What Kangxi meant by taking Cheng'an out to play was actually taking him to Changchun Garden.

Changchun Garden is a garden built by Emperor Kangxi after he returned from his southern tour. It has tranquil scenery and he would live there every year after it was built.

Knowing that Cheng'an liked his brother, Kangxi specially brought all his sons over.

In this way, it would be convenient for Yinzhi, Yinzhen and others to meet Cheng'an.

Changchun Garden not only has beautiful scenery, but also has white cranes, peacocks, deer and other animals scattered among the woods. Cheng'an must have had a great time here.

Of course, everything has its pros and cons.

Cheng'an soon discovered that it was convenient to see his third and fourth brothers here, but he still couldn't see his eldest brother, or even his second brother.

That day, when the brothers came to see him again, the little guy couldn't help but ask, "Where's Da Ge? Where's Er Ge?"

After hearing his words, the brothers who were originally smiling fell silent for a while.

Seeing that his brothers were silent, Cheng An tilted his head and threw himself into the arms of Yin'e, who was closest to him, and asked in a baby voice, "Where are Da Ge and Er Ge?"

Yin'e was a man who could not keep secrets, so when he asked, he directly replied, "They were locked up..."

"Yin'e." Although what he said was true, Yinsi still interrupted him with disapproval, thinking that there was no need to tell Cheng'an such a heavy thing when he was so young.

Yin'e swallowed the rest of his words and changed the subject, "Having so many brothers accompanying you is not enough? Come on, let Brother Ten take you fishing."

Changchun Garden is cooler than the imperial palace, and it will be even cooler if you are by the water.

Cheng An was still trying to understand what it meant to be locked up when he heard his words. He immediately raised his head with interest: "Fish?"

"Yes, it's fish." Yin'e said affirmatively.

When Yinzhen heard that he wanted to take Cheng'an to the waterside to play, he didn't quite agree, but when he saw that the little guy was very interested, he thought that with so many of them they would definitely be able to take care of a child, so he finally didn't say no.

He didn't say anything, and the other princes were even less likely to say anything, so the group headed towards the lotus pond.

All the princes are here today, except Yinqi who is only four years old and is staying with his mother. Yinyi, Yinxi and Yinhu are studying. The other princes in Changchun Garden are basically all here.

On the way to the lotus pond, Cheng'an was the happiest person. He would ask one brother to hug him, then another to hug him, and occasionally he would get off the bed and walk for a while on his own.

Yinsi felt the softness coming from her fingers, and when he lowered his head, he saw a bright smiling face.

When Cheng'an saw him looking at him, he let go of his hand and ran again, smiling and grabbing the hand of his other brother.

When he grabbed Yinzhen's hand, Yinzhen saw that he was running so fast that his face turned a little red, so he held his hand and tried to pick him up.

However, Cheng'an thought he was playing a game with him, so he pulled his hand away and ran away quickly, then tried to grab Yinlu's hand again.

His clear laughter could be heard all along the way, and he grabbed the hands of every prince.

When he started the second round, Yinzhen, who was well prepared, finally caught him and picked him up.

When it was first caught, it fluttered around like a playful little creature, but when it completely fell into Yinzhen's arms, it immediately hugged him and put its face against his.

When the soft little face came close to him, Yinzhen didn't mind his warmth, and even rubbed it back vaguely.

When they finally reached the lotus pond, Yin'e immediately took out his fishing gear and said to Cheng'an, "Look, Brother Ten is going to catch you a big fish!"

The fish in the lotus pond are all ornamental fish, but they are quite plump and healthy.

When Cheng'an heard what his brother said, he clapped his hands to applaud him and then pulled his fourth brother's sleeve to indicate that he wanted to take a closer look.

There was a pavilion next to the lotus pond, and Yinzhen took him in and sat by the railing to watch the fish.

"Fourth brother, it's a fish!" Cheng'an immediately stretched out his little hand after seeing the fish.

Yinzhen nodded to indicate that he saw it.

Outside the pavilion, on the bank of the lotus pond, Yinxiang, Yinzhen and others also started fishing with Yin'e.

Instead, Yinsi watched for a while and then walked into the pavilion with Yinlu, Yinyou and Yinlu.

