Chapter 724 Emperor Kangxi: Why haven’t you woken up yet?
"You don't need to blame yourself for this." The Fourth Master frowned slightly and said, "The child is just greedy. It's nothing serious. He will be fine after some sleep. You should go back and rest too."
Fourteen felt more and more guilty, frowned and wanted to push the door.
But when he reached the door, he found that his pigtail was pulled by his fourth brother. Fourteen frowned and turned back: "Fourth brother, don't stop me. I'll go in and take a look. If I see that the child is fine, can't I leave?"
The Tenth Master came over immediately and said, "Fourth Brother, I want to take a look at the child too."
The Fourth Master narrowed his eyes and said, "The child is sleeping in Jiu'er's arms. Are you going in now?"
When the Emperor heard that the child and Jiu'er were sleeping together, he left immediately. Why were his two younger brothers so stupid? Didn't they know how to write the word "avoid suspicion"?
"Fourth brother, didn't you just tell me? I understand. I will speak softly and definitely not wake them up."
As he said this, he tried to take his pigtail back from the Fourth Master's hand. However, he failed to pull it back after two attempts.
After hearing this, Jiu Ye couldn't help but hold his forehead. Are his two younger brothers stupid?
Just now, when he was halfway there, he realized that he had lost two people behind him. He thought that these two guys must have been stupid again.
Sure enough, before he could even notice it, he was challenging Fourth Brother's temper again.
He quickly took two steps over, grabbed the Tenth Master with his left hand, and the Fourteenth Master with his right hand, and said to the Fourth Master with a smile: "Fourth brother, I will take them away right away, you go in and take care of the children."
Seeing that the Fourth Master had loosened the two people's braids, the Ninth Master slowly exhaled and walked out the door with the two of them.
When they were at the gate, Jiu Ye called out from afar, "Fourth Brother, let's come back later to see the child."
The Fourth Master glanced at them and thought to himself that after all, there was still someone as sensible as the Ninth Master.
Then, he turned and went into the inner room. He wanted to hurry to see the mother and son. The Fourth Master could vaguely sense that the movement was getting more intense.
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"Brother Jiu! Why are you holding me?" Fourteen still shook off Jiu Ye's hand in dissatisfaction.
Jiu Ye rolled his eyes at him and said, "You two, your brains are getting sharper and sharper! Fourth Brother already said that Little Fourth Sister-in-law is resting in there with Er Bao, don't you know how to avoid suspicion? How dare you barge into the house!"
Fourteen blinked his eyes. "Nineth Brother, Little Fourth Sister-in-law is not an outsider. Why should we avoid her? During the Southern Tour, we ate, took naps, and played cards together every day. We've seen everything."
Jiu Ye rolled his eyes and said, "That won't do! We're in the palace, so we have to be more polite. After all, Little Fourth Sister-in-law is a woman."
After hearing this, Master Shi scratched his forehead and said, "Yeah, I forgot about it."
Jiu Ye held his forehead with his hand. "I'm really impressed by you two. You should always remember to avoid suspicion. It doesn't matter between us brothers, but what if someone with ulterior motives sees and throws a basin of dirty water on Little Fourth Sister-in-law?"
"I understand." Fourteen responded, and then said, "It's just that I haven't seen Erbao, and I can't let it go."
"The child will see it later when he wakes up," said the Ninth Master. "Let's go. We still have to look after our other nephews. Fourth Brother and his wife aren't around, and there are so many people coming and going in the palace. We must not let our guard down."
As soon as these words were spoken, the Tenth Master and the Fourteenth Master responded, and the three of them hurried to catch up with Emperor Kangxi in front.
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On the last day of the 39th year of the Kangxi reign, a light snow fell, the sky was foggy, and my mood became a little gloomy.
Emperor Kangxi received the homage of all officials in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, then led his clan members to the Hall of Ancestors to pay homage to their ancestors. Then, he and his ministers walked to the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager.
On the way, Emperor Kangxi glanced at the sky and suddenly stopped.
As the ministers behind him looked at each other in bewilderment, they saw Emperor Kangxi frowning and pointing at the Fourth Prince in the team of princes: "Fourth Prince, come here."
When these words were spoken, all the officials were shocked.
"What do you think, Lord Wang?" an adult at the end of the team asked in a low voice.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was just reprimanded by His Majesty two days ago, and today the Emperor deliberately summoned the Fourth Prince to his presence. What...what does His Majesty mean by this?"
"Everyone knows that the position next to the Emperor is not something that ordinary people can hold. For so many years, only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Prince of Zhi have had this honor, and now, this Fourth Prince has also achieved it?"
"I've also heard that the Emperor is extremely fond of the younger princes of the Fourth Prince's household. With the New Year approaching, he deliberately brought them into the palace and even summoned them yesterday. Speaking of which, this is truly unique among the other grandchildren..."
The Fourth Master was lost in thought when Emperor Kangxi suddenly called his name. He froze for a moment, then subconsciously turned around to see everyone around him looking at him. Including his brothers, they all had different expressions.
The Fourth Master remained calm, quickening his pace as he approached Emperor Kangxi: "Father Emperor."
Emperor Kangxi nodded, but without delaying his journey, he walked towards the Cining Palace and asked, "How is Erbao? Any news? Is he awake?"
The Fourth Master heard this and shook his head slightly: "No."
Seeing Emperor Kangxi frown, the Fourth Master said, "But the Imperial Physician has examined him and said that it would be fine if he could sleep a little longer. Don't worry, Father."
Emperor Kangxi's face turned grim. "He's been sleeping for too long. From yesterday noon till now, it's already been twelve hours. Even an adult wouldn't be able to hold on without food or water, let alone a child."
"Your Majesty, please don't worry. When I woke up this morning, I saw Jiu'er feeding the children some porridge. Nothing will happen, so don't worry. It's just that Jiu'er and the children won't be able to come and kowtow to Your Majesty at the dinner."
Emperor Kangxi bowed casually: "What's the big deal? Taking care of the children is the real thing."
After thinking for a moment, he frowned again and said, "When you see the Empress Dowager later, don't tell her about this. If she knew, she would definitely be worried."
The Fourth Master immediately responded, "Yes."
Emperor Kangxi: "I'm afraid I won't be free until after the banquet. If you have time today, hurry back and take a look."
Fourth Master: "Yes."
The Fourth Master was also in a state of uncertainty. He was completely helpless in front of the mother and son. He could only watch helplessly, and now he had no idea how Jiu'er was doing.
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"Oh, I heard she was brought into the palace two days ago to warm the wine. How come there's not even a table for her at today's palace banquet?"
At the banquet, the Eighth Lady looked around and couldn't help but smile with a raised brow.
The Third Lady beside him was also puzzled: "Yeah, didn't they say they brought the children with them? How come I don't see any of them?"
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