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Fan Liuer cursed Li Chenbi in her heart. Just how bad was his interpersonal relationship? Every time he got into trouble, there were only people who wanted to kick him when he was down, and not a single person helped him.

Unable to argue with Li Chenshu, Fan Liuer made another excuse and ran away.

Just as she reached the front yard, she ran into Yan Qiu, who had come to see Li Chenshu. Upon seeing Fan Liuer, Yan Qiu immediately said, "Sister, I've had someone deliver the things you asked me to give to your husband. Don't worry, he's doing very well now. His injuries have healed considerably, and he's in great spirits."

Yanqiu was the only supporter of Fan Liuer and Li Chenbi. From the day after Fan Liuer was conferred the title of princess, he changed his address, calling Fan Liuer "sister-in-law" and Li Chenbi "brother-in-law".

Fan Liuer looked at Yan Qiu and wanted to cry.

She would have to tell Li Chenbi later to treat Yanqiu better.

"You..." Fan Liuer wanted to ask more about Li Chenbi, but Yan Qiu looked towards the hall and said, "I'm leaving now. If you need anything, just ask someone to find me at the East Palace." After saying that, he left in a hurry to see Li Chenshu.

Fan Liuer watched Yan Qiu's retreating figure, feeling extremely worried.

From then on, Fan Liuer spent her days among the various portraits sent by the Empress. She was the only princess of the new dynasty. Although she was only the Emperor's adopted daughter, she still attracted many people who wanted to curry favor with the Emperor, and the portraits sent to the palace were endless.

From aristocratic families to newly rich officials, the princess's choice of husband became a hot topic of conversation in the streets and alleys of Kyoto.

Li Chenbi was able to remain calm at first, knowing Yan Qi's mindset; he simply wanted to force him to stay in Kyoto in this way.

But as the days he spent apart from Fan Liuer grew longer, and rumors circulated that more and more people were vying for the position of imperial consort, he could no longer sit still.

He was afraid that Fan Liuer would change her mind.

Now that Fan Liuer has a noble status, she has plenty of men to choose from. What if she really falls in love with someone else?

Especially that Qi Weiming, I heard he goes to the inner palace every day, taking the opportunity of seeing Yanqiu to secretly see Fan Liuer.

No, this can't go on. What if we end up not being able to get back to Xingzhou, and my wife gets stolen away by someone else?

That day, he asked someone to pass on a message to Yanqiu, saying that he wanted to go to the palace to see Yan Qi.

Soon, someone came to fetch him to the palace, and he went straight to the Imperial Study.

He originally came to tell Yan Qi that he was willing to stay in the capital, ask for the princess's hand in marriage, and become a carefree prince consort, as long as Yan Qi stopped choosing husbands for Fan Liuer.

However, Yan Qi asked him, "You are just a commoner, what makes you think you can win the princess's heart?"

"You should know that the line of suitors vying for the princess's hand stretches from the palace gates to the city gates of Kyoto. What do you have besides money? The princess isn't short of money, so you're not competitive at all."

Li Chenbi looked at Yan Qi, took a deep breath, and then gave in.

In just half an hour, Li Chenbi went from being a commoner to becoming the Crown Prince's tutor.

The position was not insignificant, but it lacked real power. Moreover, it was under the emperor's watchful eye every day, with every move being monitored by him. This satisfied Yan Qi's desire to both relinquish Li Chenbi's talent and fear his abilities.

After becoming Grand Tutor, Li Chenbi was finally able to meet Fan Liuer at the Eastern Palace under the pretext of seeing the Crown Prince.

The moment they met, disregarding the presence of others, Li Chenbi pulled Fan Liuer into his arms and hugged her tightly.

Fan Liuer also missed Li Chenbi very much. The two hadn't seen each other for almost a month, and Li Chenbi had visibly become much more haggard.

She was heartbroken and was about to speak, stroking Li Chenbi's face, when she heard him ask, "You haven't taken a fancy to anyone else, have you?"

"Fan Liuer, if you dare to start something and then abandon it, I will haunt you even as a ghost."

Fan Liuer got angry when she heard this. How could this person not trust her at all? In his eyes, she was such a heartless and ungrateful person?

She hasn't even settled accounts with him yet, considering how much pressure she's been under lately!

Pushing Li Chenbi aside, Fan Liuer angrily said, "Li Chenbi, do you know how unpopular you are? I have to endure so much pressure every day, and you still don't trust me!"

Li Chenbi felt sorry for Fan Liuer again and pulled her into his arms once more. "I was wrong, don't be angry, let me kiss you."

"You... um!"

Li Chenbi and Fan Liuer couldn't meet every day. Yan Qi deliberately made things difficult for Li Chenbi by forbidding Fan Liuer from going to the East Palace every day to disturb the Crown Prince's studies.

After that, the two could only meet every few days, and most of the time Qi Weiming was also present, fawning over Fan Liuer.

Li Chenbi was extremely annoyed by Qi Weiming, but he couldn't do anything to him in the palace, so he vented all his anger in the court.

No matter what Qi Weiming said, he would question and refute it. Qi Weiming was no match for him in words and could not win the argument. Every time, he was driven to anger by Qi Weiming's words, and the two would quarrel in the court.

At first, some people tried to dissuade him, but later anyone who tried to do so would suffer the consequences. Gradually, people stopped trying to dissuade him, but they didn't dare to watch the spectacle. If Li Chenbi saw anyone watching the spectacle, they would be the ones attacked the next second.

Therefore, whenever the two quarreled, all the officials in the court would stay away and remain silent, preferably even closing their eyes to avoid watching.

Yan Qi was so annoyed with the two that he summoned them to the Imperial Study.

"Are you two ever going to stop? Is the imperial court a place for you to argue?" he shouted angrily, pointing at the two of them.

Qi Weiming kept his head down and didn't say anything, but he was clearly unconvinced.

Li Chenbi looked at Yan Qi and slowly said, "Your Majesty, I am incompatible with Lord Qi. I can't control my temper when we meet. There's nothing I can do about it, unless..."

Yan Qi said coldly, "Speak."

"You have betrothed the princess to me. Our horoscopes are very compatible, our yin and yang are in harmony, and if she has a good temper, she might not like arguing with Lord Qi."

Upon hearing this, Qi Weiming suddenly looked up and said, "Why? Then Princess Liu and I are more compatible. We've had our horoscopes checked, and we're a match made in heaven."

Li Chenbi sneered, "A match made in heaven? Even the heavens don't approve of your marriage. Lord Qi, you should consult a reliable fortune teller before you get married, lest you try to save money and cause more trouble."

Qi Weiming retorted, "You talk as if you're a perfect match! Then why haven't you and her gotten married yet? Not only does God disapprove of your relationship, but everyone else does too. Everyone disapproves of you. You're a bad person!"

Li Chenbi's face turned cold. "So what if you have good character? She doesn't want to marry you."

Qi Weiming scoffed, "She's just been fooled by you. Given time, she'll get fed up with your bad temper and realize how good I am."

"There is no time to lose."

"Yes, there is!"

"Qi Weiming!"

"Li Chenbi!"

"Enough!" Yan Qi shouted. These two couldn't stop arguing in court, and they kept arguing after they left. He was really fed up.

"Both of you, get out of here! You're not allowed back into the palace for ten days!"

The two immediately exclaimed in unison, "No way!"