After Kangxi finished speaking, he sat down on the kang by himself. In two days, he will go on a long trip with the Empress Dowager. He has been working overtime recently to deal with government affairs, and he is too busy to touch the ground.
I had some free time today, I thought about coming over to my cousin to talk about the various arrangements for going out, but I didn't expect to see this little guy packing things as soon as I entered the door.
Bai Lu served a cup of this year's new tea, and Kangxi half leaned half on the kang, seeing the shocked expression on his younger son's face, the corner of his mouth raised an arc unconsciously.
If he can't see this little guy for a day, he will panic. No matter how busy the government affairs are, he has to spare some time every day to go to Hongde Hall to see his study situation.Seeing that he has made great progress every day, the old father is also very pleased.
Although I don't expect him to worry about the country and the people like the prince in the future, he can't be illiterate.
Holding the teacup in his hand, he leisurely watched his son's jokes, but he didn't know what kind of mental journey Yinyou had gone through at this time.
The little guy stood there motionless. In order to accompany Ukumama on this trip to Mount Wutai, he started studying from the Western clock a few days ago. It took him one and a half hours to complete the three-hour content, and the rest It was time for Rong Ruo to tell him the story about Mount Wutai.
He collected a lot of content, and even went to learn about Manjushri Bodhisattva, just to be able to tell Ukuma Mama on the road, to pass the time for her, and to make her happy.
Now that I have prepared everything, Ama suddenly said lightly that he would not take him there.
Yinyou silently put down the things in his hands, lowered his head and walked out without saying a word.
Kangxi just held the tea bowl to his lips and took a sip, when he looked up, his son was gone.
He looked around, just in time to see the back of the little boy walking to the door.
At this time, the imperial concubine was picking up the curtain to come in, and seeing her little baby's face was full of displeasure, her eyes were red, with tears in her eyes, and her cute and pitiful appearance made the old mother worry.
She hurriedly asked, "What's the matter? Was it fine just now?"
Yinyou didn't speak and didn't stop, he walked past Eniang without looking sideways, and went out of the room directly.
In the dormitory just now, apart from the little guy who was happily packing up his things, there was only his Ama. Even if the imperial concubine didn't know what happened, she could guess that it had something to do with the person sitting on the kang.
She came to the room, put down the things in her hands, and looked at Kangxi suspiciously.The latter's eyes dodged, his eyes dodged, he poured himself another mouthful of tea, suppressed the smile on the corner of his mouth forcibly, and said pretending to be serious: "I just said a word not to take him, and then I started to lose my temper, it's shameless !"
The imperial concubine glared at him, and said in her heart: "You are shameless, you have nothing to do to tease the children when you are idle."
Kangxi turned around and looked out from the half-open window, and saw the little guy sitting alone in the corridor. Li Xi, Zhao Cheng, and Nanny Sun went to coax him one after another, but the little guy just shook his head and said nothing. explain.
"It's weird," Kangxi turned around, "I used to go out, and if I said I wouldn't take him there, he would rush over to act coquettishly and shamelessly. The little mouth is very good at talking, and there are many reasons. What's the matter today?"
The imperial concubine raised her head to look at him: "I'm sad."
"sad?"
"This time I'm going on a long trip with Mama Ukuma, and I've been carefully preparing for several days..." She showed the things on the table to the emperor, "I was worried that the journey of my ancestors would be boring, and the little one who couldn't read all the words brought a few This book was said to be read to Mama Ukuma on the road, but was suddenly told not to take him there."
Kangxi: "..."
Such a sensible and well-behaved baby is sitting in the corridor at this moment, sullen all by himself.The old father suddenly felt guilty, and immediately stretched out his legs, bent down to get the boots, and the maids waiting at the side wanted to come over to serve, but he waved them down.
The boots have just been put on, and I haven't had time to stand up yet.As soon as he looked up, the little guy came back from the outside at some point.
Standing in front of Kangxi, he said confidently, "You will definitely take me there."
The old father didn't know where his self-confidence came from: "Whatever I take you to do, you stay in the palace to study."
The little guy raised his head and said confidently: "You are going, if you are going, I will stay in the palace and no one will teach me to read."
Hey, his mind was spinning fast enough, but the old father didn't let go: "Then you go to the study and study with your brothers."
Yinyou shook his head: "No, no, I will definitely go."
Kangxi smiled lightly: "I said I won't take you if I don't take you."
The little guy happily continued to pack his things: "Emiang is not in the palace, and Ukumama is not in the palace either. They are definitely worried about leaving me alone in the palace, and they will definitely bring me with them!"
Kangxi: "..."
This little clever ghost is very aware of his weight in the hearts of the Empress Dowager and the imperial concubine, no matter what, he will not leave him alone in the palace.
Even if Kangxi wanted to keep him, the Empress Dowager would definitely not agree.
Even if the empress dowager agrees, as long as the little guy acts coquettishly and sheds a few tears, the ancestor will agree to everything.
The little guy not only knew that he was going, but also asked curiously: "Ama, will the prince brother go with us?"
"That's natural."
The cutie clapped her hands: "Great, great, I can go out with the prince brother again!"
Kangxi reminded him: "This time we are going to Wutai Mountain to worship Buddha with our ancestors. Along the way, Ama and Erniang have to take care of her elderly, but they don't have time to take care of you. Do you know that you have to be obedient?"
Yinyou nodded heavily: "I know! I followed to help you take care of Mama Ukuma."
Kangxi sneered: "Just take care of yourself. If you dare to be disobedient, I will beat your ass to pieces."
When he said this, it was like a conditioned reflex, Yinyou immediately felt the pain from the small buttocks, subconsciously touched it, the reaction and movement were not to mention how cute.
"Mama Ukuma won't let you hit me."
"..."
I heard that Yinyou was going to go out with Khan Ama again, but the brothers were envious, especially Yinqi and Yinzuo.They were about the same age as Yinyou, but Khan Ama took his seventh brother with him everywhere, and they only went to the Mulan paddock once, and they all went together.
The fifth elder brother curled his lips and said, "I really want to go out with Han Ama."
Sixth brother also sighed: "Who wouldn't want to? Khan Ama will only take Xiaoqi, and won't take us."
Yinyou waved his hand immediately: "No, no, Ama didn't want to take me there either, he said I was a little trouble, disobedient and naughty."
The two elder brothers looked at him in surprise, they didn't expect him to be so self-aware.
But then the little guy added: "But this time I'm going to take care of Mama Ukuma. If I don't go, she will miss me."
The fifth elder brother put his chin in his hands and sighed: "Why doesn't Mama Huang go, I can go with her if she goes."
Yinzuo: "..."
"Whoever goes to Ama will not take me with him." He shook his head, turned and returned to his desk, "I'd better read in peace of mind."
He was actually very favored by Kangxi in the past, because he was festive and festive, and because Concubine De was favored, even his son received a lot of attention from Kangxi.
However, now that Concubine De is out of favor, he seems to have disappeared from Han Ama's sight along with Er Niang.
Especially after coming to study in the upper study room, he is no longer the little devil who used to be unscrupulous in front of his parents. He has to compete with his brothers and win the attention of Khan Ama through his own study.
Yinqi also patted Yinyou's shoulder: "Then take good care of Aunt Ukuma, go out and see what's fun, what's delicious to eat, don't forget to come back and tell us."
