[Qing Chuan] The daily life of the seven princes

Kangxi was really scared by him. No matter how mischievous his son was, he was tired of studying and unwilling to study, it was his own.If something went wrong, he would be so distressed that he would die, and he would not be able to explain it to his ancestors when he went back.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough and hugged the falling body of the little boy, but before he could stand still, he heard the little boy say that he wished he could break his leg so that he wouldn't have to study.

Just how unwilling is he to study? As a prince, how could he not study?I still want to use my broken leg as an excuse not to study! ! !

The more the old father thought about it, the more his blood was surging, so he couldn't help but slapped his little butt twice.

Probably because he was really out of breath, these two shots were a bit heavy, and Yinyou almost fell down just now, he was somewhat frightened, I saw his small mouth curled up, as if he was going to cry out of grievance in the next second .

When the prince saw that he almost fell, he stood up, rushed over in three or two steps, hugged his younger brother, and checked up and down: "Where did you fall, does it hurt?"

At this time, Nalan and Cao Yin who were standing at the door also surrounded him from left to right. Nalan asked, "Did you sprain your ankle, do you want to call the imperial physician?"

Cao Yin even pushed the emperor to the side, poked his head in to see: "I should be scared, I'm fine."

Kangxi: "..."

Liang Jiugong also took a step forward and said, "Everyone, make room for the empress to come in and take a look."

The imperial concubine is like a melon-eating crowd. When she sees her son almost falling, she feels distressed and anxious, but who told her son to be so popular? When she sees the seventh elder brother almost falling, everyone subconsciously gathers around her, but she is the one who walks behind The old mother was isolated from everyone.

After Mr. Liang said this, everyone retreated one after another.The imperial concubine stepped forward and took a look: "It's okay, I didn't fall."

But the little guy still looked teary-eyed, and everyone couldn't let go of their hearts.

The imperial concubine asked him: "Where does the baby hurt?"

The little guy stretched his hands behind him: "My butt hurts."

He raised his head and looked in one direction, and everyone followed his gaze, only to see the emperor standing there with a gloomy face.

As a result, the people around Yinyou felt the death stare from the emperor after a while, and everyone retreated one after another and stood up.

Kangxi stared at his son, and Xiaotuanzi immediately took a step back in fright, approaching Erniang's arms to seek protection.

The old father turned around and walked to the table: "Pass the meal."

Those two slaps just now were really not light, the little guy felt the majesty from the emperor's father, so he didn't dare to gnaw.

Sitting obediently on the stool, seeing the squirrel fish he likes on the table, his eyes lit up after being washed away by tears, and all the reading, wrestling, and spanking were all forgotten.

In fact, he was a little hungry a long time ago, but Ama's sudden teaching plan diverted his attention. Now facing the temptation of a table full of delicious food, his attention was immediately placed on the table.

After dinner, Kangxi said he wanted to go out for a walk and asked his two sons to accompany him.

Yinyou had long forgotten the unhappiness before the meal, and after a delicious meal, he turned back into a happy little dumpling, jumping happily in the yard at the moment.

Kangxi was chatting with the crown prince behind, and suddenly called Yinyou: "Xiaoqi!"

The little guy turned his head back, holding a dead leaf in his hand, and when he heard Ama call his name, he fell back again.

"Do you still remember what I said when I sacrificed myself on the cliff?"

There are so many things he said, how can I remember them in a while.

The prince was wondering what Khan Ama meant when he asked this question, and Yinyou had already started the answering mode: "Ama said that they are not allowed to jump off the cliff, and they need to build a fence and ask people to guard it."

"Why don't I allow them to jump off the cliff?"

Yinyou tilted his head and thought for a while: "Because...they jumped off the cliff and fell to their deaths, so there will be no one to support their parents, which is even more unfilial."

Kangxi continued to ask him: "What else did Ama say?"

Yinyou went on to recall: "Ama also said that there are no parents in the world who do not love their children, and the body, hair and skin of the parents should not be easily damaged."

"Then do you know why Amma hit you just now?"

"Because...because..." the little guy stared at his toes, "because I said that if you break your leg, you don't need to study."

