"Haha, this means Yuanyuan, right?" Yinzhi suddenly found that there were two circles drawn above the sheep. Thinking of the name of the sheep, he couldn't help laughing.
You know what, the little guy is really good at drawing circles, and the circles he draws are all very round.
Yinzhen also noticed it. Thinking that this sheep was the one he brought back from the grassland, he felt that time had passed very quickly.
"Fourteenth brother, what do you think this means?" After Yinzhi switched to the next card, he suddenly felt a little confused.
Yinzhen took the painting from his hand and looked at it for a moment. "It looks like a head, and the side looks a bit like a knife..."
"Beheading?" This was Yinzhi's first reaction when he heard his words. He couldn't help but guess, "Could it be that Yin'e took him to watch the beheading?"
"Tenth brother shouldn't be so out of touch with propriety." Although Yinzhen also felt that Yin'e was sometimes quite unreliable, he felt that he was not so out of touch with propriety.
"If it wasn't a beheading, why would Cheng An draw a head and a knife?"
There was a circle on the paper with a long strip like a braid on it, and the rectangle next to it looked more and more like a knife. Putting these two together, Yinzhi felt that there could be no other meaning.
"Myna and the others' reply should arrive in a few days. You should be able to guess it after reading it." Yinzhen said and continued to look at another painting.
The little guy's letters were all written based on whatever he thought of, with no coherence. Sometimes they would include a little handprint of his and some meaningless scribbles.
The two silly brothers shared his letter. Just seeing the small handprint he made directly with ink, they could laugh and chat for a long time. One said that his hands were small, and the other said that the outline of the handprint was still so chubby.
After reading the letter, Yinzhi thought of the spoils obtained from the previous defeat of Dace Lingdun Dob, and proposed to send them back to the little guy.
"He just loves all the golden and shiny things."
Yinzhen shook his head and refused.
It's not that he was reluctant to part with these spoils, of course, but he felt that those things were stained with the blood of the battlefield. After all, the little guy was young, and he was afraid that they would bump into him.
Yinzhi thought it made sense: "Then send some yak jerky back, he loves to eat it."
After the two brothers discussed for a while what to send back to the little one, they each began to write a reply letter.
Yinzhen thought that it had been almost a year since he last saw the little guy, and he had already started to read and write. He felt emotional and missed him more and more.
I don't know what he looks like now, he should have grown a lot taller...
Yinzhen thought about it and couldn't help but mention it in the letter, saying that he wanted a portrait of the little guy this year.
Capital city.
Cheng'an received the reply from his brothers in the afternoon. Since Kangxi was not yet busy and there was no one to read the letter to him, he went to see the gifts first.
The brothers were always generous to him and their gifts were packed in big boxes. In addition to non-perishable food such as yak jerky, there were also many new things from Qinghai and Tibet.
"Wow~"
Although Yinzhen had given him many of these before, the little guy was still very happy. He took out each one to touch and play with.
When Kangxi came over after finishing his work, he saw that his cheeks were bulging from eating dried meat, and he was playing with an unsharpened Tibetan knife in his hand.
It was a small knife with a handle made of ox horn and wrapped with gold wire. The gold-plated scabbard was even more exquisite, with birds engraved on one side and beasts on the other. It was also inlaid with various gems, making it look extremely gorgeous.
Yinzhi himself did not think much of this flashy knife, but he thought Cheng'an would like it, so he gave it back to him to play with.
When Cheng An saw him coming back, he immediately put down the knife in his hand and ran to get the letter, then ran towards him with the letter in his hand: "Ama, can you help An An read it?"
Kangxi took it and sat down beside him before starting to read the letter to him.
The first letter I read was from Yinzhi. He had been away for more than a month and missed the little one very much, so the letter was a bit long. He first shared some interesting things he had encountered outside and then expressed his concern for the little one.
In the capital, she asked him if he missed her...
When did the eldest brother become so fussy?
Kangxi was complaining in his heart while reading the letter, but the little fellow lying on his lap and listening to the letter was very happy. His little mouth kept responding to the contents of the letter: "When will Da Ge come back? An An will read the Three Character Classic to you... An An will see you and Fourteen when she goes to bed tonight!"
