Dragon cubs are the group pet of the Qing Palace

Compared with the imperial palace, Changchun Garden is indeed a more relaxing place, but the troubles will not disappear just because you live in another place.

The court ministers are not all eating dry food, and the recent memorials have begun to mention the impact caused by the long-term lack of rain around the capital.

Kangxi had been paying attention to this matter, and after seeing these memorials, he became more and more irritable.

He is no longer young. Compared with his ambitions in earlier years, he is more stable now, which is why he is a little more tolerant of officials now.

But now, God just doesn't let him be safe.

The hot weather already makes people feel irritable, coupled with the fact that natural disasters cannot be done by human beings, Kangxi's mood is obviously getting worse day by day, so that the ministers have been cautious in front of him recently.

Cheng An is probably the only one who can still relax by his side as before.

Kangxi can only feel better when he sees the carefree smiling face of his youngest son, and he is more willing to take him by his side.

The little guy is probably also aware of his emotions. Recently, he often hugs him and rubs against him, as if to comfort him with this kind of intimate gesture.

Putting aside the identity of the emperor, Kangxi is just an ordinary person, feeling his son's comfort to him, his heart is somewhat moved.

It was precisely because of this that when he was about to go to the microservices outside the capital for a private visit to see the specific conditions of the surrounding people, he hesitated for a moment and decided to bring his youngest son who definitely wanted to go with him.

Sure enough, when he heard that Kangxi wanted to take him out to play, Cheng An immediately became happy.

Apart from Cheng'an, Kangxi also brought several eldest sons with him on this trip.

On the day of departure, the little guy who was riding in the same carriage as Kangxi was obviously a little excited.

"Sit down." Seeing him bouncing around in the carriage, Kangxi reminded.

After returning him with a smiling face, Cheng An ran to sit on the seat opposite him, and then stuck his little head out of the car window: "Brother~"

Outside the carriage, Yinzhen and others followed on horseback.

Seeing his little face glowing white in the sun, Yin Zhen, who was afraid of drying him, waved his hand to motion him to turn his head away.

A group of people went out directly after eating breakfast. It was said that it was still early, but they could already feel the scorching heat of the sun.

The little guy looked at his brothers with a smile, then looked at the horses under them, and then turned his head away.

When he was talking to his brothers, Kangxi also lifted the curtain of his car to look outside.

Compared with the lush greenery and vitality in Changchun Garden, the scenery outside is full of autumn twilight. The weeds and leaves on the roadside are all withered and yellow, and many of them died directly due to lack of water.

If you observe carefully, you can also find that the color of the land is also very dry, and some places that are not covered by vegetation are even slightly cracked.

The farther you go outside the capital, the more serious the situation is, until you walk outside a village and see that the crops in the field look like they are dying, Kangxi and his elder brothers have serious expressions stand up.

Cheng An, who had been chirping like a bird all the way, sensed something, gradually calmed down, and moved to Kangxi's side, stretching out his arms to hug him.

Kangxi withdrew his eyes and looked at his son beside him, then picked him up and said, "Go, follow Ama down to have a look."

After he finished speaking, the carriage stopped at the right time, and then the father and son came out together.

When the carriage stopped, the elder brothers also dismounted one after another.

Kangxi is an emperor who attaches great importance to farming. He even specially opened up a field in Changchun Garden, and took his elder brothers to cultivate it himself.

Therefore, it was a pity for him to see the crops in the fields beside the road that could have been harvested in a few months turn into such a situation.

The crops in the surrounding fields are basically in this state, the better ones are dying, and the almost ones have been completely sunburned.

The harvest in the field is related to the stomachs of the people. Just looking at the growth of a large area of ​​crops nearby, one can imagine that the people will have a difficult life in the future.

"Huang... Ama, come and hug your son." Yinzhen walked behind for a while and then stepped forward.

Kangxi's physical strength is indeed not as good as that of a mature man now, so he followed his words and handed over the child in his arms to him.

