Under Kangxi's supervision, Cheng'an ate his dinner very well. He was not as active as he was at noon, trying to secretly grab a bite of every dish in front of Yinreng.
In view of his good performance, Kangxi rewarded him with a small bowl of fish soup before he finished his meal.
The fish soup made by the imperial chef was very delicious, so delicious that Cheng'an simply grabbed the spoon and ate it himself.
Thinking of how he slept well, ate well, and was happy every day, Kangxi felt a little envious again.
After Cheng An took another bite of the fish soup, he saw that his father had left the table full of delicious food untouched and was looking at him. He couldn't help but say, "Father, eat."
"This fried chicken breast is soft and tender, not bad." After hearing his words, Kangxi picked up a piece of fried chicken breast with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.
Cheng An couldn't stand him eating and commenting like that, he immediately raised his head and said: "Father..."
Kangxi finally felt a little better when he realized that he was not completely worry-free, at least he could not eat and drink as he pleased.
"If you want to eat, grow up quickly." After Kangxi said this, he saw that his face was covered with fish soup, so he took the small bowl from his hand and started feeding him again.
After Cheng An opened his mouth and ate the fish soup he fed him, he suddenly said, "Stingy!"
Liang Jiugong, who was standing by, felt a little amused when he heard this, thinking that only a young prince would dare to say this to the emperor.
Kangxi didn't expect him to say this suddenly. He was surprised for a second, then asked with a smile: "Who taught you this?"
Cheng'an, who didn't get to eat the delicious meat, didn't want to pay attention to him. He puffed up his little face and looked at the fish soup in the bowl.
"You don't even know how to learn some nice words all day long." Kangxi thought of his previous "Grandpa is here", although he was not sure whether the word "stingy" was taught by Yin'e, he still made a note of it in his heart.
In fact, Kangxi did not wrongly accuse anyone. This was what Yin'e said in front of Cheng'an.
After the rather warm dinner, the father and son sat on the couch and read a book together before preparing to wash up.
When it comes to washing, it is also a big problem for Cheng'an.
The child would get excited when he saw water. After each bath, several palace maids and eunuchs couldn't even carry him out of the basin properly, and it was like a war.
For this reason, whenever Kangxi had time, he would watch him bathe before going himself.
Today is still the same.
“Hehe…”
As soon as Cheng'an entered the water purification room, his cheerful laughter was heard, accompanied by the sound of water.
"Behave yourself, I say." Kangxi was supervising from a chair not far away. When he saw the water splashing in front of him, he spoke with a slight stern tone.
After he spoke, Cheng'an behaved a little more obediently. He no longer splashed the water out of the basin on purpose. Instead, he used his little hands to stir the water in the basin.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the servants around him quickly started to bathe him.
After finally bathing him, the servant encountered difficulty again when he wanted to carry him out. He didn't cooperate at all. His slippery little body kept hiding in the basin and he just didn't want to come out.
Seeing that he still didn't come out even after he added hot water twice, Kangxi finally lost his patience and simply went over and carried the person out himself.
Compared to the servants who were restrained, he had no such worries. He carried the man out and wrapped him in a white towel on the couch, while scolding him: "Next time, come out after washing yourself. If you don't listen, I will throw you out and let the wolves take you away."
"Wolf?" The little guy's face was flushed after the bath, and his already soft hair was all sticky down, making him look even cuter.
Seeing that his focus was completely wrong, Kangxi pulled up the cloth and covered his head with it, rubbed it, and then personally put on pajamas for him.
When putting on clothes, Cheng'an giggled again because his ticklish spot was touched.
When Kangxi was held in his arms just now, his body was quite wet. After helping him put on his clothes, he went to take a bath himself.
When he finished bathing and entered the bedroom, he saw his little son crawling on the couch outside the bedroom, with a palace maid holding a towel and trying to wipe his hair but failing to do so for a long time.
Seeing that he had finished bathing but his hair was not dry yet, Kangxi walked up to him and patted his little butt.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me." The palace maid who had circled around the couch several times but failed to dry the little prince's hair pleaded.
