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

Everyone knows that the duties of a personal maid around an adult male in a royal or noble family are to serve as a concubine. No one knows whether Gu Jingheng was joking or taking it seriously, but Nan Yuan must make her attitude clear.

After hearing this, the princess quickly joked: "Little Yuan'er, don't be nervous. He is just joking. Get up quickly."

Turning her head, she said to Gu Jingheng, "How can Xiao Yuan'er be your maid? At the very least, she has to be a... step-sister, so that her status matches mine. I asked Xiao Yuan'er to come to me just to reminisce about the past, and no one dares to say anything else."

"But I am a humble servant and I am afraid I am not worthy of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Nan Yuan looked up at Gu Jingheng, the calculation in her eyes was obvious.

Gu Jingheng made a "tsk" sound. He understood what Nan Yuan meant. She just wanted him to say in person that she was not worthy. This way, if he wanted her to follow him in the future, she could return the words to him intact.

Gu Jingheng could even imagine what Nan Yuan would say to him: "Your Highness is a man of his word, and I'm sure he won't go back on his word. Your Highness said that day that I am of humble status and unworthy of Your Highness. I beg Your Highness to take back your decision."

But if he agreed to what the princess said, Nan Yuan would naturally become his sister.

If he wanted to marry Nan Yuan again, he would be risking the wrath of the world.

Nan Yuan has a very good plan to put him in a dilemma!

Gu Jingheng still had a smile on his face, but his eyes had turned cold. He looked at Nan Yuan and said, "Okay, you want to be my adopted sister, then go for it.

When I go back today, I will ask the Ministry of Rites to draw up a title for you. From now on, I am your...brother."

Gu Jingheng emphasized the last two words very heavily. When Nan Yuan heard them, her heart trembled.

She schemed against Gu Jingheng in this way, firstly, to gain a status for herself, which could become a stepping stone for her to marry into Prince Xie's Mansion; secondly, with this status, Gu Jingheng and she would have a brother-sister relationship, and no matter what he wanted to do to her in the future, he could no longer be as unscrupulous as before, and would always have to consider the rules of etiquette.

"Thank you, Your Highness, the Crown Prince, for your kindness!" Nan Yuan responded to Gu Jingheng's words without changing her expression or heartbeat.

The princess realized that there was a turbulent undercurrent between the two of them, and she quickly spoke up to try to smooth things over: "Let's not talk too much, just come and check my pulse first."

The princess held out her hand and said, "I always feel a little tired when I am near the Japanese palace."

"Yes."

Nan Yuan lowered her eyelashes, took out the pulse pillow, placed her fingers on the eldest princess's wrist, and took her pulse carefully.

After a long while, Nan Yuan withdrew her hand.

The princess asked, "How is it?"

"The princess' pulse is stable and the fetus is secure. There is nothing serious. You just need to get enough rest." Nan Yuan withdrew her hand and replied respectfully.

"That's good." The eldest princess nodded.

Nan Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that her mission had been accomplished. When she was about to get up and say goodbye, the eldest princess spoke again.

"It's just right that you're here. Go check on Jing Heng as well. He's been coughing for the past two days. I've seen that he's very weak, and I don't know what's going on."

Hearing this, Nan Yuan paused and the pulse pillow fell to the ground.

She bit her lip, trying to control the emotions surging in her heart.

She really didn't want to have too much contact with Gu Jingheng, but she had to obey the eldest princess's orders.

"Xiao Yuan'er, what's wrong with you?"

The eldest princess looked at the stunned Nan Yuan and asked.

Nan Yuan pursed her lips and shook her head: "No...it's okay."

She picked up the pulse pillow that had fallen on the ground, hoping that Gu Jingheng would ask the princess to reject this matter. Anyway, he definitely didn't want to see her again.

But after waiting for a long time, no one spoke, as if both of them were waiting for Nan Yuan to come over and take their pulse.

Nan Yuan took a deep breath, suppressed the surging emotions in her heart, walked to the opposite side of Gu Jingheng, and said respectfully, "Your Highness, please extend your hand."

Gu Jingheng lowered his eyes and passed his gaze over Nan Yuan.

He didn't move, his eyes were cold.

Nan Yuan lowered her eyelids, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, hiding the turbulent emotions in her heart.

After a moment of stalemate, Gu Jingheng withdrew his gaze and said calmly: "No need!"

Nan Yuan's face changed slightly. He had been silent for so long just now, and waited until she was ready before he spoke. Was he deliberately teasing her?

She lowered her head to hide the emotions swirling in her eyes.

Gu Jingheng looked at her with her head lowered and her eyes flickered a few times. He was so angry when he saw Nan Yuan like this.

Didn't he dare to plot against me just now? Why did the eldest princess act like a punching bag as soon as she opened her mouth?

Wouldn't she turn around and walk away if she was unhappy? What could the princess do to her?

"Jingheng, don't joke with your body." The eldest princess said upon seeing this.

Gu Jingheng didn't want to offend her, so he sighed, slowly stretched out his big bony palm, and placed it in front of Nan Yuan.

Nan Yuan put the pulse pillow aside, picked up his hand, and carefully placed it on the pulse pillow. Every slightly curled joint revealed calmness and strength.

The temperature of his wrist was high, and when Nan Yuan's fingers touched his skin, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, like a deer running around in his chest.

She could clearly feel the warmth of his skin, and the heat passed through her fingers to her heart.

She unconsciously looked up at Gu Jingheng, and her eyes met his dark eyes.

When their eyes met, the air seemed to be still. Nan Yuan seemed to hear again the words he whispered in her ear in her dream yesterday, as well as those unspeakable things. These were like feathers brushing against the tip of her heart, making her feel numb.

Her heart began to beat violently and even her breathing became rapid.

"call--"

Nan Yuan exhaled a breath of foul air, but her cheeks had already been flushed, and her neck was also faintly pink.

She tried to stay calm, telling herself that this was just an ordinary pulse diagnosis, but her heart could not calm down.

She tried her best to act as if nothing had happened, but her wrist was still shaking slightly when she held Gu Jingheng's.

"Xiao Yuan'er, what's wrong with you?"

The eldest princess noticed that something was wrong with Nan Yuan and took the initiative to ask.

She looked at Nan Yuan's blushing face, raised her eyebrows slightly, and looked at Gu Jingheng thoughtfully.

It’s not ordinary. There must be something unusual between these two people.

Nan Yuan took a deep breath and calmed herself down. She slowly opened her eyes, but there was a hint of panic in them.

She pretended to be calm, shook her head and said, "No, nothing."