[Qing Chuan] The daily life of the seven princes

"Seventh brother, seventh brother..." The eighth elder brother watched Yinyou walk out of his yard without looking back, feeling extremely anxious.

Seventh brother is really angry, what should I do?what to do?

The eighth elder brother has never seen the seventh brother so angry. He is not even sure whether the seventh brother is angry because the ninth brother did not apologize to Baotai, or because he stood up to protect the ninth brother.

He wanted to chase them out, but just after he ran out of the yard, he found that Yinyou and Baotai had disappeared, so he had no choice but to come back dejectedly.

Brother Nine and Brother Ten put their heads together and were looking into the basket.

The basket was sent by Seventh Brother just now, and it contained zongzi.No need to ask Eighth Brother to know that the zongzi was made by the imperial concubine herself.Every year, large and small festivals, Yinyou will give the snacks made by the imperial concubine to everyone one by one.

Brother Jiu took one from the basket: "This is too small, there are not many of them in total, not enough to eat."

He turned around and saw Brother Ba, and asked, "Do you want to eat one, Brother Ba?"

Brother Ba's eyes were filled with tears, so he was still in the mood to eat zongzi.He waved his hand and walked into the house: "I won't eat, you can eat."

He said he wouldn't eat it, but Brother Nine withdrew his hand, and really peeled off the rice dumpling leaves and ate it by himself.The eighth elder brother even heard the conversation between the two younger brothers.

Elder Brother Ten said, "Let's save one for myna."

Brother Nine said, "Mynah told me, but he won't eat it."

The eighth elder brother was lying on his desk, and finally couldn't help it, tears fell down, but he refused to cry out.

That is to say, the ninth brother is heartless, and the tenth brother has no opinions. If it is the seventh brother who sees that he is unhappy, he will definitely come over to coax him immediately. Zongzi can't solve it, if not, then eat another bite...

Afterwards, he would smile through his tears, and hug Seventh Brother happily, and the two of them would share a rice dumpling with each other.

Thinking of this, Brother Eight felt even more sad. Will Seventh Brother ignore him and stop playing with him?

Yinyou was really angry, it was obviously the ninth younger brother who bumped into someone, instead of apologizing, he also made unreasonable words, calling Baotai by his name, and instead blamed Baotai for blocking his way.

What made Yinyou even more angry was that the eighth brother stood with him to educate the younger brother, but instead stood up to protect the ninth brother and apologized for him.

Why should he apologize for others?

The little guy got more and more angry, took Baotai's hand and walked out aggressively, but bumped into a person head-on.

"Hey!" The man exclaimed, "What are you doing, you don't even look at the road when you walk?"

Yinyou took a closer look, and it turned out to be the sixth elder brother. Just now when Yinyou went to his yard, he was told by his servants that the sixth elder brother had gone out. He did not expect to meet him now.

"Sixth brother?"

Sixth elder brother pinched his face: "What's the matter, this is, a look of crying or not, who messed with you again?"

While talking, Sixth Prince dragged them into his small courtyard.

Yinyou pouted: "I didn't want to cry."

Brother Six pointed at Baotai with his chin: "He's going to cry."

Baotai was really about to cry, and obediently followed Yinyou, with the expression of wanting the seventh brother to kiss again.

Seeing him like that, Sixth Brother felt that his teeth were hurting. He is almost six years old, can't he stand upright by himself?

He asked impatiently, "What's the matter with you two?"

Therefore, Yinyou roughly told Sixth Brother what happened in the yard just now: "Sixth Brother, do you think Ninth Brother should apologize to Baotai?"

Brother Six frowned, with a disgusted expression of "what's the point of breaking this?", and then said, "If he doesn't apologize to Baotai, he will run back."

"..."

Yinyou and Baotai looked at each other, they didn't expect this option.

Seeing that the two of them didn't speak, Sixth Brother offered them a new choice: "Or just beat him up until he's in the position of apologizing."

"..."

