In the 55th year of Kangxi, the 24th prince was born.
No one knew that inside this little prince's body was actually a dragon cub that had just hatched from its egg.
While still in ...
"I want Brother Da." Cheng An thought that Brother Da had not taught him a lesson yet, so he said in a low voice.
The reason why he spoke in a low voice was obviously because he felt from Yinreng poking his forehead twice that the other party didn't seem to like Da Ge very much.
But why?
The little guy was a little confused.
"Do you want him to pull your tail again?" Yinreng said in a cold tone.
When Cheng An heard the words "tug on his tail", he immediately shook his head: "No, no, don't pull An An's tail!"
In fact, it is no wonder that Yinreng disliked Yinzhi so much. After all, no one would like his mortal enemy, especially an mortal enemy who had been confronting him for decades.
Seeing that the little guy in front of him actually wanted to go find Yinzhi, Yinreng threatened: "He is the most ruthless person. If you go to find him again, he will not be able to tug at you no matter how many tails you have. Don't cry when the time comes."
When Cheng'an heard this, he immediately thought of how Da Ge had pulled his tail off in the morning.
He still likes Da Ge, but he also likes tails. If Da Ge always pulls his tail...
The little guy looked a little hesitant, but then he remembered the sweet candies from Da Ge. Da Ge also promised to prepare snacks and candies for him next time, and also to teach him how to fly.
An An can protect his tail from his brother...
Seeing that he was a little shaken, Yinreng continued, "What's the point of having fun with a reckless man like him? Isn't it enough to have your second brother accompany you?"
Yinreng not only said it, but also carried him to his private vault.
The private warehouse contained many good things, either as rewards from Emperor Kangxi or as gifts from his subordinates when he was still the crown prince.
As soon as Cheng'an came in, his eyes were dazzled by the various treasures, and he immediately touched and looked at them here and there.
Yinreng had discovered before that he liked shiny, golden things, so he specially took out some brighter ornaments for him to play with.
In fact, in terms of value, some antiques and calligraphy and paintings in the private vault may be more valuable, but these things are gray and obviously cannot attract Cheng'an, the dragon cub.
"Hey, brother An An!" Cheng An's attention was quickly attracted by a golden dragon ornament. He stretched out his little hand and turned around excitedly.
Yinreng looked in the direction of his hand, and for a moment he couldn't remember why he had such a tacky ornament in his private vault.
The golden dragon ornament was made entirely of gold, even the base was golden. It looked both luxurious and vulgar.
If we have to say what is so special about this ornament, it is probably that the golden dragon is well made and looks quite imposing.
Seeing him pointing at the golden dragon and saying it was him, Yinreng was a little amused, and touched his head and said, "If you like it, I'll give it to you."
The little guy was very happy to hear that. He rushed over and hugged him for a few times, then turned around and hugged the golden dragon ornament.
The ornament was quite large and was made of pure gold. There was no way he could hold it.
When Yinreng saw him hugging her, he was a little scared and hurried forward to help.
After discovering this golden dragon ornament, Cheng'an temporarily stopped caring about the other things in his private vault.
Seeing this, Yinreng simply ordered people to move the ornaments out and then carried him away.
"Hey, brother, give me An An." The little guy was held in his arms and couldn't help but say when he saw a eunuch carrying the ornaments out.
Yinreng smiled and said, "It's for you. Don't worry, it won't run away."
After returning to the side hall in front, Yinreng put him on the couch and signaled someone to put the golden dragon ornament in front of him.
Seeing the golden dragon ornament in front of him, Cheng An liked it more and more. He stretched out his little hand to touch it, pointed at the dragon's tail and said, "An An's tail~"
When Yinreng saw him pointing at the dragon's tail and saying it was his own tail, and after imagining the scene of him having a tail behind him, he felt a little regretful that he didn't see him wearing a dragon tail robe.
So, Yinzhi was really impatient.
He thought to himself, pointing at the dragon horn and said casually: "Could this be Cheng'an's horn?"
"Yeah." The little guy nodded seriously, and stretched out his hand to gesture above his head, "An Anda Jiao~"
Yinreng's lips curled up slightly because of his amusement.
It was not until the sun set that Cheng'an reluctantly left Xian'an Palace.
It wasn't that far from the courtyard to the gate, but he walked for a long time without getting out.
