[Comprehensive Wear] A good brother's life

The Empress Dowager was amused by Xiao Yinzhen's belly patting action: "Touch and see, old ancestor." Then she reached out and touched his soft belly, "Is the belly full?"

"I am full."

"What did you have for breakfast?" Although the Empress Dowager didn't like Tong Guifei very much, she didn't dislike Yinzhen, the great-grandson, just because of Tong Guifei.

At present, Kangxi has only five sons, and the Empress Dowager has only five great-grandchildren.The Empress Dowager still values ​​these five great-grandchildren very much.At the beginning, Degui gave birth to the fourth elder brother, but the empress dowager thought that she was not qualified to raise the fourth elder brother, so she proposed to let the Niu Hulu family raise the fourth elder brother, but was rejected by Kangxi, who insisted on Tong Guifei to raise him .

"For breakfast, I ate bird's nest porridge, steamed buns, and pies..." Xiao Yinzhen said very seriously, wrenching his fingers.

Seeing that Xiao Yinzhen also ate a lot for breakfast, the Empress Dowager believed that he could really eat two bowls of rice for one meal.

"Our fourth elder brother can eat so many things, it's amazing."

The fourth elder brother who was praised smiled very happily, with some complacency.

"Er Niang said that children can only grow up and grow strong by eating more." Xiao Yinzhen said with a serious face, "If you grow strong, you won't get sick. Khan Ama said what E Niang said was right, and it made me more Have a meal."

Seeing the serious appearance of the fourth elder brother, the empress dowager thought it was extremely cute, and looked at him with more loving eyes.

"You, Khan Ama, are right. Children can only grow up if they eat more."

"Old Ancestor, let me tell you a secret." Xiao Yinzhen stood on tiptoe, with a mysterious expression on his small face.

The Empress Dowager cooperated with him, bent down and put her ears in front of Xiao Yinzhen, "What secret do you want to tell the old ancestor?"

Little Yinzhen stood on tiptoe and said in a very low voice: "Ancestor, I can actually eat three bowls of rice, but Ama Khan is afraid that I will overeat, so I won't let me eat three bowls of rice."

The Empress Dowager pretended to be surprised, and said in a low voice, "Can you eat three bowls of rice?"

Xiao Yinzhen nodded vigorously: "Yeah, maybe I ate it. Old ancestor, let me tell you another secret."

"There are still secrets." The Empress Dowager pretended to be curious, "Do you have any secrets to tell your ancestors?"

"Old ancestor, Ama Khan can't eat me as much as I eat." Xiao Yinzhen said seriously, "Ama Khan only eats one bowl every time he eats, and then he doesn't eat. Ama Khan said he doesn't need to grow up, So you don’t have to eat two bowls of rice.”

"You Khan Ama just eat a bowl of rice?"

"That's right, Khan Ama said that he is not a child and doesn't need to grow up, so he just eats a bowl of rice." Xiao Yinzhen asked the Empress Dowager for confirmation, "Old Ancestor, is Khan Ama right? Don’t you need to eat more when you grow up, do you too?”

Although Xiao Yinzhen's voice was very low, everyone in the audience could hear it.

Listening to his childish words, everyone present couldn't help laughing.

Concubine Tong Gui didn't expect that Xiao Yinzhen's memory was so good that she remembered what the emperor had fooled him with.

The empress dowager couldn't tell Xiao Yinzhen that Kangxi was fooling him, so she could only say: "You Khan Ama is right, you don't need to grow up anymore, so you don't need to eat two bowls of rice every meal."

Hearing what the Empress Dowager said, Xiao Yinzhen showed a pitiful expression on his face: "The lord is so pitiful, the old ancestor you and Ama Khan are so pitiful."

Pitiful?

The Empress Dowager asked suspiciously: "Why are the ancestors and Ama Khan so pitiful?"

"Because you can't eat too much." Xiao Yinzhen tilted his head and looked at the Empress Dowager with eyes exactly like Kangxi's with sympathy. Not full. If you are not full and you can’t eat more, then you will be hungry, it’s really too pitiful.”

