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

She didn't want to be like in her previous life, moving with his joys and sorrows, being happy with his happiness and sad with his pain.

Hearing Nan Yuan's words, Gu Jingheng's eyes flickered slightly and he stopped peeling the candy wrapper.

He thought Nan Yuan was talking about how he was angry with her before, but now he took the initiative to take care of her.

His mood changed so quickly in just a few hours, it was normal for her to not be able to accept it.

After realizing this, he continued what he was doing and stuffed the candy in his hand back into Nan Yuan's mouth. Then, he held Nan Yuan's hand and said softly, "I was wrong. It's all my fault."

Nan Yuan lowered her eyes slightly, but the fear of Gu Jingheng in her heart did not diminish in the slightest.

The more he acted like this, the more scared she became.

She would never know what Gu Jingheng was thinking. He was moody, violent and bloodthirsty, and unpredictable.

He could be flirting with you one moment and killing you the next.

Gu Jingheng is so affectionate towards her now, but it does not prevent him from plotting against herself and her brother.

He wanted them to be stepping stones for his great cause, and when his great cause was accomplished, he would push them out to appease the anger of the crowd.

What a plan!

He was just obsessed with women and did some wrong things, but he came to his senses in the end and turned back to the right path. He could still be a good prince and a good emperor in the future.

But why should they use their brothers and sisters' lives to pave the way for him?

Why did he just pick on her to cause trouble?

"Nan Yuan." Gu Jingheng called her again, his eyes as gentle as the spring breeze in March, "You can fight against the lonely."

Hit him?

Nan Yuan was slightly stunned.

"I shouldn't have lost my temper with you. I know my behavior must have hurt your feelings, otherwise you wouldn't have run to the lake and cried."

"I was wrong. Go ahead and hit me. I promise to let you hit me as much as you want. Anything is fine as long as it makes you happy." Gu Jingheng held Nan Yuan's hand and hit himself in the face.

Nan Yuan came back to her senses and retracted her hands.

How dare she hit His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!

She loved him and took care of him, but he still managed to scheme against her to the last drop of her memory. If she dared to hit him, she would probably be left with nothing.

Gu Jingheng asked her to hit him now, but he was just talking. If she took it seriously, who knows how he would retaliate against her in the future!

"Don't do this." Nan Yuan pulled her hand back forcefully.

A hint of disappointment flashed across Gu Jingheng's eyes, and then, as if thinking of something, a smile appeared on his face again. He held Nan Yuan's hand tightly and asked softly, "Ayuan, are you reluctant to let go?"

Nan Yuan looked away, not wanting to bother dealing with him, and just nodded vaguely.

Seeing Nan Yuan’s affirmative reply, the corners of Gu Jingheng’s lips curled up.

He knew that Nan Yuan definitely had him in her heart.

"Your Highness, I'm tired and want to take a rest." Nan Yuan closed her eyes, feeling extremely tired.

She is feeling very confused and messy right now, and she needs some time to sort things out.

Gu Jingheng got the answer he wanted from Nan Yuan's mouth. He was in a good mood and naturally gave Nan Yuan whatever she wanted.

"Okay, then you have a good rest."

When Gu Jingheng is in a good mood, he can be said to be very considerate and takes good care of Nan Yuan. He allows her to do whatever she wants and pampers and coaxes her. Even if Nan Yuan doesn't look good to him, he just thinks that Nan Yuan is sick or in a bad mood.

He made up a random excuse to cover up the fact that his legs and feet had suddenly gotten better.

In fact, Nan Yuan just didn't want to bother with him anymore, so she let him do whatever he wanted.

When Nan Jiamu was training outside, he heard the news that Nan Yuan was ill and wanted to come back, but was repeatedly dissuaded by his subordinates and ultimately failed to come back.

***

Gu Jingheng can be said to be in high spirits during this period, at least that's how he knows.

In his previous life, it took him five years to clean up the separatist princes, and he truly achieved the goal of "All under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people in the world are the king's subjects."

However, he spent most of his time on state affairs and neglected Nan Yuan, which led to the estrangement between the two.

In this life, he will never allow such a thing to happen again. He wants the whole world, and Nan Yuan must stay by his side.

The emperor asked him to return to the city after dealing with Li's affairs, but he did not plan to do so.

The Li family has been stationed in southern Xinjiang for many years. Now that Li Mu has been killed by him, the forces in southern Xinjiang have not been dealt with cleanly yet. He does not want to raise a second Li Mu.

He must go there in person and firmly grasp the power in southern Xinjiang in his own hands.

There is also the Chu family outside the Great Wall, which he can deal with at the same time.

If he doesn't return to the capital, Nan Yuan can't return either.

He knew that Nan Yuan's feelings for him were not deep yet, and if they were separated for a few months, something unexpected might happen.

Nan Yuan had to follow him.

That night.

Gu Jingheng entered Nan Yuan's tent as usual, climbed onto Nan Yuan's couch with ease, and hugged Nan Yuan from behind.

These past few days he handled official business during the day and fell asleep with Nan Yuan in his arms at night, taking her body into consideration and not overstepping the boundaries in any way.

But today, for some reason, I couldn't fall asleep.

He held Nan Yuan's hand and asked in a hoarse voice, "Ayuan, have you been feeling better these days?"

Nan Yuan did not answer, but closed her eyes. The moonlight came through the window into the tent and sprinkled on Nan Yuan's cheeks, making them look jade-like.

During this period of time, Gu Jingheng also got used to Nan Yuan's calm attitude. He was not angry, but just rubbed his fingers on Nan Yuan's hands, and looked at her with increasingly deep and dark eyes.

He suddenly lowered his head and kissed Nan Yuan's red lips with his thin lips, which were warm and moist.

Nan Yuan's pupils suddenly contracted and her whole body stiffened.

She instinctively stepped back, but Gu Jingheng held her slender waist tightly, making the two of them fit closer.

His tongue pried open her teeth and went straight in, hooking around Nan Yuan's soft little tongue and absorbing the sweet fragrance from her mouth.

What was different from before was that this time Nan Yuan did not resist. She just looked at Gu Jingheng quietly and followed his actions.

Gu Jingheng's breathing became a little disordered. He wanted to go one step further, but he noticed something unusual about Nan Yuan.

He slowly opened his eyes, and what came into view was Nan Yuan's cold eyes.

He was startled and stood up slightly.

"A Yuan?"

What does Nan Yuan’s look mean? Why would she look at him like that?

Although she used to look at him with fear in her eyes, he could see that there was love for him in her eyes.

But just now, Nan Yuan's eyes were filled with fear, and were so cold and distant.

This realization made him feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

Nan Yuan noticed that Gu Jingheng had stopped, and a hint of sneer appeared on the corner of her lips: "Why don't you continue, Your Highness?"