[Qing Chuan] The daily life of the seven princes

Yinyou raised his head from the tea bowl, with a milky white mark around the corner of his mouth, looking like a lamb with a beard.

Pointing to the pile of things, he proudly introduced to the old ancestor: "It was given by the prince's brother, that was given by Mama, that was given by Rongfei, and that one was given to me by the second sister... ..."

The Empress Dowager smiled and patted his head: "Our Little Qi is so cute, who wouldn't like it."

Being cute is because he can talk and run in the past two years. When Yinyou was a baby, no one thought he was cute. I just hope that this weak-looking child is like his elder brothers. Don't grow up.

Otherwise, there will always be some people who can't sleep at night.

After entering the twelfth lunar month, the Forbidden City has started the Chinese New Year mode, and various state banquets and family banquets continue.

Because Kangxi does not have an adult prince yet, there is no need to avoid suspicion. The family banquet is with the concubines. The main hall of Qianqing Palace is full of tables. The whole family enjoys delicious food while watching the performance.

Eating good food every day will make you tired even if you have a full banquet.Besides, Kangxi has always cared about people's livelihood and is used to frugality. Even if it is a family banquet, it is just a few more dishes than the usual meal in the imperial dining room, and it is not extravagant.

Everyone thinks it's good to have a meal once in a while, but it's okay to eat every other time.

But ladies and gentlemen braved the severe cold and wind and snow to come to Qianqing Palace to have a banquet, naturally it is not to eat the emperor's meal.

Everyone showed their abilities, and they just wanted to attract the emperor's attention as much as possible, leave a deep impression on him, and give him more sense of presence.

Probably the only one who eats seriously from beginning to end is Yinyou, who has tasted every dish meticulously and patiently. When it comes to the dessert and fruit at the end, he can savor it bite by bite, and finally put it all in his stomach.

Then he turned his swollen belly and looked left and right. The sixth brother had been taken away by Concubine De, and he was sitting next to Ama not knowing what to say.

The eighth brother was probably a little sleepy, leaning against the nanny's arms and drowsy.

The elder brother of the prince looked at him several times, but he was dragged by the third brother to talk, and he didn't have time to come to him.

The elder brother and the fifth elder brother are sitting beside the empress dowager and the empress dowager, listening to the teachings.

Yinyou glanced at the direction of the imperial concubine for the last time, and found that Er Niang was also looking at him. The mother and son looked at each other from a distance, and the imperial concubine waved to him to let him pass.

Yinyou shook his head, lowered his head, not knowing what he was playing with.

Then he looked up again, and found that Er Niang was no longer looking at him, but was called to her side by the empress dowager, so he stood up.

He was sitting at the back of the main hall, very close to the inner door, and the small figure slowly moved over without anyone noticing.

The door of the main hall opened a gap, Yinyou hugged something in his arms, slowly climbed over the threshold, and ran out.

It was already dark outside, and the wind and snow gradually stopped. The moon revealed half of its face from the clouds, and the bright moonlight spread on the jade steps in front of the hall.

Cao Yin and Nalan stood at the entrance of the main hall, one on the left and one on the right. As Luanyi guards, they were the people closest to the emperor, but at the family banquet, they were all female relatives, so they could only guard outside the hall.

Nalan stared at the moon in the sky, his eyes were empty, and he was distracted when he suddenly felt someone tugging on his robe. He looked down and saw that the seventh elder brother was smiling at him with his head up.

Nalan quickly squatted down, grabbed his shoulder and asked, "Why did you come out?"

Yinyou showed him the things in his arms: "I'll send you delicious food."

Cao Yin stood at the other end and stretched his neck to look around, and asked in a low voice, "What's delicious?"

Nalan turned around, and Yinyou's tall and straight figure enveloped him, not knowing whether it was to shield him from the wind and snow, or to block the sight of someone behind him.

Yinyou put his head on his shoulder and winked at Cao Yin: "Do you want Ziqing to eat?"

Cao Yin waved to the two brothers below the jade steps, asking them to take a look.

The two of them had just finished their shifts and were going back to the class to rest. Cao Yin is a celebrity around the emperor, and Nalan is the son of Mingxiang's family. In addition, everyone has a good relationship at ordinary times, so this little busyness is not a big problem. .

Cao Yinke politely bowed to the two: "Thank you two brothers, let's have a drink together some other day."

After speaking, he turned around, hugged Yinyou, and patted Nalan on the shoulder: "Let's go."

