"Something...something's happened!" Yan Yue patted her rapidly beating chest, trying to calm herself down.
Huh? He Yue frowned in confusion, not understanding what she meant for a moment.
By this time, Yan Yue had gradually calmed down, but her expression remained serious, mixed with worry: "Xia Ting ran away. It was just sent by Yi Duli. Uncle has already led people to chase after her. Oh dear, I wonder what will happen when Uncle finds her. Will she be in a terrible state?"
Although she didn't like Xia Ting, Yan Yue wouldn't just watch her end up with a bad ending.
He Yue suddenly stood up, her eyes sparkling. Suppressing her excitement, she suddenly grabbed her sixth sister's hand, gathered her thoughts, and then said, "You must quickly have Yi Duli find her. Remember, you must find her before Uncle finds her. No man can allow a woman to run away three times. Uncle will definitely beat her to death. Only if we hide her can we save her life."
Left with no other choice, Heyue had to speak more harshly.
Yan Yue's mouth dropped open, her face turned pale, and she didn't care how her seventh sister could know so much. At this moment, she was already terrified by the words "Uncle will definitely beat her to death." Without thinking about anything else, she ran out.
He Yue plopped back down, calming her racing heart. She clasped her hands tightly together, a faint smile playing on her lips.
After thinking it over carefully, Heyue went back to her room to change her clothes and then went out.
They entered the Fourth Prince's residence without any hindrance. Because the emperor was on a southern tour, several older princes who remained in the capital were overseeing the country. The Fourth Prince was even busier than when the emperor was in the capital, so He Yue had not seen the Fourth Prince for a long time.
However, she still needed the Fourth Prince's help with today's matter, so she could only ask the Fourth Princess Consort to help convey the message.
The Fourth Prince's wife was instructing the eldest princess in her studies. The eldest princess looked dissatisfied, but dared not misbehave anymore and studied quite diligently.
When Heyue entered the room, she was quite surprised to see the eldest princess behaving so properly, a stark contrast to her previous demeanor.
These four wives are truly skilled; they can even manage to train someone like the eldest princess to such an extent.
When the eldest princess saw Heyue, she still looked annoyed. Although she didn't dare to show it too obviously, she pretended not to see her.
The Fourth Princess then instructed Granny Sun to take the eldest princess away.
At the fourth princess's prompting, Heyue sat down and explained the purpose of her visit.
The Fourth Prince's wife was quite surprised: "You want that woman to enter the Fourth Prince's residence?"
Heyue nodded and smiled sheepishly, "I just don't want her to be forced to stay with my uncle. If I don't take her in, he'll definitely take her back. If I bring her back to me, it will hurt the relationship between Yiduli and my uncle. It's most suitable for her to stay with you. I don't think my uncle will say anything. You don't need to take too much care of her. As long as she can stay here and have food to eat, that's enough. She can do any dirty or hard work. Once my uncle forgets about her, I'll take her back. What do you think?"
What a joke! She wasn't there for that person to enjoy a life of luxury, so why would she remind the Fourth Prince's wife to take good care of her?
Given his status, it must have been unpleasant for him to be a servant, yet he was still moved to tears by the life-saving grace he had received.
Hmph, as long as that person is unhappy, Heyue is happy.
Heyue had her own agenda, but on the surface, she looked at the Fourth Prince's wife with an innocent and pleading expression.
Fourth Princess Consort chuckled: "What's the big deal? Don't worry, I'll talk to the master about it myself. The household won't mind having an extra pair of chopsticks."
"Thank you, Fourth Princess Consort!" Heyue was moved to tears, her eyes crinkling with a smile.
Back at the mansion, that evening, Yan Yue brought a pretty girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed as a maid, to He Yue's room.
Yan Yue sat down in the room without any ceremony and gestured to the girl with her lips: "Hey, the person has been brought!"
He Yue looked at the woman, and indeed she was the same person she had seen that day.
The woman named Xia Ting knelt down before He Yue with a "plop," her eyes blurry with tears, choking back sobs: "Thank you both for saving me, Princesses. I am deeply grateful and am willing to serve you like a slave to repay your kindness."
After saying that, he started kowtowing repeatedly.
He Yue looked at her with interest. Her acting skills were quite good. She must have watched a lot of period dramas. Otherwise, how could she have acted like that on their first meeting?
Perhaps he is still very enthusiastic about these things.
That day, a scene unfolded where someone knelt down in the street to beg for mercy. If He Yue were truly just a ten-year-old girl, she probably would have already agreed.
Moreover, whether she was begging He Yue to save her or expressing gratitude to He Yue and the other person for saving her, this woman maintained a delicate and pitiful appearance like a white lotus flower from beginning to end.
He Yue remained unmoved by her words, blinked her clear eyes, and asked curiously, "Aren't you angry with us?"
Xia Ting paused in her kowtowing and looked up at her in confusion.
He Yue pursed her lips and explained, "We didn't help you when you were in danger that day. Even if we save you now, you must have suffered some injustice. Don't you have any resentment?"
These words and Yue's sharp questions were not at all like those of a ten-year-old girl.
Xia Ting looked at her in surprise, and was also somewhat confused.
He Yue tapped the table lightly with her index finger, her expression inscrutable. Gone was the innocent simplicity of a child, which made Xia Ting's heart skip a beat, and she lowered her eyes.
He Yue's lips curled into a cold smile.
Yan Yue looked at He Yue, then at Xia Ting, her brows furrowed in confusion: "Seventh Sister, what do you mean by this?"
He Yue had no intention of acting like a child in front of this woman; otherwise, wouldn't she think she was someone who could be easily fooled?
She didn't want to leave behind a resentful person who would cause her trouble.
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