C23

"Bang!"

Duan Chengxuan was heavily thrown onto the carriage, then he flicked his sleeve and left the carriage before riding on his horse.

Gu Liuyan held onto her throat and coughed nonstop. She slowly got up and sat back down. She silently cursed in her heart. This Duan Chengxuan was truly a madman who was trapped by his feelings!

"Crown Princess Jing, it's best if you don't make the prince angry." The soldiers driving the carriage couldn't help but try to dissuade them.

Gu Danyan shook his head and closed his eyes to rest.

Duan Chengxuan returned to his residence through the rain, and the moment he entered the hall, a black figure stood by his side. Duan Chengxuan rubbed his forehead and said, "Send two people to follow Gu Daiyan and tell her not to cause any trouble. If she wants to leave the city, she must speak to me as well."

The shadow quickly left the room.

Su Yu Wan walked in with the Silver Eared Lotus Seed Soup. When she saw Duan Cheng Xuan was drenched all over, she hurriedly walked up to him.

Seeing Su Yu Wan's worried expression, Duan Cheng Xuan had long since forgotten about what had happened today. She could only hope that Su Yu Wan would recover and that he would use any means at his disposal.

The carriage sped through the rain back to the medicine house.

The pretty girl quickly came out with an umbrella and helped Gu Daiyan into the house. After giving her some hot water to wash off, she lay back down on the bed. Her chest was not the same as the wound from before.

"Miss, are you alright?" Yin Qiufu anxiously looked at her blushing face.

"Nothing, just rest for a while. Go and help me get some food." She raised a smile and waited until they had left before she opened her collar a little bit to discover that there were several red spots next to her collarbone, as if they were converging into some sort of design. It hurt so much that she ruthlessly rubbed it with her hands.

The next day, she woke up refreshed. The red dot below her collarbone had condensed into a twisted cloud the size of a pinky. She hastily checked her pulse and found that the poison did not show any signs of spreading, while her hands were still trembling.

"What is the principle behind this?" She put on her clothes, thinking that she should ask her grandfather in a few days. When she pushed open the door, she found two tall men standing in front of the door. One of them had a long sword at his waist, while the other had a pair of knives at his waist.

Upon seeing her, the two of them turned around at the same time, bowing their sabers at their waists. "I am Cheng Yi."

"Your subordinate Cheng Er was sent by the prince. He also told us to inform the princess that she is not allowed to leave Sky Flame City without the king accompanying her." Cheng Er came to her side, handing over the jade medallion from the Prince's estate to her.

"As you wish, just remember to send someone to the Hall of Relief later to retrieve my ingredients." "By the way, I went to the market and bought some medical books for me, as well as some books on local records." Gu Daiyan yawned and left to do as he was told. He went to the kitchen to get some food from Qing Dai.

Cheng Er looked at the other in the eye. He hadn't thought that although the wangfei wasn't favored, he still knew how to order others around.

After eating her fill, she fell head first into the courtyard. She studied the medical books and the local records during the day, and at night, she studied the ingredients in the large courtyard. She was the only one who took care of all the herbs in the courtyard.

Thus, in these short ten days, Gu Daiyan had not even arrived, but he had already concocted more than half of the shelves filled with medicines. There were very few poisons, and she had basically brought them with her.

Duan Chengxuan looked at the words written on the paper with a cold expression as he looked at Cheng Yi who was kneeling on the ground. "In these past few days, she hasn't stepped out of the door at all. Do you know what medicine she has made?"

"I don't know the specifics, but most of them are commonly seen." Cheng Yi's head was lowered even further.

"What's Sister Gu doing with so many medicines?" Su Yuwan was lying on the soft couch. She was still holding the soup and her voice was soft.

"This subordinate does not know. Before, when I asked about this, Princess only said that practice makes perfect, and if you can't even produce a small medicine, then I'm afraid you won't be able to do a big medicine well. She also said that you would have to thank your guest in seclusion for the next half a month."

"Sister Gu is really strange." Su Yuwan raised her eyebrows. Gu Mingyan had pestered Brother Xuan before, but now she was trying to capture him?

Duan Chengxuan waved his hand and ordered him to leave, but the mansion's steward hastily ran in and hurriedly said, "The Empress is here!"

"Why did the empress come to This King?" After Duan Chengxuan finished speaking, he immediately reacted and quickly waved his hand to allow Cheng Yi to return. "Call Gu Danyan back for me, now!"

Su Yuwan pursed her lips and quickly got down from the soft couch, walking out.

"Wan'er …" Seeing that Su Yu Wan had forced a smile onto her face, he could only comfort her, "I'm truly sorry. However, the Empress came here this time to help the Emperor see how the relationship between me and the Yun clan is. You should go back to the courtyard and rest, so I'll come see you tonight."

"Is the Yun family that important?" As Su Yu Wan's tears gently fell, Duan Chengxuan felt even more pity for her.

"It's just that the Emperor values the Yun clan." Duan Cheng Xuan kissed her on the forehead before sending her back to the courtyard. She changed into a formal attire before coming to the hall to deal with the empress.

At the same time, in the courtyard of the medicine house.

The taste of the medicine in her mouth had yet to completely dissipate. She did not expect that the quantity of the medicine here would be different from what she had expected, but fortunately, she had already made Yin Gou close the door to thank the customer. Even if something really happened, she would just have to lie in the pharmacy for a few days.

It was a pity that the heavens did not fulfil his wishes.

Cheng Yi scurried in through the window. "Esteemed wangfei, the empress has arrived at Prince Jing's estate. Please follow me back to the estate quickly."

"Now?" Gu Daiyan held on to the edge of the table as he rummaged through the other herbs with trembling hands. He could only curse himself for his bad luck: "Give me a stick of incense."

"Princess, the prince's residence is extremely urgent." Cheng Yi cupped his hands together slightly.

"If you don't want to bring a unconscious person with you, you'd better wait for me." Gu Danyan turned her head with a smile. She had been studying the pain for several days now, so she had gotten used to it. She just used her hand to feel the herbs on the side and crushed them.

Cheng saw her on the verge of collapse, so he could only shut his mouth.

After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, she brought her to the prince's mansion.

"Sister royal, why have you come here today?"

After Duan Cheng Xuan saluted, she sat to the side and her gaze descended upon Empress Xu.

The empress was wearing only a luxurious robe today with two palace maids by her side. She sat upright on the main seat and spoke a few words of concern when she saw Duan Chengxuan. After a long time, she put down her cup and asked, "Prince, why haven't you seen Princess Jing?"

Duan Chengxuan frowned. Why didn't Cheng Yi bring Gu Danyan over!

"Esteemed Empress, chenqie felt a chill occasionally, so she came late."