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For two whole days, Gu Liuyan stayed indoors. However, every day, he would see her writing by the lamp, or massaging his legs while leaning on the soft couch. On the contrary, his father and cousin could not bear to disturb him.

Early that morning, while Qu Li and Qu Hao were still discussing how to deal with Navy Tide, a palace maid hastily ran in. "Not good, Your Highness has packed his luggage and said he wants to leave."

Qu Li immediately put down his official duties. When he rushed over, he only saw Gu Danyan surrounded by guards, and the package behind him looked quite heavy.

Seeing Qu Li coming over, Gu Danyan stopped pushing and stood still.

"I want to go."

"You can't leave without my permission." Qu Li strode like a meteor to her side. When he saw her martial arts attire, he knew that she was determined to put aside their relationship – he had already prepared two boxes of dresses for her.

From the start, he hadn't noticed that Gu Danyan's body had stiffened. He could only carry her back to the bedroom without saying a word.

Why is he the same as Duan Chengxuan!?

Gu Liuyan was enraged. She put a hand on Qu Li's shoulder: "I know what I want to do, you can't leave me here."

"I'm your father!" Qu Li's temper also flared up, but his other hand was still tightly pressing on her leg to prevent her from being tossed around again. His voice became more serious as he said, "If anything happens to you, how will I explain this to your mother when I see her in the future?"

Gu Liuyan's face turned red from the pressure. He raised his head stubbornly: "I have an explanation."

"No matter what, I will not risk my life. Navy Tide has the King Kong, Jiang Yan has Gu Cheng. Besides these two places, you can only stay here." Qu Li didn't allow her to put up any resistance, but in his heart, he was unwilling to argue with his daughter. He could only endure it and speak in a soft voice, "If you want to go to Erdan's place …"

"I just want to see someone important." Gu Liuyan opened his bag impatiently.

Inside were things that Qu Li had personally made when he had nothing to do.

However, Qu Li didn't understand what she was trying to say. Gu Xuan took advantage of the moment when he was still in a daze to stuff the bundle into his arms. "Send all these things here. I'm not leaving. Is this okay?"

Qu Li was stunned for a moment before he ordered his men to take the bundle away with him.

When he found out that the address was a certain city, he was also curious about the person his daughter was talking about. However, the latter was already sitting at the table, writing down a few sheets of paper before she wrapped them up and handed them to the guards.

This short period of peace was enough to calm the father and daughter down.

Only now did Gu Liuyan suddenly recall that her father wasn't as obsessed as Duan Chengxuan, but during these past few days of interaction, she could see her mother's figure on her father's body. The two of them held the same brush position, and they even learned the exact same mistakes.

Even though many years had passed, this father was still infatuated with his mother.

That was the only reason why she wanted to leave. She wanted to take these things to her grandfather, who was also in the city, so that she could meet him and express her father's appearance.

But now, he couldn't even see his grandfather.

He felt a bit disappointed, but he still wanted to keep it hidden. He glanced at Qu Li beside him and said in a low voice, "I had promised the Crown Prince that I would bring Qing Ze here. Naturally, I won't just leave."

The person who had been in a rage earlier was now like a child who had done something wrong.

Qu Li knew that he was afraid that she would walk away with Yun Ling, but after careful consideration, he felt that he should have treated his daughter more gently. Now that Gu Pingyan had given him a way out, he calmed down and said: "Qing Ze, I heard from Qu Hao that he's your foster son …"

"Hmm, if I see it again, I should be able to walk." Gu Liuyan said softly. She twirled the quill with one hand, half supporting her face: "Speaking of which, I've missed him."

"Then... "Then I'll have someone bring him here right now?" Qu Li cautiously probed.

"I'll bring it myself when the time comes." Gu Danyan smiled helplessly and took out a thick stack of paper from the drawer, handing it over to him, "These are all lists for the commanders of the Fringe Guard. As long as you have these, you should be able to block them."

Only then did Qu Li know what Gu Danyan had been writing about these past few days.

There were quite a few things written on the list, but the families of the high-ranking guards did not mention anything.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll take this opportunity to attack Navy Tide?"

"I'm not afraid." As Gu Liuyan spoke up to this point, the smile on her face became even more proud: "Let's not talk about whether His Majesty can stop Duan Chengxuan first. I've already instructed Meng Xu and Wang Mo, the ministers in charge of the court, on what to do. I've also never stopped writing letters from King Zong Ping. The third prince is very intelligent right now, but this Navy Tide can't be attacked at all."

"I remember that Meng Xu and all of the princes were at fault. Why are you involved with her?" This time, only deep shock remained in Qu Li's heart.

In the end, he could only helplessly say, "He is indeed not someone who is in the same boat. My suggestions can only be used as a reference, but now that the two countries are temporarily on truce, Meng Xu naturally won't sit still and wait for death. Wang Mo is also an impatient person, and the imperial court without Gu Cheng is now starting to split up.

"So now is the time for us to strike first?" Qu Li raised his eyebrows.

"The best way to deal with the current situation is to take advantage of it. Right now, the situation is divided into two halves, one in Gu Cheng's hands, the other in Navy Tide's." Gu Danyan's pen dropped down and made a clear sound: "We should also send people to Navy Tide to discuss this. If the third prince and King Jing can understand what I mean, then they should let the ghosts use my name to go back to Jiang Yan."

Qu Li thought for a while, then said, "What are you …"

"Princess Aldan will soon die. I will not remain in this world as such." Gu Danyan looked at Qu Li seriously, "Therefore, I can't call you Imperial Father. When the time comes, I will go to Navy Tide as Princess Erdan and make peace for her. But the people from Jiang Yan will know that I made a deal with the two countries, and even if Jiang Yan falls apart sooner or later, others will also know that Princess Erdan is the sinner who started the war, and the sinner must die."

Qu Li was speechless.

He had always underestimated this daughter of his. If one were to ask around for information about everything that she did in Navy Tide, he would probably think that she had the kind of infatuation or tenacious kindness in her, but now it seemed that he was actually inferior to his own daughter.

"But I will not die. I will obtain something more free than the word 'Under Heaven'." Gu Danyan smiled and looked down at the three words "Su Yu Wan" on the paper. She murmured to herself: "But someone needs to be the scapegoat."