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

Somehow, after hearing this, Nan Yuan subconsciously looked at Gu Jingheng, only to see him continuing to sip his tea, as if he didn't notice what was happening here.

Look at Nanfu again--

"Yes, yes, it is...what did you say?" Father Nan reacted halfway through his words and his face changed drastically.

"What do you mean? Are you going to cancel the engagement?"

Father Nan was so angry that his beard stood up and his face turned a terrifyingly dark blue.

"Father." Nan Yuan hurriedly stepped forward to support her father. Although she had expected this, she still felt a tightness in her heart when she heard Li say this matter so confidently.

"That's not what my princess meant." Li sat at one side, picked up the tea and put it down again, explaining, "My princess also likes Yuan'er very much, so naturally I want Yuan'er to marry into our palace, so that our two families will be even closer. I just don't know if Yuan'er is willing."

Nan's father and Nan Yuan both felt it was a bit strange. Their marriage with Prince Xie was decided from the beginning, and during this period they had not taken the initiative to say that they had any intention of cancelling the engagement. How come they suddenly became unwilling?

"Don't beat around the bush, just speak frankly. Although our Nan family is a small family, we are definitely not trying to occupy your house by force!" Nan's father's voice rose several degrees, and he seemed very angry.

Li was not affected at all. She took a sip of tea from the cup, put it down and smiled faintly, "Don't be angry. I am just telling the truth. Our marriage is set in stone and there is nothing wrong with it. It's just that... the position is not right."

Position?

Nan Yuan seemed to understand something.

“After all, our Xie Wang Mansion is also a well-known family, and not everyone can be the Crown Prince’s Consort.

This princess proposed this solution because she saw that the two children truly love each other.

The marriage between our two families remains unchanged, and the betrothal gifts and marriage will be in accordance with what we have agreed before, except that Yuan'er cannot be Chen'er's principal wife. This is the only thing that remains unchanged."

"Do you want me to be your concubine?" Nan Yuan also calmed down at this time.

"She's not a concubine, she's not a concubine. She's a concubine." Li explained patiently.

She originally thought about canceling the engagement directly, but then she changed her mind and thought, marrying a princess is such a prestigious thing, but being prestigious means spending money, where would the money come from?

The dowry she brought to the palace was already gone, and now it was even a problem to maintain the livelihood of the palace.

Therefore, the money can only be paid by the Nan family. The Nan family has only one daughter, Nan Yuan, now. In the end, won’t the money belong to Nan Yuan alone?

When Nan Yuan marries into the palace, she will find an excuse to pay the money in advance so that she won't be afraid of not being able to afford to marry the princess.

"Get out!" Nan's father was such a gentle man, but now he was so angry at Li that his face turned red. He pointed outside the door and shouted loudly.

Li seemed to have anticipated Nan's father's reaction. She remained elegant, stood up slowly and said, "Since you don't agree, we don't need to talk about it anymore.

This princess only cares about our old friendship, so I came to your door in person to explain. If it were someone else, this princess would have directly delivered a letter of annulment to your door.

By the way, let me tell you that after the engagement was broken off by Prince Xie’s Mansion, you won’t be able to find a better family than ours in the capital.”

"Old Huang! Hurry up and get that person out of here!" Nan's father could no longer suppress his anger and shouted loudly.

Butler Huang came out in response and bowed respectfully to Li: "Princess, please."

Li smiled slightly, "This princess understands your feelings. It's just that you feel the gap is too big and hard to accept for a while. But this princess will give you three days. If you have considered it within three days, notify this princess, and our marriage will proceed as planned."

After that, she walked away.

"Boom-"

Father Nan was so angry that he swept all the tea sets on the table.

"This is too much, it's really too much." Nan's father was furious.

The broken pieces of tea set were scattered all over the floor, and some even splashed onto the shoes at Gu Jingheng's feet. Gu Jingheng looked up at Father Nan, then looked down at the broken pieces on the tip of his shoes, and said indifferently, "Doctor Nan, don't get so angry that you get sick."

Nan Yuan also stepped forward and advised: "Father, calm down."

Father Nan came back to his senses only after hearing Gu Jingheng's voice.

The anger on his face instantly dissipated, replaced by a look of obedience: "I'm sorry to make a fool of myself, Your Highness."

Gu Jingheng shook his head, and cast a vague look at Nan Yuan: "Who doesn't have a few things that they can't get?"

Nan Yuan was stunned, then looked away.

"In that case, I won't bother you any more." Gu Jingheng stood up and walked out.

"Farewell to His Highness the Crown Prince."

Gu Jingheng walked to the door, suddenly turned around and looked at Nan Yuan, and said, "You want to investigate the matter of Doctor Nan plotting to murder the princess. Can you find out by staying at home?"

Nan Yuan was slightly startled, and then she immediately realized that Gu Jingheng wanted her to investigate it herself.

"I……"

"I'm going to visit my sister today. You can go with me." Gu Jingheng looked at Nan Yuan and said, "If it's not convenient for you today, you can go by yourself tomorrow."

Gu Jingheng didn't stay long and turned around and left.

Nan Yuan was conflicted for a moment. Even if she stayed at home, there would be no other changes in the Xie family's decision to cancel the engagement.

On the contrary, if the fact that my father was framed is not clarified soon, it will be like a sword hanging over my head.

Nan Yuan hooked her finger at Yue Ran and whispered a few words in her ear, then looked at Nan's father: "Father, your daughter will follow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to find out what's going on."

Nan Yuan bowed to Nan's father and followed him out.

Father Nan didn't say much. He had been cautious all his life, but now that he was old, he was still causing trouble for his children.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Nan Yuan chased out when Gu Jingheng got into the car.

Gu Jingheng tilted his head. He seemed to have expected Nan Yuan to follow him. He said, "Why aren't you coming up yet? Do you want to walk to the Princess's Mansion by yourself?"

Nan Yuan understood that Gu Jingheng had agreed to go investigate the case with her, so she followed him.

On the carriage.

The matter of Xie's broken engagement has always lingered in Nan Yuan's mind. She couldn't figure it out. Everything was obviously fine, so why did Princess Xie's attitude towards her suddenly change?

Father in jail?

Humble family background?

Nan Yuan always felt that things would not be that simple.

Unwarranted worries arise in my heart, and the more I think about it, the more upset I become.

She simply lifted the curtain and looked outside, and found that she had only walked less than one-third of the distance.

Nan Yuan sighed lightly, lowered her head and fiddled with her clothes to pass the time.

Gu Jingheng lowered his eyes and looked at Nan Yuan. After a moment, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he closed his eyes again.

Nan Yuan didn't know how many times she rolled up and unfolded her belt before the coachman stopped the carriage.

"Master, we have arrived at the Princess's residence."