Sleeping and seeing obviously means dreaming. Kangxi couldn't help but look down at him when he heard this: "When did you dream about them?"
"It's time to sleep~"
Seeing that he could not get to the bottom of the matter, Kangxi continued reading the letter.
After reading Yinzhi's letter, it was Yinzhen's turn. Perhaps Yinzhen had more time to write the letter, as this time the letter was not short.
Yinzhen's letter began by praising the little guy, saying how well his handwriting was.
If Kangxi had not seen the little guy's handwriting, he would have thought that he was praising some calligraphy master, and his teeth would have grieved at the thought.
But when the little guy heard his brother writing to praise him in a letter, he smiled so hard that his eyes curved.
"Are you ashamed?" Seeing him smiling so happily, Kangxi couldn't help but reach out and touch his little face.
The little guy tilted his head and rested it on his knees, his dark eyes showing a bit of confusion: "Why are you embarrassed?"
"You need to work harder on your handwriting." Kangxi said, not giving him a chance to make a fuss, and continued reading the letter.
When he read to the end of the letter, when Yinzhen said he wanted a portrait of the little guy to see what he looked like now, the little guy immediately stood up and ran out.
"Where are you going?" Kangxi was a little confused.
"Get the portrait for Brother Fourteen!"
There are many portraits of the little ones in Kangxi's study, some of which were painted shortly after he came to Changchun Garden.
The little fellow had often visited his study, so he naturally knew this and prepared to go there to get the portrait to send to Yinzhen.
Seeing that he was just talking nonsense, Kangxi reached out and pulled him back: "Why are you in such a hurry? After dinner, I will help you choose a painting."
"Now go."
The little guy probably missed Yinzhen too much, and when he saw that he had something he wanted, he wanted to give it to him immediately.
"If we go now, it won't be sent out until tomorrow," said Kangxi.
It's not an expedited delivery of 800 miles. Besides, he will definitely have to write a reply. Even if I get the portrait now, I have to wait until tomorrow to deliver it.
Cheng'an then gave up and went to have dinner with him.
During the meal, the little guy was probably not very hungry because he had eaten too much dried meat before, so he only ate vegetables and not rice, and only ate meat and not vegetarian food, which made Kangxi want to hit him twice.
"Eat well, otherwise I won't let anyone deliver you a portrait, let alone a piece of paper."
The little guy looked at him and whispered, "If my father doesn't send me, I'll ask my brother to send me..."
Kangxi had very good ears. Hearing this, he said calmly, "If I don't allow it, who dares to help you?"
His tone was emotionless, but it revealed an imperial sense of arrogance.
"Why?" Cheng An blinked and looked at him.
"Because they all have to listen to me."
After Kangxi finished speaking, he thought that the person in front of him was the most disobedient person in the world. He asked him to eat well, but he still had something else to say. He stretched out his hand and pinched his face and said, "Eat well."
"knew!"
Seeing that his expression had become serious, Cheng An obediently held the small bowl of rice in front of him and began to eat. He had already learned how to use chopsticks and was quite good at it.
Although the little guy was spoiled when he grew up, he is not bad at hands-on ability. Although he likes his father and brother to feed him, he can eat well when he eats by himself occasionally, except that he is a little picky about food.
Seeing that he was only eating rice, Kangxi put some taro in his bowl, and after he finished eating, he put some fish meat in his bowl.
"I want chestnuts too." The little guy obediently ate the dishes he had picked up with the rice, then picked up the bowl and ordered the vegetarian dishes he could accept.
Kangxi said nothing and personally picked some chestnuts from the chicken for him.
After dinner, the little guy didn’t want to go out for a walk today, so he was taken directly to the study.
Seeing that Yinzhen took a casual remark in the letter to heart, Kangxi thought that he was a really good brother.
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In addition to many books, Kangxi's study also contained a large number of calligraphy and paintings.
Before Cheng'an was born, the majority of his study was filled with calligraphy and paintings by Dong Qichang, but now, various portraits of the little guy also occupy a large space, and one wall is even filled with paintings related to him.
"This is An An!" The little guy saw the portrait on the wall as soon as he came in.
The paintings that could be hung were all those that Kangxi liked, such as the painting "Child Sitting in Angry Expression".