"Hey brother..."
Seeing the little guy looking back every few steps, Yinreng wished he could just let him stay.
But in the end, Yinreng could only take a few big steps forward, pick him up and personally send him to the gate: "Go back, come back next time when you have time."
The guard at the door waited for him to finish speaking, then reached out and closed the door.
As the door was closing, the two brothers inside and outside the door were looking at each other. Against the backdrop of the setting sun, this scene inexplicably exuded a sense of desolation.
The guard who closed the door twitched his mouth and felt that it was not necessary. After all, they might meet again in a couple of days, so why make it seem like he was a bad guy.
Until the door was closed, Cheng'an finally shouted "Hey brother" outside and was then carried away by Liu Cai.
"Yes."
The golden dragon ornament that Yinreng had just given him was now being held by a eunuch beside him.
Hearing what the young master said, Liu Cai hurriedly coaxed him, "This ornament is too heavy. It's easy to break if you play with it on the road. Young brother should go back and play with it."
When Cheng'an heard that it would break, he didn't ask for it, but his eyes remained on the golden dragon ornament.
When he returned to the Qianqing Palace, the last ray of sunset disappeared from the sky.
The lights in the hall had been turned on. Kangxi was sitting on the Arhat bed reading a book. When he heard the noise of his return, he looked up and noticed the golden dragon ornament that was dazzling under the light.
Kangxi knew where the news came from without having to guess. For a moment he even had some doubts. This kid was so close to his brothers, could he be planning to empty out their private vaults?
Of course, this was just a joke. After all, not to mention the distant past, Yinreng’s private treasury alone was not so easy to be emptied.
"Father, look~" Cheng An immediately pointed at his new golden dragon ornament when he saw his father.
Kangxi saw that he was a little listless before he left, but now he seemed to be in good spirits. He suddenly felt that his son had grown up.
The son he was thinking of was not Cheng'an, but Yinreng.
You know, this former crown prince had an ordinary relationship with his brothers since childhood. His ruthless behavior when the Eighteenth Prince died was partly the reason why Kangxi became increasingly dissatisfied with him.
Thinking that he could actually take care of his younger brother now and even make his originally unhappy younger brother so happy, Kangxi felt a little melancholy. He thought that if he had been so sensible earlier, the relationship between them would not have come to this...
"Father?" Seeing that he suddenly stopped talking, Cheng An ran to him and pulled his hand.
As for the golden dragon ornament, it had already been placed on the Arhat bed.
Kangxi held his warm little hand, and the next second he put down the book in his hand and hugged him: "Are you having fun at your second brother's place?"
"Yeah." Cheng An nodded and pointed at the golden dragon ornament again and said, "Hey brother, I'm safe~"
Kangxi glanced at the ornament and thought that as long as it made him happy, it was good enough.
In the next few days, the weather became increasingly hot, and the imperial kitchen even began to prepare iced sour plum soup, ice bowls and other heat-relief delicacies.
When Yin'e brought the newly made dragon tail robe into the palace with Yinsi, Yin'er and Yinzhen, he met Yinzhen and Yinxiang at the palace gate.
After the two sides met and greeted each other, their eyes stopped on the servants holding large packages beside them.
"What's in fourth brother's bag?" Yin'e asked impatiently.
Yinzhen didn't expect to bump into them when he entered the palace one day. He glanced at the large bundle held by the eunuch behind him and said calmly, "Clothes made for Cheng'an."
After saying this, he took Yinxiang and walked forward.
"Could it be that there is also a dragon tail robe in his bag?" Yin'e guessed and thought about how busy he was, and shook his head, "It should be impossible. He probably doesn't even know about the dragon tail robe."
Yinsi heard his self-questioning and answering, and said with some apology: "The last time I went to see you, I happened to meet my fourth brother coming back, and I chatted with him for a while."
Upon hearing this, Yin'e said confidently: "Then the dragon tail coat he made is definitely not as good as mine!"
After he finished speaking, he saw that Yinzhen had walked a distance away, so he quickly pulled Yinzhen and the others and said, "Let's go, let's go. We can't let them get ahead of us."
No matter who arrives first, they still have to pay their respects to the Emperor before entering the Palace of Heavenly Purity. When Yinzhen saw him pulling him forward, he couldn't help but glare at him.
