"Why is Princess feeling guilty?" Wanliuha said smugly.
"Uncle Emperor, Nanxing and Xiabing have been by my side since I was born. I will not let either of them be punished unjustly!"
"If Nanxing must be tortured to prove my words are true, then I don't need to prove it!" With that, He Xue knelt on one knee before Kangxi. "Uncle Emperor, punish me however you wish! I will have no complaints!"
“Princess, it’s alright. This servant is willing to endure any punishment to prove that what you said is true!” Nanxing said to Hexue.
Looking at He Xue's reckless attitude, Kangxi said with a wry smile, "How do you know I won't handle this impartially?"
Didn't you say I was the greatest emperor of all time? Am I really that great emperor?!
He Xue muttered to herself, yet in a way that Kangxi could hear: "He is indeed a great emperor of all time, but even heroes have their weaknesses when it comes to beautiful women!"
"You!" Kangxi was so angry with He Xue that he was practically fuming.
Those who heard He Xue's words suppressed their laughter.
Kangxi looked around angrily, and finally his gaze fell on the Crown Prince. "Baocheng, didn't I tell you to keep an eye on Xue Shao and let her look at some picture books!"
"Look at what she's looking at all day!"
"Father, please forgive me. I know I was wrong. I will definitely take good care of He Xue from now on!" the Crown Prince said hastily.
He Xue pouted, "Uncle Emperor, those picture books are really beautiful. How about I find you a few sometime? I guarantee you'll be hooked!"
"I have no time to read such nonsense!" Kangxi refused righteously, joking that if the censors knew he was reading picture books, they might remonstrate to the death.
“Uncle Emperor, those aren’t just random things; they’re your way to relax and your source of joy!” He Xue suddenly lowered her voice and said to Kangxi, “Uncle Emperor, come closer to me.”
Although Kangxi wanted to refuse Hexue's request, he lowered his head when he saw the expectant look in Hexue's eyes. It was definitely not out of curiosity, but because he couldn't bear to hurt Hexue.
"Uncle Emperor, I recently came across a book about Prime Minister Ming and Minister Suo! It says the reason they always disliked each other is because they both liked each other—it's a classic case of love-hate relationship!"
"Huh?" Kangxi looked at Hexue in disbelief, and Hexue nodded affirmatively at him.
"It's all pure nonsense!" Kangxi said definitively, but why did he suddenly feel a sense of agreement with Xue's thoughts?
Kangxi felt it was all Hexue's fault. Why did she have to talk to him about these things? How could he face Mingzhu and Suo'etu in the future?
Everyone was curious about what Xue had said to Kangxi, and why Kangxi looked so constipated!
"You are still young and don't know how to distinguish between good and bad. Bring all your sketchbooks over in a moment, and I will personally select a few suitable for you to read!" Kangxi said to Hexue.
"No, Uncle Emperor!" He Xue said with a pained expression.
"No discussion, or you're not allowed to watch it anymore!"
"Oh, I see!" He Xue said dejectedly.
Consort Tongjia couldn't stand it anymore. They were dealing with Wanliuha's problem, so why were they discussing drawing a manuscript?
"Cousin, let's get down to business!" Consort Tongjia whispered to Emperor Kangxi.
"Cough, cough!" Kangxi coughed a few times, putting his fist to his mouth to temporarily cover his embarrassment. Every time he was with Xue, he could always veer off-topic.
"Where were we?" Kangxi couldn't remember for a moment.
"Uncle Emperor, you said you wouldn't favor Consort Wanliuha!" He Xue kindly reminded Kangxi.
"Your legs are weak, so get up first!" Kangxi saw that Hexue was still kneeling on one knee, so he told her to get up.
Consort Tongjia helped He Xue up.
"Since you disagree with He Xue's statement, then you should say it!" Kangxi said to Wanliuhashi.
In fact, Kangxi had already agreed with He Xue's words. After all, he had watched He Xue grow up, and he believed in her character and that she would not lie.
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