Cheng'an, who was still crawling on the couch to avoid drying his hair, turned around and saw that it was his father who came. He sat down where he was, with an innocent expression on his face, as if he was not the one who refused to cooperate in drying his hair.
Knowing that he didn't like others touching his head, Kangxi took the towel from the palace maid and motioned her to leave.
After the palace maid stepped aside, Kangxi sat down on the couch. Without him saying anything, the little fellow who had just been crawling all over the couch came over and sat on his lap.
Kangxi sighed in his heart that it was not easy to raise a son, then lowered his eyes and began to wipe his hair carefully.
His movements were far less gentle than those of the palace maid, but the little one in his arms did not make any noise. Instead, he leaned against his arms obediently and even started sucking his little fingers after a while.
"How old are you? You're still sucking your fingers." His hair was not very long, so it was not difficult to dry it. Kangxi saw his actions after throwing away the used towel.
The person being scolded quickly took his hand out of his mouth, raised his head and called him, "Ama."
"Your saliva is all over me." Kangxi grabbed the hand that he had just eaten and asked someone to wipe it clean. Seeing that it was getting late, he directly carried him to the bed in the inner room.
The bed is bigger than the couch, so Cheng'an started crawling around as soon as he got on it.
The father and son slept for a long time in the afternoon, so neither of them felt sleepy at the moment.
After Kangxi got on the bed and sat down against the headboard, he simply picked up the book he had not finished reading and continued reading.
Seeing that he didn't care about him, Cheng An simply started playing on the bed, crawling and rolling around.
Gulugulu...
After rolling from the head of the bed to the foot, his little butt accidentally bumped into something, which somehow reminded him of his tail again.
"Ama Ama..." He shouted as he crawled to Kangxi and sat in his arms without any hesitation.
Kangxi held the book in his hand and looked straight ahead: "What's the matter now?"
Cheng An reached out and touched his back, with a puzzled look on his face: "Where's Amawei?"
There was a warm light on in the bedroom, casting the shadows of the father and son on one side of the bunk bed.
Kangxi reached out and turned a page of the book before saying, "Please make your words clearer."
"Tail." Cheng'an stretched out his little hand and gestured.
Tail?
Tail, huh?
Kangxi was multitasking while reading a book, and seeing that his tone was quite anxious, he casually guessed, "Are you talking about the tail?"
"Hmm!" Seeing that his father finally understood, Cheng An nodded his head affirmatively, "Where's the tail?"
"What tail?" Kangxi didn't understand why he brought up the tail.
Cheng An said in a baby voice: "Dragon's tail."
"What happened to the dragon's tail?"
Seeing that he didn't understand again, the little guy got a little anxious and reached out to pull the book from his hand. When he finally looked at him, he patted his back and said, "Where's An An Long Wei?"
Kangxi finally understood, but his expression was a little amusing. He didn't understand why he had such a bizarre idea.
"So Cheng'an has a dragon's tail? Let me take a look." The people around him were distracted by him and couldn't read, so Kangxi simply followed his words and made a joke.
Cheng An couldn't tell what was a joke at the moment, and when he heard what Ama said, he thought that he wanted to help him find his tail, so he stood up obediently and turned to him.
Seeing his serious look, Kangxi almost laughed. He stretched out his hand to turn him around, touched his back again, and said, "I didn't see it. Cheng'an doesn't have a tail at all."
In Kangxi's mind, this was just his whimsical childish talk and he didn't take it seriously at all. However, he didn't expect that after he said this, the little guy who didn't like to cry would burst into tears.
Seeing that he was crying louder and louder, it was obvious that he was serious, and Kangxi suddenly couldn't laugh anymore.
"Don't cry." Kangxi saw that his eyes had turned red in a short while, and there was a bag of tears in his eyes that was about to fall at any time, so he quickly coaxed him, "I was wrong, Cheng'an has a tail."
Hearing his words, Cheng An stopped crying for a moment, blinked twice, let out a string of tears, and asked, "Where's An Anwei?"
