This heroic act of saving a beautiful girl, known to all the nobles in the capital, completely sealed the marriage between Yan Yiming and the prince.

Thinking back to the time when Miss Yan was completely devoted to the prince, she wasted three years for him. Now she finally gets her wish and can marry him. Apart from the twists and turns in between, this is also a good story.

The scene at that time spread like wildfire. The prince ignored the danger and went into the water to save Yan Yiming. Yan Yiming was so moved that he cried for joy. The story was very complete. The rumors about Yan Yiming and Nangong Ye some time ago were also selectively forgotten in everyone's memory.

As Nangong Xuan expected, after hearing what happened that day, His Majesty praised Yan Yiming and Nangong Xuan greatly, and said that since the prince had already defiled the girl's innocence, he had no reason to be irresponsible. What's more, they were a match made in heaven, both talented and beautiful, and the emperor could not find any fault with them. He immediately ordered the marriage, and the wedding date was set after the prince came of age.

To outsiders, this must be a wonderful story, but in the mansion of Duke Dingguo, there was a gloomy atmosphere. If Nangong Ye hadn't been there, the Duke Dingguo's Mansion would have been extremely happy, but now that they had already secretly promised Nangong Ye, an imperial decree decided the outcome.

The Duke Dingguo's Mansion cannot afford the crime of deceiving the emperor.

After falling into the water last time, even if Xiaopingguo hadn't told Yan Yiming about Nangong Xuan's increasing favorability towards her, Yan Yiming could still feel Nangong Xuan's concern for her in recent days. The precious gems that Yan Yiming was reluctant to give to him at the beginning were now continuously sent to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

Lu Mei was almost dazzled by the dazzling array of jewels, and asked her carefully, "Miss, don't you like these very much?"

Yan Yiming picked up a jade hairpin and put it back into the box. "No matter how much you like something, if it expires, it will no longer be what you want it to be. From now on, anything the prince sends you should be given directly to Madam, and she can handle it as she pleases."

Nangong Ye rushed back to the capital without stopping, and went straight to the palace to meet the emperor without taking a bath or changing clothes.

Although this trip was a bit troublesome, Nangong Ye did an exceptionally good job. The emperor had always been fond of this boy, and he was even more impressed by his courage and means.

After the corruption case was handed over to the Censorate, the officials responsible for the matter were rewarded.

The emperor personally ordered the award of land and the construction of a palace, and personally appointed the fifth prince as the King of Yue, making him the most honorable prince after the crown prince and the eldest prince.

After conferring the title and rewarding the emperor, the emperor started chatting with his son about family matters like an ordinary father, saying that it just so happened that your brother would be having a wedding in his house in a few days, and you would be moving into a new house, which was a double happiness.

Nangong Ye thought that Jian Yuer and Nangong Xuan would eventually get married, and a smile appeared on his handsome features. "After I meet the Queen Mother, I will go to the Emperor's residence to congratulate you."

The emperor always liked his children to have a close relationship. Upon hearing this, he patted Nangong Ye's shoulder with great satisfaction and said, "You two brothers have a deep relationship, which is very good. Miss Yan Ziyou and the prince have known each other since childhood, and they can be considered childhood sweethearts. Now, by chance, they have become a good story, which can be considered a natural outcome..."

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Nangong Xuan's face, which had just been smiling, turned pale instantly, as if someone had heard it wrong, and asked uncertainly, "Father... who are you talking about?"

"Who else could it be? It must be Yan Yiming, the eldest daughter of the Yan family." The emperor found this interesting and said to Nangong Ye in detail, "On your mother's birthday, the child accidentally fell into the water, and it was your brother who personally rescued him..."

It is now the hot summer, and Nangong Ye has not changed out of his court robes. It should be extremely hot, but at this moment Nangong Ye only feels freezing cold, and even his heart is chilled to the core.

The emperor finally noticed that something was wrong with Nangong Ye, and asked him with great concern, "But where do you feel uncomfortable?"

Nangong Ye clenched his fists so tightly that his teeth were almost broken.

"...Perhaps you are too tired from traveling all the way. Let me take a rest for a while and change my clothes before going to Kunning Palace to see your mother."

Nangong Ye's face did not look very good at the moment. The emperor did not say much and waved his hand to let him go to rest. After arriving at Kunning Palace, he mentioned the matter to the empress. The empress was so shocked that she dropped the teacup in her hand, forced a laugh, and made an excuse that she had asked the imperial physician to go and see Nangong Ye. After leaving, she hurriedly ordered people to find the prince.

