The Fourth Prince's wife agreed, feeling relieved. As the primary wife, this was her responsibility, but she also disliked her husband continuing to take concubines.

That evening, Prince Yong stayed at the residence of his fourth wife, who was naturally delighted.

As the year-end approached, the princes had fewer duties. They only attended court on time every day, and after court, they paid their respects to their respective mothers and returned to their own residences.

Upon returning to his residence, Prince Yong summoned Hongshi and Hongchang to his study and checked their homework.

Hongchang is only five years old, so it's inevitable that he stumbles and is not very skilled. He gets so anxious that he scratches his head and cheeks.

Eight-year-old Hongshi was laughing at him when he received a stern look from his father. He immediately stopped laughing and became serious again.

When it was Hongshi's turn to recite, he was very confident at first and his sentences flowed smoothly, but he forgot them later and his face turned red from holding it in.

Prince Yong shook his head, his face full of disappointment. Too lazy to scold him anymore, he punished him by making him do his homework a hundred times and then sent him home.

Hongshi left dejectedly.

Hongchang was kept behind. He thought his fourth uncle would punish him too. His little face was contorted, his lips were pursed, and he was about to cry, but he held back, lowering his head and not daring to utter a sound.

Prince Yong was both amused and annoyed, and beckoned, "Come here to your fourth uncle."

Hongchang cautiously raised his eyes and saw that his fourth uncle was smiling, not looking like he was going to punish him. He breathed a sigh of relief, ran over, and bumped into Prince Yong's arms, sweetly calling out, "Fourth Uncle!"

Prince Yong picked up Hongchang, placed him on his lap, and called out to his servant Su Peisheng, "Bring Tongxuan and Tonghui here."