Kangxi sat on the edge of a protruding Taihu stone and looked at him again: "If you really broke your leg, Ama, Erniang, Ukumama, and the prince's brother will be very distressed. Look at it just now, you haven't broken your leg yet. So many people get nervous when they fall."

Yinyou raised his small face and smiled until his eyes turned into crescent moons: "That's because the baby is cute!"

He was already very cute when he said this, and the prince beside him couldn't help curling his lips, fearing that Khan Ama would see him, so he could only secretly laugh.

Kangxi glared at his youngest son, he was really cute, but the old father still said: "As a prince, you should know how honorable you are, and you should protect yourself well."

Yinyou turned the leaves in his hand: "Got it."

Just when he thought the conversation was over, he heard Ama say again: "Even if you break your leg, you still have to study."

"..."

The little guy wrinkled his nose, and murmured unconvincedly: "As a prince, you must not only protect yourself, but also study!"

Kangxi sneered: "If you don't study, the princes of the Ming Dynasty will not study. They will all be raised as pigs. How do you see it now?"

In the Ming Dynasty, only the prince had the opportunity to go out to study in the cabinet. The other princes had their servants come to teach them. The emperor didn't care what he learned.

"Zhu Yijun was only ten years old when he became emperor, and he hadn't even finished reading the Three Character Classic. Fortunately, he had Zhang Juzheng by his side."

Yinyou didn't know who Zhu Yijun was, nor did he know who Zhang Junzheng was. He focused all his attention on the words "the prince is raised as a pig", and asked curiously, "Ama, how do you raise a pig?"

"Being a pig is just feeding you enough and leaving you alone. You are neither allowed to read and write, nor to cultivate you into talents. When you grow up, you will achieve nothing but only know how to eat, drink and have fun."

"I only know how to eat, drink and have fun" is Yinyou's goal in life. After listening to it, his face revealed a look of joy: "Then Ama, you can just treat me like a pig."

Kangxi: "..."

The old father supported his forehead, almost not being angry at this little boy.He glanced at him worriedly. This son is indeed a fool. If he is a pig, he should be a pig.

Jiangning was the last stop of Kangxi's southern tour. He was ill and was delayed for two days here, and the rest of the itinerary had been completed, so he had to pack up and prepare to go back.

Early the next morning, Li Xu was called over by Kangxi and brought back his celestial-looking cousin.

After being disturbed by his son, the emperor still has the mood to admire the beauty. Now when he sees the beauty, his son's words "You look so embarrassing, I am so shocked that I am petrified" are in my mind.

Li Xu was a little dazed. If he were to talk about his cousin, she was definitely a typical Jiangnan beauty, with both charm and talent.The emperor's performance that day also showed that his dedication was quite sacred.

He thought that the emperor had already... Unexpectedly, let him take him back now.

Take it back? !

Miss Wang came out after the imperial concubine, reluctantly saying goodbye to her cousin.

Yinyou still didn't forget to tell Li Xu: "Lord Li, you must send this young lady home safely, don't let her grandma worry."

Li Xu lowered his head in embarrassment: "Yes, this servant will follow Seventh Brother's orders."

Yinyou nodded: "Now my Aunt Xi can rest assured!"

After properly handling this matter, the little guy left satisfied, leaving behind a bunch of embarrassed adults who looked at each other in blank dismay.

He suddenly remembered something, and quickly walked through the corridor to the gate of the courtyard where his Ama lived.

The palace people were moving in and out, in order not to block the way, Yinyou could only stand aside, stretched out his small head to look in, and after looking for a long time, he didn't see the figure he was looking for.

Yinyou was a little disappointed, thinking that maybe the other party was sent by Ama to do other things, so he planned to turn around and walk back.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came to my ears: "Brother Seven, are you looking for me?"

Yinyou raised his head and saw Cao Yin staring at him with a smile.The little guy rushed over immediately and hugged his leg: "Ziqing, aren't you going back to the capital with us?"

Cao Yin took him by both arms, lifted him up and hugged him into his arms: "I'm at home, Ding You, and I won't be able to return to Beijing until May next year."

Yinyou was puzzled: "Why is it next May?"

