"Princess, the Fourth Prince is ahead!" Nanxing reminded Hexue.
He Xue looked up and saw the Fourth Prince right in front of her, but something seemed off about him; he looked very depressed.
Su Peisheng followed the Fourth Prince at a distance; both master and servant appeared dejected.
"Fourth Brother!" He Xue called out to the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince then looked up, saw it was He Xue, and smiled slightly, "When did you enter the palace?"
"Where have you been today, Fourth Brother?" He Xue asked.
"It's nothing, I didn't go anywhere!" the Fourth Prince said, his eyes darting around.
He Xue remembered that the Fourth Prince went to attend to Consort De when she was ill, but why did he say that he didn't go anywhere? Could it be that Consort De was bullying the Fourth Prince again because of her status as his birth mother?
"Fourth Brother, something must be wrong, otherwise you wouldn't be like this!" He Xue pressed.
"It's alright, really alright!" the Fourth Prince said with a smile.
“Dasheng, you speak!” He Xue said to Su Peisheng behind the Fourth Prince. She really couldn’t connect the little eunuch in front of her with the shrewd and cunning chief eunuch Su Peisheng in “Empresses in the Palace”.
So she only called Su Peisheng Dasheng. When the Fourth Prince asked her why, she said that three words were too many, two words were simpler, and Dasheng sounded more domineering.
She also secretly looked for Cui Jinxi, but couldn't find her. She also asked Su Peisheng if he knew anyone in the palace, but Su Peisheng said no. Did Su Peisheng and Cui Jinxi not meet when they were children?
Su Peisheng glanced at the Fourth Prince secretly, then looked at He Xue, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.
"Dasheng, just say it. If Fourth Brother dares to punish you, I'll protect you!" He Xue said domineeringly.
"I really can't do anything with you!" The Fourth Prince said to He Xue with a helpless expression.
Seeing this, Su Peisheng knew that the Fourth Prince had given in and immediately said, "Princess, Consort De is ill. Please have the Fourth Prince attend to her every day!"
However, Consort De always made things difficult for the Fourth Prince, and every time he went to pay his respects to her, she would make him wait outside. His chances of ever seeing her were extremely slim.
"She's just deliberately making things difficult for you!" He Xue couldn't stand it anymore.
"Sigh!" The Fourth Prince sighed and said nothing.
"Fourth Brother, although Consort De is your mother, you can't be blindly filial!"
"I know!" the Fourth Prince replied. Consort De would use filial piety to pressure him. The reason he didn't resist was simply because he didn't want to make things difficult for his mother.
Seeing the Fourth Prince in this state, she didn't know what to say. After all, she was the Fourth Prince's birth mother, so she couldn't say too much.
"Fourth Brother, don't think so much, let's go back to Chengqian Palace!" He Xue said, taking the Fourth Prince's hand.
"Hiss!" The Fourth Prince gasped.
"What's wrong with Fourth Brother?" He Xue quickly let go of Fourth Prince's hand.
The Fourth Prince put his hands behind his back and said, "It's nothing!"
"Do you look alright?" He Xue asked.
"Dasheng, you speak!" He Xue could only ask Su Peisheng again.
This time, Su Peisheng did not hesitate and said directly, "Princess, this servant outside the door does not know what exactly happened."
However, this servant overheard Consort De outside saying that the medicine was too hot, and then heard the sound of a bowl breaking. Could it be that the Fourth Prince got burned?
"Really, Fourth Brother?" He Xue asked with a straight face.
"It's alright, the medicine isn't very hot!" the Fourth Prince said.
Without saying a word, He Xue took the Fourth Prince's hand and saw that the back of his hand was covered in red.
"Damn it, this is outrageous!" With that, He Xue rolled up her sleeves and prepared to go find Consort De.
All the grievances I had today erupted at this moment because of Consort De.
"He Xue, He Xue!" The Fourth Prince quickly stopped He Xue.
"Fourth Brother, let go of me! I'm going to find Consort De today and ask her what she's really thinking!" He Xue was on the verge of exploding in rage.
“He Xue, I know it’s for your own good, but I want to give her a chance. If she exhausts the bond between us, I will have no more feelings for her!” The Fourth Prince stopped He Xue and said with a hint of pleading.
He Xue stopped in her tracks. Since the Fourth Prince had already said that, she couldn't say anything more. She could also see that the Fourth Prince wanted to repair his relationship with Consort De, but in the end, he would probably only be disappointed.
"Fourth Brother, don't keep anything to yourself! Remember to speak up!"
"Don't worry, Fourth Brother knows!" The Fourth Prince suddenly looked at He Xue, "Who did you learn that line from?"
"That line?" He Xue asked guiltily.
"What do you think?" The Fourth Prince looked straight at He Xue.
At first, He Xue could meet the Fourth Prince's gaze, but in the end, she gave in, saying, "I've heard Father mention it!"
He Xue thought to Su Hetai, "I'm sorry, Father. I'll have to make you take the blame again this time. I'll try to make you angry less often in the future!"
After hearing this, the Fourth Prince understood that Su Hetai must have brought his behavior from the military camp to the mansion, which is why He Xue had learned it. He wanted his mother to tell his aunt to be careful, otherwise He Xue would learn everything she saw.
"You mustn't say things like that again!" the Fourth Prince said to He Xue.
"I understand, Fourth Brother!" He Xue replied very obediently.
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