The eldest prince’s mansion.
Ever since he accidentally pulled off Cheng'an's tail that day, Yinzhi never saw him again, and he felt more and more regretful for his last behavior.
People who have not been locked up for a few years will not know what it feels like, living the same life day after day without any hope.
That morning, with nothing to do, he sat in the room drinking, and in a short while, most of the small jar of wine was gone.
"Someone, bring some wine!" After Yinzhi drank the last sip of wine, he shook the empty jar in his hand, feeling inexplicably restless, and shouted.
The servants in the mansion heard the noise but did not bring wine immediately. Instead, they reported, "Master, the Eighth Prince is here with the young prince."
When Yinzhi heard this, he was instantly surprised. He stopped drinking and immediately got up and walked out.
In the courtyard, Yinsi was holding Cheng'an's hand and leading him inside.
The little guy didn't wear the dragon tail robe today because Kangxi felt the weather was too hot and he had just recovered from an illness, so he was afraid that he would get too hot if he went out wearing such thick clothes.
The reason why Kangxi was able to convince him not to wear the dragon tail robe was that he used both coaxing and threats, telling him that it was not suitable to wear it if he went out in the hot weather, and reminding him that if Yinzhi pulled it off again, he would lose another tail.
Perhaps the memory of having his tail pulled by Yinzhi that day was too vivid, Cheng'an really didn't dare to wear the dragon tail robe again after hearing what he said.
Of course, in fact, if Kangxi had not promised him personally when he coaxed him to drink the medicine, he would not have wanted him to leave the palace again. Unfortunately, the little guy had a good memory and kept thinking about this matter. Kangxi had no choice but to let Yinsi bring him here again.
"Brother Da——"
Cheng'an hadn't seen Yinzhi for some days, so he ran over as soon as he saw him.
When Yinzhi heard his enthusiastic voice, he immediately went up to him and hugged him: "Brother, let someone..."
He hadn't finished his words yet, and the little guy who was about to hug him suddenly covered his mouth and nose, and said in a muffled voice: "Da Ge Yi Ya."
Yinsi also walked up to them at this time. He was a little confused about what Cheng'an was talking about, but the next second he smelled a strong smell of alcohol on his elder brother.
"How much alcohol did you drink, brother?"
Yinzhi did drink a lot, and it was all strong liquor. In this hot weather, it was really irritating to the little guy with a keen sense of smell.
He lowered his head to feel it himself, then stuffed the person in his arms into Yinsi's arms: "Take him inside to sit for a while, I'll be back soon."
They finally came over, and Yinzhi didn't want to suffocate them, so he went downstairs to take a bath immediately after saying that.
After watching him leave, Yinsi shook his head slightly and took Cheng'an into the house.
"Brother Da!" Cheng An shouted at Brother Da's back.
"Let's sit for a while, your elder brother will be here soon." After coaxing him, Yinsi took him to sit down in front of the Luohan bed by the window.
Normally, they would go to see him with other brothers, and the two of them had very few opportunities to be alone together. This time, Yinsi put him on his lap and sat him down, then started chatting with him: "Has Cheng'an still had stomachache these past two days?"
"No." The little guy answered while holding his hand and playing.
Yinsi looked at his small hand which was not even as big as his palm, and pinched it and said, "Next time, you can't eat cold food, do you know?"
"I know." Cheng An nodded obediently.
After they chatted for a while, Yinzhi, who was feeling much more refreshed after taking a bath, walked in with a slight scent of water.
"Cheng'an, look what your elder brother asked someone to make for you." Before Yinzhi's men even arrived nearby, he raised the things in his hands and loudly presented the treasures.
Cheng'an looked up when he heard his voice and blinked at his hands.
"I'll compensate you with a dragon tail." Yinzhi strode up to him and stuffed the dragon tail coat in his hand into his arms.
Being locked up in the mansion, he had no worries about food and drink, but he could not expect any other benefits. Some things that were once readily available were now difficult to obtain, such as fashionable fabrics. Even if he had money, it was difficult for others to send them to him.
In addition, there are still people serving in the mansion, but the number of people needed is far less than before, so under such circumstances, it is still quite troublesome for him to have someone make an exquisite dragon tail coat.
Cheng'an didn't expect that Da Ge, who pulled off his tail, also made a dragon tail clothes for him. He immediately exclaimed "Wow" while holding the clothes in his hands.
