[Qing Chuan] The daily life of the seven princes

This section of the road up the mountain is winding and rugged, not to mention sitting on a luanyu and being carried, even walking down by yourself is quite difficult.

Except for the Empress Dowager, everyone came down to walk.

Kangxi was particularly nervous about the safety of the empress dowager, and he walked beside Luanyu all the time, and personally supported him when he encountered special bumps.

As the son of heaven, he personally stepped forward to support the empress dowager's sedan chair, not to mention Fuquan and Chang Ning who were behind him stepped forward one after another, walking to the left and right of the empress dowager's Luanyu.

The elder brother and the prince also followed closely behind, waiting for orders at any time.

Yinyou was the one most likely to follow, he had said before going out that he would help the Empress Dowager to go up and be her crutch.

But I am too young to walk on such a mountain road by myself, and I have to bump and accompany from time to time, so that I fall down.

The mountain road was steep and difficult, and there was a cliff next to it. The imperial concubine was so upset that she didn't feel at ease handing him over to the guards or eunuchs, so she held his hand tightly and walked up slowly step by step.

The little guy was still muttering: "Hurry up, walk faster."

The imperial concubine asked him: "Why are you walking so fast?"

The little guy was in a hurry: "I'm going to help Mama Ukuma."

The imperial concubine persuaded him: "Mama Ukuma is supported by you, Ama, and the emperor's uncle, so don't make trouble."

Later, Luanyu couldn't go up, and the Empress Dowager could only come down and walk.

Kangxi tried his best to persuade her for the last time, saying that he would pay homage to all the Buddhas on her behalf, and he would personally go to every temple to offer incense.Ask Fuquan and Chang Ning to accompany her back to the palace to rest, and the person she wants to see will also go to see the person for her.

The Empress Dowager waved her hand, but still insisted on going up.

Fortunately, the most difficult part of the mountain road was not too long, and the Empress Dowager was strong enough to walk up slowly with the support of her grandchildren.Although it took some effort, it went smoothly.

Only a kid like Yinyou, who is very flexible in running and jumping on flat ground, but whose cerebellum has not yet fully developed, finds it quite difficult to walk.

In the end, Nalan carried him on his back and walked the steepest mountain road.

The little guy lay on his shoulder and called him softly: "Rong Ruo."

Even though he is not heavy, it is not an easy task to carry a little guy on such a mountain road.

Nalan needed to concentrate on his feet, so he let out a "hmm" without paying much attention. Seeing that he didn't respond, he asked again, "What's wrong?"

Yinyou blew in his ear: "You are so kind."

Nalan tilted his head and said with a smile, "Don't be naughty, we'll get out of here soon."

The little guy looked back, and behind him was the imperial concubine, and behind the imperial concubine was the usual team of guards, eunuchs and ministers.

He smiled again and said, "Just don't press my forehead when you roll down."

Nalan smiled and said, "You are a filial child."

"That's it!" Yinyou put his small arms around his neck, "You teach me to read, you are my master, and when you are old, I will be filial to you."

Nalan sighed: "If the emperor sends me to work in other places in the future, I won't be able to teach you how to read."

"Then can I find you?"

"Of course." Nalan lifted him up, for fear that he would fall, "If you have any questions, feel free to ask me, and you can also write to me."

The two of them went through the most difficult part of the road while chatting without saying a word.

Although, it seemed that after going back, the parting was in sight, but Yinyou didn't look too sad.

He knows that going to a place he likes to be on duty has always been expected. Not only will he not be sad, but he will also be happy for his friend.

The road ahead was much easier, and the little guy started to jump up and down again, pushing away his two royal uncles, and walked to the side of the empress dowager by himself: "Ukumama, I'll take you by the hand."

At this time, the Luanyu from behind was lifted up, and the Empress Dowager could continue to take the Luanyu up.

Kangxi wanted to help her into the sedan chair, but the Empress Dowager waved her hand and refused.

In the season of warm spring and flowers blooming, it is rare to come out for this trip, and there are so many juniors by my side, so it is considered an outing.

There are many monasteries on Wutai Mountain. They first came to the top of the Bodhisattva on Lingjiu Peak, and the big lama led the monks to pick them up outside the monastery.