The empress dowager understood, and was amused by Si elder brother's words.

Xiao Yinzhen suddenly wrinkled his small face, his expression was very troubled: "My lord can't eat more, so should I grow up?"

"Hahahahaha..." The Empress Dowager laughed out loud, deliberately teasing Xiao Yinzhen, "Yes, then do you want to grow up?"

"Uh... this is a serious question, I have to think about it." Xiao Yinzhen put on a very serious expression, "I like to eat very much, and I don't want to grow up without food, and I don't want to be hungry."

"Ouch..." The empress dowager couldn't help but be amused by the cute and tangled appearance of the fourth elder brother, and then hugged him into her arms, reaching out to touch his little face, "Why is our fourth elder brother so funny?"

Seeing that the Empress Dowager laughed, the others also laughed.

Xiao Yinzhen, who was hugged by the Empress Dowager, looked dazed and confused, not understanding what happened.

Seeing Xiao Yinzhen looking at him for help, Concubine Tong smiled softly at him.

"Fourth elder brother, although adults can't eat two bowls of rice, they can eat other things, so the ancestors and you Khan Ama will not be hungry." The child's idea is to have fun.

"Oh, so it can still be like this, so the old ancestor and Khan Ama have to eat snacks often?"

"Yes, the ancestor and you Khan Ama will eat snacks when they are hungry."

"Old ancestor, what kind of dessert do you like to eat? I like to eat milk water chestnut cake, plum cake, osmanthus cake, chestnut cake, jujube paste and yam cake..." Xiao Yinzhen said a lot of cakes in one breath, "Old ancestor, do you like it? Which one do you want to eat?"

"The ancestors also like to eat jujube paste and yam cakes." After the Empress Dowager finished speaking, she said to Lagu Su Ma who was standing by, "Go get some cakes."

"Yes, Empress Dowager."

Hearing that there are cakes to eat, Xiao Yinzhen's eyes suddenly became bright, and he asked with a bright face: "Old ancestor, do you want to give me some snacks?"

"Yeah, would you like some snacks?"

"Think!" Xiao Yinzhen said very loudly, "Thank you, ancestor!"

Seeing Xiao Yinzhen's happy appearance, the Empress Dowager's eyes were full of love, "Si elder brother, what do you usually like to do?"

"I like to play." Xiao Yinzhen said with a smile, "My third brother, my third sister and I even caught butterflies together."

"Catch the butterflies." The Empress Dowager looked at Yinzhi who was in the arms of Concubine Rong, and waved to him, "Third elder brother, come here."

The third elder brother didn't remember the empress dowager either, so he was a little afraid of her.He looked up at Concubine Rong, Concubine Rong reached out and touched his little face, "Go." After finishing speaking, he put down the third elder brother.

The third elder brother walked slowly in front of the Empress Dowager, looked at the Empress Dowager timidly, and forgot to say hello for a moment.

The Empress Dowager saw that the third elder brother was afraid of him, and smiled kindly at him: "Third elder brother, have you caught butterflies with the fourth elder brother?"

The third elder brother looked timidly and uneasy, and looked back at his mother-in-law.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yinzhen stepped forward and grabbed the third elder brother's hand, comforting him: "Third elder brother, this is the ancestor, don't be afraid."

Being grabbed by his younger brother, the third elder brother instantly felt more at ease, and firmly held his little brother's little hand back.

"Old ancestor, the third brother is rather shy, so don't blame him."

The Empress Dowager was slightly startled when she saw Xiao Yinzhen holding the third elder brother's hand and saying good things for the third elder brother, and then smiled kindly at them.

"The ancestors don't blame the third elder brother."

"Third brother, the ancestors don't blame you, don't be afraid." Xiao Yinzhen gently shook the third elder brother's hand, "Third brother, you haven't greeted the ancestors yet, hurry up and greet the ancestors."

The third elder brother came back to his senses, and hurriedly greeted the Empress Dowager: "Greetings to the ancestors."

