After the morning court session, Kangxi felt deeply remorseful for the fact that the Crown Prince had not attended the court. He said, "I personally raised Bao Cheng. How could I doubt him?"
Does Bao Cheng's absence from court today mean he has grievances against me?
No, I must explain this matter clearly to Bao Cheng!
"Liang Jiugong, get ready, I'm leaving the palace!" Kangxi shouted.
Liang Jiugong immediately ordered preparations. He had already guessed why Kangxi had left the palace; he must have gone to see the Crown Prince. If he had known this earlier, why did he do it in the first place?
Because of a few words from Consort Liang, the Crown Prince began to doubt himself. How could the Crown Prince not be heartbroken! Now we have to desperately try to appease him. What a terrible thing to do!
After the First Prince returned to his residence from court, he hurriedly told his First Princess to pack her things. He also wanted to go to the Crown Prince's estate. He had heard that the estate had beautiful scenery and was neither too cold in winter nor too hot in summer. Now that the First Princess was pregnant, it would be a good opportunity for her to go out for a walk and relax.
A short while later, the eldest prince led his wife and daughters straight to the crown prince's estate.
The prince was unaware that two uninvited guests were about to arrive at his estate.
After arriving at the estate, the prince and He Xue strolled around the estate, enjoying this rare moment of tranquility.
"Brother Crown Prince, the fruit on the tree is ripe!" He Xue said, looking at the bright red fruit on the tree.
"Would you like some?" the prince asked.
"Yes, I want to!" Xue nodded.
The prince leaped onto a tree, exclaiming, "Which one do you want? Your crown prince brother will pick it for you!"
"I want the prettiest one!" He Xue said, pointing to a fruit.
[Can fruits be categorized as either pretty or not?] The Crown Prince really didn't know which one He Xue was referring to as pretty, so he picked the one he thought was the prettiest and gave it to He Xue.
After taking it, Xue wiped it with a handkerchief and opened her mouth to ask for some.
"Eat like this?" the Crown Prince asked, stopping He Xue.
“Brother Crown Prince, a little dirt won’t hurt you!” He Xue said, then took a bite and looked at the Crown Prince expressionlessly.
"How is it? Is it delicious?" The prince didn't understand what Xue meant.
"It's delicious! Of course, what Crown Prince picked is delicious!" He Xue said with a smile. "Crown Prince, would you like to try some?"
Looking at He Xue's expression, the Crown Prince was somewhat suspicious. He took a bite and instantly made a painful face. "I'm about to throw up! Why is it so sour?"
"Haha, haha!" He Xue couldn't help but burst into laughter at the Crown Prince's expression.
"You did this on purpose?" The Crown Prince looked at He Xue with a mixture of amusement and exasperation. "You pretended nothing was wrong just to let me have a bite!"
"No, the ones my brother picked were the tastiest!" Xue argued.
"Really? Would you like me to pick some more for you?" the prince asked with a smile.
He Xue immediately said, "No need, let them grow a little longer!"
The prince smiled and ruffled He Xue's hair. "Let's go fishing!"
“Okay!” He Xue replied happily.
He Xue didn't go fishing with the prince, but stayed by his side, feeding him snacks from time to time. The prince didn't catch any fish, but he was almost full.
Seeing that the Crown Prince hadn't caught a single fish after fishing for so long, He Zhu grew increasingly anxious. [He couldn't let the Crown Prince lose face in front of the Crown Princess.]
So He Zhu began to think of ways to maintain the Crown Prince's image in front of the Crown Princess.
So He Zhu found a few eunuchs who were good swimmers and had them dive into the water to hook fish onto the prince's fishing hook.
The prince didn't really care whether he caught any fish or not. Just as he was about to pack up and stop fishing, he discovered that a fish had taken the bait.
The prince pulled with ease, and a big fish took the bait.
"Wow! Prince Brother is so amazing!" He Xue clapped her hands excitedly.
He Zhu looked at his master with a smug expression, thinking to himself, "My trick was brilliant!" He Zhu was proud of his cleverness.
Next, all Prince needs to do is cast his line, and the fish will bite.
As Xue watched the increasing number of fish, she wondered, "Could it be that the Crown Prince's fishing skills have been developed and he's becoming more and more proficient?"
But why are all these fish the same size? Are all the fish in this lake the same size?
The Crown Prince also found it strange. He turned around and saw He Zhu's barely suppressed smile, and he had a rough idea of what was going on.
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