Chapter 535: Fourth Brother, I’m talking to you!
Nanny Sun subconsciously glanced at the Fourth Master. When she met his gaze, she suddenly felt cold all over.
The prince's face was not looking good, but she still said with a brave face: "In reply to the emperor, the concubine knows that Concubine Wen... Concubine Wen gave birth safely this time, so she specially asked me to come and give her a reward.
The concubine couldn't go out, so she stayed indoors writing Buddhist scriptures and praying for the safety of the concubine and her child."
Emperor Kangxi nodded after hearing this and said, "He is thoughtful." Then he turned to look at the Fourth Master.
The Fourth Master had the Heart Sutra taken over and said, "Fujin is so thoughtful."
It means that he didn't understand the implied meaning of Nanny Sun's words.
Nanny Sun was also anxious at this moment. Since the prince did not respond, she could only continue, "The concubine had some unhappy words with the young lady a few days ago, and she has been secluded in the courtyard for a while, reflecting on her mistakes. Our eldest prince has not been feeling well for the past two days. I went to check on the concubine yesterday, and I saw that he had lost a lot of weight. The concubine asked me to ask the prince if he could go out to see the eldest prince and the four younger princes tomorrow..."
The Fourth Master narrowed his eyes and stared at Nanny Sun for a long time without saying a word.
Su Peisheng looked at his master's face and knew in his heart that his master was probably really angry this time.
Why did Fu Jin have to talk about this when the emperor and my brothers were all here?
As the saying goes, family disgrace should not be made public. She knew what she had done before. But the charge of intentionally murdering his offspring was enough to deprive him of his position as a consort.
The master could only punish her by confining her to her room, but that was for the sake of the eldest prince.
Now, she actually used the emperor to pressure her master. How could she think of that? Was it because she had lived a peaceful life for too long?
Given the master's temper, can His Majesty force him to do anything?
Hadn't the master been punished by His Majesty for being stubborn before? This behavior will only push the master further away!
In fact, the master didn't catch any handle on her after all. After everyone left the mansion, Fu Jin sent someone to talk to the Fourth Master in a good manner. Now that the mansion has just had four princes, the prince is very happy and might do as she wishes.
Now, it seems that it will be difficult. The prince's temperament is strange. He only responds to soft words and does not tolerate hard words. Anyone who confronts him with force will definitely not get any good results.
"What do you mean by that? Speaking of which, I haven't asked Fourth Brother yet why Fourth Sister-in-law didn't come in person? For such a big happy event, if Fourth Sister-in-law could come and help, Fourth Brother would have to worry less."
Seeing that the Fourth Master's face was very unhappy, the Eighth Master added, "Could it be true what this nanny said, that the man was locked up just because the Fourth Sister-in-law and the Concubine had a few words?
After all, she is the legal wife, and you cannot allow Fourth Brother to behave like this."
With a few words, the Eighth Master changed the incident to favoring his concubine over his wife, and everyone subconsciously frowned.
"Eighth Brother, we were there that day, what are you talking about? Fourth Brother has his own way of dealing with things. Besides, this is a matter of the inner house, so we should not get involved, okay?" Jiu Ye frowned. How could a younger brother meddle in the affairs of his elder brother's back house? Eighth Brother was really getting too much.
Furthermore, on the day Fourth Brother punished Fourth Lady, he, Eighth Brother, and Old Ten were all there, so they knew everything that had happened. Fourth Lady had absolutely no good intentions towards the child in Little Fourth Sister-in-law's belly.
Ulanara was not a pushover. She always felt that the Fourth Master's wife would be bullied, so locking her up was fine. It was a pity that Eighth Brother had said that. He was afraid that Fourth Brother would be concerned about the reputation of favoring his concubine over his wife and would release her. He subconsciously looked towards the Fourth Master.
"Old Nine, that's really a bit too much. We're all brothers, so it's normal for us to show some concern for each other. How can we just let Fourth Brother go astray and ignore him?" Eighth Master put on an air of "I'm doing this for your own good." He couldn't help but look at Fourth Master's expression.
The Fourth Master met everyone's gazes and said in his usual indifferent tone, "Fujin has been ill for quite some time and has shown no improvement. She should recuperate for a while longer."
