Untie me." Gu Yanbai shouted at Yan Xiuchen.

Yan Xiuchen hesitated for a moment and waved at Jiuhan.

The rope was cut, and Gu Yanbai breathed a sigh of relief. He rubbed his arms and rolled his eyes at Jiang Qingwu in the carriage.

"This little girl is really cruel. It's bad enough that she incited the whole city to look for me, but she even asked beggars to look for me. I was beaten with a stick."

"Get on the horse and talk." Gu Yanbai was still complaining, but Yan Xiuchen said something seriously.

Without waiting for Gu Yanbai to say anything, Yan Xiuchen got on the horse.

The team returning to the palace was neither big nor small, with a dozen horses and a carriage.

Gu Yanbai and Yan Xiuchen walked side by side in front, while Jiuhan and two personal guards walked at the very front to lead the way and provide protection.

Gu Yanbai looked at the front and back of the carriage, then looked at Yan Xiuchen, "Now... you are really different."

"What's the meaning."

"When you were the regent, you were free to come and go and move around easily. Now, you are crowded everywhere you go."

"In the palace, I went to see Gu Qing, and he was followed by the imperial guards and eunuchs."

"Leaving the palace is even more troublesome."

Yan Xiuchen heard the voice, without turning back, and silently agreed, "Soon, you will be the ruler of Sang Country, and you will be the same."

Gu Yanbai thought of the letter, silently took it out from his arms, and handed it to Yan Xiuchen.

"as you wish."

Yan Xiuchen frowned slightly and took the letter from Gu Yanbai.

[The Emperor of Great Yan has sent a letter to us. If my son Zeen ascends the throne, we are willing to sign an alliance. The two countries will be on good terms and help each other, like one country.]

[I have long wanted to abdicate. I now announce to the world that I have appointed my son as the crown prince. I hope my son will return home soon, take charge of state affairs, ascend the throne as emperor, and protect the people of Sang.]

Yan Xiuchen looked at the contents of the letter, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and looked up at Gu Yanbai.

"You know what I want to talk to you about?"

"I don't know." Gu Yanbai shook his head slightly and turned away.

"If you ascend the throne, the two countries will have more exchanges, and trade, state affairs, land, and agriculture will all be facilitated."

"It's not difficult to deliver the antidote."

"In this case, I feel that this Heart-Eating Gu is not a poison, but a bond between you and me."

The more Gu Yanbai listened, the uglier his expression became. Then he chuckled and said, "Do you know that some people in Sang Country do not agree with me being the emperor?"

"Although the ruler of Sang has no offspring, he has relatives of the same clan. They are eyeing him covetously and have long disliked me, their adopted son."

"If everything goes well when I return to Sang Country, I will be crowned as the emperor and the ruler. If it doesn't go well and I die in their scheme, you will have to pay for it with your life."

Yan Xiuchen stared at Gu Yanbai, and when he saw that his persuasion was futile, his face darkened.

"Okay, if you agree, I will send Xiao Liuzi and his personal guards and spies to accompany you back to Sang Country."

"One is to protect you, and the other is to monitor you and not take any risks to make any antidotes."

"If you don't agree, then don't even think about leaving Dayan."

Yan Xiuchen was determined and then drove his horse faster.

Gu Yanbai looked at Yan Xiuchen's back in disbelief, looked around, then jumped onto the roof of a roadside house.

Yan Xiuchen suddenly tightened the reins and when he turned around, he saw Gu Yanbai sitting on the roof with a smug smile on his face.

"If I want to leave, can you stop me?"

As he spoke, Gu Yanbai turned around and prepared to slip away, but just as he turned around and was about to jump, a huge net fell from the sky.

Seven or eight Red Guards caught it in a net with lightning speed and tied it up tightly.