"Cheng'an, do you want to feed the fish?" The seventh prince Yinyou walked to Cheng'an with the fish food prepared by someone, and demonstrated by pinching some fish food and sprinkling it on the fish.

"An An wants it!" Cheng An saw all the fish in the water gathered around him, and they screamed and reached out to him.

Yinyou smiled and put the small bowl of fish food in his hand, then sat down next to him.

Compared to him using his fingers to sprinkle the fish food little by little, Cheng An was much more generous. He just grabbed the food with his hands and sprinkled it down, saying, "Fish, eat it~"

Seeing his cute appearance, Yinsi and others all smiled.

Attracted by the fish food, many fish in the lotus pond soon swam over here, which looked quite spectacular.

After seeing this, Cheng'an became more excited and scattered the fish food faster.

However, when he saw the fish in the water opening their mouths and gulping down the fish food, he couldn't help but become curious about the fish food in the small bowl.

Is this delicious?

The little fellow thought to himself as his gaze shifted from the water surface to his own white and tender little hands. No, it should be said that his gaze was on the fish food in his hands.

Just as he secretly raised his hand and tried to put it in his mouth, Yinzhen discovered it in time and quickly pulled his hand down, saying seriously: "Eating anything you don't want will give you a stomachache. Do you want to take medicine again?"

"No!" The little guy, who had a deep memory of the taste of the medicine, immediately shook his head.

Yinsi, who was a beat slower than Yinzhen, withdrew his hand and said, "This is for fish, not for humans."

Yinyou, who brought him fish food, also quickly gave him some advice, telling him that he could not eat fish food.

After being reminded of this by his brothers in turn, Cheng An immediately became obedient and dared not indulge his curiosity any more.

However, after feeding the fish for a while, he could no longer sit still and ran outside the pavilion to watch Yin'e and the others fishing.

"Where is brother Yu?" Cheng'an asked while standing next to Yin'e.

Yin'e looked at the empty bucket beside him, coughed dryly and said, "Don't worry, I'll catch it right away."

Seeing that Yin'e and the others were outside watching Cheng'an, Yinzhen and the others in the pavilion did not follow them out and crowded on the shore.

Yin'e and the others still have some sense of safety. Cheng'an can stay beside them and watch, but he cannot go any closer to the water.

"Cheng'an, come and drink some water." Yinsi looked outside from afar and saw that the little guy was getting a little bored waiting for Yin'e and the others to go fishing, so he opened his mouth.

When Cheng'an heard his voice, he turned around and ran back to the pavilion.

In addition to tea, there were also several plates of freshly cut fruits on the stone table in the pavilion.

Cheng An took two sips of water from his brother's hand and immediately pointed at the fresh fruit and said, "Ah..."

Seeing him looking up with his little face waiting to be fed, Yinzhen used a silver skewer to pick up a piece of melon and fed it to him.

The fruits that could be sent to the palace were of high quality, needless to say. They were so sweet and juicy that the little ones' eyes curved when they ate them.

"Pear..."

Yinxiang, who hadn't caught any fish for a long time and was about to come in to drink some water, happened to hear these two words and subconsciously added, "The grass is thick on the plain."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yinzhen, Yinsi, and Yinyou turned to look at him at the same time.

Cheng'an was originally staring at the fruit plate and was about to eat the pear, but when he saw his brothers were all looking at Thirteenth Brother, he also looked over.

"What, what's wrong?" Yinxiang showed a puzzled look, wondering if he had recited the poem wrong.

This shouldn't be the case. How could I recite such a simple poem incorrectly?

Yinsi shook his head and said nothing, but Yinluo said directly without giving him face: "Cheng'an just said he wanted to eat pears."

Yinxiang suddenly realized what was going on when he heard this. Thinking of how he had just responded to the poem, he touched his head with a little embarrassment.

"Brother, eat the pear!" At this moment, Cheng'an, who thought his brother also wanted to eat the pear, picked up a pear with a silver stick and held it towards him.

When Yinxiang saw the pear he handed over, he no longer felt embarrassed, but felt that his brother was thoughtful.

"Cheng'an, eat too." Yinxiang stepped forward, took the piece of pear and ate it, then picked up another piece and fed it back to him.

