Following his master's instructions, Xiao Hezi made full use of his past connections and re-established ties with the palace.

In just a few days, it turned out that Xiao Hezi was incredibly impressed with his master, saying he was a prophet!

The unusual actions of the Fujin and Li Shu Fujin were indeed aimed at those selected for the palace selection.

It must be said that this is a wonderful misunderstanding. Jiaming's ability to "predict events" is purely due to her memories of her past life.

Because the information he found was quite substantial, Xiao Hezi organized the information and then got up to reply to his master.

In the Peach Courtyard, Xiao Hezi had just greeted Jiaming and paid his respects, but before he could even speak, someone outside came to report: "Princess, Chief Steward Gao has arrived."

Chief Steward Gao refers to Gao Wuyong, who is the man beside the master.

Jiaming gestured for Xiao Hezi to stand aside first, saying they could talk about it later, and then ordered someone to call Gao Wuyong in.

As soon as Gao Wuyong entered, he bowed and greeted Jiaming, but Jiaming turned away, refusing to accept the greeting completely.

"I wonder what brings Steward Gao away from serving the master?" Jiaming asked first.

Gao Wuyong replied very kindly: "According to the rules of the manor, the young prince can come back to see you, Princess Guarjia, every five days. Today is the day the fourth prince is supposed to come back. It's not that the young prince has something to do and can't come back. I was afraid that you would wait too long and worry, so I sent this servant to tell you."

Upon hearing this, Jiaming asked in surprise, "Hongxuan has something to do and can't come back. What is it about?"

Could it be that the little guy is too... Just as he was wondering, he heard Gao Wuyong's reply.

“The young prince is a bit lively, and the master wants him to calm down, so he plans to leave him in the front yard to copy books to calm his mind.”

Somewhat lively?!

Speechless, Jiaming blurted out, "He was too naughty and got punished by the master!"

Hehe! Gao Wuyong laughed awkwardly.

"He's just too naughty. Let him be punished, I always know how to do things properly." Jiaming said with a helpless expression.

After Jiaming and Gao Wuyong exchanged a few more words, Gao Wuyong, seeing that everything was settled, said, "The message has been delivered, this servant will take his leave now."

"Wait, Steward Gao." Jiaming immediately called out to Gao Wuyong.

Gao Wuyong asked with a puzzled look in his eyes, "What can I do for you, Princess Guarjia?"

"I wonder if I could trouble Steward Gao to help me by bringing something to the Fourth Prince?" Jiaming asked hesitantly.

The Fourth Prince here refers to the young Prince Hongxuan. Gao Wuyong knew this immediately and nodded, saying affirmatively, "Okay."

After receiving permission, Jiaming immediately instructed Hongtao and Lvliu to prepare the food she had made that day, which was intended for Hongxuan to eat when he returned today, and she could take it with him.

Oh, and clothes too, she just finished making them a couple of days ago.

Furthermore...

In the front yard, the mischievous Hongxuan was facing upwards, seemingly meditating, while the so-called Fourth Master, who was supposed to punish Hongxuan, sat in a chair, looking at the little guy with a happy expression.

How could I not like it?!

You should know that cultivating the Shangqing Scripture requires fate and aptitude; some people don't have it, as he has experimented with.

The fact that Hongxuan can cultivate like him now proves that he has the destiny and the aptitude.

He has three surviving sons, all of whom he taught to read the Shangqing Scripture, but of the three, only Hongxuan responded.

Upon thinking of this, the joy on Fourth Master's face immediately vanished, and he thought of Honghui.

Thinking of Honghui, Fourth Master's brows furrowed more and more.

Why is it that he simply lacks the right fate and the right qualifications?!

Fourth Master was so disappointed in him that he clenched his fists tighter and tighter. If he had any hope, his body could have gradually recovered.

But why doesn't he have it?

Suddenly, it seemed as if the Fourth Master had lost all his strength. He loosened his clenched fists and sat wearily in the chair.

After a long while, Fourth Master finally composed himself and regained his spirits.

Looking at Hongxuan meditating, his whole body was relaxed and natural, and he hadn't gone astray in his practice. That was very good.

But as he looked around, his thoughts drifted to Hongshi, who was a month or two older than Hongxuan, and his brow furrowed involuntarily.

Hongshi hasn't even learned the Three Character Classic yet, so the Shangqing Classic is like a heavenly book to him. We don't know if he really lacks the affinity or aptitude for it, and we'll have to wait until he grows up to find out.

Although the Fourth Prince felt that Hongshi was not as smart as Hongxuan, Hongshi was already three years old and had not even learned the Three Character Classic. It was definitely not because he was too stupid.

After all, he had already learned the Three Character Classic when he was three years old, and Hongshi was his son; he couldn't possibly be that stupid.

Therefore, it's all because Li doesn't know how to teach her son!

In comparison, although Ming'er is not very good at teaching children either, she is at least better at it than Li Shi.

Li's impression score decreased again, while Jiaming's impression score increased.

Yes, of course, Hongxuan owes most of the credit to himself.

Fourth Master was not stingy in taking credit.

Besides the fact that he taught Hongxuan well from time to time, it was also because Hongxuan resembled him. Not only did he look like him, but he also inherited his talent and aptitude.

After all, he had tried to cultivate the Shangqing Scripture on many people, and only he could do it. Now, he would have to add Xuan'er to the list.

Actually, he had considered offering it to his father, the Emperor. After all, the Shangqing Sutra was quite effective in its practice, improving hearing and vision, and strengthening the body. It didn't require much effort; it was just a matter of reciting the sutra and meditating for an hour a day.

But the Shangqing Scripture is selective. If it were given to the Emperor, he wouldn't be able to learn it. He might even suspect that the Emperor would think he had deliberately hidden the key to it, which is why he couldn't learn it.

Such suspicion cannot be tolerated between a royal father and son.

If it were an ordinary father and son, he would definitely give, and his brothers would too. But he was born into the royal family, and he dared not and was unwilling to take the risk. After all, he was not alone; he also had wives, concubines, and children.

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