[Qing Chuan] The daily life of the seven princes

The emperor took the seventh elder brother to play in the garden, surrounded by a lot of guards and eunuchs.Seeing that Li Xu brought a beauty over, everyone held their breaths to watch.

Who would have thought that before the emperor could speak, elder brother Qi would step forward and say such a sentence first.

Everyone was stunned: "This is ugly, so what kind of beauty is it?"

Cao Yin and Nalan didn't expect that Li Xu would be so good at making up his mind, and they didn't know where to find such a beautiful Jiangnan girl who would please the emperor.

Look at the Emperor's reaction when he saw the girl just now, this trick really has a miraculous effect.

When the woman heard Yinyou's words, she lowered her head shyly and timidly.She has grown up so much, and she has heard too many compliments. This is the first time she has been called ugly by someone, and she really can't hold back on her face.

Her aunt Wang was once the babysitter of Kangxi when he was young, and the official wife of Li Shizhen, the governor of Guangdong.

His father was the magistrate of a county below Suzhou Prefecture. She was born in the south of the Yangtze River. She was a talented woman who studied and played the piano since she was a child.

She is not a noble Manchu woman, not even a bannerman, she is just an ordinary daughter of the Han family.

His father was able to be an official, naturally thanks to the blessing of his uncle Li Shizhen.

Cousin Li Xu came to Jiangnan with Shengjia this time, and went to their house specially, and discussed with his father in the study for a while, and decided to dedicate her to the Long Live Lord for the future of the Li family and the Wang family.

Originally, when Kangxi was in Suzhou, Li Xu planned to send his cousin over.But the emperor's schedule was too urgent, he only stayed in Suzhou Mansion for two days, Li Xu didn't find a chance.

Later, when Kangxi arrived in Jiangning, the dragon was unwell and was delayed for a few days.

After much difficulty, Li Xu found this opportunity today and successfully brought his cousin before the emperor.

Looking at Kangxi's expression when he stared at his cousin intently, he knew that he really knew the master's preferences very well.

Men, who wouldn't be tempted to see a beauty?Even the eunuch couldn't help raising his head to take a second look, let alone their amorous emperor.

After all, not everyone can be like Nalan and Cao Yin. Without their original spouse, they just focus on poetry every day and hang out with a bunch of bad old men. Indifferent to it as a display.

It's just that Li Xu had calculated thousands of times, but he missed one step - at this hour, children shouldn't go back to their own room, and are ready to go to bed under the care of servants, why is Brother Qi still playing in the garden?

It's fine for Seventh Brother to play in the garden, why is Long Live watching in person?

Where's Li Xi?Isn't the girl his personal lady-in-waiting?Come on, take this little ancestor away, maybe he will say something embarrassing in a while.

During the tour period, Li Xi was a court lady after all, so she would not leave the courtyard easily. When Yinyou went out, Zhao Cheng and a few eunuchs followed him.

Zhao Cheng is also a fool, his brain is not as flexible as Yinyou's, and it is often Seventh elder brother who says what he says, and only reminds the little master a few words when it is really embarrassing.

There was silence in the garden, because it was early winter, not even the chirping of insects in the grass or the chirping of birds on the treetops, only the occasional sound of a gust of cold wind blowing the fallen leaves, everyone held their breaths, wanting to see Long live Grandpa has any reaction, but dare not.

Although he is the emperor, the only women he sees on weekdays are those women in the palace. They are selected from the general and minor elections of the Eight Banners, and they will get tired of watching them after a long time. That's why they are given to Wei Jiashi, Wu Yashi and other low-born court ladies. Master's chance.

But the girl in front of her can't take her eyes off just by casually glancing at her.

At the first glance, I was amazed by her beauty, but after looking at her twice more, I was fascinated by the unique temperament of Jiangnan women. There is a trace of indifference in the gentleness and sadness. Even standing in front of the emperor, I can't see the slightest flattery. The state of his brows is slightly frowned, which makes people feel pity.

However, before the pity in his heart could be gathered into shape, so that he could have some practical thoughts about the beauty in front of him, his son took the first step and said this.

The old father has no interest now, he just wants to take his son back to the house and beat him up.

