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

"Someone come!" Nan Yuan shouted outside, "Who has entered this room today? Who has come into contact with Yue Ran?"

She had just found out the cause of Yue Ran's death - poisoning.

Shortly before she came, Yue Ran took poison and died when she returned home.

Not long after Nan Yuan started speaking, the courtyard was crowded with people.

Nan Yuan was so frightened and annoyed by all the chattering noises that her head was about to explode, but there was no useful information at all.

"what happened?"

The noise here was so loud that even Gu Jingheng was alarmed.

Nan Yuan was not in the mood to answer Gu Jingheng's question. All her attention was on Yue Ran in the room.

died……

How could he die?

How could her death be such a coincidence? Yue Ran died just when she arrived.

Yue Ran’s death made Nan Yuan more determined to investigate further.

Her current direction is correct. Yue Ran is definitely related to the fact that she was framed.

Did she commit suicide or was she silenced?

Nan Yuan was unwilling to believe that Yue Ran, who had grown up with her, had betrayed her, but the current situation made it impossible for her to disbelieve it.

"Miss, this was given to me by Sister Yue Ran two hours ago. She said she would wait for you to come and let me hand it to you personally." A little maid held a letter and walked timidly in front of Nan Yuan, not daring to look up at it.

letter?

Nan Yuan frowned, reached out to take the letter, and glanced at it briefly. It was obvious that something was wrong with her expression.

Gu Jingheng looked at Nan Yuan's expression and reached out to take the letter from Nan Yuan's hand, but Nan Yuan dodged him.

"Let me handle it myself." Nan Yuan's voice was a little dull, as if she was suppressing something, but her tone was firm.

Nan Yuan turned around and walked back to her room, and instructed Bai Zhi to bury Yue Ran properly.

Seeing this, Gu Jingheng didn't say much, but turned his gaze to the little maid.

The little maid was frightened by Gu Jingheng and trembled a bit, and quickly lowered her head: "Yes, young lady! I will take my leave."

After saying that, he quickly retreated and closed the door behind him.

Gu Jingheng glanced at Yue Ran's body being carried out by Bai Zhi and his men, narrowed his eyes, wondering what he was thinking, and then followed Nan Yuan's footsteps into the room.

Nan Yuan noticed Gu Jingheng coming in, but she didn't even look at him and continued to stare at the letter in her hand.

There were only a few words on the letter, and one sentence: Girl, I am so sorry for you. I am too ashamed to see you. I can only apologize with my death.

Feeling sorry for her?

Why?

Why would Yue Ran betray her? Doesn’t Yue Ran know that this might really put her to death?

"A Yuan, all good things must come to an end."

Gu Jingheng sat beside Nan Yuan, held her wrist with his hand, and said gently: "There will always be all kinds of people passing by you and me in this life. You can't be sure whether they are human or ghost, nor can you be sure whether they will stab you in the back. You must always be fully prepared."

"I know that the longer we spend together, the deeper our friendship will be, and the harder it will be to give it up. But, A Yuan, you have to know that a cancer in the body can kill us. Sometimes, we have no choice but to cut off our arms to survive."

He knew that Nan Yuan was in a bad mood, but she would have to get over it eventually. A short pain is worse than a long one. Knowing this earlier would have been a good thing for Nan Yuan.

"She paid the price with her life because she was unfaithful to you. You have done nothing wrong to her and do not need to blame yourself for her death."

This is the truth, she understands it all, but now she is beginning to feel confused.

Ajiu, Yue Ran all died just to find out the truth of that day.

If people are dead, does the truth really matter?

Nan Yuan held the letter in her hand, leaned into Gu Jingheng's arms, and said in a choked voice: "Gu Jingheng, I'm so tired, I... really tired."

Gu Jingheng patted Nan Yuan's back gently to comfort her.

"Take a rest if you are tired. I am always behind you."

Since Yue Ran’s death disrupted Nan Yuan’s plan, she and Gu Jingheng did not stay in the Nan family for long and returned to the Prince’s Mansion.

Nan Yuan asked Nan Jiamu to help her investigate the matter, and Nan Jiamu did find some clues, which were not much different from what Nan Yuan had guessed.

What happened at Cha Ya Ju was exactly as Jiang Song said. She was betrayed by Yue Ran.

Nan Jiamu also found out the involvement of another person.

"Who?" Nan Yuan asked.

"The leader of the prince's secret guards, Ah Qi."

Hearing Nan Jiamu's words, Nan Yuan was stunned for a moment and it took her a long time to calm down.

Ah Qi?

