The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

"I know, don't worry, I won't hurt you." After saying this, Tan Tai Wu Yue took Situ Yao Rao and jumped down from the second floor of Tian Xiang Tower. Then he took her to the place where they first met and walked into the lake with her in his arms.

Although it was May, the lake water was still icy cold at night. Situ Yaorao shivered, but she felt much more awake. Looking at Tan Tai Wu Yue, she knew that his sudden appearance had saved her, so she said, "Your Highness, there is no need to stay here with me. You can go upstairs."

"It's okay, I can calm down here." Tantai Wuyue said. Situ Yaorao was stunned when she heard that.

"Who is Cang?" Just when Situ Yaorao was suppressing the restlessness in her heart, Tan Tai Wu Yue asked.

"A man I once loved. I thought we might be together in the future, but alas, he left. He's just a heartless man." Situ Yaorao smiled bitterly. Although she had only known Cang for a short time, she really liked him. She loved the way the otherworldly-beautiful man smiled at her every day when she returned to her room. She loved his intoxicating red eyes. She loved the way he always spoke so gently, and so reassuringly.

She even liked every obsessive thought of that man. However, even with such love, she couldn't keep the person she loved most. The reason was because of the poison in her body.

For the first time, Situ Yaorao hated her body.

Listening to Situ Yaorao's words, Tantai Wuyue fell into deep thought. After a while, she said, "Is it because you fell in love with that man that you rejected me?"

"Your Highness, it's impossible for you and me, right? What I want, Your Highness can't give me at all. And I don't dare to love you, the price is too high." Situ Yaorao looked at Tan Tai Wu Yue and said. Tan Tai Wu Yue heard this, pursed her lips, her eyes deep and full of helplessness: "I will not let you down, why don't you?"

"Your Highness, do you want to marry me or the eldest daughter of the Situ family?" Situ Yaorao asked Tan Tai Wu Yue.

"You are the eldest daughter of the Situ family, so I will marry you like this. If you are not the eldest daughter of the Situ family, I will take care of you silently until I can marry you. To me, it doesn't matter who you are." Tan Tai Wu Yue looked at the woman and said softly.

Upon hearing this, Situ Yaorao's face flushed abnormally: "You...don't you dislike the old me? I've been sending you letters for so long."

"You've been sending letters to me for so long, but you don't even know who I am. What's the difference between that and never knowing me at all? I only like you at this moment. Miss Situ, are you willing to accept my friendship?" Tan Tai Wu Yue looked at Situ Yaorao and asked as gently as possible.

"You...even if you say so." Situ Yaorao was embarrassed. This was the second time she had made such a straightforward confession. However, this person was the one who would rule the world in the future.

"You can consider it. I will wait." After saying this, Tantai Wuyue looked at Situ Yaorao and said, "At least for now, even if I want to marry you, it's impossible. After all, you haven't passed the female exam yet, right?"

Damn! You're bringing up something irrelevant!

Situ Yaorao felt that the slightest bit of emotion she had felt was gone. Was this person deliberately trying to piss her off?

Situ Yaorao and Tan Tai Wu Yue soaked in the water for a long time. They only heard Tan Tai Wu Yue say in a very soft voice: "Did you keep the Lover's Flower?"

"No, my family is very angry about this matter. How could I dare to stay?" Situ Yaorao answered truthfully.

"That's right, Madam Situ is already planning to marry you off to the young master of the Nangong family." Tantai Wuyue chuckled. Upon hearing this, Situ Yaorao said awkwardly, "It's just a temporary solution."

"This is just a temporary solution you've come up with. It might not be a temporary solution for Madam Situ and Young Master Nangong," Tantai Wuyue said calmly. Situ Yaorao was stunned upon hearing this. "But... Nangong Ling is my master, he wouldn't have any unreasonable expectations." Situ Yaorao said this, but she was a little panicked inside.

She certainly believed Nangong Ling; after all, he was a heart as hard as ice! But her mother couldn't believe it. After something like this happened, she probably just wanted to marry her off immediately to prevent her and the Crown Prince from having any real affairs. Who knows, she might actually have such an idea.

"Are you calm down? If you are, go out of here. It's too cold here and it's not good for your health." Tan Tai Wu Yue said as he swam to Situ Yaorao and carried her to the shore.

Situ Yaorao sat side by side with him. Looking at the reflection in the lake, with the chirping of cicadas all around, Situ Yaorao felt much calmer.

"Why is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in Tianxiang Tower?" Situ Yaorao asked calmly. Upon hearing this, Tantai Wuyue fell silent. What should she say? Should she say he sent someone to follow her? Or... was he just passing through?

In fact, it's both.

After their last meeting, he had sent someone to follow her, but seeing her in Tianxianglou was another matter. After knowing that she had entered Tianxianglou, he put down all the work in his hands and ran over.

Fortunately he came, otherwise he would really regret it for the rest of his life.

"I really don't understand what you are thinking. You are the crown prince and you can have anyone as your crown princess. Even if you marry me, the Situ family will not support you. I have no value to the people of the Situ family. As the crown prince, shouldn't you find someone who is more beneficial to you?" Situ Yaorao looked at Tan Tai Wu Yue and asked curiously.

Upon hearing this, Tan Tai Wu Yue's expression darkened slightly. "As the Crown Prince, I already have too many frustrations. There are many things I cannot do. Because the world is watching, my brothers are watching. So, I think, at least regarding the Crown Princess, I can try my best to let my heart choose. At least, this is the only bit of freedom in this constrained life."

Tantai Wuyue was a true child of destiny, possessing a status envied by all and unparalleled talent. Yet, these very circumstances also bound him. Everything he did was bound to his own will. In comparison, Situ Yaorao was similar in some respects. This held true both in this body and in the modern Situ Yaorao.

At this moment, all of Situ Yaorao's prejudice against the prince disappeared, and the only thing left was heartache. She felt sorry for him, and also felt sorry for herself. Because she knew this feeling, she felt even more sad.

"Your Highness, I'm sorry, I still can't agree to be with you. Maybe it's impossible in this lifetime. So, Your Highness, please find someone else. Goodbye." Situ Yaorao said and left.

Tantai Wuyue stood by the lake, looking at the woman's back, a faint smile on his lips. Her appearance just now reminded him of the first time they met here.

Back then, she must have hated him, right? She considered him a scoundrel. And now… he wasn't a scoundrel anymore, but she still kept her distance. Perhaps, after all, he was wrong? Shouldn't he have chosen her?

Tantai Wuyue didn't know if her choice was really wrong. But there was a voice in her heart telling her not to let her go.

It was already late at night when she returned to the Situ Mansion. Situ Yaorao entered through the back door, fearing she would wake up Madam Situ. However, even so, she was discovered before she even entered the Yaorao Pavilion.

"You're back so late, where have you been?" The man's tone was indifferent, his eyes casual. Standing there, he looked like a piece of beautiful jade, under the moonlight, making people's heart flutter.