Cao Yin hugged him and walked to the garden next to him, and sat down by the pond: "Because the newly appointed Jiangning Weaving will only take office in May next year, and I will take my whole family back to the ancestral home in Beijing."

Yinyou is not very clear about how long it will be from now to May next year, but he thinks it should be a long, long time.

The little guy nodded, then hugged his neck tightly, and leaned against his chest obediently: "I will miss you."

Cao Yin also hugged him tenderly: "I will miss you too."

Yinyou suddenly raised his head and smiled at him: "Rong Ruo will miss you too."

Cao Yin lowered his head and chuckled: "He misses too many people, so it might not be my turn."

"That's right." At this time, someone lifted up his robe and sat down beside them: "I wish you didn't come back, so that I can keep my ears clean."

The two turned their heads to look at each other, and both saw the banter in each other's eyes.

Yinyou stretched out his hand, took Ranalan's hand, and said to Cao Yin: "Rong Ruo lied to you, during the time you left, he did everything in the palace by himself, every time I chatted with him, He will always mention you. Isn't this what you are?"

Cao Yin bumped Nalan's shoulder: "Look at the horse, I didn't expect you to have such deep affection for me."

"Cut!" Nalan rolled his eyes and turned his head: "Stop being so sentimental."

Cao Yin snorted disdainfully: "We have been friends for so many years, so what if you admit that you miss me?"

Nalan nodded for his years: "Yes, yes, I miss you very much, haven't I come all the way to see you?"

The little guy raised his head to look at Cao Yin, and said, "I, Ama, miss you very much too."

"You, Ama..." Cao Yin shrugged, "I've been with him day and night for ten years, and suddenly he can't see me, doesn't he think I should?"

"Alas..." Nalan sighed, put his elbow casually on Cao Yin's shoulder, hooked Gou Yinyou's chin with his finger, and said casually, "Seventh brother, please say goodbye to him. Maybe He is looking for a talented woman in the south of the Yangtze River to be his wife, and he will stay here as an official and will not go back."

"what!!!"

The little guy was directly confused by Nalan's joke: "Daughter-in-law???"

Cao Yinteng stretched out his hand and pushed him: "Mr. Nalan, if you never forget the talented Jiangnan girls, I will go and invite Miss Shen back to you?"

Nalan waved his hand: "Forget it, forget it, I have no heart, and I don't dare to delay other girls."

"By the way," Cao Yin suddenly remembered something, "Do you know why people said those things to you?"

Nalan raised his eyelids, telling him to speak straight and not to be tricky.

"I heard that a wealthy businessman from Jiangnan redeemed Miss Shen."

The girl admired Mr. Nalan's talent, learning and character. Even if she couldn't marry into their family as a concubine, she would be willing to be a concubine or even a maid for Mr. Nalan.

But she is just a flattering woman with a poor background, and she has fought for herself. Since Mr. Nalan didn't have that intention, then he can't pursue love for the rest of his life, so he can pursue a stable life.

Cao Yin saw that there was a bit of sadness in his expression, so he asked him: "Do you regret it?"

Nalan said: "I value her words, and naturally I feel pity for her. But I really don't mean that, but if she really doesn't want to be with some wealthy businessman from Jiangnan, I can also help her."

Cao Yin sighed: "One has one's own life, since you don't have that intention, don't make extra trouble."

Nalan nodded, thinking that what he said was not unreasonable.

Cao Yin added: "Recently, they are discussing to publish a collection of poems for these female poets, called "All Fragrances". They want to include a few of her poems, but they are not particularly satisfied."

Nalan looked at him: "You can always help."

Cao Yin looked at him and smiled: "I mean, after Mr. Nalan's polite refusal, she will definitely be able to write a beautiful sentence with affectionate words."

Nalan gritted his teeth and stared at him: "Go away!"

When the emperor drove back to Luan, Cao Yin sent them all the way outside Jiangning city. Yinyou sat on his horse, chattering and caring about Cao Yin all the way: "You really will marry a Jiangnan talented girl as a wife in Jiangning ?"

"will not."

Yinyou asked: "Why?"

The wind was a bit strong, so Cao Yin wrapped him tightly with a cloak and protected it against his chest: "Didn't you say that? I'm in Ding You, so I can't marry a wife."

