After his wife and daughter died tragically, the scumbag prince's hair turned white overnight

"That woman is so fickle. She got pregnant before we even got married. I will never be able to get over this."

Thinking back to these few days, he had softened his heart because Shen Rou came to see him, and Du Heng was even more irritated because his heart was out of control.

"In short, father, there's no need to persuade me. I will not marry Shen Rou."

His attitude was very firm.

However, Du Yunchao's attitude is tougher than Du Heng's.

"When you wanted to break off the engagement with the eldest daughter of the Shen family, your father already let you act willfully once. This time, you must listen to me."

As if realizing his attitude was not good, he restrained the hostility in his eyes and slowed down his tone, "As the prince of the Marquisate, you should know how much influence and role a good prince's wife has on the family. Your father values ​​the family honor more than you do. If you believe in your father, it is better to marry Shen Rou and keep her than to cancel the engagement now."

This statement, which was completely different from what he said in the morning, obviously could not satisfy Du Heng.

"Father, what happened to make you suddenly change your mind?"

Du Heng knew Du Yunchao well, and he never did anything without profit.

The more he forced him, the more he sensed something unusual.

Du Yunchao's eyes darkened slightly, and he stopped talking to Du Heng. "You don't need to ask about other things. As the heir of the Anping Marquisate, the Anping Marquisate has given you the best over the years. You can't just watch the Marquisate decline. As a father, I'm not discussing this with you, I'm informing you."

Du Heng's fists clenched and unclenched, and then clenched and unclenched again.

"My child doesn't..."

When Lady Li, wife of the Marquis of Anping, heard the news, she came and heard Du Yunchao giving notice to Du Heng in a stern tone.

But Du Heng still wanted to refute.

She hurried forward and stood between the father and son.

"Alright, we're father and son. If there's anything wrong, just talk it out. Don't be so confrontational. If you end up hurting the relationship, it'll only be your own people who suffer."

Li has always had heart disease.

Although Du Yunchao would not do anything without profit, he was sincere to Li. He was always obedient to her, fearing that he would upset her and affect her health.

But this time, his attitude was unusually firm.

"Madam, this matter concerns the future prosperity of our Anping Marquisate. He must agree to it."

Du Yunchao rarely looked so serious in front of Li, and Li immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

Turning to look at Du Heng, the smile on his face faded a little.

"Heng'er, what do you think?"

"Mother, I..."

"You used to act up, but your mother let you do whatever you wanted, and your father also did his best to meet all your demands. Look around Yecheng, is there any other noble prince who has the freedom you have? He can cancel an engagement and marry someone else whenever he wants."

When she said the latter part, although there was a smile on Li's face, the smile in her eyes had already disappeared.

Du Heng was speechless, but he still didn't give up.

"Mother...but Shen Rou..."

Li held Du Heng's hand tightly and said, "Your father rarely has high expectations of you. This time, just think of it as doing your father a favor. You are just a woman. With your status, you can choose anyone you want in the future."

"Mother, Rou'er is not an ordinary woman..." Under Li's gaze, whose smile did not reach her eyes, Du Heng's voice gradually weakened, and finally nodded helplessly, "My child will learn from you."

"That's right," Du Yunchao raised his hand and patted Du Heng's shoulder with satisfaction, "You have grown up and should take on the responsibilities you should have.

You are the last generation of Anping Marquis. Your father has no other wishes, except that the title of Marquis can be in your hands and become hereditary."

Du Heng's lips moved slightly, and he wanted to say something.

In the end, he could only lower his eyes obediently under Li's gaze and said, "Yes."

I kept watching Du Yunchao walk away.

The seriousness on Li's face was replaced by a look of heartache.

"My dearest, are you okay?"

She looked at Du Heng again and again, and was relieved to be sure that he had only angered Du Yunchao by being stubborn and was not injured.

His tone was filled with doting, "You too, everything your father did was for the future of the Marquisate. Can't you just go along with him a little?"

"But father suddenly changed his mind and asked me to marry Shen Rou, which is unreasonable in itself." Du Heng looked at Li inquiringly, "Mom, is father having a private relationship with someone now without telling us?"

"How can you say such nonsense, kid?" Li patted his shoulder lightly in annoyance.

"In short, you have to remember that no matter what your father does, he does it for us. Don't make your father angry like this again next time."

Li never suspected that Du Yunchao, who had been guarding only her and her son for more than 20 years, had any hidden thoughts.

No matter what happened, as long as Du Yunchao explained, she would trust him without reservation.

"Besides, you're only concerned about the piece of flesh in Shen Rou's belly. A pregnant woman still has several months to go from pregnancy to delivery. Can't there be some accidents?"

Li's words suddenly woke Du Heng up.

The eyes that were like stagnant water a moment ago now seemed to have a small stone thrown into them, causing ripples to appear, and even the dull look in the eyes regained its spirit.

"I understand, thank you, mother."

His tone completely changed from the previous dejection, and even his back looked much more cheerful.

Li felt distressed when she saw this.

I couldn't help but feel a little more resentful towards Shen Rou.

None of the people who come out of the Shen Mansion are good.

It's okay that the one I brought back from the countryside is not presentable.

I didn't expect that the one raised in the mansion is not even as good as the one who came back from the countryside.

She sighed and called the servants in a bad tone.

"Help me to the Buddhist temple."

She was going to recite scriptures to calm herself down.

...

Small East Palace.

Not long after Shen Muxi left, Gu Xiaoxiao slowly woke up.

The warm quilt, the soft bed, and the light-colored bed curtains all told her that she had arrived in a new place.

She sat up from the bed with difficulty.

My head is still a little fuzzy.

In a blink of an eye, I saw the cold wind howling outside the flower window, making the dry broken branches sway.

Only then did she realize that the room was as warm as spring.

Even the quilt is soft and fragrant.

She tried hard to recall how she came to this beautiful place...

Suddenly, she felt a slight stinging pain in her neck, and she suddenly remembered - she was strangled to death by the evil sister of the Rongjun Prince's Mansion! !

Well here...

what is the place?