Cheng'an's face puffed up slightly after getting to eat the pear as he wished, and he thought the pear was really sweet.

Everything is excessive or inadequate. Seeing that he had already eaten a lot of fresh fruit, Yinzhen ordered people to take the rest away.

There was no fresh fruit to eat, so when Yinxiang left the pavilion, Cheng'an also ran out with him.

After watching him leave, Yinsi looked at Yinzhen and invited him, "Fourth brother, how about we play a game of hands?"

Yinzhen did not refuse. After the chessboard was brought over, he started playing chess with him.

The summer breeze blows over the water, the water vapor makes the warm wind cooler and carries a faint lotus fragrance.

In such an environment, people's mood relaxes unconsciously.

Yin'e, who was originally anxious to catch a fish, gradually calmed down and began to lean back in his chair and wait slowly.

After he relaxed, he caught a fish soon, and it was a pretty big one.

"Wow--"

When Cheng'an saw the fish he caught, he was so excited that he shouted and clapped his hands.

Seeing him showing such support, Yin'e showed a proud smile: "Brother Ten is awesome, right?"

"Yeah!" The little guy nodded, and when he took the fish off and threw it into the bucket, he immediately squatted down and began to look at the fish.

This is a koi carp with a red body and a little gold tail.

Cheng'an liked its golden tail and couldn't help but reach out to poke it.

As soon as his fingers touched it, the fish in the bucket flapped their wings and splashed water out.

The little guy loves playing in the water, and he smiled happily when he saw this.

Yin'e saw him playing in the water out of the corner of his eye and thought it was okay to play in the water in this weather, so he ordered someone to roll up his sleeves a little and let him continue playing.

Cheng An was indeed concentrating on playing with the fish and the water at first, but as more and more water splashed out, he began to be attracted by the wet mud at his feet.

It is probably children’s nature to like playing with mud. They don’t even need to be taught and they will naturally figure out how to play with mud.

It was still somewhat dangerous to play by the water, so Liu Cai and the other servants did not dare to take their eyes off him.

However, the little guy was very clever. He guessed that playing in the mud would probably not be allowed, so he quietly turned around to face the lotus pond, and then used the bucket beside him as a cover to secretly play.

Yin'e, the only one who could notice his movements, had just tasted the sense of accomplishment from fishing. His attention was now all on the water, and he would not lower his head until he made no big movements.

The more the little guy plays with mud, the more fun he finds it. The dirtier his hands get, the brighter his eyes become.

Until Yinzhen, who was also fishing nearby, noticed that he seemed a little too quiet. He glanced at him and saw him squatting behind a bucket, not knowing what he was doing. He said, "Tenth brother, take a look at what Cheng'an is doing, why is he so quiet?"

Yinzhen didn't think much when he spoke, but he was a little worried that he might be tired.

However, the next second, Yin'e lowered his head after hearing his words, and almost threw the fishing rod in his hand: "Cheng'an, what are you doing!"

His voice was quite loud, causing Yinzhen and others in the pavilion to come out quickly.

When Cheng'an saw that he was discovered by his brother, he stood up and tried to hide his dirty hands behind his back.

However, while he was hiding, the brothers had already seen that his wrists were covered in mud, and there were even a few spots of mud on his fair and tender face.

Yinzhen was relieved to see Cheng'an was fine beside Yin'e, but when he saw his appearance clearly, he couldn't help but said angrily: "Yin'e!"

"I……"

Yin'e wanted to explain, but Yin'e interrupted him, saying, "Let someone bring some water to wash his hands first."

Without their instructions, a palace maid had already gone down and brought a basin of water.

After being caught by his brothers, Cheng'an showed an innocent expression. Seeing that his brothers were not mean to him, he looked at the pile of mud on the ground and couldn't help but squat down to continue playing.

Seeing that he still dared to play, Yin'e couldn't help but raise his hand and rub his forehead.

Although he was already so dirty that it wouldn't hurt to play for a while longer, Yinzhen still couldn't stand it and raised his foot to pull him up.

However, before he could walk over, a powerful voice came from behind him: "Yin Mi——"

The princes didn't need to look back. Just by hearing the voice, they knew it was the Emperor coming, and they quickly turned around and saluted.

