The time finally came to October 30th, and Concubine De took little Yinzuo to Chengqian Palace in person.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine."

"Get up, sit down and talk. I was just thinking that today is Xiao Si's birthday. You, Depin, are his biological mother. I don't know how much hardship you went through during the ten months of pregnancy. I was just about to ask him to go to Yonghe Palace to pay respects to my sister, but I didn't expect that you, my sister, arrived first."

Imperial Concubine Tong Jia spoke with a smile on her face and motioned to the maid beside her to bring the Fourth Prince over.

"Your Highness has spent as much effort in raising Xiao Si as I have as her biological mother. Naturally, Xiao Si should be the one to thank Your Highness the most." Although Rouwan knew that the Royal Concubine had always been virtuous, she still replied cautiously.

"Xiao Liu is here today too. I haven't seen him for a long time. Come here and let me hug him." Tong Jia saw his two lively little eyes rolling around and her heart was moved.

The imperial concubine was a little surprised after taking the little guy into her arms.

"Little Yinzuo is more than eight months old now, right? He is lighter to hold than Xiao Si was when he was young."

Yinzuo smelled a faint scent of sandalwood on the imperial concubine's body, and found that the imperial concubine looked at him with kindness, even revealing a bit of fondness, so he grinned at her.

"Eh? Xiaoliu actually has a pair of dimples. When she was one month old, I saw they were still not there."

"Yes, I only discovered it when I grew up. I had never noticed it before."

As they were talking, the birthday boy came in.

"Yinzhen pays his respects to your mother."

"Greetings to De'er Niang."

"Good boy, get up quickly and come here. Look at your brother. He has a pair of dimples. Isn't he cute?" The imperial concubine liked the little guy in her arms more and more.

Yinzhen stood up and just as he walked over, he saw Xiaoliu looking at him with bright eyes. He seemed very happy to see him.

"Ahhh~" We meet again, brother~

Yinzuo stretched out his little hand towards his brother, wanting to get closer to him. He hadn't seen his brother for a long time and missed him very much.

"Look, little Yinzuo wants your brother to hold you, but your brother can't hold you yet. Can he hold you when he grows up?" The imperial concubine said to the little guy in her arms with a smile.

"Today is Xiaosi's birthday, and Xiaoliu has prepared a gift for you as his brother." Depin signaled the eunuch holding the gift box behind him to step forward.

Upon hearing this, the imperial concubine couldn't help but become curious.

"Xiao Liu is so young, but he already knows how to prepare birthday gifts for his brother? I must take a look at what they are."

"Xiao Si, open it yourself. Everything in this box was given by Xiao Liu. It would be good for Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine to take a look at it." Depin said to her eldest son with a smile.

Yinzhen didn't take his mother's words seriously. Xiaoliu was still so young and couldn't even speak, so how could he prepare any gifts for him? It was probably his mother who prepared them for him.

So he didn't refuse. He walked forward and opened the gift box without any hesitation. Then he found two smaller boxes inside.

He picked up one of them in his hand, opened the lock on the outside, and opened it to take a look. What is this?

"What is it?" When the imperial concubine saw Xiao Si standing there in a daze, she became even more curious.

Yinzhen pursed his lips, feeling a little embarrassed, and took out the things inside.

The imperial concubine burst into laughter when she saw it.

"It's obvious that Xiaoliu gave it to him. This teething stick is made of jade. But Xiaosi has always refused to use it. Depin, you don't know that Xiaosi is very concerned about his reputation. He thinks that using a teething stick will make him drool more easily, so he is reluctant to use it."

Imperial Concubine Tong Jia revealed her past in front of her biological mother. Even Yinzhen, who had lived a second life, felt embarrassed and ashamed.

Depin glanced at her eldest son whose ears were red, smiled, and continued, "Little Six really likes this. He holds it in his hand and chews it every day to feel comfortable. He specially picked out two of the best ones to give to his brother. They are both unused. If Little Four doesn't like to use them, it's good for him to keep them for fun."

Yinzhen glanced at Xiaoliu again, and found that the little guy seemed to be looking at him without shifting his gaze. When he saw him looking at him, he immediately smiled happily, and the dimples on both sides made him look extremely cute.

Unexpectedly, the person who cares about me the most is not my biological mother, nor anyone else, but Xiaoliu. He is willing to give me his favorite thing. This feeling is precious.

"Thank you, Yinzuo."

