The daughter of the emperor was reborn and was spoiled by the sickly prince.

"Are you still going to say that I loved you so deeply in the past that I even begged Your Majesty to grant me marriage, and that you are the only one in my life?"

The corner of Gu Mingzhao's mouth curled up in a mocking arc, and his eyes were as sharp as a knife.

Liao Qinglan looked at his unfamiliar eyes, her smile froze, and her heart instantly sank to the bottom, as if pierced by a cold wind, chilling her to the bone.

"Your Highness, you... don't believe me?" she asked.

"Ever since I lost my memory, the faces of people who claim to be close to me have appeared one after another, and you are just one of them." Gu Mingzhao's tone was cold and resolute.

"I know you have doubts, but I didn't lie! If you don't believe me, you can ask His Majesty directly after we return to Beijing." Liao Qinglan explained anxiously.

"No need to wait until we return to the capital. I will ask you now, how did we meet in the first place?"

"In the school of Liao's residence, where you once studied."

"So, was my leg also injured in Liao's mansion?"

"Yes, it's the prince of Zhengguo..."

Liao Qinglan was about to continue speaking when she was interrupted by Gu Mingzhao: "Did you instruct him to do this?"

"No!" she retorted eagerly, "You were bullied at that time, and I was always by your side taking care of you!"

"I was just a nobody back then, how could I be favored by the young lady of the Xiangfu and have you take care of me personally? If you really cared about me, why would I have my legs broken?"

"I..." Liao Qinglan opened her mouth and wanted to refute, but couldn't say anything.

She lowered her head somewhat guiltily.

In the past, Gu Mingzhao always thought that she was kind-hearted and treated him well without asking why.

Gu Mingzhao also told her that because he had suffered a lot in his childhood, he was like a ray of light that suddenly appeared in the dark night, and he fell for her irresistibly.

Only she herself knew that all her care for Gu Mingzhao was due to ulterior motives.

At this moment, facing Gu Mingzhao's questioning, she really couldn't say shamelessly that she just wanted to be nice to him for no reason.

The beginning of their relationship was full of calculation and exploitation.

Her silence at this moment made Gu Mingzhao more confident in his judgment.

But what concerned Gu Mingzhao more was the secret guards that accompanied her.

When they arrived at his yard, they were accompanied by so many people, obviously not taking him seriously.

Gu Mingzhao decided to teach Liao Qinglan a lesson.

He stood up suddenly, grabbed Liao Qinglan's wrist and pulled her into the room.

"Gu Mingzhao, what are you going to do?"

Liao Qinglan was startled by this sudden action, and her voice was filled with panic.

Gu Mingzhao did not answer.

He threw Liao Qinglan onto the bed, and then his strong arms tightly wrapped around her body like an iron hoop, making it impossible for her to break free.

"You are my king's fiancée, isn't this what you should do?"

A bony hand caressed her face frivolously.

Liao Qinglan just felt creepy.

The man in front of her was so strange, and there was no love in his eyes when he looked at her.

Even looks more gloomy than in the previous life.

"No...you can't do this to me..." Liao Qinglan's voice was pleading, trying to awaken Gu Mingzhao's compassion.

She didn't want to be forced into having sex with him in this situation.

If something really happened today, even if Gu Mingzhao's memory is restored in the future, this experience will be a pain that she will find difficult to erase.

"There is no such thing as can or cannot, only whether the king wants to or not."

Gu Mingzhao remained unmoved and approached her again. The fresh scent of the man wrapped her tightly.

Why is it so.

Ever since I learned that he fell into the river, I haven't rested for a moment and can't wait to see him.

When I finally found him, I found him and he was treated like this.

Liao Qinglan felt extremely powerless, two lines of tears slid down her cheeks and dripped silently onto the pillow.

When Gu Mingzhao saw her like this, he seemed to be touched by her tears and his heart trembled violently.

He subconsciously got up from her, his movements somewhat flustered.

When he came to his senses, his hand had unconsciously raised up and gently wiped away the tears on her face.

Their eyes met, and the air seemed to freeze.

It was so quiet that we could only hear each other's breathing.

Gu Mingzhao felt that time became unusually slow at this moment.

He originally had no intention of doing anything to Liao Qinglan, he just wanted to use this action to draw out the hidden forces behind her.

But her secret guards were like dead people, still hiding in the dark and not coming out to protect their master at all.

Gu Mingzhao felt caught in a dilemma at the moment, and stood there not knowing what to do.

Fortunately, after a while, a clear whistle was heard, and the secret guards on the roof finally moved, as if they were preparing to evacuate.

Seeing this, Gu Mingzhao immediately stood up and followed the secret guards not too far away, wanting to see who they were going to meet.

When he left the yard, he saw Liao Qinglan holding up her skirt and running out of his room in a panic.

There was fear and anxiety on her face, and she was obviously frightened by what had just happened.

Gu Mingzhao looked at her back and suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of loss.

What surprised him even more was that he didn't seem to be averse to having close contact with Liao Qinglan like he had just done.

It was completely different from the instinctive feeling of disgust when Ruyan approached.

He didn't have time to think about why this happened.

Because the four secret guards have found the place where the whistle signal was just sent.

When Qing Feng saw them, he said, "You have worked hard along the way."

"For Long Yuan, we would rather die than refuse!" the secret guards responded in unison.

"You don't have to follow Liao Qinglan anymore."

As soon as these words were spoken, the four secret guards immediately looked hesitant.

They exchanged glances, and one of them spoke hesitantly, "But His Highness has ordered us to protect Miss Liao's safety no matter what the situation."

Qing Feng smiled slightly: "I understand your concerns. The situation has changed now. Her Highness has lost her memory. It is still unknown whether their marriage can be successful. Therefore, you don't have to protect her anymore."

"Yes!"

The secret guards were all members of the Longyuan clan, and they believed Qingfeng's words without a doubt.

Gu Mingzhao, who was hiding not far away, heard every word of their conversation.

His expression became increasingly gloomy, and he clenched his fists, as if he wanted to concentrate all his doubts and anger in his hands.

Ever since he lost his memory, he has been wary of the people around him and has never fully trusted anyone.

Qing Feng had indeed hidden a lot from him!

According to Qingfeng, the secret guards around Liao Qinglan were sent by him himself.

Then Liao Qinglan must be an extremely important person to him.

At least, he probably doesn't want to see Liao Qinglan get hurt.

Thinking back to the two lines of tears that Liao Qinglan had just shed, Gu Mingzhao felt inexplicably heartbroken.

A feeling of guilt welled up in my heart.

He suddenly realized that his impulsiveness and suspicion almost led to a big mistake.

Liao Qinglan must have been very scared when she left just now.

It was irritating how everyone tried to take advantage of him.

I have to find a way to confirm as soon as possible whether Liao Qinglan is someone I can trust.