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

Nan Yuan didn't know why, but she always felt that the two words he said were a little improper.

But now is not the time to worry about these small details.

The important thing is to find the Xuanjia Army and meet my brother.

Nan Yuan took a deep breath, mustered up the courage to walk forward, and her fingers gently touched Gu Jingheng's warm and powerful palm.

At this moment, Gu Jingheng suddenly exerted force and pulled Nan Yuan tightly into his arms.

"what--"

Nan Yuan felt her body suddenly lifted into the air and her heartbeat instantly accelerated. Even though she tried her best to suppress it, a cry of surprise still escaped from her lips.

"Sit down."

Gu Jingheng raised the corner of his mouth, gave an instruction, then pulled the reins, leading the horse into the distance.

"drive--"

At the command, the horses galloped like arrows, raising a cloud of dust.

Nan Yuan's body was pressed tightly against Gu Jingheng, so close that she could feel the warmth of every inch of his skin and the outline of every muscle.

The warmth from his body was transmitted to her through the thin fabric, and the feeling of closeness made her heart beat faster involuntarily.

As the horses galloped, their bodies got closer.

Gu Jingheng's breath fanned on Nan Yuan's face, and the hot breath seemed to burn her skin.

Nan Yuan's hands were clasped together tightly, and her cheeks and even her ears seemed to be dripping with blood.

"His Royal Highness!"

At the city gate, Xie Luochen's voice suddenly rang out.

"Uu——"

Gu Jingheng tightened the reins and stopped.

He looked at Xie Luochen, frowning, with a hint of confusion and displeasure: "Why are you here?"

Xie Luochen's heart trembled, and he quickly explained: "It was Brother Shen who asked me to wait for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here."

Brother Shen?

Shen Zhaixing.

Gu Jingheng shook his head helplessly. It seemed that Shen Zhaixing still remembered that he had sent him out of the city to provide disaster relief, and deliberately put Xie Luochen in front of him to make things difficult for him!

"Cousin." Nan Yuan called out.

Xie Luochen then realized that his cousin was also here. His eyes were full of surprise, and he quickly asked: "Cousin, why are you here too?"

Nan Yuan was silent for a moment. She did not tell him the real reason. She just said, "I am worried about the epidemic raging outside the city. It just so happens that I know some medical skills, so I want to go over and do my part."

Hearing this, Gu Jingheng curled the corners of his lips and seemed to be in a good mood.

You see, although Nan Yuan didn’t tell him the truth, she didn’t tell the truth to her fiancé either!

Xie Luochen looked at Nan Yuan. She had good intentions, but the epidemic outside the city was serious. He was a little worried: "Cousin, the epidemic outside the city is very serious. It's too dangerous for you, a woman, to go there."

Nan Yuan shook her head upon hearing this, took out a medicine bag from her bosom, and said, "Don't worry, cousin. This is a medicine bag that my father made for me. It can cure all kinds of poisons. I will also take good care of myself and will not cause any trouble to you."

Xie Luochen looked at Nan Yuan's determined eyes and knew that she had made up her mind, so he nodded and silently prayed in his heart that she was safe.

Then, Nan Yuan divided the medicine bag into two and handed one to Xie Luochen: "Cousin, take this, just in case."

Just as Xie Luochen was about to take the medicine bag, he suddenly felt a cold gaze fixed on him.

He looked up and saw Gu Jingheng looking at them coldly, his eyes as sharp as ice.

Gu Jingheng said in a cold tone: "Is this the time for you to talk about love?"

"Your Highness, please forgive me."

Xie Luochen's expression tightened and he winked at Nan Yuan.

Nan Yuan silently put the medicine bag back. She would still have time to give it to her cousin when she got out of the city.

"Why did Shen Zhaixing ask you to wait for me?" Gu Jingheng asked again with a cold voice.

After hearing this, Xie Luochen took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Gu Jingheng carefully, "Brother Shen asked me to give it to His Highness. He said that Your Highness will understand after reading it."

Gu Jingheng took the letter, quickly scanned the contents, and his expression changed slightly.

"Do you want a medicine sachet?"

Suddenly, Nan Yuan's gentle voice broke the brief silence. She held a small medicine bag in her hand and asked with a hint of inquiry, "Do you want this medicine bag?"

She held her hand out gently to Gu Jingheng with her palm facing upwards.

Gu Jingheng lowered his head and looked into Nan Yuan's clear eyes, and his heart couldn't help but feel warm.

Sure enough, she still has her own heart.

"Yes." Gu Jingheng's peach blossom eyes flickered, and that look seemed to be able to make people fall deeply into it and unable to extricate themselves: "Please help me put it on."

Nan Yuan was puzzled. The look in his eyes seemed to be saying: Don’t you have hands yourself?

Gu Jingheng looked at Nan Yuan and motioned her to look at his hands.

With one hand firmly grasping the reins and the other holding the letter, there was indeed no free hand to tie the medicine bag.

Nan Yuan hesitated and turned to look at Xie Luochen. Xie Luochen nodded slightly at her, as if he could not see the undercurrent between them, but he felt uncomfortable for some reason in his heart.

Nan Yuan had no choice but to tie the medicine bag to Gu Jingheng.

However, Gu Jingheng seemed to intentionally or unintentionally cause the horse to move around, preventing Nan Yuan from fastening the medicine bag smoothly.

Those involved are often confused, while bystanders can see things clearly. Xie Luochen could naturally see through Gu Jingheng's little tricks, and he couldn't help but frowning again and again.

Finally, he couldn't control his anger and looked at Nan Yuan and said, "Cousin, my mother no longer objects to our marriage. She even said that she would come to apologize in the next two days. Thanks to my cousin's efforts in the past two days, no matter whether your title of princess is true or false, I already understand your intentions."

Xie Luochen's words were straightforward, making it clear that Nan Yuan was trying hard to get the title of princess in order to marry into Prince Xie's mansion.

When Nan Yuan heard this, her heart trembled.

She didn't know why Xie Luochen said this at this time. Although what he said was true, she always felt uncomfortable saying it.

"Cousin, I remember that you worked in the military camp before. I believe you are very familiar with the current situation in the army. Can you tell me some things about the army so that I won't be at a loss when I arrive at the army." Nan Yuan didn't want to continue the previous topic and had to change the subject.

However, before Xie Luochen could say anything, he heard Gu Jingheng coldly say: "You two... have a deep relationship."

Gu Jingheng's eyes fell on Xie Luochen with obvious hostility.

That's right, he didn't want to pretend anymore. He didn't want to meet Nan Yuan every day as if it was like having an affair. He wanted everyone to know that Nan Yuan was his.

He just deliberately got close to Nan Yuan in front of Xie Luochen. He wanted to see what Xie Luochen's attitude would be when he knew that he was close to Nan Yuan. Would he continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb, or would he get angry and turn against him?

He also wanted to see Nan Yuan's reaction. Would she side with Xie Luochen, or would she be a little hesitant and lean towards him?

"Right, my good sister?" Gu Jingheng whispered softly into Nan Yuan's ear.

His ambiguous and warm breath sprayed on Nan Yuan's sensitive white earlobe, and Nan Yuan subconsciously shrank her neck.