The Fourth Master's Dog

Although he had no mother, the Emperor gave him all his love. Even his favored little tyrant brothers knew that they should not make the Crown Prince unhappy in the palace, otherwise they would be in trouble.

Although he nominally has two mothers, his biological mother does not take him seriously at all. She just treats him as a tool to be used. She will please him when he is useful, but if he is useless, she would rather keep him away from her and not get close to him.

He lived a good life in the first few years with the mother who raised him. Before he knew he had another mother, he thought Tong's mother was his own mother.

Later everything changed. She became less close to him, began to always want brothers and sisters, began to love and hate him, but in the end she still couldn't let him go.

The Fourth Prince Yinzhen himself had very complicated feelings towards his mother.

It is absolutely impossible to say that I don’t love him. After so many years, I have raised a dog like Duofu until he is accustomed to it, let alone a son who I have raised for more than ten years.

The Fourth Prince Yinzhen had complained in his heart more than once about the unfairness of God. If he was Tong E'niang's biological child, then his mother would not have ruined her young life and become depressed in order to give birth to a younger brother or sister.

Whenever Fourth Prince Yinzhen saw his second brother, the Crown Prince, being so relaxed and unrestrained in front of the Emperor, the darkness in his heart grew deeper and deeper.

Why?

He is not the prince who was raised in the palm of the emperor's hand.

Is it because he was not born to Queen Yuan?

Fourth Prince Yinzhen now feels that the Emperor's loveliness and kindness towards him was something he stole from his second brother, the Crown Prince, like a thief.

Although they are both his father, he can only call him Emperor Father, while the second brother, the Crown Prince, can directly call him Father in the harem.

No wonder the eldest brother is so jealous of the second brother, the Crown Prince. The fourth prince has never had any contact with them before and cannot feel it clearly.

The dozens of days of life as a follower have made him fully aware of it.

He is growing up now, and is more like a subject treating his king and father, not like a prince treating his father. The prince is different from them.

That is the most precious item in the emperor's hands. The emperor raised it with great care and it is his proudest work.

Of course, it is different from them.

The first thing that the Fourth Prince Yinzhen learned from following his second brother, the Crown Prince, was to accept that his father did not love him and his mother did not care for him.

Gradually, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen learned to be silent when he was beside the Crown Prince, and learned to watch and learn more, and talk less.

Fourth Prince Yinzhen's icy face is becoming more and more stylish, and he is becoming more and more frugal with words, giving people a calm and capable temperament.

Kangxi was quite satisfied. His fourth son was no longer as moody as before and no longer fought over a dog. In recent times, he learned to be much calmer by following the prince, and he was very proud of himself.

The prince he raised since childhood is good in every way.

Crown Prince Yinreng was not very happy about it. Looking at the face of the Fourth Prince Yinzhen in front of him which became more and more serious and solemn day by day, he felt that the Fourth Prince Yinzhen was becoming more and more boring as he grew older.

Of course, these are all things that happened later. Now the Fourth Prince Yinzhen is still secretly envious, jealous and resentful.

He just managed to suppress the envy in his eyes, but deep down he was overwhelmed with emotions.

Fourth Prince Yinzhen felt that he needed to finish class early today and go back to stroke his Duofu early to make up for the harm he suffered today.

Whenever he thought of it, he couldn't help but feel a little envious and jealous. The Fourth Prince Yinzhen felt that he could not divert his attention today at all.

He simply leaned back in his chair and let himself daydream, but his eyes still caught sight of the copybook on the table. It should have been written by the Emperor himself, and it looked a bit old.

It might have been written for the young Crown Prince Yinreng to use for calligraphy practice when he was a child.

The fourth prince Yinzhen was so envious that his throat was almost filled with jealousy. When he was a child, the emperor's father had just casually and playfully grabbed his hand and wrote a few words.

How does he look like the second prince?

There is actually a whole book written by the Emperor himself. It turns out that no matter how many things happen in the court and the harem, the second prince is the most important.

The Fourth Prince Yinzhen reached out his hand lovingly and opened the first page of the copybook. The familiar font came into view.

The Fourth Prince Yinzhen slammed the letter together roughly. He was afraid that he would take another look at it, so he couldn't help but tear it apart.

Although the Fourth Prince Yinzhen felt unhappy, he was still very grateful to his second brother, the Crown Prince. Apart from his previous mother, his second brother was the person who treated him the best in the palace besides his father.

Although he was a little arrogant and conceited, one had to go along with him, and the Fourth Prince Yinzhen also expressed his understanding.

Who told him that his second brother, the Crown Prince, had been a real royal child since he was born, and had been spoiled by his father since he was young.

What's wrong with being a little arrogant?

What's wrong with looking down on others?

Isn't this basic operation?

The Fourth Prince Yinzhen felt that what Duofu said made sense. He had lived a peaceful and contented life in the past few years, relying on his second brother, the Crown Prince, and growing up safely and securely.

As long as his second brother, the Crown Prince, is around, the Emperor will not treat him unfairly.

This is called understanding the trend, avoiding harm, and being able to bend and stretch.

The fourth prince Yinzhen always felt that the more he listened to Duofu's words, the more shameless he became.

The Fourth Prince Yinzhen didn't know where his son Duofu had learned all those messed up and twisted theories, but sometimes he still felt quite pleasing to listen to them.

He should now do as his baby Duofu said, this is called a strategic retreat, and develop well. When he grows up and has power and influence, all good days will come naturally.

The Fourth Prince Yinzhen gritted his teeth, his eyes firm, and he felt that it made sense.

As long as he becomes outstanding, the emperor's eyes will naturally stay on him. Now he is close to the water and has the upper hand, so he cannot miss this opportunity to build a good relationship.

The second prince has already started to follow the emperor to court. He is still young, and if he wants to have a position in the future, he must hold on to the prince's thigh tightly as Duofu said.

If there is not even a crown prince, the emperor will definitely not give him one.

Although this sentence was a bit heartbreaking, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen knew that it was indeed a very cruel fact.

The Fourth Prince Yinzhen took two deep breaths and shook his head to shake off the distracting thoughts in his mind.

He picked up the textbook again. He had been ill for more than a month and had fallen behind in his studies. He had not made up for it in the past few days. Although he had the help of his second brother, the Crown Prince, he was still some way off.

He had to quickly make up for the homework he owed to his teacher and start learning new subjects.

The Fourth Prince Yinzhen now has his lunch in the Crown Prince's palace at noon and has no time to rush back to Chengqian Palace. At every meal, there must be a few dishes gifted by the Emperor's father, and there is no exception.

The fourth prince Yinzhen was jealous after eating too much. He felt that he was almost used to the different way the emperor treated his second brother, the crown prince.

If you put yourself in his shoes, he can understand it, but he strongly disagrees.