Dragon cubs are the group pet of the Qing Palace

"Haha, is this the meaning of Yuanyuan?" Yinti suddenly noticed that there were two circles drawn on the top of the sheep, and couldn't help laughing when he thought of the sheep's name.

Not to mention, the little guy is really good at drawing circles, and the circles he draws are very round.

Yinzhen also noticed it, thinking that this sheep was brought back from the grassland at the beginning, it feels like time flies.

"Fourteenth brother, what do you think this means?" Yinti suddenly couldn't understand after switching to the next one.

Hearing this, Yinzhen took the painting in his hand and looked at it, and said after a while: "It looks like a head, and the side looks like a knife..."

"Beheading?" Yinti's first reaction when he heard his words was this, and he couldn't help guessing, "Could it be Yin'e who took him to see the beheading?"

"Brother Ten should not be so disrespectful." Although Yinzhen also felt that Yin'e was really unreliable sometimes, he felt that he was not even disrespectful.

"If it wasn't beheading, why would Cheng An draw a head and a knife?"

On the paper, there is a circle with long strips like braids on it, and the rectangle next to it looks more and more like a knife when you look closely. When these two are added together, Yinti thinks there is no other meaning.

"Brother and the others' reply letter should arrive in a few days, and you should be able to guess after reading it." After Yinzhen finished speaking, he continued to look at another painting.

The little guy's letters are all thinking of drawing and drawing, without coherence, and sometimes there is a piece of his small handprint and meaningless doodles.

The two silly brothers shared his letter, and even when they saw the small handprint that he printed directly with ink, they could laugh and chat for a long time. One said that his hands were small, and the other said that the outline of the handprint was still so chubby.

After reading the letter, Yinti thought of the spoils he had obtained from the great defeat of Ling Dunduobu, and proposed to send it back to the little guy.

"He just loves the golden and shiny ones."

Yinzhen shook his head and refused.

Naturally, he was not reluctant to part with these trophies, but felt that those things were stained with the blood of the battlefield. After all, the little guy was young, so he was afraid of bumping into him.

Yinti thinks it makes sense: "Then send some beef jerky back, he likes to eat this."

The two brothers discussed for a while what to send back to the little guy, and then each wrote a reply.

Yinzhen thought that he hadn't seen the little guy for almost a year in a blink of an eye, and he had already started to read and write, and he was feeling more and more missing in his heart.

I don't know what he looks like now, he should have grown a lot taller...

Thinking in his heart, Yinzhen couldn't help mentioning in the letter that he wanted a portrait of the little guy this year.

Beijing.

It was afternoon when Cheng An received his brothers' reply letters, and because Kangxi hadn't finished his work yet, no one read letters to him, so he went to look at the presents first.

The elder brothers have always been generous to him, and the gifts are all packed in big boxes. In addition to the beef jerky and other food that will not spoil when they are sent back, there are many fresh things from Qinghai and Tibet.

"Wow~"

Although Yinzhen gave him these before, the little guy was very happy, taking out everything to touch and play with.

When Kangxi finished his work and came over, he saw his cheeks puffed up from eating jerky, and he was playing with an unsharp Tibetan knife in his hand.

It was a small knife with a handle made of ox horn and wrapped with gold thread. The gold-clad scabbard was even more exquisite, with birds engraved on one side and animals on the other side. It was also inlaid with various precious stones, making it look extraordinarily gorgeous.

Yinti himself didn't think much of this kind of flashy little knife, but he thought Cheng An would like it, so he sent it back for him to play with.

Seeing him coming back, Cheng An immediately put down the knife in his hand and ran over to get the letter, then ran towards him with the letter in his hands: "Ama help Ann to read, okay?"

Kangxi reached out to take it and sat down beside him before he began to read the letter for him.

The first thing I read was Yinti's letter. He had been away for more than a month, and he still thought about the little guy, so he wrote a longer letter. First, he shared some interesting things he encountered outside, and then he cared about the little guy.

In the situation in the capital, I even asked him if he wanted to...

When will the boss be like a mother-in-law?

When Kangxi read the letter, he was slandering, but the little guy lying on his lap listening to the letter was very happy, and his little mouth kept responding to the content of the letter: "When will Brother Da come back? An An will read the "San Zi Jing" for you." ...An'an saw you and Fourteen at night when she went to sleep!"