Yinyou blinked, feeling that it was not suitable to discuss this topic with him, so he asked, "Sixth Brother, do you like sweet or salty rice dumplings?"

Brother Six thought for a while and said, "Salty, I like salty food."

Yinyou said: "That's just right, there are only two salty ones, one with salted egg yolk and one with meat floss, both for you."

The sixth elder brother would not refuse anyone who came, and gladly accepted it.Then I heard Yinyou ask: "By the way, where did you go just now?"

"..."

Sixth elder brother was peeling zongzi leaves, when he heard his question, his hands stopped and he opened his mouth, but he didn't answer in the end.

When he didn't speak, Yinyou knew there was something hidden in it, so he didn't ask much.Pulling Baotai, he walked out: "Then let's go back to the Compassion Palace for lunch."

Brother Six nodded: "See you tonight."

Yinyou took Baotai back to the Palace of Compassion, and the Empress Dowager could tell at a glance that Baotai was unhappy.She patted his head and asked him, "Are you upset that Amma didn't come to pick you up? It's okay, your mother-in-law will come to the family dinner tonight."

Hearing that he could see Ama and Erniang in the evening, Baotai was a little happier.

Yinyou said: "Baotai is not unhappy because of this."

The Empress Dowager asked him, "Why is that?"

So, the little guy repeated what happened just now: "Mama Ukuma, do you think what I said is right, should the ninth brother apologize?"

The empress dowager pondered for a while after hearing this, it was like this when she was born in the emperor's family, there were many children, each with their own thoughts, each with their own ideas, even the emperor couldn't control it, let alone him, the empress dowager, he had no experience Tube.

"Mama Ukuma?"

Seeing her distracted, Yinyou called him again.

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "You are right, Lao Jiu should apologize."

She watched Yinyou grow up since she was a child, and she knows it better than anyone else.This child has always been clear about right and wrong, and he is sincere and unsuspecting to everyone.

The fifth child has a simple mind, and has followed the queen mother since he was a child. He has what he wants and never competes with others.

The sixth child has a straightforward personality. He was also spoiled by Concubine De when he was young, and he doesn't like to play tricks with others.

Only the child, the eighth child, although he is also very well-behaved on the surface, it is not difficult to see that he has the most heart among these brothers.

Now that there is another old nine, this child is also a worry.

The empress dowager is old and can't control so much, she only cares about her little seven.As long as she lives for one day, she will protect her little Qi to grow up safely.

In the afternoon, Yinyou and Baotai played in the garden of the Compassion Palace.

The imperial concubine raised a son who was away from home all day, so she had no choice but to bring the auspicious clothes to be worn for the banquet at night to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to change for him.

During the dinner, Brother Ba wanted to come over and talk to Yinyou several times, but he avoided him calmly.

Later, the little guy simply ran to eat with the fourth elder brother at the same table with the bowl in his hand. The eighth elder brother was always afraid of the fourth elder brother, let alone go over.

Everyone ate and drank enough and started to play together.The children were arguing over whether the rice dumplings should be sweet or salty.Even the third elder brother and the fourth elder brother joined forces and participated in this salty and sweet battle.

The fifth elder brother first expressed his opinion: "Zongzi must be sweet to be delicious, and salty rice dumplings are not real rice dumplings."

No matter what happened, the sixth elder brother always stood on the opposite side of him, and immediately retorted: "What's so delicious about sweet rice dumplings, salty rice dumplings are the best rice dumplings!"

The third elder brother shook his head in disapproval, and stood on the fifth elder brother's side: "Our capital's zongzi is naturally the most authentic sweet zongzi. It is made of wild rice leaves and wrapped in a four-cornered ox horn shape. It should be big and wrapped with red dates. And bean paste, the best."

Yinyou stared at him in surprise, afraid that his next sentence would ask everyone to ask for the surface area or volume of the zongzi.

At this time, the fourth elder brother stood beside the sixth elder brother: "I agree with what the third elder brother said, the rice dumplings should be bigger, but I think the pork rice dumplings that started in the Eastern Han Dynasty are the classics."

