After eavesdropping on my thoughts, my whole family changed their fate

"Princess, tell me, how did you do this?"

Zhao Lingzhou stood up and asked her further. When she said this, tears welled up in the corners of her eyes. It was definitely not like she said, that she was burned herself.

Zuo Nai held his wrists and kept silent. The maid behind him seemed to be unable to bear it and told the truth.

She stepped forward anxiously, tears in her eyes.

"Your Highness, it was the servants in the mansion who did it! Since you married the princess, you have never been to the princess's room. The servants saw that the princess was not favored, so they often treated her badly and cut down on her food every day until there were only three dishes left."

"When the princess was stewing ginseng soup for you tonight, the servant holding the tray shook and burned the princess's hand, causing blisters. Afterwards, the servant didn't care at all and just said sorry perfunctorily and ran away."

After she finished speaking, Zuo Nai frowned and looked at the little maid, "Shut up! These are all trivial matters. Your Highness is busy enough every day. How can you bring them up in front of Your Highness!"

She put her wrist clothes down and hid them behind her back, trying hard to force a smile and show her best side to him.

"Your Highness, I'm fine. I just bumped into her accidentally. She didn't mean to do it. You don't have to worry."

Zhao Lingzhou was silent for a long time, grabbed her hand, and looked at the blisters on it carefully, which was shocking.

Her skin was fair and tender, and the redness from the burn was very glaring.

He looked at her with mixed feelings. He was the one who should feel sorry. If he had gone to her room on the wedding night, this would not have happened.

"I will rest in your room tonight so that those people in the mansion will stop speculating."

Zuo Nai looked up in surprise, with expectation in her eyes, and then lowered her eyes. She quickly regained her composure. Zhao Lingzhou didn't know why she was happy and disappointed.

She bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

The moment he lowered his head, a flash of pride appeared in his eyes.

Going to her room, Zuo Nai took out the bedding from the closet and spread it on the floor.

"What are you doing?" Zhao Lingzhou was puzzled.

"I know that His Highness only has Xing Ruo in his heart. He came here because His Highness is kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see me being bullied by the servants. I understand all of this, and naturally I can't let Xing Ruo misunderstand. I will sleep on the floor tonight."

After saying this, he continued to spread the bedding on the floor.

Zhao Lingzhou felt that she was both considerate and well-behaved, but when he saw her frail and slender back and heard her words, he felt uncomfortable.

He lifted up the quilt and threw it into the cupboard.

He pulled her to the bed and said, "Since you and I are already married, we are husband and wife. It is normal for us to sleep on the same bed. There is no need to do this."

Zona looked grateful and went over to help him undress.

The two of them lay down, looking at the beams, and didn't speak again.

Zhao Lingzhou was not sleepy. In the middle of the night, he turned over and faced Zuo Nai, but Zuo Nai was already asleep.

Suddenly, she hugged herself and murmured, "Your Highness."

Zhao Lingzhou's body was stiff, he dared not move, and he tried his best to think about Gu Xingruo, but his mind was blank.

After a mental struggle, he hugged her back.

The two of them didn't fall asleep after that, and when they woke up the next day, Zhao Lingzhou went to court early.

Zuo Nai stood up, the bed sheet fell red, and the maid was delighted.

"Congratulations, princess, you got what you wanted."

Zuo Nai lazily touched his neck, sat at the dressing table and drew his eyebrows.

"This is just the beginning. When you win his heart, then you really need to congratulate him."

The reason why Zhao Lingzhou was willing to consummate the marriage with herself now was because they had been married for half a month and his initial resistance had gradually faded away.

Only when she put on the attitude of a weak person who was bullied and needed protection would he stay.

Moreover, the two of them performed the Zhougong ceremony because they were husband and wife and he had no objection in his heart, so this was possible.

But it will take some time to replace Gu Xingruo's position in his heart, but it won't be long.

After these days of understanding, it was clear that even if she didn't take action, Gu Xingruo had a lot of problems. How could Zhao Lingzhou, a superior and the most honorable prince of Tianyuan Kingdom, always tolerate being ordered around by a woman?

She could tell at a glance that Gu Xingruo and Zhao Lingzhou were not from the same world and that he would sooner or later dislike her. She wanted this to happen faster, to push their relationship apart and make Zhao Lingzhou stand on her side and on the side of Dongying Country.

"Help me change my clothes. Lingzi is leaving today and I need to see her off."

The maid bowed, "Yes, Princess."

Zuo Ling was leaving today, and Jin Yuanyuan had heard about it. She didn't plan to see her off. She was just a foreign princess, so there was no need for her to see her off.

She looked at Duan Shuhe's belly and reached out her small, fleshy hand to touch it gently, "Sister-in-law, you are about to give birth."

Duan Shuhe touched her belly with a gentle smile on her face.

"Yes, I'm going to give birth in two months. It's my first child, so I'm a little scared just thinking about it."

It was her first time giving birth and she had no experience, so she didn’t know if she would be able to give birth smoothly.

However, my mother-in-law was well prepared and had already brought the midwife and the doctor to the house in case of an emergency at any time.

Jin Yuanyuan patted her chest and assured, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. I will protect you on the day you give birth and will definitely not let anything happen to you."

After that, Jin Yuanyuan followed Duan Shuhe almost all the time, for fear that something unexpected might happen.

In Zhao Lingzhou's palace.

When Gu Xingruo heard the servants tell tales that Zhao Lingzhou had stayed in Zuo Nai's room last night, she immediately got furious.

"Where is that woman now!"

The maid pointed outside tremblingly, "His Highness and the Princess are seeing Princess Zuo Ling and the envoy off. They should be... Hey! Concubine, where are you going?!"

Gu Xingruo ran out before she could finish her words.

When seeing Zuo Nai at the exit of the city, Zuo Ling had already walked far away. The backs of Zuo Nai and Zhao Lingzhou looked very well matched, which stimulated Gu Xingruo even more.

She went over and pushed Zona to the ground, reaching out to scratch her face.

"Ah! Xingruo, what are you doing?!" Zuo Nai stretched his face towards her, and Gu Xingruo slapped him.

"Why do you dare to ask me?! How dare you steal my man? I think you are tired of living!"

Seeing this, Zhao Lingzhou quickly pulled her away.

He was very strong, and there was a huge disparity in strength between men and women. He grabbed Gu Xingruo's arm, pushed her away, and then helped Zuo Nai up, feeling a little apologetic.

"Are you OK."

Zuo Nai shook her head sympathetically. She grabbed his arm and pleaded for Gu Xingruo, "Your Highness, I'm fine. I guess Xingruo didn't do it on purpose. Don't blame her."

Seeing her grabbing Zhao Lingzhou's arm, Gu Xingruo was furious and could no longer bear it. She forcibly separated the two with tears in her eyes.

"Zhao Lingzhou, you are such an ungrateful man. Didn't you say you only loved me? How long have you been married and you've already started to get involved with her? Are you worthy of me?"

Her voice was so loud that people passing by could hear it. Zhao Lingzhou looked extremely upset and forcefully dragged her back to the mansion.