While Xue and Jingshu were talking in the room, they heard the voices of maids greeting them from outside.

"Big brother, Father is back!" He Xue looked expectantly in the direction of the door.

"I'm going out to check. You wait here obediently!" Jing Shu said to He Xue as he stood up.

"I understand! Go quickly!" He Xue urged.

Jing Shu looked at He Xue and shook his head helplessly before turning and walking out.

He Xue kept looking in the direction of the door, and soon Su He Tai's figure came into her view.

"Father!" He Xue called out immediately upon seeing Su He Tai.

Su Hetai immediately went to He Xue's bedside, "Lie down quickly, be careful not to touch the wound!"

"Father, I'm all better now!" If conditions allowed, Xue thought of turning around for Su Hetai. She also had an injury on her leg and couldn't get out of bed yet.

Looking at He Xue lying on the bed, Su Hetai's eyes reddened slightly with heartache. "He Xue, don't worry, your father will definitely not let you get hurt in vain. My daughter, Su Hetai's daughter, cannot be bullied for no reason!"

"Father, your uncle the Emperor will handle it, so please don't worry about it!" He Xue also knew that this matter might be related to Suo'etu. If Suhetai kept pressing Suo'etu, it was very likely to arouse Kangxi's dissatisfaction.

Although Kangxi would later call Suo'etu "the greatest sinner of the Qing Dynasty," he wouldn't do so now. Kangxi still valued Suo'etu quite a bit, and even for the sake of the crown prince, Kangxi wouldn't easily punish Suo'etu.

“He’s just trying to smooth things over! This matter needs to be handled by Father himself! Don’t worry, Father knows what he’s doing!” Su Hetai understood that He Xue was worried about him.

He Xue knew that although Su Hetai was a military general, he was not simple-minded or just physically strong. On the contrary, Su Hetai was very cunning. The fact that Su Hetai had been able to gain Kangxi's trust for so many years showed that Su Hetai was not simple.

Since Su and Tai knew their limits, she didn't say anything more.

He Xue looked at the travel-worn Su Hetai and knew that he must have come to see her after returning. "Father, I'm fine now. You must be tired from your journey. You should go and rest!"

“Okay, Father understands!” Suhetai replied, “Father will come to see you again later!”

Suhetai was now in a hurry to see Tong Guowei, and then he was determined to teach Suo'etu a lesson. He couldn't do anything about the imperial concubines in the palace, but he could still deal with Suo'etu.

He didn't want to delve into whether Suo'etu was involved in the matter. His daughter was injured, and he was determined to get revenge. If anyone was to blame, it was Suo'etu's bad luck!

"Jing Shu, you should go too! Let He Xue get some rest!" Su Hetai said to Jing Shu.

"Yes, Father!" Jing Shu knew that Su Hetai must have something on his mind.

On the way, Suhetai asked Jingshu about what happened back then again. He couldn't understand why the Crown Prince would bring it up in front of Jingshu. Was it intentional or just unintentional?

“Jing Shu, why do you think the Crown Prince did this? Suo’etu is the Crown Prince’s maternal great-uncle. Does he want to use us to get rid of Suo’etu?” Su Hetai was completely baffled.

"This... my son isn't quite sure either!" Jing Shu thought to himself. What else could it be for? Of course, it's for our family's cabbage!

Jing Shu knew that if he told Su Hetai about this, Su Hetai would probably roll up his sleeves and beat the Crown Prince.

For everyone's safety, let's not talk about this!

Su Hetai led Jing Shu to the main hall.

"Father-in-law, what brings you here?" Su Hetai asked.

"Do you think this was done by Suo'etu?" Tong Guowei asked directly.

"Well, I can't say for sure, but if it's Suo'etu, why would he target He Xue?"

He didn't have much contact with Songgotu normally. He held military power, so Songgotu must have deliberately approached him, not wanted to be his enemy, right? Had Songgotu lost his mind?

"This matter is indeed quite puzzling!" Tong Guowei also couldn't understand Suo'etu's purpose in doing so. Was it to make an enemy of Suhetai and reduce the emperor's suspicion that the crown prince wanted to seize military power?

After all, Xue and the Crown Prince have a good relationship, so it's hard to guarantee that the Emperor won't become suspicious of the Crown Prince.

If that's the case, then Suo'etu has every reason to take action against He Xue.

But if it wasn't Suo'etu, then who was it that wanted to harm He Xue?

"What do you plan to do about this?" Tong Guowei asked Su Hetai.

“Father-in-law, I am a military general, and I do things in a simple and brutal way. Anyone who dares to touch my daughter, I will beat them so badly that even their own father wouldn’t recognize them!” Su Hetai clenched his fist.

"After all, Suo'etu is an official appointed by the imperial court. You should try not to harm him!" Tong Guowei kindly advised.

"I understand!" Su Hetai said.

“Since you understand, then go!” Tong Guowei said to Su Hetai. Their Tongjia clan was the most protective of their own. If it weren’t for the fact that he was the right person to go, he would have already beaten Suo’etu to a pulp.