Xian'an Palace.

Since being imprisoned in this small world, Yinreng has lost all hope.

He knew that he would probably never be able to leave here in his lifetime. Every time he thought of this, he even felt a sense of despair that it would be better to go home.

Sometimes he thought it was quite ridiculous. After all, being made the crown prince at birth was not his choice. His other brothers could choose whether to fight for it or not, but he had only one path to choose from the beginning to the end...

Yinzhi, oh Yinzhi, I wonder if you regret it now?

Now, apart from Cheng'an's arrival which could bring Yinreng a moment of relaxation, the only thing that could make him sneer was the thought of Yinzhi's fate.

Thinking about how that guy always thought that he would have a chance to take the top position by pulling him down, but now he ended up losing more than he gained, Yinreng unconsciously started playing with the jade pendant on his waist.

Ever since he entered the Xian'an Palace, not to mention outsiders, even his wives, concubines and children dared not approach him for no reason, so he naturally didn't bother to wear any accessories.

This jade pendant was given to him by Cheng An last time. He just placed it on the table at first, and only took it out and put it on when he remembered it one day.

Come to think of it, before this year, Yinreng would never have thought that after he had reached this point, the one who would be willing to visit him would be a younger brother who was not even as tall as his legs.

Speak of the devil, and here he comes. Just as he thought of Cheng'an, the enthusiastic voice of the little guy came from outside the door.

"elder brother!"

Ever since Kangxi agreed to let him come to see his second brother, Cheng'an likes to come here whenever he has time.

As for Yinreng, although he would occasionally say a few words of disapproval, Cheng'an was taken good care of when he was with him.

"Why are you here again?" Yinreng said this, but when the person ran towards him, he was not slow at all in picking them up.

After Cheng An fell into his arms, he immediately raised his little hand and said, "Brother, eat."

In his hand, he was holding a piece of burnt peach cake, which was probably brought out from the Palace of Heavenly Purity. It was now a little broken.

Yinreng glanced down and subconsciously wanted to refuse, but Liu Cai, who was following Cheng'an, spoke up at this time: "This is a new snack that the emperor allowed the little prince to eat today. There are only three pieces in total. The little prince thought of you when he ate the second piece and insisted on taking it."

He also remembered that the little prince was very greedy after eating two pieces of peach cakes, but he was reluctant to eat the last piece, so he couldn't help but speak.

Upon hearing this, Yinreng carried the person into the house and sat down. He placed him on his lap and then slowly took the broken peach cake from his hand.

The brown peach cakes don’t look big, but they give off a sweet aroma.

Yinreng picked up a piece and put it into his mouth, he found it extremely crispy and fragrant.

This peach pastry was the second snack that Kangxi allowed Cheng'an to eat after the milk cake. The crispy texture was so delicious that he almost drooled just thinking about it now.

Yinreng noticed that he looked at him with his mouth slightly open unconsciously, and felt that it was hard for him to be so greedy and still thinking about him.

A piece of peach cake may not mean much, but his thoughtfulness is extremely precious.

Yinreng picked up another small piece of peach cake and did not eat it himself, but put it into his slightly open mouth.

When he was suddenly fed a piece of peach cake, the little guy's mouth started moving consciously before his brain could react.

Tasting the delicious peach pastry again, he felt so happy while eating it.

When Yinreng saw his little appearance, the corners of his lips unconsciously curved up.

The peach cakes were not big to begin with, so the two brothers took a small piece each and finished them all in no time.

"No." After finding that he had finished eating, Cheng An spread his hands in disappointment.

Yinreng wiped his hands and said, "Next time you come over, I'll treat you to a meal."

He wanted to have someone bring a plate of snacks directly, but he was afraid that the little guy would eat too much, which would be bad for him. After thinking about it, he decided to wait until next time.

"Hello, brother." Cheng'an happily reached out to hug him when he heard his words.

Yinreng touched his head, his tone softer than ever before: "You are also very good."

Palace of Heavenly Purity.

Without Cheng'an around, Kangxi had much less trouble at lunch.

However, after getting used to his presence, Kangxi felt a little uncomfortable and his appetite was not as good as when he was around.

After eating some food, he put down his bowl and chopsticks, took a short rest and went back to work on government affairs.