Just as Yinzhen thought, even if they finally surpassed Yinzhen and the other two and entered the Palace of Heavenly Purity first, they would still have to wait outside the palace with them until the emperor allowed them to go in and pay their respects.
Kangxi was already accustomed to his sons coming to him every now and then. After they paid their respects, he would simply wave his hand and tell them to go downstairs to find Cheng'an.
After Yin'e and others left him, they were obviously much more relaxed.
When they arrived at the side hall where Cheng'an was, Yin'e was the first to rush in: "Cheng'an, look what Brother Ten brought you!"
Cheng'an was lying on the couch playing with a golden dragon ornament. When he heard his brother's voice, he immediately got up and ran downstairs.
"elder brother--"
The little guy came running over with a dragon tail swinging behind him, looking so adorable.
When Yin'e saw that he had a tail on his body, he was stunned for a moment before realizing that it must have been made by someone named Emperor Fu.
In fact, the dragon tail robe on Cheng'an was newly made and he just put it on this morning.
Yinzhen and Yinxiang, who followed him in, soon saw Cheng'an's current appearance. It was the first time for both of them to see him wearing the dragon tail robe, and they felt their eyes brighten.
“Brother, brother, brother…” Cheng An was so happy to see so many brothers that he kept circling around them. Even the tip of his wagging tail revealed a sense of joy.
Yin'e was a little disappointed to see that he already had a new dragon tail robe, but he was soon infected by his cheerful mood and reached out to hug him.
Cheng'an still remembers that the first dragon tail coat was given to him by his tenth brother. After it fell into his arms, he took the initiative to hug him and rub his cheek against him a few times.
Yin'e, who was afraid of heat, didn't mind the heat at this moment. He hugged his warm little body and smiled: "Are you missing Brother Shi?"
"I miss my brother." Cheng An shook his little head happily and looked at the brothers present. When he saw that his fourth brother was looking at him, he smiled and stretched out his little hand to him.
Yinzhen reached out to take him, and when his hand touched the little tail behind him, a smile appeared in his eyes. He thought that this kind of clothes was very suitable for the little guy.
"Fourth brother, let me hold you for a moment." Yinxiang looked at his brother with a long tail and for the first time realized that a child could be so cute.
Yinzhen touched the face of the little guy in his arms before he was willing to give him the child.
"What's behind Cheng'an?" Yinxiang asked with a smile after carefully taking him into his arms.
"An An's tail~" the little guy said and held the tail in front of him to show him.
The craftsmanship of the embroiderers in the palace is truly amazing. This dragon tail suit is not only exquisitely made, but the length and softness of the tail are also very good, which can not only maintain its shape but also make it convenient for him to hold the tail.
The little guy holding the dragon's tail was so charming that his heart would melt. Yinzhen directly took the guy away from Yinxiang's arms and asked, "Does Cheng'an miss his fourteenth brother?"
"I miss my brother~"
Starting from the door, Cheng'an tossed around in the hands of several of his brothers before finally returning to the couch.
Yinzhen saw a golden dragon ornament on the couch, picked it up, weighed it, and then placed it on the table next to him so that it would not take up space.
With his brothers around, Cheng An couldn't care about his new toy for a while. He stood on the ground, shaking his tail and said, "Look at An An's tail~"
He has been very excited since he got his tail back in the morning, but Kangxi was too busy to play with him. Now that his brothers are here, he has to show off.
The last time Yinzhi pulled Cheng'an's tail and made the little guy cry, he couldn't escape even though he was imprisoned and was scolded by the emperor. It is said that the eunuch who was ordered to train him took almost half an hour to leave.
With his previous experience as a lesson, the brothers present did not dare to grab the little guy's tail casually anymore. They all smiled and nodded to show that they saw it.
Yin'e thought that since he had brought all the things here, it was impossible to take them back. After checking his tail, he ordered someone to bring the bundle over.
Due to limited time, he only took one piece and is still working on the others.
"Cheng'an, look here." After Yin'e opened the bundle, he shook the dragon tail robe in his hand.
Practice makes perfect. The dragon tail robe in his hand is obviously better than the one that was torn before. The position of the tail has moved up a little, which is somewhat similar to the one on Cheng'an.
"Wow!" Cheng An saw that he had another dragon tail in his hand and rushed over to hug it.
