Forced to be a concubine? I turned around and married the scumbag's father.

"Your Highness, quickly apply some compresses to your eyes. You rubbed them too hard, and they're almost swollen."

As soon as Yin Tao left, Sui'er quickly came in with a hot towel.

Gu Hua took the glass and covered her eyes, laughing as she said, "Singing opera is quite tiring. I should have just cried instead of rubbing my eyes until they hurt."

Sui'er felt extremely sorry for her: "How could a lowly servant like her be worth the princess's effort to put on an act?"

"It's also to protect Yiyun, so she won't be suspected. It's alright, it'll be over soon."

To complete the act, Mu Junyan stayed in the study that night, but Yin Tao was unable to enter.

She patiently said, "I made some snacks, which are the prince's favorites. I'll take them in and leave."

Akabane said expressionlessly, "If you don't leave, I'll have someone carry you away."

Dongcui, who was following behind Yin Tao, immediately stepped forward.

Yin Tao: "..."

That brat isn't here to serve her; she's here to be carried away at any moment!

Yin Tao knew that Chi Yu was highly skilled, and she also knew that Dong Cui was a martial arts expert.

Not daring to act rashly, she could only pick up the food box and turn to leave.

She was so angry that she gritted her teeth the whole way, her eyes darting around, hoping to find a place where she could bump into the prince.

As soon as Yin Tao left, Mu Junyan couldn't help but hurry towards the side door.

After passing through the small side door and onto the covered walkway, I couldn't wait to run.

Gu Hua had already bathed and changed her clothes, and was embroidering flowers with Sui'er, Yun'er, and two maids while chatting and laughing.

"He came out in just half an hour? That's not like our prince."

Gu Hua listened to Yun'er describe what happened last night and found it really funny.

"That's right. The servants all said that the prince didn't go all out with his act. He couldn't stand it for more than half an hour and quickly sent everyone away."

When Mu Junyan arrived, he saw her laughing so hard she was bent over, and he overheard her entire conversation with Yun'er.

A sudden surge of grievance welled up inside me.

The heartless bastard endured his discomfort and let that bitch stay in his study for half an hour; he wished he could just chop her up.

Although he knew it was acting, it was the first time he had spent so much time alone in a room with a woman, and he was worried that Gu Hua might be a little sad. He had been anxiously waiting all day, and now he rushed over to comfort her.

But the young woman wasn't worried at all, and even chatted and laughed with people, teasing them about what happened last night.

He was so angry!

When the girls in the room saw the prince suddenly appear with a gloomy face, they were so frightened that they quickly stood up and dared not utter a sound.

Gu Hua realized that what she had just said was inappropriate, so she quickly put down what she was holding and tried to stand up.

Seeing that she was heavily pregnant and wanted to stand up quickly, Mu Junyan rushed over and supported her waist.

Yun'er and Sui'er quickly gave the other maids a look, and they all disappeared in an instant.

Gu Hua noticed that the man's aura was extremely low, so she carefully reached out and touched his chest, one touch at a time, as if she were stroking the fur of an enraged lion.

"Ziyuan, I'm a little jealous."

Her sweet, delicate voice had a few curves.

Mu Junyan's anger dissipated instantly.

He sat down, still with a stern face, staring at the innocent-looking little woman in front of him with her big, watery eyes.

"You get jealous?"

Gu Hua immediately replied, "Of course. Ever since we got together, you haven't said a single word to that woman, let alone shared a room with her. Besides, you didn't tell me you were going to play along. Suddenly the servants told me that you were in a room with a woman who had designs on you, and then Mother mentioned my aunt without telling me. Do you think I'm upset?"

Mu Junyan laughed in exasperation: "Then why were you just now chatting and laughing about how I'd only been here for half an hour, unlike your prince? Hmm?"

You want me to stay here for another hour? Hmm?

Don't you know how many hours your husband can stay? Hmm?

Hearing three consecutive "hmm"s, Gu Hua shrank her neck.

I know this lion with its mane standing on end needs to be soothed.

She quickly sat sideways on his lap, stretched out her arms to hook around his neck, and gave him a peck on the lips.

