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It had been a few days since they last saw each other. Gu Danyan was still as alert as ever when she looked at him.

Putting down the Wolf's Bristles in his hands, Duan Chengxuan's facial features were strong and unyielding, but Gu Liuyan had the nagging feeling that he was even colder than before.

The two of them sized each other up. Unexpectedly, they were both in a stalemate, and neither one of them dared to speak.

After being silent for a long time, Duan Cheng Xuan still couldn't harden her heart and said that she wanted to take out the child in Gu Liu Yan's womb ….

Thinking up to here, he stood up and walked to Gu Pingyan's side. He gently pulled her up and put his other hand on her waist: "Have you been having fun these past few days?"

"I can't stand these perfunctory words between you and me." Gu Danyan continued to follow his movements and walked to the front of the table to take her seat. However, even though she was seated in the main seat of the table, she still remained vigilant against Duan Chengxuan's peculiar tone.

"Your eyes have recovered?" Duan Chengxuan sat by her side and pinched her chin as he looked into her eyes.

"It's almost done, but I still can't see clearly." Gu Mingyan waved his hand away and rubbed her forehead. "If you called me over for these things, then why don't you let me go back and have a good night's sleep?"

In a place that she had never seen before, Duan Chengxuan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. In another half a month, he would have to steeled his heart. In that case, during this half month, he would be able to accompany Gu Danyan for a few days.

He tightened his grip on her wrist and whispered, "Why have you lost weight again?"

"It's always vegetarian." Gu Danyan looked at him strangely: "Su Yuwan is very sick. Aren't you afraid that she will annoy you by staying here with me?"

"You're just like her." Duan Chengxuan's slender and firm fingertip lightly brushed past her earlobe and brushed away a few strands of his black hair, but no one seemed to know. Behind her earlobe, there was a tiny red dot that looked like cinnabar.

But he knew.

He could only say that when he saw Cheng Er, he was actually shocked by himself. She originally thought that Duan Chengxuan called her over because he wanted her to beat up his child, or perhaps because he wanted her flesh and blood to be the medicine for Su Yu Wan.

Who knew that Duan Chengxuan would be so gentle and gentle today?

The action of covering her lips was so gentle that only the force placed on her waist was able to slightly increase.

Gu Danyan's face flushed red. She stared at the man in front of her unsteadily, her eyelashes trembling: "What are you trying to do? I am not Su Yu Wan, and I did not spend a few years with you. "

She staggered to her feet, but was pulled back into Duan Chengxuan's embrace and then directly held her horizontally. Gu Liuyan was so shocked that she hurriedly tightened her grip on the fabric of her clothes and looked at him with widened eyes. "You're crazy."

"He's crazy." Duan Chengxuan had a gloomy expression as he carried her behind the screen.

The painting on the wall belonged to the Four Seasons Map, but the Winter Forest was particularly beautiful, and the brush strokes were especially sharp. She couldn't help but take a few more glances before being placed on the soft couch by Duan Chengxuan.

Only then did she come back to her senses and looked at him, "You admit that you've finally gone mad, but I'm also curious, don't you always dislike heartless women like me?"

"As much as you hate it, so be it." After Duan Chengxuan had settled her down, he continued, "As long as you don't harm Wan'er, this king will not harm you."

The promise Duan Cheng Xuan gave her was too much, but Gu Daiyan didn't want to believe it. She only smiled perfunctorily a few times, treating it as a joke.

"You are pregnant, so in the future, you must always stay by This King's side."

"Sure." The most dangerous place was the safest place, not to mention, she trusted Duan Chengxuan's promise.

In this world, how could there possibly be anyone who would actually kill their own flesh and blood?

However, if she just sat there and did nothing, she would be extremely bored. "Do you have a book to read?"

"The bookshelf is behind that wall." Duan Chengxuan had long since heard the sounds of fragmented footsteps coming from outside the courtyard, and thus he lowered his face and stood up. "Don't make any noise."

Gu Daiyan nodded obediently.

Only after Duan Chengxuan had left to deal with the aides outside the door did she once again size up this place.

Presumably, Su Yu Wan was listening to Duan Chengxuan talking to someone in the study, but unfortunately, that person was no longer Su Yu Wan, but herself instead.

To be able to have a woman sit in his study and listen in on political affairs, he truly felt great trust.

What exactly did Duan Cheng Xuan want to do?

However, she really couldn't see the words on the book, so she felt drowsy.

He didn't know how long he slept, but when he woke up, there were already lights burning in the room. A familiar voice came from behind the screen, "Prince, this commoner had only unintentionally gotten to know Crown Princess Jing, and it was Princess Jing who saved this commoner. This kindness should have been returned by this commoner to Princess Consort."

Meng Xu!

Gu Danyan quickly got up from the soft couch, but the small thing on his shoulder slid off.

She was stunned as she opened the door of this small room that someone had brought. She walked straight to the side of the screen and stuck her head out.

Meng Xu was wearing a dark blue gown today, so he didn't see her. He only cupped his hands and spoke to Duan Chengxuan.

Duan Chengxuan was able to catch a glimpse of Gu Liuyan's small actions in an instant. With a slight raise of his brows, he said, "Come to think of it, this duke has also seen your essay before, and it's not bad."

"Thank you for your praise, Prince." Meng Xu was neither humble nor haughty as he straightened his body.

"This King called you over tonight actually because I wanted to promote you. Are you willing?" Duan Chengxuan's fingertips lightly tapped the table.

Gu Liuyan frowned. She wanted to go around the screen and explain things clearly. After all, she had already asked Meng Xu to contact the Third Prince and his father. If there was a Duan Chengxuan as well, she didn't know what to do.

It was very dangerous to be two-timing, let alone to have such a struggle in the imperial court.

However, she had underestimated Meng Xu's talent. With one hand behind his back and his chin raised, he arrogantly said, "I, Meng Xu, will not take any shortcuts. If Your Highness wants to promote me, you should wait until I, Meng Xu, am famous."

"Alright." Duan Cheng Xuan's eyes shone, and he only sent him away.

When they left, Meng Xu and Gu Daiyan looked at each other. The latter only raised the corners of his mouth behind the screen as he walked straight towards Duan Cheng Xuan, causing Meng Xu's heart to ache. He could only leave with a gloomy face.

"You want to promote him?" Gu Daiyan stood in front of Duan Chengxuan as he reached out his hand to fix his messy hair, "Your highness still doesn't know what he's learning. Just try to rope him in like this and he won't be afraid that he'll become a greedy official in the future."

"However, from the looks of it, he does have the pride of a scholar." Duan Chengxuan lowered his head and continued to process the documents, and said, "Tonight, I'll stay in the room by the side of the study and rest on the bed."

"Your Highness is not allowing me to return to Phoenix Cry Garden?" Gu Daiyan was stunned.

"Not an inch away." Duan Chengxuan emphasized.