Kangxi didn't have time to pay attention to them. He stared at his youngest son who was playing in the mud and said, "Yinmi, come here!"

They all called out his name, which showed that Kangxi was really angry.

Cheng'an, who noticed his father coming, pulled his hands out of the mud, blinked his eyes and secretly hid his hands behind his back.

"The Emperor is calling you." Seeing him squatting on the ground motionless, Yin'e reminded him in a low voice.

"No." Cheng An shook his head and pointed at himself with his muddy little hand, "Aiya~"

Apparently, the little guy was used to people calling him by his nickname and had no idea that he also had a full name, “Yinmi”.

After hearing his conversation with Yin'e, even though the occasion was a bit inappropriate, the brothers still wanted to laugh.

Kangxi also heard what he said, and seeing that he felt that he was not calling him, he said coldly: "Cheng'an come here!"

The little guy squatting on the ground finally reacted, stood up quickly and ran over.

Perhaps sensing that Kangxi was a little angry, he stopped one step away and whispered, "Father..."

"Yinmi is calling you, right?" Kangxi glanced at him.

Cheng An's face showed some confusion, and he pointed at himself again and said, "Ah An An~"

"Cheng'an is your nickname, Aixinjueluo Yinmi is your real name!" Kangxi said, and then he touched his forehead with his hand and said, "Look at what you look like!"

The little guy who was clean and fair when he came out now had his sleeves rolled up, his hands were covered in mud, and there were a few small spots of mud on his face.

Seeing that Ama was unhappy, Cheng An rushed over and hugged him and acted like a spoiled child: "Ama is fine, An An misses Ama..."

The brothers watched him put his pair of small clay hands on the emperor and their heads began to hurt. They felt that he was simply adding fuel to the fire.

After seeing the muddy handprints on his body, Kangxi did become even angrier, but the babyish shouting and shaking made it difficult for him to vent his anger.

"How do you look at your children!" Finally, Kangxi looked up at the other sons around him.

The princes who were angered quickly pleaded guilty and said, "Father, please forgive me."

Kangxi felt that they were indeed wrong. So many people brought the child out, but he let him play with mud on his hands. He immediately scolded them: "You said..."

Cheng An looked up at Ama, then turned back to look at his brothers, and quickly pulled at his clothes and said, "No, brother."

Yinzhen felt that he was indeed responsible for not looking after him well. When he heard him speak, he quickly looked up and wanted to signal him to stop talking, but it was too late.

Kangxi had originally wanted to let him go, but when he saw that he still had the nerve to plead for mercy for his brother, he simply picked him up and slapped him on the butt.

This blow was not light. After hearing the sound, Yinzhen and others couldn't help but frown.

“Woo…”

The little guy, who felt a little pain, immediately had red eyes.

Kangxi was so angry that he didn't pay attention for a moment, but when he saw his expression, he immediately regretted it and subconsciously started to rub him gently.

Noticing that his father had softened, Cheng An held back his tears, but cried even louder: "Wuwaa ...

When Yin'e heard his crying, he felt so distressed and thought that the emperor was so cruel. It was just playing in the mud, why did he do this?

Although the other princes did not dare to slander Kangxi in their hearts, they all felt a little distressed.

"You are the ones who spoiled me." Kangxi scolded the princes again, then turned around and left with the person in his arms. When they were a distance away, he immediately coaxed her, "Don't cry, I didn't use much force, it's your fault for not listening."

"Ama ah ...

Although the little guy didn't cry, he did feel a little aggrieved. He buried his little face in him and whimpered.

When Kangxi saw that he had the nerve to cry even after rubbing mud all over himself, he felt that it was Yinzhen and the others who spoiled him that caused his spoiled temper.

"Okay, I'll ask someone to bring you some candy when we get back." Kangxi, who couldn't bear to hear him cry, finally said.

When he heard the word "sugar", the little guy swallowed and his voice gradually became softer.

After Kangxi took him away, the princes beside the lotus pond could finally stand up.

"I hope the Emperor won't beat him again when he takes him back?" Yin'e asked worriedly.

Yinzhen glanced at him sideways when he heard this: "It's because you didn't take good care of him."

