"I said from the beginning that that bitch is no good. Jiaojiao is such a well-behaved, sensible, and law-abiding person. What has she learned from her these past few years?"

"Now she's even setting her sights on you. Does she even deserve it?"

The princess was furious. Recalling the past, she felt that Gu Yu had come to her house with ulterior motives.

“Back then, your father took her in out of pity, but she claimed she didn’t remember anything. I think it was all an act, just waiting for this day.”

Li Yu began to hate herself. Why did she have to take this gamble? "Mother, she knew nothing about it. It was just wishful thinking on my part..."

The princess pointed at him with a trembling hand, "What did you say?"

Li Yu knelt on the ground, head bowed, murmuring, "Mother, she knows nothing. I was bewitched. It's all my fault."

Standing there, Chang'an Petrochemical recalled some of his master's actions and assumed it was out of respect for the princess.

That's not actually the case; it turns out the master...

What should I do then...?

The argument went on for an unknown period of time, and the next day news spread that the third son of the prince, Li Yu, had gone to the Marquis's residence to propose marriage.

They set the wedding date for a month later, and outsiders were saying, "That's too fast, only a month away."

"I heard that the two companies had already made an agreement, but the news was only recently released."

"The two families are a good match, a handsome man and a beautiful woman."

In the Changyuan Marquis's residence, in the second young lady's boudoir, Xie Nan was overjoyed upon hearing the news. She had actually been in love with Li Yu for a long time, and the reason she hadn't married him was that she hoped to marry him one day. Now, her wish had come true.

The maidservant beside her asked, "Miss, why do you want to get married so soon? We haven't made any preparations at all."

Xie Nan looked sweetly at him, not thinking about anything else: "I don't know, as long as I can marry him, I'm willing to do anything tomorrow."

The maidservant bowed and said, "Congratulations, Miss, your wish has come true."

Shi Nan picked up a hairpin from the dressing table and handed it to her, saying, "Here you go."

In the Prince's mansion, in the princess's courtyard, the princess was also happy. "Guyu, why did Third Brother agree to get married so quickly? I thought he would drag it out for a few more years."

Gu Yu thought about it seriously for a moment and said, "I guess she's met someone she likes."

"That must be it. My third brother is a man that even our parents can't control. If he doesn't like it, no one can force him to."

But she was wrong this time; Li Yu was indeed forced into it.

That day

"If you don't agree, I'll go and beat that slut to death right now for seducing her master."

Li Yu looked up and saw the resolute look in the princess's eyes.

The princess met his gaze. "You know I'm not just saying this. If you still don't agree after I leave, you can expect to be collecting her corpse in a moment."

As the princess stepped out with her left foot, Li Yu broke down and shouted, "I do, Mother... I will marry her..."

The princess paused, glancing at Chang'an beside her, whose face had turned deathly pale. "Keep an eye on your master. He can't go anywhere before the wedding."

These past few days, Li Yu has been locking himself in his room, living like a walking corpse. Chang'an kept his head down, not daring to look his master in the eye.

I don't know what to say.

A few days later, Li Yu spoke, calling out in his hoarse voice, "Chang'an."

Chang'an knelt down, "Young Master!"

Li Yu muttered to herself, "Am I really that useless? I can't even control my own life, and I can't even decide who I like."

"Young master, please don't say that."

"Do you think I can take her away..." Li Yu seemed to be asking Chang'an's opinion, but also his own. "Take her away from the capital, let her fly far away, and never come back."

Chang'an was startled by his words and buried his head on the ground, saying, "Young master, please reconsider."

If the young master really does that, I don't know how many people will be implicated.

Li Yu said self-deprecatingly, "Don't worry, I was just saying it. Even if I were willing, she wouldn't be."

Chang'an didn't know what to say, so he could only kneel silently to the side.

Li Yu, however, seemed to have come to a realization. He began to groom himself, shaving off the beard he hadn't shaved for days, and even put on a smile that was rarely seen in a century.

"Chang'an, go and invite the Princess Consort here."

He seemed particularly pleased with the marriage.

Chang'an accepted the order and left, saying, "Yes, Master."

From then on, Li Yu regained his freedom of movement, but he never went to the princess's courtyard. Instead, he went out every day to drink with his friends until very late.

No one in the Prince's mansion cared; everyone was assigned tasks, and everything was proceeding in an orderly fashion, filled with joy as they welcomed the new master.

The day before the wedding, Li Yu pretended to be passing by the Princess's courtyard and met Gu Yu outside the courtyard.

Gu Yu greeted him with a smile: "Third Young Master"

"I haven't seen the Third Young Master for the past few days, and I haven't even congratulated him on his marriage yet."

Li Yu suppressed the bitterness in her heart, her Adam's apple bobbing, and her thin lips parted slightly: "Thank you."

Seeing that he was alone, Gu Yu asked, "Are you going to find the princess? She's still taking a nap."

Li Yu smiled and said, "No, I was just passing by."

Gu Yu didn't ask any further questions. After bowing, she said goodbye, "Third Young Master, this servant will go in first."

Before Gu Yu could answer and turn around, someone behind her called out, "Gu Yu!"

She turned around with a smile, her smile radiant: "Is there anything else, Third Young Master?"

Li Yu couldn't say what was in her throat, and finally only said, "It's nothing, I just wanted to say thank you."

Gu Yu thought he was thanking her for giving him advice, and smiled, her eyes crinkling. "You're welcome. I hope you'll be happy, Third Young Master."

"I will," Li Yu told herself as she watched the person go inside. As long as you are safe, I am happy.

He recalled the year when Gu Yu first came home, he was scolded by his father and hid behind the artificial hill when a girl barged in. The girl had almond-shaped eyes and a round face, and he didn't know who she was.

She sat down next to me and asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

I think I answered by saying, "I like the scenery here."

The girl then said, "I didn't notice how beautiful the scenery was here. Which courtyard do you belong to? Doesn't your master look for you?"

Holding a small straw trinket in her hand, she put it in her own hand and said, "Here, don't be unhappy. Life is only a few short decades. If you're unhappy for a day, you're missing out. What a waste."

My younger sister was calling from outside: "Grain Rain!"

The girl poked her head out and replied, "Princess, I'm here. I'm leaving now. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone you're here."

"Let me tell you a joke: Why was Nuwa laughing the whole time when she created humans? Because the most important thing about being human is to be happy."

It doesn't matter anymore. Let this secret remain buried in the past, it doesn't matter who it is.

Many people came on their wedding day, including Su Yi and Xu Zijin.

In the princess's courtyard, she kept looking for Gu Yu. "Strange, where did Gu Yu go?"

None of the maids around her knew anything. The princess thought she had gone to hide somewhere. Just then, the wedding procession returned, so she could only hurry to the main courtyard to watch her brother's wedding ceremony.

After watching the wedding ceremony and meeting with Xu Zijin, Gu Yu still didn't appear when she returned. She went to the main courtyard to ask her older brother, but was overheard by Li Yu, who was toasting.

"Where did you think she went?"

When Li Yu asked her, the princess instinctively replied, "I don't know, I didn't see it this morning."

Li Yu suddenly realized something, stopped offering the wine, and ran straight inside.