After everyone left Chengqian Palace, Consort Tongjia, seeing the Fourth Prince's expression, knew he had something to say to Hexue, so she went back to her room to rest.
He Xue sat on a swing in the courtyard of Chengqian Palace, with the Fourth Prince gently pushing her from behind.
"Fourth Brother, is there something you want to tell me?" He Xue asked.
"How did you know?" the Fourth Prince asked.
"You look like you have something to say. Didn't you see that your aunt has gone back to her room? Fourth Brother, just say what you have to say!" The Fourth Prince's expression was quite easy to guess.
"He Xue, I don't know what to say. I owe you so much this time, but it's just that you got hurt because of it!" the Fourth Prince said apologetically.
He felt extremely distressed whenever he thought of Xue covering his ears tightly and crying as she told him "Don't listen."
His birth mother wished she could drive him to his death, but He Xue wanted to protect him with all her might.
His connection with He Xue was solely through his mother. He was kind to He Xue partly because he found her quite adorable, having watched her grow up.
On the other hand, He Xue helped his mother get out of her previous shadow, and he was grateful to He Xue. It could be said that his kindness to He Xue was purposeful.
He never expected He Xue to do anything to him, but the way He Xue protected him that day made him realize that he had failed He Xue in her kindness, and from now on, He Xue would be someone he would protect with his life.
"Fourth Brother, I'm fine now, don't worry about it! I did this because you're my brother!"
“From now on, it’s your fourth brother’s turn to protect you and Mother!” the fourth prince said with tears in his eyes. Luckily, He Xue was carrying him on her back, otherwise she would have seen him crying.
"Okay, from now on, if anyone bullies me, Fourth Brother must stand up for me!" He Xue wasn't sure if Fourth Prince would actually get that position, but no matter what, with the Fourth Prince and the Crown Prince's guarantee, she could walk around the Forbidden City with impunity!
"With Fourth Brother here, no one will bully you!"
"Okay!" Xue said happily, "Fourth Brother, I want it to go even higher!"
"Then you'd better hold on tight!" the Fourth Prince instructed He Xue.
"I'm holding on tight, Fourth Brother, higher!" He Xue said excitedly.
Consort Tongjia felt content listening to He Xue and the Fourth Prince's laughter. Heaven had been kind to her; she now had both a son and a daughter!
He Xue stayed in the palace for three or four days before Su Hetai took her back to his residence.
"You're a young lady, how can you be so unruly if you're never in the manor?" Su Hetai scolded He Xue.
"Father, I didn't go anywhere else. I went to the palace to keep my aunt company. My aunt hasn't been feeling well lately!" He Xue wasn't afraid of Su He Tai at all!
Tongjia Shi just went about her business as usual, and Su Hetai would always lift things up high and then gently put them down.
"I heard from your mother that you embroidered a purse for the Crown Prince?" Su Hetai had recently seen the Crown Prince wearing it. Although the embroidery was somewhat awkward, it was He Xue's first time embroidering something. Even he, as her father, didn't have one, so why should she give it to the Crown Prince?
"Yes, thank you for taking care of me, Brother Crown Prince! Father, didn't you tell me to repay kindness?"
Suhetai was at a loss for words. "I'm telling you to repay kindness, but you could have given the Crown Prince something else. Why did you have to give him something you embroidered for the first time?"
"But the Crown Prince has everything, so it's inappropriate for me to give him anything! Father, do you think it's too stingy of me to give the Crown Prince a purse?"
“How is it shabby? How can it be shabby when my daughter embroidered it herself? If you think it's shabby, you can send it back!” Suhetai immediately objected, “I, as the father, haven’t even received it yet!”
"Oh, so that's what Ama meant!" He Xue said meaningfully.
Suhetai's old face flushed red. "You little ungrateful brat, your father has spoiled you for nothing!"
"Master, you should just say it directly! Why go through all this trouble!" Tongjia said, glancing at Su Hetai.
"Hmph!" Su Hetai thought to himself, could what he wanted be the same as what his daughter offered him?
"Father, I will definitely embroider one for you in the future, even better than the one for my brother the Crown Prince!" He Xue said coquettishly to Su Hetai.
"Great, she truly is Father's good daughter!" Suhetai said with great satisfaction, though he didn't know when that would be.
Taking advantage of Su Hetai's good mood, He Xue immediately asked, "Father, can I go see my uncle tomorrow? My uncle is going to take me horseback riding."
"Alright, go ahead, let Jing Shu and Shu Yi go with you!" Su Hetai knew that He Xue had always wanted to ride horses, and it was a bit unreasonable for his daughter, Su Hetai, not to know how to ride a horse.
"Thank you, Father!" He Xue said happily, hugging Su Hetai. She didn't expect Su Hetai to agree so easily. In the past, no matter what she said, Su Hetai would disagree!
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