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"What happened back then?" Gu Mingyan tilted her head and asked.

"Prime Minister Gu, for the sake of drawing a clear line between himself and the Second Prince, bestowed a cup of poisonous wine with white silk to Madam Yun." Duan Chengxuan held onto Gu Danyan's slim waist, and his voice was slightly low: "I never believed in your father. He's more ruthless than anyone."

So that's how it was.

However, Gu Daiyan could not understand what that rusty knife represented.

However, she would not easily believe what Duan Chengxuan had said. There were many different opinions on Yun Wan's story, including the ghost lady Zhen Soul Residence of Yin Mountain, and there were also people who were good at making connections, but the only thing she believed was seeing all of this with her own eyes.

Noticing that Gu Liuyan was slightly lost in thought and not saying a word, Duan Chengxuan lightly pressed the side of her waist. "You don't have a shred of nostalgia towards Madam Yun?"

"I don't even know what she looks like, what you want to do, go ahead and do it. There's no need to tell me, I don't want to hear it." Gu Danyan snapped out of his daze, broke free from his embrace, and retreated to a corner of the carriage for a nap.

Duan Chengxuan's gaze carefully swept over Gu Daiyan's body, but he was unable to discover any flaws.

In the past few days, Su Yu Wan had reminded her that Gu Pingyan was a person who would never forget her hatred. But after being together for so long, Duan Cheng Xuan thought that he had provoked her about her parents, but she seemed to be deeply moved, so she didn't reveal it to him.

Maybe he was being too careful.

"If I don't tell you, you'll have to blame me for the theft of Madam Yun's coffin."

"Since you've told me the secrets of my family, I hate you even more." Gu Liuyan struggled a bit, but she did not get away, so she stayed still: "Prince, I think we should just leave each other. I just want to live my life and don't want you to probe me again and again, and I don't want to be between you and Su Yuwan."

As she spoke, she lightly closed her eyes and relaxed her body as she leaned into Duan Cheng Xuan's embrace. "You've achieved your goal. I won't continue to meddle in the affairs of the Prime Minister's Estate, and I don't want to pursue the matters of my mother either.

"You always know when I'm testing you." Duan Chengxuan held her even more tightly. "This is the last time."

"But I have no patience." Gu Liuyan let out a long sigh: "I'm just a person, I don't want to be walking around every day, in the future I will just go back to the medicine house and live there. With the ghosts and the girl accompanying me, I will have enough for the rest of my life, it doesn't matter if the Prince doesn't want to leave me, I'll just treat this as a brothel …"

The remaining words were forcefully cut off by the man.

Gu Liuyan's eyes slightly widened, but her eyes were like stagnant water as they received Duan Chengxuan's kiss.

Only after the two of them had separated did Duan Chengxuan lightly press her shoulder and say to Cheng Shan, "Retrieve Madam Yun's coffin and return it to the Yin Mountain to be reburied."

"But your plan …"

Cheng Shan didn't continue speaking. He only heard a light sobbing sound come from within the carriage, and he knew of Duan Chengxuan's answer, so he continued to instruct him.

Duan Chengxuan embraced the sobbing person and patted her back as if he was comforting her, "There isn't a last time where Madam Yun will return to."

Gu Liuyan tightly gripped the material on his shoulder with her medicinal fragrance fingers. She was like a kitten curled up in his embrace, and her tears even left dark marks on the front of Duan Chengxuan's clothes.

She had never cried over such a small matter.

After who knew how long had passed, Gu Pingyan finally stopped sobbing softly. He buried his face in Duan Chengxuan's chest and said in a muffled voice, "I want to go to Tianshan. I want to pay respects to Grandfather."

"I'll send someone to accompany you." Duan Chengxuan's tone carried a sense of helplessness.

"I want to gather the herbs."

"Sure."

"I don't want to hear about the matters of the Prime Minister's Estate from you, do whatever you want to do."

"Right."

Duan Chengxuan seemed to be willing to agree to all of Gu Danyan's requests, and Cheng Shan had never seen the Prince show such respect to any woman before. Even Su Yu Wan had never received such honor.

However, he had no idea how the two of them ended up together.

However, things were far from going smoothly. Even though Duan Chengxuan's group of secret guards had arrived at the same time, they still weren't able to catch the white clothed person's tail. Instead, they caught the two groups that were working for the money, and they all brought the same coffin to two completely different directions.

"Return to Sky Flame for interrogation." Duan Chengxuan had a gloomy expression.

Her eyes were still red, but unlike Su Yu Wan, who could act like a spoiled child, she had regained her calm and sat back down in the carriage. She said softly, "I was born with such a destiny."

"Send someone to look for it again." Duan Chengxuan returned to the carriage after he finished speaking.

Gu Danyan rolled himself up tightly and laid on the soft blanket in the carriage: "I've caught a cold, and before I cured the Minister of Revenue, I caught it myself. I'm afraid I'll need to rest for ten to fifteen days, so I'm taking advantage of this time to go to Tianshan."

Before getting an answer, Gu Daiyan added: "You promised me."

"Chengshan." Duan Cheng Xuan finally opened her mouth, and within her words was a rare trace of a smile.

"Yes, your subordinate will do it immediately." Cheng Shan nodded and sent someone to drive the carriage.

Gu Danyan had thoroughly kneaded himself into the thin blanket, while Duan Chengxuan sat to the side and watched her silently.

After being sent back into the room by Duan Chengxuan, it seemed as if nothing had happened. It was just that for the past two days, Duan Chengxuan had accompanied her to Phoenix Cry Garden for the reason that he was afflicted with a serious illness.

Once again being flipped over by Duan Chengxuan, Gu Daiyan simply threw the knife in her hand and fell on the ground, unable to get up.

"I'm going to look for Yin Gou later. Her inn's business seems to be quite good recently. It's about time to formally talk about her marriage with Qi Lin." Gu Danyan lay on the ground in a large shape as he mumbled to himself.

Duan Chengxuan's breathing was steady as he sat on the stone bench and drank a mouthful of warm tea before continuing, "OK."

"Are you still there when you come back tonight?" Gu Danyan suddenly opened his mouth softly, half lying on the ground and looking at him.

Duan Chengxuan walked over and pulled her up from the icy cold ground. "Here."

"I suddenly have the feeling of an old man and her wife." Gu Mingyan had chicken skin all over her body, and before Duan Chengxuan could turn hostile, she had already nimbly moved away from him. "However, you should treat me like how you did in the past. Compared to nestling in your embrace, I like to do what I want to do more."

With that, she slowly left Phoenix Cry Garden, disappearing without a trace.

Gu Danyan was like a light breeze that swept past Duan Chengxuan's life. It came and went as quickly as it came.

Early in the morning the next day, Gu Ming struggled free from Duan Chengxuan's embrace before the sky brightened. The only difference was that before she left, she placed a kiss on the side of his face. "Wait for me to return. Remember to bring me to gather medicinal plants."