Seeing him pointing directly at the painting on the wall, Kangxi said, "That was when you were a child. Your fourteenth brother wants a portrait of you now."
After he said that, in order to prevent the little fellow from insisting on taking down the paintings on the wall and giving them away, he took the initiative to take out a few scrolls of paintings from the painting jar.
"This is the painting my father gave you a few days ago. Please pick one." After saying this, Kangxi gestured for someone to help him open it.
These paintings are very artistic and capture the little guy's aura, especially one of the paintings showing the little guy playing with cranes by the lake. The sun shines on him, making him look like a fairy child in heaven.
The little guy saw himself in the painting, opened his hands and said, "Give them all to brother!"
"You don't feel bad if it's not your painting." Seeing how generous he was, Kangxi couldn't help but tap his head and chose a painting for him, "This is it."
"Father is not generous at all." The little guy said in a baby voice.
Kangxi listened to the words that he had learned from someone else and glanced at him: "If you have the ability, go and paint it yourself."
"An An, draw a lot for your brother!" The little guy said and started to start immediately.
Kangxi did not stop him and followed him to see if he had made any progress.
There has definitely been some progress, after all, Yinzhi taught him for a while. However, given the little guy's age, we can't expect him to make rapid progress.
As the little guy started to draw, a round head first appeared on the paper, followed by a rectangular body, long hands and feet, and the hair that the little guy would definitely not forget.
Although the portrait on the paper did not resemble the real person, Kangxi still nodded slightly, thinking that he had done a good job, with the hands and feet looking like hands and feet, unlike before, when the people in the paintings did not look like human beings.
From this we can see that he always said that the brothers praised the little ones with their eyes closed, but when it came to his turn, he was not much better.
After the little guy carefully drew a few self-portraits, he also wrote a reply to his brother. He was still not satisfied until Kangxi reminded him that he should go back and rest.
It can be seen that Kangxi was in a very good mood after receiving the good news. The next day after he helped the little guy deliver the portrait and the reply letter, he took the initiative to take the little guy to visit the garden when he had nothing to do in the morning.
Visiting the garden naturally does not refer to visiting Changchun Garden. That was not worth Kangxi's special mention. He meant taking the little one to visit the garden given to Yinzhen.
The garden bestowed upon Yinzhen by the emperor was located to the north of Changchun Garden. Emperor Kangxi personally named the garden "Yuanmingyuan".
When Cheng'an learned that he was going to play in his fourth brother's garden, he was extremely happy.
"Has Ama arrived yet?"
Kangxi asked him several times when he just set out, pinching his face and saying, "Why are you in such a hurry? Your fourth brother's garden won't grow legs and run away."
When the little guy heard this, a house with long legs running suddenly appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help laughing and fell into his arms.
It was better for him to laugh than to keep asking whether it had arrived or not, so Kangxi put his arm around him and let him laugh as much as he wanted.
Changchun Garden is not far from the Old Summer Palace, and the imperial carriage soon arrived outside the Old Summer Palace.
Yinzhen received the news in advance and came with his wife to welcome the emperor.
“Fourth brother!”
When the little guy saw him, he immediately let go of Kangxi's hand and rushed over.
After Kangxi indicated that there was no need for formalities, Yinzhen personally led the way.
After entering the garden, the fourth lady left first.
The little guy immediately waved at her.
Cheng'an was young, and when he was playing in the harem, he would occasionally run into the Fourth Lady and others who came to the palace to pay their respects, so he was not unfamiliar with these sisters-in-law.
The Fourth Lady also liked him very much. After all, no one would dislike such a lovable little guy. Especially when he was present, the atmosphere of paying respects became relaxed and not as difficult as before.
Seeing him waving at her, the Fourth Lady smiled at him in response and went downstairs to prepare tea and snacks herself.
After she left, the little guy was not satisfied with holding Yinzhen with one hand, so he pulled him closer to Kangxi and held Kangxi with the other hand, then a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
Yinzhen's arms moved along with the little guy's joyful swaying. His eyes caught a glimpse of the bright yellow color so close to him, and he felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
Fortunately, he always has a cold face, so no one can tell anything from his expression at this moment.
