The emperor granted the marriage, and even though the father, mother, uncle, and aunt had some reservations, they had no choice but to happily get together to discuss the marriage and ease the tension in their relationship.
He Yue was quite moved after learning that the Fourth Prince was involved in the matter.
The marriage between the Sixth Sister and Yiduli brought no benefit to the Fourth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince, yet it still happened. The Thirteenth Prince did it because of their childhood friendship, while the Fourth Prince's motives were self-evident.
Heyue waited for the Fourth Prince to return to the mansion at the Fourth Prince's wife's place, and then went to the study to see him.
There was no one outside the study. He Yue was used to coming and going freely here, so she didn't pay any attention and pushed the door open and went in.
"Four..." He Yue's expression froze instantly as she uttered the word, her eyes widened, and then she covered her eyes, took a step back, and slammed the door shut behind her.
Ugh! This is so unlucky! Why did I have to see this?!
He Yue just wanted to pretend she hadn't seen anything and leave quickly, without even looking at anyone, and bumped into Su Peisheng.
"Oh my goodness, my little aunt, what are you doing here?" Su Peisheng saw her rushing over in such a flustered manner and didn't know what had happened. But seeing her come out of the study with that expression, his heart skipped a beat.
"N-nothing! I have something to do, I'll go back first!" He Yuexin's heart was pounding, and she made up an excuse before leaving.
From inside the room behind him came the Fourth Prince's authoritative yet angry voice: "Come in!"
He Yue thought to herself with a bitter face, "Oh no! Heaven is going to kill me!"
Even though he was afraid of facing the Fourth Prince's wrath, he could only resign himself to turning around and going into the house when faced with Su Peisheng's smiling but unyielding actions.
Su Peisheng wondered what Princess Zhaojia had seen that made the master so angry.
If the master is this angry, will this princess lose favor with him from now on?!
Tsk tsk tsk, this is truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly. This Princess Zhaojia is so careless!
As Heyue stepped into the room, she saw a woman dressed in a light pink maid's uniform hurry past her with her head down and run out.
Despite running fast, He Yue noticed that a button on her collar was undone, revealing a neck with skin that was red and bleeding.
Thinking about what she had just witnessed, Heyue was really afraid that she would get a sty.
Having grown accustomed to the Fourth Prince's impeccably dressed and serious demeanor, this was the first time I had ever seen him so dashing.
Heyue had never seen this maid before, but because she came here often, she knew that if she wasn't serving in the study, then she must be from one of the courtyards in the backyard.
The Fourth Prince glared at her with a dark expression: "What are you doing here?!"
Heyue nervously twisted her fingers, not daring to look at him, and stammered, "I came to thank Fourth Master."
Seeing her pitiful appearance, the Fourth Prince suppressed his anger.
He waved for Su Peisheng to leave, then got up and walked towards Heyue.
He Yue panicked as she watched him approach, instinctively wanting to run away.
Oh my god! Is he going to hit her?
Imagining the Fourth Master's angry and violent appearance, He Yue shuddered and looked up at him pitifully: "Fourth Master, I didn't see anything."
Fourth Master's face darkened again, his brows furrowed as he glared at her intently.
Heyue shrank back, terrified!
Fourth Prince sighed, reached out and pressed her head down, and Heyue instinctively lowered her head.
"Knock before you come in, understand?"
His tone was not angry, but rather low and tinged with a hint of helplessness.
He Yue was stunned for a moment, then nodded repeatedly, as if she valued her life highly.
"Sit!" He ruffled her dark hair, pressed her head down and helped her sit in the chair, then leaned down to look into her eyes.
He Yue was terrified by the stare and avoided eye contact.
Then the Fourth Prince frowned and asked seriously, "What did you just see?"
Her heart skipped a beat. Heyue blinked her innocent eyes and looked at him in confusion: "I didn't see anything."
"Tell the truth!" Fourth Prince frowned, displeased.
He Yue choked on her words. How could she possibly answer such a suicidal question? She had no desire to answer this question.
But seeing his narrowed dark eyes, as if he wouldn't give up until she answered, He Yue swallowed hard, a plan forming in her mind: "I... I saw Fourth Master beating a maid."
Fourth Prince: ...
He glared at her speechlessly, but quickly breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on his lips: "Yes, I'm hitting her. She did something wrong."
He Yuemo, Fourth Master, don't you feel ashamed to lie to a child like this?
Their shamelessness is as thick as a city wall, I'm truly impressed!
Although she thought this in her heart, Heyue still made a timely expression of sudden realization on her face.
With a mischievous thought in mind, Heyue asked in bewilderment, "What did she do wrong that made Fourth Master want to beat her?"
Seeing his frozen, speechless expression with smug satisfaction, He Yue forcefully suppressed the upward curve of her lips, feigning confusion.
After a moment, Fourth Master raised his ten fingers and flicked her forehead hard, his expression serious: "There's no need to ask that."
Heyue covered her forehead and made two "oh" sounds, but inside she was laughing her head off.
Watching the cold-faced Fourth Master get his comeuppance is truly a very interesting thing.
"What brings you here to thank Master Xie?" Fourth Prince asked, regaining his composure.
Heyue quickly put on a flattering smile: "Heyue heard from the Thirteenth Prince that the Fourth Prince asked the Crown Prince for help, which is how the Sixth Sister's marriage decree was obtained."
A slight smile appeared on the Fourth Prince's usually calm face: "Iduli asked for my help, so I'm just doing him a favor. You don't need to thank me."
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