Seeing that the Eighth Prince was running directly towards He Xue, the Crown Prince quickened his pace.
The eldest prince, seeing the crown prince suddenly walk faster, said with displeasure, "Second prince, why are you walking so fast all of a sudden!"
The Crown Prince was somewhat embarrassed that the eldest prince had seen through him, but he didn't show it on his face. "Really? Is it because you're walking too slowly, elder brother?"
The eldest prince curled his lip; he didn't believe the second prince's nonsense. It was clearly him who had walked too fast.
He Xue and Tana saw the Eighth Prince approaching and greeted him, "Greetings, Eighth Prince!"
"No need for formalities!" the Eighth Prince said, feigning composure. "It's been a long time since I've seen He Xue. Will you be coming to the palace again?"
"Yes, I need to visit my aunt!" He Xue said.
"Good!" The Eighth Prince was all smiles, having received a satisfactory reply.
He Xue secretly glanced at Tana and the Eighth Prince and saw that neither of them seemed unusual. Could it be that history had changed because of her? Was the Eighth Prince's wife no longer infatuated with him?
"He Xue!" The Crown Prince came over and saw He Xue lost in thought.
"Brother Crown Prince, why are you here too?" He Xue felt that it was somewhat reasonable for the Fourth Prince to come, but the Crown Prince's presence made the Tongjia residence even more conspicuous.
"Father Emperor couldn't come in person, so he sent me!" the Crown Prince explained.
"Oh!" Xue nodded.
"He Xue, why are you with her?" Shu Yi walked up to He Xue and asked, pointing at Tana.
Before He Xue could speak, Tana objected, "He Xue's brother, why can't I be with He Xue? We're best friends now! You can't hold a grudge against me because of what happened a few days ago!"
He Xue almost choked on her own saliva because of Tana's "He Xue's brother". Which old lady on the street did Tana learn this from?!
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" The Crown Prince asked anxiously when he saw He Xue's appearance.
"It's nothing!" He Xue waved her hand and said.
"You've been out for quite a while now, hurry up and go find your mother!" Jing Shu felt it wasn't appropriate for He Xue and her two younger sisters to be here. Although He Xue was still young, he still needed to be careful, and he also felt that the Crown Prince was always trying to take his sister away.
"I understand, big brother!" He Xue replied obediently.
After greeting the First Prince, Third Prince, and Fifth Prince, Xue came to the Fourth Prince's side and asked, "Fourth Brother, how is Aunt? Has she missed me?"
The Fourth Prince smiled and said to He Xue, "Mother is doing well, of course she misses you. You should go to the palace and spend more time with her!"
"I understand. I'll go to the palace to be with my aunt in a few days! I'll go find my mother now!" He Xue said.
When the Eighth Prince saw that He Xue was about to leave, he also lifted his leg to follow her, but the First Prince grabbed him by the collar, saying, "Little Eight, she is a young girl, is it alright for you to follow behind her?"
"Big brother, I just want to play with Hexue!" the Eighth Prince said, struggling to break free from his older brother, otherwise Hexue would go far away.
He Xue suddenly remembered that she still had something to do, so she stopped and asked, "Brother Crown Prince, did you run into anyone when you came here?"
"No! What's wrong?" The Crown Prince didn't know why Xue asked this.
"It's nothing, I was just asking!"
Tana whispered to He Xue, "They haven't found the Crown Prince yet. Should we remind him?"
"This humble woman greets Your Highness the Crown Prince and all the princes!"
Before He Xue could speak, a sweet, delicate voice came from behind.
Xue and Tana exchanged a glance. That was the voice of the woman who jumped into the lake!
He Xue was very glad that she hadn't left, otherwise she would have missed such a wonderful thing.
"No need for formalities!" the Crown Prince said. He could see that He Xue seemed excited when she heard this voice. Could this be someone He Xue knew?
The Crown Prince assumed that He Xue knew these two people, so he planned to leave with his men and let He Xue speak with them, since it was inappropriate for so many men to be present.
Just as the crown prince was about to leave, someone stopped him.
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