It was not until the afternoon that the sleeping Cheng'an was brought back home.

This has become a routine, because given his personality, it would not be easy to take him out of Xian'an Palace if he was awake.

When Kangxi heard that he had returned, he came to see him specially.

The little guy was born with fair skin and was well taken care of. His soft little face when he was asleep was very attractive.

Kangxi sat beside the couch and looked at his little son who looked particularly well-behaved after falling asleep. He reached out and touched his little face before continuing to do his work.

Children sleep a lot, and Cheng'an slept until sun set.

After waking up, he sat up on the couch, clenched his fists, rubbed his eyes and shouted, "Brother..."

When Kangxi heard that he heard him calling his brother when he woke up, he felt that if his other sons had a little bit of his brotherly love, he would have much less trouble.

After waking up, Cheng An saw him from the corner of his eye and immediately stretched out his hands: "Ama~"

Sometimes the little guy likes to act coquettishly when he wakes up. Kangxi has long been accustomed to it. After reaching out to take the boy, he sees the boy burying his little head in his body and rubbing it against himself.

Kangxi didn't say anything for the time being. He just held him quietly and patted his back from time to time.

"Father." Cheng An called out again and raised his head from his arms.

Kangxi lowered his head and looked at him: "Hmm?"

"Where's my brother?"

Just now he had a dream, in which his elder brother said that he would teach him how to fly after he came out. He thought about it now and suddenly realized that he had never met his elder brother.

"Didn't you just come back from Xian'an Palace?" Kangxi said with a somewhat helpless tone.

Cheng An already knew that Xian'an Palace was where his second brother lived. Hearing this, he shook his head and said, "No."

"Nothing." Kangxi thought he was denying that he had just returned from Xian'an Palace, so he looked up and touched his forehead.

Speaking of which, until now he still can't understand why his son has such a strong liking for his brothers, and he likes every one he meets.

Cheng An tilted his head back and became anxious: "Ah... ah brother... where is Da brother?"

After trying for a long time, he finally uttered "Da Ge". Although it was still a little unclear, it was not difficult to guess what he meant.

After Kangxi understood, the faint smile on his face disappeared instantly. He looked at his little son in his arms without saying anything for a while.

It's not surprising that he reacted this way. Whenever Kangxi thought of Yinzhi's request to kill the prince, he felt furious.

He was not unaware of the conflict between his two sons, but he never expected that one of his sons would say in front of him that he would help him kill the other son.

Not to mention that there is no brotherhood at all, this behavior is really brainless!

"Father." Seeing that he suddenly stopped talking, Cheng An called out again.

Kangxi didn't want to mention the rebellious son, so he changed the subject and asked, "What would you like for dinner?"

Compared to the beginning when they could only eat egg custard, Cheng'an now has many choices, such as porridge, noodles, wontons, dumplings and fish soup.

"Eat meat!" Cheng An said without hesitation when he heard the word "eat".

Kangxi was also impressed by his obsession with meat, so he hugged him and said, "Okay, let someone make you a bowl of meat dumplings."

Add some vegetables to the meat and chop it into small pieces, then roll it into thinner skin and wrap it in a smaller size, which is just right for him to eat.

Cheng An had a good memory, so of course he knew what dumplings were. He immediately shook his head and said, "Eat meat."

What he obviously wanted to eat was fried, stir-fried or deep-fried meat dishes, rather than the bland boiled dumplings.

"There is meat in dumplings, too." Kangxi said without giving him a chance to speak and took him directly to the dining hall.

Having meat-filled dumplings is always better than having nothing. After the dumplings came, Cheng'an ate them with great relish.

With him around, Kangxi's appetite was obviously better than at noon, and he even tasted one of his dumplings.

Kangxi thought the topic of Yinzhi had ended, but he thought of it again after dinner.

Kangxi suddenly felt that it was not a good thing for his child to have such a good memory, so he said a few perfunctory words and took out his chessboard to distract him.

Cheng'an had been very interested in the black and white chess pieces when he watched him play chess before, but Kangxi did not allow him to touch them.

He could play casually during this meeting, and he finally put "Big Brother" aside for a while.

After Er Gen finally had some peace and quiet, Kangxi began to try to teach him how to play chess.

No matter how smart Cheng'an is, he is not even one year old yet. How can he understand the complicated rules of Go?

