Yinyou didn't know what routines or no routines. He only knew that at noon the next day, after class, he couldn't wait to go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to verify whether the Huode Xingjun in his dream had visited Dai Zi.
When he came to the manufacturing office, he saw Dai Zi working on creation again at the table.
Yinyou was still a little happy, thinking that he was revising the blueprint, walked over and saw that he was using his working hours to catch fish - he drew a landscape painting, with mountains and water, pines and clouds, and a crane on top of the cloud peak, Quite artistic conception.
Yinyou looked at the painting, then at him, and couldn't help but say, "Master Dai."
The landscape painting by Dai Zi has entered the finishing stage, and he let out a "hmm" without raising his head.
Yinyou asked him: "Did you...did you sleep well last night?"
"not bad."
"..."
After Dai Zi finished the last stroke, he looked at it from top to bottom. He was very satisfied, and took out his private seal and pressed it at the signature place.
Yinyou was already ready to settle accounts with Mr. Huode Xing in his dream at night, when suddenly he heard Dai Zi say: "You are right."
"what?"
Dai Zi put the painting aside to dry, then turned around and said to Yinyou: "Although our Qing Dynasty is powerful and the world is peaceful, we can't always stand still, because others are always making progress, especially It's those Westerners."
The two of them talked about Western missionaries several times, and Dai Zi's attitude and tone were quite subtle.
Yinyou followed Ama to listen to Nan Huairen's lectures in the South Study Room since he was a child, and he had a good relationship with Zhang Cheng, Bai Jin and other young Western missionaries.I don't know why this Lord Dai is so hostile to Westerners.
Maybe there was some grievance between them, Yinyou couldn't figure it out anyway, so he just didn't think about it.
Although Dai Zi's words are not very nice, and he is not easy to get in touch with, but his research spirit is worthy of admiration.
Yinyou is very interested in the manufacture of firearms these days, and we can chat with him quite well.
After hearing what he said, he probably changed his mind, but Yinyou still asked tentatively: "Aren't you worried about harming future generations?"
Dai Zi turned her head and looked at him: "How can there be no eggs under the overturned nest?"
Yinyou asked: "Who said that?"
Dai Zi: "Kong Rong's son."
"Let me pear that."
"Correct."
The little guy thought for a while: "I've only heard the story of Kong Rong letting pears."
Dai Zi gave a rare smile: "Then you should read more about his other deeds."
The topic got a bit far away, and Yinyou was dragged back: "So you will continue to make that 'Lianju Gun'."
Dai Zi went to look at his painting: "Take your time, there are a lot of things that need to be improved."
Yinyou showed him an innocent smile: "You will definitely succeed, I believe in you."
At this time, Dai Zi rolled up the painting gently, put both hands in front of Yinyou, bowed and said: "This painting is for Brother Qi, thank you for your encouragement to me these days."
Zhao Cheng was about to go forward to pick up the painting, but was stopped by Yinyou.The little guy took a step forward and took the painting with both hands: "Hey, you're so polite."
It was getting late, and Yinyou's belly started to make discordant sounds, he had to hurry back to Chengqian Palace for lunch.
As soon as the palace people set up the dishes, the little master came back from the outside, humming a little song: "I have a little donkey, and I never ride it. One day I had a whim, and I rode it to the market." .”
Bai Lu teased him: "Seventh brother, do you know what going to the market is?"
Yinyou shook his head: "I don't know."
Bai Lu explained to him: "The common people make an appointment to take the things they produce or don't need to the market to sell, and then buy some things they need to go back. This is called going to the market."
Yinyou was curious: "Isn't this the business on the street? I've seen it in Beijing, Jinan, Suzhou, and Jiangning."
"These you are talking about are big prefectures, and the servants are talking about small places. There are no markets in small places. If the common people want to exchange for necessities of life, they have to wait until the day of the market."
Yinyou nodded: "I understand. I'm hungry when I have lunch."
At this time, the imperial concubine came out of the bedroom: "Go and wash your hands first."
Before running to wash his hands, the little guy thought of another thing.He asked Zhao Cheng to bring the painting over and show it to the imperial concubine: "It was given to me by Mr. Dai, and he said that he thanked me for my hard work to him these days."
Although the imperial concubine does not have much appreciation for calligraphy and painting, it does not prevent her from thinking that this painting is very beautiful.
"Then you should guard it carefully." She handed the painting to Li Xi and ordered, "Get someone to frame it."
The little guy was washing his hands and thinking: "Should I give him something in return from time to time?"
The imperial concubine stood aside and urged him to wash his hands carefully: "What do you have to give back to others, aren't all your toys made by the manufacturing office?"
Yinyou retorted: "He is already an adult, not a child, how can he give toys?"
The imperial concubine twitched the corners of her mouth: "You have done a lot of things like giving toys to adults."
The maid handed him a towel to help him dry his little hands.The little guy thought for a long time but couldn't figure out what to give in return.His stomach growled in protest, and he ran to the table in three or two steps: "I'm hungry, I'm hungry!"
As soon as I picked up the chopsticks, I looked around: "Hey, where is my aunt?"
The imperial concubine sat down, picked a piece of meat for him, and picked some vegetables for him: "I didn't come here today, I don't know what's wrong."
The little guy ate the meat, but took out the vegetables and threw them on the table: "Could it be sick?"
Without saying a word, the imperial concubine picked up the food on the table and threw it into his bowl: "Eat it!"
Yinyou was not picky eaters when he was a child, he would eat whatever he was given, but when he grew up, he started to pick and choose, he only liked meat, not vegetables.
"But, this Chinese cabbage is not delicious at all." The little guy pouted, "It is for feeding rabbits."
There are no vegetables in winter in the north, and the vegetables they eat are stored outdoors or in cellars in autumn for winter.
Manchus eat more beef and mutton, and the vegetables in winter are relatively simple, only Chinese cabbage.
"No!" The imperial concubine stared at him, "You must eat vegetables, if you don't eat, then don't eat meat either."
The little guy reluctantly stuffed the Chinese cabbage into his mouth, and chewed it tastelessly. He always felt like a rabbit, eating grass.
"Let's eat, let's go to Jingren Palace to have a look when we're full."
While speaking, the imperial concubine put another chopsticks of Chinese cabbage in his bowl.
Before the little guy swallowed, another chopstick was caught in the bowl, and he quickly waved his hand: "Don't pick it up, don't pick it up! I don't like this."
"Okay, okay, don't pinch, you eat what's in the bowl."
Yinyou picked up a piece of cabbage and wanted to secretly throw it on the table when the imperial concubine was not paying attention.This is a technical job, you have to watch all directions and listen to all directions, and find a good angle to avoid being discovered by Er Niang.
The little guy moved his chopsticks horizontally, and he was about to succeed. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced to the side, and found a pair of eyes staring at him coldly.
He pretended to be nonchalant and changed his direction, and finally he put the piece of Chinese cabbage into his mouth himself.
The imperial concubine said to him: "If you don't eat obediently, tonight's dinner will only have Chinese cabbage and no meat."
The little guy showed her the bowl aggrieved: "I've eaten all the Chinese cabbage, can I eat meat?"
"Eat."
Yinyou doesn't need to be urged by others to eat meat, one bite after another, and when he gets tired, he will send a mouthful of japonica rice to his mouth, and he can have another bite.
The imperial concubine asked someone to serve him a bowl of radish soup for digestion and digestion: "Okay, okay, don't eat, drink the soup."
The little guy obediently ate the radish and drank the soup, then touched his little belly: "It can't fit anymore."
For the imperial concubine, whether it is eating, sleeping, reading or practicing calligraphy, it is a pleasure to watch her son concentrate on one thing.
