"So will you dare to run around like this next time?" Kangxi took the opportunity to teach him a lesson.
The little guy raised his face and said, "I didn't run around!"
"Even running to Great Britain is not considered running around?"
"I didn't mean it, and I brought my brother with me." The little guy thought that although the food was a little bad in Great Britain, at least he didn't go hungry like Brooke, and his tone was even a little proud.
Kangxi reached out and pinched his face, reminding him not to run around by himself next time.
It wasn't that he had nothing to do and suddenly thought of revisiting the old grudges with the little guy, but he felt that the little guy had been turning into a dragon more and more often recently, and he was worried that he would fly around again one day.
Only after the little guy promised not to fly around did Kangxi finally let him go.
After Brooke tidied himself up and filled his stomach, he began to try to get close to Cheng'an, but the little guy was always with Kangxi, so he obviously didn't have the chance and could only settle for the next best thing and go find Yin'e.
Yin'e had a good impression of Brooke. After all, when he was in Great Britain, he could not understand a word of foreign language. Brooke, who could speak Chinese, felt quite friendly to him at that time.
"Are you all really dragons?" Brooke asked curiously.
Compared to two years ago, his Chinese is obviously better, and he even figured out what a dragon is.
Yin'e was slightly stunned when he heard his words. He neither confirmed nor denied it, but asked back: "Why do you say that?"
"When you left..." Brooke described with a slightly excited tone what happened in London after they left.
That day, the little guy swung his tail at the foreigners who were looking for trouble and flew directly towards the Qing Dynasty with his brother.
Because he had to judge the direction, he did not dare to fly too fast at Yinzhen's reminder. As a result, after he flew into the sky, foreigners in London could see the huge monster in the sky as long as they looked up.
Even though the foreigners did not know dragons, the golden figure still shocked them. Many people even knelt down and worshiped it, thinking that it was a miracle.
After hearing Brooke's description, Yin'e learned that the group of foreigners didn't even know a dragon. He thought they were ignorant, but at the same time, he was quite amused by their making a fuss.
"Then what?"
"At that time, the whole of London was discussing this matter, and it even gradually spread to the whole of Great Britain. Many people began to look for this miracle..."
When Yin'e heard that there were even sects claiming that it was a miracle spread by their faith, he couldn't help but roll his eyes, thinking that those people were so shameless that they dared to say it was theirs without even recognizing the dragon.
"Let the Emperor know that they said Cheng'an belongs to them, and he will have to send troops to destroy them." Yin'e whispered to Yinsi beside him.
Yinsi smiled and said nothing.
"What did you say?" Brooke couldn't help asking when he heard what he seemed to have said.
Yin'e immediately asked, "How do you know it's a dragon?"
"I thought you were from the Qing Dynasty, and I thought you would definitely find the answer in the Qing Dynasty..."
Just as Brooke thought, after stepping into the territory of the Qing Dynasty, he asked anyone to describe it, and the person would immediately tell him that it was a dragon.
Of course, when he asked people where to find dragons, they didn't want to talk to him and looked at him as if he was a fool.
When Brooke thought that he had finally found the dragon, he suddenly felt that all the hard work he had endured these days was not in vain.
"By the way, I'll give this back to you." He suddenly thought of something and took something out of his arms and handed it over.
Yin'e looked down and found that it was a jade pendant. After looking at it for a few more times, he remembered that it was his ninth brother's jade pendant. When he was in Great Britain, he was afraid that he would not have enough money, so he planned to exchange it for books. However, the bookstore owner did not know the value of the jade pendant, so Brooke helped him pay for the books and the jade pendant was his.
"Why didn't you exchange this jade pendant for money before?" Yin'e couldn't help but ask when he thought of his embarrassed appearance before.
"This represents our friendship, I can't exchange it for money." Brooke said sincerely.
He actually didn't intend to take the jade pendant at first, but he saw that Yinzhen and the others were unwilling to let him pay for it, and thought it would be a waste to give the jade pendant to the bookstore owner, so he offered to pay for it himself.
