The princess was heartbroken, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. She wondered if he really didn't want to be with her at all? Couldn't he even bear it for a little while? Li Xingyun became even more agitated when he saw the princess secretly crying.

Finally, the boat docked, and several servants were already waiting on the shore. Li Xingyun was unable to move easily, and the princess wanted to help him, but Li Xingyun said directly, "Princess, please go first!"

The princess withdrew her outstretched hand and stepped off the boat, her eyes red. Just as her maidservant came to support her, Li Xingyun shouted to Xiao Wu from behind, "Xiao Wu! Push me home!"

"Young master, are you leaving already? Shall we see the princess off?" Xiao Wu had been given a good talking-to by Xiao Cui during this time and had finally understood. He was quite pleased to know the princess's feelings for his young master.

"Then you go see the princess off, I'll head back first," Li Xingyun said.

"What's the big deal if I deliver it? Of course, it should be the young master who delivers it," Xiao Wu said anxiously.

"Do you think she needs us to escort her?" Li Xingyun asked Xiao Wu to look at the princess's carriage and the maids and guards following her not far away, and then looked at himself and saw that he had nothing.

"Young master, you can't say that," Xiao Wu said, scratching his head despite feeling embarrassed.

"Alright, enough talk, just push me back!" Li Xingyun shouted.

Xiao Cui helped the princess up and whispered, "Princess, let's go back!"

With her back to Li Xingyun, the princess was already crying her eyes out, all her previous hopes for him shattered.

Xiao Cui said with heartache, "Princess, don't be sad, it's not worth it!"

Xiao Cui used a handkerchief to wipe away the princess's tears and helped her walk towards the carriage. After the princess had gone some distance, Xiao Wu said, "Young master, you don't have to be so heartless! Even if you don't like her, you don't have to say such harsh things. She is a princess!"

Li Xingyun's eyes darkened, and he did not answer. Xiao Wu continued, "You used to be very polite even when you didn't like something. How could you be so harsh on the princess?"

"mean!?"

"Yes, the princess's eyes are all red from crying."

"It's not too late to cry now, but it will be too late if you wait any longer."

"What do you mean? Does the young master also like the princess?"

Li Xingyun stopped explaining and urged Xiao Wu to go back quickly, feeling irritated.

While everyone was celebrating the Lantern Festival, Li Weiwei also made an appointment with the Crown Prince to watch the lanterns. Li Weiwei spent a lot of money to rent a large boat to catch up with the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince thought that several princes would come, but when he got on the boat, he found that he was the only one. He was about to leave after exchanging a few polite words, but Li Weiwei said pitifully, "Brother Ziqian, don't you want to stay with Weiwei for a while?"

The prince softened his heart and sat down to have some tea before leaving, but he ended up staying all night and never left the ship again!

The next day, Tian Yu tidied herself up and happily went to the princess's residence to visit the princess, thinking that their progress should be going smoothly. However, Li Xingyun, that blockhead, did not react at all and refused to reveal anything. Before she could even speak when she arrived at the princess's residence, Tian Yu swallowed all her words upon seeing the princess lying on the bed. She didn't need to ask anything; she could tell just by looking at the princess's expression.

After learning about the situation from the princess and Xiao Cui, Tian Yu was both angry and annoyed. But after all, he was her brother. Thinking about it, no wonder Li Xingyun's eyes were dark this morning. It seemed he hadn't slept all night. She thought he was happy, but it turned out he was troubled by love!

"Princess, don't be sad. Actually, my brother wasn't like this before. The family has introduced girls to him before, and I heard that he always politely refused them. This time, he seems to have gone a bit too far. There must be a reason. Don't be sad!"

"He said all that, what other reason could there be that made our princess so sad all night?" Xiao Cui felt sorry for the princess.

“Xiao Cui, you can’t say that. Men and women are the same. The less easily a man falls in love, the longer he will love, the more it will last once he does, understand?” Tian Yu wanted to explain something for Li Xingyun, but she wasn’t sure herself.

"Tian Yu, stop talking. It's my fault. He doesn't care about me at all. I was just being delusional."

The princess sighed and said, "Alright then! Since the princess is so heartbroken, I think we should call it quits. Our bet is still in effect. If you're willing, I'll back out, but I hope the princess won't be so sad anymore!"

"No! Tian Yu, that's not what I meant. I didn't know you before, so how could I possibly separate you and the Marquis now that things are like this?"

"Not really. If it weren't for me, the Marquis might have married you long ago, and you wouldn't have met my brother, nor would you be heartbroken and crying every day. I wanted to win over you, so I introduced a few other young men to the princess, but I didn't expect it would harm her. I can withdraw as long as the princess is willing!" Tian Yu said. Love is important, but friendship and family are also important. She really couldn't hurt others just because she wanted to be with Zhao Moyan.

"No! I don't want to marry anyone. I gave up our bet a long time ago. Tian Yu, I don't want to marry anyone else. Please help me!" the princess cried.

"What does the princess wish to do? Tian Yu will certainly help you!"

“I didn’t understand anything before, but after meeting Brother Xingyun, I realized that if I can’t be with him, it doesn’t matter who I marry. But Brother Xingyun has no feelings for me at all, so what can I do?!”

Seeing the princess's deep affection, Tian Yu could only say, "Princess, you like him so much, how can you give up so quickly? Haven't you heard the saying, 'It's hard for a man to pursue a woman, but easy for a woman to pursue a man'? For your happiness for the rest of your life, you can't give up. I'm still waiting to call you sister-in-law!'"

"Really?" The princess perked up again at the call of "sister-in-law".

"Yes! Really!"

"But he doesn't want to see me at all. Do I still have a chance?"

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