Hearing his low cry, Yinzhi smiled, and in order to make him happier, he ordered people to bring up the snacks and candies he promised him last time.
"Don't." Yinsi quickly refused when he heard that, and then explained when he looked over, "He had a stomachache a few days ago, so he can't eat anything recently."
Before leaving, Kangxi specifically instructed him to take good care of the person and it would be best if he stayed in Yinzhi's house for a while before bringing Cheng'an back.
"Stomachache? Why do you have a stomachache when you're fine?" Upon hearing this, Yinzhi looked at the little guy who was happily holding the dragon tail coat, and felt that he did look thinner than last time.
Seeing that he was asking more questions, Yinsi told him the whole cause and effect.
"How can this Yinzhen be so unreliable? I know that ice bowls cannot be given to such a big child." Yinzhi's tone was full of disdain. After waving his hand to stop the candy and snacks, he lowered his head and said to Cheng'an, "Next time, come over next time and I'll treat you to candy."
Next time again...
Cheng'an, who was still looking forward to sweets and snacks, couldn't help but puff up his cheeks slightly when he heard Da Ge's words.
Ever since he fell ill, his life has indeed been difficult. Not only has his diet become bland, but his daily snacks have also been cut. He thought he could get the candies and snacks that Da Ge had mentioned last time when he came to his place, but he didn't get any.
In fact, after Kangxi stopped giving him snacks, the little guy still tried to get snacks from his mother and the Queen Mother. However, Kangxi had specifically instructed him not to, so he naturally couldn't get any.
"Be good, you can eat it in two days." Yinsi coaxed him, touching his slightly bulging cheeks.
The coaxed little fellow nodded, holding up the dragon tail coat in his hand and said, "Brother yay~"
"Okay, I'll put it on you." Yinsi knew that the Dragon Tail Robe was already in his hand, and it was obviously impossible not to let him wear it. He carried him to the Arhat bed and made him stand there.
The weather was so hot that Yinsi reached out and touched the dragon tail coat in his hand. Feeling that the material was quite soft, he decided to let the little guy wear the dragon tail coat alone to prevent him from getting too hot.
"Brother, please give me a hand." Yinsi looked up and said.
Yinzhi came over subconsciously. Being inexperienced, he didn't know what to do, so he could only help support the little guy.
The little guy who was changing his clothes kept laughing, as if his ticklish spot was touched. However, his two brothers who helped him change his clothes almost had sweat on their foreheads before they finally helped him put on his clothes.
"I'm so happy now." After Yinzhi watched him put on the dragon tail robe, the guilt he felt for pulling down the tail and making him cry was finally gone.
Cheng'an, who put on the dragon tail robe again, jumped up happily on the Luohan bed, his tail shaking as he jumped.
Seeing the tail wagging behind him, Yinzhi felt a little itchy, but with the lesson learned from last time, he didn't dare to do it again.
After Cheng'an enjoyed himself for a while, he suddenly opened his arms and threw himself into Yinzhi's arms.
After taking a bath, Yinzhi no longer smelled of alcohol. He did not cover his nose, but rubbed his face against the other's chin and said softly, "Da Ge Yi An An Hui Ya~"
Seeing the little guy with a milky scent rubbing against him, Yinzhi couldn't tell what he felt for a moment. He probably felt that he was willing to give him anything he asked for.
However, he really didn't know how to say "ash". Thinking that the little guy couldn't escape this sentence every time he saw him, Yinzhi simply hugged him in his arms and threw him into the sky.
Cheng An, who was caught off guard at first, screamed, and then he started to giggle.
When Yinsi saw Yinzhi's dangerous behavior, he was so scared that he quickly stood up and said, "Brother, be careful!" As he said this, he stretched out his hand to guard against it.
"Don't worry, even if I fall, I won't hit him." Yinzhi said to him, looking intently at the little guy who was thrown into the air in his arms.
Although Cheng An didn't want this kind of ash, he had to say that this kind of ash was quite fun. He laughed and shouted, "An An ash~"
Seeing that he was quite brave, Yinzhi threw the man higher on purpose.
The two of them were having a lot of fun, but Yinsi, who was standing next to them, was terrified.
When Cheng'an fell back into Yinzhi's hands again, Yinsi quickly reached out and hugged him back.
The little guy who fell into his arms was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Yinzhi and said, "Da Ge Yi An An Hui Ya~"
"You can't fly anymore. Your mynah bird won't let you." Yinzhi said as he sat down.