Compared to the usual thunder without rain, the little guy's crying this time was really pitiful. His big black eyes turned red and even the tip of his nose was a little red.
"Tail..." Kangxi was a little embarrassed for a moment.
If he just wanted a tail, Kangxi could find him dozens of different tails, but from the way he looked, it was clear that he thought he already had a tail.
How could this child think that he had a tail, and a dragon's tail at that? Could someone have taught him something wrong?
Kangxi gritted his teeth in his heart, thinking that it was most likely Yin'e again.
This time it really wasn't Yin'e's fault, but it was his fault for not teaching Cheng'an something good before, so he could only take the blame temporarily.
"Ama!" Seeing that Ama stopped talking, Cheng'an became anxious again.
Seeing that he was about to continue crying if something went wrong, Kangxi could only coax him and said, "Cheng'an is still young, you will have a tail when you grow up."
Cheng An blinked twice after listening to his words, then reached out and touched behind him again.
But he had a tail when he was in the egg, why did he have a tail only now when he grew up?
He was a little confused, but still willing to believe what his father said, so he sniffed.
Seeing that he was finally not going to cry, Kangxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and decided that next time he encountered this situation, he would still go along with what he said and coax him. Anyway, when he grows up, he will know how fantastic this idea is.
Kangxi took the warm wet towel from Liang Jiugong and wiped his face, then taught him: "It's useless to cry when you encounter problems. Next time, if you have something to say, just talk about it nicely. Do you understand?"
"Yeah." Cheng An nodded and sat back in his arms, leaning on him with some dependence.
He had just sat down for a while when he suddenly raised his head and looked at Kangxi and asked, "Father's tail?"
Kangxi was not stupid. When he heard this, he immediately understood his logic. In his mind, not only did he have a tail, but his father also had a tail.
Kangxi wanted to directly tell him that he had no such thing as a tail, but he was afraid that he would start crying again.
"It's getting late, it's time to go to bed." After Kangxi finished speaking, he hugged him and lay down, and winked at Liang Jiugong who was standing beside him.
Liang Jiugong immediately stepped forward and lowered the bed curtain, then waved his hand to signal the people below to turn off the lights.
In the blink of an eye, the bed was plunged into darkness. Cheng An leaned in his arms and blinked, but still wanted to ask: "Ama..."
"Close your eyes and go to sleep." Before he could finish his sentence, Kangxi interrupted him with a serious tone.
Cheng'an subconsciously closed his mouth when he heard his words, and fell asleep under his gentle patting after a while.
After hearing his steady breathing, Kangxi exhaled in the darkness, sincerely hoping that he would not think about the tail anymore.
The next day was another good day. When Cheng'an woke up, Kangxi had already gone to the morning court.
“Ama…”
After he subconsciously called out "Ama" a few times, he was coaxed by the servants to wash up and have breakfast.
After finishing the breakfast specially prepared for him by the imperial chef, Cheng An's heart flew outside again.
Don't underestimate him because he is small. He has a good memory.
He couldn't find his other brothers every time they left, but he went to where his second brother was yesterday and remembered it immediately.
He himself may not know that he remembers the way not by memory alone, but by relying on his five senses which are sharper than those of ordinary people.
It was because of this that after he came out of the Qianqing Palace holding the cloth tiger, he found the Xian'an Palace very easily.
The people who served him were unable to stop him from running out of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, so they could only carefully protect him by his side, and even pick him up when he got tired.
They actually wanted to take him directly back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity while they were picking him up, but when he really started to make a fuss, the servants could not handle it anymore and could only continue to move forward in the direction he pointed.
When he walked to the Imperial Garden, he found that the servants didn't take it seriously and just thought that he remembered coming to play yesterday.
"Hey, this is the twenty-fourth prince, right?"
When the weather gets warmer, the Imperial Garden becomes one of the places the concubines like to visit, not only because of the beautiful scenery, but also because there is a chance they might encounter the emperor here.
At this time, a concubine dressed as a common concubine did not meet the emperor, but happened to see Cheng'an being held by a eunuch.