The third elder brother smiled: "Sweet rice dumplings began in the Spring and Autumn Period, even earlier than Qu Yuan."

"..."

At this time, the fifth princess also joined the camp of salted rice dumplings: "It doesn't matter who plays first, anyway, I think the one with salted egg yolk is the best."

It's three to two now.These three are indeed biological, even the taste is highly consistent.

Therefore, the four princesses joined the camp of sweet rice dumplings: "Babao rice dumplings include red dates, lotus seeds, longan, yam, lily, etc., which are delicious and beautiful, and have a good meaning."

Fifth elder brother gave her a thumbs up: "Fourth elder sister really has taste."

Yinyou and Baotai looked from one side to the other, and the two foodies were trembling.

Baotai asked softly, "Aren't sweet and salty rice dumplings both delicious? What are they arguing about?"

Yinyou nodded in agreement: "In my opinion, even white rice dumplings are delicious."

At this time, Brother Jiu ran over from nowhere, and joined the camp of sweet rice dumplings without saying a word: "I also think sweet is delicious."

Not surprisingly, Brother Nine is always followed by Brother Ten.The little follower didn't have his own ideas, since brother Jiu chose sweet zongzi, then he should choose sweet zongzi too.

Yinyou and Baotai were chatting, but Baotai suddenly stopped talking when he saw Brother Jiu, and pushed Yinyou beside him.

Yinyou was about to say something, when a man stood on the other side at some point, the man tugged at his sleeve and whispered, "Seventh brother."

Yinyou heard the prestige and looked over, and saw that the eighth prince's eyes were red, obviously he had cried.

But he didn't say anything, but pulled out his sleeve, turned around, and took Baotai away: "Let's go play elsewhere."

"..."

He left, and the fourth elder brother did not have the nature to continue arguing, and followed his younger brother to the other side.

As a result, because of his withdrawal, only the sixth elder brother and the fifth princess were left in the salty rice dumpling alliance, which immediately collapsed and was killed by the opposing salty rice dumpling alliance.

The fourth elder brother has a shrewd head, and he can see something is wrong at a glance.So, he pulled Yinyou aside and asked him what was going on.

Yinyou will always be the center of gatherings surrounded by brothers and sisters. Wherever he goes, the fifth elder brother, sixth elder brother, and eighth elder brother will follow him involuntarily.After a while, everyone came over.

Brother Nine looked at everyone in confusion, and asked curiously, "Why do you follow Brother Seven wherever he goes?"

The Fifth Princess smiled and said, "Because we all want to play with Seventh Brother."

Brother Nine is small, squeezed among the brothers and sisters: "Then I want to play with you too."

Brother Six snorted softly: "Xiao Qi won't play with you."

Everyone didn't know what happened in the afternoon, so they all looked at Yinyou.

The little guy stood in the middle of the crowd, not at all stage fright: "I went to deliver rice dumplings to the eighth brother in the afternoon, and the ninth brother ran wildly in the yard and almost ran into Baotai. I asked him to apologize to Baotai, and he said it was Baotai station. In the middle of the road, in his way. If he doesn't apologize, I won't play with him."

The third elder brother stood aside, watching the disputes between the younger brothers.It's interesting to watch these little guys gossiping: "Well, I should apologize for bumping into someone."

The fourth elder brother glanced at him, didn't speak, but patted his younger brother's head.His attitude is self-evident.

Sixth elder brother said at the beginning that if it was him, he would run back without apologizing, or beat him up.

There is no need to express his opinion at all, he has always been on Yinyou's side.

Needless to say, the fifth princess, she has always liked the seventh brother very much, and she also thinks that the ninth brother did not do well in this matter.

Ninth elder brother raised his head and looked at fifth elder brother, who immediately glared at him: "Look at what I am doing, you almost knocked him down, shouldn't you apologize?"

Except for the tenth elder brother who usually gets along with the ninth elder brother the most, the fourth princess.

