Granny Wang poured her a cup of tea and said several times, "Madam, please calm down."
Yiergenjueluo took the tea and drank a few sips. She raised her hand to her chest to ease her anger, but she was still furious. Looking at Heyue in front of her, she was even more annoyed. She pointed at her and said, "You really haven't changed your ways. You used to be so mischievous. I thought you had finally grown up, but who would have thought that you would actually instigate Xiaoliu and Yiduli to get engaged!"
Huh? You've secretly pledged your lives to each other?!
Heyue stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
"What are you saying, Mother? How could I have encouraged Sixth Sister and Yiduli to get engaged?!" Her voice was full of grievance.
Lady Irgen Gioro was even angrier, and with trembling hands she ordered Granny Wang, "Bring me the things!"
As instructed, Granny Wang took the whip and handed it to Lady Irgen Gioro.
Irgen Gioro slammed the whip down in front of Heyue and shouted angrily, "What else do you have to say?!"
Heyue stared blankly at the whip, her mind suddenly clearing from chaos.
I finally understand why Mother was angry; it turns out Sixth Sister confessed everything.
Heyue still didn't quite understand: "Mother, it's just a whip. Yiduli has given us sisters many gifts before, and you never said anything. What's the big deal?!"
"You're still arguing back!" Irgen Gioro's head throbbed with pain, but he suppressed his anger and rubbed his temples.
After a pause, Lady Irgen Gioro took a deep breath and looked up at her: "Your mother didn't say that Iduli was not allowed to send these little trinkets, but you are still unmarried young ladies, how can you make a private engagement with a man outside the marriage?! Don't tell your mother that you didn't say those... those shameless things to Xiaoliu!"
What shameless words? It's just that Itori likes Sixth Sister.
Heyue didn't think anything of it and thought her mother was making a mountain out of a molehill.
"It's just a few words, it's not that unacceptable, is it? How can you say it's a private engagement?" Heyue muttered unwillingly in a low voice.
"You're still being stubborn!" Yiergenjueluo grabbed a teacup and smashed it on the ground.
A sharp "snap" rang in her ears, startling Heyue so much that she shrank back and fell silent.
Seemingly, the blow released much of her anger. Irgen Gioro gradually calmed down and pointed her index finger at Heyue: "Get up!"
Heyue glanced at her mother, noticing that her expression had returned to calm, though it remained tense. She obediently stood up.
After Granny Wang brought over a brocade stool, Heyue glanced at her mother's stern face and quietly moved onto the stool to sit down.
After a long while, seeing that her mother still didn't speak, Heyue tentatively said, "Mother, you see, the imperial concubine selection will be in half a year. Yiduli has grown up with me and Sixth Sister, and we know each other well. Isn't he much more reliable than a stranger? If Yiduli hadn't admitted his feelings for Sixth Sister, I wouldn't have helped him. If Yiduli can really persuade Aunt, and Sixth Sister loses the selection, wouldn't it be a wonderful thing to marry Yiduli? You and Father would be relieved. Besides, no one else knows about this. It's just a few words passed around, so it won't affect our reputation."
“What do you know!” Yiergenjueluo rebuked angrily.
He Yue pursed her lips and said nothing more.
Seeing her like that, Irgen Gioro felt an urge to pry open her head and see what was growing there.
"Do you know what Xiao Liu said to his mother today?" Irgen Gioro asked, trying to remain calm.
Heyue looked up in surprise at her mother, her eyes filled with confusion.
"Little Six keeps saying she won't participate in the imperial concubine selection and insists on marrying Yiduli. Listen to that! Is this something a girl should say? Does she think she can just skip the selection if she doesn't want to? If people hear this, our family will be in grave danger! Even without this connection, Wuyunzhu would never allow Little Six to enter the Yiergen Gioro clan. Didn't your mother talk to your uncle and aunt about this before? They still rejected her! Little Six is practically begging to embarrass your father! You are the apple of your father's and mother's eye. How can your mother bear to let you be bullied? To let them reject you again in front of your sixth sister? You not only fail to dissuade Little Six, but you also encourage her to make mistakes. You're not a three-year-old anymore. How can you do such a thing?!"
He Yue opened her mouth slightly.
She never expected her sixth sister to say such a thing.
When I went out this morning, Sixth Sister still seemed hesitant. How come she decided so quickly that she wouldn't marry anyone but Yi Duli? She even gave up on the talent show.
He Yue didn't know whether to call Sixth Sister naive or brainless.
"Then... how is Sixth Sister now?" Heyue asked hesitantly in a low voice, feeling a little guilty.
It really was her fault.
If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have explained it so clearly to my sixth sister.
Irgen Gioro glanced at her coldly, the meaning of which was clear: How dare you ask?
Heyue lowered her head sheepishly, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her mother didn't pursue the matter any further.
"Her mother scolded her and made her stay in her room to reflect on her actions for a while, and forbade her from going anywhere."
"Can I go see Sixth Sister? I'll try to persuade her," Heyue suggested, looking at her expectantly, hoping that Taoyao would leave soon so she wouldn't get another scolding from her mother.
Irgen Gioro stared at her for a few moments, then snorted, "The trouble you've caused really needs your cleaning up. I'm warning you, if you do something like this again, I'll confine you to your quarters!"
He Yue quickly raised both hands and promised, "I'll never do it again!"
joke!
Having learned her lesson once, how could Heyue dare to walk into the line of fire again?
Seeing her sincere attitude, Lady Irgen Gioro released Heyue to see Yanyue.
Two second-class maids from her mother's room were guarding Sixth Sister's courtyard. Heyue sighed inwardly, "Mother is serious now. Sixth Sister is in real trouble."
Upon entering Sixth Sister's room, Heyue quietly inquired about Sixth Sister's situation from the maid at the door.
Peiyu shook her head with great concern: "After the princess returned from the madam's place, she kicked all the servants out and stayed inside alone, neither eating nor drinking. The servants are really worried. Seventh Princess, please try to persuade the princess."
He Yue raised an eyebrow. Was she about to go on a hunger strike?
Is Sixth Sister really determined to marry Yiduli?
This was truly unexpected for her.
He entered the inner room without a word, only to be met with a furious shout: "I told you no one is allowed in! Are you deaf?!"
"Sixth Sister, it's me!" Heyue said with a smile as she saw a person lying on the bed.
Yan Yue jumped out of bed and rushed to He Yue, pulling her hand to sit on the edge of the bed. Her eyes sparkled: "Did you see Yi Duli? Did he say anything?"
Heyue was too embarrassed to tell her sixth sister that she hadn't gone to see Yiduli, so she gave a vague answer: "I... I didn't see him. You know he's busy too."
Yan Yue puffed out her cheeks and let go of her hand: "Then what are you doing here? Are you here as a mediator?"
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