Seeing his excited look, Yin'e suddenly felt that his efforts were not in vain.
"Hello, brother~"
Cheng'an would never think that the dragon's tail was too much, especially after he found that the tail might be broken, he immediately hugged the tail and looked up at him and said.
Yin'e didn't take all the credit for himself, pointing to the side and said: "I should thank your eighth brother, he asked me to do it, and your ninth brother, he gave me the manpower and fabric."
The little guy was already in an excited state, and when he heard the words, he turned around and threw himself into his brothers' arms one by one. Not only Yinsi and Yinlu, but also the other brothers let him jump into their arms.
Seeing him rushing towards him like a cannonball, Yinzhen was knocked back by him. After sitting up straight, he tapped him lightly on the forehead.
The little guy who was hit looked up at him and gave him a sweet smile. He said in a baby voice "Hello, brother" and went to pounce on the next one.
Yinzhen looked disdainful of him, but a smile unconsciously appeared in his eyes.
After he had attacked everyone present, Yinzhen ordered someone to bring his package over as well.
"Cheng'an."
The little guy was still holding the dragon tail coat given by Yin'e in his arms, and he looked up immediately after hearing his fourth brother's low voice, and his eyes lit up the next second.
The clothes in Yinzhen's hand looked somewhat similar to the dragon-tail clothes on Cheng'an, the difference was that the clothes in his hand had a hood on the back with two delicate dragon horns on the hood and two small dragon ears under the dragon horns. At the same time, the back of the clothes was covered with dragon scales embroidered with gold thread, and even a dorsal fin was made.
All I can say is that those with experience are different. They not only imitate, but also surpass others.
When Cheng'an saw the dragon horns on the hood touching his head, he screamed and threw himself into Yinzhen's arms again.
Yin'e couldn't help but grit his teeth when he saw this scene, thinking that his fourth brother was simply going too far. Not only did he learn how to make clothes from him, but he even did it better than him!
Yinsi, who was sitting next to him, could hear the sound of him grinding his teeth and could not help but pat his arm soothingly.
Yinzhen, however, didn't pay attention to Yin'e's mood. Seeing that the little girl in front of him liked the clothes he had painted himself very much, he smiled and said, "Would you like to try it?"
"Yeah." The little guy nodded repeatedly.
Seeing that he was about to try it on, Yinzhen signaled the palace maid waiting beside him to come over and help him change his clothes.
However, since her brother was with her, she didn't want anyone else. She twisted her body to avoid the palace maid's hand, then raised her head and said, "I want my brother~"
Yinzhen was slightly stunned, obviously not expecting that he would have to change it himself.
Yinxiang, who was standing next to him, saw this and said, "Let me do it."
"No need." Yinzhen came to his senses and shook his head. He took the dragon tail robe from the little guy in front of him and put it aside, and began to help him change clothes with some awkward movements.
The little guy was quite cooperative. He tilted his head back when asked and raised his hands when asked.
In fact, it was not difficult to help him change his clothes. The only thing that made Yinzhen a little uncomfortable was that his arms felt too soft. He was always afraid of breaking them, so he was very careful.
After the sleeves were taken off and reached the trouser legs, Yinsi stepped forward to help half-lift the little guy.
Yinxiang also hurriedly helped to take off his shoes and dragon tail robe, and then Yinzhen took the clothes he brought and started to put them on him.
The lower body was easy to put on, but when helping him put on the sleeves, Yinxiang, who was holding his right hand, was a little afraid to use force.
"How come you don't even know how to put on your clothes? Let me do it." After saying that, Yinzhen came over and took over.
He said it was easy, but when it was really his turn, he immediately realized that the little guy's arms were too soft. He didn't dare to use much strength, and his movements could not be fast at all.
The brothers gathered around him unconsciously, and everyone helped him put on his clothes, one hand at a time. After a while, they finally helped him put on his clothes.
Cheng An stood there obediently, and when he found that he was dressed properly, he immediately twisted his body and wagged his tail.
After seeing this, Yin'e couldn't help but gently touched his tail.
After the little guy discovered it, he immediately hugged the tail in his arms after suffering a loss once.
After putting on the clothes, he also put on the hat. Yinzhen reached out and pulled up the hat from behind and put it on his head. Suddenly, a little dragon cub with dragon horns and a tail appeared.