Sleeping and seeing it obviously meant dreaming, Kangxi couldn't help but look down at him when he heard this: "When did you dream of them?"

"While sleeping~"

Kangxi saw that he couldn't find out why, so he continued to read the letter.

Those who finished reading Yinti went to Yinzhen, probably because they had more time to write the letter, and Yinzhen's letter this time was not short.

At the beginning of Yinzhen's letter, he first praised the little guy, saying how good his handwriting is.

If Kangxi hadn't read the little guy's handwriting, he would have thought he was praising some calligrapher, and his teeth were a little sore for a while.

On the other hand, the little guy rolled his eyes when he heard his brother writing a letter praising him.

"Are you embarrassed?" Seeing that he was smiling so happily, Kangxi couldn't help reaching out and patting his little cheek.

The little guy tilted his head and rested on his lap, his dark eyes showed some incomprehension: "Why are you embarrassed?"

"As for your character, you have to practice hard." After finishing speaking, Kangxi continued to read the letter without giving him a chance to make trouble.

When he read to the end of the letter, Yinzhen said that he wanted a portrait of the little guy to see what he looks like now, the little guy immediately stood up straight and ran out.

"Where are you going?" Kangxi was a little confused.

"Get a portrait for Brother Fourteen!"

There are many portraits of little guys in Kangxi's study room, some of which were painted not long after they came to Changchun Garden.

The little guy often went to his study to play, so he naturally knew this, and planned to go there to get a portrait and send it to Yinzhen.

Seeing that he said that the wind is the rain, Kangxi stretched out his hand to pull him back: "What's the hurry? After dinner, Ama will accompany you to pick out a picture."

"Go now."

The little guy probably misses Yinzhen too much. Seeing that he has something he wants, he can't wait to send it to him immediately.

"If you go now, you will send it out tomorrow." Kangxi said.

It's not that there is a rush in eight hundred miles, and besides, he will definitely have to write a reply, even if he gets the portrait now, he will have to wait until tomorrow to deliver it.

Cheng An gave up and went to have dinner with him first.

When eating, the little guy probably didn't feel very hungry after eating too much jerky before, so he only ate vegetables and didn't eat, and only ate meat and not vegetarian, which made Kangxi want to hit him twice.

"Eat well, or let alone a portrait, I won't even send a piece of paper to you."

The little guy glanced at him and said in a low voice, "Ama won't send me, let my brother do it..."

Kangxi's ears are very good, and when he heard this, he said calmly: "If I don't allow it, let's see who dares to help you."

There was no emotion in his tone, but there was an emperor's dominance.

"Why?" Cheng An blinked and looked at him.

"Because they all have to listen to me."

After Kangxi finished speaking, he thought that the one in front of him was the most disobedient in the world, and he had something else to say to let him eat well, so he stretched out his hand to pinch his face and said, "Eat well."

"understood!"

Seeing that his expression became serious, Cheng An obediently supported the small bowl in front of him and began to eat. He already knew how to use chopsticks, and he used them pretty well.

Speaking of which, although the little guy was pampered and grew up, his hands-on ability is not bad. Although he likes Ama and his brother to feed him, he can eat well occasionally when he eats by himself, except that he is a bit picky eater.

When Kangxi saw that he would only eat rice again, he put some Lipu taro in his bowl, and after he finished eating, he added fish meat.

"I still want to eat chestnuts." The little guy obediently ate the vegetables he picked up with the rice, then picked up the bowl and ordered the vegetarian dishes he could accept.

Kangxi didn't say anything, and personally picked some chestnuts from the chicken for him.

After dinner, the little guy didn't want to go out for a walk today, just took him to the study.

When Kangxi saw Yinzhen's casual words in the letter, he took it to heart, and thought he was really a good brother.

study.

In Kangxi's study room, apart from many books, there are also many calligraphy and paintings.

Before Cheng An was born, most of Dong Qichang's calligraphy and paintings were in his study, but now, various portraits of the little guy also occupy a large place, and one of the walls is even related to him.

"This is An'an!" The little guy saw the portrait on the wall as soon as he came in.

