Planting flowers every day, making fun with the two mothers-in-law, and clinging to his elder brother to cultivate brotherhood, Yinzuo's little life is very happy, and in the blink of an eye, it will be his birthday—the fifth day of February.
The imperial concubine specially prepared a table for the child, and invited elder brothers and princesses who played well with him to celebrate his birthday.
At this moment, Yinzuo is being carefully dressed by Huanggui's mother herself. Although it is not as novel as the unicorn pullover she wore on New Year's Eve last time, the material of this dress is also extremely precious. The embroidered patterns on it It is even more exquisite and complicated, and it looks like it was embroidered by the best embroiderers in the palace.
Even the little boots that Yin Zuo wore today were made of silk and satin, and gold thread was used for embroidery. The little tiger on the toe looked very conspicuous.
"It's a pity that the Empress Dowager's birthday will be in three days. I can't hold a big event for my little Yinzuo. I've wronged you." The imperial concubine squatted down to arrange the accessories around the child's waist, feeling a little regretful say.
"I'm not wronged at all~ because so many people have come to celebrate my birthday, you've worked hard!" Yin Zuo wrapped her two small arms around Tong Jia's neck intimately and naturally, with a smile on her face Hehe.
"As long as you are happy, let's take a look at the birthday gift I prepared for you first."
The personal maid behind her stepped forward quickly, and handed the tray in her hand to the imperial concubine's hand.
A golden box studded with various gemstones suddenly appeared in front of Yin Zuo's eyes, almost dazzled his eyes.
Although this box is beautiful and precious, how about giving a box as a birthday gift?Yinzuo always felt that something was wrong.
"My little Yinzuo belongs to the chicken. Here is a gold-thread hollowed-out precious chicken ornament made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Do you like it?"
The imperial concubine opened the golden box while talking.
The first time Yinzuo saw it, he was attracted by its exquisite craftsmanship. It is not difficult to make it into the shape of a chicken, but it is not something ordinary people can do to make it so lifelike. See the real chapter for details.
The texture of each feather of this golden rooster is different, but the overall look is very harmonious. The chicken comb uses bloodstone to imitate its color and shape. The eyes are actually inlaid with two agates, which look real. Yinzuo couldn't help touching the tightly clasped paws to see if it would come alive.
Yinzhen, who had just walked in, was also stunned for a moment, Huang Guieriang was really a big hand, such a rare object, even he had never seen many of them.
"Wow~ It looks so good, it's exactly the same as the real thing~" Yin Zuo exclaimed.
The imperial concubine smiled and covered her lips, and said to him: "Xiao Liu, since when have you seen a real chicken? You know it looks like the real one?"
"Xiao Liu has seen it~ the prince's brother has it! It can flap its wings, that's it~"
Yinzuo imitated the posture of the fighting chicken he saw, folded his two small arms behind him, and made a shape about to spread his wings. He ran around in the hall, still muttering: " chirp chirp~"
Immediately, everyone in the hall was amused.
Yinzuo, who realized that everyone was laughing at him, immediately hid behind his brother, pouted his mouth and complained aggrievedly: "Brother~ They all laughed at Xiaoliu, didn't Xiaoliu learn it right? But the prince's brother Gongli This is how chickens look like~”
Yinzhen coughed lightly, he knew that the crown prince liked to play cockfights, so it's not surprising to have two of them.
"You're right." Yinzhen affirmed the little guy's imitation, which seemed to be quite similar, but he was so cute just now, he didn't show the ferocity of a cockfight, and instead he looked naive.
"Xiao Liu! I'm here to celebrate your birthday with you!"
A familiar voice came from outside, and Yinzuo didn't care about the little grievance just now. He raised his head, ran to the door, and waved excitedly at his little friend.
"Fifth Brother~ You're here!" Yin Zuo spent the most time playing with Fifth Brother Yinqi in the palace, and they were also the best friends.
Yin Qi ran over and held the hand of his best friend Xiao Liu.
"Xiao Liu, today is your birthday, and I brought you a birthday gift, which is your favorite spinning top! Are you happy?"
"I'm happy~ I'm happy with whatever you give~~"
The two little guys were chatting at the door with a smile, and the imperial concubine couldn't help but sigh, the time flies by, not long ago, she also had such a carefree childhood.
"It's getting late, Xiaoliu should go to the door to meet the two older sisters." Yinzhen walked up to her and pushed Yinqi away calmly while speaking.
"Oh~Okay, fifth brother, go sit down and eat something first, or you can play with toys with me, I let them take them out and put them on the table." Yin Zuo is the protagonist of today , still has a sense of a small master.
"Well then, Xiao Liu, go get busy first." Although Yin Qi was a little unhappy, he knew that today was Xiao Liu's birthday, and he couldn't play alone with him.
Slowly, more and more people came, first the two older sisters, then the eldest brother, and finally the third brother who lived outside the palace, and even the crown prince who accompanied Huang Ama to Jingshan to fast and couldn’t come in person , They all sent people to bring gifts over, Yinzuo was like a happy little butterfly, circling among his brothers and sisters, everyone gave him a carefully prepared gift, he felt very happy.