"I never thought that he would suddenly play in the mud." Yin'e felt that he was wronged.

Yinzhen noticed that his father regretted the beating just now, so he was not that worried and quickly took Yinxiang away.

After they left, Yinsi comforted Yin'e and said, "The Emperor should be reluctant to touch him again."

After he finished speaking, the princes present dispersed, but they were all secretly paying attention to the news from Cheng'an.

When they learned that Cheng'an was not beaten again after returning but was given candy to eat, the princes felt relieved but at the same time they could not help but grumble in their hearts that what the emperor said before was wrong. It was not them who spoiled Cheng'an, but he himself.

After that day, Cheng'an discovered the fun of playing in the mud.

The mud is not only outside, but also in the bonsai inside and outside the house.

That day, when Kangxi found muddy water in the teacup he was drinking from, he thought that his son needed a lesson.

Kangxi was really reluctant to beat and scold him, so he simply ordered that he be locked up in the yard for three days and did not allow Yinzhen and others to visit him.

The Qingxi Study where Kangxi lived was not a small place, but for Cheng'an, who had been used to running around since coming to Changchun Garden, he could not stand being locked up for just one day.

But at the same time, it made him understand what it meant to be locked up, and he vaguely understood the situation of his first and second brothers.

"Father, An'an is going out!" When Kangxi came back after handling government affairs, Cheng'an threw himself into his arms and acted coquettishly.

Seeing that he looked a little depressed after not going out for just one day, Kangxi pinched his little face and asked, "Do you still want to play in the mud?"

"No." The little guy shook his head quickly.

Seeing that he agreed so readily, Kangxi snorted and said, "If you dare to play again next time, I will lock you up for ten days or half a month."

Cheng'an didn't know how long half a month was, but since he could count to ten on his fingers, he knew that ten days was a lot.

"An An, no." He assured with a good look on his face.

Kangxi believed him for the time being, but did not immediately agree to release him from the title. Instead, he asked, "Whose name is Yinmi?"

When Kangxi thought about the day when he angrily called his name but he didn't respond at all and even thought he wasn't calling him, he felt a little angry and amused.

"Yi'an'an." Cheng'an, who had been taught this common sense, stretched out his little hand and pointed at himself.

Kangxi looked at him and said, "Yinmi."

"Hey!" Cheng An immediately responded loudly.

Kangxi nodded with satisfaction, and said that if he behaved well in dinner and sleep, he would be allowed to leave tomorrow.

It was almost dark now and he couldn't go out, so Cheng'an didn't make a fuss after receiving this answer.

But he immediately thought of his elder and second brothers, hugged Kangxi and softly called him "Ama" and said, "I miss my elder and second brothers..."

Kangxi looked at him and felt that it was understandable that he missed Yinreng. After all, they often met in the palace. He didn't understand why he was missing Yinzhi, whom he had only met a few times and had once made him cry.

"Let's talk about it when we get back to the palace." Kangxi said lightly.

When Cheng An heard this, he rubbed his chin and said, "Brother Yida, second brother, come here."

"No." Kangxi refused directly.

The little guy frowned, shook him and said again: "No...no...Brother Guan!"

He thought it was fun here and wanted his first and second brothers to come over as well. He didn't want his brother to be locked up again, as it was not good at all.

When Kangxi heard his words, the smile on his face gradually faded.

Even if he doted on this son, he would not release the other two sons just because of a word from the other party, so his tone was a little serious: "This is not your business."

Cheng'an was a little unhappy when he heard this, and his cheeks puffed up.

If someone else had said that, it would have aroused his suspicion. Seeing that he dared to throw a tantrum without being held accountable, Kangxi simply reached out and poked his cheek.

The little guy whose face was poked opened his mouth and let out a "wow" and pretended to bite his hand to scare him.

Kangxi was not afraid, and poked his face again and said, "Are your teeth itching again?"

After saying this, Kangxi stopped teasing him and carried him to dinner.

Seeing that he was unwilling to let the first and second brothers out, Cheng An hummed in his arms, and when he sat down at the table he was still reluctant to eat.

However, Kangxi knew him very well. He was such a greedy little cat that he didn't need to be coaxed. He would start eating unconsciously as long as a few more delicious dishes were put in front of his mouth.