That night, as He Xue was getting ready for bed, Tong Jia came to her room.
"Mother, why have you come here?" He Xue didn't know why Tongjia Shi had come at this time.
"Let your mother see your injury!" Tongjia said to Hexue.
"What injury?" Tongjia asked, leaving He Xue completely bewildered.
"Don't try to hide it from your mother anymore. Your aunt has already told her!" Tongjia said with heartache.
He Xue then realized what Tong Jia was talking about. Her shoulder hadn't hurt for days, and she had almost forgotten about it.
"Mother, it's all over now!" He Xue still took off her clothes, knowing that Tongjia wouldn't be at ease if she didn't let Tongjia see her.
Although it was only a small patch of purplish-blue, it stood out very clearly against her fair skin.
"Does it still hurt?" Tongjia asked Hexue gently, touching her.
"Mother, it doesn't hurt anymore!" He Xue said.
When Lady Tongjia saw that Hexue was personally escorted back by Liang Jiugong, the Grand Eunuch of Kangxi, she felt quite strange. Why was there such a grand procession? Hexue's return had never been like this before! Moreover, Liang Jiugong brought many rewards with him.
It wasn't until Ren Dong, who was by her sister's side, told her what was going on that she realized that the Emperor felt guilty and wanted to use these things to make amends to He Xue. After all, their Guarjia family was a family that lacked these things!
If it weren't for her sister's sake, she would have definitely gone to the Emperor today to have a serious talk with him. She wouldn't go to the Emperor as a subject, but as a cousin, to see what kind of reasonable excuse the Emperor could give her for hurting her daughter.
He Xue has been pampered since birth, and no one dares to touch a single hair on her head. Why did the Emperor harm her daughter?
She didn't tell Su Hetai about this, because she was afraid that if Su Hetai found out, he would go to the palace to find the emperor.
She went to the palace to see the emperor. Perhaps the emperor was thinking of his sister and uncle, and also because she was a woman, he wouldn't do anything to her.
But Su Hetai is another story. Su Hetai cherishes He Xue like the apple of his eye. If he knew He Xue was injured, he wouldn't care about the emperor or his subjects! What if he did something foolish and angered the emperor?
So she pretended to be nonchalant all day, afraid that Su and Tai would notice something.
Su Hetai spent the whole day focused on He Xue, and she didn't find a chance to check on He Xue's injuries. Finally, in the evening, she made an excuse to come to He Xue's room, and that's when she saw He Xue's injuries.
Because Su Hetai was often injured while leading troops into battle, she knew how painful it was to push the medicinal wine. Thinking of this, Tongjia couldn't help but shed tears.
When He Xue saw that Tongjia was crying, she quickly comforted her, "Mother, I'm really alright now, look!" As she spoke, she swung her arm around in a circle.
"Alright, Mother knows! Be careful not to pull it again!" Madam Tongjia quickly pressed down on He Xue's arm.
"Your mother is just worried about you. You're already so delicate, and you've suffered such a serious injury. Did it hurt a lot when you were getting the medicinal wine? Your mother wasn't even there for you!" Thinking of this, Tongjia's eyes reddened again.
"Mother, I still have my aunt with me!" He Xue actually didn't want Consort Tongjia to be there. Consort Tongjia was crying so hard back then, let alone her mother. She was really afraid that her mother would whip Kangxi if she saw him.
Her mother's whip-wielding skills were superb, but unfortunately, she just couldn't learn them.
"He Xue, it's not that your mother doesn't want you to help the Fourth Prince, but the premise is that you also need to protect yourself!" Tongjia said to He Xue.
To her, the Fourth Prince was merely her sister's adopted son. Even if he were her sister's biological son, he couldn't compare to her own daughter! What mother wouldn't favor her own child?
“Mother, the situation was quite urgent at the time. If I hadn’t blocked the Fourth Prince, my aunt would definitely have rushed forward. My aunt’s health is not good to begin with, and she might not have been able to withstand it!”
I shielded the Fourth Prince from this attack, and he will be grateful to me. At the same time, he will be even more filial to his aunt. Since we are outside the palace, there will inevitably be times when we cannot take care of our aunt.
"With the Fourth Prince by our aunt's side, aren't we more at ease?" He Xue analyzed for Tongjia.
"Your consideration for your aunt is truly commendable, and all the love she has shown you is worthwhile!"
However, the Fourth Prince is ultimately not registered under your aunt's name! Lady Tongjia also hoped that the Fourth Prince could be registered under the name of Consort Tongjia, so that Consort Tongjia would have a son to rely on.
“Mother, I think it should be soon. We just need a suitable opportunity. Once the right opportunity comes, Uncle Emperor will have no choice but to register the Fourth Prince under Aunt’s name!” He Xue felt that the opportunity was coming soon.
The Crown Prince and the others said they would help the Fourth Prince find a solution, but why haven't they come up with anything yet?
Isn't it said that three cobblers are equal to one Zhuge Liang? These four all participated in the struggle for the throne among the princes, and one of them even won in the end. Shouldn't the four of them be better than cobblers? At least equal to one and a half Zhuge Liangs! How come they couldn't even solve a problem for a nobleman from a bondservant background?
Tongjia looked at Hexue with some surprise in her eyes. She was surprised that Hexue could discuss these issues with her. She had always thought that Hexue was a child. It turned out that Hexue had grown up without her noticing.
"Mother, why are you looking at me like that?" He Xue felt a little embarrassed by Tong Jia's gaze.
"Your mother suddenly feels that you've grown up!" Tongjia said with satisfaction.
"No matter how old I am, I will always be my mother's daughter!" He Xue said, hugging Tong Jia Shi.
"Of course, you will always be your mother's daughter!" Tongjia suddenly understood Su Hetai's feelings. She wondered which brat would end up with her pampered daughter.
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