[Qing Chuan] The daily life of the seven princes

The phrase "Er Niang made it with her own hands" made Longkodo even more in a dilemma.

Who is the seventh elder brother Erniang? She is the imperial concubine. Apart from the empress dowager and empress dowager, the most powerful woman in the harem is also her own sister of the same father and mother.

The cute little nephew gave him the snack made by his sister, would he dare not eat it?Not to mention just falling on the ground, even if it fell in the pit, he would have to pick it up and eat it!

Longkodo took the egg yolk cake from Yinyou's hand, and the smile on his face became more and more awkward: "Then...thank you for the reward, Seventh Brother."

Yinyou waved his hand: "You're welcome, anyway, if you don't eat it, it's a waste. Er Niang said that you can't waste food, because the farmer's uncle is very hard..."

Longkodo understood, and gave it to him because he couldn't waste it.In the eyes of his little nephew, he is probably at the level of feeding leftovers to dogs.

At this moment, Yinhu on the side was not happy. He looked at the egg yolk cake in Longkodo's hand, and said with great reluctance: "That's mine!"

Longkodo laughed dryly, thinking that a piece of egg yolk pastry fell on the ground, and someone even snatched it from him.

Yinyou immediately took the hand of the eighth brother, and whispered anxiously: "It fell on the ground, and the children will get sick if they eat it. Seventh brother still has it. I'll get you a new one."

Longkodo raised his forehead and looked at the egg yolk cake in his hand, which was still covered with a little dust. He felt quite uncomfortable. It turned out that the little nephew also knew that eating something that fell on the ground would make him sick.

He watched Yinyou lead Yinhu and trot all the way to a eunuch waiting nearby, took out an oiled paper bag from it, opened it, carefully broke off a small piece and fed it to the eighth elder brother's mouth.

Looking at this scene, Longkodo's eyes showed complicated emotions, and he stuffed two or three bites of egg yolk cakes into his mouth and swallowed them with tears.

Yinhu ate the snacks Seventh Brother fed into his mouth very seriously.Yinyou asked him with anticipation on his face: "Is it delicious?"

Yinhu nodded: "It's delicious."

Then he also broke off a piece and fed it to Yinyou's mouth, and the two brothers ate the egg yolk crisp just like this.

On the way back, Yinyou still did not forget to preach to his younger brother: "Food is very precious, take as much as you eat, Seventh Brother will teach you to recite a poem called "Compassion for Farmers", Li Shen, the day of hoeing at noon, dripping with sweat The grass goes down to the soil..."

Yinhu studied very seriously and was also very smart. He had already learned it after a short walk on the way back.

Concubine Hui never taught him these things, and she couldn't even say a few words to him all day long.

Seventh Brother's mother is different, she seems to know everything, and can tell Seventh Brother everything.

The two children went back to the courtyard where the Empress Dowager lived. The busy maids and eunuchs in the courtyard saw Brother Seven coming back, and they all stepped forward to greet him.

"Look at your sweaty head, hurry up and go into the house to rest."

"Where did the master go to play again, yo, and brought the eighth elder brother back together."

"The servant will go to the well to get you a basin of water, wash your face well, and prepare mung bean soup for you in the kitchen, just to cool off the heat."

"..."

Yinhu felt that the servants of the Compassionate Ning Palace were really kind. Although they didn't salute Seventh Brother when they saw him, they all had doting smiles on their faces, and they cared for him very much in their words. It's not hard to hear, It's the kind of love that comes from the heart.

And when everyone spoke to Seventh Brother, he would turn his head and show a sweet smile to that person.

But it's different in Yanxi Palace, not only the nuns, maids and eunuchs, but also the little masters who live in other side halls are respectful to Er Niang and elder brother, but they are very indifferent to him, except for one person...

Yinyou led his younger brother into the room, opened the curtain, and heard the Empress Dowager say to the imperial concubine: "This year's weather is extremely hot, and it was unbearably hot before the sun fell, and it's even worse when the sun fell these two days. .”

The imperial concubine handed her a cup of cold tea, and the ancestor went over to take a sip, frowned, and felt that something was wrong: "This tea has a spicy taste."

The imperial concubine smiled and said: "You can drink all of this. I put a piece of ginger in it. There is a folk saying, 'Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, and the doctor will prescribe the medicine'."

