He Xue looked down and saw a jade pendant. Could this be the same jade pendant that the Crown Prince had and the Eighth Prince had?
"Brother Crown Prince, I..."
"I'll give it to you sooner or later. I was thinking of giving it to you in a few days, but I didn't expect someone to try to take it from me, so I had no choice but to strike first!" The Crown Prince said, glaring at the Eighth Prince.
He Xue felt that the jade pendant in her hand was like a hot potato, neither able to throw it away nor accept it. She had rejected the Eighth Prince's jade pendant but accepted the Crown Prince's. Wasn't this a blatant slap in the face to the Eighth Prince?
"Brother Crown Prince... this is too precious, I can't accept it!" He Xue looked at the Crown Prince with difficulty.
“Nothing of value is worthless in front of you. In my eyes, you are the most precious thing! I will be yours in the future, and this will be yours sooner or later!” The Crown Prince said to the Eighth Prince without any hesitation.
"Ah, how did my Crown Prince become like this?!" He Xue felt she couldn't take it anymore!
The Crown Prince listened to He Xue's heartfelt words and affectionately rubbed her forehead.
The Eighth Prince was furious that the Crown Prince didn't care whether he was there or not.
"Second Brother, why haven't you gotten married after all these years? Is it really true, as people outside say, that you're not good enough?" The Eighth Prince said provocatively to the Crown Prince.
"You're courting death!" the Crown Prince said, his eyes blazing with fury. How dare he tarnish his reputation in front of He Xue! It was truly despicable.
"What? Did I hit a nerve, Second Brother?" the Eighth Prince said smugly, looking at the enraged Crown Prince.
"Keep talking if you want to die!" He Xue said to the Eighth Prince, pulling back the Crown Prince who was about to rush forward.
"Brother Crown Prince, calm down! He's deliberately provoking you!" He Xue desperately tried to persuade the Crown Prince.
Before Xuejian could open her mouth again, the Eighth Prince yelled at her, "Shut up and get out of here!"
Seeing the Crown Prince's expression, the Eighth Prince knew that if He Xue hadn't stopped the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince probably wouldn't have let him off the hook today.
"He Xue, I'll come find you another day!" The Eighth Prince said and left immediately.
After Xuejian and the Eighth Prince had gone far away, the Crown Prince was sent over.
"You're not allowed to see him!" the Crown Prince said angrily to He Xue.
“Okay!” He Xue nodded in agreement.
"Good boy!" the crown prince said with a smile.
Thinking of the Eighth Prince's words, the Crown Prince asked He Xue with concern, "He Xue, do you believe what your Eighth Brother just said?"
"Huh? What did you say?" He Xue didn't react for a moment.
"He said I'm not getting married because of me..." the Crown Prince said with a troubled expression.
"Brother Crown Prince, are you really not good enough?" He Xue asked deliberately.
The prince approached He Xue, his voice carrying a dangerous aura, and said, "Why don't you give me a try and see if I'm up to the task?"
"No need! No need," He Xue said awkwardly, her face flushed.
"You'll find out after we get married!" the Crown Prince whispered in He Xue's ear.
"I'm leaving now!" He Xue said, her face flushed. If she didn't leave soon, she didn't know what the Crown Prince would say!
"Alright!" The Crown Prince watched with reluctance as He Xue left the palace.
The Crown Prince must hurry back to the Qianqing Palace. He came out while Kangxi was having breakfast, but unexpectedly ran into the Eighth Prince. It seems he had underestimated his younger brother before.
The prince hadn't taken more than a few steps when he saw someone blocking his way.
"I thought my eighth brother had become a coward!" the Crown Prince said mockingly to the Eighth Prince.
"Second Brother, instead of laughing at me here, you should think about how to explain last night's events to Father Emperor!" the Eighth Prince said smugly.
"It was you?" the Crown Prince asked incredulously, never expecting that the person who slandered him behind his back was actually the Eighth Prince.
"Second brother, you only want to marry He Xue because of Su He Tai. I will definitely tell He Xue this and not let her be deceived by your sweet words!"
"Go ahead and see if He Xue will believe you!" The Crown Prince was confident that He Xue would not believe the Eighth Prince's instigation.
"Eighth brother, as your elder brother, I have a piece of advice for you: don't covet things that don't belong to you!" the Crown Prince said to the Eighth Prince.
"Why? Is it because my mother was born into the Xin Zhe Ku (a Manchu ethnic group), while your mother has a common Manchu surname?" the Eighth Prince shouted in a sharp voice.
The Crown Prince felt that talking to the Eighth Prince was a waste of time, so he ignored the Eighth Prince and walked straight ahead.
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