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Autumn had come, and winter was coming.

Gu Danyan bid farewell to the two beggars from before and got into the carriage. There was an iron bell hanging from the carriage that she had tied with her own hands. It shook soundlessly, but it allowed her to enter the Yun clan through it.

However, her eyes could only see half of it. Being able to see a vague outline was already her limit.

Liu'er brought her a bowl of steaming black chicken soup and placed it at her side. "Princess, the soup's here."

Afraid that Gu Liu'er would burn her hands with the soup, Liu'er served him without even asking. Gu Pingyan let her go, and Gu Zixian, who was sitting opposite to her, lost a lot of weight. This was his first time in Wind Listening Pavilion, and he also scowled: "Let him go, why don't you leave him behind?"

"He is my elder, how can he let others stay behind?" Gu Danyan had spent most of the past half month with Gu Zixian. Since the prince's estate was bored, he had Gu Zixian write a letter to ask for Gu Cheng's permission to go out to the buddhist hall for a meal.

It was truly strange. In the past few days, Duan Chengxuan had somehow changed his attitude and followed her lead.

"Then aren't you afraid that Su Yu Wan will harm you again?" Seeing that Gu Liuyan's lower abdomen had a slight curve, Gu Zixian looked worriedly at his lower abdomen.

He didn't know if it would hit.

"I'm not afraid now that I'm out, but when will father come?" I heard that the Buddhist Hall is still over a hundred Li away from the Heavenly Flame, so I'm afraid that we'll need to walk for a few days. " Gu Danyan lazily leaned against the wall, while Liu'er ordered someone to bring a cushion for her to lean on. She even said: "The Prime Minister's estate just said that the young master hasn't arrived yet, so please wait."

Only now did Gu Zixian remember Gu Yanzhi.

On the other hand, Gu Liuyan, who was standing at the side, had been paying attention to Gu Yan the entire time. Normally, Duan Chengyu or Duan Chengxuan would be able to tell her some news.

Gu Yan had been traveling for the Fourth Prince's sake and had exercised a lot. However, he was smarter than before, only he spoke less. He was going to report to his father once he returned to the Prime Minister's Estate.

He could only wait quietly. After a while, however, he fell asleep while leaning against the soft cushion.

When he woke up, he found that he was already lying on the bed in the backyard of the Wind Listening Pavilion. Seeing that she had woken up, the lady beside the bed could only helplessly say: "It's already afternoon. The Prime Minister's Estate has prepared a carriage and is waiting for you."

"Why didn't you call me?" Gu Ming Yan half propped herself up. The light was still there, so she didn't sleep for many hours just thinking about it.

"You are carrying the son of the Marquis, who would dare disturb your sleep?" Qing Dai's words contained a hint of sarcasm within. Thinking about it, the Prime Minister must have said something.

After leaving the Wind Listening Pavilion, Gu Cheng and Madam Gu were already waiting outside. Gu Zixian had long since boarded the carriage.

The carriage in front of them was more beautiful than the previous one. The most comfortable carriage was naturally hers and Gu Zixian's carriage.

After getting on the carriage, Alain, who was beside Gu Zixian, brought over some candied fruits and dates, "This was all ordered by the lord."

"You're being considerate." Gu Mingyan took a few bites of the date cake and then put it down.

The carriage slowly headed out of the city. Unfortunately, at this moment, she couldn't see anything good either. She could only get some children's things from Qinde and play around with them in her hands.

After leaving the King's Manor, she could also be a bit more at ease, not to mention hearing from Mu Qing about Su Yuwan every day, which made her feel inexplicably anxious. On the other hand, the Yun clan had sent a letter saying that they had already sent Qing to the righteous person's home to take care of them, and no one would ever realize that they were part of the Yun clan.

Only then did Gu Danyan feel completely relieved.

Qingze, but her grandfather left her a companion.

Their father's reason for going to the temple this time was merely because Prince Jing was busy with his affairs. As parents, they naturally hoped that their daughter and their future grandson would be safe, not to mention that Gu Cheng had recently gotten sick and was making use of this opportunity to visit the temple.

"Miss, Miss Liu'er got someone to bring a lot of food from the Wind Listening Pavilion just now." She set a small basket aside.

Speaking of which, the Wind Tower was also quite mysterious. They took care of their own taste to their heart's content.

"What's wrong with father?" Gu Danyan suddenly asked.

"I don't know either. I only said that my father had been having difficulty sleeping for the past few days. It seems that after the crown prince had been crippled, he had fainted in the great hall during the imperial court, causing dissatisfaction with the emperor." Gu Zixian put down the curtain.

Ever since Su Yu Wan poisoned him that day, Gu Zixian had become much more obedient. In the Prince's Mansion, he had treated Gu Ming Yan as his leader, but that Lan Lan refused to admit defeat. It was still unknown what he did in private.

Gu Liuyan felt even more baffled. This Gu Cheng's daughter had already married into Prince Jing's estate. Why did he feel like he was standing on the side of the crown prince? Why was he standing on his side?

When the sun had set, the carriage had indeed not gone far. They only chose a remote inn to stay in.

They only pretended to be wealthy merchants, so it was not easy for them to attract attention.

When they were eating at the inn, Gu Danyan immediately heard the people at the table discussing, "You don't know how many Humble Class seat participants will be appearing in the Spring Examination next year. At the beginning of winter, those scholars have already rushed to the Sky Flame to obtain their merit points for the Spring Test."

"Why did you come so early?" A big fellow beside him slammed his wine cup onto the table.

"Isn't it because the crown prince has been crippled? You don't know how arrogant his aides are, they only care about their families and reject many of the offspring of the Humble Class. Now that the crown prince is gone, don't you think all of the offspring of the Humble Class will be able to stand up for themselves?" The two men beside him also laughed.

"You're right, you have to come earlier. Otherwise, if spring comes and all the merchants from other countries show up, those scholars will have no place to stay."

The people at the other tables also started to discuss this matter.

Gu Danyan listened seriously and asked Gu Cheng, "Were the Humble Class offspring in a very difficult situation?"

"Girls, what are you doing knowing all this for?" Gu Cheng scolded in a low voice, not wishing to say anything more.

Gu Daiyan did not say anything, and returned to his room after eating dinner with the help of Qing Dai.

"Young miss, you don't know this, but the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess have always been so domineering. Since the Crown Princess's parents were from the Zhu Family, it could be said that the Zhu Family was one of the founding fathers of the kingdom. Thus, they acted rashly."

"Then the offspring of the Humble Class …"

"It was the Zhu family's idea. Back then, when he established the Crown Prince, the Zhu family requested an order from the Emperor, saying that the disciples of the Humble Class had never known about morality. Afterwards, the Emperor advised, and after giving a slight concession, he let the Crown Prince supervise the Spring Festival, and the Crown Prince did not accept any Humble Class disciples." She whispered.