As the eldest grandson of the emperor, Hongxi still has a certain weight in Kangxi's heart. Seeing Yinreng talking about him, he couldn't say anything whether he believed it or not.
"This will not happen again." Kangxi said finally.
The little guy noticed that his voice had lowered, and immediately raised his head again: "An An Zhi Yaya~"
It’s such a good promise, but I don’t know if I can do it.
Kangxi had some doubts in his heart, but he didn't dwell on it too much.
When the little guy saw that his father was no longer frowning, he immediately relaxed, turned around and crawled into Yinreng's arms and called him: "Second brother~"
When Yinreng saw that he was smiling again, the corners of his lips also rose slightly.
As it began to darken outside, Kangxi prepared to take Cheng'an back to the Qianqing Palace.
After letting go of his psychological burden, Yinreng naturally did not stop him. Instead, he stood up and saw him off in person.
"Father, the hood..." he reminded before stepping out of the room.
Kangxi heard his words and shook his head and said, "Yinreng, you are too concerned and confused."
After saying this, he had no intention of hiding anything and walked out directly holding the little one in his arms.
Kangxi didn't think there was anything to hide. After all, if the horn didn't disappear, he couldn't hide forever. Besides, the appearance of a real dragon was a good omen, so it didn't matter if he was discovered.
Of course, another part of the reason was Kangxi's love for his son. He felt that his son had no right to hide and suffer this injustice.
Seeing him like this, Yinreng felt relieved when he thought that if Cheng'an's dragon horn would never disappear, it would be impossible for him to hide it forever.
However, when Kangxi met Liang Jiugong and others holding Cheng'an, they didn't think much about it.
There was nothing they could do. Kangxi's attitude was too calm, and Cheng'an usually wore all kinds of little things like horns and ears on his head, so they subconsciously thought that this was fake again.
After Yinreng noticed this, he immediately understood why Kangxi had just said that he was confused because of his concern. If he was more open, perhaps people around him would not think much about it. On the contrary, he was more likely to attract attention if he was secretive.
When they reached the gate of Xian'an Palace, Yinreng stopped and said, "Your Highness, I respectfully send you off."
Kangxi nodded slightly. The little fellow in his arms immediately became restless when he saw Yinreng stop walking. He stretched out his little hand and said, "Brother, let's go!"
Looking at the little hand he was holding in mid-air, Yinreng couldn't help but hold it: "It's getting late, you should go back with the Emperor to have dinner first, and I will come to see you when I have time."
The two brothers ate and slept together these days, and Yinreng naturally felt a little reluctant, but there was nothing he could do.
"An An misses his second brother!" Cheng An held his hand tightly and wanted to pull him away.
Seeing that he started to think about her before they even separated, Kangxi thought that he was really a good brother.
"Don't you miss your father?" His tone was slightly sour.
Cheng An immediately turned around when he heard this: "An An misses Ama~"
Seeing that he could coax both sides, Kangxi said, "Then let your second brother go."
"No, An An wants second brother~" The little guy missed Kangxi very much before he saw him, and now he is reluctant to be separated from Yinreng.
There was no way. It was Yinreng who had been taking care of him these days. If he just patted his butt and left as soon as Kangxi came, he would be really heartless.
After hearing his fuss, Kangxi finally carried him back inside and decided to have dinner here before leaving.
"Let's make a deal first. You are not allowed to make any more noise after dinner." Kangxi said with his head down before dinner was served.
Yinreng also coaxed from the side: "Cheng'an, listen, you have been saying that you miss your father the emperor these two days."
"Okay." The little guy probably realized from their attitudes that it was impossible for his second brother to go back to the Qianqing Palace with him, so he nodded obediently in the end.
Yinreng was very touched by his reluctance to leave him, and felt that it was worth his worries for the past two days. When someone brought the basin of water over, he personally held his little hand and helped him wash his hands.
While the father and his two sons were washing their hands, a delicious dinner was served to the table, and the house was immediately filled with the aroma of food.
Compared to the long table where Kangxi dined, the round table on Yinreng's side gave a more family dining feel.
“It smells so good~”
Cheng'an didn't ask for anyone to hold him today. Instead, he sat alone on an armchair. The chair was not high enough, so he had to stand up to see all the dishes on the table clearly.
Kangxi and Yinreng were sitting on either side of him. Seeing him drooling on the table, they smiled and picked up their bowls and chopsticks.
Next, the little guy had a treat. After he finished eating the fish fed by his brother, he turned around and saw the tender beef fillet fed by his father. He immediately ate it in one gulp.
"Sit down and eat." Seeing that he was still standing on the chair, Yinreng carried him to sit down.
As soon as Cheng'an sat down, Kangxi picked up a handful of his favorite scrambled eggs and fed them to him.
