The Crown Prince, oh, Yinreng is no longer the Crown Prince, and seems to have more free time. His Majesty has not assigned him any extra tasks.

Yinreng fished in Yuqing Palace every day. Oh, the Crown Prince would only go out of Yuqing Palace to meet Prince Hongxi when he returned from Yangxin Hall.

Yinreng seemed to be in better health. When he saw the Fourth Prince, he patted the heads of the children one by one, but he didn't say anything else.

Fourth Master called out, "Second Brother."

There is no other suitable way to address him besides "Second Brother".

Yinreng readily complied and called out "Fourth Brother".

After several rounds of drinks, the Emperor suddenly brought up the matter of martial arts and, as was his custom, bestowed upon Prince Zhi a bow and arrow that the Emperor used to frequently use.

If it were a private reward, that would be one thing, but it happened on such an important day as the Golden Award Festival, and in full view of everyone.

Fourth Master thought to himself that this was like giving someone a slap followed by a sweet date.

But this sweet date was indeed sweet enough to make people forget the price of their daughter being sent away for a political marriage.

Regardless, Prince Zhi had to thank his father, the Emperor, with a smile.

After all, such a reward was unprecedented among all the princes.

After the Golden Festival, it was the Fourth Prince's birthday. The mansion was bustling with activity that day. In the end, the Fourth Prince did not return to the front courtyard as in previous years, but rested in the east courtyard. Surprisingly, no one found this outcome strange.

As November arrived and the weather turned cold, Li Chenjiao received a letter from home saying that her father and mother would be going to the capital at the end of the year or in the first month of the following year, as her father was going to the capital to report on his duties.

Similarly, my brother will also be returning to the capital, but he will be coming from the south, so it will probably be a while later.

The family hadn't seen each other for several years. Li Chenjiao had only seen her mother once after giving birth to the Fourth Prince, and now more than two years had passed, so naturally she still missed and longed for her.

The winter wind was strong, and it blew all the way to the end of the 42nd year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign.