As He Xue approached Chengqian Palace, she saw someone waiting on the way there. The reason He Xue said "waiting" was because she noticed that this person was looking in their direction.
He Xue was also certain that this person was not waiting for them. This person's attire was unlikely to be that of a palace maid. Apart from palace maids, the only other women in the entire palace were concubines.
So Xue was certain that this person was waiting for Kangxi. Could it be that Kangxi was going to Chengqian Palace today?
"Xia Bing, go and find out if Uncle Emperor is going to visit Aunt later?" He Xue said to He Huan.
"Yes!" Xia Bing replied.
"What's wrong?" The Crown Prince didn't know what Xue was trying to do.
"Brother Crown Prince, do you know that person?" He Xue pulled the Crown Prince aside, so that the person couldn't see them, but she could see his every move clearly.
The Crown Prince glanced at the person He Xue was pointing to, "That's Consort De!" (He didn't want Uya to become Consort De, so she could only be a Consort. As for whether she would become Consort De in the future, that's another story!)
"Consort De? Isn't that the birth mother of Big Fat Orange?" He Xue thought to herself.
Seeing that He Xue didn't react, the Crown Prince assumed that He Xue didn't know who Consort De was, so he patiently explained to He Xue, "Consort De is the birth mother of the Fourth Prince. After the Fourth Prince was born, he was adopted by Consort Tong! His birth mother was also made a concubine by Father Emperor!"
"Oh!" He Xue nodded, indicating that she understood. "Consort De used Fourth Brother to exchange for her status!"
The Crown Prince didn't know why Xue said that, but after thinking about it, he thought, "You could say that!"
"What is she doing now?" He Xue asked, pointing at Consort De.
"Perhaps she wants to see her fourth brother!" The Crown Prince felt that Consort De might have her reasons for entrusting the fourth prince to Consort Tongjia. How could a mother bear to be separated from her own child?
His mother died during childbirth, but she had arranged everything for him. Apart from his father's people, everyone else around him was arranged by his mother.
“I don’t think so!” He Xue said thoughtfully.
The Crown Prince was amused by He Xue's expression. "So, what does He Xue think it is?"
She was dressed up so extravagantly that she didn't seem to be there to see her fourth brother, but rather to wait for her uncle, the emperor.
Moreover, she was always tidying up her clothes and hair accessories, which made her seem even less like she was waiting for her fourth brother!
"Crown Prince, haven't you heard the saying, 'A woman adorns herself for the one she loves'? So Consort De's concern for her appearance must mean she's waiting for her uncle, the Emperor!"
Although the Crown Prince felt that what Xue said was not quite appropriate, it seemed to make sense.
"What's going on in your little head?" the prince said with a laugh.
“You’ll see, Crown Prince! You’ll find out soon enough!” He Xue said confidently. She hadn’t been reading palace intrigue novels for nothing.
"That's why you sent Xia Bing to ask if Father Emperor is coming to Chengqian Palace!" The Crown Prince hadn't understood why He Xue had sent Xia Bing to inquire about Kangxi's whereabouts!
“Yes! My aunt always prepares in advance whenever my uncle, the emperor, comes!” He Xue said. “Brother Crown Prince, I don’t mean to spy on the emperor, do I?”
He Xue remembered that when Kangxi listed the crimes of the crown prince, there was such a sentence.
"Not really! But you can't do that in front of others in the future!" the Crown Prince instructed He Xue.
"You mean I can say this in front of you, right? You're not just anyone, you're one of us!" He Xue said, tilting her head.
"Alright, I'm one of us!" The Crown Prince said with a smile, rubbing He Xue's fluffy head.
At this moment, Xia Bing returned. "Princess, His Majesty is indeed coming to Chengqian Palace!"
Upon hearing this, He Xue rolled up her sleeves and exclaimed, "Trying to snatch someone away? Trying to snatch them right in front of your grandma!"
The Crown Prince frowned upon hearing He Xue's words and pulled her back as she walked away. "Where did you learn to say that?"
"Hehe!" He Xue looked at the Crown Prince ingratiatingly, "Brother Crown Prince, I didn't learn it from anyone, I learned it from picture books!"
"You!" The Crown Prince pointed helplessly at He Xue, "You're not allowed to watch that kind of nonsense anymore!"
"Oh, I got it!" He Xue replied, sticking out her tongue.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, His Majesty is coming this way!" He Zhu reminded him from the side.
"Alright, let's go!" The Crown Prince took He Xue's hand and walked over.
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