"Let me take you to see the flowers I planted~" Yinzuo is most proud of the flowers and plants that he and his brother planted with their own hands.
Everyone was very face-saving and agreed, and the group talked and laughed and walked to the flower bed in the backyard, only to see that the flower bed was bare, and if you didn't look carefully, you couldn't even find the small sprouts of the vegetables emerging from the soil.
"Are those seeds I gave you planted?" The second princess asked curiously.
"Yeah! All the seeds planted here are the seeds given to Xiaoliu by my brothers and sisters~"
"But I looked at it, why does it look like a weed?" The third elder brother Yinzhi suddenly said.
Yin Zuo retorted angrily: "It's not weeds! They just haven't grown up yet, they will look better when they grow up, and they will bloom!"
"Yinzhi, don't talk nonsense, we sent these seeds in person, how could they be weeds! Could it be that the seeds you gave to Xiao Liu are just casually, but you are actually fooling him?" The second princess Seeing that Xiao Liu was not happy, he immediately criticized Xiao San.
"I didn't!"
"Okay, everyone, stop arguing, brother, you have read the most books, why don't you tell us, are these grass or flowers?" The eldest princess helped to mediate.
The elder brother Yinti who was involved for no reason was a little helpless. Although he had been studying in the study for several years, what he had learned were all the serious Four Books and Five Classics. How could he know how to distinguish flowers and plants, but the group of little ones in front of him were staring blankly. Looking at him intently, hoping that he would give an explanation, but he couldn't say that he didn't know, that would damage his dignity as a brother.
"Ahem! Of course it's a flower. You guys are still young so you don't know. These flowers slowly change from grass to flowers!" Yinti said confidently.
"Wow! Big Brother is so amazing!" Yinzhi flattered without thinking. Anyway, as long as others say things that he doesn't know, he thinks it's amazing.
"It seems to make sense. No wonder the flowers in my yard usually look like grass. They only look like flowers when they bloom!" The second princess thought about the reality and felt that there was nothing wrong with what the elder brother said.
"Brother is really knowledgeable and knowledgeable." The eldest princess smiled and didn't say anything more. She deliberately demolished the situation, but chose to follow everyone's praise.
Yinzuo was a little confused, he said to himself: "Is...is that so?"
Yinzhen, the only sober and normal person: ... as long as you are happy.
"Do you want to plant a pot for each of you? Transplant these sprouted seedlings from flower beds to flower pots and raise them. My brother and I can take care of them for everyone. When they bloom, I will send them to you. "Yinzuo had a whim.
"Okay! I haven't planted flowers yet!" The first one to respond was naturally the second princess with the liveliest personality.
The others also agreed, only the third elder brother Yinzhi didn't want to touch the dirty soil, and kept hesitating.
But planting flowers is also a very interesting job. First, each of them chose a flower pot that suits their own wishes, and asked Xiao Liu how to do each step. Afterwards, everyone communicated with each other, which was very lively.
In the end, he couldn't bear it any longer, and Yinzhi joined in, happily selecting seedlings and planting his potted flowers.
"Xiao Liu, how is this seedling?"
"Xiao Liu, how much soil do you want to put?"
"little six……"
Yin Zuo felt that his mind was full of the words "Xiao Liu", and he was really overwhelmed. He looked at the flower pot he had just chosen, and ran to his brother anxiously for help.
"Brother, can you help me plant a pot for the prince? Everyone needs my help. I'm too busy, okay, brother~" Yinzuo looked at him eagerly.
Although the relationship between him and the crown prince was not bad in the previous life, it was not to the point of personally preparing a gift for him. Yinzhen sighed, but his heart softened.
"it is good."
After a while, the imperial concubine found that the elder brothers and princesses were still staying in the backyard, so she came over in person to see what they were doing.
But I really saw the scene where the children were all dirty touching the mud, their breathing was stagnant, and they almost fell down.
"Yinzuo! What are you doing?"
Yinzuo's hands were also stained with mud, he ran over with a smile, and replied: "Mother Huanggui, everyone is planting flowers, and each of you has a pot of flowers of your own~"
"Hey, I see that you have been planting for a long time, why don't you wash your hands and go ahead and eat something?" The imperial concubine rejoiced that the emperor went to Jingshan to fast and would not suddenly appear in Chengqian Palace, and persuaded her Kids stay out of the backyard.
Everyone hid their dirty little hands behind their backs, and they had fun when no one was around, but in front of adults, they still felt a little guilty, especially the older elder brother and princess.
"I listen to the imperial concubine and empress."
The servants quickly brought a basin of water to each little master, and everyone lined up to wash their hands, laughing as they washed their hands.
"Xiao Liu, this is my first time planting flowers, and it's quite interesting." The second princess said.
"Me too, although the mud is a bit dirty, but those are the flowers I planted myself!"
"It's fun~" Fifth elder brother Yinqi only regarded it as a game.
"Last year, the crown prince and I followed Huang Ama to spring plowing outside the city, and the farmers who grew food were similar to how we grow flowers today." Eldest brother thought so anyway.
