"Well, the way he looked at you was a little different, and even though you've been in the palace for so long, he's always been very polite to you. But now that I think about it, it's probably because of the Emperor that he doesn't dare to do anything to you."
"You still like him?"
Li Weiwei laughed and said, "He wouldn't even want to look at me looking like this. What good would it do if he liked me?"
"I'm sorry, but that's the best way."
"I know, I don't blame you anymore. Okay, I just came to see you. Since you're alright, I'll go back now."
Seeing that Li Weiwei was about to leave, Tian Yu quickly said, "Wait a moment."
"What's wrong, Your Highness? Is there anything else?"
"I'm just curious, is this Consort Li your aunt?"
"Yes! Why do you ask that?"
"It's nothing, I just feel that she's not quite the same as your father."
Half-siblings.
"No wonder."
Watching Li Weiwei leave, Tian Yu suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for her. Her back still ached, so Tian Yu could only lean against the soft couch and rest for a while.
The Emperor's illness had improved considerably thanks to Li Xingyun's intervention, but his health remained weak. The Crown Prince visited him daily, and Tian Yu sometimes went back as well, but she spent most of her time in the records room or in her own palace. The Crown Prince had been missing for several days and hadn't come looking for Tian Yu. But one day, as soon as Tian Yu returned from the records room, she saw the courtyard filled with boxes. Curious, Tian Yu asked Rong'er beside her, "What happened?"
"Your Highness, it's a gift from His Highness the Crown Prince. Please open it and take a look," Rong'er said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Tian Yu expressionlessly stepped over the boxes and coldly said, "Take all of these back."
The eunuchs and maids in the courtyard looked at each other, not daring to move. Tian Yu ignored them and went into the room to close the door after she finished speaking.
That evening, the Crown Prince arrived at Tian Yu's palace. Seeing the gifts he had brought untouched outside, his expression darkened. A eunuch shouted announcing this, but Tian Yu, still inside her room, didn't open the door and coldly said, "I need to rest. Your Highness, please leave!"
Enraged, the Crown Prince kicked the box aside and burst into Tian Yu's room. Tian Yu was sitting on the bed, calmly looking at the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince angrily stepped forward and reached out to strangle Tian Yu, but Tian Yu was one step ahead of him and stretched out her neck, saying, "Want to strangle me? Come on."
The crown prince clenched his outstretched hand, then angrily lowered it, and said in a deep voice, "Last time I acted impulsively, and I have already apologized. What more do you want?"
"Your Highness, you don't need to apologize to me. I don't need it."
The next second, Tian Yu was pressed down on the bed. This time, he avoided pressing down on Tian Yu's abdomen. Tian Yu turned her head away, not wanting to look at the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince said angrily, "Tian Yu, my patience is limited. Don't always provoke me."
"My patience has its limits, so don't keep testing me."
"You! Very good! I've always thought you were quite interesting, and now I find you more and more interesting. I, the Crown Prince, will definitely keep you company." After saying that, the Crown Prince actually reached out to untie Tian Yu's belt.
Tian Yu remained calm and said, "Did Consort Li treat you the same way?"
The crown prince stopped what he was doing and looked at Tian Yu in surprise, saying, "What else do you know?"
“I bet you were bullied like this when you were in Cheguo, but you didn’t have the ability to fight back then.”
"You guessed!?"
"Yes! And Consort Li was among them, wasn't she?"
"Shut up! What else do you know?" The Crown Prince was furious and stood up, yelling at Tian Yu.
Tian Yu slowly sat up, retie her belt, and looked at the Crown Prince, saying, "I don't know what you've been through, but I want to tell you that this is not an excuse for hurting others, and you should never hurt those who are good to you."
"Someone who's good to me? Who? You?"
"It's not me, it's your family."
"Family? Who is my family? My mother died long ago, I have no family."
"Your mother wouldn't want to see you like this."
"Do I want to? Do you know who killed my mother?"
"who?"
"Empress!"
Tian Yu was also surprised. Although she had guessed that it might be due to palace intrigue, she still couldn't believe it. Looking at the Crown Prince, she said, "I don't know, but I think something must have happened. Otherwise, they would have done this for no reason if they were sisters."
"What happened? They both wanted to be empress, and the younger sister poisoned the older sister."
“Your Highness, I am sorry. For some reason, you have to marry me. If you are in pain, I can explain everything to the Emperor and leave here. I promise I will not harm you in any way.”
"Leave? How do you know I didn't marry you willingly!"
"There are no feelings between us. We're forced to be together just because of a prophecy. Is that what you want?"
"Listen to me! No matter the reason, you are now the Crown Princess. Stay here and give birth to the child. Maybe I will take good care of you. Otherwise, I will make you regret it for the rest of your life!" After saying that, the Crown Prince wiped his hands and left angrily.
Tian Yu felt helpless. Ever since the Empress passed away, the Crown Prince's temperament had become increasingly unpredictable. Now that the Emperor was also ill, the entire palace was his domain.
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