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Gu Daiyan ate quickly, but also waited patiently for Liu'er to finish eating. She would occasionally talk about what she had seen or heard along the way. Perhaps it was some strange conversation or some exquisite small things.

"I'm full." Su Yuwan was too nervous and had no choice but to put down her chopsticks.

Duan Chengxuan's worried gaze followed closely behind, and he said with a sense of gentleness, "I'm afraid."

"Big Brother Xuan …" Su Yuwan made as if to lean into Duan Chengxuan's embrace, but before she could do anything, Gu Tianyan had already raised her hand and hooked her fingers against Duan Chengxuan. Her tone was also much gentler as she asked, "Your highness, do you want to know your highness' feelings?"

Hearing the word 'emperor', Su Yuwan only stiffened her body and stopped moving.

Duan Cheng Xuan took a good look at her actions, and the flames of rage that overflowed the heavens were clearly seen by Gu Xuan.

"The third prince is about to ascend the throne, is the prince willing to exchange me in order to win the favor of the third prince?"

"You do want to." Duan Chengxuan instantly raised his head, and his cold gaze swept straight towards her slightly ambiguous fingertip as he coldly said, "I don't need to rely on a woman to stabilize my position."

Gu Daiyan finally stopped, and with a smile on her face, she said, "King Zong Ping will be entering the Sky Flame soon."

This was the first time Duan Chengxuan had heard of this, and behind him, Cheng Shan also had a bewildered expression.

"His Majesty loves Prince Zong Ping very much. The Empress Dowager has long paved the way for him in secret. The two passes outside of Yinzhou will both be placed in the King's pocket." Gu Danyan retracted the smile on his face and lightly tapped the table with his finger. Under Liu'er's confused gaze, he continued, "Ye'er will guard the mountain pass."

Duan Chengxuan narrowed his eyes slightly. "When are you going to contact him?"

"When I saw him in the barracks that day, I sent him a letter with Yingou's help. I never saw him before, but the idea of dividing up the military power has been passed down." Gu Danyan's eyes drooped slightly as his sharp gaze finally descended onto Duan Chengxuan's eyes, and he said with a slightly provocative tone, "The world has three parts, and this Navy Tide can't be left alone."

"So you're saying that when the Third Prince ascends the throne in the future, you want me to be Yu'er's enemy?" Duan Chengxuan put down his chopsticks and sneered. "Since that's the case, how about I tell you another piece of good news?"

Gu Liuyan could not help but frown, feeling even more baffled.

"I will help Ye'er recover her identity. Back then, I said that he had died in battle because I had kept this plan to myself." Duan Chengxuan slowly stood up. "Our Imperial Family is very distinct in public and private. I similarly found him in the army camp last fall. He is willing to return and occupy a corner."

In the confrontation between the two, many things had been done in private.

Everyone around the table was confused when they heard this. However, Gu Daiyan, who had been shocked from the start, started laughing lightly: "That's why when we left, it was not because of your relationship with the Emperor, but because of your cover."

"You've hurt his heart, but he won't hurt you. Before, I was also curious about the friendship between you and him. But now, it would seem that it's no more than this."

"You should know who the person I love is from start to finish. I won't say that you hurt my heart, but I am indeed unable to defeat you in this round."

Gu Liuyan pushed himself up from the table and looked at Duan Cheng Xuan, "Wang Mo can be recommended by Meng Xu. Is the one who did this you or the Third Prince?"

At that time, Wang Mo only gave the officials a headache, and later on, when Meng Xu went to the imperial court, he even stayed in the Sky Flame. At that time, Wang Mo only gave the officials a headache, and then, when Meng Xu went to the imperial court, he stayed in the Sky Flame.

"He's on good terms with Ye'er." Duan Cheng Xuan spoke of the answer.

Gu Mingyan paused for a moment before smiling helplessly, "Do you still remember Xu Hui?"

"I remember, he's a smart person, but he can't do anything big." At this moment, Duan Chengxuan only remembered that he had some impressions of this person on the namelist, and since this person wasn't annoyed, he naturally couldn't attract too much attention.

"Indeed, he can't do anything big, but helping the third prince win over the hearts of the people is an extremely good choice. In two months, he'll be stepping down from his position to do business." Gu Liuyan looked at him the entire time: "It's the same as Misty Rain Pavilion."

The two of them looked at each other for a long time, but they restrained their hostility and smiled at each other.

Under Liu'er's strange gaze, Gu Danyan sat back down. Liu'er did not know about the things she had done, and only felt that Gu Danyan had become more powerful.

Duan Chengxuan walked to her side and placed a large hand on her shoulder. "If that's the case, then even if I don't want the throne, this battle will still last until the end."

"It's indeed so. I never expected that I would be able to help this Sixth Prince of Duan Cheng Ye obtain two mountain passes."

"If I knew that you had secretly helped him, I wouldn't have let him live until now."

Duan Cheng Xuan sighed helplessly. She could only say that she had found an extra opponent, but on the other side, she was extremely happy in her heart.

Even Gu Daiyan felt slightly happy in his heart.

In the past, they had mostly suspected each other. But now, they were openly fighting, and it wasn't those small tricks anymore. All they needed to do was use their real guns to deal with the opponent.

The fact that the Sixth Prince was pretended to have been retrieved from the battlefield and reclaimed the throne proved that the Sixth Prince had indeed been slandered and betrayed by King Jing, but in reality, King Jing only wanted to keep him as his last trump card.

However, the Emperor's intentions were already clear. What they needed to do now was to balance their powers and avoid a collapse in the future.

However, as a result, the friendship between the two sides no longer existed.

Su Yuwan was completely unable to understand what was going on between the two of them. Even though Gu Zixian was listening earnestly, he was still confused. However, the two of them could tell that there seemed to be a difference between Gu Danyan and Duan Chengxuan.

After they had eaten their fill, Duan Cheng Xuan personally sent her and Liu'er to the Third Prince's Estate.

Duan Chengxuan directly asked, "I originally thought that since you were in love with Ye'er, it wouldn't be necessary to make use of him."

"It's impossible for me to put Prince Zong in a difficult situation for him alone." Gu Danyan frowned helplessly: "If he doesn't have the military power, the Third Prince will definitely not let him off in the future."

"I thought you believed in the character of the third prince."

"People change." Gu Danyan only looked at his palm and muttered to himself: "If I can't save myself, then perhaps the Gu Danyan today would just be an executioner, messing up this situation."

"It doesn't matter if you're a doctor or an executioner, you're still you." Duan Cheng Xuan pulled open some of the curtains and got off the carriage. He extended his hand towards her. "We've arrived at the Third Prince's Estate."

Gu Daiyan was slightly stunned, but he still held his subordinate's hand and got off the carriage.

Both feet landed on the ground, fingers apart, the two walked past each other. Gu Daiyan's words entered his ears with the wind: "I am very happy that you can tell me what you have done."

Duan Chengxuan was slightly taken aback, and he felt that the wind had softened as well. He couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

"Me too."