Seeing that Su Hetai insisted on waiting outside, the brothers Jing Shu and Shu Yi also waited with him.
"Father, look! It must be Mother coming back!" Shuyi saw a carriage coming from around the corner.
Jing Shu also saw it, and he frowned and said, "Isn't that the First Prince next to the carriage?"
"Really? Let me see!" Shuyi said, taking a few steps forward.
“No need to look, it’s the eldest prince!” Suhetai said.
"Why has the eldest prince come?" Shuyi asked.
"Don't ask so many questions! Let's go!" Jing Shu pulled Shu Yi along and walked forward with Su Hetai.
At this moment, the carriage stopped, and the eldest prince dismounted.
"Greetings, First Prince!" Suhetai, along with Jingshu and Shuyi, bowed to the First Prince.
"General, you're too kind! Please get up!" The eldest prince personally helped Su Hetai up. He greatly admired Su Hetai's ability to lead troops into battle, and he also wanted to lead troops into battle in the future, so he was determined to build a good relationship with Su Hetai.
Just as Suhetai was about to ask why the eldest prince had come, the carriage curtain was lifted, and the crown prince stepped down carrying an infant in his arms, followed by the third prince and the fourth prince, and finally Lady Tongjia.
Su Hetai had no time to think and hurriedly bowed to the three princes, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness, Third Prince, and Fourth Prince!"
"General, please rise!" The Crown Prince adjusted He Xue's bundle to prevent the wind from blowing on her.
"My lord, the Emperor sent the Crown Prince to bring He Xue back. He Xue is asleep and the Crown Prince has been holding her the whole time!" Madam Tongjia explained to Su Hetai what had happened.
"Thank you for your trouble, Your Highness and the three princes!" Suhetai said, bowing to the Crown Prince.
"General, you're too kind! In principle, we should be the ones calling you 'uncle'!" the eldest prince said.
"Uncle? This servant is unworthy of such a title!" Su Hetai was momentarily confused as to where the eldest prince's address of "uncle" came from.
Even though his wife and the emperor were cousins, he couldn't call him "uncle"!
"According to the Imperial Concubine's opinion!" Lady Tongjia whispered to Su Hetai.
Su Hetai then realized what was going on. If it were really based on Consort Tongjia's lineage, perhaps only the Fourth Prince could barely call him "uncle," since the Fourth Prince was only raised under Consort Tongjia's name.
Jing Shu was so busy exchanging pleasantries with the Crown Prince and others that he completely forgot that He Xue was still being held by the Crown Prince!
"Your Highness, let me carry my little sister! You must be tired from the journey!" Jing Shu said respectfully as he approached the Crown Prince.
"It's alright, He Xue is very well-behaved!" the Crown Prince said, looking down at He Xue, but he had no intention of handing He Xue over to Jing Shu.
Su Hetai then remembered that his youngest daughter was still in the Crown Prince's hands, and pretended to be angry, saying, "You two brats, how can you be so blind! Hurry up and bring Hexue over here."
If you tire out His Highness the Crown Prince, I won't let you off the hook!
Seeing this, the Crown Prince had no choice but to hand He Xue over to Jing Shu, his face full of reluctance.
"Your Highness, why don't the three princes come to my residence for a visit?" Suhetai said to the prince and the others.
“Great! I’ve heard that my uncle’s training ground is very large. I’d like to see it and maybe ask my uncle for some pointers!” the eldest prince replied happily.
The Third Prince and the Fourth Prince could go anywhere as long as they didn't have to go back to study.
"It just so happens that my brother and I would also like to spar with the Crown Prince and the others!" Shuyi said, flexing his wrists.
The Crown Prince sensed a hint of gritted teeth in Shu Yi's words, but when he looked at Shu Yi, she remained calm. Perhaps he was overthinking it!
"I won't bother you today, let's do it another day! Father Emperor wants us to go back early!" the Crown Prince said, feeling that it was not a good day to go to the Guarjia residence.
"When did Father Emperor ever say such a thing?" the eldest prince asked from the side. He had finally managed to leave the palace and didn't want to go back so soon!
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