"The same is true of growing food? That's not easy. No wonder the ancients wrote a poem, 'Who knows that every grain of Chinese food is hard work'." The princess suddenly sighed.
"The land they plant is huge. One person has to plant several acres. It's really hard work." The elder brother has seen it with his own eyes and experienced it, and he is the one who feels the deepest.
"How big is a few acres?" Yinzhi, who has not yet gone to school, asked.
"Well, it's as big as Chengqian Palace." The elder brother estimated and described it.
"In such a big place, it must be able to grow a lot of food, right? Why do some people still have enough to eat?" Yin Zhi sneaked out of the city and saw refugees who fell down on the side of the road because of hunger.
"It should be that there is too little food grown, and there are too many people, so there is not enough to eat." The eldest princess guessed based on the actual situation.
Yinzhen originally thought that it was not very appropriate for Yinzuo to let everyone plant flowers today, but when he heard this today, he suddenly felt that it would be good for everyone to experience the difficulty of labor.
"Food needs to be planted for a long time, and it can only be harvested in a year. If there is heavy rain or drought, there may even be no harvest. Therefore, it is very difficult to obtain those grains." The elder brother only heard Huang Ama once said that he is not very clear.
"Then everyone has to finish eating obediently in the future. They are so rare, so we don't want leftovers anymore~" Yinzuo proposed proactively.
Yin Qi was a big eater, so he naturally raised his hands in favor.
The second princess and the third elder brother are relatively delicate, and they often throw away after eating two bites on weekdays, and now they feel that they are wrong.
"Then I'll do my best in the future."
"If you can't finish eating, you can give it to the servants, as long as you don't throw it away." The eldest princess gave a suggestion with a smile.
When they arrived at the main hall, the imperial concubine smiled and called them to sit down.
But she found that Elder Brother and the princesses were eating very carefully, and they would only take a piece of dim sum after finishing what they had in hand, and never take more.
"Don't be restrained, today is Xiaoliu's birthday, it's good if you can come, you can eat whatever you want." The imperial concubine originally thought that because she was here, the children had some scruples.
Yin Zuo shook his head suddenly, and said to her: "It's not such a noble mother, the eldest brother said that food is not easy to come by, we can't waste it, and growing food is much harder than growing flowers."
The imperial concubine looked at the group of precious little guys in front of her in surprise, she felt very relieved that they could have such a comprehension at such a young age.
"Your Huang Ama has always said that food is the most important thing for the people, and I don't know how much sweat I have put into every grain and meal. Therefore, as a member of the royal family, since I enjoy the glory and wealth, I must think about all the people in the world.
This palace is in charge of the harem, and I always think about saving if I can, and saving unnecessary expenses for more urgent purposes, but today is Xiao Yinzuo's birthday, and the food has already been prepared, if you don't eat it, then It's a waste, everyone can eat it as much as they want. "
With the explanation from the imperial concubine, everyone was not as cautious as they were at the beginning.
This incident was also spread to Kangxi's ears. He nodded repeatedly, thinking that Xiaoliu's birthday was a very meaningful lesson for his brothers and sisters, so he specially ordered Liang Jiugong to go there in person with a reward. Trip to Chengqian Palace.
"The emperor bestowed a six-argon jade Ruyi handle, a pair of five-color plowing and weaving porcelain vases, and a set of golden flower hoe."
"Thank you, Emperor Ama." Yinzuo knelt on the ground in a small group, thanking him politely.
"I have Manager Lao Liang to come over in person, how is everything going on, Your Majesty?" The imperial concubine asked with a smile.
"If you don't dare to be, don't worry about being an imperial concubine. Although the emperor is fasting in Jingshan, it is also to celebrate the birthday of the empress dowager. Everything is fine. The slave has to return to the imperial court to serve him. He will stay soon. The slave will retire."
"Director Liang, go slowly."
After the people left, everyone gathered around.
"It's nothing more than Yu Ruyi. This pair of plowing and weaving porcelain vases is very interesting. It can be seen that the emperor knows everything you have done today, and he is very happy."
Even if the imperial concubine said so, she must be right.
Naturally, a group of half-grown children couldn't stay idle, and after a while, they ran into the yard to play wildly. The crowd was really lively, and the laughter of Chengqian Palace spread to the outside of the palace gate.
The concubines passing by all heard it.
In the evening, everyone dispersed, and Yin Zuo couldn't wait to hold his brother's hand and ran to the Yonghe Palace next door.
"Er Niang~ Xiaoliu and elder brother are here to greet you!" Yinzuo shouted out before anyone saw him every time.
"Slow down, fall carefully, Er Niang heard your laughter when she was strolling in the yard in the morning, Xiao Liu must be very happy today, right?"
"Yeah~ Brothers and sisters all came to celebrate Xiaoliu's birthday. We planted flowers together, ate snacks, had lunch, and played for a long time~" Yin Zuo had so many people playing with him for the first time all day.
"It would be great if I could celebrate my birthday every day~" Yin Zuo said suddenly.
Made everyone laugh again.
