Yan Yue covered her mouth and chuckled: "Don't pretend to be pitiful. That won't work on your mother. Although your mother always loves you, it's hard to coax you once you really cross her line. But you have to try. I believe in you. Maybe if you obediently apologize to your mother, she will forgive you."
Heyue sighed inwardly, covering her face with the blanket, leaving only her eyes showing. She looked at her pitifully, like an abandoned little pet: "Sister, please, have some compassion and put in a good word for me. I'll do anything for you in the future, even if it means my death."
"Sigh, words alone aren't enough; we need to take concrete actions." Yan Yue sighed with difficulty, turning her face away, unmoved.
He Yue jumped up and reached out to massage her shoulders, smiling ingratiatingly, "Sister, is this okay?"
"Alright, then I'll reluctantly help you this time." Yan Yue's lips curled up slightly, her eyes revealing a sly glint.
"I knew Sixth Sister was the best." Heyue chuckled and praised her eagerly.
After lunch, Heyue, supported by Yuying and Hailan, took a walk and returned to her room. She instructed Hailan, "Go and invite my cousin Yiduli over. Tell him I need to see him."
Hailan agreed and withdrew.
An hour later, Yiduli arrived. Heyue sat on the chaise longue, while Yiduli sat upright on the brocade stool.
"Seventh Sister, is there something you need?" A hint of doubt flashed in Itori's dark eyes.
He Yue chuckled and handed him the teacup herself, saying, "I'm just thanking you for saving my life yesterday. If it weren't for you, I would have been dead long ago."
Yi Duli grinned, revealing a set of white teeth. His dark skin made him look somewhat simple and honest: "Seventh Sister, there's no need to be so polite. You are my cousin, and it's only right that I protect you."
"It was my fault yesterday, I scared you all. Sixth Sister already gave me a good scolding. Thinking back, I was really scared. Thank goodness for you." Heyue looked extremely grateful.
Itori took the teacup and smiled somewhat embarrassedly: "Thank you for your trouble, Seventh Sister."
Heyue chuckled and said, "Cousin, we siblings have always been close. You've protected me and my sixth sister a lot and helped us a lot in the past. You're not only my and my sixth sister's cousin, but also our great benefactor. I've always admired you."
"Seventh Sister, just say what you need." Ituri smiled knowingly.
He Yue's eyes widened, and she gave a thumbs up: "Cousin, you're really amazing. You guessed it so easily. I do have something I need your help with. It's something I can't do myself, so after thinking about it, I realized that only you can help me."
"What is it? Tell me." Ituli found it somewhat amusing, then added after a moment's thought, "As long as it's not murder or arson."
Heyue pouted unhappily: "It's absolutely not murder or arson. Am I that kind of person?"
Yi Duli breathed a sigh of relief: "Then please speak, Seventh Sister."
Seeing his nervous appearance, He Yue secretly chuckled. It seemed she had really frightened him. Considering that Yi Duli was an honest child, she decided not to keep him in suspense any longer.
He instructed Hailan and Yuying to leave, then took out a piece of paper with writing on it from his sleeve and handed it to Yiduli: "I just want you to help me find this person."
Yi Duli glanced at it, puzzled: "Where does this person live? Who is he? What does Seventh Sister want with this person?"
"I only know her name. As for where she is from and what her identity is, I really don't know. In short, she is very important to me, and my cousin must help me find her."
Iduli readily agreed: "Okay, I'll do my best."
"Thank you so much, cousin. I'm counting on you." Heyue smiled happily.
With Yiduli's help, things should be much easier. After all, she only has maids around her, who can do very little. Moreover, nothing can be hidden from her mother. Even Yiduli wouldn't hide anything from her mother, who is her aunt. Fortunately, even if her mother finds out, she can easily find an excuse to cover it up. However, what she will have to do in the future is probably not so simple. She can't let her family know, so she must have someone who can run errands and is absolutely loyal to do it.
However, it would be difficult to cultivate such a person in a short period of time.
Although Yu Ying and Hai Lan are her close confidantes, they are also the people who understand the original owner the most. Moreover, they are people sent by her mother, so there are some things she cannot know.
However, since these are the people who serve me, and I will have to rely on them for a long time to come, it is unlikely that I can completely avoid them. So I can only make them my own people.
These things all take time, but everything can be done gradually.
During the next few days of recuperation, Heyue did nothing but eat and sleep, occasionally taking a walk in the yard. She was incredibly bored. Her mother still didn't come to see her, and only her sixth sister and Guanzhu would often come over to keep her entertained.
Two days later, Heyue was able to walk again. Early in the morning, Heyue was dressed and ready by Yuying and Hailan. After leaving her room, she took a deep breath of fresh air and felt much better. She went to her mother's main room to pay her respects, but was turned away.
"Madam said that Seventh Princess's foot has just healed, so it's still not advisable for her to walk around. It's best for her to stay in her room and rest quietly. There's no need for her to come and pay her respects. This is for Seventh Princess. If Seventh Princess copies one or two scrolls every day, that will be enough to show her sincerity." Granny Wang handed a copy of the Diamond Sutra to Heyue and said with a smile.
Heyue took the Diamond Sutra, her face fell, and with no other choice, she went back to her room, threw the Diamond Sutra aside, collapsed onto the bed, and sighed.
However, the Diamond Sutra still needs to be copied. Since Mother said it was done in sincerity, it seems this is her punishment. Perhaps Mother will forgive her after she finishes copying the Diamond Sutra.
He Yue perked up again and hurriedly instructed Yu Ying to lay out paper and grind ink so that they could begin copying the scriptures.
I copied several pages but was still not satisfied. I crumpled up the ones I didn't like and threw them on the ground, feeling frustrated.
Yu Ying picked up the papers and inadvertently noticed the writing on them. She exclaimed in surprise, "Why is Princess's handwriting getting worse and worse?"
Hailan also leaned over to take a look and exclaimed in surprise, "It really is! Your handwriting has always been excellent, but now it looks like it was written by two different people. What happened to you, Your Highness?" Hailan was always bold and asked the question directly.
He Yue's heart skipped a beat. She tapped her head hard with the tip of her pen, realizing she had almost forgotten about it.
"Maybe it's because I've been in a bad mood lately, and my handwriting has gotten worse." Making up an excuse, Heyue pretended to be troubled, biting the pen tip, her little face full of distress, thinking to herself, it seems that practicing handwriting is urgent.
Hailan and Yuying agreed, nodded, and picked up the scraps of paper from the ground one by one without asking any further questions.
Heyue used to hate writing, but under her older sister's pressure, she learned traditional Chinese characters for a while. Her older sister had studied calligraphy and wrote very well, but she could never teach Heyue, her mischievous younger sister, well. As a result, Heyue's handwriting was always terrible, and in the end, her older sister had no choice but to let her be.
Now, the scene evoked memories of the past, and Heyue felt a bittersweet mix of emotions. She realized that she had wasted her sister's expectations and was filled with regret. But now, she wanted to learn, and the person who had patiently taught her was no longer there.
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