Mu Yue never imagined that her younger sister would harbor such resentment towards her.

She froze on the spot for a moment.

She paused for a moment and said, "Father's arrangements have their reasons. It's not that I requested to stay in the capital, but rather that Father made this decision based on various considerations."

“If you don’t want to leave the capital, I can help you talk to Father Emperor, but you shouldn’t do something like this to ruin my reputation.”

Duan Jing looked at Mu Yue's righteous and awe-inspiring expression, sneered, and said, "Easy for you to say!"

"It was indeed Father Emperor's decision not to let you marry outside the capital. That's because Father Emperor loves you as his daughter. In his eyes, none of our other daughters combined are as important as you."

“If you really wanted to help the sisters, you would have already asked Father Emperor not to let them marry into Mongolia. Why are you putting on an act in front of me now?”

Looking at Duan Jing's angry expression, Mu Yue felt both guilty and angry.

But she didn't know what to say for a moment.

Ultimately, she was the one who benefited from the Emperor's decision.

Regardless of whether she harmed the interests of her other sisters, her presence was an eyesore to those sisters who did not want to appease Meng.

"That's enough. I don't want to say anything more about what has already happened, but I don't want the same thing to happen again."

“I didn’t tell Father Emperor about this. If it happens again, I will disregard our sisterly bond and tell Father Emperor directly. You know Father Emperor’s personality. If he finds out what you’ve done behind his back, he will punish you severely. You know what will happen to you if you lose Father Emperor’s favor.”

Duan Jing looked at Mu Yue, who remained calm and aloof despite being surrounded by rumors, and felt a tightness in her chest.

She gritted her teeth and stared intently at Mu Yue. "Don't pretend to be righteous and lecture me like this. If it weren't for you, Father wouldn't be so blatantly biased, and he wouldn't mistreat the other sisters like this. You're the one who got the benefits and is now acting innocent. Don't put on an act in front of me!"

"Even if you tell Father Emperor what I've done, it doesn't matter. I've done nothing wrong. Your relationship with Longkodo is obviously not ordinary. Anyone with eyes can see that. Otherwise, why would he keep sending you letters?"

Mu Yue sighed helplessly as she looked at Duan Jing's stubborn attitude.

She rubbed her temples in frustration and said, "My relationship with Longkodo is not what you think."

Duan Jing had no patience to listen to Mu Yue's explanation and immediately interrupted her impatiently.

"What exactly is your relationship with Longkodo? That's none of my business. I'm just telling people what I know. What others think is their business. Even if you tell Father Emperor what I've done, I don't care."

Duan Jing said this, but in reality, she was already nervously clenching her hands together, her fingers digging into the hem of her clothes.

Mu Yue stood in front of her, looking down at her, taking in her every move.

It seems she wasn't unafraid, she was just putting on a brave face.

Mu Yue looked at Duan Jing's face, which was slightly pale from fright, remained silent for a moment, then sighed and turned to leave.

As soon as she left, Duan Jing could no longer maintain her composure. She suddenly lost all her strength and slumped weakly into the chair.

After the governess saw Mu Yue off and entered the room, she saw Duan Jing's spineless appearance, and her face immediately turned cold.

“Your Highness, I have told you many times that you should act with proper posture. You must not be like this, slumped in your chair, looking so listless and weak…”

Duan Jing was still worried that Mu Yue would tell her father about what she had done, so she had no energy to pay attention to what the nanny was saying. She just frowned and was immersed in her own thoughts.

The governess's expression grew increasingly grim as she looked at Duan Jing's state.

“If Your Highness has any complaints about me, you can just say so. There’s no need to put on this act.”

"Or you could go to the Emperor and have me replaced!"

Upon hearing the governess mention Emperor Kangxi, Duanjing quickly snapped out of her reverie.

She quickly straightened her back and sat up straight, looking apologetically at the old woman in front of her. "Duanjing has no complaints against you, old woman. I was just talking to my sister about something important and was a little distracted, so I didn't notice your arrival."

Upon hearing these words, the displeasure on the governess's face subsided somewhat.

"Since Your Highness has no complaints about this servant, let's continue with today's needlework!"

Duan Jing's mind was filled with the things Mu Yue had just told her, and she had no extra energy to do the needlework in front of her.

She frowned, looking somewhat troubled, as she looked at the task assigned by the governess.

"Granny, it's getting late. I'm afraid we can't finish these things. Why don't we start again tomorrow morning? You should get some rest today!"

She could be alone and think carefully about what she should do if her father, the Emperor, disliked her!

Hearing Duan Jing's somewhat ingratiating words, the governess immediately frowned and reprimanded her with displeasure, "Your Highness, how can you give up because of some simple obstacles?"

"These are just some basic patterns, and they don't take much effort to make. As long as the princess is willing, she can finish them today. With Your Highness's temperament, I'm afraid it won't be easy to change her ways anytime soon!"

Upon hearing the governess's words, Duan Jing was afraid that she would spread her evaluation of her.

This will have a significant impact on her marriage.

Even if she marries into Mongolia.

There are also differences between different tribes in Mongolia.

She didn't want to marry into a poor and backward tribe because of this reputation, spending her whole life on the grasslands and never seeing the prosperity of the capital.

"Granny is right to reprimand Duanjing; she was being willful. Duanjing will try her best to complete these tricks today!"

Mu Yue was unaware of what had happened between Duan Jing and the governess.

After leaving Duanjing's palace, she pondered all of Duanjing's words. After remaining silent for several days, she went to find the Crown Prince and the First Prince.

She knew the root of the problem.

If she cannot resolve the issue of her sisters' plight in Meng, she will remain a thorn in the side of the other sisters.

The Emperor sent his sisters to pacify the Mongols in order to appease them.

The Mongol tribes helped attack the Central Plains, an agreement established by their ancestors.

It has been quite a few years now.

Perhaps it's time to change the status quo.

As long as the Mongol army is under control, there is no need to marry off the sisters to the Mongol tribes and appease them.

Naturally, something like Duan Jing's incident will never happen again.

She knew in her heart that her father, the Emperor, did not want his sisters to marry into Mongolia, but it was all for the sake of the greater good.

The Crown Prince and the First Prince still don't get along very well over the years, but now that they've grown up, they maintain a semblance of peace and rarely argue or fight over trivial matters like they did when they were children.

However, both of them valued their younger sister, Mu Yue, very much.

Knowing that her younger sister had something to discuss with them, they immediately put aside their conflict and gathered together.

Although there were still some who didn't understand each other's eyes or noses, at least they didn't start arguing, which relieved Mu Yue.

"Why did you call me and my elder brother together out of the blue? Is there something you want to say?"

Seeing the Crown Prince and the First Prince's identical confused expressions, Mu Yue nodded vigorously, paused for a moment to organize her thoughts, and slowly said, "I have something very important that I would like to ask for your opinions, brothers."

The crown prince felt that he could handle his sister's problem on his own, and there was no need to involve his elder brother, that simple-minded fellow.

But in front of his elder brother, he didn't say these words directly. Instead, he frowned and asked with concern, "Yue'er, if there's anything important, you can speak frankly."

“Brother Baocheng has been by Father’s side these days and has seen a lot of things. He will definitely have a way to solve your problem.”

He was praising his own abilities in every word he spoke.

Although the eldest prince couldn't understand the meaning behind the crown prince's words, he instinctively felt that something was amiss. He patted his chest and promised Mu Yue, "Yue'er, just tell me what's wrong, and your elder brother will definitely help you solve it."

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