After lunch, the little guy rubbed his eyes and stood up, as if he hadn't grown any bones, he moved close to his mother's arms: "I'm sleepy, I'm going to take a nap."
Before the meal, I said that I would go to see my aunt for a while, but now my mind is chaotic and I just want to sleep.
The imperial concubine personally took him back to the room, changed his clothes, and stuffed him into the bed.
Yinyou fell asleep for a full hour, and when he woke up it was almost noon.I usually get up and have some snacks to start reading and practicing calligraphy.
After getting dressed today, he reacted quickly: "Aren't you going to Jingren Palace to see my aunt, let's go."
I went to Jingren Palace, and I couldn't come back for more than half an hour. If I was tired from walking, I would take a rest, and it was time for dinner. I didn't need to read today's books, and I didn't need to practice my handwriting.
The imperial concubine was convinced, and the time was clearly arranged by him.
Jingren Palace is in front of Chengqian Palace, next to Yanxi Palace.No one lived in this place before, so no one came here.
This time, although three new beautiful girls were arranged to live in at one go, there were not many servants, and it seemed deserted.
Concubine Tong lives in the main hall, and the side halls on both sides live in the promise of entering the palace in the same class as her.
Hearing that the imperial concubine was married, the two low-ranking ones agreed to come out and salute her immediately.
Yinyou recognized at a glance that one of them was Yin Gege who was stepped on by Ta Lashi that day.
He didn't know him at all, so he waved his hand and greeted them: "Yin...Gege, hello!"
The imperial concubine glanced at him with a smile: "It was Yin who agreed."
"Yin promised, hello."
Yin promised to never raise his head, and called timidly: "Seventh elder brother."
The other girl Yinyou didn't know her, she didn't greet her, she didn't even look at her.
He was still thinking about his aunt, and he was about to go to the main hall holding the hand of the imperial concubine.
The imperial concubine waved her hands to the two young promises: "It's cold outside, go back to the house and rest."
When they came to the main hall, Concubine Tong was lying on the bed.The little girl hadn't applied any makeup, and her face and lips looked pale, presumably she was sick.
Yinyou stretched out his little hand, touched her face, and asked with concern: "Auntie, what's wrong with you, did you call the imperial doctor to see?"
Concubine Tong shook her head: "I don't need to see the imperial physician for this illness, it's just my stomach hurts."
"Oh!" Yinyou thought that her illness was not very serious when she heard that there was no need to invite an imperial physician, and immediately put away her concerned expression just now, and said calmly, "Then you should drink more hot water. "
When the imperial concubine heard the words "drink more hot water", she almost didn't laugh out loud: "That's why you care about your aunt so much."
"Hmph!" Concubine Tong also pretended to be angry and turned her head away: "I thought you were going to rub it for me, is that why you care about me?"
Yinyou looked at her tightly covered quilt, suddenly stretched out his hand, and pinched her face with one side.
The imperial concubine ordered the maids waiting at the side to boil some brown sugar water and bring it in.
Here, Concubine Tong shook her head twice, staring at Yinyou: "What are you doing?"
The little guy smiled and said: "You forgot, you usually pinch me like this, I want to pinch you back when you are sick."
The imperial concubine took a new stove and stuffed it under the quilt, and placed it on her sister's lower abdomen.
Concubine Tong also stretched out her hand and pinched Yinyou's small face: "Taking advantage of others' danger is not what a gentleman does."
"I'm not a gentleman, I'm just a child." Yinyou pinched her face and pulled it away, "It's you, who is so big and still caress about children."
Concubine Tong said, "Let go!"
"You let go first."
"You pinched me first."
"You pinch me so many times, what's wrong if I pinch you once?"
"..."
Concubine Tong let go of her hand in the end, she clutched her stomach and turned over, the pain was too great.
The imperial concubine stretched out her hand and scratched Yinyou's chin: "Look, my aunt is angry."
Sure enough, Yinyou lay on the bedside and looked at her carefully, and found that there were fine beads of sweat on her forehead, which must be really painful.
The little guy climbed up on both hands and feet, and knelt on the edge of the bed.Taking the handkerchief from Er Niang's hand, she gently wiped off the sweat for the auntie: "You must have eaten something unclean. My Er Niang said that eating unclean food would cause a stomachache."
"I didn't eat anything unclean, I was..."
How could it be easy to tell a little boy about menstrual events? Concubine Tong couldn't tell, so she just kept quiet.
But Yinyou still refused to let her go: "That means you didn't wash your hands before eating, and you didn't pay attention to personal hygiene."
"..."
"Okay, okay, let me rub it for you."
The little Nuannan massaged his aunt's stomach in circular motions through the quilt.It's like Li Xi rubbing his stomach when he eats too much accumulated food.First of all, it was wrong in terms of position, but his kindness made Concubine Tong feel very warm.
At this time, the maid brought the boiled brown sugar water. According to the order of the imperial concubine, longan, red dates and donkey-hide gelatin were added to it.
As soon as he entered the end room, the little guy's sensitive nose smelled the sweet smell in the air.Attention was drawn immediately.
"Er Niang, I want to try it too."
The imperial concubine teased him: "It's for girls, boys can't drink it."
Yinyou bit his lower lip, his eyes revealing a deep dissatisfaction.
The imperial concubine thought he was going to ask "why boys can't drink", but as soon as his son opened his mouth, he asked a question that made her unable to answer.
The little guy asked seriously: "Then...how can I become a girl?"
"Cough, cough, cough..." Concubine Tong swallowed half of the brown sugar water she had just taken, sprayed half, and was choked to death by his question.
The maid next to him came up and hurriedly wiped off the water stains on the master's body and quilt.
The imperial concubine led her son and stood aside: "Do you want to become a girl?"
Yinyou shook his head: "I don't want to. But I want to drink the brown sugar water that only girls can drink, so I want to become a girl temporarily."
"Just hungry."
The little guy grinned: "Hey!"
Concubine Tong drank a bowl of brown sugar water, and even ate the red dates and longan in it. She felt warm and felt better.
The imperial concubine asked her to rest for a while, and then she took Yinyou back.
A few days ago, Kangxi proposed to let Yinyou go to the study and study with his brothers.
Regardless of life or studying, the little guy is a person who doesn't like to change the environment easily, he is awkward and not very willing.
Kangxi remembered that this kid had cried several times in order to change his place of residence. Knowing that he was a child who had a strong sense of dependence on familiar people and places, he did not force him.
It's approaching the twelfth lunar month now, and it's almost the end of the new year, even if it's not too late for Yinyou to go to the study after the new year.
Thinking of this, he thought of another son, the eighth elder brother Yinhu.
Compared with Yinyou, that child is really sensible.When I was young, I went to the study room to study, and I didn't complain of suffering or tiredness. In such a cold day, just like my brothers, I went to the study room to start studying before Maoshi.Because of his hard work and smartness, his study is even better than that of his five and six elder brothers.
But on this day, Kangxi rarely took the time to go to Hongde Hall to see his son's recent study.
Yinyou is starting to practice calligraphy under Nalan's guidance. In just one year, the little guy's calligraphy has made great progress.
Kangxi was very satisfied with it, and handed it to Gao Shiqi and Xu Qianxue behind him.
Needless to say, Gao Shiqi, boasting of the emperor's son is also boasting of the emperor, how could he be stingy with his compliments, making Kangxi laugh heartily.
Xu Qianxue seemed a bit more reserved, but he also said to Kangxi: "Qi elder brother's handwriting doesn't look like it was written by a four or five-year-old child. Even if it is placed in the upper study and compared with other princes, it is considered good. "
He not only writes well, but also memorizes more poems than his brothers, and his Chinese skills are stronger, not to mention Manchu and Mongolian.
Now Nalan only calls this one student, and he is a very patient person. He explained the "Book of Songs" word by word, how could Yinyou not learn well?
