"Is there anything else you want to say?" Kangxi asked.
"Your Majesty, although the Eighth Prince is going to Shengjing now and Consort Liang has passed away, we can't just let bygones be bygones regarding the matter of them framing the Crown Prince and plotting against the Crown Princess, can we?"
"What else do you want?" Kangxi looked at Suhetai with a headache.
"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince is kind and gentle, and he always cherishes brotherhood. These are not reasons for him to be falsely accused."
"Your Majesty, if I may be so disrespectful, you are being a bit biased!" He was not in the capital when the Eighth Prince framed the Crown Prince at the Imperial Clan Court; he only heard about it after he returned to the capital.
Upon hearing this, he went to Tong Guogang's residence and beat up Fahai, and also put Aling'a in a sack and beat her up as well.
He felt that Emperor Kangxi favored the Eighth Prince, but what happened later made him feel even more that Emperor Kangxi was too biased.
Emperor Kangxi glared at Suhetai, furious and embarrassed. "You have some nerve! How dare you criticize me!"
“Your Majesty, this servant is only feeling sorry for the Crown Prince and Crown Princess. Putting aside the Crown Prince’s status, he is also this servant’s son-in-law. This servant is rather protective of his own and cannot bear to see his daughter and son-in-law being bullied,” Su Hetai said without fear.
[A brute, indeed a brute!] Soetu looked angrily at Suhetai. [It's good that the Emperor knows the Crown Prince has been wronged; he will surely compensate the Crown Prince in the future.]
What if Su Hetai's current outburst arouses the Emperor's suspicion that the Crown Prince instigated it? Wouldn't the Emperor suspect the Crown Prince of forming a faction for personal gain?
The Crown Prince was quite moved by Suhetai's actions. Although Suhetai was usually picky about him, he still sided with him in crucial moments.
The Crown Prince also knelt down. "Your Majesty, General Su Hetai was only acting out of concern for his son. He spoke without thinking. Please forgive him!"
"Is the Crown Prince pleading for your father-in-law?" Kangxi said sarcastically.
"Father, a son-in-law is like half a son, this is what I should do!" the Crown Prince said. If something really happened to Su Hetai, He Xue would definitely be sad, and he didn't want to see He Xue heartbroken.
"A son-in-law is half a son?" Kangxi looked at the Crown Prince with an inscrutable expression. Was Suhetai trying to take his son away from him?
“Your Majesty, the Eighth Prince framed the Crown Prince, and you only put him in confinement. This could easily encourage others to follow suit. What if someone else frames the Crown Prince?” Su Hetai continued.
Emperor Kangxi remained silent for a moment before slowly saying, "Issue an imperial decree to strip the Eighth Prince of his title of Prince Lian of the First Rank!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" Suhetai said, kowtowing.
Poor Eighth Prince, before the imperial edict could even be read, he became a bald prince again.
When the Eighth Prince heard Kangxi's decree, he was thunderstruck. He knew that this was Kangxi's punishment for him, and that he would never have the chance to become the Crown Prince. This was also a way of making his stance clear to the world.
Tana was also shocked when she heard this. The Eighth Prince's life had been decided by Kangxi so easily.
Tana was quite happy that she could stay in the capital. She no longer had to deal with all the messy affairs in the backyard. From now on, she would be in charge of the Eighth Prince's residence. She never expected that she would be living the life she wanted ahead of schedule.
“Eighth Prince, His Majesty has said that you do not need to go to the palace to express your gratitude! His Majesty has already arranged for people to escort you to Shengjing. He hopes that you can get up as soon as possible!” Liang Jiugong said to the Eighth Prince.
"I understand!" the Eighth Prince said, looking dejected.
After Tana sent Liang Jiugong away, she heard someone say, "Something's happened!"
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