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As a result of angering Lai Xuan, she was allocated to a remote courtyard house.

The two guards didn't move an inch away from her, and the two maidservants in the courtyard took care of her clothes and food. Even in the face of the impending war, it was still very quiet.

Phantom Shadow placed the soup in front of her, "Who told you to be so outrageous, to order a group of generals to do what you say, and then let others judge for themselves. You're not reliable at all."

"I can't ask others to listen to me when I'm communicating with them." Gu Danyan grabbed his nose and drank the bitter soup. He frowned and said, "When the spring day ends, I will leave."

"When the time comes, you won't be able to hide your stomach no matter what." Phantom looked at her stomach, temporarily unable to see any arc.

"Even if Lai Xuan doesn't mind a pregnant woman who could become a burden at any time, I'm afraid that I won't even have a midwife by my side." Putting down the empty medicine bowl, Gu Xiuyan squinted his eyes and took a sip of warm water, "Besides, Zhang Liangshan is right. I also think that we might be born prematurely."

In this era, premature delivery meant death.

Phantom Master was aware of this fact and felt even more anxious. He calculated the time and said, "Perhaps the Prince will come over …"

"He won't! After all, if he leaves, the Emperor will be in great danger. The Fourth Prince doesn't have military power, and the Sixth Prince still has military power to guard the border. When Duan Feng and the Empress have more courage, they might succeed in usurping the throne. Gu Danyan shook his head: "He's not an idiot, he wouldn't do such a stupid thing."

On the other hand, Spiritualist thought back to Duan Cheng Xuan's past actions, and nodded her head in bewilderment.

"Then when the time comes, the Prince will send someone to pick you up. Are you going back?"

"I want to return to Er Dan to look for Qi Rou. I'll surely be very anxious if Duan Chengxuan is by my side." Gu Danyan took another bite of the pastries, and half-propped himself up with his cheeks, he looked at the maidservant walking in with a book in hand: "It looks like I have to do some serious work first."

Because of the poison in the well water earlier, Lai Xuan had obviously investigated the underground water.

Jiang Yan and Er Dan's underground water could not be found, and Navy Tide's underground water would be recorded in every city, and they would also be able to protect some springs that had been discovered. However, these three countries weren't built on the desert, so the underground water wasn't completely connected to each other.

Thinking about it, Gu Liuyan could only think that perhaps it was because the ancestors of the Yun clan were archaeologists, which was why they cared so much about this at the time. Gu Liuyan could only think about it, it was because the ancestors of the Yun clan were archaeologists, which was why she cared so much about this at the time.

For the time being, Lai Xuan did not make a move. Since they were going to choose a way to attack without stopping, they had to make some sort of decision. They also had to make preparations.

Gu Liuyan's room, on the other hand, went from the dozen books on the first day to the table full of books ten days later.

The maidservant at the door brought a few letters, but she could not find a place to put them. Furthermore, there was also a lot of waste paper or paper with things written on it at the corner of the table.

"Who sent the letter?" Gu Mingyan took a long time to notice her. She turned her head to take the letters. It seemed that a few of the bamboo tubes were sent by pigeons, while the others sent some people to deliver letters.

"There is a person called Madam Du outside the door. Send a message and deliver these letters." The maidservant handed the item over to her and whispered, "Aunt Du said that there was an incident outside Sky Flame City and the Jing King went missing."

Putting aside the fact that he had heard the news so quickly from this Auntie Du, Gu Daiyan only nodded and opened the letters one by one. There were questions from Blackwater Town, and two letters from Qi Rou and Yun Ling.

Qi Rou stated that she would follow the fourth prince back to Sky Flame City, and told him that Duan Chengxuan had given a portion of the military authority to the fourth prince in private. As for Yun Wan's letter, it was full of reproach and worry. The last few letters were about the underground water mentioned by Qu Li, Qu Hao.

The messages basically all came from Duan Chengxuan, but they didn't say anything important. They only kept asking her if she was safe and sound, causing Gu Panyan to feel a headache coming on. "Back then, I forgot to bring the letter when I went back to the border. These must have been written a long time ago. Why did he disappear? Did he want to deal with the empress in secret, or something …"

She should have known how strong Duan Chengxuan was. Men that couldn't be killed on the battlefield wouldn't easily die before the battle, but the word 'disappeared' made her feel that it was strange.

When he reached the last letter, Gu Tinyan found it even more strange.

Qingze's words were crooked, but mentioned that he had gone to the White Horse Temple with his royal grandmother.

"White Horse Temple?" Gu Danyan raised his eyebrows and barely calmed down.

Now that she thought about it, when the White Horse Temple rescued the victims, there should have been a lot of food stored away. Since the empress dowager had brought the Consort Xian over, she said that she was taking refuge, and since Auntie Du didn't mention Qing Ze, it was likely that she wouldn't be able to find out anything about him.

Looks like Duan Chengxuan arranged everything in order before he went missing, and in that case, she didn't have to worry.

This so-called disappearance should be Duan Chengxuan's plan.

Gu Tinyan relaxed and replied to the maidservants, "He naturally knows who to give these items to. In addition, do you have any news from the Navy Tide Pass?"

"There's no news. It's very quiet." The maid shook his head.

"Then let's do what we have to do first." Gu Danyan stood up and patted her shoulder: "Help me find some loose clothes, this will make it easier for me to move around."

"Yes." The maidservant nodded obediently and left while the other maidservant walked in with the soup. She tilted her head to look at Gu Mingyan, who was standing before the table. "General Lai Xuan seems to be coming over soon."

"Alright, bring me something to eat first. I'm a bit hungry." Gu Danyan walked to the dining table and sat down, his hands still holding the book.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Lai Xuan walked into the courtyard wearing a suit of armor.

His face was rosy as he ate some noodles. His bright eyes were still looking at the book that he was reading, but when he heard the footsteps, he turned his head around and ordered the maidservant, "Bring in some more food. It seems like General Lai Xuan has yet to have lunch."

The maidservant waited until Lai Xuan nodded before leaving in a hurry.

"You're not going to protect the ghosts today?" Lai Xuan took off his helmet and placed it by her hand.

"He's not happy with you. If I had kept him by my side, you wouldn't have come to see me." Gu Mingyan turned to look at him. "I thought you'd be patient for a while longer before coming to find me."