Yinyou didn't realize that his ass was facing the threat from Ama, he just sighed in his heart, for such a pretty young lady, it's a frivolous and impolite behavior to praise her for being beautiful, and he might even get beaten up. She is happy to be able to say that she is ugly.

"Oh..." Yinyou sighed, glanced at Ama's increasingly gloomy face, then turned to look at Li Xu, "Master Li, why did you bring this young lady to scare me Ama, his illness is just right , what should you do if you frightened him?"

When he was speaking, the little guy frowned, with an appearance of "broken his heart because of the old father's body", which made Li Xu feel a little ashamed, as if he was really a sycophant who offered his majesty his beauty.

"Slave...slave..."

At this moment, Mr. Li was quite regretful. He had heard that this elder brother was eccentric, and the things in his mind were different from others. He also learned it on the road to the south.

But why don't you know how to learn your lesson?

His cousin was born with a fairy-like appearance since she was a child. Many people in the family proposed marriage when she was fourteen or five years old. If the uncles of other people don't like it, they should be blessed to the royal family. When the emperor comes to the southern tour.

Thinking of this, he suddenly raised his head to look at Yinyou, and made a bold guess.

Although the seventh elder brother is not yet four years old, any child who grew up in the harem is not like a human being.

During this southern tour, the emperor only brought the imperial concubine to accompany him in the harem. Needless to say, the favor along the way, could it be that the seventh elder brother is trying to fight for his own mother and deliberately make trouble?

Yinyou was surprised, Master Li looked embarrassed, his eyes dodged, did he really hit the mark?

Liang Jiugong, who was standing by the side, was really sweating for Brother Qi, and he might not be able to escape this beating.

"Xiaoqi." The emperor's voice sounded very calm, he was still sitting on the big rock in the garden, surrounded by eunuchs and guards.

Yinyou turned his head and saw Ama beckoning to him, so he was about to walk over.

After walking two steps, he was worried, turned back to Li Xu and said, "Master Li, take the little sister away quickly, I will spank your ass when I get angry later."

Cao Yin couldn't help having the urge to cover his face, Nalan also lowered his head, and the two thought in unison, "Why does he still have the mind to worry about other people's butts?"

The little guy excitedly walked up to Ama, only to realize that the other person's complexion was wrong. Under the dark sky, it seemed to be covered with dark clouds, gray, and there was a sense of oppression that was about to rain.

Only then did Yinyou feel a little scared, and took a step back involuntarily.It seemed that he realized that Ama was angry, but he really couldn't figure out why he was angry.

Kangxi took another look at the girl standing not far away, stood up, waved to Liang Jiugong, whispered something in his ear, and then went back with his son.

Yinyou followed Ama closely, always feeling that people around him were looking at him with a look of "seeking good luck", his heart sank, and he didn't know what was going on.

The little guy was a little uneasy. He looked at Rong Ruo for a while, and Ziqing for a while. The two wanted to say something to him, but they were afraid of the old man in front of them, so they didn't dare to say anything in the end.

Kangxi took Yinyou back to the room, Liang Jiugong was not there, Wei Zhu and the consultant line followed in, ready to listen to the orders of the Lord Long Live.

Yinyou stood neatly beside Ama, looking around with big eyes cramped, feeling a sense of crisis that he didn't know what was wrong.

As bodyguards, Nalan and Cao Yin usually stood guard outside the door, but today he was really worried that Brother Seven would be beaten, so Cao Yin followed him in.

Kangxi looked back at him, but said nothing.His eyes fell on his son sharply: "Do you really think he is ugly?"

Since Ama asked this question, Yinyou told the truth very straightforwardly: "No, I think she is very good-looking, and she is the most beautiful young lady I have ever seen."

Kangxi already had a sullen face, and asked him: "Then why did you say that he was ugly?"

Yinyou is young and a fool, so of course he doesn't know what Ama is thinking.But the servants standing around had already guessed in their hearts when they heard the emperor's question.

Children are like a blank sheet of paper, most of the time their words, deeds and attitudes reflect the words, deeds and attitudes of the adult behind them.

Although he has been together for such a long time, he never thinks that his cousin is a jealous person, and he will teach his children to say such things, but people's hearts are unpredictable, and nothing is absolute.