Yinyou stood in front of the monastery, raised his head to take a look, and couldn't help but let out a "wow".

The elder brother patted him on the shoulder and reminded him in a low voice: "You are also a prince, don't make a fuss, it's as if you have never seen the world."

Yinyou glanced at him, didn't want to pay attention to him, and went to hold the prince's hand again: "Brother prince, this place is so beautiful, it looks like the palace where we live."

Bodhisattva Ding is the most representative one among the many temples in Mount Wutai.The emperors of all dynasties will come here when they pay pilgrimage to Mount Wutai.

Kangxi accompanied the Empress Dowager to Wutai many times to worship the Buddha, and also used it as a palace. While spending money to build roads, he also renovated the top of the Bodhisattva.

This place is just like the facade of Wutai Mountain. After all, there will be no shortage of incense believers when the emperor visits.

The main buildings of the temple include the Shanmen, Tianwang Hall, Daxiong Hall, Manjusri Hall, etc. They are all red walls with glazed yellow tiles. They look resplendent and magnificent, but they are actually majestic and majestic. They really have the style of a royal temple.

Moreover, Chinese Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism coexist in this place.The outside of the palace looks like a palace, but inside it has the characteristics of Tibetan Buddhism.

Grand Lama Zhasak has the seal of admiral bestowed by Emperor Kangxi, which is called "Grand Lama Zhasak, the palm seal of the imperial order to manage the affairs of the Wutai Mountain lamas".Hearing this title, it is not difficult to find that he is not only a monk, but also an official.All the large and small lamaseries on Wutai Mountain are under his management.Bodhisattva is considered a place to live and work.

Previously, Yinyou followed Kangxi on his southern tour, and went to many temples along the way.The so-called 480 temples in the Southern Dynasties have visited several places, but they are all temples of Chinese Buddhism. This is the first time I have come into contact with Tibetan Buddhism, which is quite novel.

The crowd surrounded the Empress Dowager and walked up the [-] steps. There was a memorial archway above it with the words "Lingfeng Shengjing" written on it.

Yinyou looked up and laughed: "This is written by my Ama."

The Empress Dowager turned her head to look at him: "How do you know that your Ama wrote it?"

The look on the little guy's face was quite confident: "I just know."

He toured the south with Kangxi for two months, during which he saw Ama many times bestowing characters on scenic spots and temples in various places.Although he couldn't read all these four characters, he was very familiar with his Ama's handwriting.

Kangxi was very proud at the side, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.My son has only been learning to write for a few months, but he did not expect to be able to remember his own handwriting.

When Ama Khan supported the Empress Dowager and continued to move forward, the elder brother stretched out his hand from behind, held his silly brother's face and rubbed it: "You are the only one who can talk, you little sycophant!"

"Hmm~" The silly brother struggled twice in his hands, trying to free his face, "You hate it!"

The prince watched the two of them play around and couldn't help laughing.

At this time, their old father suddenly turned his head, glared at the three of them fiercely, and scolded in a low voice: "Where is this place, let you mess around!"

"..."

The three brothers were so frightened that they all fell silent and stood there respectfully.When Khan Ama turned around again, the three of them looked at each other, followed obediently, and continued to move forward.

The three brothers Kangxi, Fuquan and Changning supported the Empress Dowager to worship in the Hall of Heavenly Kings, the Hall of Great Heroes and Manjusri.

The Empress Dowager is a very devout Buddhist, and she will kneel on the mat and pray devoutly wherever she goes.

The little guy didn't kneel or worship, but just stood by, looking curiously at the furnishings in the hall.

If he, Ama, is considered a Buddhist lover, then he has no interest in Buddhist culture at all.

Especially when he heard Nalan tell him the legends about the many temples in Mount Wutai, he could always find novel angles to refute.

Last night in the palace at Longquanguan, the concubine Huang Guifei reminded him to put away his avant-garde views and refrain from talking nonsense when he is in front of the Bodhisattva.

The little guy was naughty, he was naughty, and he would keep in mind what Er Niang had solemnly ordered, and he would not say it unless he said it, but he didn't want anything in his heart, so he wouldn't appear so pious.

Anyway, everyone sees that he is just a child, and it is already great to stand aside obediently without making noise, and they will not have such strict requirements on him.

