The Crown Prince decided that he must let He Xue know his feelings today. He had waited for ten years, and he didn't want to wait any longer.
"Brother Crown Prince, are you joking? It's really not funny!" He Xue smiled awkwardly.
"He Xue, your brother, the Crown Prince, has been waiting for you to grow up. Do you think I'm joking?" the Crown Prince asked, looking down at He Xue.
He Xue was somewhat at a loss, "But you...I..."
"No rush, speak slowly!" The Crown Prince gently comforted He Xue.
“Brother Crown Prince, we are siblings!” He Xue said.
"He Xue, don't forget, we're not blood-related siblings, and I've never intended to treat you like a sister!"
He Xue finally understood why the Crown Prince had been acting strangely today. She had never imagined that the Crown Prince would have feelings for her that went beyond those of siblings.
She changed the prince's fate, but she didn't want to put herself in danger!
"He Xue, how about letting your brother, the Crown Prince, take care of you from now on?" The Crown Prince asked He Xue nervously after speaking.
He Xue simply lowered her head and remained silent.
The Crown Prince moved a little closer to He Xue, his voice carrying a hint of seduction, "He Xue, do you like your Crown Prince brother? Do you want to be with your Crown Prince brother forever?"
“Crown Prince, I like you, but my liking is different from the liking you're talking about. It's the liking a younger sister has for her older brother, just like how I like my eldest brother…” He Xue suddenly froze.
She never seemed to place the Crown Prince on the same level as Jing Shushuyi. Her attitude towards the Fourth Prince and the Crown Prince seemed different. She treated the Fourth Prince like a younger sister would treat her older brother, but the Crown Prince was different, and she couldn't quite put her finger on why.
She seems to be more dependent on the Crown Prince? Closer to him? It seems there's some kind of affection mixed in.
Seeing that He Xue remained silent, the Crown Prince asked with delight, "Does He Xue also have feelings for her Crown Prince brother?"
"Brother Crown Prince, I don't know!" He Xue felt very confused.
"It's alright, Your Highness has been waiting for you for so many years. I don't mind waiting a little longer. But don't keep Your Highness waiting too long, otherwise, no matter what I do, Your Highness will keep you by my side!" the Crown Prince said affectionately yet domineeringly.
"Brother Crown Prince, I should go back now!"
"Wait a little longer? Your Highness hasn't seen you in so long! Please stay with him a little longer, okay?" The prince's tone was pleading.
Looking at the Crown Prince like this, He Xue nodded as if possessed, "Alright!"
The Crown Prince happily touched He Xue's forehead, "I'll take you back in a bit!"
He Xue discovered that no matter where she was, the Crown Prince's gaze followed her, and she couldn't escape it no matter how she tried to hide.
She could ignore the Crown Prince's feelings when she didn't know them, but now that she knows, she can't ignore them even if she wants to!
She never considered marrying the crown prince. She felt she couldn't adapt to life in the palace. When watching palace dramas, she knew that she probably wouldn't survive even one episode.
Moreover, the Crown Prince couldn't possibly only have her. If she married an ordinary person, with Su Hetai around, she would be living the kind of life where they divorce but don't separate.
She had already planned it out. There were very few people who could be as devoted to their mother as her father was. If the person she married in the future couldn't have her by their side, she wouldn't care.
She wanted a free and unrestrained life, with a man in name only, enough money in her hands, no emotional entanglements, and the freedom to do whatever she wanted. Wasn't that a good life?
But if she married the crown prince, such a life would be impossible.
Given her father's status, she might become the Crown Prince's principal wife if she married him. She would also have to manage his women, raise the children he had with other women, and be extremely careful, as one wrong move could implicate her family.
The Crown Prince noticed that He Xue's brows were furrowed one moment and her face was filled with distress the next. Was this matter causing He Xue so much distress? Or did He Xue have someone she liked?
The Crown Prince remembered the unfinished sentence Shu Shu had spoken, and he was determined to find out who that person was today.
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