"Oh~~" Yinyou patted his small chest, "Then I can rest assured."

Cao Yin looked down at him: "What are you worried about?"

"I'm afraid you won't come back."

"That won't be the case." Cao Yin raised the corners of his lips and smiled, "If I don't go back, your ama can tie me back even if you ask someone to tie me up."

When he was outside the city, Yinyou suddenly remembered that he still had a little friend who forgot to say goodbye: "That...Xiaoyu, I forgot to tell him that I'm going back today."

Cao Yin patted his head: "It's okay, I'll just tell him for you."

"Will he go back to the capital with you in the future?"

"of course."

Yinyou nodded: "That's good, he is very afraid that you will leave him."

"No." Cao Yin picked him up and handed him to Zhao Cheng, "Thank you for remembering him."

Yinyou waved his hand: "Rongruo and I are waiting for you in the capital."

Cao Yin also waved to him: "Then you have to take good care of Rong Ruo for me, especially when he is in a bad mood."

"No problem!" Yinyou squeezed his index finger and thumb into a circle, and stood up the other three fingers, giving him an "OK" gesture.Cao Yin didn't understand it, but thought it was cute, and imitated him and made the same gesture to him.

On the way back from Kangxi to Luan, all civil and military officials, gentry and common people knelt on both sides of the road to see each other off.

The emperor came to the canal and was about to board the boat. He said to the officials again: "I have always heard that Jiangnan is a land of abundance, a land of fish and rice. This time I made a special trip to see it. It seems to be the case. But I still feel that the people here The countryside is not as rich as the north, and the people don’t look as pristine as the north. It’s all because of too much decoration and luxury.”

He glanced at the kneeling officials again: "You people, no matter how big or small the official position, must remember to be clean and love the people, obey the public and abide by the law, eliminate the turbid and promote the clean, and be considerate of the people's hidden interests, so as to help the old and the young care less. meaning."

The imperial concubine stood behind him, and when she heard him seriously say that people's whitewashed luxury is not as good as the simplicity of the north, she felt amused in her heart: "What kind of serious person do you like, don't you just like this kind of whitewashed luxury? You come here again and again, and when you go back, you still have to pay attention." I made a special trip to build myself a Jiangnan landscape garden."

It was already evening when the boat arrived at Yanziji. The name sounded strange, so Yinyou asked Ama, "Why is this place called Yanziji? What is Yanziji?"

At this time, Gao Shiqi came forward very interestingly and explained for Kangxi: "Seventh elder brother, 'ji' means a protruding rock or rocky beach near the water. Yanziji is the first of the three major rocks in the river. The title of "Yiji", the rock stands upright on the river, suspended on three sides, and looks like a swallow spreading its wings, so it is called Yanziji.

At this time, the prince patted him on the shoulder, Yinyou turned around and looked in the direction of his finger.

Now it is dusk, the sun is setting, and the sky is full of rays of light, and the sparkling light is sprinkled on the river surface, reflecting a golden light and shadow on the rock wall, which is particularly spectacular.

Gao Shiqi said: "This is Yanji sunset, one of the 48 scenic spots in Jinling."

Yinyou asked: "Then what are the other 47 scenes?"

It is quite difficult to answer this question, even if Gao Shiqi has been there, he may not be able to remember it, and he can tell all the allusions one by one.

So, he bent down, smiled and said to Yinyou: "Seventh brother, if I introduce you to the 48 scenes of Jinling, I'm afraid it will be dark, and you will miss dinner."

For a foodie, it is absolutely impossible to miss dinner.Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, the little guy jumped up and down happily on the ferry, and shouted towards the river: "It's so beautiful here!"

The imperial concubine stood behind him, feeling more and more that she lacked a mobile phone to record every lovely moment of her son.

After dinner, Kangxi took his two sons to the top of Yanziji. When he got to the top, it was completely dark. Standing on the top of Yanziji and looking down, the water and the moon are bright and white, and the Chengjiang River is like training. A beautiful view.

When he was just about to go down the mountain, the little guy was a little unhappy, and walked slowly behind, neither this nor that, he was not satisfied with anything.

