Chapter 26

It was quite difficult to feed a tiny kid like Yinzuo. He needed to take a break in between, or feed himself a few bites. He kept moving back and forth between two small tables. At first glance, he was the busiest person in the room.

But although he was very busy, he enjoyed it and never got tired of it, and the Seventh Prince was also happy to let him feed him. He was not happy when the palace servants around him wanted to feed him! He preferred to eat what Yinzuo fed him!

The Seventh Prince's eyes kept following Yinzuo and he even called Yinzuo "brother"!

Yinzuo was very happy to be called brother. Kangxi, who was sitting high in the seat, saw Yinzuo and the seventh prince Yinyou hugging each other. Yinzuo's eyes were narrowed into slits due to laughing, and Yinyou also had a smile on his little face.

Kangxi had complicated feelings towards Yinyou. He seldom visited the child since he was born. The child being born with a disease always made people feel aversion to this child.

When the child was born, some people said that it was God's punishment because he, the emperor, had done bad things, some said it was Dai Jia's fault, some said the seventh child was the reincarnation of a sinful evildoer, and some even said the child would affect the destiny of the Qing Dynasty. Anyway, they were all bad words, and he punished them at the time, but he no longer had any joy about the birth of the child.

Everyone in the royal family took Kangxi's attitude as a guide. Although Kangxi did not hate the Seventh Prince, his indifference was enough to make others stay away from him and treat them as invisible people. Dai Jia was also happy that her Seventh Prince became that invisible person.

But these adult matters have no impact on Yinzuo. This is his younger brother! The younger brother who calls him brother!

Even after the family dinner, Yinzuo did not go back with Depin, but followed his brother!

Dai Jia was embarrassed about this little tail that followed her back, but in fact Yinzuo was not a troublesome child.

Yinzuo was content to just lie on the side of the crib and watch his younger brother. He never tired of asking Yinyou to call him brother, and he would say "ah" every time Yinyou called him that. He had been playing this game for a long time and he never seemed to get tired of it.

Dai Jia was a person who was afraid of getting involved in trouble and did not welcome anyone's visit. But at this moment, hearing the voice of the child in the house and seeing the smile on her son's face, the sadness in Dai Jia's eyes suddenly dissipated a lot.

Yinzuo played with his brother for a while, and suddenly said, "Brother, I want to lie down too."

He was tired by now, so Yinzuo set his sights on the Seventh Prince's small bed.

Yinzuo supported himself on the small bed and tried to climb up. Dai Jia hesitated for a moment but finally lent a hand to help him.

There was room for both children to lie down. The seventh prince Yinyou did not mind his brother occupying his bed, and Yinzuo was very happy to lie with his younger brother. He looked at his younger brother sideways, touching his face and eyebrows.

Dai Jia suspected that the Sixth Prince treated her son as a big toy, but Dai Jia looked at the Sixth Prince and found that he was not being careless like a child. There was no sign of him making her son cry. Instead, her son seemed to like the Sixth Prince very much.

Yinzuo was playing with his younger brother until he fell asleep in his younger brother's crib. He was carried to the new residence while he was sleeping. He found himself in a new environment as soon as he opened his eyes. But when he saw his mother the second time, Yinzuo smiled reflexively and was not at all nervous about the new environment.

Depin looked at Yinzuo's back and was very satisfied that Yinzuo's back was no longer sweaty after waking up.

Yinzuo remembered that he slept with his younger brother before he fell asleep, so when he woke up he talked to Depin about his younger brother.

"My brother is small."

"Call me brother Yin."

"Soft face."

Anyway, in the end, he still wanted to play with his younger brother, because he liked him.

Depin was helpless: "Which one don't you like?"

Yinzuo smiled at Depin and said, "Looking for my brother."

Depin hesitated. She was no exception and didn't want to go to the Seventh Prince's place. However, her youngest son looked eager, and Depin, unable to resist his gaze, wavered again.

Now that they had already left the palace, Depin couldn't help but feel a little relaxed. She thought that Daijia and the Seventh Prince had their own small courtyard here, unlike when they were in the palace where they lived in a small side hall. It would be more convenient to visit them now.

So after much persuasion from Yinzuo, Depin finally agreed. However, she only went there twice. After Yinzuo became familiar with the place, he no longer needed Depin to accompany him.

Yinzuo also gave some of his toys to the Seventh Prince. Although he didn't take many out of the palace, he could share them with his younger brother to play with, and there were many things in this garden that were more fun than toys.

Dai Jia was a person of few words, but later when Yinzuo visited her, she would often prepare some delicious food for Yinzuo and Yinyou to eat together, and Yinyou would call her brother, which Yinzuo liked very much.

