Zhao Moyan sat down, picked up his teacup, and slowly said, "The story is a bit long. If you want to hear it, I might have to stay overnight!"
"Is it that long? Let's continue tomorrow!" Tian Yu said with a smile.
Zhao Moyan coughed lightly and said, "Ahem! It's not a very long story, but I heard it from someone else. Back then, he fell in love with a girl and wanted to marry her as his princess. However, their social statuses were too different, and the Sixth Prince's mother objected, so he had to give up in the end. For this girl, the Sixth Prince even considered giving up his position as prince. But as a prince, how could he decide his own marriage? In the end, he missed his chance."
"So that's how it is!" Tian Yu sat down and listened patiently to his explanation.
"Hmm! It seems they met during the sacrificial ceremony. In the vast sea of people, the Sixth Prince fell in love with that girl at first sight, so he searched all over the capital, causing quite a stir. He did find her, but ultimately they were not meant to be. The commotion probably reminded him of the past!"
"I never would have guessed that the usually jovial Sixth Prince would be so devoted," Tian Yu remarked, resting her chin on her hand.
"After this incident, the Sixth Prince was ill for quite some time. After he recovered, he acted as if nothing had happened. Everyone thought he had long forgotten about it, but it turns out he had kept it in his heart all along."
"What was that woman's name? What happened to her afterward?" Tian Yu pressed.
“I’m not entirely sure about that either. I only know that she was a woman from an ordinary family, and it seems that she was forced to marry someone from another place, and her whole family moved away,” Zhao Moyan said, putting down his teacup.
"Why did they all move away?" Tian Yu asked curiously, but when she looked at Zhao Moyan after asking, she seemed to understand.
"All land under heaven belongs to the king. For the sake of the Sixth Prince's future, the Sixth Prince's mother will not show any mercy," Zhao Moyan explained calmly.
"The Sixth Prince is so pitiful. If even a prince is like this, what will happen to the princess?" Tian Yu asked with some concern, thinking of the Third Princess.
"As royalty, this is their fate."
“Fate!? It has always been like this from ancient times to the present, it has never changed,” Tian Yu said.
"Yes! The previous generation was like this, and this generation will be no exception."
"Enjoying the best life, but also bearing the greatest responsibility, Zhao Moyan, I'm a little worried?!" Tian Yu was afraid that her appearance would bring them trouble, especially after arriving in the capital, she became even more uncertain.
"Alright! Don't think about these things. I'm here, everything will be fine. It's getting late, go and get some rest," Zhao Moyan said, flicking her forehead.
"And what about you?" Tian Yu asked, touching her forehead.
After asking the question, Tian Yu saw Zhao Moyan's smile and immediately regretted it, quickly explaining, "What I meant was, you should go back and rest early too!"
"Are you sure you don't want me to stay with you?" Zhao Moyan asked with a smile.
"No need! You should go!" Tian Yu said, pushing him out the door.
"Are you sure you don't need to?"
"Really, it's not necessary!" Tian Yu said, closing the door and patting her chest.
Zhao Moyan, standing outside the door, looked at the closed door with some disappointment. He stood there for a long time until the lights inside were turned off, confirming that Tian Yu had gone to rest, before leaving.
When the princess got off the carriage and said goodbye to the Third Prince and the others, the Third Prince got off the carriage and said earnestly, "Ling'er! I've watched you grow up. There are some things I must remind you. You are a princess, and your marriage can only be decided by your father and mother. Although you can choose for yourself, there are principles. Otherwise, you have seen what happened to your sixth brother."
Following the Third Prince's gaze, the princess looked at the Sixth Prince, who was asleep in the carriage but still calling out to his lover, and whispered, "Third Brother, I understand."
"Third brother doesn't want to see you end up like your sixth brother, so you'd better not go to Qinyuan."
"This!? I..." Wu Ling'er looked at the Third Prince with a wronged expression, wanting to say something, but in the end she could only lower her head and say, "I understand."
As the Third Prince got into the carriage, he reminded him again, "You should know what happened to that girl named Yu Shu. The Prince of Chen is coming to visit, and the Marquis of Zhenbei is your last chance."
These words utterly broke Wu Ling'er. Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. She lingered at the departing train station in the night wind, unwilling to leave, letting her tears soak her cheeks. To outsiders, she was a high and mighty princess, but in reality, she was someone who couldn't even decide who she would marry. Even her love for someone came with conditions—this was the responsibility of royalty, and her helplessness. But what could she do? For the first time, she truly felt she had fallen in love with someone, and she didn't want to let go.
The next day, the Cui father and son came to apologize. Tian Yu was quite surprised to hear this, but thinking about what the Third Prince and the others had said the day before, she felt it was quite normal. The servants said they had arrived early in the morning, and the young master Cui had been kneeling outside the door begging for forgiveness. Tian Yu felt that this matter should be handled by Li Xingyun himself, so she sent a servant to inform Li Xingyun and hid in the courtyard to drink tea, hoping for some peace and quiet. However, a short while later, Li Xingyun arrived at her courtyard with the father and son. Tian Yu had no choice but to get up to greet them, as it was not good to offend a high-ranking official. Cui Shi had lost his arrogance from the previous day and followed his father timidly, seemingly having been beaten quite a bit at home. Minister Cui cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Tian, I have no problem disciplining my son. He offended you and Doctor Li with his rude words. Today, I have brought my son to apologize. I hope that you two will forgive my son's rudeness for my sake." He then bowed deeply.
Tian Yu glanced at Li Xingyun, then quickly stepped forward to help Minister Cui up, saying, "What are you doing, Minister Cui? You mustn't do this."
Minister Cui looked up at Tian Yu, then at Li Xingyun, and suddenly realized what was happening. He said, "You brat, quickly apologize to Doctor Li."
"I'm sorry, Dr. Li. It was my fault. I shouldn't have spoken out of turn. Please forgive me, I'm a magnanimous person." Cui Shi said to Li Xingyun, bowing his head.
"Forget it, what's past is past," Li Xingyun said.
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