Before coming to the Qing Dynasty, he deliberately kept the jade pendant close to his body, thinking that he would return it if he could find them. So when all the money on his body fell out, the jade pendant was still there.
Yin'e saw that he was not saying this because he knew their identities. Thinking about how although he had not stayed in Great Britain for a long time, he had always entertained them warmly and was even willing to let Cheng'an play with his hair, he could not help but raise his hand and pat his shoulder.
"This jade pendant is already yours, you don't have to return it." Yin'e felt that even if his ninth brother was here, he would not want it, so he made the decision for him.
Brooke, however, shook his head and kept emphasizing one sentence.
"What?"
Yin'e understood the word "照" and turned to look at Yinsi.
Yinsi guessed, "Return the jade intact to Zhao?"
"Yes, yes!" Brooke nodded repeatedly and stuffed the jade pendant directly into Yin'e's hand.
For a moment, Yin'e didn't know whether to return the jade pendant or to sigh that a foreigner who had just arrived in the Qing Dynasty could actually use allusions. Although his pronunciation was a little unclear, he did not use them incorrectly.
No one would dislike a studious person. When Yinsi saw that Brooke used allusions, he signaled Yin'e to put away the jade pendant.
Yin'e said, "Then I will give you the money I used to buy the book."
Whether in the Qing Dynasty or Great Britain, books were relatively expensive, and the money to buy books at that time was not a small sum.
Yin'e said this because, on the one hand, he didn't want to take advantage of others, and on the other hand, he also thought that he was short of money at the moment.
Brooke saw that he had no shortage of money and did not reject his proposal.
At noon on the day before arriving in the capital, when the team stopped to rest, Brooke finally had the opportunity to chat with the little guy face to face.
"I remember your name is An An, right?"
Perhaps it was because Cheng'an always said "An'an" when he was a child, so Brooke had a deep impression of these two words.
"Yes~" Even though he is two years older, the little guy is still interested in his golden hair. After saying that, he stretched out his hand and asked if he could touch it.
Brooke thought about how he was also very interested in her hair, so she smiled and squatted down to let him touch it.
"Can you really turn into a dragon?"
Brooke asked as the little one was touching her hair.
"I am a dragon." Cheng An held his hair and let it fall down, and found that it was all golden. He couldn't help but smile.
Brooke asked curiously, "Didn't they say dragons are just things of legend?"
The "them" he was referring to were obviously the people who came to the Qing Dynasty to seek advice.
Although most people in the capital now believe in the existence of real dragons, and some have even seen them with their own eyes, people in other places may not know about this, and even if they have heard about it, they may not believe it.
"Really?" the little guy asked back in confusion.
Brooke was stunned for a moment, and when he wanted to ask something else, he heard a voice calling the little guy to eat.
When he heard about eating, Cheng An immediately lost interest in his hair. After all, no matter how beautiful golden hair was, it couldn't fill his stomach.
Of course, he didn't forget about Brooke directly, and he enthusiastically invited him to have dinner together.
"The food in my house is so delicious!" The little guy said to him, probably because seeing Brook reminded him of the food in Great Britain.
Brooke actually agreed with this. After all, after arriving in the Qing Dynasty, he tasted many delicacies that he had never eaten before, especially when he was extremely hungry two days ago, someone gave him a piece of bread with meat on it, which was so delicious that he almost bit his tongue.
Since it was the little guy who brought him here, Kangxi and the princes didn't say anything.
Seeing so many delicious foods, Cheng'an was ready to repeat his old trick and turn into a dragon again, but when Kangxi glanced at him, he backed down.
"Wash your hands first." Yinreng reminded him with a smile when he saw that he didn't dare to turn into a dragon.
After washing his hands obediently, the little guy immediately picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat and put it in Kangxi's bowl.
"Ama, eat more~"
Only after Kangxi gave him face and ate the meat he had picked up did the other princes start to eat.
“It’s delicious!”
After the little guy picked up the food for him, he immediately started eating it, and did not forget to ask his brothers to eat more.
