Consort Tongjia turned to the Crown Prince and said, "Baocheng, would you mind escorting Hexue back?"
"Of course!" the crown prince readily agreed.
"Then I'll have to trouble you!" Consort Tongjia was now worried about letting Hexue leave the palace on her own.
"Mother Tong, you're too kind!" The Crown Prince thought for a moment and then said to Consort Tongjia, "Mother Tong, should we tell Father about this?"
"Don't let the Emperor know for now!" Consort Tongjia said. "He Xue has very few contacts in the palace. If anyone is hostile to He Xue, I can't think of anyone other than Lady Wuya. Lady Wuya is pregnant. If the Emperor finds out, it will only make things difficult for him!"
The Crown Prince instantly understood what Consort Tongjia meant. He also felt that his father sometimes lost his mind when he was around women. He also suspected it was Uya, so it was better not to tell his father!
"Auntie, I'm all packed!" He Xue walked over.
"Alright, go! Let the Crown Prince escort you!" Consort Tongjia said reluctantly to He Xue.
"Auntie, you must eat on time, don't overwork yourself, and remember to drink your daily herbal medicine on time!" He Xue said worriedly.
During this period, Consort Tongjia's health was not good, and He Xue was constantly uneasy.
"Don't worry, Auntie will take good care of herself! You be good too!" Consort Tongjia ruffled He Xue's hair.
"I will! Aunt, I'm leaving!" He Xue waved to Consort Tongjia.
Consort Tongjia nodded, her eyes red.
The Crown Prince bowed to Consort Tongjia and said, "Don't worry, Mother Tong, I will send Hexue back safely!"
"good!"
"He Xue, let's go!" The Crown Prince took He Xue's hand and turned to leave.
Consort Tongjia watched the Crown Prince and Xue's retreating figures, not knowing what they were saying, but the Crown Prince looked at Xue with doting eyes.
Consort Tongjia felt that the Crown Prince seemed to be getting a little too close to He Xue. She hadn't thought anything of it before, but He Xue was no longer a child, and the Crown Prince should avoid any suspicion.
Moreover, she suddenly realized that the Crown Prince always referred to He Xue as "I" instead of referring to himself as "I, the Lonely One".
The way the Crown Prince looked at He Xue no longer seemed like the way a brother would look at his sister.
Consort Tongjia felt that she had overlooked too much in the past, and she didn't know when the Crown Prince's feelings for Hexue had changed.
Is it too late for her to stop this now?
At the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, the Grand Empress Dowager probably wouldn't have allowed He Xue to marry into the royal family. Hopefully, the Grand Empress Dowager can stop the Crown Prince, provided that He Xue isn't harmed.
However, judging from He Xue's appearance, she probably doesn't know what the Crown Prince is thinking. It's best to avoid letting He Xue enter the palace in the future.
He Xue is naive and innocent; what if she is deceived by the Crown Prince's sweet talk?
Once a girl has lost her heart, nothing anyone says will matter.
Therefore, the best solution is to keep He Xue away from the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince can't leave the palace every day!
"Brother Crown Prince, if you send me out of the palace, what about my uncle, the Emperor?" He Xue remembered that the Crown Prince was still in his punishment period!
"Nothing will happen!" The Crown Prince thought that at worst he could just deal with another day's worth of memorials.
However, after yesterday's lack of effort, Kangxi no longer wanted to read the memorials, so he did not see the Crown Prince today. Kangxi was very angry, and the consequences were severe.
Emperor Kangxi decided that if the Crown Prince did not come for one day, the period would be extended for two days, and if he did not come for two days, it would be extended for four days. Was he afraid that the Crown Prince would not come?
"Your Highness, where is He Xue going?" Consort Yi asked, looking at He Xue and the Crown Prince walking towards them.
"Greetings, Consort Yi!" He Xue bowed to Consort Yi and said.
"Consort Yi!" the Crown Prince said to Consort Yi.
"Get up quickly! How did you get injured again?" Consort Yi asked He Xue.
"Perhaps I'm just not meant to be with the palace!" He Xue said with a wry smile, noting that both of her injuries occurred within the palace.
"He Xue, don't think like that. Your brother, the Crown Prince, will protect you in the future!" the Crown Prince said anxiously. If He Xue and the palace were incompatible according to their birth charts, would they have to be separated as husband and wife after they got married?
Seeing that the Crown Prince was anxious but spoke to He Xue in the same gentle tone as always, and combined with what she had seen before, Consort Yi's resolve became even stronger.
"Little Jiu, I'm sorry, it seems the wife your mother has chosen for you will probably become your second sister-in-law!"
Even if Mother is a favored concubine, she can't compete with the Crown Prince for someone! After your Emperor's passing, my daughter and I will still have to fend for ourselves under the Crown Prince's command!
"Is He Xue heading out of the palace?" Consort Yi asked, for He Xue was indeed heading in the direction of leaving the palace!
"Yes, Consort Yi, I'll have to trouble you to spend more time with my aunt!" He Xue said.
"Very well, it's kind of you to be so filial!" Consort Yi replied, "I won't keep you any longer, go on your way!"
After parting ways with Consort Yi, the Crown Prince took He Xue in a carriage and headed straight for the General's Mansion!
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