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The emperor was furious that the epidemic situation was not being concealed. The authority of the Jing King was taken away, and the other two princes who were also hiding the epidemic situation were grounded for three months and fined several tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Within a month, Sky Fire City had undergone a huge change. Third Prince Duan Chengrui's reputation was spread throughout Sky Flame City, and all the streets and alleyways were full of praises for his ability to govern.

At the same time, Duan Chengxuan and Su Yu Wan were urgently summoned back into Sky Flame and grounded for a month.

Gu Daiyan no longer visited the hospital, pretending to be seriously ill. She would practice her dagger with ghost in the courtyard, and in the afternoon, she would take Qing Yi to play around in the prince's mansion as if she had already planned it all. She never saw Duan Chengxuan, and even Gu Zixun and Su Yuwan could not figure out his whereabouts.

Today, in front of the gates to Prince Jing's estate.

Gu Danyan put Qing Qing into the ghost's arms. The ghost carried her in a small bag on his chest and wrapped her behind his back. There was a medicine chest with a sword and a medicine chest at his waist and a purse filled with silver notes.

"You must do these things well. After you finish this, you must write a letter and wait for me at Ling Nanyun." After Gu Danyan finished speaking, she went over and hugged the small red horse that ghost was riding, "Silver-ear, I've fattened you up quite a bit, and you'll lose a lot of flesh if you follow ghost. Do you know?"

Yin He snorted, her large eyes stared at Gu Daiyan for a while before she gently rubbed her nose.

The ghost rubbed the hair on Silver Ear's back, "I know, but even though your leg is better, you still need to pay attention when it rains in the summer. Also, don't throw away the knife I gave you."

"Alright." Gu Daiyan clicked his tongue and lightly flattered her.

He pulled on the reins and left, as if he was afraid that he would bump into Xiaoqing, who was in front of him.

Aunt Zhang wiped away her tears and also left carrying her small bag. Gu Danyan helplessly gave her some silver and also gave her the sandalwood beads that she had asked for from the temple. She comforted her that Qing Ze would come back later, so Aunt Zhang reluctantly left.

Gu Daiyan waited for a while longer before Yu Zhu and Ah Zi also walked over with a small bundle on their backs.

The two girls that Liu'er found were both smart, but Ah Zi was like a child that liked to play with Yu Zhu, while Yu Zhu just ignored her, the two of them were actually very interesting.

"Then we'll be your maidservants in the future?" Ah Zi hugged her pillow and followed behind Gu Pingyan. She didn't recognize the bed, she only knew the pillow. She hadn't slept well when she lived here before.

Jade Bead was dressed in rich clothes and looked even more noble than Gu Mingyan. She did not look like a maid.

"I'm not really asking you to serve me, just saying on the surface that you guys are here as guests. Just look at the material on your clothes. Just a shirt is two times more expensive than my clothes." Gu Danyan rolled his eyes.

Ah Zi and Yu Zhu looked at each other before taking off their small bags and stuffing them into Gu Liuyan's arms. They said in unison, "Liu'er asked us to bring these to you."

Gu Liuyan's eyelids kept jumping. Where did all these silk clothes come from? And these jewelry. Just from this pigeon blood stone bracelet, he wouldn't be able to take it down without three hundred taels.

Gu Danyan was whispering to the two small bags. It was rare that the two of them did not argue, but once she raised her head, she immediately suppressed her emotions and put on a faint smile, looking straight into Duan Cheng Xuan's eyes.

"Your Royal Highness, long time no see."

"Indeed, it has been a long time since we last met. You were actually able to hide in this place for so long." Duan Chengxuan waved his hand to the people behind him, then casually walked to the front of Gu Danyan.

Gu Danyan wrapped up the two small bags again and put them back in their arms. He waved his hand and said, "Bring them back to me. Take all the silver back as the fare. I can't afford it."

"Liu'er will help you. You don't need to take the profits for this month." A'Zi hugged her things and ran away, dragging the jade pearl with her.

Gu Danyan looked at the two's backs, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Taking all of this into consideration, Duan Chengxuan had already experienced great ups and downs recently. Ever since Su Yu Wan had returned that day, she had been bedridden and Mu Qing was currently helping her recuperate, while Gu Danyan was hiding and not seeing her. Gu Zixian had actually helped her out greatly.

"Gu Zixian already knows that Gu Cheng …"

"Your Royal Highness, are you not afraid of others hearing your words?" Gu Danyan hurriedly covered Duan Cheng Xuan's mouth. "That's still considered to be my father, but I don't want anything to do with him."

There was still a thin layer of cocoon in Gu Liuyan's hand.

Duan Chengxuan intentionally said this and pulled Gu Danyan's hand away. "If it wasn't for you helping me in Sky Flame this time, I would have even thought that you were the one who gave advice to the Third Prince."

"Do you think a tower can be built in a day?" Gu Liuyan sneered: "If I really had that ability, then would the people from Sky Flame still say that I have looks and no talent, and be arrogant and despotic?"

Duan Chengxuan naturally wouldn't suspect Gu Danyan. One reason was that Gu Danyan was also giving him advice, and the second reason was that the Third Prince was currently approaching menacingly, so it was impossible to get these things done overnight.

The two walked into the study side by side, but Gu Tinyan only felt that this place was very strange.

The screen had long since been removed from the study room, and the hall was now much larger than before. There were still many aides and advisors discussing something in the room beside the study room.

"It seems like the Third Prince has dealt you quite a blow." Gu Mingyan took the cup next to her hand: "What does it feel like to lose to a powerless prince?"

Initially, Duan Chengxuan thought that those words would make him feel disgusted, but the corners of his mouth instead curled up into a cold and detached smile. "I want to know why you were cooperating with the Third Prince back then? "Did you take a fancy to his face, or …"

"That face is not as good as yours. Back then, I cooperated with him only because he asked for my help. It was that simple." Even though Gu Liuyan said a lie, her expression didn't change.

On the other hand, Duan Chengxuan's face was gloomy, and his expression became serious as well. "Then right now …"

"If I help him again, you will kill me." Gu Danyan also withdrew the smile on her face as she silently looked at Duan Cheng Xuan and said, "But I think that you called me here because you didn't want me to be your strategist. You can't believe me as well. We can't speak the truth …"

"I'll marry you again." Duan Cheng Xuan said in a light voice.

This time, the cup in Gu Danyan's hand almost fell to the ground as he looked at Duan Chengxuan with a face full of shock. "What did you say?"

"Some people have impeached me because you are the daughter of a sinner, so I used Gu Zixian's power to link up with Gu Sheng. He also thinks that marrying you again will prevent others from talking about you freely, and royal brother is also very agreeable." Duan Chengxuan looked at Gu Danyan's shocked expression and lightly smiled as he walked to her side. "I will return what I owed you in the past one by one."

Gu Liuyan's heart was hit again, but what followed was a tearing pain.

"There's no need, I'm not here …" Gu Danyan raised his head and looked into Duan Chengxuan's eyes.

For the first time, besides love, there was only a faint sense of guilt in Duan Chengxuan's eyes, without a shred of scheming.