Two elegantly dressed young women approached Tian Yu, surrounded by servants. Princess Shaohua, Wu Ling'er, looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, with large, mischievous eyes; she was a lovely girl. The other woman beside her was much more delicate, but still quite beautiful, with cherry lips and almond-shaped eyes. As they drew near, Tian Yu mentally sized them up. Wu Ling'er was the Emperor's youngest princess, showered with love and affection from a young age, which made her somewhat arrogant and domineering. Princess Chengning, on the other hand, was Li Weiwei, the youngest daughter of Li Linfeng, a high-ranking official. Having grown up alongside the princess and being the niece of Consort Li, she was later granted the title of princess, and the Li family's fortunes rose smoothly thanks to Consort Li.

Without making a sound, Tian Yu led Tangyuan to Li Xingyun's side, stepped forward and bowed, saying, "This humble woman greets the princess and the county princess."

As the two approached, they both looked at Li Xingyun, who was sitting in a wheelchair. The princess was surprised, but also felt a pang of regret. Feeling that she had been somewhat impolite, she immediately straightened up and looked at Tian Yu.

"You're the village woman that Brother Mo Yan married!" Wu Ling'er said arrogantly, raising her chin as she looked at Tian Yu.

"Yes!" Tian Yu replied respectfully.

“It does look rather unappealing. It seems the rumors are true, Princess,” Li Weiwei whispered in the princess’s ear.

"Father has already bestowed a marriage upon me and Brother Moyan, so why are you still clinging to Brother Moyan!"

“What does the princess mean? I am foolish and ignorant. The Marquis and I have already sworn an oath to heaven and earth. How can this be changed so easily?”

"You! I've heard all along that you and Brother Moyan divorced long ago. Brother Moyan has never been interested in you. If you hadn't been clinging to Brother Moyan and threatening him, how could Brother Moyan have defied the imperial decree?"

"This!? What do you mean? I have never threatened you, my lord. You are kind and righteous. You know that my son and I have been waiting for you to come back. You are willing to take care of us for the rest of our lives. Is that not allowed?"

“It was clearly you who used the child to blackmail the Marquis, forcing him to leave the princess,” Li Weiwei said.

Tian Yu sneered, "I don't know where you all heard that from, but I have never threatened the Marquis. This is what he should do. Tangyuan is his son, and it is only right that he takes care of us. How could there be any 'threat'? He's in prison; you can go and ask him if you don't believe me."

“But… Brother Mo Yan doesn’t like you at all,” Wu Ling’er said angrily, pouting.

"The princess can also ask him herself."

"You!...Brother Moyan will definitely not like you."

"If he likes you, I can step aside, but if not, I beg you, Princess, to grant us your blessing."

“Princess, don’t listen to her. This person is very cunning. The Marquis was imprisoned because of her, and look at her, she still has the mood to drink tea with others here.”

"Would you two like to come together?"

"Don't give me that. We won't have tea with you. I heard that the child isn't the Marquis's at all. It must have been born to you and another man after the Marquis left. Now that the Marquis has a position, you shamelessly come to him to get back together. You're really shameless." Li Weiwei pointed at Tian Yu with a look of disgust.

"What did you say?! Say it again!" Tian Yu looked at Tang Yuan and said angrily.

“Fine, I’ll say it! I’ll say that child wasn’t originally the Marquis’s; he was a bastard you raised outside!” Li Weiwei retorted loudly, not to be outdone.

Tian Yu went up and slapped Li Weiwei. Li Weiwei was stunned by the slap and didn't react for a moment. She covered her face in horror and looked at Tian Yu, saying, "You dare to hit me! Do you know who I am?" The princess was also stunned and helped Li Weiwei up to look at Tian Yu.

"I'm hitting you." After saying that, he quickly slapped the other side as well.

"Ah! Guards, seize her!" Li Weiwei shouted, covering her face.

"Quickly, someone arrest this madwoman!" the princess shouted.

Several maids and nannies came forward to grab Tian Yu, but Xuan Yu stepped forward to block them. Li Xingyun turned his wheelchair and stepped forward, saying, "Wait! You say you are Lord Li's daughter?! I never expected you to be such a vulgar and rude person. Lord Li has failed in his duty to raise his daughter!"

"And who are you?" Li Weiwei said angrily.

"Who I am is not important. What is important is that someone as noble as you, the princess, is slandering others like this. If this gets out, the princess's reputation will be even worse. And since the marquis is unwilling to marry her, who in the world would dare to want her?"

"You...you're talking nonsense! My reputation isn't that bad!" the princess said, blushing as she looked at Li Xingyun.

"Really? Then I've heard that the princess is arrogant, domineering, mean-spirited, and bullies the weak."

"No, I'm not like that!" the princess cried out in alarm!

"Everyone says so, and I also heard about the princess and the county princess's bad reputation as soon as I arrived in the capital. Seeing them today, it is indeed true, just as the rumors say."

"No, Princess, don't listen to his nonsense. She started it," Li Weiwei said angrily. The princess knew she was in the wrong and was already feeling guilty.

"But you insulted her first."

"Who are you? How dare you lecture the princess? You don't want to live!" Li Weiwei scolded.

“This is the Marquis’s residence. The Marquis is not here, yet you dare to force your way in and try to harm his family. Princess, do you think what you are doing is right?” Li Xingyun asked the princess with a smile.

"I...I was just curious to come and take a look." The princess blushed deeply under Li Xingyun's gaze, unable to understand how there could be such a handsome person in the world.

"Now that you have seen it, Princess, please return!"

The princess immediately obeyed Li Xingyun's words, but Li Weiwei stopped her and said, "Wait, you think you can just let it go after she hit me? Dream on!"

"Ling'er, what brings you here?" Prince Wu asked as he entered the courtyard. He had only arrived because he heard the news brought by Jifeng.

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