The Crown Prince noticed Xu Yan looking at He Xue and said with displeasure, "If you came to thank me, you have already done so. You can leave now!"
[Thanking you is a lie, seeing you is the real reason! What a rotten romance!] He Xue could already guess Xu Yan's purpose; she hadn't looked at all those sketchbooks for nothing!
[Is He Xue jealous? It seems that Xu Yan is still somewhat useful. Since she can make He Xue jealous, I don't mind wasting my breath arguing with her!] The Crown Prince thought to himself.
"Didn't I send someone back with you?" the Crown Prince asked.
"I'd be all alone if I went back, so I might as well stay in the capital!" Xu Yan said with a wry smile.
He Xue was worried that the Crown Prince would get tired carrying her, so she wanted him to put her down. But then she overheard the Crown Prince asking Xu Yan, "You seem quite concerned. I won't get down; I'll let you carry me the whole time!"
Hearing He Xue's petulant words, the Crown Prince's lips curled into a doting smile. "So what if you want to hold me? It's not like I can't carry you!"
When Xu Yan saw the Crown Prince smile, her face quickly flushed. [The Crown Prince actually smiled at her! He looks so handsome when he smiles!]
Upon hearing Xu Yan's words, the Crown Prince was speechless. [Who smiled at you? Would I even be allowed to smile at you?]
"Brother Crown Prince, please put me down!" He Xue couldn't bear to let the Crown Prince hold her like this forever.
"Does this person know the Crown Prince?" the First Princess Consort asked the First Prince.
“I know him!” the eldest prince said simply.
[The Crown Prince is too easily flattered! He's only been married three days and he's already getting involved with another woman!] The First Princess Consort looked at the Crown Prince angrily.
After the Crown Prince put He Xue down, he thoughtfully tidied her clothes.
Xu Yan sized up He Xue, a hint of disdain in her eyes. [She's just a sheltered young lady, well-protected by her father and brothers! Like everyone else in the capital, the Crown Prince must be tired of seeing people like her!]
He Xue naturally noticed Xu Yan's disdain for her, and she was somewhat puzzled as to why Xu Yan would look down on her in the slightest.
"You seem to look down on me?" Kazuyuki asked.
The Crown Prince glared coldly at Xu Yan, who dared to look down on He Xue!
"Your Highness, I dare not!" Xu Yan said, neither humble nor arrogant.
"You know I am the Crown Princess?"
“Yes, the Crown Prince has just gotten married, so the one standing next to him must be the Crown Princess!” Xu Yan said with a smile.
"Since you know I am the Crown Princess, why don't you bow to me?" He Xue asked with a slight smile.
"This humble woman...this humble woman feels that we are currently outside the palace, and I am worried that the Crown Prince's identity will be exposed!" Xu Yan said somewhat flusteredly.
"If you were afraid of revealing the Crown Prince's identity, why did you call him the Crown Prince in public just now?" He Xue asked in return.
"This humble woman...this humble woman did not consider things carefully!"
"Hmm, I understand. Whether your consideration is thorough or not depends on the person, or are you not planning to bow to me at all?" He Xue asked with a smile on her face.
"No, Your Highness, I really just want to thank you, Your Highness. Why are you being so aggressive?" Xu Yan hurriedly knelt down. She hadn't expected He Xue to be so difficult to deal with.
"Thank the Crown Prince?" He Xue smiled disdainfully. "How should I thank the Crown Prince? By offering myself in marriage or becoming his slave?"
"This humble woman..." Xu Yan's face turned red, whether from being hit where it hurt by He Xue's words or from feeling ashamed because of He Xue's words.
"If these are the only two ways you can repay a debt of gratitude, I advise you to give up on this idea!"
Even the palace maids around the Crown Prince entered the palace through the imperial selection process, and since you are Han Chinese, you have no way to participate in the selection!" He Xue said very kindly.
“That’s right, not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can get into the palace!” the eldest prince chimed in.
"He Xue, you don't know yet, but Second Brother treats this woman very differently. He even gave her your token of love, and he thinks she looks a bit like you!" Eighth Prince said gleefully from the side.
"Shut up, Eighth Prince! Are you afraid that Second Prince and He Xue won't have a fight?" The First Prince wished he could shut the Eighth Prince up.
"Brother, I'm just stating the facts. I can't bear to see Hexue being deceived!" the Eighth Prince said with a smile.
Xu Yan glared angrily at the Eighth Prince. It turned out that the Eighth Prince had smashed the Crown Prince's token of love. [The Crown Prince actually gave me his token of love? Does this mean he... has feelings for me?]
The Crown Prince now wishes he could break off the heads of the Eighth Prince and Xu Yan, because one of them is just talking nonsense and the other is just having wild thoughts!
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