"Get up." The Empress Dowager was afraid of scaring Yinzhi, so she didn't reach out to help him, "Third elder brother, did you catch the butterfly with fourth elder brother?"

The third elder brother held Xiao Yinzhen's hand tightly, and said hesitantly: "I caught... I caught it."

"Old ancestor, we caught a lot." Xiao Yinzhen said with a smile, "Of course, I caught the most. Third brother didn't catch as many as I did."

Hearing this, the third elder brother said unconvinced: "Next time, I will definitely catch more than you."

"Okay, let's compete next time and see who can catch more."

"Okay, let's play."

Seeing that the two great-grandsons were competing, the Empress Dowager said with a smile on her face, "Where did you catch the butterflies?"

"The imperial garden, there are many butterflies in the imperial garden now, of all kinds, and the colorful green space is very beautiful."

The third elder brother echoed Xiao Yinzhen's words and said, "Well, there are a lot of butterflies."

Xiao Yinzhen vividly told the Empress Dowager which butterflies they caught and what colors they were.The third elder brother stood aside and kept nodding, occasionally opening his mouth to echo.

Concubine Rong was relieved to see Xiao Yinzhen helping the third elder brother to speak, and at the same time was full of gratitude to the fourth elder brother.If the fourth elder brother was not there, the third elder brother might not be able to say a word.

"My concubine, thank you."

Hearing Concubine Rong's thanks, Concubine Tong raised her hand and patted her arm lightly, signaling her not to care.

The imperial concubine did not expect that Xiao Yinzhen was not only not afraid of facing the empress dowager at all, but would repay the money and talk.Not only that, he even knew how to speak for the third elder brother and comfort the third elder brother not to be afraid.

"Old ancestor, we put the butterflies we caught in the book, it's very beautiful." Xiao Yinzhen said in a childlike voice, "Next time, when I come to greet you again, I will give you some butterflies. "

"Okay, the ancestor is waiting for your butterfly."

"Old ancestor, what color butterfly do you like, blue, red, or yellow?"

"The ancestors like it all, you can watch it."

"Then I will give you one butterfly of each color."

"The fourth elder brother is really generous."

Lagu Su Ma brought two plates of dim sum and two bowls of milk tea.After Xiao Yinzhen and Third Elder Brother saw it, their eyes lit up for an instant.

The Empress Dowager patted Xiao Yinzhen on the back lightly, "The fourth elder brother will take the third elder brother to have some snacks."

"Thank you, ancestor." After Xiao Yinzhen finished speaking, he dragged the third elder brother to eat some snacks.

Aunt Su Ma stood beside Xiao Yinzhen and the others, serving the two young elder brothers for snacks.

Xiao Yinzhen picked up two cakes and returned to the Empress Dowager.

"Grandfather, here you are."

The Empress Dowager did not expect that the fourth elder brother would give her a piece of snack, she was slightly taken aback, and then reached out to take a piece of jujube paste yam cake.

"Old Ancestor, don't you like to eat jujube paste and yam cake, then you can eat one too."

"Okay, thank you fourth elder brother." The Empress Dowager patted Xiao Yinzhen's little head kindly.

"Ancestor, you are welcome. Besides, you gave me this snack." Xiao Yinzhen said softly, "Emiang said to be filial to the ancestors."

The Empress Dowager glanced at the jujube paste yam cake in her hand, then looked at Concubine Tong Gui, and praised Concubine Tong once in a while: "Concubine Gui, you have taught the fourth elder brother very well."

Concubine Tong stood up and bowed to the Empress Dowager: "Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your compliment."

"Er Niang." Xiao Yinzhen rushed towards Tong Guifei, and gave Tong Guifei another piece of jujube yam cake in his hand, "Er Niang, you can eat it too."

Concubine Tong Guifei didn't expect that Xiao Yinzhen would give her a piece of snack, her heart softened, she reached out her hand to touch Si elder brother's small face, and said softly, "Thank you, Si elder brother."

"Er Niang, you're welcome." Xiao Yinzhen said with a smile, "Er Niang, I'm going to have some snacks with Third Brother."

