The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

"The matter has been resolved. I should go back in three days. After all... I'm getting married soon. If I don't go back, it will arouse other people's suspicion." Situ Yaorao sighed.

"That's right. After these days, you will be my Crown Princess. From now on, no one can separate us." Tan Tai Wu Yue was very happy when he mentioned this.

Fate was truly strange. Back then, he'd received countless letters, yet never once felt a lingering affection. But that day by the lake, with just one glance, she had taken possession of his heart. From then on, it was unstoppable.

Maybe this is fate.

He can do anything for the person in front of him, even give up everything.

In the past, he would sacrifice anyone for the throne, including his own sister. But now... he would sacrifice everything rather than touch the woman in front of him.

This feeling frightened him, but also delighted him.

Princess Wuyan once said, "If you find someone you love, you'll understand why so many people give up everything for love." However, I don't believe that day will ever come. After all, you are Tantai Wuyue.

How could there be a woman in this world who could move your heart?

The words from that day were still ringing in his ears. But now, he had found it.

The pity in Princess Wuyan's eyes at that time was so obvious.

"What are you thinking about?" Situ Yaorao asked suspiciously, looking at the man beside her who was thinking about something.

Upon hearing this, Tantai Wuyue shook his head and said, "Nothing, let's go back."

To love someone but not be able to get them is suffering. To have never loved is also suffering.

After Situ Yaorao and Tantai Wuyue arrived at the inn where Situ Yaorao was staying, they saw a brocade box on her desk. When they opened the box, they found more than a dozen land deeds inside.

And all the deeds were signed by her.

"What is this?" Tan Tai Wu Yue turned around to look at Situ Yaorao, only to see that Situ Yaorao also had a confused look on her face.

"I've never taken over these shops." Situ Yaorao was a little puzzled, but then she found a letter. This letter was left by Liu Chen.

Seeing Liu Chen's signature, Situ Yaorao hurriedly opened the envelope.

Liu Chen's handwriting was very clean, just like him. The letter read: "Miss Situ, by the time you read this letter, I have already left Xunyang City with my cousin.

Over the years, the Liu family's actions against the people of Xunyang City are truly inexhaustible. Even if the Liu family were to perish a thousand times, it would be impossible to atone for their sins. My father and many of the Liu family's elders, oppressed by the people of Xunyang City, committed suicide to atone for their sins. The younger generations have also gone their separate ways, and the vast Liu family has finally disbanded. I hold no grudge against the young lady.

On the contrary, I am very grateful to Miss Situ. If it weren't for you, perhaps the Liu family would have continued to do evil. If Xunyang City really became a dead city, the Liu family's sin would be too great.

These are the deeds I collected a few days ago. They were supposed to be used to help the Liu family recover, but my father underestimated their importance in the hearts of the people. They wished everyone in the Liu family were dead. These deeds, I suppose, are of little use. Then I remembered that Miss Situ had been searching for things like deeds. So I decided to give them all to her. It was a token of my gratitude.

Since I was born, the Liu family has planned everything for me: my wife, my future, my path. Even my daily meals were predetermined. You are the variable in my life, and the one who makes me feel alive.

I've never regretted liking you, nor have I regretted bringing you into my Liu family's estate. However, there's no chance between you and me. The girl doesn't like me. And I, too, have my own responsibilities.

Although my cousin is quite headstrong, she is my future wife. I believe I will treat her well, just as my father instructed. And I will live my life like this. This Lanlin is not what I like. Perhaps I will wander to another country. I think we may never meet again in this life. However, I still look forward to meeting her again one day. Then... I can call her Crown Princess with a clear conscience.

The letter ends here.

Situ Yaorao sighed and tore the letter into pieces. However, Tantai Wuyue had never even glanced at Situ Yaorao's letter.

