If it weren't for the fact that the walls in the palace had ears and they were in such a bright courtyard, Yue Yi would never have just paused instead of directly breaking up.
She raised her eyes and glanced at Yue Yao, who had been pampered since childhood and was looking around with disgust on her face. The flame called jealousy in her heart was igniting again at this moment.
"Father, sister, I know you are all very busy, especially father, who can't even spare time to spend time with me on weekdays."
Yueyi paused for a moment and did not continue. After a while, she cleared her throat and continued: "So you must have something to discuss with me when you come here today, right?"
Her statement was tactful enough, at least she didn't point at the two of them and curse them.
However, Yue Chen still frowned, seeming extremely dissatisfied, and his tone was not as gentle as when facing Yue Yao.
"Tell me, you have been training in the palace for a period of time. Why do you still not know how to speak well? How come you treat your closest relatives with this attitude?"
He seemed to have good intentions for Yue, but what he said made her sneer at him.
At the same time, there was a strong feeling of powerlessness in his heart, just like when he was a child, he was dissatisfied every time he criticized himself in order to defend Yueyao.
Yueyi curled her fingers, her eyes instantly became cold, and she suddenly looked at Yue Chen, somewhat frightening him.
After a long moment of silence, her voice rang out in the air again, "Father, you also said that we are close relatives. If you have something to say, just say it directly without beating around the bush."
The preparations were almost done, and Yue Chen also wanted to take this opportunity to tell the truth.
He casually glanced at the decoration in the room. It was not exquisite, but because Xiao Tao took care of it every day, it could barely be called clean and tidy.
He raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the door, "Let's go in and talk. It's inconvenient to talk about family matters."
In the past, when Yue Yi made excessive demands, Yue Chen rarely had such self-consciousness.
So when she heard what he said, Yue Yi's first reaction was not joy, but ridicule and disdain.
You can tell without even thinking that it must be a big deal for someone like Yue Chen to choose to be coy.
Yueyi let out a breath of turbidity. For some reason, when her mood was extremely unhappy, Chen Ruzhi's special treatment of Bai Wanrou came to mind.
The preference she had when she first entered the house is gone, and she no longer has the capital to be arrogant. In addition, the fetus has not yet been born, so she can't make any big moves.
She lowered her eyelids, her dark gaze hidden in her eyes. It seemed that it was imminent to overthrow Bai Wanrou.
After carefully stepping into the threshold, Yueyi sat on the bed consciously and gave up the chair to them.
She stroked her bulging belly and said, "Xiao Tao, close the door."
Xiao Tao, who had been waiting for orders in the courtyard, heard this and didn't ask any questions. There wasn't even a gossipy look on her face. She just closed the door obediently.
"Father, if you have anything to say, you can say it now."
As a fifth-grade prefect, although his official position is relatively small, Yue Chen is quite assertive. He touched the tip of his nose and hesitated for a while, but still couldn't say a word.
Until Yue Yao had finished her cup of tea and looked at him hesitant to speak, she finally couldn't bear it anymore and said in her usual eldest lady style: "Sister, you have been married into the prince's palace for so long and you don't remember our kindness."
That’s all, now that we’ve taken the initiative to come here, do we still need to ask what’s going on?”
After saying that, as if he was afraid that the words were not clear enough, he added another sentence: "You have to give me something to honor your father, right?"
The end of her voice was slightly raised, and the wooden chair she was sitting on was higher than the bed. It was like she was looking down at the moon from a high position, which made people extremely uncomfortable.
It was only then that Yue Yi chuckled as if she couldn't hold it in. No wonder her old father was hesitant and unwilling to say this.
If someone came to ask for money, this reaction would be quite normal.
If he really asked her for money generously, how could she maintain her father's reputation as an incorruptible person?
Yueyi's eyes were full of ridicule. Even though she had never had any expectations for these two people, she was really hurt at this moment.
"What my sister said is that I forgot about this. It's just that I have been away from home for such a long time, and I don't know what you are missing."
She pretended to be difficult, but actually she wanted to see if Yue Chen could really put aside his shame and say something about asking for money.
It's a pity that she was disappointed in the end, because the person who spoke was still Yue Yao, "Come on, stop pretending, you clearly heard what I meant, so there's no need to continue acting."
Yueyi curled her lips. She wanted to thank her sister for not understanding the overall situation and being able to say stupid things.
"That's true, but right now I have more than enough energy to do it. After all, there are only so many monthly reports. What if..."
She paused deliberately after speaking and did not continue, just to see what other shameless requests Yueyao could make.
As expected, no matter how far her words went, Yue Yao always found a way to continue, "Then why don't you just give it to us?"
"By the way, I see you have a lot of jewelry on the counter. Since you don't have enough monthly supplies, you can give me some of these as a gift."
