The two entered the fog. The bottom of the cliff was damp, cold and dark. The forest was extremely dense. If it were an ordinary person, they would not be able to find a way out and would definitely get lost in the forest. The two walked and stopped in the forest, occasionally stopping under a tree to look around. She was looking at the direction of the branches and leaves. The bottom of the cliff was windy and covered with thick fog all year round. She could find the direction through the branches and leaves.

They passed through dense forests one after another, and after a long walk, the thick fog gradually thinned out. They could see the mountains and forests not far away, and dots of light spread down. Through the clouds and fog, golden beams of light hit the ground, and they walked out.

Su Jingning looked at the scenery in front of him. The open space in the woods was covered with lush green grass, which was dotted with small lavender flowers. The branches of the flowers were sprinkled with golden light. It was magnificent and enchanting, and charmingly beautiful.

She let go of Gu Yan'an and let out a light breath, and the air was filled with a light and elegant fragrance.

It's so beautiful! If only they didn't leave in such a hurry, it would be a pity to waste such a beautiful place. She squatted down and touched the lavender flower, with a smile on her lips, turned her head and looked at the man behind her, her eyes clear, and said in a tender voice:

"Ayan! These are the flowers you sent me in the letter!"

Gu Yanan followed behind Su Jingning, looking at the neat and tidy girl in front of him, wearing a dark purple floral dress with a flowered handkerchief, and her black hair tied up high. He gradually slowed down his pace. The sunlight shone through the clouds and mist, and fell on her bright and clean smiling face, which was actually a little unreal.

Gu Yan'an never took his eyes off her. His deep eyes were fixed on her with an extreme obsessive love in them, and his Adam's apple rolled slightly.

Suddenly he walked towards her, pulled the squatting girl into his arms, lowered his head and kissed her soft lips, tossing and turning, domineering and gentle. He tightly held the girl's slender waist, as if he wanted to rub her into his bones and blood.

Su Jingning froze in place, a little dazed. He didn't expect that he would suddenly kiss him. His heartbeat suddenly became disordered. An unfamiliar throbbing swept through his body. His mind was rumbling and his heart was numb. His hands were frozen in place, not knowing where to put them.

As if sensing her helplessness, Gu Yan'an let go of her slightly, raised his thin lips slightly, and reached out to slowly place her hand on his waist.

"Silly boy, close your eyes." His voice was low and hoarse, reaching Su Jingning's ears. Su Jingning subconsciously tightened the corner of his clothes around his waist and suddenly closed his eyes.

Gu Yan'an looked at her like a frightened little rabbit, with a doting smile in his eyes. He lowered his head and covered her soft lips again, gently and tenderly.

In an instant, Su Jingning's head felt like it had completely exploded, buzzing, his eyes went dark, and he sank into his gentle kiss.

After a long and passionate kiss, Gu Yan'an slowly let go of Su Jingning.

Her face was rosy and crystal clear like a ripe apple. Gu Yan'an reached out and touched her cheek, gently stroking her face with his fingertips.

Then he leaned over and gently stopped beside her ear, his hot breath spraying on her cochlea, accompanied by his low and magnetic, somewhat lazy voice lingering in her heart.

"Ningning, do you know what the flowers in my letter mean?"

The end of his voice was evocative of a smile, and Su Jingning's face turned slightly red. When she raised her eyes, she just saw his eyes filled with tender love. The blood-red teardrop mole under his eyes made his sharp eyebrows look like endless tenderness and doting, making him look like a seductive demon.

Su Jingning's heart was pounding and he was distracted for a moment.

Gu Yanan looked at her cute stunned look, and his heart softened instantly. He raised a smile and whispered:

"I miss you......"

Purple irises are messengers, conveying our thoughts from afar.

Su Jingning lowered his eyes and looked at the lavender flower beside him, with a smile in his eyes, and whispered:

"Miss you......."

The fragrance of the flowers seemed to penetrate into her heart, it was fresh and sweet, really nice!

Gu Yan'an held her gently, his chin resting slightly on her hair, with an indulgent smile on his face. His voice was low, with a soft breath at the end. It sounded particularly gentle and reassuring.

"Ningning, thank you."

"I love you......"

Thank you for loving me, thank you for being by my side...

Youyang Town.

Youyang Town was built in the mountains, and the terrain was not flat. The eastern border had many rivers and convenient waterways, but Youyang Town was not only impassable by water, but also had bad mountain roads. There were only three officials in the town.

The two of them entered the town, and although no one noticed them, Su Jingning was still a little worried after seeing Gu Yan'an's portrait at the Qingzhou city gate yesterday, so he bought a bamboo hat from an old man and put it on Gu Yan'an's head.

Just as Gu Yan'an was about to speak, he saw Su Jingning walking towards the soup and noodle shop with shining eyes, so he had no choice but to follow him.

