Hearing the maid's words, Li Gege gradually calmed down, but she was still unwilling. With a change of heart, she sneered: "Hmph, she's just a little brat. I wouldn't bother with her. But the master dislikes people who are conceited. If the master finds out, his impression of her will plummet."
Li Gege curled her lips into a smug smile and turned back to her own courtyard.
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Upon returning to the mansion, a maidservant came to inform her mother that she was summoned to the main courtyard.
Upon arriving at the main room and paying her respects, Lady Irgen Gioro smiled and beckoned to her: "Little Seven, come and sit down. Your mother has something to tell you."
Full of confusion, Heyue sat down next to Irgen Gioro and looked up to ask, "Mother, is there something you need?"
Lady Irgen Gioro pondered for a moment and asked, "Did Xiao Qi just go to the Fourth Prince's residence?"
Heyue nodded. She had already sent someone to tell her mother before leaving. Heyue didn't understand why her mother was asking this question now.
"How does the Fourth Princess treat you?" asked Lady Irgen Gioro, a question that left Heyue even more confused.
After thinking for a moment, she answered seriously: "The Fourth Princess treats Xiao Qi very well. She even has people make new clothes for Xiao Qi and asks Xiao Qi to visit her often to talk."
After a moment of silence, Lady Irgen Gioro spoke softly: "Our family doesn't need to have too close ties with the Fourth Prince's mansion. Although the Fourth Princess Consort said so, you shouldn't take it seriously. In the future, try to have less contact with the Fourth Prince and his wife."
Seeing her mother's serious expression, Heyue was surprised, but then she understood.
Mother was afraid that the Zhaojia clan would be drawn into the power struggle for the throne.
Although he understood the situation, he was unwilling to give up. He needed to maintain contact with the Fourth Prince's mansion for the things he wanted to do in the future, so how could he give up?
So he gave a soft reply on the surface, but in his heart he planned to continue his dealings with the Fourth Prince's residence.
Seeing her nonchalant expression, Irgen Gioro frowned and said sternly, "Little Seven, no matter how willful you are, your mother will indulge you. But you must not act on your own in this matter. You must remember your mother's words. This is for the sake of our whole family."
Heyue was frightened by the stern tone of the Irgen Gioro clan, lowered her head and obediently replied "Yes," sighing inwardly.
It seems this approach is not feasible; Mother is determined to sever all ties with the Fourth Prince's residence.
We can only reduce our interactions with the Fourth Prince's residence for the time being.
Seeing that she seemed quite frightened, Lady Irgen Gioro's expression softened slightly, and she spoke gently: "Although you are young, you should know that your mother is doing all this for our whole family. Your mother doesn't need you to bring glory to the Zhaojia clan in the future; she only hopes that you will be safe and sound. Do you think that the Fourth Prince and the Fourth Princess simply like you? You should know that there is no such thing as kindness without a reason in this world. Your mother is afraid that you are being used without even realizing it."
In families like this, there are far too many people who use their children to gain high positions and generous salaries. There are very few families who genuinely love their children and are unwilling to exploit their daughters.
Heyue is very grateful to have such parents, and she thinks she has come to love this era.
Despite having her own thoughts, Heyue obediently nodded: "Mother, Xiaoqi understands."
"It's good that you understand." Yiergenjueluo sighed with relief.
After leaving the main courtyard, Heyue kicked at the pebbles under her feet, looking worried the whole way.
I thought things were starting to look up, but I didn't expect my mother to step in and stop it. It seems this matter will have to wait a while.
Fortunately, it's still early, and there will be plenty of opportunities to build a good relationship with the Fourth Prince's residence in the future.
However, Fang Liu's matter still needed to be dealt with quickly. As soon as she thought of it, He Yue returned to her room and instructed Yu Ying to have someone investigate which clothing shop Fang Liu worked for, using the excuse that she liked the clothes from that shop.
Yu Ying, without suspecting anything, went down to give the instructions.
At this moment, Heyue felt even more keenly the importance of manpower. The matter of the Fourth Prince's residence was not urgent, but this matter needed to be expedited, otherwise many things would become inconvenient.
Just as Heyue was pondering what to do, Hailan came in from outside and whispered something to Heyue.
He Yue suddenly stood up, her face dark and her teeth clenched. "Fine, they dare to bully me. They haven't taught me a lesson yet."
I thought my mother was stopping me because she was afraid our family would get involved in the power struggles of the imperial court, but I didn't expect there was another reason.
Thinking of this, He Yue quickly stepped out the door.
"Princess, where are you going?" Hailan hurriedly chased after her.
"Go get your revenge!" He said coldly, quickening his pace.
Seeing that Heyue's face was extremely pale, as if she was about to beat someone up, Hailan was worried that her princess had been wronged and wanted to stop her, but she couldn't catch up with Heyue's pace. She could only stomp her foot in frustration and chase after her in a panic.
He rushed into Aunt Bei's courtyard like a gust of wind, pushed open the tightly closed door, and stepped inside.
Zhu'er, who was handing oranges to Aunt Bei, was startled and hurriedly bowed to Heyue: "This servant greets Seventh Princess."
"Get down!" He Yue's face was as cold as ice as she gave the order.
Zhu'er trembled and glanced worriedly at her mistress, only to see Aunt Bei wave her hand, breathe a sigh of relief, and retreat as if granted a pardon. She closed the door, but cautiously pressed her ear against it, listening to the sounds inside.
To everyone's surprise, Hailan grabbed her arm and demanded, "What are you doing?"
Zhu'er's face paled, but she forced herself to remain calm, revealing a cold smile as she met Hailan's gaze: "This is our master's courtyard. I'd like to ask you what you intend to do?"
She couldn't afford to offend the Seventh Princess; there was no reason for her to be afraid of even a maid.
"Hmph, as the mistress of this mansion, she can kick you out with just a word." Hailan raised her chin and sneered disdainfully.
Zhu'er's eyes revealed fear, and she reluctantly moved away from the door and stood on the porch.
Hailan, worried about her princess, frowned and moved closer, keeping a close eye on the movements inside the room.
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