After hearing his brother thanking him, Yinzuo waved his little hands, wanting to tell him that he didn't need to thank him and that it was all his duty. He wondered if his brother understood.

"There is one more thing, take a look." Depin suggested.

Yinzhen put the teether sticks in his hand back into the small box, put them back in their original places, then took the other small box in his hand and opened it.

Even the usually calm Yinzhen was a little surprised. He raised his eyes and asked, "This is a golden nanmu bracelet!"

"I remember that this seemed to be something the emperor wore on his wrist, how come it is here?" The imperial concubine was a little surprised.

"Xiao Liu pestered the emperor for it not long ago. The emperor was in a good mood that day, so he gave it to him, but he insisted on giving it to his brother. In order to explain this matter to me, I spent a whole morning."

Yinzhen naturally liked this gift, but it was, after all, a reward given to Yinzuo by his father the Emperor.

"Yinzhen cannot take this pair of pearls from Xiaoliu. This was given to you by the Emperor because he loves you." After saying this, he put the pearls back.

Yinzuo was anxious at the time. Why didn't he want it? He didn't like it. If he hadn't wanted to give it to his brother, he wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to ask the emperor for it.

"Ah~Aiyaya#￥%"

The little guy suddenly made some big movements in excitement, and the imperial concubine almost couldn't hold him. She quickly sent him back to Depin. If he fell in her hands, it would be a disaster.

“Aaaaaaah!”

After Depin took him back into her arms, she heard the little guy babbling something anxiously, his eyes fixed on his brother, so she began to guess for herself.

"Xiao Liu, are you unhappy because your brother didn't accept your gift?"

Yinzuo nodded immediately, his little mouth pouted high, and his two originally very delicate eyebrows were squeezed into a shaggy shape.

"Xiao Si, come here to your brother and explain it clearly to him." Depin didn't want the little guy to be angry with her.

The imperial concubine was interested to see how the brothers would resolve the matter.

"Why don't we let the two brothers sit on the couch and have a good chat while we watch from the side? How about that?"

The imperial concubine sat on one side of the couch, the two brothers sat on the other side, and Depin sat on a chair to keep them company.

Yinzuo was still young. When he was put on the couch, he was originally lying down, but he struggled to sit up by himself. Seeing his brother standing there without saying a word, Yinzuo got angry and tried to stand up by grabbing the table.

But Depin was frightened.

Yinzuo, who originally wanted to look down on others to give himself more momentum, suddenly ran out of strength and almost fell. Fortunately, his brother Yinzhen came over and hugged him. However, Yinzhen was only two years old and not very stable, and finally the two children rolled into a ball.

Imperial Concubine Tong Jia couldn't help but burst into laughter. It was winter now and there was a thick layer of cushion on the couch, so there was no need to worry about them falling and getting hurt.

"I have been raising Xiao Si for almost two years, and I have never seen him like this. He looks like a child now. Normally, he always has a stern face and tries to act like an adult. Now, finally, there is someone who can cure his problem."

Yinzhen got up and looked at Xiaoliu first. Seeing that he was not crying, he felt relieved. However, he also heard what Gui'e Niang said just now. He pursed his lips and his eyes revealed a bit of stubbornness.

Isn't it good to be mature and rational earlier? Aren't children who don't cry, make a fuss or cause trouble also liked?

He once possessed beauty, wealth and the throne. If there was any regret in Yinzhen's life, it would only be the family affection, or maternal love, that he most desired in his subconscious mind.

The complicated circumstances of his childhood forced him to be torn between his biological mother and adoptive mother, which undoubtedly hurt him. However, before he grew up and had enough ability to deal with it, his adoptive mother passed away. Later, he devoted all his energy to winning the throne, and finally ascended the throne, but his biological mother also died of illness at this time.

But he has not realized this yet. He still cannot get over that hurdle in his heart. He cannot soften his mentality, and he has never taken the initiative to maintain the mother-son relationship between him and his two mothers.

"Ahhh!" Why doesn't my brother want my gift!

Angrily, Yinzuo hugged his brother, looked up at him and asked a series of questions.

Yinzhen's confused thoughts were interrupted by him. He lowered his eyes and looked at the strange brother in his arms. What he thought in his heart was: Is this the kind of ignorant child that everyone likes? Besides being cute, what's so good about him?

Of course there were. Another voice in Yinzhen’s heart told him: Xiaoliu is a child who cares about other people’s feelings. He cares about his brother and his mother. He will make everyone happy and he is a very good person.

