Three months later, the refugees were basically settled, and winter arrived. The grain that Tian Yu had Li Yong transported solved the immediate crisis, but the news quickly reached the capital. The emperor was surprised that someone had so much grain stored up and was sending it to the disaster area for free. Although Tian Yu requested anonymity, the emperor still found a clue. Under duress, Prince Wu had to tell the emperor about Tian Yu's improved rice varieties. He underreported the quantity, but the yield was still astonishing. The emperor was very pleased when he learned this, which made him secretly make a decision.

The night before, he had discussed with the Empress whether they should keep Tian Yu. After all, Zhao Moyan was also a meritorious official, and doing so would be a disgrace to the royal family. Besides, the person Wen Liang mentioned might not actually be Tian Yu. But today, upon hearing this news, the Emperor had no more concerns. Tian Yu could only be a member of the Wu family. He immediately issued an edict to reward Tian Yu and was even more certain of Wen Liang's divination. He granted Tian Yu all the rights to use the wasteland near the capital and ordered the court to fully support Tian Yu's rice seed improvement plan. In an instant, Tian Yu's thatched cottage once again became the focus of the capital and even the Wu Kingdom.

After the imperial decree was issued, the news spread quickly. Tian Yu, who had finally regained her peace, found her quiet courtyard bustling again. However, she alone felt uneasy, even somewhat panicked. Especially after hearing the numerous comments about her and even rumors that she was a celestial being descended to earth, Tian Yu became even more worried and took all the gifts bestowed upon her by the emperor to the disaster area. Sure enough, the emperor became even more certain of Wen Liang's words and more determined to have the crown prince marry Tian Yu. Now, the emperor thought everything Tian Yu did was right and that she was the ideal candidate. Meanwhile, Tian Yu, focused solely on helping the disaster area and Zhao Moyan, forgot to conceal her identity.

Since Li Weiwei entered the Crown Prince's harem, Tian Yu has rarely seen her. Recently, the princess has been spending all her time by Li Weiwei's side because she is about to give birth. Today, she finally has time to meet with Li Xingyun, so Tian Yu doesn't want to disturb her. She is studying her spice blending in her own courtyard. She has been focusing on her side business lately, hoping to earn more money to fill the gap in the accounts as soon as possible, so that Green Willow won't nag her all day long, even though she is pregnant.

When the princess arrived, Tian Yu was preparing spices. Seeing the princess come in, she waved and said, "Princess, you've come at the perfect time! Quickly, help me smell this fragrance and see how it is."

The princess, holding the bottle, asked curiously, "What is this?"

"Perfume, put a little on your hand and smell it?" Tian Yu said, dabbing a little on the back of the princess's hand with a cotton swab.

"Hmm! It's quite unique and smells nice! It has a fruity scent, I like it!" the princess said after taking a gentle sniff.

"That's good. I plan to sell this at the Rouge Shop."

"I think a lot of people will like it."

"Then this first bottle will be given to the princess."

"Really? Thank you!"

"Why are you being so polite with me, Princess?"

“Weiwei is heavily pregnant and doesn’t know anyone in the palace, so she needs me to stay with her. Although she did something wrong, I can’t bear to hurt her now that she’s like this. I only came out today because I had something to do. I couldn’t help much with the refugee issue last time. I heard from my fifth brother that you are short of money. Here is some of my private savings for you.” The princess said, taking a box of jewelry and silver from the maid behind her.

"The princess is so kind, why are there so many?" Tian Yu said in surprise as she opened the package to take a look.

"Not much, just some jewelry that my father usually gives me as a reward."

"I dare not accept this. It was a gift from the Emperor. You should keep it for yourself!"

“The rest are with the Queen Mother. How about I exchange them for silver and send them to you?” the princess said after thinking for a moment.

“My princess, I’m not so poor that you need to sell your possessions to help me. Besides, your father bestowed many treasures upon me last time. I’m a rich woman now. Don’t listen to their nonsense. I’m just pretending! If they knew I was rich, wouldn’t they all come to me for money?” Tian Yu whispered to the princess. After saying that, she reminded her not to tell anyone as if it were true. Others might not believe it, but the princess believed it.

"Tian Yu, I heard you're going to marry the Crown Prince, is that true?"

"Who said that? I don't know anything about it."

"That's good! I thought you were really going to marry the Crown Prince. You don't know that the Crown Princess was deposed a few days ago, so that's why I thought that."

"The Crown Princess has been deposed!?"

"Hmm! You didn't know?"

Tian Yu thought about it and realized she had never heard of it before, so she shook her head.

"It's understandable that you don't know this since you've been hiding in the suburbs all day."

"What crime has the Crown Princess committed?"

"No, the Crown Princess has been married to the Crown Prince for five years, but she has not given birth to any children and has been neglected. This time, she is like this because she hurt Weiwei."

"Did you hurt Li Weiwei?"

"Yes, she caused Weiwei to fall and almost lose her child. The Emperor and the Crown Prince were very angry, so they deposed her and confined her to the inner palace, forbidding her from leaving."

Tian Yu found it strange, but having watched many palace dramas, she wasn't surprised. She casually asked, "I don't think I've ever heard of this Crown Princess before. Who is she from?"

"The Crown Princess is not from Wu Kingdom, but a princess from the previous dynasty of Qiu Kingdom. She was sent to marry a foreign prince as part of the friendly relations between the two countries. Because of her cold personality, she rarely showed herself after arriving in Wu Kingdom. Not long after she became the Crown Princess, a palace coup occurred in Qiu Kingdom, and her father and elder brother were both gone. From then on, she was not well received. It is quite pitiful for a princess of a fallen kingdom to be stranded in a foreign land. Since then, she has stayed in the palace all day and has never left the palace. She has never attended any palace banquets. Her elder brother, the Crown Prince, also doesn't care about her. Now she has done such a thing. Alas! Her life is really bitter. Like my third elder sister, she is a victim of political marriage."

"Indeed! No wonder you were so determined to marry the Marquis back then."

The princess quickly explained, "I'm sorry, I had no choice at the time. I was approaching marriageable age, and if a suitable person wasn't chosen beforehand, my father would definitely send me to a political marriage."

“I know, Princess, you don’t need to explain.”

"This crown princess has been deposed, her country has fallen, and now she has no family. How is she supposed to survive?!"

"As a woman, you can only be manipulated by others in this society? How ridiculous! By the way, who is Qiu Yan, the crown prince of Qiu Kingdom who was sent to Chen Kingdom as a hostage?"

"That's her youngest brother. He's no longer the crown prince. I heard he's only ten years old. It's pitiful."

"It's really pitiful. His only relative is far away, both in foreign countries."

"She never does anything outrageous normally, I don't know why she made such a mistake this time."

Tian Yu smiled but didn't speak. Even if you saw something with your own eyes, it might not be true, let alone what people say. Tian Yu had never met this Crown Princess, but she knew a thing or two about Li Weiwei. How could she be content with just being a concubine, especially since she had a father who held immense power in the court?