He Xue, a modern woman with a keen interest in Qing Dynasty history, felt regret over the fate of the deposed Crown Prince, believing he didn't deserve such an end. If given the chance, she was...
He Xue hesitated for a moment, "Brother Crown Prince, why don't you sit with Fourth Brother?"
"Haha, haha!" The eldest prince pointed at the crown prince and laughed loudly.
The Crown Prince really didn't understand what He Xue was thinking. How could He Xue think that he wanted to sit with his fourth brother?
"He Xue, how exactly is your head structured?" the eldest prince asked, as He Xue's ideas were sometimes even more unconventional than his.
"I think that Crown Prince usually cares a lot about Fourth Brother, so I feel that Crown Prince wants to be with Fourth Brother more!" He Xue said softly.
The Crown Prince finally understood what Xue had misunderstood: "It's because Fourth Brother grew up following in my footsteps!"
"Your brother, the Crown Prince, cares about you a lot. Don't you think I want to be with you?"
After saying this, the Crown Prince looked at He Xue with expectant eyes, hoping that He Xue would understand what he meant.
"Because the Crown Prince was looking at Fourth Brother at the time!" He Xue said.
The Crown Prince could only comfort himself and Xue that they were still young and would grow up.
"Princess, the hangover soup is here!" Xia Bing's voice came from outside the door.
The four princes brought in everything Xia Bing had brought.
After Xuejian and the others brought the things in, they left it alone.
He Xue knew that it was already a favor that these four people brought the things in, so there was no need to expect them to do it themselves.
So Xue served each of the princes a bowl of hangover soup.
The eldest prince picked up the bowl and started drinking; it was too late for Xue to stop him.
The eldest prince immediately felt a bitter taste spreading throughout his mouth and was about to spit it out. He remembered that the hangover soup didn't taste like this.
"Don't vomit! If you vomit, it's disrespectful to our ancestors!" He Xue warned the eldest prince.
The eldest prince had no choice but to swallow the hangover soup and then pick up a steamed bun to eat, mainly to mask the bitterness in his mouth.
"He Xue, why does this hangover soup taste like this?" The eldest prince still felt a bitter taste in his mouth.
"Release the bitter melon!" He Xue said.
"Why is Coptis chinensis added to the hangover soup?" the eldest prince asked.
"To make sure you remember this time and don't get drunk again next time, if it weren't for Eunuch Liang, the four of you would have been kneeling here all night and would all be sick tomorrow!" He Xue said irritably.
He Xue looked at the Third Prince and Fourth Prince, who were hesitating while holding their bowls, and said, "Third Brother, Fourth Brother, I advise you to just drink it! Otherwise, the result of getting drunk will be that you will have splitting headaches tomorrow!"
The Third Prince and the Fourth Prince exchanged a glance and could only grit their teeth and drink it; they were completely under He Xue's control.
Seeing that the Crown Prince hadn't drunk any, He Xue approached him with a radiant smile and asked, "Crown Prince, would you like some?"
The prince's lips curled slightly, his eyes filled with tenderness, and he bent down to whisper in He Xue's ear, "Whatever you bring me, I'll drink it!"
With a "boom," He Xue felt her ears burning.
The Crown Prince saw He Xue's face flushed and smiled in a low voice. Although he couldn't express his feelings directly, he at least wanted He Xue to gradually understand his feelings.
He Xue didn't know what the Crown Prince meant. She felt that his words were a bit ambiguous. Could it be because he was drunk?
He Xue looked up at the Crown Prince.
The crown prince was also looking at her, and then he drank the hangover soup in the bowl in one gulp.
He Xue stared wide-eyed at the Crown Prince, then drank it all in one go?
The prince felt he could say something more to He Xue now, but unfortunately there was someone there who really spoiled the mood.