Four years later.
Jingrou hadn't seen Yinreng all day, so she decided to wait a little longer. If he still hadn't appeared, Yinreng would have to cede territory and pay reparations to appease her.
Jingrou turned her head and saw him running towards her, panting.
"Zhuzhu..." Yinreng ran over. The eleven-year-old boy was already quite handsome. If you looked closely at his face, you could still see some chubby cheeks, the baby fat that he had when he was a child.
He grew up in a greenhouse, but he didn't pick up those bad habits, especially under Jingrou's guidance—there's no way around it, if Yinreng were instilled with any strange or backward ideas, Jingrou would ridicule him and insist on correcting his thinking.
Moreover, Jingrou felt that she was very good at brainwashing others, and that she could influence others by saying it a few times.
Since four years ago, when he was encouraged by Jingrou to visit those orphaned children left behind in rural areas and realized how fortunate he was, he has been unable to calm down.
There are so many unfortunate people, and that's about all there are. What about other places? Are they even more destitute and helpless? The capital is already the most prosperous place, and if it's like this, how can other places be any better off?
Finally, at the tender age of seven, he submitted a memorial to his father, the Emperor Kangxi. This memorial was written by him personally, and the handwriting was still very immature. However, after reading the whole memorial, Emperor Kangxi was deeply moved.
It doesn't contain any fancy words or famous quotes, and it's completely different from what his ministers wrote. When he first started reading it, Emperor Kangxi was a little unaccustomed to it.
There were many things that Yinreng hadn't learned at his age, but the sentiments expressed were genuine. He viewed the government's subsidies to them from a child's perspective, explaining where the subsidies were lacking...
It is precisely in this childlike tone that questions or doubts are raised about the government, which is the most biting and ironic!
This short memorial not only received great attention from the Kangxi Emperor, but also sparked much discussion when it was circulated in the court the following day…
Several officials from the Ministry of Revenue stood in the court hall, their faces flushed with embarrassment. The Prefect of the Capital was also there; his official rank was not high, and he was not originally qualified to stand here. It was only because Emperor Kangxi had specially summoned him to this morning court session.
Officials generally believed that although the Crown Prince's research was still limited, the child's perspective was very important, and it would allow them to see where Jingrou was lacking in this area. If it was not enough in the capital, then there was no need to mention other places!
This memorial not only had practical significance, but also allowed the officials to see the Crown Prince's competence!
Many people gave the Crown Prince a thumbs up, proving that even a child shouldn't be underestimated!
That's really abnormal. No wonder he's the emperor's son. At this moment, several older ministers recalled the scene when Emperor Kangxi ascended the throne at the age of eight.
Excellent! The Emperor is indeed extremely wise, allowing several princes to participate in politics ahead of schedule, and unexpectedly, such results have been achieved in such a short time.
Meanwhile, feeling that he had been dragged into this, the eldest prince, Yinzhi, under the guidance of his maternal family, also began to investigate this issue. He investigated the problems of widowed women in the capital, asking people to investigate the discrimination they faced and the many difficulties they encountered in their lives.
Mentioning such a topic as a prince would naturally attract widespread attention.
Regardless of whether his elder brother was following his example or trying to compete with him for favor, as long as these things benefited the people of the capital, then everything he did was worthwhile!
Yinzhi, however, disliked him!
Why is it that even though they're both princes, he's so much older than the second prince, yet he's the one who loves to show off the most?
Since they are princes, they should just focus on their studies at this age. Why put them through all this trouble?
Because of this incident, he was severely interrogated by his mother, who confiscated all the things he usually played with and made him learn from Yinreng!
Pooh!
Although Yinzhi was full of complaints, seeing that Yinreng was still paying attention to these issues, he gritted his teeth and refused to back down.
So in recent years, despite the brothers' open and covert struggles, the lives of the people in the capital have actually improved!
Emperor Kangxi was delighted with these matters. He had previously felt that his two sons' maternal relatives had overstepped their bounds and needed to be properly disciplined.
However, since a while ago, Yinreng has been less concerned about the Hesheli family, and the Hesheli family has been disappearing lately, not causing any trouble.
Now that the Hesheli family has calmed down, I have to set up another target to compete with Mingzhu.
As for Yinzhi, his competitive spirit was aroused by Yinreng's behavior, and he didn't have much time to manage his maternal grandparents' family anymore!
Instead of trying to please the Khan, or plotting against the Crown Prince, or doing anything immoral, it's better to focus on these things and try to suppress the Crown Prince!
Haven't you seen how everyone in the imperial court is praising the Crown Prince?
He'd rather spend that time watching what kind of trouble the Crown Prince is up to now; he can't afford to admit defeat here!
This time, Yinreng has encountered a rather significant problem. He is now eleven years old and is no longer treated as a child by Emperor Kangxi. Emperor Kangxi ascended the throne at the age of eight and was already capable of many things by his early teens. Yinreng's current performance has greatly pleased Emperor Kangxi; like father, like son, he must be capable.
Because he has been busy with this matter for the past few years, he has not had time to be sentimental. Moreover, he has figured it out: although he has never met the Empress Dowager, she will always live in his heart.
"Sorry to keep you waiting..."
"Oh dear, if you had something to do, you should have told me beforehand. You can't leave me waiting here for nothing!" Jingrou said with her hands on her hips, sounding somewhat serious.
Yinreng nodded, his eyes full of smiles, "There won't be a next time!"
Jingrou nodded in satisfaction. Looking at the man who was still a head taller than her, Jingrou felt dejected. There was a significant age gap between her and Yinreng, and she had never been taller than him. Moreover, in a few more years... this kid was growing even faster, and there was no chance of her catching up!
Sigh, when will we ever be able to look up to him instead of just admiring him from afar?
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