C579

"Big Brother Xuan, I …"

Su Yuwan hurriedly put on her clothes. When she saw Duan Chengxuan's eagle-like gaze, she shrunk her neck and hurriedly climbed down from the bed. Her bare feet touched the ground as she lowered her head.

"Stay in your yard." Duan Chengxuan turned around and left. "Unless you want to spend the rest of your life in a dungeon."

Su Yu Wan's body trembled. Thinking about the days she was locked up in the dungeon, she became even more afraid.

As he brushed past Su Yu Wan, there was no longer any warmth in Duan Cheng Xuan's eyes. All that was left was an icy coldness, as if allowing this mistake to happen was already a gift he had given to Su Yu Wan.

Hurriedly fleeing from Duan Chengxuan's room, Su Yu Wan's heart ached. She threw herself back onto the bed with bare feet. She wanted to tear the bed apart, so her hair was disheveled as she twisted the bed underneath her.

Now that she had fallen here, what other method could she have to obtain Duan Chengxuan's trust?

Originally, he had thought that tonight would be the perfect time for him to throw himself into Big Brother Xuan's arms. However, he hadn't expected that Gu Tianyan would shamelessly follow him back to his room!

On the other side, Duan Chengxuan was similarly upset. Cheng Shan brought over some simple food and said, "Your highness, His Highness has already returned to the inn."

"Should I just kill Su Yu Wan?" Duan Chengxuan picked up his chopsticks.

"Only Su Yuwan knows the truth behind what happened that year. If Mu Qing was the one who did all of this under her name, then Su Yuwan does not deserve to die." Cheng Shan then continued, "If Your Highness is dissatisfied with the past, you can make up for it. As long as Su Yu Wan remains alive, it will be considered as comforting to Master and Mistress."

After hearing what Cheng Shan said, Duan Chengxuan's heart felt slightly better, and he could only ponder as he sent more pastries tomorrow.

The pastries for the next few days had been washed away, and they were sent back to Prince Jing's mansion untouched. Qing Qing had wanted to visit her several times, but she could only wait for Gu Danyan to gather at the restaurant at noon every day, maintaining a certain distance from the Jing King's mansion.

The day before the Autumn Hunt, Duan Chengxuan saw Gu Danyan again, but the latter had changed greatly.

Her silver bracelet made a crisp sound on her slender wrist, while her other hand was wrapped in an easily discernible thin cloth. When she arrived in front of the Emperor, she also gave a 'Er Dan' salute.

"May the waves last for thousands of years, and may their friendship and friendship last for hundreds of generations."

Gu Danyan stood under the throne, every word of his was spoken powerfully.

Duan Cong was elated. Laughing loudly, she sent people to collect the items that Er Dan sent over, then she received the envoys. Gu Qing Yan's gaze fell on the two young men sitting next to the Third Prince.

One of them should be an adult Ninth Prince. According to the rumors, the Ninth Prince had a natural talent, in just a few years, he had grown up to be the elegant young man he was today, smiling like a tiger, but used his mother's family's reputation to suppress Meng Xu and other court officials. A few months ago, his mother had passed away due to illness, and he had adopted the Empress as his mother.

In this way, the only people who were still able to snatch the throne in the imperial court were the Sixth and Ninth Prince.

Just as she was indulging in her fantasies, her father-in-law brought her a bowl of chicken soup and whispered, "This was ordered by His Highness the Duke of Jing. His Highness doesn't look too good, but do you need anything else?"

"I'll have to trouble eunuch to thank Your Highness for me." Gu Danyan lifted her hand to push away the slightly oily chicken soup. The pungent smell of the medicine had yet to dissipate, and it had added a lot of smell of makeup. She could not bear such a strong smell, not to mention the fact that she had not eaten any meat for several days.

Unexpectedly, this small movement was clearly seen by Duan Chengxuan, and he tightly clenched his fist beneath the table.

"Your Highness, the Third Prince of Navy Tide invites you to visit the side hall." The servant behind him whispered.

Gu Danyan nodded in agreement, took advantage of the fact that he wasn't feeling well and went to the side chamber to rest.

Within the side chamber, Duan Chengrui was still wearing the attire of a prince. When he saw Gu Danyan stand up, the jade pendant at his waist emitted a slight sound, appearing exceptionally abrupt in this side chamber that was devoid of people.

"Did the Third Prince call me here today because of the Ninth Prince?" Gu Liuyan walked up to the door and heard the sound of the door closing behind her.

"You always get the point." Duan Chengrui had a warm smile on his face.

"The Ninth Prince and Empress Xu depend on each other now, and all the courtiers and ministers in your hands have been completely suppressed. Even if the Emperor wanted to call you the crown prince, I'm afraid he still wouldn't be able to do it." Gu Danyan raised his eyes slightly, maintaining a distance that was neither too close nor too far away from Duan Chenrui.

Seeing this, the corners of Duan Chengrui's mouth curled up slightly. "If you're able to marry me, then it's within reason for the Emperor to make me the crown prince."

"That's a good idea." Gu Liuyan quickly caught up with Duan Chenrui's surprised gaze and continued: "But it's just that you don't seem to have given up on me. If you agree to it, you might use reason after reason to firmly trap me for the rest of my life."

Gu Liuyan's eyes seemed to be burning with a transparent candle flame.

The ability to see through things like that was enough to make any ambitious man look at her differently.

Duan Chengrui was different as well. He restrained his surprise and maintained his initial and simplest smile as he looked at her. "You don't love me, so of course I wouldn't do that."

"Then you …"

"It's just playing a show with me, living under the same roof as me in the past. We don't disturb each other, yet we support each other." Duan Chengrui drew the corners of Gu Danyan's eyes with near greed, and he even pleaded with his voice, "For the sake of the throne, I've practically never obtained anything."

Gu Liuyan's appearance was an accident.

She was someone who wasn't part of a plan, yet she broke all of his plans with a wave of energy and resentment, including the matter of him wanting to use Gu Cheng and Jiang Yan as partners, or the matter of him assassinating Duan Chengxuan.

This was something rarely seen in his life, a thrill.

Gu Liuyan did not resist as the distance between the two gradually closed. The desolation and decisiveness in Duan Chengrui's eyes became increasingly clear, and his heart ached for no reason. However, there was a smile on the corners of her mouth: "You will definitely be a good Emperor in the future."

"You taught me a lot." Duan Chengrui lightly laughed like a child. "Just treat it as a friend and cut off my last romantic desire."

"I'll think about it." Gu Danyan raised his hand to press down on Duan Ling Tian's shoulder as he continued to get closer. "Are all the Duan Clan members so fickle?"

"Only for people you like." Duan Chengrui spoke with incomparable honesty.

Gu Danyan didn't know what to say. Before he could open his mouth, the door behind him had already been pushed open. With a familiar chuckle, he said, "I wonder why Third Prince is here with Princess Dan?"