The fourth princess smiled and said, "Someone can take care of you."

Ninth elder brother glanced at each of them, and everyone stood by seventh elder brother, isolating him.

The only person who did not express his opinion was Brother Ba. He turned his head to look at Brother Ba, and found that he was standing far away, staring at the front without blinking.

Brother Nine hurried over to hold his hand: "Brother, they are bullying me, please speak for me."

He called Eighth Brother for a long time, but the other party ignored him.

Brother Jiu followed his gaze and found that it was Brother Qi who he was staring at without blinking.

So, Brother Nine understood that even Brother Eight was on the same side as Brother Seven.Except for the tenth brother, no one wants to play with him.

"Hmph! You don't play with me, and I don't play with you either." He pulled Elder Brother Shi and ran away, and ran back to Concubine Yi and Concubine Niu Colu, to tease Little Eleven until he teased his younger brother. After crying, he burst out laughing, and then was scolded by Concubine Yi, who twisted his ears.

This was just a small episode for the children, and after a while everyone forgot about it and started playing hide and seek again.

Taking advantage of everyone's inattention, Yinyou ran to hide in the dark cave under the rockery by himself.

The princes and princesses are all afraid of the dark, and have been educated by adults repeatedly, not to go to remote places alone, otherwise they don't even know how they died.

It was indeed too dark in the cave, and the candlelight couldn't reach him at all, and no one came to look for him.

The little guy thought, why not go out and give everyone a chance to catch him when playing games.

At this moment, a figure suddenly rushed in from outside the cave. Before Yinyou could see who it was, the figure hugged him.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

The little guy screamed in fright, grabbed the visitor by the neck, and was about to kick him over: "Grandma Wolf, I knew it was you, you turned into a child to trick me away Drop, let me tell you, there is no door."

"Cough cough cough cough... Seventh Brother, Seventh Brother, it's me!"

"Huh?" Yinyou retracted the leg that was about to kick out, and because of the unstable center of gravity, his whole back leaned against the stone wall behind, "Eighth brother, why did you come here?"

The eighth elder brother rang in his ear with a crying voice: "seventh brother, I was wrong, I was wrong...don't ignore me."

In the darkness, Yinyou blinked, relaxed his body and leaned against the stone wall with peace of mind.

Anyway, he is not the only one now, and he has nothing to fear.

Yinyou asked him: "Where did you go wrong?"

"I, I..." Yinhu choked up, unable to speak.

He actually didn't know where he was wrong, but he could feel that Brother Seven hadn't said a word to him or looked at him this night.

He thought it was because he was protecting the ninth brother that the seventh brother was angry.

"Seventh brother, don't be angry." Eighth elder brother rushed over and hugged Yinyou tightly, "No matter what you say in the future, I will listen to you."

Yinyou sighed and patted his head: "Let's go, they should worry if they can't find anyone, let's go out."

"No, no, no..." Yinhu became anxious, he could hear that Brother Qi's tone was full of helplessness, and he was still angry with himself.If they just walked out like this, maybe Seventh Brother would never get close to him again.

He hugged Yinyou tightly and refused to let go, as if he was in the boundless ocean, the person in front of him was his driftwood, if he let go, he would lose his only hope of survival.

"Seventh brother, I really know I was wrong, please forgive me."

While talking, he burst into tears in panic, tears wet Yinyou's clothes.

Yinyou usually loves this younger brother the most, because Xiao Ba is very pitiful, at first he thought Concubine Hui was his mother-in-law.Naturally, Concubine Hui didn't care about him, he was always the one who didn't get attention and had no sense of presence.

Later he found out that concubine Wei Jiashi was his biological mother, and this mother-in-law treated him very well and cared about him very much.

However, whenever he rarely went back to Yanxi Palace to visit Er Niang, Wei Jia would always pull him and whisper in his ear tirelessly: "E Niang is useless, her background is humble, she can't help you, You can only rely on yourself to win the favor of Han Ama, so that our mother and son will have a bright future."