Liang Jiugong, who was waiting on the side, saw this scene and felt that only this young master could be fed by these two masters together.
“It’s delicious~”
The little guy probably felt that he was very happy. Not only could he eat such delicious food, but his father and brother also fed him. He was shaking his head with joy.
Seeing that he was making so many small movements while eating, Kangxi, who was afraid that he would choke, reminded him: "Eat well."
"Hmm." Cheng An nodded and drank the soup he fed him, then raised his head and said in a baby voice, "It's so delicious, Dama, drink it~"
Kangxi had long been tired of the imperial meals in the palace and felt that they were just so-so, but in his mouth, everything seemed delicious.
Kangxi chuckled and started to pick up his chopsticks. He immediately felt that it would be more appetizing to dine with him.
"You should eat Cheng'an dishes too." Yinreng fed him some rice with some vegetables and meat. Seeing that he finished the meat and rice in one bite and left the vegetables on the spoon, his tone showed disapproval.
In the past, Cheng'an would eat obediently when he said this, but now, probably because Kangxi was there, he immediately turned around and said, "Ama, An'an wants some soup~"
After Kangxi picked up his bowl and fed him a mouthful of soup, he saw Yinreng still holding the spoon and couldn't help but say, "If he doesn't like it, forget it."
"That's not what the Emperor said when I was a child," Yinreng said.
To be honest, Kangxi doted on Yinreng when he was a child, but at the same time he was very strict with him, so he would never allow him to be picky about food.
Kangxi was reminded by him and he cleared his throat and said to his youngest son, "Didn't Cheng'an say that we can't waste vegetables? These vegetables are grown with great effort."
The little guy didn’t actually say he didn’t want to eat, he just thought the vegetables weren’t tasty and wanted to wait until last to eat them.
But when he heard what Ama said, he immediately turned around and ate the vegetables on the spoon.
"Cheng'an really listens to the Emperor the most." Yinreng couldn't help but say.
Kangxi felt happy when he heard this, thinking that since this boy was raised by him, he would naturally listen to him the most.
Perhaps moved by Yinreng's words, Kangxi immediately fed him a piece of Cheng'an's favorite meat.
When dinner was over, it was already dark outside and the bright moonlight filled the earth.
Cheng'an was still reasonable, because they had already agreed on it before the meal, so he didn't make a fuss when Kangxi wanted to take him away.
As soon as the father and son left, Hongxi came to look for his father and asked, "Father, is my uncle gone?"
Perhaps thinking of how he had been used as a shield for Cheng'an before, Yinreng was very gentle at this moment. After nodding, he asked with concern, "Have you had dinner yet?"
Hongxi had come once during the day and was sent away through the door. Now he felt that he was particularly friendly and said quickly, "My son just used it."
It’s not that Yinreng treated him badly on a daily basis, but mainly because the royal family paid great attention to rules and etiquette, and Hongxi was already quite old at this time and no longer needed his father’s care, so he hadn’t received this treatment for a long time.
"Since you have used it, go to bed early and don't stay in the cold at night." Yinreng said.
When Hongxi heard this, he was flattered.
Let’s not talk about the father and son for now. On the other side, Kangxi and Cheng’an are still on the imperial sedan chair returning to the Qianqing Palace.
Cheng'an was rarely out so late, so he couldn't help but look around curiously.
Kangxi did not restrain him, but sat beside him and watched him with a smile.
A bird suddenly flew up from a nearby tree. The moment it spread its wings, Cheng'an was a little scared. He moved closer to Kangxi and realized it was a bird. He patted his chest with his little hands and said, "Father, look!"
"Are you scared?" Kangxi noticed his little movement and pulled him into his arms.
Cheng'an felt fine, so he shook his head.
Kangxi did not let him look outside, but hugged him and started chatting with him: "Have you been happy staying with your second brother these days?"
"Kai Yaya~" the little guy nodded, "Second brother will play with An An and give An An delicious food..."
Yinreng treated him very well, and although he was young, he could feel who was good to him.
When Kangxi heard his words, he squeezed his little hand and said, "No wonder they didn't want to leave. I had to come and pick them up myself."
"Hello, Ama!" the little guy immediately said sweetly.
As they were talking, the father and son finally returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Kangxi, who had recovered from his illness, did not try to let him sleep alone again. He took him to wash and put him directly on his bed.
The little guy felt it was quite novel after not being home for some days, and kept crawling and rolling around in bed.
Kangxi was too lazy to say anything to him. Seeing that he was in such good spirits, he picked up the book and started reading.
Inside the bedroom, under the dim light, the father and son, one moving and the other still, looked extremely harmonious.
Cheng'an played for a while and then seemed to find it boring, so he pulled back the quilt and lay down.
