"What?" Su Wanyan didn't react for a moment.

Yu Nanqing suddenly grabbed her hand with great force and asked coldly, "What exactly are you planning?"

This almost knocked over the porridge in her spoon. Su Wanyan's face darkened, and she reached out and grabbed Yu Nanqing's chin, shoving a spoonful of porridge into his mouth.

With an angry expression, she said, "What motive? What motive do you think I have? If I wasn't afraid of running away and suffering, I wouldn't serve you, you madwoman! Do you know how difficult it was for those people in the kitchen to make things difficult for me? Do you know how hard it was for me to get this porridge? This lousy palace of yours even made me lose my way. I went through all this trouble just to feed you a bite to eat. What motive do you think I have?"

Another point is that she studied medicine, and she studied medicine in order to save lives and alleviate the disease in the world.

Besides, the fact that he didn't hand her over last night shows he still has some conscience; otherwise, she wouldn't care whether he lives or dies.

"Cough cough cough... cough cough cough..." Yu Nanqing choked and coughed repeatedly, his eyes turning dark and unfathomable in an instant.

Su Wanyan didn't care about him. The fact that he still had the strength to cough meant he wouldn't die so quickly: "You're paralyzed and you still dare to be so arrogant!"

She scooped another large spoonful of porridge into the bowl, glaring at him with the expression of a wronged woman, and demanded, "You'd better eat every last drop of this porridge! Do you want me to open your mouth for you, or will you open it yourself?"

Even though she was coughing so hard she could barely breathe, Yu Nanqing's face remained deathly pale.

From childhood to adulthood, no one had ever dared to treat him like this. Even when he was paralyzed in bed and subjected to ridicule, no one dared to subject him to such humiliation.

"What are you glaring at me for? Are you going to eat or not!"

Yu Nanqing clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, but in the end he still succumbed to Su Wanyan's coercion and obediently opened his mouth in silence.

Su Wanyan angrily fed him the porridge: "If you had done this earlier, none of this would have happened."

"..."

Su Wanyan fed him spoonful by spoonful, and Yu Nanqing ate spoonful by spoonful. Halfway through, the porridge in the bowl was not yet empty, so Su Wanyan put down the spoon: "You haven't eaten for a long time, so you can't eat too much. This is all you need for breakfast. I'll feed you some more this afternoon."

After saying that, she picked up the large bowl of noodles next to her and started gobbling it down.

After finishing, they didn't forget to grab the steamed buns and mantou from the steamer and nibble on them.

"..."

She had just threatened him to eat every last drop, but now, out of concern for his health, she only fed him half.

Yu Nanqing looked at her with a calm expression, as if she had a lump in her throat but couldn't quite put her finger on what she was feeling.

Su Wanyan was extremely hungry. The original owner of this body hadn't eaten much before the wedding, and hanged herself as soon as she got married. It was almost noon before she finally ate this meal.

After her stomach was half full, Su Wanyan said while eating with her mouth bulging, "I've already asked someone to get the bedding. I'll make the bed for you later so you can lie down more comfortably."

After saying that, he buried his head in his food and continued eating as if no one else was around.

Seeing this, Yu Nanqing frowned. Even if she was a substitute bride, she was still a descendant of a noble family and should know proper etiquette.

Even if she is a concubine's daughter, she should still be taught etiquette.

But Su Wanyan in front of him didn't care about her image at all. Her behavior was eccentric and vulgar, and she seemed to know nothing about etiquette. She not only touched him inappropriately but also dared to threaten him.

They disregard the law and defy their superiors.

It was precisely because of this that Yu Nanqing was certain that she was not someone sent by the palace. Someone sent by the palace would not be so... stupid.

Seeing her drink the soup from the noodles in one gulp, with the broth dripping from the corner of her mouth to her chin and onto her clothes, Yu Nanqing closed her eyes, unable to bear watching.

The taste of congee still lingered in his throat. Thinking of her words just now, Yu Nanqing remained silent for a long time before speaking: "If you want to leave, you can write a divorce agreement, and I will agree."

Su Wanyan was taken aback for a moment: "Huh?"

Yu Nanqing opened his eyes: "Aren't you afraid of suffering? As long as I agree, you won't have such concerns."

Su Wanyan thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay."

Yu Nanqing's eyelashes trembled slightly, her eyes darkening.

“But not now.” Su Wanyan stuffed a bun into her mouth. “I was originally born out of wedlock to the Marquis of Yuanning’s family. In order to marry into the family in place of Su Muqing, the Marquis of Yuanning hurriedly adopted me into his legal mother’s family. If I go back now, the Marquis of Yuanning will definitely not let me go. I have no money and I don’t know any other places, so I have to stay in the mansion for the time being.”

Last night she had no choice but to run away, but now that she has a choice, she will definitely choose the best option.

"We can do this," Su Wanyan suggested. "Let's sign the divorce papers first, but I won't leave. I'll take good care of you until I save up the money. That way, you'll benefit and I'll benefit too, how about that?"

"..." Yu Nanqing looked at her, not knowing whether she was truly stupid or pretending, and said in a deep voice: "Looking across the capital, who do you think dares to be so negligent towards this prince?"

“Who dares? I think everyone in the manor would. You don’t know how awful they said you were on my way to the kitchen…” Su Wanyan paused, then realized what she was saying and quickly tried to cover it up: “Sigh, they didn’t say anything. You’re a prince, how could they dare to say anything to you?”

Yu Nanqing took a deep breath: "The entire Prince Gong's mansion is staffed by people from the palace. They are making things difficult for me because the Emperor instructed them to do so. Last night you said that someone wanted to ruin your reputation. I suppose he wanted to use this matter to punish me in a legitimate way. Ultimately, his goal is nothing more than to get rid of me as soon as possible."

He looked at Su Wanyan and said, "I cannot protect you. If you insist on staying, your life may not be any better than before."

She finally had a legitimate reason for divorcing and returning to the Marquis of Yuanning's residence.

Su Wanyan stared intently at the person on the bed with her bright, watery eyes. Yu Nanqing frowned and asked, "Did you understand?"

Su Wanyan suddenly leaned closer: "Wow, you're such a gentle person."

"Cough cough cough..." Changing the subject, Yu Nanqing almost coughed up blood, his heart pounding with anger: "You! Are you even listening to me?!"

"I'm listening, I'm listening." Su Wanyan gently patted his back, avoiding the bedsores. "Don't be anxious. If you say that, I can't leave now. The Emperor hasn't found a reason to punish you for what happened last night. If we divorce now, he will definitely use it as an excuse. If he really wants to get rid of you as soon as possible, he can make up any excuse as long as you make a mistake."

"Besides, I can't go back. I'm not valued in the Marquis's mansion to begin with. Even if I'm not beaten to death after the divorce, they'll just hastily marry me off. It's just falling from one pit into another. It's better to stay in this mansion, isn't it?"

"..." Yu Nanqing's breathing became a little disordered: "Aren't you afraid that I, the King, will... cough cough cough!"

"If you wanted to kill me, you would have done it long ago. Look at you, even in your illness, you still managed to blast those soldiers away with a single palm strike. My little body wouldn't be a match for your two blows. I trust my intuition; you're not as bad as the rumors say." After saying that, Su Wanyan patted his shoulder reassuringly.