He is just a child over six years old. When his brothers and sisters are playing carefree, he can only study desperately, express himself desperately, and let Khan Ama notice him.

He has little happiness and feels no love from others.Even the servants around him are as perfunctory as serving him as completing the task.

He doesn't know what to do to make others like him more. He always seems to be following other people's ideas and hiding his own thoughts.

The only person who treats him well without asking for anything in return is his seventh brother.He has always been a very thoughtful child, no matter who he treats, even his own mother-in-law.

Only when he is in front of Yinyou can he freely confide his thoughts and worries. He knows that Seventh Brother will always listen quietly and help him guard the secret.

Thinking back on what happened in the afternoon, Yinyou really made him angry, and decided to take Baotai away. It wasn't that the ninth brother refused to apologize, but the moment the eighth brother stood up.

He couldn't explain why he was angry, but he was very angry, angry with Badi.

He also remembered what Mr. Fu said when he was teaching him how to practice calligraphy—it is better to be clumsy than to be clever, to be ugly rather than to be charming, to be detached than to be frivolous, to be frank than to arrange.

Later, the master also said that practicing calligraphy is the same as being a human being. If you comprehend the above twenty characters, you will understand the wisdom of being a human being.

Yinyou leaned against the stone wall and didn't speak for a long time. Human relationship and sophistication were still too complicated for him.He thought clearly, but couldn't explain.

Yinhu waited anxiously for a while, seeing that Brother Qi was still refusing to speak, thinking that he was unwilling to forgive herself.So he called out again timidly: "Brother Seven."

In the dark, Yinyou touched the braids on the back of his head, and said softly: "Eighth Brother, Sage Kong taught us to be eloquent and benevolent."

This is "Xue Er Pian" from "The Analects of Confucius", and of course Yinhu has also learned it.He was originally a very smart person, and when he heard what Brother Qi said, he understood what he meant.Suddenly feel ashamed.

The two were silent for a moment, and it seemed that someone was looking for them outside. It was the voice of Brother Six, who muttered impatiently: "I don't know where I went."

Then, the footsteps gradually faded away.

Yinhu still hugged Yinyou tightly, lowered his head and wiped his tears on his auspicious clothes: "I see."

Yinyou said again: "Right is right, wrong is wrong, we must stick to what we think is right, and don't change just because we care about other people's feelings."

Eighth Brother nodded desperately in his arms: "I remember."

In the dark, Yinyou carefully wiped away the tears on his face: "Let's go, get out."

After the dinner, the imperial concubine asked him whether he would return to Chengqian Palace or his elder brother's place. The little guy still hadn't forgotten his promise, and hugged the fourth elder brother: "I want to sleep with my elder brother."

The imperial concubine glanced at the eldest son and saw that not only did he not refuse, but also rarely showed a smile that matched his age, she let them go.

However, what the imperial concubine didn't know was that the little brat made his brother miserable that night.

The fourth elder brother knew that Yinyou was dishonest in his sleep, and he was prepared.But he never expected that the little boy would start crying after sleeping until midnight, babbling, half asleep, half awake, eyes closed, but screaming that his stomach hurts.

"..."

The fourth elder brother didn't know what to do, so he hurriedly asked Su Pei to spread the name of the imperial physician.

The little guy refused to say anything, cried and fussed, and rolled on the bed.

But Zhao Cheng said: "Seventh elder brother ate too many rice dumplings during the day, and he couldn't digest them." After speaking, he also took out a Baohe pill and wanted to feed it to Yinyou.

The fourth elder brother took it, crushed it, stuffed it into his younger brother's mouth himself, and then brought him a water glass for him to serve.

The little guy wants to sleep but can't sleep well. He has a very bad temper and won't let anyone get close to him. Only his brother can touch him.

Yinyou took his brother's hand and put it on his stomach, just like asking Li Xi before: "Rub it, rub it for me..."

