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

"Miss Nanyuan, don't be afraid. There are many young men and women going with you on this outing. If you know each other, just treat it as a meeting. If you don't know each other, just treat it as making some friends. What do you think, Miss Nanyuan?"

Nan Yuan frowned, with a lot of thoughts in her mind.

Nan's mother looked at Nan Yuan's shrinking appearance, and a hint of disappointment flashed across her eyes, but she was helpless and could only answer for Nan Yuan: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. Yuan'er will definitely keep the appointment on time."

"So, very good."

After conveying his meaning, Gu Jingheng raised his foot and walked out.

Outing is just an excuse, but praying for blessings is the real thing. Nan Yuan will stay with him for half a month.

In half a month, he was sure that Nan Yuan would be dependent on him.

"Farewell to His Highness the Crown Prince."

Seeing Gu Jingheng was about to leave, Nan Yuan bowed with a feeling of relief.

Finally got him gone.

Seeing Nan Yuan's expression, Gu Jingheng suddenly stopped, lowered his head, and whispered in Nan Yuan's ear: "You haven't told me yet, how should I call you in the future!"

Nan Yuan's pupils suddenly shrank, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

In public, with her parents still here, how dare Gu Jingheng ask such shameless questions?

Nan Yuan was shocked and scared, and tears were about to fall. She hurried to see her parents to see if they had heard this.

I saw that Nan's father and mother were still maintaining the posture of greeting and did not notice anything wrong.

Only then did Nan Yuan feel relieved.

Gu Jingheng chuckled, and the warmth on his palm that supported her seemed to remain. He said, "Remember to tell me next time we meet."

Only after watching Gu Jingheng's leaving did Nan Yuan feel relieved.

"What did His Highness say to you just now?"

Before Nan Yuan could breathe a sigh of relief, she heard her mother's words. She lowered her head to hide the emotions in her eyes and remained silent.

Logically speaking, this was only the first time she met Gu Jingheng, so anything she said would be unnatural.

Nan's mother looked at Nan Yuan and sighed, "She has been a taciturn person since she was young. You can't answer anything you ask her.

Did you not hear clearly what His Royal Highness just said? Now you can't answer, so you don't speak?"

Nan's mother didn't suspect anything, and it could even be said that she didn't even think about it that way. How could Nan Yuan's personality have anything to do with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

Nan Yuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "...Yes."

Nan's mother looked at Nan Yuan with a look of helplessness in her eyes, but she still took Nan Yuan's hand and continued what she had not finished before.

"You also know how jealous our collateral uncles and brothers have been of the family business we have won since you let Mo'er go.

Over the years, haven't they tried to place a son under your father's name? Isn't it just to wait for your father and I to die, so that they can take over the family business?"

Nan Yuan's breathing stagnated, and the memories that had been suppressed deep in her mind came rushing back.

Five years ago, Nan Mo, Nan Yuan's biological brother, was forced by his father to study medicine so that he could inherit the family business.

But Nan Mo was not interested in medicine and was only interested in marching and fighting. He had wanted countless times to follow the army to achieve great things and fight in all directions.

Nan Mo was the only son in the family, so his father naturally didn't want to let him go and locked him up at home.

The day for the Black Armor Army to set out for battle was getting closer and closer. Nan Mo saw that he would never have the chance to join the army, so he gave up on himself and went on a hunger strike.

Nan Yuan couldn't bear it, so she unlocked the door and let him out.

"Xiao Yuan'er, when I achieve great success outside, I will definitely be admired by Old Man Nan when I come back, and he will regret not sending me to the battlefield earlier!

When the time comes, you can do whatever you want, and it doesn’t matter if you walk around the capital, I’ll protect you!"

Nan Yuan still remembered what Nan Mo said to her before he left, but after he left the capital, there was no news from him.

At first, Nan Yuan thought that the army was strict and the letters from home could not be sent back. Later, she found out that other people in the city had already sent back several letters.

Everyone said that Nan Mo died as soon as he went to the battlefield, even Nan's father and mother thought so.

Nan's father drank to drown his sorrows, Nan's mother cried all day, and Nan Yuan was filled with remorse.

"It's all your fault. Why did you let Mo'er go?"

"My Mo'er!"

At first, Nan's mother would beat and scold Nan Yuan, but later, as if she saw the reality clearly, she just hugged Nan Yuan and cried.

Nan Yuan was not a dull person when she was a child, but she became quiet after seeing her parents quarreling, uncles and aunts sending their children away, and being ridiculed by others.

What Nan Yuan feared most was seeing Nan's mother's tearful eyes. Once she saw them, she would be overwhelmed by guilt.

Nan Yuan thought that after experiencing the tragic death in her previous life, this feeling of guilt was nothing.

But now I realized that it’s not that she doesn’t care, but she just deliberately suppresses it in her heart.

Now, after being mentioned by Nan's mother, she felt as if all the strength in her body had been drained away.

"Dad and Mom are old, and we don't know if we can wait for your brother to come back in our lifetime. If they can't wait, then you have to take care of this family business for your brother, do you know that?"

Nan Yuan swallowed the sob in her throat and nodded.

"This marriage with Prince Xie's Mansion is the best one that your parents can find for you. You must change your dull temper and hold the position of the Crown Prince's Consort firmly in your hands, okay?"

“…Well, okay.” Nan Yuan nodded heavily.

No matter how many mistakes she made, she had no right to be willful.

"Your father just asked someone to find out. Your cousin, Prince Xie, is also invited to the spring outing. When you go, you should not only have fun, but also meet and talk with Luo Chen. It's best to hold his heart in your hands.

With the support of Prince Xie's Mansion, your uncles will behave themselves. Do you think you understand this principle?"

Nan Yuan looked down at the tip of her shoe, slowly exhaled, and replied, "Don't worry, mother. I understand."

"Go back to your room. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has brought a lot of gifts. They are all good things. Mother has placed them in your room. This honor is rare."

Nan Yuan returned to her room as if she had lost her soul. Inside the room, Yue Ran and Bai Zhi were registering the gifts that Nan's mother had sent someone to bring to her.

"Girl, please come and take a look. The things His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent are all very beautiful. They are all the styles you like." Bai Zhi shouted happily.

Nan Yuan took a quick look and found that these jewelry and clothes were indeed the styles she liked.

But, logically speaking, shouldn’t Gu Jingheng understand it so clearly now?

Could it be that he has feelings for me now?

Nan Yuan looked at the gifts with complicated eyes, feeling that they were death warrants.

Yue Ran, who was very attentive, noticed that something was wrong with Nan Yuan, so she walked up to her and asked, "What's wrong with you, girl?"

Nan Yuan shook her head and said, "No problem."

She sat in a chair beside her, her thoughts in a mess.

Sometimes it was Gu Jingheng's strange words, and sometimes it was his mother's instructions. Nan Yuan almost had a splitting headache.

For three consecutive days, Nan Yuan's nightmare symptoms became more and more severe. Later, she was afraid to close her eyes and suffered from insomnia all night long.

But these three days were not completely without progress. At least Nan Yuan knew that she had to stay away from Gu Jingheng, and she must also fulfill her mother's instructions to marry into the prince's palace and secure her position as the Crown Prince's Consort.