Yinyou ran up to them in two or three steps, and said loudly: "Mutton stewed radish is delicious!"

The Empress Dowager glanced at him: "Look at your face, it's as tanned as a monkey's butt, from now on you can only stay in the house, and you are not allowed to go out and run around."

Yinyou rushed over to lie on the lap of the old ancestor and acted like a baby: "Then I will accompany Mama Ukuma every day from now on."

The Empress Dowager patted his little face: "Go quickly and let girl Xi wash it for you."

Yinhu came out from behind Yinyou, and bowed obediently and respectfully: "Greetings to the ancestors, and greetings to the imperial concubine."

The Empress Dowager was naturally happy to see him, and waved her hand: "Go, go wash with your seventh brother."

In the evening, the two brothers accompanied the Empress Dowager for dinner. Because they were worried that the two children would be too noisy and disturb the Empress Dowager's rest, the imperial concubine took the two children back to her yard.

After going back, Yinyou inadvertently mentioned to the imperial concubine about meeting Long Kedo during the day: "Oh, it's a pity that Baifu didn't come with us, otherwise I wouldn't have to give the egg yolk cake to Uncle Turtle."

The imperial concubine died laughing. In his heart, Longkodo is not even as good as Baifu. I don't know how the person concerned feels.

But she still corrected the child severely: "Eat the things that fall on the ground, adults will get sick if they eat them, so you can't give them to uncle!"

Yinyou was a little worried: "Will Uncle Turtle get sick?"

The imperial concubine nodded: "Maybe."

Yinyou didn't want to make him sick: "Then what should I do?"

"Or maybe not. Uncle has practiced martial arts since he was a child. He is as strong as a cow, with rough skin and thick flesh, and good resistance."

Yinyou asked: "What is resistance and how can it be good?"

The imperial concubine smiled and said: "Eat well, and exercise your resistance well, and your resistance will be fine."

Yinyou nodded with half-knowledge: "Eat well, exercise well, Xiao Qi will remember it!"

At night, Yinyou took Yinhu to take a bath in a wooden barrel. The two brothers were naked and faced each other frankly. One took a small wooden spoon in his hand and splashed water on the other. The loud laughter could be heard by everyone in the yard.

After taking a shower, they put on light and breathable pajamas, and the two of them lay on the mat and played with toys, while a palace lady fanned them both.

Suddenly, Yinhu rushed over and whispered something in Yinyou's ear.

Yinyou crawled to the bedside to find Li Xi: "Aunt Xi, my brother and I are sleepy."

Li Xi told them to lie down, and took a fan and sat by the bed: "Go to sleep if you're sleepy."

Yinyou pulled her hand: "Go and rest too, I'm not hot."

Li Xi felt strange, what kind of weather is this, he actually said it was not hot?Looking at the eighth elder brother on the other side, Li Xi suddenly realized that the two brothers wanted to send away all the servants and had something to say in private.

Li Xi saw that he was shaking himself desperately, with a flattering expression on his face, he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, and touched his head: "Then you sleep well, I'll be outside, call me immediately if you need anything."

"Okay!" Yinyou agreed crisply.

After everyone left the room, Yinhu rushed over, put his arms around Seventh Brother's neck, leaned into his ear and whispered, "Seventh Brother, let me tell you, I discovered a secret."

His voice was very low, as if he was afraid of being heard by others, Yinyou immediately turned into a melon-eating crowd, pouted his buttocks and touched his head: "What secret?"

Yinhu said: "I tell you, you must not tell others."

Yinyou patted his butt and promised: "Okay, okay, I will definitely not tell others."

Yinhu thought for a while before saying: "I found out that the lady Wei Jia in the side hall in the backyard of Yanxi Palace always looks at me secretly, and she will talk to me secretly when no one is around, asking me if I eat well, what clothes I wear. Is it warm or not?"

Yinyou thought about it, in fact, he didn't know many concubines in the harem, and he didn't speak to this Wei Jia family, because he really didn't match the name with the person.

"That..." Yinyou scratched his bald forehead embarrassingly, "Which one is Madam Wei Jia?"

"..." Yinhu was speechless, but patiently explained to him, "That's right, the pretty one."

But all the empresses in the palace are good-looking, and Yinyou doesn't know which one he is talking about.