Yinyou blinked, and looked at Ama suspiciously: "This is what the prince brother taught me."

He suddenly mentioned the prince, which surprised Kangxi: "Did the prince teach you?"

Yinyou nodded, his eyes full of sincerity: "Yes!"

"Nonsense!" He suddenly turned up the volume, "The prince is not here, how can he teach you?"

The angry scolding made Yinyou take two steps back involuntarily: "On the boat that came to Jiangning, there were a few ladies who washed clothes by the river. I praised them for their beauty. Brother Prince taught me not to praise girls for their beauty. He said it was rude and disrespectful, so all I could say was that she was ugly."

Kangxi: "..."

The little guy raised his head again, took a peek at Ama, and said, "Ama, you just stared at that young lady in a daze, I thought you were frightened by her."

The wise emperor stared blankly at a beautiful woman, and he didn't know if it was a good story or a joke when it spread.

Kangxi Kangxi didn't want to admit this, so he glared at his son angrily.Yinyou was immediately too frightened to speak.

Cao Yin on the side almost died of laughter from the father and son. The child is so cute, and his world is full of childishness. When he sees beautiful people or things, he can't help but want to praise them.

But his elder brother just taught him that it is frivolous and impolite to praise a strange woman for her beautiful parents.

So he remembered that when he saw a beauty again, he would say that she looked ugly, and that she frightened his Ama into a petrified state.

How interesting this is, it's their emperor who can't hold back his face, is still thinking wildly, and is suspicious. He should apologize to the child and the child's mother.

Kangxi didn't intend to apologize, so it's not his fault that he thought too much about it.After all, there are too many things in the palace where children are used to compete for favor. Concubine De is a typical example. He is quite disgusted with such methods now.

Yinyou stood there, his big eyes were full of doubts, he didn't know what he did wrong, and he didn't know what Ama was angry about.

How could Kangxi have the nerve to tell his son, because his words interrupted Ama's interest in in-depth communication with the beauty tonight.

The father and son looked at each other for a long time, but Kangxi still felt puzzled, so he pulled his son in front of him, and raised his palm to slap his little buttocks.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute!"

Yinyou hid back while clutching his buttocks: "Emiang has already beaten her, so you say no."

"Er Niang hit, can't Ama fight?"

"Then..." The little guy rolled his eyes, "Then Ama wants to tell me why you hit me?"

"Do you still need a reason to hit you?"

Yinyou turned around, pouted his little butt and moved close to him: "Then hit me, you are my Ama, of course there is no reason to hit me."

There was a bit of crying in the little guy's voice, and he sounded pitiful and aggrieved: "After returning to the palace, I will tell Mama Ukuma that Ama spanked me because I said that a beautiful sister is ugly."

"!!!"

Cao Yin was almost dying of laughter at his wit and bravery. In order not to be beaten, he moved out the empress and empress dowagers.

If the ancestors knew that the emperor beat up a beautiful Han woman for her sweetheart, I'm afraid some people would be taught a lesson even though they respected him as the emperor.

In the end, the old father was still so angry that he slapped his little butt twice.

For the current Yinyou, this kind of beating is like a joke, and he is used to it.

After being made such a fuss by his son, Kangxi had long lost interest in seeing beauties.But he kept him and asked Liang Jiugong to take him to the imperial concubine.

It's already dark outside, and it's time for this little thing to sleep.So, Kangxi asked Zhao Cheng to come in and take him away, and he asked Cao Yin about the situation of those survivors from the previous dynasty.

From afternoon to night, within a few hours, Yinyou was beaten twice, and the little guy himself was quite depressed.

But he doesn't hold grudges. Although he is often beaten, those two are his Ama and Erniang after all. Since they like to beat children so much, it's okay to let them slap them twice.

Adults are always so unreasonable. Fortunately, I am a reasonable and good baby, and I don't have the same knowledge as them.

Thinking of this, the warrior who threatened his Ama with tears in his eyes just now, "I will sue your grandmother if you hit me", now turned into a heartless little cutie, and walked into the yard .

As soon as he stepped into the yard, the little guy looked around vigilantly, as if he had noticed something keenly.

Zhao Cheng stepped forward and asked him, "Master, it's getting cold, come in."

