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Even though it was snowing heavily, the capital was still bustling with activity.

Duan Chengxuan only had complaints about the matter regarding the title of princess previously. But when Qu Hao thought about it again and again, he didn't know how to wash her reputation, so Duan Chengxuan thought of a method to get her to attend the clinic.

He also said, "Just like in the Heavenly Flames, those rumors broke by themselves."

Gu Danyan had no concept of his own reputation, but Duan Chengxuan insisted on doing so. As for the two of them, Qu Li and Yun Dian, they stood by Duan Chengxuan's side, so she could only agree.

However, they were all things that he had done in the past, and he had done them well, without the slightest bit of burden.

During the first few days, there were still many people who pretended to be sick and came up to ask questions. As a doctor, Gu Daiyan was angry, so she drove away all the people who gossiped. After a few days, there were more and more people who praised her.

However, when he came today, he saw that the people from the infirmary were too busy to even touch the ground.

Gu Liuyan only allowed Duan Chengxuan and Qing Qing to sit outside and wait, before hurriedly rushing inside.

Duan Chengxuan and Qing Qing were unable to treat the patient, so they could only spend some silver to get a doctor to treat the people outside. After about four hours, Gu Danyan walked out from the inner room covered in blood, shocking many of the people who had diagnosed themselves.

"You gave me a fright." He wiped off the blood on his face and said to the shop assistant: "Go inside and help take care of them. Then get someone to pour some water. I need to get some medicine myself and then go find the nearby guards and tell them not to go up the mountain again."

The two waiters quickly busied themselves. Gu Danyan cleaned his hands and quickly grabbed the herbs, instructing people to put them in the pot to cook. The nearby guards hurried over to report that they had already given the orders.

Only after taking a breath of air did he return to the inner room to change out of his bloodstained clothes. He casually donned on the clothes of a shop assistant and lazily sat beside Duan Chengxuan.

"Alright, let me check the pulse. The two aunties who came to prescribe medicine today are here to take the list."

Gu Danyan didn't put on any airs as she spoke. Duan Chengxuan was accustomed to her lack of time to pay attention to her other appearances, so he could only place his cloak around his shoulders while she lowered her head to write a prescription.

It was not until the sky was about to turn dark that the shop assistant brought out two people. One of them had a heavy white plaster cast around his neck, while the other one was a nearby pharmacist. His face was pale.

Gu Liuyan heard the voice and ordered: "Don't send him back to his house. Send him to my mansion. I want to have a good look at his wounds tonight. You guys can go have a meal and help me bring …"

"I'll see you here today." Duan Chengxuan stood up and said to the people in the queue, then he coldly looked at the doctor who walked out from the inner room. "I'll leave him to you."

The doctors hurriedly complied. They watched as Duan Chengxuan forcefully dragged Gu Danyan away, while Qing Qing obediently followed behind. She pulled on the corner of Duan Chengxuan's clothes and raised her head to tell Gu Danyan not to be angry.

Gu Liuyan, who was in the arms of Duan Chengxuan, blushed as a hand fiercely pressed against his chin. "You're too magnanimous, I still have many patients that I haven't finished seeing."

"You're tired enough for a man to have his neck sewn." Duan Chengxuan hugged her even more tightly. "I still need to go back home tonight to drink some medicine and rub my legs."

"Go and find those ghosts for me." Gu Daiyan patted his shoulder.

"He has a lot to do."

"Isn't that what you urged me to do in front of Qu Hao? Put me down!" Gu Danyan finally grabbed onto his hair in anger, but was fiercely glared at by Duan Chengxuan, causing the tall man to remain unmoved.

Gu Liuyan was helpless and could only bear it: "When that time comes, no matter what I do, will you cooperate with me?"

"As long as you don't hurt yourself." Duan Chengxuan nodded seriously and slowed down his pace so that Qing Qing could keep up. He sized up Gu Danyan's expression as he said, "Your sleep has been getting worse and worse lately."

Gu Danyan didn't say anything and only looked at him quietly.

"I kind of want to lock you up so you can't think about anything." Duan Cheng Xuan weighed the person in his embrace until he saw that Gu Xuan was about to make a move. Only then did he continue saying, "If you sleep for this little longer, your body won't grow much more than a few grams of meat."

"I didn't sleep long." Gu Danyan sighed. He didn't know what to say.

Her nightmares were few and far between now, but whenever she thought about the patients that would lie down every night, her past problems would stir. She only wanted to cure all the illnesses that she could see before her, so naturally, she couldn't sleep well.

But now, Duan Chengxuan had hardened his heart to leave this poison behind, just so that Yun Qi would be satisfied.

There was no solution to this matter, Gu Daiyan thought. There was no better than this.

Duan Chengxuan didn't know what she was thinking and could only helplessly say, "If we wait until Gu Cheng and Su Yuwan start fighting in the new country, who will you help in the future?"

"I didn't really ask Su Yuwan to deal with Gu Cheng. With Gu Cheng's brain, Su Yuwan could only be played around with. After a few days had passed and she had suffered a lot, I still had to personally send people to bring her back." Gu Danyan straightened up and looked at Qing Ze. Seeing that he was still looking around curiously, he said, "To ask such a thing, I think Qing Ze will feel bad."

"Qing Qing still feels sorry for you as you get thinner and thinner." Duan Cheng Xuan glared at him.

Gu Danyan wanted to retort, but Qing Qing looked over decisively, "In the blink of an eye, mother was gone. When I came back, it was already dark."

Hearing his son's words, Gu Danyan felt more and more that these two men were his nemesis.

He was carried all the way back to his residence. It was obvious that Qing Shui didn't want to return to the palace since it was too far away.

Gu Danyan had no choice but to take a hot bath, and when he climbed into the bed, he let out a comfortable snort. By the time Duan Chengxuan helped Qing Qing take a bath and stuffed her into the bed, she was already fast asleep.

Cheng Shan quietly pushed the door open and said in a low voice, "My lord, I have a message from King Zong Ping."

"Speak." Duan Chengxuan sat on the edge of the bed and covered Gu Daiyan's ears.

"Before, the spies you left in Yinzhou were killed by the Two Elements of Creation School and they also took away the map that should have been sent to Yinzhou. Now, the emperor suspects that Su Yuwan took it away and sends you to bring Su Yuwan back so that no mishap would happen."

"Who gave her such guts!" Duan Chengxuan was utterly enraged.

Cheng Shan paused at the door and reminded his, "Not only that, Commander Xiao Hai has brought people to investigate the news and there are no traces of them now. In Commander Xiao Hai's residence, we also found a letter between her and Su Yuwan."

"Besides, what Su Yuwan has done all these years is not only that. She has also helped you rope in the court and contacted the people of the martial world. You were the one who protected her in the past, so …"

Cheng Shan didn't dare continue speaking, but Duan Cheng Xuan's brows were tightly knitted, and she rubbed her forehead in a headache.

"It was I who planted the seed, so I will naturally eat the bitter fruit for myself. I will take care of this matter in a few days. Go back and report to royal brother that we have secretly captured Xiao Hai. I will handle all of Su Yuwan's matters. "

"Now, it's time for her to bear the consequences of what she had sown."