The Princess Won't Marry

My name is Gu Changying. Everyone in the world believes the late emperor granted me the title of Princess Yong'an out of pity for my family, all of whom died in battle. In truth, my father had long since run off with the whole family to live the good life. The late emperor asked me to look after his son Xiao Yan, and I did—for ten whole years. For ten years I took him flower-picking, taught him to fight, and dragged him along to skip class. Who else was going to do it? He was my little brother. But later I found out that Xiao Yan had been hiding things from me for ten years. That kid could really keep a secret. And then he asked me if I was willing to marry him. So, was I willing? Before I could finish thinking, he said the person was already waiting, and there was no rush for an answer. But the question is—do I even have time to finish thinking?