Nuomin clapped her hands and praised, "That's backbone!" Then she asked curiously, "But aren't you afraid that I'll ask His Majesty the Emperor to bestow a marriage upon me and your husband? I've heard that you're very favored and also very jealous. Will you allow it?"
He Yue chuckled lightly, but her words were arrogant: "So what if you enter the manor? I can still make sure you never have a chance to rise in the world."
“Then I’d like to wait and see.” Nuomin smiled, then her expression suddenly turned cold: “But before that, you’ll have to take a few lashes from me first.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the whip in his hand swiftly lashed out at her.
Thirteen was furious and was about to make a move when Heyue suddenly pushed him aside.
Then, He Yue grabbed the whip that she was swinging at, her brows and eyes filled with frost, her lips pressed tightly together.
The two faced each other, neither willing to give way.
Nuomin gradually abandoned his contempt, but then realized that the whip in his hand was in danger of slipping out of his grasp, and he was greatly alarmed.
He Yue gave a cold laugh. She hadn't been playing around all these years for nothing. If she didn't teach the other party a lesson, they would truly be ignorant of their own limitations.
Without holding back at all, he gripped the end of the whip and pulled hard, causing Nuomin to stumble towards Heyue.
He Yue dodged to the side, and taking advantage of her loss of balance, snatched the whip away.
After regaining her footing, Nuomin turned back to look at Heyue and roared, "You Zhaojia Heyue, I really underestimated you! Give me back my whip!" With that, she lunged forward again to snatch the whip back.
Heyue lashed the whip at her directly. Nuomin's pretty face turned pale with fright. She rolled over to dodge, but the whip quickly followed, wrapping around her waist and pulling hard. Nuomin was forced to pounce on her again.
This time, He Yue grabbed her arm, twisted it behind her back, turned to the side and came behind her, pressed her right knee against the back of her knee, leaned close to her ear, and smiled faintly: "It's best not to do things that are beyond your capabilities."
He shoved her forward forcefully and kicked her in the buttocks.
Nuomin lunged forward, staggered several steps, and almost fell to the ground. She finally managed to steady herself, but her buttocks hurt terribly, and her face immediately turned bright red.
He Yue casually tossed the whip to the ground and coldly snorted, "Don't mess with me next time!"
Holding the hand of the already stunned Thirteen, he strode away.
Even after they returned, Thirteen was still incredulous. He hugged Heyue tightly, kissed her on the cheek, and smiled smugly: "My lady is truly amazing!"
He Yue said smugly, "Of course! Don't you know who I am?"
She didn't even take Nuomin seriously; she was just a presumptuous brat.
However, Kangxi soon sent someone to summon Heyue and the thirteenth prince.
Upon seeing Heyue, Kangxi threw a teacup at her. Thirteen shielded Heyue behind him, preventing the teacup from hitting her, but the tea splashed all over her.
Kangxi's brows twitched violently as he pointed angrily at Heyue, but he spoke to the Thirteenth Prince: "You just spoil her!"
Thirteen frowned and knelt down: "Father, it's all my fault. If you want to blame someone, blame me."
Emperor Kangxi angrily rebuked: "Blame you? How long can you protect her? She's really got some nerve, daring to hit even a Mongolian princess!"
Heyue, unafraid of death, retorted: "She was the one who disrespected her daughter-in-law first and even tried to hit her. Heyue is your daughter-in-law. This is disrespectful to you. If we don't teach her a lesson, wouldn't we be disgracing you and the Qing Dynasty, and making her look down on our Qing Dynasty?"
Seeing that Kangxi's expression had softened a bit, Heyue muttered, "Besides, how could she dare to talk about such a shameful thing so casually? I kicked her in the butt."
Kangxi's hand trembled as he pointed at her, his face turning ashen: "How dare you say that!" But he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Thirteen and Heyue exchanged a glance, their eyes flashing with amusement.
Kangxi finally managed to stop laughing, pointed at Heyue, and said with exasperation, "You're so full of tricks!"
These words, however, carried a hint of doting affection.
Knowing that the crisis had passed, the two of them were all smiles.
Kangxi ordered them to rise and sit down again. He took a sip of the tea that Wei Zhu had handed him, glanced at them, and said, "Considering that Nuomin provoked us first and was indeed very rude, I will spare you for now."
He paused, coughed lightly, looked at He Yue, and a hint of a smile flashed in his eyes: "You did well this time."
She bowed gracefully, her smile as beautiful as spring flowers: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."
Hmph! Getting carried away! Kangxi snorted inwardly.
Although Nuomin suffered a loss in this matter, she guessed that Nuomin would not be able to bear the humiliation and would not dare to make a fuss, so she could only swallow her anger silently.
Therefore, Prince Darhan did not come to seek justice.
However, Prince Darhan proposed marriage again, but Emperor Kangxi declined on the grounds that Nuomin was still young and he could not bear to separate Prince Darhan from his beloved daughter.
The matter was thus left unresolved.
Soon after, Emperor Kangxi bid farewell to Prince Darhan and set off to return to Beijing.
It was already September when I returned to the capital.
Because of her concern for her children, Heyue was even more eager to return home this year than in previous years.
He Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief upon returning to the capital.
Heyue immediately took her three children home. The moment she saw her children again, Heyue felt a bittersweet feeling in her heart.
Heyue has never left them since they were born, and this is the first time they have been separated.
All three children were raised to be healthy and chubby, and indeed they did not suffer any grievances. Although Tonghui was not Heyue's biological daughter, her mother treated her the same as everyone else.
Hongchang and Tongxuan were a little estranged because they hadn't seen their father and mother for a long time, but fortunately they were related by blood and they were fine after playing with each other for a while.
Tonghui also remembered Heyue, and they quickly became familiar with each other again.
Hongchang cried so hard, as if he was afraid that Yue would leave again. He clung to her and wouldn't leave, and even the wet nurse couldn't persuade him. He almost choked from crying.
He Yue felt heartbroken and could only patiently and gently coax her.
However, Tongxuan, who usually doesn't cry or make a fuss, also started crying and stretched out her arms for Heyue to hug her.
Hearing her younger siblings crying, Tonghui also started to cry loudly.
Heyue's ears were ringing, but she was also deeply moved. It seemed that even in the most critical moments, her child was still thinking of her.
However, Heyue was too weak to carry two children, so she simply put all three children, including Tonghui, on the bed and took out the jigsaw puzzles that she had previously ordered to be made, for them to play with.
Sure enough, upon seeing something new, the three children stopped crying and happily started playing with the puzzle.
Heyue sat to one side and let Hailan massage her shoulders, which relieved her pain. Watching the children having so much fun even though they didn't understand, happiness welled up in her heart.
After returning this time, Heyue's state of mind became much more peaceful. Looking at this life, although it was ordinary, it was also happy.
Perhaps, it's only through experience that we truly learn to cherish.
Although her relationship with her sister is no longer the same as before, and there is bound to be some regret, she still has a husband and children, and a whole family to take care of. Her heart is completely occupied, and she has no time to be sad or regretful.
Perhaps everything in this world has its own reason. Being able to see her sister safe and sound again is already a blessing from heaven. Now she has a perfect and happy family. What more could she ask for?
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