The Fourth Prince had just straightened his face and was about to reprimand someone when Su Peisheng's voice came from outside the door.
The Fourth Prince is currently in a bad mood, and he knows perfectly well that all of Duofu's messy picture books were bought by Su Peisheng.
"You dog slave, get in here."
Su Peisheng, who had been all smiles, was completely bewildered when he heard the fury inside the room. He had no idea what he had done to displease his master.
News just came from below that Song Gege is one month pregnant, which is wonderful news!
He had hoped to please his master, but before he could even finish his report, he was scolded.
Su Peisheng quickly pushed open the door and went in. He obediently knelt down, glancing cautiously at Duofu before doing so.
Seeing Duofu sitting obediently, not even daring to show his face, he knew that he must have been implicated by this little rascal.
It was always this little brat who dragged him down. Su Peisheng lowered his head and smiled bitterly. He wondered what was going on today.
When Duofu heard that it was the Fourth Prince who had lost his temper with Su Peisheng, he felt a little guilty and unhappy. Su Peisheng hadn't done anything wrong, so why was he taking it out on him? He immediately raised his head, looking at the Fourth Prince with his big eyes, full of pride and arrogance.
Finally, under the pressure of the Fourth Prince's gaze, he only dared to weakly retort.
"Su Peisheng didn't do anything wrong, why are you taking it out on him? If you have something to say, say it to me..."
Duofu was worried that Su Peisheng would be punished too much, and then no one would want to hang out with him anymore.
He has so many fun things to do, all of which were bought for him by Su Peisheng. Moreover, he hears all sorts of rumors and gossip from Su Peisheng. He can't live without Su Peisheng now.
Su Peisheng, kneeling on the ground, immediately sensed something was wrong, and sure enough, the next second...
The Fourth Prince's cold gaze swept over him, and he said through gritted teeth.
"Oh, Su Peisheng, do you think I should punish you?"
Su Peisheng nodded repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice, saying that he should be punished.
Duofu immediately became even more displeased. He was using his power to intimidate others. Where was Su Peisheng to be punished?
Duofu didn't speak, but snorted loudly in dissatisfaction through his nose.
The Fourth Prince was almost amused by Duofu in his arms, and he grabbed Duofu's still-chubby baby fat without any politeness.
"How dare you get angry with me? You've really gone too far."
Su Peisheng felt he had to tell everyone about his pregnancy as soon as possible, lest he be dragged down by Duofu, this little devil, while he was still here.
"My lord, Consort Song in the back courtyard has just been diagnosed as being more than a month pregnant. The Fujin would like you to come and take a look."
Duofu immediately turned his head to Su Peisheng and stammered.
"Pregnant? Who...is pregnant?"
Su Peisheng quickly replied.
"Princess Song in the backyard".
Duofu felt his brain wasn't working properly. Just a moment ago he was worried that something was wrong with the Fourth Prince, and now it was rumored that a woman in his harem was pregnant.
He had just been scolded and punished, and he was already at a huge loss. This Su Peisheng had to come at the wrong time, waiting until he had said what he wanted to say before he arrived.
If he had come in earlier to tell this news, he wouldn't have run out of stories to read, and he wouldn't have needed to start reading early.
Duofu quickly grabbed the Fourth Prince's arm, his face full of annoyance, his voice pleading.
"Fourth Brother, I was wrong just now. I take back everything I said. You can't do without me."
"Could you please stop taking my storybooks? And as for my early education, could we just stick to the original plan and wait until after my birthday this year?"
"You clearly promised last time that you would start my education after my birthday. You can't go back on your word."
The Fourth Prince ignored Duofu, who was clinging to him and acting coquettishly, and instead looked at Su Peisheng with a somewhat surprised expression.
"The information is accurate."
Su Peisheng nodded quickly, saying that the Princess Consort had invited the imperial physician to come and see, so the news was definitely 100% reliable.
Su Peisheng felt that if his master had also acquired a wife, she would definitely be the virtuous and gentle type.
Otherwise, it's only been a little over a month since this holiday started, and another woman in my master's harem is pregnant, yet my wife doesn't seem angry at all.
The Fourth Prince paused for a second or two, glanced at Su Peisheng kneeling on the ground, and spoke in his usual cold tone.
"Alright, I got it. I'll go when I have time."
"Don't let me find out again that you've bought any more of those ridiculous storybooks for Duofu, or I'll skin you alive."
Su Peisheng felt utterly wronged. It was his master who gave the order to buy storybooks for this little rascal; otherwise, how could he have dared to bring such rule-breaking things out of the palace?
He was always terrified of being discovered when he brought the storybooks with him.
In the end, it all became his fault.
Su Peisheng was heartbroken.
Then all I could do was smile and agree, saying I would never buy this little devil any more storybooks.
Duofu watched Su Peisheng slink away, his eyes reddening.
The Fourth Prince also knew that he couldn't tease this little devil too much, otherwise he would have to coax him himself.
And I don't know who this little devil takes after; he can't stand being taken advantage of or upset.
With her well-defined right hand resting lightly on Duofu's back, her voice carried both gentleness and assertiveness.
"You can no longer read storybooks. As for your early education, just like we agreed last time, you can start reading them after your birthday."
Duofu realized that his chances of survival were slim and that he couldn't save his sketchbook; his eyes were filled with heartache.
So much so that he wasn't particularly happy when he heard that early childhood education could start a little later.
Why couldn't the news of this pregnancy have come sooner?
Why couldn't it have been sooner?
Duofu squirmed and twisted in the Fourth Prince's arms, expressing his dissatisfaction.
When the Fourth Prince saw Duofu's appearance, he knew that Duofu had come to terms with the facts and stopped dwelling on the matter at court.
He doesn't want to investigate where Duofu went astray; he'll naturally get better once he starts school.
When the time comes, you'll be focused on your studies and won't have much time to think about anything else.
The Fourth Prince is still too complacent. He probably hasn't seen what a truly academically challenged student looks like.
Actually, this kind of lazy and unwilling student is a poor student.
"Alright, you're such a grown-up, yet you still act like a child."
Although the Fourth Prince enjoys Duofu's affectionate behavior towards him, he is now five or six years old and needs to start developing his boyish qualities.
To prevent him from becoming too delicate and weak if we continue raising him like this, only knowing how to beg for food and act spoiled.
Duofu raised his chubby head, his face full of accusation, and his eyes were red.
"Fourth Brother, you don't love me anymore. Your child hasn't even been born yet, and I'm already going to fall out of favor."
Duofu originally intended to fake cry, but the scene was so convincing that he couldn't help but shed tears uncontrollably.
He was heartbroken; his pet owner had just gotten pregnant, and she was already rejecting him.
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