Yinyou pulled the fifth brother's hand, and then went to hold the sixth brother's hand: "Okay, I know!"
At this time Yinzhen walked in from the outside, Yinyou threw himself into his brother's arms happily: "I'm going out tomorrow."
Yinzhen patted his head: "I know!"
He took his younger brother to the yard together, sat on the stone steps by himself, hugged Yinyou, and let him sit on his lap: "When you go out, besides taking care of Mama Ukuma, you must also take care of yourself."
The little guy leaned in his brother's arms and said sweetly, "Mmmm!"
"You have to take good care of my mother, don't make her work too hard."
The little guy gave his brother a big hug: "I know."
The day before going out, Yinyou purposely stayed in the Compassionate Ning Palace, but he couldn't sleep well that night.The next day, the imperial concubine looked at him with sleepy eyes, thinking that the little boy was staying up in the middle of the night and starting to boil the eagle again, and asked him what was going on, but he refused to tell.
It was only later that I found out that the Bisha cabinet was a small compartment in the dormitory after all, and the sound insulation was not good, because the Empress Dowager tossed and turned all night, so the little guy didn't sleep well.
He felt that Mamo Ukuma had something on his mind, but he didn't tell anyone, including Ama and Erniang.
There were quite a few people accompanying the Empress Dowager to Mount Wutai this time.In addition to some civil and military officials, there are also several tribal leaders that Kangxi summoned from Mongolia a month ago.Let them go up Mount Wutai together to pray for the Empress Dowager.
In addition, at the request of the Empress Dowager, the imperial concubine also accompanied the ancestors.Kangxi also brought three princes with him, namely Prince Yinreng, elder brother Yinti and seventh elder brother Yinyou.
The other princes were young and still stayed in the palace to study.
Prince Yu Fuquan and Prince Gong Changning also drove with the Empress Dowager.
Yinyou saw Prince Yu and looked behind him.Fuquan asked him, "What is Brother Seven looking for?"
Yinyou shook his head, but still couldn't help asking, "Didn't Baotai follow?"
Prince Yu was ordered to accompany the Empress Dowager to Mount Wutai, so how could he take his son out.He replied: "No."
Yinyou helped his chest: "Then I can rest assured."
Prince Yu: "..."
On the square outside Qianqing Palace, the empress dowager led a group of harem concubines, princes, and princesses to see the empress dowager and the emperor off.
Kangxi and the imperial concubine, one on the left and the other on the right, personally helped the empress dowager to board the carriage, Yinyou followed obediently, and was carried into the carriage by his Ama.
After leaving the gate of Qianqing, there were hundreds of civil and military officials to see them off, and they kept sending the empress dowager and the emperor out of the Meridian gate.
This is not the first time that Yingyou has gone out, and he even has a sense of familiarity with the environment in the suburbs of Beijing, and he is not so curious anymore.
He and the imperial concubine sat in the carriage with the empress dowager, and Kangxi took the prince and elder brother, Prince Yu, and Prince Gong to ride around the carriage.
The carriage that Kangxi prepared for the Empress Dowager was more spacious and comfortable than his own. There were beds for the ancestors to rest in, and the seats were covered with thick felt and cushions. Tea and snacks were always available in the imperial tea dining room. And fruit, and Yinyou, the pistachio, to relieve her boredom.
The little guy lifted the curtain and took a look, but he didn't expect his elder brother to ride beside him on a horse.
When we go out today, everyone wears court clothes according to the rules.Yinyou couldn't help but looked up and down at the elder brother. Everyone else looked serious in court clothes, but only the elder brother, no matter how complicated his clothes were, he couldn't conceal his unruly aura.
As if feeling his comment, the elder brother also looked down at him. The two brothers looked at each other for a while, one on a horse and the other in a carriage.Yinyou suddenly smiled and said, "Is the lollipop delicious?"
Big brother: "..."
He thought: It seems that if he doesn't give a positive answer, this little fool will not let him go.
So, holding the rein with one hand, he freed one hand to pinch his younger brother's cheek: "It's too big, I don't know how to eat it."
Yinyou put the curtain of the carriage on his head so that he wouldn't get disconnected to block his view, but it looked a little funny, and the elder brother almost died laughing.But it's funny and cute, if you don't laugh at him to death, you will die with his cuteness.
Yinyou opened his hands, as if hugging a big lollipop in the air, and then began to perform without real objects, sticking out his tongue to fill the air twice, and said to his elder brother: "Just eat like this."
The elder brother imagined that he was holding a lollipop and licking it like him. He shivered himself first, and managed to avoid falling off the horse.
He waved his hand: "I'm going to break it up and eat it."
Yinyou grimaced at him dissatisfied, and put down the curtain.
The days of the two brothers were so chatty, Yinyou returned his attention to the carriage, crawled a few steps on the mat, and then snuggled up to the Empress Dowager, and began chatting with her in bits and pieces.
"Mama Ukuma, let me tell you a story."
The Empress Dowager touched his head: "What story?"
"A story about Manjusri Bodhisattva and Mount Wutai."
The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Yo, my Xiaoqi also knows about Manjusri Bodhisattva."
"Of course!" The little guy raised his face and said proudly, "I did a lot of homework before going out."
"Okay, okay!" The Empress Dowager put her arms around him, "Then tell Mama Ukuma the story about Mount Wutai."
"In the past, Wutai Mountain was called Wufeng Mountain. The climate here is very harsh. In winter, water drips into ice, in summer, it is unbearably hot, in spring, sand and rocks fly, and in autumn, there is long drought and no rain. People living here can't grow crops in the fields."
"One day, Manjushri passed by here to preach and saw that people were suffering, so he decided to change their living environment."
"He heard that there is a sacred stone called 'Xielong Stone' in the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea, which can moisten the dry air, so he became an almsgiver and went to the Dragon King to borrow the 'Xielong Stone'."
The empress dowager listened very carefully to his storytelling, and the imperial concubine at the side kept observing his performance.
As he grows older, Yinyou's speech is not as slurred as when he was a child, and his logical thinking is inherently strong. When telling stories, his thinking is very clear.
The little guy went on to say: "Manjusri Bodhisattva came to the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea and saw a huge stone outside the Dragon Palace. Before he got close, he felt a chill blowing over his face."
"Manjusri Bodhisattva saw the Dragon King and explained to him why he came here. He wanted to borrow the big stone. The Dragon King refused, saying that the Bodhisattva could borrow anything, but this 'Xielong Stone' was absolutely not acceptable, because it was the flower of the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea. Salvaged from the bottom of the sea for hundreds of years, it is cool and moist. The dragon sons of the dragon clan come back from work every day, sweating profusely, and it is unbearably hot. , the dragon sons will have no place to rest."
It may be a bit long for the story to come to this point, but the little guy swallowed his saliva.The Empress Dowager did not urge him either, but patiently waited for him to continue speaking.
"Later, Manjusri Bodhisattva repeatedly emphasized that he was a monk on Wufeng Mountain, and he came to borrow this stone to benefit the local people."
"Naturally, the Dragon King was unwilling to lend it to him, but he refused to leave if he didn't lend it. He stood there talking non-stop. The Dragon King became impatient, thinking that the stone was so big that he would definitely move it by himself. He didn’t want to go, so he reluctantly agreed, saying that if the monk can move it, he can take it away.”