Aunt Qing smiled and said, "Sixth elder brother really thinks, if someone celebrates his birthday every day, wouldn't everyone who knows him avoid him?"
"Why does Aunt Qing say that?" Yin Zuo was puzzled.
"Because I don't have money to give that man a gift! Don't avoid him."
Now even Yinzhen laughed too.
Yin Zuo opened his mouth, unable to refute, Aunt Qing made sense.
"Xiao Liu doesn't need gifts, as long as everyone plays with me~"
"Stupid boy." Concubine De smiled softly and patted his head, only Xiao Liu would think so.
"Then Erniang prepared a birthday present for Xiao Liu, should Xiao Liu want it or not?"
"Yes!" Yinzuo hugged Eniang's leg, raised his small head and looked at her expectantly.
"Sixth elder brother said just now that he doesn't want it, as long as he plays with you, that's enough, this servant is serious!" Aunt Qing deliberately teased him.
"Oh~ Look, Erniang, Aunt Qing is laughing at me~" Yin Zuo hid behind Erniang, acting coquettishly.
"Your aunt celebrating is just teasing you. Come on, this is the birthday gift Er Niang prepared for you. Open it yourself." Concubine De pushed the gift box that was placed on the table early in front of the little guy. .
Yin Zuo happily kicked off his little boots, climbed to sit on the couch, and slowly opened the gift box.
Suddenly a very bright smile appeared.
"Wow~ It's a chicken puppet~ so cute~~" Yinzuo took it out of the box, held it close to himself with both hands, and rubbed his face against it gently.
"When you were young, you liked playing with puppets the most. As long as you hang a string in front of you, you can play with them all day, which is much more worry-free than when your brother was young." Concubine De said with a smile.
"Hehe~ That brother doesn't like puppets, what does he like?" Yinzuo asked smoothly.
"Your brother likes rattles. He needs someone to hold him and shake him as he walks." Concubine De recalled that time. Although she was very tired, even when Yinzhen cried, she was physically and mentally exhausted. Being carried away made her even more sad.
It was the first time Yinzhen heard about this matter. In the previous life, Erniang seldom mentioned that when he was young, what he often talked about was the old fourteen.
"Then next time brother's birthday, Xiao Liu will give him a rattle~" Yinzuo played tricks on purpose.
Yinzhen looked at him helplessly.
Concubine De smiled and spoke for her eldest son: "Your brother has grown up now, how could he still like rattles like he did when he was a child? Your birthday gift is too casual."
Yin Zuo stuck out his tongue, and said mischievously, "I was joking just now~"
"Okay, here's another copy, Xiao Liu won't continue to look at it?" Concubine De turned the child's attention away.
"Er Niang actually prepared two birthday presents for Xiao Liu?" Yin Zuo looked at another gift box presented in surprise.
"What? Xiao Liu doesn't want it? If she doesn't want it, then Er Niang will take it back." Concubine De made a gesture to move the gift box away.
Yinzuo immediately pounced on it, pressing most of his body on top of it, preventing Eniang from taking it away.
"No, no, Erniang, Xiaoliu knew it was wrong~" Yinzuo blinked at Erniang, pouted his mouth, and sent her a kiss from the air.
"You child, you don't feel ashamed, this is what you insist on." Concubine De cursed with a smile, and let go of her hand.
Yinzhen on the side raised the corners of his lips, looking like he was watching a good show.
"I want what I want!" Yin Zuo didn't realize what was wrong.
Until he opened the gift box, he found that there was a set of books inside, and the top cover was written with the Three-Character Classic. Although Yinzuo had never learned traditional Chinese characters, the 5000-year excellent inheritance of China is so amazing that he automatically put them together in his mind. Converted to simplified characters.
The smile on Yinzuo's face froze.
He looked at his mother, then at his elder brother beside him, pouted in aggrieved manner.
"Hmph! Erniang and elder brother teamed up to bully me!"
Yinzhen was afraid that he was really angry with him again, so he couldn't sit still, and the concubine De who was beside him gave him a calm look.
"Why did we bully you?" He looked at his youngest son with leisurely eyes and asked.
"Xiao Liu hates reading the most!"
"But if you don't study, your brother and Erniang will be sad and worry about what you will do in the future. Do you want us to worry about you all the time? Erniang will get old in the future and need your care. If you don't study, you will have to worry about it in the future." With the clan's meager salary, you can't even afford a piece of meat if Erniang wants to eat." Having said this, Concubine De picked up the handkerchief on her skirt and pretended to wipe her tears.
When Yinzhen heard this, he glanced at his mother who was talking nonsense to fool her younger brother.
However, Yinzuo was instilled by his brothers and sisters today in the idea that survival in this era is difficult, and people will starve to death if there is not enough food. He thought that the cheapest food is so precious, and the meat must be more expensive. He knows nothing, It's not like Erniang will suffer in the future.
"Xiao Liu is studying! Take care of Erniang! Erniang, don't cry, okay?" Yinzuo said anxiously.
Concubine De and the eldest son looked at each other when he was not paying attention, and the corners of the mother and son's lips curled up in the same way.