"Okay, okay... rub it for you." The fourth elder brother coaxed him and rubbed his stomach.

Because I haven't done this job before, I couldn't knead it well at the beginning, which aroused the little guy's dissatisfaction.Fortunately, the fourth elder brother has strong hands-on ability, and gradually became familiar with it, and the little guy's curled up body gradually stretched out.

Early in the morning of the second day, the fourth elder brother who hadn't slept much all night got up early and went to study in the study.

The brothers seem to have seen some rare spectacle that is rare in a century-it turns out that the fourth brother also dozes off while studying? ? ?

After the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather is getting hotter.Kangxi couldn't stay in the palace anymore, and planned to serve the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager to go to Changchun Garden to escape the summer heat.Then, as usual, I took my sons to Nanyuan, toured outside the Great Wall, and stopped at Mulan Paddock for autumn.

However, two things happened in the court.The first thing is that Yu Jackie, the governor of Zhili, and Jin Fu, the governor of the river, got into a pinch.

It is not a day or two that the two people have differences in the management of the river project. Since the 24th year of Kangxi, when Jackie Chan was the governor of Zhili, the conflict has been constant. In the past two years, it has continued to escalate. Xiu, Mu Tianyan, Sun Zaifeng and other officials had conflicts with Jin Fu.

In October of that year, Jin Fu played three books in a row, one was to dredge the river, the second was to build Gaojiayan embankment, and the third was to repair the two embankments of the Yellow River.

Kangxi believed that the matter was of great importance, so he summoned Jin Fu and Xiao Yu Jackie Chan to the capital for a detailed discussion with Jiuqing.Because the two disagreed, the discussion was deadlocked for a long time.

This discussion is very unfavorable to Jin Fu. Most people in the Jiuqing support Jackie Chan and oppose Jin Fu. The Ministry of Industry even stands up and points out that Jin Fu has spent a lot of money on river management for nine years, but has not seen any results. with.

Fortunately, Kangxi was not sobered by their quarreling for several days. At the critical moment, he kept Jin Fu and did not let him be dismissed.

But since then, Kangxi's trust in Jin Fu is in jeopardy.After all, the management of the Yellow River is the top priority. In the past few years, there have been constant floods, and the people have suffered year after year. It is said that the emperor's reputation is not good.

Moreover, Jin Fu is very close-minded. He wants to build more sluice gates to regulate floods, but the repair of sluice gates will inevitably occupy farmland.Kangxi believed that reducing sluices would benefit the river construction, but not the common people.

In the past two years, Jin Fu lost several times in the contests with Yu Chenglong, Guo Xiu and others, which also made his situation in the court even more difficult.

Anyway, everyone holds their own opinions, has their own considerations and ideas, and also has their own little thoughts.

Kangxi knew very well in his heart that Yu Chenglong was an upright official with practical achievements. At that time, thieves in Zhili were rampant and robbed under the imperial city.It was after Jackie Chan took office that he abolished the mismanagement of the people, impeached dereliction of duty, punished corrupt officials, and eradicated evil, which has achieved today's results.

But Jin Fu is not a corrupt official either. His river management is not as ineffective as the Ministry of Industry said, but quite effective. It's just that everyone's demands on him are getting higher and higher.

Everyone is right, it's just that the political opinions are different, the emperor can only appease both sides, everyone should cooperate and do a good job first.

Although there are many bad things, there is also good news.

Dai Zi is indeed very smart. After several months of trial and error, he actually developed cement that can condense sand and gravel.The construction of some embankments has already been put into use. Anyway, the acceptance work is not bad. As for the actual effect, we have to wait until this year's flood season.

Yinyou was also very happy when he heard the news, and he said that Dai Zi would be fine.Since those Westerners can make things, why can't they?

After talking about this incident, the prince was also there.He touched his younger brother's face with a smile and asked him: "Westerners use cement to build tall palaces or build roads. How could Xiao Qi think of using it to build river embankments?"