"As a result, as soon as the Dragon King finished speaking, Manjusri Bodhisattva thanked him, then walked up to the stone, chanted a mantra, turned the boulder into small stones, put it in his pocket, turned his head and left. The old Dragon King was left secretly wiping away tears , too late to regret.”
"Later Manjushri returned to Mount Wufeng. It was the time when the sun was the hottest and the earth was dry and cracked, and people were suffering from the scorching heat. Manjusri Bodhisattva put the 'Xielong Stone' in the valley between the peaks, and Mount Wufeng fell down immediately. It rained and became cool and humid.”
After the story was finished, the little guy quickly picked up his teacup and took a sip of water to moisten his throat.
The Empress Dowager has been to Mount Wutai several times, and these legends have long been heard: "Manjusri Bodhisattva, who is merciful and compassionate, let's pay homage to him, and let him also bless Xiaoqi in peace and health."
At this time, the little guy bit his lower lip, hesitant to speak.
"What's the matter?" The Empress Dowager squeezed his chin when she saw his appearance, "Is there anything you can't say to Mama Ukuma?"
Now that Mama Ukuma asked him to speak, the little guy said it straight: "I think Manjushri is doing something wrong."
The imperial concubine covered her son's mouth: "Don't be disrespectful to the Bodhisattva!"
The Empress Dowager is a devout Buddhist, the little brat doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth, and questioned Manjushri's behavior in front of her. Didn't this make the ancestors angry?
"Children's words are not taboo, the ancestors are not to be blamed."
How could the ancestor be willing to blame him, children always have some ideas different from adults, it's nothing.Instead, she said to the imperial concubine: "Let him go and let him finish talking."
The little guy immediately took Erniang's hand off and began to express his opinion: "Although the people of Wufeng Mountain's generation have a hard life due to the climate, the dragon sons of the Dragon Clan work hard too. The Dragon King said, They have to rest on that big rock every day, and if the rock is removed, they won’t have such a cool place to rest. That rock belongs to the Dragon Clan, so why lend it to him to show kindness.”
"If he really sympathizes with the people there, he should spend hundreds of years salvaging a stone from the bottom of the sea by himself, instead of taking shortcuts to covet other people's things."
"Besides, I read that at the end of the story, Manjusri Bodhisattva did not return the stone to the Dragon King. If there is a loan, it is not trustworthy!"
Imperial Concubine: "..."
Empress Dowager: "..."
Hearing what he said, before leaving the capital, he didn't think much about going to Mount Wutai in an instant.
At this time the carriage stopped, Kangxi opened the curtain from the outside and entered, and the carriage began to move forward slowly again.
He sat on the cushion beside the table: "What are you talking about, it's so lively."
"The seventh elder brother is telling the story of 'Xielongshi' to the master's ancestor." Aunt Su Ma handed over a plate of cut pears, "The carriage is bumpy and it is not convenient to pour tea. The emperor will use some fruits."
Kangxi nodded: "Nurse Su, don't bother, just rest."
He looked at his younger son again, and raised his chin at him: "Do you still know the story of Manjusri Bodhisattva borrowing the 'Xielong Stone'?"
Yinyou looked at Ama, then at Aunt Su Ma, and finally at Aunt Ukuma: "Ah? So you have all heard this story before."
The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "I know, but it's the first time we've heard your opinion."
Kangxi turned his head to the imperial concubine's ear, and asked softly, "What's your opinion?"
The imperial concubine gave him a general summary of her son's point of view, and Kangxi's face darkened when he heard it.
Kangxi was not a devout Buddhist, in fact he often debated the Dharma with some eminent monks.
But in front of the Empress Dowager, he absolutely dare not disrespect the Bodhisattva.Adults may not be able to think of problems that children can think of, but adults will not say it, and children have no taboos and dare to say anything.
Kangxi carefully looked at the expression of the emperor's grandmother, and found that she was not angry, she didn't even look at him, and still looked at Yinyou lovingly: "Oh! My little one, you are the smartest."
Seeing that the Empress Dowager was not angry, Kangxi also relaxed, but became interested in Yinyou's question just now, and asked, "Then Xiao Qi, if it were you, how should you deal with this matter?"
Yinyou tilted his head and asked him: "What's the matter?"
"Borrow the matter of 'Xielongshi'."
Yinyou shook his head: "No."
Kangxi asked again: "Then what should the local people do if they suffer every year because of the bad weather?"
Yinyou thought for a while, then asked: "Is there a solution to the climate problem?"
"nothing now."
The little guy spread his hands: "Then let the local people move to a place where the climate is suitable for them to live in."
Kangxi said: "But there are so many people who need houses and farmland for their lives. How could they just move?"
Yinyou was surprised and said: "How come there are so many people in bad weather? There are many people, which means that the climate here is good and suitable for people to live in."
With this logical thinking ability, the imperial concubine secretly gave her son a thumbs up.
Kangxi secretly thought that he was careless, and always wanted to pose a problem for this little boy, to test him, but he didn't pay attention to the details: "Well, even if there are not many people, it is not easy to let them wander in a foreign land, what are you going to do? Deal with them?"
The little guy stretched out his arms and gestured casually in mid-air: "Our Qing Dynasty is so big, can't we find a place where they can live? Ama, your ministers can help them find it. If you find it, help them find it." They build a house and start a new life."
The imperial concubine nodded, thinking: "My son is really good, he has even thought about the immigration policy."
The little guy continued: "If there is no farmland for them to grow, then let them do other things, you can sell candied haws, sugar people, sugar paintings..."
As he spoke, he took a "ziliu" breath, being greedy for what he had just said.
This made the Empress Dowager very happy, and hurriedly greeted Aunt Su Ma: "Hurry up, let someone bring him some food."
They traveled on the road for a full twelve days, traveling during the day and staying in camp at night.Kangxi would rather go slower than let the empress dowager live in those poor conditions in the countryside and mountain villages, and the worst is to live in the mansion of local officials.
Yinyou found that the more he entered the territory of Shanxi, the words of Mama Ukuma became less and less.In the past, no matter what he said, Mama Ukuma would listen carefully and then reply to him.
Now he rambled on for a long time before the Empress Dowager would respond.
The imperial concubine stretched out her finger, pressed it against her son's lips, leaned over and said softly, "Mama Ukuma is tired, let her rest for a while."
Yinyou nodded, ran to get a thin blanket, and put it gently on the Empress Dowager's lap.
Then he opened the curtain and looked out, the prince came by on horseback, saw him and smiled and said, "What's wrong with Xiao Qi?"
Yinyou grinned and smiled at the prince's elder brother: "I want to ride a horse too."
Now that the carriage is on its way, it is not very convenient.He had no choice but to coax: "We will arrive at the resting pavilion in front of you in a while. After we have some snacks, Brother Prince will take you to ride a horse."
The Empress Dowager did not get out of the carriage during the break.Kangxi thought that the emperor's grandmother was ill, so he was very anxious, so he was going to get on the carriage to have a look.
The imperial concubine stopped him, and the two got out of the carriage. Kangxi asked anxiously, "What's the matter, does it make you feel uncomfortable?"
The imperial concubine waved her hand and whispered, "I feel uncomfortable."
