"Mother, after we move into Changchun Garden, will I no longer have to go to school?"
Hongsheng finally asked about his heartfelt expectations: he didn't want to study, he just wanted to play.
Yinreng emerged from the side room, his eyes flashing with cold light.
Hongsheng was so frightened that he clung to Tong Wanyan's leg, too scared to move: "Mother, why didn't you say that Father was here too?"
If he knew his father was there, he would never dare to show any aversion to studying.
Hongsheng trembled with fear, watching helplessly as Yinreng walked in, not daring to move an inch.
Tong Wanyan smiled and patted his bald head: "You didn't ask either."
Hongsheng pouted, "Mother, you must protect your son. I am your precious darling."
“No, your brother is Mother’s precious darling.” Tong Wanyan delivered another fatal blow to Hongsheng.
With no way out, Hongsheng obediently bowed to Yinreng: "Your son greets Father. The Crown Princess has assigned you some homework, so I'll be going now."
After saying that, he turned and ran.
Could Yinreng not control him?
With one hand, he grabbed the little fat boy by the collar and lifted him up, his limbs flailing wildly like a little turtle.
"No matter where you go, you must never give up poetry, books, horsemanship, and archery," Yinreng said.
Hongsheng let out a weak groan and struggled to say, "Grandpa said I'm still young."
Yinreng glanced at him sideways: "When your grandfather was young, he always read his books one hundred and twenty times. This was because, otherwise, he could not thoroughly understand the principles. Your uncles and I all read books in this way, and your eldest brother did the same."
"Big brother has really worked too hard." Hong Sheng looked dejected, but still had the energy to feel sorry for Hong Zhao.
Yinreng was amused by him; at such a young age, he was always thinking about skipping school.
However, no one can outwit or outmaneuver anyone, and I haven't missed a single thing I needed to learn.
Emperor Hongzhao received special instruction from Emperor Kangxi, who subtly taught him the skills of a ruler from a young age. Emperor Hongsheng also had Shi Xiuzhu overseeing him, teaching him all the knowledge he had accumulated over decades.
If we're talking about an easy life, none of Tong Wanyan and Yinreng's three children had an easy one.
Even Tana is skilled in both literature and martial arts, and she is not allowed to play and enjoy herself just because she is a girl.
Compared to Yinzhen's eldest son Honghui, Tana was the "eldest son" whom Yinzhen truly nurtured and taught step by step.
After kicking the chubby boy out, Yinreng sighed, "Xiao Yan, how about we have another one? I'll personally teach the next one."
Tong Wanyan glared at him: "Who was it that said last time that you weren't going to have any more children, that two kids would be enough?"
Yinreng chuckled: "I was just saying. Having one Hongzhao is better than having ten others. Hongsheng is also clever and quick-witted. Two sons are enough to keep you busy."
However, considering that Hongsheng is six years old this year, and there has been no movement at Yuqing Palace for the past few years, there is some anxiety both inside and outside the palace.
The royal family believed that having many children meant good fortune. In previous years, the First Consort risked her life to give birth to daughters every year, just in order to give Prince Zhi a son and help him compete with Yinreng.
The same principle applies to Tong Wanyan.
"Stop using the contraceptive method." Tong Wanyan actually wanted to have another child.
Yinreng was overjoyed. He picked up Tong Wanyan and happily spun her around the room.
Tong Wanyan was dizzy in his arms: "You're so happy that I promised to have another one?"
"I'm happy," Yinreng said with a smile.
But then he was troubled again: "What if the next one is like Huai Hongsheng? Maybe I should just give up."
"Then I'll just have to trouble you, sir. You can bully me however you want." Tong Wanyan made up her mind and wouldn't change it.
Yinreng said, "What kind of talk is this? Isn't it because of me that you have to suffer the pain of childbirth? I can't share the pain of pregnancy and childbirth with you, but I am happy to endure the rest."
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