At first he was still following Kangxi's step-by-step instructions on how to make his moves, but soon he grabbed a handful of white pieces and started placing them on the board, laughing as he did so.

That would have been fine, he also reached into the black spots on Kangxi's side and grabbed another handful and put it away.

After stroking his forehead, Kangxi gave up the idea of ​​teaching him how to play chess.

A cloth tiger was enough to keep Cheng'an entertained for days, and these two jars of black and white chess pieces were even more interesting to him. For a while, the hall was filled with the crisp sounds of chess pieces colliding.

That night, Cheng An fell asleep and entered the afternoon dream again.

In his dream, he was back in the egg. It took him a lot of effort to turn over. Occasionally, he would move his tail and the egg would shake along with him.

He was not at all unfamiliar with the feeling inside the egg, so he was not scared when he suddenly came back. Instead, he moved around in various ways with a sense of curiosity.

"Brother is here to see you again, why haven't you come out yet?"

Hearing his elder brother's voice, Cheng'an couldn't help but push the eggshell with his dragon horn.

However, it was not yet time for him to break out of the shell, and his movement only caused the egg to shake slightly again.

The slender figure standing in front of the egg saw the egg moving, reached out and touched it, and said: "Come out quickly, this time I promise to teach you how to fly..."

OK.

Cheng'an wanted to answer but couldn't speak. When he suddenly opened his eyes, he found himself lying on the bed with the emperor next to him.

Where is Da Ge?

He blinked and sat up, looking around before settling his gaze on Kangxi.

He was very well-behaved on weekdays. Even if he woke up before Kangxi, he would still play with his little hands or feet beside him.

But it was obviously not possible today, so he climbed directly onto Kangxi and shouted: "Ama Ama..."

It wasn't long before Kangxi woke up, so Kangxi opened his eyes after he called him twice.

"What's wrong?" Kangxi, who was woken up, raised his hand and put it on him, his tone revealing a bit of laziness.

Cheng An saw that Ama had woken up and immediately asked, "Where's Da Ge?"

Kangxi didn't expect that he still remembered this question when he woke up, and he was a little curious about who had mentioned Yinzhi in front of him.

"If you miss your brother, have someone take you to Xian'an Palace after breakfast."

After Kangxi finished speaking, Liang Jiugong, who heard the noise outside, asked softly, "Is Your Majesty going to get up?"

"Um."

Hearing the emperor's voice, Liang Jiugong personally stepped forward and lifted the bed curtain.

When the bed curtain was drawn, Cheng'an subconsciously turned his head to look outside, then turned back to Kangxi: "No."

Of course, he didn't mean to refuse to go to Xian'an Palace, but the question he was more concerned about now was where his eldest brother was.

After Kangxi stood up with him in his arms, he deliberately misinterpreted his meaning: "You don't miss your second brother now?"

"I miss my brother!" Cheng An said without thinking.

"That's it."

After Kangxi finished speaking, he put him on the bed and got up to change his clothes.

Seeing him get up, Cheng An immediately stuck out his butt and tried to crawl under the bed.

The servants nearby didn't dare to let him get down by himself, so they quickly stepped forward, helped him put on his clothes and shoes, and then carried him down.

After that, the little guy kept following Kangxi around, asking from time to time, "Where's Da Ge?"

Kangxi was overwhelmed by his questions, so he had a quick breakfast and went to the morning court immediately.

Cheng'an looked at his hurriedly leaving back and pouted a little unhappily.

After the morning court session ended, Kangxi came back and saw the little guy standing at the door, and immediately felt that he was really persistent.

If Kangxi was a little unhappy when he mentioned Yinzhi at the beginning, now he was just helpless.

"You, you." Kangxi bent down and picked him up.

Cheng An put his arms around his neck, tilted his little face up to rub against him, and asked again the question he had been asking all morning: "Ama, where is Da Ge?"

"He's at home." Kangxi said.

This is also true. The place where Yinzhi was imprisoned was his own house.

Upon hearing this, Cheng An immediately pointed to the door and said, "Let's go!"

Kangxi knew without any guessing that he definitely meant to go find Yinzhi.

"Your elder brother is not free." Kangxi said after holding him and sitting on the Luohan bed.