"..."
Kangxi pondered for a while, but didn't say anything else, there were three children watching on the other side, and he didn't want to drag his cousin to whisper in public.So, he turned around and walked into the net pavilion: "Go over and have a rest."
In fact, he knew in his heart that the empress dowager was in good health under the care of the imperial concubine these years.Sitting in a comfortable carriage all the way, they traveled for seven or eight days, and they walked for ten days, which was almost like traveling in mountains and rivers. With this level of intensity, the Empress Dowager must have no problem.
It's just that the closer to Wutai Mountain, the deeper the knot.She always wanted to come to Mount Wutai, but she wanted to come again because her body was still strong and able to move around.In the future, as I get older and older, if I can't walk, I won't be able to come.
After resting in the pavilion for a while, having some snacks and tea, they continued on their way.
Yinyou picked a small purple flower on the side of the road, ran to the imperial concubine, raised his hand and pinned it to her hair bun, tilted his head left and right to admire it, and commented: "It's beautiful!"
The imperial concubine kissed her son's face: "Thank you baby!"
Yinyou took the opportunity to make a request: "Emiang, can I ride a horse with the prince's brother later?"
The imperial concubine glanced at the prince, he was just a child under the age of 11, although there were guards holding the reins in front, the imperial concubine was always a little worried.
She was about to refuse, when her son pounced forward and began to act like a baby: "Er Niang~ I want to ride a horse with the prince brother, we have agreed, you agree!"
Standing aside, the prince couldn't help laughing when he saw Xiaotuanzi's shamelessness: "Please rest assured, imperial concubine, I will definitely take good care of Xiaoqi."
The prince said so, and the imperial concubine couldn't say anything, so she had to agree with her son to ride a horse with the prince.
The little guy achieved his goal, turned his head and ran away, dragging the prince all the way to the big maroon horse.The prince asked the guards on the side to carry him up, stepped on the stirrups and got on the horse, sat firmly behind him, wrapped his arms around his younger brother, and grasped the reins.
To take care of the empress dowager's carriage, in fact, the speed of riding a horse is not fast, and there are guards leading it in front, so it is very safe.
On this day, they came to Longquan Pass on the Great Wall Ridge, which is 120 miles away from Mount Wutai, and the road would be difficult if they went any further.
Kangxi asked Prince Yu and Prince Gong to accompany the Empress Dowager to rest in the camp, and he personally took people to explore the road.The eldest elder brother and the prince followed him, and Yinyou wanted to follow, but Kangxi stopped him: "You stay in the camp and take care of Ukumama."
Originally, he wanted to stay in the camp, but the little guy was unwilling to say anything, but Ama entrusted him with the heavy responsibility of taking care of Ukumama, so the little guy had no choice but to agree.
He had accompanied the Empress Dowager to visit Mount Wutai several times before, and the road had been repaired many times, but the terrain of this place was still dangerous and it was difficult for Luanyu to lift it up.
Kangxi sat on Luanyu by himself and asked the captain to carry him up.But the more you go up, the more difficult it is. Even climbing up empty-handed is quite strenuous, let alone carrying a person, the road is narrow and steep, and it is impossible to go up.
Kangxi deserves to come back, and heard about the Empress Dowager: "The road up the mountain is really difficult, and Luanyu can't go up at all. Otherwise, you don't go up the mountain. Let your grandson bring the elder brother and the prince to pray for you. You Just stay in the camp to rest, and let Xiao Qi accompany you."
The Empress Dowager shook her head: "It's such a long journey, I have already arrived here from the capital, if I can't go up and have a look, I can't rest assured."
No matter how Kangxi tried to persuade him, the old ancestor insisted on going up the mountain. In the end, he became a little anxious, and said indiscriminately: "If you must see... grandson is tied up, and he will be tied up in front of you." .”
Eh? ? ?Yinyou's ears perked up all of a sudden, so it turns out that Mama Ukuma must come to Mount Wutai to meet someone?
The imperial concubine, the prince, the elder brother, the seventh elder brother, Prince Yu, Prince Gong... There was a whole room of people standing in the palace, but at this time there was no sound, everyone was silent, and they didn't dare to blink their eyelids.
Kangxi knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, the words had already been spoken, and he couldn't take them back, and he was afraid of offending the emperor's grandmother, so he simply knelt down on his knees.
When everyone saw the emperor kneeling, who dared to stand, the whole room knelt down with him.
Yinyou didn't know what happened, he looked at Ama and Ukumama.I don't understand what's wrong with them, they are already here, why are they still arguing.
The Empress Dowager held Yinyou's hand all the time, holding a string of Buddhist beads in the other hand, and slowly sat on the chair: "I don't see anyone, I just want to pay my respects to Wutai."
The corners of her eyes were covered with wrinkles, but her old and cloudy eyes still looked firm, and her eyes swept over Xuan Ye, Fu Quan and Chang Ning in turn.Finally he sighed softly and said: "Since we are here, we will go to Changcheng Ridge tomorrow to have a look, and if we really can't go there, we can give up."
She waved her hand: "I'm going to rest, you all go down."
Everyone left the room one after another, and Kangxi was the last to go out. Before leaving, he wanted to take Yinyou out together.At this time, the Empress Dowager who had closed her eyes and meditated said again: "Let him stay with me for a while."
After everyone went out, the servant lighted the incense and gently closed the door.
Yinyou sat beside Mama Ukuma, without saying a word, just accompanied her so quietly.
After a while, the Empress Dowager touched his face: "I usually chatter, why don't you talk today?"
Yinyou said obediently: "Mama Ukuma wants to rest, I can't make too much noise."
The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "I want to hear what you have to say, so go ahead."
The little guy rushed over with a smile, and hugged the Empress Dowager tightly: "Don't be afraid, Aunt Ukuma, if you must go up the mountain, Xiao Qi will accompany you. If the road is difficult, I will support you. Be your crutch."
After hearing his words, the Empress Dowager felt warm in her heart, this little guy is always like this, with him, he can heal any troubles.
"Alright, tomorrow you will go up the mountain with Mama Ukuma."
Yinyou thought for a while, but still couldn't hold back, and asked, "Are we going to find someone in the mountains?"
The Empress Dowager did not show any surprise, but smiled lovingly: "Let's go up and worship the Buddha."
Yinyou interjected: "Looking for someone by the way?"
The empress dowager didn't admit it, nor denied it, but she just didn't answer his question directly: "You will know when you go up."
So, this mysterious figure lingered in Yinyou's mind all night, but he didn't know who it was, who could have such a great ability, so that his mother Ukuma wanted to make this trip.
The Empress Dowager insisted on going up the mountain. Although Kangxi had some complaints in his heart, he didn't dare to say anything.He could only order the eunuchs accompanying him and the school captain who carried the sedan chair to practice more diligently and be careful of his retinue.
On the second day, everyone came to Changcheng Ridge.This is the Warring States period. Qi State built it to defend against the invasion of Chu State. It winds on the top of the mountains in the south. It looks like a belt in the distance and looks like a mountain in the near. It is quite spectacular. 【Note】
It was the first time for Yinyou to see the ancient Great Wall. Looking at the scene in front of him recently, he opened his mouth and was speechless for a while.
