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When they left the main courtyard, Chun Ying and Qiu Mei had been called out by Gu Ziyan.

Shuang Hua brought a few servants carrying boxes of food over from the corner. Seeing that Chun Ying had disappeared without a trace, his face turned cold.

Instead of serving his own young mistress, he had to serve her first instead. He truly did not know etiquette.

But when he turned his head, Shuang Hua saw the Ling Long hanging on her waist, and immediately went up to welcome her in a daze.

"Chun Ying should be called out by the second young miss. Why don't the eldest young miss stay for a meal with him?"

Faintly staring blankly, Gu Mingyan only raised his hand to rub his red nose. Before he could reply, he was pulled in by Shuang Hua on his own.

Xiao Qiran only raised his eyebrows and did not reject, he only called for Shuang Hua to sit and eat with him.

Gu Mingyan sat down, and when the chopsticks landed on her fingertips, they subconsciously twirled between her fingers, and then she picked up the bowl and chopsticks, feeling that it was much better than the food she had eaten in the past few days, she smiled and ate more.

Xiao Qiran stayed in the army camp for a long time, and his meal time was extremely fast, but after a while he put down the bowls and chopsticks, and did not leave.

"Is the injury on Eldest Miss better?" Shuang Hua held the bowl and asked.

"It's not completely scabbed yet, but it'll be fine in two days."

Gu Mingyan answered while eating, and then picked up a piece of Red Braised Meat from Shuang Hua's bowl.

If not for Shuang Hua's words, Xiao Qiran would have long since forgotten about the matter of the girl falling off the cliff.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Qiran said coldly: "You can go out after your injuries have healed."

"Naturally, since I haven't tried out the medicine with little sister Ziyan, I'm naturally reluctant to leave and become your spy."

Gu Mingyan nodded, after eating the last few mouthfuls of rice, he drank a cup of warm water indifferently.

After eating her fill, she suddenly thought of the matter of the Fourth Prince Lord coming to visit, and could not help but ask: "Did I disturb the Fourth Prince Palace coming to visit you?"

"I never wanted to let Fourth Bro in." Xiao Qiran's eyes were gloomy and unfathomable, as though she was giving a warning, "This matter might be related to him."

The TV dramas do not deceive me, you ancient royal family just cut and cut and disorderly.

At most, she would only know that Fourth Prince and Seventh Prince were on friendly terms, but most of the secrets were unknown. Thinking about it, even if she knew, she didn't have the confidence or brain to be alone in this vortex.

Supporting his cheek with his hand, Gu Mingyan carefully sized up Xiao Qiran: "Are all the members of your royalty so good-looking?"

"Are you enchanted by this prince's beauty?" Xiao Qiran's mouth formed a playful smile.

"Although I am a person that is easily bewitched by beauty, I am still able to distinguish the importance of this."

Embarrassed, Gu Mingyan withdrew his gaze and only thanked Shuang Hua before leaving the main courtyard at a leisurely pace.

There were many people in the courtyard during the day, but Gu Mingyan was not in a hurry to return. There were many people who were leisurely making their way to various parts of the manor, but no one stopped them when they arrived at the backyard.

This place was quiet, so she walked along the rocky path to the pavilion and took out the book she had not finished reading before.

The warm book was in his hands, and his hands felt good.

Seeing that the two of them were just following him quietly, Shuang Hua decided to return and report to Xiao Qiran. Naturally, he found out about the deal between the two of them.

Shuang Hua felt that it was unbelievable, "The big miss is only a child."

"I was on horseback when I was fourteen." Xiao Qiran casually took a military book.

"Your Highness didn't view Eldest Miss as a future wife, did you not care about the emperor's painstaking efforts?"

Shuang Hua's every word resounded loud and clear as he knelt on the ground, his eyes filled with fear.

"First Miss' family background is pure, and her status is of the highest order."

"Living in the countryside, not stained with even a speck of dust from the Shengan, it is divided into two."

"I hope that Your Highness doesn't have to be on guard against the people next to you." I hope that Your Highness doesn't have to be on guard against the people next to you.

Xiao Qiran paused for a moment, his heart still extremely cold.

How could he not know the painstaking nurturing and kindness that his royal father had shown him? This kind of pure and innocent woman who had yet to be seduced by any power, could indeed make him believe her in the future.

However, after so many years of deceit, if they were to face each other or turn around and betray each other on the battlefield, how could they be forgotten at night?

"Let me think about it." Xiao Qiran impatiently waved his hand.

Shuang Hua could only get up and leave, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Everyone knew that the Seventh Prince had impressive achievements in battle and that his reputation was flourishing. How could they know that beneath his hands was blood all over, a revenge that would never disperse in the midst of a nightmare?

After reading all of the books, Gu Mingyan realized that his fingertips were cold and stiff.

When he returned to his senses, he grabbed the ice-cold book tightly and stuffed it into his sleeve. However, he felt a chill down his spine and realized that the sky had already darkened.

"Look at my brain."

She tilted her head indignantly. She had only wanted to idly sit for two hours, but she hadn't expected that the sun would set already.

With the cold wind blowing around her, she could only quicken her pace and walk towards the twilight courtyard.

He ran all the way back to the Mu Lin Garden, but only the two guards under the bridge remained loyal to his duty, when they saw Gu Mingyan coming back alone, they were all stunned and saluted.

"Has little sister Ziyan returned?"

"I did not see Second Miss return."

The two guards shook their heads, seeing that Gu Mingyan was shivering from the cold, one of the guards followed her inside, and with the agility of a soldier in the army camp, they lit the charcoal brazier for her. Gu Mingyan said his thanks, and continued to sit by the side and read, while the other hand held the brush and twirled it between his fingers.

By the time Gu Ziyan was sent back by the servants beside Fourth Prince, the moon was already up and the cold wind was piercing his bones.

She then saw as if Gu Ziyan was drunk, being sent to her room by two maids, and in the end Chun Ying and Qiu Mei wanted to take care of her.

But just now, they had pushed open the door, causing Gu Mingyan's eyes to reflect the fire as he looked at the two of them.

"Miss, this servant will pave the way for you …"

"No need, Lil Sis Ziyan was born to be a pampered girl, you took good care of her and helped me a lot." Gu Mingyan leisurely stood up and walked to the side of the door, and smilingly gestured for the two servant girls to come over.

The two maidservants knew that they were in the wrong and bitterly left.

After a while, two guards came in with hot water. The two maidservants at the side did not dare to approach and could only look on helplessly.

After Gu Mingyan finished bathing, he crawled into the blanket. When his fingertips touched the little hole that exposed cotton, he only used his hands to cover it, and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, she woke up only when the sun was high in the sky.

The pillow under her head had already fallen into her arms. Her hair was messy and covered her eyes. She then clicked her tongue and took a short nap before slowly getting up.

Chun Ying and Qiu Mei did not wait for her to get up after entering the sect.

She then casually changed into a new set of clothes, and used a hairpin to rearrange her hair before pushing open the door.

He only saw Fourth Prince standing in the courtyard waiting for him, with two servants behind him holding onto food boxes.

They looked at each other, and Gu Mingyan immediately understood what was going on.

"I have not woken up yet, I hope that Your Highness can help yourself."

After saying that, he slammed the door shut and buried his head into the soft blanket, ready to play chess with Duke Zhou.

She's not a light bulb.