Afterwards, they came to the Buddhist monastery behind, which is where they will live tonight.

At noon, I ate the vegetarian meal in the monastery. Although it was not meaty, it had a special flavor. Yinyou was a child who was not picky about food, so it tasted very delicious.

Watching him eat is simply a kind of enjoyment, and the Empress Dowager couldn't help but eat more.

In the afternoon, Yinyou accompanied the Empress Dowager to rest in the palace, and Kangxi took the eldest brother and the prince to listen to the lectures and debates of the eminent monks in the temple.

The imperial concubine simply gave the empress dowager a physical examination. The old man's body is actually really good, with strong legs and feet. She just needs to prevent some basic diseases of the elderly. She pays special attention to this aspect. It seems that everything is not bad so far.

The little guy dug out a copy of "The Book of Songs" from nowhere, brought it to the Empress Dowager, and showed him page by page: "I have already learned these, these, and these. Aunt Ukuma can Just say a song and see if I can recite it."

The Empress Dowager hurriedly asked someone to take his reading glasses, and began to recite homework for her little great-grandson after class.

The imperial concubine looked at the seriousness of the old and the young, as long as she was in a good mood, her health would not be bad.

However, it was Yinyou who distracted the old lady's attention during the day, so that she had no energy to think about other things.At night, she had trouble sleeping.

Aunt Su Ma advised softly: "Master, don't think about it, can't we see you tomorrow?"

The old lady sighed softly: "When did you come to see us? He doesn't want to see us at all."

Aunt Su Ma sighed, "Then why do you insist on coming?"

"For the last time, if he still refuses to see me, he won't be able to come in the future."

Yinyou and Eniang lived in the side room next to them.In the dead of night, even the slightest movement cannot escape the ears of children.They spoke Mongolian, which the imperial concubine could not understand, only the little guy could understand.

He asked the imperial concubine: "Emiang, who exactly is Mama Ukuma going to see? That person is so important, even if she has come so far, she might not be willing to meet him."

This question is really embarrassing for the imperial concubine, and he doesn't know how to explain it to his son.After thinking about it, he said vaguely, "It's a person who is very important to you, Ukumama and Ama."

Yinyou immediately asked: "Who is it? I, Ama, is the emperor, and Mama Ukuma is the empress dowager. Is he unwilling to meet?"

"He must be a monk."

Monk?Yinyou thought for a while, isn't a monk a monk?Why is the monk so bold? If you see him tomorrow, you must criticize him for Mama Ukuma.

"Eh..." The imperial concubine put her arms around him, "You'd better not talk, unless you want to be beaten to pieces by Ama."

"why?"

He was so curious that he kept breaking the casserole and asking the end.The imperial concubine didn't know what to say to this mysterious person who might not be seen tomorrow, so she simply hugged him into her arms and changed the subject: "Baby, if one day you go to a place far, far away , must remember, Er Niang is thinking about you all the time."

Yinyou leaned against Erniang's arms, a little sleepy, closed her eyes slightly, and grabbed a strand of her loose hair with her little hand: "I'm not going anywhere, just stay by Erniang's side."

"What a good baby," the imperial concubine stroked his head, "However, Er Niang wants to discuss one thing with you."

The little guy was already very sleepy, but Er Niang said that he wanted to discuss things with him, so he pulled himself together and asked what was the matter, but he didn't open his eyes.

The imperial concubine said: "You have grown up now, you are a big baby, you should learn to be independent. After you go back, you will not be able to sleep with Er Niang, you have to sleep by yourself."

It is not difficult for Yinyou to sleep by himself.He lived in the Compassionate Ning Palace for three years and slept by himself.

But there is no child who does not get close to his mother. As long as he returns to Chengqian Palace, he will ask to sleep with Er Niang.

They didn't live together before, and the imperial concubine pampered him very much.But when children reach this age, they should learn to be independent.

"No, I don't want it!" As he said that, the little guy seemed to be afraid that Er Niang would run away, and he stretched out his arms and hugged her neck tightly, unable to resist the heavy sleepiness any longer, and fell into a dream.

The itinerary for the second day was very full. There are tens of hundreds of temples in Wutai Mountain. Even if we only go to a few of them, it will take a lot of time.