This year's birthday, Yinyou still offered to celebrate his birthday in the Compassion Palace as in previous years.
The imperial concubine took him to the small kitchen of Chengqian Palace and made a birthday cake together.The little guy is already a literate person, and he wrote his own name on the cake.
The word "Yinyou" was too complicated, and he couldn't write it well, so he wrote "Xiaoqi" on it, and drew a small face with crooked eyes on the side, with the moon and stars on top of the head, white clouds, and colorful flowers underneath. little flowers.
The little guy is very satisfied with his work, and plans to take it to the Palace of Compassion and Peace to show off to his friends.
"Emiang, do you think the brothers and the eighth brother, Baotai, will come to celebrate my birthday?"
The imperial concubine couldn't bear to spoil his interest, so she said tactfully: "Today is Laba, there is a family banquet in the palace, Baotai will come."
The little guy has always been sensitive. Hearing what Er Niang said, he immediately suppressed his smile and asked, "Is Baotai the only one who will come? Won't the fifth brother, the sixth brother, and the eighth brother not come?"
"They're going to have lessons in the study room."
The little guy lowered his head and looked a little frustrated: "It turns out that everyone has grown up, but I am the only child."
The imperial concubine asked him: "Isn't it good to be a child?"
"That's good, but I can't be the only child."
"Okay, okay, today is your birthday, be happy. There are Ukumama and Baotai to celebrate for you."
A simple reassurance made the little guy feel better: "Yes, and Erniang."
"Emiang will spend every birthday with you with you."
Yinyou brought the birthday cake he made by himself to the Compassion Palace, and accepted the fact that his brothers couldn't come to celebrate his birthday with him.
Baotai followed his Ama into the palace early, and Prince Yu greeted his ancestors, and then went to Qianqing Palace without stopping.
Kangxi was going to sacrifice to heaven in the morning, so he naturally had to go with him.
After the last Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, Baotai did not enter the palace because of illness.He hadn't seen Yinyou for a long time, so he rushed over and hugged him tightly: "Seventh Brother, Seventh Brother, I miss you so much, do you miss me?"
These words sound familiar, and Yinyou often asks others this way.However, he didn't give his cousin this face at all, and said ruthlessly: "Not at all."
Baotai's enthusiasm was completely chilled by him, and he pouted aggrievedly: "I miss you very much, I followed Ama into the palace early in the morning, and I brought you a gift."
The gift he brought was a two-axis diabolo shaped like a waist drum, painted in bright colors, with auspicious paintings on both ends.
This was bought by the servants of Prince Yu's Mansion from everyone in the capital. It is a folk toy that is not often seen in the palace, and Yinyou has never played with it, so it is a bit novel.
The little guy studied for a long time but couldn't figure out how to play, and finally had to ask his cousin for help.
Baotai folded his arms, showing a proud look: "Didn't you miss me at all?"
Yinyou coaxed him: "I thought about it, I thought about it that day."
"Liar! You only like Eighth Brother, not me."
Yinyou didn't know how he was comparable to the eighth brother, but in order to play with toys, he still said patiently: "Who said that, I like you too."
The corners of Baotai's mouth couldn't help but rise, but he wanted to hear Brother Qi coax him more, so he said, "Hmph! I'm still angry."
Yinyou leaned over and kissed him on the cheek: "How about this, are you still angry?"
"Don't be angry, don't be angry!" Baotai took the diabolo from his hand, held the bamboo sticks at both ends of the rope in one hand, and wrapped the rope around the shaft of the diabolo twice with the other hand, and flicked it hard, pulling the rope, and the diabolo popped. Turned around and made a whining sound.
The more Yinyou watched, the more novelty he felt: "Play with me, play with me!"
Baotai also planned to teach him by hand, but his seventh brother took the things over, followed the method he just did step by step, and turned the diabolo.
Baotai opened his mouth in surprise: "I learned it after several days at home, why do you..."
Yinyou grinned at him: "Why don't you say you are stupid, little idiot."
At this moment, a shout suddenly came from outside the yard: "Xiaoqi! Brother Qi!"
Afterwards, the curtain was lifted from the outside, and several people entered the main hall together.
Yinyou turned around and was surprised to find that the fifth brother, sixth brother and eighth brother had all come.
The little guy immediately put down the toy in his hand, and rushed over to hug his brothers: "Aren't you in the study room?"
Yinhu said: "Ama Khan said, today is Laba, and there will be a family banquet in the evening. Give us a day off and let us come over at noon to celebrate your birthday with you."
There are too many sons, Kangxi doesn't remember every birthday, in fact, he can't remember most of them.
However, no one will forget the birthday of this little guy, Yinyou.The old father is very busy today, what he can do for him is to give the brothers a vacation, let them come and spend a happy birthday with Yinyou.
The third elder brother and the fourth elder brother entered the room last. Compared with the previous younger brothers, they were much more stable. When they entered the room, they greeted the empress dowager and imperial concubine first, and then gave congratulatory gifts to Xiao Qi.
Yinyou couldn't wait to get someone to bring up the cake he made by himself and show it to his brothers. Everyone ate the cake happily and ran to the yard to play.
The diabolo sent by Baotai has become a treasure that everyone fights for, because they have never seen such a friendly toy.
In the past, Yinyou always wanted to be the focus of the brothers, the one who was surrounded in the middle.Today is such a good opportunity, he can hold the diabolo to show everyone the skills he has just learned.But the little guy was uncharacteristically following Yinzuo closely.
There is only one diabolo, and everyone has to line up to play. Finally, it was Yinzuo's turn, but Yinyou hugged him: "Sixth brother, stop playing..."
Yin Zuo was puzzled: "I've been waiting for so long, why didn't you let me play?"
The little guy rolled his eyes, desperately trying to find a reason: "I'm afraid of you... This is a bit dangerous to turn, I'm afraid you'll hit yourself on the head."
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
He said this as if Yin Zuo was a fool, and made all the brothers laugh.
Baotai booed from the side: "That's right, brother six, stop playing, what if you hit the end?"
Yinzuo's face turned blue and red, how could he be so stupid, he could hit himself on the head while playing with a toy.However, Yinyou was still standing close to him, so he pushed his younger brother angrily: "Go away, I want to play."
With emotion, he pushed Yinyou out of control.Yinyou was short, but he staggered back twice after being pushed like this.There was a snowfall the night before, and the ground was a little slippery, and the little guy almost fell down.
Yinzhen, who was standing beside him, had sharp eyes and quick hands, and quickly hugged his younger brother.Turning his head to look at Yinzuo coldly: "You try to push him again."
Yinzuo: "..."
The fourth brother has always been reticent, and he is not close to any of the brothers, and he only cares for Xiao Qi.
People say that the fourth brother is actually his brother of the same father and mother, but Yinzuo doesn't think so.He didn't kiss the fourth brother at all, and the fourth brother didn't kiss Er Niang at all.
He is obviously just Xiaoqi's real brother.
Yinyou hugged his elder brother: "It's all right. I'll just stand by the side. Sixth brother, you can play."
No one else knew, but he actually remembered the dream that night, in which Mr. Huode Xing told him that his sixth brother would die soon.
Although that fairy doesn't look like a reliable person, but what happened to Rong Ruo before made Yinyou have to believe what he said.
Brother Six was so close to him, how could he be willing to die?
But the god didn't specify when, where, or how Sixth Brother would die, and he didn't know what to do.All she could think of was to follow him and protect him.
The little guy stood beside him every step of the way, and Yin Zuo couldn't play.He threw the diabolo to Yinhu who was at the side, turned around and left: "You guys play!"
Yinyou quickly chased after him, and followed him to the rockery.
Yinzuo really annoyed him a bit: "What are you doing?"
