The Crown Prince looked at the Eighth Prince and said, "Don't worry! Is it possible that Eighth Brother is still unwilling to give up?"
He knew that the Eighth Prince was a restless person, and he would not give him another chance. He had placed people around the Eighth Prince so that they would deal with him directly if the Eighth Prince dared to make any move.
At the same time, he also believed that the Eighth Prince would not do such a thing. The Eighth Prince was a prince of the Qing Dynasty and had his own pride. He would never collude with foreign tribes to invade the Qing Dynasty.
Similarly, if the Qing Dynasty were in danger, they would step forward no matter where they were, and would put aside past grievances to fight the enemy together. Even someone like the Ninth Prince, who usually lived a leisurely life, would make such a choice.
The Crown Prince sometimes thought that he might only be able to become the Crown Prince because of his status as the eldest son of the legitimate wife. Given Kangxi's upbringing of each prince, anyone could actually be the Crown Prince.
"What's the point of not giving up?" the Eighth Prince said with a bitter face. He was indeed unwilling, but what could he do? He went to Shengjing and was still just a bald prince. Among the adult princes, he was the only one without a title.
"Second brother, I don't know where I fall short of you. In terms of talent, I'm no less than you; in terms of martial arts, I might not be inferior to you either. But Father chose you to be the crown prince."
"I thought that as long as I became the Crown Prince, I could keep He Xue by my side, but in the end I got nothing!" The Eighth Prince bit his lip and said indignantly.
The Crown Prince looked sharply at the Eighth Prince, "Don't blame He Xue for your ambition. It's your ambition that's too great, so you can't blame anyone else."
"I am not reconciled!" the Eighth Prince roared. "I am also Father Emperor's son, why am I not qualified to inherit the throne?"
I grew up with He Xue, so why didn't she choose me? Is it just because my mother came from a lowly background?
The Crown Prince sighed, "Although according to the rules, a mother's status is elevated by her son's, if we really follow the rules, Father Emperor is not qualified to sit on the throne."
After the emperor ascended the throne, his birth mother naturally became the Empress Dowager. Who could say that the Empress Dowager's status was not noble?
You are quite adept at winning people's hearts; you are the Eighth Prince, praised by the entire court. You have won over the hearts of the people, but this whole mess you've made is entirely your own doing! You and Consort Liang are too self-righteous!
"I hope you will behave yourself when you go to Shengjing this time!" The Crown Prince said all he wanted to say, and it was up to the Eighth Prince to do what he wanted.
The Eighth Prince was well aware that the Crown Prince had planted people around him, and that the Crown Prince would not let him off the hook if he made any uneasy moves.
"Second Brother, take care!" the Eighth Prince said to the Crown Prince, then turned and mounted his horse. The Eighth Prince looked back one last time in the direction of the capital, knowing that he would probably never have the chance to return in this lifetime.
The Eighth Prince raised his whip and lashed it at the horse, which, in pain, struggled to run forward.
The Crown Prince gazed at the Eighth Prince's departing figure, sighed, turned around, mounted his horse, and returned to the capital.
Kangxi put down his pen and asked Liang Jiugong, "Did the Crown Prince and the others go to see off the Eighth Prince?"
"Yes, His Highness the Crown Prince and several princes and princes have all gone!"
Kangxi sighed inwardly, hoping that the Eighth Prince could understand his good intentions. Sending the Eighth Prince to Shengjing was a way of protecting him, and he hoped that the Eighth Prince could appreciate his good intentions.
In the days that followed, Kangxi began to connect with his sons, but no one understood his true feelings; they just felt that he was too clingy.
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