Harem Daily Life

Chapter 1025 Assisting Xiao Nuo, Adding Fuel to the Fire

"So, Nuo'er, you really did have another purpose." Tao Yanyan raised an eyebrow and handed the teddy bear cake in her hand to her daughter.

He Yinuo chewed and chewed until he finished a piece before asking the question that had been bothering him.

"Mother, I've noticed that Third Sister and Editor Xiao are acting very strangely. They're always secretly glancing at each other, but when the other looks at them, they both avert their eyes. Why do you think they're being so awkward?"

Tao Yanyan curled her lips: "Perhaps... neither of us can be sure of each other's feelings." She didn't want to discuss it with her daughter anymore, but He Yinuo was eager to learn and kept asking.

"Mother, please tell me what to do! I can't stand seeing them acting so awkwardly all the time!" The little princess grew up surrounded by love and loves sweets. She can't stand being fed sour, sour dog food all the time.

Tao Yanyan pondered for a moment, thinking that she might as well lend a helping hand and let He Min and Xiao Nan confirm their feelings for each other to save time, so she said, "You can do this to give them a boost..." The mother and daughter huddled together and whispered to each other. He Yinuo's eyes were bright, and after listening, she patted her chest loudly, "Don't worry, Mother, I'll take care of this!"

I will help Xiao Nuo and live up to my mother's expectations.

The next day, after lunch in the Imperial Study, while Xiao Nan was coaxing He Xiaoliu to take a nap, He Yinuo mysteriously called He Min aside: "Third sister, there's something I don't know whether I should tell you..." He Yinuo looked miserable, her little brows furrowed together.

He Min glanced at her and said, "We're sisters, so say whatever you want. What's so difficult about it?"

He Yinuo bit her lip before saying, "I heard from Editor Xiao that his family is arranging a marriage for him. They say the girl is from a wealthy family and wants Editor Xiao to marry into their family. But Editor Xiao is still thinking about a girl he loves but can't have, so he doesn't object at all, since he doesn't care who he marries. I'm afraid it won't be long before he marries someone he doesn't love and becomes a live-in son-in-law, having to live with his head down for the rest of his life."

Upon hearing this, He Min immediately became anxious: "How...how could he accept his fate like this? Doesn't he even know how to fight for it?"

He Yinuo stared at her for a moment, then sighed and said, "He feels that he is of low status and doesn't dare to fight for the one he loves."

He Min frowned even more deeply: "Who is that girl? He helped me last time. If I can help him, I'm willing to find that girl and act as a matchmaker for them." But after saying this, He Min felt a sour feeling in her heart, a swelling sensation, and even a slight urge to cry. Why was that?

She steadied herself, thinking that he must have been angered by Xiao Nan's cowardly behavior.

Yes, she was so angry she wanted to cry, but it wasn't because she knew Xiao Nan had a girl he loved but couldn't have!

He Min convinced herself and looked at He Yinuo with longing eyes, wanting to ask the girl's name.

He Yinuo's lips twitched. She hadn't expected her third sister to be so noble. Her mother had said that her third sister might have feelings for Xiao Bianxiu, so why was she acting as a matchmaker for Xiao Bianxiu?

He Yinuo's mind was in a mess; matters of the heart were indeed troublesome.

"I don't know who the person she loves but can't have is, I only know that she is a very nice and beautiful woman. Why don't you ask Editor Xiao? After all, you are older than me and you are more likely to get some information out of her."

He Yinuo urged, since the Empress Dowager had said that as long as her third sister confronted her, she would eventually get something out of her. Otherwise, if the two of them kept refusing to talk things out, they would eventually miss their chance.

Although He Min hesitated for a moment, she finally couldn't resist He Yinuo's eloquent tongue and, with great courage, managed to call Xiao Nan aside after the task of putting her to sleep was over.

With no one else around, the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

"I wonder what Your Highness wishes to ask me?" Xiao Nan glanced quickly at her bright face, then hurriedly looked away, not daring to look at her.

He Min bit her lip, steeling her resolve: "I heard your family is going to arrange a marriage for you?"

Xiao Nan frowned. Although a recent letter from home suggested that he find a marriage partner in the capital, he knew that his family was not prominent and that the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital would not be interested in him, so he did not take the matter to heart.

He hesitated for a moment before replying, "Your Highness, my family did mention it, but..."

"But you have someone you love, don't you?" He Min's words made Xiao Nan's heart skip a beat, and he looked at her with some worry.

"Princess...knows? But how does the princess know?" Xiao Nan was puzzled. He had kept his secret thoughts very well hidden and had never revealed them to anyone!

He Min glared at him fiercely. He was indeed a coward; he didn't even know how to take the initiative when it came to his own marriage.

"Do you feel your family background isn't good enough for her?" He Min asked.

Xiao Nan nodded obediently and said, "Yes, it's worlds apart."

“But you are very talented, and your poems are widely circulated. Money can be earned, but talent cannot be acquired overnight. You should not underestimate yourself.”

Xiao Nan's eyes lit up, and he stared intently at He Min: "Does the princess think my talent is a plus?"

He Min looked at him like he was an idiot: "Of course, I've read your poems and essays, and I think they're quite good." After saying that, she seemed a little embarrassed, and the tips of her ears turned red: "In short, if you have someone in your heart, you shouldn't be swayed by your family's pressure to get married. You should fight for your own happiness, don't you think?"

Encouraged, Xiao Nan felt a surge of excitement, but he still wanted to be sure of the other person's feelings.

"But... I am, after all, only a sixth-rank official. Does the princess really not mind?"

He Min tilted her head: "Why would I dislike you? You shouldn't care about my feelings. You have to do your best to fight for happiness."

Xiao Nan's heart suddenly felt lighter. Suddenly, those hidden feelings in his heart had a possibility of mutual attraction. He stepped forward, mustered up his courage, and gently took He Min's hand, holding her soft, boneless little hand in his palm.

He Min didn't know why the person in front of her suddenly approached, or why he suddenly took her hand without any hesitation. Her mind was buzzing, and she forgot to break free. She stood there dumbfounded, when she saw that the person's eyebrows and eyes had become larger, and the two of them were extremely close.

"Princess, rest assured. Since you do not despise me and even encourage me to strive for happiness, then I will kneel before the Noble Consort and the Empress and ask for your hand in marriage. I, Xiao Nan, will cherish you like a precious jewel for the rest of my life." After saying this, he seemed to feel that words were not enough. He thought for a moment, took out a jade hairpin from his bosom, examined it for a moment, and then inserted it into He Min's hair.

“This jade hairpin was given to me by my grandmother. I was only seventeen when she passed away. She regretted not being able to see her eldest grandson get married, so she gave me this hairpin so that I could give it to my beloved as a token of our love. I have had this hairpin with me since the first time I saw the princess. I have always dreamed of giving it to the princess, but I was too self-conscious and timid to express my feelings. Now that I have won the princess's favor, her words have awakened me from my dream. Don't worry, wait for me. I will fight for a happy ending for us.”