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"So that's how it is …"

Gu Liuyan held her chest and stood up while holding onto the edge of the table. She looked at the three pieces of paper with a faint smile, but her eyes were full of sorrow. The sweetness in her throat was even stronger, but she no longer had the mood to get the medicine for herself.

Duan Chengrui, who was beside her, quickly supported her. When he saw her pale face, he had yet to say anything to comfort her, but he had already heard the plopping sound that entered his heart, causing him to be even more at a loss as to what to do.

Her pair of peach blossom eyes were now filled with sparkling and translucent light. Tears fell onto the table like a broken string.

"I even swore it wasn't him." Gu Mingyan waved away Duan Chengrui's hand and stared at the last few words after the letter.

Only the Yun family's secret recipe could completely cure Wan'er's illness.

Gu Danyan only needed a single glance to recognize the strokes of those few words. She had once sat at the same table as Duan Chengxuan and walked out with him. Besides this line of words, the contents of the three letters were practically identical.

The truth was obvious.

"This matter has yet to be determined. I have come to tell you, I only hope that you can be on guard. It would be best if you could carefully investigate it. Perhaps this matter is because the other princes want to sow discord." Duan Chengrui kept feeling that there was something wrong with Gu Pingyan's expression and he quickly comforted him: "You know that the princes are against me and Prince Jing, and they want to sow discord."

Hearing his words, Gu Danyan regained some of his spirit, but in the end, he couldn't resist the poison in his body and blood flowed out of the corner of his mouth.

"You …" Duan Chengrui hurriedly used his sleeve to wipe her blood, flustering.

"I'll investigate this myself." Gu Danyan waved his hand to show that he was fine, and then continued to talk: "There's one more thing I want you to help me with."

"What?" When Duan Chengrui saw her expression, he felt extremely heartbroken.

"I want to know if there is anyone in the martial arts world who would use the bone fan and the Two Elements of Creation Art. Could you help me find some information about him and ask about my mother, Yun Wan?" Gu Liuyan finally regained some of her sense of reason. She slowly sat down after taking the medicine, but her heart still couldn't calm down.

Duan Chengrui nodded in agreement before glancing at her strange expression. "Your body …"

"No problem." Gu Danyan shook her head helplessly: "I'll be troubling you with everything. When the time is right, I will definitely go to your side and help you get the throne."

Her heart was already in a mess and she was unable to think of any method to help Duan Chengrui in this state.

Duan Chengrui was extremely anxious in his heart, but he was here on purpose to secretly sneak over. Since he had received Gu Liuyan's guarantee, he couldn't stay any longer and could only leave.

In the end, only Gu Tinyan was left in the room.

She silently looked at the letter on the table but had yet to see Duan Chengxuan for an answer.

But she knew that she'd already believed that it was Duan Chengxuan who'd slandered the Yun clan just to obtain the medicinal formula.

For Su Yuwan, he could do anything.

He could help Su Yuwan pierce her legal wife's chest, or he could kill her own blood and bones for Su Yuwan, and naturally, he could also help Su Yuwan slander her entire family and send her all the way to the underworld.

She clearly knew this and had already decided to cut off all ties with him, but now, she could only cry without fighting to her heart's content. She only dared to cover her mouth to prevent the crying from coming out, and the drizzle outside was getting heavier and heavier, finally covering the sound of sobbing in the room.

For the next few days, Gu Danyan did not even step outside the door. The most common thing he did every day was stare into space.

The patterns on the clothes were all arrived overnight by the palace's embroidery lady and were extremely exquisite. Even the phoenix crown was very particular about it and the beads were full of praise for it. Gu Gouyan glanced at the phoenix coronet and asked Yu Zhu, "Where is the prince?"

"He said that they must not meet before the wedding. The prince had wanted to come a few days ago, but was held back by the fourth prince, so he had no choice but to give up." The jade bead was still helping Duke Jing speak up.

Gu Danyan rubbed his forehead helplessly: "I don't even remember when I got married."

"They'll be married the day after tomorrow. You can't not remember, Princess Consort." Ah Zi hurried over.

After a while, Yu Zhu and Ah Zi started discussing about their marriage at the same time.

As long as Gu Daiyan closed her eyes, she would be able to see the dazzling silver light, the deep red on her wedding dress, and Duan Chengxuan's pair of cold eyes.

Even thinking about it made her sweat profusely, and she shut herself up in her room, thinking about how to find out if it was true or not.

Perhaps what Duan Chengrui said was right, everything he had done was just to sow discord between the other princes.

In the past two days, Gu Daiyan was lying on the bed along with Bai Daizhi and Hong Jujube, not moving an inch away from her.

On the day of the wedding, both the medicine house and the King's Manor were decorated with lanterns and decorations. Gu Danyan was unwilling to enter the King's Manor again on the bridal sedan.

In the eyes of others, this marriage was unprecedented in its grandeur. Even the corridors it passed through were redecorated, the lotus flowers bloomed in the lotus pond, and the storehouses were filled with gifts from countless guests.

However, in Gu Liuyan's eyes, there was only a glaring red color. Countless people's voices entered her ears, but she could not hear them. She could only follow them in a trance through the long corridor, listening to the blessings of others before finally standing still.

First kowtow to heaven and earth, second kowtow to the hall, husband and wife kowtowing to each other before entering the bridal chamber.

Gu Danyan seemed to have completely memorized all of this in his heart. It was unknown whether it was because his body still remembered the agony during the wedding or because his heart had been pierced through and had yet to recover, but Gu Danyan could only blankly bow to Duan Chengxuan and his wife before slowly walking towards the bridal room with the red silk that Duan Chengxuan was holding.

Just as he took a few steps forward, he heard Duan Chengxuan say in a gentle voice, "I'll be back early to take care of things."

Gu Liuyan absentmindedly raised her head. She could still see Duan Chengxuan's shoes through the gap in the hood. She only said softly, "I'm a little scared."

Duan Chengxuan's actions slightly paused, seeming to recall the wedding scene from that day, but now he was filled with regret.

Under the gazes of everyone present, Duan Chengxuan bent down and lightly pinched her chin through the red cap. He accurately kissed her on the lips. "Those things won't happen anymore."

Gu Daiyan was also stunned, but he heard the matchmaker beside him yell something that was against the rules, but she had already lightened up.

Duan Chengxuan held her up horizontally with steady steps, not caring about the voices outside. "You're the one who truly belongs to me until today. I won't let you get injured."

You said the same thing to me.

Gu Liuyan thought about it in his heart, and he recalled what Duan Chengxuan did after this, so he remained silent.

After walking her all the way to his room, Duan Chengxuan still wanted to go out and deal with the guests, but she was left alone. After thinking for a moment, Duan Chengxuan half knelt before her, then he placed a jade pendant around her neck and said in a low voice, "This jade was given to me by my master. He's more like my father when I give this jade to you, and I hope that you can live a safe life with it."

Listening to Duan Chenxuan's deep feelings, Gu Pingyan lifted her hand to touch the jade pendant, and the corners of her mouth lifted.

Perhaps the incident with the Yun family was just a misunderstanding.