"Brook, eat more too~"
Needless to say, the dishes prepared by the royal chef tasted delicious. For Brook, who had been hungry a few days ago, they were simply the most delicious food on earth.
Hearing the little guy's call, Brooke nodded and then ate so hard that his face was almost buried in the bowl.
The princes were rather reserved when eating, especially in front of Kangxi. Even when they encountered dishes they liked, they would eat slowly and leisurely. Fortunately, the little ones kept urging them to eat, so they ate a little more.
But Brooke was different. When he heard the little guy asking him to eat more, he took it seriously and started eating without hesitation.
His family is well-off, and his eating manners are not bad, but he eats really fast and can finish a whole braised lion's head in two bites.
The little guy wasn't afraid of people eating meatballs, but seeing him eat so fast, he still felt a sense of crisis and quickly picked up the bowl and said, "Brother, I want to eat meatballs too."
Perhaps to him, all round balls made of meat are meatballs.
Seeing that he had not finished the chicken leg in his bowl and wanted a meatball again, Yinreng smiled and helped him pick one up, as if he was afraid that it would be gone after it was eaten up.
"Cheng'an has met his match." Yin'e joked with a smile in Yinsi's ear.
When Yinsi heard his words, the corners of his lips slightly raised, and he suddenly wanted to eat braised lion head.
Yinlu had the same idea as him. When their chopsticks almost touched each other, they decided to take half each.
Maybe the dishes that people rush to eat are the most delicious. Driven by the little guy, the first thing to be cleared from the table was the braised lion head.
When Cheng'an saw that the plate was empty, he let out a small breath, as if he was glad that there was still one in his bowl.
But when the little guy found out that his father didn't get to eat the meatball, he immediately took the initiative to share it with him with a spoon: "Father, I'll give you a bite~"
Kangxi didn't think that braised lion's head was anything special at first, but when he saw him holding the bowl and handing it to him, he ate it out of respect.
"Dad, eat faster, or there won't be any left." The little guy reminded him in a low voice after feeding him the braised lion head.
From his worried expression that he was afraid he didn't eat enough, Kangxi felt his filial piety and his mood became noticeably better.
However, as an emperor, Kangxi was not worried about not having food to eat, so he ate his meal in a leisurely manner.
Seeing this, the little guy looked at him with concern and simply put the food into his bowl for him.
"Okay, if it's not enough, just ask someone to make more." Kangxi looked at the dishes piled together in the bowl, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
After hearing this, Cheng An stopped picking up food for him, sat back in his chair and continued eating.
After lunch, the little guy ran to Brooke and asked him, "Is the food in my house delicious?"
Brooke nodded repeatedly, saying that this was the most delicious meal she had ever eaten.
The next morning, the large group of people finally returned to the capital.
Outside the capital, Yinzhen and his companions, who had received the news in advance, came early with civil and military officials to welcome the emperor.
After receiving the emperor's greeting, Yinzhen and several others rode their horses directly to join the team.
"Where is Cheng'an?" Yinxiang thought about how the little guy said he would miss them before he left, and found it strange that he didn't show up immediately after returning.
No one answered him until they were close to the palace gate, when Yin'e rode up to Yinzhen with a smile and said, "Fourth brother, stretch out your hand."
Yinzhen glanced at him indifferently and didn't listen to him.
"Cheng'an asked me to give you something." Yin'e said seriously.
When Yinzhen heard the little guy, he stretched out his hand cooperatively, and the next second a little golden dragon appeared in his palm.
"This golden dragon is carved so lifelike, how could Cheng'an be willing to give it away as a gift?" Yinzhen said.
After all, everyone knows that the little guy likes gold and dragons, and dragons made of gold are his favorite.
Yinzhen looked down at the golden dragon in his hand. He inexplicably felt as if it had just winked at him, and his thin lips subconsciously pursed.
Just when he wondered if he was dazzled, he suddenly felt an itch in the palm of his hand, as if it was being gently tickled by something.
"Cheng'an?"