Kangxi chose two or three representative monasteries to take the Empress Dowager to, and the last one they came to Zhenhai Temple, which is also a Tibetan Buddhist temple.

Yinyou found that as soon as they entered the mountain gate, Ukumamo, Ama and the two emperor uncles looked very serious.During the entire pilgrimage, they had little communication.

Until later, Ama and Er Niang helped Ukumama into the Daxiong Hall to worship the Buddha.

Yinyou sat in the yard with his two older brothers and the emperor's uncle to rest. A lama told them the origin of Zhenhai Temple, saying that there was a sea eye with a diameter of about two feet on the mountain behind. , villages and farmlands within a hundred miles of houses will be submerged.

Manjusri Bodhisattva covered the sea eyes with his own cooking pot, built the Zhenhai Tower on it, and built the Zhenhai Temple next to it.

The lama also said that there are two big mountains next to the sea eye, which look like two winding dragons, and the sea eye in the middle is the precious pearl.

Everyone is very interested in this geomantic treasure, thinking it would be nice if they could go and have a look.

Yinyou doesn't know what Fengshui treasure land is, he is still more interested in the mysterious figure in Ukumama's mouth.

After a while, the consultant line suddenly came over in a hurry, bowed in front of several people and said: "The emperor sent an order to let the prince pass."

Several people looked at each other, and when the elder brother heard that Khan Ama only let the prince pass, the smile on his face gradually subsided, but he didn't say anything, he just took a sip from his teacup to cover up the subtle changes in his emotions.

The prince stood up and was about to follow the consultant.Suddenly someone grabbed his hand, and looking down, Xiaotuanzi was standing beside him at some point.

The consultant said with some embarrassment: "Seventh elder brother, the emperor only said to ask the prince to go over."

Yinyou thought for a while: "I know... I just went there with the prince's brother, so that Ama wouldn't see it."

The consultant looked at the prince, who nodded and took Yinyou's hand: "Lead the way."

It is not the consultants who lead the way, but a little monk.Yinyou thought they were going into the Daxiong Hall, but unexpectedly, the little novice led them to the meditation room behind the monastery.

This is the area where the monks in the courtyard live on a daily basis, and it is not open to pilgrims.

Yinyou saw Liang Jiugong, Wei Zhu, Nalan, and Tong Jia all guarding outside the door of a meditation room, so he guessed that Mama Ukuma, Ama and Erniang should be inside.

The prince walked towards the Zen room, and Yinyou followed closely behind.

Liang Jiugong stopped him: "Seventh brother, the emperor only said to let the prince in."

Yinyou grabbed the prince's clothes and stuck to him tightly, neither speaking nor moving.

"This……"

The prince patted his younger brother's little hand, and was about to tell him to let him wait for him in the yard, when the Empress Dowager's order came from the house: "Let him come in together."

Yinyou followed the prince into the meditation room, and sure enough, Ama Erniang and Ukumama were there.But besides the three of them, there was one more monk.

The monk sat on the futon, folded his hands, closed his eyes, and said something in his mouth.

Yinyou thought, this is probably the mysterious person Ukuma Mama wants to meet.

Viewed from the side, this monk has a gray beard, many wrinkles on his eyes and forehead, obviously he is no longer young.

Yinyou didn't know who he was, nor why Mama Ukuma came to see him.

The imperial concubine beckoned, and Yinyou stood beside Er Niang.The mother and son made eye contact, and she warned her son not to talk nonsense.

At this time, Kangxi suddenly spoke, breaking the tranquility in the room: "The prince is here, please take a look at him."

It was not the first time that the prince came to Mount Wutai with Khan Ama, and he vaguely knew that there was such a person living on the mountain, but he had never seen it before.This is the first time that I have seen the legendary... Late Emperor with my own eyes.

Hearing that the prince was coming, the monk didn't move. After reciting the scriptures, he stood up without turning around. He sang "Amitabha" and said, "You shouldn't come."

The Empress Dowager looked at him, as if a stone had been thrown into her cloudy eyes, causing slight ripples: "I'm 73 this year, and I don't have much chance to come back in the future."

These words seemed to hurt the other party, the monk's hard shell suddenly cracked, and then shattered and collapsed.