The little guy stood there motionless, his brows furrowed slightly, his lips tightly pursed.

Zhao Cheng also became nervous, looked around, and subconsciously glanced at the roof.I just felt the cold wind whistling overhead, as if a peerless master would descend from the sky in the next second.

"Where's my Aunt Xi!" Yinyou asked suddenly, "Isn't she the first time I come back to the yard to greet me?"

"..."

Zhao Cheng almost frightened him so that his knees softened and knelt on the ground, wiped off his cold sweat, and tentatively said, "Aunt Xi may be busy with other things, so I can't get away, or... the slave will take you into the house."

"What about my mother-in-law?"

"Your Majesty... you should read a book in the house."

Everyone knows that the imperial concubine likes to read books, especially medical skills. She not only reads what her ancestors left behind, but also reads what Western missionaries brought over.

Yinyou stood there motionless, as if no female relatives came out to greet him. He has taken root in this yard tonight: "What about my grandma?"

"Here we come!" Hearing his voice, Nanny Sun hurriedly came out of the house. She had just put down her show work and was about to embroider a winter hat for the little master.

Yinyou threw himself into her arms and acted like a baby: "Nurse Sun, I was spanked by Ama just now."

The older he got, the more mischievous he became, and Li Xi got used to being spanked at every turn. Only Nanny Sun treated him like a treasure. Whenever he heard that he was being spanked, he would check nervously. was broken.

"Ouch!" Nanny Sun put her arms around him, "What mischievous thing did you do again to make the emperor angry?"

"Master Li...is Aunt Xi's elder brother, you know."

Nanny Sun nodded, and led him to the main hall of the courtyard: "Isn't that kid Li Xu?"

"Yes, he brought a beautiful young lady here today. The prince brother said that you can't belittle other girls, so I said that she looks ugly, and I am not happy."

"..."

Grandma Sun didn't dare to answer the words, she led him into the house: "Little master, we must be cautious in our words and deeds, if we really anger the emperor one day, it will not be as simple as a spanking."

Yinyou grew up on her milk. When she was weaned, the other three nurses and nannies all left the palace and went home. Only her, her own son died young, her husband doted on the concubine, and the concubine gave birth to a son. She was disheartened and couldn't let go of Seventh Brother, so she stayed in the palace.

She knew that in this deep palace, looking at the blooming flowers, but her hands were not the poor man in the golden cage. In order to win the little favor of the emperor, the poor man would use all means and would really eat people.

But the emperor is just that one, dozens of hundreds of people in the harem are coaxing him, he has been spoiled long ago, he lacks neither wife nor children, no matter who it is, if he doesn't like it, he will be left behind While ignoring and ignoring, it is also common to ask for serious crimes.

Now Yinyou is protected by the old ancestor, who is the only grandmother that the emperor cares about, but if the old ancestor is a hundred years later, the seventh elder brother will also grow up, without the innocence and loveliness of his childhood, but he is used to being outspoken , Who else will protect him in the future.

"Oh, good..." The little guy thought for a while and asked, "What do you mean by being cautious in your words and deeds?"

Nanny Sun hugged him: "Don't say what you shouldn't say, don't do what you shouldn't do."

Yinyou didn't know what to say and what not to say, what to do and what not to do.

But when he saw Sun Yan's worried look, he knew that he was really distressed by him. He didn't want his little ass to always be beaten, and then told him.

The little guy raised his little hand and touched Nanny Sun's face twice: "Don't worry, Mammy, Xiao Qi will remember."

Yinyou raised his head and looked inside, thinking that Erniang was still reading, but didn't notice that he was back, and was about to call out, but found no one inside.

He asked Nanny Sun: "Where's my mother?"

"In the next room."

Yinyou turned around and ran out: "I'll go find her."

"Change your clothes first..." As soon as Nanny Sun turned around, the others had already run out, "Oh!"

There is a room next to Yinyou specially reserved for Yinyou, but this little brat never wants to live by himself, insisting on sleeping with Erniang.

It made his old father dare not come over, but directly called the imperial concubine to his side.

He went straight into the candle-lit room, where the charcoal was burning warmly, and someone was talking in a low voice.

