After the Empress Dowager presented her gift, she looked at Xingchi and asked, "Monk, you've already drunk the tea. What about your gift?"
“Um…” Xingchi looked at the Empress Dowager with some embarrassment.
Xingchi came to say a word to the Empress Dowager, but he didn't expect to run into the Crown Prince and Hexue, so he was unprepared.
Xingchi scratched his head and gave an awkward smile. "I came in a hurry and did not prepare any gifts. However, I can chant sutras for you and pray for your safety and well-being."
Upon hearing this, He Xue smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, Master."
"Tsk tsk, tsk tsk!" The Empress Dowager looked at Xingchi with disdain and curled her lips.
Xingchi no longer wanted to pay attention to the Empress Dowager; he would rather return to Fengxian Hall to atone for his sins!
The Crown Prince and He Xue finally arrived at Chengqian Palace, where other concubines also came to pay their respects.
Everyone who saw the Crown Prince's upturned lips exchanged knowing smiles.
Consort Hui, Consort Rong, and Consort Yi all prepared gifts. Although He Xue did not need to offer them tea or pay her respects, it was still a token of their appreciation. In particular, Consort Yi, as expected of the Ninth Prince's mother, was just as extravagant as the Ninth Prince, and directly prepared a box of gold melon seeds.
Ever since the Crown Prince and He Xue saved the Eleventh Prince, Consort Yi has been extremely generous to He Xue, and the dowry she received shocked even the Imperial Noble Consort.
Consort Yi said that all she had were these gold and silver items, so she could only use these to express her feelings.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one else was paying attention, the Imperial Noble Consort secretly asked He Xue, "How did the Crown Prince treat you last night?"
He Xue blushed and said, "Auntie, the Crown Prince is very good to me!"
Seeing that He Xue's demeanor seemed genuine, the Imperial Noble Consort felt relieved.
Knowing that the Crown Prince and He Xue were newlyweds and deeply in love, the Imperial Noble Consort did not keep them any longer and sent them directly back to Yuqing Palace.
Just as the Crown Prince and He Xue returned to the gate of Yuqing Palace, they encountered He Zhu running over with a crying face. "Your Highness, Your Highness the Crown Princess, you two are finally back! If you hadn't come back, Prince Zhi and the other princes would have torn Yuqing Palace down!"
"Is it really that exaggerated?" Kazuyuki couldn't help but ask.
"Your Highness, you should go and see for yourself!" He Zhu said, and he really wasn't exaggerating!
When Prince Zhi arrived with his princes, he found that the Crown Prince had not yet returned. Prince Zhi immediately ordered him to bring out all the fine wines from Yuqing Palace, as he was going to drink to his heart's content that day.
The Thirteenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince, along with the Fifteenth Prince, completely uprooted the flowers that the Crown Prince had planted for the Crown Princess.
Seeing this, the Ninth and Tenth Princes wanted to teach the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Princes a lesson, causing utter chaos.
The Crown Prince and He Xue exchanged a glance and quickened their pace as they entered Yuqing Palace. The table in front of the First Prince was filled with jars of wine.
The princes and their wives should be in the next room.
The eldest prince was the first to spot the crown prince and He Xue. "Second prince, you're finally back! We've been waiting for you for ages!"
"Brother, you're treating Yuqing Palace like your Prince Zhi's residence!" the Crown Prince said, looking at the eldest prince's casual manner.
"From now on, you should also treat the Prince Zhi's residence as your Yuqing Palace!" the eldest prince said, putting his arm around the crown prince's shoulder.
"Sister, you're back!" The Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince ran over as soon as they saw He Xue.
"You two should change your address! Call her Second Sister-in-law!" the Crown Prince said, turning to the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince.
“No, I’ll call you Sister!” the Tenth Prince said stubbornly.
"You can call me whatever you want!" He Xue said indifferently.
Seeing that Xue had spoken, the Crown Prince said nothing more, but he insisted that they change their ways.
The Crown Prince looked around but didn't see the Eighth Prince, so he asked the First Prince, "Brother, where is the Eighth Prince?"
"Who knows!" the eldest prince said, taking a sip of wine. "Second prince, are we just going to let the eighth prince go like this? If you're worried that Father Emperor won't be able to deal with the eighth prince, why don't we just rebel!"
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