Shuyi was truly on the verge of tears; he was more wronged than Dou E!

"Father, if you see snow falling in June, please don't be surprised, because I've really been wronged!"

Shuyi looked at Su Hetai and said aggrievedly, "Father, your son has been wronged!"

Shuyi couldn't tell Suhetai that he was doing all this under the orders of the Tongjia clan, so the weak Suhetai had to bear all of this.

If he dares to bite his mother, it won't be as simple as just carrying a heavy load; it's very likely that his father and mother will beat him together.

The Fourth Prince didn't know who Dali was, and why Shuyi had this expression when she heard the name Dali!

"Who is Dali?" the Fourth Prince asked Jing Shu curiously.

"My father's horse. When the people under my father's command made mistakes, my father made them carry it and run laps!" Jing Shu felt some sympathy for Shu Yi.

The Fourth Prince gaped in disbelief. What kind of punishment was this? It was truly unheard of! Normally, horses carried people, but here at the General's Mansion, it was people carrying horses!

At this moment, Dali, the stable boy, flicked his tail and snorted, as if to say, "Why hasn't anyone been carrying me around lately?"

Looking at Shuyi's expression, Su Hetai said with disdain, "You should have thought about the consequences when you did things. If there's a next time, I'll make you carry Dali around the capital!"

Shuyi actually dared to steal He Xue's boyfriend; she's incredibly audacious.

Shuyi's face immediately turned sour.

"Second Brother, shall we drink this wine again today?" The Fourth Prince leaned closer to the Crown Prince and asked in a low voice. He had something he hadn't told him yet!

The Crown Prince glanced at the Fourth Prince and thought to himself, "What a carefree attitude! He's still thinking about drinking!"

"Uncle, we'll take our leave now!" the Crown Prince said to Su Hetai.

"Your Highness, I promised to invite you and the Fourth Prince to drink. It wouldn't be too late to leave after you finish your drinks!" Shuyi stopped the Crown Prince. He had already been punished, and it would be a shame not to drink now.

Suhetai then had Jingshu and Shuyi accompany the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince, as he was worried that if they stayed there, they wouldn't be able to enjoy themselves to the fullest.

After drinking a few cups, Shuyi's tongue was slurred. Holding up the wine cup, she swayed and said to the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, I once said that if anyone dared to mess with He Xue, I would definitely use all eighteen weapons to deal with him!"

You must treat He Xue well from now on. If you treat her badly, even if you are the Crown Prince, I will not let you off!

The Fourth Prince looked at Shuyi in disbelief. How could she get drunk so quickly? She's really bad at drinking but has a huge addiction!

"Your Highness, Shuyi has had too much to drink. Please don't take offense at a drunkard!" Jing Shu said to the Crown Prince.

"It's alright!" The Crown Prince waved his hand. "Today I can solemnly promise here that He Xue is a once-in-a-lifetime surprise for me. She is the joy of my youth and the sweetness of the rest of my life. I will do my best to love all of He Xue's past and the rest of my life."

"Alright, I believe the Crown Prince will keep his word!" Shu Yi said drunkenly, patting the Crown Prince's shoulder.

Jing Shu raised his wine glass to hide the smile on his lips. He knew that with Shu Yi's alcohol tolerance, a few cups of wine were nothing, but there were some things he couldn't say directly to the Crown Prince. It was different when he was drunk. Even if he said something disrespectful, the Crown Prince couldn't investigate it.

Su Hetai went to see the Crown Prince and was relieved to see with his own eyes that He Xue was alright.

Tongjia also told Suhetai about the Imperial Noble Consort.

Su Hetai hadn't expected there to be so much going on. "Madam, don't worry, I'll go talk to my father-in-law about a solution later!"

"Alright, thank you for your trouble, sir!" said Madam Tongjia.

"No need for formalities among family!" Suhetai said with a smile.

After court, the Eighth Prince went straight to the General's Mansion. He learned that the Crown Prince had left the palace, and he guessed that the Crown Prince must have sent He Xue out of the palace, so he came to the General's Mansion.

Suhetai was quite surprised to hear that the Eighth Prince had arrived. He wasn't very close to any of the princes, except for the Fourth Prince and the Crown Prince.

The Fourth Prince was affected by the Imperial Noble Consort, while the Crown Prince was like a leech sticking to He Xue, impossible to shake off.

He had only heard that the Eighth Prince was humble and gentle, and treated scholars with respect. People in the court praised him for his virtue, but he felt that this was not a good thing for the Eighth Prince.

What exactly did the Eighth Prince come for today? Su Hetai couldn't figure it out, and since he couldn't figure it out, he didn't want to think about it anymore. He quickly welcomed the Eighth Prince in.

After exchanging pleasantries, the Eighth Prince asked Su Hetai to let him see He Xue alone.

Seeing the Eighth Prince's expression, Su Hetai could roughly guess what was going on. The Eighth Prince was about to get married, so who was he putting on this affectionate act for? Wasn't he just causing trouble for He Xue?

Su Hetai wanted to refuse the Eighth Prince, but the Eighth Prince seemed determined to see Hexue, so he had no choice but to let Hexue come to see the Eighth Prince.

When Su Hetai left, he sent someone to tell Shuyi to come and accompany the Eighth Prince. He thought this arrangement was perfectly fine. Jingshu was accompanying the Crown Prince, and Shuyi was accompanying the Eighth Prince. He believed that the Crown Prince would definitely come immediately, and he also wanted to give the Crown Prince a sense of crisis, since Xue was very popular.