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

"Even if she knew my intentions in the future, it would be too late for her to leave."

"If she wants to run away, I will let her go. However, she will disappear from everyone's sight today, and will appear in my East Palace tomorrow."

"All under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people in the world are his subjects. She cannot escape from my grasp."

Gu Jingheng's voice drifted with the wind and fell into Nan Yuan's ears. She walked faster and faster, and did not dare to stop even if she fell to the ground. She did not want to listen to these cruel words anymore.

She knew that Gu Jingheng was cruel, but he was actually much more cruel than she had imagined.

This time she would never have any unrealistic hopes for Gu Jingheng again, never again, never again.

The conversation inside the tent continued.

"Alas..." Chu Zhixu shook his head: "I originally thought Nan Yuan cried too miserably, but now I realize that she cried less."

Gu Jingheng was stunned when he heard this, and a dark look flashed across his eyes.

Who is crying?

Is Nan Yuan crying?

Who are you crying for?

Could it be him?

But didn't she care about him at all? How could she cry for him?

The defense line that Gu Jingheng had built in his heart collapsed the moment he heard Nan Yuan crying.

"Where did you see her?"

Gu Jingheng's left hand holding the wine glass was shaking a little. He tried hard to suppress the emotions gushing out of his heart, but his voice still betrayed him.

"Didn't you say you didn't care? Didn't you say it was all calculations? Why are you concerned about me again now?" Chu Zhixu looked at Gu Jingheng with a hint of ridicule in his eyes.

This was the first time that Gu Jingheng was choked. Just as he was about to find a suitable excuse for himself, he heard Chu Zhixu's words again.

"Shh!" Chu Zhixu pressed his finger to his lips and said, "It's ok to fool us with these words, but just don't fool yourself."

"She's in the back hills, she said she wanted to pick some irises for you. I don't understand a girl's mind, but it's not important, you just need to know."

Gu Jingheng learned of Nan Yuan's whereabouts and walked out.

"Hey, this leg..."

Seeing Gu Jingheng walking down the ground, Shen Zhaixing exclaimed in surprise.

"Don't make a fuss. You seem ignorant." Chu Zhixu glanced at him indifferently.

Shen Zhaixing sat down again in a daze. He was a little confused about what the two people were talking about.

He felt that what Gu Jingheng said made a lot of sense, the logic was completely logical, and it was also in line with Gu Jingheng's style of dealing with people.

Why did he feel that Chu Zhixu's expression didn't seem to be the case?

"Ah Xu, what's going on?" Shen Zhaixing bowed and poured a cup of tea for Chu Zhixu, and handed it to him: "Can you explain it to me?"

"What are you asking, kid? You will know when you grow up." Chu Zhixu said with a smile, then picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"The tea is good, give me some more." Chu Zhixu handed the teacup back to Shen Zhaixing.

Shen Zhaixing: "..."

"Drink, drink, drink until you die."

Not getting an answer, Shen Zhaixing filled the teapot until it overflowed and splashed all over Chu Zhixu.

He turned around and left. Everyone was playing riddles with him, but he didn't care if they didn't tell him.

Chu Zhixu looked at Shen Zhaixing's back and shook his head helplessly.

No wonder Gu Jingheng raised Shen Zhaixing like his own son. His temper is exactly like that of a rebellious son.

***

Gu Jingheng felt extremely confused, especially when he knew Nan Yuan was crying alone by the river.

He originally thought that Nan Yuan didn't care about him, didn't care about his emotions, and that no matter what he did to her, she would always act calm and indifferent.

But he didn't expect that after he lost his temper, Nan Yuan would pretend not to care, but secretly digest her emotions alone.

Does that mean that she actually cares about him, but just doesn't show it in front of him?

He couldn't wait to find Nan Yuan to ask for an answer.

In fact, he didn't want much, he just wanted Nan Yuan to care about him more.

"Nan Yuan!"

Gu Jingheng searched around in the sea of ​​flowers on the back mountain, but still couldn't see Nan Yuan.

His brows were furrowed. The mountain behind was so small, where could she run to?

Just when Gu Jingheng was about to give up, he suddenly saw a small patch of iris leaves on the ground.

He walked over, picked up the flower, and sniffed it gently with his nose.

"Iris..." Gu Jingheng murmured, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

Irises represent love. Is Nan Yuan picking irises to express her feelings to him?

Thinking of this, the corners of Gu Jingheng's lips unconsciously rose.

Maybe he was too anxious, so it was normal that Nan Yuan couldn't accept it.

He can wait a little longer. It doesn't matter if he waits a little longer. After all, he has waited for such a long time since his rebirth.

He is very patient and he can wait for Nan Yuan to accept him again.

The breeze blew through the sea of ​​flowers, and the petals fell down.

Gu Jingheng's figure was buried under the flower petals, but that still couldn't hide the bright smile on his face.

He was somewhat looking forward to Nan Yuan coming to see him.

Should he continue to pretend that he doesn't know, or should he take the initiative to find Nan Yuan?

It’s better to cooperate with her and pretend that I don’t know.

Gu Jingheng stood there for a long time holding the iris in his hand before finally walking back.

Military camp, tent.

Nan Yuan then placed the large bunch of irises in her hand on the table and stared at them in a daze.

There were so many thoughts in my head and I felt a tingling pain in my heart.

What should she do?

It seemed like Gu Jingheng had laid a huge net. No matter where she went, she would be caught in the net. Even if she struggled until her head was broken and bloody, she could not escape this predetermined fate.

If she escaped from the capital as Nan Jiamu said at the beginning, she would definitely be found by Gu Jingheng within three days.

Nan Yuan still has a clear understanding of her own abilities. No matter how she runs, she can't escape from Gu Jingheng's spies and followers all over the world.

Once she is caught, what awaits her is only a dark room without light.

She had tried it in her previous life.

She tried to escape from Gu Jingheng's control, but was only free for two hours before being captured by the Jinwu Guards.

Gu Jingheng locked her in the dark room of the study where no one could see her except him.

She begged him for a long time and tried every possible way, but he still wouldn't let her go out.

Until the end, when she was almost going crazy and fell seriously ill due to being locked up, he had her taken up there. But they only took her up there, and she no longer had the freedom she had before. She was only allowed to move around in the Prince's Mansion.

As long as he didn't let her go, she couldn't go anywhere.

An endless feeling of suffocation fell on Nan Yuan. She clutched her chest tightly. The pain was unbearable, but she dared not cry out.

She gritted her teeth and endured it, her body trembling.

She thought, she had clearly avoided him in this life, so why did fate still bring them together.