He raised his head to look at the Empress Dowager, his lips moved, but in the end he only sighed softly: "I always thought that I was a monk in my previous life. Every time I went to the temple, I would not go back to the palace when I saw the bright and clean windows. If I was not worried about you , I have long since shaved ordained to become a monk.”

The empress dowager closed her eyes, this sounded very unreliable.If he had wanted to become a monk long ago, then what happened to the unlawful and ancestral favor and rewards for Concubine Dong E back then?

But the person in front of her was her son after all, the only son.No matter how many ridiculous things he did, he was always her son.In her seventies, a group of grandchildren and great-grandchildren surrounded her lap, but she still missed this son and wanted to see him for the last time.

Kangxi stood aside, looking very indifferent to this father.He grew up outside the palace, and when he returned to the palace, Ama had already shaved off his hair.In desperation, Borzigit, who was still the empress dowager at that time, could only declare to the outside world that the emperor was infected with smallpox and was in danger.

He gave himself a Dharma name called Xingchi. He became a monk in Wutai Mountain for more than 20 years, and he has become an elder, and he can't forget the woman he loved all his life.

Xuan Ye was more suitable than him to be an emperor, which relieved his guilt a lot.

He looked at the prince again. Although he was not very old, he could tell that he was a well-bred child.

Afterwards, he set his sights on Yinyou next to the imperial concubine. This little doll was so beautiful that he suddenly remembered his fourth elder brother—the child who had no name but had the title of Prince Rong. If he could grow up Big, and it should grow up like this.

There was a warm smile on the old monk's face, and he asked, "This is..."

The Empress Dowager waved to Yinyou, and the little guy immediately ran over and stood beside her.

"This is the seventh elder brother of the emperor."

Yinyou also raised his head and looked at him curiously. He felt that although he was always a little old, his appearance and temperament were not bad. It could be seen that when he was young, he should...

Thinking of this, Yinyou couldn't help turning his head to look at his own Ama, his eyes widened in surprise: "You, you...you and my Ama look alike!"

The old monk stretched out his hand and stroked the top of the little prince's head: "What a smart boy."

Yinyou leaned closer to the Empress Dowager, a little uncomfortable with the touch of strangers.The Empress Dowager said, "Don't be afraid, he is your Mafa."

"!!!"

Everyone present knew the identity of the other party. He had passed away more than 20 years ago, and the one standing in front of him was just a monk from Zhenhai Temple.

But Yinyou didn't know what "Mafa" was, and he never used this name.

The Empress Dowager explained to him: "It's your Ama's Ama."

This time the little guy was really surprised and speechless. It turns out that Amma also has Amma, and Amma's Amma is still alive. The key is, isn't Amma's Amma the son of Ukumama?

The little guy frowned and thought for a long time, until they walked out of Zhenhai Temple, they couldn't recover.

Kangxi deliberately called the two sons to his side alone, and told them not to talk about this matter.The prince has always been smart and sensitive, and knows how to measure, so he can understand the importance of this matter after a little thought.

What Kangxi was worried about was Yinyou, this little boy was an accident.He was worried that his son would not cover his mouth and would accidentally reveal the matter.

The little guy patted his chest to assure him: "I won't tell anyone what Ama is not allowed to say."

As soon as he made the promise, he frowned, looked at Ama worriedly, and then at the prince's brother, opened his mouth, hesitated to speak.

At this time, there was no one else in the meditation room, only three of them, father and son.

Kangxi glanced at him: "Just say what you want!"

Yinyou bit his lower lip and asked, "Ama's Ama was also the emperor before?"

"Ah."

"Wow~" The little guy hugged the prince suddenly, "Brother prince, you should stop being the emperor in the future."

"..."

The prince was baffled and panicked, so he hurriedly looked at Khan Ama's face, as expected, the other's face was as cold as ice.

Yinyou also turned his head to look at Ama, his eyes full of worry and distress.Kangxi was quite surprised, he was actually distressed by his son, what is the situation.

He waved at Yinyou: "What's going on, what do you want to say?"

Yinyou stretched out his hand, touched his face, and then stroked his braid: "When the prince's brother becomes the emperor, are you going to be a monk?"

