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Half of the box of pastries went into Gu Mingyan's stomach, and he also talked about the matter of National Duke's Mansion by most of the time.

Gu Mingyan didn't understand the emperor's intentions as well as he knew that the emperor was willing to find a way out for the National Duke's Mansion. However, he was thinking if the emperor wanted to borrow the National Duke's Mansion to do something, so he looked at Xiao Qiran with suspicion, "Is there any value in using the National Duke's Mansion as well?"

So after the matter of the Mountain and River Diagram, royal father is only giving National Duke's Mansion a choice. There are still a few places on the side of the Treasure Vault that contain local records and various year's worth of important events, and they might be handed over to the National Duke's Mansion to manage in the future.

When she still wanted to take the pastries, Xiao Qiran brought the remaining half of the box back.

"This little girl likes to eat sweet things."

"I was just a little girl."

Xiao Qiran had only let her touch two pieces, and told her to keep the rest.

"The Treasure Vault has always been a relatively small function, but it has nothing to do with the government." Eating the pastries that he liked, Gu Mingyan explained in detail. Presumably, the emperor didn't place too much importance on National Duke's Mansion, but it was good to be a nameless newbie like him.

"Do you have any grudges against such an arrangement?"

Xiao Qiran brought out two portions of bitter tea to her side.

"No complaints."

After drinking the tea in one gulp with a frown, Gu Mingyan dusted off the crumbs in his hands and stood up, "If Your Highness still has nothing else, I'll be going to study."

With a slight frown, Xiao Qiran looked at the layer of scrolls on the table with interest. "Since you like reading so much, why don't you like the academy?"

"Most of the books I read were obscure and difficult to understand medical books. When I was free, I liked to read the book and the local journal, as well as other miscellaneous books. However, I don't like poetry, poetry, or poetry."

As Gu Mingyan said this, he had already walked to the front of the table that he had sat on earlier.

After drawing half of Xue Zhu's body and leaving behind a footprint, he put the mechanism diagram into the drawer and took out the copper mirror. After the handkerchief was soaked in water, he wiped off the ink stains on his face one by one.

Xiao Qiran looked at her seriously before raising his Qi to stand up from the wheelchair and walked to her side.

"Coming back today and feeling a little blocked, is it normal?"

And then he reached out his hand.

Gu Mingyan impatiently turned her head to look at him, as if to say after she wiped off the ink on her face, she saw that Xiao Qiran's eyes had become more vicious, and she eagerly placed the handkerchief down to take his pulse, and her other hand landed on his dantian. It made Xiao Qiran raise his eyebrows in anger, and he clenched his teeth, willing to not be provoked by this little girl.

"It's not normal." Gu Mingyan slowly stood up, turned around, and pushed him to the side of the bed, opening up his sleeves. Only then did she see the faint appearance of the black tendrils that had disappeared that day, and smiled faintly, "It isn't strange for that Gu to know about faking death, but the poison has a mind of its own now, and the needles at the bottom of the Sun Cliff have yet to disperse."

How could it be funny when the poison had yet to be cleared?

Xiao Qiran looked at her smiling face as she dropped a few needles, and two pills appeared in his hands out of nowhere.

Before he had even lost his temper, Gu Mingyan had already bent over, and the last two needles were on his back. His breath was on his ears: "Are you alright?"

"Better."

His dantian was at a standstill, so a few more inches wouldn't be good.

When Gu Mingyan crawled up from his embrace with the needle, she noticed the abnormality in the air again, and her body froze.

"Are you an animal?" Gu Mingyan blurted out what he was thinking.

"This prince is in his prime." Xiao Qiran shamelessly followed up with another half of the sentence.

Gu Mingyan opened his mouth as though he wanted to say something, but Gu Mingyan suppressed the words in his eyes.

Rolling his eyes impolitely, Gu Mingyan got up and pulled out all of the silver needles out as well. Seeing that Xiao Qiran was about to put on his clothes again, he sighed and folded them back in front of the table.

Xiao Qiran merely sat for a short while before leaving.

Wei Bai, on the other hand, had been chasing after Xiao Qiran for a few steps and couldn't help but say: "Big Sis is already grounded, why didn't Your Highness clear up the misunderstanding with Big Miss that day?"

"She doesn't like me. I'd rather keep her by my side."

After saying that, Wei Bai did not follow up, but his heart was filled with mixed feelings.

Their family had always been high and mighty, but now, for a woman, they had become very careful.

As for Gu Mingyan, who was in the courtyard, he was looking at Xiao Qiran's figure from a distance through a window. The brush on his hand circled around and around who knows how many times, and only felt a different cold wind blowing at his ears.

The first wisp of the spring breeze quietly blew.

Her gaze was fixated on a tree branch not far from the door. She looked at the unreadable green spots, then she stuffed the brush into her hand and scribbled a manuscript on a piece of paper.

Her heart was moved and she hid it.

Since the coming days could not last long, why obsess over this, it only increased his worries.

When Wei Bai returned, a few of the subordinates of the maids were celebrating with the spring breeze. Only Gu Mingyan who was separated by a window did not seem to care about it, but when no one was taking notice of him, he took a few pills, and was only seen by Wei Bai.

What medicine is Eldest Miss taking?

Wei Bai did not understand, but kept this matter in mind, and did not let anyone else know.

In the past few days, other than writing down the medicinal formula and giving it to Xiao Qiran to use, and writing down the title to have people look for the books, Gu Mingyan had not gone to look for Xiao Qiran, and only when she went to Prime Minister's Mansion did she see Shuang Hua.

Shuang Hua took advantage of the darkness of night to bring her to the National Duke's Mansion. Now that he saw her, he no longer had the same pitiful expression as before.

"Shuang Hua has already sent the person over. I hope that Sir Bai Song will take care of him for the night, and not reveal anything."

Shuang Hua smiled lightly and bowed, but in the end, he still carried the haughtiness in the Seventh Prince's residence.

On the other hand, Bai Song had the feeling that her own cousin had already been married off to someone else. She could only suppress the impatience in her heart and nodded her head in agreement.

"Shuang Hua will definitely bring it to bear."

Finished speaking, Shuang Hua walked to Gu Mingyan's side, and following Xiao Qiran's instructions, he did not say much. He only helped her tidy up her slightly disheveled hair, and said gently: "Your Highness will be going to Martial Academy tomorrow, see you then."

"Sister Shuang Hua, be careful on your way." The tip of Gu Mingyan's nose twitched as he watched Shuang Hua jump onto the tiles and disappear into the night.

With such a friendship between her and Sister Shuang Hua, would it end soon?

Bai Song stepped forward to welcome him, but he sensed that something was amiss, "Did you suffer any grievances in Seventh Prince's residence?"

"No, I just came over at night. I'm a bit tired."

Gu Mingyan shook his head, he reckoned that Shuang Hua and Xiao Qiran had not explained their actions in the past few days.

It seemed like her guess was correct.

Xiao Qiran thought in her heart about Big Sister Shuang Hua, but unfortunately, she could not walk side by side, so she was the one who needed to take over this position.

The person he needed was not necessarily her.