Perhaps because he knew that the little guy would turn into a dragon, Yinzhen was shocked for a second at first, but then he quickly realized a possibility.
Cheng'an didn't expect that he would be recognized by him after just two small movements, and he felt a little disappointed.
This kind of boring trick was naturally thought up by Yin'e and him together. The purpose was to amuse Yinzhen and the others, and it would be best if they could see Yinzhen's expression change.
Yinzhen was just guessing at first, but when he called out the name, the little guy in his hand widened his eyes and a faint smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"Where is Cheng An?"
Yinxiang was on horseback and couldn't keep an eye on him all the time, so when he heard him suddenly call the little guy's name, he immediately asked.
Yinzhen did not answer directly, but gestured for him to stretch out his hand.
"This is a gift from Cheng'an to you, fourth brother. It's not a good idea to give it to me, right?" Yinxiang saw that he was about to hand the golden dragon to him, and his tone was hesitant.
However, after Yinzhen gestured again, he still stretched out his hand.
This time the little fellow learned his lesson and didn't hesitate any more. The moment he fell into Yinxiang's hands, he suddenly looked up at him with his two dragon claws raised.
Yinxiang really thought that the dragon in his hand was made of gold. When he saw it suddenly move, he was frightened and almost threw the little golden dragon in his hand away.
Yin'e laughed out loud when he saw him suddenly straighten his back and his whole body tense up instantly.
"Aren't you afraid that he will accidentally throw Cheng'an out!" Yin'er saw something and saw Yin'e smiling so happily, so he slapped him on the arm.
After being frightened, Yinxiang was pleasantly surprised. He immediately loosened the reins and stroked the tiny golden dragon in his palm: "Cheng'an, why have you become so small?"
The little guy tilted his head back and rubbed his hand with his dragon horn, letting out a low dragon roar.
Yinzhen, however, was a little worried, so he turned to ask Yinreng, and only after making sure that the little guy was okay after becoming so small did he reach out and take him back into his hands.
No matter how much he played or how much he joked, the little guy really missed his brothers. He rubbed his entire dragon against his brother's palm and affectionately circled his brothers' wrists in turn.
"I'm afraid even the best craftsmen can't make such a dragon-shaped bracelet." Yinlu couldn't help but say when the little guy was wrapped around his wrist.
As they were talking, they had already entered the palace. The little fellow, who wanted to talk to his brothers whom he hadn't seen for a long time, took the initiative to transform back when they dismounted.
"Brother, do you miss me?"
As soon as the little guy turned back into a human, he stretched out his hands and asked for a hug. Yinzhen immediately held him in his arms.
After the brothers gave a positive answer, the little guy said with curved eyes: "I miss my brother too~"
"Do you think your brother will turn into a little golden dragon to scare us?" Yinxiang asked, pinching his rounder face.
The little fellow blinked, then pointed at Yin'e and said, "Tenth brother told me to do this!"
It’s not that he is trying to shirk responsibility. In fact, it was Yin’e who discussed this matter with him because he had nothing else to do.
"I can testify that it was indeed the Tenth Prince." Yinzhi said with a smile.
Yinxiang is his younger brother, and Yin'e is not afraid of him, but when Yinzhen looked at him with a cold face, he still felt a little uneasy, and quickly waved his hand to explain: "I didn't want to give you a surprise..."
"Surprise? I think it's more like a shock." Yinzhen felt that if he hadn't discovered it in time, he might have been the next person to take over the "little golden dragon".
Seeing that he was not on his side, Yin'e coughed dryly and changed the subject, "Ninth Brother, guess who I met on the way back?"
Since he asked this, it meant that he was someone he knew, Yinzhen guessed casually.
They had only met Brooke by chance, and in faraway Great Britain. No matter how smart Yinzhen was, he would never think of going there for no reason.
Seeing that he couldn't guess, Yin'e smiled and took out the jade pendant and waved it in front of him: "Look, does it look familiar?"
It is unlikely that Yinzhen would remember the jade pendant from two years ago, but this jade pendant was a valuable item after they flew to Great Britain, so he often played with it in his hand before giving it away.