Seeing this concubine, the people around Cheng'an all bowed to her.
Cheng An glanced at her, and seeing that she was a stranger, he pointed ahead and said, "Let's go!"
Upon hearing this, the person serving him immediately carried him away.
The concubine who was left behind was a little unhappy, but she didn't dare to do anything. After all, everyone in the palace knew how favored the Twenty-Fourth Prince was.
She and Cheng'an's mother were both concubines in Changchun Palace, but now one had been conferred a noble lady while the other was still a concubine. She was somewhat jealous and couldn't help but step forward to block their way.
However, after seeing the Twenty-Fourth Prince up close, although she felt jealous, she had to admit that this delicate and handsome little prince was very likable.
"It's a pity it's not mine..."
After the little episode, the eunuch beside Cheng An carried him to the pavilion yesterday and coaxed him, "Little brother, can you play here for a while and then go back?"
"No." Cheng An said and continued to point in a direction.
There was no choice but to continue carrying him forward.
As they walked, they had already left the Imperial Garden, and the servants stopped one after another.
"The Emperor is about to leave the court, so let's go back first, little prince." The eunuch who was holding him coaxed.
Ama is important, but brother is also important. Cheng'an shook his head without thinking.
The eunuch who was holding him looked at the people next to him, then simply turned around and walked back with him in his arms.
"No!" Cheng'an said this and twisted his body when he realized they were taking the wrong path.
He was quite heavy now, and the eunuch who was holding him was afraid that he would fall, so he had to squat down quickly.
Cheng An took the opportunity to get out of his arms and ran straight along the palace road.
The palace road with red walls and yellow tiles is always solemn, and people walking in it are all very well-behaved. It is rare that the out-of-place sound of running can be heard at this time.
He ran in front and his servants chased after him.
After all, Cheng'an was still young, and after running for a while, his speed gradually slowed down.
The people following him didn't dare to let him run away, for fear that he would get hurt and the emperor would not forgive them.
As he slowed down, the eunuch hurriedly caught up with him and said, "Little Ancestor, where do you want to go? Let me carry you."
Upon hearing this, Cheng An turned around and looked at him, and only stretched out his hand after making sure that he would not walk around aimlessly again.
After the eunuch reached out and picked him up, this time he didn't dare to take him back on his own initiative, but instead followed his request.
When they arrived outside Xian'an Palace unknowingly, the servants were really surprised. They didn't expect that the young prince had such a good memory. Not only did he remember the Imperial Garden where he played yesterday, but he could even find this place.
After realizing that they had arrived at his brother's residence, Cheng An twisted his body and slid off the person who was holding him.
The guards guarding outside Xian'an Palace saw the small figure running to the gate, and they looked at each other in confusion.
This is where the deposed prince is imprisoned. Normally, no outsiders are allowed to approach. However, the one in front of them is a bit special, making them a little at a loss as to what to do for a moment.
Cheng An was unaware of their entanglement. He trotted to the door and held the cloth tiger he brought from the Palace of Heavenly Purity in one hand, while patting it with the other hand, he shouted, "Brother, brother..."
"Hurry up and open the door." The eunuch who carried him over saw that the little prince's hands were almost red from clapping, and said with concern.
The guard was a little embarrassed: "No one is allowed to enter without the emperor's order."
"The emperor brought the little prince here yesterday, and he didn't say he was not allowed to come again." The eunuch's name was Liu Cai. Although he was from the Qianqing Palace, he had now been sent to serve Cheng'an.
No matter how young the master is, he is still the master. Since the master wants to go in, Liu Cai naturally has to serve the master, especially since he knows clearly how much the emperor dotes on his little master.
The guard had long heard that the Twenty-Fourth Prince was favored, and he had seen it with his own eyes yesterday. He hesitated after hearing Liu Cai's words, but thinking of the importance of deposing the crown prince, he did not dare to open the door.
"Eunuch, please don't make things difficult for me. This door cannot be opened unless the emperor orders." The guard said finally.
Seeing the guard's determined expression, Liu Cai could only squat down and coax his young master: "Little brother, let's go back to the Qianqing Palace first, otherwise we can't get in."