Yinhu was in a hurry: "It looks very similar to me..."

Yinyou slapped his head: "Ms. Wei Jia is good-looking, and my eighth brother looks like her, which means that my eighth brother is also very good-looking. Of course, many people like a good-looking little doll."

"..."

Yinhu sorted out this logic in his heart for a while, but he still couldn't figure it out.

He sighed in his heart, he had already made it so obvious, why didn't Seventh brother understand?

Yinhu leaned over again and whispered: "Sometimes she looks at me and shed tears, I think... I think..."

"She thinks you are so cute, she wants to have a son as cute as you." Yinyou stretched out his hand, originally wanting to hug his shoulder, but his hand was too short, so he could barely hug his neck.

"No, Seventh Brother," Yinhu gritted his teeth, "I think maybe she is my mother."

Finally, he told the secret that had troubled him for a long time, and Yinhu felt both scared and relieved.

He knew that such words should not be said indiscriminately, but he couldn't help it in front of Seventh Brother.

Not everyone raised in the deep palace can be like Yinyou, there are many people around him to protect his innocence.

Other princes and princesses, especially those whose biological mothers were of low status and who had been dependent on others since childhood, were sensitive in mind, highly vigilant, and had a particularly strong sense of self-protection.

Yinhu is very smart, he has always known that Concubine Hui's attitude towards him is completely different from that of his elder brother, and he discovered very early on that Wei Jiashi is always paying attention to him secretly, and the love and reluctance in his eyes soon turned into substance and overflowed .

Later, the identity of the fourth elder brother was uncovered by two eunuchs. The imperial concubine treated him as well as her own son.

Although this matter was suppressed by Khan Ama in the end, neither Concubine De nor the fourth elder brother had any plans to recognize each other.

Some people talked about the fourth elder brother in private, saying that he just wanted to cling to the power of the imperial concubine and the Tong family, what else does Concubine De have besides the emperor's favor?Now even the emperor's favor is gone, whoever stands in the perspective of the fourth elder brother will be closer to the imperial concubine.

But Yinhu thinks that's not the case. The fourth elder brother is still willing to get close to the imperial concubine and stay away from the concubine De after learning of his life experience, because the imperial concubine really treats him as her own.

He was a little scared, if one day he faced the same choice, how would he choose?

He didn't want to alienate Concubine Hui, but he also longed for some maternal love from Wei Jiashi.

Yinyou hugged him and turned over. He could feel Yinhu's body shaking slightly in his arms. The two of them had just bathed and were sweating again, but Yinyou didn't intend to let go.

"No matter who your mother-in-law is, you are my younger brother anyway." Yinyou patted his head, "Don't be afraid, I will protect you."

Yinhu was taller than him, and it was hot and uncomfortable to curl up in his arms, but somehow felt at ease and didn't want to leave.

Intense drowsiness welled up, Yinyou was a little dazed with his eyes closed, but Yinhu lay next to his ear and said: "Brother Seven, I only told you this secret, you must never tell others, not even the imperial concubine." !"

Yinyou hugged him and turned over: "No, Seventh brother promises not to tell others. You don't tell others either. Concubine Hui will be unhappy if she finds out, she is unhappy..."

Yinyou fell asleep before finishing the following words, and Yinhu also closed her eyes in peace.

It seems that his seventh brother is not too stupid, and he also knows that if this matter gets to Er Niang's ears, she will be unhappy, and if she is unhappy, his life will not be easy.

Early the next morning, when Li Xi came in, he saw a corner of the mosquito net lifted and pillows and quilts scattered on the bed frame.The two elder brothers were lying on the big bed, although they were sweating profusely, they still hugged each other tightly.

The maids who came in to wash and change their clothes felt hot for them.Li Xi picked Yinyou up and asked another court lady to hug Eighth Prince.

It wasn't until they washed their faces, rinsed their mouths and changed their clothes that the two brothers Yinyou and Yinhu finally woke up from their half-dream and half-awake state.

The first thing Yinyou does when he wakes up every day is to clamor for milk, which is an unshakeable habit.

Li Xi brought the two of them to the table, the maid brought two bowls of milk, the two brothers held the bowls and raised their heads, "Googling", just like a competition, to see who finishes drinking first.

Then they pointed at each other's white "beards" around their mouths and laughed exaggeratedly.