"I, I..." Yinyou murmured, "I'm afraid you will fall into the pond."
Yin Zuo: "The pond has been frozen for a long time, I can't fall in."
"I'm afraid you'll slip and fall, what if you break your leg?" In fact, what he thought was that it's fine if you broke your leg, but what if you fell to your death?
"..."
Yin Zuo was really so angry with this younger brother that he had nothing to say, so he walked around behind the rockery and sat down on a protruding rock.
No matter what he says, Yinyou just wants to follow.The stone was so small that only one person could sit on it, and he stood beside it.
Yin Zuo raised his head to look at him: "What happened to you today?"
Yinyou turned his head aside: "It's nothing."
"It's nothing, why do you always follow me?"
Yinyou said: "I like you."
Yinzuo: "..."
He was spoiled by Concubine De in the Yonghe Palace since he was a child. He is really a little overlord soaked in a honey pot. What he wants and what he wants to do, no one dares to say "no" in the Yonghe Palace.
Therefore, even if Concubine De fell out of favor later, Yinzuo was sent to Chuxiu Palace to live under the fence for more than half a year.Although his temper has restrained a lot, the character he has cultivated since childhood is difficult to change.
In the upper study room, he and Yinqi often quarreled, and the relationship with Yinhu was the same, but the old man could bear it and acted like a good brother to everyone, otherwise the two brothers would also quarrel.
In fact, he was a little concerned about the attitude of the fourth brother towards him, and he also thought about building a good relationship with the fourth brother, even if it was to compensate the fourth brother for Defei, the mother-in-law.
But the fourth brother didn't accept his favor, in people's heart, the imperial concubine was his mother-in-law, and he didn't care about the attitude of the concubine De to him.
In Yin Zuo's heart, among so many brothers, he actually cares most about Yin You.
As a child, he would always grab his stuff because it would get his attention.
As long as it's something in Xiao Qi's hands, even if it's just a branch, he wants it.
Later, they cleared up the misunderstanding and cared more.As long as there is any trouble, he will think of Xiao Qi first, and confide in him.
In fact, no matter whether Xiao Qi will comfort him or not, as long as he speaks out in front of him, he will feel much more comfortable.
During the first half year in Chuxiu Palace, when he had any unhappy things, the first thing he thought of was Xiao Qi.
"Sixth Brother, Sixth Brother!"
Seeing that he didn't speak, Yinyou stared at the frozen pond in a daze, and yelled in his ear.
Yinzuo frowned, Yinyou thought that the sixth brother was going to call him annoying again, but he didn't know that the other party just moved aside, half of his butt was hanging outside the stone, and forced to move a place for him.
"Sit down." Yinzuo went to hold his hand and let him sit beside her.The two of them just huddled together on a rock behind the rockery, and the jagged Taihu Lake stone still felt a bit cramped when they sat up.
Yin Zuo asked him, "Are you cold?"
Yinyou nodded: "A little bit."
Yin Zuo hugged him to keep him warm.The stones under the buttocks are too small, and they can only maintain balance by holding each other.
Yin Zuo said: "I haven't been back to Yonghe Palace for a long time."
"Ah?" Yinyou raised his head to look at him, and could only see his side face and tall nose, "Won't Empress Defei miss you?"
"Yes." Yin Zuo looked straight ahead, not knowing where she was looking, "Will she ask someone to bring me something?"
Women in the harem, especially women of low status.Once you step into that palace gate, you will not have many chances to get out in your life.
The sons grew up and moved out, and if they didn't come back to see Er Niang, these women couldn't see them.
Yinyou asked: "Then why don't you go back and see her?"
Yinzuo thought for a long time, but he didn't know how to answer his brother's question.He thought for a while, and said very euphemistically: "I don't particularly agree with some of her ideas."
"Ah?" The little guy couldn't understand again, "What do you think?"
Yinzuo didn't make it clear what he thought for a while, and besides, these are all fragmentary things in the process of getting along.If Yinzuo spends more time with the imperial concubine, maybe he will tell Yinyou that he and his mother have different views, but he has no chance to get in touch with the imperial concubine, and he can't say such fashionable words.
"It's just...a lot."
Yinyou said: "Give me an example."
Yinzuo looked around and made sure there was no one, so he leaned into Yinyou's ear and said, "She said that the prince has both ability and virtue, so let me get along with him well."
Although this is very euphemistic, if someone else hears it, they will definitely feel shocked and bold.But when it stopped in Yinyou's ears, he felt nothing.
Because in his heart, the prince brother is a very gentle, smart and powerful person, who can help Ama handle government affairs, and there is nothing wrong with getting along with him more, so he always stays with him.
What he didn't know was that the prince's tenderness was only towards him. In front of other brothers, the prince's dignity was second only to the emperor.Although they are brothers, there is an insurmountable gap in status.
Get along well with the prince, say it sounds good, the brothers learn from each other, and to put it bluntly, they have the intention of clinging to the prince.If this word reached Kangxi's ears, Concubine De would not just be grounded.
Yinyou chuckled twice: "Brother Prince and Ama went to sacrifice to heaven, you should spend more time with me."
Yin Zuo rolled his eyes: "You little fool."
The little fool asked him: "Then you won't go back to Yonghe Palace in the future?"
"I do not know."
The little guy bit his lower lip and said: "But Empress Defei is your mother-in-law, she loves you so much."
Yin Zuo lowered his head to look at him, and asked: "If the imperial concubine always makes you do things you don't want to do, and says it's because she loves you, what will happen to you?"
Without even thinking about it, Yinyou said: "No matter what, I love her, and I will always love her!"
The little guy hugged Yinzuo tightly: "Sixth brother, if you think what she asked you to do is not good, you don't have to do it. But you can't ignore her, if you ignore her, she will be sad."
"Okay, I get it." Yinzuo sighed, and suddenly laughed, "It's strange, I hide here because I think you're annoying, why should I be taught a lesson by you?"
"Nope," the little guy leaned on his brother's shoulder coquettishly, "I love you!"
Yinzuo stood up and pulled him up by the way: "Then I will go to Yonghe Palace to see now."
When they came out from behind the rockery, Yinhu was left alone on the snow.
Yinyou walked over and asked, "Where are they?"
"Third brother wants to go back to elder brother's study, fourth brother..." Yinhu bit his lower lip, how could fourth brother tell him where he was going.But this is not a difficult task for him, Yinhu guessed it when he walked into the side hall, "The fourth brother is chatting with the imperial concubine."
Yinyou asked again: "Where are Brother Wu and Baotai?"
"My fifth brother said he was going to see the lions in the backyard, and Baotai went with him."
"Why didn't you go?"
Yinhu came over and took his hand: "I'll wait for you here."
They came to the backyard hand in hand, and saw Yin Qi sitting on the porch, holding the rabbit on his lap, and feeding it with a carrot in his hand.
Yinyou found out that Fifth Brother really liked this rabbit, and every time he came to Compassionate Palace, he would come to see it.
On the contrary, after moving away, he left it and the two turtles here.
Besides Yinyou, Yinqi is probably the most innocent child in the Forbidden City.Although Concubine Yi's affection for him was mediocre, the Empress Dowager really regarded him as her darling and loved him since childhood.
He raised his head and looked at Yinyou: "Why don't you give it to me, I'll take it back to Ningshou Palace to raise it. It's always locked in the woodshed, it's so pitiful."
Although he seems a little self-centered when playing with his brothers and doesn't take care of other people's feelings, he is actually a very kind person.
When Yinzuo and Yinhu stayed with Yinyou, they would always talk to him about their troubles.
But Yin Qi won't, and he doesn't seem to have any troubles.Concubine Yi obviously cares more about her two younger brothers than he does, and he doesn't care, as long as Mama Huang treats him wholeheartedly.