It was a pity that Yinyou had just learned to walk a few steps with the help of something, and Yinzuo was unable to teach him to walk and could not hold him in his arms. When he tried to hold his younger brother, he and his younger brother fell, and his younger brother cried.

But Yinzuo was frightened. He had never seen anyone cry except himself. It was really scary and panic-stricken.

Yinzuo patted his brother: "Don't cry, don't cry."

"Good brother."

Yinzuo didn't even bother to get up. He just sat on the ground to coax his brother and wiped his tears with heartache.

Little Yinzuo, who made someone cry for the first time, knew that he had done something wrong and felt very guilty: "Hoo, hoo, it doesn't hurt." He blew on his brother and kissed him.

But although golden beads came out of your brother's eyes, he didn't fall on his face. Why were you blowing his eyes and kissing him on the cheek?

However, the Seventh Prince was really fooled by this combination of punches, or maybe it was because his eyes were itchy from being blown, anyway, the crying stopped after a while.

Dai Jia watched all this without being anxious or angry at all. It was nothing for a child to fall. Instead, a smile appeared in her eyes as she watched all this.

I don’t know if it’s because of the lack of deep palace walls, or because of this childlike scene, but the boredom that has long accumulated in my heart can be relaxed for a moment.

There was no need for Dai Jia to go over and deal with it. Soon Yinzuo and Yinyou became good brothers again. They didn't even have to stand up. The two of them just sat there and started playing.

All in all, Yinzuo and his younger brother had a very good time together. After returning home, Yinzuo proudly announced to Depin: "My younger brother likes Yin!"

But there is one thing that is a pity, his younger brother cannot play outside with him. After so much effort to get outside, every scene is a new world for Yinzuo and it is very fun. It is a pity that his younger brother cannot walk yet. It is such a pity.

Not only Yinzuo, but everyone else also didn't want to stay at home all the time after coming to the garden. They were all willing to go out and walk around more often.

After Yin Zuo came out after seeing his brother, he was looking up at the fruit trees. The small courtyard that Dai Jiashi and the Seventh Prince shared was in a remote area, and going further west would lead to the mountains. However, due to the poor management of this area, there were many wild fruit trees.

They were all wild fruits, small and ugly, and no one would want to eat them, except Yinzuo. Yinzuo was quite interested in the small red fruits hidden in the green leaves, but unfortunately he was too short, and even if the wild fruit tree was not tall, it was out of his reach.

Just as Yinzuo tilted his head to look for how many small fruits were hidden in the green leaves, treating it as a game of hide-and-seek, he heard a little noise, and then turned his head, "Big sister!"

The eldest princess also laughed when she saw Yinzuo: "What are you playing?"

Yinzuo then pulled the eldest princess to show her: "Guoguo."

In fact, they were wild plums, so the eldest princess told him that they were plums, and asked if there were any ripe plums to be sent over for Yinzuo to taste. Forget about these, they are not tasty.

But what Yinzuo wanted more was to pick the wild plums hiding among the green leaves, and he thought his elder sister could pick them.

So he looked at his elder sister expectantly with his dark, clear eyes: "Sister, pick it!"

The eldest princess was looked at by those expectant eyes, and she stretched out her hand politely: "Sister can't reach it either."

Yinzuo's clever little brain suddenly came up with an idea, and he suggested to his elder sister: "Sister, climb the tree."

The eldest princess: “…”

The eldest princess, as beautiful and gentle as a rose, stood there gracefully. "Hey boy, you let your big sister climb a tree?"

The eldest prince came out of the mountain and walked here via the path. He raised his hand and covered Yinzuo's head and rubbed it. He said to the eldest princess who was in a dilemma: "Don't listen to this kid's nonsense."

Yinzuo was not angry when his head was rubbed by the eldest prince. He happily called out, "Big brother!"

The eldest brother said, "Don't embarrass me, sister. Just wait for me."

As a prince, the eldest prince certainly had never learned to climb trees, but this wild plum tree was not tall. The eldest prince, who had practiced martial arts and learned archery and horse riding since he was a child, kicked the tree twice and grabbed a thick branch, then jumped up and stood on the trunk.

It was just a blink of an eye and he went up so fast. In the eyes of the inexperienced Yinzuo, the posture was particularly heroic and extraordinary, as if his older brother could fly. Little Yinzuo exclaimed “Wow~” with his mouth wide open, and his admiration for his older brother reached its peak.

The eldest prince Yinzhi was standing on the tree and heard Yinzuo's exclamation. He also enjoyed his younger brother's admiration and the corners of his mouth were raised.

