Since they are all worn by the Qing Dynasty, you might as well be bold and choose Kangxi!

On the other side is Qiandong Fifth House, the Fourth Prince’s courtyard.

After returning from the shooting range that day, the Fourth Prince caught a cold at night and developed a fever. He has been staying in bed to recuperate for the past few days.

At this moment, Xiao Shengzi carefully handed the medicine to his master. The Fourth Prince was leaning against the head of the bed, his eyelashes slightly drooping, and his expressionless face had a hint of light red from a high fever.

He took the medicine silently and drank it, then handed the empty bowl to Xiao Shengzi.

Xiao Shengzi quickly took it and put it back on the table. However, when he raised his hand to take a Weishan candied fruit and hand it to his master, he realized that the plate on the table was empty.

"Hey, I remember there was a plate full of candied fruit on the plate this morning. How come it's gone now? I'll go ask Madam Zhou."

Xiao Shengzi frowned in confusion and was about to leave when the cold voice of the Fourth Prince came from the bed:

"No need to ask. When Fourteenth Brother came this morning, he saw them and said he liked them, so I asked Madam Zhou to buy them all for Fourteenth Brother."

Xiao Shengzi stopped when he heard this, feeling a little indignant. It was like this again.

With Concubine De around, how could the Fourteenth Prince lack Weishan candied fruits? However, the other party was overbearing and wanted to get whatever she liked. What's more, she was very young, so the Fourth Prince had to give in every time.

That's fine, after all, he is the Fourth Master's brother from the same mother. But the key is that once the Fourteenth Prince feels the slightest discomfort because of those things, Concubine De will put all the blame on the Fourth Master, scold him, and punish him to kneel.

But if the Fourth Master doesn't give it, Concubine De will say that the Fourth Master is stingy, cold-blooded and disregards brotherhood. Anyway, no matter what the Fourth Master does, he is wrong.

This kind of thing has happened countless times since Empress Xiaoyi passed away and the master returned to Empress Defei.

The Fourth Prince also thought of the obvious difference in how De'enniang treated him and his Fourteenth Brother, and his eyes, which had seemed a little weak due to his illness, instantly returned to their coldness.

Xiao Shengzi looked up and saw this scene. He was really heartbroken, but that was his master's mother and he had no right to speak. So he quickly changed the subject and talked about the Grand Princess Shi.

"Fourth Master, when I was paying my respects to Consort De on your behalf today, I saw Grand Princess Shi near the Yonghe Palace. She was a little excited when she saw me and seemed to want to say something, but I followed your instructions and pretended not to see her and walked away quickly."

Princess Shi?

The Fourth Prince was stunned. When he thought of that bright and beautiful woman, he felt complicated.

Maybe the impression when we first met was too deep, so every time I think of it later, I can still feel my heart beating faster at that moment.

The subsequent meetings were also very impressive, but he was not a fool.

At first he could say that the other party's enthusiasm for him was due to his personality, until the look in the other party's eyes at the shooting range that day made him unable to help but come up with an incredible guess.

But he immediately suppressed it, thinking it was impossible. But he didn't expect that as soon as the second prince left, the other party questioned him and blurted out - why did you touch my breast?

At that time, he was both ashamed and panicked, and he only cared about whether the second prince had heard it. Once he was sure that the second prince had not heard it, he immediately fled.

After returning to Qiandong No. 5 Institute, he locked himself in the room and gradually calmed down. The incredible speculation that had been suppressed surfaced again.

Princess Shi had an unusual fondness for him, so she tried to get close to him in every way.

But once he came to this conclusion, he subconsciously denied it. How could it be possible?

Princess Shi will be betrothed to the Crown Prince, a man of noble status, outstanding to the point of standing out from the crowd, and the apple of the Emperor's eye!

Shouldn't a young princess like Shi Da Gege have a crush on the second prince? Why did she treat him differently in every way?

He was just a mediocre and unpopular illegitimate prince. How could he possibly compare to his second brother, the Crown Prince?

However, after he was puzzled, he actually felt a hint of joy.

Yes, that is the second prince, the most honorable and dazzling one among all the brothers. Princess Shi ignored such a second prince and instead had a good impression of him. Doesn't it prove that he is better than the second prince in some aspects?

As soon as this thought came to his mind, he was suddenly awakened. He was indeed a bastard, with a humble status and despicable mind. How could he compare to his second brother, the Crown Prince?

But how do you explain Shi Da Gege's actions?

Having grown up in the palace, he didn't believe that anyone would be nice to him for no reason. If it was because of his status, wasn't the status of the second prince much more noble than his?

At this moment, Xiao Shengzi's heart skipped a beat when he noticed that his master was in a bad mood.

He admitted that Princess Shi had a superior appearance and figure, and her personality was bold and unique, which attracted attention, but she was the designated Crown Princess, and his master absolutely could not have anything to do with her.