Yinzhen looked at it carefully and recognized it. He took it in his hand and asked, "Brook?"
Now it was Yin'e's turn to be surprised: "Ninth brother, you have a really good memory!"
Seeing that it was indeed the foreigner he had met in Great Britain, Yinzhen played with the jade pendant in his hand and said, "He actually came to the Qing Dynasty."
Hearing Yinzhen's tone, he seemed both surprised and not quite surprised. He obviously still remembered that Brooke had said that he was very interested in the Qing Dynasty.
"right."
Yin'e nodded, and seeing that they had already entered the Palace of Heavenly Purity, he planned to talk to him in detail when he had time.
They were still quite tired after just coming back from outside, so the princes paid their respects to Kangxi formally in the Palace of Heavenly Purity and then took their leave together.
After they left, Kangxi should have visited the Empress Dowager, but the Empress Dowager sent someone to come over and considerately told them to rest first, so Kangxi did not go.
On the way out of the palace, Yin'e told Yin'er about Brooke's incident, emphasizing the sensation caused by their departure.
"Come to think of it, when Cheng An took me up into the air, I saw a bunch of foreigners below looking dumbfounded..."
Yinxiang and the others came over to listen and couldn't help laughing.
The reason why Yin'e and Yin'er can get along well is that they have some similar characteristics in some aspects, such as being kind to their own people.
Take Yinsi for example. Ever since they got together, Yin'er and Yin'e have been very nice to him. When he participated in the fight for the throne before, the two of them fully supported him, especially Yin'er. I don't know how much financial help he provided to him.
Although he had not known Brooke for a long time, he had received help from the other party when he was in Great Britain, so after returning to the capital, Yin'e settled him in his own house.
When Yinzhen learned about this, he immediately followed Yin'e back home to see him.
The fact that Yinzhen speaks foreign languages well is probably due to his preference for communicating with foreigners, so when he met Brooke again, they had a very pleasant conversation.
Brooke's family is already engaged in overseas trade business, and Yinzhen is now also doing business under the imperial order, so it is normal for them to have topics to talk about.
Inside the palace.
"Oh, I'm finally home~"
The little guy lay on the bed, holding his stuffed tiger and rolled around comfortably on it twice.
Although it was fun outside, coming back and seeing everything familiar in the temple made him feel inexplicably better.
Kangxi thought about how he was reluctant to leave the Mountain Resort before, but now he was so happy to return to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. He felt that he was indeed a child with a temper that would change from time to time.
"Are you tired, Ama?"
When the little guy saw him sitting down on the bed, he immediately sat up, lay on his back and asked.
Kangxi was not tired originally, but lying like this was a bit tiring, so he nodded slightly.
"Then I'll help Dama massage his back!" The little guy said, then put down the cloth tiger in his hand, stood up and started massaging his back.
This was not the first time he had helped with shoulder and back massage, and it seemed quite genuine.
After feeling it, Kangxi simply closed his eyes.
The little guy clenched his two small fists and punched him on the back, then pinched his shoulders and asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable, Amashu?"
"Not bad." Kangxi said lightly.
After getting the affirmation, the little guy continued to pinch him twice. When he felt his hands were a little sore, he stopped and lay on his back again, hugged his neck and shouted: "Ama~"
When Kangxi heard his deliberately elongated tone, he knew that he must have something to ask for again, so he slapped his little butt with his backhand before signaling him to speak.
"Can I have cuckoo chicken tonight?" the little guy asked, rubbing his chin on his shoulder.
It takes some effort to make gourd chicken, so he didn’t eat much of it on the way back, but now he is thinking about it.
Realizing that he was there for food again, Kangxi tilted his head to glance at him and thought that he was really promising.
Although eating gourd chicken was just a matter of his saying so, Kangxi still ordered the little guy to continue massaging his back before letting him go.
That night, the little guy successfully ate the cuckoo chicken. Maybe it was because he earned the chicken through his own labor, so he ate it more deliciously than usual.
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