But in a blink of an eye, Yue Yao was standing in front of the only wooden table in the room.
There was no stumbling block in her picking movements. She simply regarded the items on it as random items for sale in a store.
For the first time, Yueyi felt pain in her heart because of her movements. It was not entirely because of Yueyao's attitude, but more...
Father's indifference, even approval.
Yueyi couldn't ignore it. When she just turned around, she saw a flash of satisfaction in Yue Chen's eyes.
That look was like it was engraved in her mind, and she couldn't get rid of it.
"If my sister really likes it, it's okay to take it away. But as the prince's woman, I don't know what jewelry to wear when going out in the future."
She laughed a little after saying it, just like an ordinary joke between sisters.
But she knew better than anyone else that her 'unintentional' reminder would make Yue Chen take action to stop this.
It turned out that what she thought was indeed correct, because the moment she finished saying this, the small smile on Yue Chen's mouth froze on her face, as if she suddenly remembered something.
He made a fist with one hand and put it against his lips. After thinking about it, he said to Yue Yao: "Okay, don't go too far. This belongs to Yue'er no matter what. It's not appropriate for you to do this."
The two sisters are similar in age, but Yueyao has only been criticized by Yue Chen from the moment she was born.
At this moment, of course she couldn't understand why her father, who had always loved her, turned towards her sister, so as expected, she pursed her pink lips to show her dissatisfaction.
Yue Chen has always spoiled her younger daughter, and the biggest reason is simply because of her status as a legitimate daughter.
Seeing Yue Yao's dissatisfaction, he subconsciously wanted to step forward to coax her, but suddenly realized that the timing was not right and forced himself to turn to Yue Yi.
"Yue'er, don't mind it too much. You two grew up together and know each other's temperaments best. Don't take this little thing to heart."
Yue Yiming nodded on her face, but in reality she was completely disappointed with him.
She couldn't remember how long it had been since he called her Yue'er, but now, the title that she had dreamed of before had turned out to be a false affection that could be bought with money.
Yueyi raised her eyes and looked outside the room. The sparse sunlight fell on the leaves, like dancing shadows, which just covered the unclear look in her eyes.
If my guess is correct, my father must have forgotten that his official position was promoted because of him...
Before she could recover from her turbulent thoughts, a sentence rang in her ears like a thunderous thunder, "By the way, the Crown Princess held a banquet recently. You should know about it. Remember to take care of us."
People are looking for a spot."
Yueyao said this as a matter of course, as if she should pay for the two of them.
At that time, Yueyi couldn't even maintain the hypocrisy on her face, and her whole person seemed to have fallen into a shocking blow.
She muttered and repeated, "You said... you want a place at the banquet?"
Probably because she looked too dumb, Yue Yao immediately became dissatisfied.
"Yes, as the Prince of Jian'an, your husband doesn't have all these means, right? Or is it that he has already moved on to Bai Wanrou and doesn't want you anymore?"
Yue Yao really didn't want to take this opportunity to stimulate her at first, but the words changed her taste for some reason.
Especially when she thought about being taught a lesson by Bai Wanrou under Lang Lang Qiankun, she became even more angry, so she could only try to transfer this anger to Yue Yi.
This trick was effective. At least Yue Yi stopped pretending. She said in a cold voice: "What do you, an outsider, know?"
"Besides, as your sister, even if I am not an elder, I am still older than you. You don't even have this sense of propriety in what you say?"
Because the bad experiences from childhood echoed in her heart, Yueyi got angry very rarely and learned to be patient in everything she encountered.
At this moment, he spoke unabashedly to Yue Yao's face, and they were both stunned at the same time.
Yue Yao took a few steps forward and wanted to refute, but was stopped by her words, "I can give you the money, and you can take away the jewelry, but I can't get the quota."
After speaking, she took a deep breath and added, "And I also want you to apologize to me for what you just said."
Obviously Yueyao would not agree to her request, so Yueyi did not look at her, but focused on Yue Chen.
She was betting to see if Yue Chen would ignore Yue Yao for such a small amount of money.
"Yao'er, don't be impulsive. What your sister said makes some sense. Apologize to her."
Yue Yao's eyes widened with disbelief written all over her face, but looking at Yue Chen's appearance, she seemed to have something else to say to her alone. She vaguely understood something in her heart and reluctantly whispered an apology.
After leaving the courtyard, Yue Chen remained silent. It was not until he walked out of the palace that he looked around and pulled Yue Yao to a remote place to whisper.
Not long after they left, Yue Yi finally stopped sitting in the same posture and called Xiao Tao in.
There was no emotion in her eyes. She raised her hand and asked Xiao Tao to come closer. Her voice was weak but firm:
"Go to the market outside for me to find a packet of medicine for the prince." This chapter has been completed!