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By late morning, Duan Chengxuan had returned to the courtyard with delicious meals.

Qing Qing didn't know what had happened. She was leaning against Gu Tinyan's chest and fiddling with the quill in her hands. Erya had also cleaned up and was wearing a light pink robe as she ate small wontons slowly.

Gu Liuyan acted as if nothing had happened and only wiped Erya's mouth. She spoke softly to Erya as if she hadn't seen Duan Chengxuan: "You didn't go back yesterday. I'll follow you home later to avoid being scolded by my family."

"That won't happen. My elder brothers and sisters are not at home. Sixth Aunt has to take care of her children and never care about mine." Erya narrowed her eyes slightly as she was wiping her mouth, then obediently ate the wonton.

Qing Shui raised his head to look at Erya and lightly tugged at the corner of Gu Daiyan's shirt – he still didn't understand why Erya's eyes were always strange when she talked about home.

Gu Danyan rubbed his face, then put him down from his lap, "Qingze, Erya's family treats her badly, so they're always disappointed. As a friend, you should do your best to help her, you know?"

"How can I help?" On the other hand, Qing Yi was filled with curiosity.

"To know how to help, you first have to see where the problem is, then you have to know what to help him with, then you have to know how to help." Gu Danyan put his bowl of wontons on the table and smiled: "Eat something and then go help people."

Qing Qing strangely nodded, still climbing up the chair to eat. Er Yu stared blankly at Gu Daiyan, then she glanced at Duan Chengxuan putting down the high-grade food box and asked curiously, "You two aren't alike at all."

"I'm not related to him by blood." Gu Danyan took a few dishes and arranged them properly before glancing at Duan Cheng Xuan. "I'm not clear of the truth between us, so it can't be considered to be justifiable."

Duan Chengxuan was rather dissatisfied with his words, and he passed Gu Liuyan's rice in front of her. "Nonsense, it's only yesterday that I …"

"What do you want to say in front of the children?" Gu Liuyan stood up and covered his mouth, glaring at him.

Duan Chengxuan raised his eyebrows, then pulled Gu Daiyan's wrist to his side and proudly raised his chin to Erya: "We are husband and wife."

"It looks like it." Erya smiled sweetly, "Qingze treats me sincerely. Big brother and big sister all told me to treat him sincerely. I will take good care of him."

"Thank you very much." Gu Daiyan smiled faintly.

After the four of them hastily ate their food, the two children left hand in hand. Duan Chengxuan and Gu Daiyan had sent people to secretly follow them, while Gu Pingyan even wanted to block the imperial physician's mouth. Duan Chengxuan followed behind them and said, "I'll accompany you."

"What if we meet Su Yuwan?" Gu Liuyan disagreed.

"It doesn't matter if we bump into each other." Duan Chengxuan insisted on hugging her waist, so even the open-minded Er Dan caused people's attention to be drawn towards him. Gu Danyan had no choice but to take his hand to prevent him from being so thick-skinned.

After entering the palace, he went to the imperial physician to suppress the matter, then went to ask the ceremonial officer for detailed information regarding the conferred ceremony before returning to his own side hall. He even wanted to send Duan Chengxuan out and apply the medicine himself, but the latter pressed her onto the bed with one hand.

He obediently laid down and allowed Duan Chengxuan to massage his legs. He looked at him and said, "You seem to be slightly different today."

"It's no different." Duan Chengxuan continued to do what he was doing with his head lowered.

Gu Meiyan did not know what he had done, only that Yun Dian and Zi Ming had never come over in the past few days.

On the day of the crowning ceremony, Su Yu Wan sat in front of her dressing table and tightly clenched her fists.

In the past few days, she had spent a lot of money to get the two disciples to send out assassins, but there was almost no news of those who went there. Even the two disciples didn't want to continue this business, so someone came last night, "The people beside her are all experts, even the two children couldn't do anything about it.

After handing over the silver notes to her, the people from the Two Elements of Creation Sect left one after another. They were not people of Er Dan in the first place.

"Could it be that I can only listen to Gu Mingyan's orders?"

Su Yu Wan looked at herself in the mirror. Today's crowning ceremony was her only chance to leave that disgusting life, but at the same time, it was also her chance to block Gu Daiyan's mouth.

"Your Highness, it's time." The palace maid called out.

Su Yu Wan took a deep breath. After considering it carefully, she decided to do as she was told.

She had already lost too many things, and now that Mu Qing's relationship with her wasn't clear, if she were to lose Duan Chengxuan again, she would sooner or later have the same past as her birth mother.

Pushing open the door, it was unknown when the similarly well-dressed Gu Pingyan arrived at the door, but even so, Gu Pingyan's hair was simply tied up by a dark blue light gold headband. The material of her clothes and Su Yu Wan's were all made from fine material, and a jade pendant hung heavily from her sleeve.

"I will do as you say." Su Yuwan went straight to the point.

"You did not hesitate to kill to keep your mouth shut, now you think that you can just agree to the request?" The corner of Gu Danyan's mouth raised into a faint smile: "I didn't want to do this, you brought this upon yourself."

Su Yuwan didn't understand what Gu Danyan meant.

Even when she walked up to the stage that symbolized authority, when rain or tiny chunks of ice fell from the sky, Gu Pingyan could only look at her indifferently. As for the Emperor, he stood right in the middle with an imposing expression on his face.

The subjects stood up the instant she turned around, countless gazes focused on her.

Before the status and power jade tablet was given to her, Gu Daiyan slowly took a step forward: "Are you worthy of this jade tablet?"

"Are you worthy of this supreme position?"

Unlike other countries, the Emperor's Crown Prince didn't differentiate between men and women. As long as she received this jade medallion, she would be the Eldest Princess of the Yours Truly.

Gu Danyan's voice was not loud, but it was very loud in the silence of the city.

She didn't know how to show her face in front of these subjects. Now that she saw Gu Danyan's appearance, her heart tightened: "If I'm not good enough, then are you good enough for me?"

"The position of Princess Aldan is extremely important, and you are nothing more than an adopted daughter …"

"Is that so?" Gu Danyan chuckled and quickly walked to the side of the stairs. She watched as a Navy Tide soldier approached and knelt down: "Have you brought everything?"

"I've brought it." Ruo Li raised his head to look at Gu Liuyan and handed over the military newspaper. The moment General Gu Liuyan opened the newspaper, Ruo Li had already stood up and said in a clear voice: "Princess Jing has sent people to attack the city on her own accord. The Emperor has specially ordered His Royal Highness the Prince of Ping to send me to take back the position of Crown Prince Jing's wife."

The crowd went into an uproar. Su Yu Wan retorted and was about to retort.

Gu Danyan threw down the military newspaper several steps and turned around to look at Su Yu Wan: "As an imperial concubine, you have indeed failed your duty, but as Princess Er Dan, are you competent or not?"