"Father, why don't you let the second and third princes get married?" the eldest prince asked, since the eighth prince was already older than he was when he got married.
"The Living Buddha said that it is not auspicious for the Qing imperial family to hold weddings in the next few years!" Kangxi said without blushing or panicking.
"What a load of rubbish! I think it's all a lie! You've already arranged marriages for the third and fourth princes, but you won't let them get married. Don't you have anything to fear from the ministers?" the eldest prince said.
"I know how to handle this, so you don't need to worry about it!" Kangxi said directly to the eldest prince.
The eldest prince wanted to speak, but the eldest princess glanced at him, and he shut his mouth.
"Auntie, what is marriage?" The eldest prince's youngest daughter, Shushu, asked Hexue with her big, round eyes.
"This..." He Xue felt that she was not suitable to talk about this topic. It would be fine to talk about it in modern times, but it was really inappropriate for an unmarried girl like her to talk to a little kid who was still wet behind the ears about marriage.
He Xue felt that everyone's eyes were on her, and her face flushed red instantly.
"Auntie, why is your face red?" Shushu asked, puzzled.
He Xue really wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear. How could she have been so embarrassed by a child?
"Shushu, come to your mother!" The First Princess Consort beckoned to Shushu.
"No, Auntie hasn't told me yet!" Shushu insisted.
"Just like your father and mother!" He Xue knew that Shu Shu wouldn't give up until she knew the answer, so she could only give a vague answer.
"Then, Auntie, will you also be with..."
Before Shushu could finish speaking, Hexue covered her mouth, saying awkwardly, "Children say the darndest things! Children say the darndest things!"
Looking at He Xue's expression, the Imperial Noble Consort couldn't help but tease her, "Why are you so embarrassed by a child!"
"Auntie, you're teasing me too!" He Xue said, still bothered.
The Crown Prince's heart clenched again. What was Shu Shu's unfinished sentence? Who was He Xue going to marry? Shen Zhixing? Xu Fengbai? Or that Ying Yuan? There was no trace of this person. When exactly did He Xue meet this person?
"Father, you really should hurry up and let the second prince and his brother get married. Look, Shushu is already four years old, and the second prince and his brother still don't have a child! Wouldn't it be good for you to have more grandchildren?" The eldest prince was really worried about his younger brothers.
"I didn't expect you to care about your younger brothers!" Kangxi said with great satisfaction.
"The eldest brother is like a father!" the eldest prince said in a simple and honest manner.
"Get out! I'm not dead yet! It's not your turn!" Kangxi knew that he couldn't bear to let this unfilial son get angry.
"What I said is true!" the eldest prince said, his face full of grievance.
"Baoqing, look, Jilan and Shushu seem sleepy. You and your husband still need to leave the palace. Hurry up and take them to Yanxi Palace to say goodbye to your mother!" the Imperial Noble Consort said to the First Prince.
"Yes, Mother Tong!" After saying that, the eldest prince left Chengqian Palace with his primary wife and two daughters.
“Cousin, you should change your temper. Baoqing has finally come back, why are you still getting angry with him!” the Imperial Noble Consort said to Kangxi.
"He finally came back, and he's still angry with me?"
“Baoqing is also worried about his younger brothers! Cousin, Consort Hui and Baoqing and his mother haven’t seen each other for many years, they must have a lot to talk about. Why don’t you let Baoqing’s family stay in the palace tonight?” the Imperial Noble Consort asked tentatively.
"Alright!" Kangxi knew that the Imperial Noble Consort was giving him a way out, so he took the opportunity.
"Eunuch Liang, quickly send Li Dequan to Yanxi Palace to tell the First Prince that the Emperor has allowed him to stay in the palace tonight!" the Imperial Noble Consort said to Liang Jiugong, fearing that the First Prince would leave the palace if they were late.
"Yes, this servant will go right away!" Liang Jiugong replied.
Kangxi knew that the Imperial Noble Consort would definitely keep Hexue in the palace tonight, so after sitting for a while, he left Chengqian Palace with the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince.
The Crown Prince was extremely annoyed by the meal, especially by Shu Shu's half-spoken words, which made him feel particularly uneasy.
The Crown Prince returned to Yuqing Palace and went straight to his study.
He Zhu followed closely behind the Crown Prince, barely daring to breathe. He had thought that with Xue Gege's return, those days of constant fear would be over, but now he found himself living in even greater terror!
He couldn't imagine what crazy things His Highness would do if he and Princess Xue married someone else.
"Your Highness, may I ask the kitchen to prepare some food for you?" He Zhu asked through the door.
"Get out!" The prince looked at the portrait of He Xue in his hand and secretly vowed that He Xue could only be his and no one could take her away!
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