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In the past, when Crown Prince Xiao Ze had visited him to deliver gifts, Duke Bai Feiyu had refused to see him because of his unwell condition.

But now, he had actually sent his eldest son to take him to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and said that he missed his granddaughter taking him home for a small living. Unexpectedly, he had felt cold last night, so he had decided to ask her for half a month.

Only the Madam Liu by his side held onto the handkerchief tightly, his face had a smile, and his voice was fierce.

"It seems that the person from National Duke's Mansion has valued the little girl Gu Mingyan being able to get married to a good family, and is now eagerly pasting it onto the table."

Gu Ziyan sighed lightly at the side: "Mother, please don't breathe too much. I am afraid the Duke of Zhenguo is too old for this, his highness the crown prince has too high a status, and yet he still wants to rope in a prince with weak legs. Perhaps he is really thinking about his granddaughter?"

After all, in Gu Ziyan's opinion, this choice was tantamount to seeking death.

After hearing his daughter's comforting words, the Madam Liu calmed down and slowly patted Gu Ziyan's hands, and said: "But mother has won over Gu Mingyan, so mother has won over Seventh Prince. When you next meet the crown prince, even though you don't need to say a few words for Gu Mingyan, you definitely need to say a few words for the Seventh Prince, do you understand?"

"Daughter understands."

Gu Ziyan gave a shallow smile, but his eyes flashed with a cold light.

Based on the way the Seventh Prince had treated Gu Mingyan, Gu Mingyan would probably step on him in the future.

Naturally, this Seventh Prince wanted to win him over, but Gu Mingyan … There was no need.

After the Duke Zhen left, Gu Zhiyuan closed himself in his study as well. The two carrier pigeons flapped their wings and flew away, as if they were trying to see just how profound the National Duke's Mansion was. Why did they start befriending Gu Mingyan, the granddaughter who had lived in the countryside for so long?

Even the people in the imperial court were quietly observing.

Duke Zhen, Bai Feiyu, could be considered a thorn in the side of the Emperor. He had been low-key for dozens of years, yet his eldest son and eldest grandson were sent to these two manors, so why was that?

But today, Bai Song personally entered the Seventh Prince Palace with his people. Compared to yesterday, he was much more low-key as compared to following his father.

With that jade hairpin, he entered the house. Wei Bai had been waiting for a long time and bowed, "Master Bai."

"No need to be so polite." Bai Song walked over to Wei Bai's side. He had once seen Wei Bai at the banquet behind the Seventh Prince, but he never thought that his Highness would actually have his trusted aides come over to receive him. He then asked: "I wonder why my cousin is staying in the Seventh Prince Mansion."

"However, it is as you said yesterday. If Master Bai is worried, I can accompany Master Bai to the Lady's place for a meal. Your highness has already agreed to it."

Wei Bai knew that Bai Song did not bring Grandma Xu along this time.

According to Your Highness' instructions, there was no need to force Bai Song to go to the study room to discuss things. Bai Song could just let his cousins gather there and see what the National Duke's Mansion was trying to do.

Bai Song came this time for the sake of this cousin, and immediately nodded in agreement.

Looking at the twilight courtyard that was surrounded by the lake, four burly servants were building flowers and grasses, as if preparing for the spring flowers. Two smart girls were dusting off the dust on the porch, and they would occasionally talk about something in the courtyard, talking and laughing merrily.

The decorations in the courtyard were all unique and did not seem like they were given a random place to stay.

As he entered the room, the incense burner began to emanate a medicinal smell. His strange cousin was lying on the bed, her black hair flowing down to her side. She wore a mink fur coat to warm her body, while holding a book in her hands.

When she saw him, she was shocked, "Cousin, why have you come to my place?"

Gu Mingyan quickly tidied up the messy hair on the side of his face and smiled faintly.

Bai Song saw that her face was pale and her expression relaxed. It seemed that she really had caught a cold by accident.

Walking forward, Gu Mingyan leaned over and pulled the stool for him. Bai Song's eyes immediately turned cold: "There is no one by your side?"

"Those two girls are used to watching me make fun of them, so I let them go out and annoy others."

Gu Mingyan pointed to the book in his hand helplessly, while the two maidservants could only chatter on at the side, unable to see what was going on.

I wonder where Wei Bai found him.

"How did he end up in the Seventh Prince's residence? You haven't married him yet … "

"Cousin is thinking too much." Gu Mingyan quickly shook her hand: "I don't know how to use zither, chess, calligraphy and painting, but when I went to the Academy, I could only stare blankly. I asked Mr. Xu Chang to help me out, and since I wanted to avoid the exams that were held during the first few days of school, I coincidentally ran into the hall and went down to deliver the ink stone to the Mr. Xu."

Reaching that point, Gu Mingyan blinked her eyes playfully, and rubbed her head.

Thinking about how his cousin was born in the countryside, and how the Southern Viewing College was considered to be the academy with the highest Shengan, it was reasonable that he couldn't keep up with her. Helplessly, he sighed, "Because of this matter, Father even thought that you were forced by Your Highness to take on the title of National Duke's Mansion."

As he said till here, Gu Mingyan himself also reacted.

If Xiao Qiran allowed him to stay yesterday, then wouldn't it be natural that someone else would claim the title of National Duke's Mansion …

He had to force the National Duke's Mansion to submit.

Her eyes dimmed a little, but now she was more worried than guilty.

If Xiao Qiran really had such thoughts, then he would most likely not put anyone from the National Duke's Mansion in his eyes. If something were to happen in the future, sooner or later, he would also drag in the National Duke's Mansion as a burden.

Gu Mingyan immediately asked, "How did Grandfather change his mind? Could it be because of me …"

"It's not because of you. It's because the Crown Prince has gone too far. We have no choice but to stand in line." Bai Song's face turned cold, he took out a hidden weapon from his bosom and said softly: "Long ago, Grandfather was assassinated by someone, and was almost injured. Only a few hidden weapons and broken blades were left behind, so Father knows that these concealed weapons were only given to people from the crown prince's residence a few days ago, and no one will know about it."

"Why is the Crown Prince like this?"

Gu Mingyan was startled, although the Duke of Zhenguo did not have any power in the imperial court, but a skinny camel was bigger than a horse, so how could the Crown Prince not understand such a simple logic?

"I'm afraid it's related to the Old Lady Xu you mentioned before. Last night, Old Lady Xu found Grandfather and discussed some matters with him, so Grandfather asked me to come over today, he said that he would do my best to get on the Seventh Prince ship, and also said that there are many craftsmen in the manor …"

As Bai Song said till here, he also frowned.

In the past, when the National Duke's Mansion was hidden in the rooms, they did not go to the imperial hall, but after all, they still needed some money to live, and taking over the craftsmen was the way to earn money. At that time, many people would act in a low-key manner in order to avoid provoking the imperial court, and with their esteemed status, they would all come to seek help.

But from the looks of it, there were dozens of craftsmen in the mansion, so how could he not have the next Old Lady Xu?

Furthermore, the Crown Prince had actually sent people to assassinate him. If this continued, who knew what would happen to his National Duke's Mansion in the future? It would be better to stand in a good position early today, and protect him for one day.

"It seems like what you said last time is not wrong. This Shengan is not something that we can escape from just because we want to."