In early July, the emperor visited Tangquan.

Just ten days later, at the invitation of Yinzhen, Kangxi visited the Old Summer Palace again.

That day happened to be July 23rd, the weather was clear and crisp in autumn, and the boundless scenery was breathtaking.

"Your son pays respects to the Emperor." "Your grandson pays respects to the Emperor."...

All the people in the mansion were waiting outside the Old Summer Palace, and they kowtowed respectfully. Standing at the top were Yinzhen and his son Honghui.

Kangxi had a stern face and looked very imposing, but when he looked at the group of imperial grandchildren behind the fourth prince, his eyes suddenly softened a little.

"Everyone, get up, Old Four, lead the way. Honghui, come and talk to me. I haven't seen you for a few months, and you look stronger!"

Honghui came up to him without any hesitation and made a gesture to support him. He smiled and explained, "My grandson is growing up, and the climate in Yuanmingyuan is suitable for practicing riding and archery. My grandson is a little greedy."

"I just can't compare with you, Huang Mafa. You have a strong body, but your grandson looks like a chick that has not grown up yet." While saying this, he twisted his arm, revealing a hint of envy.

Kangxi laughed loudly: "How old are you? You want to catch up with my decades of accumulation? Goodbye! In my opinion, you have already caught up with your father. The fourth son is so thin all year round, which makes me worry so much."

Yinzhen echoed, "It's all my fault. I made Father worry about it."

For a moment, the only sounds were the conversation and laughter of the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren, while the rest of the people looked at the figures in the front with envy and awe.

"Concubine, your biological eldest brother is so valued by His Majesty. You really make me envious."

Today they have fully witnessed the extent to which the prince and the eldest prince of the mansion are favored by His Majesty. As for the prince, they are not in a position to comment, after all, they are biological father and son. However, towards the eldest prince, they cannot control their envy and jealousy, and even more so, their fear from the bottom of their hearts.

At this moment, they deeply realized one thing, that is, the position of the crown prince in the mansion had no share for anyone else!

The women in the back exchanged glances, and how could the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren in the front know what was going on? They talked and laughed all the way, and soon arrived at the place.

Afterwards, all the female members of the family and the emperor's grandchildren retreated, leaving only the three generations of the family in the front hall.

——No one is allowed to come to see the emperor without permission.

After a while, music sounded, singing and dancing were in full swing, Kangxi raised his wine glass leisurely and drank the wine in the glass with great enjoyment.

"More sons, more blessings. Fourth son, you never give me any worries!" At this moment, he completely forgot the fact that ten years ago, he was the only son among his four sons.

"It's all because of the virtue of Ulanara that there is no imperial grandson who dies young in this mansion. I, your son, feel ashamed to accept this." Yinzhen was not a cold-blooded and heartless person. Moreover, he saw the situation in the mansion more clearly than anyone else. Ten years later, the Sticking Rod Department had developed into a behemoth.

Ulanara clan, tsk, isn't the one standing at the head of the female family the wife of the fourth son? She is also a Ulanara clan, so why is she not as virtuous as her concubine sister?

The legitimate daughter does not have the style of a wife, but the illegitimate daughter has the demeanor of a mistress. The backyard of the fourth brother is really interesting.

Of course, he had no dissatisfaction with the virtuous concubine, and was even quite satisfied with her. All his dissatisfaction was directed at the Fourth Concubine alone. At the same time, he secretly complained about what the Fourth Master was doing. He already had a pregnant concubine's daughter in the backyard, but he still had to take a legitimate daughter from the same family into the mansion, fearing that there would be unrest in the mansion!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shook his head and drank the wine that the fourth brother offered him in one gulp.

"Honghui, I asked the Ministry of Works to look at the threshing machine you made a few days ago. It is quite useful, but the rice has not grown yet. Let's let the people in the capital try it out in two months, and then promote it to the outside world."

Honghui just pretended to be modest: "My grandson has only read a few agricultural books, and he came out to show off his skills. All the officials in the Ministry of Industry are better than me. I am just glad that I didn't embarrass you in the end."

Kangxi sneered: "Don't mention them, it's so boring! You are still young and you don't understand." How can that group of people who tried every means to embezzle money compare to his own filial grandson?

Don't understand? Why doesn't he understand? Honghui said he understands very well!

But in front of Huang Mafa, he showed a well-behaved smile and changed the subject, "Have you seen my grandson's third and fourth brothers today? And my fifth brother, they are all very cute, and my grandson loves them very much."

Although Kangxi only got a rough idea of ​​what he saw, he still had a slight impression of him. "Honghan is indeed as his name suggests. There is something strange between his eyebrows and eyes. He looks quite different from you and your son."

As for the tall Hongshi, he only had the advantage of being strong, as for the rest, well...

Kangxi thought he was short-sighted, otherwise why couldn't he see the strengths of the third prince of the fourth brother? Even the fifth prince Hongzhou, who was only four years old, looked more shrewd than Hongshi. It was really strange!

Seeing that Huang Mafa didn't seem to want to talk about other brothers and sisters, Honghui said to himself, "As expected", and then from time to time he told some interesting stories about Honghan, which aroused Kangxi's interest.

After half a round of drinking, Kangxi was in high spirits. He ordered, "Go and bring Honghan in to greet me."

Honghui was about to persuade him but was stopped by Yinzhen with a look. Then only Honghan was allowed to enter the front hall to meet the emperor.

"My grandson Honghan pays his respects to the Emperor."

"Stand up, raise your head, and let me see."

I didn't see him carefully just now because I was far away, but now that I'm closer, I can see at a glance the similarities between Hong Han and the fourth brother and his son. His almond-shaped eyes are almost unique to the Aisin-Gioro family.

Hong Han, who has always been fearless, seemed a little wilted this time. His expression and movements were quite restrained. Everyone could see that he was still a little scared.

Kangxi did not want to embarrass a seven-year-old grandson, so after asking him a few questions, he let him leave first, and it was unclear whether he was satisfied or not.

After everyone left, he said to Yinzhen: "You still can't catch up with Honghui! Although Honghan is somewhat smart, he is not outstanding either. He is far behind Honghui!" He was satisfied, but not to the point of being impressed.

Yinzhen thought the same: "Your Majesty is right. None of my princes and princesses can catch up with Honghui. Honghan is already the most talented among them."

As the person being praised, Honghui could not help but retort: ​​"Your Majesty and Father are too flattering. There are countless people in the world who are better than me. In ancient times, there was Gan Luo who was appointed prime minister 12 times. What does my little ability count for?"

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