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

Gu Jingheng's words left Nan Yuan silent for a long time.

She knew what he said made sense, but...

Xie Luochen had lived in Prince Xie's Mansion since he was a child and had no chance to come into contact with darkness. How could he have ever witnessed such a bloody and violent scene?

Naturally, his thoughts were not as thorough as Gu Jingheng's.

Also, is it because she doesn't want to think so much? It's because she doesn't have the ability to deal with a family as big as the Lin family.

"It's been bandaged." Nan Yuan moved a little further away from Gu Jingheng, sorting out her medicine box, silently indicating that she wanted to see the guest off.

Gu Jingheng pretended not to understand, and changed the subject, "By the way, I don't think I have paid you for the consultation yet."

Gu Jingheng's voice was deep and magnetic, as if it had some kind of magic that instantly calmed Nan Yuan's heart.

Medical fee? Nan Yuan was stunned. What medical fee?

While she was still confused, Gu Jingheng sat up and came to her side.

The tall figure enveloped Nan Yuan, and the unique sandalwood scent filled the air, intertwining with Gu Jingheng's breath and hitting her nose.

Nan Yuan felt an inexplicable sense of oppression, and her thoughts seemed to be pulled by this breath and fell into chaos.

"What's the consultation fee?"

Gu Jingheng's aura lingered around her, his eyes were deep and complex, as if he could see through her heart.

Nan Yuan felt her heartbeat quickening and a nervous atmosphere spreading through her heart. She tried to calm her thoughts and tried to break free from the sandalwood scent.

However, Gu Jingheng's aura became stronger and stronger. He stretched out his hand, and in his palm was a hairpin: "When we were in the painted boat, I felt that you were missing a handy weapon.

If you ever run into a bad guy like me, how would you deal with him? They won’t be as soft-hearted as me just because you cry a few times.”

"The more I thought about it, the more scared I became. So I had someone make you an Emei thorn. You can use it as a hairpin in your hair. When you are in danger, take it out." Gu Jingheng put the Emei thorn in Nan Yuan's hand and showed her how to do it. "Just like that, aim at the enemy's neck and kill with one strike."

Nan Yuan's palm trembled slightly, and she felt the warmth of Gu Jingheng's palm coming through her fingertips.

She could feel the warmth of his palm, like the sunshine on a summer afternoon, with a scorching temperature that made her feel a little uncomfortable.

She subconsciously clenched the Emei Spear in her hand. The sharp touch of it beat in her hand, as if responding to her heartbeat.

Gu Jingheng's palm was large and warm. When he clasped her hand together, the burning temperature passed through her palm and into her heart. His fingers gently stroked the back of her hand, and the touch made her heart beat faster.

She seemed to feel his breath lingering around her ears, low and magnetic, giving her a dizzy illusion.

"Little Fengzheng, do you like the Emei Spear that I gave you?" There was a hint of expectation in his tone as he waited for Nanyuan to respond to him.

Nan Yuan came back to her senses and quickly pulled her hand back, her eyes wandering: "Thank... Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I like it very much. But it's too expensive, and Your Highness saved my life, so it can be regarded as a medical fee. I can't accept this Emei needle without merit."

Gu Jingheng seemed to only be able to hear what he liked to hear. He raised the corners of his mouth and said, "As long as you like it, everything else doesn't matter."

He looked at Nan Yuan firmly, with a deep meaning flashing in his eyes, making it impossible to tell whether he was talking about the Emei Spear or the person.

"Let it protect you."

Gu Jingheng gently placed the unique Emei Spear into Nan Yuan's hand.

Nan Yuan instantly felt the cold touch and her heart trembled.

She held the Emei Spear tightly, but did not dare to look at his face, nor did she dare to look at his seemingly affectionate peach blossom eyes, for fear that she would fall into it and sink completely once again.

"Little Fengzheng, you seem very nervous?" Gu Jingheng's voice was low and magnetic, like the warm spring breeze, with a hint of warmth.

No, it's fake, all of this is fake!

Think about how miserable your death was in your previous life. You have to know that he was just pretending!

Nan Yuan subconsciously took a few steps back, trying to distance herself from Gu Jingheng and stay calm and sober.

No, I can't get close to him. He is like a poppy flower. If you get infected by him, you will be doomed.

"I do not know what you're talking about."

After saying this, Nan Yuan fled, fearing that if she was a step slower she would be contaminated by something dirty.

Gu Jingheng watched her hurriedly packing the medicine box, a barely perceptible smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"Then can I stay here for one night to recuperate?" Gu Jingheng asked.

