Whenever he encountered a prince or grandson of the emperor on the road, Kangxi would stop his carriage and call the prince or grandson over to greet them.

Fortunately, they didn't encounter many princes or grandsons of the emperor on their way to the northwest, so they didn't stay long and soon arrived at Hongxuan's place.

"Brother, Grandpa Li from the Emperor's palace has arrived."

Hongxuan, who was focused on drawing, paused when he heard this. He turned his head and looked in the direction Xiao Lizi was pointing. Sure enough, it was Li Dequan, and judging from the situation, he was obviously coming towards him.

He immediately put down his pen, gestured to Xiao Li to tidy up the painting tools and the finished painting, then stood up, straightened his posture and appearance, and Li Dequan was already not far in front of him.

"Young Prince, the Emperor summons you!"

"Li Anda, wait a moment. I'll have someone take care of things here, then I'll go with you." After saying that, Hongxuan pointed to a servant and instructed, "You, take these things back first."

Upon hearing this, Li Dequan immediately interjected, "There's no need for that, young prince. You can have someone take these things with you. After returning from the Emperor's place, you can continue painting. Besides, the Emperor just heard about your painting. Taking him along might mean he wants to see your paintings."

If Grandfather wants to see it, then let him see it. Hongxuan didn't think there was anything wrong with it at all, so he nodded and said, "Then I'll listen to Li Anda!"

Li Dequan, standing to the side, narrowed his eyes and almost laughed when he saw the paintings that Xiao Li was tidying up. His lips twitched slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.

However, the perceptive Hongxuan still noticed it. He frowned slightly, glanced at the drawing he had just made several times. It was quite childlike, but he still didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

But what exactly was the meaning behind Li Dequan's expression?

He couldn't figure it out, and he stopped thinking about it. Anyway, he had packed his things, and he didn't want to keep Real Madrid waiting.

After thinking for a moment, he said to Li Dequan, "Alright, let's go!"

And so, following Li Dequan, Hongxuan had a guard bring his painting tools and Li Dequan brought his finished painting to Kangxi's carriage.

Hongxuan and his men waited outside the vehicle, while Li Dequan went in first.

A short while later, Li Dequan came out and said, "His Majesty requests that you, young prince, go in."

Upon hearing this, Hongxuan looked at Li Dequan and said, "Li Anda." As he spoke, he glanced at Xiao Lizi behind him, who was holding a painting.

Li Dequan understood and nodded.

Hongxuan immediately gave Xiao Li a wink, signaling him to follow suit.

Once inside the carriage, it was quite spacious, with bright yellow as the main color. It was fully equipped with tables, utensils, and other items, resembling a magnificent house.

"May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace!" Hongxuan swiftly bowed to Emperor Kangxi.

Following behind Hongxuan, Xiao Lizi immediately bowed deeply to Kangxi.

Emperor Kangxi smiled kindly, "Rise!"

The usual greetings between grandfather and grandson appeared somewhat distant between Kangxi and Hongxuan compared to when Hongxuan was a child.

If Hongxuan were a child, Emperor Kangxi would have already beckoned him to sit down beside him, personally fed him snacks, patted his head, or even hugged him.

The reason for this is that the child has grown up and become sensible, so it's not good to get too close to him, lest you give the child or others the wrong information.

Although they are not as close as before, Kangxi is still relatively close to Hongxuan, for example, right now.

After all, only close relatives were inside, and it was believed that the details of what happened inside the carriage would not be leaked. As the supreme ruler of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi could certainly guarantee this.

He asked Hongxuan to sit down and reply to him, and then had Li Dequan bring Hongxuan some snacks and tea.

Emperor Kangxi looked at his smiling grandson sitting beside him with a gentle gaze. In this atmosphere, the grandfather and grandson asked and answered questions, occasionally eating snacks and drinking tea, and time passed by little by little.

But it wasn't boring at all; instead, it was surprisingly heartwarming.

Estimating the time, looking at Xiao Sizi's painting, and saying a few more words, it was time to let Xiao Sizi leave. Otherwise, compared to the time spent questioning the princes and grandsons before, it would seem too long, making Xiao Sizi too conspicuous, which wouldn't be good.

So Kangxi seized the opportunity and asked, "I heard you've been painting a lot lately?"

“Yes, Grandfather,” Hongxuan nodded with a smile.

Kangxi raised an eyebrow and continued, "I heard it was painted for your younger brother?"

"Um."

"I remember your younger brother is not even a year old yet. Can he understand it?" As he spoke, Kangxi stared at Hongxuan's tender, fair face, anticipating the little guy's dejected and defeated expression.

Unfortunately, he was disappointed.

Hongxuan proudly showed off Hongjing to Emperor Kangxi, saying, "My younger brother is very clever; he can understand it."

Emperor Kangxi: "..." How could that be? Unless that little grandson of the emperor is a child prodigy.

If Emperor Kangxi were to come to the modern era, he would certainly understand the meaning of the term "brother-obsessed," and it would perfectly describe Hongxuan's current state.

“Grandpa, don’t disbelieve me,” Hongxuan said hurriedly, explaining, “My mother wrote back to me and even gave me some drawings of my younger brother looking at me, including some Q-version drawings. Those can all prove it.”

"Oh?" Kangxi asked, his eyes filled with suspicion.

"It's true, when my little brother sees my funny drawings, he claps his hands excitedly and laughs. When he sees my drawing of his mother, he makes sounds like 'ah ah' and 'mama,' and so on..."

Hongxuan rattled off a long string of words in one breath, without even turning red or getting out of breath, demonstrating his excellent lung capacity.

After hearing these words, Kangxi still didn't quite believe that a child under one year old could understand. After all, there were very few child prodigies like that, and he had paid attention to such young children before. He had also interacted with the Crown Prince and Yinzhen when they were that young, which is why he didn't believe it.

Upon seeing this, Hongxuan opened his mouth to continue explaining, but was interrupted by Kangxi, who spoke first.

"Alright, Grandfather understands. Your brother can understand it."

Despite saying that, Hongxuan could still hear the concession in Kangxi's words.

Grandfather still didn't believe it; he knew that.

For a moment, Hongxuan's smile faded slightly, and he felt frustrated. Why wouldn't his grandfather believe him? His younger brother was truly intelligent, truly capable of understanding...

He was feeling very frustrated, but fortunately, Kangxi's words diverted his attention: "Have your paintings presented to me, Grandfather, so I can see what you've painted?"

Upon hearing this, Hongxuan gestured to Xiao Li with his eyes.

Xiao Li immediately handed the drawing he was holding to Li Dequan, who took it and then presented it to Kangxi with both hands.

Emperor Kangxi took the paintings and began to examine them one by one.

The top one is a painting that Hongxuan just finished; it's a horse...

As he looked at the painting, Kangxi suddenly stopped, then a broad smile spread across his face, and he burst into laughter.