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

Nan Yuan continued to enlighten him while sorting out his clothes, saying, "This is just the tip of the iceberg. You don't know that since I was a child, my mother has always taught me and my brother to learn from you. She has told us more than once that we are not afraid of people who are smarter than you, but we are afraid that people who are smarter than you work harder than you!"

"You have always been your aunt's pride. Not only are you academically successful and filial to your parents, you are also very good at dealing with people."

"You never look down on others just because they are of low status, nor do you judge them for their mistakes. You are very kind to everyone, which is a rare and precious character."

"You are kind-hearted. There was a heavy snowfall the year before last, and many victims appeared in the capital. When others saw it, they thought it was unlucky. It was you who rescued these victims, gave them food and cotton clothes, and helped them get through that difficult winter."

Listening to Nan Yuan telling her past events one by one, Xie Luochen just smiled bitterly: "But I did it to gain a good reputation so that people can recommend me to serve as an official in the court."

"Everything is judged by deeds, not intentions. If you hadn't been there, how many disaster victims would have frozen to death on the streets of Beijing?"

"Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself. Your frustration now is only temporary, there are still many days to come, you have to know that you are fine."

Nan Yuan looked at Xie Luochen with a firm and serious gaze, as if telling him that every word she said was true!

The haze that Xie Luochen had hidden in his heart for many days was swept away. The words he heard most from childhood to adulthood were: You have to work harder than others; you have to lead the Xie Palace to revive its former glory; you haven’t done well enough...

No matter what he did, his parents were always dissatisfied.

He knew that his parents were trying to prevent him from becoming proud and complacent, which would ruin everything.

However, the constant beatings in his education have made him lose confidence in himself. He even forgot that he is a flesh and blood being who can get sick, feel pain, cry, and get tired!

Now Nan Yuan told him that he had always been a good person and he was a role model for others.

Xie Luochen smiled, but tears welled up in his eyes. He took Nan Yuan into his arms and said softly, "Yuan'er, thank you."

In fact, it’s not that he is good, it’s that Nan Yuan said he was very good.

He seemed to understand why the prince had to be with Nan Yuan. Not only because of her beauty, but also because it was so comfortable to be with her.

No matter who it is, as long as she wants to make people happy, she can definitely make them happy.

Nan Yuan was held in his arms, her nose filled with his familiar yet unfamiliar scent, and her body was a little stiff.

But on second thought, they have done more intimate things before, and although the process was not very good at the time, they are the closest people after all. What does a hug now mean?

"There's no need to thank me between you and me. We are husband and wife, and we advance and retreat together."

Xie Luochen's body shook suddenly.

Couple...

Yes, they got married.

Xie Luochen felt a little dazed, and more of a guilty conscience.

He is a useless man now and can't bring happiness to Nan Yuan at all.

He shouldn't have agreed to Nan Yuan's request for marriage on impulse, and now he is letting her suffer with him.

"Cough cough...Okay." Xie Luochen coughed softly and let go of his hand calmly.

"I was personally assigned to this post by the Minister. If I can do a good job, I will be promoted when I come back." Xie Luochen explained to Nan Yuan the reason for his trip.

"It's a good thing that the Minister thinks highly of you!" Nan Yuan also had a smile on her face.

Xie Luochen nodded and said, "I'm sorry to have wronged you. We just got married and I'm going out. I can't accompany you."

Nan Yuan didn't care much about these things and said, "If love lasts for a long time, why should we be together day and night? We still have a long time to live together, so there is no need to rush now."

"Okay." Xie Luochen responded and continued to pack his bags, but his mood was much better than before.

Nan Yuan helped Xie Luochen pack his luggage and sent him away from the capital.

At that time, neither of them knew that today would be the last time they would meet in their lives.

Nuanxiang Pavilion.

There were several wine jars scattered around the empty room, with wine spilled all over the floor, and the room was filled with a strong aroma of wine.

The window was open and a cool breeze blew in, carrying away the hint of alcohol.

A man in black sat on a chair, his face was handsome and evil, with a bit of unruly look between his brows.

He crossed his legs, holding a wine glass in his hand, staring at the amber liquid in the glass, with a mocking arc at the corner of his mouth.

"Boom-"

The door was kicked open.

Shen Zhaixing rushed in in a panic. Seeing Gu Jingheng half lying on the chair, he breathed a sigh of relief, but then he became puzzled: "What happened that made you not even go to court?"

Gu Jingheng glanced at Shen Zhaixing indifferently. His gaze stayed on him for only a moment before he moved away and continued to stare at the drink in his hand.

"Seven days, seven whole days. Don't tell me you've been here all the time?" Shen Zhaixing sat down, grabbed the wine pot on the table, poured a glass, gulped it down, and threw the glass on the ground. "This wine isn't good, you won't get tired of it after drinking it for seven days, right?"

Gu Jingheng still didn't look at Shen Zhaixing, but just said: "It's nothing, don't bother me."

Shen Zhaixing stared at Gu Jingheng. He had finally decided to be serious for a while, but what happened was that Gu Jingheng began to neglect the affairs of state.

How could this make him feel so embarrassed?

"Something's going on. Of course I came to see you for something!"

He said seriously, "Didn't you leave the secret agent to me?"

"The secret agents from Tianqi have been restless recently. I have led people to destroy several of their hideouts."

"Logically speaking, any well-trained spy would not come here to die so mindlessly. They knew I had set up a tight net, but they still rushed in without blinking an eye, as if there was something more important than the spy they had deployed for so many years."

"Speak directly if you have anything to say."

Gu Jingheng's eyes were exceptionally clear. Although he had drunk a lot of alcohol in the past few days, he knew what he was doing and would not get drunk to the point of passing out.

He knows his priorities well.

Shen Zhaixing touched his nose and whispered, "I caught a spy. I have a hunch that he must know something, but I just can't pry him open."

"Can't pry open his mouth?" With seventy-two kinds of punishments and eighteen kinds of torture in the imperial prison, how is it possible that his mouth can't be pried open?

He straightened his clothes, regained his usual calmness and dignity, and asked, "Where is the person?"

Hearing Gu Jingheng's words, Shen Zhaixing knew that he was serious, and quickly stood up to lead him: "In the dungeon."

"This guy is not stubborn, but a little bit weird. Everyone who sees him falls in love with him and listens to him. Whatever he says is what he believes."

"In just three short days, I have already lost five people. Now I dare not act rashly. I just lock him up in the dungeon alone and don't let anyone be alone with him to prevent him from playing tricks."

Gu Jingheng frowned. An irresistible love?

He thought for a moment and continued walking forward.