When Hongxin and Hongxu were young, they also had their moments of naughtiness.
But overall, they were quite well-behaved children.
Then came the Ninth Prince, who seemed to turn the world upside down.
The Fourth Master bestowed a Manchu name on the Ninth Prince, calling him Ke Xing E, meaning blessings.
For the time being, he didn't have a formal name, so everyone just called him the Ninth Prince.
Teaching this child with the methods Ye Zao used for Hongxin and Hongxu was practically enough to drive her crazy.
Take mealtime, for example. If you hoped he would eat properly by himself, it wasn't impossible, but the dining table was quite a battlefield...
Every time he put a spoonful of food in his mouth, three spoonfuls would end up on the table.
It wasn't that he ruined things on purpose, but as if he couldn't aim properly; he just had to make a mess everywhere.
Fortunately, while he couldn't feed himself properly, he wasn't a picky eater—less so than his brothers even.
