The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

"That's true. However, Madam Nangong is right. It's better to stay away from matters concerning the Crown Prince." Nangong Ling said as he walked. Situ Yaorao nodded when she heard this.

There's a saying in this world: you can't help yourself. Situ Yaorao thought she could just get rid of the prince. But... although the Nangong family had gotten rid of the turmoil, the prince himself couldn't.

In the backyard of the Situ family, Situ Yaorao looked at the man who had come in from nowhere with a dark face, gritting her teeth and saying, "Your Highness, you sneak into a woman's boudoir like this, aren't you afraid of ruining your reputation?"

"What reputation do I still have at this moment?" The prince chuckled at Situ Yaorao, who twitched her lips upon hearing this. Well, because of her, the prince did have no reputation at all. But she couldn't be blamed for this. If someone had to be blamed, it was Nangong Ling's fault!

He was the one who said the Crown Prince went to Lover's Mountain with a mysterious woman. As for their appearance, he didn't know why they were so similar! Then, various speculations began to emerge. If there's one thing that's hot right now, it's definitely the Crown Prince's love history!

When Situ Yaorao heard Lian'er talk about it, she couldn't bear to listen anymore.

However, not being able to bear it is one thing, but watching a man sneak into your room quietly is another thing!

"Your Highness, why are you pestering me like this?" Situ Yaorao also became angry and asked the prince.

"Why? Maybe because I really want to marry you." Tan Tai Wu Yue said lightly.

"Really?" Situ Yaorao sneered, "Then why don't we get this straight. If I weren't the eldest daughter of the Situ family, if I didn't have a father with military power, if I didn't have a mother from a powerful family, would you still want to marry me? Your Highness, who do you want to marry, me, Situ Yaorao, or my family background?"

Situ Yaorao looked at the man and asked coldly.

Upon hearing this, Tantai Wuyue fell silent. Looking at Situ Yaorao's expression, the gentleness from earlier was gone, replaced by an endless coldness. She seemed disappointed, lost... as if she had figured something out. Ultimately, he said nothing, only gave her a look before leaving.

Situ Yaorao sat in the room blankly, muttering for a while: "What does it mean? This attitude..."

The prince's final expression made Situ Yaorao feel very unhappy. She didn't know whether it was because he didn't explain at all or because of something else.

She was extremely unhappy. It was as if God was deliberately making things difficult for her. She was already feeling depressed enough, and just when she was feeling depressed, Situ Ruobai, who had been away for many days, came back.

After Situ Ruobai came back, he went straight to Situ Yaorao's Yaorao Pavilion.

After coming in, he looked at Situ Yaorao and asked coldly, "Why?"

"Ah? What did you say?" Situ Yaorao didn't quite understand what Situ Ruobai was asking when he suddenly rushed in.

"I ask you, why are you doing this? Didn't I tell you not to get too close to others? First it was the prince, and now it's Nangong Ling. Do you want to piss me off to death?" Situ Ruobai asked coldly.

Situ Yaorao fell silent after hearing this.

No matter her ex, neither she nor her would like this man because of his identity!

"Brother, I'm going to get married eventually. What's wrong with getting closer to someone now? Besides, this hasn't been going on for a day or two." Situ Yaorao looked at the man and said lightly. Situ Ruobai narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this: "What did mother say to you?"

"No, I just like Master very much. Besides, wasn't your original intention to hope that Master and I could have something going on? Now it should be just what you want, right?" Situ Yaorao had a look on her face that said, "It's not my fault," and it made Situ Ruobai so angry that his stomach ached. He had asked Nangong Ling to come because he was afraid his mother had some conspiracy.

But he hadn't expected Nangong Ling to actually have feelings for Yaorao. He had been inviting a wolf into the house. If that were all, he wouldn't be so angry, but Situ Yaorao had caused such a mess, and now, the relationship between her and Nangong Ling was known to everyone in the capital. If he had come back any later, I'm afraid the marriage would have been finalized, right?

"Yao Rao, you are not allowed to marry." Situ Ruobai looked at Situ Yao Rao and said coldly. Situ Yao Rao really didn't expect Situ Ruobai to say it so bluntly, so bluntly that she didn't know what expression to use to face Situ Ruobai.

At this moment, Mrs. Situ was heard saying, "Not allowed to get married? Who said Yaorao is not allowed to get married?" Mrs. Situ's voice was not loud and happened to come in from outside the door.

Situ Yaorao's eyes lit up when she heard the voice, and she rushed over to Madam Situ's side. Situ Ruobai looked at Madam Situ calmly: "Mother."

"You still remember I'm your mother?" Madam Situ sneered. "People say you can't tame a wolf cub. I didn't believe it. So I brought you back from that place, but I didn't expect that what they said was actually true. You really are as untameable as they say. I thought I'd been good to you. I'd give you whatever you wanted, and I treated you like my own child. But how have you repaid me?"

"Mom, listen to me."

"I don't want to listen. Ruobai...you are my son, and Yaorao is my daughter. She is your sister. Now, you tell your sister not to get married? Do you want her to be lonely for the rest of her life?" Mrs. Situ said coldly. Situ Ruobai fell silent after hearing this.

"Come out with me, and don't come in and out of Yaorao Pavilion casually from now on." Madam Situ said, and then took Situ Ruobai out. When the two left, Situ Yaorao breathed a sigh of relief. If Madam Situ didn't come over, she really didn't know what to do.

On this side, Situ Yaorao was relieved, but on the other side, Situ Ruobai was extremely depressed.

"Tell me, what do you want to do?" Mrs. Situ looked at Situ Ruobai with dissatisfaction. Upon hearing this, Situ Ruobai said respectfully, "I want to marry her."

"I don't care who you were in the past. Now you are Situ Ruobai of the Situ family. Do you want Yaorao to be cursed by the world along with you?" Mrs. Situ said coldly.

"I... I don't want to, but I really like her." Situ Ruobai whispered. Situ Yaorao couldn't help but sigh when she heard this: "Of course I know. I watched you grow up, and I understand your thoughts very well. But Yaorao can't be with you. You can't forget your identity, and Yaorao, likewise, can't forget hers. Everything was destined from the moment I brought you back. At the beginning, you also promised me that you would pay any price as long as you could survive. And now, it's time for you to pay the price. In the past, Yaorao was very afraid of you, but now Yaorao doesn't remember the past. I don't want the past to repeat itself."

Although Madam Situ's attitude was cold, she didn't say a single word. Hearing this, Situ Ruobai was silent for a long moment before nodding and saying, "Yes, I understand."

"Well, you're a good child. Mother believes you won't change your decision easily." Madam Situ gently praised the man. Situ Ruobai remained silent, not knowing whether he was depressed or thinking about something else. However, Madam Situ didn't want to care about these things. She just wanted to ensure that her daughter could get married smoothly. Now that the candidate had been confirmed, Nangong Ling, the next step was to wait for Yaorao to pass the female exam, and everything would be settled.