Cui shi tapped her daughter's forehead, "You!"
This stubbornness, unwilling to take even the slightest loss, she didn't know who it resembled.
Yu Ze Yan frowned, not quite grasping the twist and turns of her words. After a moment, he let out an "Oh," and pointed at his daughter, "Little fox!"
As Yu Ming Jing escorted his sister back to her courtyard, he said, "From now on, if you have something to discuss, talk to your brother. Don't be so reckless again."
Yu Ming Yue immediately acted cute and doting, "I know I was wrong, but the situation was urgent at the time, so I acted on my own. I won't do it again."
"Is that so?" Yu Ming Jing didn't believe her. Father was right, she was indeed a little fox.
"Of course, of course, I listen to my brother the most."
"You used to like the Seventh Prince very much, why did you break off the engagement?" This was what Yu Ming Jing cared about.
Their parents had never been happy about this arranged marriage, and he didn't agree either, as being a royal daughter-in-law was difficult. However, his sister had been very happy about it.
She had often asked him to take her out before, just to see the Seventh Prince more.
Speaking of which, his sister hadn't asked him to take her to see the Seventh Prince in a long time.
A few days ago, he had seen that the Seventh Prince no longer had the same warmth as when the engagement was first announced.
"I liked the Seventh Prince, and I also like Ting Yun gege, Song Wei gege, Zi Ming gege..."
Yu Ming Yue counted them one by one on her fingers, her expression serious. With each name she spoke, Yu Ming Jing's heart skipped a beat.
"Oh, and Jia Yan gege. Who wouldn't like so many handsome young men? But I can't marry them all." Yu Ming Yue nodded as if she was being very serious.
"Ahem, you are not allowed to say such things in the future." Yu Ming Jing almost choked on his own saliva.
He had thought that his sister had grown a year older and understood the boundaries between men and women.
Recently, she had been diligently studying with the scholar sent from Jiangzhou, and he thought his sister was trying to be a perfect imperial consort.
But...
He had overthought it.
Yu Ming Yue stuck out her tongue, "I know, I'll only say it to my brother."
Yu Ming Jing suddenly thought about the future. If his sister were to get married and then dislike her husband, wouldn't she have to find another one?
After all, she dared to consider breaking off an engagement with a prince. He felt a bit worried for her future husband.
Let her break it off. The palace was not a good place anyway, and the Yu family would support her.
"Why isn't my brother participating in this year's Spring Examination?" Yu Ming Yue had only found out a few days ago.
"This year's Spring Examination has many talented individuals. I'm afraid I might fail. I won't join the crowd. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future." Yu Ming Jing ruffled his sister's hair.
Yu Ming Yue knew her brother wasn't telling her the whole truth, but she didn't press further.
Her brother just didn't want her to worry. Coincidentally, she felt that things were pretty good as they were.
Not long after Yu Ming Yue returned to the mansion, Xiao Che arrived at the Yu residence with gifts. However, he did not see Yu Ming Yue.
He had also been in the peach grove at the time. When he was about to follow his father, Emperor, he was stopped by Eunuch Zhang, clearly on the Emperor's orders.
He did not like his maternal aunt, who was truly too arrogant. Therefore, he would naturally not side with Madam Luo. In his opinion, she should be severely punished.
"Your servant just saw that the Duke of Dingguo's complexion was not good, unlike his usual warmth," said a young eunuch by the Seventh Prince's side.
"It would be abnormal if a family's daughter was bullied and he still greeted them with a smile," Xiao Che frowned.
In the Taiji Hall, the Sage was reviewing memorials. Eunuch Zhang smiled and reported to the Sage, "Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince has arrived."
"Let him in."
"Your humble son greets Father Emperor." Xiao Che bowed respectfully.
"Rise!" The Emperor closed the memorial and gestured for the Seventh Prince to approach.
The Seventh Prince sat on the ground opposite Emperor Yong An. Eunuch Zhang served tea and then retreated to the side, minimizing his presence.