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"What does it have to do with me?"

Gu Danyan sat alone in the carriage, facing the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue in front of him. His expression was indifferent, and he was unwilling to remove the veil covering his face.

The Assistant Minister of Revenue was so anxious that he spun around in circles as he hurriedly looked at Duan Chengxuan who had entered the carriage.

"He Jin isn't here. No one else in the Sky Flame can cure this strange disease." Duan Chengxuan looked at Gu Daiyan with a gloomy expression.

Only now did he recall that the Assistant Minister of Revenue was in charge of giving out military salaries. Whereas the current Assistant Minister of Revenue was a corrupt official, and it was only because of the importance that Prince Jing placed on military salaries that he didn't dare act rashly.

And now, the Sixth Prince and the various princes had long since secretly dispersed quite a few of Duan Cheng Xuan's troops.

However, as long as he could win over the Assistant Minister of Revenue, it would be easy for him to take the opportunity to weaken the other dispersed troops.

But was this strange illness a coincidence, or was it something Duan Cheng Xuan intended to do?

"I am someone who has poisoned people before, and the king still believes in me?" Gu Danyan raised his eyebrows.

Right now, Duan Cheng Xuan's head hurt the moment she saw Gu Xuan.

"Crown Princess Jing, I know my son …"

"Remember to pay the doctor." Gu Danyan waved his hand impatiently. The assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue immediately smiled and nodded in agreement.

Gu Ming Yan half leaned against the window and turned his head to look at Tian Yan's carriage through the gap in the curtain.

For example, the Assistant Minister of the Department of Revenue had seven children and four girls in his family. Although they were old, they were still ambitious in the imperial court. Their eldest son, Duan Chengxuan, had died fighting on the battlefield, so the Emperor liked this achievement even more.

The four women were all arrogant and despotic. They had already married long ago, and their three sons had already become families. There were a total of six wives and concubines in their families.

It had been a long time since the apocalypse, but this secret made the hearts of men even more sinister.

Entering the residence of the Minister of Revenue, this place wasn't bustling at all, but the people in the hall were sickly, and even the female members of the household had a haggard expression. Gu Liuyan checked their pulse, and when they arrived in front of Guangxian, the latter shrunk his shoulders and looked vigilantly at Duan Chengxuan behind her.

Gu Daiyan raised his eyebrows, and after checking his pulse, he straightened his body and said, "Have the personal attendant of the sick write down everything they eat and drink in the past half month and give it to me."

After she finished speaking, she carried her small medicine case as she brushed past Duan Chengxuan's side.

The Assistant Minister of Revenue frowned miserably. "Your Highness, the wangfei is …"

"Do as she says." Duan Chengxuan consoled her with a deep voice, but he kept up with Gu Danyan's footsteps and sent her back to the Hall of Healing with every step of the way. From start to finish, she didn't take off her veil.

A few waiters took a detour, but only Duan Chengxuan said after a long while in a low voice, "In a few days, it will be the empress dowager's birthday. According to the etiquette, I should have brought you and Gu Zixian there."

"There's no need. Everyone knows that I don't deserve the title of Crown Princess Jing." Gu Danyan suddenly stopped writing and looked at him: "The Emperor and Queen should know that I no longer have babies in my womb, but they still ignored me, the descendant of the Yun Family. But what did the Prince do?"

"If this king says it's for Wan'er, your royal brother won't trust this king." Duan Chengxuan's voice was low and deep.

The tip of his fingers that was holding onto the pen had turned white due to his strength. Gu Pingyan's jaw tightened: "So what did Your Highness say? Are you saying that I am arrogant and despotic, that I lost my child because of this? "

"Not too far." Duan Chengxuan agreed honestly.

"Your highness is indeed very tactful. There are still quite a few children coming from the Hall of World Worship today. Your highness, you shouldn't stay here and scare those little fellows." Gu Danyan sneered and was extremely angry in his heart.

It was no wonder that Empress Xu didn't dare to come over to ask questions. She was afraid that the emperor would fly into a rage when he found out about this, but she couldn't blame him for losing her child just now.

He didn't expect that after losing her most precious blood and bones, she would still have the dung bucket on her head.

Unfortunately, the order to expel the guest had already been sent out, but Duan Chengxuan didn't leave. Instead, he held Gu Daiyan's hand and said, "Everything is just a temporary measure."

"Yeah, if the emperor finds out about what Su Yuwan did wrong, it would mean that she would be caught. But do you know that I am the last person from the Yun Family to join the imperial family? Do you know what would happen if the Yun Family loses the protection of the emperor?"

Gu Liuyan pulled his hand away, lowered his head, and continued writing.

Duan Chengxuan's arrogance similarly didn't wish for him to kowtow humbly for a woman, as his patience was already on the verge of being exhausted by Gu Pingyan's overbearing actions. He could only angrily flick his sleeves and leave.

The waiters at the side all kept quiet. They hadn't thought that Crown Princess Jing would be so bold.

In reality, she had changed her appearance and arrived at the Third Prince's estate. After finding out that the Third Prince had entered the palace due to the matter with the empress dowager, she waited in his bedroom with an extremely tall and sturdy man by her side.

Even though he had never seen one before, it was true that it was difficult for anyone to detect his aura.

When the third prince returned, it was already sunset.

He did not have time to eat dinner and hurried over, Gu Danyan was still dressed like that fireworks woman, but she was even more charming and pretty. She could be considered to be wearing heavy makeup, but when she saw him, her voice was gentle: "Duan Chengxuan wants to rope in the Assistant Minister of Revenue, do you have a way to pull him down?"

"The Assistant Minister of Revenue is loved by Imperial Father. There is no successor behind him, so we still need to discuss this matter."

"All the people in the assistant minister's residence were slightly poisoned. Is it related to the third prince?" Gu Danyan asked again, raising his peach blossom eyes and asking in detail.

"I don't know." Duan Chengrui frowned and shook his head, then sat in front of Gu Meiya. "Is there something else that happened?"

It's fine now. I just feel that after the results of the Spring Test, I should properly consider the successor of the Minister of Revenue. Duan Chengxuan wanted to destroy the military power in your hands, and now he even wants me to help cure his illness to curry favor with him. Then, Gu Liuyan left in a hurry, without wasting any time at all.

Duan Chengrui sat alone on the spot. The well-built man by his side frowned. "Your Highness, this girl is from King Jing. You cannot easily trust his."

"Don't worry about it. Send someone to check if there is anyone else in the imperial court who can hold the position of the Minister of Revenue."

"Your Highness, this is …"

"Do as I say. If Royal Uncle truly obtains it, then this matter will be a bit troublesome." Duan Chengrui frowned. Even though the things that Gu Meiyan was worried about earlier were illogical, she had never truly seen them before, no matter how hard he tried to memorize them.

Now that he thought about it, the powerful and influential people in the court had no objections.

King Jing had married the Prime Minister's mansion and had a fourth prince backing him. Many people were already eager to submit to him. If the Assistant Minister of the Department of Revenue were to openly stand on the side of Prince Jing, it would be as if he were standing in front of the court.

It was likely that most of the powers in the imperial court would fall to Duan Chengxuan, but who knew how many of Imperial Father's informants were in the remaining parts? If one thought carefully, it was likely that the current chaotic situation was extremely powerful.

"Summon Yue Qing, why did she send people to investigate day and night? I didn't know that Imperial Uncle wanted to recruit the Assistant Minister of Revenue."