Su Jingning had been busy for a whole day and night and was extremely hungry, so he wanted to eat something quickly.

Gu Yan'an brushed aside the corner of his clothes and sat down beside her.

The store quickly served two bowls of noodle soup, and Su Jingning pushed the bowl without chopped green onions to Gu Yan'an.

"Try it now, their soup noodles are delicious."

She had eaten there when she came here with her senior brother. Although the shop was inconspicuous, the food was very good and she had been thinking about it for a long time.

Su Jingning looked at the bowl of soup noodles, his eyes became clearer, and he didn't care, just lowered his head and started eating in small bites.

Gu Yan'an looked at the soup noodles without chopped green onions and the girl eating noodles with her head down, and his eyes became more tender. He reached out and took a pair of chopsticks, ready to taste it.

But the girl who was eating happily opposite suddenly stopped. Her eyes instantly turned cold. She slowly placed the snack on the bowl and became alert.

Gu Yan'an tilted his head to look at the end of the street. Someone was rushing towards them. He glanced at them, turned his head nonchalantly, looked at Su Jingning, and said softly:

"It's nothing. He's mine. Eat your food."

Su Jingning looked at him, then turned to look at the people rushing towards them, and the vigilance on his face suddenly relaxed. He picked up the chopsticks and continued to eat noodles.

When Liu Feng heard someone coming downstairs saying that the prince had brought a woman into the town and was eating soup noodles here, he hurried over.

He went out to do some work yesterday and came back today. As soon as he came back, he heard that Mo You brought a woman back last night and said that she was separated from her master. The Queen Mother and Chen Xu wanted to kill her, and the master was nowhere to be found. So he brought people to look for her overnight, and he just missed Mo You.

I didn't expect the master to come back suddenly.

Liu Feng stopped outside the soup and noodle shop and saluted Gu Yan'an.

"Master, are you okay? Mo You said you were missing, so he took people out to look for you last night." Liu Feng's eyes were filled with anxiety. Last night was the full moon, and there was no ice room in the East Territory. What should he do if his master's blood parasite broke out?

Gu Yan'an glanced at Liu Feng and said in a deep voice: "Nothing, just let Mo You come back."

Then he turned to look at Su Jingning. Seeing that she had put down her chopsticks, her eyebrows softened a little, and she asked softly with a smile on her lips:

"I've eaten?"

Su Jingning nodded slightly.

Liu Feng, who was standing by, looked shocked and confused. Who was this woman? Wasn't the master engaged to Miss Su Er from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion? It was the first time he saw the master speak so gently. What if the Su family knew about this?

While the boy was still in shock and confusion, Gu Yan'an glanced at him and then introduced him to Su Jingning:

"Liu Feng. Commander of the palace's secret guards."

Then he glanced at Liu Feng, with a rare smile in his eyes: "This is the second daughter of the Su family, the future mistress of the palace."

After hearing his introduction, Su Jingning smiled generously at Liu Feng, who looked a little dazed after hearing his words.

Liu Feng immediately came back to his senses, and when he looked at Su Jingning, there was less entanglement in his eyes. Although he didn't know how the second Miss Su suddenly appeared here, he still bowed respectfully to her:

"Liu Feng has met Miss Su Er."

Su Jingning nodded at her. After hearing him mention Mo You's visit, he asked:

"I heard from Commander Liu Feng that Mo You has come back? I want to ask, when Mo You came back, was there a gentle-looking woman by his side?" Su Jingning asked softly. Yun Ya got separated from her yesterday, so she should have been with Mo You.

Liu Feng remembered that he heard from his subordinates today that there was a woman returning with Mo You.

Liu Feng quickly replied: "Miss Su, just call me Liu Feng. I heard that Mo You did bring a woman back last night, but he went out with Mo You again last night. I think this must be the person you are looking for. I will send someone to ask Mo You to bring that girl back."

Su Jingning was relieved: "Thank you for your help."

"Miss Su, that's too serious. You are the future mistress of the palace, and this is my duty." Liu Feng said hurriedly with an anxious look on his face.

Su Jingning followed Gu Yan'an back to the yard that Gu Yan'an had prepared in Youyang Town, washed up, changed his clothes, and felt much more energetic.

She changed her clothes and went to look for Gu Yan'an.

Gu Yan'an and Liu Feng were in the main room on the other side. Just as she was about to step into the room, she heard Liu Feng's worried voice.

"Master, yesterday was the 18th day of the lunar month, and there was no ice room. Your blood parasite has relapsed. Would you like me to ask Doctor Qin to come?"

Gu Yan'an glanced at him and shook his head: "No need, there is a cold pond at the bottom of the cliff. The poison is suppressed well this time, I am fine."

Besides, Doctor Qin is far away in the Northern Frontier Palace. He is old and cannot be easily disturbed.

Liu Feng breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he encountered the cold pond, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

Su Jingning's face brightened. It seemed that her internal energy could help him suppress the blood parasite. The cold poison in her body was not all bad.