Yinyou looked in, and saw Eniang sitting at the table, beside Bailu standing next to him, and on the other side was his Aunt Xi, holding another person's hand, and wiping his tears with a handkerchief in the other hand.

Yinyou ran over, walked half a circle around the two of them, and suddenly asked, "Why are you crying? It's not because I just said you're ugly, right?"

Li Xi: "..."

Imperial Concubine: "???"

When the girl heard his words, she suddenly turned her head to the side, and couldn't help laughing through tears.

The imperial concubine pulled her son closer: "What's the situation?"

Yinyou told Er Niang what happened in the evening, emphatically expressing his Ama's staring blank expression at that time.

The imperial concubine took a breath after hearing this, and then she realized, no wonder when Liang Jiugong came over just now, she told him that elder brother Seven was taken back to the house by the emperor.

She thought for a long time about the deep meaning of these words, and it turned out that this brat was beaten again by his own ability.

Also, Miss Wang is such a beautiful person, the emperor didn't take her back to the house immediately, but sent her here, so it was all thanks to his precious son.

Yinyou suddenly remembered something, and turned to look at Li Xi again: "She is Master Li's cousin, so naturally she is also your cousin."

Li Xi asked him, "Do we look alike?"

Yinyou looked at the two of them carefully, then shook his head: "No, she looks better."

"Seventh elder brother thinks that slaves are not good-looking?"

Yinyou waved his hand: "No, no, why would I dislike Aunt Xi, I like Aunt Xi the most."

Li Xi was delighted when he heard this, and was about to touch his little head with a smile, but he heard the brat say, "I didn't have a choice at the time."

"..."

"Okay," the imperial concubine took her son's little hand and said to Miss Wang, "It's getting late, so let's rest first."

In this way, Miss Wang lived in the imperial concubine's courtyard. She could not be called a master, but she could not be treated as a slave either.Anyway, judging from what Kangxi meant, it must be brought back to the capital.

On the second day, Kangxi went to the Dajiaochang outside Jiangning City. The elite soldiers of the Eight Banners were greeted by the generals and deputy commanders, and tens of thousands of ordinary people came to watch the fun.

Yinyou also followed, Ama and the elder brother of the prince rode horses, but he didn't know how to do so, so he could only sit on Rong Ruo's horse.

All the way to the teaching ground, seeing the elite soldiers of the Eight Banners waiting in formation, the little guy was very excited to see such a scene, especially the shocking scene when tens of thousands of people shouted long live, he felt as if the ground under his feet followed trembling together.

Kangxi's philosophy of governing the country has always been advocating literature and martial arts. He educated his son not only to be able to read but also to be proficient in riding and shooting.

When he came to the teaching ground, he first sat on the horse and inspected the team, and then let the generals, deputy governors, and chief soldiers perform riding and shooting respectively, and called several internal ministers and several guards around him to compete with them .

Both Cao Yin and Nalan were within the scope of his selection list, so Yinyou could only get off Nalan's horse.

The prince waved to him, and asked the eunuch beside him to carry Xiao Tuanzi onto his horse, but when passing by Kangxi, the emperor waved his hand, hugged his son horizontally and placed it in front of him.

Kangxi's horse was at the forefront, looking at the elite soldiers of the Eight Banners who were low, horizontal and vertical, and neatly equipped, even young children could feel the shock of being king.

This is the first time in Yinyou's memory that he and Ama ride the same horse.

Ama is not at all as gentle as Rong Ruo, she always puts out a hand to hug him, lest he accidentally fall down.

Ama just stretched his hands twice from his body to grab the rein, and encircled him in his arms along the way. Except for Yinyou's buttocks on the horse, there seemed to be no other places touching him.

He leaned back instinctively, trying to gain a sense of security from Ama's embrace.

But Kangxi didn't want to give him such a sense of security, so he brought the rein to him, and whispered in his ear: "Pull!"

He asked Yinyou to pull Yinyou and he pulled obediently, but he was too small and short, and wanted to throw away the rein all the time, and hugged Ama's arm tightly.

But he, Ama, was determined not to let him hug him, and even saw his whole body leaning towards his arm, and dropped his hand without saying a word.

"..."

