No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

Is the Fourth Master a man who listens to advice?

That must not be the case.

And once he made up his mind, the more others tried to persuade him, the more stubborn he became.

At least it was Lin Mingyan who spoke up. If it were someone else, he would have punished them all together.

He turned to Lin Mingyan and said, "It's settled now. You don't have to worry about him."

"He has to pay for the evil he has done himself!"

As he spoke, he thought of Zhang. A good child had been raised into this state by her in just two years after leaving the palace. What a useless child!

"Zhang's teaching was incompetent, allowing the Fourth Prince to behave so shamelessly. He will be fined a year's salary, confined to his home for three months, and ordered to copy one hundred scriptures for these victimized women!"

Okay.

Lin Mingyan didn't dare to persuade him anymore, as she would be punished more severely if she continued to persuade him.

Zhang didn't think she was kind, and even thought she did it on purpose.

Hongshi felt like the sky had fallen. He could accept anything like being confined to copy books or even having his salary fined, so why did he have to bind his feet? ! !

"Your Majesty, my feet are still useful! If they are bound, I won't be able to walk!" Hongshi cried bitterly.

His feet still need to walk, ride and shoot, and do many other things, so why should they be wrapped like those women?

The Fourth Master sneered, "It can still be used even if it's wrapped. Isn't it still swaying and charming?"

Hongshi immediately retorted: "Father, those are all girls, I am a man..."

"Aren't men's and women's feet naturally the same? Women's feet are bound, so why can't you?" The Fourth Master closed his eyes in disappointment.

If Hongshi could recognize his mistake and accept the punishment immediately, he would still let him off.

But when it came to his own foot binding, he cried and screamed, showing no composure at all. How could he still be worthy of being his son?!

"Su Peisheng, ask the foot-binding nanny to come over and bind the Fourth Prince's feet today!" The Fourth Master's voice was calm.

The foot-binding nanny was already prepared, waiting to punish the culprit as soon as he was found.

Su Peisheng never dared to disobey the Fourth Master. He treated himself as a wooden man and did whatever his master said.

So even if he was asked to bring people to break the prince's foot bones, he did not hesitate for a moment and directly brought the foot-binding nanny over.

The foot-binding nanny had been taught this long ago. When she came, she didn't care who the person was and just did whatever she was told to do.

Lin Mingyan looked at her coming with the tools, and the hairs on her back stood up.

Even she, a spectator, felt horrified. Hongshi, who was about to be executed, really collapsed to the ground.

Then a strong smell of urine came over - he was so scared that he wet his pants!

Although Hongshi collapsed on the ground, his mind was still working rapidly.

You stupid brain, turn around faster!

Finally, he found a glimmer of hope: "Father, Father, I am truly wronged!"

"It was Third Uncle Wang who took me to the pleasure boat and wrote poems praising foot binding!"

He remembered!

He had not been out of the palace for long, and spent most of the year studying at the Imperial College, so he would never have come into contact with these geishas in brothels.

It was his third uncle Wang who was on good terms with him and said he would take them to see the world, where they were all elegant and scholarly.

Hongshi thought that with his fat body, he would not be able to achieve anything in martial arts.

As for the literati, their knowledge is not enough, but they can still pretend to be cultured and spread a good reputation.

Among the brothers of the emperor's generation, the third uncle Wang had a very good reputation among the literati.

If he is willing to take me with him, then shouldn't he study hard?

That’s why I just dove in headfirst and got taken advantage of!

"Third brother?" The Fourth Master's eyes darkened.

The third prince Yinzhi was once granted the title of Prince Cheng, but was later stripped of his title for shaving his head during the mourning period.

Emperor Kangxi never gave him the title back until his death, and the Fourth Prince also suppressed him at the beginning.

Later, he became a leisurely clan member, drinking and reading every day, holding a few poetry gatherings, and appearing indifferent to fame and fortune.

The Fourth Master has been on the throne for so long, it would be inappropriate for him to continue to show no favor to his brothers, so he gave the title of Prince Cheng back to him.

I thought he was living a peaceful life, but now he's acting up again?!

Seeing that the Fourth Master was now thinking, Hongshi stopped the foot-binding nanny. Feeling that there was hope, he quickly revealed all his dealings with Prince Cheng.

He thought that now that the mastermind had been caught, his legs would be saved.

Lin Mingyan and the Fourth Master looked at each other and saw disgust in each other's eyes.

Among these brothers, the Fourth Master actually hated Prince Cheng the most.

Not to mention that he had harmed several secret guards who had followed the Fourth Master since childhood, just his want-it-all personality made the Fourth Master feel very uncomfortable.

Originally, he thought that they were all brothers, and if he really lived a peaceful and wealthy life, the Fourth Master would not be bothered to pay attention to him.

I didn't expect that he, who had lived a good life, would dare to lead his son astray!

The Fourth Master thought of another possibility and immediately asked, "Did your Third Uncle Wang only take you to the pleasure boat?"

You don't have to drag Hongshi into this, right?

Hongshi shook his head like a rattle: "It's not just me. Except for the eldest brother, the prince, all the other brothers went together at the beginning."

It is normal for children of this age to be curious about everything. They have heard about brothels and pleasure boats for a long time, so of course they secretly want to go and see them.

However, the Fourth Master and Lin Mingyan have been committed to shutting down these brothels. They also know that they cannot go against the law and commit crimes, so they never mentioned this matter.

Prince Cheng also came from a young age, so he naturally understood the mentality of the princes.

After they left the palace to study at the Imperial College, he found a good opportunity and, in the name of their elder, took them to a poetry meeting.

The children are worried about having nothing to do, so who wouldn’t want to experience a poetry reading?

Besides, Third Uncle Wang is also an elder and looks very friendly. They brought their guards with them, so what's wrong with going out for fun?

So everyone went, and the poetry reading was held on a houseboat.

Everyone was amazed and had a great time the whole night.

"Then why did you go on? What about the others?" The Fourth Master was so angry that his armpits hurt.

The third brother is such an ambitious man, he really wants to lead all his sons astray!

Hongshi now realized that he had said too much and that was bad, because it was the first time everyone went together.

Later on, he was the only one who was fascinated, while his brothers were all out of the mud and untainted. Doesn't this make him look even more useless?

However, under the Fourth Master's oppressive gaze, he could only answer truthfully: "Second brother is too lazy to move, and Third brother doesn't find it fun. Cosmetics make him sneeze uncomfortably."

"Old Five and the other four were a little seasick, so Uncle Three only took me with him..."

Later, Prince Cheng disappeared, and only Hongshi became addicted and couldn't turn back!