The prince came here with Kangxi the year before last, which is not unusual. His worries now are the same as those of his Khan Ama. The road ahead is not easy, and the Empress Dowager insists on going up. What should I do?
I had some free time today, I thought about coming over to my cousin to talk about the various arrangements for going out, but I didn't expect to see this little guy packing things as soon as I entered the door.
Bai Lu served a cup of this year's new tea, and Kangxi half leaned half on the kang, seeing the shocked expression on his younger son's face, the corner of his mouth raised an arc unconsciously.
If he can't see this little guy for a day, he will panic. No matter how busy the government affairs are, he has to spare some time every day to go to Hongde Hall to see his study situation.Seeing that he has made great progress every day, the old father is also very pleased.
Although I don't expect him to worry about the country and the people like the prince in the future, he can't be illiterate.
Holding the teacup in his hand, he leisurely watched his son's jokes, but he didn't know what kind of mental journey Yinyou had gone through at this time.
The little guy stood there motionless. In order to accompany Ukumama on this trip to Mount Wutai, he started studying from the Western clock a few days ago. It took him one and a half hours to complete the three-hour content, and the rest It was time for Rong Ruo to tell him the story about Mount Wutai.
He collected a lot of content, and even went to learn about Manjushri Bodhisattva, just to be able to tell Ukuma Mama on the road, to pass the time for her, and to make her happy.
Now that I have prepared everything, Ama suddenly said lightly that he would not take him there.
Yinyou silently put down the things in his hands, lowered his head and walked out without saying a word.
Kangxi just held the tea bowl to his lips and took a sip, when he looked up, his son was gone.
He looked around, just in time to see the back of the little boy walking to the door.
At this time, the imperial concubine was picking up the curtain to come in, and seeing her little baby's face was full of displeasure, her eyes were red, with tears in her eyes, and her cute and pitiful appearance made the old mother worry.
She hurriedly asked, "What's the matter? Was it fine just now?"
Yinyou didn't speak and didn't stop, he walked past Eniang without looking sideways, and went out of the room directly.
In the dormitory just now, apart from the little guy who was happily packing up his things, there was only his Ama. Even if the imperial concubine didn't know what happened, she could guess that it had something to do with the person sitting on the kang.
She came to the room, put down the things in her hands, and looked at Kangxi suspiciously.The latter's eyes dodged, his eyes dodged, he poured himself another mouthful of tea, suppressed the smile on the corner of his mouth forcibly, and said pretending to be serious: "I just said a word not to take him, and then I started to lose my temper, it's shameless !"
The imperial concubine glared at him, and said in her heart: "You are shameless, you have nothing to do to tease the children when you are idle."
Kangxi turned around and looked out from the half-open window, and saw the little guy sitting alone in the corridor. Li Xi, Zhao Cheng, and Nanny Sun went to coax him one after another, but the little guy just shook his head and said nothing. explain.
"It's weird," Kangxi turned around, "I used to go out, and if I said I wouldn't take him there, he would rush over to act coquettishly and shamelessly. The little mouth is very good at talking, and there are many reasons. What's the matter today?"
The imperial concubine raised her head to look at him: "I'm sad."
"sad?"
"This time I'm going on a long trip with Mama Ukuma, and I've been carefully preparing for several days..." She showed the things on the table to the emperor, "I was worried that the journey of my ancestors would be boring, and the little one who couldn't read all the words brought a few This book was said to be read to Mama Ukuma on the road, but was suddenly told not to take him there."
Kangxi: "..."
Such a sensible and well-behaved baby is sitting in the corridor at this moment, sullen all by himself.The old father suddenly felt guilty, and immediately stretched out his legs, bent down to get the boots, and the maids waiting at the side wanted to come over to serve, but he waved them down.
The boots have just been put on, and I haven't had time to stand up yet.As soon as he looked up, the little guy came back from the outside at some point.
Standing in front of Kangxi, he said confidently, "You will definitely take me there."
The old father didn't know where his self-confidence came from: "Whatever I take you to do, you stay in the palace to study."
The little guy raised his head and said confidently: "You are going, if you are going, I will stay in the palace and no one will teach me to read."
Hey, his mind was spinning fast enough, but the old father didn't let go: "Then you go to the study and study with your brothers."
Yinyou shook his head: "No, no, I will definitely go."
Kangxi smiled lightly: "I said I won't take you if I don't take you."
The little guy happily continued to pack his things: "Emiang is not in the palace, and Ukumama is not in the palace either. They are definitely worried about leaving me alone in the palace, and they will definitely bring me with them!"
Kangxi: "..."
This little clever ghost is very aware of his weight in the hearts of the Empress Dowager and the imperial concubine, no matter what, he will not leave him alone in the palace.
Even if Kangxi wanted to keep him, the Empress Dowager would definitely not agree.
Even if the empress dowager agrees, as long as the little guy acts coquettishly and sheds a few tears, the ancestor will agree to everything.
The little guy not only knew that he was going, but also asked curiously: "Ama, will the prince brother go with us?"
"That's natural."
The cutie clapped her hands: "Great, great, I can go out with the prince brother again!"
Kangxi reminded him: "This time we are going to Wutai Mountain to worship Buddha with our ancestors. Along the way, Ama and Erniang have to take care of her elderly, but they don't have time to take care of you. Do you know that you have to be obedient?"
Yinyou nodded heavily: "I know! I followed to help you take care of Mama Ukuma."
Kangxi sneered: "Just take care of yourself. If you dare to be disobedient, I will beat your ass to pieces."
When he said this, it was like a conditioned reflex, Yinyou immediately felt the pain from the small buttocks, subconsciously touched it, the reaction and movement were not to mention how cute.
"Mama Ukuma won't let you hit me."
"..."
I heard that Yinyou was going to go out with Khan Ama again, but the brothers were envious, especially Yinqi and Yinzuo.They were about the same age as Yinyou, but Khan Ama took his seventh brother with him everywhere, and they only went to the Mulan paddock once, and they all went together.
The fifth elder brother curled his lips and said, "I really want to go out with Han Ama."
Sixth brother also sighed: "Who wouldn't want to? Khan Ama will only take Xiaoqi, and won't take us."
Yinyou waved his hand immediately: "No, no, Ama didn't want to take me there either, he said I was a little trouble, disobedient and naughty."
The two elder brothers looked at him in surprise, they didn't expect him to be so self-aware.
But then the little guy added: "But this time I'm going to take care of Mama Ukuma. If I don't go, she will miss me."
The fifth elder brother put his chin in his hands and sighed: "Why doesn't Mama Huang go, I can go with her if she goes."
Yinzuo: "..."
"Whoever goes to Ama will not take me with him." He shook his head, turned and returned to his desk, "I'd better read in peace of mind."
He was actually very favored by Kangxi in the past, because he was festive and festive, and because Concubine De was favored, even his son received a lot of attention from Kangxi.
However, now that Concubine De is out of favor, he seems to have disappeared from Han Ama's sight along with Er Niang.
Especially after coming to study in the upper study room, he is no longer the little devil who used to be unscrupulous in front of his parents. He has to compete with his brothers and win the attention of Khan Ama through his own study.
Yinqi also patted Yinyou's shoulder: "Then take good care of Aunt Ukuma, go out and see what's fun, what's delicious to eat, don't forget to come back and tell us."