In fact, he himself did not dare to continue throwing. He had neglected martial arts training in recent years and felt that his arm strength was not as good as before. He was still afraid of something unexpected.
Last time, he was scolded for more than half an hour by someone sent by the Emperor's father just for making someone cry. Yinzhi was afraid that if he made someone fall this time, then...
He didn't even dare to think about the consequences.
When Cheng'an heard his words, he immediately looked at Yinsi and said, "Brother, you are so stupid~"
"Didn't you promise your father to be obedient before you came out?" Yinsi touched his little face, which was slightly red from the excitement of playing, "You can't fly anymore. If you fly again, your elder brother will be exhausted."
Although Yinzhi was indeed a little tired, he was very polite when he heard his words: "How can anyone be tired with his weight?"
Yinsi looked at him helplessly, then diverted Cheng'an's attention and said, "How about we play chess?"
"Okay." When the little guy heard that his brother would be tired, he still nodded obediently.
Although Yinzhi was not very fond of playing chess, he still had chess pieces in his house. When he heard what they said, he immediately ordered someone to get them.
After the chess sets were brought up, the two brothers immediately started playing with Cheng'an.
Because Kangxi had specifically instructed, Yinsi did not dare to bring Cheng'an here for too long this time. He wanted to take him away after playing chess for a while.
When leaving, Cheng'an said to Yinzhi again: "Da Ge Yi An An Hui Ya~"
Yinzhi thought he was talking about the flying that happened before, and agreed very readily: "I'll take you flying next time you come."
Two days after Cheng'an followed Yinsi back to the palace, it was already June.
In previous years, there would be occasional rain in the summer, but this year there is very little rain, and the weather is getting hotter day by day.
Considering that Cheng'an was there, Kangxi originally wanted to avoid using the ice basin as much as possible, but the weather was too hot, so he had to use it.
In such hot weather, even with ice basins in the palace, the temperature was still relatively high, so Kangxi was unwilling to let Cheng'an wear the dragon tail robe anymore.
But the little guy wouldn't agree and would make a fuss if he wasn't allowed to wear it.
Kangxi could not convince him, so he handed the matter over to his sons.
Even if it was not for his order, the brothers were willing to find a solution simply out of their love for Cheng'an.
"Cheng'an, what do you think this is?" Yin'e said, holding up the clay figure in his hand.
When Cheng'an saw the clay figurine, he immediately reached out to take it, but Yin'e lifted the clay figurine to dodge it. He immediately showed a puzzled expression: "Brother?"
"Take off the dragon tail robe on your body, and I will give you the clay figurine, okay?" Yin'e said, shaking the clay figurine in his hand.
The little guy shook his head: "No."
"Why, aren't you hot?" It was such a hot day and he was lucky enough to still wear a hat. Yin'e felt a little hot for him when he saw it.
The little guy continued to shake his head: "No!"
Seeing that he couldn't coax him, Yin'e sighed and handed the clay figure in his hand to him.
After Cheng'an took the clay figures, he immediately started beating them with one in each hand.
This way of playing was taught to him by Yin'e. It is fun to play, but it is a bit laborious.
"Watch me." Seeing that his trick didn't work, Yinzhen took out the crispy candy he had prepared and asked, "Cheng'an, do you want some candy?"
Cheng An didn't answer, he just opened his mouth and said: "Ah..."
Yinzhen naturally couldn't feed him directly, so he coaxed him, "Change your clothes and I'll treat you to a meal, okay?"
"No." Cheng An put down the clay figurine in his hand temporarily, climbed over the bed to his side, hugged his arm and shook it, "Hello, brother~"
Obviously, the little guy didn't want to take off his dragon tail coat, but he also wanted to eat the candy.
Ever since the last incident of drinking medicine, the little guy's status in Yinzhen's heart has skyrocketed. Now that he has been acting like a spoiled brat, his brain is still hesitating, but his hands have already uncontrollably fed the candy into his mouth.
The little guy who got the candy as he wished immediately smiled with his eyes curved, and even smacked his little mouth after tasting the sweetness.
When Yinzhen saw this scene, he thought it was impossible for them to coax him into changing his dragon tail robe.
After several people tried their best without success, they simply gave up and played with him temporarily.
Seeing that his brothers finally stopped asking him to take off his dragon tail robe, Cheng'an ate candy and played with clay figures, with a smile on his face that was even brighter than the sunshine outside.