Yinzuo suddenly felt a sad aura emanating from his brother.

So he used his hands and feet, climbed up with great effort by clinging to his brother's body, kissed his brother gently, and then immediately sat back down. His butt still hurt a little, and Yinzuo subconsciously stretched out his little hands to rub the flesh behind him.

Yinzhen was startled by Xiaoliu's very intimate behavior. He stood there motionless, with only his eyes staring at him blankly. However, he subconsciously protected the back of the little guy's head.

"Oh my! Xiaoliu just stood up and kissed his brother. What a clingy little guy." The imperial concubine said in surprise, covering her mouth.

"Okay, mother takes good care of you every day, but you gave the first kiss you took the initiative to give to your brother. Mother will be very angry." Depin pretended to be unhappy.

Yinzhen came to his senses and wondered why Xiaoliu seemed to like him so much. He had nothing now and was not the supreme ruler of the world.

The child's eyes were clear and bright, completely unlike the complexity of an adult's. He was still so young, and his heart and eyes were full of himself. Yinzhen felt warm in his heart, yet a little uncomfortable.

Yinzhen's thoughts were distracted by an eight-month-old child. He felt a little confused inside and subconsciously avoided his gaze, not daring to look him in the eye.

But the hands that were holding the little guy never let go.

"It's true that they have a deep brotherly love." The imperial concubine sighed as she looked at the two of them.

Speaking of brothers, she thought of the new ladies Hesheli and Niuhulu who had entered the palace. She just wondered if the two former queens who were buried in the ground would still be able to express their deep love for each other if they knew that their sisters were sent to the palace to serve their husbands.

Perhaps only when Yinzhen and Yinzuo are as young as they are can they have such precious brotherhood. When they grow up, the problems they will face are far more complicated than those between these two pairs of sisters, but that is all a matter for the future.

"I remember preparing a lot of toys for Yinzhen before, but he didn't play with them much. Let's take them out and show them to little Yinzuo. If little Yinzuo likes them, he can take them back. It's not good for Yinzhen, as an elder brother, to accept gifts from his younger brother but give nothing to him."

There were bells, nine-link chains, cloth tigers, small wooden sculptures, bamboo dragonflies, and even small clay dolls and tumblers sold outside the palace. It was obvious that the imperial concubine was very attentive and careful in raising Yinzhen, and collected so many rare and strange toys.

In the end, Yinzuo only picked out a set of tumblers and a small clay doll that looked a bit like his brother.

"Little Yinzuo is really sharp-eyed. This is the one that my disappointing younger brother Longkodo took Yinzhen to ask an old man who specializes in making clay figurines to imitate and make. There were originally two, but one was broken by my cat, so now there is only this one left."

Yinzuo was smiling happily while holding his brother's clay sculpture.

The emperor must come to Chengqian Palace to see Yinzhen today. Depin sat for a while and then took Yinzuo to take his leave.

Before leaving, Yinzuo was very reluctant and gave his brother a kiss unexpectedly. After all, he was a child now and his brother was also a child, so it didn't matter if he kissed him, as long as his brother remembered him.

As soon as Depin left with her people, Kangxi's dragon sedan chair arrived at the gate of Chengqian Palace.

The things that Depin had sent were still on the table. Kangxi saw them as he sat down. He picked up the familiar golden nanmu bracelet and smiled.

"What is your Majesty laughing at? Tell me so that I and Yinzhen can have some fun."

"I gave this bracelet to Yinzuo a few days ago. He loved it so much that he asked me for it and tried every way to make me happy. I didn't expect that he would be willing to give it to his brother."

Kangxi continued to smile and said, "I still remember that I asked that little fellow: Did he ask me for something to please his mother again? No wonder he shook his head immediately. It turns out that he didn't intend to continue to offer gifts to Buddha, but the person offering gifts has changed. He is so young, but he can take advantage of loopholes. He is so clever, I don't know who he learned this from."

"People often say 'Like father, like son's daughter's son'. Little Yinzuo is naturally intelligent. He is your son, so naturally your son will take after you, Your Majesty."

Kangxi asked Yinzhen a few more questions, but the child was not talkative and boring, so he kept talking about other things with the imperial concubine.

Yinzhen, who was sitting in the corner, was playing with the teether in his hand when he suddenly discovered that there was a word "Zuo" engraved on one end of the head. Immediately, the innocent smiling face of little Yinzuo emerged in his mind and the loss in his heart disappeared.

