Heyue ignored her and turned to her sixth sister, reverting to her obedient and innocent demeanor: "Sixth sister, how did she get into the manor? Did any outsiders see her?"
Yan Yue quickly waved her hand: "Don't worry about that. Yi Duli said that he brought her in through the back door just to be on the safe side."
He Yue was relieved and smiled, "In that case, I will send her to the Fourth Prince's residence tomorrow. I have already asked the Fourth Prince's wife to let her stay at the Fourth Prince's residence as a maid for the time being."
Yan Yue frowned in confusion: "Why send it to the Fourth Prince's residence? We have plenty of space in our own residence."
Heyue rolled her eyes and said irritably, "Are you stupid? Letting her stay here would just offend Uncle for no reason. We can't let Uncle know that we took her in. If we let her into the Fourth Prince's mansion, Uncle won't dare to look for her again."
Yan Yue's eyes lit up instantly, and she suddenly realized, "So that's how it is! Seventh Sister, you're so smart!"
The next morning, Heyue had Xia Ting disguise herself as her maid and take her and Hailan to the Fourth Prince's residence.
The Fourth Prince has entered the palace. He Yue met with the Fourth Prince's wife and learned that the Fourth Prince had agreed to let Xia Ting stay in the mansion. He Yue was overjoyed.
Thus, Xia Ting temporarily settled in the Fourth Prince's mansion, becoming a lowly maid in the inner quarters.
Of course, this was Heyue's suggestion, on the grounds of not attracting the attention of others.
The real purpose, of course, was to make her suffer more.
In the days that followed, in order to confirm whether she was the person she thought she was, Heyue would visit the Fourth Prince's residence every now and then.
When Xia Ting first arrived at the Fourth Prince's residence, she was indeed well-behaved and obedient. However, He Yue noticed that she got along very well with the servants and maids, and they often walked and talked together.
He Yue then bribed one of the maids, instructing her to report the other woman's words and actions to her at any time.
A month passed, and Heyue had already made up her mind.
This is all thanks to Xia Ting's careless nature. She dares to say all sorts of nonsensical things in a place like this, and she has no sense of responsibility as a maid. She asks all sorts of questions every day. How can this not arouse suspicion?
On one occasion, the Fourth Prince had just returned to the manor from outside and was on his way to his wife's room when he happened to run into Xia Ting.
Xia Ting was singing, and there was no one else around when the Fourth Prince bumped into her.
The Fourth Prince was furious and ordered his men to drag her out and beat her with a board.
He Yue almost burst out laughing, unsure whether to pity her or admire her.
It is said that it was a song that no one had ever heard, and He Yue guessed that he knew what was going on.
Perhaps they've read too many novels like this and think this is a novel.
However, she has quite a lot of ambition.
He Yue understood, after all, she was a young lady from a prominent family, how could she tolerate being a servant?
Given Xia Ting's future status as the Fourth Prince, it would be truly strange if she weren't tempted.
However, she overestimated Xia Ting. Trying to attract the Fourth Prince's attention in this way was truly foolish!
After this incident, all the servants who were on good terms with her looked down on her, kept their distance from her, and often ridiculed and insulted her behind her back.
He Yue stopped caring and let her suffer as it came.
With her amiable nature, she wouldn't easily let go of anyone she disliked.
As for Xia Ting, he thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly she came too, so he couldn't blame himself.
Thinking of how she had suffered so much yet still had to express her gratitude to her, Heyue was truly happy!
If she knew who she was grateful to, I wonder what kind of expression she would have?
However, He Yue has no intention of admitting it so easily.
Time flies, and it's already April. The flowers have faded, and the southern tour team has returned to the capital.
This was the first time Heyue had seen him since the Thirteenth Prince's southern tour.
He Yue was casually strolling around the garden of the Fourth Prince's mansion. She had just sat by the lake for a while when she glanced around and saw a young man in a moon-white robe and mandarin jacket sitting quietly on the artificial hill, one leg propped up, playing with a jade flute in his hand. His jade-like face shone with a warm and gentle glow in the orange-red sunset.
For a moment, He Yue almost didn't recognize the person in front of her, and her expression was slightly dazed.
The former thirteenth prince was just a child who never grew up. Even though he was a prince, he was not as precocious as the people in the palace.
He still retains the naivety and innocence that one would expect from someone his age.
But this time when they met again, He Yue clearly noticed the change in him.
No one knew how long he had been sitting there. In the blink of an eye, the Thirteenth Prince had leaped down from the artificial hill and sat down next to Heyue, tilting his head to look at her.
"What are you doing here?" The boy's voice was hoarse from puberty, and his cheerful tone immediately brought He Yue back to reality.
He Yue couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. Just a moment ago, she had seen a masculine quality in the Thirteenth Prince that she had never seen before, and she was somewhat captivated.
But the next moment it turned into this familiar sight.
The fact that the Thirteenth Prince was able to accompany Emperor Kangxi on his southern tour suggests that he received special favor. He Yue could also see the sunshine and cheerfulness that had dissipated from his expression.
It seems... there are indeed some differences.
"And what are you doing here?" Heyue didn't answer, but tilted her head, winked playfully, and asked back.
The Thirteenth Prince choked for a moment, scratched his head, chuckled, and looked at her carefully again, somewhat surprised: "It's been a long time, you've changed a lot."
He Yue touched her face in confusion. "Do I?"
The Thirteenth Prince rested his chin on his hand, smiled with narrowed eyes, and said, "You're much gentler than when I last saw you."
As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to remember something, and an awkward expression flashed across the Thirteenth Prince's face. He subconsciously reached out and touched his left eye, then shrank his neck.
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