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 ...
"Ama, eat cakes~"
While Kangxi was thinking about something, he heard the baby voice of his youngest son. He turned around and saw him holding a piece of cake in front of him.
As there were many people in their group, they simply booked the second floor of the teahouse. At this time, there was steaming tea and cakes on the table.
Cheng'an had originally intended to eat the pastry in his hand, but when he saw that his father seemed suddenly a little unhappy, he gave it to him.
Kangxi took it and said to him, "You can only eat one piece."
After going out, he had to eat something else, so Kangxi thought he could reduce his daily three pieces of cakes today.
"Why?" Cheng An had just picked up another piece of cake when he heard him say this. His little face suddenly puffed up, and his dark eyes were full of displeasure.
Kangxi took a bite of the cake he had just given him, swallowed it, and then said calmly, "Didn't we agree to go out and play so that we have to be obedient?"
"Okay." The little guy puffed up his cheeks again, lowered his head and started eating the cake in his hand in small bites.
The brothers were sitting at the tables around him. They had no interest in the cakes and pastries on the table, but when they saw how carefully he ate them, they all reached out to pick up the cakes and started eating with a smile.
This teahouse was recommended by Yin'e, and the pastries there tasted pretty good.
"It's so delicious~" Cheng'an held a piece of jade belt cake in his hand. The sweet and delicious taste made him shake his head slightly.
No matter how slowly he ate, he would eventually finish the pastry in his hand. The little guy clapped his hands and glanced at the table, as if he was still not satisfied.
Just when Kangxi thought that he would come over and beg for another piece, and was considering whether to agree, he saw him get down from the chair and run directly to the corridor outside the teahouse.
The outer corridor on the second floor of the teahouse is for guests to enjoy the street view, and the height of the fence just blocks Cheng'an's view.
When Yinreng saw the little guy standing on tiptoe and trying to look outside, he stood up immediately. Yinyou and Yinlu, who had not had the opportunity to get close to their brother until now, also took this opportunity to go over.
"Second brother, hug me~" Cheng An saw his brother coming and opened his arms to him.
Yinreng bent down and picked him up, and he could see the street scene downstairs.
The fifteenth prince Yinyu and the sixteenth prince Yinlu were still quite unfamiliar with Yinreng, their second brother who was once the crown prince. At first they stood at a relatively far distance until they saw him speaking to Cheng'an with a gentle expression and lowered his head, then they moved closer.
"Brother, look~"
Cheng An immediately called out to his two brothers when he found out they were nearby.
"What are you looking at?" Yinlu held his soft hand and felt that he was really small and had small hands.
The little guy stretched out his other hand and pointed downwards: "Look!"
Yinlu looked in the direction he pointed and found that there were several children playing in the alley on the side of the teahouse. One child was blindfolded, and several other children around him were laughing and hiding.
"Does Cheng'an want to play too?" Yinyu asked.
The little guy nodded: "An'an wants to play~"
He had never played this kind of game before, but just watching the kids downstairs playing it found it very interesting.
After hearing this, Yinlu subconsciously glanced at Yinreng and said, "Then brother will play with you."
"Okay!" When the little guy heard that his brother was willing to play with him, he immediately clapped his hands excitedly.
He was just out to play with him, and Yinreng thought that as long as he was happy, he had no objection.
"What are you playing?" Yin'e heard the voice and came over to ask.
Yinlu replied, "Cheng'an wants to play hide-and-seek."
When he mentioned playing Yin'e, he immediately became interested. He did not think this childish game was childish. He took a handkerchief and asked excitedly, "Who will catch the man?"
"An An!" The little guy twisted his body and got down from Yinreng's arms, ran to him and recommended himself.
"OK."
After Yin'e finished speaking, he squatted down, folded the handkerchief and put it over his eyes. After tying it, he stretched out his hand in front of him to test: "Can you see?"
"I can't see~" the little guy shook his head. After saying that, he was probably a little uncomfortable and reached out to take off the handkerchief.
Yin'e immediately stopped him and said, "You can't be lazy, otherwise it would be cheating."
"An An doesn't play tricks."
Hearing his words, the little guy immediately put his hands down.