Yinyou sat beside him and touched the rabbit's ears: "Okay! Then I will put
When he came to the manufacturing office, he saw Dai Zi working on creation again at the table.
Yinyou was still a little happy, thinking that he was revising the blueprint, walked over and saw that he was using his working hours to catch fish - he drew a landscape painting, with mountains and water, pines and clouds, and a crane on top of the cloud peak, Quite artistic conception.
Yinyou looked at the painting, then at him, and couldn't help but say, "Master Dai."
The landscape painting by Dai Zi has entered the finishing stage, and he let out a "hmm" without raising his head.
Yinyou asked him: "Did you...did you sleep well last night?"
"not bad."
"..."
After Dai Zi finished the last stroke, he looked at it from top to bottom. He was very satisfied, and took out his private seal and pressed it at the signature place.
Yinyou was already ready to settle accounts with Mr. Huode Xing in his dream at night, when suddenly he heard Dai Zi say: "You are right."
"what?"
Dai Zi put the painting aside to dry, then turned around and said to Yinyou: "Although our Qing Dynasty is powerful and the world is peaceful, we can't always stand still, because others are always making progress, especially It's those Westerners."
The two of them talked about Western missionaries several times, and Dai Zi's attitude and tone were quite subtle.
Yinyou followed Ama to listen to Nan Huairen's lectures in the South Study Room since he was a child, and he had a good relationship with Zhang Cheng, Bai Jin and other young Western missionaries.I don't know why this Lord Dai is so hostile to Westerners.
Maybe there was some grievance between them, Yinyou couldn't figure it out anyway, so he just didn't think about it.
Although Dai Zi's words are not very nice, and he is not easy to get in touch with, but his research spirit is worthy of admiration.
Yinyou is very interested in the manufacture of firearms these days, and we can chat with him quite well.
After hearing what he said, he probably changed his mind, but Yinyou still asked tentatively: "Aren't you worried about harming future generations?"
Dai Zi turned her head and looked at him: "How can there be no eggs under the overturned nest?"
Yinyou asked: "Who said that?"
Dai Zi: "Kong Rong's son."
"Let me pear that."
"Correct."
The little guy thought for a while: "I've only heard the story of Kong Rong letting pears."
Dai Zi gave a rare smile: "Then you should read more about his other deeds."
The topic got a bit far away, and Yinyou was dragged back: "So you will continue to make that 'Lianju Gun'."
Dai Zi went to look at his painting: "Take your time, there are a lot of things that need to be improved."
Yinyou showed him an innocent smile: "You will definitely succeed, I believe in you."
At this time, Dai Zi rolled up the painting gently, put both hands in front of Yinyou, bowed and said: "This painting is for Brother Qi, thank you for your encouragement to me these days."
Zhao Cheng was about to go forward to pick up the painting, but was stopped by Yinyou.The little guy took a step forward and took the painting with both hands: "Hey, you're so polite."
It was getting late, and Yinyou's belly started to make discordant sounds, he had to hurry back to Chengqian Palace for lunch.
As soon as the palace people set up the dishes, the little master came back from the outside, humming a little song: "I have a little donkey, and I never ride it. One day I had a whim, and I rode it to the market." .”
Bai Lu teased him: "Seventh brother, do you know what going to the market is?"
Yinyou shook his head: "I don't know."
Bai Lu explained to him: "The common people make an appointment to take the things they produce or don't need to the market to sell, and then buy some things they need to go back. This is called going to the market."
Yinyou was curious: "Isn't this the business on the street? I've seen it in Beijing, Jinan, Suzhou, and Jiangning."
"These you are talking about are big prefectures, and the servants are talking about small places. There are no markets in small places. If the common people want to exchange for necessities of life, they have to wait until the day of the market."
Yinyou nodded: "I understand. I'm hungry when I have lunch."
At this time, the imperial concubine came out of the bedroom: "Go and wash your hands first."
Before running to wash his hands, the little guy thought of another thing.He asked Zhao Cheng to bring the painting over and show it to the imperial concubine: "It was given to me by Mr. Dai, and he said that he thanked me for my hard work to him these days."
Although the imperial concubine does not have much appreciation for calligraphy and painting, it does not prevent her from thinking that this painting is very beautiful.
"Then you should guard it carefully." She handed the painting to Li Xi and ordered, "Get someone to frame it."
The little guy was washing his hands and thinking: "Should I give him something in return from time to time?"
The imperial concubine stood aside and urged him to wash his hands carefully: "What do you have to give back to others, aren't all your toys made by the manufacturing office?"
Yinyou retorted: "He is already an adult, not a child, how can he give toys?"
The imperial concubine twitched the corners of her mouth: "You have done a lot of things like giving toys to adults."
The maid handed him a towel to help him dry his little hands.The little guy thought for a long time but couldn't figure out what to give in return.His stomach growled in protest, and he ran to the table in three or two steps: "I'm hungry, I'm hungry!"
As soon as I picked up the chopsticks, I looked around: "Hey, where is my aunt?"
The imperial concubine sat down, picked a piece of meat for him, and picked some vegetables for him: "I didn't come here today, I don't know what's wrong."
The little guy ate the meat, but took out the vegetables and threw them on the table: "Could it be sick?"
Without saying a word, the imperial concubine picked up the food on the table and threw it into his bowl: "Eat it!"
Yinyou was not picky eaters when he was a child, he would eat whatever he was given, but when he grew up, he started to pick and choose, he only liked meat, not vegetables.
"But, this Chinese cabbage is not delicious at all." The little guy pouted, "It is for feeding rabbits."
There are no vegetables in winter in the north, and the vegetables they eat are stored outdoors or in cellars in autumn for winter.
Manchus eat more beef and mutton, and the vegetables in winter are relatively simple, only Chinese cabbage.
"No!" The imperial concubine stared at him, "You must eat vegetables, if you don't eat, then don't eat meat either."
The little guy reluctantly stuffed the Chinese cabbage into his mouth, and chewed it tastelessly. He always felt like a rabbit, eating grass.
"Let's eat, let's go to Jingren Palace to have a look when we're full."
While speaking, the imperial concubine put another chopsticks of Chinese cabbage in his bowl.
Before the little guy swallowed, another chopstick was caught in the bowl, and he quickly waved his hand: "Don't pick it up, don't pick it up! I don't like this."
"Okay, okay, don't pinch, you eat what's in the bowl."
Yinyou picked up a piece of cabbage and wanted to secretly throw it on the table when the imperial concubine was not paying attention.This is a technical job, you have to watch all directions and listen to all directions, and find a good angle to avoid being discovered by Er Niang.
The little guy moved his chopsticks horizontally, and he was about to succeed. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced to the side, and found a pair of eyes staring at him coldly.
He pretended to be nonchalant and changed his direction, and finally he put the piece of Chinese cabbage into his mouth himself.
The imperial concubine said to him: "If you don't eat obediently, tonight's dinner will only have Chinese cabbage and no meat."
The little guy showed her the bowl aggrieved: "I've eaten all the Chinese cabbage, can I eat meat?"
"Eat."
Yinyou doesn't need to be urged by others to eat meat, one bite after another, and when he gets tired, he will send a mouthful of japonica rice to his mouth, and he can have another bite.
The imperial concubine asked someone to serve him a bowl of radish soup for digestion and digestion: "Okay, okay, don't eat, drink the soup."
The little guy obediently ate the radish and drank the soup, then touched his little belly: "It can't fit anymore."
For the imperial concubine, whether it is eating, sleeping, reading or practicing calligraphy, it is a pleasure to watch her son concentrate on one thing.
After lunch, the little guy rubbed his eyes and stood up, as if he hadn't grown any bones, he moved close to his mother's arms: "I'm sleepy, I'm going to take a nap."