Seeing that he was having fun, Yin'e thought that the clay figurines he brought with him should not be wasted, so he held him close to him and coaxed him, "Call Cheng'an Tenth Brother."
"Brother~" the little guy looked up and called out.
Yin'e corrected him, "It's not my elder brother, it's my tenth elder brother."
Obviously, he still remembered that the little guy called Yinreng "Hey Brother" last time, but he called them all brothers.
"Xige."
"No, it's Brother Ten."
"Hiss brother."
"Listen to me, ten—"
"hiss--"
"It's not Shi, it's Shi, Brother Shi."
"Brother Si."
"Tenth brother."
Cheng An tilted his head and listened carefully again, then said with effort: "Fourth Brother~"
This is probably what it means when you try to plant flowers but they don't grow, but when you plant willows by accident they grow into a shade.
Hearing this, Yinzhen finally couldn't help laughing, pointing at Yin'e and saying, "Thank you so much, Fourth Brother."
Yin'e glared at him and continued teaching, which made Cheng'an call "Fourth Brother" more and more proficient.
Yinsi and Yinlu, who were standing beside him, saw him scratching his head in anxiety and started laughing too.
Yinzhen was even more wicked, and took this opportunity to come over and teach Cheng'an to call him: "Cheng'an, call me Fourteenth Brother."
"Hiss, Fourth Brother~" Cheng An looked at him and said in a baby voice.
Yinzhen also took advantage of Yin'e. After all, Cheng'an could pronounce the "four" in his "fourteenth" clearly, so he immediately responded with a smile: "Hey!"
"Why are you so proud? If he can't learn 'ten', then you are just a 'hissing four'." Yin'e snorted.
Yinzhen laughed and said, "Then at least I can handle a 'four', and once you teach me, I will have less trouble."
According to him, his ranking is indeed an advantage. No, it should be said that all the brothers after Yin'e have an advantage. As long as Cheng'an learns to call the brothers before the tenth, he doesn't need to teach the ones after that.
After hearing what he said, Yin'e didn't want to teach him anymore, otherwise he would just take advantage of him. However, after grinding his teeth, he still didn't give up and taught him again: "Cheng'an, look at my mouth, I'm the tenth brother, not the fourth brother."
"Fourth Brother~"
As soon as Yinzhen came in, he heard a childish voice calling him. He was surprised and took a few quick steps.
Cheng An, who was sitting next to Yin'e, was the first to notice him coming in. He immediately stood up and said, "Brother!"
Yinzhen walked to the bedside of Luohan in two steps, reached out his hands to pick him up, and said, "Call me Fourth Brother."
"Fourth brother~" Cheng An said with a smile.
Unexpectedly, he suddenly learned to call him, and Yinzhen couldn't help but touch his head.
Next to them, Yin'e saw their interaction and showed a look of despair, thinking that this fourth brother was simply born to jinx him!
Yinzhen burst into laughter, and when Yinzhen looked over, he said, "Fourth brother, you have to thank Tenth brother. He was the one who taught Cheng'an to call you that."
Yinzhen didn't quite believe it when he heard it. After all, given his relationship with Yin'e, how could the other party be so kind?
Seeing that he didn't believe him, Yinzhen laughed and said, "He wanted to teach Cheng'an to call him, but Cheng'an didn't learn 'ten' but accidentally learned 'four'."
Seeing that he was gloating, Yin'e was so angry that he reached out to slap him.
Yinzhen naturally wouldn't sit there and let him take pictures, so he immediately stood up and hid.
Seeing that he dared to hide, Yin'e immediately chased after him.
Cheng'an saw his two brothers chasing each other, and after watching for a while he became happy, laughing and clapping his hands.
"Cheng'an, don't learn from them." There was a hint of laughter in Yinzhen's voice when he spoke, and it was obvious that he found what Yinzhen had just said a little funny.
"Okay, you're still laughing when your brothers are fighting." Yin'e didn't catch up with Yinzhen. He turned around and heard that this little guy who couldn't learn the number "ten" dared to laugh at him, so he immediately reached out to tickle him.
When Cheng'an saw the hand he stretched out, he was so scared that he immediately turned his face away and shrank into Yinzhen's arms.
In fact, he didn't need to dodge, Yinzhen directly blocked Yin'e's hand for him.
Yin'e was afraid of heat, and when he saw that he couldn't tickle the little guy, he stopped making trouble with Yinzhen and sat down to drink a cup of herbal tea.