Yinyou was stunned half to death by his sudden movement, holding the rein tightly with two small hands, sat upright on the horse, not daring to move.

Considering that he is a little prince, others take care of him in every possible way and cannot bump into him.

When I came to Kangxi, I didn't get used to his squeamishness, but I had to train his courage consciously or unconsciously.

However, this is why the little guy was not very comfortable sitting up at first.And when the riding and archery competition over there started, Yinyou suddenly became energetic.

After all the generals and lieutenants on the teaching ground had finished shooting, all the soldiers stood up and cheered, while the emperor's guards looked like ostentatious, all of them handsome and handsome.

Among the guards, apart from Nalan and Cao Yin, the rest are his eldest uncle, second uncle, and third uncle. It is said whether they are related or not, but isn't it a family at the critical moment? Naturally, Yinyou doesn't want to They lose.

Seeing Nalan sitting on a fast-running horse, drawing an arrow and drawing a bow, hitting the bull's-eye, Yinyou couldn't help but let go of the rein and applaud him!

He had already devoted himself to the riding and archery competition on the teaching ground, and had already forgotten that he was on horseback. Ama didn't hold him, but let him sit there holding the rein.

The old father behind him had sharp eyesight and quick hands, and hugged him immediately. He wanted to exercise his son's courage, but he didn't really want him to fall off the horse.

Everyone's strength is comparable. After all, being able to serve as a bodyguard next to Kangxi is also a high-level martial arts. Those who can go to battle to kill the enemy also need to practice kung fu riding and shooting.No worse than these officers and soldiers who practice on the teaching ground all day long.

Later, Kangxi asked the prince to try again. Although Yinfeng was young, he was also the one who could hunt and kill large wild animals in Mulan Autumn, and shooting targets was nothing to him.

In the end, the emperor wanted to play in person, and he hit five shots with his right hand, but he still didn't feel satisfied, so he switched to his left hand, and hit five shots with five shots.The youngest son was still sitting in his arms, which did not affect his performance in the slightest.

Lowering his head, meeting the little guy's infinitely admiring eyes, he felt more joyful than hearing the soldiers of the three armies chanting long live.

He asked Yinyou: "Do you want to try?"

Yinyou has a pair of small bows and arrows, which he occasionally takes out to play with.Both the crown prince and Yinzhen taught him some things, but the little guy didn't have enough strength, and the arrow landed softly on the ground not long after it flew out.

The little guy's eyes lit up immediately when he heard Ama's words, and he asked expectantly, "Can I?"

"of course."

Kangxi grabbed his son's little hand and asked him to be with him, holding the bow in his left hand and setting up an arrow in his right hand. He opened the bow, aimed at it, and took off the string in one go. bullseye.

This is not teaching his son how to archery, this is simply because Long Live God wants to show off his skills.

But the little guy doesn’t care about these things. Since Ama held his hand and shot the arrow, he is naturally credited for hitting the target. He is gearing up and eager to try. He always feels that he is the future No. [-] Batulu in the Qing Dynasty and does not accept rebuttals. .

After the military parade, when he returned to the Weaving Department, the little guy still had a lot to say.He ran to Er Niang and chatted non-stop, saying that he and Ama shot arrows together today and hit the bull's-eye.

The imperial concubine looked at her son with a smile, and couldn't bear to dampen his enthusiasm, so she could only praise against her will: "Xiaoqi is awesome!"

The little guy nodded in agreement: "I also think I'm great."

The imperial concubine stretched out her index finger to point at his forehead, and gently pushed it: "You can't be more modest."

The little guy immediately changed his words: "I am awesome!"

"That's true."

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Zaizi added: "I gave birth to a smart and cute baby like me."

Imperial Concubine: "..."

Just the day before they left Jiangning, Yinyou finally met Zhang Chunxiu, the last of Han Sanyou.

The other party hurried over from Luzhou, first went to Miansheng, reported the work to the emperor, and then listened carefully to the emperor's comments on the next stage of work.Flood control, drought control and locust disaster prevention are the top priority of people's livelihood work.

Kangxi didn't see him alone, there were other local officials who wanted to see him.After finishing his official duties, Zhang Chunxiu took half a day to get together with his two old friends.