The paintings that can be hung up are all Kangxi's favorite paintings, such as one of the "Picture of Children Sitting Angry".

Seeing him pointing directly at the painting on the wall, Kangxi said, "That was when you were young, and what your fourteenth brother wants is your current portrait."

After he finished speaking, it was inevitable that the little guy would have to take down the paintings on the wall and send them away, so he took the initiative to take out a few scrolls of paintings from the painting vat.

"Ama drew you a few days ago, you choose one." After Kangxi finished speaking, he motioned for someone to open it for him.

These paintings are very artistic, showing the aura of the little guy, especially one of the little guy playing with the cranes by the lake, the sun shines on him, he looks like a fairy boy in the sky generally.

Seeing himself in the painting, the little guy opened his hands and said, "Give it all to brother!"

"It's not your painting, but you don't feel bad." Seeing his generosity, Kangxi couldn't help tapping his head, and decided to choose a painting for him, "Just this one."

"Ama is not generous at all." The little guy said in a childish voice.

Kangxi listened to what he learned from whom he didn't know, and gave him a glance: "If you have the ability, you can draw it yourself."

"An'an drew a lot for my brother!" The little guy was about to start immediately after speaking.

Kangxi didn't stop him either, and followed him to see if he had made any progress.

To say that there must be progress, after all, Yinzhi has taught him for a while, but at the young guy's age, he can't be expected to make rapid progress.

As the little guy started to write, a round head first appeared on the paper, followed by a rectangular body, long hands and feet, and hair that the little guy would never forget.

Although the portrait on the paper does not resemble the real person, Kangxi still nodded slightly, thinking that he did a good job, his hands and feet are like feet, unlike before, the people he drew were not human.

It can be seen from this that he always said that the elder brothers praised the little guy with their eyes closed, and it was not much better when it was his turn.

After the little guy drew a few self-portraits carefully, he wrote a reply to his brother by the way, until Kangxi reminded him that he should go back to rest, he still had more thoughts.

It can be seen that Kangxi was really in a good mood after receiving the good news. After helping the little guy to send out the portrait and reply letter the next day, taking advantage of nothing in the morning, he offered to take the little guy to visit the garden.

Of course, visiting the garden does not mean visiting the Changchun Garden, and that is not worth mentioning by Kangxi. He refers to taking the little guy to visit the garden bestowed on Yinzhen.

The garden given to Yinzhen by the emperor is located in the north of Changchun Garden. Kangxi personally named the garden "Yuanmingyuan".

When Cheng An learned that he was going to play in the fourth brother's garden, he was immediately overjoyed.

"Is Mama here?"

Kangxi asked him several times as soon as he set off, pinched his face and said, "What's the hurry, your fourth brother's garden won't run away with long legs."

When the little guy heard this, a long-running house suddenly appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help laughing and fell into his arms.

It's better for him to laugh than to keep asking until he doesn't get it. Kangxi stretched out his arms to wrap his arms around him, letting him laugh as much as he could.

Changchun Garden is not far from Yuanmingyuan, and Yujia soon arrived outside Yuanmingyuan.

Yinzhen received the news in advance and brought Fujin to pick him up.

"Fourth Brother!"

When the little guy saw him, he immediately let go of Kangxi's hand and rushed over.

When Kangxi signaled his waiver, Yinzhen personally led the way.

After entering the garden, Si Fujin took his leave first,

The little guy immediately waved to her.

Cheng An was young, and when he was playing in the harem, he would occasionally run into Sifujin and the others who entered the palace to pay their respects, so he was no stranger to these sister-in-laws.

Si Fujin also likes him quite a bit, after all, no one would dislike such a cute little guy, especially when he was present, the atmosphere in Qing An became more relaxed, not as difficult as before.

Seeing him waving to him, Sifujin smiled at him in response, and went down to prepare tea and snacks himself.

After she left, it was not enough for the little guy to hold Yinzhen with one hand, he pulled him closer to Kangxi, held Kangxi with the other hand, and then showed a satisfied smile on his face.

Yinzhen's arms started to move with the joyful shaking of the little guy, and from the corner of his vision, he saw the bright yellow color that was close at hand, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable.

