Chapter 560 Fourth Master: Are you sure you want to go with me?
"Father Emperor, do you think Ruyu should still tell the fourth prince?" the prince asked tentatively.
"How should I know?" Emperor Kangxi said this in a bad mood. He was also very upset for a moment. He waved his hand and said, "All of you, get out. I really did do something evil in my previous life."
Prince Zhi: "...Father Emperor, you just said two days ago that you accumulated virtue in your past life and that's why you had four grandchildren..."
Seeing that Emperor Kangxi's expression was becoming increasingly grim, Prince Zhi swallowed the rest of his words.
The Crown Prince did not move at this moment. After hesitating for a long time, he said, "Father, you called me here today, not just to discuss Guarjia Ruyu's marriage, right?"
Upon hearing this, Prince Zhi immediately said, "Yes, Father Huang, didn't you ask your sons to come over to discuss the matter of searching for the land beyond the Great Wall?"
Emperor Kangxi had been led astray by these people. When he heard them talking about the frontier, he slapped his forehead and almost forgot the main business: "Hey? When did the fourth brother leave?"
Prince Zhi: "Father, you were the one who asked my fourth brother to go back first."
Emperor Kangxi: "...Don't I know that the fourth prince is gone?"
He immediately gave Prince Zhi a displeased look, then waved his hand in annoyance and said, "We can discuss the matter of searching for the frontier later. You can go back first."
Anyway, we have to wait until the next spring when the weather is better, so there is no rush.
Prince Zhi did not dare to raise any objection and walked away at a faster pace.
The prince was thinking that he should have a good talk with his father-in-law and not hold a grudge against him.
If the fourth brother really had other thoughts, I think he would not refuse so readily.
After all, he was still young and needed to take care of himself in terms of social etiquette. For a moment, a smile appeared on the prince's face. The gloom of recent days had vanished.
"A-choo."
The Fourth Master rubbed his nose and looked up to see the Minister of Revenue.
"Your Majesty is well."
The Minister of Revenue, Lord Li, came over with his beard shaking and saluted the Fourth Master.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart that I was so unlucky today. Why did I run into this prince as soon as I came out of the Ministry of Revenue?
Every time I saw the prince, he would always ask me some very tricky or difficult questions. Nine times out of ten, I was left speechless. Then I would have to go through the account books with him in the Ministry of Revenue. According to the old rules, we couldn't go home until the middle of the night. This caused my wife and children to complain constantly.
At that moment, he wanted to slap himself. Why was he so eager to leave the court? If he had gone out at 15 minutes in the evening, wouldn't he have avoided it?
"My Lord, are you well?" The Fourth Master nodded and returned the greeting, then said, "It's getting cold, my Lord, please go back early."
Then he ignored him, passed by him and left.
"Hey? Your Majesty, wait a minute!"
The Fourth Master paused and turned to look at him: "My Lord, is there something wrong?"
"You don't have any instructions today?"
Fourth Master: "Does your Excellency think I should give orders?"
"No, no, no, Your Majesty, please slow down."
Lord Li immediately shook his head and walked a few steps with the Fourth Master with a smile.
Then, looking at the Fourth Master's back, Lord Li's face became inexplicably red: "Hey, what's going on today?"
The Minister next to him took one look and said, "Perhaps the Prince understands our hard work, so he's not asking us any more questions."
Lord Li immediately shook his head again: "That's not right, the prince is not that kind of person at all."
Another minister nearby laughed when he heard this: "You two gentlemen, don't you know? The prince hasn't been working at our Ministry of Revenue much lately. He took the books back to look at them."
As the minister spoke, his mouth corners almost stretched to his ears.
I always feel that life is better when the prince is not in the Ministry of Revenue.
Lord Li also felt something was amiss: "Not at the Ministry of Revenue? Then why is the prince in such a hurry to go back?"
How could the people who used to be immersed in the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue suddenly become lax?
"That's not right. The prince is looking after the things he wants us to count, and the accounts he compiled are all sent to me every day."
"My Lord, you don't know this. Although the prince took the book back home, he did not delay his official duties at all. The documents he wrote recently have become clearer and clearer, and he seems to be writing faster than before.
"Of all the accounts that our Fourth Prince has checked, there's not a single one that's unclear. Since the concubine gave birth to four little princes, the Prince has been at the mansion quite often."
The Minister of Revenue stroked his beard and said, "That's a great thing."
I didn't expect that this cold-faced prince could be so tender.
At that moment, I couldn't help but think of the fourth master changing diapers for the children.
Now it seemed that the prince was not only iron-fisted but also had a soft side. Suddenly, he no longer seemed as unapproachable as before.
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The Fourth Master glanced at the time and hurried back. He should still be able to have dinner with Jiu'er.
Unexpectedly, at the palace gate, he met a few younger brothers.
"Fourth brother, how are you?" Fifth Master and Seventh Master came over to pay their respects.
The Fourth Master raised his eyebrows and glanced at them: "Where are you going?"
It’s no wonder that the Fourth Master was surprised, but the combination in front of him was also a bit strange.
The Fifth Master, the Seventh Master, the Ninth Master, and the Tenth Master, these people usually want to stay away from each other, but today they get together like this.
"Fourth brother, let's go to Zuixianlou. Do you want to have a drink with us?" When Jiu Ye saw Fourth Master, he couldn't help but come over and ask him.
"That's right, Fourth Brother, come with us? Ninth Master has invited a few more beauties, and tonight is their debut on stage." said Tenth Master.
"I won't go." The Fourth Master refused without a second thought, and added, "You guys go about your business. I have to go back."
"Fourth brother is different now. Wine and beautiful women can no longer arouse your interest?" Jiu Ye raised his eyebrows and said.
The Fourth Master's gaze fell on him indifferently, and he nodded suddenly: "I'm not interested, so I'll leave now."
"Fourth brother, don't be anxious. How about we go together? It's just on the way." said Jiu Ye.
This time, the Fourth Master didn't say anything, but just frowned slightly.
"Fourth Brother, it's fine if you don't come with us, but don't you want to take Little Fourth Sister-in-law out for a walk? Think about it, she's been cooped up for over a month during her confinement. She must be bored to death."
The Tenth Master said.
After hearing this, the Fourth Master couldn't help but think about it for a moment, but he couldn't say whether it was good or bad.
Jiu Ye, who was standing next to him, also chimed in, "Yeah, Fourth Brother, it's too boring to stay at home for a month. Why not bring Fourth Sister-in-law to Zuixianlou after the full moon banquet? It was Fourth Sister-in-law who asked us to find some beauties. Now that the beauties are here and the program has been planned for a long time, she, the key contributor, hasn't even been there yet."
"Let's discuss this matter later," said the Fourth Master.
Jiu Ye raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Okay, I'll listen to Fourth Brother."
If Fourth Brother was unwilling, he would have refused long ago and not been killed directly, which means there is hope.
As they were about to leave the palace, the Fourth Master couldn't help but frown slightly: "Are you sure you want to go with me?"
The Fourth Master had a somewhat strange look on his face.
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