The corruption case involving the floods in Jiangnan ended with Guo Yunjin being beheaded, the Eighth Prince being stripped of his title and temporarily imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court, and other officials involved also receiving corresponding punishments.
Although it was eventually discovered that Guo Yunjin had deposited the disaster relief funds in the Eighth Prince's name, Guo Yunjin insisted that the Eighth Prince knew nothing about it and that he was acting in the Eighth Prince's name in order to curry favor with him.
Guo Yunjin took on all the blame, and the Eighth Prince was almost unaffected.
In fact, only the Crown Prince knew that Zhao Chang had met with Guo Yunjin in private. As for what Zhao Chang and Guo Yunjin talked about, he did not know, but he could roughly guess that Zhao Chang went to see Guo Yunjin on the orders of Emperor Kangxi.
Kangxi did this simply to extricate the Eighth Prince from the scandal. The Eighth Prince was a prince and represented the royal family. If the people of the world knew that the Eighth Prince had embezzled disaster relief funds, it would be a scandal for the Qing Dynasty, and those from the previous dynasty would have even more reason to attack the Qing.
Although Emperor Kangxi intended to help the Eighth Prince conceal the truth, he also hated the Eighth Prince's actions; otherwise, he wouldn't have imprisoned the Eighth Prince in the Imperial Clan Court.
The Crown Prince later learned that Emperor Kangxi had promised Guo Yunjin to spare his youngest son's life, which is why Guo Yunjin took on all the blame.
In the imperial court, some people naturally complained about Kangxi's intentional favoritism towards the Eighth Prince, but Kangxi insisted that the Eighth Prince was only guilty of oversight, and no one else could pursue the matter further.
Emperor Kangxi once asked the Crown Prince how to deal with the Eighth Prince. The Crown Prince felt that even princes who broke the law could not escape punishment. Emperor Kangxi just gave him a meaningful look and then said nothing.
The Crown Prince didn't know what Kangxi would think of him, or whether Kangxi would suspect that he lacked tolerance and persecuted his own brothers. He didn't care. He was just petty. Who told the Eighth Prince to always have his eye on He Xue? Now that he finally had a chance to deal with the Eighth Prince, he certainly wouldn't let it go easily.
After dealing with the floods in Jiangnan, the Crown Prince was finally able to see He Xue. He learned that He Xue was still in Chengqian Palace, but without saying anything, he went straight to Chengqian Palace to pick her up.
The Crown Prince encountered Emperor Kangxi at the entrance of Chengqian Palace, and the father and son went inside together.
The Imperial Noble Consort has fully recovered, and He Xue is chatting with her!
"He Xue!" the Crown Prince called out.
When He Xue turned around, she saw the Crown Prince looking at her with a big smile on his face!
He Xue really misses the Crown Prince. She and the Crown Prince have never been separated for such a long time before, except when she was in Fujian. At that time, she only had brotherly and sisterly feelings for the Crown Prince. Now she can understand the pain of unrequited love.
"Crown Prince!" He Xue immediately got up and ran towards the Crown Prince.
When the Crown Prince saw He Xue running towards him, he opened his arms and hugged her tightly.
He Xue wrapped her arms around the prince's neck and her legs around him, as if she were hanging on his body.
The Crown Prince quickly grabbed He Xue to prevent her from falling.
"Brother Crown Prince, are you all done with your work?" He Xue asked.
"I'm done with my work!" the Crown Prince said with a smile.
He Xue smiled with satisfaction.
"Ahem!" Kangxi stepped out from behind the Crown Prince.
He Xue hadn't expected Kangxi to be there, and remembering her earlier actions, she scrambled off the Crown Prince, her face flushed, and said, "Father!"
"Hmm, I thought you couldn't see me!" Kangxi teased He Xue.
[I didn't even see you!] Kazuyuki thought to herself.
At this moment, the Imperial Noble Consort also came out.
"Cousin!" Kangxi opened his arms just like the Crown Prince.
The Imperial Noble Consort looked at Kangxi with a face full of questions.
"Cousin, let's learn from the young people!"
"That's not right, cousin!" The Imperial Noble Consort would never do such a thing.
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