"It seems you talked a lot yesterday!" Consort Tongjia said to He Xue with a smile.
"Yes! Aunt, the Crown Prince said he'll help Fourth Brother get rid of Consort De, so she can't use him anymore!"
"Really? What did your fourth brother say?" Consort Tongjia asked cautiously. Just now, she only thought about putting Xiao Si under her name, but she overlooked Xiao Si's thoughts. What if Xiao Si was unwilling?
"Aunt, are you worried that Fourth Brother won't agree to this?" He Xue asked deliberately.
"You naughty girl, you actually want to see your aunt make a fool of herself!" Consort Tongjia poked He Xue's forehead and said.
"No, I didn't. Fourth Brother said he would never leave Aunt. Even if Aunt doesn't want him anymore, he will stay by her side like a leech, sticking to her like a dog skin plaster, so you can't get rid of him!"
By the time He Xue finished speaking, Consort Tong Jia's eyes were already red. Xiao Si had not disappointed her.
"The following words were definitely not said by your fourth brother; it must have been added by you, you little rascal!" Consort Tongjia still preferred her son, who was not good at expressing himself and was reserved in his emotions, so he would not say such things.
"You can't hide anything from me! But these are definitely things that Fourth Brother wanted to say to Aunt, but he was too embarrassed, so I said them for him!"
"You!" Consort Tongjia looked at Hexue with affection, "What else did you two talk about? Can you tell your aunt?"
He Xue then told Consort Tongjia about the Crown Princes' plan to alter the Fourth Prince's imperial genealogy. She felt that Consort Tongjia had a wider network of connections than the Crown Princes and should be able to help them.
After listening to He Xue's words, Consort Tongjia remained silent for a while. "Since your fourth brother is working so hard, then your aunt can't be too idle. Your aunt should also get some exercise!"
"Auntie is mighty!" He Xue said to Consort Tongjia.
Consort Tongjia was instantly amused by He Xue, exclaiming, "You are truly my little bundle of joy!" Then she hugged He Xue and showered her with affection.
"With Aunt's help, Consort De will definitely suffer a complete loss this time!" He Xue said. Consort De not only lost the Fourth Prince this time, but may also incur Kangxi's dislike. It's a win-win situation!
"Then let's make sure he suffers a complete loss!" said Consort Tongjia.
“Okay!” He Xue replied.
That day, He Xue brought some snacks made by Consort Tongjia to deliver to the Fourth Prince.
Xue was skipping and jumping around without looking where she was going, and ended up accidentally bumping into someone in front of her. Surprisingly, she bumped into the other person.
He Xue rubbed her nose. She felt that she shouldn't be very heavy, so she shouldn't have bumped into the person. In the end, it could only be that the other person was too thin.
He Xue quickly stepped forward to help the other person up, and saw that he was indeed a thin little boy.
When He Xue bumped into someone, Xia Bing wanted to warn her, but before she could speak, He Xue collided head-on with the other person. Xia Bing noticed that He Xue didn't fall, but the other person did.
"Princess, are you alright?" Xia Bing carefully examined He Xue.
"I'm fine!" He Xue had already helped the other person up. "I'm sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going and that's why I bumped into you!"
He Xue first apologized for her mistake, and since the children in the palace were either princes or relatives of the emperor, she thought it best not to cause trouble.
"No...it's okay!" the little boy opposite said, waving his hand.
Xia Bing then looked at the person opposite her and discovered that it was actually the Eighth Prince.
"Princess, this is the Eighth Prince!" Xia Bing whispered to He Xue.
In order to best protect He Xue, Xia Bing recognized almost all the masters and mistresses in the palace. She knew that He Xue was a bit confused about recognizing people, and even if she had met someone before, He Xue might not remember them if they met again.
If Xia Bing came from modern times, she would definitely know how to describe He Xue, which is face blindness.
He Xue never expected that even in the Qing Dynasty, she would still be face-blind. She had face-blindness in modern times and couldn't remember people.
"The Eighth Prince? The Fourth Prince's last formidable rival?" He Xue muttered to herself.
"Greetings, Eighth Prince. It was my fault just now, I offended you!" He Xue said, bowing to the Eighth Prince.
"It's alright!" the Eighth Prince hurriedly said. He didn't know who the little girl in front of him was. He only heard her maid call her "Gege" (a title for a concubine). Perhaps she was the daughter of some minister.
He Xue then secretly sized up the Eighth Prince. Modern novels mention that Consort Liang was the most beautiful woman in Kangxi's harem. She wondered what Consort Liang looked like here, but she probably wouldn't be ugly. Otherwise, how could Kangxi have favored her despite her background?
The Eighth Prince in front of me is so thin and small, otherwise I wouldn't have been bumped into by Xue. However, he has very beautiful features, which must be inherited from Consort Liang.
The Eighth Prince is currently being raised under Consort Hui's care, while Consort Liang seems to be just a low-ranking concubine. Consort Hui's heart and soul are completely focused on the First Prince, and she has somewhat neglected the Eighth Prince.
Seeing Consort Hui's attitude, the people below paid even less attention to the Eighth Prince. Didn't they see that when the Eighth Prince fell down, the little eunuchs around him weren't worried at all?
Frankly speaking, almost all the women in the harem were enemies. Who would want to raise the son of their enemy? Moreover, there was the possibility that their son would compete with their own son for the family property in the future, so they were even less willing. It was already good enough that Consort Hui did not insult or beat the Eighth Prince.
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