Consort Tongjia was quite surprised to see He Zhu leave Chengqian Palace with a worried look on his face. What was going on? He Zhu had been all smiles when he came, but he looked completely different when he saw He Xue.
Moreover, she saw that He Zhu had taken the things, but then took them back untouched.
Then, considering that the Crown Prince had arrived and He Xue had made excuses not to see him, Consort Tongjia realized that something might have happened between He Xue and the Crown Prince.
Consort Tongjia felt it was necessary to have a serious talk with He Xue.
Consort Tongjia arrived at He Xue's room with a belly full of suspicion. She saw He Xue sitting alone on the bed with her legs drawn up, looking very depressed.
"What's wrong with He Xue?" Consort Tongjia asked as she approached He Xue.
"Aunt!" He Xue turned around and saw Consort Tongjia standing beside her.
"What happened? Can you tell your aunt? Maybe your aunt can help you out!" Consort Tongjia gently stroked He Xue's hair.
"Aunt!" He Xue hugged Consort Tongjia and buried her head in Consort Tongjia's arms.
Consort Tongjia felt a warmth in her arms and knew that He Xue had cried.
Consort Tongjia gently patted He Xue's back, saying nothing as she let He Xue hug her.
Once He Xue had calmed down, she raised her head and looked at Consort Tongjia with embarrassment.
"Aunt, I'm so sorry to have worried you!"
"Why are you being so polite with your aunt!" Consort Tongjia said with a smile. "Can you tell me what happened? Has something happened between you and the Crown Prince? Why won't you see him? And why won't you accept the gifts he sent?"
“Okay!” He Xue nodded and said in a low voice, “Aunt, the day I entered the palace, I went to Yuqing Palace. At that time, my brother, the Crown Prince, was in the study, so I went to the study to find him.”
I overheard my elder brother, the Crown Prince, talking to someone. He said he's nice to me because of my father!
"Is that why you don't want to see the Crown Prince?" Consort Tongjia asked, looking at He Xue, who had her head hanging low.
"I don't know how to face my brother, the Crown Prince. I'm afraid he's only nice to me because of Father! I don't want to face that reality!"
"No matter what, you should give the Crown Prince an explanation."
Moreover, your aunt believes that the Crown Prince's kindness towards you is absolutely not because of your father! We have all witnessed how good the Crown Prince is to you!
You can't negate the Crown Prince's kindness to you based on just one sentence!
"Okay, I understand!" He Xue nodded.
Holding the Crown Prince's letter, He Zhu walked heavily toward Yuqing Palace.
Even though he walked very slowly, he still saw the plaque of Yuqing Palace. He didn't know how to explain this to the Crown Prince when he got back.
He confidently assured the Crown Prince that he could fulfill the Crown Prince's instructions perfectly, but the letter was returned unopened, and the items were also taken back.
The crucial point is that there's a life-or-death message to deliver to the Crown Prince; it would be better to just take his life!
"Grand Eunuch He, you're finally back! The Crown Prince has been asking about you several times already!" the young eunuch at the door said upon seeing He Zhu.
"Alright, I got it!" He Zhu replied listlessly.
Upon arriving at Yuqing Palace, He Zhu went straight to the Crown Prince's study. He figured he was going to get stabbed either way, so at worst he'd lose his life. Eighteen years later, he'd still be Chief Steward He!
He Zhu knocked on the study door with an air of heroic sacrifice.
Ever since He Zhu went to Yuqing Palace, the Crown Prince has been restless, pacing back and forth in his study.
Hearing the knock, he immediately went to his desk, picked up a book, composed himself, and said, "Come in!"
If you ignore the fact that the prince was holding the book upside down, he still appears quite calm.
Hearing the Crown Prince's voice, He Zhu gave himself a pep talk and then went inside.
"This servant greets Your Highness the Crown Prince!" He Zhu greeted the Crown Prince.
"No need!" The Crown Prince asked He Zhu directly, "Have you seen He Xue? What did she say?"
He Zhu first nodded, then shook his head.
Seeing He Zhu's frustrated expression, the Crown Prince went straight to him and said, "What do you mean by nodding and shaking your head? Speak up!"
He Zhu took out the Crown Prince's letter and belongings.
Upon seeing the items, the prince anxiously asked, "Didn't you see He Xue?"
"Your Highness, I have met Princess He Xue!"
"Speak quickly, what are you stammering about!" The Crown Prince kicked He Zhu, he was really getting impatient.
He Zhu closed his eyes and said what He Xue had told him, "Your Highness, the princess said she doesn't know many characters, so she probably won't understand what you mean."
Moreover…moreover…” He Zhu secretly glanced at the Crown Prince.
"Speak!" The crown prince's face had turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
"The princess said that she had overstepped her bounds before, but she won't do it again!"
The Crown Prince didn't understand what He Xue meant by that. Did He Xue not plan to talk to him anymore?
"Is there anything else? Is that all Xue said?" the Crown Prince asked.
"That's all! The princess sent the servant back as soon as she finished speaking!"
After hearing this, the Crown Prince walked straight out. He wanted to find He Xue and ask her what this meant.
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