C72 We're All Family
Since he didn't have that intention, he didn't want to give anyone else hope. He also wanted to let his Royal Grandmother see that he only had Puyang Wanning in his heart, so he wouldn't bring up the matter of marriage in the future.
Besides, that stick of firewood didn't seem like someone who would be easily taken care of. Taking a step back, if she really wasn't someone of the empress