Kangxi half turned around and glanced at him, and the father and son looked at each other for a while, still pretending that Ama was defeated first, he opened his arms and said to him: "Come here!"

The little guy ran two steps on the rugged mountain road, almost lost his center of gravity and rolled down.Finally, he staggered two steps and threw himself into Ama's arms, which made him feel much more at ease.

When we returned to the camp, as expected, the little guy had already fallen asleep.The camp where they lived was not spacious, and it was cold in winter, except for the prince who lived in a hut next to him, Kangxi, imperial concubine and Yinyou lived in the same room.

Li Xi settled Yinyou and withdrew.Kangxi was sitting at the table reading a book, and the imperial concubine also took a book and sat at the table reading.

She has the habit of taking notes while reading, but it is inconvenient to go out, so she can only read casually.

Accompanied by the sound of the child's even breathing, the two sat at the table and read by candlelight.

Kangxi raised his head, and suddenly became very interested in the medical book in his hand, so he went over and flipped through two pages.

The imperial concubine handed him the book, and took a look at the book in his hand, and found that he was actually reading a math book, and there was a problem on it, which seemed to be half done.

The imperial concubine was forced to recall high school mathematics, and felt that his book was a bit brain-intensive. The unknowns that should have been expressed in letters were all replaced by words like A, B, and C. Invisibly, it made it more difficult for the top student to solve the problems.

But fortunately, the math problems in this book are expressed in Arabic numerals instead of Chinese characters, otherwise the imperial concubine would immediately put down the book and honestly admit that she is illiterate.

The little guy was snoring slightly on the bed, already in a dream.

It was late, and Kangxi was full of energy, so he had to read for a while.The imperial concubine was too weak to accompany her, so she went to bed and fell asleep with her son in her arms.

And silently prayed that the emperor could sit there and wander in the ocean of knowledge, and couldn't think of going to sleep all night.

Because the bed is a bit narrow, it may be a bit crowded for another adult to lie on it. She wants her son to sleep more comfortably.

Even in winter, a child with this pure yang physique can't stand being sandwiched between two adults to sleep for a night.

When it was just dawn, Yinyou was sweating profusely and woke up from his sleep humming.

When he wakes up, the two adults next to him don't even want to sleep.The little guy turned over and sat up, stretched out his hand to push the imperial concubine, and moaned and said: "Er Niang, Er Niang, I'm hungry, I want to drink milk."

So, the emperor who was lying on his side outside turned his head.The father and son looked at each other.The little guy blinked hard: "Huh? It's Ama, not Erniang."

Kangxi thought his son would be scared when he saw it, but unexpectedly, the little guy pushed him again: "Ama, Ama, I'm hungry, I want to drink milk."

Kangxi sat up helplessly, the father and son started to look at each other again, the imperial concubine was facing the other side, motionless.

Kangxi couldn't help but raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his son's head, and asked him, "Didn't you call Er Niang just now?"

The little guy immediately raised his thumb and made a "shh" gesture on his lips: "But my mother is asleep."

Kangxi tried to reason with his son: "But Ama was also asleep."

Yinyou asked doubtfully, "Aren't you awake now?"

"..."

The little guy looked around and saw that the bed was only so narrow: "Even if I wake up my mother, you still have to let us."

Kangxi nodded again: "All right, you are right."

As the old father rolled over and got out of bed, he made a decision in his heart: "If you live in a rural village like this in the future, I will let you sleep with the prince."

Going northward along the canal, Kangxi came to the Yellow River to inspect the river engineering again. This time, he took Isang'a, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Samuha, Minister of Industry, to the seaside in Shaobo Town, Jiangdu County.

I also talked about the floods I saw in Gaoyou and Baoying, and I was very worried. When I asked about the cause of the floods, I said that the downstream of these two places originally had an estuary into the sea, but after a long time, sand and stones blocked it. cause congestion.Therefore, it was decided to dredge the blocked estuary, hoping that this would save the two places from flooding.

The prince stood aside and listened, thinking about the feasibility of the question Khan Ama said.

Kangxi said again: "After going and coming, I can't bear to think about this problem every time. The people here want to live a stable life, so that they won't be displaced every year. You guys will go to the flooded prefectures and counties to investigate one by one. , repeat it within ten days. If it is feasible, do it immediately, and do not hesitate to spend any money."

