The Crown Prince gently touched He Xue's arm. "He Xue?"

He Xue rubbed her eyes. "Hmm, Crown Prince?"

"Are you sleepy?" the prince asked softly.

"I'm not sleepy, my eyes need a rest!" He Xue said playfully. Although she was dozing off, she had heard what Kangxi and the Crown Prince said.

"After dinner, we'll return to Yuqing Palace!" the Crown Prince said with a smile.

"Okay!" He Xue nodded, then leaned closer to the Crown Prince and whispered, "Crown Prince, please restrain yourself, you're almost bursting with arrogance!"

"Is that so?" the crown prince asked.

"Yes!" He Xue said earnestly.

The Crown Prince was in a very good mood, and he couldn't help but smile. He was even looking forward to seeing how the Eighth Prince would react when he found out.

"What are you two saying? Are you afraid I'll hear you?" Kangxi asked, looking at the Crown Prince and He Xue who were whispering to each other.

"Father, you jest. Your son and I were just discussing whether we should go to the estate in the suburbs for a visit tomorrow!"

Emperor Kangxi was somewhat envious of the Crown Prince. He was so busy, yet the Crown Prince was still thinking about having fun. He was about to reprimand the Crown Prince when he remembered that tomorrow was the Crown Prince's wedding day!

Kangxi could only glare at the Crown Prince with annoyance. Once the holiday was over, he would make the Crown Prince pay back the money with interest.

During dinner, the Imperial Noble Consort served the Crown Prince and He Xue each a bowl of soup.

"This is something I specially instructed the kitchen to stew for the two of you, so drink it quickly!" the Imperial Noble Consort said affectionately.

"Cousin, what about mine?" Kangxi saw that the Crown Prince and He Xue both had them. Didn't he have one?

“Cousin, you don’t need it! This is for the two of them to nourish their bodies!” the Imperial Noble Consort said.

After thanking the Imperial Noble Consort, the Crown Prince and He Xue drank the soup in one gulp.

When Kangxi saw this, he felt very uncomfortable. He was the emperor, yet he was not included.

At this moment, He Xue noticed Kangxi's expression and secretly pointed in Kangxi's direction to the Imperial Noble Consort.

Seeing Kangxi's expression, the Imperial Noble Consort knew what was going on and deliberately teased, "Cousin, do you also want to drink this tonic soup?"

Kangxi quickly denied it, saying, "I don't need it."

However, the Imperial Noble Consort smiled and said to Kangxi, "Cousin, I'm a bit rushed today. How about I personally stew it and send it to you another day?"

Emperor Kangxi was secretly pleased, but on the surface he still pretended to be indifferent. "Alright then, for the sake of my cousin's good intentions, I will reluctantly accept it!"

【You don't have to force yourself!】 Xue thought to herself.

After dinner, the Crown Prince and He Xue bid farewell to Emperor Kangxi and the Imperial Noble Consort, and left Chengqian Palace together.

When Tai returned to his bedroom after washing up, he found that He Xue was not asleep. He was surprised, as it was rare to see He Xue waiting for him. Before, He Xue was either asleep or pretending to be asleep.

"He Xue, why didn't you sleep tonight?" The Crown Prince quickly came to the bedside and asked.

"Crown Prince, I have something I want to ask you!" He Xue knew that the Crown Prince hadn't told her many things, and she only had a vague understanding of them. Now she wanted to figure everything out.

Why did the Eighth Prince know that the token of love between her and the Crown Prince had appeared in Xu Yan's hands? Why did the Crown Prince give their token of love to Xu Yan? How did Ulanara Rouze end up at Ganlu Temple? ...She had many questions she wanted to ask the Crown Prince.

"What is it? Ask away!" The Crown Prince came to He Xue's side, pulled her into his arms, and asked.

"Is my Crown Prince brother hiding something from me?"

"No, how could that be?" the prince said, kissing He Xue's hair.

He Xue turned around and looked directly into the Crown Prince's eyes. "Crown Prince, there are some things I can guess even if you don't tell me. Xu Yan's matter, and our token of love."

Why did the Eighth Prince say that our token of love ended up in Xu Yan's hands? And what's the story behind Ulanara Rouze?

I only have a superficial understanding of everything, or rather, I know the basics, but I've heard about all of it.

I don't like this feeling. If you don't want me to know, then don't let me know even a single thing. Now that I've heard it, I want to know everything.

The prince's eyes darted around; he didn't know how to explain it to He Xue.

He didn't want He Xue to know about these things. He just wanted He Xue to be a carefree little girl. He would take care of all these things for her, so she wouldn't have to face those upsetting things.

“Brother Crown Prince, look at me.” He Xue cupped the Crown Prince’s face in her hands, making him look into her eyes. “I want to hear you say it to me in person.”

The Crown Prince took a deep breath and decided to tell He Xue the truth, so he told her what had happened.

He Xue was shocked to hear that the Eighth Prince would do such a thing. She felt that the Eighth Prince wanted to destroy her. She even felt that the Eighth Prince had a near-perverted mentality. The Eighth Prince no longer liked her, but had an obsession, an extreme obsession.