Upon hearing this, the emperor became anxious and said:

"Xue'er did not understand what Father Emperor meant. When you fell in love with the fool, Father Emperor did not agree because the royal family did not know the fool's identity at the time."

Now it's finally clear: the fool who fell in love with Xue'er back then was the son of the Fourth Prince of the Celestial Empire, named Li Ru, a real prince.

The prince had long admired Xue'er and traveled thousands of miles to the Kingdom of Golden Garden to find her, but he encountered evil along the way and lost all his memories.

Later, he was mistaken for a fool and sold to the Yingguo Plantation, where he was rescued by Xue'er.

Xue'er, don't blame your father for what happened back then. The ancestral precepts set by our ancestors cannot be violated by any member of the royal family.

Now that we know Li Ru's identity—he is a true member of the royal family—Xue'er can certainly marry him.

Upon hearing this, the princess was both surprised and delighted. She had never imagined that the fool she had rescued years ago was actually a genuine prince.

The surprise came so suddenly that the princess covered her face and wept, saying:

“The fool from back then has already left the Golden Kingdom. What’s the use of Father saying all this? So many years have passed. Why can’t you let me go to the Celestial Empire to marry him?”

“The prince did not leave the Kingdom of Jindian back then. He stayed in a temple thirty miles away from the capital to cultivate himself. He was still in love with Xue’er and stood in front of the temple every day, looking towards the capital, rain or shine.”

Upon hearing this, the princess could no longer control her emotions. She stepped forward and hugged her elderly father, and tears that had been accumulating for many years burst forth like a floodgate being opened.