"Second brother, is this really okay?"

Inside the room, Gu Qingyao spoke uncertainly, while Gu Qingling's roar could be clearly heard from the other rooms.

Mo Wu was bandaging Gu Qingfeng's wounds when Gu Qingling pushed him to the ground. Gu Qingfeng had some minor abrasions near his elbows.

"Don't worry, Yao'er, we just need to follow Mother's instructions." Gu Qingfeng saw through Gu Qingyao's thoughts. "Even if he doesn't know the situation now, he will realize it sooner or later when the pain in his hands intensifies."

Gu Qingyao nodded. She was afraid that Gu Qingling, who was in good health, would pose an even greater threat.

"Second brother, sometimes I find it absurd that we are brothers born of the same mother as such a person."

Gu Qingyao glanced at the direction outside the house, then lowered her eyes again, looking somewhat sad.

"He looks a lot like his father."

Gu Qingfeng's words left Gu Qingyao speechless.

Zhaoning Palace.

"Your Highness, the First Prince has summoned many imperial physicians." Jiang Yu was dozing in the inner room when Ling Mama gently patted her. "Should we follow your previous plan and find a way to reveal the location of the Di Kingdom's sorcerer?"

Everything was progressing according to Jiang Yu's plan, one step after another.

“Tell your brother and him that the time has come.”

Jiang Yu's voice still carried a hint of laziness as she revealed the location of the Di Kingdom wizard to Gu Qingling. Given Gu Qingling's meticulous nature, she would definitely spare no effort to kill the Di Kingdom wizard.

The two men hold each other's secrets, and once they start fighting, details of Gu Qingling's assassination attempt on Ayan through Wei Sheng, as well as her forming cliques and engaging in corrupt practices, will be exposed.

"Also, we should give Gu Qingling a hint about Xu Dong's identity."

She was afraid that Gu Qingling might investigate for a long time but still not find anything about Xu Dong, which would make things difficult.

"This servant will arrange it immediately."

The inner room returned to silence, and Jiang Yu let her thoughts wander freely.

I wonder how Ayan is doing in Da Ning now...

......

"What is Your Highness's view on the current relationship between Da Ning and Da Qing?"

Zhuo Yi and Gu Qingyan sat facing each other, with two cups of tea on the table, emitting a faint fragrance.

"The Queen Mother said that we can win without fighting."

Zhuo Yi unconsciously twitched the corner of his mouth. He had discovered a very serious fact: His Highness the Crown Prince kept saying "What the Empress Dowager said."

It seems that the monarch is not the most important figure in the Crown Prince's heart.

"How can we win without fighting?" Zhuo Yi patiently guided Gu Qingyan. Gu Qingyan pursed his lips and said, "I am now a prince of Daqing, a prince under the Empress Dowager's care. I am also capable of contending for the throne of Daqing."

"That's right."

Zhuo Yi burst out laughing, "This is the best strategy."

After saying that, Zhuo Yi boldly looked Gu Qingyan up and down, "However, Your Highness is a bit too upright. Too much rigidity is easy to break."

Seeing that Gu Qingyan was puzzled, Ling Ku outside the house was sweating profusely with anxiety.

My lord! This old fellow is going to turn the young master into a black-hearted sesame-filled dumpling!

Although his master was ruthless, he was a man of his word and disdained petty tricks. He dared not imagine the consequences if Zhuo Yi were to raise a cunning and scheming young master.

"The Prime Minister is the first person to say that I am upright and honest."

Gu Qingyan took a sip of tea. Was he really... upright?

No, even after all this, the Prime Minister still thinks he's upright?

Meanwhile, Gu Lin, completely unaware that Gu Qingyan was undergoing a "major change" in his life, was having a friendly conversation with Jiang He, completely absorbed in the experience.

"Ayu was a master strategist, making a fool of Gu Qingling, that ungrateful little devil."

Jiang He, annoyed to no end, stood up and stood expressionlessly in front of Ling Hai. "Is your king like this in Da Ning as well?"

Ling Hai mechanically shook his head.

No, in the past, whenever his master smiled, it meant someone was about to suffer terrible misfortune.

"Then you should take a good look. Your king was just like this when he was the King of Xiang in Daqing."

"Jiang He, honestly, could you have set up this scheme, A-Yu?"

Gu Lin didn't even glance at Jiang He. "You should study hard. Maybe you can be of some use on the battlefield someday."

Before half an incense stick's time had passed, Jiang He couldn't help but leave, so angry that he even forgot to take his fishing rod.

Seeing this, Gu Lin slowly got up and sat down next to the fishing rod.

The expression on her face gradually returned to the one Ling Hai was familiar with. Ling Hai's expression hardened, and he respectfully lowered his head.

"How is Ayan doing in Daning?"

"Your Highness is well, my lord."

Gu Lin no longer suppressed his oppressive aura, his eyes gleaming upwards. "Sever the tendons in the sorcerer's hands and feet. The Di people are skilled in using poison; do not give him the opportunity to poison others."

"yes!"

"Also, erase all the clues left behind by Ayan after dealing with the Di spies."

Since Ayu wants to deal with Gu Qingling herself, he will clean up the mess for her from behind.

He felt genuinely proud of Ayu's dazzling brilliance.

......

Gu Qingling's actions alarmed Gu Heng, who eventually went to the Dragon and Phoenix Palace.

After hearing the whole story, Gu Heng's face turned as black as charcoal.

"Didn't you tell me that he was a miracle doctor you specially found?"

Gu Heng's question made Gu Qingling tremble. He had forgotten that it was he who had personally told his father that the sorcerer was actually a divine physician.

In just a few moments, Gu Qingling's brain was working at high speed.

"Father, I was also deceived." He squeezed out a few tears. "I really thought he was a divine doctor. If not, how could my hands have ended up like this?"

The imperial physicians examined Gu Qingling's wrists but couldn't pinpoint the cause of her illness.

"It must be that sorcerer! He poisoned me, Father! I must kill him!"

Gu Qingling was agitated. His hands would have healed in a few months with proper care, but this sorcerer had drugged him! If his hands were crippled, how could he inherit the throne?

"I will send people to investigate."

Unable to describe his feelings, Gu Heng felt that his son was completely different from the one in his memory. He only said a few words to Gu Qingling before leaving in a hurry.

Inside, there was only desolate silence.

"Where did Father go?"

"They went to Jinwu Palace."

Gu Qingling twitched the corners of her mouth, a murderous intent flashing in her eyes. Was a prince who had not yet been born really that important to her father?

Suddenly, Gu Qingling looked at Xu Dong.

"The wizard has always been in contact with me through you."

Xu Dong's legs went weak. "Your Highness, this servant is utterly loyal to you and has absolutely no disloyal intentions."

"Completely loyal?"

Gu Qingling smiled, her eyes filled with desolation.