Everyone was a little surprised when these words came out. They had thought that since His Majesty was here, the Fourth Master would speak fairly even if it was just for show, but they really didn't expect him to say that.
Emperor Kangxi frowned upon hearing this. "I'll send a royal physician to examine her. I think she'll be well in a few days. She should be able to preside over the baby's third-day baptism ceremony."
The Fourth Master said calmly and without arrogance, "Father, the Concubine is not feeling well and will not recover soon."
"Fourth child!" Emperor Kangxi's face suddenly turned cold. "The mansion needs the wife to take charge of the overall situation. Could it be that the child's third-day baptism ceremony is so important that they are not allowed to see the mistress of the house?"
Fourth Master: "Your Majesty, I have agreed with my mother that she can come over on the day of the third-day bathing ceremony. If Your Majesty feels that it is not enough, I can also go and talk to the Empress Dowager." The status of his mother and the Empress Dowager is definitely higher than that of his wife, right?
"Fourth Master!" Emperor Kangxi's eyes widened in anger at the Fourth Master: "How dare you!"
The Fourth Master clasped his fists and said, "I have spoken out of turn."
Facing that slightly stubborn face, Emperor Kangxi pointed at his nose for a long time but couldn't think of any good way to punish him. Finally, he threw his sleeves, took a step back and said, "It's not good before the third day of the new moon, and she has to go out before the full moon. It's settled. I will have the imperial physician cure her before the full moon."
The Fourth Master met Emperor Kangxi's warning gaze, knowing that the Emperor was reminding him that he couldn't delay the children's full moon banquet. He pursed his lips, still feeling a little down.
"Fourth brother, I'm talking to you!" Emperor Kangxi's face was already covered with ice, and he looked like he was about to get angry in the next second.
The Fourth Master was silent for a moment, then suddenly responded, "Yes, I will follow your instructions."
Emperor Kangxi looked at the Fourth Master with a hint of suspicion. Why was he so easy to talk to today? He didn't even contradict him to the end?
The Eighth Master's eyes flickered slightly, and he spoke frankly, "Father, if it were me, I would probably send the child to the legitimate wife to raise. After all, the legitimate wife raises the legitimate child.
Fourth sister-in-law is Fourth Brother's first wife and has more experience than Younger Sister-in-law. I think she can take good care of the nephews.
Besides, this is my sister-in-law's first and second child, and she has given birth to so many children, so she probably can't take care of them all."
As soon as the Eighth Master said this, Nanny Sun's eyes suddenly lit up again.
Speaking of which, Nanny Sun never expected that Wen Jiu would give birth to four boys in one go.
If she was still a concubine, then Fu Jin would not have to worry. She would just have to take the children and raise them. Quadruplets are difficult to raise, even if something happened.
But who knew that she would soon receive the imperial decree to make her a concubine.
A concubine with four sons was even more formidable than Li. Furthermore, the Fourth Master clearly favored Wenjiu more than Li. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that Wenjiu alone was enough to threaten the concubine's position.
This is also the reason why Fu Jin is so anxious to lift the house arrest this time.
If the wife doesn't show up again, everyone will probably forget about her as the legitimate wife!
If it was really as the Eighth Master said, being able to send this child to Daofujin would be a great success. Even if there were only one or two, it would be a great success. Apart from other things, at least she would not dare to act rashly again after warming the wine.
Then he said, "Your Highness, the Concubine has experience, and perhaps she can help Concubine Wen!"
"No!" The Fourth Master frowned and refused decisively. His cold eyes glanced at Nanny Song Sun, and finally his gaze fell on the Eighth Master.
The Eighth Master was originally very leisurely, but when he met the Fourth Master's cold eyes, he felt a chill down his spine for some reason.
I was stunned for a moment, then came to my senses and realized that his momentum seemed to have weakened a little. I squinted my eyes and puffed out my chest. What's so scary? It's just a nose and two eyes. Can he really eat me?
After hearing this, Emperor Kangxi began to consider it seriously. If the children were placed with his fourth daughter-in-law, it would be beneficial because they would be legitimate children.
However, the fourth daughter-in-law is not as insightful as Wen Yatou, and she is also worried that she will not be well educated.
He frowned for a moment, unsure of what to do.
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