During the height of summer, Yan Yiming liked to hide in a shady spot by the lake to enjoy the cool air. He was listening to Lu Mei talking about the most popular opera in the capital recently. Suddenly, a chaotic and hurried sound of footsteps came from a distance, followed by an anxious voice shouting, "Prince..."

Yan Yiming didn't react for a moment to who the prince was. After thinking for a while, he suddenly remembered that Nangong Ye was no longer the fifth prince, but a prince.

Lu Mei was so scared that she immediately shut her mouth and looked nervously at the one coming at her aggressively.

I just heard about Nangong Ye's attack. Logically, I should have seen the emperor and empress in the palace at this moment, but I didn't expect that they had already rushed into Duke Dingguo's mansion. It shows how anxious they are.

The maids behind him shouted that their young lady was not at home. Nangong Ye seemed not to hear them, but he had already found Yan Yiming in front of him as if he had telepathically understood her.

After not seeing him for over a month, Nangong Ye seemed to have grown taller, and his face had lost some of its childishness, becoming even more handsome. His facial features were distorted by anger, and he was so frightened that people dared not even breathe. He was like a wild beast that wanted to pounce on Yan Yiming and bite him to death.

Yan Yiming stared at him for a long time before he put down the fan in his hand and politely bowed to Nangong Ye, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Nangong Ye stared at the woman in front of him whose appearance was still dazzling. When he heard the word "Prince", his heart felt like it was crushed into pieces by a hand.

It hurt so much that I was bleeding.

He stepped forward, his throat filled with unsuppressible pain and despair, his beautiful eyes now red.

"I rushed back with joy, and you gave me such a surprise."

Yan Yiming didn't say anything.

Madam Yan, Yan Yiqi and others also rushed over after hearing this. Yan Yiqi got anxious when she heard this. "Fifth... It's not that Prince, it's not that my sister is sorry for you. My sister accidentally fell into the water while trying to save Jian Yu'er, and the prince happened to save her..."

Yan Yiming rescued Jian Yuer who fell into the water, but he accidentally fell into the water himself, and the prince rescued Yan Yiming again.

What a hero saving the beauty.

But it was this "hero saving the beauty" that completely severed everything between him and Yan Yiming.

Why do you want to leave Beijing at this time?

Why didn’t you come back in time for your mother’s birthday?

Why wasn't I the one who saved her?

Why did the prince want to save her? Why did she want to save Jian Yuer?

Everyone thought that these words finally calmed Nangong Ye, but they never expected that these words actually opened a deep wound in Nangong Ye's heart.

Yan Yiqi wanted to say something else, but Nangong Ye could no longer control his anger and shouted, "Get lost!"

Having never seen Nangong Ye lose his composure like this, Yan Yiming turned away and whispered to Madam Yan and the others, "I will talk to the prince. Mother, don't worry."

Nangong Ye looked up at her expressionless face. He remembered what Yan Yiming said at the beginning, that he didn't want to make things difficult for Jian Yuer because he didn't want the prince to displease him. So now, why did Yan Yiming risk falling into the water to save Jian Yuer? To please the prince?

Holding Yan Yiming's chin with his hand and locking his gaze tightly with hers, Nangong Ye asked her,

"Why did you save Jian Yuer?"

Yan Yiming seemed not to feel the severe pain in his jaw, and after a while he lowered his eyelashes.

"This is what the prince thought."

Hatred instantly filled his mind, and Nangong Ye roared out of control, "You love him so much!"

"I don't love him..."

"Everything you do tells me that you still love him!"

With a bang, a strong wind blew past his ears. Yan Yiming subconsciously closed his eyes. The man's heavy breathing lingered in his ears for a long time. Yan Yiming did not open his eyes until he felt a sharp pain on his lips. Nangong Ye kissed her fiercely on the lips, with such hatred that he wished he could swallow her up. In extreme rage, he bit her hard again. Only after hearing Yan Yiming's muffled groan did he pull away and lock his eyes with her face.

Yan Yiming pulled the corner of his lips that hurt and whispered, "Your Highness, please believe me. I will only marry you, not the prince."

Nangong Ye sneered, "My father personally issued an order to grant me the marriage, so why would I not marry?" Oh, are you going to disobey the order? How could that be?

Besides, isn't marrying the prince what she has always dreamed of?

Now, she finally got what she wanted.

Not wanting to see her again or hear her voice again, Nangong Ye strode away.

He no longer dared to believe a single word this woman said.

Yan Yiming slowly opened his eyes and stroked the corner of his bitten lip with his hand. Out of the corner of his eye he saw the bloodstain left by Nangong Ye's punch on the rockery. He called out "Little Apple" and healed the wound on his lip.

I can't keep this injury for these days, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble.