The Fourth Master stood up and stood tall in the main hall.
"Is there something that the Emperor wants me to come here for?" The Fourth Master couldn't guess what the Emperor was thinking. Why did he suddenly call him here for no reason?
As soon as he returned, he had someone submit a memorial to the emperor about the completion of the Yongping Prefecture Dam. The emperor should have seen it.
And if there was anything he wanted to ask, he could have asked during the morning court session. There was no need to call him over separately.
"Come and take a look at this." Emperor Kangxi placed the thing in his hand on the table and motioned him to come up and take a look.
The Fourth Master looked at the thing placed on the table, but he couldn't see it clearly because it was blocked by something.
He walked up, and only then did the Fourth Master clearly see that this thing was actually an imperial edict.
He didn't know what was written in it, nor did he know why the emperor would show it to him. Could it be a reward for building the dam?
But didn’t the Emperor tell him to apply for this reward? He himself hasn’t thought about it yet.
So what is written here?
"Your Majesty, this..." The Fourth Master looked at the Emperor in confusion.
"Open it and take a look yourself." Emperor Kangxi did not say anything, but raised his hand and pointed at the imperial edict.
The Fourth Master was confused. When he heard the Emperor say this, he suspiciously picked up the imperial edict on the table and opened it.
After he carefully read the contents, the Fourth Master's eyes suddenly trembled and a look of shock appeared in his eyes.
He looked at the Emperor again in disbelief, his expressionless face now filled with astonishment, "Emperor, what are you doing..."
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Honghui was reading in his study when suddenly his servant came trotting in, "My Lord, the Master is back."
"I understand." Honghui put down the book in his hand and walked out.
As soon as he came out, he saw Tong Jia walking towards him with a worried look on her face.
"My Lord, why don't you think about it again? I don't want you and my mother to have an unhappy relationship."
She knew that once the prince told his father that he wanted to move out, his father would definitely respect his idea, but it would be a bit troublesome for his mother.
She knew that her mother loved the prince dearly, and she definitely didn't want him to move out and build his own house.
Honghui walked over and held her hand, comforting her: "Don't worry, I know my limits. Besides, even if I don't move out now, I will move out eventually, so you don't have to worry about this matter."
As for his mother, he would go and explain everything to her himself when the time came.
Tong Jia felt that what the prince said made sense to her. Forget it. The prince was so thoughtful and most of it was for her. She had no reason not to support him. At worst, she would just get scolded by her mother.
She didn't want to let the prince down.
After Honghui left, the nanny beside Tong Jia said, "Fujin, the prince really loves you."
She has always been by the side of the Crown Prince's Consort, and knows best how the Fourth Lady treats her coldly.
This kind of thing was less serious before the birth of the princesses. Ever since the birth of the eldest princess, the Fourth Lady has been looking down on the Crown Prince's Consort. Sometimes even she, a servant, can't stand it.
If the Fourth Lady wasn't the Crown Prince's mother, she would have long ago spoken up for the Crown Prince's wife.
Now that the prince is so thoughtful, she is happy for Fu Jin.
"I know."
Tong Jia kept looking in the direction where the prince left. It would be a lie to say that she was not moved.
When they move out, she won't have to worry about her mother-in-law anymore.
Honghui came to the Fourth Master's side.
The Fourth Master was thinking about something in his study when he heard Su Peisheng come in and report that Honghui had arrived.
Although he didn't know what Honghui was here for, he still asked Su Peisheng to call him in.
"Greetings to Ama."
"Get up, sit down and talk if you have anything to say."
"Thank you, Father." Honghui walked to a chair nearby and sat down.
Only then did he tell them why he came today.
"Ama, I want to move out."
"Move out?" The Fourth Master was slightly stunned. "Why did you think of helping me move out?"
"Now that I have a family and children of my own, I feel I should have my own residence."
Honghui was a little nervous and his hands were sweating slightly. He didn't know whether his father would agree.
The Fourth Master thought for a moment and asked, "Have you discussed this matter with your mother? What did she say?"
He felt that Honghui would not say such a thing for no reason, and perhaps there was some hidden story behind it.
"Not yet. I've been thinking about this and want to talk to Amma."
"Is there a conflict between your mother and your wife?"
He knew Ulanara's character a little bit. She thought it was because Honghui's wife did not give her a grandson, so she was resentful of Honghui's wife.
Honghui was a little embarrassed. He didn't want to say anything bad about his mother, so he said, "There will always be some minor conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but moving out and building a mansion is something I have carefully considered."
He stood up, bowed to his father and said, "Please agree to this."
The Fourth Master looked at him for a long moment without saying anything. Finally, he sighed and said, "Alright, since this is your own decision, then it's up to you. However, you must also talk this matter over with your mother properly to avoid any conflicts between mother and son."
Although he didn't like Ulanara's personality very much, she was Honghui's biological mother after all. No matter what, the Fourth Master didn't want them to have any conflicts.
Honghui was delighted and said, "Thank you, Father."
After coming out of his father's study, Honghui went straight to his mother's side.
Just as the Fourth Lady was about to take a nap, she heard Nanny Chang say that Honghui was coming.
"Let him in quickly, why is he here at this time?"
As he said this, Honghui strode in.
"Greetings to mother." Honghui knelt down and saluted.
The Fourth Lady quickly helped him up, "Hurry up, why are you here at this time? Don't you have anything to do?"
"Your son came here to tell you something, mother." As he spoke, Honghui helped his mother sit on the warm couch.
Then he sat down on the warm couch opposite.
"What's going on?"
Honghui told his mother that he was going to move out and build a mansion.
After he finished speaking, he looked at his mother and saw that her face looked unhappy. It seemed that his mother would not agree so easily.
Sure enough, the next moment, Ulanara said, "I disagree."
She looked at Honghui with cold eyes and asked, "Was it your wife who instigated this matter?"
She sneered and scoffed, "I knew she resented me, so she criticized me in front of you. It seems I was too nice to her before."
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