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Duan Chengxuan's footsteps gradually grew further and further away, and so did the maidservants in the room, leaving her alone.

As a bride, she had to wait until the groom had dealt with the wine. At first, she thought her mind would be in a mess, but this jade pendant was like a tranquilizer, calming her down a lot.

Two hours seemed to pass quickly.

When the hood was lifted, Gu Pingyan even had a slight smile on his face, but the smell of the wine on Duan Chengxuan's body was not repulsive at all. Instead, it carried a trace of an aroma.

After they exchanged cups of wine, Duan Chengxuan had long since wrapped himself around his and helped his take off the phoenix crown. He said in a low voice, "Are you still afraid now?"

"The phoenix coronet and gown are too heavy." Gu Danyan leaned against his chest, her face slightly flushed.

Indeed, Duan Chengxuan was already different from the Duan Chengxuan from before. Perhaps the Yun clan's matter wasn't done by him.

Not only that, she had long since been Duan Chengxuan's subordinate. Even if she had to leave in the future, even if she possessed half a moment of warmth, she would still be considered an excellent person.

As he thought up to this point, Gu Daiyan relaxed and allowed Duan Cheng Xuan to do whatever she wanted.

Draconic phoenix candles extinguished, spring light scattered throughout the room. But today, the hearts of the two of them were at ease, nestling against each other as they slept.

On the second day, when he woke up, Gu Danyan felt that his waist was sore and his body was extremely tired. On the other hand, Duan Chengxuan woke up early, and the corners of his eyes were smiling as he looked at her.

Gu Liuyan's face was completely red. He pulled up his blanket to cover his face: "It gives me a headache."

"You got drunk just from a single glass of wine?" Duan Chengxuan happily looked at Gu Mingyan's little appearance, as he felt that this night wasn't enough for one reason, but before this, he didn't know that getting married was such a wonderful thing that caused one's heart to waver.

"You've learned to be glib." Gu Liuyan stuck her head out and glared at him.

"You have a sharp tongue, and I have a glib tongue. It's a good match." Duan Chengxuan opened up his heart and spoke to Gu Danyan.

It was just that last night, Duan Chengxuan seemed to have noticed Gu Danyan's pair of soulful eyes. Now that everything had settled down, he had opened up some distance between himself and Su Yu Wan, and was wholeheartedly treating Gu Danyan, which was quite different from before.

Gu Danyan didn't know what to say. He could only prop himself up on the bed, but was pressed down by Duan Chengxuan, "Sleep for a while longer, it's rare to rest."

Gu Danyan thought for a while and since there was nothing else to do today, he lay back down.

Initially, he thought he could fall asleep, but the two of them started talking, both talking about sweet and tiresome things. When they got up, even Duan Chenxuan, who had experienced a lot of battles, could not stand it. Gu Liuyan even wanted to find a hole to hide in, but he had completely forgotten about the previous incident with the Yun family.

When it was time for breakfast, Gu Zixian and Su Yu Wan looked like they didn't sleep at all for the entire night.

From the beginning till the end, Duan Chengxuan didn't even glance at the two of them, and only Gu Daiyan's eyes were filled to the brim as he gave her a bowl of clear porridge. "You should eat something light today."

Gu Liuyan glared at him: "What are you saying!"

"Hurry up and eat. We still have to pay respects to the Queen." Duan Chengxuan was helpless as well. It wasn't easy for him to learn to say some sweet words, but he didn't expect that the two of them weren't used to it.

Su Yuwan couldn't eat anymore, so she quickly put down her bowl and chopsticks and left. Gu Zixian, on the other hand, forced himself to finish his breakfast.

Gu Danyan continued to eat his breakfast, and was forced by Duan Chengxuan to drink a bowl of soup before getting into the carriage.

Only after waking up a bit did Gu Danyan recall the matters of the Yun clan. However, when she saw the faint smile on Duan Chengxuan's face, she was unable to say anything, so she could only give up.

When she arrived at Her Majesty's palace, the Empress Dowager even bestowed many things upon her.

Gu Danyan stood up: "Esteemed Empress Dowager, I just happened to come today. Let me take your pulse."

"Yan'Er, why is she still called the empress dowager?" The empress dowager took her hand and patted it lightly.

"Muhou …" Gu Danyan felt extremely awkward. He immediately lowered his head and twisted his hand.

She hadn't called for either a mother or a mother for a long time, so it wasn't too appropriate to call her a mother now.

Her Majesty was very happy, however, and kept saying yes.

They chatted for a while before the empress dowager beat him up again, saying that she wanted him to treat her well, while Senior Servant Gui took her out to the courtyard. She said that the empress dowager had nothing to do but raise a snow-white, cute little cat.

The White Peony Red-jujube wasn't close to her, but the cat called Xiao Bai actually liked her.

Gu Danyan held the cat and sat on the stone bench. A few imperial physicians who came to check her pulse just happened to be able to chat with her. After a short while, they began to talk about the epidemic situation and started to talk seriously.

In the room, the empress dowager didn't beat around the bush with Duan Chengxuan and directly asked, "What do you think of Third Prince?"

"The Third Prince is indeed not bad, but the things he wants to do are too big. The foundation of these hundred years is not easy to overturn. Right now, royal brother has plundered five clans and that is already his limit." Duan Chengxuan's face sank as well. "Third Prince is still young."

"You're still young." The empress dowager looked at him helplessly. "This one hopes that whoever inherits the throne in the future will be fine. This is also your imperial brother's wish."

As he spoke to here, Duan Chengxuan's heart was filled with unwillingness. After a while, he lightly said, "Your Imperial Brother has always disliked Wan'er and has always been unwilling to call me the ruler of the world. Is this true?"

The empress dowager was silent for a moment, but she could only nod.

After all, if it wasn't for Su Yu Wan at that time, and if he could find a good girl like Gu Xuan in the future, then the position of the Lord of Storage would have fallen into Duan Chengxuan's hands no matter what.

Moreover, just as Duan Chengxuan had said, Duan Chengrui was still young, so there was indeed a bit of momentum in doing things. Duan Chengxuan fought on the battlefield and knew how to wait for a fighter jet, but compared to the Third Prince, he was much more heartless. The two of them had their own strengths, so it was no wonder the Empress Dowager had such a hard time giving up.

"I won't let go of Wan-Er." "Master has already passed away. Wan'er only has me left, but I will definitely not disappoint Yan'Er in the future."

The empress dowager looked at Duan Chengxuan and thought about it carefully. Perhaps the Emperor might have approved of Third Prince as his successor, but he still hadn't issued the decree of bestowing Third Prince the title of Crown Prince. In actuality, he still held a trace of anticipation towards Duan Chengxuan.

"It's good that you think so." The empress dowager smiled. "Because of the loss of your lover, the emperor already had the thought of abdicating the throne. You should fight for it, but don't do anything extreme for the throne."

"This son knows." Duan Chengxuan cupped his hands slightly as he agreed.

At this moment, Gu Daiyan, who was standing outside the door, also looked at Duan Chengxuan, and the two of them smiled as they looked at each other.