Several adults led the way and went all the way to Huai'an, Suqian and other places.After leaving the south of the Yangtze River, Kangxi lost the interest in traveling in mountains and rivers, and put all his thoughts on the management of the Yellow River.

Dredging the river, clearing the silt, diverting the river into the sea, and inspecting the Gaojiayan embankment project made Jin Fu quickly think of a way. The most important thing is to prevent the Yellow River from flooding the canal again.

After all, the emperor came out of the palace to inspect, and he never met once in many years. Along the way, many bosses came out to watch the fun.

When Kangxi saw that the elderly and poor were suffering from floods, he asked people to reward them with some silver taels.

Along the way, from northern Jiangsu to the Yellow River area, there is no such luxury and luxury as in the south of the Yangtze River. There are sufferings in the world everywhere, which makes people worry.

Even Yinyou, a young child, is less mischievous and more sensible and compassionate when he is with Ama every day.

Ama wanted to give silver taels to the skinny old men along the way, so he took the initiative to invite himself to send them over, and asked Li Xi to take out the snacks and fruits in the carriage and distribute them to the children who came to watch the fun.

When the little guy came back to his mother, the imperial concubine gave him a thumbs up, hugged her son and did not hesitate to praise her: "The baby did a great job!"

Hearing Er Niang's praise, Yin You couldn't laugh either, his mind was full of those thin and young children who were dressed in ragged faces.

The prince also felt very uncomfortable watching it. They are all princes in the palace, and they have never seen such a scene.The prince also asked the eunuchs around him to distribute the food brought out of the carriage to the common people.

When he came to Yizhou, Kangxi assigned a lot of work to Jin Fu along the way. Dredging the mouth of the sea is a big project. As the governor of the river, Jin Fu must personally preside over and supervise this time.

So he no longer accompanied Shengjia back to Luan, and left.

Before leaving, Kangxi called him to him and praised him for his hard work in governing the Yellow River and his achievements in building river projects over the years.

In the end, he was given a poem "Yue Hegong Poem" as a reward.

When Jin Fu came out, the crown prince and Yinyou stood at the door, he saluted the crown prince, and the crown prince also bowed to him with his younger brother: "I hope Lord Jin can solve the flood of the Yellow River as soon as possible. Your Excellency has worked hard."

On the day of the winter solstice, they came to Qufu, and Yan Shenggong led the descendants of the fourth generation to meet them outside the city.

Yinyou had seen this man on the way here, when he was talking with Kangxi at the Guanlan Pavilion, the little guy followed Nalan to the former residence of Lay Yi'an.

He thought this person was from Jinan, but he saw him again when he came to Qufu. He also heard from Gao Shiqi that this person and his descendants were all from Qufu, and they were the descendants of Confucius.

Yinyou didn't know who the sage Kong was. Anyway, he felt that it should be a very powerful task, because tomorrow Ama was going to worship the Confucius Temple, and he would follow along to join in the fun.

The imperial concubine made fun of him: "You can't go to the Confucius Temple."

Today is the winter solstice, and they ate dumplings in the camp.The little guy was putting the big dumpling into his mouth, when he heard Er Niang's words, he stopped and asked, "Why?"

"Because Confucius is the teacher of scholars, children who don't study are not qualified to worship his old man."

The little guy pouted and asked, "Then mother, are you going?"

"I'm going."

The little guy asked again: "Is it because you are reading every day, so Amma took you there?"

The imperial concubine nodded: "Yes, anyway, people who study can go, and after they go, they will become scholars, and they must study obediently in the future."

"Hmph!" The little guy pouted and put down his chopsticks, "Then I won't go."

"..."

The imperial concubine looked at him, one head and two big.The little guy who usually likes to join in the fun, he will follow Ama wherever he goes, but today he offered not to go because he didn't want to study.

"Hehe~" The imperial concubine immediately gave a sneer of unknown meaning, "If you don't go, you have to study, you can't escape."

Yinyou: "..."

