Soon Fahai arrived. As soon as he entered, he sensed that the atmosphere was not good. Tong Guogang and Tong Guowei were looking at him angrily, and the First Madam and Madam Tongjia were not looking at him with friendly eyes either.
The key point is that He Xue is still here, but why does he feel like He Xue has been crying? Is there anyone in this house who would dare to make He Xue cry? He knows He Xue's status in the Tongjia clan.
He quite liked his niece, He Xue. He Xue didn't look down on him because of his background. She was well-educated, polite, beautiful and intelligent. Although her ideas were sometimes a bit whimsical, he appreciated that. People shouldn't be bound by worldly conventions; they should have their own ideas and courage.
He Xue once asked him if he knew Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian. He was completely confused by the question. Later, He Xue told him that it was a folk tale. He specifically looked it up in books and indeed found "The White Snake Lady Forever Imprisoned in Leifeng Pagoda".
He also knew why Xue asked him that question, because the monk inside was named Fahai.
After reading the story, he felt that although Fahai was not a good person, he was not a bad person either; at most, he was just a stubborn person.
Xue said softly, "As expected, Fahai doesn't understand love!"
Since He Xue returned from Fujian and married the Crown Prince, he has rarely seen her.
He had a general idea of why Xue was here today, and since his father rarely saw him, his unusual request to see him must mean something.
"Greetings, Your Highness..."
“Uncle, there’s no need for such formalities!” He Xue said. Although she was unhappy that Fahai was helping the Eighth Prince, she didn’t want him to bow to her.
"Thank you, Crown Princess!" Fahai glanced at He Xue and noticed that her voice still had a nasal tone, indicating that she had indeed been crying.
Fahai greeted Tong Guogang and his wife, and Tong Guowei and his wife, once again.
"I wonder what business Father has with me?" Fahai asked.
"Is the poisoning of the Eighth Prince related to you?" Tong Guogang asked, staring intently at Fahai.
"I've heard about it!" Fahai said calmly.
"Does this have anything to do with you?"
"Yes!" Fahai said without hesitation.
"You unfilial son! I clearly instructed you not to have any contact with any princes. Just do what His Majesty tells you to do. Have you ignored my words?" Tong Guogang was so angry that his beard stood on end.
“Father, I just feel that the Eighth Prince should not be confined to the Imperial Clan Court. His talents should not be buried. Only when he comes out can he serve the Qing Dynasty!”
"I did this purely out of admiration for the Eighth Prince, and I absolutely did not intend to go against your wishes!" Fahai still did not think he had done anything wrong.
“Do you know that by doing this, you are essentially telling others that you are on the side of the Eighth Prince!” Tong Guogang said, pointing at Fahai.
Madam Tongjia quickly supported Tong Guogang, fearing that he would upset himself.
"Alright, brother, calm down," Tong Guowei advised. "Fahai, don't blame your father for being angry. Your help to the Eighth Prince will indeed cause some unnecessary trouble."
"I'm asking you, did you bring this up, or did Alinga approach you?"
“Let’s discuss it together!” Fahai said.
Upon hearing Fahai's words, Tong Guowei understood what had happened; it must have been Aling'a who had approached Fahai on her own initiative.
“Father, if you think I will implicate the Tongjia clan, you can separate me! Anyway, all these years I’ve lived a life where my father doesn’t treat me like a son, my brother doesn’t treat me like a younger brother, and my younger brother doesn’t treat me like a elder brother!” Fahai said with a lot of grievance.
"You're still acting like you're wronged!" Tong Guogang was about to strike Fahai when Tong Guowei stopped him.
"Uncle Fahai, why are you helping the Eighth Prince?" He Xue asked.
"The Eighth Prince is of good character, not boastful, intelligent and capable, and of upright conduct!" Fahai praised the Eighth Prince without reservation.
He Xue thought the Eighth Prince was really something, managing to fool everyone around him.
He Xue sneered, "Uncle, do you know why Father Emperor imprisoned the Eighth Prince in the Imperial Clan Court?"
"I understand!" Fahai nodded.
If Fahai said he didn't know, He Xue would have thought it was understandable. But since he knew and still helped the Eighth Prince, He Xue felt that Fahai was being stubbornly deluded.
"You say the Eighth Prince is kind-hearted and upright, but do you know that he embezzled disaster relief funds, leaving Jiangnan devastated, with collapsed houses, corpses strewn everywhere, and survivors ragged, grieving the loss of loved ones, and homeless?"
If he hadn't acted out of personal greed and instead distributed the disaster relief funds directly to the people, such incidents could have been reduced!
"Uncle, don't you feel guilty for following such a person?" He Xue questioned.
Fahai was stunned; he hadn't expected these things.
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