Thinking of this, the little guy became even more sad, and suddenly threw his arms around Ama's neck: "No, no, I don't want Ama to be a monk."

Prince: "!!!"

Kangxi: "..."

The emperor let out a breath slowly, looking at the silly son in his arms, he couldn't help wanting to beat him, but also wanted to put his arms around him and hug him tightly.

What is going on in this kid's mind all day long?Because Ta Mafa became a monk and Amma became the emperor, so if his brother becomes the emperor, he will become a monk.

Kangxi's hand finally landed on his back, and he patted it lightly twice: "Put your heart in your stomach, you, Ama, will not become a monk."

The little guy breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good." He looked up at Ama again, "Don't worry, I will take care of you when you get old."

Kangxi hugged him and stood up from the chair, and greeted the prince: "Let's go back to Luan."

The mood of going back seemed to be much lighter than when they came here. After arriving in the capital, they lived in Nanyuan for two days.This is the place where Kangxi often hunted before the Mulan paddock was built.Now it is spring and it is not suitable for hunting, so Kangxi stayed with the empress dowager for two days.

During the period, he took the prince, eldest elder brother and Yinyou to Xiaoling Mausoleum to offer wine and mourn.The next day, I went to the tombs of Empress Renxiao and Empress Xiaozhao.

This time Yinyou paid special attention to the prince's reaction.The expression on his face was calm, much better than it was a few months ago.But in the end, it is to pay homage to the mother, and there is always a sense of grief in my heart.

Kangxi paid close attention to his sons' studies, and asked them to start studying in the study the next day after returning to the palace.

In the past few months, Yinyou's study has made great progress, so Kangxi asked him: "Do you want Xiaoqi to go to the study to study with my brothers?"

The little guy thought for a while, and asked, "Do I have to move out of Chengqian Palace to study in the study?"

Kangxi pondered for a moment: "You are still young, so I don't need it for now."

Yinyou laughed and said, "Then I won't go either, I just want Rong Ruo to teach me how to read."

The youngest, Yinhu, has also turned four years old. Seeing that his brothers have all started to study, he can't wait.

But he had just met Wei Jiashi not long ago, and he didn't want to leave his mother-in-law so early.Usually he couldn't see Khan Ama, so he finally thought of a way and went to Chengqian Palace to find his seventh brother.

Yinyou thought that his younger brother came to play with him, so he happily dragged him around in the yard.He also clamored to go in and get the most beautiful butterfly kite, and fly it on the square of Qianqing Palace with his younger brother.

But Yinhu stopped him: "Seventh Brother, I have something I want to discuss with you."

The two came to sit under the corridor of the side hall of Chengqian Palace, and Yinhu expressed his thoughts: "You have all started to study, and it is not fun for me to stay in the harem alone."

Yinyou was shocked: "How can it not be fun?"

He is a child who has never lacked curiosity. Even if he is alone in the grass and counts ants, he can play for a long time, and he can pester the imperial concubine to tell him stories all afternoon, and listen to them before going to bed.I really don't understand their loneliness.

Yinhu said: "The ninth and tenth brothers are still so young, they can't play with me."

Yinyou looked at him: "But you are also a child."

"I'm just young, but I actually know everything."

Yinyou asked him: "Then, do you want to go to the study to study?"

Yinhu nodded: "I want to study, but I don't want to move out of Yanxi Palace."

Yinyou clapped his hands on his chest and said, "Then I'll go and talk to Ama."

Yinhu rushed over and kissed him: "Thank you Brother Seven."

Yinyou pinched his face hard: "You are my younger brother, so I will love you naturally."

That night, Kangxi came to Chengqian Palace.Yinyou mentioned this matter to Amati, and Kangxi pondered for a while, one child studying in Qianqing Palace is noisy enough, another one would annoy him to death.

In the end, he arranged Yinhu to the elder brother, and asked the elder brother to enlighten the elder brother.

Eldest brother is already fourteen years old. This year's draft just happened to give him a marriage proposal, and then he started to choose a site to build a mansion. After two years, he can get married.

Thinking about it this way, Kangxi was a little happy. At the beginning, because the first four sons died early, he was a little worried about the issue of the dragon's heir. Now, the sons are getting married, and the emperor's grandson is just around the corner.

