After the prince was reborn, he forced me to marry him and took me into the East Palace

Nan Yuan ran all the way out of the tent and stood by the stream outside the military camp for a long time before she recovered.

Her chest heaved violently, and she bit her lips tightly, trying to hold back the tears that were about to fall from the corners of her eyes.

Nan Yuan clutched the clothes around her chest and felt her heart beating harder and harder, which hurt more and more.

She wanted to cover it, but the more she covered it, the faster the tears flowed. Finally, she couldn't hold it back anymore and squatted on the ground, crying bitterly.

Nan Yuan curled up into a ball, her shoulders twitching with sobs.

She knew that Gu Jingheng was really angry, and she also knew what Gu Jingheng wanted.

But she couldn't get along with Gu Jingheng as freely as she did in her previous life, and she couldn't give Gu Jingheng whatever he wanted.

Every time she got along with Gu Jingheng, the scene of her being skinned would appear in her mind.

She couldn't control herself from thinking about the consequences of being with Gu Jingheng. She was afraid of death and afraid that she would repeat the mistakes of her previous life step by step.

It felt like a knife was cutting her flesh, and the pain was so severe that she couldn't breathe.

Nan Yuan knew that she was beyond help, but she couldn't let go of Gu Jingheng.

Even if he was only interested in her body, she couldn't convince herself to give up on him completely.

Her mind was in a mess. She didn't know how to calm herself down, and she didn't know what to choose.

It's like a drowning person trying to grab the last straw.

Nan Yuan squatted on the ground and cried for a long time. She only stopped when her face became numb.

"Wash your face when you've cried enough."

Suddenly, a handkerchief was handed to Nan Yuan.

Nan Yuan looked up at the person standing next to her.

The man was dressed in white, with long hair tied up with a jade crown, and his posture was as straight as a pine tree.

It’s Chu Zhixu.

Nan Yuan looked at him in a daze for a while, then stood up suddenly.

She didn't even know when he came or how long he had been watching.

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Mr. Chu." Nan Yuan naturally did not take the handkerchief from his hand, but instead took a few steps back.

Chu Zhixu did not force it, but took back the handkerchief and put it in his sleeve.

He was not annoyed by Nan Yuan's indifference, but just smiled: "It's just human nature, no one can escape it, there is nothing for me to laugh at."

Judging from what he said, he seemed to be worried about something that was not going well.

But Nan Yuan was not that curious. She couldn't even handle her own affairs, so why would she care about other people's affairs or comfort others?

"In life, most of the things we do are not as we wish. If everyone worries about things that haven't happened, how much joy will be lost in the world? The most important thing is to focus on the present and enjoy the present moment." Chu Zhixu said lightly.

His voice was gentle and pleasant, but when it fell into Nan Yuan's ears, there was an inexplicable sadness.

So many worries, so many unfortunate consequences, is it really that she is thinking too much?

Is the present moment's favor more important or the future... But will she be favored in the future?

There are too many things in the future and they are too difficult to predict. It is better to enjoy the present. Even if everything goes to pieces in the future, that is a thing of the future.

A day is happy or unhappy, so just live it.

To her, Gu Jingheng was both honey and poison. But even if it was like drinking poison to quench thirst, he would let her be willful once more.

Who can say for sure what will happen five years from now?

With the memories of her previous life, she can prevent bad things in advance. Moreover, Gu Jingheng has changed a lot. He also said that he has prepared a betrothal gift for her, and they can be together openly in this life.

That's enough.

Nan Yuan nodded towards Chu Zhixu: "Thank you, Master Chu, for your guidance."

Nan Yuan already had an idea in her mind.

She started walking back, but suddenly stopped and turned back to ask, "Master Chu, do you know where there are irises nearby?"

"Iris?" Chu Zhixu was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and said, "I don't know what you mean by iris, but there are many flowers and plants growing over the back hill. You can go and see if there are any flowers you want over there."

"The back mountain..." Nan Yuan muttered, then nodded, "Thank you, Mr. Chu."

After Nan Yuan finished speaking, she walked towards the back mountain. The iris flower represents the message of love.

The language of white irises is innocence, representing simplicity and romance; the language of yellow irises is friendliness, representing everlasting friendship, enthusiasm and cheerfulness; the language of blue irises is love and auspiciousness; the language of purple irises is good news, messenger, and missing you.

She wanted to give all these flowers to Gu Jingheng, and he should understand her feelings.

***

Main account.

"Why are you so angry?"

Shen Zhaixing, who had originally expected to complete the task in half a month, really tried his best. It took him a month to find out everything that the Li family had done over the years.

As soon as he found out the truth, he rushed back to find Gu Jingheng, but he didn't expect to see this scene.

The floor is messy and the room is in a mess.

Gu Jingheng, dressed in a dark black robe, sat at the table with a wine jug in his hand. He drank cup after cup of liquor. His delicate and handsome face had already turned red.

He sat with his back against the chair, his face showing a gloomy and unpredictable expression, his peach blossom eyes gleaming with a terrifying light.

Hearing Shen Zhaixing's voice, Gu Jingheng glanced at him and asked, "Is everything done?"

Shen Zhaixing nodded, walked to sit next to Gu Jingheng, reached out and took the wine jug from Gu Jingheng's hand, and put it aside: "Your injuries haven't healed yet, so don't drink. It's harmful to your health."

Gu Jingheng raised his eyebrows slightly, stared at Shen Zhaixing with deep eyes, and sneered: "Injury to the body, am I still afraid of injury to the body now?"

"It's just some wine, just let him drink it, it won't hurt him." Chu Zhixu walked in from outside the tent, sat casually aside, looked at Shen Zhaixing and said, "I heard that you came back early in the morning, so I came to see you specially. Are you happy?"

Shen Zhaixing's eyes twitched: "Are you two drunk?"

He looked at Gu Jingheng's leg which was wrapped in layers of bandages, and felt worried.

Chu Zhixu said directly, "His injury has long been healed. He is tied up like this now just to make people feel sorry for him."

He thought again of Nan Yuan, who was crying miserably by the river half an hour ago. He didn't know what had happened between the two of them. Everything was apparently fine between them before!

Gu Jingheng didn't want to discuss this with him, so he changed the subject and looked at Shen Zhaixing: "How is the matter going?"

When Shen Zhaixing heard about the serious matter, he immediately straightened his face and began to talk about what he had done in the past month.

Outside the tent, Nan Yuan was coming towards this side with a large bunch of irises.

Since she came here often during this period, Gu Jingheng deliberately did not have anyone guarding the place, in case Nan Yuan was shy and would not come again after seeing anyone.

She had thought it through. It was just that kind of thing, which was inevitable sooner or later. There was no need for her to create a rift with Gu Jingheng because of it.

Thinking of this, she no longer felt any psychological burden and came to Gu Jingheng with a smile on her face, holding flowers.

When she approached the tent door, she heard conversations coming from inside and heard some information about Li's guilt or something.

This was probably the serious business that Gu Jingheng was talking about. Nan Yuan felt that if she went in at this moment, she might disturb them, so she stopped and planned to wait until they finished talking before going in.

She was bored and waited for them to finish talking. Finally, she heard them finish the topic. She was about to go in, but suddenly she heard Chu Zhixu say, "What's going on between you and Nan Yuan?"