After drinking the milk, according to Yinyou's habit, he would have breakfast with the Empress Dowager, so while drinking the milk, he had already thought that today he would eat shredded chicken porridge.

So, Yinhu followed Yinyou to the courtyard where the Empress Dowager lived, and ate a bowl of shredded chicken porridge and a small yolk pastry.

At this time, Kangxi happened to come to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager, and the two young elder brothers immediately got up to salute when they saw Khan Ama.

Yinyou is used to it, anyway, Ama would come to pay her respects every day, and occasionally it would be an accident if she didn't meet her for a day or two.

Yinhu is different. He has been raised in Yanxi Palace for a long time, a place Kangxi can't go to several times a year. If he wants to see Khan Ama once, it must be at the family banquet of Qianqing Palace during the New Year's festival.

"Sit down." Kangxi glanced at the two sons, Yinyou was still the same, short and small, not much changed.

Yinhu is different. Compared with his impression, he has grown a lot taller, and his appearance looks more and more like Wei Jiashi's, which is a sign of water and water.

The emperor sighed in his heart, and because of the looks of the mother and son, he probably would know who his biological mother was if he didn't have to make a special trip to tell him in two years.

The youngest son who seldom pays attention to him, now that he looks carefully, he looks cute, his eyes reveal cleverness, and he is well-mannered in front of him, Kangxi likes it very much.

When the Empress Dowager saw him, she said politely: "The emperor sit down and have something to eat together?"

The emperor was not polite, and sat down next to the ancestor as soon as he lifted his clothes. Since he happened to catch up, he would eat something casually.

He has always been frugal, as long as he is not entertaining civil and military officials or foreign envoys, his daily food is also very simple.If something happened in the past and the people's harvest was not good, he would order the palace to cancel the breakfast and only eat two meals.

Kangxi looked at his two sons: "You two continue to eat."

Yinyou raised his head to look at his Ama after eating a mouthful of porridge. In fact, Yinhu also sneaked a look at Kangxi from time to time.

This was the first time he had a meal with Khan Ama at the same table, and he felt a little nervous. He was careful when eating, for fear that something would be done out of order and Khan Ama would be angry.

How could Kangxi fail to notice the way his two sons looked at him and the slight expressions on their faces.

Yinyou is a fool, what's on his mind is clearly written on his face——Ama, why do you always come here during meals? Is it really a coincidence?You came to Ukumama's house on purpose to grab a meal, right?

On the other hand, the expressions on Yinhu's face are richer, joyful, nervous, curious... He is a few months younger than Yinyou, but he is very proficient at eating by himself. It is not difficult to see that he often does things by himself.

After eating breakfast, Kangxi sat with the Empress Dowager for a while, and the grandparents and grandchildren chatted.

Recently, the river basins across the country have come to the flood season. Officials at all levels are actively preventing flood disasters. There are overwhelming memorials sent to the capital from all over the country. He has to understand the water level and weather conditions in each place so that he can make the right decision. Which ones need the treasury Allocate silver, which needs to evacuate the people in advance.

Especially in the Yellow River Basin, the repeated storms have long posed a great threat to the production and life of the nearby people, which made him very worried.

The weather is always inseparable from grain harvests and grain prices. Not only floods during the flood season, but also droughts and locust plagues in recent years. The imperial court needs to open the treasury for disaster relief, and the people are also miserable.

From Tang Ruowang to Nan Huairen, to Zhang Cheng, Bai Jin and others, Kangxi also learned many methods of observing celestial phenomena from these missionaries from the west.

Therefore, he planned to arrange a new task for Qin Tianjian—to record the weather and wind direction in various places at different times, find out the laws from them, and predict the weather conditions by studying these laws.

Therefore, he was very busy every day. Apart from coming to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager, he was also convening ministers to discuss matters in the study of the palace.He also mentioned to River Governor Jin Fu that he wanted to go to the Yellow River Basin to inspect river engineering in person.

Once this idea is born in the heart, it cannot be suppressed, so the idea becomes an idea, and the idea must be brought up to discuss with the ministers, and then put on the agenda and start preparations.

After all, the palace is not an imperial palace, even the place where the emperor works and lives is not big, unlike Qianqing Palace which has a courtyard for Yinyou to play by himself.

