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Bai Song's body trembled, he was about to stand up and bow.

Xiao Qiran had already coldly swept his gaze over: "There's no need to be so courteous."

The latter only let out a light sigh, and said: "The National Duke's Mansion is very far from the imperial court, so royal father indeed had the heart to befriend him, so how do you know?"

Even though my grandfather was in possession of military power, even though he voluntarily surrendered it to me later on, back then, he was not on the side of the Emperor. He was supporting the crown prince at the time, and the prisoners under him now have quite a bit of information on what the Emperor had done in private.

Gu Mingyan calmly stood up, his clear and cold gaze landing on his cousin, yet his face carried a shallow smile.

"The Emperor intends to use it, but the National Duke's Mansion was definitely not pure and untainted back then."

These words were obviously directed at Bai Song, who had a change in expression, as though he had tacitly agreed.

How could he clean his hands when he was in the imperial court?

Xiao Qiran raised his hand towards her: "The people from the National Duke's Mansion have treated you quite well, are you going to go back on your words now?"

"In private, I am naturally inclined towards National Duke's Mansion, but in public, even when Grandfather tried to assassinate the Emperor several times, it was to no avail. Even the records of his assassination attempt were written on the scrolls, but the rest of the world had long since forgotten about the existence of National Duke's Mansion."

Helpless, Gu Mingyan stepped forward. When Gu Mingyan subconsciously moved his hand over, he felt that something was amiss.

My cousin is here, what can I do for you?] Not to mention that Sister Shuang Hua had not said it clearly.

Thinking about it this way, she turned her wrist, flipped her sleeves back down, and then looked at Xiao Qiran: "Previously, Your Highness said that National Duke's Mansion was like climbing a tall branch, but now, it seems that isn't the case."

"Since you know that Duke Zhen has been hiding in seclusion for a long time, even if you don't have any murderous intent, you are still a chess piece in royal father's hands. How can you evade him when he tried to assassinate my father?"

In the struggle for the throne, there are many schemes and schemes. My grandfather was only one of them, and the Emperor did not punish him for a long time. He only suppressed him, but he did not force him into desperate straits. Gu Mingyan slightly moved away from him and said: "First, use him as your final bargaining chip. Second, use the Duke of Zhenguo's family as a substitute at any time."

Gu Mingyan looked at Xiao Qiran for a long time. "It is only when I speak to you now that I can think it through …"

The latter had already relayed everything that Gu Mingyan had in mind.

"No matter which prince the National Duke's Mansion is attached to, all of them will only be a dead end. It's a pity that the Duke of Zhenguo has been far away from the imperial court for a long time, and he also blindly pursued the Prince's faction.

Xiao Qiran's face still carried a bit of an appreciative smile, and continued to push his wheelchair to Gu Mingyan's side.

"You are a good hand at playing with court power."

"I'm not."

Gu Mingyan thought, don't find any other excuse to keep me here.

You clearly treated me as an excuse to reject Big Sister Shuang Hua!

However, when he understood what was going on, he became worried for the future of National Duke's Mansion instead. Thinking in this way, he immediately walked forward and clasped his hands together, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, please point the way. My National Duke's Mansion is willing to let Mrs. Xu be of use to you."

Gu Mingyan frowned, just as he heard Xiao Qiran's chuckle.

In the end, his cousin still didn't understand what she meant.

"Minlur, we still have to rely on you, cousin."

When Xiao Qiran's voice reached his ears, he finally raised his head and looked at Gu Mingyan.

"Cousin, the Emperor has been waiting for you to express your loyalty." Gu Mingyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry as she looked at him, "Even if Your Highness has the guts, you wouldn't dare to assassinate the Duke of Zhenguo right under the emperor's nose. After so long, have you forgotten that the Duke of Zhenguo is a position that can be compared to a prince?"

Xiao Qiran then pulled her fingertips, and used a little bit of strength to pull the person who had yet to react to his side.

Taking two steps forward for some unknown reason, Gu Mingyan decided to ignore the tyrannical actions of the man and only looked at him suspiciously: "What's wrong?"

"You guessed the thoughts of royal father from this matter?"

In regards to this, Gu Mingyan only smiled without saying a word. He leaned close and whispered into his ear, "The Emperor intends to keep his National Duke's Mansion a low profile, but Grandma Xu is still protected and protected by her National Duke's Mansion. It seems that this Mountain River Diagram is related to the Emperor as well."

Xiao Qiran had never told Gu Mingyan the profoundness behind it all.

Father is worried about the Mountain River Diagram, and is that the Emperor has been in power for a long time. He has spies throughout the palace, and indeed, theft has occurred in the Treasure Vault, so the less people you trust, the more peaceful the Imperial Father will be in the imperial court, and many ministers will be confused about it for personal gain. Therefore, royal father does have the intention of looking for someone to guide you.

Although he did not intend to raise his cultivation through the National Duke's Mansion.

However, when he saw Gu Mingyan's shining eyes, he nodded his head: "You guessed right."

For a little girl, it was indeed hard to find a way to get close to her.

Gu Mingyan's eyes became brighter, and after laughing for a while, he remembered the time when he was Shuang Hua's big sister, and coughed lightly twice, coming back to his senses, he smiled and walked to Bai Song's side: "Cousin brother, you should go back and discuss this with grandfather, as for Grandma Xu's matter, leave it to the hall, there's no need to be hasty right now."

Bai Song's gaze roamed between the two of them, and in the end, still listened to Gu Mingyan's words and returned home. However, he still suppressed the matter of Gu Mingyan staying in Seventh Prince's residence.

Gu Mingyan turned and went back to the table to eat, only to see that Xiao Qiran had already followed him in: "Your Highness, why have you come here today?"

"You're not fully recovered."

The meaning behind his words was that he would just casually take a look.

In Gu Mingyan's eyes, there were other meanings as he chuckled: "I know that Your Highness only came here today to make Big Sister Shuang Hua jealous, but I hope that Your Highness will mention it when you use me next time."

What do you mean?

Xiao Qiran looked at Gu Mingyan in confusion, unable to make out what she was saying.

He then heard Gu Mingyan continue to speak, "I have already discussed the matter with Sister Shuang Hua."

"What is it?"

"You're borrowing the name of your wife to make Sister Shuang Hua give up." Gu Mingyan looked at him in dissatisfaction. She even stuffed food into her mouth, restraining her sullen heart, and said: "I was saying why you liked Big Sister Shuang Hua before, and then said you liked me …"

However, Xiao Qiran didn't understand.

Where and where?

When Xiao Qiran felt that something was amiss, the person had already put down his utensils, went behind the screen, took off his clothes and climbed into the bed.

Seeing that completely unprepared sleeping face, Xiao Qiran also gave up on the thought of talking.

There was still a lot of time in the future, so he wasn't in a rush.