The Crown Prince turned around and saw He Xue pouting. "What's wrong? Who upset you?"

"Second brother is so awful! He just left me like that!" He Xue said indignantly.

"Doesn't He Xue want to spend some time alone with her brother, the Crown Prince?" the Crown Prince asked.

"No! Crown Prince, you shouldn't call Shuyi Second Brother anymore!" After this incident, He Xue didn't want the General's Mansion to be too conspicuous.

The Crown Prince knew what He Xue was worried about. "What happened to Mother Tong will not happen again, I promise, Your Highness!"

"Mm!" He Xue nodded.

When the Crown Prince saw the things that the Eighth Prince had sent, if it weren't for the personal relationship, he would have had He Zhu return them to the Eighth Prince when he left.

"Don't eat these things. If you need anything, I'll have He Zhu bring it over!"

"Good! I didn't expect my Crown Prince brother to be so petty!" He Xue said teasingly.

"Yes, because it's you! Once I've filled my heart with you, there's no room for anyone else; once I've set my sights on you, I can no longer appreciate anyone else."

You always make it impossible for me to maintain my usual rationality and composure, making me petty, prone to nagging, and even unreasonable!

"But I like this feeling because you're by my side!" the prince said affectionately, looking at He Xue.

"Don't see Lao Ba again, he has ill intentions towards you!"

"Yes, Your Highness!" He Xue replied obediently.

"Little girl, so good!" The Crown Prince ruffled He Xue's hair. "Don't you like the smell of alcohol?"

"It's not that I don't like it, it was just a casual question! You don't need to take it to heart, Your Highness!"

"Do you drink alcohol?" the prince asked.

"I've never drunk alcohol! Father forbade me from drinking outside, and I've never drunk alcohol in the manor either!" Xue had never drunk alcohol in modern times either.

"I'll have a drink with you another day, Your Highness. I don't want to have a drunk bride after our wedding! I've been waiting for our wedding night for so long!" the Crown Prince joked.

"Your Highness is getting a little frivolous!" He Xue said shyly.

The Crown Prince couldn't help but laugh when he saw He Xue's appearance. He then gently kissed her forehead. "I should go back to the palace now. Take care of yourself! I'll come see you again another day!"

"I understand!" He Xue nodded.

The Fourth Prince also told Jing Shu about what had happened in the palace.

Jing Shu felt a chill run down his spine after hearing this. Fortunately, the poison was discovered in time; otherwise, Xue's health might have been ruined by it.

The poisoner's intention was probably to weaken the Crown Prince's health, but unexpectedly, He Xue drank it by mistake. The Crown Prince was lucky!

Otherwise, the Crown Prince might be murdered without anyone knowing why, and it might even implicate He Xue. If the Crown Prince dies young, He Xue will be widowed and unable to remarry!

If the Crown Prince knew Jing Shu's thoughts, he would definitely say, "I really have to thank you for thinking of letting He Xue remarry!"

That evening, Su Hetai took Jing Shu and Shu Yi straight to Tong Guowei's residence.

After Su Hetai and his son arrived, Tong Guowei sent someone to invite Tong Guogang and his son Orondai over as well.

She had witnessed the rattan shield's ability to withstand bullet attacks when she was in Fujian with Xue, and she learned that the rattan shield played a significant role in the Battle of Yaksa.

She wondered if she could make something similar to a modern bulletproof vest out of rattan, because she didn't want to see Tong Guogang shot and killed.

Fortunately, she finally succeeded in making it after some attempts. Once finished, she immediately had it delivered to Tong Guowei and Tong Guogang, writing a letter instructing them to wear it. (The rattan bulletproof vest is purely fictional!)

He Xue was worried that Tong Guowei and Tong Guogang wouldn't wear it, so she wrote a letter to Madam Tongjia and Madam Tongjia, asking them to keep an eye on the two brothers and make sure they wore it.

In the end, the Tong brothers gritted their teeth and put them on. It was because of this that Tong Guogang was spared from death. The First Madam specially sent many things to He Xue to express her gratitude.