"Go."

After Xiao Yinzhen went back, the third elder brother had already eaten several pieces of dim sum.

"The fourth elder brother is really filial." Niu Hulu looked at Concubine Rong, "Why is the third elder brother not as filial as the fourth elder brother?"

When Concubine Rong heard this, she quickly stood up and pleaded guilty to the Empress Dowager: "Empress Dowager, this concubine did not teach the third elder brother well, please punish me."

The Empress Dowager didn't care, "Get up."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager."

"The imperial concubine really knows how to teach children and teach the fourth elder brother to be so filial." Niu Hulu's tone was yin and yang.

"Tune|teach?" Tong Guifei said coldly, "Sister, if you can't speak, no one will treat you as dumb."

Kangxi said this to Niu Hulu last night, and now that Concubine Tong said that to her, Niu Hulu immediately turned pale.

"you……"

Concubine Tong did not give Niu Hulu a chance to refute, "Sister, children are brought up and taught, not trained|trained, so in my sister's eyes, children are trained|trained just like slaves?" After finishing speaking, she added another sentence, "It's a good thing you didn't raise and teach the child, sister, otherwise the good elder brother would be trained|disciplined by you like a slave."

"What do you mean……"

Niu Hulu's words hadn't finished yet when she was interrupted by the Empress Dowager, "Okay."

"The Empress Dowager." Niu Hulu called out to the Empress Dowager coquettishly.

"Empress Dowager, Eldest Elder Brother has become more sensible recently." Seeing Empress Dowager always praising Fourth Elder Brother, Concubine Hui was naturally not convinced.Seeing that the Empress Dowager did not mention Elder Brother for a long time, she had no choice but to mention Elder Brother herself.

"Yesterday, the Ai family saw that the elder brother has grown a lot taller and stronger."

"yes……"

Next, Concubine Hui showed off her elder brother in various ways.First of all, the elder brother has become able to eat recently. If a meal is three or four bowls of rice, the clothes he just made this year are too small to wear.Then he said that the eldest brother has been riding a horse very well recently, and he was praised first.He also said that the eldest elder brother also shoots arrows well, and was praised by the emperor for having the potential to become the Great Qing Batulu.

After the Empress Dowager heard this, she praised that the elder brother of the Qing Dynasty should be like this.

Concubine Tong and the others drank tea in silence and listened quietly to Concubine Hui bragging about Elder Brother.

The third elder brother who was eating dim sum at the other side heard Concubine Hui say that the elder brother is amazing, and asked Yinzhen curiously: "Is the elder brother so powerful?"

Xiao Yinzhen has never met the big brother, and he doesn't know if the big brother is really good or not.

"Brother must be very powerful."

"Can we be as powerful as big brother in the future?"

"It should be fine, but we won't be as powerful as big brother until we grow up."

Brother San nodded and said, "Then we have to grow up quickly." After finishing speaking, he thought of what his younger brother said before, "Is it true that we can't eat more when we grow up?"

"That's what Khan Ama said."

"Then I want to grow up quickly." The third elder brother said seriously, "When I grow up, I don't need to eat more."

Xiao Yinzhen didn't expect that the reason why the third elder brother wanted to grow up was this, "Third elder brother, don't you want to eat more?"

"I don't want to, Er Niang makes me eat two bowls of rice every time, but I can't eat it." The third elder brother leaned in front of Xiao Yinzhen and whispered, "I like to eat snacks, but I don't like to eat."

"Third brother, you won't grow taller if you only eat dim sum. Do you want to be a dwarf in the future?"

"Ah?" The third elder brother looked surprised, "Can't you grow taller after eating snacks?"

"That's right, you can't grow taller by eating snacks, you can only grow taller by eating." Xiao Yinzhen said, "If you don't eat snacks and eat well, you will be a dwarf in the future, and I will definitely be taller than you by then."

The third elder brother was frightened by Xiao Yinzhen's words, "I don't want to be a dwarf, I want to be taller than you."

"Then you have to eat well."

The third elder brother struggled for a while and said, "I will definitely eat well in the future."

