If he were allowed to continue working in the backyard, at least he wouldn't be watched by malicious eyes every day. But now, everything is exactly as Shen Ye predicted.
He began to admire himself, as if many things were going according to his plan.
Having been assigned to work by the Crown Prince's side, she naturally lived alone, so Shen Ye no longer lived a life of not looking at anything improper, and felt much lighter when she slept at night.
One evening, Shen Ye served tea to Gu Qimu. As soon as she put down the teacup and turned around, Gu Qimu pulled her into his arms. He held Shen Ye's chin and was about to kiss her when Shen Ye turned her head away, leaving Gu Qimu empty-handed.
Gu Qimu turned Shen Ye's head and leaned close to him, saying ambiguously, "You've gone to great lengths to get close to me, isn't it all because you want to become mine? What? Pretending to be high and mighty?"
Shen Ye did not answer, his eyes fixed on Gu Qimu who was close at hand, and suddenly laughed.
Gu Qimu gritted his teeth and asked, "What are you laughing at?" It was the first time a woman had dared to laugh at him like that.
Shen Ye still didn't answer, only smiling ambiguously. That unclear, vague feeling made Gu Qimu's heart skip a beat.
What is this woman up to? Isn't she deliberately getting close to him just to be slept with?
"Tell me, what are you laughing at!" Gu Qimu grabbed Shen Ye's chin and asked again.
Shen Ye laughed openly, "I don't know what I'm laughing at, it's just really funny."
Gu Qimu smiled and said, "It is indeed something to laugh about. This way you won't have to go to great lengths to seduce people, right?"
Shen Ye's face turned pale. It turned out that in his eyes, refusing someone's help was considered seduction.
"Although you are now a servant in my Crown Prince's residence, do not forget how noble your birth was."
Noble? Even the noblest birth has been ruined by you. Now, even if Gu Qimu is willing to let him go, he can't go back. He has nowhere to go except for the Crown Prince's residence.
"Yes, Your Highness is right."
He still had tasks to complete; he couldn't afford to lead himself down a dead end.
The snow-white skin before him made Gu Qimu's Adam's apple bob involuntarily. He pinched Shen Ye's chin and said, "Let's make a deal. I'll marry you and make you my concubine, showering you with love and affection. In return, you just need to do one thing for me. How about it?"
Shen Ye narrowed his eyes, as if he had seen through Gu Qimu's scheme long ago, but he still fell into the trap.
“Okay.” Shen Ye agreed without hesitation.
"Don't think that just because I married you as a concubine I'll touch you. Don't flatter yourself. I don't even want your small breasts and tiny butt."
During this period of time, he always paid attention to Shen Ye. He thought it was because this person had impure thoughts, which was why he kept an eye on him.
Hearing Gu Qimu say this, Shen Ye was overjoyed; he couldn't have asked for more.
Gu Qimu actually asked the emperor for permission to marry Shen Ye as his concubine. Because of Shen Ye's status, the emperor readily issued the decree to grant the marriage. For a time, undercurrents surged in the court.
Some say that the previous hostility between Gu Qimu and the Left Prime Minister was just for show, and that the Left Prime Minister had actually sided with the Crown Prince long ago; others say that it was His Highness the Crown Prince who had a change of heart and wanted to give the innocent Shen Ye a proper status.
In short, within a day, rumors were circulating everywhere.
When Yu Niannian heard the news, she felt a tightness in her chest and a deep sadness. "No wonder His Highness has been ignoring me lately, it turns out he has a vixen." With that, she overturned the teapot and teacups on the table.
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