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

"Ayuan, can I go in?" Gu Jingheng's voice inevitably contained some anxiety.

What happened?

What he did today was really a bit too much. If Nan Yuan couldn't bear it...

Gu Jingheng didn't dare to think any further, and kicked the door of the inner room open with a "bang".

The room was filled with hot air and was thick with mist.

Gu Jingheng frowned and walked towards the hot spring pool based on his memory.

The water temperature in this hot spring pool is not low. If you stay here for too long, you might have difficulty breathing. He is afraid that something might happen to Nan Yuan.

The closer we got, the clearer the figures inside became.

Nan Yuan's body was soaked in the steaming hot spring water. Her clothes had long been taken off, revealing her snow-white skin and delicate collarbone.

This erotic scene did not arouse Gu Jingheng's reverie. He had no time to think about anything else because the hot spring water had already flooded Nan Yuan's mouth and nose.

"Nan Yuan!"

Gu Jingheng stretched out his arm and pulled Nan Yuan out of the pond.

Nan Yuan's skin was all rosy due to being soaked in hot water. When Gu Jingheng suddenly took her out, the cold air suddenly hit her and she couldn't help but shiver.

She opened her eyes and looked at Gu Jingheng, confusion flickering in her eyes: "Your Highness, why are you here?"

Seeing her current appearance, Gu Jingheng's heart ached as if someone was squeezing it tightly.

"You asked me why I came, but I want to ask you what you are going to do? Are you going to commit suicide?"

Gu Jingheng was shocked and scared. If he had come a moment later, would Nan Yuan have drowned herself in the hot spring water?

Nan Yuan was stunned for a long while, then looked at Gu Jingheng's appearance and said softly, "Your Highness has misunderstood. I will not commit suicide."

Just a sudden thought about what it would feel like to be immersed in water.

She knows her limits and will naturally float up when she is about to suffocate.

"It is a serious crime for a concubine to commit suicide..." Nan Yuan seemed to have remembered something and changed her words: "My parents and brother are in your hands. If your highness doesn't let me die, I will not die."

Nan Yuan was telling the truth. If he didn't let her die, she wouldn't dare to die.

But now, these words sounded so harsh to Gu Jingheng's ears.

Nan Yuan was such a sensitive and proud person, yet now she could speak such servile words in front of him so calmly.

Gu Jingheng just felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything.

"It's not good to take a bath for too long. I will take you out."

Gu Jingheng took a clean robe from the side and put it on Nan Yuan, then picked up Nan Yuan and left.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Nan Yuan's voice was so soft and gentle that Gu Jingheng's heart paused slightly.

"Do you have to be so polite to me?"

He seemed to have told Nan Yuan from the beginning that he didn't like Nan Yuan saying thank you to him.

It took him a long time to get Nan Yuan to stop being so polite to him.

Now, it seems like everything is back to normal.

In fact, it's worse than before.

Nan Yuan lowered her eyes, put her arms around Gu Jingheng's neck, and kissed him on the cheek as a token of gratitude.

Didn't he say he wanted something substantial in return?

That should be enough.

In fact, even if he didn't come to hold her, she could get out by herself.

I'd better not say thank you in the future, it's quite troublesome to deal with.

Gu Jingheng paused and looked down at the person in his arms.

There was still a lingering blush on Nan Yuan's little face, her eyes were slightly drunk, and her lips were as red as blood.

Gu Jingheng just felt dry mouth and tongue.

But what followed was an endless void.

It was he who had trained Nan Yuan into what she is today. Even if she didn't like him, she couldn't show it; even if she was unhappy, she had to please him and make him happy; she was not allowed to reject him, or do this or that.

If it were the Nan Yuan from before, she would probably have caused a huge quarrel with him.

Even if he doesn't make a fuss, ignore him and sulk by yourself and let him comfort you.

But today, she suffered such a great injustice and I humiliated her so much.

But she didn't mention a word, didn't say a word, as if nothing had happened.

If Ajiu hadn't found out the truth about this matter, or if Ajiu hadn't told him, would she never tell him about this matter in her entire life?

Just keep all the grievances to yourself and not tell him anything? Not explain to him?

He had finally gotten Nan Yuan to open her heart to him, but now, everything was ruined by him.

She didn't believe him at all and told him nothing. Her joys and sorrows had nothing to do with him, but he was the one who asked her to do this.

My heart is getting more and more uncomfortable.

He put the person in his arms on the bed.

Get up and get the medicated oil.

Neither of them spoke, only Gu Jingheng was carefully rubbing the medicated oil on Nan Yuan.

For a moment, the room was very quiet.

