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Chen Qiyu looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

"Your Highness, you are the twelfth prince after all. How come you live worse than a country gentleman?" Chen Qiyu asked puzzledly, frowning slightly and looking around the mansion.

Gu Qingchen was in the courtyard teasing Chen Shuyin with a piece of dogtail grass. When he heard Chen Qiyu's question, he chuckled, put down the dogtail grass in his hand, and looked up at Chen Qiyu.

With a look of helplessness and self-mockery in his eyes, he said, "I am just a hostage of an enemy country. It is a blessing to give me the status of a prince. How can you give me the same treatment?"

Chen Shuyin sneezed because of the dogtail grass. She rubbed her nose and said to Chen Qiyu in her heart: "Second brother, you should help Gu Qingchen more. Only talents like him can be successful in the future."

Although her voice was low, it was full of firm expectation.

Chen Qiyu was slightly stunned when he heard this. He looked at Chen Shuyin and saw that her eyes were firm and her face was serious.

He knew that his sister's intuition and insight were always amazing, so he nodded in agreement.

"Qingchen, don't be discouraged." Chen Qiyu walked to Gu Qingchen and patted his shoulder: "Although the current situation is a bit difficult, as long as we work hard, there will always be a day to get ahead."

Gu Qingchen looked at Chen Qiyu, a trace of gratitude flashed in his eyes. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your support and encouragement. In fact, I have gotten used to my current life, but sometimes I feel a little unwilling."

Chen Shuyin also came over, took Gu Qingchen's hand, smiled and said in her heart: [Brother Qingchen, you have to believe in yourself, and things will definitely be better in the future. ]

Her smile was warm and sincere, which made Gu Qingchen feel deeply moved.

The three chatted in the courtyard for a while, and Gu Qingchen took them to visit his mansion. Although the mansion was not big, it was decorated warmly and comfortably. Chen Qiyu and Chen Shuyin looked at Gu Qingchen's mansion and felt his tenacity and optimism.

The three of them were chatting happily in a harmonious atmosphere, when suddenly, the sound of footsteps broke the silence. A woman wearing a bamboo hat walked in quickly, her figure looking somewhat mysterious and cold in the sunlight.

The woman said to Gu Qingchen in a cold tone: "Go to the study."

There was no warmth in her voice, as if she was talking about something very ordinary.

Gu Qingchen was stunned for a moment, then stood up, looked at Chen Qiyu and Chen Shuyin awkwardly, and explained: "Sorry, I have to excuse myself for a moment, this is my sister."

Then he turned to the woman and said, "Sister, I am entertaining my friends, can you wait for a moment?"

The woman said indifferently: "Why waste time waiting for you?"

There was an arrogance and contempt in her words that could not be ignored.

When Chen Qiyu heard this, he frowned in dissatisfaction: "Who do you call the outsiders?"

There was clear anger in his tone, and he was obviously dissatisfied with the woman's attitude.

But the woman didn't even look at him, as if he didn't exist.

This indifference made Chen Qiyu even more angry. He was about to step forward to fight her, but was stopped in time by Gu Qingchen.

"Qi Yu, don't be impulsive." Gu Qingchen advised, "She is my sister, we have had a deep relationship since childhood, but she is just like this, and she didn't mean to offend me."

After hearing Gu Qingchen's explanation, although Chen Qiyu was still dissatisfied, he had to suppress his anger temporarily. He snorted coldly and turned his head away, no longer looking at the woman.

Seeing this, Gu Qingchen said to the woman, "Sister, please go to the study and wait for a while. I will be there soon."

After saying that, he turned to Chen Qiyu and Chen Shuyin and said, "I'm sorry for letting you encounter this. I'm going to go talk to my sister first and will be back soon."

Chen Qiyu and Chen Shuyin looked at each other and saw the helplessness and embarrassment in each other's eyes. They also knew that the best choice at this moment was to remain silent and wait for Gu Qingchen's return.

Gu Qingchen led the woman to the study, leaving Chen Qiyu and Chen Shuyin waiting in the reception room. Although the layout of the reception room was simple but elegant, the atmosphere at the moment seemed a bit dull.

Chen Qiyu sat on the chair, his face still a little gloomy. He was very dissatisfied with the woman's arrogant attitude, but at the same time he was worried about Gu Qingchen's situation. He didn't know what kind of entanglement there was between Gu Qingchen and his sister, but he could feel the complexity and subtlety of it.

In comparison, Chen Shuyin appears to be calmer and more rational.

She knew that this was not the time to act impulsively, but she needed to remain calm and rational to analyze the problem. So she comforted Chen Qiyu and said, "Brother, don't be angry. Maybe she is just like that and didn't really mean to offend us."

Hearing his sister's comfort, Chen Qiyu's anger gradually subsided. He took a deep breath and nodded in agreement.

After Gu Qingchen comforted Chen Qiyu and Chen Shuyin, he hurried to the study. He saw his sister Gu Mingyue standing there, looking at him seriously.

"Sister, what do you want to talk to me about?" Gu Qingchen asked, feeling vaguely uneasy.

Gu Mingyue didn't say anything, but just looked at him deeply, as if she wanted to see through his heart. After a long while, she slowly said, "Qingchen, father is critically ill."

When Gu Qingchen heard the news, his heart was shocked. He widened his eyes and looked at Gu Mingyue in disbelief, "Sister, what did you say? Father..."

"Yes, father is very ill. The doctor said he may not survive this month." Gu Mingyue's tone was very heavy. She looked at Gu Qingchen, and a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes.

Gu Qingchen was stunned. This news was like a bolt from the blue to him. He had admired his father very much since he was a child and regarded him as his role model. Now he felt heartbroken when he heard the news that his father was critically ill.

"I want to go back to see him!" Gu Qingchen said excitedly, turning around and about to walk out.

"Stop!" Gu Mingyue shouted, "What's the point of going back now? Can you change anything?"

Gu Qingchen stopped and turned to look at Gu Mingyue, his eyes full of confusion and unwillingness, "Sister, are you saying..."

"You must understand that you are shouldering the heavy responsibility of restoring the country. You are now a hostage and must continue to stay here and seek opportunities." Gu Mingyue walked up to Gu Qingchen and said, looking straight into his eyes.

Gu Qingchen lowered his head and clenched his hands into fists. He knew his sister was right. He was a proton now and couldn't act rashly. But when he thought of his father's critical illness, he couldn't go back to visit him, and he felt extremely painful and helpless.

Gu Mingyue felt very sad when she saw her brother's struggle and pain, but she knew that she had to keep her brother awake and firm.