After Hongxuan finished his test and Hongjing, who was fully prepared and waiting for his own test, saw that his father's test was over, he became anxious.
"Father, son, you haven't taken the exam yet?"
If he doesn't take the test, how will he ask his father for a reward? Does he have to wait until we move to the front yard to take the test? That won't do, it'll take too long. If he can get something good from his father today, that would be wonderful!
With a sweet dream in his heart, the little guy looked at Fourth Master with bright eyes, his expression clearly saying: Test me, test me, test me quickly!
Seeing how proactive the little guy was, and also wanting to know what he had been learning from his fourth brother lately, Fourth Master nodded and granted his wish, "Alright!"
Hongshi looked at Hongjing with an expression as if he were looking at an idiot.
Father is so strict and difficult to deal with, yet he still insists on making him take the teaching exam!
Hehe, he's waiting to see his fifth brother get teased and made to cry by his father's nitpicking!
Thinking about it, Hongshi looked at Hongjing with great interest, as if he were watching a show.
Hongxuan wasn't worried about Hongjing at all; he just watched him perform.
Honghui was somewhat worried about Hongjing, but after he looked at his fourth brother Hongxuan and received a shake of his head indicating that there was no need to worry, he stopped worrying.
After all, when it comes to understanding, the fourth brother understands the fifth brother better. If he isn't worried, then it means there's no problem.
really.
Hongjing answered all of the Fourth Prince's questions.
Of course, since Hongjing was still young, the questions he took were not very difficult and were mostly memory-based.
Hongjing's memory is excellent, so it's not too difficult for him.
Upon seeing this, the Fourth Master nodded to him in appreciation.
Hongshi curled his lip and said, "It's all about memorizing texts. Anyone can do that."
Hongxuan, sitting next to Hongshi, caught a glimpse of him pouting out of the corner of his eye and remained silent.
What else can you test such a young child on if not memorization? Everyone goes through this. He's always had a good memory, but he still remembers that he couldn't even recite Hongjing fluently back then!
Then, I was startled by my father's cold face.
Hmm, Hongxuan lowered his eyes and recalled that it seemed that it was from that point on that his third brother became even more afraid of his father.
Tsk, not very brave. Just a cold look from his father can leave a lasting shadow on him.
Suddenly, Hongxuan had a flash of inspiration. He seemed to resemble his father quite a bit. Did that mean that when he grew up a bit, he could stand next to his third brother with a serious face...
Hongxuan's lips curled up. If his third brother accidentally provoked him, scaring him would be quite nice. He was even more satisfied with his idea.
"Father, our son has done such a good job, is there any reward?" Hongjing's voice suddenly came.
Looking at Hongjing's bright eyes, Hongxuan couldn't help but facepalm, thinking of his money-grubbing nature.
Honghui, who had just relaxed, was stunned for a moment, and then his heart jumped again.
Fifth brother is really bold; he actually asked Father for a reward.
However, thinking about his father's personality, although he seemed cold, he was actually quite good to these children.
Who knows, maybe Father will be in a good mood and agree?!
So Honghui stopped worrying and instead wanted to know how his father would deal with his fifth brother.
Hongshi, however, cowered and gave Hongjing a look that said, "You're really asking for trouble."
Upon hearing this, Fourth Master paused for a moment, then firmly shook his head and said, "No reward!"
Hongjing, who had thought he had it all figured out, froze. "Nothing?"
This isn't right.
It turns out that when he was with his mother, his father had tested him, and if he behaved well, he would be rewarded. Why wasn't he rewarded this time?
At this moment, Hongjing seemed to see the treasure he was about to obtain slipping away from him and eventually ending up in his father's storeroom.
Heartbreaking!
The money-grubbing little guy wasn't about to let it go so easily and argued, "Our son has behaved so well, how can he not get a reward to encourage him to keep going?!"
Fourth Master: "Your fourth brother and eldest brother both performed well, and there was nothing wrong with that."
He meant that he hadn't performed well, and that he was the only one among the four brothers who hadn't performed well. Hongshi, realizing this, froze, his face turning somewhat ugly.
What he understood even more was that he had been wrong before. His father wasn't nitpicking at him because he was dissatisfied with his fourth brother; on the contrary, he was the strictest with him because he valued him.
As a result, his face drooped even more.
Regardless of his thoughts or expression, everyone's attention was focused on Hongjing and the Fourth Master.
After hearing what Fourth Master said, Hongjing sincerely suggested, "In that case, why don't Eldest Brother and Fourth Brother also give gifts?"
"No!" Fourth Master refused again, his face expressionless, and said directly, "If you've already been rewarded, how about rewarding you again next time when you all perform well?"
"Of course," Hongjing nodded.
Fourth Master: "If we keep bestowing rewards like this, it will take a lot of resources. Father's treasury doesn't have much, so we can't support it."
Hongjing was dumbfounded. "So you're this poor, Father?" the little guy murmured.
Ah Ma is just trying to fool you!
Hongxuan rubbed his forehead, while Honghui couldn't help but suppress a laugh.
Hongshi was somewhat jealous of Hongjing, that foolish and bold man, because his father treated him so well, didn't scold him, and even explained things to him.
Fourth Master's face twitched, and he continued, "So, Hongjing, you should learn to earn your own money."
"Earn money yourself?"
The little guy repeated it once, and when he finished, his eyes lit up, and he slapped his right fist against his left palm, exclaiming, "Great idea!"
Fourth Master was worried that the little guy would pester him for a reward, but the little guy wasn't afraid of him, and he didn't want to punish him severely. After all, he was still so young, and in the end, the little guy always got his way. Now that he had managed to fool him, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"etc!"
Suddenly, Hongjing's voice came from beside him, and Fourth Master couldn't help but feel depressed. Could it be that he hadn't managed to fool him yet?
He looked at Hongjing with a puzzled expression.
Hongjing's eyes darted around. "Then, Father, can I get a different reward? I don't want your good stuff."
Fourth Master was curious about why his money-grubbing youngest son had given up such a good thing, so he said, "You go first."
Hongjing grinned: "Father, can I have a token to leave the manor too?"
Fourth Master frowned. "You're still young. If you want to go out, wait for your father or your fourth brother to take you." After saying that, he glared at Hongxuan.
Hongxuan had nothing to say. Indeed, the reason why his fifth brother had this idea was because he had taken him out on a trip, which aroused his interest.
Hongjing's eyes darted around, and he immediately said, "My son always brings his guards with him, so it's safe and not dangerous."
This solution is indeed feasible.
Furthermore, if I disagree, I'm afraid he might sneak out.
Thinking about it, Fourth Master glared at Hongxuan again.
Having witnessed Hongxuan's past experience of sneaking off to join the Southern Tour, he was quite inclined to believe that Hongjing might also sneak out.
So, after pondering for a while, he still gave him the exit token, but limited the number of times it could be used, only once a month, and set a time limit of one and a half hours. He also personally designated the guards who would accompany him.
Although Hongjing was somewhat unhappy about being restricted, he thought that going out would be much better.
Moreover, Fourth Brother is right; when he gets older, these restrictions will be lifted.
So the little guy happily accepted the token, carefully put it into the small box, and locked it away.
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