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The Empress was currently powerless to protect herself. If this had happened before, she would have been able to resist stubbornly, but now that the Third Prince had emerged and Prince Jing was dead, she naturally saw a sliver of hope and had the capital to negotiate conditions with King Jing.

Duan Chengxuan naturally agreed, while Su Yu Wan naturally had her own methods in mind.

When Gu Liuyan heard the news, she only ordered someone to buy a set of exquisite clothes.

It was only on this day that the Empress Xu came to pay a visit that Gu Daiyan brought Qing Dai back to the Residence of Crown Prince. The Empress Xu seemed to have aged a few years, but her makeup was still heavy and her clothes were luxurious.

He probably knew that Gu Danyan wouldn't be able to take out the immortal medicine, and he also knew that Gu Danyan's life could easily lead to trouble.

"Your Highness, don't speak lies when you are being straightforward." Not long after, the empress put down the cup in her hand and looked at Duan Chengxuan with a burning gaze. "Although my two sons are disappointing, the power I possess won't disappear without a trace within a few years."

Su Yu Wan's brows rose slightly. She had actually opened her mouth before Duan Cheng Xuan. "Esteemed Empress doesn't think highly of herself. When you descend from the divine altar, you will have the power to disperse. You have no sons, and the power in your hands is likely to have a change of heart."

What Su Yuwan said was true, but Duan Chengxuan and Gu Danyan were both frowning.

Empress Xu looked at Su Yu Wan and chuckled, "How do you know that my subordinates are having second thoughts?"

"Isn't it?" Su Yu Wan sneered. She thought herself smart.

"Even if I'm not the empress, my own sister is still in the position of consort. Now that there's a prince, how can I be afraid that there isn't enough power behind us?" Empress Xu sneered and looked at Su Yu Wan contemptuously: "Does Miss Su really think that I relied on this beautiful son of mine for nothing else?"

Su Yu Wan's expression turned ugly. She initially wanted to show off her intelligence, but now she was slapped in the face.

"What do you want?" Duan Cheng Xuan went straight to the point.

"Cooperating or breaking up." The empress did not beat around the bush.

Duan Chengxuan lowered his eyes in contemplation, but Gu Danyan had already put down the cup in his hand and lightly laughed. "The Empress is truly amazing. She can even utter words like cooperation."

"Sister, do you have a point of view? "I still suspect that I really do not have anyone at my disposal." Empress Xu raised an eyebrow.

"Of course I know that there is someone backing you, but so what?" Gu Danyan lightly smiled, then slowly stood up to look at Duan Chengxuan. When she saw his cold expression and not knowing what he wanted to do, he felt it was slightly funny, so he continued to say, "There's a myriad of changes in the imperial court in a blink of an eye, and no matter how many powers you have, I still have ways to make him easily collapse."

"How laughable!" Empress Xu tossed her cup to the ground.

Duan Chengxuan was silent, as if he wanted to hear what Gu Danyan had to say.

Su Yuwan's expression was slightly cold. She didn't understand why Gu Tinyan was so arrogant.

Gu Daiyan, on the other hand, did not think so: "Your sister will be the day of your death."

Having hit the nail on the head, Empress Xu's expression changed slightly, but Gu Daiyan had already circled behind her and lightly patted her shoulder, "Furthermore, our family is related. If the Emperor knows that the Sixth Prince's treason is actually related to you, what do you think?"

"This matter is fundamentally …"

"That's right, but there's always a way for His Highness to make the emperor believe it." Gu Daiyan added some strength to his words and continued: "Since the prince can harm the Sixth Prince, he can naturally eradicate you and the forces behind you. Where did you get the ability to talk about cooperation?"

"It should be said that you either followed the orders of the prince or died by his hand."

As Gu Daiyan's words lightly faded, Empress Xu had already widened her eyes to look at Duan Chengxuan.

In reality, Duan Chengxuan did not even think of directly threatening the empress, but seeing Empress Xu's appearance, it was likely that Gu Pingyan had guessed correctly. The empress had indeed done some bad things for the Sixth Prince.

Thus, Duan Chengxuan lightly glanced at Gu Danyan.

Gu Daiyan calmly returned to his seat, "Then, Empress, you can make your choice."

"You!" Lady Xu smashed the thing by her side at Gu Liuyan's feet, but the latter only wore a faint smile as she looked at her. After hesitating for a long time, she still forced out a light smile towards Duan Chengxuan, "I agree to Your Highness's request. I hope that Your Highness can speak on my behalf before the Emperor."

"Naturally." Even Duan Chengxuan didn't expect the Empress to compromise so quickly.

Empress Xu felt indignant, and only left after giving Gu Danyan a few more glances.

This was the end of the conversation. Gu Danyan calmly got up and wanted to leave.

Duan Chengxuan lightly waved Su Yu Wan who came to his side and asked her, "Why do you have to speak up for me?"

"I am Crown Princess Jing. This is only what I should do." Gu Liuyan had her back facing Duan Cheng Xuan. "If nothing happens to the prince, then I'll leave."

"Right." Duan Chengxuan stood up as well and walked towards the other side.

Back to back, the two of them were destined to walk in opposite directions.

Only Su Yu Wan was watching everything. She crushed the pastries in her hands and swallowed a tiny black pill when no one was looking. She was waiting quietly …

Once Gu Danyan returned to the medicine house, he locked himself in his room.

Using the thick and heavy blanket to wrap herself within, she felt even more uneasy. Perhaps she'd long since gotten used to working according to Duan Cheng Xuan's thoughts, or perhaps she still had Duan Cheng Xuan's favor in her heart.

Before she could react, she had already begun to think, and the words had almost come out of her mouth.

She seemed to not want Duan Chengxuan to suffer a loss.

This kind of thought caused her to feel a lingering fear. Perhaps in the future when she served by the Third Prince's side, she would also give Duan Chengxuan a way out? Maybe she'll let the water go.

Whenever she thought about it, she felt upset.

After an unknown period of time, she heard a loud sound from outside, followed by a series of ghostly sounds, "What are you doing!? Let go of her! She's the personal servant of the princess consort, not a suspect! "

Gu Liuyan quickly got up and walked outside, only to see several dozen experts pressing their ghost on the ground outside the door. Cheng Shan's blade had already firmly rested on her neck: "Her Royal Highness, the Prince wants you to take a trip back to the Prince's Mansion."

"For what?" Before Gu Danyan's hand could touch the sabre at her waist, Chengshan easily pulled out the two sabers at her waist.

"Miss Su was poisoned by the medicine you once developed, and it even contained some strange medicinal formulas." Cheng Shan's gaze turned sharp, "You are the most likely suspect, including the people around you."

Gu Danyan sneered: "Does the Prince not doubt that she is using the same trick again?"

"How could Doctor Mu Qing's medical skills surpass your poison?" Cheng Shan's argument was reasonable and well-founded, and there was no way to refute it.