Gu Jingheng tried to make his movements as gentle as possible, but Nan Yuan still frowned in pain.

"My ankle is badly swollen. I need to use some force to rub it loosen it up." Gu Jingheng explained.

Nan Yuan nodded without saying anything more, but endured the pain.

Gu Jingheng looked at her and couldn't help wondering, even if he hurt her on purpose, would she not say anything?

Yeah, it should be.

Some time ago, he tortured her on the couch like a madman, coming here every night with all kinds of tricks. She just gritted her teeth and endured it until she couldn't bear it anymore and fainted from the pain, but she didn't ask him for mercy.

Maybe she did beg at the beginning, but he didn't listen. His actions became more brutal and his words became more merciless, so she stopped begging for mercy.

Nan Yuan was thoughtful and could sense his emotions. If he didn't like her saying stop, she would stop talking. No matter how much pain or how wronged she felt, she would remain silent.

She only competed with herself, to the point where she couldn't eat and didn't want to go out. She tortured herself and lost a lot of weight.

"A Yuan..." Gu Jingheng raised his eyes and looked at Nan Yuan, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

Nan Yuan didn't say anything, just waited for his next words.

"Why don't you talk to me anymore?" Gu Jingheng pursed his lips and said after a long pause, "Before, you liked to tell me the most... about the interesting things that happened around you, all kinds of things, why don't you talk about them now?"

In his previous life, he was very busy and could only see her once every two or three months.

Every time she saw him, her eyes lit up, and she liked to talk to him the most, as if she wanted to tell him everything that had happened during the time they hadn't met.

"Your Highness, what do you want to hear?" Nan Yuan asked softly.

Gu Jingheng didn’t know what he wanted to hear, but he just felt that the current situation was not right, very wrong.

He also knew that Nan Yuan had been very obedient to him. What he wanted in his past and present life was for Nan Yuan to stay by his side willingly, like him, love him, and never leave him.

Now that he has it, Nan Yuan will never dare to leave him, but why is he still not satisfied?

He wanted more, he wanted Nan Yuan's sincerity, not the fear he had now.

"A Yuan, are you feeling aggrieved?"

The smile on Nan Yuan's face froze for a moment, then returned to normal in an instant, saying, "Your Highness is very good to me. I have everything I need in the Crown Prince's Mansion, and I am living a good life without any grievances."

Gu Jingheng's expression became increasingly gloomy. It seemed that the gap in Nan Yuan's heart towards him was even bigger and more serious than he thought.

This feeling is not good!

He wanted to change, but he didn't know where to start.

"Ayuan, let's start over." He whispered.

Nan Yuan's eyelashes trembled, and then she lowered her eyes, hiding the emotions in her eyes.

She nodded and said, "Okay."

Don't ask anything, don't resist anything, just do whatever he says.

He was happy, but how aggrieved was she?

Gu Jingheng put down the medicinal oil in his hand and held Nan Yuan in his arms. She was a small ball, soft, warm, and yet so fragile.

How on earth had he been able to do that before?

"A Yuan..." His voice became hoarse.

He held Nan Yuan in his arms and kissed her forehead, her eyes, nose, mouth, and even her cheeks, ear tips, neck, and collarbone. There was no desire in him, just pure intimacy.

"Ayuan, don't call me 'Your Highness' anymore." Gu Jingheng pressed his hand against Nanyuan's forehead and looked at her with pleading eyes.

He wanted her to remember that she was never allowed to call him 'Your Highness' again.

He didn't want to hear it.

He didn't want to hear any name that alienated him.

They shouldn't have been like this before, and Nan Yuan shouldn't have been so docile.

"You can make a scene, you can be angry, you can feel aggrieved, you can also ignore me, you can show it if you are unhappy, you can even hit me, scold me, you can do whatever you want."

Gu Jingheng's voice became more and more choked: "So, A Yuan, can we start over?"

Nan Yuan lowered her eyelids and looked at her own shadow on the floor. A crystal tear slid down and fell into Gu Jingheng's hand.

It's very hot.

She was not as excited as expected, and could even be said to be extremely calm: "You are very strange now. I don't know what you want, nor do I know what you want me to do. I can't guess."

"Whatever you want me to do, just tell me and I'll do it."

Keep it simple, isn't it?

Listening to Nan Yuan's words, Gu Jingheng felt mixed emotions and couldn't describe how he felt.

Would she never open up to him after all?

Gu Jingheng took a deep breath, suppressed the bitterness in his heart, held Nan Yuan in his arms, and said, "Go to sleep, it's too late. If you have anything to say, we can talk tomorrow."

