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

But the pain Nan Yuan expected did not come. She slowly opened her eyes and saw that the hairpin had pierced Gu Jingheng's palm and blood gushed out.

Nan Yuan was startled and subconsciously withdrew her hand.

Gu Jingheng was also stunned. He looked at his bloody palms and realized how much force Nan Yuan had used. She really was determined to die.

If he hadn't blocked it, the hairpin would have pierced Nan Yuan's throat.

Gu Jingheng pulled out the hairpin and threw it on the ground: "Do you really want to die?"

"Aren't you just trying to force me to death?" Nan Yuan's lips curled up with a hint of sarcasm: "Everyone says that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is self-disciplined and kind, but unfortunately, he is also a despicable villain who only uses despicable means to force others to submit."

"What a despicable trick!" Gu Jingheng's tone turned cold and he stared at Nan Yuan with a gloomy look.

The two were silent for a long time until a sound came from outside the door again.

"Lin Yitang, why are you making such a big fuss?"

"Mr. Shen, calm down. This is not me and my sisters..."

Before Lin Yitang could finish his words, he was interrupted by Shen Zhaixing: "Speak to the point."

After hearing what Shen Zhaixing said, Lin Yitang was embarrassed, but he could only swallow his anger and said, "There were thieves on the ship, so they hid in this room, but the door was locked and we couldn't open it, so we went to call for help."

"If there are thieves, there will be thieves. There is nothing valuable on the pleasure boat. It is useless to disturb my interest." Shen Zhaixing looked at the door with a deep look in his eyes and urged: "If there is nothing else, please disperse quickly. I am still waiting to drink!"

Everyone was afraid of Shen Zhaixing and walked out one after another.

How could Lin Yitang give up after seeing this situation?

She winked at a pink-dressed girl behind her, who understood instantly and shouted, "Actually, it's not a thief, it's someone having an affair on the boat!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the men and women who were about to disperse immediately stopped in their tracks. Curiosity has always been human nature.

Now even if Shen Zhaixing tried to stop them, he would not be able to resist the overwhelming force of numbers.

"Cheating? Who?"

"Who is so bold as to have an affair at Her Royal Highness the Princess's banquet?"

"Whoever is not here is the one!"

Everyone was talking about it, but their eyes all fell on Xie Luochen.

After all, from the moment they got on board, Third Miss Lin had warned Xie Luochen to be careful that Nan Yuan might cheat on him. Now that Lin Yitang has taken the lead in saying that someone is having an affair and Nan Yuan is not here, doesn't that mean Nan Yuan is the most suspicious?

Being looked at like this, Xie Luochen sobered up a little. Although he didn't believe that Nan Yuan was such a person, what if she was framed by Lin Yitang?

Judging from Lin Yitang's appearance, it is most likely Nan Yuan.

Xie Luochen wanted to speak up to stop him, but he stopped himself the second before he could open his mouth.

Although Nan Yuan is intelligent, the decline of the Nan family cannot bring much help to her career.

But after all, I came to propose marriage because I coveted the Nan family's wealth. If I cancel the engagement without reason, it would be bad for my reputation.

But if Nan Yuan was caught having an affair, no matter whether it was true or not, the Nan family would be sorry for me. In this way, it would be logical for me to break off the engagement, and the Nan family would also feel guilty about me, killing two birds with one stone.

Thinking of this, Xie Luochen closed his mouth.

Seeing that Xie Luochen didn't say anything, everyone stopped looking and just stared at the door.

"Who cares who he is? Won't we know once we open the door?"

Someone spontaneously pushed the door.

The door opened with a creaky sound.

Everyone stretched their heads to look into the room.

With a loud bang, a person standing in front was kicked away.

"Who kicked me?" He supported himself with one hand, got up from the ground, and looked angrily at the person who had kicked him.

Everyone looked in the direction of sight and saw that the man was dressed elegantly in a black brocade robe with his collar slightly open, revealing his muscular chest and sexy collarbone. There were some scratches on it, and some faint redness and swelling, which were obviously left from making love with a woman just now.

Gu Jingheng was the culprit who had just kicked someone.

At this moment, he looked at the group of people in front of him with a cold expression, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

Everyone present was frightened by the cold light in Gu Jingheng's eyes. They all retracted their necks and lowered their heads.

Dare not say another word.

The man who was kicked was trembling with fear, and he knelt on the ground with a "dong": "Your Highness... Your Highness..."

"Your Highness, please forgive me. I... I didn't know it was Your Highness who was here!"

"Drag him out and never set foot in the capital again." Gu Jingheng opened his thin lips slightly, his tone as cold as ice.

"Your Highness, please spare my life!" He wailed and was carried away by the guards.

Everyone else around huddled in place, not daring to even breathe, fearing that they would be the next to be affected.

Gu Jingheng glanced around and finally fixed his gaze on the woman in pink who was huddled back and shivering.

"You have stirred up trouble and ruined my reputation. You are under house arrest for three years."

The woman's face turned pale, she didn't expect things to turn out like this. She had originally wanted to show off in front of Miss Lin San and have Miss Lin San take care of her in the future.

Who knew... who knew that she had offended the Crown Prince and been confined to her house for three years just by saying a few words.

After three years of house arrest, she is already past the age of marriage. And because it was the Crown Prince who punished her, who would marry her?

A woman who cannot bring benefits to the family will only become an abandoned child. How can she bear this?

"Miss San...Miss San, save me! Miss San, save me..."

"Shut up!" Lin Yitang frowned. Whoever speaks out at this time will be in trouble.

She doesn't want to get involved in this mess.

Before the woman in pink could say a word, she was dragged out.

"Why aren't you leaving yet? Do you want to stay here and wait for me to ask you to leave?" Gu Jingheng's eyes were cold.

Everyone immediately ran out as if they were running for their lives.

Xie Luochen was left behind. When he stood up, he saw the hairpin dropped on the ground through the gap between Gu Jingheng and the door frame.

Looks familiar.

But he didn't have time to think about it, so he left with everyone else.

After everyone left, Gu Jingheng turned and walked into the room, but it was empty.

The window was open, the wind blew the bed curtains gently, and everything seemed so quiet.

It seemed as if the farce just now was just an illusion of his.

Only the blood-stained hairpin thrown on the ground revealed what had just happened.

Gu Jingheng slowly squatted down and picked up the hairpin.

There was blood on the hairpin, and a drop of blood fell on the floor, spreading out.

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Nan Yuan carefully climbed out of the window, stepped on the bumps on the outside, and moved onto the deck little by little.

Before she could catch her breath, she heard a female voice.

"who is it?"

Nan Yuan looked in the direction of the voice and saw Her Royal Highness the Princess and the head aunt looking at her with confusion.

"Your Highness the Princess, may you be well." Nan Yuan quickly bowed.

The eldest princess narrowed her eyes. She had just seen Nan Yuan crawling out of the cabin with her own eyes, and the direction Nan Yuan crawled out seemed to be the place where Lin Yitang was clamoring to catch the adulterer.

She was also curious about who was so bold as to do such a shameless thing on her houseboat, but because of her status, she did not go down with them to join in the fun.

This was great, as it allowed her to directly meet the person involved.

The princess looked at Nan Yuan, only to see that she was kneeling on the ground with her head lowered. Her hair was a little messy, and although her clothes were neat, red marks could still be seen faintly under her clothes.

The facts speak for themselves.

Before the princess could say anything, she heard voices coming from the corridor beside her.