"Since you have come to visit the Crown Prince, I will punish you by making you take care of him until his injuries are fully healed!" Kangxi said.

He Xue looked at Kangxi in disbelief, "Uncle Emperor, this is against the rules! If people see this, it will affect the reputation of our Crown Prince!"

"What's wrong with this? I am the rule. If I say it's right, then it's right!" Kangxi didn't care about any of that at this moment!

"Father, this will also affect He Xue's reputation!" Although the Crown Prince was happy to have He Xue by his side, he could not disregard He Xue's reputation.

"Let's see who dares to spout nonsense!" Kangxi said resolutely.

He Xue wondered if Kangxi had gotten his head stuck in a door, otherwise how could he have said such a thing?

"Uncle Emperor, if I don't go back to the manor, my father and mother will worry!"

"Don't worry about that. I'll go to the Imperial Noble Consort later and have her tell your father that she wants you to stay in the palace for a few days!" Kangxi had already thought of his excuse.

He Xue felt that if the Imperial Noble Consort knew about Kangxi's actions, she would definitely disagree.

"Alright, I'm entrusting the Crown Prince to you! I have other matters to attend to, so I'll return to the Qianqing Palace first!" Kangxi said, rising to his feet.

"Uncle Emperor, please take care!" He Xue said, bowing to Emperor Kangxi.

"Father, please take care!" the Crown Prince said helplessly.

Kangxi turned to look at the Crown Prince and gave him an encouraging look. "Baocheng, do your best! Your father can only help you so much; the rest is up to you!"

The Crown Prince looked at Kangxi with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, never expecting that his father would do something like this.

After Kangxi left, the Crown Prince immediately summoned He Zhu and instructed him that no one should reveal what happened between He Xue and Yuqing Palace.

Then the Crown Prince and He Xue stared at each other, wide-eyed.

"Crown Prince, is there anything I can do?" Since Kangxi had entrusted her with taking care of the Crown Prince, it wouldn't be right for her not to do anything.

"You don't have to do anything, so what do you want to do?" the prince asked.

"My uncle, the Emperor, asked me to take care of you, so I'll do whatever you ask!" He Xue said very dutifully.

"Should I ask He Zhu to find you some books?" the Crown Prince asked.

"No need, your books are hypnotic to me!" He Xue didn't want to read the Crown Prince's books; they were too difficult to understand!

"The picture books you want to see are also available!" The Crown Prince had specially collected many picture books, just for He Xue.

He Xue stared at the Crown Prince in shock. Although the Crown Prince had helped her collect sketchbooks, she found it hard to believe that there was still a place for sketchbooks in the Crown Prince's study.

"Brother Crown Prince, are you looking at picture books too?"

"This was prepared for you! I was worried you'd be bored at Yuqing Palace!"

"I knew it! How could you possibly be looking at a picture book?" Kazuyuki muttered to herself.

Upon hearing He Xue's words, the Crown Prince laughed and said, "Why can't I see it! Didn't you let Father Emperor see it?"

"My uncle, the Emperor, has confiscated a lot of my drawing books!" Xue was very angry when she mentioned this. To this day, Kangxi has not returned them to her. He said that he was checking them out for her because she was too young and some of the drawing books were not suitable for her to look at. He said he would give them to her when she grew up.

This is just like the New Year's money she used to receive. Her mother always said, "You're still young, Mom will keep it for you and give it to you when you grow up." But she's lived to the Qing Dynasty and still hasn't seen her New Year's money.

"What kind of sketchbooks did Father Emperor take from you? I'll find you a few more." The Crown Prince asked, seeing how persistent He Xue was about the sketchbooks that Kangxi had taken.

"Brother Crown Prince, I think it's better if you don't know!" He Xue kindly suggested.

After all, the Crown Prince and Suo'etu were quite close. If the Crown Prince knew the contents of the sketchbook, it's hard to say whether he would still be able to look Suo'etu in the eye.

"Now that you mention it, I'm even more curious! Just tell me!" The Crown Prince's curiosity was completely piqued by Xue.

"Brother Crown Prince, I'm telling you now, you won't have a chance to regret it! Are you sure you want to hear me?"

"Speak!" The crown prince thought, what could possibly be wrong with a sketchbook?

"Brother Crown Prince, what do you think of the relationship between Suo'etu and Mingzhu?"

"Power clashes and mutual hatred arise," the Crown Prince said after a moment's thought.

"Brother Crown Prince, perhaps you are deceived by appearances. Haven't you heard the saying 'love and hate go hand in hand'?"

The fiercer two people fight, the more they probably care about each other! There is a kind of love called 'I love you but I can't say it'.

Brother Crown Prince, I've heard that Suo'etu nicknamed Mingzhu "Liuli Dan" (Glassy Egg), and Mingzhu's bird is called Lao Suo.

Is this old man Mingzhu's unspoken love?

"Beware of fire, theft, and extortion charts" and "Beware of fire, theft, and precious pearls"—what a perfectly matched and classic saying!

"Your Highness, think about it carefully. Do you still think the relationship between Suo'etu and Mingzhu is innocent?" He Xue looked at the Crown Prince and raised an eyebrow.

The Crown Prince struggled to process He Xue's words. Perhaps he really should listen to He Xue and not ask too many questions. How could he face Suo'etu in the future?

He Xue is right, he really has no chance to regret it now.