Yinzuo pulled the eldest princess and said, "Big brother is awesome."

The eldest princess also nodded in admiration: "My eldest brother is very agile."

The eldest prince couldn't suppress the smile on his face: "I'll pick the plums and throw them down for you to catch."

The eldest princess said, "Be careful."

The eldest prince didn't care much: "No problem." It was just a short height, and there was fallen leaves and soil below, so it would be okay if he fell down.

The eldest prince picked some small plums and threw them down, carefully aiming. However, Yinzuo's small hands were busy trying to catch them and he always missed. However, the eldest princess was able to catch them, which made Yinzuo jealous.

Under Yinzuo's envious gaze, the eldest princess' smile was brighter than usual. She walked towards Yinzuo, pulled up his clothes to make a pocket, and said, "Why don't you try it like this?"

In fact, as long as Yinzuo didn't take the initiative to catch it and didn't move his little hands, just like he was standing there with the bag in his hand, the eldest prince could throw the wild plums in accurately, and Yinzuo successfully caught quite a few of them in a short while.

After receiving the fruits for a while, Yinzuo felt that it would be more interesting to pick up the fruits rather than standing here to receive them.

After leaving the palace, even the schoolwork was not so tight. It was the first time for the eldest prince to sit on a tree, tossing fruits down leisurely. He was in a good mood. He threw one behind Yinzuo, watched him turn around, and threw another one behind him. He turned around to pick it up...

After a while, the little one became dizzy and busy, and even fell on his butt. But he didn't notice at all that his big brother was teasing him.

The eldest prince curled his lips, looking stupid.

The eldest princess was much gentler than her unscrupulous brother. When she saw the eldest prince bullying little Yinzuo, the gentle eldest princess actually glared at him, helped Yinzuo up and said, "Don't bully him."

The eldest prince felt guilty: "Aren't we just playing with him? Ask him if he is having fun?"

Yinzuo smiled brightly and said, "Happy."

The eldest princess: “…”

But whether it is the silly Yinzuo or Yinzhi who likes to amuse his younger brother, they are both very vivid and lively images, instead of people who pay respects to the ancestors or occasionally say a few polite words when met at a banquet. The sense of strangeness disappears a lot, making the eldest princess feel much more at ease.

The eldest princess knew that she would have to marry far away in the future. If she could have a close relationship with her younger brothers, it would be of great benefit to her, but she did not have the opportunity to get close to them.

Not to mention being close, we were even very unfamiliar with each other. When we met, there was nothing to talk about except polite words. It was so unfamiliar that we felt uncomfortable.

As Yinzuo was enjoying himself, he suddenly remembered something and said to the palace servants, "Go find my third brother and fourth sister."

Yinzuo pointed at the eldest prince with sparkling eyes and said, "Brother, climb a tree!"

When the Third Prince, the Fourth Princess and Yinzuo were together, they often went around the tree and tried to climb up. Now, shouldn’t the Third Brother and Fourth Sister come and see?

After figuring out what Yinzuo meant and seeing the palace maid actually go to call for help, the eldest prince's eyelids twitched. Although he quite enjoyed Yinzuo's admiring look, he didn't want everyone to know that he had climbed a tree, right?

It doesn't seem to be a glorious thing.

But Yinzuo felt extremely proud. He even stretched out his little arms to the eldest prince and shouted, "Big brother!"

"Big brother! Yin!"

He stretched out his little arms and jumped up, almost falling down again. Fortunately, the eldest princess caught him.

The little guy's body language is very clear, he also wants to climb the tree!

The little guy's eyes are shining and he smiles like a soft little kitten.

The eldest prince said mercilessly: "No!"

If Yinzuo had been as obedient as before, he might have obeyed when he heard that he was not allowed to do so. But climbing a tree! He wanted to do it so badly!

"Big brother."

"Big brother~"

The little kid stretched out his arms and jumped around, calling "big brother" non-stop, and his sweetness continued to increase.

"Hello, big brother."

"I like big brother."

Yinzuo wanted to sit on the tree too. He was unyielding. After thinking for a while, he blurted out, "I like my big brother the most."

In fact, the tough guy can't stand the little kid's coquetry.

But he really couldn't do that. If he really did something ridiculous - not only climbing the tree by himself, but also bringing his one-year-old brother up with him, not only would Concubine De blame him, but the Emperor would also criticize him!

The eldest prince was so overwhelmed, but Yinzou's noise and the eldest prince's embarrassment of scratching his ears made the eldest princess, who was supporting Yinzou to prevent him from falling, lower her head slightly to hide her uncontrollable smile.

