He usually just likes to draw casually with ink, and he will only use colored paint for things he really likes or thinks are exceptionally beautiful.
Although she also used mineral, plant, and animal pigments, that little devil always complained that these colors weren't vibrant or bright enough, and preferred to grind up gemstones and add them to these colors.
These pigments were already quite valuable, and with the addition of those gemstones, they were practically priceless.
The Fourth Prince looked at the image of himself depicted by Duofu, so reserved and noble, with an air of authority over the world, that he quickly put it away after just one glance.
He liked it very much, but now he needed to be a wealthy idler, so he would obediently follow the Crown Prince and do his work to share the burdens of his father and the Crown Prince.
It's not the right time yet; he has to suppress all his ambitions and wait for the moment to surface.
The Fourth Prince never expected that his adopted son, Duofu, would understand him so well and know what position he wanted.
He was certain that even Su Peisheng, who served him the most, had no idea of his ambition for that position.
The Fourth Prince treasured it and locked it in a box, thinking that one day he would hang it up in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
The Fourth Prince believed that such a day would come. In recent years, under the Emperor's intentional or unintentional indulgence, the Second Prince had become even more reckless and disregarded the consequences.
The Emperor still dotes on his second brother, the Crown Prince, so these things are nothing. But if one day the Emperor gets tired of him or feels threatened, based on his understanding of his father...
Nothing in the world is more important than rights.
At that time, his second elder brother, the Crown Prince, will be abandoned by his imperial father without hesitation.
Duofu still remembers that time when the Fourth Prince excitedly picked him up and gently kissed him on the forehead.
This made Duofu quite embarrassed at the time, as if he were being petty. All he did was paint a colored picture, and Duofu got so excited that he kissed him.
Duofu's face was completely out of control at that time. At his age, he was already very aware of shame. His face and ears turned red, and the redness slowly rose and spread down to his neck. Of course, Duofu couldn't see any of this. He only felt like his head was steaming and wanted to run away immediately.
He decided that he would give the Fourth Prince more colorful paintings when he had the chance in the future. What's a few gemstones? He had plenty of those; he didn't lack anything.
Anyway, the Fourth Prince will become emperor in the future, and he can get all the gems in the world, so why be so frugal now?
Look how excited the Fourth Prince was that he even kissed him.
Despite his feverish head, Duofu couldn't help but rub his head against the Fourth Prince's chest. He had grown into a big boy and was no longer as shy as a baby, acting spoiled at will.
On ordinary days, she would sometimes seize the opportunity to act cute and ask for less homework, or to go out and play.
This playtime didn't take place inside the palace; they were taken outside the palace to play on a country estate.
Construction on the Fourth Prince's residence began last year, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, he should be able to move out by the end of this year.
Duofu thought that now that he was grown up, he would be given a room by himself or a large courtyard.
He wouldn't mind, little did he expect that the Fourth Prince had no such intention at all.
He was still in the same courtyard and the same room as the Fourth Prince.
Duofu himself didn't really mind much; since they were two guys, they could just treat each other as roommates.
He felt that he had grown up and should have some private space.
The Fourth Prince retorted without hesitation that the days the Fourth Prince was not present were his private space, which he had been given ample time to enjoy.
Duofu really had no way to refute it and compromised immediately.
Anyway, he lived a very comfortable life by the Fourth Prince's side, always being served, either by the Fourth Prince himself or by Su Peisheng.
If he gets his own courtyard, it won't be difficult for him to see the Fourth Prince again.
They have to go to the palace early in the morning to handle matters, and sometimes they return late at night. If they are busy, they may not see each other all day.
In that case, he would only be able to see her once or twice a week, which he couldn't handle.
Duofu felt that he had been spoiled by the Fourth Prince over the years, and his mind had become increasingly immature. He felt that he was sometimes not as mature as the Fourth Prince's eldest daughter.
The eldest daughter of the Fourth Prince is only six years old this year, but she is already very proper and dressed like a royal princess. Every word and action is well-behaved.
When Duofu saw it, he was stunned. He couldn't believe that this serious-looking child was a six-year-old.
That royal demeanor was truly well-informed by Song Gege, and it's clear how she raised her daughter; she's so mature and composed.
Duofu thought back to when he was six years old, still throwing tantrums at the Fourth Prince, hoping to get more of his favorite roasted duck knuckle.
Duofu felt that he had been spoiled by the Fourth Prince. Since the Fourth Prince had spoiled him, he had to take responsibility and couldn't complain about his lack of maturity and stability in the future.
These are all the fruits of his labor.
Duofu reluctantly agreed to share a room with the Fourth Prince.
The princes' mansions outside the palace were much larger than the small courtyards of the princes inside the palace.
At first, the prince's quarters housed only the fourth prince and him, which was more than enough and did not feel crowded.
In recent years, with the increasing number of princesses and concubines in the backyard, coupled with the birth of the next generation, it has unconsciously become crowded.
Duofu used to stay in the front yard all the time and probably didn't notice, but as he grew older, he always wanted to run outside, so naturally the front yard became smaller and smaller in his eyes.
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