It was also at this time that Xu Lingyi felt Xiao Chengyou's vulnerability for the first time.
In fact, think about it, Xiao Chengyou is not very old and has grown up smoothly.
Having been doted on by his parents for the past twenty years, for the noble and arrogant Crown Prince, this period may have been the only hardship he had ever endured in his life.
"Go back." Realizing that they were too close, Xiao Chengyou instantly frowned and returned to his cold look. At the same time, he quickly let go of Xu Lingyi's hand.
He told himself that he lost his composure because he was nervous after learning that he would enter the palace the next day.
At the same time, he also reminded himself that she was the daughter of the Xu family, no matter how gentle and kind she appeared, even if he did not sense any malice or calculation from her.
But he couldn't trust her for a moment.
They, mother and son, experienced betrayal by those around them, which led to their current situation.
If he continues to trust others, especially the Xu family, he will truly deserve to die.
"I will take my leave now. Your Highness, please have a good rest today."
Xu Lingyi lowered her eyes, stood up and smiled at him faintly, as if she didn't take his alienation to heart.
"Tomorrow when we enter the palace, it won't be just you and me anymore. You can't call me Your Highness. You should change your name."
A mocking smile appeared on Xiao Chengyou's lips. He has been useless now.
"good."
Xu Lingyi nodded slightly, her long, ink-black hair hanging casually in front of her chest.
When he stood up, he accidentally brushed Xiao Chengyou's hand, and Xiao Chengyou frowned.
He remembered that when he first met her, he had not paid attention to her hair, but only remembered that her extremely ugly face left a deep impression on him.
Her hair seemed a little dry and yellow at that time.
After just one month here, my hair has become as black as silk and as thick as clouds.
"However, if I don't call you Your Highness, what should I call you?" Xu Lingyi asked with her head tilted to the side.
Xiao Chengyou discovered that even from the side, she was still perfect.
He had never paid attention to her face before, but recently he found that his eyes frequently stopped on her face.
Xiao Chengyou thought that perhaps she had changed too much during this period of time, and he was still young and energetic.
Xiao Chengyou suppressed the numerous thoughts in his mind.
"It's up to you. You can just call me by my name, Xiao Chengyou. I'm just a commoner now, so you can call me whatever you want."
"Okay." Xu Lingyi found that he no longer called himself "Gu".
He has finally changed the name he used for the past twenty years.
"Will Your Highness have insomnia tonight?" Xu Lingyi asked with a smile.
It was already evening when they returned today. After receiving the news, Xiao Chengyou didn't even seem to be in the mood to eat. He only took a few bites in a hurry. Xu Lingyi could see that he was nervous.
"No." Xiao Chengyou frowned.
"I think I can." Xu Lingyi smiled faintly.
"Why are you so nervous?" Xiao Chengyou's tone was calm, his face a little gloomy.
"Tomorrow... there will probably be a lot of people laughing at your highness."
"Ever since the day I was deposed, I was destined to be the talk of the town. I'm not so unbearable as to even bear this."
Xu Lingyi spoke softly, her expression serious, "That's good. No matter what, I still hope that Your Highness will be well. Please don't misunderstand me."
"Although His Highness would not admit it, from the outside world's perspective, I am already His Highness's woman. Our prosperity and our downfall are shared. If anything were to happen to His Highness, I would be doomed as well."
"So I'm not worried about His Highness, I'm just worried about myself."
Xu Lingyi lowered her eyes and said, "Your Highness, have a good rest. I'm leaving first."
Her explanation made it seem more like she was worried about him.
Xiao Chengyou looked at her departing back and didn't speak for a long time.
Xu Lingyi was one of the few people who cared about him after he was deposed, but she happened to be a member of the Xu family.
If she wasn't a daughter of the Xu family, he might...
Xu Lingyi said that her nervousness was real, but it was also accompanied by intense excitement.
Tomorrow is extremely important to her. If she can successfully have sex with the deposed prince and get pregnant tomorrow.
In any case, her life is safe, and even if the Xu family is convicted, she will be fine.
Even if Xiao Chengyou has always disliked her, he probably wouldn't treat her harshly for the sake of the child in her belly.
Moreover, after spending some time together, Xu Lingyi also realized that Xiao Chengyou was not a bad person like Xiao Hengyuan.
Perhaps because he was loved by his parents since childhood, although Xiao Chengyou is also arrogant, he is kind and upright and can be considered a gentleman.
If it was Xiao Hengyuan who was imprisoned with her, seeing how beautiful she had become, he might have taken her body long ago, or even vented his anger on her.
That night, Xu Lingyi repeatedly recalled the events of her previous life, trying to avoid missing anything and to avoid making mistakes in her plans.
On the second day, the gate of the deposed prince's mansion was opened for the first time, and a carriage was waiting at the door.
When the carriage arrived at the downtown area, the deposed crown prince and Xu Lingyi could not help but lift the curtain to look outside.
The two of them had been locked up for too long, and now they couldn't take their eyes off the bustling city.
Xiao Chengyou has been in the palace since he was a child, and he has rarely seen such lively scenes.
"Your Highness, are you hungry?"
This morning, after they got up, they washed and changed their clothes by themselves. The costumes for the palace banquet were complicated, and they had no servants, so it would take a long time to do it themselves. Therefore, Xu Lingyi did not make breakfast.
I entered the palace today, but I don’t know when I can have a meal.
Xiao Chengyou followed Xu Lingyi's gaze and saw a bun shop: "Are you hungry?"
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