The prince loves me like his life, but I force him to rebel

"How is Mr. Gu? The third prince wants to go in and take a look." Lin Heng said.

Shu Huaiyuan stepped out of the door and closed it, saying in a low voice, "Mr. Gu didn't eat a single bite of the food I brought. I woke him up and asked him a few questions, but now he just wants to sleep. Third Prince, you should go back first."

"Now that I'm at the door, I might as well go in and take a look first." Sima Yao stretched out his hand to push the door.

"No!" Shu Huaiyuan stopped Sima Yao.

Gu Nianzhi was extremely tired and did not apply indigo in time after bathing. If Sima Yao saw Gu Nianzhi's appearance at this moment, the secret of Gu Nianzhi's female body might be lost.

It was with this in mind that Shu Huaiyuan had to stop Sima Yao from entering.

"Why not?" Sima Yao felt that Shu Huaiyuan was very strange today. "He is my own retainer, why can't I go and see him?"

Seeing that Sima Yao was about to get angry, Shu Huaiyuan didn't dare to stop him and could only say softly: "This cold is contagious. It's fine for me to take care of him alone, but if it gets to the third prince, then..."

"Don't worry, I'll just take a look and leave." Sima Yao pushed open the door and walked to the bed.

Fortunately, Shu Huaiyuan had the foresight to put a wet cotton towel on Gu Nianzhi's forehead, just covering her eyebrows.

"What's wrong? Do you have a fever?" Sima Yao asked.

"A little bit."

"Why don't you call the doctor?"

"All medicines are toxic. His symptoms are very mild, so there is no need to call a doctor for the time being. I have already fed him ginger soup. Just cover him with the quilt and let him sleep for one night. If he still has a fever when he wakes up tomorrow, it won't be too late to call a doctor."

"Are you sure it's okay?"

"Sure. I'll sleep on the floor here tonight. I'll be here if anything happens."

"For this kind of thing, you can just call a servant. After all, you are the captain of the guards now. Why does it require you to guard it yourself?" Sima Yao turned around and wanted Lin Heng to arrange manpower.

"Your Highness, please let me do it." Since they already knew that Gu Nianzhi was a girl, it was impossible for the servants in the mansion to stay in the same room with her. Shu Huaiyuan quickly explained: "Mr. Gu fell into the lake today, it was all my fault. Mr. Gu also had a great favor to Huaiyuan. If I don't personally protect him, Huaiyuan will feel uneasy. Please, Your Highness the Third Prince, fulfill Huaiyuan's wish."

Although the matter itself is somewhat illogical, it seems to make sense after Shu Huaiyuan's explanation.

Sima Yao stopped trying to stop him and acquiesced to Shu Huaiyuan's request.

Gu Nianzhi was sleeping soundly. Shu Huaiyuan took off the wet cotton towel on her forehead, tucked in the quilt, and stood beside the bed. In the past, he only thought that Gu Nianzhi was a short and thin scholar. Now that he knew that she was a woman, she could actually travel long distances to Qiang Town like them, and remain tenacious in the face of life and death. He couldn't help but feel a little more admiration for her.

"Since she is dressed as a man, there must be a reason. I have no intention of knowing Mr. Gu's secret, so I should keep it secret for her. Even in front of the Third Prince, I shouldn't mention it."

Shu Huaiyuan was about to go to bed when Gu Nianzhi, who was in a coma, mumbled, "Mom... Dad."

While shouting, he stretched his arms out of the quilt, as if trying to grab something.

Shu Huaiyuan hurried forward and tried to tuck Gu Nianzhi's arm into the quilt, but Gu Nianzhi grabbed his wrist tightly.

"Don't go, Dad, Mom..."

There was a hint of tears in Gu Nianzhi's voice.

"Nianzhi misses you so much, Mom and Dad, please don't leave."

Gu Nianzhi's parents died in a car accident when she was only ten years old. After her parents died, Gu Nianzhi and her grandfather depended on each other for survival. Her grandfather was the inheritor of traditional opera war dramas, and Gu Nianzhi also learned a lot of singing, reciting, acting and fighting skills from her grandfather.

Three years ago, his grandfather passed away. In order to fulfill his grandfather's last wish, Gu Nianzhi gave up many opportunities and returned home to inherit his grandfather's theater.

Strictly speaking, Gu Nianzhi has no relatives now.

She often felt lonely, but had to keep living.

Perhaps people are particularly vulnerable when they are sick.

Every time she was sick, she would always dream about her deceased relatives, sometimes her parents, sometimes her grandfather, and even her grandparents who passed away when she was in kindergarten. Every time she woke up from the dream, her clothes were always wet with tears.

But this time, she didn't cry.

In the dream, someone held her hand, calming her frightened heart.

The pair of warm big hands gently patted her shoulders, dispelling all the shadows in her heart.

Gu Nianzhi felt like she had returned to the good old days when her parents were still alive. The family cuddled up together, watched TV, and ate snacks...

This dream was very long and beautiful, and Gu Nianzhi didn’t want to wake up at all.

In the early morning, when Gu Nianzhi got up, Shu Huaiyuan had already left.

Dreams are beautiful, but the only flaw is that they are just dreams.

But even so, it can still comfort a lonely soul.

Sitting in front of the bronze mirror, recalling last night's dream, Gu Nianzhi's lips curled up unconsciously. The feeling of being protected and accompanied by someone was so real.

Looking at himself in the bronze mirror, Gu Nianzhi was shocked.

In my daze, I completely forgot about my eyebrows.

She quickly took out the indigo and drew it on her eyebrows.

There was a knock at the door, followed by Lin Heng's voice: "Mr. Gu, are you up?"

"I'm up and changing my clothes. Don't come in yet."

Gu Nianzhi quickened his pace and finished drawing in a few strokes. He opened the door and saw Lin Heng standing at the door holding a bowl of ginger soup.

"General Shu, no, Guard Captain Shu specifically told me before he left that I must watch you drink it."

"Captain Shu?" Gu Nianzhi asked as he took the ginger soup.

"Hasn't he told you yet? The emperor has transferred him back to the capital. He is now the chief of the imperial guards, in charge of all the guards in the imperial city. He will be busier and busier in the future."

Gu Nianzhi finished drinking the ginger soup in one gulp. She wiped the corner of her mouth and asked, "When will he take office?"

"Today." Lin Heng took the empty bowl and said with emotion: "He is really an iron man. He took care of you all night without taking off his clothes, and he went to the palace at dawn this morning in high spirits."

"take care of me?"

"Yes, Mr. Gu had a fever last night, and Guard Captain Shu thought it was his fault, so he has been staying in your room with you since dinner."

Gu Nian was stunned. It turned out that the person she relied on in her dream last night was not her hallucination or dream, but might be Shu Huaiyuan.

Shu Huaiyuan, who was rarely mentioned in the original book, was a young man who was targeted and framed by the second prince's party because of the prince's appreciation. He died before his ambitions were fulfilled. Now he has become the chief guard with a sword in front of the emperor with a promising future in the palace. The reason for this is just because of Gu Nianzhi's small reminder.

It turns out that the insignificant little things I did in the book can even change a person's life.

Could it be that I could really influence the direction of the story and change other people's fate? Gu Nianzhi seemed to understand something.