Why would the leader of Gu Jingheng's secret guards also get involved in this matter? What reason does he have for doing so? What benefits will it bring to him?

"Not only that, guess what else I found out?"

These news were enough to shock Nan Yuan, but there was other news?

Nan Yuan looked up at Nan Jiamu, no longer daring to ask.

Nan Jiamu didn't keep the secret and said directly: "I heard from the servants at home that they have seen Yue Ran secretly meeting her lover several times, but because she is a maid who grew up with you, they never dared to gossip about her."

"Lover?" Nan Yuan was a little surprised. "Are you talking about Ah Qi?"

Are the two of them having a secret meeting?

Nan Yuan's brows furrowed even more, and she quickly asked, "What happened?"

If it happened half a year ago, it might not be that Yue Ran and A Qi met in private. It might be because of her and Gu Jingheng that Yue Ran and A Qi met in private.

"I knew you would definitely ask this question, so I specifically asked those servants. The time started a year ago, and it has been especially frequent in the past six months."

When Nan Yuan heard this, her heart twitched violently.

If it happened about a year ago, then it could be because of her and Gu Jingheng. But if it happened in the past six months, then it couldn't be because of her.

Yue Ran betrayed her for a man.

Then what reason did Ah Qi have to betray Gu Jingheng?

"No wonder you fell into such a big trap. You and the prince's closest person teamed up to deceive you. Wasn't it easy to succeed?" Nan Jiamu shook his head and sighed.

Nan Yuan didn't say anything, but she understood in her heart that what Nan Jiamu said made sense. It is indeed difficult to guard against betrayal by the people closest to you.

"Brother, where is the evidence?"

"Evidence?" Nan Jiamu's eyes suddenly began to evade.

He does have evidence, witnesses!

But the witness could not be handed over to Nan Yuan. He had obtained that information by mobilizing the secret agents of Apocalypse. It was not that he did not want to hand it over, but that he could not.

"Xiao Yuan'er, don't you still believe in your brother? Can your brother really lie to you?" Nan Jiamu deliberately changed the subject.

"No, that's not what I meant. I naturally believe you, but regarding the punishment of Ah Qi..." Nan Yuan said with some embarrassment: "After all, he is the leader of Gu Jingheng's secret guards. If you want to punish him, you must have real evidence. If not, it's hard to convince people with empty words."

"Deal with him? Of course. How can I let him off easy if he dares to hurt you?" Nan Jiamu rubbed Nan Yuan's head and said, "Don't worry, he won't survive tonight."

He would have someone kill Ah Qi in the most painful way possible, but there was no need to tell Nan Yuan about this.

"Brother, what are you going to do?" Nan Yuan suddenly became nervous: "Don't do anything stupid!"

After all, Ah Qi is Gu Jingheng's man. If you touch him rashly, even if you are right, it will become wrong by then, and you may even be bitten back by Ah Qi.

Of course she couldn't just let go of the fact that Ah Qi had harmed her, but she absolutely couldn't drag her brother into this mess now.

"Don't worry, Xiao Yuan'er, they can't find anything on me."

He was not that stupid. Although he wanted to do it himself, he also knew that this was in the capital, the territory of Dayong. How could he be so stupid as to fall into someone else's hands?

It would be fine if he was alone, but now he has a family, parents and a younger sister, so he naturally won't be impulsive.

"That won't work either!" Nan Yuan shouted harshly.

There is no impenetrable wall in this world. As long as you take action, it will be discovered sooner or later.

What kind of person is Gu Jingheng? He hates it most when others overreach themselves, let alone when those people deal with him behind his back and don't even take him seriously. How can he tolerate this?

Nan Yuan looked at Nan Jiamu, then realized that her tone was not good, and quickly explained: "Brother, I'm not yelling at you, I just..."

"I know you are worried about me. I am not that stupid, nor that petty." Nan Jiamu chuckled and said, "But you are really too cautious. Since I dare to do this, I must have made all the preparations. No one will suspect me."

If the person who harmed Nan Yuan was allowed to remain so free, he would be so angry that he would be unable to sleep at night.

"Brother, I know you have the ability, but it still won't work." Nan Yuan refused.

"why?"

Didn't he say there would be no danger?

Why don't you let him do it?

How could he bear to watch the person who harmed Nan Yuan go unpunished?

"Brother, if you assassinate him, he will die in the line of duty, and the truth will never be revealed. This is too easy for him. I will not let him die so easily. I want him to pay the price he deserves."

Nan Yuan looked up at Nan Jiamu with a serious look in her eyes, and said, "Brother, stop it first. I'll think of a way to make him reveal his true colors."