Fortunately, he has a cold face all year round, but no one can see anything from his expression at this time.

It was the first time for the little guy to come to Yuanmingyuan, holding Ama with one hand and brother with the other, seeing everything new.

"There's a lake here too!"

When he got to the lake, the little guy smiled.

It took a long time to stroll all the way from the door, and there happened to be a pavilion by the lake, so Kangxi led him in to have a rest.

Yinzhen waited until he spoke before taking his seat, and then a maid brought tea and snacks to him.

"Ama, can An An have a snack?" The little guy looked up and asked when he saw the pastry.

Seeing that he actually knew to ask himself first, Kangxi nodded in agreement.

"Clean your hands first." Yinzhen took the little guy to wash his hands before pushing the pastry in front of him.

Seeing that Kangxi was in a good mood today, Yinzhen thought that his two boys had never met him before, so he casually mentioned it to Kangxi while the little guy was eating snacks.

Kangxi had quite a few sons, but even more grandsons, plus he was busy with government affairs on weekdays, so he really didn't have time to see each of them.

Hearing Yinzhen's mention at this time, he did not refuse.

After getting Kangxi's consent, Yinzhen immediately sent someone to bring his son here.

Now Yinzhen has only three sons under his knees, among them Hongshi is not liked by him, and the other party has met Kangxi before, so he only called the fourth son Hongli and the fifth son Hongzhou.

Hongli and Hongzhou were born in the same year, and they were both eight years old at this time. When they came to the pavilion, they saluted Kangxi with perfect etiquette.

Kangxi was strict with his son, but he was quite gentle when facing his grandson. He signaled them to be polite and called him to the front of him to take the exam.

Ama was watching from the side, so Hongli and Hongzhou naturally didn't dare to behave badly.

Fortunately, Kangxi was not in trouble, he just asked a few questions, and nodded in satisfaction when he saw their answers.

It was the first time for Kangxi to see these two grandsons, and it was also the first time for Cheng An to see these two nephews. He raised his head unknowingly when he was originally concentrating on eating snacks.

After Kangxi finished his school exams, he immediately asked, "Ama, who are they?"

"It's your nephew." Kangxi said.

Hearing the nephew, the little guy thought of his elder nephew, and when he saw two more nephews, he tilted his head and said, "Little nephew?"

"Hongli has seen the little uncle." Hongli guessed that he must be the little uncle that his Ama often mentioned in the mansion, and bowed his hands.

Seeing this, Hongzhou also followed suit: "Hongzhou has met little uncle."

Having said that, Hong Zhou looked at this little uncle who was younger than himself, and couldn't help showing a little curiosity in his eyes.

The little guy thought it was quite fun, grabbed two pieces of pastries and jumped off the chair: "Here you eat~"

When Hongli and Hongzhou saw the cakes in front of them, they subconsciously looked at their own Ama.

Yinzhen nodded slightly, and they took it after thanking them.

Kangxi saw that the two grandsons, especially Hong Zhou, were very cautious in front of him, and seeing that the little guy had already eaten several pieces of pastries, he said, "You don't need to stay here, go and play by yourself."

"Take care of your little uncle." Yinzhen waited for Kangxi to finish speaking, and explained to his two sons with a serious expression.

Hongli, Hongzhou

After paying respects, I salute and leave.

When the little guy followed them out of the pavilion, Kangxi asked Yinzhen to talk with him for a few rounds.

"Little uncle, please." Hongli's words and deeds were full of rules, but after all, he was only eight years old, so he was still curious, and he kept looking at this little uncle while talking.

Compared to him, Hong Zhou was much more lively after he left the pavilion, he praised the little guy for his good looks, and went directly to hold his hand.

"Hong Zhou must not be rude." Hong Li said to his younger brother.

"Don't you guys eat pastry?" The little guy's attention was always on the pastry they hadn't eaten.

Hearing this, Hong Zhou raised his hand and brought the cake in his hand to his mouth, took a big bite, swallowed it and boasted: "It's delicious!"

The pastries used to entertain Kangxi are naturally delicious, and the little guy just ate three pieces before he was willing to stop.

Hongli saw his little uncle watching Hongzhou eat the pastry eagerly, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he handed over the pastry in his hand: "I don't like sweets, can my little uncle do it for you?"

