Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

In Cheng Wan's room at the Zhaoping Marquis's residence, Cheng Wan was leaning against the couch, reviewing the exam key points that Gu Yan had outlined and summarized for her.

Beside the soft couch, Gu Yu sat on the carpeted floor, obediently and quietly playing with building block toys.

The room was warm and quiet, with the crackling of the embers and the soft rustling of pages turning.

Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside.

"My lord, the Emperor urgently summons you!"

coming.

Cheng Wan's gaze darkened, her left hand gripping the book tightened instantly, and she even paused involuntarily for a moment.

"Late night..."

Gu Yu raised his little head and looked at Cheng Wan with some unease.

Cheng Wan smiled reassuringly at Gu Yu, put the book in her hand aside, stood up, and bent down to help Gu Yu up.

"Can Sui Sui go to Great-Grandma's to talk to her?"

Gu Yu pursed his lips and nodded heavily.

"Good boy~" Cheng Wan smiled and patted Gu Yu's head, then instructed the servants at the door, "Take young master Gu to the old lady."

"Yes."

The servants led Gu Yu away. While Cheng Wan had her maid help her change quickly, she was communicating with Jin Jin in her mind.

"Master, Gu Yan really did buy you three days to recover from your injuries."

Neither Cheng Wan's attack nor Prince Jing's assassination attempt was a trivial matter.

The day he arrived in the capital happened to be the emperor's birthday. Without anyone reminding him, Prince Jing would not say anything that would displease the emperor while he was in a good mood.

Prince Jing originally planned to complain to the emperor in court the day after the emperor's birthday celebration, reporting the attack on Marquis Zhaoping and his assassination attempt.

However, Prince Jing was persuaded to leave by Gu Yan beforehand.

Let the Emperor be happy for a few more days.

Don't alert them yet.

Give Cheng Wan some time to recover from her injuries.

Of the three reasons given to persuade Prince Jing, only the third stemmed from Gu Yan's true feelings.

Both the attack on Cheng Wan and the assassination attempt on Prince Jing are inextricably linked to Cheng Wan.

Once Prince Jing reports these two matters to the Emperor, Cheng Wan will inevitably have to appear as the victim and witness to be questioned extensively.

In Gu Yan's heart, Cheng Wan was like a fragile piece of glass at this moment. Gu Yan racked his brains to prevent the cracks on this piece of glass from widening.

He not only took the initiative to seek out Prince Jing, but also privately pleaded with the Emperor.

It's no secret that Cheng Wan was ambushed on her way back to Beijing. Now that she's back in the capital, this matter needs to be resolved.

Gu Yan pleaded with the emperor to postpone the investigation for a few days, or to order that the investigators not be disturbed by Cheng Wan for the time being.

Compared to Cheng Wan's health, everything else can wait.

The emperor granted Gu Yan's request, perhaps out of consideration for someone else.

As for Prince Jing, just like Gu Yan, he knew perfectly well that Gu Yan's only real purpose in seeking him out was to buy Cheng Wan some time to focus on recovering from her injuries.

However, after much deliberation, Prince Jing finally agreed to Gu Yan's advice.

Whether it was sincere or not, what Gu Yan said was not entirely without reason.

Moreover, Prince Jing felt that he and Cheng Wan were now on the same side, as he was Cheng Wan's savior.

Gu Yan might not be genuinely concerned for him, but he would never intend to harm him at a time like this.

Otherwise, if word gets out, it will damage Cheng Wan's reputation.

Thinking about having three days to focus solely on recuperating, a smile flashed in Cheng Wan's eyes as she answered Jin Jin in her mind: "He would always do everything in his power for me."

Jin Jin wanted to refute Cheng Wan's words, but after thinking about it, it seemed that Gu Yan was indeed right.

"When has Master ever held anything back from Gu Yan?" Jin Jin muttered softly, "That kid Gu Yan really hit the jackpot!"

If there hadn't been other people around, Cheng Wan would have almost burst out laughing.

Jinjin is becoming more and more "human-like".

"I've really struck it rich because I have Jinjin!"

Jin Jin hummed and murmured a few times in Cheng Wan's mind, and finally couldn't help but chuckle foolishly.

Accompanied by Jin Jin's occasional happy giggles, Cheng Wan arrived at Xuanzheng Hall as quickly as possible.