The little guy raised his head and asked curiously: "We already have a tall and big palace to live in, so we don't need to build a new one. Every time I go out with Ama, he doesn't let the local officials spend money on road repairs, and he doesn't spend money on building roads." People's money."

"Then we don't need to build houses or build roads. The Yellow River floods every year and the people are displaced. Of course, we must first protect their homes and not make them homeless."

Speaking of this, the little guy glanced at the lotus cake in his hand, and suddenly felt that it was not fragrant: "Brother Prince, do you still remember that year we went to the south of the Yangtze River with Ama. When we came back, we passed by Gaoyou and Baoying. Just a little bit with the legs."

Speaking of this, he gestured with his hand: "The belly is so bulging. Er Niang said that they were all malnourished because their farmland and houses were flooded, and they had no food or place to live."

"We have to let them have a house to live in, enough to eat, and also to read, read "The Analects of Confucius", read "Shangshu", read it 120 times, copy the book, and copy it 120 times..."

"Cough cough..."

He digressed while talking, the prince coughed lightly, moved his gaze towards Kangxi, and gave Xiaotuanzi a wink.

Yinyou also glanced at Ama quietly, seeing his unfriendly expression, and said quickly: "When they grow up and finish their studies, they will go to the imperial examination and then become officials to relieve Ama's worries."

The prince was really going to die of laughter, and scratched his chin: "You are such a clever little ghost."

Kangxi still sat on the kang without saying a word, watching the two brothers slumped beside him for a long time, then he cleared his throat and asked, "Xiaoqi, have you finished reading today's article?"

"I've finished memorizing it. Today I'm studying "Shangshu-Yixun". Only when the Yuan Dynasty was sacrificed to the second moon, Yi Chou, Yiyin was worshiped by the ancestors. King Fengsi only saw Juezu, Hou and Dianqun, and all the officials. I have always listened to the slaughter of the grave. Yiyin Nai clearly stated the virtue of the ancestors, and taught them to the king..."

After he recited the full text without missing a word, Kangxi added slowly: "I am asking you if you have read it 120 times?"

"..."

Not to mention 120 times, he didn't even finish reading it [-] times.Kangxi's rigid regulations on the princes have never taken effect here.He read it three or five times and then memorized it. Shorter articles, such as "The Analects of Confucius", he could recite after listening to the master in class.

He didn't want to waste all his time on reading!

The father and son just looked at each other across the kang table. Kangxi knew that he hadn't read it 120 times, and Yinyou also knew that Ama knew that he hadn't read it 120 times, but no one said anything.

The crown prince looked at his old father, then at Xiaotuanzi, and in the end he was partial to his younger brother, and forcibly changed the subject: "I wonder how Xiao Qi has been practicing calligraphy recently?"

When it came to practicing calligraphy, the little guy lowered his head and said with some frustration, "It's not that good."

"Oh?" His "not so good" aroused the prince's interest, "I remember your writing is very good. Many masters in the study have praised you, even Master Gao is full of praise?"

Yinyou pouted: "That was before."

The prince pulled him to the desk: "Come, write a few words for us to see."

Yinyou shook his head and said coquettishly, "I won't write."

He said he would not write, and the prince did not force him.But the more he is like this, Kangxi will never let him go.

Speaking of it, Kangxi hadn't read his handwriting for quite a while, and every time he spoke, the little guy would falter, gossip about him, or leave with excuses.Nothing can let him go today.

Kangxi nodded his chin towards the desk: "Write."

"..."

The simple word of the emperor is even more deterrent.The little guy reluctantly picked up the pen, and the consultants waiting beside him helped him spread the paper and ink.

He thought for a while, and wrote Yang Wanli's "Little Pond" on the paper: "The spring is silent and cherishes the trickle, the tree shades the water and loves the softness. The little lotus just showed its sharp horns, and a dragonfly stood on it long ago."

Kangxi and the prince leaned over to have a look together, and then the father and son looked at each other at the same time, seeing a little doubt and a little surprise in each other's eyes, and then turned their heads to look at the words written by Yinyou.

