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Fengyi Courtyard was divided into one courtyard and two courtyards.

The main courtyard was naturally the residence of Princess Anping.

The two courtyards were occupied by Princess Anping's wet nurse. When Princess Anping was young, the struggle within the palace was quite ordinary. If it wasn't for her wet nurse, Madame Sun, she probably would have died a long time ago. The adult Princess Anping had a deep relationship with her wet nurse. After leaving home, she had even taken her wet nurse to live with her.

It was a pity that Princess Anping passed away early. Although the wet nurse, the Sun family, was already in the Phoenix Nest Courtyard's side courtyard, under the deliberate suppression of Feng Yue, it was almost the same as being grounded.

The side yard was naturally abandoned.

And now, in the entire Gu Royal Mansion, almost no one mentioned it again.

The other side yard was naturally the residence of Lian Feng Yue. In the past, Lian Feng Yue and Princess An Ping were sisters, so they voluntarily married each other. After Princess Anping's early death, the entire inner chamber of the Gu Imperial Manor was firmly grasped in his hands.

If she didn't bring up her background intentionally, then perhaps no one in the entire Prince Gu's estate would realize that she lived in a side yard of the Phoenix Ark Courtyard. After so many years of painstaking management, the courtyard remained the same, but all sorts of treasures and flowers were inside. Even when Princess Anping was still alive, she didn't give in, much less stay in the abandoned courtyard for so long.

The main courtyard and the side yard are respectively provided with a secondary hall.

Due to the accident that happened soon after the birth of Princess Anping's daughter, in order to pacify her, Gu Yinian had asked around many times and finally found a person not much older than their daughter, Gu Huaiyan. Back then, Gu Leyan was only one or two years old. Naturally, she lived with Princess An Ping in the secondary hall of the main courtyard.

Thereafter, Princess Anping died early on. Gu Yannan had no intentions of staying in the inner chamber and the entire Gu Prince's residence was controlled by Feng Yue. As for Gu Huayan, she had a special identity. She was neither a proper direct descendant nor an ordinary guest. If we were to talk about it in detail, everyone is well aware of the status and importance of a concubine who lived in a side courtyard and a young miss who lived in the main courtyard. As a result, even Feng Yue was not easy to handle. Furthermore, she didn't even have the time to busy herself with her own matters, so she naturally didn't have the heart to care about Gu Huaiyan. Although Gu Huaiyan was a bit special on the surface, she wasn't Gu Yinian after all. Thus, she had been living in the auxiliary hall of the Phoenix Artefact Academy the entire time.

Although Gu Xi was not born into a family, and according to the proper rules, she should naturally grow up in front of her mother, but because Princess Anping's health was not in a good condition when he was born and there was only one child in the entire palace, and his mother Lian Feng Yue had good relations with Princess Anping, the princess didn't have the energy to take care of her. After that, Princess passed away early, and Feng Yue took control of King Gu's Estate for many years. So, even though it was against the rules, he still stayed with Feng Yue in the auxiliary hall of the side courtyard.

When Princess Anping had married Gu Yinian, it had been a great marriage. Furthermore, there had been an important reason behind it: to console her. Ever since the High Ancestor, the entire Grand Xia had experienced hundreds of years of internal strife. In this internal strife, the imperial clan declined, power fell, and power ruled the external world. It was only until the appearance of His Majesty today that he managed to turn the tide, regaining his right to nibble away at the external forces step by step, suppressing the surrounding kingdoms with force, and finally stepping onto the right track.

Gu Yannan could be considered the right and left hand of His Majesty. If he hadn't used his military prowess like a god and stood on the same side as His Majesty, the current Grand Xia probably wouldn't be the same as it is today. While the Emperor was deeply grateful to him, he was also naturally fearful in his heart. Helpless, he had no choice but to marry his mother's younger sister, Princess An Ping, and Gu Yinian, showing their affection. As for the Etiquette Phoenix Courtyard, all of its standards were created according to the benefits shared by the empress. This was also the emperor's way of making up for the loss of his own sister.

As a result, although the Etiquette Courtyard was only a courtyard, it took up to two-thirds of the entire estate. Even if they were to walk around in the same courtyard, it would still take quite a bit of time.