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Sky Flame City had always been peaceful. Even the soldiers in the army were personally picked by the Emperor, Duan Cong.

However, from the beginning, the grudge between Duan Chengxuan and Duan Chanrui was only because of Gu Danyan, but now, even if the two of them had a grudge and there weren't any officials or concubines to sow discord between them, under these circumstances, there was always a pair of large hands trying to sow dissension.

Now that he had calmed down and thought about it, he couldn't find the person who poisoned the Emperor, and he couldn't find the person who injured Consort Xian either.

However, harming Consort Xian was tantamount to harming Duan Chengyu, and Duan Chengyu was even more enraged when he investigated previously. If Qi Rou had not stopped him from waking up, he would have been killed as well.

Duan Chengxuan had no choice but to confirm again and again. "Do you really believe that Third Prince didn't poison Imperial Brother?"

"I thought so before as well, but don't forget, even if he doesn't use poison to kill His Majesty, this crown prince will only be in his shoes sooner or later, unless the favoured Fourteenth Prince grows up to ten years old before arguing with him. However, the last time I went to the Imperial Palace, Hui Fei was obviously on Duan Chengrui's side." Gu Liuyan was also analyzing in a low voice.

"But if he only kills my royal father, doesn't that mean he can …"

"The position of crown prince is open to the public. The ones who are in charge of the government right now are you and the Sixth Prince." Duan Chengxuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and his gaze towards Duan Chengyu became a bit more serious as well. He was just about to open his mouth to lecture Yu'er, but Gu Mingyan's hand lightly rested on the back of his hand as he opened his mouth.

What Duan Chengxuan said is absolutely correct. Since Navy Tide doesn't have a crown prince, then even if the ministers and officials have to choose who to stand on, the country should not be left without a ruler for a single day. Compared to Duan Chengxuan and Duan Chengrui, who are both far above the emperor, the closest people should be the two of you. "The empress is no longer around. The Sixth Prince has no one to rely on, and the Concubine Xian is resting in White Horse Temple with injuries. You don't have many followers, so who exactly is the person behind this? If it's an outsider who wants to usurp …"

"If an outsider wants to usurp our position, the soldiers of Sky Flame City will definitely not allow it." Duan Chengyu quickly replied with a frown.

"If that's the case, then it can only be that prince. Since it's not him, then there's only one prince that we don't know about." Qi Rou picked up the teacup at the side, her gaze landing on the cloud hanging around Gu Liuyan's waist.

Gu Danyan's sleeve blocked his own clouds and mist without leaving a trace, then she raised her head to look at Duan Chengxuan who was beside her. "What do you think?"

"The person behind all of this needs to be thinking this way. As a result, whether Yu'er and the Sixth Prince are in Sky Flame or Duan Chengrui and I are in Sky Flame to report back to Sky Flame, this situation will definitely not be controlled by one person. When the ministers and imperial concubines provoke them, my feelings for Yu'er will probably disappear without a trace." Duan Chengxuan was already familiar with the matters of Sky Fire City.

Although he had left the Sky Flame when he was young, at that time when he stepped into the Heavenly Flame whirlpool, everything changed.

When he returned to the battlefield, he thought about Sky Flame City's young king Jing and began to calm down. When he returned with a body full of scars and contribution points, he would start to grasp the government.

It was precisely because of this experience that Duan Chengxuan was able to gain special insight and was generally able to see things differently than Gu Liuyan, who wasn't born here, and wasn't able to blindly believe that the Imperial Family's disciples didn't have kinship.

"You mean, that man's goal is to get us to fight. "Since that's the case, the two of us should not have returned to Sky Flame City …"

When Duan Chengxuan heard this, he wanted to flare up, but Gu Pingyan was the first to speak. "But if we don't return, all of you will never know who the hidden culprit is. One day, when all of you begin to guard against each other, he'll take advantage of the situation and practically disperse you without expending any effort."

Duan Chengyu rubbed his head and decided to keep quiet.

Qi Rou watched helplessly as Gu Xuan Yan pressed the back of Duan Chengxuan's hand and softly opened her mouth, "Although I don't know much about the matters of the imperial court, I'm curious as well. Since this person was able to do this much, he must have been able to do it for a long time. Why didn't he reveal anything before?"

As his voice faded, the few of them began to ponder.

Right, it was impossible for him to not leave any clues behind.

If there were still some matters that he did not understand …

"Actually, I don't know what happened after mother and the Second Prince worked together." Gu Liuyan mentioned something that almost no one cared about.

She did not even remember what had happened to the Second Prince. Even the amount of information she had left in her head was pitiful.

However, this was a matter that no one knew. Everything that anyone knew was hearsay.

Not only Duan Chengyu, even Qi Rou revealed a puzzled look, "Those matters are already in the past."

"But now that I think about it, back then, when my mother and the Second Prince were working together, she was still together with Gu Cheng. After we met, whether it was me or my father, she didn't say a word about it …" It's like she doesn't know about this at all. " Gu Mingyan nodded. "Moreover, although Gu Cheng is standing by Duan Chengrui's side, it's still not clear what skill he relied on to stay behind."

"Gu Cheng's old branch was cleaned up once back then." Duan Chengyu was puzzled.

"According to the method of taking care of the Golden Cicada, it's not strange that he would be able to keep a group of people." If he had come here in the name of his mother to contact the Second Prince and had gotten in touch with Duan Chengrui later on, it would be clear that Gu Cheng was working for Duan Chengrui. " As Duan Cheng Xuan said this, her gaze descended onto Gu Danyan.

After going around in a circle, the person who had a problem was still Duan Chengrui.

Duan Chengxuan wanted to see to what extent Gu Pingyan was able to protect her.

Facing the gazes of these people, even Gu Daiyan found it difficult to keep his thoughts calm, not to mention that Duan Chengxuan was obviously a bit of a glutton. His usual performance was magnanimous, but when facing his lover, he was still narrow-minded.

He lightly coughed twice: "This matter is indeed strange, and I was the one who suggested it. Naturally, I will not shield it, but don't forget, there is still a Duan Feng."

"You'll know when you see her tomorrow." Duan Cheng Xuan withdrew a human skin mask from her sleeve.

Gu Liuyan's expression changed as expected. She stood up: "If you want to follow, then follow."

"Of course I have to follow. Can it be that I have to watch as the gazes of wolves and tigers land on you?" Duan Chenxuan had an irresistible rage on her face as she grabbed the other before Gu Liuyan could leave.

"Ah Ha, don't forget that I brought your old flame here. I can trust you, but you can't trust me?" Gu Liuyan raised his voice.

Seeing that the two of them had gone from official business to private matters, Qi Rou brought Duan Chengyu out with an unchanging expression, not going to listen to the childish words inside, and only said, "If my guess is correct, then the letter that I sent to you earlier saying that the Emperor wanted Duan Chengye to be the crown prince was all false, and it was only because you and him are both in the imperial court that I intended to instigate you."

"However, we cannot act rashly. However, now that I know that Royal Uncle is trustworthy, I am relieved." As Duan Chengyu spoke, he quietly pulled on one of Qi Rou's fingers in a place where no one could see: "I'm not a smart person, I've wronged you …"

"Next time I'll teach you how to take care of the shop, just start from the beginning." Qi Rou pinched his palm and chuckled.