Exile at the start? The princess is no ordinary woman.

He nodded slightly, letting out a low "Mmm" from his throat.

If one weren't listening intently, even standing right in front of him, one might not be able to hear that low, almost unresponsive voice. But Gu Nanzhi heard it. She sat down confidently to Jun Yanchen's right, not minding that she was on the floor.

Zhou Cai and Cang Ling had just helped Jun Yanchen down from the cart and placed him in a shady spot. The rest of them sat down on the ground a little closer to Jun Yanchen.

But when they saw Gu Nanzhi coming to find Jun Yanchen, the others tacitly moved a couple of steps away. While they physically moved, their minds were still on Jun Yanchen and Gu Nanzhi.

Especially Steward Li, who was overjoyed to see his mistress come over on her own initiative, was certain that his words had worked and that she had come to thank her mistress.

This is a great start. Once the two people start communicating and gradually get to know each other, their relationship will naturally become closer.

His master will no longer have to be all alone in the future;

At the same time, however, he felt a pang of pity. His master was in poor health, and now he was in this state. His mistress...

But in the end, his heart still leaned towards his master;

Gu Nanzhi sat down next to Jun Yanchen, not in a hurry to speak, and continued eating the half-eaten treasure in her hand.

She didn't speak, and Jun Yanchen didn't break the silence either. He simply turned his head slightly to watch her eat the half-eaten bun, as if the bun had transformed into a delicacy in her mouth.

Gu Nanzhi accepted his gaze calmly throughout, even after she finished the last bite of her steamed bun and took a sip of water from the water pouch Jun Yanchen had given her.

Only then did she turn her head to meet Jun Yanchen's gaze, and slowly parted her lips.

"Hello, my name is Gu Nanzhi. First of all, thank you for the water and food. Secondly, I have something else I hope you can cooperate with, which is that we sign a divorce agreement. Although neither of us is doing this voluntarily and we don't know each other, but..."

"know"

Ah? ? ?

Gu Nanzhi was certain that the original owner of this body had no chance of getting to know a prince like Jun Yanchen, so she had just thought of the most suitable words to say to him about signing the divorce papers.

But her words were shattered before she could even begin by something she was absolutely certain of.

This seems to indicate that the mission has not yet been accomplished.

Her first words were caught off guard by Jun Yanchen's two words, leaving her speechless.

Gu Nanzhi stared at Jun Yanchen with slightly wide eyes, blinking twice as if to ask, "Are you sure you're not mistaken? Do you know me?"

However, Jun Yanchen's calm and unchanging gaze answered her question unequivocally: Yes, you heard me right, you know him.

The two were speaking softly. Even though Steward Li, Cang Ling, Zhou Cai, and the others had moved a few steps away and were eating their dark pancakes while watching the two, they still couldn't hear what they were saying.

They could only analyze and guess based on the two people's actions and expressions, but this tactic seemed to be ineffective against their master. However, the three of them still did not give up their attention to the two.

Okay, fine, let's get to know each other!

Anyway, the person she knew was the original owner of the body. In any case, Gu Nanzhi and Jun Yanchen didn't know each other. However, she was still a little surprised that the original owner of the body was sent to the manor at such a young age. How did she know Jun Yanchen? Could it be before she went to the manor?

Xia He never mentioned this, which means she didn't know anything about it. They must have known each other when they were very young, just little kids.

However, since the other party claimed to know her, she had to find another way to phrase it.

Gu Nanzhi's questioning gaze turned indifferent.

"Here's what happened. Before I got into the bridal sedan chair from the Minister's residence, someone from the Minister's residence hit me on the head with a stick. When I woke up, I was already in the bridal sedan chair and I couldn't remember anything from before."

And because of this experience, I've decided to live a different way. Regardless of whether we've met before, this marriage wasn't voluntary for either of us. But no matter what, our names are now intertwined after this ordeal.

Therefore, it is still necessary to sign a divorce agreement, which will make it easier for me to settle down in the future.

Whether it was Gu Nanzhi's imagination or not, she felt that when she mentioned being hit on the back of the head, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in Jun Yanchen's deep, dark eyes.

Everything happened too fast for her to grasp, so she stopped caring.

Seeing the other person's predicament, she still offered an explanation to avoid any misunderstanding. After all, she had been a doctor in her previous life and understood the psychology of someone who was practically useless.

Especially for someone like Jun Yanchen, who is both disabled and suffering from a deadly poison and unlikely to live long, what kind of psychological trauma must he be experiencing?

"Don't misunderstand, I don't mean to look down on you. I just don't like arranged marriages without any emotional foundation."

Yes, it wasn't that she disliked him; if he were a handsome man, she might have been willing to settle. She could treat his disability and poisoning, but she couldn't very well have to give him plastic surgery. She preferred the original.

Therefore, the best solution is to divorce her, so as not to hinder her future desire to date a handsome man with an ancient style.

Although Gu Nanzhi thought this in her heart, she did not show it on her face at all, and spoke her words very frankly and sincerely.

Jun Yanchen stared at those open and honest eyes, as if trying to see something through them. After a long silence, he parted his thin lips slightly.

"What are your plans after you have the divorce papers?"

It was still that same voice, devoid of any emotion or indifference.

In fact, Gu Nanzhi thought that Jun Yanchen had a very good voice, but he was taciturn. He only said two words each time before, but this time he said a few more words. However, his voice was devoid of any emotion and was so indifferent that it was as if it was not his voice.

At the same time, she didn't expect that the other party, instead of saying whether they would cooperate or not, would ask her about her future plans.

Gu Nanzhi's eyes sparkled, and she stated frankly that there was nothing wrong with saying it.

"I haven't thought of anything specific yet, but it's probably something like starting my own business, living a carefree life, and enjoying all the beautiful scenery."

As she spoke, a sense of freedom and ease surfaced in her eyes. Jun Yanchen observed all of this, his expression unchanged, but a hint of suspicion lingered in his heart—this was different from her.

"Even with the divorce papers, you can't leave now. Are you willing to wait for Junlan? If I can get to Junlan, I can help you establish your own household. It's not easy for a woman from the Zhou Dynasty to start her own family."

Seeing how cooperative the other party was, how considerate they were, and how kind their attitude was, Gu Nanzhi smiled.

She had originally planned to discuss it and sign it immediately, but since the other party had said that, she would wait a little longer. Since she had already decided to go, she wouldn't easily change her mind halfway through.

Furthermore, this man, having previously been a prince, would certainly be familiar with the system of this dynasty; if he said it was difficult, it clearly didn't seem like he was lying.

After all, throughout history, women have faced far more difficult and restrictive status than men in every dynasty.

"Alright, no problem. At worst, I can become a warlord and live as a local tyrant. I'll just consider it an experience of a different life. There's always a path to take."