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"Is Gu Mingyan really that powerful?" The Second Prince, Duan Chengjie, angrily looked at the dancers.

The dancers were naturally helpless. "Your Highness, I can only help you up to this point. Princess Jing saw through me with a single glance. She even knows that you've come over to buy things for me several times and that my lover disappeared years ago …"

Duan Chengjie raised her hand, and the dancer obediently shut her mouth.

He originally should have been the second prince to succeed as the second prince, but now that Prince Jing was approaching in full fury, the imperial concubine was no pushover. It truly gave him a headache.

"You should go back to your building." Duan Chengjie waved her hands, wanting to walk out.

The dancers only nodded their heads before calmly walking out. This matter was originally something that Duan Chengjie had instructed her to do. If he didn't do it well, it would naturally be fine, it was just that he didn't have any silver to take.

The moment she came out, she turned a corner and saw Liu'er, who was also covered by a white veil.

Liu'er was the most observant girl in the Wind Listening Pavilion, and her jade pearl was the head of the flower street.

The two of them faced off, and Yu Zhu wanted to avoid them, but Liu'er blocked her with a zither, "Miss Yu Zhu, I want to do a business with you."

"What other deals can I make with the Wind Listening Pavilion?" Jade raised an eyebrow.

"As long as you help me scout for information about Crown Prince Jing in the future, I'll find your missing lover." Liu'er smiled and turned around to look at her. "You have been wandering amongst all sorts of great officials and nobles, and now you have offended Prince Jing. As long as you tell me the news about Crown Princess Jing from others, we will help you find someone."

"Are you people from Crown Princess Jing?" Or do you want to harm her? " Jade frowned.

"I just want to know if anyone killed her." As Liu'er spoke, she took out a painting scroll. On the scroll, there was a scholar with delicate features.

With a single glance, Jade Bead's eyes reddened. "You can really find him."

"Of course." Liu'er's eyes curved into a smile as she replied, "As long as you agree."

When the ladies in Prince Jing's mansion saw that Gu Danyan had been brought into the room by Duan Chengxuan, they all dispersed. This only meant that when the day came again, Blue Dai had walked over one by one and stuffed some small jewelry into their hands.

"I'll leave this rumor to my sisters." She was squatting in a corner with the two kittens in her arms. She only dared to look at them; she would never dare to look for a girl again in the future.

The girls giggled, took their jewelry, and left.

After everyone had left, when the candles in the room had all been extinguished, Fairy Qingmei pulled the ghost outside and said softly, "Go to Zheng Qiankun and Wang Mo. Tell them to follow the contents of the paper and find out if there is such a person in the martial arts world."

As he spoke, he stuffed a piece of paper into his pocket.

"Your lover?" It was written "Bone Fan Sapphire" and "Sapphire and the like".

"This is the young miss's order, but the prince has been busy lately, so he asked me to tell you to do it when I have the chance." Qing Dai waved her hand and continued, "Oh right, I heard that Lord Meng will be back in a few days. You should go bring another message."

"Is this also her command?" The ghost sighed and did not stop.

Qing Dai covered her mouth and laughed. "It was Miss's order that Lord Meng be careful of Prime Minister Gu and not be a sabre user. It's best if you keep a low profile for a period of time and wait for the Emperor's verdict before thinking of a way to climb up."

"I know." Ghost nodded, and quickly left after passing the two kittens to Qing Dai.

At this moment, the third prince's mansion was also brightly lit.

Previously, he had been in the limelight because of the war in Ying Prefecture, but now that Prince Jing and the Second Prince were fighting, the Assistant Minister of Revenue was also involved in the fight to add fuel to the fire.

Yue Qing followed by his side day and night, and she knew that her majesty was at the moment of power.

"Your Highness, should we think of a way to push down one of them?"

The moment Yue Qing opened her mouth, Duan Chengrui shook his head lightly, "No, I want to watch them fight. There are still many talents left in this Autumn Competition, and the position of vice minister is about to be vacated. The prime minister has also stepped down, and I'm just worrying about not having the talent."

"However, if we do not push any of them out now, they will become a disaster in the future." Yue Qing frowned.

"Don't be impatient. They are in a mess. We only need to focus on our work." Duan Chengrui lowered his head and continued flipping through the namelist in his hands. Gu Daiyan had already picked out the positions for him in some places, and he had even picked out a group of Humble Class subjects who had not undergone the Spring Festival examination.

Yue Qing decided to remain silent. She felt that she was becoming more and more unable to speak.

"Gu Cheng won't get out of this. Send a group of people to keep an eye on him. Remember to keep his life." Duan Chengrui suddenly opened his mouth.

Yue Qing's expression changed. "This Gu Cheng is the father of Crown Princess Jing …"

"Gu Cheng, it's our side." Duan Chengrui looked coldly at Yue Qing, who was immediately stunned. Why didn't she know anything about this?

On the other hand, Duan Chengrui sneered, "Otherwise, why do you think he would bring the fuse to the Fourth Prince and Duke Jing at that time? Although I don't know what exactly happened with the Assistant Minister of Revenue's poisoning, this mess was caused by Gu Cheng in the end."

"He's the Prime Minister, and now that he's been impeached, doesn't that cut off her own retreat?" Yue Qing opened her mouth in shock.

One day, there will be a day when I won't be able to contain the flames, so I just came here to help me find the information. Finally, there will be a golden cicada that broke free of its shell to die, and then I'll have my son inherit the position of prime minister once more. Duan Chengrui's gaze turned cold.

"But he has no children …"

"That's because no one knows." Duan Chengrui handed over a booklet to Yue Qing, on which was written the name of a civil servant — Gu Sheng.

"Gu Sheng is still young. Normally, there is no one behind him. He is an orphan from the countryside. However, he has already climbed to the top of the imperial court. If there were no one behind him, how could he have arrived at such a young age?" Duan Chengrui lightly laughed and continued, "This Gu Sheng is five or six years older than Gu Mingyan. If I were to say that he loved Lady Yun Que all those years ago, he wouldn't even plan things to this extent now."

Yue Qing's face darkened. She felt that the Gu family members were each more powerful than the last.

"After saving Gu Cheng's life, this Gu Sheng is for us to use. With Gu Sheng's intelligence, coupled with Gu Cheng's schemes, they can act as though this position of prime minister is safe." Duan Chengrui continued to explain to her.

If her highness hadn't asked her to save Gu Cheng, Yue Qing definitely wouldn't have known so much. A chill ran through her heart.

At this point, Duan Chengrui seemed to have thought of something and lightly sighed, "If Gu Liuyan knew that I and her father had teamed up to deceive her, he would probably hate me. It's my fault if I didn't tell her earlier that Gu Cheng didn't want these two daughters of his since a long time ago."