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Before Yinqi recovered from Prince Yong's smile, he heard Kangxi laughing and said: "Well! I haven't played chess for fun for a while. Yinzhen is very good at chess, so I wish I could kill a game with me." ... Leave Yinqi to your daughter-in-law, I have nothing to worry about when a sister-in-law is like a mother. On the contrary, I'm holding him back for fear that he will blame me."

There are simply too many mysteries in these two sentences.Yin Qi was terrified when he heard that, subconsciously acted coquettishly for a while, and then followed the fourth elder brother Fujin Nala out of the warm pavilion.

After walking in the cold wind for a long time, Yin Qi came back to his senses.

Did Kangxi just say that the elder sister-in-law is like a mother?

These four words... can really be regarded as telling the truth.

I don't know if the fourth brother heard it, and what he thought.

While talking to Nalashi absent-mindedly, he was secretly startled.He can be regarded as witnessing the critical moment when Kangxi recognized Yongzheng...

He also thought of the smile of the fourth elder brother that made him stunned for a long time.Although it was a glimpse, it was true.

Yin Qi touched his chin.I wonder if this fourth sister-in-law has ever seen the smile of the fourth brother when he was young?

When the fourth elder brother was young, he must have been a beauty of ice and snow.

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Prince Yong's heirs are not numerous, and many have been born, but few have survived.Even his and Nala's son died young.

He is not like Kangxi in this respect.Kangxi has 24 sons in a single sequence.Currently alive, there are still [-] for him to choose.

No wonder he abolished whoever he wanted to abolish, and encircled whoever he wanted to, without any scruples.It's all because the reserve army is huge in number and high in quality, and the old man has no worries at all.

If it was Prince Yong, he only had three sons, Hongshi, Hongli, and Hongzhou at this time. Hongshi was still clueless and would follow his biggest political opponent.Of these two remaining, he lost one and only one remained, and he felt sorry for himself.

But his two sons are well-bred.Even Hong Zhou, who was said to be an absurd prince in later generations, looked neat and orderly—in fact, Yin Qi couldn't tell which was Hong Li and which was Hong Zhou.

The two young elder brothers were both born in the 50th year of Kangxi, and their birthdays were less than three months apart. From the age, it is impossible to tell which is the fourth elder brother Hongli and which is the fifth elder brother Hongzhou.

Look at the appearance, they all have the same good looks.The one on the left looks more handsome and upright, but the one on the right looks more like Prince Yong, neither one looks tired.

When greeting me, I always said "See you, Uncle 23", and I didn't introduce myself.

Yin Qi looked up at Nala Shi, a little worried.

Nala smiled warmly and said, "23rd brother, but I can't tell which is which?"

Yinqi said: "At first I only heard that besides the third elder brother, the fourth elder brother also has a fourth elder brother and a fifth elder brother, but I have never seen it."

Then Nala called two little boys over, pointed and said, "The one in blue is the fourth brother Hongli, and the one next to him is Hongzhou. They are about the same height, but they don't look much alike." , Brother 23, take a closer look and you'll be able to tell the difference."

Yin Qi looked at the two young boys again. This was when Qianlong and the prince were young.

It turned out that the one with the better appearance, a bit like a girl, was the future Emperor Qianlong; and Yinqi thought that it should be the one of Hongli, who looked like Prince Yong's nose and eyes, but he was the one with Prince Yong. .

Could it be said that as a father, shouldn't he prefer children who look like himself?Yin Qi was a little puzzled, but it was none of his business, he just thought about it for nothing, then smiled and said to the two young boys: "I have heard that the two nephews of the fourth brother's family are both Smart and clever, but not visible, this time it is visible."

According to Yinqi's thinking, he didn't want to get too close to the future emperor, but he didn't want to be far away either.Neither far nor near is the best distance.

In the future, he will not ask too much for the title of title. A son, or a duke of the Fu State, is enough for him to live smoothly for the rest of his life.On the contrary, the title is high, and the emperor is close, so he should be frightened.

So before he met Hongli Hongzhou, he thought about it.A little farther away from Hongli, and closer to Hongzhou.This is not considered to be on the side of the fourth elder brother, nor is it considered to be far away from them.

Moreover, Jian Hongzhou is the best at protecting himself wisely and wisely in the future, if he follows him, there will be no major disasters.

Traveling to such an era can't be said to be unfortunate, but it's not a blessing either.Although it was the prosperous age of Kang, Yong and Qian, but he was born in the royal family, and the Kowloon seizure of the throne in the past few years alone can kill people.

With Yinqi's current status, it's hard for him to have any big ambitions. At this moment, he just wants to live a good life.

