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The black horse passed through the busy street and ran out of the city gate unhindered.

Rushing through the forest, Duan Chengxuan only placed him at the entrance of the Meng Residence before pulling on the reins without a word. He turned around and left, and Gu Daiyan could vaguely see a figure on a tree following him.

It seemed that Duan Cheng Xuan wasn't planning on having her men follow him, and her martial arts skills from the past few days had finally entered her door. It was possible for her to see a few shadows, but sensing their auras would be impossible.

She was stunned for a moment, and the spring breeze cleared her mind a little. She took out a pill from the medicine box and swallowed it before gently pushing open the door to the Meng Residence. Seeing that she had arrived so early, the little red girl who was cleaning the courtyard welcomed her with a smile.

Gu Danyan nodded. When he sat down, no one in the room had woken up yet.

The little girl brought out some things for her and said, "There was some water on the street in Tianyan last night. Young master and the other masters all brought some people to help out. They worked for the whole night and were unable to get up."

Street...

"Why are you swimming?" Gu Danyan put down his bowl and chopsticks and asked her.

I don't know why, but when young master came back, he said that this matter was strange. I heard that there were a lot of injured people who were sent to the Hall of Healing, and even Master Xu went with them to the Hall of Healing. She said that the Third Prince just happened to take away the doctor there yesterday and didn't have enough manpower right now. The little red girl scratched her head, but she wasn't too sure.

The Third Prince had just taken the doctor away yesterday, and the hunter had been raising the doctor for a long time. He had returned to the small street two days ago, so it was likely that he had already sent a letter and news to the Third Prince.

It can't be a coincidence.

She followed the little red girl to Meng Xu's room. She woke up the person who had just slept and asked about the matter of how he went for a swim yesterday.

When Meng Xu heard about the important matter, he frowned, "This is really strange. The small street has been burnt down, and those poor families have sold their wood to the big families for money. The mud and stone bricks are not easy to burn, and there are some places where they have obviously been doused with kerosene. They can't even afford to buy kerosene, let alone wood and kerosene."

"What else do you know?" Gu Daiyan continued to ask.

"Yesterday, before the Third Prince left, I heard that he was arguing with the Second Prince in the imperial court. He mentioned the matter of Sky Flame Street, and the Second Prince thinks that the people on the street will become the culprits, especially those who occupy the mountains as the kings. The people on the street are also refugees, so he wants to get rid of them."

"You suspect the Second Prince?"

"I suspect King Jing." Meng Xu looked up at her.

Since the Second Prince had tried to argue with her, he would not act rashly early. Furthermore, the Second Prince only wanted to please the Emperor, and he only wanted to take the spotlight from the Third Prince for the sake of the bandits, so why would he use this method to get rid of them?

And if King Jing wanted to use this opportunity to have the third and second princes fight, it would be a good opportunity.

If it was done by King Jing, then …

"Duan Chengxuan would definitely have people reveal themselves to the Second Prince, causing the Second Prince to mistakenly believe that the Third Prince did it, and then use this matter to slander him. No matter what happens on that small street, it is still under the noses of the Sky Flame and the Emperor." Gu Liuyan analyzed it carefully, and his expression turned serious again.

"Can the Second Prince believe this?"

"King Jing has his own ways to make him believe it." Gu Danyan continued. He didn't notice how confident he was.

A trace of helplessness flashed through Meng Xu's eyes as he continued, "The smarter the person, the easier it is to fall into his trap." Meng Xu's eyes flashed with a trace of helplessness, but only continued, "The smarter the person, the easier it is to fall into his trap.

"Indeed." Gu Danyan thought for a while and felt troubled.

There was nothing she could do to stop this matter. After all, it had nothing to do with the Second Prince.

Meng Xu rubbed his forehead with a headache. After explaining the situation, he finally cleared his mind a little and realized that he was only wearing a shirt. The red girl hadn't even come in yet, but Gu Danyan was already sitting by his bed talking to him.

"If you didn't say it, I would have forgotten. I do have a favor for you."

Only then did Gu Danyan remember his purpose in coming here. He told Meng Xu about him disguised as a maidservant, and Meng Xu agreed without hesitation.

They didn't care whether he was sleepy or not, as this was a matter they couldn't control, so they might as well use this matter to probe the person the Prime Minister took a liking to.

Gu Danyan borrowed the red girl's clothes and followed behind Meng Xu, one on her left and one on her right.

"If Duke Jing were to find out about this, wouldn't he directly crack me?" As the little girl spoke, she made a throat-slashing gesture and looked at the maid clothes she was wearing with trembling eyes.

"He sent me here, so he naturally knows." Gu Danyan felt that this servant girl's clothes weren't too different from her usual clothes, just that they were missing some patterns. Simple and simple was quite unique, but if she had to touch this hair, it would be fortunate that it was red girl's hands.

The red girl started to laugh crazily. Meng Xu could only make her shut up obediently.

He first came to the house of a scholar. His name was Zhou Da, and he was in a poor family, so he did not pass the examinations.

Zhou Da was indeed tall and big, with a huge waist and a round body, but when it came to the main road, all he spoke of were the main paths.

Gu Liuyan listened attentively and thought it was not bad. Meng Xu also respected the scholar and asked him: "Brother Zhou, do you think that this small street should stay in Sky Fire City?"

Zhou Da looked at him strangely, rubbing his chin, he smiled and said: "You should stay."

"What do you mean?" Meng Xu frowned.

"The higher the better. Moreover, it doesn't matter where you live, you can live on as long as you can live on." Zhou laughed even more heartily.

Although Zhou Quan was not a kind-hearted person, he had the big picture in mind. He spoke with a grand air and his words were petty, seemingly because of the royal family's face. He did not dare to say much, and was indeed meticulous, only that his intelligence was not good enough to mess with the officials.

After taking note of him, Meng Xu went to look for a few more, but the other two had high ambitions, but they didn't know what they were really about. When Gu Pingyan left, he also took note of the names of the two people in the book and drew a circle.

"Why do you still remember useless people?" The red girl came over.

Gu Danyan helplessly said: "Remember them, but don't accept them. However, we can see if they can be changed in the future. If they can be changed, they might be talented people too."

The little red girl rubbed her nose, thinking that a person could change their personality for a few years.

However, Meng Xu nodded his head repeatedly. Gu Mingyan saw things further away than the others, so she didn't belittle a single person. It was rare to see something like this.

"Go to the next one." Gu Danyan put the notebook back and continued walking.

The little red girl quickly followed, shaking her head. She couldn't learn how to be smart like them.

"Smart people do smart things. I, this kind of stupid person, will just follow you stupid people from behind." The little red girl mumbled to herself.

Gu Danyan looked at her and smiled, "You're the smart one, you're not stupid."