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A moment of silence for Xiaoliu, he has not realized that he should hide his clumsiness, what awaits him is double supervision and oppression
The imperial concubine specially prepared a table for the child, and invited elder brothers and princesses who played well with him to celebrate his birthday.
At this moment, Yinzuo is being carefully dressed by Huanggui's mother herself. Although it is not as novel as the unicorn pullover she wore on New Year's Eve last time, the material of this dress is also extremely precious. The embroidered patterns on it It is even more exquisite and complicated, and it looks like it was embroidered by the best embroiderers in the palace.
Even the little boots that Yin Zuo wore today were made of silk and satin, and gold thread was used for embroidery. The little tiger on the toe looked very conspicuous.
"It's a pity that the Empress Dowager's birthday will be in three days. I can't hold a big event for my little Yinzuo. I've wronged you." The imperial concubine squatted down to arrange the accessories around the child's waist, feeling a little regretful say.
"I'm not wronged at all~ because so many people have come to celebrate my birthday, you've worked hard!" Yin Zuo wrapped her two small arms around Tong Jia's neck intimately and naturally, with a smile on her face Hehe.
"As long as you are happy, let's take a look at the birthday gift I prepared for you first."
The personal maid behind her stepped forward quickly, and handed the tray in her hand to the imperial concubine's hand.
A golden box studded with various gemstones suddenly appeared in front of Yin Zuo's eyes, almost dazzled his eyes.
Although this box is beautiful and precious, how about giving a box as a birthday gift?Yinzuo always felt that something was wrong.
"My little Yinzuo belongs to the chicken. Here is a gold-thread hollowed-out precious chicken ornament made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Do you like it?"
The imperial concubine opened the golden box while talking.
The first time Yinzuo saw it, he was attracted by its exquisite craftsmanship. It is not difficult to make it into the shape of a chicken, but it is not something ordinary people can do to make it so lifelike. See the real chapter for details.
The texture of each feather of this golden rooster is different, but the overall look is very harmonious. The chicken comb uses bloodstone to imitate its color and shape. The eyes are actually inlaid with two agates, which look real. Yinzuo couldn't help touching the tightly clasped paws to see if it would come alive.
Yinzhen, who had just walked in, was also stunned for a moment, Huang Guieriang was really a big hand, such a rare object, even he had never seen many of them.
"Wow~ It looks so good, it's exactly the same as the real thing~" Yin Zuo exclaimed.
The imperial concubine smiled and covered her lips, and said to him: "Xiao Liu, since when have you seen a real chicken? You know it looks like the real one?"
"Xiao Liu has seen it~ the prince's brother has it! It can flap its wings, that's it~"
Yinzuo imitated the posture of the fighting chicken he saw, folded his two small arms behind him, and made a shape about to spread his wings. He ran around in the hall, still muttering: " chirp chirp~"
Immediately, everyone in the hall was amused.
Yinzuo, who realized that everyone was laughing at him, immediately hid behind his brother, pouted his mouth and complained aggrievedly: "Brother~ They all laughed at Xiaoliu, didn't Xiaoliu learn it right? But the prince's brother Gongli This is how chickens look like~”
Yinzhen coughed lightly, he knew that the crown prince liked to play cockfights, so it's not surprising to have two of them.
"You're right." Yinzhen affirmed the little guy's imitation, which seemed to be quite similar, but he was so cute just now, he didn't show the ferocity of a cockfight, and instead he looked naive.
"Xiao Liu! I'm here to celebrate your birthday with you!"
A familiar voice came from outside, and Yinzuo didn't care about the little grievance just now. He raised his head, ran to the door, and waved excitedly at his little friend.
"Fifth Brother~ You're here!" Yin Zuo spent the most time playing with Fifth Brother Yinqi in the palace, and they were also the best friends.
Yin Qi ran over and held the hand of his best friend Xiao Liu.
"Xiao Liu, today is your birthday, and I brought you a birthday gift, which is your favorite spinning top! Are you happy?"
"I'm happy~ I'm happy with whatever you give~~"
The two little guys were chatting at the door with a smile, and the imperial concubine couldn't help but sigh, the time flies by, not long ago, she also had such a carefree childhood.
"It's getting late, Xiaoliu should go to the door to meet the two older sisters." Yinzhen walked up to her and pushed Yinqi away calmly while speaking.
"Oh~Okay, fifth brother, go sit down and eat something first, or you can play with toys with me, I let them take them out and put them on the table." Yin Zuo is the protagonist of today , still has a sense of a small master.
"Well then, Xiao Liu, go get busy first." Although Yin Qi was a little unhappy, he knew that today was Xiao Liu's birthday, and he couldn't play alone with him.
Slowly, more and more people came, first the two older sisters, then the eldest brother, and finally the third brother who lived outside the palace, and even the crown prince who accompanied Huang Ama to Jingshan to fast and couldn’t come in person , They all sent people to bring gifts over, Yinzuo was like a happy little butterfly, circling among his brothers and sisters, everyone gave him a carefully prepared gift, he felt very happy.
"Let me take you to see the flowers I planted~" Yinzuo is most proud of the flowers and plants that he and his brother planted with their own hands.