Before the meal, I said that I would go to see my aunt for a while, but now my mind is chaotic and I just want to sleep.
The imperial concubine personally took him back to the room, changed his clothes, and stuffed him into the bed.
Yinyou fell asleep for a full hour, and when he woke up it was almost noon.I usually get up and have some snacks to start reading and practicing calligraphy.
After getting dressed today, he reacted quickly: "Aren't you going to Jingren Palace to see my aunt, let's go."
I went to Jingren Palace, and I couldn't come back for more than half an hour. If I was tired from walking, I would take a rest, and it was time for dinner. I didn't need to read today's books, and I didn't need to practice my handwriting.
The imperial concubine was convinced, and the time was clearly arranged by him.
Jingren Palace is in front of Chengqian Palace, next to Yanxi Palace.No one lived in this place before, so no one came here.
This time, although three new beautiful girls were arranged to live in at one go, there were not many servants, and it seemed deserted.
Concubine Tong lives in the main hall, and the side halls on both sides live in the promise of entering the palace in the same class as her.
Hearing that the imperial concubine was married, the two low-ranking ones agreed to come out and salute her immediately.
Yinyou recognized at a glance that one of them was Yin Gege who was stepped on by Ta Lashi that day.
He didn't know him at all, so he waved his hand and greeted them: "Yin...Gege, hello!"
The imperial concubine glanced at him with a smile: "It was Yin who agreed."
"Yin promised, hello."
Yin promised to never raise his head, and called timidly: "Seventh elder brother."
The other girl Yinyou didn't know her, she didn't greet her, she didn't even look at her.
He was still thinking about his aunt, and he was about to go to the main hall holding the hand of the imperial concubine.
The imperial concubine waved her hands to the two young promises: "It's cold outside, go back to the house and rest."
When they came to the main hall, Concubine Tong was lying on the bed.The little girl hadn't applied any makeup, and her face and lips looked pale, presumably she was sick.
Yinyou stretched out his little hand, touched her face, and asked with concern: "Auntie, what's wrong with you, did you call the imperial doctor to see?"
Concubine Tong shook her head: "I don't need to see the imperial physician for this illness, it's just my stomach hurts."
"Oh!" Yinyou thought that her illness was not very serious when she heard that there was no need to invite an imperial physician, and immediately put away her concerned expression just now, and said calmly, "Then you should drink more hot water. "
When the imperial concubine heard the words "drink more hot water", she almost didn't laugh out loud: "That's why you care about your aunt so much."
"Hmph!" Concubine Tong also pretended to be angry and turned her head away: "I thought you were going to rub it for me, is that why you care about me?"
Yinyou looked at her tightly covered quilt, suddenly stretched out his hand, and pinched her face with one side.
The imperial concubine ordered the maids waiting at the side to boil some brown sugar water and bring it in.
Here, Concubine Tong shook her head twice, staring at Yinyou: "What are you doing?"
The little guy smiled and said: "You forgot, you usually pinch me like this, I want to pinch you back when you are sick."
The imperial concubine took a new stove and stuffed it under the quilt, and placed it on her sister's lower abdomen.
Concubine Tong also stretched out her hand and pinched Yinyou's small face: "Taking advantage of others' danger is not what a gentleman does."
"I'm not a gentleman, I'm just a child." Yinyou pinched her face and pulled it away, "It's you, who is so big and still caress about children."
Concubine Tong said, "Let go!"
"You let go first."
"You pinched me first."
"You pinch me so many times, what's wrong if I pinch you once?"
"..."
Concubine Tong let go of her hand in the end, she clutched her stomach and turned over, the pain was too great.
The imperial concubine stretched out her hand and scratched Yinyou's chin: "Look, my aunt is angry."
Sure enough, Yinyou lay on the bedside and looked at her carefully, and found that there were fine beads of sweat on her forehead, which must be really painful.
The little guy climbed up on both hands and feet, and knelt on the edge of the bed.Taking the handkerchief from Er Niang's hand, she gently wiped off the sweat for the auntie: "You must have eaten something unclean. My Er Niang said that eating unclean food would cause a stomachache."
"I didn't eat anything unclean, I was..."
How could it be easy to tell a little boy about menstrual events? Concubine Tong couldn't tell, so she just kept quiet.
But Yinyou still refused to let her go: "That means you didn't wash your hands before eating, and you didn't pay attention to personal hygiene."
"..."
"Okay, okay, let me rub it for you."
The little Nuannan massaged his aunt's stomach in circular motions through the quilt.It's like Li Xi rubbing his stomach when he eats too much accumulated food.First of all, it was wrong in terms of position, but his kindness made Concubine Tong feel very warm.
At this time, the maid brought the boiled brown sugar water. According to the order of the imperial concubine, longan, red dates and donkey-hide gelatin were added to it.
As soon as he entered the end room, the little guy's sensitive nose smelled the sweet smell in the air.Attention was drawn immediately.
"Er Niang, I want to try it too."
The imperial concubine teased him: "It's for girls, boys can't drink it."
Yinyou bit his lower lip, his eyes revealing a deep dissatisfaction.
The imperial concubine thought he was going to ask "why boys can't drink", but as soon as his son opened his mouth, he asked a question that made her unable to answer.
The little guy asked seriously: "Then...how can I become a girl?"
"Cough, cough, cough..." Concubine Tong swallowed half of the brown sugar water she had just taken, sprayed half, and was choked to death by his question.
The maid next to him came up and hurriedly wiped off the water stains on the master's body and quilt.
The imperial concubine led her son and stood aside: "Do you want to become a girl?"
Yinyou shook his head: "I don't want to. But I want to drink the brown sugar water that only girls can drink, so I want to become a girl temporarily."
"Just hungry."
The little guy grinned: "Hey!"
Concubine Tong drank a bowl of brown sugar water, and even ate the red dates and longan in it. She felt warm and felt better.
The imperial concubine asked her to rest for a while, and then she took Yinyou back.
A few days ago, Kangxi proposed to let Yinyou go to the study and study with his brothers.
Regardless of life or studying, the little guy is a person who doesn't like to change the environment easily, he is awkward and not very willing.
Kangxi remembered that this kid had cried several times in order to change his place of residence. Knowing that he was a child who had a strong sense of dependence on familiar people and places, he did not force him.
It's approaching the twelfth lunar month now, and it's almost the end of the new year, even if it's not too late for Yinyou to go to the study after the new year.
Thinking of this, he thought of another son, the eighth elder brother Yinhu.
Compared with Yinyou, that child is really sensible.When I was young, I went to the study room to study, and I didn't complain of suffering or tiredness. In such a cold day, just like my brothers, I went to the study room to start studying before Maoshi.Because of his hard work and smartness, his study is even better than that of his five and six elder brothers.
But on this day, Kangxi rarely took the time to go to Hongde Hall to see his son's recent study.
Yinyou is starting to practice calligraphy under Nalan's guidance. In just one year, the little guy's calligraphy has made great progress.
Kangxi was very satisfied with it, and handed it to Gao Shiqi and Xu Qianxue behind him.
Needless to say, Gao Shiqi, boasting of the emperor's son is also boasting of the emperor, how could he be stingy with his compliments, making Kangxi laugh heartily.
Xu Qianxue seemed a bit more reserved, but he also said to Kangxi: "Qi elder brother's handwriting doesn't look like it was written by a four or five-year-old child. Even if it is placed in the upper study and compared with other princes, it is considered good. "
He not only writes well, but also memorizes more poems than his brothers, and his Chinese skills are stronger, not to mention Manchu and Mongolian.
Now Nalan only calls this one student, and he is a very patient person. He explained the "Book of Songs" word by word, how could Yinyou not learn well?
This year's birthday, Yinyou still offered to celebrate his birthday in the Compassion Palace as in previous years.
