Seeing her sixth sister say this, Heyue was really afraid that her sixth sister would be angry with her, so she quickly shook her head and denied it: "How could that be? I heard that you were confined to your quarters by Mother, so I came to see you. You can't wrong me!"
Yan Yue's expression softened upon hearing this.
Taking the opportunity, Heyue stepped forward and put her arm around Sixth Sister's arm, asking curiously, "Sixth Sister, didn't you dislike Yiduli? How come you changed your mind in less than a day?"
"Huh? Mother already told you?!" Yan Yue immediately looked annoyed, covering her burning face and laughing embarrassedly.
It was rare to see Sixth Sister acting so girlishly, and Heyue's heart skipped a beat. How could she not understand?
Sixth Sister is really hooked.
She supports Sixth Sister being with the person she likes, after all, Yi Duli grew up with them and is very familiar with them.
But if Sixth Sister really falls for it, will she be able to handle any setbacks she encounters in the future, given her simple and strong-willed nature?
Of course, all of these are too far away.
In ancient times, marriage was not something one could decide for oneself. It was probably the best outcome that Sixth Sister was able to marry Yiduli. At least if there were any conflicts in the future, Yiduli would not bully Sixth Sister.
Heyue put aside her worries and raised an eyebrow: "Of course, Mother told me everything. She said you don't want to participate in the imperial concubine selection anymore and want to marry Yiduli. I didn't know when Sixth Sister became so bold? Saying all sorts of things!"
Yan Yue linked arms with He Yue and smiled ingratiatingly, "Hey, please don't make fun of me. At least give me some face."
"You still have some sense of pride?" Heyue snorted and pulled her hand back. "No wonder Mother was angry. I would have been angry too!"
Seeing that she had really puffed up her cheeks and her face was ashen, which was quite frightening, Yan Yue blinked, carefully moved closer to He Yue, and carefully observed her expression. She tugged at her sleeve and pouted, "Why are you angry too? Did I say something wrong? Why are you and Mother like this?"
Heyue turned her head away and ignored her.
Yan Yue pursed her lips, her fingers fidgeting nervously, clearly uneasy.
After struggling for a moment, she finally let out a breath and said, "Actually, I won't lie to you. I really didn't understand Yiduli's feelings before. After hearing what you said about him, I was also a little confused and didn't know what to do. But then I figured it out. Since I like him and he likes me, why should I deny it? I want to marry him. He's our cousin, so he's the most trustworthy person. What's wrong with that?"
At first, Yan Yue spoke in a low voice, sounding somewhat guilty. But later, she seemed to think that what she said was quite right and that she was not wrong. She straightened her chest, raised her head, and became more and more confident.
"But you can't just marry someone like that, can you? What kind of behavior is that?"
Yan Yue was full of questions, frowning in confusion: "Then what do you think we should do? Are you saying it's too fast? It is a bit too fast. I'm still confused. I only dared to tell Mother because of that courage. Yi Duli said he would come to propose marriage. I've seen that other people's weddings are quite complicated, and it's true that we need to prepare for a long time. Has he said when he will come to propose marriage?"
Meeting her sixth sister's expectant gaze, He Yue's face darkened.
What's wrong with Sixth Sister's thought process? Is she just packing herself up and handing herself over to someone?
Is Itori really that lucky?
No! We can't let Sixth Sister continue like this!
Heyue made up her mind, her little face turned serious, and she held her sixth sister's hand: "Sixth sister, listen to me!"
Yan Yue immediately nodded vigorously: "Then you go ahead and say it, I'm listening!" Then she stared at her with wide eyes.
He Yue swallowed hard, carefully considering her words, and slowly began, "Look, Yi Duli only asked me to ask what you think. It's too early for any talk of marriage proposals or weddings. Do you remember the last few times we went to your uncle's house? Your aunt clearly didn't like us having much contact with Yi Duli. I heard that your aunt likes one of her nieces, but she has no intention of having Yi Duli marry you. Even if Yi Duli wants to propose, these issues need to be resolved first."
Yan Yue frowned, as if she had just remembered what her aunt had said that day, and muttered unhappily, "Hmph, what's wrong with me that I'm not good enough for Yiduli? What right does Aunt have to say that? How am I not as good as that brat from the Hesheli clan?!"
"Of course, that's secondary. It's fine if Yiduli can handle it; it won't cause any trouble." Heyue coughed, comforting her sixth sister, then suddenly changed the subject: "But don't forget, you still have to go to the talent show next year. You can't talk about marriage before the talent show, otherwise you'll be... *snap* gone." Heyue made a throat-slitting gesture, successfully scaring her sixth sister so much that her hair stood on end. She subconsciously touched her neck and swallowed.
Seeing that she had successfully frightened her sixth sister, He Yue breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "So, if you want to marry Yi Duli, you have to wait until after the talent show. After the talent show, and after Yi Duli has persuaded your aunt, and your aunt comes to talk to Mother herself, then we can discuss the marriage proposal. Of course, before that, you absolutely cannot take the initiative, and you can't just tell anyone that you like Yi Duli and want to marry him. If you do, Mother will be angry and won't let you marry Yi Duli. Your aunt won't like it either."
"As for the talent show, why don't you just let Father find a way to prevent me from participating? What if something goes wrong during the talent show? I don't want to stay in the palace." Yan Yue frowned, looking sullen.
"It's not that easy!" Heyue bluntly shattered Sixth Sister's plan: "If someone finds out, that's a crime of deceiving the emperor. Sixth Sister should obediently go to the selection. Only after you've been rejected and returned home can we talk about other things."
"How do you know so much?" Yan Yue stared at He Yue in surprise and suddenly blurted out.
He Yue almost choked on her breath and turned her face away, coughing a few times.
"What's wrong?" Yan Yue asked anxiously, patting her back. Her face paled.
Heyue covered her neck with one hand and waved the other to indicate that she was fine. She forced a smile and said, "Ever since I heard the Thirteenth Prince talk about the imperial concubine selection, I've been extremely bored and have asked about it quite a bit."
Since we're here, the talent show is inevitable, so it's not a bad thing to know about it beforehand; it makes it easier to manipulate things.
This is also for my own and my sixth sister's future plans.
The Thirteenth Prince didn't think anything of it and told Heyue everything, including examples of girls who had broken taboos and been punished in previous selections.
He Yue then realized that cheating in a talent show was incredibly difficult; if one was caught, it could be a capital offense.
From then on, Heyue gave up on that kind of thing.
But if I tell this to my sixth sister, who is currently frantically trying to figure out how to avoid the talent show, who knows how she'll start asking me questions?
She couldn't let her sixth sister take such a dangerous risk.
Her mind raced, and He Yue caught her breath before quickly changing the subject: "No, it's nothing, Sixth Sister. I've said so much, you should understand now. You can't act impulsively, or you'll ruin the whole family."
In order to completely extinguish Sixth Sister's heart, Heyue deliberately exaggerated the situation.
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