But for some reason, seeing Li Youran shed tears of grievance, Liu Zhiyuan felt as if his heart was being torn apart.

"You Ran, things aren't what you think."

"Young Master Liu, you don't need to explain anything to me."

Li Youran was in a bad mood and said it irritably before turning around and leaving.

"You Ran, wait for me."

Seeing that Li Youran was angry, Liu Zhiyuan hurriedly followed her, but no matter how fast he rushed, he couldn't find her. Helpless, he had to go back alone.

"No man is any good."

Li Youran, who was drunk, slumped on the table and mumbled something.

Yun Yingying snatched the cup from Li Youran's hand and drank the remaining wine in one gulp.

"Men and women are all the same to me; none of them are reliable."

Having just been tricked by her younger sister, Yun Yingying casually tossed her wine glass onto the table as she spoke, then picked up the wine jar and began to drink it in large gulps.

"Isn't your sister already married? Why is she back to compete with you for the Yun family's wealth?"

Although Li Youran was quite drunk, she was still somewhat sober.

She knew that Master Yun had no sons, only three daughters. Yingying had taken the initiative to find a husband to stay in the Yun family, while her other two sisters were already married. Logically, the Yun family's assets had nothing to do with her two married sisters, so why were they trying to seize the Yun family's property?

"They just took advantage of my divorce and the fact that I have no children."

Yun Yingying was so drunk that she was staggering and spoke incoherently.

"Those few ugly children she gave birth to, they still want to take our Yun family name and get a share of the family fortune, they're really dreaming. Tomorrow I'll go and recruit eight or ten sons-in-law to live with her and have a whole bunch of her kids, let's see how she tries to pull that off."

"You think you're an old sow, with ten or eight of them?"

Li Youran smiled, shook her head, and waved.

As Li Youran became more relaxed after getting drunk, although she still resented Tang Lei and Liu Zhiyuan for secretly doing things behind her back, she was no longer as angry as before.

"The princess has not returned yet."

Do you know where she went?

As evening fell, Tian Alang hurriedly came to find Li Youran, but was turned away at the door. He asked a maid and learned that Li Youran had lost the Yun family, so he rushed off to look for her.

For the entire afternoon, Tian Alang kept thinking about what Wu Wenya had said.

He was torn. Deep down, he believed he loved Li Youran and that no one could replace her.

But for some reason, after hearing what Wu Wenya said, he felt a stirring in his heart. That woman was truly different from others; she was calm and clear-headed, and spoke eloquently and logically, with quick wit and sharp insight, which greatly moved Tian Alang.

In fact, Tian Alang knew that it was impossible for him and Li Youran to be together, but he was still unwilling to give up so easily.

Wenya's appearance now seemed to give him a reason to change his mind.

"You're really lucky, kid. Do you know how many people in the capital dream of marrying Wu Wenya? Who would have thought this pie would fall into your lap!"

Yun Yingying said with a sigh, patting Tian Alang on the shoulder as she spoke.

"Speaking of Wu Wenya, although I don't know her very well, through communication with her, I feel that this girl is really different from others."

Li Youran sipped her tea and spoke slowly. She had drunk far too much alcohol at noon and had been drinking cup after cup of tea in the afternoon, which was how she was slowly recovering.

"Yingying, tell us quickly about Wu Wenya."

Li Youran looked at Yun Yingying, who rolled up her sleeves, took a big gulp of tea, exhaled heavily, and rubbed her temples until she was fully awake before she began to talk about Wu Wenya.

"In her earlier years, Wu Wenya wasn't as reclusive as she is now. She wasn't much different from other young girls. She liked to attend banquets, temple fairs, and private meetings. In short, Wenya could be seen in all sorts of places. It was around that time that Wu Wenya's reputation began to grow louder and louder."

"So what exactly happened later that caused Wu Wenya to suddenly change so drastically?"

Before Li Youran could finish speaking, Yun Yingying stopped her with a look of utter disdain.

"The story begins with a lantern festival four years ago."

Yun Yingying, keeping everyone in suspense, slowly began to recount the story, pulling Chang Yang along.

At the tender age of 18, Wu Wenya, a renowned talented woman in the capital, was just beginning to experience love, but she also harbored a secret crush on a man.

The poetry gathering that Wu Wenya attended invited everyone in the gathering to participate in a lantern festival. The man Wu Wenya liked was also at the poetry gathering, and in order to see him, Wu Wenya secretly left her residence and went to the lantern festival.

People at the poetry gathering said that Wu Wenya was upset after seeing the man she liked confessing his love to another woman at the lantern festival.

Some say that the man Wu Wenya liked molested other women during the lantern festival, which made Wu Wenya feel disgusted.

In any case, ever since that incident, Wu Wenya has stayed at home, no longer attending any gatherings, and even the poetry gatherings she used to enjoy.

"Only when something major happens will a person undergo a sudden and significant change."

Li Youran sighed heavily and said, "Although I don't know why Wu Wenya changed so much, the change is for the better."

"Young Master Tian, ​​please rest assured, Wu Wenya is definitely a good girl. You can rest assured and marry her into your family."

As Yun Yingying spoke, she glanced at Li Youran with a gossipy look and asked in a low voice.

"Introduce me to a handsome young man in a few days."

"You, old man, do I need to introduce you? If I saw you on the street, I would just take you home."

As Li Youran spoke, she returned the disdainful look Yun Yingying had given her earlier.

Yun Yingying wasn't angry at all; she laughed heartily.

"Li Youran truly understands me."

Although he had a general understanding of Wu Wenya, Tian Alang still had some hesitation. After all, Wu Wenya was the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Huguo's mansion, and Tian Alang was on the side of the Second Prince. If he were to marry her, he feared that it would be difficult to handle matters of state in the future.

"Princess, something terrible has happened! The Second Prince's Consort wants you to return immediately."

The person who came in was a maidservant from the Second Prince's wife's side. She rushed in in a panic and said to Li Youran.