The Fourth Prince's face darkened immediately upon hearing He Xue's words. "No way! What kind of girl climbs a tree? What if someone sees you? Will you ever be able to get married?"

"Who does Fourth Brother want He Xue to marry?" the Crown Prince asked in an icy voice.

"Second...Second Brother, I was just saying it offhand!" The Fourth Prince felt a little guilty under the Crown Prince's gaze.

"You can't just say things like that casually anymore!" the Crown Prince said displeasedly. He wanted He Xue to marry someone else right in front of him. If he weren't around, would he say even more outrageous things?

He Xue looked at the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince angrily and said, "This won't do, that won't do, can't you two say anything other than 'no'?"

"I'm not going. You two go by yourselves!"

After saying that, Xue and I squatted down next to the crooked tree with our knees drawn up.

The Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince exchanged a resentful glance, knowing that Xue was truly angry this time.

The prince walked up to He Xue and was about to squat down when He Xue suddenly stood up.

Seeing this, the Crown Prince quickly dodged to the side, otherwise He Xue would have bumped his chin. He was fine, but he was worried that He Xue would get hurt.

After regaining his footing, the Crown Prince saw that He Xue had already left, and hurriedly chased after her, calling out, "He Xue, where are you going?"

"I'm going to find a dog hole and crawl into it myself!" He Xue said angrily.

The Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince suppressed their laughter and stood in front of He Xue.

"Alright, don't be angry!" the crown prince said gently.

"If you keep dawdling, we won't need to go see our aunt anymore; we'll just go see our Emperor Uncle!" He Xue said irritably.

If they dawdle any longer, the patrolling guards will find them and surely hand them over to Emperor Kangxi.

"Your Highness was wrong! Don't be angry!" The Crown Prince rubbed He Xue's forehead.

The Fourth Prince stared at the Crown Prince in shock. Was this person who so easily admitted his mistake the same Second Prince he knew? Even in front of the Emperor, the Second Prince would not easily bow his head. How could he be such a different person in front of He Xue?

Before the Fourth Prince could even understand what was happening, the Crown Prince had already brought He Xue into Chengqian Palace.

The Fourth Prince, seeing that he had been abandoned by the Crown Prince, exclaimed, "Second Brother, really! Didn't you even remind him?"

The Fourth Prince didn't linger any longer and quickly entered Chengqian Palace.

He Xue and the Crown Prince had already headed towards the Imperial Noble Consort's room, and the Fourth Prince immediately followed after them.

Upon arriving outside the Imperial Noble Consort's room, He Xue said to the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince, "Crown Prince, Fourth Prince, please wait here. I'm going to find my aunt!"

It's already evening, so it's not appropriate for the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince to go directly to see the Imperial Noble Consort.

He Xue arrived at the Imperial Noble Consort's room and gently knocked on the door.

Upon hearing the knock, the Imperial Noble Consort assumed it was Ren Dong and the others, and immediately said, "Come in!"

"Aunt, it's me!" He Xue pushed open the door and went in.

The Imperial Noble Consort was still shocked when she heard He Xue's voice, and only when He Xue entered did she realize that it was really He Xue who had come.

"He Xue, what brings you here? When did you wake up?" The Imperial Noble Consort looked He Xue up and down.

“Aunt, I’m fine now. I was worried about you, so I came to check on you. My brother, the Crown Prince, and my fourth brother came with me!” He Xue said.

"The Crown Prince and Yinzhen?" the Imperial Noble Consort asked in surprise.

"Aunt, they're waiting outside!"

"Alright, you all go to the front hall first, and your aunt will tidy up and then come over!" said the Imperial Noble Consort.

“Okay!” He Xue replied.

After arriving at the front hall, the Imperial Noble Consort carefully inquired about He Xue's condition and was relieved to find out that He Xue was alright.

"Aunt, when will you be able to leave?" He Xue asked.

"Don't worry about Auntie. It's good that Auntie can take a break. There are too many things to do before the New Year, plus the wedding arrangements for your fourth brother and the others. Auntie is probably really exhausted."

"Now that we have this perfect opportunity to be lazy, Auntie doesn't need to make excuses anymore!" the Imperial Noble Consort said with a smile.

"Besides, once your fourth brother gets married, the Emperor will definitely let your aunt leave!"

He Xue knew that the Imperial Noble Consort's words were purely to comfort her.

The Imperial Noble Consort looked at the Fourth Prince, "Yinzhen, your mother has almost finished preparing for your wedding. If you need anything, you can go to Consort Hui or Consort Rong, or you can send a message to your mother!"

"Your subject understands!" the Fourth Prince replied.

"Don't worry, your mother will definitely be there when you get married!" the Imperial Noble Consort said, looking at the Fourth Prince who was frowning.

"Son, wait for your mother!" the Fourth Prince said. What meaning would his wedding have if his mother wasn't there?