Jing Shu realized he had misspoke; his mother was the one who thrived on chaos.
"It's not appropriate for me to go. If your sister-in-law finds out, I won't be able to explain myself. You don't want to see your brother's family in turmoil, do you?"
Besides, I am now an official of the imperial court. If the censor sees me, I will definitely be reprimanded!
"My father won't let me off easily either!"
"Brother, if Father finds out, he won't forgive me either!" Shuyi said with a bitter face.
"Don't worry, your brother will plead for you!" Jing Shu said, patting Shu Yi on the shoulder.
"You're such a good older brother to me!" Shuyi said through gritted teeth.
"Let's go! Aren't you worried about your father anymore? Why are you still arguing about this?" Jing Shu said with a worried look on his face.
Seeing Jing Shu like this, Shu Yi was speechless.
When Jing Shu and Shu Yi arrived at the garden, they saw Su Hetai looking angrily ahead.
The Crown Prince said something to He Xue, and He Xue looked at him shyly.
Shuyi sighed, "It seems our little cabbage is completely doomed! Our little cabbage has been eaten!"
Su Hetai turned around, his eyes wide, "If you have time to say that, go find me a cabbage! Go and get me one too!"
"Father, aren't we talking about Xue right now? How did it get turned to me? You're just taking your anger out on me!"
"Besides, do I need to go looking for cabbages? There are cabbages lining up waiting for me!" Shuyi said proudly.
"Stop joking around and go get that kid!" Su Hetai said.
Shuyi stared wide-eyed at Suhetai, shaking her head vigorously, "Father, that man is the Crown Prince, I dare not go!"
He Xue and the Crown Prince heard Su Hetai's voice and came over.
"Father, what's wrong?" He Xue asked, looking at Su He Tai's angry face.
“Father is alright!” Suhetai said gently to Hexue.
"This servant greets Your Highness!" Suhetai bowed to the Crown Prince.
"General, you're too kind! There's no need for such formalities among family!" The Crown Prince stepped forward and helped Su Hetai up.
"Your Highness is too kind to this servant!" Suhetai withdrew his hand. "Your Highness, please move aside!"
"Very well! I will follow the general's arrangements!" the crown prince replied respectfully.
"He Xue, hurry back to your room, it's cold outside!" Su He Tai urged He Xue.
"I know, Father! Goodbye, Crown Prince!" He Xue waved to the Crown Prince.
"Goodbye! Go back now!" the Crown Prince said to He Xue.
He Xue nodded obediently.
Seeing He Xue like this, Su Hetai's face darkened even more. He felt even more bitter than after drinking those bowls of wine. His little darling was about to belong to someone else.
Suhetai flicked his sleeves, ignored the Crown Prince, and walked straight ahead.
Seeing this, Jing Shu had no choice but to say to the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, please!"
The crown prince didn't seem to care much and followed behind Suhetai.
Suhetai led the Crown Prince to the main hall, and after they sat down, he looked at the Crown Prince and asked, "I wonder what brings the Crown Prince here today?"
"I heard that the general has taken leave these past few days, so I came here specifically to visit him!" the crown prince said with a smile.
"This servant is all settled, thank you for your concern, Your Highness! Your Highness is very busy, so this servant will not keep you any longer!" Su Hetai said without any attempt to hide his feelings.
The Crown Prince didn't seem to care much. "The general seems to have some dissatisfaction with me!"
"Hmph!" Su Hetai turned his head away from the Crown Prince, thinking to himself, "At least he has some self-awareness. He should be more confident and remove 'seems like,' instead of 'somewhat,' which is extremely dissatisfying!"
The Crown Prince couldn't help but chuckle as he looked at Su Hetai. "Given the relationship between the General and Father Emperor, I shall address the General as Uncle!"
Is Uncle unhappy about Xue's marriage to me? Or is he unhappy with me as a person?
Su Hetai then looked at the Crown Prince. It wasn't that he was dissatisfied with the Crown Prince; he was dissatisfied with anyone who wanted to marry Hexue. He felt that no one was worthy of Hexue.
"The Crown Prince is the heir apparent of the Great Qing Dynasty, how could this servant be dissatisfied!"
"Uncle, are you dissatisfied with my marriage to He Xue? Uncle, please tell me what your requirements are!" the Crown Prince said.
"Your Highness, to be honest, I never intended for He Xue to marry into the royal family. I only wanted her to marry an ordinary person."
"This servant doesn't know why you agreed to this marriage, but this servant can tell you clearly that if you don't agree, this servant can immediately go to the Emperor to cancel this marriage!"
"I can tell you clearly that I like He Xue, not in a brother-sister way, but as a woman I love!" The Crown Prince felt he had to express his feelings for He Xue, otherwise Su He Tai might do something else.
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