There are ministers coming in and out here every day, and Ama is working hard for state affairs, so it is not easy for Yinyou to go and disturb him.

Therefore, since he went to the palace to escape the summer heat, he never went to see Ama or Nalan again.

It was also a coincidence on this day that a secret package from Jiangning was handed over to Kangxi. After opening it, it was discovered that the person who presented the memorial had some private goods, and there was also a letter inside, which was for Kangxi to hand over to him. Guard Nalan Xingde.

There is no one else who has the courage to ask Kangxi to help deliver the letter, except Cao Ziqing.

After Nalan took the letter, he found a shady place by the lotus pond in the yard and sat down to read the letter.

Yinhu stayed with Yinyou for two days, Concubine Hui thought that she couldn't always let the eighth elder brother disturb the empress dowager and the imperial concubine, so she sent a nanny to fetch Yinhu back.

Yinyou was reluctant to part with his younger brother, and sent him all the way back, and then wandered around the palace by himself, just in time to see Nalan on the opposite side of the lotus pond.

The little guy was so excited, he ran around the pool for half a circle before coming to Nalan's side, and threw himself into his arms without saying a word.

Nalan picked him up and took a closer look at his little face: "Brother Qi has lost a lot recently."

Yinyou also touched his face: "Really? The weather is too hot, I can't eat much."

Nalan asked with concern: "Is it because you are picky eaters?"

"That's not true," Yinyou's immature face showed a sad expression that didn't match his age, "I used to be able to eat two large plates of dim sum for lunch, but now I can only eat half of it, and there are always two pieces left on the second plate."

Nalan couldn't help pinching his little face: "That's really a pity."

Yinyou also sighed: "That's not true."

Then, he stretched out his hand to pinch Rong Ruo's face, imitating his tone and said: "Rong Ruo has also lost a lot."

Rong Ruo said with a smile: "The belt is getting wider and I will not regret it at the end. I am haggard because of Yixiao."

Yinyou asked him: "Is it because I miss Ziqing?"

"Bah!" Nalan spat, "What do I miss him for?" He gritted his teeth and added, "It's just that bastard who will harm people even if he's not in the capital."

In his last pond, the lotus pollen, yellow and white, bloomed a lot, and large lotus leaves floated on the water, and occasionally crystal dewdrops could be seen rolling on it.

Yinyou leaned on his shoulder and sighed again: "But I miss him, he has been gone for a long time."

Nalan reminded him: "It's less than two months away."

"Really?" Seventh elder brother has no concept of time, a day is a day, more than three days is not very accurate, "but I think it has been a long time."

When he said this, Nalan felt a little melancholy, as if without that person, life in Suwei Palace would be really difficult.

Kangxi originally promised them at the end of last year that he would arrange other errands for them and go out to practice.

However, this incident has been dragged on since the beginning of the year. Cao Xi passed away, Cao Yin returned to Jiangning and Dingyou, and Heilongjiang was at war with Tsarist Russia. Now it is the flood season in the river basins of various places. Forget it.

Nalan raised the envelope in Yang's hand: "See what this is?"

On the envelope was written "Rong Ruo personally opened", but Yinyou was illiterate and didn't know what it was.

Cao Yin was Ding You in Jiangning, not resigning from office and returning to his hometown, but acting as Jiangning weaving for his father.

On the surface, Jiangning Weaving is an imperial merchant that weaves the silk fabrics needed by the court, and jointly manages the royal silk industry in the Jiangnan area with Suzhou Weaving and Hangzhou Weaving, but secretly has affairs assigned by the emperor.

Therefore, Cao Yin wrote memorials to Kangxi every now and then, and no one else could know what was mentioned in it.But occasionally there will be one or two letters to Nalan, talking about the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River and those old friends.

The envelope was opened, because after passing through Kangxi's hands, there would be no secrets inside.

There is indeed no secret - there is only one painting inside, which is bluegrass, and there is a poem written on it.

Nalan laughed as soon as he saw this painting. He was very beautiful, because he didn't smile like this often, and he looked even better when he smiled.

After Cao Yin left, Yinyou hadn't seen him smile like this for a long time, and was a little curious: "Is this painted by Ziqing?"

"Of course not," Nalan pointed to the inscription and showed him, "Zhang Chunxiu, brother Zi'an, my old friend."