Aunt Su Ma, who was standing by the side, was full of smiles when she heard the conversation between the two elder brothers.Obviously the fourth elder brother is a younger brother, but he takes care of the third elder brother like an older brother.

After the empress dowager asked about the elder brother, she asked concubines one by one with concern.Of course, the concubines below the concubines did not ask.

Yipin took the opportunity to say that Kangxi was busy with the affairs of the former court and did not come to the harem some time ago. He only came to the harem during this period of time. When he came to the harem, he favored Wei Chang.

She knew that the Empress Dowager didn't like Wei Changzai, so she took the opportunity to sue.

When the Empress Dowager heard this, her face immediately froze.She didn't say that Wei Chang was there, but directly taught Concubine Hui a lesson.It is said that as a concubine, she should try to persuade the emperor not to be confused by some people, instead of doing something to damage the emperor's reputation for the sake of fighting for favor.

This is actually saying that Wei Chang is serving the emperor with his beauty, which is not good for Kangxi's reputation.

Wei Chang was pale when he was told by the Empress Dowager, his eyes were full of fear and uneasiness.

Concubine Hui, who was reprimanded by the Empress Dowager, could only kneel down and plead guilty.

Yipin took the opportunity to apply eye drops to Concubine Hui in front of the Empress Dowager, saying that Concubine Hui often used Wei Changzai to confuse the emperor.

Of course Concubine Hui would not let Concubine Yi talk about her, mocking her for constantly calling her sick in order to compete for favor.

The two said a few words, and then argued again.

The Empress Dowager said with a cold face, "Shut up, where is your home?"

Concubine Yi and Concubine Hui trembled in fright, and hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty: "This concubine deserves to die, I beg the Empress Dowager to forgive me."

Niu Hulu took the opportunity to challenge Concubine Tong again: "Your Majesty, during the period when the Empress Dowager is away, is this how you manage the harem?" Then, she glanced at Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi who were kneeling on the ground, "Let concubine Hui and concubine Yi be like shrews in the empress dowager's palace?"

Hearing that Niu Hulu called them shrews, Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi hated them very much.

"Imperial Concubine." The Empress Dowager called out in a deep voice.

"The concubine is here." Tong Guifei knelt on the ground.

"How did Aijia explain to you before going to pray for blessings?" The Empress Dowager said displeasedly, "Aijia asked you to persuade the emperor..."

"Persuade me what?"

At this time, Kangxi came down to court and brought the prince and elder brother to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to pay their respects.As soon as he walked into the Compassionate Palace, even the Empress Dowager was blaming Concubine Tong.

When the concubines saw Kangxi coming, their eyes were full of affection, and their faces immediately burst into gentle and charming smiles.

"Chen and concubine greet the emperor."

"Slave pays respects to the emperor."

On the other side, Xiao Yinzhen and the third elder brother also quickly knelt down and saluted: "My son pays homage to Ama Khan."

The prince and elder brother first greeted the empress dowager and the empress dowager, and then saluted the other concubines.

After Kangxi greeted the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, he sat down beside the Empress Dowager.

"What did the imperial mama ask the imperial concubine to persuade me?"

"The Ai family asked the imperial concubine to advise the emperor that you should enjoy both rain and dew, and don't spoil someone alone."

"I don't favor a certain person alone." Kangxi said, looking sharply at Niu Hulu, "Is someone soliciting rumors in front of Mama Huang again?"

When Niu Hulu saw Kangxi looking at him with cold eyes, she panicked and quickly lowered her head.Then she thought it wasn't what she said, why she was guilty, and raised her head again, ready to look back, but Kangxi had already turned her head.

"Yibi said that during this period of time, you only love Wei and often stay."

When Yipin heard this, she quickly lowered her head in fright.

Kangxi glanced coldly at the talkative Yipin, then looked at Concubine Tong with gentle eyes, and said, "You three get up first."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Concubine Tong and the others sat back.Yipin was terrified by Kangxi's look just now, and sat on the chair trembling slightly.

