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Her face scarf was still covered with Jade Orchids.

Duan Chengxuan swung out his saber, and fine droplets of blood bloomed at his feet.

Dozens of the black clothed soldiers had all died in this forest, as if they had already predicted that he would take the border trial.

Hong Xiao wiped his face clean with his sleeve and threw the black-clothed soldier, who had just committed suicide, onto the ground with his other hand. "My lord, these black-clothed soldiers came too strangely, but from the looks of it, they seem to be Navy Tide people."

"Seems like their target is me." Duan Chengxuan thought this in his heart. He suspected that these people were people sent by Duan Wan to kill him, but he wasn't sure. He only asked, "When the empress died, did she also have Jade Orchids on her wrist?"

"Yes, but the concubines in the harem are suspicious of Esteemed Empress Hui. They say that Esteemed Empress Hui loved Jade Orchid the most, and now she has received a sacred favor. They probably want to kill Empress Xu and replace her." Hong Xiao put his dagger back in its scabbard and spread out his hands. He gave a look and had the corpses be dragged to the grave. He gestured for them to clean them up while he was at it.

They didn't want the men from the Black Armored Army to catch up to them again.

"The concubines are just trying to drag the favoured Consort Hui into the water." Duan Chengxuan passed the long saber to the person beside him and raised his eyebrows. "This Yulan seems to have some intentions of threatening Esteemed Empress Hui, but unfortunately, the connection has been cut off."

Hong Xiao stepped forward respectfully. "However, since these black clothed soldiers are here to chase you, then your highness should be much safer."

"Don't underestimate him." Duan Chengxuan jumped onto his horse and asked, "You said Cheng Shan's letter just now, what did he write?"

"Chengshan said that he has already convinced ghost, now that ghost has returned to the yard, he will definitely act the villain and cut off all of the Prince's sources of information, but I am also curious how that prince managed to pass the information under your watch." Hong Xiao passed over the letter that had been sent over by the fast horse and whip to Duan Chengxuan.

It included details of how Gu Liuyan had delivered the message.

Some things were out of Duan Chengxuan's expectations, but at the same time, he left a trump card, concealing the relationship between the ghosts and the cloud. He wanted Gu Pingyan to let his guard down and tell him everything, only then would he be able to completely understand Gu Danyan's current situation.

However, he was too careless. He didn't expect Gu Danyan to not be cold-blooded, but just lacking in sense of security.

He couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth and put the paper back into his clothes. Duan Chengxuan's expression became much gentler as he said, "She always has the ability to catch people off guard."

Hong Xiao rubbed his eyes in astonishment. He almost thought that the Duan Chengxuan before him had been swapped with someone else.

"However, it's not bad for this evil person to be able to make ghosts do it." Duan Chengxuan laughed lowly.

Normally, with Gu Mingyan protecting this ghost, he wouldn't be able to make a move.

Now that the ghosts had to take good care of Gu Daiyan, he didn't care about going with the flow and letting the ghosts be the evil people in Gu Mingyan's eyes. When the time came, he could also coax her.

"Prince, why are you even scheming against your own family? At the very least, ghost has been personally taking care of that Prince for you." Hong Xiao wiped the sweat off his forehead. "At first, you believed in him more than me. If it weren't for you, even ghosts and ghosts wouldn't have dared to turn the tables so quickly."

"There are some schemes that I don't need to tell you about in this lifetime." Duan Cheng Xuan's face abruptly went cold.

What if Gu Daiyan knew that the rebellion was only a part of his plan?

Hong Xiao shrunk his neck and quickly mounted his horse. "This subordinate knows, but the appearance of these black clothed soldiers is too strange. Should we send more people?"

"We will send extra people along the way. The black clothed soldiers will also send more people over." Duan Chengxuan pulled the reins, and his gaze swept across the mess in the forest. "I'm curious as to who the person behind this foreign army is."

Could it be that Duan Feng was hiding her true face before, and now she was trying to fight back?

He didn't know much about concubines in the palace, but he did know that Consort Hui could be doted on by his elder brother. However, because there were only a few elderly people left in her mother's family, only two distant uncles were truly involved in the affairs of the Communist Party. The prince was young, and the princess was also favored by the elder brother.

"Your highness, this Jade Magnolia Flower came at the wrong time. This Imperial Concubine Hui has no one to rely on, so it isn't impossible for her to climb up to the queen's mother's home." Hong Xiao followed closely behind him and opened his mouth.

"He has no blood kin, so naturally he would not trust you. Esteemed Empress Hui was able to climb to her current status. She would rather sit down and enjoy the show than make a move when the Empress is out of favour. " Duan Chengxuan shook his head and quickened his pace as he walked forward. "Moreover, many people wanted to kill the prince of Esteemed Empress. Imperial Brother didn't help at all that year, but this Esteemed Empress also used her own strength to pull down two concubines in a row."

Hong Xiao had been living at the border for a long time, so when he heard this, he swallowed his saliva. He felt more and more that this harem woman was not to be trifled with.

Why would anyone target her if she had no intention of controlling the imperial government?

Duan Chengxuan had always felt that he had overlooked something, but he was still unable to find the crux of the problem.

At the same time, in the dungeon of the Navy Tide Border Pass.

Duan Chengrui's white clothes were still spotless, and he still looked carefree even in the dungeon. If one were to look carefully, they would be able to see that there were a few people standing in the darkness.

"Duan Chengxuan is truly too confident in Gu Mingyan." Duan Chengrui opened his mouth and pressed the tip of his finger tightly against his palm, leaving behind several marks: "Now, Gu Liuyan has the sixth rank, but he actually cares only about the border. I don't know why Gu Liuyan wants to be completely devoted to such a man."

The subordinate hurriedly said, "Our people will make their move soon enough. Moreover, they heard that Cheng Shan is going to travel thousands of miles to travel to the desert to buy something called Xi Bao."

If that's the case, then it's not appropriate to make a move now. Send someone to surround Duan Chengxuan, and it's best if he doesn't have a single bit of information about the situation. In the future, when Chengshan brings the medicinal materials and brings Gu Mingyan back, she might lose her life if she loses her child.

"You are really infatuated with that Your Highness." There was a hint of dissatisfaction in the subordinate's voice.

"She's different from other women. Although I was submissive before, at least I got her trust. When the time comes …" Before he finished speaking, the sound of footsteps came from afar.

The few people in the darkness immediately became completely silent. Duan Chengrui also changed into a leisurely sitting position.

However, after a while, Duan Feng had already brought her men over and stopped in the cage. She was currently filled with black and green. "I didn't expect that Brother would be living quite well here."

"You're royal father's son, yet you're colluding with Gu Cheng. This is truly outrageous." Duan Chengrui's face no longer had that coldness from before, and only had a face full of worry. "If you turn back now, I'll naturally throw the matter of being imprisoned here to the back of my mind, and I won't say a single word to royal father."