Kangxi hadn't expected that he had been misunderstanding his cousin all along, and he wondered if his cousin would be dissatisfied with him. So Kangxi looked at Hexue with a smile on his face.

"He Xue, has your aunt ever told you about your uncle, the emperor?"

He Xue looked at Kangxi now, as if he were a wolf in sheep's clothing trying to tempt her, an innocent child. Unfortunately, although she looked like a child, she was an adult at heart and would not be easily deceived by Kangxi.

Consort De, kneeling, glanced at He Xue with excitement. Wasn't it supposed to be that children speak without thinking? It would be best if she could say something about Tong Jia Qing Wan's resentment towards His Majesty. Then she would see what Tong Jia Qing Wan would have left to pretend to be aloof about.

The Crown Prince saw the scheming in Consort De's eyes and thought that Consort De would probably be disappointed. Although He Xue was young, she was very clever. She would only say things that were beneficial to Consort Tongjia and would not say a single word that was detrimental.

“I have said it! I have said it many times!” He Xue said innocently.

"Really? What did you say? Shall we tell your uncle, the Emperor?" Kangxi continued to coax He Xue.

"Oh no!" He Xue exclaimed.

Kangxi was surprised that Xue rejected him so decisively. "Why?"

"My aunt said we can't let anyone else know!" He Xue said. She wouldn't let Kangxi know so easily! She would keep Kangxi in suspense so that he would feel even more guilty towards Consort Tongjia once he found out.

The Crown Prince couldn't help but laugh at Kangxi's embarrassed expression. He knew that He Xue had said it on purpose, and he was worried that she might not be able to handle the situation well and might really anger her father.

"He Xue, your father is none other than your maternal uncle! The 'others' that Aunt Tong is referring to do not include your father!"

“Yes, He Xue! Bao Cheng is right!” Kangxi said.

He Xue thought for a moment, "Alright then! I'll tell Uncle Emperor, but you can't tell anyone else. If Aunt asks, you can't say I told you!"

Emperor Kangxi hadn't expected He Xue to be so shrewd; she had managed to absolve herself of responsibility. "Fine! I agree!"

Consort De was also full of anticipation. The more she was told to keep it a secret, the more shameful it was, Tong Jia Qingwan would never have expected that she would be betrayed by a child.

He Xue tilted her head and thought for a moment, "My aunt said she is Meizi, and you are Ma. You two are the affection between two children!"

He Xue felt that she couldn't make her words too perfect, otherwise it would easily make Kangxi suspect that Consort Tongjia had deliberately told her.

Emperor Kangxi was completely confused. What is a plum? Why is it a horse?

Seeing Kangxi's troubled expression, the Crown Prince stepped forward and said to him, "Father, what Mother Tong was referring to was probably childhood sweethearts, innocent and carefree!"

“Yes, yes! These are the two!” He Xue said.

"So that's what these two words mean!" Kangxi said happily. His cousin was right; the two of them were childhood sweethearts.

"Anything else?" Kangxi continued to ask.

"My aunt said she would take good care of the house for you and not let you have any worries!"

"What does this mean?" Kangxi was too lazy to think about it anymore and asked the Crown Prince directly.

"This should ensure you have no worries!"

"Yes! That's it! Crown Prince is so smart! Uncle Emperor is smart too!" He Xue said, not forgetting to flatter him.

Emperor Kangxi felt that it was strange to have a baby praise him for being smart, but he didn't feel that he was particularly smart!

"My aunt also said that she is the woman behind you, and she has to take good care of everyone for you so that you don't have to worry about these things, so that you can achieve great things!"

Kangxi felt that his cousin was referring to a great undertaking for the ages. Yes! Over the years, his cousin had managed the harem very well, allowing him to focus on his duties in the court without any worries.

But after talking for so long, I haven't heard anything about how his cousin treated him!

"He Xue, did your aunt say anything to me?"

"Yes! My aunt said she was yours in life and your ghost in death, she'll never leave you!"

Kangxi was initially quite moved, but that deadbeat was rather unpleasant. However, considering that Xue was still a child, he didn't pursue the matter further.

"Did your aunt say that?" He didn't believe his cousin would say such vulgar things!

"That's pretty much what my aunt said! I saw it in my sketchbook!" He Xue said.

Kangxi rubbed his forehead. He said weakly to the Crown Prince, "Baocheng, from now on, don't let her see everything!"

"Yes, Your Majesty understands!" the Crown Prince replied, suppressing a laugh.

"Alright, I won't waste any more time with you! I'm going to see your aunt!" Kangxi felt he shouldn't argue with Xue here.

With Emperor Kangxi about to leave, Consort De felt that if she remained silent, she would be forgotten.