Chapter 262: Fourth Master: Everything Costs Money
After hearing what Emperor Kangxi said, the Fourth Master frowned slightly and said, "There are indeed enough people in my house."
When Emperor Kangxi heard this, his eyes widened: "There are so many people in the mansion, so where are your children? Are you going to follow your eldest brother's example?" The eldest brother loves his wife very much, so he doesn't want to have anyone else. The fourth brother is indifferent to everyone, so why doesn't he want a new person to enter the mansion?
If he was not the fourth son and had two offspring, Emperor Kangxi might even think that he might not be interested in women.
The Fourth Master frowned slightly, "I am not the one with the fewest children. Besides, having too many children would be troublesome and the expenses would be very high."
"You have quite a few children? When I was your age, I couldn't even count my sons on one hand."
Emperor Kangxi was so angry that he blew his beard and suddenly said, "Also, you are telling me about the expenses now? Do you think I don't know the expenses of the few people in your backyard?"
The expenses of the fourth prince's backyard are always higher than those of other princes' backyards.
There are so many people in the third brother's backyard that you can't even count them with two hands, but none of them spend as much as the fourth brother.
When the Fourth Master heard what Emperor Kangxi said, he nodded seriously and said, "Father, you taught me not to be too harsh on women."
Emperor Kangxi was choked by his words, as if he had taught him the same thing before...
Seeing that his fourth son had a cold face and didn't seem to think he had said anything wrong, he felt inexplicably powerless.
"In that case, why are you still crying poor?"
The Fourth Master replied calmly, "Your Majesty has given me three more people this time, so the expenses have doubled."
The Fourth Master thought, raising one is hard enough. That little girl raises foxes and wolves. The other day, she even told him she wanted to raise a tiger.
The Fourth Master has sent people to look for the tiger in the past two days, but unfortunately there has been no news. Isn't this money?
Besides, the little girl is very delicate. She needs good jade and good hairpins, right? She also needs good clothes and shoes, right? She can't eat too badly, because everything costs money!
Emperor Kangxi looked at the Fourth Master's confident and self-righteous appearance and was speechless for a long time. He even felt a little guilty.
When the fourth brother first started working, I sent him to the Ministry of Revenue. If you count carefully, he has been there for several years.
The Ministry of Revenue has no other problems except crying poor every day. The fourth brother has learned this skill 100% and can't stop talking about money!
After all, he was too lazy to make himself angry, so Emperor Kangxi said, "Forget it, you should tell me about what happened in Jinyang this time. You said there were some changes before, what exactly is going on?"
When the Fourth Master heard Emperor Kangxi asking about serious matters, his expression relaxed a little: "Father, I was attacked while providing disaster relief in Jinyang."
Kangxi's expression turned cold as well: "What happened? Did you get hurt?"
The Fourth Master shook his head. "I wasn't hurt. These people came in strange ways, and I've already captured them all. They haven't shaved their heads, so it's clear they're a large, organized rebel group. Ying Shi got the information and deliberately came to Jinyang City to assassinate them."
Fortunately, there was someone around who had prepared a weapon and blocked the fatal sword for my son.
If not for this, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to return alive to see the Emperor."
The Fourth Master was still frightened. Fortunately, Jiu'er gave him a weapon, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.
If the fourth prince of the Qing Dynasty really died at the hands of the rebels, it would probably encourage the rebels and be very detrimental to the court.
Emperor Kangxi's expression was also very unhappy. He looked at the Fourth Master and confirmed that he really did not seem to be injured. Then he said: "The people around you are dedicated and deserve to be rewarded. If you think they are good, you can promote some of them to be your confidants."
After hearing what Emperor Kangxi said, the tense expression on the Fourth Master's face eased a little: "She can't be a confidant."
Emperor Kangxi frowned slightly. "If they are not capable enough, then forget it. Remember to reward them. Rewards and punishments should be clearly defined. Only then will the people around you be loyal in the future."
"Your son obeys your command." The Fourth Master said, "I will reward her when I return and tell her to remember the Emperor's kindness."
Emperor Kangxi felt it was a little strange. He was just a servant by his side, so why did he need the fourth son to tell him in person?
But he didn't care in the end, just waved his hand: "Tell me more about the process of this translation."
The Fourth Master clasped his fists, responded, and began to tell the story in detail.
Outside the door, Prince Zhi and his companions ran into Fourteenth as soon as they went out.
Fourteen ran over with sparkling eyes: "Brothers are finally done!"
Prince Zhi glanced at him and said, "Boy, why are you getting fat again? We haven't been in the capital for a while. Are you slacking off?"
As he said this, he pinched Shisidudu's face.
When Fourteen heard this, his eyes widened: "Who's fat? I'm not fat!" He patted his chest: "My flesh is so firm!"
The Prince of Zhi pinched his fourteenth brother's soft little arm and clicked his tongue twice. Just as he was about to provoke him again, he saw the Eighth Prince walking towards him from a distance.
Prince Zhi was startled, and for a moment he didn't know how to face his eighth brother. He rubbed his hands, turned around and walked away without caring.
The Eighth Master looked at his elder brother from afar and saw that he had disappeared. He frowned deeply, turned around and chased after him.
Jiu Ye looked at this scene and clicked his tongue twice: "Big Brother has been really weird lately. Not only is he avoiding us, he's even avoiding mynah bird."
The Tenth Master nodded seriously, "Isn't that right? My dear brother didn't see the stupid things Big Brother did, so why are you hiding?"
Fourteen listened to his ninth and tenth brothers' words with a puzzled look on his face: "Why is Big Brother hiding from you? What stupid thing did he do? Why is he hiding from Eighth Brother?"
Jiu Ye blinked: "...I don't know."
The Tenth Master imitated the Ninth Master and said, "I don't know."
Fourteen's confused eyes turned to his thirteenth brother again.
Thirteen: “…I don’t know.”
Fourteen's brows were furrowed, and his eyes darted back and forth among his brothers. He couldn't help but ask, "What's going on? You've all been acting weird since you came back from Jinyang!"
"Hey? What are you holding in your hand?" Before Fourteenth got an answer, he saw Tenth Master running to the guards behind him.
His nose was moving, obviously he was smelling something.
Fourteenth looked at his tenth brother's expression and then remembered something else: "Brothers, I just got some food. I want to trade it with you for some instant noodles. Do you want to?"
Jiu Ye also walked closer, sniffed, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "Where did Fourteen get this food?"
Fourteen raised his chin and said, "Nine Brother, don't worry about where I got it. Anyway, this food is very rare, and I guarantee that I have never eaten it before. I will exchange it for some of my instant noodles. Do you want to do it?"
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