Cheng'an tilted his little head and looked at him, as if asking him why he was busy.

Kangxi naturally couldn't tell him that his eldest brother had been locked up by him, so he changed the subject and said, "I asked your fourth brother to accompany you."

Compared to Yin'e's eccentricity, in Kangxi's mind, the fourth brother is more reliable, so he is the first one he thinks of.

Yinzhen was still very busy, so among his brothers, Cheng'an saw him the least on weekdays.

Hearing what Ama said, he nodded immediately.

"Then you wait here by yourself. Father will go and get busy first." Before leaving the court, Kangxi summoned a few ministers to the imperial study to discuss matters, and then he stood up and left.

Ministry of Revenue.

Yinzhen sat at the top and looked through the account book. When the ministers below saw his cold face, they felt uneasy even though they thought there should be nothing wrong with the account book.

Everyone in the court knew that Prince Yong could not tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes. When they saw him turn to the last page, the ministers present all became nervous.

Just as Yinzhen put down the account book, a eunuch came over to convey Kangxi's oral instructions.

After listening to this, Yinzhen glanced at the ministers present before leaving.

After he left, several ministers breathed a sigh of relief. One of them even patted his chest exaggeratedly, thinking that the eunuch who had just delivered the message was truly a timely relief.

Yinzhen left the Ministry of Revenue and soon entered the palace in a carriage.

Upon learning that Kangxi was discussing matters in the Imperial Study, he did not dare to disturb him, but went straight to Cheng'an.

Since meeting him in Xian'an Palace that day, Yinzhen, who was busy copying books and handling the tasks at hand, had not seen him for some time.

"Brother!" Cheng An also missed him very much, and as soon as he saw him coming, he quickly climbed down from the couch.

Yinzhen saw him running towards him and warned him, "Run slower."

How could Cheng An slow down? He rushed over and hugged his legs.

Yinzhen reached out and touched his head, then took his little hand and sat back down on the couch.

As soon as he sat down, Cheng'an climbed into his arms very consciously.

After the two brothers sat down, a palace maid immediately served Yinzhen a cup of tea and a plate of snacks.

It is said to be a plate, but in fact there are only three pieces in it, one piece of milk cake and two pieces of peach cake.

This was the amount of snacks Cheng'an had every day. Of course, Kangxi did not have such a restriction at the beginning. But one day he found that when a plate of milk cakes was placed, he would eat one every now and then. If he was not careful, he would almost eat the whole plate. Later, he directly stipulated the specific quantity.

Of course, there was only milk cake before, and the peach cake was added for him yesterday.

"Brother, eat it." Cheng'an immediately reached out to take the peach cake after seeing it, but after getting it, he did not eat it himself. Instead, he raised it and put it to Yinzhen's mouth.

Seeing that he clearly wanted to eat it but still gave it to himself first, Yinzhen felt that it was no wonder that the emperor doted on him so much.

Thinking that all the sons in his house combined were not as considerate as him, Yinzhen took a bite of the peach cake from his little hand before taking it.

He didn't like overly sweet food, but the peach cake made specially for Cheng'an didn't have too much sugar in it, so he thought it tasted good.

After seeing his brother eating it, Cheng'an picked up another piece and put it into his own mouth.

Don’t be fooled by his small mouth. He eats one third of the peach cake in one bite.

The peach pastry was crispy in the mouth, and sweet after melting. His cheeks were slightly puffed up as he ate it, and he shook his little head while eating.

After Yinzhen put the last bite of peach cake in his hand into his mouth, he looked at his little appearance and a smile appeared in his eyes.

The peach cake was not big, and after he finished the last bite, Cheng'an quickly finished his piece.

After eating, he looked at his empty little hands, smacked his lips, and then started licking his hands the next second.

Yinzhen was shocked when he saw his action, and then quickly pulled his little hand away and told someone to bring water.

"Brother?" Cheng An looked up at him.

Yinzhen held his little hand and taught him: "Don't touch without proper manners."

"What?" Cheng An tilted his head as he didn't understand.

A palace maid had already come over with a basin of water. Yinzhen put his little hands in it and washed them while saying, "It means don't do anything that is not in accordance with etiquette."