Yinyou frowned, and said worriedly, "What about Ziqing?"

He always saw that Cao Yin and Nalan were inseparable, so he thought that there should be no third person between them.

"Lixuan and Zi'an are also good friends. At that time, the three of us called ourselves the 'Three Friends of Suihan'."

"Oh!" Yinyou stuck out his tongue, "I was thinking too much."

That was a long time ago. At that time, the three of them were in the capital together. They were all young men in their prime.

The inscription on the painting was also a gift from Nalan when Zhang Chunxiu was the magistrate of Luzhou.

Yinyou could tell that when mentioning this old friend, the smile on Rong Ruo's face was sincere and clear—he was really happy.

Yinyou silently wrote down the name "Zhang Zian". He must be a very interesting person to be good friends with Ziqing and Rongruo.

Kangxi's patrol plan along the Yellow River was quickly put on the agenda. After all, the emperor was going on a tour, and he couldn't just walk away. A careful and detailed plan was needed, and the most important thing was the emperor's safety.

Since that day, Nalan and Nalan read Cao Yin's letter by the lake, and talked about the past when they made friends with famous officials and met friends with poetry and wine when they were young.

He only wants to be the little doll that Batulu refuses to study and practice calligraphy, and a seed is planted in his heart, wanting to see the people Rong Ruo talked about and hear more of their stories.

Gradually, he also came up with the idea of ​​reading and practicing calligraphy, learning and reciting more poems and dictionaries.

After returning, he found the copybook that Cao Yin gave him, held it in his hand and read it over and over again.

The Empress Dowager also found it strange that the little guy who usually only likes to play with all kinds of toys, what happened today, he didn't know a single word, and he started to stare at some copybooks in a daze.

The Empress Dowager couldn't help teasing him: "Su Mo'er, look quickly, our Xiao Qi wants to read and write."

Yinyou immediately hid the copybook behind his back: "No! I want to be the bravest Batulu, so I don't want to read and write."

Yinyou was really bored, Baotai and Yinhu took away some of the toys he brought over, and he was already tired of playing with the rest, so he couldn't arouse much interest.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the heat is unbearable. There are ice cubes in the house to cool down, and the bamboo curtain isolates the heat outside. It is the coolest place.

But Yinyou just couldn't wait, he was a child at heart, he couldn't stop when he was happy or not.

In the past few days, many strange thoughts came to my mind, and I couldn't sit still anymore.

So he ran to the side of the Empress Dowager, begged for a long time, and said that he wanted to play with his brother.

The empress dowager was tortured to no avail by them, so she allowed him to go out, and she did not forget to tell the eunuchs to keep a close eye on him, so as not to let him bask in the sun, so as not to suffer from heat stroke.

Yinyou was very obedient, and went straight to Yinzhen's yard when he said he wanted to find his brother.

When he went, Yinzhen was reading in the study. He had to use his spare time to memorize what Master Xu said in the morning. Master Xu would ask questions in class tomorrow morning.

Sometimes Khan Ama would come over to inspect their studies. Although the prince was mainly selected for spot checks, a few of them would be picked occasionally, and they would be punished if they could not answer the questions.

Ever since Yinzhen went to study in the study room, the two brothers had very limited time to play together.The reason why Yinyou became tired of studying was because he saw how boring he was studying, and Xu Qianxue and Tang Bin's sternness.

The two brothers hadn't seen each other for a few days, and Yinzhen took him to chat about the recent situation. Yinyou said that Yinhu lived with him for two days, and the two slept together at night and whispered.

Yinzhen was not happy when he heard it, he didn't like Yinhu at all, he always felt that Lao Ba had a lot of eyes at a young age, he obviously didn't like Concubine Hui, and he didn't like eldest brother, yet he acted like a concubine in front of them. Very sensible and well-behaved appearance.

And last time, because of him, my younger brother had a serious illness. Afterwards, Ama neither punished Concubine Hui nor Lao Ba. people.

He turned around, not looking at his younger brother: "I want to read a book, you can play by yourself."

After speaking, he stood up, went straight to the desk and sat down, picked up the unfinished book spread on the table, and started to read it seriously.

Yinyou followed him, turned half a circle around him, carefully observed his expression, then suddenly grabbed his shoulder, and shouted in his ear: "Brother, your book is reversed!"

