starling is not a bird

At the end of February, Zhengyangmen in Beijing

After the emperor sacrificed wine, the captain of the imperial court waved his police whip, and the grand emperor's honor guard began.The red canopy, yellow canopy, purple sesame canopy and emerald canopy woven with flowers appeared first, followed by a 1.8-meter-tall man who guarded Emperor Kangxi from the Forbidden City with the "Nine-Dragon Five-color Canopy", which was embroidered with gold thread. For the five-clawed dragon, gold wires are used to drop the bottom of the streamer, and 48 wind chimes are hung on the top in three layers, weighing more than 20 kilograms.Just walking from Qianqing Palace to Zhengyangmen, the brawny man has already started to sweat profusely, colorful cloud flags fluttering in the wind, full of umbrellas, fans, festivals, hoods, cloaks, banners, streamers, and buildings of the emperor's guard of honor, from Zhengyang Starting from Xuanwu Gate and Guang'an Gate, Kangxi's 32-year tour of Gyeonggi began.Crown Prince Yinreng, Prince Yinfeng, Yinzhi, Yinzhen, Yinqi, Yinyou, and Yinhu accompanied them.

The so-called accompanying the emperor to inspect the capital is just that the king took his sons out to see the world in order to experience their son's ability.The defense of Gyeonggi is related to the safety of the clan. Those who are in charge of the defense of Gyeonggi are all close ministers of the emperor. They are not relatives of the clan but also confidantes. The defense arrangements of Gyeonggi are submitted to the imperial court every month. Appointment of Gyeonggi Defense Governor, Metropolitan and other positions.If the defense needs the emperor to inspect and supervise in person, Lord Kangxi's dragon chair has already been replaced.

During the day, the princes followed Kangxi to arrange defense, listened to the reports of officials along the route in Gyeonggi, and followed the emperor on a rushing journey at night. Although sitting in a carriage, it was quite exhausting.In order to train his sons, Kangxi even ordered that the officials along the way be prohibited from offering food, and only let the sons eat some sweet rice at the stations along the way.

Especially the Crown Prince Yinfeng, who was used to eating forty or fifty dishes per meal in the palace, and now he was serving a few small dishes on the red lacquered table in front of him. It was passed on to Ling Pulai, his nanny.

After being confined for a long time in the previous life, Yinhu was looking forward to getting out of that high wall.Now he is the only one who doesn't feel tired at all in running around every day, and it's rare to be able to indulge. Yinhu even abandoned the carriage and followed the team on horseback every day.In the evening, when I took a shower, I found that the area between my legs was worn red, but I was happy, and finally felt alive.

After a day of galloping, Yinhu's belly was empty, and he was not unhappy with some light meals in season. He always liked to eat scrambled eggs with Chinese toon, but because the concubine Hui was from Mongolia in the palace, she didn't like vegetables from the Central Plains, so she didn't have much chance to eat them. Now that he is savoring freedom to his heart's content, he is very interested, and secretly ordered the servants around him to take money to buy some wine and fresh fruits.

The waiter came in with a few bottles of flowers, wine and a food box, and the eunuch who stood by was busy arranging the table and warming the wine.Seeing the waiter hesitate to speak, Yinhu's heart moved: "Did the journey go well?"

The servant thought about it

: "Back to the eighth elder brother, things went smoothly, but the slaves saw Chief Ling Pu leading people on the street, and asked people to avoid them along the way."

Yinhu nodded

: "Ling Pu is the nanny of His Royal Highness, and also the deputy director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Naturally, he is more airy. When you go out, do everything you can, and don't compete with them, you know? If you commit a crime, I will forgive you lightly." .”

The servant kowtowed, "Your servant must respect the teachings of the Eighth Master."

: "Well, step back, it's hard work for you to run, you don't need to serve here, go down and rest first."

In the morning, the little eunuchs had already set up the table. Yinhu saw a golden plate of citrus on the table, and remembered what was said in the Internal Classics: When the sun rises in spring, it is better to save acid and increase sweetness in spring, so as to nourish one's temper. The citrus is removed, and some honey is used to mix the wine.I sipped the honey wine and scrambled eggs in one sip, and felt very refreshed.The half bottle of wine was not finished yet, the sun was setting in the yard, and the trees that had just sprouted green buds slowly disappeared into the night. Yinhu thought about it, and said to the four or five eunuchs standing beside him: "You have served for a day, It’s hard enough, I’m very happy here to drink by myself, I don’t need you to wait, let those who have eaten come to the door to obey orders, you go down and rest.” The eunuchs thanked Yin with happy faces Hu, step back to change the guard and go to eat.