The imperial concubine took him to the small kitchen of Chengqian Palace and made a birthday cake together.The little guy is already a literate person, and he wrote his own name on the cake.
The word "Yinyou" was too complicated, and he couldn't write it well, so he wrote "Xiaoqi" on it, and drew a small face with crooked eyes on the side, with the moon and stars on top of the head, white clouds, and colorful flowers underneath. little flowers.
The little guy is very satisfied with his work, and plans to take it to the Palace of Compassion and Peace to show off to his friends.
"Emiang, do you think the brothers and the eighth brother, Baotai, will come to celebrate my birthday?"
The imperial concubine couldn't bear to spoil his interest, so she said tactfully: "Today is Laba, there is a family banquet in the palace, Baotai will come."
The little guy has always been sensitive. Hearing what Er Niang said, he immediately suppressed his smile and asked, "Is Baotai the only one who will come? Won't the fifth brother, the sixth brother, and the eighth brother not come?"
"They're going to have lessons in the study room."
The little guy lowered his head and looked a little frustrated: "It turns out that everyone has grown up, but I am the only child."
The imperial concubine asked him: "Isn't it good to be a child?"
"That's good, but I can't be the only child."
"Okay, okay, today is your birthday, be happy. There are Ukumama and Baotai to celebrate for you."
A simple reassurance made the little guy feel better: "Yes, and Erniang."
"Emiang will spend every birthday with you with you."
Yinyou brought the birthday cake he made by himself to the Compassion Palace, and accepted the fact that his brothers couldn't come to celebrate his birthday with him.
Baotai followed his Ama into the palace early, and Prince Yu greeted his ancestors, and then went to Qianqing Palace without stopping.
Kangxi was going to sacrifice to heaven in the morning, so he naturally had to go with him.
After the last Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, Baotai did not enter the palace because of illness.He hadn't seen Yinyou for a long time, so he rushed over and hugged him tightly: "Seventh Brother, Seventh Brother, I miss you so much, do you miss me?"
These words sound familiar, and Yinyou often asks others this way.However, he didn't give his cousin this face at all, and said ruthlessly: "Not at all."
Baotai's enthusiasm was completely chilled by him, and he pouted aggrievedly: "I miss you very much, I followed Ama into the palace early in the morning, and I brought you a gift."
The gift he brought was a two-axis diabolo shaped like a waist drum, painted in bright colors, with auspicious paintings on both ends.
This was bought by the servants of Prince Yu's Mansion from everyone in the capital. It is a folk toy that is not often seen in the palace, and Yinyou has never played with it, so it is a bit novel.
The little guy studied for a long time but couldn't figure out how to play, and finally had to ask his cousin for help.
Baotai folded his arms, showing a proud look: "Didn't you miss me at all?"
Yinyou coaxed him: "I thought about it, I thought about it that day."
"Liar! You only like Eighth Brother, not me."
Yinyou didn't know how he was comparable to the eighth brother, but in order to play with toys, he still said patiently: "Who said that, I like you too."
The corners of Baotai's mouth couldn't help but rise, but he wanted to hear Brother Qi coax him more, so he said, "Hmph! I'm still angry."
Yinyou leaned over and kissed him on the cheek: "How about this, are you still angry?"
"Don't be angry, don't be angry!" Baotai took the diabolo from his hand, held the bamboo sticks at both ends of the rope in one hand, and wrapped the rope around the shaft of the diabolo twice with the other hand, and flicked it hard, pulling the rope, and the diabolo popped. Turned around and made a whining sound.
The more Yinyou watched, the more novelty he felt: "Play with me, play with me!"
Baotai also planned to teach him by hand, but his seventh brother took the things over, followed the method he just did step by step, and turned the diabolo.
Baotai opened his mouth in surprise: "I learned it after several days at home, why do you..."
Yinyou grinned at him: "Why don't you say you are stupid, little idiot."
At this moment, a shout suddenly came from outside the yard: "Xiaoqi! Brother Qi!"
Afterwards, the curtain was lifted from the outside, and several people entered the main hall together.
Yinyou turned around and was surprised to find that the fifth brother, sixth brother and eighth brother had all come.
The little guy immediately put down the toy in his hand, and rushed over to hug his brothers: "Aren't you in the study room?"
Yinhu said: "Ama Khan said, today is Laba, and there will be a family banquet in the evening. Give us a day off and let us come over at noon to celebrate your birthday with you."
There are too many sons, Kangxi doesn't remember every birthday, in fact, he can't remember most of them.
However, no one will forget the birthday of this little guy, Yinyou.The old father is very busy today, what he can do for him is to give the brothers a vacation, let them come and spend a happy birthday with Yinyou.
The third elder brother and the fourth elder brother entered the room last. Compared with the previous younger brothers, they were much more stable. When they entered the room, they greeted the empress dowager and imperial concubine first, and then gave congratulatory gifts to Xiao Qi.
Yinyou couldn't wait to get someone to bring up the cake he made by himself and show it to his brothers. Everyone ate the cake happily and ran to the yard to play.
The diabolo sent by Baotai has become a treasure that everyone fights for, because they have never seen such a friendly toy.
In the past, Yinyou always wanted to be the focus of the brothers, the one who was surrounded in the middle.Today is such a good opportunity, he can hold the diabolo to show everyone the skills he has just learned.But the little guy was uncharacteristically following Yinzuo closely.
There is only one diabolo, and everyone has to line up to play. Finally, it was Yinzuo's turn, but Yinyou hugged him: "Sixth brother, stop playing..."
Yin Zuo was puzzled: "I've been waiting for so long, why didn't you let me play?"
The little guy rolled his eyes, desperately trying to find a reason: "I'm afraid of you... This is a bit dangerous to turn, I'm afraid you'll hit yourself on the head."
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
He said this as if Yin Zuo was a fool, and made all the brothers laugh.
Baotai booed from the side: "That's right, brother six, stop playing, what if you hit the end?"
Yinzuo's face turned blue and red, how could he be so stupid, he could hit himself on the head while playing with a toy.However, Yinyou was still standing close to him, so he pushed his younger brother angrily: "Go away, I want to play."
With emotion, he pushed Yinyou out of control.Yinyou was short, but he staggered back twice after being pushed like this.There was a snowfall the night before, and the ground was a little slippery, and the little guy almost fell down.
Yinzhen, who was standing beside him, had sharp eyes and quick hands, and quickly hugged his younger brother.Turning his head to look at Yinzuo coldly: "You try to push him again."
Yinzuo: "..."
The fourth brother has always been reticent, and he is not close to any of the brothers, and he only cares for Xiao Qi.
People say that the fourth brother is actually his brother of the same father and mother, but Yinzuo doesn't think so.He didn't kiss the fourth brother at all, and the fourth brother didn't kiss Er Niang at all.
He is obviously just Xiaoqi's real brother.
Yinyou hugged his elder brother: "It's all right. I'll just stand by the side. Sixth brother, you can play."
No one else knew, but he actually remembered the dream that night, in which Mr. Huode Xing told him that his sixth brother would die soon.
Although that fairy doesn't look like a reliable person, but what happened to Rong Ruo before made Yinyou have to believe what he said.
Brother Six was so close to him, how could he be willing to die?
But the god didn't specify when, where, or how Sixth Brother would die, and he didn't know what to do.All she could think of was to follow him and protect him.
The little guy stood beside him every step of the way, and Yin Zuo couldn't play.He threw the diabolo to Yinhu who was at the side, turned around and left: "You guys play!"
Yinyou quickly chased after him, and followed him to the rockery.
Yinzuo really annoyed him a bit: "What are you doing?"
"I, I..." Yinyou murmured, "I'm afraid you will fall into the pond."
