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With the shackles on his body, no matter how much soft fabric was wrapped around him, it was still bone-chilling cold.

Even though she was pregnant, she was unable to obtain even the slightest bit of trust from Duan Chengxuan. Originally, she thought that he would allow her some freedom, but now, after knowing that she was pregnant, she left with only this heavy shackle.

Not to mention being free, he even needed the help of the people around him to drink some water.

When Duan Chengyu rushed over with Qi Rou, he saw her sitting alone on the bed with her limbs shackled. However, she was still holding onto a scented bag with herbs in her hands as she gently caressed it with her fingertips.

"Who's here?" Gu Daiyan spoke weakly and only passed the scented sachet to the maid beside him: "Pack this scented sachet well, I will bring it with me when I return to the clan."

"Yes, Princess." The nimble maid by his side picked up his things and left.

Now that she had the appearance of a princess, Duan Chengyu was not used to her calm appearance.

He only pushed away the servant who had blocked his path and walked straight to the bed.

"What did Imperial Uncle do to you?" Qi Rou, who was standing behind him, also hurried over.

It had only been a short period of time, but she was already as thin as skin and bones.

"So it's you two. If there's nothing else, you shouldn't come over. Duan Chengxuan clearly isn't going to let me off so that he won't be the ones to bring disaster upon himself." Gu Daiyan's fingertips slightly loosened.

On this bed, she had once slept in an embrace with Duan Chengxuan, and in a flash, she had even treated him as her beloved. But now, it would seem that what she wanted was only a piece of flesh from the time she gave birth to her child.

Duan Chengyu frowned: "I'll take you away."

"There's no need. I'm already pregnant, and I'm no longer a virgin wherever I go." As he said this, Gu Daiyan raised his hand and placed it on his stomach: "Besides, it would be nice if this little guy could stay by my side."

"Pregnant?" Qi Rou was even more confused.

Gu Danyan only told the two of them about Duan Chengxuan wanting her child's placenta to be used as a medicinal lure, then he only called over the maidservants outside the door and said, "Don't let anyone in in in the future."

Gu Danyan glanced at the two people beside him and said, "You two don't have to come, and Yin Qiufu, her relationship with Qi Lin is not bad, so I'll give it to your Qi family."

Duan Chengyu's face turned dark and he wanted to say something, but Qi Rou, who was beside him, quickly pulled him back. She helplessly shook her head and said, "Since you have nothing else to say, then we can stop worrying."

"Yes, thank you for your trouble." With that, Gu Danyan took out a letter from a box and handed it to Qi Rou, "Give this to Qi Lin, help me deliver a message, do what he promised me before."

Qi Rou placed the letter in her arms doubtfully. Duan Chengyu tightly clenched his fists, but he still followed Qi Rou and left.

He left the courtyard and sat on the carriage.

Qi Rou took out the letter and carefully examined it, but she did not discover anything amiss. On the other hand, Duan Chengyu's face was still as dark as before: "Imperial Uncle actually took a person's flesh and blood for medicine! If royal father finds out about this … "

"Fourth Prince, you shouldn't say too much." Qi Rou only raised his hand to cover his mouth as he looked at him helplessly. "If my guess is right, then that kang zhong must have wanted Princess Jing's flesh and blood. Now that Princess Jing has found a way to prevent her from dying, this should be a good thing."

"Why are you like this …"

Before she finished speaking, Qi Rou could only chuckle helplessly. "Do you think that Su Yu Wan hopes that she can have Duan Cheng Xuan's son? From what I know of her before, this time, she wanted to directly put Gu Liuyan to death. "

For a moment, Duan Chengyu felt his entire body go ice-cold.

The person that elder sister Ling'er saved that day had actually done such a thing.

"However, now that Duke Jing has made it clear that he's willing to have children with her and not just finding a man, don't you think there's some sort of friendship between the two of them?" On the other hand, Qi Rou could see everything clearly.

Duan Chengyu carefully thought about it, there was actually some logic to it, but then he changed his mind: "Don't tell me we don't care about this matter?"

"Although I really want to control it, you and I are not qualified enough to do so." Qi Rou pointed to the two of them helplessly, then said, "Besides, she said she wanted to bring Yin Gou to our Qi House because she was afraid that Yin Gou would be implicated. Qing Dai is a clever girl, she can help Gu Mingyan, that's enough."

Since Qi Rou had already spoken up to this point, Duan Chengyu naturally believed her and nodded his head in agreement.

Returning to the Sky Flame, Duan Chengyu decided to temporarily ignore the matter. However, regardless of what Litchi Bay said, he turned a deaf ear. As for Qi Rou, she naturally told Qi Lin every single word that Gu Tinyan had said.

In the dead of night.

Just as Qi Lin arrived at the back door of the third prince's mansion dressed in his night clothes, the servant who had been waiting for him for a long time had already pushed open the door behind him, "Young Master Qi, please follow me."

He was slightly taken aback, this was the first time Qi Lin had been to the third prince's mansion.

Duan Chengrui only put on his outer garment as he sat in the study. When he saw Qi Lin, he did not raise his eyebrows, but thought of his defeat at the foot of the Hundred Herb Cliff earlier and frowned: "What, Princess Jing, you still want to cooperate with me?"

"Princess Jing is currently in prison. I only brought her a single letter."

As he spoke, Qi Lin placed a piece of paper in front of Duan Chenrui with a stern gaze.

Unexpectedly, with just a quick glance, Gu Pingyan was able to clearly explain what happened at that time with a few sentences. When she saw that someone wanted to kill her in the end, she escaped in order to preserve her life, and only coldly said: "Call Yue Qing here, immediately."

"Isn't Yue Qing His Highness's concubine?" Qi Lin doubtfully blurted out. When he saw Duan Chengrui looking at him with a cold gaze, he quickly shut his mouth and the servant beside him quickly pulled him, "Young Master Qi, it's late at night. When the time is right, His Highness Third Prince will definitely send someone to personally give his answer."

"In addition, Princess Jing is pregnant, but she is doing it for Su Yu Wan. They are already like water and fire, and if the third prince doesn't believe me, you can check for yourself."

After saying this, Qi Lin had already left. He was glad that he had left such a message with Gu Mingyan, which was why he had been able to get such a letter from those insignificant letters.

Yue Qing, who had also just gotten out of bed, came to the study room.

"Third Prince." Yue Qing half knelt on the ground, her long hair flowing freely, looking extremely beautiful.

But in the next moment, the inkstone on Duan Chengrui's table directly landed beside her, startling her. "Did your subordinate do something wrong?"

"Below the Hundred Grass Cliff, you are the one who sent people to kill Gu Liuyan, right?" Duan Chengrui's every word was sonorous.