While thinking about it, Yin Qi held Hong Zhou's hand, and said with a smile, "Seeing that you are about the same age as me, have you ever studied?"

He said he was an uncle, but he was younger than them. Hongli Hongzhou was naturally not afraid of Yinqi, so he stared straight at Yinqi.When Yin Qi held Hong Zhou's hand, Hong Zhou suddenly opened his eyes wide.When he was asked again, Hongzhou was taken aback, and after a while he replied: "I have already entered school. My brother has read "Great Learning", but I am stupid and still read "The Analects of Confucius."

After Yinqi heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Hongli.Hongli had a humble look on his face, but because of his young age, his eyes were naturally a little proud.Looking at Hong Zhou again, his face and eyes are all flat.Yin Qi sighed secretly, Hong Zhou's wise and safe life began at this time.I don't know if it was taught by an adult, or he realized it by himself.

Turning to look at Hong Zhou again, Yin Qi smiled and said: "Hong Zhou, our uncle and nephew can make a match. I am also a slow learner. I am not afraid of your jokes if I say it. I am still reciting "San Zi Jing". I also want to use labor force, but I just can’t learn it.”

Seeing that the two children didn't know how to answer, Nala hurriedly said: "That's brother 23 who is still young. The fourth master said, didn't you just enter the Shang's study for more than two months? There was also a big funeral for the empress dowager ? You will definitely be able to learn how to use labor force in the future."

Yinqi nodded and said: "Sisao taught you well, brother will remember."

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After a few more innocuous gossips, the few people became familiar with each other.Nala's family is fine, Yinqi has met several times; Hongli and Hongzhou are said to be uncles and nephews, but this is really the first time they have met.

Fortunately, children are so close, and Yin Qi himself is wearing the skin of a child, and the three of them will play together soon.

This game also has to pay attention to what to play.Due to his limited status, Yinqi's life is not like that of an ordinary child.Now that he is in Prince Yong's mansion again, he is the uncle of the other two children, so naturally it is impossible for him to play in mud with Hongli Hongzhou.

After talking about playing, Hongli took out a pair of Go with crystal chess pieces and said that he wanted to talk with his uncle about a game.

Yin Qi watched with a smile as he took out another torreya wood chessboard, and then sat across from him with a gentle smile, secretly depressed.

Is Hongli trying to show off himself, or is he trying to embarrass Yinqi?

Fortunately, Yinqi can play Go, but he learned it in his previous life.His chess strength is not high, but he is also confident that he will not lose to a seven-year-old child.

According to seniority, it was Yinqi who went first in the dark, and when the son was really settled, Yinqi realized that Hongli was only superficial.At present, he casually puts some moves, specially places some wrong moves, and occasionally talks to Hongzhou, but he doesn't seem to be defeated.

Hongli became a little anxious, with sweat on his forehead, and no smile on his face.Both eyes just stared at the chessboard, and couldn't care about anything else.Yinqi turned his head to the side, covered his mouth with his hands and yawned a little, but just saw a different kind of light flashed in the eyes of Hongzhou who was looking at Hongli, which seemed to be contemptuous, resentful, and resentful. It seems to be afraid.

Yin Qi was taken aback for a moment, pretending that he didn't see anything, and turned his head again.

It seems that Hong Zhou doesn't really respect his elder brother, and he still has other thoughts in his heart at this moment.

Speaking of which, Hongli Hongzhou's background is not high.Hongli's mother and her natal father were just a fourth-rank idler. When Niu Hulu entered the mansion, she was a concubine. After giving birth to Hongli, she is now just a concubine who is not in the imperial family. She is still a slave; Hongzhou's mother is not as good as the Niu Hulu family, and the Geng family was originally from the Han army banner.

So these two people, no one is more noble than the other.

However, Hongli is an older brother, and he always overwhelms Hongzhou. In Hongzhou's heart, where is he willing?

Yin Qi watched with a smile as the two brothers got together to discuss how to deal with Yin Qi's chess. It seemed that they were really good brothers.But I'm afraid that if Kangxi hadn't brought Hongli into the palace to raise him, there would still be a fight for him in the last years of the Yongzheng Dynasty.

But now, Hong Zhou must not be reconciled, so just pretending every day, isn't it good?

Thinking about it, he stretched out his hand and pulled Hong Zhou to his side, complaining: "You two brothers bully me together? I don't like it anymore. Hong Zhou, come and help me!"

Hongzhou walked to Yinqi's side with a smile, and said to Hongli: "Fourth brother, it's not that I won't help you. Uncle 23 called me."

Nala, who was watching from the side, smiled and said: "Brother 23 has met Hong Zhou. It's rare. Most of the guests who come to our house like Hong Li more."