It was the little guy’s first time to visit the Old Summer Palace. He was holding his father’s hand in one hand and his brother’s hand in the other, and everything he saw was new to him.
“There’s a lake here too!”
When they reached the lake, the little guy said with a smile.
It took them a long time to walk all the way from the entrance. Seeing a pavilion by the lake, Kangxi took him in to rest.
Yinzhen waited until he spoke before sitting down, and then a maid brought him tea and snacks.
"Father, can An An have a dessert?" the little guy looked up and asked when he saw the pastries.
Seeing that he actually remembered to ask him first, Kangxi nodded in agreement.
"Wash your hands first." Yinzhen helped the little guy wash his hands before pushing the pastries in front of him.
Seeing that Kangxi was in a good mood today, Yinzhen thought that his two boys had not yet met him, so he casually mentioned it to Kangxi while the little ones were eating snacks.
Kangxi had many sons and even more grandchildren. In addition, he was busy with government affairs on weekdays and really didn't have time to meet them all.
When he heard Yinzhen mention it, he did not refuse.
After obtaining Kangxi's consent, Yinzhen immediately sent someone to bring his son over.
Yinzhen now had only three sons, among whom Hongshi was not his favorite. In addition, Hongshi had met Kangxi before, so he only called the fourth son Hongli and the fifth son Hongzhou.
Hongli and Hongzhou were born in the same year and were both eight years old at this time. After arriving at the pavilion, they greeted Kangxi with perfect etiquette.
Kangxi was strict with his sons, but relatively gentle with his grandsons. He signaled them not to formalize and then called them to his presence to test them.
Father was watching right beside them, so Hongli and Hongzhou naturally didn't dare to not perform well.
Fortunately, Kangxi did not make it difficult. He simply asked a few questions and nodded with satisfaction when he saw their answers.
It was the first time that Kangxi met his two grandsons, and it was also the first time that Cheng'an met his two nephews. He was concentrating on eating snacks, but he raised his head unconsciously.
When Kangxi finished the examination, he immediately asked, "Who are Ama and the others?"
"He's your nephew." Kangxi said.
When the little guy heard about nephew, he thought of his eldest nephew. When he saw two more nephews in front of him, he tilted his head and asked, "Little nephew?"
"Hongli greets his uncle." Hongli guessed that he must be the uncle that his father often mentioned in the mansion, and bowed.
Seeing this, Hong Zhou followed suit: "Hong Zhou greets little uncle."
Having said that, Hong Zhou looked at this uncle who was younger than him, and a hint of curiosity appeared in his eyes.
The little guy thought it was fun and jumped off the chair, grabbing two pieces of cake: "Here you go~"
When Hongli and Hongzhou saw the pastries in front of them, they subconsciously looked at their fathers.
Yinzhen nodded slightly, and they thanked him and took it.
Kangxi saw that his two grandsons, especially Hong Zhou, were very reserved in front of him. He also saw that the little guy had already eaten several pieces of cakes. He said, "You don't have to stay here. Go and play by yourselves."
"Take good care of your little uncle." Yinzhen waited for Kangxi to finish speaking, then instructed his two sons with a serious expression.
Hongli and Hongzhou
After responding respectfully, he bowed and took his leave.
When the little fellow followed them out of the pavilion, Kangxi asked Yinzhen to play a few rounds of chess with him.
"Uncle, please come this way." Hongli's words and actions were polite, but he was only eight years old after all, so he was still curious. He kept looking at this uncle while speaking.
Compared to him, Hong Zhou became much more lively after leaving the pavilion. Not only did he praise the little guy for his good looks, he also went straight to hold his hand.
"Hongzhou, don't be rude." Hongli said to his brother.
"Don't you want some snacks?" The little guy's attention was always on the pastries in their hands that they hadn't eaten.
Upon hearing this, Hong Zhou raised his hand, brought the cake to his mouth, took a big bite, swallowed it, and praised, "Delicious!"
The cakes used to entertain Kangxi naturally tasted good. The little guy ate three pieces in a row before he was willing to stop.
Seeing his uncle eagerly looking at Hong Zhou eating cakes, Hong Li smiled and handed the cakes to him: "I don't like sweets, can you do it for me, uncle?"