"Oh..." Yinxiang laughed as he looked at his brother like this, and for a moment he couldn't find the right words to describe his thoughts at the moment.
Yinzhen reached out and touched the dragon horns on Cheng'an's head, and felt that his fourth brother's clothes were really well made.
Yinsi also thought it was good and a gentle smile appeared on his face unconsciously. He even had the idea of painting and simply asked someone to bring pen and ink.
Not to mention him, even Yinlang felt itchy when he saw it, and he took the initiative to pull Cheng'an in front of him and rubbed him twice.
Everything would be fine as long as he didn't touch his tail. Cheng'an raised his head and let him rub it obediently, with a bright smile on his little face.
Even Yin'e couldn't help but admit that this dress was indeed better than his own, but he muttered, "Wearing a hat in such a hot day, Cheng'an will get too hot..."
After saying this, Cheng An didn't know whether he was hot or not, but he felt a little hot first.
Considering Cheng'an's young age, Kangxi did not start letting people use ice basins. However, there were people in the hall who were taking turns fanning themselves with large fans, so it was not a big deal.
Yin'e was a little afraid of heat, and when he thought of the word "hot", he couldn't stand it anymore, so he simply asked someone to bring a bowl of ice.
"I'm afraid Cheng'an will want to eat it too if he sees this." Yinsi was holding a pen and wanted to draw Cheng'an's appearance at this moment. After hearing his order, he whispered.
Yin'e really wanted to eat an ice bowl to cool off, so he said, "It's okay, have someone serve him a bowl of fresh fruit as an ice bowl."
Cheng'an didn't know yet that his brother was going to trick him by using a bowl of fresh fruit as an ice bowl, and he was jumping up and down in the main hall.
“Ouch~”
Yin'e couldn't help but laugh when he heard his cry: "That's not how a dragon roars, that's how a tiger roars."
"Be careful, he will ask you what a dragon is called later." Yinzhen said.
As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng An showed a puzzled expression to Yin'e: "Long Yiya?"
Seeing that he actually asked this question, Yinzhen and others laughed.
How could Yin'e know how a dragon calls? He coughed dryly and asked, "How does a bird call?"
Cheng An's attention was immediately diverted, and he opened his hands and imitated: "Chirp~"
Yin'e was amused by him and asked again, "What does a tiger roar like?"
"Awoo~" the little guy shouted and waved his hands.
Seeing him with dragon horns and a dragon tail, sometimes imitating the calls of a bird and sometimes the roar of a tiger, a smile appeared in Yinzhen's eyes.
After Yin'e played with Cheng'an for a while, a palace maid came up with a bowl of ice.
There is crushed ice at the bottom of the jade bowl, and on the ice are cut melons, lotus roots, peaches and other fresh fruits. Just looking at it makes people's mouths water, and it feels cool even without eating it.
"What?" Cheng'an noticed the ice bowl first and immediately went to Yin'e and asked in a baby voice.
Yinsi had almost finished painting, and when he saw this scene, he showed an expression of "as expected", put down his pen and went to the side to wash his hands.
"It's fresh fruit. This is yours." After saying that, Yin'e quickly placed a small bowl of unfrozen fresh fruit in front of him.
His small bowl contained some melons and peaches, which gave off the unique sweet fragrance of melons and fruits. The little guy's eyes immediately lit up when he saw it.
"Wash your hands." Seeing that he stretched out his little hands and wanted to eat, Yinzhen reminded him and simply took him there himself.
After Yinzhen took his little hands and washed them in the basin, he saw that his little face was red from playing, so he reached out and took off his hat for him.
Yinsi, who followed over, reached out and touched the little guy's back, and only felt relieved after making sure that he was not sweating.
After washing his hands, Cheng An sat on his own little stool and used a silver fruit stick to pick up some fruit to eat.
The melons and peaches were cut into small pieces, just big enough for him to eat one in one bite.
Yin'e had already picked up the ice bowl and started eating it. Seeing him eating the fresh fruit obediently, his eyes were full of smiles. He thought that he was still young and easy to fool.
The little guy ate very sweetly. Yinzhen didn't want to eat from the ice bowl at first, but after seeing how he ate, he unconsciously picked up the ice bowl and started eating.
Not only him, soon Yinzhen and the others also picked up their own portions while watching Cheng'an eat.