Well, she's not the one who's in trouble. This excitement is quite fun to watch.

The eldest prince, who was in an extremely difficult situation, caught sight of two small figures approaching. They were the third prince and the fourth princess. He was suddenly startled. Soon, it would not be just Yinzuo who would make trouble, but the three little rascals would perform their duties together.

Yinzhi reflected on how he ended up in such a predicament today that he was surrounded by people and was in such a difficult situation. He glared at the rascal jumping around below, and then used his trump card: "Be obedient."

"Otherwise I would have come down from the tree."

The eldest prince pretended to get down from the tree, and this move really made Yinzuo shut up. He stopped asking to climb the tree in a wronged manner. The eldest prince who controlled Yinzuo also forgot about the embarrassment just now, and thought proudly, how could he be controlled by a little bean sprout?

The third prince came running over and asked, "Sixth brother, can big brother climb trees?"

The fourth princess was also very excited: "Big brother can climb trees!"

Yes, your eldest brother can climb trees.

Yinzuo pointed upwards and said proudly, "Big brother is awesome!"

The three excited children made a lot of noise when they got together, chattering and chirping. The eldest prince threw down a lot of plums, and he almost picked all the plums on the tree. The eldest princess helped the little ones to catch and pick the plums.

The three children were having a lot of fun. The eldest prince, who was tired, felt that it was a little noisy but it was okay. The eldest princess didn't think it was noisy. She was quiet more often and wanted to listen to something lively. There were not many lively times in the palace, especially this kind of liveliness that was purely for fun.

Finally, they washed the plums they picked with water, and then several people tasted them. The three children all frowned and squinted their eyes because of the sourness, but the eldest prince and the eldest princess managed their expressions very well, and they maintained their composure despite the sourness.

After playing enough, they all went home. The laughter and joy seemed to take a long time to fade away in the woods. After returning, Yinzuo often told Depin that his elder brother could climb trees.

In Yinzuo's mind, the fact that the eldest prince could climb trees was considered an extremely impressive thing.

In the past, the eldest prince hit the bull's eye with archery and hit the target every time in tossing pots, but he has never been like this. This is a strange way for children to admire him.

The fact that his eldest brother could climb trees has always been on Yinzuo's mind. Several days have passed, and he is still thinking about it. It's a pity that he has never met his eldest brother again.

But I met his father.

At that time, Yinzuo was holding a lot of mulberries in his pocket. These were not picked from trees, but hooked down with wooden hooks. They were not as sour as wild plums. These mulberries were edible, especially the purple-red ones which were quite delicious.

Yinzuo took it back and gave it to his mother to eat.

"Father!" Yinzuo saw his father who was busy all day and called him happily.

He also presented treasures to his father: "Father, sweet!"

But when Kangxi saw the child, he no longer wanted her. Her mouth had turned purple and her little face was stained with mulberry juice, not to mention the clothes filled with mulberries.

Fortunately, he was not wearing the two clothes made of ice-cold gauze, otherwise even Kangxi would feel bad. Since leaving the palace, Yinzuo has been walking around everywhere, and it is not so hot anymore, so Depin did not let him wear those two nice clothes.

"Ama, here."

The little guy was dirty, but his eyes were bright with joy. He wanted to give his father his favorite sweet things.

Kangxi was silent for a moment, but still pinched one. Then Liang Jiugong took out a water bag and washed the mulberry in Kangxi's hand. Kangxi said to Yinzuo: "Did you wash it before eating it?"

"Wash it." There are people watching below.

Yinzuo looked at Kangxi and asked, "How is it?"

Kangxi said under Yinzuo's gaze, "Sweet."

Yinzuo held up his pocket in front of Kangxi again and said, "Father, eat."

This time, Kangxi looked at Liang Jiugong and asked someone to take away the mulberries in Yinzuo's pocket. He said, "Father, eat them later."

Yinzuo no longer had to carry his clothes after the mulberries were taken away, but his eyes rolled around and he seemed to be hesitant to speak. He wanted to give all the mulberries to his father. Yinzuo wanted to eat some himself and also give some to his mother.

Yinzuo thought for a while and said, okay, he would pick them later.

After thinking it over, he generously said to Kangxi: "After you finish eating, pick some for Ama."

At this point, Yinzuo said, "Pick them from the tree."

"Ama climbing a tree?"

Kangxi: “…”

Yinzuo looked at Kangxi. In the silence, he realized something. He hesitated and asked, "...Can't climb trees?"

But older brothers can do it!

There was a cautious and incredible look on the pale little face, as if some tall image had collapsed. The little guy's expression was very vivid.

(End of this chapter)