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In August of the 21st year of Kangxi, the capital suffered an earthquake.

For the people in the palace who experienced the great earthquake in Zhili in the 18th year of Kangxi, this earthquake was purely a trivial matter.At that time, Yinhu was listening to Jianda talking about the rules, while thinking about other things.Yinhu also felt the earthquake and didn't panic too much. He has experienced earthquakes before.Mammy also rushed in and carried him to the open space outside the house to absorb the shock.The earthquake didn't last long, the emperor was not in the palace, and he was escaping the summer heat in Yuquan Mountain, but everything in the palace was not chaotic, with the empress dowager in charge, everything went as planned as if it couldn't be more normal.After an hour, everything in the palace returned to normal. The palaces went to greet the Empress Dowager, and the concubines with children went to comfort the children. Although they were busy, they did not become chaotic.The only abnormal thing is——Yinzhen went to Zhongcui Palace to see Yinhu.

Yinzhen didn't come to see Yinsi on purpose.Not long after the third elder brother Yinzhi returned to the palace, the crown prince and elder brother followed Kangxi to Yuquan Mountain. Although Yinzhen was young, he consciously went to greet the empress dowager first. The fifth eldest Yinqi is in the Compassion Palace.Yin Qi was obviously frightened. After crying for a while, his eyes were still red.Yinzhen teased Yinqi and talked for a while, but Yinqi muttered, and almost could only speak Mongolian, but Yinzhen could also, but he didn't say it often, and it didn't take long for him to find it meaningless.After Yinzhen knelt down, he thought that there were other younger brothers. He returned to Chengqian Palace and reported to Erniang. Concubine Tong did not want Yinzhen to visit Yinzuo in Yonghe Palace. Far.The final result of the compromise is to send a letter to the third elder brother who is paying homage to the Chuxiu Palace, and ask Yinzhi to visit Yinyou, and Yinzuo's Concubine Tong to visit by herself, and Yinzhen to Zhongcui Palace to visit Yinhu will do.

Ever since Yinhu's first year of life passed, Yinzhen had never come to Zhongcui Palace to see the youngest brother, he was busy with himself.Yinzhen is already five years old, and he will start studying after the next year.Although Tong Jiashi dotes on Yinzhen, but he is very attached to his enlightenment studies at this time.The prince studied hard, and Tong Jiashi was afraid that Yinzhen would not be able to adapt in the future, so the three-character classic, thousand-character prose and many Tang poems and Song Ci that he started to learn early were also asked Yinzhen to recite 120 times.Yinzhen is also extremely hardworking and conscientious. Except for greetings, almost every day is spent in reading and literacy.It is said that the crown prince doesn't know how to play, but when the fourth elder brother was young, he rarely had the time to play to his heart's content.I was also a little happy to be free to see my brother today.I took a few toys from my childhood as gifts, and one of the sets of jade marbles was from the old pit, which was rewarded by my ancestors two years ago.He brought the young eunuch Su Peisheng to Zhongcui Palace.After greeting Concubine Hui, she went to see Yinhu in person.

As soon as Yinzhen entered the door, Yinhu was greeted immediately by his exquisiteness and familiarity. Yinhu sat on the couch by himself and ignored him, pretending not to know him at all.Yinzhen thought about it, the last time he saw this younger brother was half a year ago, children always forget about it when they turn around, and they didn't care about it at the moment.First, he beat the servants everywhere in a very princely manner, and then asked Yinhu's reaction during the earthquake, was he surprised?Do you have a cold?Can Concubine Hui send someone to come and see?In short, the master is full of style, and no one can underestimate him.The servants also replied tremblingly, "Brother Ba is very good, and he is not afraid of the earthquake. Master Hui sent someone to ask about it."Yinhu looked amused, thinking that the fourth brother was only a four or five-year-old child at this time, with a baby voice, as if he had begun to change his teeth, and his speech was a little leaky, and he was directing this and that in his own room. Boy, it's really interesting.Looking at it, I couldn't help laughing.

When Yinzhen heard the laughter, he also glanced at Yinhu with a smile on his face, and sat down on the pier next to the bed with a shelf, with his back straight.Grabbing Yinhu's hand, he asked in a very kind tone: "Eighth brother is quite happy, it seems that he was not scared by the earthquake, was he scared just now?"

Seeing Yinzhen like this, Yinhu couldn't help being taken aback.How did this child with a natural smile in front of him turn into that mean, ungracious and condescending emperor?In the first days of the life of the former fourth brother, he was absolutely extremely honorable in the palace. Although he was not as good as the crown prince in terms of emperor's favor, the concubine Tong Jia, the head of the harem, was absolutely dedicated to him, and there was no barrier at all. , completely as his own son.It seems that after the death of Empress Xiaoyi (the concubine of Emperor Tong Jia, adoptive mother of Yinzhen), the fourth brother has changed, right?Overnight, he became cold and indifferent, unkind, and the cold air all over his body made it difficult for people to get close.The emperor who insulted him so much in the previous life overlapped with the young fourth elder brother in front of him, and Yinhu's heart suddenly became chaotic.

This fourth brother, how should we treat him?After being reborn for more than a year, the hatred in my heart has not diminished in the slightest.At that time, he conceded defeat and died willingly, but the enmity between the two of them still could not be eliminated.He may not care about himself, or even Fujin's children, but he must not forget his ninth brother who was tortured to death on his birthday.Yinhu hated Yinzhen to the bone, wishing to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin, but the child in front of him, who looked like a good brother who cared about his younger brother, made Yinhu's hatred pent up inside, and he had nowhere to vent it.

