Seeing him coming, Ren Jingrou hurriedly bowed.

"Jingrou has seen Your Highness."

And I quickly wiped away my tears, forced a smile, and said, "Why has Your Highness come? I was just talking with the princess and Miss Jingrou."

Seeing all this, what was there for Gu Xing not to understand?

It was nothing more than these two bullying others with their power. He looked at the two with an ugly expression, but ultimately swallowed his pride.

After all, Ren Jingrou's father had a strong foundation in the court, so it was not advisable to turn against them.

So he slowly turned his gaze to me and said, "In that case, let's have a good conversation. Although the Eastern Palace values etiquette, there is no need to kneel at every turn."

Seeing that Gu Xing was willing to take over the situation, the two also left in a hurry.

After the two left, Gu Xing held my hand and said, "You have been wronged, but Jingrou is after all the future Crown Princess, so I have to save some face for her. In the future, you should avoid seeing them as much as possible."

I understandingly held Gu Xing's hand back and said, "I know. As long as my husband is well, I am willing to do anything."

Gu Xing gently touched my cheek and then left contentedly.

Later that night, he indeed came to my room again.

After a period of intimacy, Gu Xing lit a lamp and sat on the edge of the bed, with a myriad of worries on his mind, lost in thought.

I obediently lay down beside him and asked, "Husband, do you have something on your mind?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Xing did not respond.

So I quietly stayed by his side, not disturbing him with any more words.

But later, for some reason, he suddenly spoke up.

"Do you remember the assassination outside the city?"

"I remember," I replied.

Gu Xing's eyes were dark, revealing no emotion.

"That assassination was carried out by my third brother. Just because he felt unworthy of the position of Crown Prince, he wanted to harm me. Although I know the royal family is ruthless, my third brother and I once had some brotherly affection. I don't understand why he was so ruthless."

Was it because he had found out the truth that he was so heartbroken?

It was time for me, the peacemaker, to step in.

I threw myself into Gu Xing's arms and tenderly said, "Husband, don't be curious about why those people treated you that way. Because you are not that kind of person, you don't need to understand. Just remember to take care of yourself and avoid getting hurt."

Hearing this, Gu Xing was momentarily stunned.

"But today, when I questioned him, he apologized to me in every possible way, saying that he was momentarily confused and made a mistake, hoping I could forgive him. Now, Yaoke, should I forgive him?"

I speculated about Gu Xing's character in my heart and boldly said, "I think you don't need to force yourself to forgive."

"Why?"

"If forgiveness comes too easily, wouldn't everything you've been through be in vain?"

These straightforward words suddenly brightened Gu Xing's expression.

He kissed my cheek and said contentedly, "Yaoke understands me."

It's not that I understand him, it's just that in his past life, he chose to eliminate the third prince completely.

I was just following his thoughts. But after that, it didn't stop Gu Xing from completely treating me as a confidante.

Gradually, everyone in the palace knew that the Crown Prince had a woman he cherished.

Throughout the palace, no one troubled me, except for Feng Yu.

But that didn't matter, her good days were soon coming to an end.