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It was all for the unborn child.

Looks like Duan Chengxuan once hoped that the child would be able to call him father.

But it was also he who had personally severed the root of the evil creature.

"In the future, I want to stay here." Gu Danyan helplessly looked at the room full of decorations and continued, "Moreover, I hope you can tell Duan Chengxuan that there won't be any more children between him and me."

"But Your Highness treats you like …"

"Even if he was sincere, he had indeed hurt me. He had almost never helped me before." Gu Danyan's face turned cold. His eyes were filled with a depth that no one had ever seen before.

The pair of bright eyes were now like a deep pool.

The ghost couldn't tell what was in it, but Gu Pingyan had already taken out the candied fruit and put it into his mouth. He didn't hate it, but he didn't seem to like it at all.

"I know." Phantom nodded seriously and left without a sound.

Gu Liuyan slept alone on this clean bed, her heart as cold as an icehouse.

Duan Cheng Xuan, you actually still want to use my child to win over my heart.

How could all this be a coincidence? However, it was all a trick by Duan Chengxuan to curry her favor. If this place was already prepared, Duan Chengxuan would have surely told her earlier and expressed his sincerity.

What's more, the appearance of ghosts was too deliberate. How could he not have received any orders and appear out of thin air?

Outside the nameless courtyard, after Duan Chengxuan finished listening to the ghost's words, his face turned cold. "She's really blessed but not blessed."

Phantom hung his head, not saying a word.

Duan Chengxuan naturally hoped that someone as intelligent as Gu Xuan would be used by him, but in reality, he had nearly lost her.

"Since she does not know of Ben Wang's good intentions, in the future, there's no need to care about her."

One day, he thought, the desperate Gu Mingyan would beg for his love, hoping to get his help.

However, things did not turn out as expected. Gu Danyan spent her days outside the Prince's Mansion, and she would go to the Misty Rain Pavilion in the Hall of Relief to eat in a restaurant that was always out.

It hadn't been easy for her to obtain the news of the Blue Dai. Thus, she called for Duan Chengxuan to accompany her to the residence of the Assistant Minister of Revenue. Naturally, she didn't bother about Duan Chengxuan as she got off Su Yuwan's bed.

Initially, being unable to even touch Su Yu Wan had already made him anxious and restless. He was unable to vent his anger, and it was not easy for him to get some small compensation from Su Yu Wan.

In the few days that they had not seen each other, Gu Daiyan had already entered the palace twice to diagnose the illness of the empress dowager.

No matter where he went, the books would always be in his hands. He had read yesterday about the art of cooking incense, and today he had read the laws of Navy Tide, and tomorrow he would read some random medical books, just like a bookworm.

He arrived at the residence of the Assistant Minister of Revenue without saying a word. As soon as he got off the carriage, his wives and concubines rushed out. Second Madame wanted nothing more than to throw herself at Gu Daiyan, but she could only wail: "I beg that you save my child, esteemed wangfei."

"Today, I have come to settle this matter for all of you." Gu Daiyan's expression didn't change. She only passed a list of items to the servants before walking in. After which, she glanced at Duan Chengxuan and said, "Prince, if you have any matters to attend to, you should return to the estate as soon as possible."

"Gu Liuyan!" Duan Chengxuan was slightly stunned before becoming even angrier.

"I just don't like how intimate you and Su Yuwan are. So what if I disturb you?" Gu Danyan chuckled.

And this was a rare smiling face for Duan Chengxuan that even had a sense of mischievousness, causing others to be unable to find it annoying.

Naturally, Duan Chengxuan had his troubles that he couldn't speak of. If he stayed here, he might as well go back and take care of his documents. He could only grit his teeth and return to the mansion, but there was nothing he could do about the smiling Gu Danyan.

Qing Dai came from the mansion and greeted him. Upon seeing this, she whispered into his ear, "Are you prepared …"

"I've left him alone for so long, allowing Su Yuwan to enjoy herself for so long. It's time to return the favor with interest." Gu Moyan smiled as a few pieces of paper slipped from her sleeve into Qing Dai's hands, "Go to the Misty Rain Pavilion in four hours, and pass these items to Yue Qing."

"Yes." Qing Dai nodded her head seriously before continuing with her narration of the discovery she had made in the residence of the Assistant Minister of Revenue. She was extremely intelligent and had never told anyone in the residence about his discovery.

And the person who poisoned him was indeed a servant in the family.

Qing Dai said that she was a newcomer, and secretly discovered that someone had done a lot of things to the water in the vat. She spent money to let the people in the city investigate, and only then did she learn that this person's sister had been tainted by Guangxian.

This was why he'd done such a thing, and it truly had nothing to do with Duan Chengxuan.

Gu Danyan knew about this, but when he faced Guang Zong, he asked, "I already know that you usually eat the same food. I'm just curious, did you find the killer?"

"I haven't been able to find it. However, people from the martial arts world said that it could be the mirage's poison. As for who it was, no one knows." At this point, Guangzhi sighed again and again.

He was so arrogant that even his opponents had their suspicions, yet they could not find any evidence.

How could they have imagined that it was the work of a servant in the mansion, and even more so not believe that those servants had the guts to do so.

However, when he arrived at the main hall, he found quite a few servants waiting on him.

Gu Daiyan had given her a list of medicines. Now, she could only carefully write down everything she needed to pay attention to in front of Guangzhi. However, the blue dai beside her lightly touched her and pointed in a direction.

And in that direction, there was only Guangzhi and a young servant.

"That's him." Qing Dai said softly.

Gu Danyan raised his eyebrows. After he finished writing down the list, he walked over to Guangzhi and gave the list to him. He grabbed the young servant who was pouring the tea and continued, "You look familiar."

"Princess Hua-Yang recognizes him?" His actions froze.

The servant was slightly stunned, but Gu Daiyan raised the corner of his mouth and said: "I'm afraid he doesn't know me anymore, but I have indeed seen him before. If most people do not mind, can you sell this servant to me? I still lack an apprentice alchemist."

His family was poor and unable to afford it. He should have accumulated some of it by himself, and with the help of the poison's ingenuity, it would be great if he could really become his medicine boy.

Moreover, all these servants had signed an indenture contract.

If he let Guangzhi know that it was him who did all these, he would definitely not let him off the hook.

When Guangzhi saw that this was just an insignificant servant, he readily agreed. He quickly looked at Gu Daiyan and asked, "Then after these ingredients are ready, how does Your Highness intend to cure the poison?"

"Put these medicinal herbs into the tub according to the quantity. Soak them for a whole two hours first, then soak them for seven days. Afterwards, I will come back and apply acupuncture on them one by one. With the help of herbs and food, they will completely recover in less than half a month." Gu Danyan gripped the servant's fingers. It was indeed a bit rough, and he should be someone who handled the herbs.