Anyway, after what happened last time, he would never dare to eat anything cold in the Qianqing Palace no matter how hot it was.
Yinzhen also sat down on the Luohan bed holding the little one in his arms, and then in a good mood he ordered someone to bring the things he brought.
Seeing a large bundle being brought up, Yin'e couldn't help but ask, "It's hot enough today, and you're still making a dragon tail coat for him?"
Yin'e felt that the emperor was trying to make Cheng'an not wear the dragon tail robe, but he was still doing it, which was simply asking for trouble.
"It's not a dragon tail robe." Yinzhen said, and opened the bundle under the curious gaze of the little guy in his arms.
The reason why the dragon tail coat is thick is because the dragon tail at the back is relatively thick. If thinner fabric is used, it will not be able to support it.
Taking this into consideration, Yinzhen specially drew some new designs and asked people to make them.
"What?" Cheng'an asked curiously, pulling out an orange piece of clothing from his bag and looking up.
Yinzhen took the clothes from his hand and turned it over to show him the back.
This dress is not much different from the summer clothes Cheng'an usually wears. It is orange in color and has a few kittens embroidered on it with gold thread. The most special thing about it is probably the cat's tail on the back and the kitten's paw embroidered on the cuffs.
When Cheng'an saw the long cat's tail, he subconsciously reached out to grab it.
"This is a cat's tail." Yinzhen said as he took out a pair of cat ears that could be worn on the head from his bag.
"Wow——" Cheng An screamed when he saw the triangular cat ears and waved his little hands to show that he wanted them.
"Can I change this dress for you to try?" Yinzhen asked him, holding up the clothes in his hand.
Children all like new things, Cheng'an hesitated for a moment before nodding and agreeing.
Seeing that he was finally willing to take off his dragon tail robe, Yinsi and others nearby had to admit that Yinzhen still had a way.
Especially Yin'e, he thought that it was he who first came up with the idea of making the dragon tail robe, and it was eventually learned by Yinzhen. Now he is making other clothes too. He suddenly felt that he was the most thoughtful among the brothers.
After Cheng'an nodded, Yinzhen immediately began to help him change his clothes.
Although Yin'e felt a little unhappy, he still followed Yinzhen and the others to help.
Although Cheng'an didn't say anything, he was still a little hot wearing the dragon tail robe. When he took off his clothes, the brothers felt that his whole body was hot, especially the neck where he was wearing the hat, which was covered with a thin layer of sweat.
When Yinzhen and others started to change his clothes into a thin cat-tail coat, Yinsi quickly took a handkerchief to wipe the back of his neck.
After the little guy changed his clothes, a cute kitten appeared.
"Hey, whose kitten is this? If no one wants it, I'll just take it home." After seeing that he had changed his clothes, Yin'e was so surprised that he hugged the cat in his arms.
Cheng An laughed when he heard his words, and put one arm around him and grabbed his tail with the other hand.
Compared to the dragon tail robe, this garment was much lighter and cooler when put on, and he felt quite comfortable.
Compared to the thick dragon's tail, the cat's tail is much lighter and he can grab it with one hand.
"Brother Shi, look~" Cheng An said, holding the tail in his hand.
Yin'e's mouth twitched and he said, "You should just call me brother first."
"Brother, look~"
"I see, Cheng'an looks really good in this." To prevent him from continuing to think about the dragon tail robe, Yin'e praised.
The little guy smiled even more happily after receiving the praise, and then went to find his other brothers.
When Yinzhen saw him coming, he hugged him for a while and taught him, "Call me Ninth Brother."
"Brother Jiu~" Cheng An said in a baby voice while swinging the long tail in his hand.
After he finished speaking, Yin'e himself hadn't reacted yet, but Yin'e laughed first: "Hahahaha, brother Jiu, hahahaha..."
Yinzhen glared at him: "It's better than teaching him to be 'Fourth Brother'."
Yin'e was so heartbroken that he couldn't laugh anymore.
After Cheng'an showed his new tail in front of each of his brothers, he turned around and squatted in front of the bundle to continue looking at it.
In addition to the cat-tail coat, there was another one in the bundle. The little guy pulled it out and looked at it, then suddenly shouted, "Yo Yo~"
That set was exactly for the little deer. There was a deer park in the imperial garden. The little guy went to see it and saw the small and exquisite deer antler headdress. He remembered the sound of deer calling.
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