Cheng An's eyes lit up when he heard his words. He subconsciously turned around and saw that his father and brother were not paying attention to this side. He immediately reached out to take it: "An An will help you eat!"
After saying that, the little guy took the cake from his hand and started eating it, his eyes curved into crescents while eating.
Hongli looked at him and thought that this young uncle was really interesting.
"Fourth brother, when did you..." stop liking sweets?
Hong Zhou finished the cake in his hand and expressed doubts, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Hong Li with a look.
However, when the little guy heard the word "Fourth Brother", he immediately raised his eyes. When he found out that Hong Zhou was calling Hongli, a puzzled expression appeared on his face.
"Fourth brother is there!" Cheng'an finished the last bite of pastry and pointed to the pavilion behind.
Hong Zhou followed his finger and saw his father, and said, "I'm calling my fourth brother."
Aren’t they all Fourth Brother?
The little guy was a little confused by what he said.
Seeing his expression, Hongli explained, "My father is my uncle's fourth brother, and I am Hongzhou's fourth brother."
He pointed at Hong Zhou while speaking. The little fellow probably understood what was going on and looked at Hong Zhou and said, "Then you have the first brother, the second brother, the third brother, the fourth brother, the fifth brother, the seventh brother..."
Before he finished counting his brothers, Hong Zhou couldn't help but interrupt him: "Stop, stop, stop. I only have the third and fourth brothers. I am the fifth, so naturally I can't have a fifth brother and the brothers after that."
Hearing this, Cheng'an was confused again. Seeing this, Hongli could only explain the order of seniority to him again.
The little guy seemed to understand what he heard, but he knew that they didn't have as many as his brother, so he immediately laughed: "Brother An An has more~"
Hong Zhou saw his smug expression, thought for a moment and said, "I have more uncles than you!"
"Uncle?" The little guy tilted his head and looked at him.
When Cheng'an was born, Prince Yu Fuquan and Prince Gong Changning were both dead, so he naturally had never met his uncle.
"Yes, you are my younger uncle, and I also have my thirteenth uncle."
Because Yinxiang had the best relationship with Yinzhen and often came to the mansion, Hongzhou mentioned him first and then listed his other uncles.
After hearing this, the little guy asked in confusion: "What about Uncle An An?"
Before Hong Zhou could speak, Hong Li changed the subject and said, "Uncle, do you want to see the dog my father raised?"
"Yes!" As soon as the little guy heard the word dog, his attention was diverted.
There were cat and dog rooms in the palace, but no one would take him there unless necessary, so the little guy had only seen other people's dogs in an alley on the street when he left the palace before.
After a while, a servant came over leading a yellow dog.
The dog that Yinzhen raised was a Chinese greyhound, a kind of hunting dog. As the name suggests, it had a very thin body, without a trace of fat from its head to its body, and it ran very fast.
"This is a hundred blessings." Hong Zhou said.
When Baifu saw his two little masters, his tail wagged rapidly.
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Everyone likes animals, and Cheng'an is no exception, otherwise he would not have raised sheep in the imperial garden and would often go there to feed the deer.
"Wow~" The little guy immediately came forward to touch it when he saw Baifu.
Hongli was a little worried that Baifu would hurt him, but he felt relieved when he saw Baifu wagging its tail and letting him touch it obediently.
"You can throw the ball out and let it pick it up." Hong Zhou told Cheng An while holding the ball he took from the servant.
There are only three princes in Prince Yong's mansion. Hongli and Hongzhou were born in the same year and have no younger brothers. When facing Cheng'an, their little uncle, they call him uncle but actually subconsciously treat him as a younger brother.
The little guy took the ball, raised his hand and threw it out with force. Baifu was indeed a hunting dog and he reacted very quickly and chased after it.
"Look..." Hong Zhou saw him running with Bai Fu before he could finish his words. He immediately chased after him and said, "Uncle, what are you doing? Just let Bai Fu pick it up!"
When Hongli heard him talking, he followed him. After hesitating for two seconds, he finally took a step forward and caught up.
So they agreed to play with the dog, but after the ball was thrown, the dog and the three little guys chased after it, and in the end, the dog caught the ball first.
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