"Your Highness, the Crown Princess's medicine is ready!" Xia Bing said from outside the door.
"Bring it in!" the crown prince said.
He Xue frowned as she looked at the dark medicine in Xia Bing's hand.
The prince tested the temperature and then handed it to Hexue, saying, "Hexue, drink your medicine!"
"Brother Crown Prince, I'm fine now, so please drink it!" He Xue moved her body back to the corner of the bed.
"This is medicine to regulate your body. It's not bitter, and I've already prepared some candied fruit for you!" The Crown Prince had always known that Xue was very averse to taking medicine.
"Brother Crown Prince, it's not that I'm afraid of bitterness, but all medicines have some toxicity. I don't want to affect the baby in my belly, and I'm really fine now, so please don't drink it!"
He Xue remembered that when her sister-in-law was pregnant with her nephew in modern times, she would resolutely avoid taking any medicine if possible, and she suspected that there might be heavy metals in the Chinese medicine, which could affect the fetus's development, so she did not want to take any medicine.
"He Xue, your health is the most important thing. If he affects you, I will not hesitate to help you..."
He Xue immediately reached out and covered the prince's mouth, "Brother Prince, you can't say things like that. He'll find out, and he'll think Father doesn't like him anymore. Don't worry, I'll be fine!"
"He Xue, remember that everything revolves around you!" the Crown Prince said firmly. He could have other children, but He Xue was the only one, so He Xue was the most important.
“I know!” He Xue replied obediently.
The Crown Prince stayed with He Xue for a while longer before leaving.
After the Crown Prince arrived at the study, he called He Zhu to his side and said, "He Zhu, tell Father Emperor that the Crown Princess is pregnant!"
"Ah?" He Zhu looked at the Crown Prince in shock. [This is a grave crime of disrupting the royal family! Does the Crown Prince intend to acknowledge this child? The Crown Prince is too noble!]
"What's with that expression?" the Crown Prince asked He Zhu.
"Your Highness, I am moved by your feelings for the Crown Princess."
"Your Highness, are you sure you want to tell the Emperor?" He Zhu asked uncertainly.
"Is there a problem telling Father Emperor?"
"Your Highness, have you forgotten that you've been drinking contraceptive soup all along?" He Zhu reminded the prince.
Seeing He Zhu's expression, the Crown Prince guessed what He Zhu was thinking. "What are you thinking, you dog servant!" The Crown Prince threw the book in his hand directly at He Zhu.
The Crown Prince instantly understood why He Zhu had acted so strangely before, realizing that He Zhu dared to doubt He Xue.
"Your Highness, please calm down!" He Zhu quickly knelt down and said.
"If you hadn't mentioned the contraceptive soup, I would have forgotten about it. This whole thing was your fault; the Crown Princess found out without you even realizing it!"
He Zhu felt he was being wronged; how could it be his fault that the Crown Princess was pregnant?
"Your Highness, this servant does not understand, and hopes you can enlighten me!" He Zhu said.
"The contraceptive soup has been replaced by the Crown Princess. What I drink every time is not contraceptive soup at all!" the Crown Prince said irritably.
"Ah? How could this be? This servant personally went to Physician Liu to get the medicine!" He Zhu said, puzzled.
"The Crown Princess discovered that I had been drinking contraceptive soup!"
He Zhu's mind was racing at this point. [So, the Crown Princess is carrying the Crown Prince's child! I knew it! The Crown Princess isn't that kind of person!]
"This servant congratulates Your Highness!" He Zhu offered his belated congratulations to the Crown Prince.
"You must never doubt the Crown Princess again, or I won't mind giving you a brain transplant!"
"Yes, this servant will not do it again!" He Zhu replied with a smile.
"Alright, go quickly!" the Crown Prince said to He Zhu.
He Zhu then got up and went to the Qianqing Palace.
After the Crown Prince left, Emperor Kangxi was also pondering the matter of the Eighth Prince's poisoning.
Zhao Chang investigated and found that neither Tong Guogang nor Tong Guowei knew about Fahai. Over the years, he had taken good care of the Tongjia clan because of his mother's relationship with the Imperial Noble Consort.
His mother's life was full of suffering. He was able to take care of her, but she was no longer with him. So he made up for his debt to his mother by serving the Tongjia clan. Fortunately, the Tongjia clan did not disappoint him and lived a peaceful and law-abiding life.
He never expected that Fahai would come into the picture. If the Tongjia clan were implicated, he would not hesitate to take action. No one can threaten the stability of the Qing Dynasty.
At the same time, Kangxi also became wary of the Eighth Prince. Previously, the court had been praising the Eighth Prince, but he hadn't taken it to heart. Now it seems that the Eighth Prince does have the ability to win people's hearts. The fact that he could make Fahai not support the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince but instead support them shows the Eighth Prince's ability.
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