Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

When I came out of the palace, it was already dark.

In the carriage, Jiuhan silently brewed the tea and handed it to Yan Xiuchen.

"Godfather..."

Seeing Jiuhan’s anxious look, Yan Xiuchen calmly held the teacup.

"Tell me one by one."

"Yes, Chen Ang has been imprisoned in the capital's criminal department. Jiu Ye's injuries are not serious and he has been examined by the imperial physician."

"Also, Xu Qingran went out today, and the people who were watching her said that she went to Shunqing Marquis' Mansion."

"What?" Yan Xiuchen's hand holding the water cup paused and his face darkened.

Seeing this, Jiuhan quickly continued, "Yes, but it will be out soon."

"Our people followed Xu Qingran all the way to South City. They should have gone to Baihua Tower."

"The people who were following them spotted Miss Jiang and Mr. Jiang Er, so they didn't dare to follow too close. We can't be sure."

Yan Xiuchen's heart tightened again and he simply put down the teacup in his hand.

"Are these two siblings following Xu Qingran?"

"No... not like that. I think we met by chance when we went to Baihua Tower."

Yan Xiuchen was in a state of confusion. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I asked you to send someone to Wencheng to investigate the Xu family. How is the investigation going?"

"Our people should have just arrived today, and there is no news yet."

"But... Godfather, aren't you going to explain clearly to Miss Jiang about Xu Qingran's matter?"

"Of course I have to explain it clearly, but I don't know how to say it at the moment."

Yan Xiuchen murmured, and then said to Jiuhan, "Go check the details of Baihua Tower and find out what the relationship between Xu Qingran and Baihua Tower is."

"Yes, godfather, shall we go to the Marquis' Mansion?"

"Let's not go for now. Once Xu Qingran is dealt with, it will be more effective than any explanation."

At midnight, in the Wutong Garden of Shunqing Marquis’ Mansion.

Luo Ming came back from outside in a hurry, still wearing a brocade robe like a rich young man.

"Oh, how much alcohol have you drunk? I asked you to investigate the matter, but you are not really going to look for a girl, are you?"

Wanyue muttered to herself and handed a cup of tea to Luo Ming with a look of disgust.

Jiang Qingwu, who was sitting at the table, smiled slightly and didn't care. "It's okay. How's the investigation going? Have you found Shen Wanrong?"

Hearing this, Luo Ming hurriedly shook his head and silently put the teacup aside.

"Miss, no, I brought two people with me to pretend to be guests and ordered a bunch of girls..."

"A bunch of girls?" Jiang Qingwu was stunned and looked at Luo Ming in amazement.

Wanyue also looked as if she couldn't bear to watch it, and slapped him on the back of the head with her hand.

"Are you stupid? Even if Shen Wanrong was in Baihua Tower, she couldn't be a prostitute."

"Her previous incident was such a big deal, and so many people know her. Is she so stupid as to show up in public?"

Luo Ming was stunned for a moment, then reacted and quickly explained, "At first, we ordered some girls, and we always had to pretend to be guests."

"Then I pretended to be drunk and looked for a girl. I searched everywhere in Baihualou."

"I even checked every corner of the backyard, but still couldn't find any trace of Shen Wanrong."

Jiang Qingwu sat in a chair with a thoughtful look on his face, shaking his head repeatedly, "The Queen said she was here, she wouldn't tell me without any evidence, right?"

"I will go to the palace to pay my respects tomorrow and ask the Queen."

"By the way, I asked someone to check on Xu Qingran in the southwest. How's the investigation going?"

Hearing this, Luo Ming hurriedly handed over a few pieces of paper, "This is easy to check. Xu Qingran is the daughter of a medicinal herb merchant in Wencheng, Southwestern Territory."

"The Xu family is a royal merchant, so it's easy to investigate."

"The Xu family has only one daughter. They have been practicing medicine and selling medicine for generations. A few months ago, they suddenly became a royal merchant."

"There are already many branches of Xu's pharmacy in Beijing now."

Southwest border, Wencheng, a few months ago?

It was after the Xiling battlefield.

Jiang Qingwu thought about Xu Qingran's words and seemed to understand something.

"There are only two ways to return to Beijing from the Xiling battlefield. One is through Zhongnan City, and the other is through Wencheng."

"When we returned to the capital with the army, we did not travel with Yan Xiuchen and his group."

"Maybe he went to... Wencheng, so he met Xu Qingran."

Jiang Qingwu muttered to himself, seeming to have made up his mind about something.

"That's not right, young lady. Xu Qingran's family has been doing business for generations, practicing medicine and dispensing medicine, and they have only developed in the capital in recent months."

"How is it related to Baihua Tower and Shen Wanrong?"

Wanyue asked from the side.

Seeing Jiang Qingwu's ugly face, Luo Ming interrupted and echoed Wanyue, "It has something to do with Baihua Tower. We need to make sure that she did go to Baihua Tower today."

"This, the girl has not seen it with her own eyes, so she cannot be sure."

"Not to mention being related to Shen Wanrong and the Shen family."

"Maybe I just happened to go near Baihua Tower."

Wan Yue rolled her eyes and glared at Luo Ming, "How can it be such a coincidence? The capital is so big, there are so many places to go."

"Why do we have to go from North City to South City, and then to Baihua Tower?"

"Whether it's okay to go to Baihua Tower or not, just go and try and you'll know."

"If she doesn't know martial arts, she naturally can't enter the door of Baihua Tower."

Jiang Qingwu ignored the two people's arguments and was certain of something.

Then he suddenly stood up and picked up his knife.

Seeing this, Wanyue and Luo Ming rushed to pull her, "Girl, where are you going? It's already so late."

"It's a dark and windy night, so it's a good time to act."

Jiang Qingwu said, and then broke away from the two people, "You don't have to follow me, I'll go by myself."

The two men watched Jiang Qingwu stride away, chased him a few steps, and stopped at the door.

"It's okay. Miss, you're going to test Xu Qingran's martial arts. You're going to the palace, which is not like your own home."

Upon hearing this, Wan Yue glared at Luo Ming with disgust.

"What nonsense are you talking about? The girl is not married yet."

"Besides, the one being tested is Xu Qingran's martial arts, not the Regent's martial arts."

"What if the Regent doesn't know?"

Luo Ming chuckled and shook his head, "The palace is heavily guarded, how could His Highness not know about this?"

Jiang Qingwu didn't even wear his night clothes. He wore his usual casual clothes and climbed over the wall into the Regent's Palace with ease.

He didn't even avoid the guards who were patrolling everywhere.

The patrol teams came one after another and saw Jiang Qingwu walking hurriedly with a knife in hand, but no one dared to stop him.

She had been at the scene before and heard Yan Xiuchen arranged her to stay in Qingfeng Pavilion.

But when I really got here, I realized how far this place was from Yan Xiuchen's Beiyuan.

There were indeed several maids arranged in Xu Qingran's Qingfeng Pavilion.

But when the other party saw Jiang Qingwu gesturing at them and asking them to retreat, no one dared to disobey.

Seeing Xu Qingran's room with dim candlelight, Jiang Qingwu went straight to the back window.

He took out the black face towel he had prepared in advance and tied it around his face.

Then he carefully opened the window and climbed in.

But just when Jiang Qingwu landed, he heard Xu Qingran's soft and charming voice coming from the direction of the bed.

"Sir, why did you come just now? Yan Xiuchen has already fallen asleep. You don't have to be so careful."