After becoming pregnant, the cold-hearted nobles all went mad.

Pei Heng held a warm and soft body in his arms, and in his daze, the fierceness between his brows dissipated somewhat.

He suddenly didn't want to let go of her, so he held her slender waist, his hand gently stroking her trembling back: "Why can't I see this?"

"So it's something you can't let see in the light of day?"

At this moment, he was still wondering if she was planted by some remnant of the Wan family.

Otherwise, it cannot explain why she was so afraid of showing her face. What woman wouldn't want to be made a concubine after spending a night with the king?

Shen Lingyi stammered, looking aggrieved: "Because..."

"I descended to the mortal realm without permission. A goddess cannot be paired with a mortal. If I am discovered, I will fly away."

Pei Heng: "..."

I laughed in exasperation.

Even if she said it was because her parents disagreed, or because she was afraid of being tortured in the palace, it would be better than making up this lame excuse. What does this show?

This shows that she wasn't serious at all.

This was the first time Pei Heng had ever seen someone go to such lengths yet refuse to truly get close. "I am the Son of Heaven, am I not worthy of a little fairy like you?"

Shen Lingyi placed her hand on his chest and pushed him onto the couch.

"I have come with a mission. It is my responsibility to safeguard the country and nurture the imperial heir. Your Majesty is kind-hearted, so why not cooperate?"

Pei Heng listened to her rambling with a slight amusement.

He raised an eyebrow and said, "But you look so familiar to me, as if I've seen you somewhere before. Why don't you take off your veil and let me see you? That would show more sincerity."

not good!

Shen Lingyi dodged the man's hand, her fingertips tracing a path from her chest to her lips.

"I already said you can't watch it, why won't Your Majesty listen?"

"You want me to listen to you?" Pei Heng stared intently. "Then this little fairy still needs to work harder."

After saying that, he let out a muffled groan, and the Gu worms that had just quieted down began to stir again.

The man immediately stood up: "Leave now, or you'll be treated as an assassin, and I won't save you."

Pei Heng didn't want to think about how she broke in anymore; after all, the woman didn't seem to have any ill intentions towards him.

Moreover, she seemed to possess something about her that could calm him down.

However, the Gu worm that Consort Wan had placed on him in the past was truly domineering. Even the most experienced imperial physicians in the palace were helpless against it. In the end, this woman only had some methods and could not completely help him suppress the Gu worm.

Shen Lingyi knew that Pei Heng wanted her to leave for her own good, but the problem was that she didn't want to leave.

She sat up, her black hair falling to her waist, her dark temples and fair skin, her eyes sparkling. As she moved, another section of her clothes was torn, her rounded figure trembling.

Like a mountain spirit who has mistakenly entered the human world.

Shen Lingyi gently tugged at him. He lowered his eyes and saw the girl's bright eyes. "If I were to say..."

"Can I help Your Majesty cure the Gu poison?"

"What did you say?" Pei Heng was so excited that he accidentally tore off her barely hanging robe.

Shen Lingyi exclaimed "Ah!"

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

With no sound coming from outside through the door, Fuquan grew increasingly worried.

He was the oldest person to have served Pei Heng the longest. Others were unaware that the current emperor, in the prime of his life, had no heir.

He knew it all too well.

"Sigh, it's all the trouble we caused back then." Fuquan shook his head.

Seeing that no one answered, he became even more anxious, imagining his own emperor suffering alone, wishing he could tear the remnants of the Wan family to pieces.

Who would have thought that even a centipede, though dead, would not fall down?

The Wan family of that time still has remnants remaining in the world today!

No, he has to go in and see His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, are you alright... This old servant is coming in." The door creaked open, and Fuquan was about to enter.

Pei Heng, still burning with passion, kissed Shen Lingyi's neck, his lower abdomen flaring with desire, his fiery temper coalescing into a single, resounding word.

"roll!"

Fu Quan shuddered in fright and quickly retreated.

On the tatami mat.

Shen Lingyi gave a sullen laugh. She could feel the torment of the person beside her, but she simply wouldn't help them.

She didn't come to the palace tonight to offer herself up.

If she had to choose one of the three men, she would definitely choose Pei Heng, who was the most reliable and had never had any enmity with her.

Shen Lingyi wants to change her own fate and the tragic deaths of her parents, and his help is indispensable.

Although Pei Heng had some complaints, the important matter was still the matter at hand. "You said you could help me remove the curse, what method is that?"

He unconsciously turned the jade thumb ring, thinking that if what she said was true, he could give her anything she wanted.

Shen Lingyi smiled slightly: "I have my own way, Your Majesty only needs to..."

She turned over and whispered a few words in his ear, her soft words stirring his heart.

To prove himself, he pressed an acupoint three inches below the back of his neck.

Pei Heng immediately felt his restless thirst subside, and his mind cleared. This was a peace and comfort he had never experienced in the past few years.

Pei Heng put on his robe and got up, and immediately issued an imperial decree.

Shen Lingyi stayed in the side hall until morning. After taking a short nap, she woke up just in time for the morning court session.

She touched the veil on her face; it was still on.

It seems someone behaved quite well last night...

Thinking of this, she looked to her side and saw that Pei Heng was already putting on his court robes.

The dark dragon robe exuded a somber and murderous aura, enough to suppress all life, yet it suited him perfectly, making him appear dignified and noble in every gesture.

Suddenly he paused, his sword-like eyebrows slightly raised as he glanced in this direction.

"I have issued the decree. From this day forward, you shall be the Princess of Pingyang."

This was the solution Shen Lingyi came up with.

Shen Tingjiao will become the Crown Princess in the future, so she needs to have an identity.

"I will announce the investiture at the morning court in a little while," Pei Heng raised an eyebrow again, "but an investiture without a name or surname may arouse suspicion."

Shen Lingyi pretended not to understand his implication: "Your Majesty's divine might is boundless; surely you must have a way."

It really is slippery.

Pei Heng didn't press her further. If she didn't want to reveal her identity, so be it. There was still plenty of time; he would eventually find out her secret.

Fuquan knocked on the door from the outside and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince requests an audience."

Pei Heng glanced at Shen Lingyi subconsciously, and seeing that she showed no change in expression, he understood. "Let him in."

Xu Yanqing's heart pounded as he stepped into the side hall.

Last night he received news that His Majesty had conferred the title of County Princess, but the person had no name or surname.

If it were just a county princess, it wouldn't matter, but his brow twitched, and he vaguely sensed that this matter might be related to Shen Lingyi, who hadn't returned home all night.

then,

He rushed into the palace early in the morning without stopping.

Xu Yanqing was stunned as soon as he entered the hall. There was a screen inside. "This is..."

Pei Heng glanced behind the screen: "With the Princess of Pingyang inside, it's inconvenient for her to show herself."

Xu Yanqing was greatly shocked, and for a moment he almost stared a hole through the screen!

He desperately wanted to stride forward and lift the screen to see if the person inside was indeed Shen Lingyi.

Xu Yanqing's stunned expression was too obvious. Pei Heng narrowed his eyes, exuding a palpable sense of pressure. "What is it, Your Highness?"

"I heard that Father Emperor has conferred the title of Princess of Pingyang, an honor that even the daughter of the Prince of Qi has not received. I am curious and would like to see who it is."

"I wonder what the county princess's name is, and whether I have ever met her?"

He was speaking to Pei Heng, but his eyes were fixed on the screen.