Tian Yu was dragged into the Crown Prince's palace and thrown onto the bed. Suddenly remembering what she had seen that day, she quickly got up with a look of disgust. The Crown Prince smiled wickedly and said, "What's with that expression?"

"Disdain! Can't you tell?"

"You dare to look down on me, the Crown Prince!?"

"Is that not allowed?"

"Fine, very well, you're disgusted, aren't you! Today, I'll let you have your fill of disgust." With that, he pushed Tian Yu back onto the bed. Tian Yu was worried about the baby in her belly and tried to crawl forward, but the Crown Prince grabbed her ankle and pulled her back. Tian Yu panicked and started punching and kicking the Crown Prince, not caring whether he would hurt him. Outside the door, Qiu Xue was still pleading with His Highness the Crown Prince to let Tian Yu go.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, calm down! Help! Help! The Crown Prince is going to kill someone!" Tian Yu cried out in panic as the Crown Prince was about to pounce on her.

The door was pushed open, and the Crown Prince turned to look at the doorway. Tian Yu seized the opportunity to run out, but the Crown Prince grabbed her hair, causing her pain so intense she dared not move. Seeing that it was Prince Wu and Li Xingyun who had entered, Tian Yu strained to look back and said to the Crown Prince, "Let go!"

The Crown Prince didn't even look at her, but instead looked at Prince Wu and the others and said with a smile, "What? Are you two so interested in matters in my palace?"

"Your Highness, please spare Tian Yu. Everything happened because of me. You can punish me however you want," Qiu Xue said, running in and kneeling on the ground, crying.

"Qiuxue, don't beg him, get up quickly," Tian Yu said, her head being pulled back.

“Your Highness, Tian Yu and you are not yet married. You should not act this way,” Li Xingyun said.

"If I say it's okay, then it's okay. She'll be mine sooner or later."

“Brother, this is inappropriate. It wouldn’t be good if it got back to Father.” Prince Wu said meaningfully.

The prince grabbed Tian Yu's hair and took another step closer to her. Tian Yu couldn't help but tilt her head back and say, "Let go of me."

The group remained deadlocked for a while, with no one willing to back down. Finally, Tian Yu felt her hair loosen, and the Crown Prince released her hand, smiling as he said, "Alright, I'll let you off for now. No rush, we'll have plenty of time later."

Tian Yu quickly ran to Qiu Xue, helped her up, and asked, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, how about you?"

"I am fine."

With the help of Prince Wu, Tian Yucai escaped a disaster and walked out of the East Palace. Li Xingyun said angrily, "How could you be so reckless? Do you know that if the prince and I had been a little late?"

"I know, I know, don't be angry, I'll be more careful next time."

"I'm sorry, I dragged Tian Yu into this. She was only trying to save me," Qiu Xue said, bowing her head.

"It's not your fault, he's just being unreasonable," Tian Yu comforted her.

"Tian Yu, as for your brother, you should try to avoid provoking him in the future. I was just lucky to be in the palace this time. If it happens again, I won't be able to save you."

"Thank you, Your Highness. I will remember this and it will never happen again. By the way, how did you know?" Tian Yu quickly thanked Prince Wu when she saw him hesitate.

"This is a message from the patrolling guards," Li Xingyun said. "Many of the guards here are men of Prince Wu and Zhao Moyan, so they naturally pay more attention."

"I have other matters to attend to and must return now. Be careful and remember not to anger the Crown Prince again."

"Okay, I understand."

“I’ll take you back,” Li Xingyun said.

Tian Yu breathed a sigh of relief, though she was still a little scared. She touched the baby in her womb, thankfully it wasn't hurt. Back in her room, Tian Yu became increasingly uneasy, the Crown Prince's smile when she left sending chills down her spine. Just in case, Tian Yu took out a few of her belongings and put them in her bosom before going to Qiu Xue's residence.

As soon as Tian Yu entered the courtyard, she felt an unusual desolation. It was usually quiet, but today it felt different. Rong'er didn't come out to greet her when she heard someone come in. Tian Yu didn't care and ran into the house. She saw Qiu Xue and Rong'er slumped on the ground, their faces ashen. Tian Yu squatted down and asked, "What happened?"

"Your Highness, please save the princess!" Rong'er cried.

"What's wrong?"

"His Highness the Crown Prince has made the princess his concubine, and she will move back to the East Palace tonight."

"What? Has he gone mad? You're no longer the Crown Princess."

"Rong'er, stop talking. Tian Yu, go back. Don't worry about my affairs." Qiu Xue smiled bitterly as she got up and walked outside.

Where are you going?

"Go away, this is my fate."

"Qiuxue, wake up." Tian Yu stepped forward, grabbed her, and shook her.

"I wish I would stay unconscious forever." Qiu Xue removed Tian Yu's hand and continued walking out.

"Qiuxue, don't be like this, let's think of a solution together," Tian Yu said, still unwilling to give up, as she chased after her again.

"I don't want to drag you into this. You should leave. Rong'er, see the guest out."

"Your Highness, you should leave."

Rong'er also told Tian Yu to leave, but seeing Qiu Xue's appearance and her heading towards the well in the courtyard, Tian Yu closed her eyes, steeled her heart, walked up to Qiu Xue, stopped her, grabbed Qiu Xue's shoulder, and said, "Qiu Xue, tell me, are you willing to leave here?"

A glimmer of hope appeared on Qiu Xue's face, but she shook her head and said, "Leave? How easy is that?"

"If you could, would you be willing to leave?"

"Tian Yu, I don't want to drag you down. You should just leave me alone." Qiu Xue wavered slightly, but still felt it wouldn't work.

Tian Yu looked around and whispered in Qiu Xue's ear, "Qiu Xue, listen to me, I will find a way to get you out, but after that, you'll have to rely on yourself."

"Really?" Qiu Xue's eyes lit up as she asked.

"Don't worry, I have a way, but not now. You'll have to wait a bit longer."

"But that will implicate you."

"Don't worry, it won't happen. This is a medicine I used before. If you apply it to your body, it will cause red rashes to appear, and the Crown Prince will not ask you to sleep with him for the time being."

Will this work?

"It should work on him." Tian Yu remembered that the Crown Prince's palace was full of beauties and he was very picky. He was the same with Li Weiwei, so he probably wouldn't make a move on Qiu Xue.

“Tian Yu, I can’t drag you down with me. If His Highness the Crown Prince finds out, he won’t let you off the hook.”

"He won't know, but what if he leaves the palace?"

"As long as I can get out of the palace, I have a way." Qiu Xue looked at Tian Yu earnestly with hope in her eyes.

"Okay, it's settled then. You'd better pretend to be sick for a while."

"Okay, I understand." Qiu Xue wiped away her tears and looked at Tian Yu.

"It's alright! Don't be afraid!" Tian Yu patted her shoulder and said.

"I thought that by losing my position as Crown Princess, I could get away from him, but I never expected that he would still not let me go. I really hate him!"

Tian Yu nodded to show that she understood her feelings, and so Tian Yu began to think of a way to help Qiu Xue leave the palace.