"Okay, then you can come over and catch that person." Yin'e said as he stood up and backed away.
Hearing his words, Cheng An subconsciously stretched out his little hand and touched it in front of him, and it took him a long time to dare to take a step.
"Brother~" It was pitch black and the little guy couldn't see anything. He was afraid to walk around and stopped after taking a step.
"I'm here."
Yin'e didn't say anything, but quietly walked back to his seat and sat down. Instead, Yinzhen responded with a smile.
Hearing the sound, the little guy carefully took two steps towards the source of the sound.
As early as the beginning of the game, Kangxi and the princes focused their attention on him. They found it a little funny to see him groping in the air for a long time before cautiously lifting his feet.
The little guy took two steps and stopped again, and asked again: "Is my brother here?"
"exist."
This time it was Yinxiang who responded to him.
The little guy moved his ears slightly and took two steps to the other side.
Without waiting for him to ask, Yinzhi said directly: "Come here quickly, my brother is here."
Yinzhi's voice was loud and clear, and when the little guy heard it, he immediately took a few quick steps in the direction where he was.
Kangxi saw him go left and right for a while, and he didn't go far after walking for a long time. He couldn't stand it anymore and reminded him: "Just go straight ahead."
There was a table right in front of Cheng'an, where Yinzhi, Yinzhen, Yinqi sat, and there was an empty seat for Yinreng.
When the little guy heard his father's voice, he subconsciously asked, "Where is my father?"
"On your left." Kangxi looked at him as he followed his voice, his tone smiling.
Which side is left?
The little guy had a puzzled look on his face.
Although the scarf covered half of his face, Kangxi could still roughly see his expression and spoke again: "Just keep going forward."
Cheng'an nodded and slowly walked forward.
Seeing this, Yinzhen clapped his hands gently to guide him.
Hearing the rhythmic applause, the little guy finally quickened his pace, followed the sound, and finally arrived in front of him.
"Take two more steps forward." Yinzhen reminded him when he saw him stop in front of him.
Cheng An heard his brother's voice close to his ear, and he rushed over with open arms, his tone full of excitement: "An An caught it!"
Yinzhen was infected by his tone and a smile appeared on his face. He bent down and picked him up.
"And third brother, aren't you going to catch him?" Yinzhi, who was sitting next to him, asked.
When the little guy heard his voice, he subconsciously reached out and grabbed his ear.
"Ouch!" Yinzhi cried out subconsciously, then covered his little hand and said, "Little Ancestor, you have caught me, let go quickly."
The little guy didn't realize what he had caught yet. He pinched it curiously and didn't let go until he heard his voice.
Seeing this scene, Yin'e laughed out loud, and others including Kangxi also looked a little amused.
"Where is Tenth Brother?" Cheng'an turned around to look for him when he heard Yin'e's laughter, but he found Yinqi sitting on the other side.
"It's not Brother Ten, it's me." Yinqi reached out and held the little hand that was reaching out to him.
The little fellow identified the voice and guessed, "Is that Brother Wu?"
"Yes." Yinqi smiled when he saw that he guessed right.
"An An has caught the fifth brother!"
Yin'e listened to his cheerful voice and said, "I'm here."
He was sitting at a table at the back. Originally, Cheng'an had to go around to get to him, but Yinzhen just carried him and put him not far from Yin'e.
"Fourth brother won't tolerate you like this!" Upon seeing this, Yin'e stood up and left his position to avoid it.
When Cheng'an heard the sound and moved over, he only found an empty chair.
"Be careful." Yinsi reminded him, fearing that he would trip.
Hearing his voice, the little guy turned around and tried to catch him: "Got it!"
Yinsi chuckled: "Who did you catch?"
"We caught a starling!" the little guy said happily.
In addition to Yin'e who stood up and dodged, there were also Yin'er and Yin'you at the table, and Cheng'an quickly caught them along the table.
After Yinzhen was caught by him, he held him in his arms and would not let him go.
"Aiyaanan, grab it!" The little guy saw that he was holding him back and wouldn't let go, and twisted his body in his arms unwillingly.
Yinzhen smiled and said, "Recite a poem and I'll let you go."
