C81

After entering Sky Flame City, Gu Danyan had no choice but to part ways with the escort team.

She dismounted from her horse and only dared to lead Yin He back into the busy city. She glanced at Duan Cheng Xuan and waved her hand. "You must report to the Emperor when you return. I'll head back to the medicine house first."

A small courtyard had already been filled to the brim with books that Yun Fu had brought over, and Silver Forcing Indigo Jade was currently helping to take care of it. It was too late to take care of the matter of her return just now, so Qi Rou stuffed the red dates into her arms and said, "I haven't seen you in a few days, but you've lost a lot of weight. Rest well."

"Right." Gu Danyan rubbed Red Date's head and went into the room to sleep.

But in the dead of night, she had to get up and go to the kitchen to get something to eat.

Qi Rou was already waiting for her in the kitchen. She smiled lightly and said, "Let me heat up some food for you."

"No need, I'll just take some steamed buns." She hurriedly rearranged her messy hair. She knew that as a young miss, Qi Rou always carried herself as a lady, so she couldn't bear to see the people around her in disarray.

Qi Rou ignored him and continued, "These few days, father has wanted me to go back several times. Can you think of a way to make me stay?"

"When the time comes, I'll ask Qing Dai to go and inform him." Gu Danyan rubbed the tip of his nose and smelled the fragrance of the food. He became much more clear-headed and asked, "Why is your father asking you to go back at this time?"

"Father thought that my illness should have almost recovered, so he wanted me to marry and become a woman." Qi Rou smiled helplessly. After a while, she just placed the hot food on the table. She looked at Gu Liuyan with a bit of envy in her eyes.

Gu Danyan felt quite uncomfortable being stared at, so she only picked up her chopsticks and ate a few mouthfuls: "Although the kindness of parents cannot be forgotten, people live for themselves, so you don't need to think too much about it. If you don't want to marry, then don't."

"Why is the princess so different?" Qi Rou sat beside her with a smile on her face. Her eyes were filled with happiness and her back was straight. She looked dignified and beautiful.

"How is it different? It's not missing an arm nor a leg." Gu Danyan twirled the chopsticks in his hand, and then returned them to the bowl, "You can stay here as long as you want. Compared to Qi Lin's personality, I believe that you'll be able to take control of Misty Rain Pavilion in the future."

Qi Rou's eyes dimmed for a moment before she gripped the corners of her clothes tightly. "I've only known Princess Hua-Yang for a short while, why do you trust me so much?"

"You'll know every day." Gu Danyan laughed: "Just like how I usually stay at the pharmacy, since you've already spent so much time and effort on rouge, cosmetics and the shop, it would be impossible for you to lose to your brothers who only know how to do things."

"You really think so?" Qi Rou stood up abruptly and glared at her.

"Of course, and Qi Lin is starting to learn now, even if he has great talent, he will absolutely not be able to catch up to you. Don't think that just because you're a girl, you will have to meet a couple in the future." Of course, and Qi Lin is starting to learn now, even if he has great talent, he will absolutely not be able to catch up to you. Gu Danyan finished the rest of the meal, washed the dishes and chopsticks, then sauntered off to the pharmacy.

In any case, she was still annoyed by the discussion about Duan Chengxuan's water stronghold, so it was difficult for her to sleep peacefully.

Although they chatted for a day and night, Qi Rou was refreshed on the second day. She thoroughly studied the accounts books and the situation of the various shops. She did not only stay in the medicine house during the day, she even went to the Misty Rain Pavilion in disguise to take a look.

When Yin Gou saw this, she weakly followed Yun Fu to clean up. "This house is full of bookworms."

"The two misses are dragons and phoenixes among men." Yun Fu put away the books in an orderly manner, the smile still on his face.

When it was the middle of the day, Gu Danyan walked out of the pharmacy in high spirits. She went back to her room to change out of her medicinal clothing, then changed into a set of dark blue clothes before hurriedly leading Yin He out.

There was no grass in the medicine house.

She had also just remembered that she was massaging her Silver Ear's head ingratiatingly as she walked along the road.

Cheng Shan, who was sitting next to the carriage, saw her. He seemed to have exchanged a few words with the person in the carriage before arriving at her side. "Princess, Prince Jing is about to go to the residence of the Assistant Minister of Revenue."

She had forgotten that she had poisoned the son of the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

"What's the use of the prince going?" Gu Daiyan did not understand.

"There's also Miss Su and Doctor Mu Qing. Miss Su wants to rope in an assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue for the Prince. Otherwise, Young Master Guang's life would be in danger." Cheng Shan said anxiously. After a while, he pulled the horse in her hand over. "Why don't we go with Princess Hua-Yang?"

"The silver fungus hasn't eaten yet, you must give it some grass." Gu Danyan nodded and rubbed the back of the Silver Ear before walking over.

Su Yu Wan climbed onto the carriage and her face seemed to become even paler, but her body was much rounder than before she went to the water stronghold. When Mu Qing saw her, he immediately lowered his head, while she tilted her head in confusion.

Su Yu Wan obediently leaned on Duan Cheng Xuan's shoulder and lightly coughed a few times. "Why is Sister Gu here?"

"Of course for the sake of Master." During this bumpy time, she could find time to take a nap. If she returned to the medicine house, as long as she thought of the amount of books her grandfather had left behind, she wouldn't be able to resist reading them, not to mention the fact that there were so many medicinal herbs waiting for her in the pharmacy.

Gu Danyan closed her eyes to rest. Su Yu Wan said in a low voice: "Brother Xuan …" "Why did you agree to elder sister Gu's position as an imperial concubine? Could it be that you …"

"She's quite useful." His eyes were slightly black and his body was even thinner than Su Yu Wan. However, he knew that her head and hands could do a lot of things, so he couldn't help but smile. "Wan'er, she is enough to stay by my side."

Su Yu Wan looked at Duan Cheng Xuan's persistent gaze and her heart was like dying embers.

Back then, after his master had passed away, he had also used such a gaze to make her stay.

Now, this gaze was directed at another woman!

She bit her lower lip tightly, but she was unable to refute him. As long as it was something that Duan Chengxuan approved of, there would never be a place for her to return to, and from start to finish, she could only live in the shadows.

Perhaps Su Yuwan's malicious thoughts were too deep, Gu Liuyan suddenly opened his eyes. He subconsciously raised his hand to touch the neck that had been cut by the mirage. Before Mu Qing realized what had happened, blood had already trickled down his fingers.

His pupils slightly contracted.

It was due to an oversight from her. Before the water stronghold detoxified her, the poison in her body had yet to be completely dispelled. Just now, she had only exerted a little strength, yet this scab had unexpectedly caused blood to seep out from her wounds.

"Esteemed wangfei …" Mu Qing subconsciously moved closer.

Gu Pingyan took out the medicinal paste from the jade bottle and covered it with it before putting a piece of cloth around his neck, "It's nothing, I'll go back and take some pills and then the poison will be gone."