Cheng'an didn't understand why he couldn't go in when his brother was inside, and his brows were tightly furrowed.
Fortunately, not long after, another eunuch came from the direction of the Qianqing Palace and conveyed Kangxi's oral instructions, instructing the guards to open the door.
It turned out that someone had reported the news back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity on the way here. After Kangxi left the court, he learned that his youngest son had actually gone to find his second brother on his own. He was surprised for a moment and then followed him.
Thinking that he might not be able to enter Xian'an Palace, he ordered someone to come and convey the oral order.
"Your Majesty means that you don't have to stop the young prince from coming over in the future."
"I obey your order." The guards quickly opened the door after receiving the order.
As soon as the door opened, Cheng'an ran in and saw Yinreng at a glance.
"elder brother!"
Yinreng was now an idle man with nothing to do, so he spent the whole morning basking in the sun in the courtyard.
He heard the shouting outside the door just now, and his first reaction was to sit up slightly.
However, when the person really came in, he lazily fell back into the rocking chair with an indifferent expression.
When Cheng'an came in, he saw his brother lying motionless and thought he was asleep. He stretched out a little hand, covered his mouth and slowly approached him.
When he got closer and found that his brother's eyes were open, he immediately put down his hands and shouted happily: "Brother~"
"Why are you here again?" Yinreng's tone revealed a hint of disgust.
"I miss my brother." Cheng An said and leaned beside him affectionately. When the rocking chair started moving, he subconsciously let out a low cry.
It’s really noisy…
Yinreng thought to himself, but reached out and picked the person up and put him on his body.
"Brother." Cheng An felt the shaking under him, and after sticking close to him for a while, he slowly smiled.
After discovering that his warm little body was indeed warmer than the sun, Yinreng put one hand on him and slowly rocked the rocking chair.
Liu Cai and others who followed in were waiting not far away. When they saw this scene out of the corner of their eyes, they were a little surprised.
Although no one in the palace dares to mention the deposed crown prince casually nowadays, private discussions are inevitable. After all, he is the first crown prince of the Qing Dynasty and also the first crown prince to be deposed.
Liu Cai and others had heard about the prince's deeds and knew that he was not a good person. Even though nothing happened to the little prince yesterday, they were still a little worried.
After all, one was once the most favored prince, and the other is the most favored prince now. Who knows if he will...
It’s no wonder that Liu Cai and the others were surprised to see such a harmonious scene at this time.
While Cheng'an was lying in his brother's arms, holding a cloth tiger and rocking in a rocking chair with him to bask in the sun, on the other side, Yin'e once again pulled Yinzhen and Yin'er into the palace.
Yinsi was originally going to come with them, but was unable to go due to some urgent matters at home.
After Yin'e and the other two arrived at the Qianqing Palace to pay their respects to Kangxi, they proposed to visit Cheng'an as usual.
When they were ready to leave and go find their brother, Kangxi asked, "Don't you have anything to do?"
Yin'e and the other two were a little confused when they heard this and didn't understand what the emperor meant.
"If you have nothing to do, go back and read more." Kangxi suddenly remembered that his youngest son was crying for his tail last night, and looked at Yin'e with emphasis, "Especially you!"
What's wrong with me?
Feeling that he was totally wronged, Yin'e opened his mouth to speak but didn't dare.
"Okay, if there's nothing else, just leave." Kangxi waved his hand.
What could Yin'e and the other two do? They could only politely say, "Your sons, I'll take my leave."
After coming out of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Yin'e couldn't help but say, "No, what do you mean by the Emperor? Didn't he tell us to come to the palace more often to see Cheng'an?"
"Maybe he thinks you have taught him bad things." Yinzhen said casually.
Yin'e was unhappy when he heard this and said, "Ninth brother, I don't like what you said. It's okay for Cheng'an to like playing with me, the tenth brother. How can you say that I taught him bad things?"
Yinzhen also thought it was a bit strange, and after walking with them for a while, he said, "I'm going to Yonghe Palace."
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