When the Crown Prince and He Xue returned to the General's Mansion, Lady Tongjia had already received the news and was waiting at the door with Jing Shu and his wife.
When He Xue saw that Tong Jia was about to get off the carriage, the Crown Prince was so frightened that he quickly grabbed He Xue and said with a stern face, "Wait until the carriage has come to a complete stop before you get off!"
"I understand! I won't do it again!" He Xue stuck out her tongue.
"I really can't do anything with you!" the imperial physician said helplessly.
After the Crown Prince and He Xue alighted from the carriage, Lady Tongjia and the others prepared to pay their respects.
"No need for formalities among family!" The Crown Prince knew that He Xue disliked Tong Jia Shi bowing to her, so he stopped letting Tong Jia Shi bow to him.
"Mother!" He Xue affectionately took Tongjia's arm.
Seeing He Xue's radiant face, Lady Tongjia felt a little relieved. "Let's go back to the manor first!"
“Okay!” He Xue replied obediently.
"Your Highness, why don't you come with me to the study?" Jing Shu said to the Crown Prince, knowing that the Crown Prince and He Xue's sudden return must have something to do.
So Jing Shu accompanied the Crown Prince to the study, while He Xue, accompanied by Lady Tongjia and Lady Wanyan, went to the front hall.
After personally serving tea to the Crown Prince, Jing Shu asked, "Your Highness, has something happened? Why did you and the Crown Princess suddenly return to the General's Mansion?"
“The palace is not safe enough. I think the General’s Mansion is more suitable, so I will let He Xue stay there for a while!” the Crown Prince said.
"Is someone trying to harm He Xue again?" Jing Shu asked.
Knowing he couldn't hide it from Jing Shu, the Crown Prince told him everything that had happened.
After hearing this, Jing Shu paced back and forth in the room, finally sighing, "I should have refused to let He Xue marry you in the first place!"
The Crown Prince couldn't refute it; he had said he would take good care of He Xue, but he hadn't done so.
"What will His Highness do next?" Jing Shu asked.
"Father Emperor's reluctance to punish Consort Liang is mostly due to the Eighth Prince, but I will absolutely not let her go!" the Crown Prince said with a firm gaze.
"She's in the Cold Palace now, so it'll be much easier to deal with her. If she dares to hurt He Xue, I won't let her live in this world!"
Jing Shu nodded, trusting that the Crown Prince would handle the matter well.
"Is this related to the Eighth Prince?" Jing Shu suspected that the Eighth Prince might also be involved, after all, the Eighth Prince was eyeing the position of Crown Prince.
“He doesn’t know!” the crown prince said definitively.
"How can you be so sure?" Jing Shu felt that the Crown Prince's answer was too certain.
"He won't hurt He Xue!" Although the Crown Prince was reluctant to admit it, it was the truth.
Jing Shu was at a loss for words. "Although he won't hurt He Xue, he harbors deep hostility towards you. Do you really want him to keep jumping around around you?"
Jing Shu felt that although the Eighth Prince would not harm He Xue now, it was hard to guarantee that in the future, the Crown Prince would know that the Eighth Prince would not harm He Xue, and the Eighth Prince would also know that He Xue was the Crown Prince's weakness. He might use He Xue to threaten the Crown Prince.
Now that they know of the existence of such a dangerous factor as the Eighth Prince, they cannot ignore it.
“Unless he does something that crosses the Emperor’s bottom line, the Emperor will not punish him!” the Crown Prince said.
“In that case, we’ll force him to do something that crosses the Emperor’s bottom line!” Jing Shu said with a cold look in his eyes.
“Alright!” the crown prince said. He had no intention of harming anyone, but he was not a soft-hearted person either.
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