In mid-April, Kangxi received a memorial from Cao Yin, mainly to report to him the situation in Jiangnan in the past few months.It just so happened that his newly appointed Jiangnan Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was on his way to his post, and Cao Yin was also preparing to pack his things and return to Beijing with his family.

In the letter he sent, he did not forget to include his private goods, and he also wrote a few words to Nalan, mainly to tell him to send someone to help tidy up the Cao family's ancestral house, so that the Cao family can live in it when they arrive in the capital.

Cao Yin is coming back, and Yinyou was as happy as his Ama when he heard the news.He also asked Kangxi: "Can Ziqing teach me to read in the future?"

Kangxi scratched his little nose: "Why are you so greedy, tolerance is not enough, Ziqing is also needed."

The little guy blinked his big eyes: "Can't you?"

"No!" Kangxi teased him, "You can only choose one."

The little guy pouted: "It's only you adults who make the choice, we kids need both!"

Kangxi smiled meaningfully: "That can't be done. After he comes back, I will arrange all the errands for him."

A few days ago, he said that when Cao Yin returned to Beijing, he and Rong Ruo would re-arrange errands, but this time he did what he said.

Yinyou asked: "Then what does Ama plan to let Ziqing and Rongruo do?"

At this moment, Nalan was standing aside, Kangxi glanced at him, and said, "I'm going to let Ziqing go to the Punishment Department as a member of Wailang first."

"Department of Punishment?" Yinyou had never heard of this institution, "Where is that place?"

Kangxi looked at Nalan: "You explain to him."

Nalan said: "The fifth division of the seven divisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs holds the criminal name of the Three Banners. All criminal cases are tried in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Punishment. If the circumstances are serious, they will be referred to the three judicial divisions for review. The eunuch's punishment will be punished by the Punishment Division. Mainly." 【Note 1】

Yinyou seemed to understand, but his understanding was that the eunuch made a mistake and was punished.

Then he asked with concern: "Where is Rong Ruo going?"

Kangxi raised his head and looked at that pretty face.Nalan is also thirty this year, but his appearance is no different from when he entered the palace.

"Rong Ruo, the lecturer of the Imperial Academy..."

Nalan was a little happy when he heard the words "Hanlin Academy", this is his ideal place.It would be even better if the emperor allowed him to walk in the study, he could justifiably be a teacher to the seventh prince and give him lectures every day.

Immediately afterwards, Kangxi said: "Enter the South Study Room."

"..."

The five words "Entering the South Study Room" seemed to have given Nalan a blow to the head, and he was a little confused, so he raised his head and looked at Kangxi.The other party had a calm demeanor and did not show any discomfort.

This Yinyou understands, entering the South Study Room means walking in the South Study Room, just like Gao Shiqi now.

But this was not as he wished, it was different from what he was before, he just changed from the emperor's personal bodyguard to the emperor's administrative secretary.

Look at what kind of work Gao Shiqi is doing now, flattery, malicious flattery, and writing articles are all trying to please, with only one purpose - to please the emperor.

Although the walks in the South Study Room are all civil servants selected by the Imperial Academy, such as his teacher Xu Qianxue, as well as Zhu Yizun and Zhang Ying, have all done this job.

To be able to walk in the South Study Room, in a sense, is also equivalent to the emperor's teacher. It is a great honor and favor, and no one else can ask for it.And he, whether it is the imperial guard or the walker in the South Study Room, is always the one who is treated kindly by Kangxi.

But this was not what he wanted. He imagined that he would be like Gao Shiqi every day, saying something that went against his heart, and writing articles that he didn't want to write at all, and the whole person fell into a negative mood.

As May approached, it was Lu's death day.

Rong Ruo's mental state was getting worse day by day, and sometimes he explained the "Book of Songs" to Yinyou, and it was inevitable that he would touch the scene while talking, and suddenly he would just stand there and say nothing.

Yinyou was very worried about him, thinking that he would not study no matter what the next day, he would pester Rong Ruo to take him out to play, yes, he would also bring his favorite kite.

But the next day, instead of Rong Ruo, he waited for Gao Shiqi.The other party told him: "Rong Ruo is sick and resting at home. The emperor ordered his ministers to give lectures to Seventh Brother."

Yinyou: "..."