Yinyou pulled the fifth brother's hand, and then went to hold the sixth brother's hand: "Okay, I know!"
At this time Yinzhen walked in from the outside, Yinyou threw himself into his brother's arms happily: "I'm going out tomorrow."
Yinzhen patted his head: "I know!"
He took his younger brother to the yard together, sat on the stone steps by himself, hugged Yinyou, and let him sit on his lap: "When you go out, besides taking care of Mama Ukuma, you must also take care of yourself."
The little guy leaned in his brother's arms and said sweetly, "Mmmm!"
"You have to take good care of my mother, don't make her work too hard."
The little guy gave his brother a big hug: "I know."
The day before going out, Yinyou purposely stayed in the Compassionate Ning Palace, but he couldn't sleep well that night.The next day, the imperial concubine looked at him with sleepy eyes, thinking that the little boy was staying up in the middle of the night and starting to boil the eagle again, and asked him what was going on, but he refused to tell.
It was only later that I found out that the Bisha cabinet was a small compartment in the dormitory after all, and the sound insulation was not good, because the Empress Dowager tossed and turned all night, so the little guy didn't sleep well.
He felt that Mamo Ukuma had something on his mind, but he didn't tell anyone, including Ama and Erniang.
There were quite a few people accompanying the Empress Dowager to Mount Wutai this time.In addition to some civil and military officials, there are also several tribal leaders that Kangxi summoned from Mongolia a month ago.Let them go up Mount Wutai together to pray for the Empress Dowager.
In addition, at the request of the Empress Dowager, the imperial concubine also accompanied the ancestors.Kangxi also brought three princes with him, namely Prince Yinreng, elder brother Yinti and seventh elder brother Yinyou.
The other princes were young and still stayed in the palace to study.
Prince Yu Fuquan and Prince Gong Changning also drove with the Empress Dowager.
Yinyou saw Prince Yu and looked behind him.Fuquan asked him, "What is Brother Seven looking for?"
Yinyou shook his head, but still couldn't help asking, "Didn't Baotai follow?"
Prince Yu was ordered to accompany the Empress Dowager to Mount Wutai, so how could he take his son out.He replied: "No."
Yinyou helped his chest: "Then I can rest assured."
Prince Yu: "..."
On the square outside Qianqing Palace, the empress dowager led a group of harem concubines, princes, and princesses to see the empress dowager and the emperor off.
Kangxi and the imperial concubine, one on the left and the other on the right, personally helped the empress dowager to board the carriage, Yinyou followed obediently, and was carried into the carriage by his Ama.
After leaving the gate of Qianqing, there were hundreds of civil and military officials to see them off, and they kept sending the empress dowager and the emperor out of the Meridian gate.
This is not the first time that Yingyou has gone out, and he even has a sense of familiarity with the environment in the suburbs of Beijing, and he is not so curious anymore.
He and the imperial concubine sat in the carriage with the empress dowager, and Kangxi took the prince and elder brother, Prince Yu, and Prince Gong to ride around the carriage.
The carriage that Kangxi prepared for the Empress Dowager was more spacious and comfortable than his own. There were beds for the ancestors to rest in, and the seats were covered with thick felt and cushions. Tea and snacks were always available in the imperial tea dining room. And fruit, and Yinyou, the pistachio, to relieve her boredom.
The little guy lifted the curtain and took a look, but he didn't expect his elder brother to ride beside him on a horse.
When we go out today, everyone wears court clothes according to the rules.Yinyou couldn't help but looked up and down at the elder brother. Everyone else looked serious in court clothes, but only the elder brother, no matter how complicated his clothes were, he couldn't conceal his unruly aura.
As if feeling his comment, the elder brother also looked down at him. The two brothers looked at each other for a while, one on a horse and the other in a carriage.Yinyou suddenly smiled and said, "Is the lollipop delicious?"
Big brother: "..."
He thought: It seems that if he doesn't give a positive answer, this little fool will not let him go.
So, holding the rein with one hand, he freed one hand to pinch his younger brother's cheek: "It's too big, I don't know how to eat it."
Yinyou put the curtain of the carriage on his head so that he wouldn't get disconnected to block his view, but it looked a little funny, and the elder brother almost died laughing.But it's funny and cute, if you don't laugh at him to death, you will die with his cuteness.
Yinyou opened his hands, as if hugging a big lollipop in the air, and then began to perform without real objects, sticking out his tongue to fill the air twice, and said to his elder brother: "Just eat like this."
The elder brother imagined that he was holding a lollipop and licking it like him. He shivered himself first, and managed to avoid falling off the horse.
He waved his hand: "I'm going to break it up and eat it."
Yinyou grimaced at him dissatisfied, and put down the curtain.
The days of the two brothers were so chatty, Yinyou returned his attention to the carriage, crawled a few steps on the mat, and then snuggled up to the Empress Dowager, and began chatting with her in bits and pieces.
"Mama Ukuma, let me tell you a story."
The Empress Dowager touched his head: "What story?"
"A story about Manjusri Bodhisattva and Mount Wutai."
The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Yo, my Xiaoqi also knows about Manjusri Bodhisattva."
"Of course!" The little guy raised his face and said proudly, "I did a lot of homework before going out."
"Okay, okay!" The Empress Dowager put her arms around him, "Then tell Mama Ukuma the story about Mount Wutai."
"In the past, Wutai Mountain was called Wufeng Mountain. The climate here is very harsh. In winter, water drips into ice, in summer, it is unbearably hot, in spring, sand and rocks fly, and in autumn, there is long drought and no rain. People living here can't grow crops in the fields."
"One day, Manjushri passed by here to preach and saw that people were suffering, so he decided to change their living environment."
"He heard that there is a sacred stone called 'Xielong Stone' in the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea, which can moisten the dry air, so he became an almsgiver and went to the Dragon King to borrow the 'Xielong Stone'."
The empress dowager listened very carefully to his storytelling, and the imperial concubine at the side kept observing his performance.
As he grows older, Yinyou's speech is not as slurred as when he was a child, and his logical thinking is inherently strong. When telling stories, his thinking is very clear.
The little guy went on to say: "Manjusri Bodhisattva came to the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea and saw a huge stone outside the Dragon Palace. Before he got close, he felt a chill blowing over his face."
"Manjusri Bodhisattva saw the Dragon King and explained to him why he came here. He wanted to borrow the big stone. The Dragon King refused, saying that the Bodhisattva could borrow anything, but this 'Xielong Stone' was absolutely not acceptable, because it was the flower of the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea. Salvaged from the bottom of the sea for hundreds of years, it is cool and moist. The dragon sons of the dragon clan come back from work every day, sweating profusely, and it is unbearably hot. , the dragon sons will have no place to rest."
It may be a bit long for the story to come to this point, but the little guy swallowed his saliva.The Empress Dowager did not urge him either, but patiently waited for him to continue speaking.
"Later, Manjusri Bodhisattva repeatedly emphasized that he was a monk on Wufeng Mountain, and he came to borrow this stone to benefit the local people."
"Naturally, the Dragon King was unwilling to lend it to him, but he refused to leave if he didn't lend it. He stood there talking non-stop. The Dragon King became impatient, thinking that the stone was so big that he would definitely move it by himself. He didn’t want to go, so he reluctantly agreed, saying that if the monk can move it, he can take it away.”