On the other hand, Yinzuo, who returned to Yonghe Palace, had a new idea. He had been too lazy in the past eight months. The comfortable life eroded his sanity and made him almost forget the three small goals he set at the beginning.

First of all, I hugged my brother's thigh. He is my brother! But my brother doesn't remember me, and now he doesn't live with me. I can't see him a few times a month. If this continues, how can I cultivate the relationship between brothers?

There is also the problem of health. I might die at the age of six. If I don’t exercise more when I am young, it will be too late to regret it later!

Combining these two issues, Yinzuo felt that his top priority now was to intensify his training and learn to walk as soon as possible so that he could run to see his brother! He could also do more exercise so that he wouldn't have to lie in bed every day.

Everyone in Yonghe Palace suddenly discovered that the Sixth Prince had become very active. Eight-month-old children could already crawl and stand up with the help of something, but their own Sixth Prince could only sit up. At first, the maids thought it was because the Sixth Prince was weak, but now it seems that he is just lazy.

In order to make it easier for Xiaoliu to practice crawling, Rouwan asked people to put away all the small objects in the hall and laid thick carpets. Fortunately, there was a kang in the hall, so the child would not feel cold when crawling on the ground.

Yinzuo grunted and struggled, persisting every day. His limbs, which usually did not have much strength, gradually became stronger, and he crawled faster and faster.

One day, when Kangxi came in, he happened to see him crawling quickly on the ground. He happened to be wearing a furry tiger hat on his head, and he looked like a little tiger.

Kangxi squatted down with interest and picked up the small ball that had just rolled to his feet.

When Yinzuo looked up, he saw the emperor father looking at him with a smile, holding the ball that he used to chase and play with in his hand.

"Aiya~" Give my ball back~

Kangxi waved the ball in front of the little guy's eyes, and took it back the moment the little guy reached out to reach it.

"Do you want it?" Kangxi asked him with a raised eyebrow.

"Yeah~" Yinzuo nodded his head and looked at the ball expectantly.

"How about this? You take out the pearl necklace I gave you last time and let me see it, and I will return it to you."

Yinzuo almost agreed, but he suddenly remembered that he had given the pearl necklace to his brother as a birthday gift. Yinzuo blinked his eyes and started to play dumb.

"Aba Aba~" You act as if the other person doesn't understand what you are saying.

"Oh! You still know how to play dumb in front of me? I saw it all in Chengqian Palace. You little brat asked me for something to please your brother, didn't you? What did you tell me at the beginning?"

Yinzuo hugged his father's legs, pouted his little mouth and started to act coquettishly to please him.

"Do you know you are wrong now? You gave things to your mother and your brother, but what about me? I am your father, but you only take things from me and don't even plan to give me anything?"

Kangxi said this intentionally. He just found the little guy's guilty look very funny and wanted to tease him.

Unexpectedly, the little guy thought about it and actually nodded.

"Why? Are you really going to give me something?"

Kangxi became more and more curious. He smiled, picked up the little guy from the ground, and strode into the hall.

The father and son lay on the couch together.

Yinzuo crawled to the front of his father, moved closer, and smacked!

Kissed him.

Kangxi was completely stunned by the kiss. From his birth till now, no one had dared to offend him so boldly. But looking at the innocent eyes of the little guy, the word "outrageous" stuck in his throat and he couldn't utter it out loud.

"Who taught you this? It's against the rules!" Kangxi finally just scolded in a low voice, but he was still somewhat happy in his heart.

"Ah~" But you look very happy, Father Huang~

Yinzuo plucked up his courage and kissed her again.

Kangxi's defense broke down, and a smile appeared on his face, the corners of his mouth raised slightly and he could hardly suppress it.

"Alright, alright! It's fine when there's no one around, but if there are other people around, you can't be so rude! Do you hear me?"

"What's going on? What's against the rules? But did Xiaoliu make the emperor angry again?" Rouwan, who had just gone to the small kitchen to busy herself, suddenly appeared in the hall.

Kangxi coughed lightly and answered seriously, "I mean, Xiaoliu should not crawl around on the ground in front of outsiders in the future. It's against the rules."

Rouwan placed the freshly prepared snacks on the table and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, Xiaoliu is still a child. He is at the age when he is very active. The imperial physician said that if he crawls more, he can learn to walk as soon as possible in the future. Why doesn't Your Majesty allow it?"

"Since the imperial physician says it is beneficial, then fine. But the floor must be kept clean."

Kangxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Depin should not have seen the little guy kissing him just now.

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