When Concubine Hui saw that the elder brother was coming, she felt confident, she was no longer as afraid as before, and sat straight on the chair.

"Emperor, you..."

Kangxi interrupted the Empress Dowager: "Huang Mama, let's talk about this matter later." Then, he waved to the prince and elder brother, "Baocheng, Baoqing, let the Empress Dowager take a good look at it." you."

Seeing the elder brother and the prince, the empress dowager temporarily forgot to care about Kangxi's sole favor on Wei Changzai.

"Noble Concubine, I still have something to tell the Empress Dowager, you go down first."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the concubine is retiring."

Concubine Tong took Yipin and the others back.

Seeing Tong Guifei and the others leaving, Xiao Yinzhen and the third elder brother hurriedly chased after them.

"Emma, ​​wait for me."

"Yinzhi, Yinzhen, stay here." Kangxi beckoned to them, "Come to Khan Ama."

Xiao Yinzhen hesitated for a while, then took the hand of the third elder brother and walked in front of Kangxi, and called sweetly: "Khan Ama."

Seeing the crumbs of dim sum on the corners of the mouths of the third and fourth sons, Kangxi reached out to wipe them off.

"Eating snacks?"

"Given by the ancestors, it's delicious, Khan Ama, do you want to eat?"

"Ama Khan is not hungry, you guys eat." Kangxi patted Xiao Yinzhen's head lightly, and said in a warm voice, "Take your third brother to continue eating dim sum."

"Okay." Xiao Yinzhen took the third elder brother back and continued eating snacks.

Concubine Tong and the others walked out of the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and Concubine Yi and Concubine Hui unceremoniously attacked Niu Hulu.They didn't forget what Niu Hulu said just now that they were shrews.

"Concubine Shu, you are not a shrew, you are virtuous and virtuous, why don't you see the emperor go to Yongshou Palace?" Yi Concubine's tongue has always been sharp, and she is very fierce when she picks people up.

Concubine Hui chimed in: "It's because Concubine Shu is too virtuous that the emperor never goes to Yongshou Palace."

Being ridiculed by concubine Yi and concubine Hui that she was not favored, Niu Hulu's face was full of anger: "Presumptuous..."

As soon as she opened her mouth, she was interrupted by Concubine Tong: "Sister Concubine Shu, do you want to start a fight at the gate of the Palace of Compassion?"

Concubine Rong continued: "Empress Concubine Shu, you just said that Concubine Yi and Concubine Hui are shrews, if you quarrel with them at the gate of the Palace of Compassion and Peace, wouldn't you be shrews too?"

Qing Hao hurriedly pulled her mother and persuaded her in a low voice: "Madam, the emperor is in the Palace of Compassion and Peace, so you can't start arguing at the gate of the Palace of Compassion and Peace."

Niu Hulu gave Yipin and the others a hard look, "I will wait for you." After speaking, he held Qinghao's hand and left angrily.

Concubine Tong looked at Concubine Yi and Concubine Hui, her tone was a bit cold: "This palace is too forgiving of you on weekdays, that's why you guys quarreled in the Palace of Compassion and Peace."

"My concubine, please forgive me."

The entrance of the Palace of Compassion and Ning is not a good place, Concubine Tong didn't say much, and warned Yi Concubine and the others: "Don't make an example!"

"Remember, my concubine."

After Concubine Tong left, Concubine Yi and Concubine Hui glanced at each other, snorted coldly, then turned around and went back to their respective palaces.

Concubine Rong followed Concubine Tong with a worried look on her face.

Concubine Tong knew what she was worried about, so she comforted her: "With Yinzhen here, Brother San will be fine."

"Fortunately, the fourth elder brother is here." Concubine Rong is glad that the third elder brother and the fourth elder brother often play together during this time, and the relationship between the two brothers gets better as they play. .”

"I didn't expect that either." Guifei Tong was also surprised.

"Your Majesty taught me better."

"My palace didn't teach Yinzhen to do that." Just now, little Yinzhen's performance in front of the Empress Dowager really shocked Tong Guifei.