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

"It's just that I recognized a step-sister, and there was a misunderstanding when choosing a title. How did it get involved with Heng'er's lifelong event?"

Seeing that the queen was angry, the emperor hurried to comfort her: "Also, why don't I care about Heng'er's lifelong affairs? As soon as he came of age, didn't I ask the Ministry of Rites to arrange for him to choose a crown princess? It's just that he doesn't want to do it. It's too early, so wait a little longer."

"Heng'er is our only child. How could I not care about him?"

As the emperor spoke, he felt wronged and sat aside sulking.

Seeing him like this, the queen lost her temper and sighed, "That's not what I meant."

"I know you've done a good job, but Heng'er's personality makes him not close to anyone. I was worried that he wouldn't be able to find someone close to him in the future."

"If that's the case, how lonely he will be in the future!"

The Queen walked up to the Emperor, looked at him and explained, "Think about it, Heng'er is such a cold and aloof person, he has always been self-disciplined and respectful. When have you ever seen him go against the rules of propriety to do something for anyone?"

"That's indeed not the case." The emperor nodded. Ever since Gu Jingheng became sensible, he had assigned the tasks at hand to Gu Jingheng.

No matter what Gu Jingheng does, he does it very well, and even if there is something inconsiderate, he will never leave anyone with any complaints.

"It is precisely because of his unusual behavior this time that I feel that this girl is special in Heng'er's heart." The queen continued.

But the emperor still felt that something was wrong, and he retorted: "But you have to think about it, what if Heng'er was just careless for a moment and didn't do things thoughtfully; or maybe the servants passed the message, and it spread from one person to ten people, and then to a hundred people, and it changed its meaning when it reached our ears. But you chose a princess consort for Heng'er who he didn't like based on your own conjecture and stuffed her into his East Palace. You know what kind of temper he has. It would be bad if the relationship between mother and son was hurt."

After the emperor said this, the queen hesitated.

"Besides, if Heng'er really liked that girl, why would he recognize her as his sister and reward her with great fanfare?"

If Heng'er really marries his nominal sister into the Eastern Palace in the future, won't those pedantic ministers point at his spine and curse him?

"Heng'er wouldn't be so far away from thinking of this. If she really liked me, she would definitely not reward me."

"What do you know!" the queen retorted.

Originally, she was really convinced by the emperor, but when it came to the grand reward, she changed her mind.

"You guys care about so-called ethics here, but we never care about these things. Let alone a sister you adopted halfway, even if she was raised at home since she was a child, as long as there is no blood relationship, you can marry her."

The Queen continued indifferently, "Heng'er is my daughter, I know her best."

"What brother and sister? It's just an excuse for him to get close to the girl."

When the emperor heard what the queen said, although he did not quite agree, he would not argue with his queen over an outsider.

He just said, "Okay, okay, since you think that girl is Heng'er's sweetheart, then I will just issue an order and let them choose a date to get married. There's no need to affect the relationship between us because of these things."

"How can that be possible? Heng'er is not in the capital now. How can we make the decision for him directly?" The Queen became anxious and kept shaking her head and saying no.

"Besides, if you issue the decree so hastily, Heng'er will think it's too hasty and that you've treated the girl unfairly. Then she'll quarrel with you!"

Heng'er knows his own limits. What if Heng'er hasn't expressed his feelings to the girl yet, and they, as parents, acted so recklessly that the girl thought they were forcing a sale and got upset with him? What if?

"This won't work, and that won't work either. What do you want to do? I'll get someone to do it right away." The emperor promised.

Heng'er has been away for the past few days, and all government affairs have fallen on his shoulders. He doesn't even have time to talk to the Queen. The little time he does have is spent worrying about other people's affairs. How can this be possible?

Next time, I must never agree to let Heng'er go out.

Is there anything that cannot be done by servants?

As a prince, you should know how to share your father's worries. Your parents are still alive, so why are you running away every day?

"I just want to meet the girl first to see if she and Heng'er are a good match, and by the way, sound out the girl's attitude to see what she really means to Heng'er." The queen explained.

"Okay, okay, whatever you want. We'll have a banquet at Qingliang Terrace tonight. I'll have someone move the girl's seat closer to you so you can look at her more conveniently." The emperor said lovingly.

The queen was satisfied and ordered the best makeup girl in the palace to dress her up.

She had a hunch that the girl would be her future daughter-in-law.

She had to treat it well when they met for the first time.

Cooling terrace.

Except for those summoned by the emperor, no one else is allowed to enter.

So only Nan Yuan and Nan Jiamu went in, and when they were inside, the emperor summoned Nan Jiamu and others separately.

Nan Yuan did not participate in the pacification of the Li clan, so she could only wait outside.

Nan Yuan sat bored at the banquet waiting, silently calculating the chances of success of what she wanted to do.

"Cousin, long time no see."

Suddenly, a shadow fell in front of her eyes. Nan Yuan looked up and saw Xie Luochen standing in front of her.

"Yes, I haven't seen my cousin since we last met in the military camp." Nan Yuan smiled and replied, "Why did my cousin suddenly return to the city last time? Did something happen?"

A strange expression flashed across Xie Luochen's face, but he quickly concealed it and asked calmly, "Didn't your cousin tell you about this?"

He thought that Nan Jiamu should have told Nan Yuan a long time ago.

Could it be that he didn't say it, or did Nan Yuan deliberately bring up this matter to mock him?

Thinking of this, Xie Luochen looked at Nan Yuan with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

Nan Yuan was confused and just asked, "What did you say?"

Seeing that Nan Yuan really didn't know about this matter, Xie Luochen felt a little secretly happy in his heart for some reason.

Naturally, the fewer people who know about this matter, the better. No one wants to expose their scars to others.

He quickly asked, "Does our marriage still count?"

Hearing this, Nan Yuan was even more confused: "Didn't you receive the letter I asked Yue Ran to send to you yesterday?"

Or does he not want to continue this marriage?

Nan Yuan's heart suddenly began to beat faster.

"No," Xie Luochen explained, "I received your letter, but I'm still a little worried. After all, my mother's actions some time ago made it normal for my uncle and aunt to feel uncomfortable. I'm just afraid that they won't agree."

"I will explain to my parents. They are reasonable people and will not make things difficult for us." Nan Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Now that I know what my cousin means, I feel relieved." Xie Luochen said with a smile: "How about we get married on the date we agreed on before?"

Nan Yuan lowered her eyelashes. According to the previous time, she would have to wait until after the New Year, but it would only take three months for Gu Jingheng to come back.

Nan Yuan took a deep breath and said with gritted teeth: "I think...I think the sooner the better."

Xie Luochen did not expect Nan Yuan to say this and was stunned for a moment.

"It's just that I'm afraid this will hurt you."

"Don't be wronged, we will do it as soon as possible..."

Before Nan Yuan could finish her words, she felt a chill on her back, as if someone was staring at her.

"Hey, I came at a bad time, didn't I? Sorry for interrupting your conversation?"