After Yinzhen finished speaking, he saw that the little guy in his arms was not listening at all, but took the opportunity to play with water. He couldn't help but pat him on the back of his hand.

After being photographed, Cheng An turned around and gave him an innocent expression.

Yinzhen took the handkerchief and wiped his hands clean before saying more bluntly: "Don't lick your hands next time."

"Yeah." Cheng An nodded with an obedient look on his face.

Even though he knew he was just being nice, Yinzhen couldn't help but touch his head, and then ordered someone to serve him another piece of peach cake.

Thinking that although the emperor stipulated that the little prince could only eat three pieces of dessert, one of them was eaten by Prince Yong just now, so it should not count, the palace maid responded and left, and soon brought another piece of peach cake.

"Wow..." Cheng An couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw another piece of peach cake.

"Eat it." Yinzhen picked up the peach cake and handed it to him.

Cheng An didn't take it, but started eating directly from his hand.

After taking two bites of the peach cake, he suddenly remembered something and looked up and said, "Brother, eat it."

Seeing that he wanted to share a bite of the peach cake with himself, Yinzhen felt happy but at the same time felt that it was not necessary.

"Eat it yourself." Yinzhen said, and when he saw that there was not much left, he stuffed it directly into his mouth.

Cheng'an puffed up his cheeks as he ate the fragrant peach cake in his mouth. It was so delicious that his eyes curved. He thought to himself that his brother was so nice.

After finishing eating, he reached out to hug his brother, then picked up the remaining milk cake on the plate and handed it to him: "Brother."

He eats milk cakes often and doesn't feel greedy even if he eats one less piece.

Yinzhen took it but didn't eat it. Instead, he fed it to him as usual.

Now he completely understood why the emperor was willing to keep a child by his side even though he was so busy with all kinds of affairs. It was because the child was so lovable.

After the two brothers shared the snack, Cheng An climbed down from his arms and took his newest toys from the Luohan bed - two jars of black and white chess pieces.

When Yinzhen saw him take the chess pieces from his father, his eyes moved slightly.

Crash——

Before he could speak, Cheng'an, who was holding two jars of chess pieces with some difficulty, scattered all the chess pieces on the couch.

The little guy seemed to be stunned for a moment, but then he laughed.

Seeing that he still had the nerve to laugh, Yinzhen reached out and pinched his face lightly, then picked up the chess piece and put it into the chess pot.

While he was packing up the chess pieces, Cheng'an stretched out his little hands and waved them around on the couch, mixing the black and white pieces together.

Seeing that he not only refused to clean up the mess he had made but also continued to make trouble, Yinzhen held his two little hands together with one hand to control him.

"Brother." Cheng An tried to pull it out but couldn't, so he leaned his head on him.

Yinzhen said, "Put the chess piece back properly and I will let you go."

"Yeah!" Cheng An nodded.

After Yinzhen released him, he really picked up the things obediently, but he grabbed handfuls of them and threw them into the box.

Seeing that he was making things worse, Yinzhen didn't get angry, but held his little hand and taught him: "Put the black here, and the white over there."

Cheng An nodded again, and put all the chess pieces back into the box with him.

After putting away the chess pieces, Yinzhen simply asked someone to bring the chessboard to teach him how to play chess.

"There are a total of ..."

Yinzhen taught quite seriously, and the little guy in his arms listened very attentively, nodding from time to time, but whether he understood or remembered it was another matter.

When Kangxi came back from his work, he saw his fourth son holding his youngest son sitting on the couch with a chessboard in front of them.

He raised his hand to signal the servants in the hall not to bow, then tiptoed to the side and looked.

On the couch, Yinzhen was the only one controlling the black and white pieces. As he moved the pieces, he would occasionally explain a few words to the person in his arms, telling him why he moved them that way.

Kangxi watched from the side for a while and saw that his youngest son nodded actively no matter what he said, with a smile on his face.

Just at this moment, Cheng'an looked up from Yinzhen's arms and saw him.

"Ama!"

When he heard his voice, Yinzhen realized that his father had returned, and he quickly got off the couch with the person in his arms.

"Please sit down and play a game of chess with me." Kangxi raised his hand to indicate that he did not need to be polite, and ordered someone to bring the chessboard to the Luohan bed.

After he finished speaking, the father and his two sons moved from the couch to the Arhat bed.