The crown prince rose and approached He Xue.

He Xue felt a shadow loom over her, and when she looked up, she saw the Crown Prince already standing in front of her.

The prince half-squatted in front of He Xue, holding onto the armrests of the chair she was sitting on, essentially encircling her in his arms.

He Xue felt that the Crown Prince was too close to her. She could clearly feel his breath on her face, so she could only lower her head and not look at him.

"He Xue, you don't want to marry the Crown Prince, is it because you have someone you like?" Heaven knows how much pain the Crown Prince felt when he asked that question.

He Xue didn't say anything; she didn't have anyone she liked.

Seeing that He Xue remained silent, the Crown Prince assumed she had tacitly agreed. "Is it Shen Zhixing, or Xu Fengbai? Or perhaps that Ying Yuan?"

"Ying Yuan?" He Xue was shocked. She looked up at the Crown Prince in disbelief.

"How do you know Ying Yuan, my brother?" At this moment, nothing else mattered. This was the most important thing. Could it be that the Crown Prince was like her?

The Crown Prince was only thinking about asking He Xue, but forgot how he knew, since He Xue had never mentioned it to him before. "You accidentally mentioned it while you were sleeping!"

"I talked in my sleep?" He Xue thought it was impossible; how come she didn't know that!

The Crown Prince nodded. "You just didn't know. Now you can tell me who Ying Yuan is, right?"

"Ying Yuan is a character in a picture book, a person who doesn't exist at all!"

"From the drawing book?" The Crown Prince was relieved; no wonder he couldn't find anything!

"Could it be one of Shen Zhixing and Xu Fengbai?" the Crown Prince continued to press.

"Brother Crown Prince, have you forgotten that they're already married? Brother Xu's child is even older than Jilan!" He Xue wondered if the Crown Prince's memory was failing. He had even given them gifts when they got married!

"Get married? When? How come I didn't know?" the crown prince asked in surprise.

"It wasn't long after we arrived in Fujian! I even wrote to my older brother to tell him! He told you that he also sent you a gift!"

The Crown Prince also knew what was going on. It must be Jing Shu's doing again. He now understood everything. The biggest difficulty in marrying He Xue was not Su He Tai, but Jing Shu.

Now that he knows that Xue doesn't have anyone she likes, the Crown Prince feels much more at ease.

"He Xue, come here, let your Crown Prince show you something!" The Crown Prince stood up, took He Xue's hand, and led her behind the screen.

He Xue stared in shock at everything before her. There were portraits of her everywhere, along with a lot of jewelry and sculpted figures. Upon closer inspection, the sculpted figures were indeed of her.

"Now you know my feelings!" the Crown Prince said from behind He Xue. "He Xue, do you know how your elder brother Crown Prince has endured these past ten years?"

I thought time would diminish my love for you, but I later found that it only made me miss you more!

I can only look at your portrait every day. I know you like jade, so I made a lot of jade ornaments to give to you when you come back!

He Xue, whatever you want, whatever I have!

I don't know when I developed these feelings for you. I watched you grow up, and I won't give you away to anyone else. I only feel truly at ease when you're by my side!

He Xue felt a slight flutter in her heart after hearing the Crown Prince's words.

“Crown Prince…” He Xue turned around and looked back. The Crown Prince also lowered his head. Their lips touched. Although it was just a light touch, the Crown Prince was stunned. It was soft and sweeter than he had imagined.

He Xue's face was now so red it could drip blood! She actually kissed the Crown Prince?!

He Xue is also a single person in modern times, and she doesn't know what to do in this situation.

The prince unconsciously ran his index finger across his lips, feeling a sense of lingering desire. But looking at He Xue's expression, he tried to suppress his desire, worried that he might frighten her.

"Brother Crown Prince, I'm leaving!" He Xue said, and ran out without looking up.

The crown prince raised his leg and blocked He Xue's path, causing He Xue to fall straight into his arms.

The Crown Prince's deep voice came from above He Xue's head, "Is He Xue throwing herself into my arms?"

"I didn't!" Xue said coquettishly.

"I'll escort you back to Chengqian Palace!" the Crown Prince said to He Xue.

"No need, Crown Prince! I can go back by myself!" He Xue felt that being with the Crown Prince would disturb her thoughts.

"Let's go! How can I let you go back to Chengqian Palace by yourself!" The Crown Prince took He Xue's hand and walked outside.

"Brother Crown Prince, I can walk by myself!" He Xue tried to break free from the Crown Prince's hand, but the Crown Prince did not give He Xue a chance to break free at all.

"Does He Xue want me to carry you?" the Crown Prince whispered in He Xue's ear.

"Brother Crown Prince, what happened to you?" He Xue asked incredulously. Was this still the well-mannered and polite Crown Prince she knew?

"No matter what you become, I will always love you!" the Crown Prince said tenderly.

He Xue said helplessly, "I still prefer the original Crown Prince!"

"Haha! Haha!" The prince couldn't help but burst into laughter.

He Zhu thought to himself, "Heavens above! The Eternal Heaven has finally shown its power! His good days have come!"