Seeing Yinhu's silence, Yinzhen rubbed his nose in embarrassment, knowing that the eighth brother might be too young to understand what he said.The maid at the side just served him tea at this time, took a sip, and frowned. With a bang, the tea bowl fell to the ground, splashing the maid all over.The court lady immediately knelt down, and before she could plead guilty, Yinzhen said, "What kind of tea is this! It's sticky, without even a leaf. I don't believe that the eighth younger brother is a dignified prince, and there is no tea in the order. gone."

Yinhu felt a little unhappy, the role of a young prince was not too much, because most of the time he was raised in the concubine's palace had to be supplemented by his concubine.Concubine Hui is not very favored now, although there is no lack of dignity in the palace, but the holy grace is lacking.She herself had to take care of her elder brother, so she did skimp on some unnecessary things in Yinhu's duty.Besides, Concubine Hui treats Yinhu quite well, and she is very concerned about food, clothing, etc. Although everything is not satisfactory, it is still safe after all.Now that Yinzhen is making a fuss here, if Concubine Hui feels suspicious, I'm afraid her life will be even more difficult.Taking a look at Yinzhen, I suddenly felt that this person was born to be against me, my enemy...

The palace lady hurriedly kowtowed tremblingly to confess her crime, cleaned up the mess, and said that she would make a new cup of tea for the fourth elder brother, but someone had already reported it to Concubine Hui.

Seeing that Yinzhen was still angry, Yinhu sighed in his heart, if Concubine Hui's mother really came later and saw Si elder brother like this, what would Bao Qi think in his heart.For his future livelihood, Yinhu had no choice but to endure the displeasure in his heart, and called out crisply: "Fourth brother," and said in a low voice, "Don't be angry."

Yinzhen looked at Yinhu who was sitting on the couch with her lips tightly pressed, her heart softened a long time ago.That fourth brother immediately reminded Yinzhen of the way Yinhu, who was not yet one year old, called him Ahui in the arms of his nurse at the New Year's Day family banquet.Yinzhen is extremely smart, although he is young, he is also aware of some twists and turns of the world, and immediately realizes that his outburst may bring Yinhu a lot of trouble.This palace is the same as Hongdingbai, Yinhu's birth mother is not of good background, and her status is not high. Concubine Hui is not his biological mother, so she certainly does not treat the eighth brother like Erniang treats herself.Thinking of this, Yinzhen couldn't help but feel a little sad. He sat on the couch and hugged Yinhu in his arms, and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, Xiaoba. The fourth brother is not angry anymore, and the fourth brother will go to Concubine Hui to tell you that I won't let you suffer." I'm wronged." Turning around, he called Su Peisheng again, and said in a low voice, "Go to the side hall and tell Mr. Liang, and tell her that Brother Ba is fine, so she doesn't have to worry. Just tell the servants, and be careful not to let others see .The wallets I brought are also given to the other side, and asked the palace servants to take care of them carefully. If they are negligent, Eighth Prince will never forgive them in the future."

Yinhu felt a sharp pain in his heart.Er Niang...Although they live in the same palace, Yinhu has never seen Er Niang alone.He can't even walk steadily now, so naturally he doesn't need to greet him.Concubine Hui would sometimes hug him and tease him.Occasionally, when Wei Shi was there, Yinhu could also feel Eniang's unconcealed eagerness.Er Niang should also be worried about herself at this time, so why not worry about her?But the rules are there, and they are clearly close in front of them, but they cannot meet each other.Yinhu raised his head and looked at the child in front of him, this child who said that he would not be wronged, this child who secretly helped her take care of her mother.How Yinhu didn't know, this was a show of favor and a win over.But whoever does this matter, Yinhu is also willing to be grateful, but it is him.Why is it him?

Seeing that Yinhu didn't speak, Yinzhen took all kinds of toys left by Su Peisheng to play with him, the joy in his expression, even from Yinhu's point of view, didn't seem fake.

The fourth brother is very lonely.Yes, among the children in the court, which one is not lonely?Born in the emperor's family, even though he was born with rich clothes and fine food, how can ordinary people bear the hard work, the responsibility, and the loneliness with nowhere to complain?Today's Yinzhen, although he seems to have enough style on the surface, and has some scheming, but he is still a child.

After living a new life, Yinhu knew that the person in front of him would be the emperor in the future, the real dragon emperor, and the one who finally won the heart of the emperor's father.Since Yinzhen wants to befriend him, so what if he befriends him himself?Yinzhen has not yet entered school, and even knows nothing about politics. If he can subtly influence him with his own ideas, he may not be so extreme and closed in his dealings with others in the future when he ascends to a high position.His own ideals may fall on him and come true one by one.

Thinking of this, Yinhu felt bitter, as a politician, there is no eternal enemy.Although I understand it, it is still too difficult to do it, and my heart is still not cold enough.Xiao Jiu's "death day" is approaching, and the older brother decides to make friends with the enemy at this time.Although it was used, it was still my brother's fault.She said silently in her heart: Xiaojiu, my brother may not fight in this life, but your wish, my brother has worked hard, will come true for you.Now I understand that some things can be found even if they are not in their place.

Yinhu looked at Su Peisheng who came back secretly and Yinzhen who was about to pack up and leave, suppressed all the unhappiness in his heart, and raised a sincere smile: "Fourth brother, Yinhu has learned the rules, can I occasionally go to Chengqian Palace to find fourth brother?" ?”

Yinzhen was taken aback for a moment, then smiled too, stretched out his finger and flicked Yinhu's forehead lightly: "Little clever ghost, you are still young, you can't run around, fourth brother should come and see you when he has time."