After the Imperial Noble Consort left, the Crown Prince held He Xue in his arms and said, "He Xue, I'm sorry. I said I would protect you, but you always get hurt because of me!"

"Brother Crown Prince, some things are beyond our control and cannot be avoided. Don't take on all the burdens yourself. I'm not an innocent little flower who doesn't know anything. I also have the ability to protect myself!" He Xue gently comforted the Crown Prince.

"But I still failed to protect you." The crown prince looked frustrated.

"This is not your fault," He Xue said softly.

At this moment, He Xue's eyes were firm yet gentle. She knew the Crown Prince's sense of responsibility and guilt, and she didn't want him to blame himself too much.

"Crown Prince, you were really too impulsive just now. Father Emperor is not someone who can be easily contradicted."

The Emperor is first and foremost the Emperor, and only then a father; first a subject to a ruler, then a son. That's the difference between the Emperor and a father. You are first his subject, and only then his son.

Fortunately, Father Emperor didn't investigate further this time, otherwise your situation would definitely not have been as simple as just being confined to Yuqing Palace!

"I understand, but what's the point of me, the Crown Prince, if I can't even get justice for you?"

Father Emperor, I can accept being blamed or scolded, but I cannot let you suffer!

I also know that the reason why Father Emperor didn't execute Consort Liang was because of the Eighth Prince, because she gave birth to the Eighth Prince!

"Father Emperor knows he's thinking of the Eighth Prince, and I also feel sorry for my child!" the Crown Prince said with dissatisfaction.

The Crown Prince decided that if Kangxi did not punish Consort Liang this time, he would punish her himself. He was better off not being a spineless Crown Prince.

“Crown Prince, neither I nor the child want to see you punished because of us!” He Xue said.

"I know what to do, and I won't let you worry!" The crown prince forced a smile.

The Crown Prince held He Xue's hand and kissed it. "He Xue, if you hadn't married me, would you have avoided all this scheming?"

The Crown Prince felt that if He Xue didn't marry him, she wouldn't have to enter the palace and face all of this, and she could live a peaceful life.

“Brother Crown Prince, I’ve said before that in this life, we’re bound together with someone through life and death. If that person is you, I’d be happy to do so!” He Xue said earnestly to the Crown Prince.

The crown prince chuckled softly and sighed, "In this life, we are bound to someone through life and death. If that person is you, then I feel that giving up anything is worthwhile!"

"Brother Crown Prince, please don't say things like that again!"

"Alright, I won't say anymore!" the Crown Prince replied.

"He Xue, why don't you go back to the General's Mansion? I think the General's Mansion is safer than Yuqing Palace!"

The crown prince was relieved that the discovery was made in time, but there was no guarantee that someone else might be plotting against him, and they couldn't always be able to discover things in time.

The General's Mansion is full of He Xue's relatives. With Su Hetai and Tongjia Shi around, no one can harm He Xue. As for him, he can just run back and forth between the palace and outside every day.

The Crown Prince had no intention of letting He Xue return to the General's Mansion alone; of course, he would accompany her.

“Crown Prince, this is against the rules!” He Xue felt that this was impossible. In the Qing Dynasty, married women were not allowed to return to their parents’ home for extended periods! Let alone her, the Crown Princess.

“At this point, rules don’t matter. I’ll figure out a way!” The more the Crown Prince thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

He Xue didn't take it to heart. She couldn't leave the palace too often now, let alone stay at the General's Mansion permanently.