Didn't he want to hurt her? Didn't he want to kill her?

Well, she gave him this opportunity to lure the snake out of its hole.

"it is good."

Nan Jiamu still couldn't persuade Nan Yuan, so he could only withdraw the people he had arranged.

Nan Yuan's plan was proceeding in full swing, and Gu Jingheng was also busy and exhausted.

"You mean, Chu Fengyuan ran away?"

Gu Jingheng put down the memorial in his hand and looked at Hua Qichuan who had just returned from the frontier.

Hua Qichuan's face was full of fatigue, but he didn't dare to relax at all.

"Twenty-three days ago, I personally locked him up in the Ministry of Justice jail, but when I went to check on him this morning, he was gone."

Hua Qichuan looked at Gu Jingheng and asked, "The Ministry of Justice has always been under your jurisdiction. After you left the city, it was handed over to Shen Zhaixing. How could you let Chu Fengyuan escape without hearing any news?"

"So, you suspect me, or Shen Zhaixing who ordered Chu Fengyuan to be released?" Gu Jingheng directly expressed the doubts in Hua Qichuan's mind.

Hua Qichuan took a deep breath and said, "That's exactly what I meant. During this period of time, no one except you two can contact Chu Fengyuan alone."

Chu Fengyuan is related to the stability outside the Great Wall. They all know this matter very well. It is impossible that he was let go accidentally.

"If you let him go, I believe you would have your own plans, but I'm afraid Shen Zhaixing was bewitched by someone and let Chu Fengyuan go without taking any precautions."

Gu Jingheng frowned slightly, was silent for a moment, and said, "Okay, I know about this matter and I will deal with it."

He pressed his swollen temples, closed his eyes, and didn't know what to think.

"You haven't had enough rest during this period, right?" Hua Qichuan looked at Gu Jingheng and said with some concern, "You still have to take care of your health. If you can't handle things, you can ask someone to share some of the work for you."

"It's okay." Gu Jingheng replied calmly.

Hua Qichuan wanted to persuade her again when suddenly a voice came from outside the door.

"master!"

Ah Qi ran in hurriedly from outside the door, looking nervous.

"What happened?" Gu Jingheng asked.

Ah Qi glanced at Hua Qichuan and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Hua Qichuan curled the corner of his mouth and walked out consciously.

Before Gu Jingheng had time to explain anything, Hua Qichuan had already walked out the door.

He wanted to stop her but failed, so he could only stand up and walk to the window, intending to climb over the window and take a shortcut to explain.

"master."

"Speak." Gu Jingheng had just opened the window and hadn't seen Hua Qichuan walking over, so he took the time to ask Ah Qi to tell him the news he brought.

"Master, I don't know where the news leaked from, but recently there have been rumors that you murdered loyal officials and generals, formed a clique for personal gain, and even revealed what happened in the border town seven years ago. Now the rumors are getting more and more outrageous, and they are flying all over the capital like wings. Now all the important officials in the court are in danger, and the people are about to explode."

Gu Jingheng was not too shocked after hearing Ah Qi's words. He saw Hua Qichuan and was about to climb over the window to stop him to explain, but suddenly, he stopped.

Ah Qi noticed that something was wrong with his master, and following his gaze, he saw Hua Qichuan talking to a woman, and that woman was Nan Yuan.

Ah Qi raised his eyes to look at Gu Jingheng, only to see that the knuckles of Gu Jingheng holding the window shutter were slightly white, which was a sign that he was angry.

"Boom-"

Gu Jingheng slammed the window shut, blocking his view.

He raised his head slightly and took a deep breath, but still couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.

Speak, what is there to say?

A man and a woman alone started talking in the middle of the road, right under his nose.

Great, that’s great, just pretend he doesn’t exist?

That’s right, as a family of three, they naturally have a lot to talk about!

a family of three……

This word hurt Gu Jingheng's heart deeply.

He had always minded that child, and now seeing Nan Yuan and Hua Qichuan standing together, they looked so well matched no matter how he looked at them, which made him feel even more uncomfortable.

In the end, he couldn't help it and walked out with big strides.

He wanted to see what they could say!

"Then you must take good care of yourself."

When Gu Jingheng walked over, what he heard was Hua Qichuan's words.

Jealousy erupted, he clenched his fists, and tried his best to suppress his anger.

"Your Highness?"

Nan Yuan's gaze fell on Gu Jingheng and she shouted.

Your Highness?

Calling him is so strange, and he is so concerned about Hua Qichuan's health. The difference in their closeness is obvious!