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The two girls kept their promises, but they persuaded all the children in the academy to leave after a while.

Duan Chengxuan pulled a soft cushion for a child to sit on and sat cross-legged with his back leaning against Gu Chuyan. He lazily leaned against his and said, "Things are a bit difficult now, but you still use a note from Zhang Kong to disturb me."

He once again picked up the book on the table, and Gu Pingyan's fingertips curled into his sleeves. "I just want you to relax. If you can think of a solution in the study, that would be a problem."

"You're not locked in your room, but what can you do?" Duan Chengxuan had one of his arms on his knees as he raised his head to lean on Gu Daiyan's thigh. He looked at her and said, "It would be better if I had a perfect method."

"Before, you said that others would come and ask me about everything. But now, you are different." Gu Danyan's palm was attached to his forehead, and he said in a low voice: "But if you really want to ask me, I naturally hope that you can go back and take control of the situation. Otherwise, if Navy Tide is controlled from the outside and inside, it will be difficult to seize control."

"What power grab?" Duan Chengxuan closed his eyes, but his tone carried a trace of a smile.

"Don't lie to me. Although you know that your brother has helped you a lot, you have always been on your guard against him. Although you don't want the throne right now, you still want to hold onto it, even if the next emperor will make you your enemy." Duan Chengxuan patted his forehead, but his gaze was still fixated on the book in his hand. "But I don't know why you're doing this."

"Rather than believing that someone can become a good emperor, believe that I will become a good general myself." Duan Chengxuan withdrew the smile on his face, "There are many aspects of Navy Tide that cannot be compared with pills. If there comes a day when I lose my position and still have the fortune to live out the rest of my life, but if this imperial court doesn't even have a master like me, then would there be no threats to the emperor's side in the future?"

As she said this, Gu Daiyan slowly withdrew his gaze.

If she thought about it carefully, this matter seemed to have been caused by her alone …

"It's my fault. Why didn't I think of this at the time? I was so focused on making him the Crown Prince that I forgot about it." Gu Mingyan lightly tapped the book on her head, "I'm only concerned about making him Crown Prince. I only want to help him calm the entire imperial court down, and only helped the Fourth Prince get the right to defend himself. But if he climbs up so smoothly, there won't be anyone by his side who can persuade him otherwise."

Most of the capable old officials in the imperial court didn't like Duan Chengrui, and instead chose to support the other princes.

At that time, Duan Chengrui would definitely exterminate all of these old officials, and even if those young court officials wanted to advise them, the families behind them would be reborn and wouldn't be able to threaten the Emperor. At that time, it would truly be Duan Chengrui's domain.

"You are not of royal lineage. It is already quite good for you to be able to accomplish so much." Duan Chengxuan raised his head, then turned around to take the book from Gu Danyan's hand. "Since I want to repay brother's kindness of so many years, then naturally, I'll have to prepare everything for him in the future."

"As long as you restrict the new Emperor, then even if the current Emperor abdicates his throne, his life won't be in danger. You can help control the imperial government and feel at ease." Gu Danyan tilted his body and closed his eyes, "Since it's like this, you have to go even more."

"At that time, I will call Cheng Shan and the other ghosts back." Even though he was unwilling to admit it in his heart, he cared even more about Gu Pingyan's body than he did about ghosts and ghosts. He would definitely get Yun Qu and Qu Li to send their troops over, or bring her away.

No matter what ghosts say, this must be a good thing.

Gu Daiyan also thought of this and tightened his arms. "Mother will definitely scold me, saying that I am pregnant and will fight on the battlefield …"

"I'm glad that Father-in-law won't use his saber to cut you." Duan Chengxuan frowned. He still remembered that the longblade in Qu Li's hand was at least three times heavier than the saber he usually wielded. The last time they fought, he even had the illusion that someone had unsheathed his shoulder.

"Don't take pleasure in my misfortune, it was you who widened my stomach. If father were to find out in the future, then no matter what sort of status you have, he would definitely make a move on me." Gu Danyan slapped his head angrily. All of the surrounding guards sucked in a breath of cold air.

This was the first time Duan Chengxuan was slapped, and he wasn't angry. He only rubbed the back of his head and said, "Speaking of which, I'm quite sturdy. If Father-in-law were to make a move, I would surely be able to slap the back of your head in full."

"This is getting less and less serious." Gu Danyan pulled out his book and slowly stood up. As he walked down the long corridor, he did not forget to shake the book in his hand: "Remember to come back in one piece, otherwise this kid will be a ghost father."

"That won't do." Duan Chengxuan stood up as well and hid the blank slip of paper within his belt. With a piercing gaze, he said, "Bring everyone and prepare to return to Navy Tide City."

Gu Ming walked into the room without looking back and saw a jade bottle on the table.

The maid at the door stuck his head in, "The prince had someone deliver this to her. He said that you gave her one more of this. Now that the item has returned to its original owner, you should give it to someone more important."

This was the secret medicine he had made previously.

However, Duan Chengxuan still took one with him, which made her feel a lot more at ease. She could only keep the bottle and give it to him when the ghosts came.

Under the roof of the house, the raindrops formed a string, but it was unknown when the drizzle turned into a heavy rain.

Not a single guard in the room left to change. The servant girl in the room was still sitting in front of her desk, impressively learning how to write. Gu Daiyan, on the other hand, ordered someone to call Ai Zhi over and read the medical book together with him.

After finding out that it was Ai Qi who had given Duan Chengxuan a tranquilizer, Gu Daiyan no longer looked at her with a warning gaze. Instead, he asked her, "I can make three more secret medicines. At that time, I can barely save my life."

"I can relax a little bit if it's like this, but I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until you give birth to your child before leaving." Ai Qi put down the things in his hands and looked at her. "Now that the war is at a tight end, there aren't many people who can take the lead in the fight between Old Xu and Lai Xuan. I've decided to go back."

"You haven't gotten the fairness you want. They won't let women into the battlefield."

"I can try." Ai Qi clenched her fists. She was good at poisons and was an expert in martial arts. She had only wanted to be on equal footing with her brothers one day. She had paid thousands of times more sweat than they had, but by now, she couldn't just sit there and wait for death.

Gu Danyan also put down his things and sighed. He took the pills from the cabinet and gave it to her: "You can't let them accept you, so why do you have to squeeze your way in?"

Ai Qi stared blankly at Gu Danyan's identity token, his eyes opened wide in disbelief: "What are you …"

"It seems that my father really wants the cities in Ai Yan's hands." Gu Liuyan sat down: "Although I can't let you deal with important matters, you have a chance to compete with your brother in martial arts. Tell your father that you are too heroic to give up."