"Gugu Qingshan, Deng Yixiaoaizhong~" the little guy shook his head and recited.
Yinreng had already sat back in his seat. He was slightly stunned when he heard this poem, but soon realized that this should be the poem that the emperor's father wrote when he visited Dayu Temple. The original sentence should be "Under the green hills of the ancient temple, I climbed up to the top in the morning mist."
"The plum trees retain traces of the past, and the golden tablets record the miraculous achievements." Yinreng added the next sentence casually.
Hearing the voice, Kangxi looked at him with a smile on his face.
Who dares to say that this poem is bad? After Yinzhen praised it, he immediately let Cheng'an go.
When the little guy heard Yinreng reciting a poem, he immediately walked over there as soon as he was put down.
Perhaps he had gotten used to being blindfolded by now, and his steps gradually quickened, not as timid as at the beginning.
When Yinreng saw him running towards him, he couldn't help but bend down and reach out to catch him.
"Catch the second brother!" the little guy jumped into his arms and said.
Yinreng smiled and praised: "Well, Cheng'an is really amazing."
The little guy had been to this table before, and next to him were Yinzhen and the others, but he didn't notice. After staying affectionately in Yinreng's arms for a while, he stretched out his little hand and groped around, trying to grab another brother.
"It's me." Seeing his little hand touching his knee, Yinzhen spoke.
"Fourth brother?" Cheng An tilted his little head, seeming to wonder why he was caught again.
After Yinzhen responded, he simply took his little hand and guided him to the side.
"I'm here." Yinxiang, who had never been caught, spoke at the right time.
Hearing his voice, Cheng An laughed immediately, but bumped into someone before running to the table.
The little guy subconsciously hugged the legs of the person in front of him, and heard a rough voice above his head: "Guess who I am?"
Hearing Brother Shi speaking in such a strange voice, Cheng An chuckled and said, "Hey Brother Shi~"
Yinxiang was ready to pick him up, but when he saw Yin'e stopping him halfway, he couldn't help but stand up and go forward to touch Cheng'an's little hand.
The little guy noticed and reacted quickly to grab it back: "Who is it?"
"It's me." Yinxiang squatted down and imitated his tone.
Cheng An recognized it as soon as he heard it, and turned around and rushed over: "Catch Brother Thirteen!"
Yinxiang caught the little guy who rushed over and laughed, saying, "Yes."
Also sitting at Yinxiang's table were the twelfth prince Yinlu, as well as Yinyu and Yinlu who had returned from the outer corridor.
The little fellow quickly followed his lead and caught the other three as well, laughing with joy.
After laughing, he counted on his fingers and suddenly ran to the other side.
Yinzhi couldn't help but frown when he saw him running towards him, and the next second he saw him rushing over and said, "An An, you caught Da Ge!"
Yinzhen was also sitting at the table. As soon as he moved closer, the little guy grabbed him.
Yinzhen, who made no sound at all, was a little surprised. He smiled and praised: "Good job, you are very perceptive."
Yinzhi looked at the little guy in front of him who was looking up slightly, and he found a clue: "Peeking doesn't count."
After he finished speaking, Yinzhen realized that the scarf on the little guy's eyes had moved up a little at some point. As long as he tilted his head back, he could see through the gap below. He immediately understood why he could find him so accurately.
He did not pull the handkerchief up by himself, but it was accidentally rubbed against him when Yinxiang hugged him just now. When the little guy found that he could see a little, he immediately ran over to grab the last two brothers.
When Cheng'an saw that he was discovered by his brother, he covered his mouth with his hand and laughed.
Seeing that he still had the nerve to laugh, Yinzhi reached out and pulled the scarf off his face.
Without the scarf blocking his view, Cheng'an looked up at his brothers, then ran to Kangxi and hugged his arm: "An'an caught Ama!"
Kangxi saw him trying to catch him with his eyes open, so he picked him up and said, "Father, you have caught a little scoundrel."
"Hehehe..." The little guy didn't know whether he understood what the little scoundrel meant, but he started laughing after being "caught" by him.
When the game was over, the other brothers were a little surprised that he could accurately identify people by their voices, and Yin'e even praised him a few words in admiration.