The three of them were about to go to the neem pavilion of Cao's house, when Cao Yin found that they were followed by a little tail.

Yinyou heard Nalan and Cao Yin mention Zhang Chunxiu several times, so he was naturally curious about him.

Nalan once said that Zhang Chunxiu was good at painting landscapes, and he could imitate ancient paintings to the point of lifelikeness. 【1】

Just like Mr. Gu Liangfen, Yinyou naturally wanted to know what kind of person this Mr. Zhang Jianyang was.

Cao Yin turned around and stretched out his hand to the little guy: "Come here."

Yinyou walked up to him, raised his little hand to be held by him, and followed him to the other courtyard.

Zhang Chunxiu was rather curious: "This is..."

Nalan and his old friend hadn't seen each other for many years, but they didn't feel any strangeness when they saw each other again. They were still very close to each other, so they casually joked: "Don't ask, you are our child."

Zhang Chunxiu: "???"

Cao Yin said to Zhang Chunxiu: "Rong Ruo is taking advantage of me."

Nalan sneered: "You are not a big girl, what advantage can I take advantage of?"

Yinyou raised his head and said, "You don't know me, but I know you. I've seen the bluegrass you painted, and the words that Rong Ruo once wrote to you."

Zhang Chunxiu laughed heartily: "I came here just to see him."

"Oh~" Yinyou said, "I thought you came to see me, Ama."

"You Ama?" Zhang Chunxiu suddenly realized, "This...this is..."

Cao Yin reassured him: "This is the emperor's seventh elder brother, who is accompanying Sheng Jia on his southern tour."

Zhang Chunxiu was curious: "Why did Seventh Brother come with the two of you?"

Cao Yin looked at Yinyou: "He is always with the two of us, and we can't even get rid of him."

Yinyou pouted: "Ziqing wants to get rid of me."

Cao Yin said, "I dare not."

Nalan took Yinyou and pulled him to him: "It's okay, let's get rid of him first."

Cao Yin smiled lightly: "You two, this seems to be my home."

The three of them jokingly made Zhang Chunxiu feel like he was superfluous.

However, with the friendship between the three of them, there was no embarrassment in getting along.

The afternoon passed quickly, as if the three had just recounted the old days, before they had time to talk about everyone's current situation and future, it was time to say goodbye.

Before leaving, Zhang Chunxiu took out a scroll: "This is the "Bamboo Branch Picture" painted by Wang Fu of the Ming Dynasty. I was going to take it and give it to Rong Ruo. Since I am lucky enough to meet Seventh Brother, why don't I give it to Seventh Brother as a gift?" Let's meet and greet."

Yinyou felt that this was not good: "But I have nothing to give back to Mr. Zhang."

But Cao Yin picked it up for him: "Let him go to my study and pick one at random."

Zhang Chunxiu waved his hand: "Forget it, I'm afraid of picking my own."

"Hahahahahahaha!" Nalan laughed, "I still have the painting you gave me."

The three of them were like this, and they had such a good relationship that it was common for them to give each other the calligraphy and paintings of their predecessors, which was not surprising.

Cao Yin unfolded the painting and took a look: "It's a good thing, put it away, don't let your grandma see it, I'm afraid he will steal it from you."

Not long after Zhang Chunxiu left, the servants of the Cao family sent up a post saying it was for Mr. Nalan.

Nalan took it over and took a look. It was sent by a woman whom he had never met before. He said that he had been in correspondence with him for a long time and wondered if he would be lucky enough to meet him. The signature was Shen Yuchan.

Shen Yuchan, sounds like a girl's name, Yinyou immediately remembered that Nalan's confidante that Cao Yin mentioned.

The two turned their heads to look at Nalan at the same time, and the other raised his head, looking at the big and small in front of him: "What are you doing?"

Cao Yin asked: "See you?"

Nalan spread his hands: "I can't get out."

Cao Yin went to take his shoulder: "Isn't there me?"

Nalan asked, "Would you like to meet her for me?"

"..." Cao Yin was helpless, "Can't I invite her to meet you at home?"

Nalan nodded: "Then there is Lao Lixuan."

Yinyou climbed onto the stone table at some point, stood in front of the two and shouted: "I want to see my confidante too!"