After Cheng An fell into the arms of his fourth brother, he bit his finger and looked at the field beside the road.

He had never seen such a withered scene in the Changchun Garden, so he couldn't help being a little puzzled: "What is the fourth brother doing?"

Seeing his little finger pointing at the field, Yinzhen told him in a heavy tone, "That's crops. It hasn't rained for a long time, and the crops in the field are dying."

After finishing speaking, fearing that he would not understand what crops are, Yinzhen taught softly again: "Chengan's daily meals come from the fields..."

Crops are equal to food, so no crops means no food to eat.

After Cheng An's little head understood what he said, he immediately shook his head and said, "Zhuang, don't be lazy."

Yin'er at the side heard the words, stretched out his hand to touch his head and said: "That's God's face, so hurry up and let it rain."

Hearing the word "rain", Cheng An couldn't help remembering that he had promised Ama that it would rain for him.

The little guy really thought he could make it rain, but he didn't know exactly how to do it, so he couldn't help but raise his hand and pat his little head.

"Hey, how do you hit yourself?" Yin'e quickly stopped his movements.

Yinzhen also looked at him worriedly, rubbed the place he just patted, and then touched his forehead.

"An'an, it's raining." The worried little guy said in a milky voice.

Seeing that he didn't seem to be uncomfortable, Yinzhen responded casually and led him forward.

The weather is hot, even if there is a waiter next to him holding an umbrella and fanning, it is still uncomfortable.

After Chengan found out that the fourth brother was sweating, he immediately twisted his body and wanted to walk on the ground by himself, and he didn't let the other brothers hug him.

Seeing his insistence, Yinzhen could only let him go.

The little guy was either in a car or being hugged all the way. He was quite energetic this time, and he walked very steadily when he jumped and jumped.

Continue along the field and soon arrive at the entrance of the village.

Cheng An saw a few older children by the entrance of the village with sharp eyes, and ran over curiously.

Those children were about eight or nine years old, and they looked a little dark and thin. When they were sharing the wild fruits they had finally found from the mountain, they suddenly heard a childish voice: "Delicious?"

The children raised their heads only to find that a smaller child appeared in front of them at some point. They didn't know how to describe it, they just thought that this child was very beautiful in vain and tender.

"Do you want to try it?" One of the boys hesitated, and gave him a few wild fruits from his hand.

This green wild fruit is very small, only the size of a fingernail.

Chengan wanted it a little bit, but he also remembered that Ama said that he should not take things from others casually, so he couldn't help but turned around to look for it.

As early as when he ran over, Kangxi and his elder brothers followed up immediately. At this moment, he turned his head and met Kangxi's eyes.

"Ama." Cheng An shouted immediately when he saw him.

Kangxi saw that he wanted the green-skinned fruit in his hand, saw that his eyes were filled with the expectation of "want", and since he still knew to ask himself for instructions first, he nodded slightly in agreement.

The children were fine when they saw Cheng An, but immediately stood up a little nervously when they saw adults like Kangxi.

But when Cheng An stretched out his hand with a smile on his face, the child from before hurriedly gave him the wild fruit.

After catching the fruit, Cheng An turned his head with a smile and said, "Ama, give me some cake~"

Kangxi heard what he said, saw that he still knew how to reciprocate, and ordered someone to go to the carriage to get pastries and distribute them to these children.

The children didn't dare to accept the pastries when they saw the exquisite food boxes, but Cheng An held up the fruit in his hand in a childlike voice and kept saying that he would give it to them, so he still accepted it after thanking them.

After eating half full every day, the children swallowed their saliva when they smelled the snacks, but they were reluctant to eat them. Instead, they turned around and ran to the village, wanting to give them to their families.

The reason why they can't get enough to eat is not that the village is so serious that there is no food, but that the villagers who depend on the weather for food have a sense of crisis when they find out that the weather is not right, and start saving food in advance.

After the children ran home, Cheng An immediately picked up a green fruit and was about to stuff it into his mouth.

