This little scheme couldn't escape the notice of the Fourth Prince, but he didn't care and simply said, "No need, Father can take care of it himself. By the way..."

"What?" Hongxuan's eyes showed a little nervousness. No way, they're going to do it again?

The Fourth Master's lips curled slightly. "That's enough for today's inspection!"

Hongxuan was overjoyed, his lips curled up, and a smile immediately appeared in his eyes.

After a nasty pause, the Fourth Master continued, "And," and then paused again in a nasty manner.

Hongxuan's joyful expression froze, and then he stammered, "What?"

"These," Fourth Master said with a slight smile, pointing to a large stack of letters from Jiaming that he had just sorted out, "Your mother drew your younger brother quite adorably. Your father hasn't seen your brother in a long time, so he took them first!"

"Ah!" Hongxuan breathed a sigh of relief. So it wasn't going to be about settling scores with Zancheng!

He immediately realized what was happening and tried to take it away, but his heart skipped a beat. Before he could react, the stack of letters on the table had already been taken away, and the person had already walked quite a distance away.

Hongxuan hurriedly ran to Fourth Master, "Father, this is what Mother sent me. After you've read it, remember to return it to your son."

Fourth Master stopped in his tracks, his dark eyes looking at Hongxuan, the corners of his mouth still curved, now with a faint smile in his eyes, "Father will keep it for you for now."

Hongxuan refused, and hurriedly said, "But Father, your son is old enough to understand, he can keep it himself."

Fourth Master raised an eyebrow and handed a stack of papers to Hongxuan, "I see. Then take it back."

Hongxuan was overjoyed and reached out to grab a stack of papers, intending to take back all the letters his mother had sent him.

Just then, he heard his father's voice, which carried a dangerous undertone.

Hongxuan was shocked! I never imagined you were like this, Father! I've truly come to know you in a new light!

Shocked, Hongxuan froze, then awkwardly withdrew his hand.

Then, she looked longingly at Fourth Master, then at Su Peisheng and the stack of letters he was holding, and suddenly felt so frustrated that she wanted to cry!

But crying won't help.

Even though Hongxuan's expression was pitiful and evoked the Fourth Prince's pity, in the end, the hard-hearted Fourth Prince still allowed Su Peisheng to take all the letters away.

Hongxuan stood at the door, watching the Fourth Master's departing figure. After a while, he turned back into the house. But as he scanned the furnishings, even though he had lived there for quite some time, he felt inexplicably both familiar and strange, just like the feeling his father had given him.

Hongxuan was in a bad mood and remained restless for a long time before finally falling asleep.

The next day, the sound of a memorial being thrown out with a "thud" could be heard from a side hall of the imperial palace.

Despite having several ice basins lit in the room, Kangxi didn't feel cool at all; instead, he felt very hot and annoyed!

He suddenly stood up and paced back and forth in the side hall, but the more he walked, the hotter it got. Coupled with the incessant chirping of cicadas, it became even more annoying and irritating!

"These cicadas, chirping incessantly day after day, it's not tiring for me, but it's really annoying!"

Li Dequan, who had been serving in the side hall, silently poured a cup of cool tea and placed it where Kangxi was reviewing memorials.

After a while, Kangxi, suppressing his irritability, returned to his throne, picked up a cup of cool tea and gulped it down. He immediately felt a refreshing coolness, which in turn helped him dispel some of the heat.

Li Dequan carried the teapot and continued to add cool tea to Emperor Kangxi's cup.

Kangxi stopped gulping down the tea. Once he could control himself a little, he only took a small sip before putting down his teacup.

When he was feeling irritable, he had a habit of shifting his attention to calm himself down, so he looked at Li Dequan beside him.

"Has anything interesting happened outside lately?"

“Your Majesty, yes,” Li Dequan, who knew Kangxi’s habits well, was prepared and immediately decided to tell him the news he had received that morning, “It’s about the Fourth Prince and Prince Hongxuan!” After all, His Majesty always paid more attention to Prince Hongxuan, and the matter concerning Prince Hongxuan was indeed interesting.

"Oh," Kangxi raised an eyebrow, immediately becoming interested. "Fourth Prince and Little Fourth Prince, tell me, I want to hear how interesting it is."

"Yesterday, the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince went to the Fourth Prince's place."

As soon as Li Dequan spoke, Kangxi immediately guessed, "The Ninth and Tenth Princes couldn't stand the Fourth Prince's cold attitude, so they went to see the Fourth Prince. It couldn't be because of the Fourth Prince?"

Li Dequan showed no flattery whatsoever, but sincerely praised, "Your master is wise!"

After saying that, he tactfully stopped, ceasing his flattery, and continued, "He said it was for Prince Hongxuan."

Then, he vividly recounted to Emperor Kangxi what had happened to the Fourth Prince the previous day.

When the topic turned to the Tenth Prince's words that "revealed" the truth, Kangxi smiled and sighed, "The Tenth Prince's words really dug a pit for the Fourth Prince. All the Aisin Gioro family members are a bit petty, and the Fourth Prince is no exception. He must have made a fuss about the Fourth Prince in his heart."

Li Dequan nodded with a smile, "Your Highness, you really know the Fourth Prince. The Fourth Prince had the Tenth Prince and the others pass on a message to the young prince Hongxuan, saying that he would check his studies."

"Oh," Kangxi said with some curiosity, "Hongxuan is quite intelligent, and it is said that he does not slack off in his studies. Did Fourth Prince do a good job of checking homework in vain?"

Li Dequan, whose eyes narrowed into slits with laughter, replied, "Fourth Master kept picking on Prince Hongxuan's little 'faults.' It's said that he spent two hours picking on his little 'faults' and lecturing him, making Prince Hongxuan look like a wilted little cabbage."

The thought of Hongxuan's listless appearance amused Kangxi.

Having shifted his attention and improved his mood, Kangxi took a sip of cool tea and exclaimed, "Li Dequan, listen to this! Even the cicada seems to understand human thoughts, knows how to be interesting, and has come to join in the fun."

Li Dequan: Master, you're only saying you're here to join in the fun now that you're in a good mood. Just now you were complaining that it was annoying and noisy!

"Is that all?" Kangxi asked, then picked up the teacup beside him, preparing to take another sip of cool tea.

Li Dequan: Yes.

Upon hearing this, Kangxi moved the teacup away from his lips without drinking, and gestured to Li Dequan, "Then continue." After saying this, he moved the teacup back to his lips.

“Then please forgive my rudeness, Your Majesty. This tea,” Li Dequan said, his eyes fixed on the teacup at Kangxi’s lips, “please don’t drink it yet, Your Majesty. It would be bad if you choked on it.”

Li Dequan's words instantly piqued Kangxi's curiosity. He did as Li Dequan said, and stopped drinking tea, instead playing with the teacup in his hand while staring intently at Li Dequan.

Li Dequan: "...Fourth Prince wanted to take all the letters, but Prince Hongxuan refused. Then, Fourth Prince said, 'It's not too late, we can continue the inspection today!'"

Kangxi's hand trembled, spilling tea all over himself, instantly soaking him. At the same time, he uttered a sentence, "The fourth prince actually threatened the youngest prince!"

Yes, the Fourth Master actually threatened a child!

When Li Dequan heard this this morning, he was stunned for quite a while.