She stepped into the main hall. Gu Yan'an stopped talking when he saw her come in. Su Jingning walked to his side and sat down. The weather in the East Territory is changeable. It was fine just now. When she changed her clothes and came out, the weather suddenly changed. The clouds were low and cold, and there was a light drizzle outside. Gu Yan'an asked someone to light a charcoal fire in the main hall and cook ginger tea on the stove.

He raised his hand to wipe the raindrops off her shoulders, then scooped a bowl of ginger tea from the teapot and handed it to her, his gentle voice carrying a slight reproach:

"It's raining outside but I don't even know to hold an umbrella for myself."

"This is ginger tea. Drink it while it's hot to drive away the cold."

Su Jingning looked at the bowl of light brown ginger tea, her pretty eyebrows slightly frowned, and a look of difficulty flashed in her eyes. She hated the taste of ginger tea.

Gu Yanan glanced at her and found it a little funny. He knew that she didn't like taking medicine since she was a child, but he didn't expect that she didn't even like ginger tea. He coaxed her softly:

"I added more brown sugar, it's very sweet, would you like to try it?"

Su Jingning then reluctantly picked up the bowl of ginger tea and drank it in small sips with a frown.

Hmm...still tastes terrible...

Only then did Gu Yan'an turn around and continue talking to Liu Feng.

"The Queen Mother will leave Qingzhou City tomorrow, one day earlier than originally planned. Send someone to Jizhou immediately to ask Brother Su to hurry up. It will definitely be too late for the Imperial Capital to dispatch troops. The Jizhou troops must arrive before the Queen Mother leaves the Eastern Territory."

"Chen Xu will pretend to escort the Queen Mother out of the East Territory along the way, and then act out a play with the Queen Mother."

"But this scene is played out with the lives of Chen Xu's entire family. Chen Xu would not be so loyal as to be willing to use the lives of his entire family to protect the Queen Mother's military power."

"Tell the soldiers to keep an eye on it and report immediately if Chen Xu dispatches the coastal defense forces tomorrow."

Everyone thought that Chen Xu would not really rebel, he was just a pawn in the hands of the Queen Mother. But if the pawn had a mind, it could also deal a fatal blow to someone.

Liu Feng accepted the order in a deep voice, quickly retreated, and immediately ordered someone to do the job.

After he left, Su Jingning looked at her and asked, "Is my eldest brother okay?"

Gu Yan'an shook his head: "Chen Xu and the Queen Mother's men didn't catch up with him. He will be able to reach Jizhou tonight, don't worry."

Su Jingning nodded, her mind slightly sank. She had also expected that Chen Xu would not be willing to be a pawn in the hands of the Queen Mother and would definitely cause trouble in secret.

If he really mobilized the coastal defense army, it would be difficult for them to stop him. If a war broke out, it would bring disaster to the people, and even the border and sea lines of the Great Zhou would be in danger. At that time, the Eastern Border would really be in chaos.

Is there any way to control Chen Xu?

Gu Yan'an saw that she looked dazed and didn't know what she was thinking.

He tapped her head gently, smiled, and asked:

"What are you thinking about? You're always daydreaming."

Su Jingning suddenly looked up and looked at Gu Yan'an.

"I have a way to prevent Chen Xu from raising an army to rebel."

Gu Yan'an raised his eyebrows and motioned for her to continue.

"I heard that Chen Xu treasures his only daughter and is a well-known filial son, so his family is his weak spot. The Queen Mother must have known this and grasped his weak spot, which is why Chen Xu is so willing to work so hard for the Queen Mother."

"That day at Chen Xu's house, I saw Miss Chen followed by several palace maids. They were said to be serving, but they were more likely to be surveillance. Therefore, if we want to control Chen Xu, Miss Chen is the breakthrough point."

It’s not that Gu Yan’an didn’t think of Chen Sisi, but Chen Sisi was by the empress dowager’s side every day, so he had no idea where to start.

"But Chen Sisi follows the Queen Mother around every day. It's a bit difficult to use Chen Sisi to threaten Chen Xu."

Su Jing smiled and said in a tender voice: "It would be very difficult to catch the real Chen Sisi. But what if we find someone to replace her?"

Gu Yan'an raised his eyebrows slightly and asked in confusion: "How to replace it?"

"Well, if the Queen Mother uses Chen Sisi as a bargaining chip to force Chen Xu to help her, she will definitely not dare to bring Chen Sisi with her at all times, so we can take a gamble. Yun Ya knows some voice imitation skills. Although it is not very powerful, it can also make the fake look real."

Yun Ya learned the art of voice imitation from Yun Qing. Although she is not as good as Yun Qing, she can still imitate Chen Sisi's voice.

Gu Yan'an was silent for a moment, then looked up at her and nodded: "There is no better way now, you can try it."

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