Shaohua is Junqing

Prince Chen’s Mansion, Qingfang Garden.

"Sister Princess."

"Sister Mingyue, I haven't seen you for a long time since the last coming-of-age ceremony."

"There have been a lot of things going on at home recently. My mother is worried about accidents, so she won't let me go out."

"So that's it."

Mingyue sat there with her head down, playing with a handkerchief in her hand, looking unhappy.

"Mingyue, are you worried about something?" Siyu asked when she saw that she looked depressed.

"I have something troubling me, and I don't know whether I should tell my sister."

"Silly girl, we are good friends and sisters. If there is anything you can't say, tell me what it is and I will help you analyze it."

"Since my coming-of-age ceremony, many people have come to my house one after another. At first, I thought they were people who dealt with my father in the officialdom, so I ignored them."

Mingyue continued, "Later, I overheard their conversation one day. They were talking about marriage alliances. I was a little confused, so I went to ask my mother. My mother refused to tell me at first, but later she couldn't persuade me and told me. It turned out that those people came to propose marriage and wanted to form an in-law relationship with our family."

"Then what do you think?"

"I definitely don't want to. I don't even know those people. I've never seen or known the young master who wants to marry me. I don't even like him, so how can I spend my life with him?"

"So you are troubled by this matter. What do your parents think?"

"My father neither agreed nor refused, and he found various reasons to delay it. After all, he will have to deal with people in the officialdom in the future, and he cannot offend them."

"That's right. Mingyue, do you have someone you love?"

"To be honest, sister, there are some."

"Let me guess, it's Young Master Xiaoyan, right?"

"Yeah." Mingyue lowered her head a little shyly.

"Have you told your parents?"

"Not yet. I'm afraid that Dad will think I'm not disciplined and will misunderstand that Brother Xiaoyan has no sense of shame, which will leave a bad impression on my dad."

"Your concerns are understandable. You like Young Master Xiaoyan, so does he have the same feelings towards you?"

"I feel in my heart that he likes me, but he has never expressed it to me, nor has he ever said that he likes me, so I am not sure of his feelings."

"Then let's find Master Xiaoyan and ask him. If he likes you too, then things will be easy."

"Do you want me to ask him in person? I'd be embarrassed."

"Then I'll ask for you. You just hide behind the bushes and listen."

"Ah."

"Xiao Ma, go to the Yan Mansion and invite Young Master Yan to come over, and tell him that the princess invites him to drink tea and play chess."

"Yes, please excuse me."

Soon, Yan Haiyun arrived at Qingfang Garden.

"I haven't played chess with Master Xiaoyan for a long time. Will it disturb you if I come to you suddenly?"

"No, I am happy to play chess with the princess."

"That's good."

The two began to play chess. "Have you visited Sister Mingyue recently?" Siyu asked calmly.

Yan Haiyun shook his head slightly. "I've been studying at home lately, preparing for the next year's spring exam. I haven't seen her for a while."

"Then do you know that recently many people have gone to the Ming Mansion to propose marriage, wanting to marry Miss Mingyue?"

Hearing this, Yan Haiyun's hand holding the chess piece paused noticeably, "Propose marriage? That's right, Mingyue is pretty and lovely, and Lord Ming holds a high position in the court, so it's not surprising that someone wants to marry her."

"What about you, do you like Mingyue?"

"Yes, she is like my sister."

"Sister? The love I'm talking about is not the kind of love between siblings, but the love between a man and a woman. Are you willing to marry her?"

"me…"

"Yan Haiyun, you are a real man. You have taken a knife on the battlefield and killed enemies. Don't you even have the courage and responsibility to admit that you like someone?" Siyu couldn't help but stand up and scolded.

"I like Mingyue, and I would like to marry her." Provoked by Siyu, Yan Haiyun finally spoke out what was in his heart.

"That's right."