Yin Zuo: "The pond has been frozen for a long time, I can't fall in."
"I'm afraid you'll slip and fall, what if you break your leg?" In fact, what he thought was that it's fine if you broke your leg, but what if you fell to your death?
"..."
Yin Zuo was really so angry with this younger brother that he had nothing to say, so he walked around behind the rockery and sat down on a protruding rock.
No matter what he says, Yinyou just wants to follow.The stone was so small that only one person could sit on it, and he stood beside it.
Yin Zuo raised his head to look at him: "What happened to you today?"
Yinyou turned his head aside: "It's nothing."
"It's nothing, why do you always follow me?"
Yinyou said: "I like you."
Yinzuo: "..."
He was spoiled by Concubine De in the Yonghe Palace since he was a child. He is really a little overlord soaked in a honey pot. What he wants and what he wants to do, no one dares to say "no" in the Yonghe Palace.
Therefore, even if Concubine De fell out of favor later, Yinzuo was sent to Chuxiu Palace to live under the fence for more than half a year.Although his temper has restrained a lot, the character he has cultivated since childhood is difficult to change.
In the upper study room, he and Yinqi often quarreled, and the relationship with Yinhu was the same, but the old man could bear it and acted like a good brother to everyone, otherwise the two brothers would also quarrel.
In fact, he was a little concerned about the attitude of the fourth brother towards him, and he also thought about building a good relationship with the fourth brother, even if it was to compensate the fourth brother for Defei, the mother-in-law.
But the fourth brother didn't accept his favor, in people's heart, the imperial concubine was his mother-in-law, and he didn't care about the attitude of the concubine De to him.
In Yin Zuo's heart, among so many brothers, he actually cares most about Yin You.
As a child, he would always grab his stuff because it would get his attention.
As long as it's something in Xiao Qi's hands, even if it's just a branch, he wants it.
Later, they cleared up the misunderstanding and cared more.As long as there is any trouble, he will think of Xiao Qi first, and confide in him.
In fact, no matter whether Xiao Qi will comfort him or not, as long as he speaks out in front of him, he will feel much more comfortable.
During the first half year in Chuxiu Palace, when he had any unhappy things, the first thing he thought of was Xiao Qi.
"Sixth Brother, Sixth Brother!"
Seeing that he didn't speak, Yinyou stared at the frozen pond in a daze, and yelled in his ear.
Yinzuo frowned, Yinyou thought that the sixth brother was going to call him annoying again, but he didn't know that the other party just moved aside, half of his butt was hanging outside the stone, and forced to move a place for him.
"Sit down." Yinzuo went to hold his hand and let him sit beside her.The two of them just huddled together on a rock behind the rockery, and the jagged Taihu Lake stone still felt a bit cramped when they sat up.
Yin Zuo asked him, "Are you cold?"
Yinyou nodded: "A little bit."
Yin Zuo hugged him to keep him warm.The stones under the buttocks are too small, and they can only maintain balance by holding each other.
Yin Zuo said: "I haven't been back to Yonghe Palace for a long time."
"Ah?" Yinyou raised his head to look at him, and could only see his side face and tall nose, "Won't Empress Defei miss you?"
"Yes." Yin Zuo looked straight ahead, not knowing where she was looking, "Will she ask someone to bring me something?"
Women in the harem, especially women of low status.Once you step into that palace gate, you will not have many chances to get out in your life.
The sons grew up and moved out, and if they didn't come back to see Er Niang, these women couldn't see them.
Yinyou asked: "Then why don't you go back and see her?"
Yinzuo thought for a long time, but he didn't know how to answer his brother's question.He thought for a while, and said very euphemistically: "I don't particularly agree with some of her ideas."
"Ah?" The little guy couldn't understand again, "What do you think?"
Yinzuo didn't make it clear what he thought for a while, and besides, these are all fragmentary things in the process of getting along.If Yinzuo spends more time with the imperial concubine, maybe he will tell Yinyou that he and his mother have different views, but he has no chance to get in touch with the imperial concubine, and he can't say such fashionable words.
"It's just...a lot."
Yinyou said: "Give me an example."
Yinzuo looked around and made sure there was no one, so he leaned into Yinyou's ear and said, "She said that the prince has both ability and virtue, so let me get along with him well."
Although this is very euphemistic, if someone else hears it, they will definitely feel shocked and bold.But when it stopped in Yinyou's ears, he felt nothing.
Because in his heart, the prince brother is a very gentle, smart and powerful person, who can help Ama handle government affairs, and there is nothing wrong with getting along with him more, so he always stays with him.
What he didn't know was that the prince's tenderness was only towards him. In front of other brothers, the prince's dignity was second only to the emperor.Although they are brothers, there is an insurmountable gap in status.
Get along well with the prince, say it sounds good, the brothers learn from each other, and to put it bluntly, they have the intention of clinging to the prince.If this word reached Kangxi's ears, Concubine De would not just be grounded.
Yinyou chuckled twice: "Brother Prince and Ama went to sacrifice to heaven, you should spend more time with me."
Yin Zuo rolled his eyes: "You little fool."
The little fool asked him: "Then you won't go back to Yonghe Palace in the future?"
"I do not know."
The little guy bit his lower lip and said: "But Empress Defei is your mother-in-law, she loves you so much."
Yin Zuo lowered his head to look at him, and asked: "If the imperial concubine always makes you do things you don't want to do, and says it's because she loves you, what will happen to you?"
Without even thinking about it, Yinyou said: "No matter what, I love her, and I will always love her!"
The little guy hugged Yinzuo tightly: "Sixth brother, if you think what she asked you to do is not good, you don't have to do it. But you can't ignore her, if you ignore her, she will be sad."
"Okay, I get it." Yinzuo sighed, and suddenly laughed, "It's strange, I hide here because I think you're annoying, why should I be taught a lesson by you?"
"Nope," the little guy leaned on his brother's shoulder coquettishly, "I love you!"
Yinzuo stood up and pulled him up by the way: "Then I will go to Yonghe Palace to see now."
When they came out from behind the rockery, Yinhu was left alone on the snow.
Yinyou walked over and asked, "Where are they?"
"Third brother wants to go back to elder brother's study, fourth brother..." Yinhu bit his lower lip, how could fourth brother tell him where he was going.But this is not a difficult task for him, Yinhu guessed it when he walked into the side hall, "The fourth brother is chatting with the imperial concubine."
Yinyou asked again: "Where are Brother Wu and Baotai?"
"My fifth brother said he was going to see the lions in the backyard, and Baotai went with him."
"Why didn't you go?"
Yinhu came over and took his hand: "I'll wait for you here."
They came to the backyard hand in hand, and saw Yin Qi sitting on the porch, holding the rabbit on his lap, and feeding it with a carrot in his hand.
Yinyou found out that Fifth Brother really liked this rabbit, and every time he came to Compassionate Palace, he would come to see it.
On the contrary, after moving away, he left it and the two turtles here.
Besides Yinyou, Yinqi is probably the most innocent child in the Forbidden City.Although Concubine Yi's affection for him was mediocre, the Empress Dowager really regarded him as her darling and loved him since childhood.
He raised his head and looked at Yinyou: "Why don't you give it to me, I'll take it back to Ningshou Palace to raise it. It's always locked in the woodshed, it's so pitiful."
Although he seems a little self-centered when playing with his brothers and doesn't take care of other people's feelings, he is actually a very kind person.
When Yinzuo and Yinhu stayed with Yinyou, they would always talk to him about their troubles.
But Yin Qi won't, and he doesn't seem to have any troubles.Concubine Yi obviously cares more about her two younger brothers than he does, and he doesn't care, as long as Mama Huang treats him wholeheartedly.
Yinyou sat beside him and touched the rabbit's ears: "Okay! Then I will put
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