"Wash first." Those children had already eaten the fruit before, and Yinzhen was not afraid that the fruit would not be edible, but he still stopped him.

After the fruit was washed again by Liu Cai and put into a small plate, Cheng An continued to pick one up and put it in his mouth.

Just now those children ate it very dearly, making people subconsciously think that this fruit must be delicious, but Cheng An just chewed it, and immediately his whole face wrinkled with sourness.

In fact, anyone who has a little experience will feel sour when he sees the green color of this fruit, which means he is still young and does not understand it.

Kangxi, who was frowning slightly, couldn't help being amused when he saw his sour face.

The elder brothers also laughed, only Yinhu squatted down and coaxed: "Just spit out the acid."

The fruit was indeed very sour, but Cheng An shook his head and swallowed it directly.

"Let's see if you dare to be so greedy." After Kangxi finished speaking, he squeezed another fruit and brought it to his mouth.

The little guy took the fruit after pursing his lips, held it up to him and said, "Ama, eat!"

"Ama won't eat it, let your brother eat it." Kangxi felt that he was not stupid, how could he still eat after seeing him being so soured.

Hearing what he said, Cheng An couldn't help but look at his brothers.

Although Kangxi just said it casually, he had already spoken, and the brothers still consciously picked up the fruit from the plate.

As for the one in Cheng An's hand, it was directly picked up by Yin Zhen.

Brothers don't throw it directly into their mouths like him, but take small bites and taste it. It's so sour, but at least it's bearable.

When Cheng An finished sharing the fruit with his brothers, suddenly many people came out of the village, all of them were the family members of the previous children.

Apparently, they were all a little worried when they saw their child bring back such an expensive snack.

Kangxi just wanted to know the current situation of the villagers, and after restraining his momentum, he chatted with them in a moderate manner.

Knowing that the dim sum was exchanged by their own children for fruit with these nobles, the villagers finally felt relieved.

Wild fruits are definitely not as expensive as dim sum, but they also know that these nobles who look unusual at first glance will definitely not care, so they answer whatever they ask.

After chatting with Kangxi for a while, the villagers couldn't help sighing when they thought of the crops in the field: "Now I'm looking forward to the rain as soon as possible, so maybe I can save a little bit."

Cheng An couldn't help blinking when he heard them mention "raining" again.

And after those children from the village came out with their parents again, they were all secretly looking at this very handsome little brother, and one of the children who still had wild fruit even reached out and handed the wild fruit to him.

After seeing the wild fruit in his hand, the little guy had a sour taste in his mouth, and quickly shook his head to express his disapproval.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that his brothers saw this scene, and their eyes were full of smiles.

After Kangxi and the villagers learned about their living conditions, they walked around the village with them.

As a village around the capital, the conditions here are good, but the situation is not good recently, and the villagers try to save food as much as possible, so they all look a little thin.

"What is this?" Cheng An asked curiously after seeing an old man drying tree bark at the door of a certain house.

The children in the village probably liked him very much, and they have been following him since he entered the village. When they heard what he said, one of the children rushed to say: "It's elm bark, and it can be ground to make elm flour after drying. Momo eat."

Cheng An's eyes lit up slightly when he heard the food, and the next second he heard another child say: "The elm noodles are not delicious."

Yin'er and Yinzhen, who were two steps behind, looked at each other in dismay when they heard this. Although they knew that during the disaster year, refugees could eat grass roots, not to mention bark, but knowing and seeing were not the same thing.

In fact, the current situation in the village has not reached the point of eating bark, but this old man has lived a long time, so he always wants to prepare more edible things at this time.

After coming out of the village, Kangxi's expression was even more serious than when he came.

Of course, this village was also lucky, because Kangxi and his elder brothers ordered people to deliver food afterwards, and even if there was no rain, they didn't have to worry about starving.

On the second day after Weifu's private visit, Kangxi ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare a sacrifice to heaven.

Regardless of whether Jitian can ask for rain or not, at this moment Kangxi can only do this.

