"Second Brother!" He Xue gently hooked the Crown Prince's finger. "What should we do if the Master doesn't agree to our marriage?"
"It's alright, he doesn't have the final say!" The Crown Prince comforted He Xue. He didn't have much affection for this grandfather to begin with, and now that he was trying to separate him and He Xue on their very first meeting, he had even less of a good impression of him.
"Xuan Ye, what does she mean by this?" Xing Chi had heard He Xue's words. Could it be that this girl is going to marry the Crown Prince?
"Father, after this selection of consorts, I will arrange a marriage between the Crown Prince and He Xue!" Kangxi explained.
"Xuan Ye, is there really something wrong with the Crown Prince? Is that why you chose this girl for him?" Although Xing Chi was at Mount Wutai, he knew about what was happening in the palace.
The crown prince's face darkened immediately. Was his grandfather here specifically to oppose him?
"Father, the Crown Prince is fine. He Xue and the Crown Prince are childhood sweethearts, a match made in heaven, a blessed union!" Kangxi praised the marriage between the Crown Prince and He Xue as much as possible.
However, Xingchi felt that it was a cover-up. At this moment, he felt sympathy for He Xue, who was another pitiful person forced by imperial power!
"Master Xingchi, pack your things and come back to the capital with us!" He Xue reminded Xingchi.
"I'm not going back!" Xingchi said decisively.
"No way!" Kangxi said, his eyes wide. He had come here to bring Xingchi back to the capital, and Xingchi was saying he wouldn't go back? He was dreaming!
"Father, don't you want to see Grandmother? Grandmother's health is not as good as before. Do you want to leave yourself with regrets? Grandmother misses you very much!"
And don't you want to go back and see your second and fifth brothers? Shouldn't you go and repent to your mother, the Empress Dowager?"
"This...I..." Xingchi was speechless for a moment, these were all people he owed.
"Xuan Ye, I am a dead man. My sudden appearance will cause a huge uproar!" Xing Chi advised Kangxi.
"Father, you are overthinking it. You only entered the palace as Master Xingchi from Mount Wutai to preach to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager!"
"The Empress Dowager has been a devout Buddhist all these years, so you have a ready-made reason to enter the palace!" Kangxi had already prepared a reason for Xingchi to enter the palace.
"Uncle, if Master Xingchi is unwilling to enter the palace, then tie him up and bring him into the palace."
"If the master dares to resist, then drug him until he enters the palace!" He Xue said the cruelest words with an innocent look on her face.
Xingchi stared at Hexue, his eyes almost bulging out of their sockets. Had he offended this girl? It felt like she was taking revenge on him!
[Serves you right! Who told you to bully the Crown Prince! How despicable!]
The Crown Prince listened to He Xue's heartfelt words and gently stroked her hair.
He Xue smiled sweetly at the Crown Prince.
"You're quite protective of your own!" Xingchi looked at Hexue and understood why she was targeting him so much.
Xingchi scrutinized the Crown Prince. "You are the Crown Prince?"
"Yes, grandson greets Imperial Grandfather!" the Crown Prince said respectfully, bowing.
"Excellent! Excellent!" Xingchi said with satisfaction.
"Father, why don't you come back to the capital with us? Otherwise, I think Xue's plan isn't impossible! The Crown Prince is getting married soon, don't you want to attend?" Kangxi asked.
Xingchi looked at Kangxi in disbelief. How could he act like a child? He was really outrageous!
Xingchi, seeing Kangxi's demeanor, knew that Kangxi would definitely keep his word, so he wisely chose to follow Kangxi back to the capital.
The old monk was utterly astonished to see Xingchi come out with Kangxi and the others, and to learn that Xingchi was going to return to the capital with Kangxi. He even suspected that Xingchi had been threatened by Kangxi.
"Master, Master Xingchi and my uncle hit it off immediately, so he wants to travel with my uncle. So don't worry, we will take good care of Master Xingchi and make sure he doesn't lose a single hair!" He Xue said to the old monk, since Xingchi didn't have a single hair on his head anyway!
"Amitabha! I hope that you benefactors can take good care of Xingchi!" the old monk pleaded for Xingchi.
"Master, please rest assured!" Kangxi said to the old monk.
With Kangxi's assurance, the old monk was relieved and then personally saw Kangxi and his entourage off.
On the way back to the capital, because of the addition of Xingchi, Xue and the Crown Prince temporarily shared a carriage.
Seeing that the Crown Prince was not happy, He Xue thought that Xing Chi's words had hurt the Crown Prince, so she said something surprising to the Crown Prince.
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