Cheng An's eyes lit up when he heard his words, and he looked back subconsciously, seeing that Ama and his elder brother didn't pay attention to this side, he immediately reached out to take it: "An An will help you eat!"

After speaking, the little guy took the pastry in his hand and ate it until his eyes were bent into crescent moons.

Hongli watched and found this little uncle really interesting.

"Fourth brother, when will you..." Don't you like sweets?

After Hongzhou finished eating the pastry in his hand, he was puzzled, but before he finished speaking, Hongli interrupted him with his eyes.

But the little guy immediately raised his eyes when he heard the word "fourth brother", and when he realized that Hong Zhou was calling Hong Li, he had a puzzled expression on his face.

"Where is fourth brother!" Cheng An said after finishing the last bite of pastry, pointing to the pavilion behind.

Hong Zhou saw his own Ama along his fingers, and said, "My name is my fourth brother."

Aren't they all four brothers?

The little guy was a little confused by what he said.

Seeing his expression, Hongli explained: "I am my uncle's fourth brother, and I am Hong Zhou's fourth brother."

He pointed at Hong Zhou while talking, the little guy probably understood, looked at Hong Zhou and said, "Then you have brother Da, second brother, third brother, fourth brother, fifth brother, seventh brother..."

Before he could finish counting his elder brothers, Hong Zhou couldn't help but interrupted: "Pass, stop, I only have the third brother and the fourth brother, and I'm a fifth brother, so naturally it is impossible to have the fifth brother and the following brothers."

Hearing this, Cheng'an was a little confused again. Seeing this, Hongli had no choice but to explain the sequence of teeth to him again.

The little guy seemed to understand, but he did understand that they were not as many as his brother, so he immediately laughed: "Brother An An, there are so many~"

Seeing his smug expression, Hongzhou thought twice and said, "I have more uncles than you!"

"Uncle?" The little guy tilted his head and looked at him.

When Cheng An was born, Prince Yu Fuquan and Prince Gong Changning were both dead, so naturally he had never seen his uncle.

"Yes, you are my little uncle, and I have my thirteenth uncle."

Because Yinxiang and Yinzhen had the best relationship, they often came to the mansion. Hongzhou mentioned him first, and then he mentioned other uncles.

After hearing this, the little guy asked doubtfully, "What about Uncle An An?"

Before Hong Zhou could speak, Hong Li changed the subject and said, "Little Uncle, would you like to see my Ama's dog?"

"Yes!" As soon as he heard the dog, the little guy was really distracted.

There is a cat and dog room in the palace, but no one will take him there, so the little guy only saw other people's dogs in an alley on the street when he was out of the palace.

After a while, a servant came over leading a yellow dog.

The dog Yinzhen raises is a thin dog, a hunting dog. As the name suggests, it has a very thin body, without a trace of fat from head to body, and runs very fast.

"This is Momofuku." Hong Zhou said.

Momofuku saw the two little masters, wagging their tails quickly.

child

Everyone likes animals, and Cheng An is no exception, otherwise he would not raise sheep in the imperial garden, and would often go to feed the deer.

"Wow~" The little guy saw Baifu and immediately moved forward to touch it.

Hongli was still a little worried that Baifu would hurt him, but he was relieved when he saw Baifu wagging his tail obediently and let him touch him.

"You can throw the ball out and let it pick it up." Hong Zhou told Cheng An, holding the ball he took from the servant.

There are only three elder brothers in Prince Yong's Mansion. Hongli and Hongzhou were born in the same year, and they have no younger brothers. Now they will face this little uncle, Cheng An. They call him uncle, but they subconsciously coax him into thinking of him as a younger brother. with.

The little guy took the ball, raised his hand and threw it out vigorously. As expected of a hunting dog, Baifu quickly chased after him.

"Look..." Before Hongzhou finished speaking, he saw him running away with Baifu, and immediately chased after him, "Little uncle, what are you doing? Let Baifu pick it up!"

Seeing him talking, Hongli also chased after him, and after hesitating for two seconds, he still opened his legs to keep up.

So we agreed to play with the dog, but the dog threw the ball and the three little guys chased after it, and finally the dog bit the ball first.