C87

Duan Chengxuan's gaze was deep, and when he saw Gu Pingyan's unyielding attitude, his heart was moved.

This girl was quite sharp-tongued. Although Qi Lin was considered half a friend of hers, she was still able to make him lose his head like this. She was actually a tough girl with a distinct public relationship.

However, after a moment of silence, Gu Tinyan's fingertips skilfully slid across the rim of the cup and landed on Liu'er's abdomen. There was a thin layer of callus there, causing Liu'er to laugh helplessly.

"I'm afraid that even Old Master Qi hasn't been mixed up for a long time." She looked up at him.

Qi Ming nodded embarrassedly. He was already so wealthy at his age, how could he still need to grind and mix for himself?

"Today, the children of senior officials and nobles have chosen Misty Rain Pavilion to show their superiority. However, if they were to find a better rouge shop one day, I'm afraid that Misty Rain Pavilion's reputation would not be ruined." Gu Danyan's words were sharp. She looked at Qi Ming and asked, "Yesterday, I sent people to check that Misty Rain Pavilion hasn't changed in 2 or 3 years. With such laziness, why should I work with you guys?"

"But …" Didn't you say that you're here to discuss cooperation? Why aren't you willing? " Qi Ming nervously wiped the sweat off his forehead and looked at Gu Danyan, trembling.

"In the business world, if the Prince wants me to be his middleman and contact both sides, I am willing, but if he really wants me to invest in the business, I still need to consider it." Gu Danyan immediately retracted the angry expression on her face and released Liu'er's hand. She then turned to look at Duan Chengxuan with a pair of beautiful eyes. "Prince, is what Yan'er said correct?"

"Yan'Er is right." Did this girl leave him a message?

Qi Ming's face turned pale, he didn't know what to say.

Gu Liuyan smiled, then obediently leaned onto Duan Chengxuan's shoulder. She fiddled with the veil on her face as if she was bored, and said in a low voice, "If old man Qi is unable to produce any results, then I've decided to work with Second Young Miss Qi and open another rouge shop. Anyway, they're all from the Qi Family, so I presume old man Qi doesn't mind."

"Qi Rou?" Qi Ming widened his eyes.

Qi Lin's hand also shook, not to mention the fact that Qi Yu's face was so dark that it looked as if water was about to drip out of it.

"That's right. Normally, when I was making medicine in the Medicine Hall, Second Miss would be at the side studying on rouge ingredients." Seeing the rain falling harder outside, she couldn't help but be worried about Silver Ear, who was still in the stables. Seeing that it was about time to provoke the Qi family, she continued: "Prince, Yan'er is a little tired."

Duan Cheng Xuan secretly pinched her wrist as a warning.

However, how could Gu Mingyan be an obedient person? Duan Chengxuan calmed down slightly, so she couldn't calm down and could only support himself with the soft cushion as he moved closer. He tilted his head and looked at him. "Was what Yan'Er said just now too harsh?"

"Yes." Duan Chengxuan nodded, and this time he really gave her a warning.

However, Gu Liuyan's eyes were too good-looking.

"Then it looks like I'm too excited." Gu Danyan lowered his gaze in disappointment, then coughed lightly and looked at Qi Ming: "Old Master Qi, my words were a bit extreme, maybe because of the cold, my mood is a bit unstable, please don't blame me in the future."

Her tears fell again when she was in a rush to speak. This time, Duan Chengxuan had already used her handkerchief to wipe her clean, but his tone was strict. "Being sick is not an excuse."

"It's alright, what wangfei said makes sense." Qi Ming hurried out to smooth things over when he saw this. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Crown Prince Jing was deeply in love with his. Naturally, he couldn't afford to offend his.

However, Qi Ming also remembered his second daughter, who had been ill for a long time.

The corners of Gu Danyan's mouth raised under his veil as he proudly patted the back of Duan Cheng Xuan's hand. Duan Cheng Xuan only indifferently returned to her position, and from a certain sense, the two of them acted in perfect harmony.

As soon as Gu Mingyan drank a mouthful of honey water, she started to cough violently. Liu'er, who was beside her, dared to pat her shoulder, which made her feel even worse. She could only look at the pastries on the table pitifully, unable to move.

"Yan'Er has been left alone in the Manor, it's too noisy." Duan Chengxuan continued to speak with Qi Ming.

"Your Highness, look at the matter of the cooperation …" Qi Ming was embarrassed.

"If the prince agrees, Yan'Er will agree." Gu Danyan took the opportunity to speak up and threw all the mess to him.

Duan Chengxuan had a big headache, so he could only console Qi Ming and took the opportunity to say, "So it's like that. Why don't we let Second Young Miss Qi and Yan'Er work together? We usually see how they get along."

"Good, good, good." Qi Ming quickly agreed and heaved a sigh of relief.

As for Liu'er, she did not leave. Gu Tinyan spoke to her quietly and waited until lunch time. Even though she was facing the dishes on the table, she could only shake her head. How could she, a patient, eat with them?

Qi Lin smiled helplessly. Naturally, he knew that Gu Daiyan usually ate a lot. He only instructed Yan'Er to prepare the dishes and place them in front of her, "That's good."

"Thank you." Gu Daiyan told Yan'Er and Qi Lin, and they even mischievously winked at Qi Lin. Qi Lin also raised his eyebrows in understanding. The two of them were like extremely good friends.

Duan Cheng Xuan took everything into consideration. Now that she thought about it, this Qi Lin had previously lived in Gu Danyan's medicine house.

His mood instantly darkened.

Why was he so dissatisfied at the thought of Gu Liuyan living under the same roof as other men?

Duan Chengxuan didn't think much about it from the start. He only wanted to bring her away after he had eaten his fill, but unexpectedly, Gu Pingyan only waved towards Lin Lin and said, "Accompany me back to the medicine house. Your sister has been missing you recently."

Qi Lin casually boarded the prince's carriage.

Duan Chengxuan had a calm expression, but Qi Lin didn't dare make a sound. Within the carriage, he could only hear Gu Pingyan coughing, and her voice was muffled. Only after the carriage had stopped at the entrance of the medicine house did Duan Chengxuan grab her wrist and say, "Come back for dinner."

"Why?" Gu Daiyan did not understand.

"Your sister entered the palace on the second day today, so I can't let Wan-Er settle her problem." Duan Cheng Xuan found a dignified reason.

"I know." As Gu Xuan Yan spoke, she grabbed Qi Lin's shoulder and jumped down from the carriage. They entered the medicine house with the door closed.

Duan Chengxuan rubbed his forehead on the carriage and returned to his residence alone. Inside the study, Su Yuwan was sitting on his seat, and the brush and ink in her hand had long since become the ink of her subordinates. She was drawing the eaves in front of her and the small pond outside the door.

"Big Brother Xuan is back?" Su Yu Wan stood up in surprise. She quickly put down her brush and blushed: "Wan'er just wanted to wait here for a long time. I haven't seen Brother Xuan for a long time, that's why …"

"Wan'er's painting is still as beautiful as ever." Duan Chengxuan had already walked over with large strides, and after carefully looking at the Lian Qing, he casually pulled the jade-like woman into his embrace and intimately rubbed her face.

Su Yu Wan blushed as she pushed him away a little. With tears in her eyes, she said, "But Wan'er also wants to go out and take a look."