"Does it seem very heavy?" Tantai Wuyue looked at Situ Yaorao and asked calmly. Situ Yaorao nodded after hearing this: "I thought I could use people without any guilt, but in the end, I couldn't do it. Instead, it made my guilt deepen. Tantai Wuyue, perhaps in this life, I can only use you without any guilt."

Situ Yaorao looked innocent, but her words left Tantai Wuyue in a state of confusion. However, she was actually quite happy. "It's okay. This proves you don't treat me as an outsider. Besides, I was meant to be used by you. Who in this world wouldn't want to use me? It's just that you're the only one who can succeed."

After he finished speaking, Tan Tai Wu Yue pulled Situ Yaorao into his arms and kissed her on the face.

The man had delicate eyebrows and eyes, and his dark eyes only reflected Situ Yaorao.

Situ Yaorao liked when Tan Tai Wu Yue looked at her like this, because at this time, she always felt that she was the most important person in the world.

The two of them talked for a long time in the room, as if they had countless things to say, and it seemed like they could never finish talking. In the blink of an eye, it was already night. Although Tan Tai Wu Yue wanted to stay with Situ Yao Rao, he had no choice but to go. The City Lord's Mansion was already in chaos without the City Lord to supervise. If he didn't go back, he was afraid that Tan Tai Yun Yi would come to arrest him.

"I'm going back first. Don't worry." Tantai Wuyue said, gently caressing Situ Yaorao's face before turning and leaving. Situ Yaorao breathed a sigh of relief. She watched the man walk down the stairs and away.

Thinking about what happened that day, it felt like a dream.

However, just as she was about to pour herself a cup of tea, she felt a chill all over her body. Then, she collapsed uncontrollably to the ground. Her black hair turned white, like a demon.

The speed was so fast that Situ Yaorao panicked.

In the past, the onset of the disease was always gradual, but this time, it was as if all her vitality was suddenly drained away.

The ground was cold, but not as cold as her body.

When Tantai Yunyi came here to see Situ Yaorao and talk to her, he encountered this scene. The woman fell to the ground. She was dressed in a red dress as enchanting as blood, with silver hair like a demon.

She looked extremely haggard. Yet, Tan Tai Yun Yi felt that this scene was very familiar. As if... he had seen it before. Tan Tai Yun Yi knew about the Moonlight Poison.

Situ Yaorao was dazed when she felt someone walk into the room, but she didn't know who it was. That person picked her up and put her on the bed, which made her feel extremely relieved.

At this time, Situ Yaorao finally closed her eyes weakly as the last bit of her strength disappeared.

Looking at the woman lying on the bed, Tan Tai Yun Yi frowned. He didn't know how he'd ended up slashing his wrist and feeding the woman his blood. This wasn't the first time he'd done this. Tan Tai Yun Yi was well aware of this. Otherwise, he wouldn't have felt so familiar.

Perhaps, what Fuwa said was true, he really loved this woman.

Thinking of this, Tantai Yunyi became a little anxious. No one knew him better than himself. He had fed this woman blood. Obviously, he wanted to possess her.

He even told the woman before him about the Forgetfulness Pill he had taken. This showed that he hadn't given up at all. He was simply waiting for his memory to recover.

All he wanted was for the woman in front of him to feel guilty.

Of course, this was his former self before he lost his memory. But now, Tantai Yunyi was feeling a bit conflicted. Was this woman really worth all his worry?

Situ Yaorao felt as if she were in darkness. She didn't know who she was, or where she was. Suddenly, a warm sensation washed over her, so intense it seemed to burn her whole body. It slowly awoke her. Her body no longer had the same agonizing feeling as before; on the contrary, it felt warm.

Meanwhile, by the table, a man in white was sitting there, drinking tea, looking so casual.

"Prince Yun Yi?" Situ Yaorao felt uneasy the moment she saw Tan Tai Yun Yi. After all, Tan Tai Wu Yue had taken the Forgetfulness Pill, and his current temperament was volatile, which frightened her greatly.