Everyone was very face-saving and agreed, and the group talked and laughed and walked to the flower bed in the backyard, only to see that the flower bed was bare, and if you didn't look carefully, you couldn't even find the small sprouts of the vegetables emerging from the soil.
"Are those seeds I gave you planted?" The second princess asked curiously.
"Yeah! All the seeds planted here are the seeds given to Xiaoliu by my brothers and sisters~"
"But I looked at it, why does it look like a weed?" The third elder brother Yinzhi suddenly said.
Yin Zuo retorted angrily: "It's not weeds! They just haven't grown up yet, they will look better when they grow up, and they will bloom!"
"Yinzhi, don't talk nonsense, we sent these seeds in person, how could they be weeds! Could it be that the seeds you gave to Xiao Liu are just casually, but you are actually fooling him?" The second princess Seeing that Xiao Liu was not happy, he immediately criticized Xiao San.
"I didn't!"
"Okay, everyone, stop arguing, brother, you have read the most books, why don't you tell us, are these grass or flowers?" The eldest princess helped to mediate.
The elder brother Yinti who was involved for no reason was a little helpless. Although he had been studying in the study for several years, what he had learned were all the serious Four Books and Five Classics. How could he know how to distinguish flowers and plants, but the group of little ones in front of him were staring blankly. Looking at him intently, hoping that he would give an explanation, but he couldn't say that he didn't know, that would damage his dignity as a brother.
"Ahem! Of course it's a flower. You guys are still young so you don't know. These flowers slowly change from grass to flowers!" Yinti said confidently.
"Wow! Big Brother is so amazing!" Yinzhi flattered without thinking. Anyway, as long as others say things that he doesn't know, he thinks it's amazing.
"It seems to make sense. No wonder the flowers in my yard usually look like grass. They only look like flowers when they bloom!" The second princess thought about the reality and felt that there was nothing wrong with what the elder brother said.
"Brother is really knowledgeable and knowledgeable." The eldest princess smiled and didn't say anything more. She deliberately demolished the situation, but chose to follow everyone's praise.
Yinzuo was a little confused, he said to himself: "Is...is that so?"
Yinzhen, the only sober and normal person: ... as long as you are happy.
"Do you want to plant a pot for each of you? Transplant these sprouted seedlings from flower beds to flower pots and raise them. My brother and I can take care of them for everyone. When they bloom, I will send them to you. "Yinzuo had a whim.
"Okay! I haven't planted flowers yet!" The first one to respond was naturally the second princess with the liveliest personality.
The others also agreed, only the third elder brother Yinzhi didn't want to touch the dirty soil, and kept hesitating.
But planting flowers is also a very interesting job. First, each of them chose a flower pot that suits their own wishes, and asked Xiao Liu how to do each step. Afterwards, everyone communicated with each other, which was very lively.
In the end, he couldn't bear it any longer, and Yinzhi joined in, happily selecting seedlings and planting his potted flowers.
"Xiao Liu, how is this seedling?"
"Xiao Liu, how much soil do you want to put?"
"little six……"
Yin Zuo felt that his mind was full of the words "Xiao Liu", and he was really overwhelmed. He looked at the flower pot he had just chosen, and ran to his brother anxiously for help.
"Brother, can you help me plant a pot for the prince? Everyone needs my help. I'm too busy, okay, brother~" Yinzuo looked at him eagerly.
Although the relationship between him and the crown prince was not bad in the previous life, it was not to the point of personally preparing a gift for him. Yinzhen sighed, but his heart softened.
"it is good."
After a while, the imperial concubine found that the elder brothers and princesses were still staying in the backyard, so she came over in person to see what they were doing.
But I really saw the scene where the children were all dirty touching the mud, their breathing was stagnant, and they almost fell down.
"Yinzuo! What are you doing?"
Yinzuo's hands were also stained with mud, he ran over with a smile, and replied: "Mother Huanggui, everyone is planting flowers, and each of you has a pot of flowers of your own~"
"Hey, I see that you have been planting for a long time, why don't you wash your hands and go ahead and eat something?" The imperial concubine rejoiced that the emperor went to Jingshan to fast and would not suddenly appear in Chengqian Palace, and persuaded her Kids stay out of the backyard.
Everyone hid their dirty little hands behind their backs, and they had fun when no one was around, but in front of adults, they still felt a little guilty, especially the older elder brother and princess.
"I listen to the imperial concubine and empress."
The servants quickly brought a basin of water to each little master, and everyone lined up to wash their hands, laughing as they washed their hands.
"Xiao Liu, this is my first time planting flowers, and it's quite interesting." The second princess said.
"Me too, although the mud is a bit dirty, but those are the flowers I planted myself!"
"It's fun~" Fifth elder brother Yinqi only regarded it as a game.
"Last year, the crown prince and I followed Huang Ama to spring plowing outside the city, and the farmers who grew food were similar to how we grow flowers today." Eldest brother thought so anyway.
"The same is true of growing food? That's not easy. No wonder the ancients wrote a poem, 'Who knows that every grain of Chinese food is hard work'." The princess suddenly sighed.