After playing around, it was already noon, but the group was too lazy to move, so they simply asked the restaurant next door to deliver the food.
It was the first time for Kangxi to go out with so many sons, and also the first time for him to have a meal outside with them. It felt quite fresh.
After playing games with Cheng'an just now, the princes, who were originally a little reserved, relaxed unconsciously and were able to chat with their brothers at the same table in front of Kangxi.
"An An wants to eat cuckoo chicken~"
When the dishes began to be served, Cheng'an looked up and said to Kangxi.
Knowing that this little guy would keep thinking about something for a long time, Kangxi looked at Yin'e and said, "You have to deal with the trouble yourself."
Yin'e understood the hidden meaning of his words and immediately ordered someone to buy gourd chicken.
Hearing his brother asking someone to buy "GuGu Chicken", Cheng An clapped his hands happily: "Great~"
"Eat first." Kangxi reminded.
The little guy nodded, and seeing that his father had no intention of feeding him, he looked at him and went downstairs with his little bowl to find his brother.
Kangxi watched his actions but did not stop him.
"Second brother An An wants to eat meat~"
The little guy ran straight to Yinreng's table with the bowl in his arms.
When Yinreng saw him coming, he reached out and held him in his arms and sat him down. He took the empty bowl from his hand and began to fill it with food to feed him.
The little guy ate everything with relish, and after the meal started, Yinzhen and others at the same table couldn't help but feed him a bite of food occasionally.
When they were halfway through the meal, Yin'e's attendant came back with a food box, which contained the gourd chicken that Cheng'an had been longing for for a long time.
When the food box is opened, an enticing aroma instantly emanates, which whets your appetite just by smelling it.
"It smells so good!" The little guy raised his head when he smelled the fragrance, with his little mouth slightly opened.
Since Kangxi was present, the things would naturally be presented to him first.
Cheng An immediately ran back to him and called out in a baby voice: "Ama~"
Seeing his greedy look, Kangxi picked up the chopsticks and took a bite after the people around him had tried the dish.
The gourd chicken is boiled, steamed and fried again. The finished dish is golden in color and shaped like a gourd, so it is named gourd chicken.
"Ama, is it delicious?" The little guy swallowed unconsciously while watching him eat.
The gourd chicken tasted crispy with tender meat and fresh and mellow flavor. Kangxi thought it tasted OK and allowed him to have a taste, so he picked up a chicken leg and put it in the empty bowl and handed it to him.
Looking at the golden chicken legs in front of him, the little guy couldn't help but think of the different "cuckoo chicken" he had eaten before, and subconsciously cast a glance towards Yin'e.
Obviously, he still remembered that Yin'e had given him a braised chicken leg last time and said it was gourd chicken.
The aroma of the gourd chicken was so tempting that the little guy didn't hesitate for too long. He quickly retracted his gaze and hugged the small bowl handed to him by Kangxi.
"Hello, Father~" After saying this sweetly, the little guy returned to Yinreng with the bowl in his arms and presented it to him, "Brother, look, An'an has some cuckoo chicken!"
"It smells so good. Can you give me a bite?" Yinzhi teased him.
Although the little guy loved to eat, he never guarded his food in front of his father and brothers. Upon hearing the words, he stretched out his little hand, grabbed the chicken leg and held it up.
Seeing that he was really willing to give himself food, Yinzhi touched his head and said, "Forget it, you should eat it yourself."
Seeing that he didn't want to eat again, Cheng'an held up the chicken leg and asked the other brothers.
Seeing him grabbing the greasy chicken leg with his little hands, Yinreng let out an imperceptible sigh, but then he thought that he had already taken it, and at worst he would just have to wash his hands after eating.
"Second brother doesn't eat."
"Then An An, eat it~" the little guy said and then he opened his mouth wide and took a big bite of the chicken leg. The crispy skin and tender chicken meat were so delicious that he exclaimed "Wow".
Fried food is naturally delicious, especially for a little guy like him who is new to this kind of food.
The followers around Yin'e were quite discerning. They would not buy a single gourd chicken, but there would be one for every table.
"This gourd chicken tastes really good, you should try it too." Yin'e invited the little ones to try it when he saw that the food he recommended was so popular with them.
