"You're not young anymore, why aren't you married yet?" the Crown Prince asked curiously. If he remembered correctly, Jing Shu should be about the same age as the First Prince.
Jing Shu blushed and said, "Mother is already arranging marriages! This servant doesn't want to get married too early either. Even His Highness the Crown Prince isn't married yet, is he?"
"Don't you know why I haven't gotten married?" the Crown Prince asked Jing Shu.
"I heard that His Majesty will be arranging a marriage for the First Prince this time. I wonder if His Majesty will also arrange one or two marriages for His Highness the Crown Prince?" Jing Shu asked with a gloating expression.
"So you also want the General's wife to arrange two for you? Why don't I mention it to the General's wife for you!" the Crown Prince said with a cold expression.
"No need for Your Highness to trouble yourself!" Jing Shu said, her face slightly flushed. Suddenly, she smiled broadly again. "This servant can refuse Mother, but I'm afraid Your Highness would find it difficult to refuse His Majesty?"
Looking at Jing Shu's arrogant expression, the Crown Prince clenched his fist, really wanting to punch him in the face. The reason Jing Shu dared to act so cocky in front of him was because he was taking advantage of the fact that the Crown Prince didn't dare to hit him.
If he hit Jing Shu, He Xue would definitely be unhappy, and he would never do anything to upset He Xue!
"Your Highness, if we were to fight, who do you think Xue would side with?" Jing Shu asked expectantly.
"I'm not as bored as you! I'm going back to the palace first. Tell Hexue that I'll come to see her when I have time!"
"Respectfully seeing off the Crown Prince!" Jing Shu said, bowing.
Jing Shu smiled as he watched the Crown Prince walk away. He never thought he could speak to the Crown Prince like this. Jing Shu knew that this was partly because of Xue, but more importantly, it was because of the Crown Prince himself.
The crown prince, though the legitimate son and heir apparent, possessed no arrogance whatsoever; he was a humble gentleman, gentle and refined.
Perhaps it wouldn't be bad for He Xue to marry such a person. However, in terms of the person alone, the Crown Prince is acceptable, but his status is not suitable for He Xue.
When Xue saw that Jing Shu had returned alone, she asked, "Big brother, has the Crown Prince returned to the palace?"
"Yes, the Crown Prince is probably quite busy! He'll head back now!" Jing Shu completely forgot what the Crown Prince had asked him to tell him.
He Xue didn't take it to heart. "Mother, when are Father and Second Brother coming back?"
"It's hard to say. I heard from your father that Galdan and Tsarist Russia have been quite restless lately!" Tongjia said with a worried expression.
Now, not only is Suhetai going to the battlefield, but Shuyi is also going with him. How can she not feel at ease?
“Mother, Father is an invincible general. Whether it’s Galdan or Tsarist Russia, they will all be routed when they see Father! So Father and Second Brother will come back safely!” He Xue placed her hand on Tongjia’s hand, comforting her.
"Mother understands!" Madam Tongjia looked at Hexue with great satisfaction. Her daughter, who used to be only mischievous, could now comfort people.
He Xue stayed by Tongjia's side, and a few jokes and banter helped to improve Tongjia's mood.
Emperor Kangxi waited for a long time in the Qianqing Palace but did not see the Crown Prince. So he stopped reading the memorials and went directly to the Chengqian Palace.
"Cousin, why is it so quiet today? Where is Xue?" Kangxi asked, holding a teacup.
"I left the palace, and just then the Crown Prince came to Chengqian Palace, so I asked him to escort Hexue back!" Consort Tongjia said to Emperor Kangxi.
"Why do you want He Xue to leave the palace? With her by your side, you won't be too bored!" Kangxi said.
"Does my cousin think I'm very idle? I've already delegated some of my palace duties to Consort Hui and Consort Rong. Otherwise, would I still be sitting here drinking tea with you?"
"The imperial concubine selection is just around the corner, and I have many things to attend to. If Your Majesty is bored, you can go and amuse yourself with other things!" Consort Tongjia said irritably. Did she really think she had nothing better to do all day?
Emperor Kangxi didn't know what he said that offended Consort Tongjia, but he eventually found out that it was because of the imperial concubine selection!
"It seems my cousin is unhappy again! There's nothing I can do about it; he can't break the rules set by our ancestors! I didn't expect my cousin to be so jealous!" Kangxi thought to himself with a smug smile.
Consort Tongjia was indeed troubled by the imperial concubine selection, but it had absolutely nothing to do with Emperor Kangxi. There were just too many things to do during the selection process. Fortunately, Consort Hui and Consort Rong helped her out, otherwise she would have been extremely busy.
Consort Tongjia glared at Kangxi with displeasure. There were already so many people in the palace, yet they still wanted to take advantage of that young girl! How shameless!
"Hehe!" Seeing that Consort Tongjia was glaring at him, Kangxi smiled ingratiatingly at her, "I thought the Crown Prince was slacking off, but it turns out he sent He Xue. I won't punish him this time!"
"Cousin, you can't punish the Crown Prince. It was I who sent him. If you must punish someone, punish me instead!" Consort Tongjia didn't want to implicate the Crown Prince.
"How could I punish you? I won't punish anyone! Get up quickly, I have something to discuss with you!" Kangxi gestured for Rendong to help Consort Tongjia up.
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