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The confrontation between father and daughter was something that Gu Danyan had long gotten used to.

She had long since lost all feelings for Gu Cheng. However, she felt a chill in her heart, so she took a step ahead of him and said, "I've already helped my sister to conceive a child. I've already given her everything she wanted.

"What do you mean?" Gu Cheng suddenly slammed the table and rose to his feet, "The fact that your sister was able to give birth to a child was all thanks to Duke Jing. Furthermore, as your daughter, how could you speak to your father like that!?"

Gu Liuyan pursed her lips and smiled, her cold eyes sweeping over Gu Zixian and Madam Gu: "Looks like Imperial Concubine and little sister didn't tell Father where this child came from."

Gu Danyan then took two steps forward and walked in front of Gu Cheng, continuing, "The reason why I called you father is because you allowed me to grow up under your wing. Last time, when you suspected your daughter, it made even more people prepare sabers and spears.

Her words were loud and threatening.

Gu Cheng was stared at by her like this, but he was actually unable to retort. After stuttering for a long while, he finally managed to squeeze out a word, "You unfilial daughter!"

"If I were unfilial, why would I recommend a talent like Meng Xu to my father? Why would I help my sister sit in the position of an imperial concubine?" Gu Danyan took a few steps forward, but his eyes were still sparkling. He continued: "And what did you do to me?"

This time, Gu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief as he sat back down on his chair, glaring fiercely at Gu Zixian and Madam Gu. In a while, he would ask about this child's matters while waving his hands to order everyone in the room to leave.

With only the father and daughter remaining, Gu Danyan still did not retreat a single inch.

"Yan'Er, I know that you and your sister are biased, but I also hope that nothing will happen to you."

Gu Cheng rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming, "It's just that in the past few days, people in the martial arts world have been causing a huge ruckus."

Gu Liuyan's face was still gloomy: "So father called me over today for Gu Zixian's matter?"

Gu Cheng wanted to say something improper when he mentioned his sister by name, but he didn't manage to get it out of his mouth when he saw how unyielding Gu Liuyan was.

"Not only that, it's just that since Yan'Er has a unique insight, why not help me take a look at this new student to see how many things he can use."

Saying so, Gu Cheng took out a book from the main seat beside him.

Inside, there were many people's names and backgrounds, and even the essays they wrote were neatly written.

Taking a closer look, there were a few people inside who didn't know as much as Meng Xu did. It was likely that Meng Xu had interacted with those people one by one.

"Although the Crown Prince has abdicated his position, isn't father afraid of setting fire to his body by promoting the offspring of the Humble Class?"

"If I was afraid, I wouldn't have been able to sit in this position." Gu Cheng waved at her, asking her to sit next to him before continuing, "Also, as a descendant of the Humble Class, I can make better use of you."

"What else can a daughter do?" Gu Danyan sat beside him, but her eyes were cold.

"I still hope that my daughter can sow discord between the Fourth Prince and the Jing King." Gu Cheng's gaze turned completely cold. "Prince Jing trusts the fourth prince to such an extent that he probably doesn't know that the consort's men are already building up momentum for the fourth prince. If we don't finish off the fourth prince now, it'll be a disaster in the future."

Gu Danyan's pupils contracted as he felt disbelief in his heart.

However, she had no choice but to believe that even though Gu Cheng was undesirable in many areas, if he had spoken the truth, it would definitely be true. Clenching her fists tightly, she calmly asked, "Why does father want to control the matters of the Imperial Family?"

Gu Cheng's gaze landed on her, "If Prince Jing ascends to the throne, you'll be the empress and Zixu will be the imperial concubine. Our Gu family will naturally have a solid foundation."

"I didn't expect my father to think so long." Gu Liuyan put on a fake smile and walked over to Gu Cheng's side, saying in a low voice, "Then Father is certain that I can become Empress and not just a younger sister, right?"

"That's only natural, Zi Xing isn't a smart person. If King Jing were to ascend to the throne, you would be the only one left." "I don't care where this child came from, but in the end, he is the son of Duke Jing. In the future, I will call you mother …" At this point, Gu Cheng's gaze turned sharp as he continued, "It's also possible that he's calling her Imperial Mother."

The smile on Gu Danyan's face was a little off: "Since that's the case, daughter will wait and see first to see if I can do it."

"This matter is not urgent. Yan'Er, please help father find some talent first." Gu Cheng raised a hand to pat her shoulder. Looking at her simple attire, he helplessly said, "Yan'er, you should always dress up."

"Daughter knows."

With that, Gu Danyan left in a hurry. She had not expected Gu Cheng to be so bold.

The moment she left the hall, she turned and met Madam Gu and Gu Zixian.

Gu Zixian cried even harder: "Why did you tell this to Father! Father definitely won't let me off after hearing this! "

"Gu Liuyan, if you can't bear to see Zixian like this, then normally you won't harm her. This matter …" "Wuwuwu, Wuwuwu, wuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwu …" Madam Gu followed up, but was interrupted.

"This matter is only known to the Gu family. If Father doesn't know, who will be able to cover it for you in the future?" Gu Danyan said and left in a hurry.

She hurriedly returned to the Meng Residence. Meng Xu had told her that in the past few years, the entire Navy Tide had been thrown into chaos; the matter of the heaven's greed and evil had not been resolved; then there were bandits rioting; the sunset corrupting; and the news of the sixth prince's rebellion had come from the borders of the Jing King. The Jing King had discovered a few days ago that the foreign powers were eyeing them covetously.

Meanwhile, Gu Cheng was thinking about how to sow discord with the prince.

Gu Liuyan simply told Meng Xu what Gu Cheng had said.

Meng Xu's face darkened, "Right now, everyone wants to settle the dispute between the two princes. This is the perfect time to settle Navy Tide's matters. He's the Prime Minister, yet he's only thinking about how to help Duke Jing obtain the throne!"

"He doesn't care about the Navy Tide citizens. He just wants the position of power in his hands." Gu Mingyan saw that the ghost was about to bring Mo along, so she waited for a while before continuing, "I won't sow discord, but regarding the selection of talent, I'll have to trouble you to make a trip to the third prince's residence."

"You want to let the Third Prince and the Prime Minister seize the person?" Meng Xu immediately reacted, "If he were to snatch the person away, he would be going against the Prime Minister. The Third Prince's power is weak to begin with."

"The Emperor isn't an idiot." Gu Danyan looked at him with a smile.

If she did as she was told by Gu Cheng, the one who would die in the end would also be Gu Cheng.

Gu Cheng had climbed up to the position of Prime Minister, while the Emperor had already begun wielding power. He treated the Emperor as a fool, so as long as she, Gu Danyan, added fuel to the fire, she would show some mercy.