Kangxi walked directly up to Suhetai and asked, "Suhetai, what exactly do you dislike about the Crown Prince? Can I make him change his ways?"
"Your Majesty is joking. How could this servant dare to look down on the Crown Prince!"
Your Majesty, let me tell you the truth! I only want Hexue to marry someone who can pamper and cherish her. If anyone mistreats Hexue, I will certainly not let him get away with it.
"The Crown Prince is the Emperor; how dare this servant lay a hand on him! Besides, the Crown Prince certainly doesn't only have He Xue. Where there are many women, intrigue and backstabbing are inevitable. This servant fears that He Xue will be devoured by those people, leaving not even a trace!"
At this moment, Suhetai was no longer a decisive general on the battlefield; he was simply a father who loved his daughter dearly.
Kangxi patted Suhetai on the shoulder, "I understand your concerns. Don't worry, if the Crown Prince dares to bully Hexue in the future, I will not let him off the hook."
His status as the Crown Prince is undeniable! He can't possibly be with Xue alone, otherwise it wouldn't be good for Xue's reputation!
But rest assured, I will only send one or two people to the Crown Prince's side. As for how to deal with these one or two people, that is entirely up to the Crown Prince and He Xue! I will not interfere!
To cover up the crown prince's illness, Emperor Kangxi would assign him a few people, but whether those people were just for show or not was none of his business!
If it were anyone else, Emperor Kangxi would have happily agreed after hearing this, but Kangxi was facing Suhetai.
He felt that Kangxi was only deceiving him to get Hexue to marry the Crown Prince. He didn't understand why Kangxi insisted on Hexue marrying the Crown Prince. Was the Crown Prince really sick? If so, he would be even less likely to let Hexue marry the Crown Prince.
"Your Majesty, why don't you consider other women? There are still many women in the capital who want to marry the Crown Prince!"
Emperor Kangxi was so angry with Su Hetai that he was furious. Su Hetai was completely unyielding and wouldn't listen to reason or persuasion.
"Suhetai, I won't waste any more words with you. I'll give you two choices: one is for Hexue to marry the Crown Prince."
Another matter is that the Mongols demanded to marry a princess. I recall saying I wanted to adopt He Xue as my goddaughter, so I will directly bestow upon He Xue the title of princess and send her to pacify the Mongols!
Suhetai thought that Kangxi was truly a toothless man leaning against the wall—despicable and shameless.
In order to prevent He Xue from being sent to pacify Mongolia, he had no choice but to agree to He Xue marrying the Crown Prince. "This servant agrees to He Xue marrying the Crown Prince!"
Kangxi immediately felt much better. "Don't worry, I will have Hexue come out of the palace to see you often in the future!"
You're quite pitiful, aren't you? Your precious daughter, whom you cherish so much, not only can't be by your side, but she'll also have to call me "Father Emperor" in the future!
After He Xue gave birth to her child, not only did the child want to take the Aisin Gioro surname, but it also wanted to address me as Imperial Grandfather! This is indeed quite infuriating!
This is like killing someone by breaking their spirit! This is like killing someone by breaking their spirit! Suhetai felt that Kangxi was rubbing salt into his wounds.
Suhetai suddenly fainted, but fortunately Emperor Kangxi caught him in time, preventing him from falling to the ground.
Kangxi never expected that Suhetai would be so angry that he fainted. He just wanted to vent his anger, but who knew that Suhetai would be so easily angered!
It's utterly ridiculous! A dignified ruler of a nation actually angered his subject to the point of fainting. I wonder how history will judge him in the future.
"Liang Jiugong, summon the imperial physician!" Kangxi called out to the door.
Upon hearing this, Liang Jiugong panicked. Only the Emperor and Su Hetai were in the room. Could it be that Su Hetai had done something to the Emperor?
Liang Jiugong instructed Li Dequan to find the imperial physician, and then he pushed open the door and went in. He saw Su Hetai lying stiffly on the ground, with Kangxi standing by looking helpless.
Liang Jiugong was confused. "Your Majesty?"
Kangxi turned to Liang Jiugong, "Where is the imperial physician?"
"We've already sent someone to invite him!" Liang Jiugong said. "Your Majesty, what is General Su Hetai doing here?"
"She's fainted!" Kangxi said. "Can't you even tell it's so obvious?"
Liang Jiugong wisely kept quiet. He wanted to know how Su Hetai had fainted, but since the Emperor wouldn't say, he wouldn't ask.
"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince requests an audience!" said the young eunuch outside the door.
Kangxi immediately said, "Let the Crown Prince return to Yuqing Palace first!"
It was Emperor Kangxi who sent someone to summon the Crown Prince. He wanted the Crown Prince to express his stance to Su Hetai, but Su Hetai fainted after just a few words from him. What if Su Hetai's condition worsened if he saw the Crown Prince? Therefore, it's better for the Crown Prince not to come in!
The Crown Prince also looked completely bewildered. His father had sent someone to look for him, but instead of finding him, he had sent him back. Was his father still angry with him?
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