She looked away unnaturally, "You, you can drop me off on the street ahead... I, I still have to go find Mu Yingyu..."

"The king has sent someone to send them back."

So?

"I was just thinking, even if you and I both know that this is a fake marriage, you still have to pretend to be in love in front of others. Otherwise, how can the Gu family be at ease to marry you to me? The imperial decree has been issued. If the Gu family thinks that you are forced, do you think they will disobey the order and refuse the marriage for you?"

Mu Qingyan would not believe his excuses.

This person, who initially talked about a fake marriage, might have planned it all along.

As a prince, he wanted to have a fake marriage, so why did he choose her? Was it because he saw that she was stubborn and courageous?

She was not favored and had no status in the Duke's Mansion.

It is also impossible to win over the Duke of Fuguo by marrying her.

Mu Sinian is a man with great ambitions but little courage.

He had ambitions, but he didn't have the ability to match his ambitions, so he could only put all the glory on the two children of the Lan family. No matter what they did, as long as it could bring him benefits and not damage his own reputation, he would turn a blind eye, at all costs.

The fact that Mu Yingyu was framed and fell into the water was the best proof.

He knew clearly who the culprit was, but he merely locked the person up in the ancestral hall without imposing any heavier punishment.

The ancestral hall was also built for outsiders to see.

In other words, he didn't care about the life or death of the original owner, nor did he care about Mu Yingyu, who was uneducated and could not bring him fame, fortune or status. He would only hold on to his two outstanding children tightly and watch everything they did.

As long as the final result is good for him, he doesn't care about the process.

"I have no objection to pretending in front of others, but I am afraid that Your Majesty has acted so much that he may even believe it himself..."

Prince Ling pursed his lips and smiled, "What do I believe in?"

"I believe that I love you deeply..."

As soon as he said this, Prince Ling's eyes suddenly lit up, and his eyes were filled with affection, "If I love you deeply, what will you do? Anyway, you and I are married by an order, and we can only be tied together for life. If you are really deeply in love, it seems that there is nothing wrong with it... Could it be that you want to marry someone else? Hmm?"

Mu Qingyan poked his head away with her finger, "This is your real purpose, right? Even if it's a fake marriage, I can only live with the title of Princess Ling for the rest of my life, right? Your Majesty, you have such a good plan! I saved your life, but you are scheming against your savior like this, isn't that a bit unfair?"

Prince Ling touched his forehead that had been poked, his mouth almost couldn't hold back the smile, his eyes were full of cunning light, "How could this prince be calculating? I didn't know in advance that my brother had arranged the marriage... Besides, shouldn't I repay you with my body for saving my life..."

What a promise of one's life...

Mu Qingyan sighed, "The prince really wants to shirk his debt... I wonder if I can get the 1,000 taels of gold back if I go to the palace to file a complaint..."

"After you marry into Prince Ling's Mansion, everything I have will be yours. You can use it at will, including me... I will not let you suffer any loss..."

"Hmm... this sounds like a very profitable deal. It's rare to have a business partner as generous as you in this world. I'm so lucky... But if I don't suffer a loss, then the prince will... The Duke of Fuguo's Mansion will not let me marry there with a dowry that will provide me with a lifetime of food and clothing..."

"It's okay. I can afford the loss..."

Mu Qingyan took care of Mu Yingyu for most of the night, and accompanied her to bury Chuntao early in the morning. After returning, she went out of town to pick up the Gu family. She was really a little sleepy now.

As I talked, my eyelids became heavier.

He leaned against the carriage, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

In a daze, her head fell on a warm shoulder. She felt very comfortable and rubbed it with her little face, then continued to sleep.

The carriage was a bit bumpy, and Prince Ling was afraid that she would hit her head, so he sat next to her and put her head on his shoulder. She suddenly rubbed it twice with a satisfied smile on her lips, which made Prince Ling feel a little confused.

He reached out and held her shoulders to prevent her from sliding down.

Such close contact made those who had never been close to a woman feel very nervous.

He lowered his head, looked at the sleeping person, and whispered, "Yan'er, no matter whether I am sincere or not, you will be my wife from now on. I will not let you be as precarious and helpless as before..."

The carriage stopped in front of the Duke Fuguo's Mansion.

The people in the carriage did not move.

Ah Shang couldn't help but draw aside the curtain and saw Miss Mu sleeping on his prince's shoulder. His eyes widened, "Prince...you..."

Prince Ling rolled his eyes at him and said, "Shut up!"

Ah Shang quickly shut his mouth, lowered the curtain, and stood aside with his shoulders hunched like a quail, waiting.

Mu Qingyan was sleeping so soundly that she didn't notice that the carriage had stopped. During her short nap, she had the same dream again, where she ran around but couldn't find the exit...

It was not until she saw a man walking towards her with a big knife that she suddenly woke up.

I found myself in a carriage, and Prince Ling was sitting next to me, hugging my shoulders...

Mu Qingyan subconsciously moved to the side.

Prince Ling also silently put away his hand and sat back in his original position, "Are you having a nightmare?"

As soon as Mu Qingyan woke up, she was in a defensive state, which made him feel a little hurt. This girl was as obedient as a kitten when she was asleep.

As soon as he woke up, he looked as if he wanted to keep people away from him, and he was almost showing his fangs and claws.

Mu Qingyan took two deep breaths and said, "I'm fine. I'll go back first. Thank you, Your Majesty, for sending me back..."

"Hey……"

She lifted the curtain and tried to get out of the car, but was stopped.

She turned back, "What's wrong?"

"The people who stay with you will not disturb you, but if you have any problems, you must ask them to send a message to the king."

Mu Qingyan saw an emotion in those eyes that was hard for her to fathom. Was it worry? Fear? Or begging? Or all three?

"My Lord, in order to make all your wealth mine, I will keep myself alive and well, so you can rest assured! I'm leaving!"

Prince Ling opened the curtain and watched the beautiful figure enter the door before letting it go. "Let's go."

Ah Shang was sitting outside, smiling so much that his mouth almost reached the back of his head. "Your Highness, are you being a little wishful? From what I see, Miss Mu doesn't seem to like you at all..."

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