"I was wrong. I was upset and was just trying to laugh to cheer myself up. What a despicable person! Making the prince suffer like this, I wish I could take the blame for him."

The little woman in my arms was heavily pregnant and was trying to hug me tightly; I could tell she was feeling a bit uncomfortable.

He said with a dark face, "Twist the child carefully."

Gu Hua looked down at her belly, then looked up with an innocent expression: "The child will understand the difficulties of his parents. Let him twist for a while. Who told his father to suffer such a great injustice?"

Mu Junyan pinched her soft waist angrily.

The young woman seized the opportunity to let out a soft cry and then leaned into his arms.

"My lord, may I take you and the baby to bed together?"

The tone of her voice took several turns, soft and sweet, making one's bones melt.

Mu Junyan was speechless, then suddenly gave her a fierce kiss on her little mouth as if punishing her.

When the woman in his arms began to pant heavily, and fearing that he might hurt the child and cause Hua'er to suffer as well, he quickly let go.

He carefully picked her up horizontally. Although she was eight months pregnant, Mu Junyan carried her with ease.

She couldn't resist rubbing her face against the soft belly, when suddenly she was kicked in the face.

Mu Junyan's eyes widened suddenly as he stared at the belly.

"How dare you kick his father?"

Gu Hua was overjoyed and giggled, gently stroking her belly to comfort her: "Little baby, don't kick your daddy, or Daddy will spank you when you come out."

"Father can't bear to part with you, little Bao'er, you can't listen to your mother wrongly accusing your father."

The two bantered and laughed until late into the night. Gu Hua pushed him, saying, "If you're going to put on an act, go home now."

Helpless, Mu Junyan kissed her fiercely again before getting up, still feeling unsatisfied.

While getting dressed, she muttered, "I can't take it anymore, I want you to give birth quickly, all of this needs to end soon!"

Gu Hua couldn't help but feel sorry for him: "Actually, you don't need to worry about me too much. I can manage."

Mu Junyan turned around and touched her face: "Don't worry, I will protect you for the rest of my life."

Gu Hua placed her face in his palm: "We will protect each other."

"it is good."

As Mu Junyan smiled, his eyes welled up with tears.

He never expected that one day a young girl would say she would protect him.

……

Two days later, Yiyun finally met her father.

"Father!" Yiyun cried and rushed to her father, grabbing his hand.

Her father was as thin as a rake, his body trembling slightly, and he stared at his daughter for a long time, unable to speak.

The father and daughter chatted for a while, and the kitchen prepared congee and side dishes for them.

Yun'er personally brought the food over and explained, "The Princess said that Lord Du has been starving for many years, and eating too much oily food all at once is not good for his health. He should eat some light porridge and side dishes first. After Doctor Shen takes Lord Du's pulse and prescribes medicine, Lord Du can rest well for a couple of days and then slowly take supplements."

Yiyun cried uncontrollably.

"Sister Yun'er, please thank the Princess for me. I will personally go to thank the Princess in a little while."

Yun'er smiled and said, "The Princess Consort has instructed that Miss Du should stay with the master and not worry about anything else. Also, Miss, don't worry about that person; she's being guarded and can't get out."

Yiyun nodded with tears in her eyes.

After a while, Dongqing came over and told Yiyun that a guest room had been arranged for Lord Du, and that a servant had been assigned to serve Lord Du.

The father and daughter recounted their separation, and after the meal, both calmed down.

"Father, shall we leave Daliang?"

After thinking about it for a long time, Yiyun felt that leaving Daliang was the most appropriate course of action.

But her father shook his head: "If we want lasting peace, the only way is to support a wise ruler."

Yiyun was taken aback: "Support a wise ruler? Who is the wise ruler Father is referring to? Could it be...?"

She quickly looked around to make sure no one was there, then lowered her voice: "Father, are you talking about Prince Yong?"

His father paused for a moment, then said, “That depends on what Prince Yong plans to do, but in any case, we are willing to support Prince Yong and serve him.”

"Us? Who are we?"

Her father did not answer her question, but only said, "The prince said he would avenge us. That scoundrel Jiang Qifu is not worthy of being a prefect!"