Upon hearing He Zhu's report, the Crown Prince sighed, realizing that he probably wouldn't be able to take He Xue out of the city today.
When the Crown Prince returned to his bedroom, He Xue was already up and getting ready.
"He Xue, we probably won't be able to go to the estate today!" the Crown Prince said guiltily.
"It's alright, Your Highness. You can go ahead and do what you need to do. We can go another time!" He Xue said understandingly.
"I'll definitely go with you another day!"
"Okay!" He Xue replied with a smile, "Brother Crown Prince, has something happened?"
"I just heard that the disaster victims from Jiangnan went to the capital to appeal to the emperor. I'm afraid Father Emperor is about to summon them to the palace!"
"I'm afraid I'll be very busy during this time. If you're bored, you can go to Chengqian Palace for a visit, or you can ask your sister-in-law and the others to come to the palace. Wherever you go, you must take Qingdai with you, understand?" the Crown Prince said worriedly.
"I understand, I will stay obediently in Yuqing Palace!" He Xue said.
"Good girl!" The prince rubbed He Xue's forehead. "Let me draw your eyebrows!"
"Can you do it?" He Xue asked doubtfully, she didn't want to go out with an ugly pair of eyebrows.
"Why don't we try and see?" The prince thought it was quite simple.
When Liang Jiugong arrived at Yuqing Palace, he saw the Crown Prince leisurely drawing eyebrows for the Crown Princess.
"Oh dear, Your Highness, the situation is dire! Please come with me!" Liang Jiugong said anxiously, his fingers curled into a delicate gesture.
"It will be ready soon, Eunuch Liang, please be patient!" the Crown Prince said.
After the painting was finished, the prince examined it carefully and felt very satisfied.
He Xue looked at herself in the bronze mirror and was quite satisfied.
"Brother Crown Prince, hurry up and go!" He Xue urged.
"Alright!" The Crown Prince turned and left, but turned back at the door and kissed He Xue's forehead. "I'm leaving!"
“Okay!” He Xue said gently.
"Ouch!" Liang Jiugong exclaimed, covering his eyes.
"Eunuch Liang, you should hurry up and leave!" the Crown Prince said as he passed by Liang Jiugong.
Liang Jiugong quickly came to his senses and chased after the Crown Prince.
When the Crown Prince arrived at the court, the First Prince had already brought the disaster victims with him.
The Crown Prince was about to bow to Emperor Kangxi when Kangxi stopped him, asking, "Crown Prince, are you aware of what's happening in the Jiangnan region?"
"Your Majesty, I don't know much about her either. I only once saved a woman who was said to be the sister of Xu Nanping, the prefect of Jiangnan."
She told her son that the imperial envoy Guo Yunjin, sent by the court, had embezzled disaster relief funds and that Xu Nanping, unwilling to collude with him, had been killed by Guo Yunjin. However, the official story was that Xu Nanping had been swept away by the river while inspecting the river embankment.
Your son then told your fourth brother about this and asked him to send someone to investigate!
When Kangxi heard the Crown Prince's report, which was no different from what the Fourth Prince had said, he looked at everyone with a stern face.
"I received a memorial from Guo Yunjin yesterday. He told me that the floods in Jiangnan have been brought under control and that relief funds have been distributed to the victims."
At the same time, he exposed the corruption and injustice of Xu Nanping, the prefect of Jiangnan, for distributing grain mixed with sand to the disaster victims. The porridge prepared for the victims was also just plain water; Xu Nanping had already aroused the dissatisfaction of the local disaster victims!
"Your Majesty, this is a complete frame-up! Lord Xu is a good official!" a disaster victim said indignantly.
"How dare you! How can you make such a racket in the imperial court!" someone said to the disaster victim.
"Alright, let's not worry about these things now!" Kangxi waved his hand and said.
"Since you say Xu Nanping isn't that kind of person, then tell me, what kind of person is Xu Nanping?" Kangxi said.
Upon hearing Kangxi's words, the man trembled violently. He had only spoken out of indignation on behalf of Xu Nanping, but now that he was facing Kangxi, he was truly terrified. He had never imagined that he would one day meet the Emperor.
"Your Majesty, do you still say you are a commoner, or do you still say it!"
Hearing the sound, the crown prince turned around and asked, "What's she doing here?"
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