Sure enough, not long after Tian Yu and the others left, Li Xingyun appeared behind the princess. Xiao Cui was about to say something, but remembering Tian Yu's instructions, she consciously withdrew, leaving the two of them alone. The princess saw that he seemed very angry and was too scared to move. She stood there with her head down, twisting her handkerchief. Li Xingyun looked at the princess for a long time before speaking, "It was Tian Yu who gave you this idea again!"
"What idea?"
"Bring Fang Jue here so I'll get jealous and angry!?" Li Xingyun asked.
"No! I didn't. We didn't do anything. Tian Yu just wanted to make me happy. She said that three-legged toads are hard to find, but two-legged men are everywhere. It's not worth dying for a man. I... I've thought about it too. We're really not suitable. I shouldn't force you. Can we just be ordinary friends from now on?" The princess forced herself to say what Tian Yu had taught her.
"Just friends!? You've come to terms with it so quickly!?" Li Xingyun asked in disbelief.
"No! But out with the old, in with the new, and I'll gradually come to terms with it," the princess said solemnly.
"Good! Very good! Tian Yu has taught you very well," Li Xingyun said angrily.
"If you have nothing else, I'll take my leave. Mr. Fang said he wrote a few poems and wanted to show them to me, but I...I..." The princess dared not continue and turned to leave.
"Stand still! Come here!"
"What?" The princess thought she had misheard and turned to look at Li Xingyun.
"I said come help me out!"
"Is there anything I can help you with?" The princess thought Li Xingyun needed some assistance, so she stepped forward and bent down to look at him.
No sooner had the princess approached than Li Xingyun pressed her head down and kissed her. The princess stared wide-eyed at Li Xingyun, thinking she was hallucinating. Li Xingyun had only given her a light kiss before immediately releasing her and saying, "You're not allowed to do that again! And you're absolutely not allowed to see Fang Jue!"
The princess was still staring blankly at Li Xingyun, nodding at whatever he said.
Li Xingyun left without explaining, leaving the princess stunned and wide-eyed. When Tian Yu arrived, she saw the princess standing there in a daze with flushed cheeks. Tian Yu waved her hand in front of the princess's eyes and said, "What's wrong?! My brother bullied you."
The princess then came to her senses and hugged Tian Yu, crying, "He bullied me, Tian Yu, he bullied me!"
"What happened? How did he bully you? Did he hit you or scold you?" Tian Yu asked the princess.
"He...he just kissed me!" the princess said in disbelief.
"Really! Then please invite him back! We can't let him suffer a loss," Tian Yu said.
"No, he also threatened me not to do that again," the princess said.
"What are you not allowed to do?" Tian Yu asked curiously.
"He didn't say."
"That was so exciting, it seems the performance just now was a bit over the top."
"Act!? Act about what?"
"Mr. Fang!"
"So it really was you who made them act!" the princess said belatedly.
"That's right! Otherwise, how could I make my brother feel a sense of crisis?"
"But he'll be angry if I do that!"
"He only realized he cared about you when he got angry! Don't worry about him all the time. Take good care of yourself, or you won't look good when you get ugly and old."
"Thank you, Tian Yu!"
"I already told you there's no need to thank me. I'm just helping my brother find a sister-in-law. Wouldn't it be great to have a princess as a sister-in-law?" Tian Yu said, and they both laughed. She had successfully turned her rival into family, making her a definite winner!
The price of scheming against Li Xingyun was that that very night, Zhao Moyan, with a dark face, carried her back to her room and threw her onto the bed. He grabbed Tian Yu's hand, leaned down, and asked, "Three-legged toads are hard to find, but two-legged men are everywhere. Did you say that?"
Tian Yu looked at Zhao Moyan, whose eyes were blazing with anger, and moved her hand that was being held, saying, "Wait, let go of me first, and let me explain, okay?"
"Why hang yourself on a crooked tree when the forest is so big? That's what you said too." Zhao Moyan was very angry. What's wrong with Tian Yu? Where did she learn such a thing? Is she like this to him too?
"Yes! But can you let me explain first?"
Zhao Moyan didn't let go, staring angrily at Tian Yu. Tian Yu looked at him with a wronged expression and said, "Now that you can love me, can you let go of me first?"
"So you're planning to hang yourself on that crooked tree!" Zhao Moyan stood up and asked angrily.
"You! You're the only tree I need, I don't need anyone else." Seeing Zhao Moyan getting angrier and angrier, Tian Yu sat up and hugged him tightly.
"Really?!" Zhao Moyan asked, clearly not believing it.
"Really! Absolutely! I only want you, this big tree, and I don't want a three-legged toad. I only want you. Please calm down, okay? I can explain," Tian Yu said coquettishly.
Zhao Moyan didn't want to listen, and he didn't give Tian Yu another chance to explain. There are many ways to calm down, but he just wanted to use another method to make Tian Yu understand that she couldn't have anyone else in her heart, only him, and that her body and soul belonged to him alone!
From then on, the princess visited Tianyu more frequently. If she wasn't afraid of the emperor finding out, she probably would have stayed here. Although Li Xingyun's attitude remained unchanged, the princess had gained confidence. When he was cold-faced, the princess had her own ideas to act aggrieved and pitiful. If that didn't work, she would cry. Li Xingyun could only surrender with his hands raised. After all, he had bullied her first, and now he couldn't pretend anymore!
The princess finally won over Li Xingyun, and Tian Yu was in a good mood. She sat in the courtyard basking in the sun and looked at the green willow standing to the side. Suddenly, Tian Yu asked, "Where has Qiu Ju been these past few days?"
"Madam has forgotten, Mr. Huang asked Qiuju to help out at the restaurant."
"Wasn't this something that happened during the Chinese New Year?"
"Yes! But Boss Huang said Qiuju is clever and quick-witted and hopes to visit more often, so she's been taken away again."
"Oh dear! Daughters grow up and leave home, what about you? Where did Gale go?"
"Me?! I'm here serving the lady!"
"blast!"
"Your subordinate is here!" Gale stepped out from behind and said.
"When are you going to take this silly girl away so I can have some peace and quiet!"
"What does Madam mean?" Gale asked uncertainly.
"What do you think?" Tian Yu said, raising an eyebrow.
"I'll take him away right away." Gale immediately understood and pulled Green Willow away.
"Swift Wind, let me go! I still need to take care of Madam," Green Willow said angrily.
"I don't need it!" Tian Yu said with a smile as she looked at Zhao Moyan walking in from the backlight.
Life is so wonderful, and there is a gentle yet strong man who loves her. All of this is so illusory and beautiful. The dazzling sunlight makes Tian Yu afraid to look directly at it, but she is also afraid that in the blink of an eye, all of this will disappear, and it will all be just a dream. If it really is a dream, she hopes that she will never wake up.
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