C664

The two cities of the new country had been conquered, but Gu Cheng's expression had not changed from beginning to end.

The green bamboo drawing was vivid and lifelike. After drawing the final stroke, Gu Cheng slowly raised his head and put the brush down.

"Although these two cities are nothing, but with this speed, it's no different from having a person surrender."

Gu Cheng walked around the table and stood with his hands behind his back.

Beside him, Gu Sheng and his sons were all frowning. They didn't say a single word, as if they didn't know the reason behind this either.

Gu Sheng no longer intended to be the first amongst his brothers. However, Gu Cheng opened his mouth again, "Gu Sheng, I heard that Zixu has disappeared?"

He thought that Gu Cheng didn't really care about his daughters.

Gu Sheng stood up, "Mo Yu disappeared a few days ago, the attendants and maidservants by his side all said that Zi Xing had a dispute with his brothers and sisters, and then left bitterly, only leaving behind a note before disappearing."

"A few days ago, it seemed like it was when that Yan Jiang had given his title." Darkness was brewing in Gu Cheng's eyes, while Gu Sheng hurriedly said, "Your son will immediately send someone to capture her and bring her back."

"Forget it, it's just a young lady's family. What kind of environment could it possibly have?" At this moment, Gu Cheng lazily waved his hand and turned around. His eyes swept across the few sons present before finally landing on Gu Sheng.

Although he had left behind many sons and daughters, even though they had all been given different amounts of money and estates, none of them were of any use.

However, if he was the one in charge, there would be no benefits.

"Tell me, is this Gu Zixian a traitor?" Gu Cheng pointed at his son.

The son stood up magnanimously, but the words he spoke were stuttering and useless.

Annoyed, Gu Cheng interrupted his son, "Gu Sheng, tell us more. Without the Empress's assistance, and now that Duan Feng wants us to send troops for help, how is it possible that she can't?"

"My son thought there was no need to send troops." Gu Sheng sat down once more, "This way, the situation will be ruined. We should rest and wait for the best opportunity, we don't need to send troops to help a prince who might lose his power. That would be the same as exposing us to Yan Jiang and Yan Jiang."

"That makes sense. We'll do as you say. I'll leave this matter to you." As Gu Cheng left, he cast a glance at Gu Sheng.

Gu Cheng was already beginning to suspect him.

However, if he were to rashly reveal himself, Gu Sheng would probably be unable to leave the city, and could only hope that Gu Zixian would bring the things he wanted.

It was drizzling. Gu Danyan's favorite thing to do right now was to teach these kids how to read and write in this small academy. A few chubby and soft girls were yelling at their families to bring some good fortune to their teachers, and now they were all huddled together, giving half the space for those workers to come in and sit down and write.

The opening hours of the academy had long passed, and a few children were standing beside, following the floral rope.

From the day before, after Gu Mingyan made her suggestion, Duan Chengxuan had locked himself in his study room, and only a few people came and went today. Last night, she caught Aizi to accompany the night, but he didn't sleep much and even argued with Aizi for an entire night; today, even Aizi swore to his life that he wouldn't come out of the pharmacy.

The maidservant next to her handed over a thick outer garment. "Husband …"

"Call me Miss." Gu Danyan quickly coughed and reached for his coat to place on her shoulder. He looked at her and said, "I think you've been following me for most of the day. Go and have a meal with someone else."

The young maid smiled and slipped away. Only then did Gu Danyan catch the two braided girls: "Little girls, can you do me a favor, sir?"

The two little girls hurriedly moved over. When they heard Gu Danyan finish talking, they smiled and nodded their heads before taking away the paper slip that Gu Danyan had written down. They walked along the corridor to Duan Cheng Xuan's study room and were stopped by two guards: "Girl, you can't come here as you please."

"Then can you help us give him this note?" It was instructed by the mister. " The little girl took out the note from before.

The two guards looked at each other, weighing the importance of the offer. It seemed that the prince had never said that he would not meet his wife.

Just as he opened the door, the two little girls had already rushed in. The guards watched as that tiny figure slipped away from their legs, and unexpectedly couldn't catch either of them. The two little girls had already arrived beside Duan Chengxuan, one on each side, and each of them was tugging at a sleeve as they angrily said, "You're not accompanying Mister."

Duan Chengxuan was slightly stunned when he was grabbed by the two little girls. He only raised his arms, but the two little girls angrily stretched out their hands to pull him as they looked at him with slight dissatisfaction. "When mother has children, my father isn't willing to leave for a day. You are irresponsible."

Some cracks had already appeared on Duan Cheng Xuan's cold face.

It was unknown who taught these two girls.

However, it reminded him of Qing Ze. Although he didn't talk much before, he would still hold onto his sleeve and act like a spoiled child. He would not let go until someone was in his embrace. His fleshy face was always angry and always cute.

Raising his hand to carry the little girl in his embrace, Duan Chengxuan held onto the other little girl with one hand as he sat by his side. He waved his hand at the guard and said, "Give me the note for me to see."

The guards quickly handed over the note. They had been guarding the border for a long time, so they had never seen a prince with such a soft side to his face. They looked at him for a while, but didn't see his eyes.

Perhaps because Gu Liuyan was normally good to his subordinates, Duan Chengxuan didn't mind these two gazes of curiosity, so he only unfolded the note. However, when he saw the blankness on it, the corners of his mouth raised, and he pinched the girl's arm.

"Yes." The little girl was still holding onto his arms with her hands on her waist.

"She was just spouting nonsense. She didn't let me in the room last night, so she left me alone to sleep with the paper and brushes." Duan Chengxuan put down the slip of paper and rubbed the girl's soft cheek with it. He was extremely fond of her.

Perhaps he really shouldn't have been afraid of having a child of his own.

When the little girl saw the empty note, she pouted and said, "Teacher is so bad, I took the slip to lie to you."

Duan Chengxuan raised the corner of his mouth and put the little girl down, then he held one of them by the hand. Because of his height, he slightly bent his body and laughed in a low voice.

"Alright, I'll talk to Little Fatty and the others!" The other girl patted her chest.

Gu Danyan who was in the academy leaned against the back of his chair and looked at the gentleness in Duan Chengxuan's eyes. The corners of his mouth raised as he said, "Don't you like children quite a bit?"