Unfortunately, he was proven wrong.

Once his attention was drawn back, the Fourth Prince looked at Hongxuan's adorable appearance, which resembled his own, and his previously composed face darkened.

"Kneel down, don't move!" As he spoke, the Fourth Prince recalled the embarrassing incident that had happened when his father, the Emperor, summoned him and the other princes who had come to accompany him.

At that time, I went with the Crown Prince and others to meet my father, the Emperor... The Emperor gave the Crown Prince a memorial to read. The Crown Prince opened it and burst out laughing, realizing that he had been extremely impolite in front of the Emperor!

Kangxi looked at the Crown Prince, puzzled. The memorial was clearly a serious matter, so why was the Crown Prince laughing?

The Crown Prince looked at Kangxi in surprise. It was quite funny, hadn't his father seen it? Then, the Crown Prince held up the memorial in front of Kangxi. As soon as Kangxi saw it, a smile spread across his face, and even the wrinkles around his eyes appeared.

Below, the other princes accompanying the emperor were all itching to know what the memorial contained that made the Crown Prince and the Emperor smile so broadly.

The Crown Prince quickly satisfied the wishes of these princes who accompanied him, and handed them the memorials to read.

The Crown Prince first handed it to the First Prince, Yinti. The First Prince opened the memorial and burst into hearty laughter, his eyes unconsciously glancing towards the Fourth Prince.

Fourth Master's eyelids twitched, and an ominous premonition immediately arose in his heart.

Since the Third Prince Yinzhi was not present, the Fourth Prince waited to receive the memorial from the First Prince in order of seniority, to see what it was about and whether it was related to him.

Unexpectedly, the eldest prince stepped over him and handed the memorial to the eighth prince. The fourth prince stared at the outstretched hand, momentarily stunned with embarrassment. He quickly recovered and his embarrassment disappeared, but the ominous feeling was indeed getting stronger and stronger!

Could it really be about me? Otherwise, why would my elder brother ignore everyone else and only glance at me, even going so far as to be so rude as to ignore me and pass the memorial over me to my eighth brother?

After reading it, the usually gentle and polite Prince Yinzhi couldn't help but laugh out loud... The other princes accompanying him also smiled broadly.

Finally, it was the Fourth Prince who read the memorial. As soon as he opened it, he saw a drawing tucked inside. A small, cartoonish figure with a big head and a small body appeared on the paper. The figure had a serious and aloof expression and looked very much like Hongxuan. However, the text next to it indicated that the cartoonish figure was "Father"!

Instantly, the Fourth Prince realized that it was drawn by Hongxuan!

This kid has dug himself a hole again!

Not only did the Fourth Prince realize that it was drawn by Hongxuan, but the Crown Prince and others who were familiar with Hongxuan also realized it.

However, the Crown Prince still asked, "Father, what is this painting...?"

"Oh, it was painted by Hongxuan of the fourth prince's family. I ran into him today and summoned him for a chat. When Li Dequan delivered the message, he was painting, so I had him bring it over. And here I am, seeing his painting of the fourth prince, haha!" Kangxi

"Hehe! This is the fourth prince! He's actually quite aloof and cute." As he spoke, the crown prince glanced at the dark-faced fourth prince, Yinzhen.

Upon hearing this, Kangxi agreed, saying, "That's right, it's the fourth prince! Haha, I also think the fourth prince looks much better this way than his stern face in real life!"

Upon hearing Kangxi's words, the Fourth Prince's face suddenly became even stiffer and darker.

The other princes who served the emperor either stole glances and smiled at the Fourth Prince, or smiled openly. Their expressions clearly showed—"Haha, I never expected you to be like this, Fourth Brother!"

The dark-faced Fourth Master: "..." A chilling aura emanated from his body.

After a while, Kangxi smiled and said, "Alright, this painting was left behind by Hongxuan. Fourth Prince, when you leave, take it back to Hongxuan and have him send it back to his younger brother so he can see it properly. We can't let his brother forget his father."

...

After leaving the Emperor's presence, the Crown Prince patted the Fourth Prince on the shoulder first, "Fourth Prince, you can't punish Xiao Sizi when we get back. He's just a child, that's a fun time. Besides, he only drew you a little cute, he didn't do anything wrong. Moreover, this is clearly a sign of his filial piety; he drew you so his younger brother wouldn't forget his father!"

Fourth Master's face remains dark; he's in a cooling-off state!

The other princes also chimed in, saying, "Fourth Brother, what the Crown Prince and Second Brother say is true. Little Fourth is still a child, so it's normal for him to be a bit childish. Besides, it's also a way of showing filial piety to you."

...

Originally, Fourth Master's face was as dark as ink as he was recalling the past. However, when he thought back to the end and realized that his brothers' last words of advice made some sense—Xuan'er was still young and it was normal for him to have some childlike fun—his expression improved considerably because he didn't want Jing'er to forget him as her father because he hadn't seen him for a long time.

Hongxuan caught a glimpse of this and immediately realized his chance had come. He quickly lowered his head and admitted his mistake: "Father, I was wrong!" He thought that if he took the initiative to admit his mistake and gave his father a way out, his father would probably be more lenient with him!

"What's wrong? Where did it go wrong?" Fourth Master, who seemed to have multiple selves, asked casually.

Hongxuan was bewildered. Where had he gone wrong? How should he answer this?

He hesitated for a moment before whispering, "Son, I shouldn't have drawn Father. Hmm, no, I didn't draw it well." He didn't actually think he was wrong, after all, his younger brother was still small, and children like to see interesting pictures, so he had drawn a chibi version of Father!

"Ahem," Fourth Master cleared his throat before speaking softly, "Alright, from now on, you can paint Father, but you must paint in your own room, and you must not take the paintings of Father out. Do you understand?"

It turns out that Fourth Master didn't mind Hongxuan drawing his Q, but rather he didn't want outsiders to laugh at him for it.

Hearing this, Hongxuan was stunned for a moment, but he came to his senses after being reminded by the Fourth Master's cough. "I understand!"

Immediately, he was overjoyed. His father was not blaming him anymore. That was wonderful!

The joy that had just begun to rise in his heart was instantly suppressed by the words of his father that he heard in his ear.

"Don't be too happy yet, hmph!"

Hongxuan immediately looked up at the Fourth Master with pleading eyes, hoping that his father would feel better after seeing his pitiful and lovable appearance.

Fourth Master turned his gaze away from Hongxuan and said, "Considering your filial piety and that it wasn't intentional, I'll punish you with six hundred large characters to be completed within a month!"

This punishment was actually quite difficult for young princes like Hongshi, who weren't as healthy and strong as Hongxuan, since they were still young and didn't have much strength in their hands. But Hongxuan was different.

The Fourth Prince actually knew this, so he didn't really think much about severely punishing Hongxuan.

The quick-witted Hongxuan understood perfectly, and all his negative emotions vanished. "Yes, son will definitely complete it."

"In that case, get up!" With that, the Fourth Master stood up and came to Hongxuan, personally helping him up.

After all, kneeling for so long, my legs must be numb. I'm not even sure if I can get up, but I'm afraid that when I do get up, I might stumble, fall, or even bump into something.

Hongxuan, who was being helped up, felt a sweet warmth in his heart. His father was so good to him!

But not long after, Hongxuan changed his mind.