Moreover, the other party behaved frivolously and had no shame. He was present at the shooting range that day, but he heard with his own ears that the other party told his master that he touched her breasts. How could she say that?

What's more important is that someone might hear them at any time. Even if she doesn't consider herself, she should consider her master. It's better for the master to stay away from such a woman to avoid being harmed by her.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but interrupt his master's contemplation and said:

"Fourth Master, I am presumptuous to say something. That Shi Da Gege is frivolous, does not know how to handle things properly, and has a special status. You'd better not have any contact with her."

Hearing this, the Fourth Prince came back to his senses and subconsciously retorted: "Princess Shi is just too enthusiastic and cheerful, don't talk nonsense." However, while he said this, he pursed his thin lips.

Except for the first time when they didn't know each other, later on they knew each other's identities. He kept his distance and observed etiquette, but the other party became more bold and enthusiastic, and even behaved out of line.

But thinking of the other party's protection when they first met, he subconsciously didn't want others to slander the other party, but his doubts became even greater.

He didn't think that the future Crown Princess who was carefully chosen by the Emperor would have such a personality, at least it didn't meet the Emperor's requirements.

But no matter what, Xiao Shengzi was right when he said that he could no longer have any contact with the other party.

Xiao Shengzi secretly glanced at his master, and seeing that his master understood, he said no more, and went forward to help his master lie down, then went out and ordered someone to get a plate of ordinary candied fruit. Just after he finished giving the order, he saw the emperor entering the yard, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed:

"Your servant greets His Majesty, may the emperor be blessed."

Kangxi walked straight past Xiao Shengzi and entered the room. After hearing the greetings, the Fourth Prince in the room threw back his quilt and stood up. When Kangxi entered the room and saw the Fourth Prince about to kneel down to pay his respects, he immediately waved his hand.

"You are sick, there is no need to be polite, just go back and lie down." The Fourth Prince's eyelashes trembled, and he stood up and lay back down as ordered.

Liang Jiugong brought a chair for the emperor. After Kangxi sat down, he looked at the fourth prince carefully. He saw that he looked pale and thin, but he looked energetic. He said:

"You look fine. I heard from your second brother, the Crown Prince, that you haven't been well yet and I'm very worried. I came to see you today when I had time."

However, upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince's hands on the quilt tightened quietly, and he couldn't help but lower his eyes to avoid the Emperor's gaze, and said in a serious tone:

"I am fine, but I am sorry that Father Emperor and my brother the Crown Prince were worried."

Looking at the Fourth Prince like this, Kangxi sighed secretly. He could see that he was worried about something, but he was the type of person who didn't like to keep everything to himself. He didn't want to force him, so after saying a few words of concern, he asked Liang Jiugong to send some food and daily necessities and then left.

But before leaving, he specifically asked Liang Jiugong to scold the servants serving in the courtyard. As he had been a prince, he naturally knew the character of the servants in the palace.

Listening to Liang Jiugong knocking on the servant outside the door, the Fourth Prince was stunned for a long time. After the yard became quiet again, he suddenly opened his mouth and ordered:

"Don't report anything about Princess Shi to me anymore."

Xiao Shengzi was secretly delighted:

"It's the Fourth Master."

On the other side, Kangxi just came out of the Fourth Prince's courtyard and met the Fifth Prince. The Fifth Prince was twelve years old this year and had gradually looked like an adult. When he saw his father, he immediately knelt down to pay his respects.

"The Emperor Ama is auspicious."

Kangxi looked at the Fifth Prince lying on the ground, and couldn't help but think of what Concubine Yi said today about giving Shi Nanxi to the other party as a concubine.

His face sank slightly. The Fifth Prince did not hear the Emperor's father calling him, and his heart gradually became uneasy, not knowing what was going on.

Fortunately, after a while, I finally heard the emperor's voice: "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The Fifth Prince secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why are you here?" Kangxi's expression returned to normal.

The Fifth Prince replied cautiously:

"In reply to your Majesty, I am here to visit my ninth brother. He was finally able to get out of bed today and wanted to go out for a walk, but he is not fully recovered yet, so the servants had no choice but to inform your son."

"Nonsense! You want to go out before you're fully recovered? What do you want to do? Haven't you had enough of the thirty lashes?"

When Kangxi heard the other party mention the Ninth Prince, his expression, which had just recovered, darkened again.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I just stayed in the house for too long, so I wanted to go out for a walk." The Fifth Prince knelt down again in fear.

Kangxi snorted coldly:

"Ninth Prince is so lawless and willful. As a brother, you also have a responsibility. Go back and copy the Book of Rites twenty times."

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left.

"Yes, Huang Ama."

The Fifth Prince was a little frightened and confused at the same time. Why did he feel that the Emperor was very angry with him? Didn’t he persuade the Ninth Prince to come back?

On the other side, Chuxiu Palace.