"Brother Crown Prince, how did things go this time?" He Xue asked as they walked.

"It's alright, I guess!" This time, the Crown Prince had truly witnessed the true colors of those people.

The Crown Prince felt that their original intention in becoming officials was definitely to serve the country and the people, not for their own selfish interests, but now they had all forgotten their original intentions.

He Xue didn't know much about politics, but judging from the Crown Prince's expression, she could guess that things weren't as simple as he said. Corrupt officials have never been eradicated since ancient times.

“Brother Crown Prince, you have done very well, but punishing corrupt officials is not something that can be done overnight. There is much injustice in the world, so let us draw the thunder with blood!”

"The world is full of injustice, and bloodshed will surely draw thunder!" The crown prince muttered these words, then gave a bitter laugh. "I'm afraid no one will take this as a warning!"

"Brother Crown Prince, I heard you had someone accompanying you this time?" He Xue teased.

"Someone is with you? Who? Those people from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Justice?" The Crown Prince didn't understand what Xue was talking about.

"Of course, there are beautiful women accompanying you!"

"How come I didn't know about this? Who told you?" The Crown Prince led He Xue to a secluded spot in the Imperial Garden.

He Xuejian seemed genuinely unaware of what was going on. "Brother Crown Prince, I heard that Xu Yan has been by your side these past few days, and that Suo'etu has even recognized Xu Yan as his goddaughter, all to elevate her status so that she can enter Yuqing Palace in the future!"

He Xue then told the Crown Prince what she had heard before.

The Crown Prince frowned; this was completely different from what he had heard. "He Xue, I've also heard some things!"

The story goes that the Crown Princess became extremely jealous because the Crown Prince saw a woman in front of the court, and wanted to return to the General's Mansion. In the end, it was the Imperial Noble Consort who intervened and kept her there, but she ended up staying at Chengqian Palace!

"Brother Crown Prince, where did you hear that? I didn't! I went to Chengqian Palace because my aunt was unwell for a few days, so I stayed there."

"I was planning to go back to Yuqing Palace today!" He Xue quickly said.

"It seems someone is trying to sow discord between us! They're using our inability to meet to create misunderstandings between us!"

"Who is it? Why would they want to ruin our relationship?" He Xue felt like she hadn't offended anyone.

"I've already had someone investigate this matter again!"

"Brother Crown Prince, do you believe I won't do that?" He Xue looked at the Crown Prince expectantly.

"Of course! I watched you grow up, how could I not know your personality?" The Crown Prince suddenly looked at He Xue, "He Xue, when you heard about those things I did, did you believe me?"

"I believe you! But Crown Prince, it's true that Suo'etu wants to recognize Xu Yan as his goddaughter. Is it really true that things aren't as bad as the rumors say?" He Xue felt that even if the Crown Prince didn't have any ideas, the people around him certainly did.

“Song’etu is only adopting a daughter. If he really has some ulterior motive, I wouldn’t mind sending Xu Yan to his bed!” the Crown Prince said coldly.

"That will definitely be a lot of fun!" Xue's tone even carried a hint of anticipation that Suo'etu would send Xu Yan to the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince looked at He Xue with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, "Let's go back quickly!"

"Brother Crown Prince, in order to lure out the person behind this, I think we should continue to develop the situation according to that person's plan!"

"How should we develop?" the crown prince asked, puzzled.