After leaving the Qianqing Palace, the Crown Prince prepared to escort He Xue to the Chengqian Palace.
"He Xue, you were too reckless just now. You can't be so impulsive next time!" The Crown Prince said to He Xue as they walked. Fortunately, the Emperor did not pursue the matter further this time, otherwise He Xue would definitely have been punished for more than just copying books.
"Brother Crown Prince, I don't want to see you punished either! I said I would face it with you, and I will!"
Moreover, I think what I said isn't entirely unreasonable! There are some things in the West that we can learn from! He Xue also knew that she dared to say those things because she was sure that Kangxi wouldn't really do anything to her.
"You're right, but could you please tell me in advance next time you say that, so I can think of a way to deal with it?" Although the Crown Prince appeared calm on the surface, he was inwardly very anxious.
Fortunately, it was just the people here today. If those ministers had found out, who knows what they would have said about them!
Although what Xue said doesn't involve interfering in politics, it's still better to be careful.
“He Xue, I know what you mean, but you must remember that you call Father Emperor your uncle. He is the Emperor first and then your uncle! You must know that there are some things you can say and some things you cannot say!”
The Crown Prince said earnestly that he could not stay by He Xue's side all the time, and He Xue must understand this.
“I know, Crown Prince!” He Xue replied. She just didn’t want the Qing Dynasty to repeat the mistakes of history. Although her abilities were limited, she wanted to change things as much as she could, so that perhaps that humiliating history would not have happened.
The Crown Prince sensed that He Xue was in low spirits and thought that he had said something too harsh. "He Xue, your Crown Prince didn't mean anything by it. I just hope you can be alright!"
If you're unhappy, then you can say whatever you want from now on, and your elder brother, the Crown Prince, will take care of everything!
"Brother Crown Prince, I understand what you mean, but I'm just so touched. You're so good to me!" He Xue said, looking up at him.
"It's only right that I treat you well!" the crown prince said with a smile.
"Crown Prince, are you first the Crown Prince and then the Brother to me?" He Xue asked.
"Neither!" the crown prince said, shaking his head.
"What is that?" He Xue looked at the Crown Prince in confusion.
"It's my husband! He's the person closest to you!" the Crown Prince said affectionately. "And you are the person closest to me and the person I care about the most. You must protect yourself. I can't bear to see what happened last time happen again!"
Even now, the Crown Prince still feels lingering fear when he thinks about it. He has arranged for the Ninth Princess to be cared for by the strictest governesses in the palace, and he will not let the Ninth Princess have an easy time during this period.
"No, Your Highness, I was careless last time. I knew that palace maid had ill intentions, so I shouldn't have been curious about what she might do! Otherwise, I wouldn't have been drugged!" He Xue deeply realized the saying, "Curiosity killed the cat!"
"You mean you knew that palace maid was lying to you, and since you knew that, you still went with her? Xue, did you think about me when you did these things?"
Do you know how desperate I was to search the entire palace for you when I found out you were missing? And yet you tell me you knew it was a trap but still followed along? The Crown Prince stopped and questioned He Xue, this time he was truly angry.
This was the first time He Xue had ever seen the Crown Prince speak to her in such a tone.
"Brother Crown Prince, I know I was wrong, I won't do it again!" He Xue grabbed the Crown Prince's sleeve and looked at him expectantly.
The Crown Prince hardened his heart, closed his eyes to avoid looking at He Xue, flicked his sleeve to take the robe from He Xue's hand, and strode forward.
"Brother Crown Prince!" He Xue ran after him.
The Eighth Prince wanted to say a few words to He Xue, but the Crown Prince took He Xue away directly. He had been secretly following He Xue and the Crown Prince. Although he couldn't hear what the Crown Prince and He Xue were saying, he could tell that the Crown Prince was angry.
Xue chased after him for a while, but couldn't catch up with the Crown Prince at all. The Crown Prince wasn't fast either. Every time she was about to catch up with him, he would speed up. When the distance between them grew, he would slow down again. She knew the Crown Prince was doing it on purpose.
"Go away, don't talk to me anymore! Never talk to me again! Anyone who talks to me is a dog!" He Xue said angrily to the prince's back.
Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince stopped in his tracks, feeling helpless. He wasn't really angry; he just wanted to teach He Xue a lesson so she wouldn't put herself in danger again. He had planned to let He Xue catch up this time, but to his surprise, she didn't.
He had no choice but to turn back and find He Xue, since she had him under her thumb, and there were others eyeing him from behind!
He always knew that the Eighth Prince was following them!
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