But apart from asking whether Wei Xinru was doing well, he had no other questions to ask.

Wei Xinru pondered for a while.

How has she been lately?

It should be good!

Although she was worried about Yao Jingxuan, she felt at ease and at peace these days because she had the baby in her belly to accompany her.

Compared to the anxiety in the palace, her days in the Grand Princess's mansion were truly like heaven.

Now that she saw that Yao Jingxuan was safe and sound, she felt even more at ease.

Wei Xinru nodded. "I'm fine! How about you? Have you been tortured?"

Yao Jingxuan must have had a hard time on his way to Nanling, right?

She suddenly felt that she and Yao Jingxuan were opposites.

When Yao Jingxuan was at the peak of her glory, she was a down-and-out princess who could be bullied and teased by anyone; even the maids and servants in the palace could step on her head.

Now she has become the noble Grand Princess, and no one dares to bully her anymore, but Yao Jingxuan... has become a criminal slave and no longer has the glory of the past.

Yao Jingxuan also nodded, "I am doing well."

He had indeed suffered a lot in these three months, but he was not in extreme pain.

Before, he was an accomplice and helped his aunt and father do many wrong things.

Although these were not what he wanted, he still helped the evil.

He also indirectly harmed innocent people in Kyoto. Now that he has a chance to atone for the sins in his heart, he will only feel at peace, not pain.

Overall, he had lived a more stable life in these three months than in the previous two years.

Without the torture in the heart, what does some physical hardship matter?

Hearing this, Wei Xinru didn't believe it.

How could he possibly be living well? He was just deceiving her!

But it was all in the past. From now on, he could stay in Kyoto, in her house.

She could protect him as he had protected her.

"No matter what, it's all over. You can stay in the mansion from now on. You don't have to be a guard, just be a guest of the mansion." Wei Xinru said.

Yao Jingxuan had said the same thing to her at the beginning. He said that she didn't have to be a maid, and could just be a guest in the mansion.

Now she no longer needs Yao Jingxuan to be her bodyguard, so he can just be a guest in the mansion and stay there temporarily.

After hearing Wei Xinru's words, Yao Jingxuan became more convinced that Wei Xinru did this to repay his kindness for helping her that day.

But...how can this little kindness make up for the mistake he made to Wei Xinru?

This little favor is nothing!

Wei Xinru didn't owe him a penny, but he owed Wei Xinru.

"Your Highness! I appreciate your kindness, but I am a criminal slave, and it is not appropriate for me to stay in Your Highness's mansion." Yao Jingxuan rejected Wei Xinru's kindness without thinking.

He knew Wei Xinru meant well, but he couldn't accept it!

He is a criminal slave now, so what's the point of him staying in Wei Xinru's house?

If this matter gets out, I don’t know what everyone will think of Wei Xinru.

Wei Xinru is kind-hearted, and he doesn't want to implicate Wei Xinru or harm her.

Hearing this, Wei Xinru felt a little disappointed, but she could understand Yao Jingxuan.

Yao Jingxuan was once a favored child of heaven, but now he has to live under someone else's roof. How could he be willing to accept this?

What's more... Yao Jingxuan must be resentful of her in his heart.

It wasn't surprising that he rejected her.

Wei Xinru was a little scared after being rejected by Yao Jingxuan on the spot, and she didn't dare to continue.

But there was no other way. She had finally begged her brother to let Yao Jingxuan return to Kyoto. If she couldn't keep Yao Jingxuan in the mansion, wouldn't all her efforts be wasted?

"Why? Why don't you want to stay in the mansion? Are you resentful of me?" Wei Xinru asked with a stiff upper lip.

Yao Jingxuan: ...

Why does he resent Wei Xinru?

Not to mention that these grievances have nothing to do with Wei Xinru, even if Wei Xinru was involved, he has no reason to resent Wei Xinru.

Wei Xinru is Wei Cunqing's sister. If she doesn't support Wei Cunqing, who else can she support?

Moreover, with the connivance of my aunt, some greedy people became more and more greedy, causing panic among the people in Kyoto.

Wei Cunqing and his men entered the city to save the people from danger. Everyone in Kyoto was grateful to Wei Cunqing and hated the Yao family.

What qualifications does he have to resent Wei Cunqing and others?

"What are you saying, Your Highness? How can a slave like me have the right to resent Your Highness? I just don't want to implicate Your Highness.

"The slave is of low status and guilty. Staying in Your Highness's residence will only bring trouble. His death is not a pity, but bringing trouble to Your Highness would be a sin," Yao Jingxuan explained.

He just didn't want to implicate Wei Xinru, not because he hated her, so she shouldn't think too much about it.

Hearing this, Wei Xinru pursed her lips. It turned out that Yao Jingxuan didn't hate her, he just didn't want to implicate her!

But she was the plague god that everyone despised back then, and Yao Jingxuan was not afraid of being implicated by her. Why would she worry about being implicated by Yao Jingxuan now?

Sincerity for sincerity! She is not afraid of being implicated by Yao Jingxuan!

"I'm not afraid! Mr. Yao, I'm not afraid of being implicated by you!" Wei Xinru blurted out.

After she finished speaking, she felt something was wrong, and then explained, "I mean no one will know you are at home, you can rest assured."

As long as Yao Jingxuan doesn't spread the news openly, who would know that Yao Jingxuan is in her house?

It's just that Yao Jingxuan has to be a little wronged. He can only move around in the mansion and can't show off in Kyoto City openly.

Yao Jingxuan: ...

Wei Xinru is not afraid, but he is afraid!

He was about to refuse, but Wei Xinru spoke first, "Just think of it as a plea from you, okay?"

In order to make Yao Jingxuan stay, she has used up all her courage.

Yao Jingxuan, please stop pushing her!

Yao Jingxuan looked up at her, and in Wei Xinru's eyes, he saw Wei Xinru full of expectations.

But he...

Wei Xinru continued, "You have to stay! I...my child and I both need you."

At this point, Wei Xinru had decided to burn her bridges and directly told Yao Jingxuan that she was pregnant.

This is probably her only bargaining chip to keep Yao Jingxuan!

If even this couldn't make Yao Jingxuan stay, she would stop struggling.

Hearing this, Yao Jingxuan's mind suddenly went blank.

What did Wei Xinru mean by this? What child? They...

He subconsciously looked at Wei Xinru's belly.

Wei Xinru deliberately pulled her clothes, and under the loose clothes, her belly was indeed slightly bulging.

Wei Xinru had a very thin waist, so there was absolutely no way she had a belly. Was she...really pregnant? With his child?

Yao Jingxuan was in shock for a long time. He was stunned for a long time before he slowly came to his senses.

"Your Highness...you...this child...I..." For a moment, Yao Jingxuan didn't know what to say.

At this moment, his mind was blank and his thoughts were in a mess.

Wei Xinru was actually pregnant with his child. He... was truly an unforgivable sinner!

Not only did he behave immorally after drinking and insult Wei Xinru's innocence, but now he also made Wei Xinru pregnant. He... deserves to die a thousand times!