He muttered to himself, "How could I be so stupid? With Mother around, would she let my little brother become skinny? Mother is such a good cook, and my little brother loves to eat. Maybe when we get back, he'll be a little chubby and his eyes will be missing."

Imagining his chubby younger brother's appearance, Hongxuan chuckled.

He immediately shook his head, thinking to himself that his mother wasn't that diligent in the kitchen, and no one else's cooking was as delicious as his mother's. It was impossible for him to get that fat.

Moreover, given my younger brother's greedy nature, maybe if Mom teases him with some valuable things, he won't be angry anymore.

He shook his head, a smile flashing across his face—a smile at himself for overthinking.

Returning to his seat, he picked up the letter he hadn't finished reading and continued reading.

"...Remember to write back when you have time. Oh, by the way, your younger brother is still small. He hasn't seen you and your father for several months, and he might not recognize you when he comes back. So, let me remind you, it would be best if you drew some cute chibi-style pictures for him. Your brother can't read yet, but he can still look at pictures. Maybe after seeing your drawings, he'll still remember you when he comes back! Oh, and he might even learn some words while he's at it."

The thought that his younger brother might have forgotten him made Xiao Hongxuan feel uneasy and resentful.

"Someone, prepare some materials for drawing simple sketches!"

With the rise of the time-travel craze, simple line drawings have long been known and used by people.

Therefore, as soon as Hongxuan gave the order, the servants immediately sprang into action.

"Oh right, bring the little table, I'm going out to draw."

The reason he wanted to go out to paint was because the letter had inquired a lot about the situation outside. Hongxuan thought it would be better to go out and sketch some scenes to show his mother and younger brother Hongjing.

Two days later, Hongxuan sent back the painting he had finished and the letter he had written along with the letter that the Fourth Prince sent back to the mansion.

When Jiaming received the letter, she picked it up and thought, "Wow, it's quite heavy."

She thought for a moment, first estimating the time it would take for Hongxuan to receive the letter, and then estimating the time it would take to send the letter back. By doing this calculation, it would only take two or three days to write the letter, yet the little guy wrote such a thick letter back.

Jiaming opened the letter, but before she could finish reading even one page, she heard a noise coming from the inner room.

Upon closer listening, it was clearly the sound of Hongtao's footsteps. She had previously left Hongtao in the inner room to look after Hongjing, who was asleep.

Now that she's out, it means Hongjing has woken up.

Sure enough, as the footsteps of Red Peach grew closer, the child's innocent babbling voice rang out.

Jiaming put down the letter in her hand, stood up and went to greet her.

As soon as Hongjing, who was being held by Hongtao, saw Jiaming, he leaned forward and waved his little hands, which were as small as lotus roots, towards Jiaming. At the same time, he called out to Jiaming, "Goose, goose, ya ya," in a voice that sounded a bit like "Mother."

Jiaming had come to pick up Xiao Hongjing, so she immediately reached out and hugged him.

While hugging him, she said, "Did you miss your brother? Your brother wrote a letter, and some of them are for you." She didn't care whether the little guy could understand the letters or not, and simply carried the little guy back to his original seat.

"Red Heart, pick out the papers with writing on them and put them aside."

Upon hearing this, Red Peach immediately did as instructed.

Jiaming looked at the remaining chibi-style line drawings on the table. While hugging Xiao Hongjing, she picked up one of the drawings and started looking at it.

Not only did I look at them myself, but I also showed them to the little one; not only did I show them to the little one, but I also explained the pictures to the little one.

She kept talking to the little one, who, although not yet a year old and unable to speak, was truly intelligent!

This is just like his older brother, Hongxuan!

With Jiaming's explanation, the little guy looked at the cute cartoon drawings. When he saw something interesting, he would excitedly clap his hands and shout "Ah!" When he saw something funny, he would giggle and laugh. When he saw something else, he would fall silent and seem to be thinking about something from time to time.

Jiaming thought for a moment. The little guy seemed to be staring at the paintings, as if he was trying to remember something.

Seriously?! Is she really that smart?!

She had a couple of doubts in her mind, but then she suddenly felt there was nothing wrong with it. After all, the little guy had an older brother named Hongxuan, who had also shown to be quite smart at a young age!

And so, the mother and son—or rather, the brothers—went back and forth to each other, and through Jiaming, they began to communicate.

Hongxuan's chibi-style drawings not only depict people, events, objects, and scenery from the outside world, but he also sometimes draws people close to him, such as his eldest brother Honghui, and of course, most often his father, Fourth Master.

Jiaming looked at the Q-version of the Fourth Prince, hugged the little guy and laughed so hard she was shaking. The little guy tilted his head and looked at her, not understanding.

Jiaming, whose face was stiff from smiling, was finally able to control herself.

“Look, this is your father!” Jiaming said, pointing to the Q-version of the Fourth Prince in the drawing.

The fourth prince in the chibi version is aloof yet adorable. If you didn't read the text on the paper and thought it was "Father," you would actually think it was Hongxuan.

After all, the father and son look very alike. The cute chibi-style drawing of the little man looks exactly like a mini version of the Fourth Prince, Hongxuan.

After several communications, it became inevitable that people would find out that Hongxuan was drawing chibi-style pictures for her younger brother.

Fourth Master knew about it, but he didn't know exactly what he was drawing. He assumed that Hongxuan was out every day and was just drawing things outside.

He didn't think much of it, only that Hongxuan valued Hongjing so much, which was good, as it would improve the relationship between the brothers, and he felt relieved.

Unlike him and his fourteenth brother, who were biological brothers but not very close, only in the last few years, since Hongxuan was born, their relationship has improved somewhat because of Hongxuan.

Meanwhile, there was a young eunuch sent by Kangxi to Hongxuan's side. It was this young eunuch who helped Hongxuan tidy up the painting that Hongxuan had finished. Therefore, Kangxi knew more about what was in the painting than the Fourth Prince.

He wanted to see the young prince Hongxuan, and also wanted to see the paintings of Kangxi that piqued his curiosity. After thinking about it, he specially sent someone to summon the young prince Hongxuan, which seemed a bit too conspicuous.

A chance encounter seems like a good idea.

Thinking it over, Kangxi waved for everyone to leave, leaving only Li De behind, and then asked, "Where is Prince Hongxuan of the Fourth Prince's family now?"

Li De was well aware of Kangxi's fondness for Hongxuan, and therefore paid special attention to news about Hongxuan.

So when Kangxi asked him, he immediately replied, "Prince Hongxuan is painting outside the horse farm in the northwest."

Upon hearing this, Kangxi stood up from his seat and said, "I've been sitting for a long time; it's time to ride a horse and get some exercise."

Li De immediately understood and promptly ordered his men to prepare everything, including clothes and carriages.

Soon, with the help of palace maids, Kangxi changed into civilian clothes, then boarded a carriage and headed northwest under the escort of Li De and many guards and eunuchs.

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