Yinzhen instinctively turned the book upside down and glanced at the cover. However, when he did this action, he realized something was wrong. Yinyou, a little rascal, didn't even know the words, so how could he know his own book? Is there any reverse.

Yinzhen, who was teased by his younger brother, was a little angry, and said with a straight face: "Xiaoqi, you can go play somewhere else, I want to review my homework."

My brother never talked to himself in such a tone before, Yinyou was a little at a loss, he knew that his brother was angry, not only because he teased him just now, but also because he said that he and his eighth brother slept together, played together, and talked together Whisper things.

Yinyou wanted to apologize, but his brother lowered his head and had already focused all his attention on the book, and it seemed that he didn't want to talk to him anymore.

He bit his lower lip, turned around, and trotted out of the study door.

After a while, Yinzhen didn't hear any movement, thinking that the little guy really left.

He sighed and stood up. In fact, he was not really angry with his brother, but just had a little awkward fight with him.

Yinzhen walked to the door and looked outside, the courtyard was empty, except for Su Peisheng who was waiting at the side, there was only an eunuch cleaning fallen leaves in the corner, and there was no sign of Yinyou.

Yinzhen sighed, his tone was a little dissatisfied and aggrieved: "I really ran away."

He was about to turn around when suddenly a shadow jumped out from behind Su Peisheng and jumped in front of him, startling him: "Wow! Brother, are you looking for me?"

The little guy raised his head, blinked his big eyes, and looked at him expectantly, just waiting for him to say "Yes, I'm afraid you will run away".

But his brother was too awkward to be alone, he didn't say anything on his lips, snorted softly, walked around him and re-entered the room: "I'm just a little thirsty, let Su Peisheng refill the tea."

"Oh oh~~" Yinyou followed behind him, with an expression of "I understand", "I won't go, I'll stay and read with you, okay?"

Here he is, Yinzhen can't stop reading a book.So, I had to put the books aside and start to copy the copybook.

He is still in the stage of literacy, and he needs to practice calligraphy in addition to reviewing books every day.

Yinyou was able to get the desk by kneeling on the chair. After watching for a long time, he didn't understand what the fun was, but he still said to Yinzhen: "Can I try?"

Yinzhen touched his ears, almost thinking he had heard wrong.His younger brother, who only knows how to eat and play all day long, used to accompany him to class and fell asleep while listening to it. As soon as he started to practice calligraphy, he would go to the yard to play with the guards, but today he actually asked him to try writing?

Of course, the younger brother wants to learn, and the older brother is also happy to teach him.

He handed over the pen in his hand: "Hold the pen like this, yes, yes, very good... Oh! No, no, Xiao Qi, wait a minute..."

Before he finished speaking, a large pool of ink smeared on the white rice paper, the brush was thrown aside, and Yinyou's hand had already pressed it.

"..."

The two brothers stared at each other, Yinzhen touched his nose: "How about...forget it."

Yinyou wiped the sweat off his face in embarrassment, wiped it on the left side, wiped it on the right side, Yinzhen saw the white and tender little dumpling in front of him turned into a big tabby cat.

"Chi~~" Yinzhen couldn't help laughing, Yinyou was even more depressed opposite him, it turns out that practicing calligraphy is not an easy task.

After going back, Yinyou was depressed for several days, holding those copybooks in his hand to read every day.

The imperial concubine touched his head: "My son seems to have something on his mind."

Yinyou refused to talk about it at first, and then slowly told Erniang about her first attempt at writing and finally about her transformation into a cat.

He thought Er Niang would laugh at him, but no, the imperial concubine instead comforted him: "It's okay, maybe writing is a bit difficult for you now, but we can try to learn characters first."

Yinyou's eyes suddenly lit up: "Can you?"

"certainly……"

The imperial concubine hadn't finished speaking yet, at this time, a little eunuch came in through the curtain at the door, greeted the masters first, and then said: "The prince sent someone to bring something to the seventh elder brother."

As soon as Yinyou heard that the prince's elder brother brought him something again, he slid off the chair in a "ziliu" and ran to the door in a hurry: "Where is it? Where is it?"

The imperial concubine was behind him, holding those copybooks with black lines all over her head: "Recognize characters...do you still want to learn?"

The son cheered happily from outside the courtyard: "Wow, I have a new toy!!!"