Yinqi didn't know what Nala meant by saying this at this time, whether it was intentional or not, he just smiled and said: "Sister-in-law, Hong Zhou looks more like the fourth brother, I feel close when I look at it."

Nala was stunned, and said with a smile: "This is a new story! Usually, I only hear people complain that the fourth master is too serious and not easy to get close to. Some people say that he is a cold-faced king. Why does the 23rd brother say, look Do you feel close?"

Yinqi laughed and said, "Sister-in-law, I can't tell. Maybe it's because the fourth brother has been chanting Buddha all the year round? I'm also afraid of his staring eyes, but I don't feel any fear in my heart. I always feel that the fourth brother is inside. He has a great heart.”

There was some reminiscence on Nala's face, and after a while, he said: "23rd brother has a predestined relationship with Buddha."

There are some reasons for this sentence.At that time, Yinqi, who was just born, was evaluated, saying that he "was born to bring blessings to his elders, but he himself could not enjoy the greatest blessing in this world." The person who was named Zhebtsundamba in Mongolian Tibetan Buddhism living Buddha.It was true that Nala said so.

It's just that Yinqi said that the fourth elder brother recited Buddha all the year round, and Nala said that Yinqi had a predestined relationship with Buddha, but what does that mean?

At this time, Hongli finally gave up, Yin Qi turned around, feeling a little bored for a while, impatient to continue playing with Hongli, so he stretched out his hand and dropped a hand, breaking Hongli's dragon by the middle.

Hongli's complexion suddenly turned sour, he just stared at the chessboard and didn't speak.

After a game of chess, Yin Qi also saw that Hongli was the strongest, and he couldn't lose.With such a temperament, if someone tempers him, he will definitely achieve extraordinary things in the future.I'm afraid it was the Qianlong in history, who lacked tempering and failed to learn from Kangxi. On the contrary, he left Jiaqing with a mess and all kinds of troubles.

It's just that Yin Qi didn't intend to be his whetstone, and his eyes turned to Hong Zhou.

He was thinking and daydreaming when he saw Nala standing up.Turning his face, he saw Kangxi walking in, Xing Nian supported his arm, and Prince Yong followed behind.

Yinqi's heart tightened, he had only spoken to Nala Shi, and he didn't know if Kangxi had heard the words.

Those words of his were told to Nala, originally to let the fourth elder brother know.This can be regarded as pleasing the future emperor.

But if these words were heard by Kangxi, I don't know what he would think.

The phrase "bring blessings to the elders" back then, even though Yin Qi had been sheltered by the Queen Mother for the past few years and his life was considered comfortable, it also brought him a lot of misfortunes.

Senior, speaking of elder brother, isn't he considered a senior?

Seeing that there was no expression on Kangxi's face, Yinqi felt a little worried.

After greeting Kangxi, everyone sat down again. Kangxi also saw the game of chess, glanced at it twice, and said, "Hey, are you playing chess here too? Who is playing against whom?"

Nala smiled and said: "It's the 23rd brother and Hongli. The children are playing around, can the emperor catch his eye?"

Kangxi took a few more glances and said, "Is it Yinqi who is holding the black? There are tricks, but the strength is not enough. Hongli is decisive in killing and cutting, but it is a pity that the computing power is not enough, not as good as Yinqi."

After commenting a few words on chess, Kangxi stopped talking and stared at the chessboard, as if he was thinking about something.Naturally, no one dared to speak out, and the silence in the room made one feel uneasy.

Sitting beside Kangxi, Yinqi lowered his eyes to look at his fingers on his lap, his heart was in a mess.

After a long while, Kangxi suddenly heard asking: "Yinqi, I don't remember teaching you to play chess. Where did you learn it from? I see that your chess skills are not weak. And... you have very strong computing power. .”

Yinqi's heart skipped a beat, and he laughed quickly: "It used to be that I often watched my father play chess, and sometimes my father played the score, and Yinqi was also watching. Later, I found some books and read them, and then I learned slowly. It's just for fun."

Kangxi looked at him, narrowed his eyes, smiled half-smile, and said: "Really? You are smart. It's strange what I said, but your chess style is somewhat similar to mine."

After working hard on these two sentences, Yin Qi felt that his clothes were wet with sweat and his whole body was cold.He hung his head and didn't know what to answer. Although Kangxi said it was a compliment, how could Yinqi really think that it was a compliment.

After another moment of silence, Kangxi suddenly heard: "It's not a short time to be out today, it's time to go back. Xing Nian."

Xing Nian hurried forward, took out a pocket watch, looked at it, and said, "Your Majesty, it's almost time."

Kangxi said: "Send your car and go back to the palace."