Tongjia said to Su Hetai, "Master, please let me finish what I have to say! Don't interrupt me!"

"Alright, go ahead and say it!" Su Hetai also began to ponder whether Kangxi intended to let Hexue tie up the prince. Currently, only the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince have reached marriageable age. Although the other princes are not married, they have all been betrothed.

Su Hetai didn't want Xue to marry into the royal family from the bottom of his heart. There were too many rules and restrictions, and it would be inconvenient for him to discipline the princes and nobles later on.

If it were an ordinary family, and He Xue was unhappy, he would immediately go there with a knife. But it's different with princes. He has to be more considerate. Even if He Xue is not doing well, he can't easily mention divorce.

If Kangxi really wanted to betroth Hexue to a prince, he must go and have a serious discussion with Kangxi.

"My sister told Jingshu that the Emperor intends to betroth Hexue to the Crown Prince!" Tongjia said, while observing Su Hetai's expression.

"What? Betrothed to the Crown Prince?" Su Hetai asked in surprise. He never imagined that Kangxi would betroth Hexue to the Crown Prince.

"No, the Crown Prince is no good! The Crown Prince is too old!"

"Besides, the Crown Prince isn't getting married right now, so maybe he has some hidden illness! How can I marry He Xue to the Crown Prince!" Su Hetai quickly waved his hand and said.

The Crown Prince is the heir apparent of the Qing Dynasty, and there will definitely be many beautiful women around him. He Xue will be taken advantage of by those women. What if the Crown Prince becomes the Emperor and they implicate He Xue because they are afraid of him?

"But the Emperor insists on marrying Hexue to the Crown Prince! After all, disobeying an imperial decree is a serious crime!"

"So be it if I defy the imperial decree! Xue can't marry that old man, the Crown Prince!" Su Hetai was practically pointing his finger at the Crown Prince and calling him old.

"Master, the Crown Prince is only eight or nine years older than He Xue, how can he be an old man!" Madam Tongjia said, rolling her eyes.

"No matter how many years older he is, he is still older. Although I haven't spent much time in the capital, I now know that everyone avoids the Crown Prince like the plague. What if something happens to the Crown Prince? This is a matter of life and death for Xue, and I can't joke about Xue's lifelong happiness."

"If Xue marries the Crown Prince, even if the Crown Prince has any problems, there will be no chance to back out!" Su Hetai said.

"My lord, I mean, what if, what if He Xue is willing to marry the Crown Prince?" Madam Tongjia asked tentatively.

"He Xue is willing to marry the Crown Prince? How did you know, Madam? Did He Xue tell you?" Su Hetai asked worriedly.

He Xue is too young; she must have been fooled by the Crown Prince's sweet talk!

“If, I mean if!” Tongjia said hurriedly.

"Madam, this is no laughing matter!" Su Hetai said, still shaken.

"Master, if the Emperor insists on marrying Hexue to the Crown Prince, you must not act recklessly in front of the Emperor!"

Moreover, my sister had previously mentioned that the Crown Prince had feelings for He Xue; perhaps he hasn't married yet because he's waiting for He Xue!

"Madam, you actually believe such things? You're not a little girl anymore, so stop having illusions!"

You women always say you'd rather believe pigs can fly than believe a man's lying mouth!

"You mean I'm old and past my prime? And now you're disgusted with me?" Tongjia asked angrily after hearing Su Hetai's words.

"Oh dear, isn't Madam talking about He Xue right now?" Su Hetai said, looking at Madam Tongjia, thinking to himself, "She's a mother of three, with grandchildren, and she still won't let people say she's old!"

"My lord, I'm telling you this so you can be mentally prepared, lest you act rashly when the Emperor tells you!"

"Don't think about this now. When the Emperor comes to you, you'll know how to handle it!" said Lady Tongjia.

"It's getting late, and you have to attend the morning court session tomorrow! Get some rest!"

"How can I sleep now?" Suhetai said with dissatisfaction, getting up to leave.

"Where are you going? It's so late, don't bother Jingshu and Shuyi!" Madam Tongjia knew that Su Hetai was definitely going to find his two sons.

Suhetai resigned himself to his fate and returned, sitting down in a chair and sighing.

Knowing that Su Hetai probably wouldn't be able to sleep tonight, Tongjia didn't pay any attention to him and went to bed herself.

Su Hetai looked at Tongjia Shi, who quickly fell asleep, and thought, "She's really carefree; she can actually fall asleep at a time like this!"