Putting down the silver chopsticks, the plate of tangerines on the small table in front of him was piled up high, each one was vermilion and round, sweet and fragrant, it was lovely to look at, so I picked up a few and held them in my hand to enjoy.Finally, I picked the smoothest sleeve and put it in my arms, got up and strolled in the yard to digest food.Twilight was deep, and there was silence in the small square yard. I took a deep breath of the mellow and cool spring air, and looked up at the sky. The moonlight was very good, half full, like a jade comb.Walking slowly out of the gate of the inner courtyard, walking all the way under the stars and moonlight, it seems like a lifetime away.

Footsteps came from behind, and looking back, it turned out that it was the person Yinhu least wanted to face: Yinzhen, the fourth son of the future Yongzheng Emperor.

No matter how unwilling to face it directly, Yinhu still struggled to salute, politely asked about safety, barely let the cold and warm, Yinhu couldn't think of anything to say to this person, so he silently lowered his head, letting the night cover himself The look on his face, waiting for his fourth brother to leave voluntarily.

Yinzhen looked at the blurred-eyed and silent Yinhu in the night, and knew that he no longer wanted to talk to him. This younger brother was not close to him on weekdays, and he himself did not want to get too close to him. As for his biological mother, low status is nothing, but people in the palace usually say that Israel's reputation for serving people is not good, and this younger brother has always been very popular, and several younger brothers love to hang out with him. However, Concubine De, who was not very close to him on weekdays, also treated him well, and it became more and more obvious that he was "uneasy" and unpopular.

After Yinzhen got married and married Ulanara, the daughter of the minister of the interior, Fei Yanggu, he started working as an errand. He was used to the filth of officials who were full of benevolence and morality in various ministries. Haiyan and Heqing in the Qing Dynasty tended to be upright in their ways, and they couldn't see the hypocrisy of Yinhu who was both right and left.

Yinzhen came out because he had business to do, so he cleared his throat

: "Old Ba, just now the imperial concubine in the palace sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that Huang Ama has given birth to a son, and His Royal Highness ordered me to invite my brothers to congratulate Huang Ama! You are the youngest, but you ran the farthest. Let me find it easy, follow me quickly." Yinhu sneered in the bottom of his heart: What is there to say, Yin Rongyu was born fifteen, and now you don't know if it's true or not, anyway, it's just to save you for the future To die slowly one by one, it is better to perish in the womb of the mother, so as to save the piecemeal torture at the hands of you, the emperor's brother.

Thinking of this, a wave of resentment surged uncontrollably in Yinhu's heart, slowly raised his head, and said with a cautious smile: "Ah, this is my brother, I should hit him, please trouble me to go all the way to the far east I searched westward, from my elder brother’s courtyard to this outer courtyard, my elder brother has worked so hard, and my brother’s legs have been thinned, how can I be responsible for my younger brother?”

Yinzhen couldn't help laughing out loud when he heard the nonsense about hitting the wall, and was about to answer, when Yinhu took out a big and round orange from his sleeve and handed it over. Shi, with an elegant face, is at the age of eleven or twelve when his face is most beautiful, and his smile is as bright as a spring flower.Attracted by that smile, Yin Zhen stretched out his hand to take it.Seeing that he took it, Yinhu smiled brighter and brighter: "This orange was selected by my younger brother after thousands of picks. I originally wanted to save it for the draft to compete with the women from Sanqi, but I shouldn't work today. Elder brother, I will punish my younger brother to give up this love, and my elder brother must be happy to get in, and my younger brother's affection will not be in vain."

Yinzhen is used to being serious on weekdays. He was the eldest brother, and he was raised by Empress Tong's side.How can I stand Yinhu's obsession, coquettishness, and slaps, and coughed: "You have a lot of nonsense in your mouth, what is an orange worth? Is it worth talking about?"

Yinhu didn't answer the words, just looked at him and smiled, Yinzhen felt that the citrus in his hand seemed to be scalded by fire, pricking his palm slightly strangely.Yinhu stared at herself with dark and round eyes, her face was a little hot, and she didn't know what to do with the things in her hands.When he was in embarrassment, Yinhu next to him was a little impatient waiting, stretched out his hand, and grabbed the orange. Yinzhen saw a thin white hand grabbing the vermilion orange, quickly peeled off the skin, and separated a piece. The petals of the orange slices were neatly torn off the white webs one by one, and then he took his hand and spread the divided orange slices in the palm of his hand.

: "Fourth brother, eat quickly, don't disappoint my brother's filial piety."

Yinzhen picked up a piece of orange petal, slowly put it into his mouth to suck the juice, it was very dry, most of the oranges in spring were old goods from the previous winter, and the ones he bought were all of good color, but not good taste, but Yinzhen thought There was still a hint of sweetness, and he took a few petals to Yinhu, but he smiled sweetly and shook his head: "There is such an orange in total to honor my brother, it's a good thing that my brother doesn't despise mediocrity, how can my brother share it again?" What? My brother will be happy when he eats them all." Yinzhen looked at his younger brother, his eyes seemed to say that the orange he ate was the source of all his happiness.Yinzhen's heart was disturbed by the strange feeling, but it's not bad, is it?