Who would raise a villain as a wife?

He Yunjing held him down and forced the pill into Cen Li's mouth. "Disfigurement doesn't require such a good pill. I'll think of other ways. Anyway, I promise I will cure her."

Cen Li's stiff body was pressed back onto the bed by He Yunjing. He felt a warm current surging through his body and also clearly felt the changes in that place.

His emotions became complicated. He was sure that there was nothing wrong with this body, it was just that the soul inside had changed.

Although he didn't know why, just by looking at the two pills that He Yunjing took out, he knew that he was not an ordinary person.

He didn't care about He Yunjing's purpose, nor did he want to know He Yunjing's past, so he just lay down.

The two of them went to bed with their own thoughts. He Yunjing was a little concerned about Rong Zhu. Although he didn't know what Cen Li felt towards Rong Zhu, he was sure that Rong Zhu was very important to Cen Li.

He felt a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't change anything, so he could only take it one step at a time.

The two woke up early the next morning and tacitly did not mention last night's conversation. He Yunjing also refused Cen Li's request for the palace maids to come in and serve him.

He said, "I'm not used to having someone help me change clothes. Please arrange it. I don't have to keep watch at night. I'm a light sleeper."

"it is good."

Cen Li agreed, and the two of them went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to attend court, one after the other.

There was nothing special happening today, so He Yunjing just listened to their argument quietly, unable to muster any interest.

After the morning court session ended, He Yunjing directly asked Cen Li to take him to see Rong Nian.

Rong Nian lived outside the palace, so He Yunjing changed into casual clothes and followed Cen Li out of the palace.

Surprisingly, the house was not big, just an ordinary house with two entrances and exits. There were not many people left in the Rong family. Only the disfigured Rong Nian and an eight-year-old boy were left, who was the only bloodline of the eldest son of the Rong family.

Rong Nian and Rong Yu came to greet them somewhat awkwardly, but before they could greet each other, Cen Li held their arms.

He Yunjing stepped forward and bowed to the veiled Rong Nian as a junior, "Yunjing greets aunt."

Rong Nian's eyes turned red, and his panicked expression was filled with sadness, and tears rolled down his face.

She just looked at He Yunjing, trying hard to find the shadow of her elder sister in He Yunjing, and cried out with sobs.

Rong Yu was still young and didn’t understand. Seeing his aunt crying, his eyes turned red and he looked like he was about to cry.

He Yunjing stood up and gave Cen Li a look. Cen Li understood and ordered the servants to take Rong Yu away. Then only the three of them were left in the room.

He Yunjing asked Rong Nian to sit down and took off her veil, revealing the hideous scars. They were old injuries. There were several scars covering her face. It was not difficult to tell that they were done deliberately to vent her anger.

Moreover, Rong Nian's complexion looked very bad. He Yunjing held Rong Nian's wrist and felt his pulse, and quickly diagnosed Rong Nian's physical weakness.

His face became serious, he lowered his eyes to hide his emotions and pretended to be relaxed, "It's okay, the scar can be removed, and the body can be healed."

Cen Li hummed and looked at He Yunjing with some gratitude in his eyes. Rong Nian remained silent the whole time, just staring at He Yunjing and crying silently.

This was not the first time she had seen He Yunjing. She had seen him from a distance a few times before, but she was unable to recognize him due to his identity.

The word "Aunt" evoked her memories of her elder sister, and the look in her eyes when she looked at He Yunjing was filled with many complicated emotions.

This is her elder sister's child, and also the bloodline of that tyrant. She both hates and loves He Yunjing.

She didn't listen to what He Yunjing said at all, but instinctively grabbed hold of him before he let go, her lips trembling and unable to utter a word.

He Yunjing did not resist, and held Rong Nian's hand and said, "Don't worry, aunt, I'm fine in the palace. You and your cousin can live here with peace of mind. Everything outside will be taken care of by me and Lord Cen."

Rong Nian's hands became more and more powerful. She cried, "Don't blame Lord Cen. The situation in the palace was difficult in those years. Lord Cen could hardly protect himself. If he took you out of the cold palace, you would definitely become the target of those people. He wanted to protect you."

"I know, and I have never blamed him. Aunt, don't listen to the gossip outside. Those are just acts by Lord Cen and I to confuse the enemy." He Yunjing lied. There are only so few people left in the Rong family, and I don't know how many hardships they have gone through over the years.

Rong Nian is a woman with a child by her side, so I'm afraid Cen Li is the one protecting her.

If he and Cen Li were not on good terms, Rong Nian would be caught in the middle and would be in a difficult position and would be very uneasy.

Sure enough, after hearing what he said, the uneasiness in Rong Nian's eyes disappeared, and she held He Yunjing's hand tightly, "If my sister was still here, she would be happy to see you grow up like this."

"My aunt saw the same thing."

Rong Nian cried even harder when she heard that. She sobbed, held He Yunjing tightly, and talked a lot, unable to leave Rong Zhu.

He Yunjing also pieced together what kind of person Rong Zhu was from the words he calmly read. She was a woman who loved to laugh and valued friendship, and she was deeply in love with Cen Feng.

When something happened to the Cen family, Rong Zhu originally wanted to commit suicide as a widow, but the palace issued an order to select girls, and the girls of the Rong family were among them.

Rong Zhu asked to enter the palace and saved Rong Nian. Not long after Rong Zhu gave birth to the prince, the Rong family was confiscated and exiled on false charges.

Rongzhu tried every possible means in the palace but to no avail. Soon, news spread that Rong's father had died in exile.

At that moment, the faith that supported Rong Zhu was gone, so she used her own life to save Cen Li, the younger brother of her lover.

Even though Rongzhu has been dead for more than ten years, the living people have never forgotten her.

He Yunjing wiped away Rong Nian's tears with a handkerchief and said softly, "Brother Cen and I can't leave the palace all the time, and we have to go back later. I will prescribe some medicine for my aunt first so that she can take good care of her body.

After comforting Rong Nian, He Yunjing picked up the pen and wrote down two prescriptions. He also exchanged a bottle of ointment from the system and put it into Rong Nian's palm. "Auntie, take this ointment yourself. Apply it on the scars before going to bed every day. It will be gone in a month or two. Just take it according to the instructions on the prescription."

Rong Nian nodded while holding the medicine bottle, and looked at He Yunjing reluctantly, wishing that He Yunjing could stay for a meal.

He Yunjing saw the reluctance in her eyes and smiled, "We were in a hurry to come out today. Next time, Lord Cen and I will find a good time to come out and have dinner before going back."

"Okay, Auntie will prepare the meal for you."

He Yunjing nodded, and before leaving, he stuffed a dagger inlaid with gems into Rong Yu's hand, "Starting tomorrow, practice martial arts well and become a good man who stands tall and upright. Protect your aunt, and when you grow up, protect your wife and children."

Rong Yu held the dagger in both hands and nodded vigorously, "Yu'er will learn martial arts well and protect his aunt."

He Yunjing patted his head with satisfaction, bowed to Rong Nian, and then left with Cen Li and got into the carriage.

The two of them did not come out to see him off. It seemed that Cen Li had placed them there secretly because he did not want them to be involved in all the troubles, but was also afraid that they were too far away for him to take care of them.

He Yunjing sighed in his heart. He could feel that Cen Li was not simply evil, but one thing after another pushed Cen Li forward and onto this dead end.