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The scar on his chest was like an ugly vine climbing up his shoulder.

The body in the bronze mirror seemed to have been cut into countless pieces by these dark cracks. Gu Daiyan frowned and put on his clothes again. Such a terrifying thing was almost all stimulated by the herbs she had taken, which proved that it was indeed effective.

"Mother, are you ready?" Qing Shui's voice came from outside the door.

"Soon." After making sure that there were no marks on his body, he pushed open the door and walked out. He saw that Qing had also changed out of his black clothes and only held his hand: "Alright, if we go over now, Mo can only see the end of the sacrificial ceremony. The poisonous bugs there have not been cleaned up, so you are not allowed to take off the scarf."

"Alright." Qing smiled and nodded her head, then she lifted the scarf on her face a little.

Gu Liuyan had to make an excuse to change clothes because his body had some reactions. In reality, the detoxification process was painful from time to time, and right now, one of his hands was barely able to move. It might end up with a broken rib.

On the other hand, she was more worried. If this continued, it seemed that she would be better off not getting treated. At least, she would be able to live for two years, but if that was the case, she really only had two years left.

With a dull expression, he accompanied Qing Shui to the carriage. The large and small child tightly gripped her fingertips and asked, "Mother, can I have a younger brother and younger sister?"

Gu Liuyan looked at him in surprise: "Why did you think of this?"

"Everyone around me seems to have brothers and sisters. They always play together, but I'm alone." Qing Qing pinched her fingers in embarrassment before Yue Qing, who had crawled in, added helplessly, "Just now, some of the guards had casually mentioned that you could open a branch for Navy Tide's future Son of Heaven."

Gu Liuyan's face darkened. She was faking the marriage in order to secure Duan Chengrui's position, so she naturally would not bear his child.

However … If she died, Qing Qing would no longer have a mother.

But if he had a younger brother and sister...

"If you have younger brothers and sisters, would you be worried that I would love them more?" Gu Danyan gently pulled him into her embrace and rubbed the tip of his slightly cold ear.

"No way, I'm not even my mother's child, and mother treats me so well. Even if I do have a younger brother and sister, I believe my mother will still treat me well." Qing leaned into Gu Mingyan's embrace with a smile.

Gu Liuyan rubbed his head, "I'm saying if …"

"That won't happen. I also saw mother secretly buying Mo Yan a lot of new clothes, but she wasn't angry and was still very happy." Qing Shui shook his head and looked at her with his bright eyes. "I want a younger brother and sister, okay?"

A little child is always lovable.

Now that he saw Qing Qing, he was overjoyed. However, he was also surprised that this child knew that he was not his own son, yet still loved to see his mother so much. It was indeed rare.

Gu Daiyan thought for a while, then agreed without any warning: "Ok."

Yue Qing was stunned. "You want to follow …"

"Of course it's with Qing Ze's father." Gu Danyan looked at her helplessly. Her eyes were filled with many thoughts that Yue Qing couldn't understand, but she was especially gentle towards Qing Qing's words: "But I can't guarantee that it will happen."

"Why?" Qing Yi rubbed his head.

"It's because I need my mother and father to give birth to a child …" On the other hand, Gu Danyan was teaching her children seriously. Yue Qing was so embarrassed that she didn't know what to say. She could only lower her head and try to dissuade Gu Danyan while he was speaking too frankly.

Gu Liuyan!

It was truly hateful!

This was the first time Yue Qing did not care about her status. She immediately covered her mouth with her hand, blushing. "Don't talk about it anymore. These are not for our children to listen to."

"Mmm mmm." Gu Danyan opened his eyes wide and looked at her.

Qing couldn't hear clearly and could only stare at Gu Danyan with wide eyes. When he felt the carriage slow down and the sound of horse hooves, he excitedly lifted the curtain and went outside to see Duan Chengxuan riding his horse over. He waved his hand and said, "Daddy!"

"Don't wave, it's dangerous." Duan Chengxuan spoke with a fierce tone, increased his speed, and arrived beside the horse carriage. He extended his hand and pulled the half-naked Qing into his embrace, then had someone take out a cloth belt and tie the waists of the two of them together. He placed him in front of himself and slowed down his speed.

Qing Qing was already familiar with this. She leaned back and grabbed the reins when she turned her head to the side. She said in a low voice, "Mother said she wanted to give birth to my younger brother and sister."

"Really?" Duan Chengxuan's lips that had collapsed into a line had a slight curve.

As for Qing Shan, he hurriedly nodded his head. Duan Chengxuan increased his speed slightly, and he and Qing Qing went to have a conversation in private.

Gu Danyan, who was in the horse carriage, did not know that Qing Ze had told Duan Chengxuan so quickly. He only knew that the two of them had left and was looking at Yue Qing with a smile, "I thought you were really going to kill me."

"If you are pregnant with this body of yours …" Yue Qing looked at her gloomily.

"The child will be fine. I'm only stopping the drug for ten months. I still have a year to find the antidote, so it's not impossible." Gu Danyan rubbed her belly. She had been injured due to the incident with the rhinoceros, but now that so many years had passed, her body had become much better.

The phoenix gall root's poison didn't seem to have fused with the blood, but seemed to be stuck in the heart like a tumor. It didn't have much effect on the child, and since she was pregnant in October, she still had some time to find the antidote.

Even if he couldn't find it, he could still leave some thoughts for Qing Shui.

"Have you ever thought about Duan Chengxuan?" Yue Qing couldn't help but ask.

Gu Liuyan looked up at the worry in Yue Qing's eyes and knew that Yue Qing was curious about her lover's methods. He was not strong, but he looked ruthless, so he said softly, "He was born for the battlefield, and what I want to do is to take his power, so I should leave a portion for him."

"The royal family is infatuated with you. If you die, what can you leave behind?"

"As long as I die, I will leave myself in his heart. That is enough." Gu Danyan pushed aside the curtain of the carriage and looked at the little person on the horse's back, smiling: "He owed me too much and I don't know how. In this half a life, why don't you forget about me as well? It's also good to bring me in this carefree life."

"Your medical skills are extraordinary, can't you think of the good things that will happen after you survive?" Yue Qing felt a chill run down her spine when she heard this. She only felt that Gu Liuyan's love was even more twisted than her own love.

"I have, but that was just a dream. It's nothing compared to what I've just done." Gu Liuyan's expression did not change. She looked away from Yue Qing with a smile: "Other than the matter with Su Yuwan, I have no regrets in my life."