The capital city is different from other places. If there is a disaster nearby, it will be much more serious than other places, so even if it is to appease the hearts of the people, this sacrifice to heaven is imperative.

There are many things to prepare for offering sacrifices to the heavens, such as the sacrificed animals, the blessings for offering sacrifices to the heavens, etc. In addition, Kangxi had to fast three days in advance.

He didn't intend to take Chengan with him when he went to the fasting palace, but the little guy was a little clingy.

Kangxi met his extraordinarily clear eyes, and for some reason in his heart had the idea that it was best to take him with him.

"Hello, Ah Ma~" Cheng An was still acting like a baby, trying to get him to take him out to play.

In the end, Kangxi followed his heart and took him with him, but he repeatedly told him to be more obedient.

The place for offering sacrifices to heaven is the Temple of Heaven outside the city, and along the road, the Ministry of Rituals sent people to clean the road in advance.

On the day of offering sacrifices to the sky, when it was still daylight, the solemn-looking Manchu civil and military officials and elder brothers were already waiting around the altar.

When the time came, when the Taihe Bell rang, Kangxi walked from the Zhai Palace to the altar. When the bell stopped and the drums sounded, the grand ceremony officially began.

Cheng An also woke up early today. After he followed Kangxi out of the fasting palace, Liu Cai took him to watch the ceremony not far from the altar.

The little guy looked up at Ama's sacrificial ceremony, and then suddenly ran up the altar.

Liu Cai, who was looking after him, was startled, but it was too late to stop him, his forehead immediately sweated from fright.

Kangxi also didn't expect that he would suddenly run up after clearly explaining it repeatedly before.

Sacrifice is a major event in the country, if it is not impossible to stop halfway after the ceremony, Kangxi must teach him a lesson, but at this moment he can only ignore him.

Fortunately, the little guy didn't make a fuss and just followed around him quietly.

Kangxi paid attention to him from the corner of his eye at first, but later seeing him quietly staying beside him, he concentrated on offering sacrifices to heaven.

During the sacrifice process, the sun has already come out, and today is still a sunny day, with a clear sky, and it does not look like there will be rain at all.

Kangxi actually didn't have much hope for offering sacrifices to heaven to pray for rain. After all, if praying to heaven would be useful, then he would have come to worship heaven every day.

The last step of offering sacrifices to the sky is to look at the fire. Kangxi raised his head slightly when he watched the smoke from the burning sacrifices float into the sky.

He said he had no hope, but after all he was busy with this scene, he still harbored some hope in his heart.

Seeing Ama's movements, Chengan also learned to look up at the sky.

Because he knew that Ama wanted rain, he had been thinking about rain in his mind recently, especially at this moment, the desire to help Ama make it rain was the strongest.

Probably because his thought was too strong, and finally hooked the dragon soul in his body. Before he himself noticed it, a golden dragon-shaped phantom appeared on his body.

This phantom was small at first, and then gradually grew larger. The position of the dragon's head was right on his head, the protruding dragon's horn was just on his forehead, and the hovering dragon's tail was just behind him.

Compared with the dragon tail coat, the dragon horns and tail of this phantom are more realistic and imposing.

When Kangxi looked away from the sky, he saw the dragon shadow on his youngest son out of the corner of his eye. For a moment, he almost thought that his eyes were dazzled because he had been looking at the sky for too long.

However, in the next second, he clearly saw the dragon shadow on his son flying into the sky with a dragon chant.

This--

After Kangxi chased the dragon shadow and looked up to the sky again, he almost couldn't maintain his serious expression.

The golden dragon shadow became even bigger after flying into the sky, but if you observe carefully, you will find that the horns of this golden dragon are still very immature.

Of course, no one would pay attention to such details at the moment. Kangxi's mind was a little blank, and it took him a while to realize that the youngest son always said that he was a dragon.

Could it be that he is really a dragon?

This shocking guess came to Kangxi's mind, and his eyes were fixed on the golden dragon shadow in the sky.