The little guy had a happy expression on his face while eating a chicken leg, so the brothers naturally had to try the gourd chicken to see if it was really delicious.
"It's really good." Yinzhi usually doesn't have a big appetite, but he just found out that there is such a delicious gourd chicken in the capital. After trying it, he liked it very much and thought it tasted particularly delicious.
Yinzhen usually has a light diet, but he found the gourd chicken delicious. Although it was fried in oil, it did not taste greasy.
In comparison, the one who liked gourd chicken the most among those present was definitely Cheng'an. After the little guy finished the chicken leg in his hand, he didn't even let go of the bones and kept chewing on them in his mouth.
Yinreng usually pays attention to the combination of meat and vegetables in his diet, but this time he was reluctant to throw away even the bones after eating, which showed that he was a little soft-hearted.
He glanced at Kangxi out of the corner of his eye, and seeing that the other party didn't seem to be paying attention to him, he reached out and took a piece of gourd chicken meat to exchange for the bone in the little guy's hand.
The bones suddenly turned into flesh. The little guy blinked his eyes before reacting. He immediately gave his brother a sweet smile, thinking that his brother was so nice.
He probably knew that Kangxi didn't allow him to eat more, so he secretly turned around and faced Kangxi with his back.
Kangxi saw this scene out of the corner of his eye and shook his head slightly, but didn't say anything.
The little guy who finally got to eat the gourd chicken was very satisfied, even a little excited. When he was eight-tenths full after being fed by Yinreng, he walked back and forth between several tables.
"Brother~"
"Do you want to eat shrimp?" Yinzhi saw him coming towards him and asked while picking up a shrimp.
Cheng'an nodded, and ate the shrimp he fed him in one bite.
By the time he walked around a few tables, his belly was slightly bulging.
"An An, eat well~" said the little guy, touching his belly.
Seeing this, the brothers dared not feed him anymore and started to eat faster themselves.
After eating and drinking, the little guy returned to his seat next to Kangxi and sat down, dangling his little feet in the air, exuding a happy aura.
Both Kangxi and the princes enjoyed the lunch very much, so everyone was in a good mood after the meal.
During the break after the meal, Cheng An shook his head and recited a poem to himself: "The green mountains are gurgling, and I am climbing up in the morning~"
"The plum trees retain traces of the past, and the golden tablets record the miraculous achievements." Kangxi taught him the next sentence.
"Mei Ya Cun Chiu Chi..."
"Golden Slab Divine Art."
"Golden Arrow Magic~"
Listening to the little one reciting poetry in a baby voice, the smiles on the brothers' faces never faded.
After resting for a while, the group finally left the teahouse. As they reached the front door, they found snowflakes falling.
The snow fell a little early this year. Yin'e looked up at the sky and said with a bit of surprise: "It's snowing!"
Small snowflakes fell from the sky, and at first glance they looked like willow catkins blown by the wind.
"It's snowing?" The little guy looked up when he heard his words. When he found something cool falling on his face, he couldn't help but reach out to catch it.
Yinzhi said: "The snow fell early this year."
As he spoke, Yinreng reached out and pulled up the hood behind Cheng'an's cloak and put it on him.
"Look, second brother~" Cheng An raised his palm to show him.
When the snowflakes fell on his little hands, they instantly turned into water. When Yinreng saw this, he wiped them dry with a handkerchief.
Kangxi originally wanted to take Cheng'an for another walk on the street, but when he saw it started to snow, he had to take him back.
"An An still wants to play~" the little guy said unhappily when he was picked up and taken into the carriage.
Kangxi coaxed him a few words and promised to take him out next time before letting him sit down in the carriage obediently.
After returning, Cheng'an had nothing to do, but the princes were given "homework" by Kangxi - to submit a charter on how to reorganize the Eight Banners descendants.
"Why do I have to write it too?" Yin'e couldn't help but lament after receiving the "homework".
He usually liked to travel around the capital, so he knew a little about the situation of the Eight Banners children, but he didn't take it to heart. After all, those people were still very respectful when they met him.
But at this moment, Yin'e wanted to catch all the Eight Banners descendants who were fooling around in the capital and beat them up.