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As soon as the academy opened, the villagers sent their children over.

Although Gu Tinyan was pregnant, he thanked her for her teaching. The school didn't accept any money, and the workers at the pier even sneaked over to ask if they could listen from below the porch.

The guards took note of them one by one and arranged for the children to take their seats. They made the adults move stools and sit in the back row and counted them carefully. There were about forty to fifty adults and children piled up around this small academy.

A censer burning with herbs was placed at Gu Daiyan's feet for her to use for calming her pregnancy.

Although she had never been a teacher, she had attended quite a few lectures before. Today, she had only slowed down to the point where she could speak as easily as she possibly could, and her studies were even more casual.

At the moment, there were many areas where the signboard was not carved at all. Most of the places had a design drawn to let people know what the shop was really for, and the majority were illiterate.

Aizen was reading an ancient book at the side, but he saw that Gu Liuyan had stuck all the words she had written onto the bamboo mat behind her back. The words she had written were "You and me", "Blacksmith's Clothing", and other words like "You and me".

The guards had also found a rattan stick for her, and now, she was holding a scroll in one hand, while using the other to point at the words behind her with the rattan stick.

The child hurriedly copied and Duan Chengxuan watched from the corridor, but he never knew which school's private school was taught from these.

Gu Danyan didn't think too much about it. Although she was well-read, she didn't remember anything that the children had learned since childhood. Not to mention that she already had her own set of principles, so she didn't want to look at the basics.

Opening a school wasn't just to teach and study, it was also to read the text without anyone shaking their head.

Instead, he pointed to the long corridor and said, "The weeds below the long corridor can be used for medicine. Squeezing them into mud can stop the bleeding."

Ai Qi's eyelids jumped up as well. Duan Chengxuan didn't know what she was teaching either.

The children, on the other hand, asked crisply, "Aren't these just weeds?"

"Everything you see is useful." Gu Mingyan raised the corner of her mouth and put down the book in her hands, "All living things have their own meaning, even the pork and wild game you eat. My school can only teach you these words today, in the future, you can find out what it wants to know yourself. I'll answer for you."

The adults by the side were all confused. They had never seen such a gentleman before.

On the contrary, the children excitedly asked about trivial matters, or why it was always spring harvest, or why the hunters had long sabers but were rarely used, and some people even asked their parents what they meant by 'dirty words'.

After a while, the group of children all left their seats and lined up to ask questions.

The adults didn't dare to show their face, so they could only listen attentively. Then, they grabbed their pens and began to draw talismans on the paper in order to memorize these words.

Initially, he had said that it would take at least four hours, but upon seeing her delighted, he didn't try to stop her.

When it was time for dinner, Gu Daiyan got someone to send off the students of the day. She did not plan to leave her seat, but instead hooked her fingers at Ai Qi who was sitting beside her: "Let's eat here. Let's try yesterday's recipe to avoid making a whole room full of bitterness."

Ai Qi went to get something, and Gu Daiyan called over the guards. "Bring me everything you have seen on his table. Set it up."

His voice was slightly louder, probably intentionally allowing Duan Chengxuan to hear it.

After a while, the items on both sides were ready.

Zhang Liangshan was also good at using poison, but compared to Zhang Liangshan, Ai Qi was much stronger. Gu Liangyan only needed to say a few words, and Ai Qi would be able to solve the herbal problems as she wanted. In her free time, she would eat and read the notes and documents.

Duan Cheng Xuan returned to her study and opened the window to look at her from time to time.

No matter what, Gu Liuyan didn't know to rest, so Duan Chengxuan could only silently worry about it.

Today was the day that the academy opened, and the maidservants that had just returned to take care of her and help her with food and clothing tied up her hair, while Duan Chengxuan came out from behind the screen fully dressed. The moment he opened the door, he saw his subordinate standing in front of him, and said in a low voice: "An hour ago, there was a Miss Feng Yue who had come to visit you and Madam. She even said that she was the Third Prince's trusted aide, and asked for your help."

"Let her in." Gu Liuyan was the first to open her mouth. Her fingertips gently touched the servant girl behind her as she turned around to look at him, "Feng Yue is indeed the Third Prince's man. However, with your caution, you don't know how she managed to find you."

"Everyone says that you're a fool for three years, but you're quite smart." Duan Chengxuan nodded in understanding before pushing open the door and leaving, and he only instructed the guards to stay.

The two of them understood each other tacitly. Since Feng Yue was able to come over, it proved that the Third Prince was paying close attention to their movements. Although it sounded reasonable, Gu Danyan still felt that the spearhead was not only directed at Duan Cheng Xuan, but also towards the two of them.

Once he had such an idea, he would be unable to handle it.

He was a little perturbed and ordered Ai Qi to head to the top of the class. He then waited for the maid to comb his hair into a bun.

She simply moved the tip of her nose before respectfully walking in, bowing towards Gu Mingyan. This startled the young maid, who had never seen the real world, behind Gu Danyan, who was also startled, causing her scalp to ache. Gu Gouyan waved his hand and said: "We'll comb it later, go and get some breakfast for Lady Feng Yue."

Seeing that her mistress did not scold her, the young maid went out to retrieve her things with a relieved heart.

The two of them were the only ones left in this huge room. Feng Yue stealthily raised her head to look at Gu Pingyan's stomach, which was almost six months old, and her expression changed: "All troops at the border have been put into the Ninth Prince's pocket. His Highness the Third Prince is currently in prison, so Feng Yue specifically came on behalf of her highness, hoping to get your help."

"How can I help in this small village?" Gu Mingyan turned to the side, one hand resting on the chair while the other touched her stomach. "I'm still nursing my baby."

Feng Yue's eyes were filled with panic as she knelt down in front of Gu Liuyan in a fluster: "As long as you can borrow the Third Prince's military strength to come out, you will definitely be able to solve the problem at the border."

Find a princess and send her troops?

Gu Danyan didn't know whether it was Feng Yue who had thought of such an absurd idea to save her master, or if Duan Chengrui had other intentions of ordering her to come over, but he merely replied with an indifferent expression: "If you were to send troops to Navy Tide City at this time, that wouldn't be saving your highness. That would be violating the peace agreement and instigating a war."