On the second day, Kangxi brought the prince and civil and military officials to the Confucian Temple, bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, and made imperial congratulations, saying that the sage Confucius created the civilization of all generations and established the model of a hundred kings.

Then he came to the poetry auditorium and asked civil and military officials, guards, and entourages to wait outside the hall. He took the prince into the hall, and found a supervisor named Kong Shangren from the Imperial College to give a lecture on the first stanza of "University". Let's talk about the copula of "Book of Changes".Yinyou followed Ama into the hall, sat beside the prince, and was forced to listen to two classes.

In the end, I still felt that Kong Shangren had spoken well, so Kangxi waved his hand and decided to take this person back to Beijing.

After passing Qufu, they stopped to rest in the middle, and traveled day and night until they returned to Beijing.

They lived in Nanyuan that night, and on the second day, they led all the ministers to Xiaoling Mausoleum to offer wine and salute, and then went to the mausoleums of Empress Renxiao and Empress Xiaozhao to drink and mourn.

Yinyou had never met these two former empresses, so naturally he didn't know who they were, but the little guy clearly felt that the prince's mood was very wrong when he paid homage to Empress Renxiao's mausoleum.

Until the whole sacrifice was over and they were about to return to the palace, the prince didn't smile at all, he just quietly followed Khan Ama, his eyes were red, and he didn't say a word.

Yinyou followed beside him without saying a word, and secretly went to hold the prince's brother's hand.Yinfeng led him and walked out all the way.When it was time to get into the carriage, Yinyou turned around and took a look at Eniang.

The imperial concubine wanted to wave her hand to let him come back, so as not to disturb the crown prince's mourning for the late queen.

But the prince didn't seem to intend to let go, but naturally picked up Yinyou and put him into the carriage.

The imperial concubine sighed and gave up.What a good child, sensible, filial, with excellent grades, and caring for the people. Look at these princes, where can you find a second one who is better than the prince.

Some people who are fathers don't know how to cherish them.

In the carriage, the prince has been hugging his younger brother tightly, Yinyou can feel that his brother is in a bad mood, so he quietly let him hold him, leaning in his arms, without saying anything, just staying with him like that .

After a while, Yinyou raised his head and found that the corners of the prince's brother's eyes were moist.

The little guy has never seen the prince's elder brother cry. In his mind, the prince's elder brother is the most perfect child. He is "other people's child" in Er Niang's mouth. Excellent, encourage your son to learn from him.

But the little guy didn’t feel ashamed of his ignorance after hearing this. Instead, he felt a sense of pride. Of course, his prince’s elder brother is the best. Is he as happy?

The little guy raised his hand, stretched out his fingers cautiously, gently wiped away the tears from the corners of the prince's eyes with his fingertips, held his face again, and asked him softly, "Brother prince, are you crying?"

The prince shook his head: "No."

"Oh," Yinyou thought for a while, "That's because the wind was too strong just now."

The prince hugged him tightly, and shed a tear where he couldn't see: "In the palace, everyone else has a mother, even if it's just a concubine, even if they can't live with her since childhood, but At least they do, and I don't."

Yinyou heard the great sadness in his words, and also knew that one of the former queens they paid homage to just now was the crown prince's elder brother's mother.

He suddenly thought of the dream he had a long time ago, in which a person who claimed to be a fairy told him that his mother-in-law would also leave him in the near future.

Xiaotuanzi's thoughts immediately diverged, thinking that Erniang would be lying on the cold ground one day, and it would take a long, long time before he could see her, so he immediately felt empathy for the prince's current mood.

Losing Erniang must be the saddest thing in the world, but the prince's elder brother has never cried. Today is because he came to visit his Erniang, and he couldn't help crying.

He thinks that the prince's elder brother is not only the best kid in the world, but also the bravest kid in the whole world.

The prince put his head on his younger brother's shoulder. Although he was so small and thin, he felt a kind of warmth and peace of mind for no reason: "I have told myself since I was a child that I am the prince. I want to study hard and I want to help Ama. To share my worries, Er Niang is watching me from the sky..."

Yinyou imitated how the imperial concubine comforted him, and patted the prince on the back: "Brother prince, don't be afraid. Although you don't have a mother, you have me. When I grow up, I will protect you and prevent others bully you."