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

Chapter 121 Wouldn’t it be nice to just be a vase quietly?

"Did I come at a bad time? Did I interrupt your conversation?" A sinister voice sounded in Nan Yuan's ears.

Nan Yuan looked back and saw Shen Zhaixing looking at the two of them unkindly, as if he was catching someone who had broken his heart.

That look made Nan Yuan very uncomfortable, and she frowned.

"Lord Shen, you are joking. My cousin and I just met and had a few words." Xie Luochen bowed to Shen Zhaixing.

Shen Zhaixing glanced at him and mocked, "You are free. We are busy in the military camp, but you ran back to the capital to get some peace and quiet. Today, you came faster than anyone else to be rewarded for your merits."

Xie Luochen looked a little embarrassed, but he couldn't bring up his private affairs openly, so he could only remain silent.

"Mr. Shen, you are wrong. This banquet was held by His Majesty to reward meritorious officials. My cousin was the first one to provide disaster relief. Why can't he come?" Nan Yuan spoke for Xie Luochen.

Hearing Nan Yuan's words, Shen Zhaixing looked at her with eyes that seemed to be spitting fire.

Where is she standing?

Wasn't she so affectionate with Ah Heng a while ago? Why is she flirting with her fiancé now?

Does she have any sense of propriety? What does she want to do?

Is it really possible that you want to have the best of both worlds?

"You..." Shen Zhaixing was so angry at himself that he almost couldn't breathe. He pointed at Nan Yuan and had something to say but couldn't.

"Master Shen, please calm down. Yuan'er is young and outspoken. Please calm down if she has offended you." Xie Luochen began to apologize to Shen Zhaixing.

"Hmph!" Shen Zhaixing flicked his sleeves and snorted coldly. How could such a broad-minded man like him hold the same opinion as Nan Yuan?

Although he said this, he did not forget why he came here.

He wanted to protect Ah Heng's feelings, so how could he let Xie Luochen and Nan Yuan be alone together?

"I don't want to argue with you." Shen Zhaixing said, then looked at Xie Luochen: "The person who brought you here didn't arrange a seat for you, what are you doing here? I get annoyed just by seeing you."

Xie Luochen still had a smile on his face and said, "Master Shen, calm down. I'm leaving now."

Finally, Xie Luochen looked at Shen Zhaixing with a hint of disgust.

Do you think I don't know what you are here for? Aren't you just the prince's lackey, spying on Nan Yuan?

Just wait, you will see what happens to you! Wait until I marry Nan Yuan. If you fail to complete the mission, how will the prince deal with you when he comes back?

If I'm not having a good time, you won't have an easy time either!

Don't let everyone have a good time!

Nan Yuan saw Xie Luochen leaving, but she hadn’t finished what she wanted to say to Xie Luochen, so she wanted to follow him.

But she noticed that Shen Zhaixing was paying attention to this side, so she didn't want to follow up and talk to Xie Luochen about the engagement, for fear that Shen Zhaixing would overhear and cause any mishaps.

Xie Luochen saw Nan Yuan's expression and nodded to her: "Don't worry, cousin, I understand."

After saying that, Xie Luochen then led the eunuch to the place where he should sit.

Nan Yuan lowered her eyelashes, her mind in a mess.

She didn't know what Xie Luochen meant by "clearly understood", but she was thinking about asking for permission to marry in front of His Majesty today.

No matter how bold and reckless Gu Jingheng is, he cannot go beyond His Majesty.

As long as this marriage is completed with the help of His Majesty, even if Gu Jingheng comes back, nothing can be changed.

Nan Yuan thought about this and decided to find an opportunity to talk to Xie Luochen again.

It’s a pity that no matter where she goes, Shen Zhaixing will follow her, and no matter what excuse she makes, Shen Zhaixing will never leave her side.

"Don't you have anywhere to go? Why are you following me?" Nan Yuan turned around and asked, unable to bear it any longer.

"Who told you to be so ignorant? Since you are ignorant, I have no choice but to remind you personally." Shen Zhaixing hugged his shoulders and glared at Nan Yuan with his narrow eyes: "If it weren't for Ah Heng's request, do you think I would be willing to follow you?"

"Did he ask you to follow me closely?" Nan Yuan was so angry that she laughed.

Shen Zhaixing raised his eyebrows, as if to say, what do you think?

Nan Yuan rolled her eyes at him and didn't want to argue with him anymore.

If he wants to follow her, then he can follow her. At worst, she can ask for marriage herself at the banquet.

Thinking of this, Nan Yuan turned around and sat down.

Shen Zhaixing also sat on another mat next to Nan Yuan, making it clear that he would keep a close eye on her today.

After a while, Shen Zhaixing leaned over to Nan Yuan's side and said quietly, "If you ask me, how can he compare to Ah Heng? Why are you dragging your feet and not breaking off the engagement with him?"

Nan Yuan followed his gaze and saw Xie Luochen who was also looking at her. She nodded slightly.

"What does it have to do with you?" She sneered.

"What are you laughing at? Am I wrong? If you follow Ah Heng, you can have whatever you want, right?" Shen Zhaixing rested his chin on his hand and looked at Nan Yuan.

It was still early, and Nan Yuan had nothing to do, so she simply turned around and looked at Shen Zhaixing, asking, "Then in your opinion, how long can my so-called life of having everything I want last?"

"As long as Ah Heng still likes you, of course..." Shen Zhaixing said confidently.

But before he could finish, Nan Yuan interrupted him: "What if you don't like it anymore?"

Shen Zhaixing was stunned by these words, but he quickly came to his senses and said, "Then you should spend more time trying to make him like you!"

"But why?"

Why should she always coax him, why should she always go to great lengths to please him, why should she give without regrets?

There were too many days of waiting from dawn to dusk. Nan Yuan's love for Gu Jingheng had been exhausted on that night of waiting from hope to despair. She no longer had the energy to love him as she did in her previous life.

She was tired and didn't want to continue.

He is too dangerous to be approached.

"Why? Ah Heng is the prince, he can get whatever he wants, how can he tolerate your dissatisfaction?" Shen Zhaixing stared at Nan Yuan: "Are you still counting on Ah Heng to coax you?"

Nan Yuan smiled, with a hint of sarcasm in her smile. She said, "Yes, he is the prince. What can he not get? Even without me, there are still others to accompany him."

"Why are you talking so strangely?" Shen Zhaixing didn't understand, but he warned: "Anyway, no matter what you think, don't do anything wrong before Ah Heng loses interest in you."

There was no point in talking to each other. Nan Yuan felt that she was really crazy to talk to Shen Zhaixing, and she was so angry for nothing.

"Did you hear that?" Shen Zhaixing asked relentlessly.

He always felt uneasy today, as if something unexpected was going to happen today.

Therefore, when he was doing things for the Queen today, he deliberately kept all the young men and women who might have had conflicts with Nan Yuan at home, and did not even let them come to the Qingliangtai, for fear of any unnecessary trouble.

But even so, he was still worried, and felt more and more that he had to follow Nan Yuan closely in case she did anything unexpected.

"Your Majesty has arrived——"

"The Queen has arrived——"