"Ahem!" Emperor Kangxi coughed.

The Crown Prince looked up at Emperor Kangxi and asked, "Father, would you like something to eat?"

"It's not like I haven't eaten!" Kangxi looked at the Crown Prince with displeasure. "Baocheng, I entrusted you with handling state affairs. Besides, I won't let you go hungry. So, you shouldn't have Hexue bring you meals anymore."

If others see this, it would be bad if they followed suit!

Upon hearing Kangxi's words, the Crown Prince suddenly lost his appetite. [Father is just jealous! Jealous that I have He Xue bringing him food, while none of his many concubines do. He's so petty!]

"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand!" the Crown Prince replied reluctantly.

"Alright, you can continue eating. After you finish, you can continue handling official business!"

"I've been feeling a bit weak lately, so please take on more of the burden!" Kangxi said.

"Yes, Your Majesty! Father, please take care of your health!" The Crown Prince looked at the radiant Kangxi and couldn't tell that Kangxi was unwell at all.

One day, He Zhu rushed to the Crown Prince in a great hurry.

"What happened? Why do you look like this?" the crown prince asked.

"Your Highness, something terrible has happened!" He Zhu said anxiously.

"What exactly happened? Tell me quickly!" The Crown Prince felt that He Zhu would rather just tell him directly than waste his time on this!

"This servant heard that the Crown Princess was so angry when she found out that you had met with Xu Yan that she wanted to return to the General's Mansion. Now she has been stopped by the Imperial Noble Consort and has been staying in Chengqian Palace. She is not going back to Yuqing Palace!"

"When did I meet Xu Yan?" The Crown Prince had no idea when he had seen Xu Yan.

He Zhu thought for a moment, "This servant thinks we must have met at the court last time!"

"If that's the case, then I can't see anyone at all. Besides, it's not like I specifically wanted to see Xu Yan!" the Crown Prince said.

Although he was happy to see He Xue jealous of him, he didn't want He Xue to be jealous of everything!

"Your Highness, Lord Suo'etu has now recognized Xu Yan as his goddaughter, and some people are saying that Lord Suo'etu did this on your orders."

"You did this to elevate Xu Yan's status and make it easier for her to enter Yuqing Palace!" He Zhu told the Crown Prince what he had heard.

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince frowned deeply. "This is utter nonsense! How could I do something so absurd!"

Even if I wanted Xu Yan to enter Yuqing Palace, I didn't need to go to such lengths!

He realized that someone was deliberately spreading rumors in an attempt to sow discord between him and He Xue.

All the court officials were present in the imperial court. His meeting with Xu Yan was only because of the matter in Jiangnan, and the fact that Suo'etu recognized Xu Yan as his adopted daughter had nothing to do with him.

Moreover, he felt that He Xue was not such an unreasonable person. The Crown Prince wanted to explain things to He Xue, but he simply couldn't leave her now.

Guo Yunjin has been brought back to the capital. He still has many things to deal with. It seems he can only explain things properly to He Xue after the matter in Jiangnan is settled.

The Crown Prince instructed He Zhu to secretly investigate the matter and see if anyone was stirring things up. If so, he was determined to find the mastermind behind it all.

Inside the general's mansion, Su Hetai paced back and forth with a furrowed brow.

Tongjia rubbed her forehead and said, "Master, please stop grinding the millstone. You're making me dizzy!"

Su Hetai said angrily, "I never agreed to let Xue marry the Crown Prince in the first place, and now that she's been wronged, there's nothing we can do to help!"

"My lord, please don't be anxious. I have already sent a letter to the palace. Let me go to the palace and ask He Xue what happened!" Although Tong Jia was also worried about He Xue, she could only try to appease Su He Tai, who was on the verge of exploding.

Today they received news from the palace that the Crown Prince wanted to take a woman named Xu Yan as a concubine, but He Xue disagreed. In a fit of anger, the Crown Prince moved out of Yuqing Palace, and He Xue spent her days alone in Yuqing Palace, weeping all day long.

“Madam, if you see He Xue and she is indeed crying and sobbing for the Crown Prince as we have heard, then wake her up. Is it really worth it for a man? At worst, we can get a divorce, and I will find her someone better!” Su Hetai said.