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The Ninth Prince's name was Duan Feng. Because his mother was not from a clan, but a sinner, he could not use this generation's name.

My mother died in childbirth because she was raised by my wife, Ji, but when Duan Feng was twelve years old, she passed away from a serious illness and moved to live in the Prince's Mansion until she became an adult. She had a wife and two concubines in her family, and her first wife was a merchant, while her second concubine was a branch of the Empress's wife, who was also the side branch of the Princess' husband in Clear Sky Restaurant.

Now, he was standing with the Empress, Lady Xu. Gu Danyan knew nothing about this.

But no matter if it was Duan Chengrui or Duan Cheng Xuan, they had already investigated this Ninth Prince and were on their guard against him.

On the other hand, Gu Liuyan, for the first time, did not understand what Duan Chenrui meant. Her head, which was covered by a veil, tilted: "This time, I don't seem to have provoked him."

Duan Chengxuan, who was sitting at the opposite table, nearly crushed the cup in his hand.

Duan Chengrui himself was dazed for a moment, then he pondered for a while before explaining, "It's not because you provoked me, but only because of your princess identity and the importance that royal uncle attaches to you."

"If I were him, I would be aiming at you. What can I do to a princess from a foreign land?" Gu Danyan was still puzzled. She knew that the person standing by the door when she woke up was not one of Duan Chengrui's subordinates. Only Yue Qing, who had been following closely behind her, was one of Duan Chengrui's subordinates.

Even so, she didn't know if she could have any effect.

Duan Chengrui was momentarily dumbstruck, not knowing whether Gu Danyan was teasing him or not. He seriously said: "You're engaged to me, so as long as you die, I won't have the backing of Er Dan. Do you understand?"

"Is that so?" Gu Danyan rubbed his glabella and felt that he had been a bit distracted these days.

It seemed like the fact that she was going to die had set her heart on edge.

She naturally didn't take any medicine today and helplessly looked at Duan Chenrui. "But I can't accompany you to wait for you to inherit the position of Crown Prince, as long as Gu Sheng leaves, I'll leave with him."

"Is this also your plan?" Duan Chengrui frowned.

"That's also the case. The most important thing is that I can't tell you." Gu Liuyan nodded seriously. She then looked at Yue Qing, who had a similar stature to her, and immediately said: "Why don't you let Yue Qing take my place temporarily. Ah Zi is good at speaking, so I can help you cover up."

"If you want to do it as you say, do you need to …"

"Gu Sheng will naturally protect me. If he can't even hide from me, there's no need for me to accompany him on this adventure." Gu Danyan waved his hand and closed the book again. With a helpless look on his face, he said: "I don't know if this will work out. You just have to deal with the Ninth Prince."

"When you left, if the Ninth Prince took care of him, would Gu Sheng be able to do so?" Duan Chengrui was still worried. "Moreover, you don't look too good."

Gently sighing, Gu Pingyan felt like he was an adult worrying for his child. He could only helplessly say: "Let him be. If the ninth prince really wants to do something to me, he will need the side branch of the Xu family. The journey will be more dangerous and he will need to give Gu Sheng a warning."

Duan Chenrui had nothing to say to this. Gu Liuyan seemed to never interfere in their matters, but no matter what, she would always want to educate them. No matter what, she would treat him the same way.

Gu Danyan didn't care. She had always been a doctor, giving orders and teaching others. As long as she couldn't find a reason, she would just say it was training and teaching.

The two of them had their own thoughts. After a while, Gu Danyan suddenly remembered something Elder Xu had given him, and he inadvertently glanced towards Elder Xu. Their four eyes met, and they saw that old mister nodding towards Duan Cong, asking him to leave.

"My apologies." Gu Danyan spoke softly before standing up and giving Duan Chongrui a meaningful glance.

Duan Chengrui immediately stood up and spoke to Duan Cong, "Your Highness might have been too frightened yesterday, but you're not feeling well today. I hope that royal father will allow her to rest in the courtyard."

"Yes, send someone to take good care of him." Duan Cong naturally saw the look in the eyes of Old Xu and Gu Tinyan.

Was there anything between Elder Xu and Gu Danyan?

The few people at the banquet all had their own thoughts, and Duan Cheng Xuan secretly sent people to carefully watch them. As such, she looked at Duan Feng without batting an eyelid.

"I heard that Beacon has been studying hard in the past few days, but his concubine won't be able to live a peaceful life."

Duan Chengxuan intended to speak out, because he knew that his three wives with backgrounds were constantly quarreling with each other every day. Duan Feng was purely trying to win him over, and thus he didn't care about it well, so he was naturally restless.

Although he was still young, he did not want to give in and cupped his hands with a smile. "How can he compare to royal uncle and the beautiful maiden in succession?"

"Beacon!" Duan Cong scolded angrily with an unfriendly expression.

Duan Feng's face turned pale as she quickly nodded her head in apology.

Duan Chengxuan, on the other hand, had a faint smile on his face, a change from his usual cold appearance.

With Duan Feng's display of power, she had probably decided on the last resort.

Duan Chengrui also thought in this way, and when their gazes met, they both had a bad premonition in their hearts.

If Duan Feng really wanted to force the palace to usurp the throne, then how could the two of them leave?

Duan Chengrui was worried that Duan Feng would threaten her position, but Duan Chengxuan was worried that if this was the case, then he naturally wouldn't be able to personally lead troops to attack Jiang Yan. In this way, Gu Pingyan would definitely take the lead and lead the charge with Lai Xuan and Gu Sheng.

If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have come to seize the throne.

As long as Duan Cong's brother was around, he wouldn't have to worry about anything in her life. She would be even more happy, because she wouldn't be stopped just like that.

At the same time, within the pavilion in the back garden, autumn leaves covered the ground, hundreds of flowers withered, giving off an impression of desolation.

Yue Qing stood outside the pavilion while waiting for the autumn wind to blow, but the envoy beside the hollow old man did not follow. The three of them were alone in the garden, and with the fluttering of the curtain outside the pavilion, nobody could clearly see the person inside. The bell below the eaves made a clear sound, indicating that this was the location of their conversation, which no one knew.

Gu Danyan sat on the stone bench. With a gentle gaze, he said, "Although I believe that my grandfather wholeheartedly wanted to help my granddaughter, I don't believe that you are willing to come and help me despite not caring about my granddaughter for more than ten years."

"I shouldn't have liked it if I killed my daughter when Aki was born." In the end, he sighed softly and said, "But I didn't expect that Ai Qi was framed because of me, and she has a lot of plans. She let me come to you to help help support my family, I should come."