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"The inn on South Street was set up by the third prince once. In the dark, the third prince's influence reigned supreme. However, I don't think that even the imperial concubine would not know about this matter. Not even the prime minister." Cheng Shan explained in a soft voice while standing on the carriage. He then thought about what Gu Zixian had said about Qi Rou and continued, "Chang xiaojie is a regular customer of Misty Rain Pavilion, and the entire winter's Second Miss will personally deliver items to the prince and court officials. It looks like it's Master Qi Ming's orders."

All of this seemed logical.

But as long as the person they were facing was Gu Daiyan, Duan Chengxuan had no choice but to be vigilant.

The spring breeze blew as Duan Chengxuan pushed open the door to the medicine house. Before Qing Dai could even greet him, Chengshan had already pulled his to the side and allowed Duan Chengxuan to push open the door to the main house.

But the hall was empty, and only the heavy smell of ink still remained on the table and the faint fragrance emitted from the incense burner. Duan Chengxuan walked around the screen with a gloomy expression, and what he saw was only Gu Daiyan, who had long fallen asleep on the bed.

Gu Danyan was only wearing a inner garment, and the heavy bedding only reached her waist. Due to her flipping, her waist was almost exposed, and there was a small sachet of Misty Rain Pavilion in her hand. She was still frowning even in her sleep.

Duan Chengxuan really wanted to wake her up, but his gaze stopped on the table at the side.

Rhinoceros.

Bai Mi.

The densely packed names were neatly placed all over the paper.

Duan Chengxuan frowned for a moment and picked up the papers, then he glanced at the person on the bed. The suspicion and wariness in his heart had all vanished as he helplessly shook his head and sat on Gu Meiyan's bed.

"After going through all that, can you really go and contact a prince that you've met a few times?"

He pulled up the blanket for her in exchange for a soft moan from the person on the bed. Moreover, for this reason, he even secretly turned his body over with his back facing Duan Cheng Xuan.

She was still worried about the matter regarding the child. Whether it was Phoenix Cry Garden's desk or the medicine house's desk, there was no lack of those two names. Gu Daiyan had already bought the longevity lock, but now, it was buried under a withered tree in Phoenix Cry Garden.

After a short moment, Duan Chengxuan left without a trace of rage.

Qing Dai's eyes dimmed as she watched the two leave. She gently pushed open the door and, as expected, saw the person on the bed standing by the side with his back straight and his eyes bright.

Gu Liuyan had a faint smile on her face as she walked barefoot to the front of the table. Looking at the paper that had already been moved, she merely brushed her black hair off her ears and said, "No one will suspect a woman that lost her child. Duan Chengxuan is like this as well."

"The second young miss really went to complain, but if the prince still doesn't trust you …"

"So Qi and Qi Lin are both very important." Gu Danyan's gaze turned sharp as he carefully folded and arranged the names on the papers. He continued, "As long as I'm not in the Prince's Mansion, I'm free to do whatever I want. As long as I'm still that mother who is angry for her child and don't overdo things, Duan Chengxuan will never suspect me."

"Do you believe that?" She was still worried.

"All his life he will atone for his unborn child." Gu Danyan put the papers in the drawer and only took out the dark cloak. He put on another black veil and used the rouge to slightly change the corners of his eyes.

When night fell, she was like a brothel girl who had just appeared at night. Wearing a dark cloak, she quietly left through the back door of the medicine house. She had a thick scent of makeup as she avoided the drunkards and foppish young masters.

Without a sound, he also arrived at the back door of the third prince's mansion.

She pulled down the cloak covering her head, revealing her long hair, which was tied up by the cloth, and said in a low voice: "I am Gu Liuyan."

The servant behind the door was stunned for a moment before he went up to greet her.

At this time, Duan Chengrui only had time to hastily put on a single piece of clothing, and he directly had Gu Daiyan come to the room he lived in. Gu Daiyan sized up the room he usually slept in, and only took off her veil before sitting down at the table.

Duan Chengrui had never seen her dress up so charmingly before.

Under the cloak, Gu Danyan was wearing only a purple robe, and his shoulders were even faintly discernible under the gauze. Even his originally pretty peach blossom eyes had a seductive look to them.

Gu Danyan did not find it strange as he was being stared at by Duan Chengrui. He only raised his voice and said, "I'm afraid that someone will recognize me. If I take off my cloak like this, I'll be able to provide some cover."

"So that's how it is." Duan Chengrui coughed a few times and tore off his gaze. "Why are you here so late?"

"I just feel that time is not enough. Rather than waiting for your news, I would like you to tell me about the matter of the imperial court." Gu Danyan looked at him seriously this time.

Having her plans messed up by Gu Zixian today, she had wanted to be safe.

But now that she thought about it, since she had finally acquired this layer of disguise, it was better for her to get into contact with this matter earlier. In a few days, Meng Xu would undergo the Spring Trial and decide whether he would stay or not in half a month.

Duan Chengrui raised his eyebrows and called for the people close to him to bring the items over.

The books that were brought over were quite thick and thick. Duan Chengrui placed them in front of Gu Daiyan: "These are all things that you want. I originally wanted them to organize and deliver them to you."

"There is no need, I will look at it from here. If there are some parts I don't understand or don't understand, I believe that with Your Highness' memory, you can help me fill in the gaps." Gu Danyan opened the book in his hand.

When he spoke to her, Duan Chengrui seemed to be completely powerless to resist her.

He had to stand up and light the candles to make the room brighter.

Gu Danyan read the book extremely seriously, and was even more clueless on what it meant to be a man and a woman alone in a room. Duan Chengrui could only silently take out another book and read it, instructing people not to come in and disturb him.

If Gu Daiyan was curious about someone or something, he would ask without raising his head.

Even until dawn of the next day, when Duan Chenrui didn't know when he fell asleep, Gu Liuyan read through the entire second book without missing a word. When Duan Chengrui woke up from his daze, he looked at him helplessly: "Are all the princes going to bed so early?"

"I'm just a bit tired recently. It's just a struggle between princes." Duan Chengrui rubbed the corners of his eyes. "Is there anything else you want to know?"

"I've already written it down. You can answer me after you wake up." Gu Danyan pushed another piece of paper in front of him and picked up the third one.