"As a result, as soon as the Dragon King finished speaking, Manjusri Bodhisattva thanked him, then walked up to the stone, chanted a mantra, turned the boulder into small stones, put it in his pocket, turned his head and left. The old Dragon King was left secretly wiping away tears , too late to regret.”
"Later Manjushri returned to Mount Wufeng. It was the time when the sun was the hottest and the earth was dry and cracked, and people were suffering from the scorching heat. Manjusri Bodhisattva put the 'Xielong Stone' in the valley between the peaks, and Mount Wufeng fell down immediately. It rained and became cool and humid.”
After the story was finished, the little guy quickly picked up his teacup and took a sip of water to moisten his throat.
The Empress Dowager has been to Mount Wutai several times, and these legends have long been heard: "Manjusri Bodhisattva, who is merciful and compassionate, let's pay homage to him, and let him also bless Xiaoqi in peace and health."
At this time, the little guy bit his lower lip, hesitant to speak.
"What's the matter?" The Empress Dowager squeezed his chin when she saw his appearance, "Is there anything you can't say to Mama Ukuma?"
Now that Mama Ukuma asked him to speak, the little guy said it straight: "I think Manjushri is doing something wrong."
The imperial concubine covered her son's mouth: "Don't be disrespectful to the Bodhisattva!"
The Empress Dowager is a devout Buddhist, the little brat doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth, and questioned Manjushri's behavior in front of her. Didn't this make the ancestors angry?
"Children's words are not taboo, the ancestors are not to be blamed."
How could the ancestor be willing to blame him, children always have some ideas different from adults, it's nothing.Instead, she said to the imperial concubine: "Let him go and let him finish talking."
The little guy immediately took Erniang's hand off and began to express his opinion: "Although the people of Wufeng Mountain's generation have a hard life due to the climate, the dragon sons of the Dragon Clan work hard too. The Dragon King said, They have to rest on that big rock every day, and if the rock is removed, they won’t have such a cool place to rest. That rock belongs to the Dragon Clan, so why lend it to him to show kindness.”
"If he really sympathizes with the people there, he should spend hundreds of years salvaging a stone from the bottom of the sea by himself, instead of taking shortcuts to covet other people's things."
"Besides, I read that at the end of the story, Manjusri Bodhisattva did not return the stone to the Dragon King. If there is a loan, it is not trustworthy!"
Imperial Concubine: "..."
Empress Dowager: "..."
Hearing what he said, before leaving the capital, he didn't think much about going to Mount Wutai in an instant.
At this time the carriage stopped, Kangxi opened the curtain from the outside and entered, and the carriage began to move forward slowly again.
He sat on the cushion beside the table: "What are you talking about, it's so lively."
"The seventh elder brother is telling the story of 'Xielongshi' to the master's ancestor." Aunt Su Ma handed over a plate of cut pears, "The carriage is bumpy and it is not convenient to pour tea. The emperor will use some fruits."
Kangxi nodded: "Nurse Su, don't bother, just rest."
He looked at his younger son again, and raised his chin at him: "Do you still know the story of Manjusri Bodhisattva borrowing the 'Xielong Stone'?"
Yinyou looked at Ama, then at Aunt Su Ma, and finally at Aunt Ukuma: "Ah? So you have all heard this story before."
The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "I know, but it's the first time we've heard your opinion."
Kangxi turned his head to the imperial concubine's ear, and asked softly, "What's your opinion?"
The imperial concubine gave him a general summary of her son's point of view, and Kangxi's face darkened when he heard it.
Kangxi was not a devout Buddhist, in fact he often debated the Dharma with some eminent monks.
But in front of the Empress Dowager, he absolutely dare not disrespect the Bodhisattva.Adults may not be able to think of problems that children can think of, but adults will not say it, and children have no taboos and dare to say anything.
Kangxi carefully looked at the expression of the emperor's grandmother, and found that she was not angry, she didn't even look at him, and still looked at Yinyou lovingly: "Oh! My little one, you are the smartest."
Seeing that the Empress Dowager was not angry, Kangxi also relaxed, but became interested in Yinyou's question just now, and asked, "Then Xiao Qi, if it were you, how should you deal with this matter?"
Yinyou tilted his head and asked him: "What's the matter?"
"Borrow the matter of 'Xielongshi'."
Yinyou shook his head: "No."
Kangxi asked again: "Then what should the local people do if they suffer every year because of the bad weather?"
Yinyou thought for a while, then asked: "Is there a solution to the climate problem?"
"nothing now."
The little guy spread his hands: "Then let the local people move to a place where the climate is suitable for them to live in."
Kangxi said: "But there are so many people who need houses and farmland for their lives. How could they just move?"
Yinyou was surprised and said: "How come there are so many people in bad weather? There are many people, which means that the climate here is good and suitable for people to live in."
With this logical thinking ability, the imperial concubine secretly gave her son a thumbs up.
Kangxi secretly thought that he was careless, and always wanted to pose a problem for this little boy, to test him, but he didn't pay attention to the details: "Well, even if there are not many people, it is not easy to let them wander in a foreign land, what are you going to do? Deal with them?"
The little guy stretched out his arms and gestured casually in mid-air: "Our Qing Dynasty is so big, can't we find a place where they can live? Ama, your ministers can help them find it. If you find it, help them find it." They build a house and start a new life."
The imperial concubine nodded, thinking: "My son is really good, he has even thought about the immigration policy."
The little guy continued: "If there is no farmland for them to grow, then let them do other things, you can sell candied haws, sugar people, sugar paintings..."
As he spoke, he took a "ziliu" breath, being greedy for what he had just said.
This made the Empress Dowager very happy, and hurriedly greeted Aunt Su Ma: "Hurry up, let someone bring him some food."
They traveled on the road for a full twelve days, traveling during the day and staying in camp at night.Kangxi would rather go slower than let the empress dowager live in those poor conditions in the countryside and mountain villages, and the worst is to live in the mansion of local officials.
Yinyou found that the more he entered the territory of Shanxi, the words of Mama Ukuma became less and less.In the past, no matter what he said, Mama Ukuma would listen carefully and then reply to him.
Now he rambled on for a long time before the Empress Dowager would respond.
The imperial concubine stretched out her finger, pressed it against her son's lips, leaned over and said softly, "Mama Ukuma is tired, let her rest for a while."
Yinyou nodded, ran to get a thin blanket, and put it gently on the Empress Dowager's lap.
Then he opened the curtain and looked out, the prince came by on horseback, saw him and smiled and said, "What's wrong with Xiao Qi?"
Yinyou grinned and smiled at the prince's elder brother: "I want to ride a horse too."
Now that the carriage is on its way, it is not very convenient.He had no choice but to coax: "We will arrive at the resting pavilion in front of you in a while. After we have some snacks, Brother Prince will take you to ride a horse."
The Empress Dowager did not get out of the carriage during the break.Kangxi thought that the emperor's grandmother was ill, so he was very anxious, so he was going to get on the carriage to have a look.
The imperial concubine stopped him, and the two got out of the carriage. Kangxi asked anxiously, "What's the matter, does it make you feel uncomfortable?"
The imperial concubine waved her hand and whispered, "I feel uncomfortable."
"..."