Cheng An also saw it the moment Long Ying flew out of him, somehow knowing that it was his, he immediately laughed.

After circling a few times in the sky, the dragon shadow suddenly opened its mouth and spit out a cloud of mist. As the cloud and mist spread, its figure was also covered a lot.

Meanwhile, the sky began to darken and the wind picked up.

Rumbling--

After a burst of thunder, raindrops suddenly began to fall.

"It's raining!"

The ministers under the altar felt excited after the rain hit their faces, and when they looked up at the sky, they found the looming dragon shadow in the sky, and immediately became agitated.

"Dragon! It's a dragon!"

When the civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty looked at the dragon in the sky in shock, the brothers all turned their eyes from the sky to the little figure on the top of the Temple of Heaven.

The ministers did not dare to look directly at Longyan at will, so when Kangxi worshiped the sky, no one would look up, but bowed their heads and waited quietly.

Naturally, the elder brothers would not look directly at their own Huang Ama, but when they found out that the younger brother Cheng An had followed him, they were worried and kept watching him quietly, and found something that left them dumbfounded.

"Brother, did you see..." Yin'er, who couldn't hold back his words, couldn't help but to speak, wanting to know if he was dazzled just now.

Before Yinhu could speak, Yinhu glared at him to signal him to shut up.

Seeing their expressions, Yin'er didn't need to ask again, obviously he wasn't the only one who saw it just now.

oh my god!

My brother is actually a dragon?

Really a dragon?

Is it a dragon?

That's a dragon!

Yin'er couldn't believe it, and even wanted to yell a few times to express his shock.

Not only him, but the other elder brothers are also a little hard to describe their mood at the moment, what they have to say is probably unreal, it feels like a dream.

Although Cheng An often told his elder brothers that he was a dragon, they always listened to him as if it were a child's talk, but today he was slapped in the face, a dragon really appeared on him, and it would rain!

The expression on Yinzhen's face at the moment was colder than usual, not because he was in a bad mood, but because he was trying to cover up his overly shocked emotions.

At the same time, he still didn't forget to observe the people around him, wanting to see how many people besides their brothers saw the dragon flying out of Cheng An.

At a glance, he didn't find anyone else who suspected to have seen the truth.

Thinking about it, there are railings around the altar, and Cheng An's height is basically blocked by the railings, that is, the position where the brothers are facing the steps to the altar can only see his figure.

When the rain fell, the people inside and outside the capital also discovered the rain at the first time, rushed out of the house excitedly, and moved out all the utensils that could hold water at home to catch water.

"Great, it's finally raining!"

"God has eyes, it's finally raining..."

"Dragon, look at the dragon in the sky!"

"I heard that the emperor went to sacrifice to heaven today, it must be the rain that the emperor begged for us..."

"Long live the emperor, long live!"

"There is a dragon, quickly kowtow to the dragon."

After seeing the dragon shadow in the sky, the common people knelt down one after another, or thanked God, or thanked the dragon, and some who knew that the emperor sacrificed to heaven today thanked Kangxi.

On the altar, Kangxi finally recovered after his face was wet by the rain.

After all, he was his beloved son. When Kangxi noticed that the rain was getting heavier, he quickly bent down and picked him up without thinking about other things.

It wasn't until he hugged him into his arms that Kangxi realized that no rain had hit the little guy at all. Even because he picked him up himself, there was no rain falling around him now.

If Kangxi could have suspected that his eyes were dazzled before, then at this moment he has already confirmed that the dragon in the sky really flew out of his son, after all, he did not see the rain and did not fall on him alone.

"An'an, give Ahma the rain!" Cheng An said in a childish voice after being picked up by him.

When Kangxi heard his voice, he thought that he thought it was a child's words before, but he really did it, and his heart was touched.

"Thank you Cheng An." He touched the child whose eyes were all his own at this moment, and his voice was unprecedentedly gentle.

After rubbing against his palm, Cheng An showed a bright smile.