From the beginning to the end, Yinyou stood quietly by the side, never speaking.

In the end, the prince was the first to comment: "It's really different from before."

Kangxi snorted and said, "I can't tell whether it's better or not."

The prince smiled and said: "It is not as round, gorgeous and cute as before, but a little more childish, angular and willful, and I can actually see a bit of character."

"Brother Prince, you are making fun of me! It's obviously not as good-looking as before."

Kangxi patted his son's head: "Who said it's not as good-looking as before. You were just imitating it before, but now you gradually understand the meaning of it. As long as you practice hard, over time, you will definitely be better than before."

After hearing Ama's words, the little guy seemed to have regained his confidence, and was going to reward himself with another piece of lotus cake.

The prince asked him: "Did Rong Ruo teach you this?"

"No, Mr. Fu taught me."

The prince nodded, looked at Kangxi, and praised: "This Mr. Fu is really a master."

Kangxi sneered noncommittally, then turned around and began to care about his study progress: "How are you studying with Tang Bin and the others?"

Hearing Tang Bin's name, Yinyou raised his head subconsciously. He had only met the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry a few times, but the stern image of the other party left a deep impression on him.

The little guy clicked his tongue twice in his heart: "Only the prince brother can endure such a strict master."

Kangxi lived in the palace for a few more days, really thinking about the pleasant scenery of Changchun Garden, so he served the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager and moved there.Several concubines, princes and princesses also went together.

Living in Changchun Garden is indeed much more comfortable than the Forbidden City. Not only the scenery is good, but the air is also good. Every day, you can look at the lake and see the distant mountains, and then go for a short walk in the woods, watching the elk running in the forest, the mood exceptionally good.

At the beginning, the Empress Dowager always said that she was too old to adapt to the new environment and was unwilling to live there.

After staying for a few months, she was even more reluctant to return to the palace than Kangxi.

When Yinyou returned to Changchun Garden, the first thing he did was to go to his glass house to have a look.

The plants don't need to be placed in the greenhouse this season, and the gardeners just move them out for ventilation.

Under the meticulous care of the gardener, the orchids in those pots grew well, and so did the orange trees.

After reading it, Yinyou, the hands-off shopkeeper, felt relieved.It seems that it is not very difficult to be a flower and a tree, and he can do it.

Although these flowers and plants grow well, the large experimental field next to them is not so lucky.

The wheat and rice that were supposed to grow vigorously now looked wilted, as if they would dry up and die at any moment.

Yinyou asked the weeder beside him: "What's the matter?"

The man sighed and pointed to the farmland not far away for him to see.

Yinyou squinted his eyes and looked over, the farmland in the distance was not as good as the one in front of him.After all, it is the emperor's favorite, and it will be rewarded after death. Naturally, someone will take care of it carefully.

Since the beginning of May, there has not been a drop of rain from the sky. Droughts have appeared in many places. If this continues, the food will dry up and the people will have no food to eat. This will cause a series of turmoil.

At this time, Lingtai Lang Dong Hanchen submitted a memorial to criticize current affairs, pointing out that some powerful officials had misbehaved, and Kangxi immediately ordered the ministers of the court to discuss the matter.

There are a lot of people involved, and a little Lingtai Lang, he has the courage to hand over the booklet to the emperor to include all the important officials.

University scholar Wang Xi asked Kangxi to play. Lingtailang dared to speak nonsense, incite people's hearts, and disturb the court. He should be pushed out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded immediately to end the matter.Yu Guozhu, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, seconded the proposal.

Someone wants to kill Dong Hanchen, and someone wants to protect him.

Both Wang Xi and Yu Guozhu belonged to Mingzhu's party, so the people who protected him were naturally from Suo'etu's side.The entire court was divided into two factions, and the fight was fierce.

At this time, Kangxi named the individual's name and asked him to stand up and express his thoughts.

This person is Tang Bin, the Minister of Industry and the teacher of the prince.