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The palace feast was dull, and a few programs had been missed by Gu Pingyan. When he was a bit more awake, Duan Chengxuan had already fed her warm water. She suddenly wanted to rub his head, but was stopped by Duan Chengxuan who held his wrist and said, "Do you still remember Qi Rou's instructions?"

He could only take his hand off, while Gu Pingyan pretended to puffed his cheeks in dissatisfaction.

"The emperor has already left. If you can't stay any longer, let him follow you to the palace." Seeing how she was unable to move even if she wanted to, Duan Cheng Xuan found it laughable.

"Alright." Only then did Gu Danyan wake up completely. He stood up and left, and the two palace maids and eunuchs beside him hurried to follow.

After leaving the main hall, the open-air seats outside were bustling with noise and excitement. The ministers toasted each other, and the families all smiled sweetly. The smell of wine permeated the air, and the stars shone brilliantly.

She let the eunuchs by her side take her around, but before she could get too far, she saw the Consort Xian by the side of the road. She could only go up and pay her respects, but just as she was about to pass by, Consort Xian called for her and sent everyone else away.

"Crown Princess Jing, Yu'er mentioned you to me before." The Concubine Xian laughed softly, her tone extremely gentle. "Princess Jing really wants to help me, Yu'er. Today's matter is all thanks to Princess Jing."

Gu Daiyan only shook his head. "If it wasn't for the fact that the emperor had already decided on this matter long ago, anything I say would have been of no use. There's no need for the imperial concubine to thank me."

"I didn't expect that Crown Princess Jing would see through it so thoroughly." Consort Xian abruptly wiped the smile off her face. Her gloomy face carried a trace of menace, as if the concubine in front of her was about to choke her in the next moment.

Such a terrifying conjecture still caused Gu Pingyan to unconsciously take a step back. He didn't know if she had said something wrong that caused Consort Xian to suddenly feel such hostility towards her.

"Crown Princess Jing, there's no need to be afraid. I've only come here to remind you that I don't want a person like you by my side." Consort Xian walked over step by step.

"Why?" Gu Danyan stopped in his tracks and looked at the Consort Xian in front of him.

"Yu'er's thoughts are pure, don't even think of using it on him." Consort Xian's eyes were ferocious.

Upon hearing these words, Gu Liuyan couldn't help but feel amused in her heart. She was good to Duan Chengyu, but it was only because she liked Duan Chengyu's candid personality. When had she ever thought of using him?

She raised her head and looked at Consort Xian with her calm eyes. "I never use my friends."

Then, Gu Danyan didn't have the mood to continue strolling around and could only return to the hall angrily without saying a word.

One day, she would definitely leave this place!

Duan Chengxuan didn't know where her anger came from, but after the end of the palace banquet, this extremely furious woman fell head first under the gazes of everyone present. Luckily, he quickly grabbed hold of his and said, "When you were out walking, why didn't you fall?"

"I wasn't angry then." Gu Tianyan awkwardly helped him stand up.

The two of them sat in the carriage as they headed back home. Gu Tinyan still hadn't told Duan Chengxuan about what the Consort Xian had said today, as she didn't want to cause a conflict between the two of them.

When he returned to Phoenix Cry Garden, Qingdai had already prepared everything to help her wash.

But when she lay down in bed at night, she was wide awake, so she got up and picked up the light to read at night.

For two days in a row, she didn't want to go out because of the palace banquet. Only on the third day did her father tell her that her adopted son Gu Yan was on the door before she had no choice but to change into a new set of clothes and go out.

Arriving at the front hall, Gu Zixian had already arrived long ago, and was speaking warmly to his younger brother, "You've been staying at the Prince's Mansion for the past few days. If there's anything, you can come and find me anytime."

However, this Gu Yan had a paralyzed face, slightly large eyes, which made him seem somewhat honest. His body was thin and weak, as if someone was criticizing him. His skin also had traces of being tanned.

"Alright." Gu Ruoyun took a while before responding to Gu Zixian.

Gu Dai Yan walked in leisurely, but she immediately grabbed his wrist. The brother and sister looked at each other, and Gu Daiyan let go of his hand. He found that his brother was strong, so he sat down and ordered, "Qingdai, clean up the small courtyard next to Phoenix Cry Garden."

"Big sister wants little brother to stay with you?" Gu Zixian looked over in dissatisfaction: "Since father has repeatedly told me to take good care of little brother, then I should naturally settle down at the Pure Wind Garden."

"That's fine too, Qing Dai, clean up the courtyard as per the orders of the Scholar." Gu Danyan raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, Princess." "Esteemed wangfei, please don't forget that you're going to treat Young Master Qi Lin today."

"Is that so? Then after you finish tidying up the courtyard, go directly to the medicine house and find me." Gu Daiyan winked playfully at Qing Dai, causing her to give him a helpless smile before leaving in a hurry.

Gu Yan's eyes wandered over his two sisters before he finally lowered his head and said, "I … "Sorry for the trouble."

"What are you saying? Elder sister will bring you to the courtyard." Gu Zi Wu patted his shoulder and dragged him away.

Gu Daiyan only headed to the medicine house after he had finished drinking his tea.

In the past few days, for the sake of preparing for going to the water stronghold tomorrow, Duan Chengyu and Duan Chengxuan did not have anyone to accompany Qi Lin.

As for Yin Gou, she took the pastries over as usual and signaled Gu Daiyan to keep quiet.

Gu Liuyan sat down, knowing what was going on. In any case, she casually took out a book to read, and when Qi Lin found her there, he jumped in fright and threw away the medical book in his hands. Gu Liuyan quickly took the book in his hands, and was scared enough: "Luckily my book didn't drop!"

"You scared me." Qi Lin clutched his chest.

Yin Qiuyi laughed to the side. When the two of them sat down, she pushed Qi Lin up and down, "Didn't you say yesterday that you had something important to tell the young miss?"

"I do have something to do." Qi Lin quickly slapped his head and came back to his senses. "Qi Yu ran away from the Qi Mansion yesterday. Father sent people to look for him, but they still don't have any leads."

"She ran away?" Gu Liuyan could not believe it: "Qi Yu was grounded by your father, so why did she run away? And what does that have to do with me?"

"Qi Yu is eager to destroy you in the manor. She has a lot of connections outside, aren't you afraid that she'll seek revenge?" Qi Lin rolled his eyes at her.

Gu Danyan raised her eyebrows. Qi Yu had been in charge of the Misty Rain Pavilion for a long time and had visited the area many times. There were many connections outside. It was not impossible to find some martial artists to hint at her.