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There were not many poisonous bugs in the forest, but they were very small and hard to detect.

The Ninth Prince suggested that they move to the village to avoid it, leaving behind a small portion of the people and doctors to deal with the poisonous bugs.

Gu Liuyan used the excuse that she was injured and was unable to come out, so she could stay here with Duan Chengxuan for the time being. Duan Chengrui even came to visit, but he was stopped by Duan Chengxuan who had just left.

"I have serious business with her." Duan Chengrui's gaze was sharp, and the expression he had when he looked at Duan Chengxuan became even more ruthless. "You kept saying you wanted to protect her, but it's only to this extent."

"It's not your turn to speak." Duan Chengxuan frowned.

"If such a girl falls in love with me, I will naturally give her a sense of security." He was already as tall as Duan Chengxuan, and even though his bravery was still inferior to Duan Chengxuan's, his imposing manner was still overbearing. "Royal Uncle, unless you can make her completely believe you, she will still leave you one day."

Duan Chengxuan didn't know where Duan Chengrui got the confidence to speak so confidently, but he was slightly uneasy in his heart. He didn't think too much about it and said, "If you really like her, you wouldn't say such provocative words to my Imperial Uncle, right?"

"If it wasn't for the fact that I don't want to become this overlord, I would definitely not have given her away." Duan Chengrui clenched his fists. "She doesn't want to get involved in conspiracy. If I put her in the palace, he would become my chess piece and not my wife sooner or later. It would be better to leave these thoughts behind."

"Heh." Sneering coldly, Duan Chengxuan had never known how to write 'let go'.

But in the end, he still brushed past Duan Chengrui and did not continue to obstruct him.

The Third Prince was only a few years younger than him, but he didn't mind detaching himself from his' enemy '. Thus, he naturally had to put his heart and soul into believing in the future Emperor and his wife.

The smell of medicine had made him frown, and the imperial physician who had been bribed had long since been sent to a side room to rest. When Gu Mingyan saw him enter, she could not help but be baffled: "Currently, the Ninth Prince is secretly colluding with several people, why is the Third Prince wasting his time here?"

"It's just about the previous proposal." Duan Chengrui's fingertip landed on her table. "I just intercepted the empress's people and left them with some Lianzi flowers. There was one of my spies, so when you heard me, you seemed to have smelled something strange."

Gu Danyan stiffened: "Your Highness, I don't have any intention of letting you down. So you're saying that you want to threaten me to marry you as a temporary shield?"

"If I had your help, I would naturally obtain the title of Crown Prince. Even if the Ninth Prince were to secretly mess with me, I would naturally not fall. At the same time, once I become the crown prince, I will definitely not make things difficult for those brothers of mine, but this is just a farce, I will not let you become the imperial concubine. " Duan Chengrui retreated a step without leaving a trace. "I have investigated on phoenix gall before, and this is only because Gu Cheng mentioned it when I was using it, so I naturally know that the poison that you are infected with is the phoenix gall stem, the one that is related to the Lianzi Flower. There are very few records on this poison, and after the poison, there's almost no cure for it.

Gu Liuyan had long forgotten that he had once used Gu Cheng as a scapegoat. Back then, Gu Cheng had even investigated the matter of immortality, but now, it was known to Duan Chengrui as a blessing or a curse: "You're still threatening me."

"It was you who didn't want Duan Chengxuan to know that even though I didn't dare have any more distracting thoughts towards you due to our deep love for each other, I was still willing to help you, and only agree on a deal between us." Noticing her vigilance, Duan Chengrui hurriedly said, "I'll help you hide it from Duan Chengxuan and everyone else, and I'll also secretly help you cure the poison in your body. I only hope for you to accompany me and help me get rid of the Ninth Prince."

Gu Liuyan could not help but frown and looked at him with a half smile: "You want to kill the Ninth Prince?"

"If Ninth Brother had teamed up with Empress Xu, I would naturally not have made a move. But now, since he's so blind to black and white, for the sake of the throne, even washing the face of the Xu, I will naturally not let him off." In order to express his sincerity, Duan Chengrui placed a book on the table and left early without another word.

Gu Danyan held the book in his hands and read it carefully.

Not only that, but there was a branch of the Xu family that had betrayed Jiang Yan and still hadn't returned. That branch traitor had also appeared in the past few days, and he had actually been wandering between Jiang Yan and the new country, living like the wind and water that had sprung up.

It seemed that the Xu wanted to dominate the entire clan. Even if they helped the ninth prince ascend to the throne, he would only be a puppet emperor. But it had to be said that these matters were all investigated by Duan Chengrui himself and had no one to testify for him. Thus, he could only use another method to settle the matter with the Ninth Prince and end the battle as quickly as possible.

"No wonder Xiao Hai wants to cooperate with Empress Xu. That Jiang Yan would still dare to provoke me even after her death." She couldn't help but sneer, "So it's just that I want the Xu family to help Jiang Yan when the time comes. How laughable! "Before his country has established itself, she wants to borrow the power of a large country to invade and take over his country. This is indeed the style of a general and not the work of a competent emperor."

She was glad that only she knew of these two matters in detail.

Currently, Duan Chengrui and Duan Chengxuan only knew a portion of it, and they were afraid that they weren't secretly setting up defenses. Gu Sheng had the intention of rebelling, but unfortunately, Ai Qi was currently in prison, and if she really wanted to rely on the Mysterious Hand to stir up waves, perhaps she could even use Xiao Hai's body to do so.

On the other hand, what Xiao Hai needed to do was to only have a status that was below one person and above tens of thousands of people.

Earlier, the reason why he pursued Duan Chengxuan was because he was strong. Even though he didn't know why he wanted to rope Su Yu Wan in after, now that he was colluding with the Empress Xu family and had formed a vile relationship with Jiang Yan, it was all for the sake of achieving Duan Chengxuan's current glory in the future.

He already had a plan in his heart, but Gu Pingyan was curious as to how he was going to act at this moment.

Just as Duan Chengrui said, she didn't want to inform Duan Chengxuan of this matter, as she didn't want him to blow the matter up and make everyone aware of it, so that there would be people stopping her from doing anything. However, if he really agreed to Duan Chengrui's request, then it would mean giving Duan Chengxuan a resounding slap on the face. It was unknown how this relationship would end up.

After a long period of silence, Gu Danyan finally made up his mind. He changed into a clean set of clothes and ordered, "Where is the Emperor now?"

"Right now, the emperor is heading to the villa. His Highness is …"

"Prepare a carriage for me in secret. I want to meet the emperor in private. Don't let anyone know about it, not even the Duke of Jing." Gu Daiyan emphasized the name 'King Jing' as he climbed up the carriage the moment it arrived, heading towards the villa.

In any case, Duan Cong had been able to calm the crowd down, and after receiving the news that Gu Danyan wanted to meet with them privately, she was slightly surprised and agreed.

To meet in private, to suppress everyone.

Gu Danyan immediately knelt in front of Duan Cong. His eyes glimmered in the dark hall, "I wish to be engaged to the future Crown Prince of Navy Tide."