The three of them walked straight forward along the main hall, turned a corner and came to the side, the wind was much less.

Cao Yin sat down against the pillar, still put Yinyou on his lap: "Why did you come out with so little clothes on?"

Yinyou said: "It's not fun inside, they are all around Ama, no one is with me."

Nalan sat next to the two of them: "As the king of a country, whether in the former court or in the harem, everyone hopes to get close to him, try his best to show and flatter, and get a word of appreciation from him, and even more attention, you Don't want to?"

Yinyou immersed himself in unpacking the box: "I don't want to, Ama is too clingy." He imitated Kangxi's tone, "Xiaoqi, you recite a poem for Ama; Xiaoqi, how to play this, show Ama One time; little thing, no rules, spanking..."

He imitated Ama's usual tone of voice, although it may not be very similar, but it is very funny, he speaks in a cadence, and his little head shakes twice, not to mention how cute it is.

Yinyou handed the biscuits to Cao Yin and Nalan: "My mother-in-law made these by herself, and I gave the rest to my brothers and sisters. I will leave a box for you two to taste."

It was freezing cold, the emperor held a family banquet in the main hall, and they stood at the door.At this moment, someone still thinks about them, and the dim sum seems to be extra crispy.

Cao Yin joked: "Thank you, Seventh Brother, for your reward."

Seventh elder brother solemnly asked him to excuse him, Cao Yin deliberately touched his face with the cold back of his hand, Yin You shrank his neck to dodge, stretched his two small arms towards Nalan: "Rong Ruo, help me!"

Nalan stretched out his hand to take him over, without saying anything, there was a sudden silence among the three of them.

There were not many biscuits brought by Yinyou, not to mention the two of them ate them separately.

From their point of view, the moon hangs on the eaves of Baohe Hall, and the cold moonlight shines on the yellow glazed tiles, which is quiet and solemn.

The sounds of playing music and talking in the hall could be faintly heard in the ears. It was not very clear, but one could feel the excitement.

Nalan suddenly said softly, "I don't want to either."

His tone was lonely, his expression was melancholy, and what he said was endless. Yinyou tilted his head and thought for a long time, but he didn't understand what he was saying.

Cao Yin's eyes sank, he stretched out his hand to push him, and reprimanded him in a low voice: "What are you talking about?"

Nalan gave him a wry smile: "Li Xuan, how could you not understand what I said?"

"..."

Cao Yin was stunned for a while, but he didn't know what to say.

Nalan said again: "In four days, I'll be thirty, and I'm still working as a servant in Li Zhinian."

Nalan Chengde has read poetry and books since he was a child, and studied both civil and military affairs. He entered the Imperial College at the age of 17 and worshiped Xu Qianxue, a cabinet bachelor, as his teacher.He passed the exam. At the age of 19, he took part in the examination and became a Gongshi. At the age of 22, he was No. 7 in the second class in the palace examination, and was awarded a Jinshi background. 【Note 1】

With such knowledge and talent, and a Jinshi background, he should be an official in the outer court.Kangxi loved his talent, and because of his prominent background, he kept him by his side, and went in and out with Shengjia every day.

This stay is eight years.

"..."

Cao Yin was still speechless, and after a long time, he sighed half jokingly: "Every family is competing to sing "Drinking Water Ci", how many people know about Nalan's worries?"【Note 2】

If Nalan hadn't been holding Seventh Brother in his arms, he was destined to get up and beat him up.

Speaking of Brother Seven, Nalan just remembered that the little guy who was talking non-stop just now was surprisingly quiet, and the moment he lowered his head, a small hand touched his face.

Yinyou looked at him with watery eyes, with a concentrated expression: "Rong Ruo smiles, you look the best when you smile."

The feeling of being coaxed by a three-year-old child is really amazing. There is a tinge of warmth in my heart, and I really raised the corners of my mouth and smiled: "Let's play a game."

Yinyou clapped his hands with him: "Flying Flower Order——Moon!"

"I object!" Cao Yin next to him jumped up immediately, "I am the one who gets punished every time you two play games."

Nalan smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "For the sake of Seventh Brother's study, you just sacrifice it."

Yinyou also hugged his arm to prevent him from escaping: "Ziqing is not afraid, this time I will try not to let you be punished."

While the three were chatting and laughing, a voice suddenly came from behind:

"You three, what are you doing here?"

"..."

Yinyou was startled by the sudden voice, and shrank into Nalan's arms in fright.