Kangxi pondered for a while, but didn't say anything else, there were three children watching on the other side, and he didn't want to drag his cousin to whisper in public.So, he turned around and walked into the net pavilion: "Go over and have a rest."
In fact, he knew in his heart that the empress dowager was in good health under the care of the imperial concubine these years.Sitting in a comfortable carriage all the way, they traveled for seven or eight days, and they walked for ten days, which was almost like traveling in mountains and rivers. With this level of intensity, the Empress Dowager must have no problem.
It's just that the closer to Wutai Mountain, the deeper the knot.She always wanted to come to Mount Wutai, but she wanted to come again because her body was still strong and able to move around.In the future, as I get older and older, if I can't walk, I won't be able to come.
After resting in the pavilion for a while, having some snacks and tea, they continued on their way.
Yinyou picked a small purple flower on the side of the road, ran to the imperial concubine, raised his hand and pinned it to her hair bun, tilted his head left and right to admire it, and commented: "It's beautiful!"
The imperial concubine kissed her son's face: "Thank you baby!"
Yinyou took the opportunity to make a request: "Emiang, can I ride a horse with the prince's brother later?"
The imperial concubine glanced at the prince, he was just a child under the age of 11, although there were guards holding the reins in front, the imperial concubine was always a little worried.
She was about to refuse, when her son pounced forward and began to act like a baby: "Er Niang~ I want to ride a horse with the prince brother, we have agreed, you agree!"
Standing aside, the prince couldn't help laughing when he saw Xiaotuanzi's shamelessness: "Please rest assured, imperial concubine, I will definitely take good care of Xiaoqi."
The prince said so, and the imperial concubine couldn't say anything, so she had to agree with her son to ride a horse with the prince.
The little guy achieved his goal, turned his head and ran away, dragging the prince all the way to the big maroon horse.The prince asked the guards on the side to carry him up, stepped on the stirrups and got on the horse, sat firmly behind him, wrapped his arms around his younger brother, and grasped the reins.
To take care of the empress dowager's carriage, in fact, the speed of riding a horse is not fast, and there are guards leading it in front, so it is very safe.
On this day, they came to Longquan Pass on the Great Wall Ridge, which is 120 miles away from Mount Wutai, and the road would be difficult if they went any further.
Kangxi asked Prince Yu and Prince Gong to accompany the Empress Dowager to rest in the camp, and he personally took people to explore the road.The eldest elder brother and the prince followed him, and Yinyou wanted to follow, but Kangxi stopped him: "You stay in the camp and take care of Ukumama."
Originally, he wanted to stay in the camp, but the little guy was unwilling to say anything, but Ama entrusted him with the heavy responsibility of taking care of Ukumama, so the little guy had no choice but to agree.
He had accompanied the Empress Dowager to visit Mount Wutai several times before, and the road had been repaired many times, but the terrain of this place was still dangerous and it was difficult for Luanyu to lift it up.
Kangxi sat on Luanyu by himself and asked the captain to carry him up.But the more you go up, the more difficult it is. Even climbing up empty-handed is quite strenuous, let alone carrying a person, the road is narrow and steep, and it is impossible to go up.
Kangxi deserves to come back, and heard about the Empress Dowager: "The road up the mountain is really difficult, and Luanyu can't go up at all. Otherwise, you don't go up the mountain. Let your grandson bring the elder brother and the prince to pray for you. You Just stay in the camp to rest, and let Xiao Qi accompany you."
The Empress Dowager shook her head: "It's such a long journey, I have already arrived here from the capital, if I can't go up and have a look, I can't rest assured."
No matter how Kangxi tried to persuade him, the old ancestor insisted on going up the mountain. In the end, he became a little anxious, and said indiscriminately: "If you must see... grandson is tied up, and he will be tied up in front of you." .”
Eh? ? ?Yinyou's ears perked up all of a sudden, so it turns out that Mama Ukuma must come to Mount Wutai to meet someone?
The imperial concubine, the prince, the elder brother, the seventh elder brother, Prince Yu, Prince Gong... There was a whole room of people standing in the palace, but at this time there was no sound, everyone was silent, and they didn't dare to blink their eyelids.
Kangxi knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, the words had already been spoken, and he couldn't take them back, and he was afraid of offending the emperor's grandmother, so he simply knelt down on his knees.
When everyone saw the emperor kneeling, who dared to stand, the whole room knelt down with him.
Yinyou didn't know what happened, he looked at Ama and Ukumama.I don't understand what's wrong with them, they are already here, why are they still arguing.
The Empress Dowager held Yinyou's hand all the time, holding a string of Buddhist beads in the other hand, and slowly sat on the chair: "I don't see anyone, I just want to pay my respects to Wutai."
The corners of her eyes were covered with wrinkles, but her old and cloudy eyes still looked firm, and her eyes swept over Xuan Ye, Fu Quan and Chang Ning in turn.Finally he sighed softly and said: "Since we are here, we will go to Changcheng Ridge tomorrow to have a look, and if we really can't go there, we can give up."
She waved her hand: "I'm going to rest, you all go down."
Everyone left the room one after another, and Kangxi was the last to go out. Before leaving, he wanted to take Yinyou out together.At this time, the Empress Dowager who had closed her eyes and meditated said again: "Let him stay with me for a while."
After everyone went out, the servant lighted the incense and gently closed the door.
Yinyou sat beside Mama Ukuma, without saying a word, just accompanied her so quietly.
After a while, the Empress Dowager touched his face: "I usually chatter, why don't you talk today?"
Yinyou said obediently: "Mama Ukuma wants to rest, I can't make too much noise."
The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "I want to hear what you have to say, so go ahead."
The little guy rushed over with a smile, and hugged the Empress Dowager tightly: "Don't be afraid, Aunt Ukuma, if you must go up the mountain, Xiao Qi will accompany you. If the road is difficult, I will support you. Be your crutch."
After hearing his words, the Empress Dowager felt warm in her heart, this little guy is always like this, with him, he can heal any troubles.
"Alright, tomorrow you will go up the mountain with Mama Ukuma."
Yinyou thought for a while, but still couldn't hold back, and asked, "Are we going to find someone in the mountains?"
The Empress Dowager did not show any surprise, but smiled lovingly: "Let's go up and worship the Buddha."
Yinyou interjected: "Looking for someone by the way?"
The empress dowager didn't admit it, nor denied it, but she just didn't answer his question directly: "You will know when you go up."
So, this mysterious figure lingered in Yinyou's mind all night, but he didn't know who it was, who could have such a great ability, so that his mother Ukuma wanted to make this trip.
The Empress Dowager insisted on going up the mountain. Although Kangxi had some complaints in his heart, he didn't dare to say anything.He could only order the eunuchs accompanying him and the school captain who carried the sedan chair to practice more diligently and be careful of his retinue.
On the second day, everyone came to Changcheng Ridge.This is the Warring States period. Qi State built it to defend against the invasion of Chu State. It winds on the top of the mountains in the south. It looks like a belt in the distance and looks like a mountain in the near. It is quite spectacular. 【Note】
It was the first time for Yinyou to see the ancient Great Wall. Looking at the scene in front of him recently, he opened his mouth and was speechless for a while.
The prince came here with Kangxi the year before last, which is not unusual. His worries now are the same as those of his Khan Ama. The road ahead is not easy, and the Empress Dowager insists on going up. What should I do?
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