Chapter 529: Still Warming the Wine
"The Emperor has brought officials with him?" The Fourth Master frowned slightly.
It would be fine if the Emperor came. When they still lived in the East Third House, the Emperor would go to see the children in person when they were born.
However, later on, living outside the palace became inconvenient, so the emperor rarely came out of the palace to visit.
The Emperor had always placed great importance on offspring. Jiu'er had given birth to four sons, and even he himself was shocked. It was only natural for the Emperor to come and see them. But why had he brought all the ministers along?
The child is still young and it is not easy for him to meet too many people.
The Fourth Master walked slowly to receive it, but he was secretly thinking in his heart how to refuse them from seeing the child later.
After hearing this, the princes behind him had different thoughts. Obviously, no one expected that the emperor would come with such a big fuss.
The Eighth Master had guessed earlier that the Emperor would come. He thought that it would be enough for him to just come in disguise to take a look, but he never expected that he would come so openly with civil and military officials and the Crown Prince.
From ancient times to the present, who has such an arrogant attitude that he would let an emperor and all his officials come to see him?
Thinking of this, Mr. Ba frowned even more.
No, if these kids stay with Fourth Brother, who knows how much help they'll give him! Then he and Big Brother will really have no chance! We have to think of a way!
Prince Zhi watched from afar, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
Come to think of it, I have given birth to several children.
Although the emperor never said that he disliked his daughter, he often scolded him for having too few offspring.
The wife of the emperor suffered more grievances on a daily basis, and her sisters-in-law were not close to her. Take the third and fourth wives for example, they kept complaining about their wives not being able to give birth to sons, and they thought they didn't know it?
He naturally wouldn't get entangled with women, but over the years, the third and fourth brothers on the street had been getting irritated. Often, he wanted to beat them up.
Sometimes, fate plays tricks on us. I didn't have a son in several pregnancies, but my fourth child was lucky enough to have four sons in one go.
Seeing the Fourth Master's behavior, the Prince of Zhi was furious. Why did he always get all the good things? For a moment, he had a sour face and stared at the Fourth Master with a bad look.
The third master behind him was a little excited, secretly thinking about trying the fourth master's method tonight.
If he had a few more sons, the emperor might have given him such a grand ceremony.
By then, you will be the one who enjoys the glory!
Fifth Master's brows were furrowed. Usually used to quietness, he felt a little lost in such a bustling place. He secretly hoped to hurry up so he could take a quick look at the child and then go back to talk to the Empress Dowager, thus completing his mission.
The Seventh Master was actually really happy for the Fourth Master, and he couldn't stop smiling.
In the past, the Emperor would always get angry when he saw the Fourth Brother, but now, the Emperor values the Fourth Brother more and more, and even his own life is very different from usual.
Normally, he was a completely invisible prince, and officials would only greet him with a casual greeting. But now, they were all very enthusiastic. Many people even wanted to send invitations to the fourth brother, but when they couldn't send them, they came to him.
The Seventh Master was a little impatient with all this; he just wanted to quietly carve in his house, but that didn't stop him from being happy for his Fourth Brother. The quadruplets had arrived at a wonderful time.
Thinking that he would be able to meet his little nephews in a while, Qi Ye couldn't help but feel excited.
Four babies in one birth—truly a rare sight. I secretly decided to memorize their faces, carve some small objects out of them, and send them to my fourth brother.
"Congratulations, Fourth Brother."
Before Emperor Kangxi's carriage came near, the three younger ones, the Twelfth Prince, the Thirteenth Prince, and the Fourteenth Prince, ran up first, clasped their fists to congratulate the Fourth Prince, and handed him gifts.
The Fourteenth Master also said, "The gifts I gave Wenjiu earlier were all in pairs. I thought there were only two in her belly. She's amazing. She gave birth to four babies in one go. Now the two I gave her are definitely not enough, so I gave her a few more!"
The Fourth Master had someone take it and said, "You are so thoughtful. Thank you on behalf of my child."
Then he couldn't help but frown: "The Emperor is still behind us, why are you guys so unruly and running over here?"
Seeing his stern face, Twelve immediately shrank his neck and took two steps back.
Fourteen: "Fourth brother, after all, we are here to see our nephew. Could you please not have such a stern face? It's scary!"
Thirteenth Master said bluntly, "Don't worry, Fourth Brother. The Emperor asked us to come here first. He also told you to let him know that the Emperor is coming with all the officials."
The Fourth Master nodded upon hearing this.
Fourteenth, however, glanced back and said impatiently, "Father, you're too slow. We're all going the same way, and it's taken so long?" Bored, he turned back to look at the other gentlemen and said, "What were you talking about just now, brothers? Have you seen the child? Is he pretty? Who does he resemble more?"
These are all the questions his mother told him to ask.
"We haven't seen it yet. I guess if the Ninth and Tenth Brothers and I had been guarding here, we would have seen it. But there's no rush. We'll see it soon." said the Third Master.
"That's right." Fourteen nodded and asked, "By the way, I think I heard you guys talking about some secrets to having children?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the Fourth Master secretly said that something was wrong.
Sure enough, his third brother said with a smile: "The fourth brother is teaching us the secret recipe for having a baby. Just say, drink a pot of mixed grains..."
"Third brother!" The Fourth Master was so angry that veins on his forehead were throbbing. "I was just teasing you just now. There's no such thing as a secret to having a baby. You must never tell me this again!"
The Fourth Master felt that he shouldn't have used such a method to provoke his Third Brother's big mouth. Wouldn't the whole capital know about this by tomorrow?
When the Third Master heard what the Fourth Master said, he raised his eyebrows and patted his chest: "Don't worry, I understand, I understand!"
Fourth Master: “…”
Who can tell himself what he really understands?
Fourteenth ran up to Third Master with sparkling eyes. "Third Brother, what's the plan? Should we find a woman as beautiful as Wen Jiu?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the Fourth Master's face turned even darker, and he seemed to be starting to feel cold.
The third master looked at his fourth brother's expression and dared not say a word, covering his mouth tightly.
The air suddenly dropped several degrees. Thirteen, who was standing beside him, spitted out a mouthful of saliva with difficulty and bumped into Fourteen, saying, "Little Fourth Sister-in-law is now a concubine. From now on, you must never call her by her name again."
Fourteen was stunned for a moment, not noticing his fourth brother's low mood. He even grinned, slapped his forehead, and said, "I forgot, little fourth sister-in-law! From now on, I should call Wenjiu little fourth sister-in-law! Wenjiu is really capable. In fact, her status has been promoted faster than ours."
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