C24 (1/2)

The Queen raised her eyebrows and looked over. Gu Danyan was thin, and her face was covered with some rouge to hide her fatigue.

Gu Mingyan saluted before sitting by Duan Chengxuan's side. Once she sat down, he sighed in a nearly inaudible manner. Duan Cheng Xuan noticed that her breathing was unstable and there was a thin layer of sweat on the back of her neck.

”Then Princess Jing should rest well.” The empress chuckled and the two palace maids behind her brought in two boxes of items. Then, they looked at Gu Daiyan, ”On the day of your wedding, neither I nor the emperor have come to bless you. It has been a while since I last saw the prince bringing along his wife to the palace. Only then did I make a trip over here with some gifts.”

”Thank you for your concern, my royal sister-in-law.” Duan Chengxuan stood up.

Lady Xu immediately waved her hands, revealing a kind expression, and continued, ”Prince, no need to be so polite. It's just that the Emperor told me to ask a few more questions, and that ever since you got married, you haven't been able to come to court. Do you need the emperor to send doctors for your highness? ”

The reason why they had stayed in court ever since the wedding was because of Su Yuwan's body and the blood in Gu Danyan's heart. Then, because the rumors spread that they had made a great contribution, they decided to make the mistake and stay in the mansion for a long time without going to court.

”To tell you the truth, due to my many years of war on the battlefield, I have a hidden illness. The doctor told me to take good care of my body and recuperate. In addition, there were seasonal changes a few days ago.” Duan Chengxuan smiled helplessly.

The empress had nothing to say to this, so she hastily spoke a few sentences before shifting her gaze to Gu Danyan, ”Princess Jing is the direct daughter of the prime minister and the descendant of the Yun clan. Prince, please do not neglect her.”

”Of course.” Duan Chengxuan stood up as well.

Gu Danyan stood up. He thought to himself, ”I actually forced her to come here because of those boring words. What bad luck!”

The empress had walked to her side at some point and patted her hand gently, ”Yan'Er, you and I have not met for a long time. Why don't you bring me around the prince's mansion?”

Gu Danyan didn't remember that he had met the Queen, but he could only accept it.

It was a pity that she didn't know anything about the prince's mansion. Instead, Duan Chengxuan had long since realized what was going on and asked the maidservant to bring the two of them to take a walk around the manor before instructing the maidservant, ”Take care of Princess Hua-Yang.”

”Yes, Your Highness.” This maidservant was also very shrewd. Even though Gu Danyan had never seen her before, she knew clearly about Gu Danyan's and the empress's preferences, and even brought them to the back garden at a leisurely pace.

The Queen let out a long sigh, her steps easing up as she turned her head to look at her, ”Yan'Er, I didn't think that the Prince would be so concerned about you. It's your fortune.”

”Esteemed Empress …”

”Now, with the two of us adding on a servant girl, you should still call me Sister Xu.” Lady Xu was smiling happily, but Gu Mingyan's mind was blank.

Why was the face of the Xu absent from the original owner's memory?

She revealed a puzzled expression as Lady Xu lightly patted her hands, ”If it weren't for your father's help, I wouldn't be able to sit in the empress's seat now. If Yan'Er has any problems in the future, she could come to find Sister Xu anytime.”