Nan Yuan didn't answer, so Gu Jingheng took it as her consent.

"You sleep here, and you will leave tomorrow morning." Nan Yuan brought out a quilt for Gu Jingheng, and then moved away from him.

"You are so heartless." Gu Jingheng laughed, but he was not dishonest anymore. He knew what it meant to quit while he was ahead.

The rain was still falling, and Nan Yuan felt extremely uneasy.

She closed her eyes and lay on the bed. She was very tired but couldn't fall asleep.

"Why aren't you asleep yet?" Gu Jingheng's voice suddenly appeared in her ears. Nan Yuan suddenly opened her eyes and looked at him.

"What's wrong with you..." Nan Yuan suddenly opened her eyes and saw Gu Jingheng standing beside the bed holding a quilt, looking at her with a complex light flashing in his deep eyes.

"There's a lot of moisture near the window, and the sound of rain is so loud, I can't rest well." Gu Jingheng said as a matter of course: "I thought it was already this time, you should be asleep, so I'll just squeeze in with you for now, but I didn't expect you're still not asleep."

Gu Jingheng didn't care about Nan Yuan's reaction. He spread the quilt on the bed and got into bed.

"Then you sleep on the bed." Nan Yuan frowned and turned around to sleep in the place where Gu Jingheng had just slept. As a result, Gu Jingheng hugged her from behind and she was unable to move.

"Let go."

"Don't struggle too hard, it would be bad if you hurt me." Gu Jingheng gestured to Nan Yuan to look at the wound on his body.

Nan Yuan was so angry that she was fuming, but there was nothing she could do.

"What exactly do you want to do?"

Gu Jingheng didn't say anything, but turned sideways, put one hand behind his head, and looked at Nan Yuan quietly without saying a word.

After the two of them were in a stalemate for a while, Nan Yuan couldn't help but said, "Let's sleep."

I don’t know if it was because Hei Ye was easily soft-hearted or because Nan Yuan didn’t chase him away after all because Gu Jingheng was injured while saving her.

"I noticed the bruises under your eyes when I was on the pleasure boat. What happened? Have you been having trouble sleeping recently?" Gu Jingheng asked. His voice was soft and full of concern.

Nan Yuan shook her head: "It's okay, I'm fine."

"Then why did you light such a strong incense?" Gu Jingheng smelled a strong scent of incense in the room as soon as he entered the room. Now he thought that it must be the calming incense that Nan Yuan lit in order to fall asleep.

Gu Jingheng had also experienced insomnia. That was when he joined the army at the age of twelve. He was not used to the climate in the frontier area and he knew how uncomfortable insomnia was.

"Your Highness, I will sleep even if you don't."

After Nan Yuan finished speaking, Gu Jingheng stopped talking.

This night was the same as last night, without any change due to Gu Jingheng's presence, and Nan Yuan was still suffering from insomnia.

She thought about a lot of things, and the thing she thought about most was her death in her previous life.

She wanted to use her death in her previous life to remind herself that Gu Jingheng really should not be touched, as if touched she would die without a burial place.

But her mind was still a little shaken. Maybe he had changed, was no longer the same?

Just like tonight, he didn't do anything extremely outrageous after all, right?

The sky gradually brightened.

Gu Jingheng kept his promise and left at dawn.

"Next time, I will take you to see the witch doctor in Miaojiang." Gu Jingheng knew that Nan Yuan was not asleep, so he said softly and left.

After a long time, Nan Yuan opened her eyes when she heard no sound.

She sat up and buried her face in her hands, but she still seemed shaken.

Why could she be shaken by just a few words?

Nan Yuan, ah, Nan Yuan, have you really forgotten how you died?

Have you forgotten the days and nights of humiliation and helplessness in your previous life, and the status that never came to you in your entire life?

Nan Yuan took a deep breath and her eyes suddenly fell on the clothes on the bed.

"Gu..." Nan Yuan wanted to call Gu Jingheng while holding the clothes, but he had already left.

But a piece of men's clothing appeared in her room. How could this be explained?

Nan Yuan estimated that Gu Jingheng had not been away for long, so she put on her clothes and went after him.

Gu Jingheng often came to the Nan family in his previous life. The door he most often went through was the small door that was not guarded by anyone, so Nan Yuan chased him in that direction.

"Master, you should go back to the East Palace and let the imperial physician bandage your wound. You are using this self-torture trick too seriously."

Nan Yuan heard the voice as soon as she arrived at the door.

The Self-Torture Scheme...