"The land they plant is huge. One person has to plant several acres. It's really hard work." The elder brother has seen it with his own eyes and experienced it, and he is the one who feels the deepest.
"How big is a few acres?" Yinzhi, who has not yet gone to school, asked.
"Well, it's as big as Chengqian Palace." The elder brother estimated and described it.
"In such a big place, it must be able to grow a lot of food, right? Why do some people still have enough to eat?" Yin Zhi sneaked out of the city and saw refugees who fell down on the side of the road because of hunger.
"It should be that there is too little food grown, and there are too many people, so there is not enough to eat." The eldest princess guessed based on the actual situation.
Yinzhen originally thought that it was not very appropriate for Yinzuo to let everyone plant flowers today, but when he heard this today, he suddenly felt that it would be good for everyone to experience the difficulty of labor.
"Food needs to be planted for a long time, and it can only be harvested in a year. If there is heavy rain or drought, there may even be no harvest. Therefore, it is very difficult to obtain those grains." The elder brother only heard Huang Ama once said that he is not very clear.
"Then everyone has to finish eating obediently in the future. They are so rare, so we don't want leftovers anymore~" Yinzuo proposed proactively.
Yin Qi was a big eater, so he naturally raised his hands in favor.
The second princess and the third elder brother are relatively delicate, and they often throw away after eating two bites on weekdays, and now they feel that they are wrong.
"Then I'll do my best in the future."
"If you can't finish eating, you can give it to the servants, as long as you don't throw it away." The eldest princess gave a suggestion with a smile.
When they arrived at the main hall, the imperial concubine smiled and called them to sit down.
But she found that Elder Brother and the princesses were eating very carefully, and they would only take a piece of dim sum after finishing what they had in hand, and never take more.
"Don't be restrained, today is Xiaoliu's birthday, it's good if you can come, you can eat whatever you want." The imperial concubine originally thought that because she was here, the children had some scruples.
Yin Zuo shook his head suddenly, and said to her: "It's not such a noble mother, the eldest brother said that food is not easy to come by, we can't waste it, and growing food is much harder than growing flowers."
The imperial concubine looked at the group of precious little guys in front of her in surprise, she felt very relieved that they could have such a comprehension at such a young age.
"Your Huang Ama has always said that food is the most important thing for the people, and I don't know how much sweat I have put into every grain and meal. Therefore, as a member of the royal family, since I enjoy the glory and wealth, I must think about all the people in the world.
This palace is in charge of the harem, and I always think about saving if I can, and saving unnecessary expenses for more urgent purposes, but today is Xiao Yinzuo's birthday, and the food has already been prepared, if you don't eat it, then It's a waste, everyone can eat it as much as they want. "
With the explanation from the imperial concubine, everyone was not as cautious as they were at the beginning.
This incident was also spread to Kangxi's ears. He nodded repeatedly, thinking that Xiaoliu's birthday was a very meaningful lesson for his brothers and sisters, so he specially ordered Liang Jiugong to go there in person with a reward. Trip to Chengqian Palace.
"The emperor bestowed a six-argon jade Ruyi handle, a pair of five-color plowing and weaving porcelain vases, and a set of golden flower hoe."
"Thank you, Emperor Ama." Yinzuo knelt on the ground in a small group, thanking him politely.
"I have Manager Lao Liang to come over in person, how is everything going on, Your Majesty?" The imperial concubine asked with a smile.
"If you don't dare to be, don't worry about being an imperial concubine. Although the emperor is fasting in Jingshan, it is also to celebrate the birthday of the empress dowager. Everything is fine. The slave has to return to the imperial court to serve him. He will stay soon. The slave will retire."
"Director Liang, go slowly."
After the people left, everyone gathered around.
"It's nothing more than Yu Ruyi. This pair of plowing and weaving porcelain vases is very interesting. It can be seen that the emperor knows everything you have done today, and he is very happy."
Even if the imperial concubine said so, she must be right.
Naturally, a group of half-grown children couldn't stay idle, and after a while, they ran into the yard to play wildly. The crowd was really lively, and the laughter of Chengqian Palace spread to the outside of the palace gate.
The concubines passing by all heard it.
In the evening, everyone dispersed, and Yin Zuo couldn't wait to hold his brother's hand and ran to the Yonghe Palace next door.
"Er Niang~ Xiaoliu and elder brother are here to greet you!" Yinzuo shouted out before anyone saw him every time.
"Slow down, fall carefully, Er Niang heard your laughter when she was strolling in the yard in the morning, Xiao Liu must be very happy today, right?"
"Yeah~ Brothers and sisters all came to celebrate Xiaoliu's birthday. We planted flowers together, ate snacks, had lunch, and played for a long time~" Yin Zuo had so many people playing with him for the first time all day.
"It would be great if I could celebrate my birthday every day~" Yin Zuo said suddenly.
Made everyone laugh again.
Aunt Qing smiled and said, "Sixth elder brother really thinks, if someone celebrates his birthday every day, wouldn't everyone who knows him avoid him?"
