Emperor Kangxi did not ride in a sedan chair; he walked with the Crown Prince back to the Qianqing Palace.
"Baocheng, this time, your father will not arrange a marriage for you during the selection of concubines! The Crown Princess is the future Empress, and your father will consider it carefully!" Your father was worried that the Crown Prince would feel uncomfortable, so he specially explained it to him.
"Your subject understands! Your subject will obey Father Emperor in everything!" the Crown Prince said to Kangxi, almost blurting out that he wanted to marry He Xue.
Today, he could roughly tell that the Empress Dowager didn't seem to want He Xue to marry into the royal family. If he proposed to marry He Xue now, he would definitely be rejected, and there would be no room for compromise.
"However, Bao Cheng, what kind of girl does Father Emperor like? Father Emperor can choose a Crown Princess for you according to your preferences!" Kangxi stopped and looked at the Crown Prince, asking.
"Your Majesty, I will follow your arrangements!" the Crown Prince said truthfully. In any case, he would not marry anyone his father chose for him, so it didn't matter what kind of person he was.
"Don't worry, Father will definitely choose a Crown Princess that suits your taste!"
In a few years, Father will select a few servants to attend to you. You are the Crown Prince; you mustn't be too engrossed in matters of love and sex!
"Yes!" The crown prince actually blushed!
Seeing this, Emperor Kangxi couldn't help but laugh and patted the Crown Prince on the shoulder, "Alright, Father Emperor, go back to the Qianqing Palace! You go back to the Yuqing Palace too!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I take my leave!" the Crown Prince said, bowing to Emperor Kangxi.
On his way back to Yuqing Palace, the Crown Prince encountered the eldest prince, who looked dejected.
"Brother, what's wrong with you?" The Crown Prince wondered why his eldest brother had changed so much when he seemed perfectly fine just moments before.
"Annoying!" the eldest prince said simply.
To be honest, he's quite annoyed right now. Xue is too young, and his father is already trying to arrange marriages for him. How can he refuse his father?
"Second Prince, is there any wine in Yuqing Palace?" the First Prince suddenly asked.
"Is my elder brother planning to practice his drinking capacity beforehand so he won't get drunk at the wedding?" the Crown Prince joked.
"I'm not in the mood for idle chatter. Just tell me if you have it or not," the eldest prince asked.
“Yes, plenty!” the prince said.
The eldest prince put his arm around the crown prince's shoulder and said, "Come on, let's go drink!"
"Should we invite our third and fourth brothers as well?" the Crown Prince suggested.
"Alright! Let's go!" The eldest prince thought that drinking with more people would be more lively.
When the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince arrived at Yuqing Palace, the Crown Prince and the First Prince were already drinking.
The Third Prince and the Fourth Prince thought the Crown Prince wanted to see them, so they rushed to Yuqing Palace, only to find out they were drinking.
"Second Brother, could you please ask someone to explain things clearly next time? You've made me sweat so much!" The Third Prince sat down, took a sip of wine, and said.
"Alright!" The prince continued drinking his wine.
"You two come and drink too! Today, we brothers won't leave until we're drunk!" the eldest prince called to the third and fourth princes.
The Third Prince and the Fourth Prince did not refuse, and soon the four of them were all drunk and staggering.
When Kangxi returned to the Qianqing Palace, the huge palace was empty except for him. The Crown Prince had lived with him in the Qianqing Palace when he was young, and now the Crown Prince was about to get married.
He had raised the crown prince himself, pouring so much effort and time into him. Now, thinking about the crown prince's upcoming marriage, he suddenly felt a pang of melancholy.
Kangxi suddenly stood up and called out to the door, "Liang Jiugong!"
Upon hearing this, Liang Jiugong, who was outside the door, immediately pushed the door open and came in. "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"
"Prepare the carriage for Yuqing Palace!" Kangxi announced.
"Huh?" Liang Jiugong didn't understand what Kangxi was doing. Didn't the Emperor just separate from His Highness the Crown Prince?
"What are you standing there for! Hurry up and go!" Seeing Liang Jiugong in a daze, Kangxi kicked him directly.
Emperor Kangxi suddenly realized that his sons had all grown up, and he felt conflicted. He wanted to see the Crown Prince and the eldest prince.
That's why he was in a hurry to go to Yuqing Palace to see the Crown Prince, and then to the Princes' Residence to see his other sons.
The four princes were so drunk that they had no idea that Emperor Kangxi was about to arrive!
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