As the Fourth Prince entered the main hall of Chengqian Palace, he could hear his father's hearty laughter coming from within.

Upon hearing the hearty laughter, the Fourth Prince's eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on his usually serious face. He walked briskly toward the main hall.

Su Peisheng, who was standing next to him, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing the Fourth Prince's light steps, he followed closely behind him.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine and the Fourth Prince have arrived." The palace eunuch had already relayed the message.

As the Fourth Prince entered the palace, he knelt before the bed and paid his respects to the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine.

"Your son greets Your Majesty, may Your Majesty be blessed with ten thousand years of happiness and peace. Your son greets Your Mother, may Your Mother be blessed with ten thousand years of happiness and peace."

Su Peisheng, who was following behind, also knelt down and respectfully greeted the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine.

"This servant greets His Majesty, may His Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace. This servant greets the Imperial Concubine, may the Imperial Concubine enjoy boundless blessings and peace."

The Emperor, seated on the couch, still had a hint of a smile in his eyes. He casually beckoned to the Emperor and said in a calm tone, "Get up. Come to Father Emperor. What have you done today?"

Sitting on the other side, Consort Tong smiled and spoke gently, "Little Fourth, quickly tell your Emperor Father what you did today?"

The Fourth Prince stood up at the sound, walked quickly to Kangxi's side, raised his chubby little head, opened his two big phoenix eyes, and said in a light tone, "Father, I played with Duofu for a while today, practiced calligraphy for a bit, and ate some pastries."

The current Fourth Prince is quite close to Emperor Kangxi because of Consort Tong. He sees Emperor Kangxi often and is not afraid of him. He is also quite favored by Emperor Kangxi and is one of the princes that Emperor Kangxi is most concerned about at this stage, apart from the Crown Prince.

Sitting beside him, Consort Tong gently held the Fourth Prince's small hand, her eyes sparkling as she met Kangxi's gaze. Her eyes held a deep smile, and she said with a smile, "Cousin Emperor, our Fourth Prince's calligraphy is getting better and better."

Standing beside him, the Fourth Prince looked at Kangxi with bright eyes, nodded his little head, and said in a loud and cheerful voice, "Yes, Father Emperor, my handwriting is getting better and better. I learned a few more characters today."

Emperor Kangxi put down his teacup, and seeing his son's approving expression, the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up slightly. He gently patted the Fourth Prince's head with his large hand and said in a soft tone, "Really? Is our Fourth Prince's handwriting getting better and better? When you have time in the future, Father Emperor must take a look for himself."

Consort Tong could no longer hide the joy in her eyes as she watched the intimate actions of the father and son.

“Cousin Emperor, it’s time for dinner. Our Fourth Prince is hungry.” When Kangxi heard Consort Tong say this, he couldn’t help but think of how the Fourth Prince had blushed and refused to admit it yesterday when his stomach was growling. He had even said that it was a puppy’s stomach that was growling, and then burst into hearty laughter.

"Yes, serve the meal. There aren't any little puppies barking here anymore."

Standing next to the Imperial Concubine, the Fourth Prince opened his phoenix eyes wide, two blushes involuntarily rising to his cheeks, and his voice came out in a pitiful tone. "Father, my stomach isn't growling."

Hearing the Emperor's teasing of the Fourth Prince, Consort Tong's smile widened. She raised the Fourth Prince not only because she hadn't borne any children of her own, but also to gain more of the Emperor's favor; no one in the harem would complain about having too much of the Emperor's affection. Watching the interaction between the Fourth Prince and the Emperor, Consort Tong felt her gloomy mood of the past few days improve, and she felt much lighter.

As soon as Emperor Kangxi gave the order to serve the meal, the eunuchs below hurriedly carried the food into the palace one after another and placed it on the table in a certain order.

The Fourth Prince, sitting at the table, looked at the food spread out on it, glanced up at Consort Tong, then turned to Emperor Kangxi, his voice carrying a hint of pleading. "Father, my son Duofu hasn't had dinner yet. Could you bring him over to eat with us?"

"Oh, is that the rather chubby little puppy you raised yesterday?" Kangxi answered casually while waiting for the eunuch beside him to test whether it was poisoned.

"Your mother said you love him very much and even keep him in the same room as you. Is that little puppy really that good?"

Sitting at the table, the Fourth Prince eagerly replied, "Father, the boy my mother gave me, Duofu, is wonderful! Not only is he adorable, but he can also understand what I'm saying. He's so clever!"

"Another very important point is that he's not fat; he just has a lot of hair, which makes him look a little chubby, but he's actually not heavy at all."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Consort Tong with a look of agreement and turned his head to look at her, seeking her approval.

Consort Tong put down her chopsticks and covered her sly smile with her delicate, fair hand, trying hard to suppress her laughter. "That's right, he's just a little hairy, not actually very fat. I heard he eats a lot, and after eating he just sleeps, like a little pig."

Emperor Kangxi put down his chopsticks and looked at his cousin, whose eyes were full of smiles. A smile also appeared on his usually serious and dignified face.

"Then have someone bring that little puppy over, so I can see what kind of clever little dog it is that my fourth son likes it so much."

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince immediately instructed Su Peisheng, who was standing nearby, to bring his son, Duofu, over. He looked at Kangxi with bright, sparkling eyes.

"Father, let me tell you, my daughter Duoduo is really beautiful."

Consort Tong smiled as she watched her little prince chatter incessantly to his father, the Emperor, about everything related to the little puppy's good fortune.

She hadn't seen the Fourth Prince so lively in a long time; it seemed her Fourth Prince really liked that little puppy.

With a smile in his eyes, Emperor Kangxi gazed at the gentle and charming Consort Tong while also looking at his lively and adorable son. He felt his tired body lighten up after a long day. It seemed he could visit Consort Tong more often in the future.

When Kangxi entered the inner palace, it was to relieve his mood. Apart from His Highness the Crown Prince, who else could make Kangxi spend more of his emotions to comfort him?

The atmosphere inside the palace was getting better and better, and all the servants in Chengqian Palace felt a little more at ease. When their masters were in a good mood, the servants below would have a better life.

The maids Qingmu and Qinglan, who were serving Consort Tong closely, looked at Consort Tong's smiling face and the happy Emperor, exchanged a glance, and then smiled at each other, both happy for their mistress.

Because they sensed that His Majesty valued their mistress, the Empress, even more, they all wisely lowered their heads when they saw the gentle, tender look in His Majesty's eyes as he looked at the Empress.

As the atmosphere in the palace warmed up, Kangxi occasionally exchanged a few words with the Fourth Prince, but his eyes were always fixed on the charmingly smiling Consort Tong.