Nan Yuan said nothing and lay down obediently.

Gu Jingheng held her in his arms and lay with her neck intertwined.

The lights flickered and the candlelight danced, illuminating the shadows of the two people embracing each other.

Nan Yuan looked at him holding her hand tightly, and her eyes darkened.

Guilty?

You should feel more guilty.

Her current appearance was all thanks to him. The more humble she was, the more he would remember everything he had done to her deeply in his mind and it would never go away.

Nan Yuan understood him, so she naturally knew what method would make him feel uncomfortable and what method would be most beneficial to her.

It was useless for her to explain to him, he would not believe her at all and would even think that she was just sweet-talking and trying to exonerate herself.

Only the truth that he discovers himself is the real truth.

Didn't Gu Jingheng not trust her? Then she took advantage of his distrust and personally directed a big drama in which he firmly believed that she was going to escape.

Later, he found out that he had misunderstood her. She didn't want to escape. She wanted to live a good life with him, but all this was ruined by his preconceived idea.

Only then will he know what it means to regret and what it means to be heartbroken.

Everything that could have been obtained was ruined because of his distrust.

He will start to doubt and wonder if he had been overthinking and wrong before, and all the doubts he had before will become a death warrant.

To correct a wrong, one must go to extremes. This method is most suitable for Gu Jingheng.

Although some mistakes happened in the middle, and she didn't know why Hua Qichuan got involved, it didn't ruin her plan in the end.

What Gu Jingheng said and did today proved that her plan was implemented very well. He began to feel guilty, regretful, and heartbroken.

Yes, that’s it. This is not enough. She needs to feel guilty for a few more days so that she can get more freedom and be more confident of faking her own death and escape.

"Ayuan, are you asleep?" Gu Jingheng whispered.

He hugged Nan Yuan very tightly, as if he was afraid that she would disappear if he let go.

He couldn't sleep, or rather, he didn't dare to sleep. He had never been so worried before. He was worried that Nan Yuan hated him so much and never wanted to be with him again.

"Not yet." Nan Yuan calmed herself down and spoke as softly as possible.

"Shall we have a baby?"

He knew it was mean and shameless, but he couldn't think of any other way.

They have a child between them. Even for the sake of the child, Nan Yuan will not care too much about the past, right?

"A Yuan, I will treat you well and the child well."

"I don't like children, but I want to have a child with you. I will take good care of him, teach him, and treat him very well."

"Can we have a child? Just one, just one. No matter if it's a boy or a girl, I will treat him well."

Hearing what Gu Jingheng said, Nan Yuan's hands and feet became a little stiff.

child?

It seems like her period hasn't come for a long time.

She and Gu Jingheng had sex quite often recently. She didn't even take contraceptive pills, and he also forced her to take a lot of tonic medicine.

Nan Yuan's breathing trembled a little. It should be, it shouldn't be such a coincidence, right?

Perhaps it was because she had irregular eating habits and was not in a very good mental state during this period, which led to the delay of her period.

Nan Yuan is a doctor. She knows medical skills and can take her own pulse, but she is stage frightened and she doesn't dare to do so.

She was afraid that what would happen if she was really diagnosed with pregnancy?

For the sake of the child, stay with Gu Jingheng?

Do not!

Nan Yuan didn't dare to imagine having to pay attention to Gu Jingheng's emotions for the rest of her life, fearing that he would be moody and suspicious.

No, that would really drive her crazy.

She was going to leave, she would definitely leave, no one and nothing was more important than herself.

She will definitely leave, and no one can stop her.

Nan Yuan turned over to prevent Gu Jingheng from noticing that something was wrong with her.

Gu Jingheng noticed Nan Yuan's resistance and started to use a self-torture tactic.

His daughter A Yuan is the softest-hearted, and the self-torture tactic is most effective on her.

So, Gu Jingheng moved closer to Nan Yuan again, hugged her from behind, and whispered in her left ear:

"A Yuan, I had a very hard time when I was little. Everyone could bully me. Before I was eight, I didn't even have a full meal. When I was fifteen, my father even wanted to kill me. No one cared about me. I was so pitiful. Can you please feel sorry for me?"

"Give me a child. I will take good care of him and give him all the best things in the world. We will be very happy in the future, okay?"

But it was different from what he expected.

He waited for a long time but didn't hear any reply from Nan Yuan.

"A Yuan?"

Gu Jingheng put his ear close to Nan Yuan's left ear and asked for her opinion.

Nan Yuan didn't react at all, as if she didn't hear it.

"Ayuan, are you listening to me?" Gu Jingheng noticed that something was wrong with Nanyuan.