"Why does Aunt Qing say that?" Yin Zuo was puzzled.
"Because I don't have money to give that man a gift! Don't avoid him."
Now even Yinzhen laughed too.
Yin Zuo opened his mouth, unable to refute, Aunt Qing made sense.
"Xiao Liu doesn't need gifts, as long as everyone plays with me~"
"Stupid boy." Concubine De smiled softly and patted his head, only Xiao Liu would think so.
"Then Erniang prepared a birthday present for Xiao Liu, should Xiao Liu want it or not?"
"Yes!" Yinzuo hugged Eniang's leg, raised his small head and looked at her expectantly.
"Sixth elder brother said just now that he doesn't want it, as long as he plays with you, that's enough, this servant is serious!" Aunt Qing deliberately teased him.
"Oh~ Look, Erniang, Aunt Qing is laughing at me~" Yin Zuo hid behind Erniang, acting coquettishly.
"Your aunt celebrating is just teasing you. Come on, this is the birthday gift Er Niang prepared for you. Open it yourself." Concubine De pushed the gift box that was placed on the table early in front of the little guy. .
Yin Zuo happily kicked off his little boots, climbed to sit on the couch, and slowly opened the gift box.
Suddenly a very bright smile appeared.
"Wow~ It's a chicken puppet~ so cute~~" Yinzuo took it out of the box, held it close to himself with both hands, and rubbed his face against it gently.
"When you were young, you liked playing with puppets the most. As long as you hang a string in front of you, you can play with them all day, which is much more worry-free than when your brother was young." Concubine De said with a smile.
"Hehe~ That brother doesn't like puppets, what does he like?" Yinzuo asked smoothly.
"Your brother likes rattles. He needs someone to hold him and shake him as he walks." Concubine De recalled that time. Although she was very tired, even when Yinzhen cried, she was physically and mentally exhausted. Being carried away made her even more sad.
It was the first time Yinzhen heard about this matter. In the previous life, Erniang seldom mentioned that when he was young, what he often talked about was the old fourteen.
"Then next time brother's birthday, Xiao Liu will give him a rattle~" Yinzuo played tricks on purpose.
Yinzhen looked at him helplessly.
Concubine De smiled and spoke for her eldest son: "Your brother has grown up now, how could he still like rattles like he did when he was a child? Your birthday gift is too casual."
Yin Zuo stuck out his tongue, and said mischievously, "I was joking just now~"
"Okay, here's another copy, Xiao Liu won't continue to look at it?" Concubine De turned the child's attention away.
"Er Niang actually prepared two birthday presents for Xiao Liu?" Yin Zuo looked at another gift box presented in surprise.
"What? Xiao Liu doesn't want it? If she doesn't want it, then Er Niang will take it back." Concubine De made a gesture to move the gift box away.
Yinzuo immediately pounced on it, pressing most of his body on top of it, preventing Eniang from taking it away.
"No, no, Erniang, Xiaoliu knew it was wrong~" Yinzuo blinked at Erniang, pouted his mouth, and sent her a kiss from the air.
"You child, you don't feel ashamed, this is what you insist on." Concubine De cursed with a smile, and let go of her hand.
Yinzhen on the side raised the corners of his lips, looking like he was watching a good show.
"I want what I want!" Yin Zuo didn't realize what was wrong.
Until he opened the gift box, he found that there was a set of books inside, and the top cover was written with the Three-Character Classic. Although Yinzuo had never learned traditional Chinese characters, the 5000-year excellent inheritance of China is so amazing that he automatically put them together in his mind. Converted to simplified characters.
The smile on Yinzuo's face froze.
He looked at his mother, then at his elder brother beside him, pouted in aggrieved manner.
"Hmph! Erniang and elder brother teamed up to bully me!"
Yinzhen was afraid that he was really angry with him again, so he couldn't sit still, and the concubine De who was beside him gave him a calm look.
"Why did we bully you?" He looked at his youngest son with leisurely eyes and asked.
"Xiao Liu hates reading the most!"
"But if you don't study, your brother and Erniang will be sad and worry about what you will do in the future. Do you want us to worry about you all the time? Erniang will get old in the future and need your care. If you don't study, you will have to worry about it in the future." With the clan's meager salary, you can't even afford a piece of meat if Erniang wants to eat." Having said this, Concubine De picked up the handkerchief on her skirt and pretended to wipe her tears.
When Yinzhen heard this, he glanced at his mother who was talking nonsense to fool her younger brother.
However, Yinzuo was instilled by his brothers and sisters today in the idea that survival in this era is difficult, and people will starve to death if there is not enough food. He thought that the cheapest food is so precious, and the meat must be more expensive. He knows nothing, It's not like Erniang will suffer in the future.
"Xiao Liu is studying! Take care of Erniang! Erniang, don't cry, okay?" Yinzuo said anxiously.
Concubine De and the eldest son looked at each other when he was not paying attention, and the corners of the mother and son's lips curled up in the same way.
The author says:
A moment of silence for Xiaoliu, he has not realized that he should hide his clumsiness, what awaits him is double supervision and oppression
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