When the Crown Prince heard the Fourth Prince mention Kangxi, his dazed eyes visibly cleared up a bit.
"Fourth brother, you don't understand my suffering. I finally found such a person, and before long, Father Emperor dragged him out and beheaded him."
"He's always hanging around in front of me, but he won't even let me find someone else."
"What's wrong with me liking men? Is that illegal?"
"Don't think I don't know; I keep plenty of those hypocritical guys at home too."
"I'm still the Crown Prince! What's wrong with me playing with a few men?"
"I'm not going to rebel..."
As he said this, he let out a burp, his whole face turning red, and it seemed he was delirious and talking nonsense.
The Fourth Prince pretended not to hear the last sentence and continued with his work for the day, trying to persuade his Second Brother, the Crown Prince, to return to the right path.
The Fourth Prince glanced at his second brother, the Crown Prince, who was still stubbornly refusing to admit his mistake. It seemed that his second brother was not going to bow down and apologize to his father, the Emperor, this time.
This is a difficult situation.
The Fourth Prince touched the ring on his thumb with a troubled expression, his eyes unreadable.
He's now aligned with the Crown Prince's second brother. The Crown Prince's fondness for men isn't a big deal, but it's not insignificant either; it all depends on what his father, the Emperor, does.
As long as his father considers it a trivial matter, it will naturally not be brought to public attention.
But his second elder brother, the Crown Prince, had a temper and for some reason insisted on resisting this time.
The Fourth Prince thought to himself that as long as his elder brother, the Crown Prince, fell ill, his father, the Emperor, would naturally be anxious and flustered, and would have no time to focus on this trivial matter.
When the Fourth Prince left, he was thinking that perhaps his Second Prince should fall ill, so that he wouldn't be busy for nothing every day.
Anyway, as long as his second brother, the Crown Prince, is sick, how could his father, the Emperor, who always doted on the Crown Prince, bear to neglect his precious Crown Prince for such a trivial matter?
The Fourth Prince understood that his Imperial Father was both heartbroken and distressed, but not angry at all. At least at this stage, his Imperial Father would definitely not be angry with his Second Brother, the Crown Prince.
He had only just begun to nurture the rose in his hand, and no matter where he looked, it was all good. His father, the Emperor, would surely think that it was the people below who had corrupted his precious Crown Prince. Looking at the people in the Crown Prince's palace recently, he hadn't seen a single familiar face, except for the Crown Prince's personal eunuch, who had escaped this time because he wasn't handsome enough.
The Fourth Prince was probably thinking to himself, "Why does my father always act so recklessly when it comes to the Crown Prince and my second brother?"
The Crown Prince is currently riding high, full of confidence and pride. His immense arrogance has never disappeared since he returned from the grasslands.
Now look what's happened! Isn't his father, the Emperor, slapping his precious son in the face?
He had just established himself in the court and handled the reception of the Mongols perfectly, and was recently praised by his father, the Emperor, in front of all the court officials.
Not long after, they replaced everyone around the Crown Prince. Their desire for control is too strong.
This is practically telling the Crown Prince that you're still a little kid, not grown up yet, and still under your mother's control.
This was unbearable for his proud and vain second brother, the crown prince.
The Fourth Prince sneered inwardly. His father, the Emperor, did indeed value him, the Crown Prince's second brother. If things continued this way, he just hoped that he wouldn't suffer a backlash later.
The Fourth Prince is increasingly satisfied with his position. When his father, the Emperor, gets old and his second brother, the Crown Prince, ascends the throne, he will become a wise prince and help his second brother, the Crown Prince, to govern the country.
He had no time to care about the bickering between his father and son. In the end, he didn't believe his father would want to see his second brother, the Crown Prince, continue to be depressed.
They will definitely find a way to save face for each other.
He might as well go back and spend time with his son, Duofu. Since he came back recently, he's been working long hours because of the little tantrums between the father and son.
Although the Fourth Prince enjoys being the "Scroll King," he does it to improve efficiency, not to increase working hours. His time is well-planned, and he needs to spend more time with his son, Duofu, as he grows up.
There was no other matter to bother him with. The Fourth Prince walked briskly out of the Crown Prince's palace and sent someone to report the day's news to Emperor Kangxi.
In short, His Highness the Crown Prince is still angry and it's unlikely he'll go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to apologize anytime soon.
As the Fourth Prince had predicted, his second elder brother, the Crown Prince, did indeed catch a cold from drinking. The Emperor replaced a bunch of people serving the Crown Prince, bringing back the original ones. Except for that handsome young eunuch who had disappeared, nothing else changed.
The Fourth Prince watched as the father and son, who had been arguing not long ago, were now sweetly together again. The Crown Prince's second brother couldn't hide the smile on his face.
The satisfaction and pride in his father's eyes were something he was afraid others wouldn't see.
The Fourth Prince had long since become immune to such things. Over the years, if he were to get angry again, he was afraid of making himself sick from holding in his anger.
Anyway, his father only had one son, the Crown Prince; the others were all princes and his subjects.
The only difference between these princes and the Crown Prince is that they didn't come from the late Empress's womb; the dividing line between the amniotic fluid and the sons/princes was what distinguished them.
The Fourth Prince was somewhat agitated when he thought about the matter that his second elder brother, the Crown Prince, had recently assigned to him. He had no time to think about father-son relationships; he needed to find a way to get into the court as soon as possible, lest he remain a bald prince.
The Fourth Prince thought he would go to the Ministry of Revenue to find out the situation later, and since his father, the Emperor, was aware of the matter and had not objected.
The Fourth Prince's eyes shone with an irrepressible enthusiasm for his work; he just wanted his father to leave quickly and not disturb him from his work.
This was the first time the Fourth Prince had been called to the Ministry of Revenue to help with some work. Although they were all small tasks, the Fourth Prince was content.
If things continue like this, once he gets married, his father will definitely find him a job. Even if not for his sake, but for the sake of his second brother, the Crown Prince, it won't be too bad.
The Fourth Prince is a rare find; only princes who want to get married early and have a wife have the opportunity to establish their own residences outside the capital.
They didn't have to squeeze into a small prince's quarters, except for the Crown Prince and his second brother.
Who told the Crown Prince's second brother not to be a prince? He was his father's son.
How could the Emperor allow his son to establish his own residence so far away from him?
The Fourth Prince felt a pang of pity for his Second Brother, the Crown Prince.
He knew that his elder brother had invited them when he established his own mansion, which was incredibly large and offered them a great deal of freedom outside the palace.
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