When Kangxi noticed that the surroundings had become quiet, he looked down and saw him lying obediently in the quilt, patting himself with his little hands and muttering to himself.
What is this saying?
Kangxi, whose curiosity was aroused, leaned over quietly and heard the words "An An, go to sleep quickly". After a moment of pause, he suddenly laughed.
Hearing his laughter, Cheng An opened his eyes: "Ama?"
"Doesn't your second brother coax you to sleep?" Seeing that he could actually coax himself to sleep, Kangxi's face was full of smiles, wondering how could he be so lovable.
The little guy said in a baby voice: "Second brother, go to sleep~"
This is actually not Yinreng’s fault. He actually doesn’t understand why he always falls asleep first when he tries to coax Cheng’an to sleep.
"Second brother fell asleep, so Cheng'an coaxed himself to sleep?" Kangxi asked with a smile.
Cheng An nodded: "Yeah."
The little guy has a pair of delicate dragon horns, and his fair and tender face looks even cuter.
Kangxi felt his heart soften as he looked at him. He closed the book and lay down, saying, "Father, please coax Chengan to sleep."
After saying this, Kangxi took him into his arms and patted him gently.
Seeing that both masters were lying down to rest, Liang Jiugong tiptoed forward and lowered the bed curtain.
On the bed.
Kangxi hugged his little son who smelled like milk again after many days, and he fell sleepy unknowingly.
Before he fell asleep, his hands were still clapping unconsciously, but the movements became slower and lighter, and finally disappeared.
Didn’t Ama say he wanted to coax An An to sleep?
After a while, the little guy, who was still asleep, opened his eyes.
After realizing that his father had fallen asleep, the little guy finally continued to raise his little hands to comfort himself.
The next morning, Kangxi was awakened by something slightly hard. When he looked down, he found that it was the dragon horn on his youngest son's head.
Seeing that the little guy was not awake yet and was just rubbing against the ground unconsciously, Kangxi reached out and patted him gently on the back in a soothing manner.
The sleeping little guy looks more cute and well-behaved, especially with the pair of tender dragon horns on his head, he is adorable no matter how you look at him.
Kangxi admired his son's obedient appearance after he fell asleep for a while, then reached out to touch his dragon horns before quietly getting up.
Now that the weather has turned cold, Kangxi thought that the little guy didn't have to attend the morning court and there was no need to get up so early, so he decided to let him sleep a little longer.
So when Cheng'an woke up, the morning court was over and Kangxi was already reviewing memorials in the imperial study.
"Why are you having breakfast at this time?"
Cheng'an, who was eating his breakfast at the table, heard the voice of his tenth brother. He looked up and saw his four brothers: the eighth brother, the ninth brother, the tenth brother, and the fourteenth brother.
"Brother!" The little guy immediately stopped eating, put down the spoon in his hand and ran over.
Yin'e picked him up with a smile on his face: "Tenth brother's good Cheng'an!"
"An An's good brother~" the little guy giggled and imitated him.
Seeing them doing this again, Yinzhen was speechless.
"Let Cheng'an finish his breakfast first." Yinsi reminded.
After he finished speaking, Yin'e immediately carried Cheng'an back to the table, and Yinsi and the others followed and sat beside him.
Cheng'an's breakfast includes porridge, golden rolls, crystal steamed dumplings, steamed eggs, and a plate of freshly cut fruits. It looks like a lot, but it is actually made more delicately, so the portion is not too large.
After sitting down, Yin'e picked up the chopsticks and started feeding.
Who would eat by himself when his brother feeds him? The little guy happily opens his mouth and waits for food.
Yinsi was afraid that Yin'e wouldn't be able to feed him the porridge properly, so he picked up the small bowl himself.
The little fellow ate with such delicious food that Yinzhen, who had just had breakfast, felt hungry again, so he said, "Cheng'an, would you like to have one, Fourteenth Brother?"
"Brother, eat it!" The little guy was very generous.
After getting the consent, Yinzhen picked up the chopsticks and started eating without hesitation. He immediately found that his breakfast not only looked delicious, but also tasted delicious. The only problem was that it was too small. One crystal steamed dumpling was not enough for him to eat in one bite.
"You should stop." Yin'e couldn't help but remind him when he saw that he hadn't finished eating yet.
Yinzhen did not stand with him this time: "Can't you even afford breakfast at your house?"
Yinzhen ignored them and looked at Cheng'an: "Cheng'an, look at them, they won't let Fourteenth Brother eat."
"Brother Yi, eat!" the little guy said immediately.
Yinzhen cast a smug look at them, then picked up a piece of gold thread roll and put it into his mouth.
"Are you stupid? What do you eat after he finishes eating?"
Yin'e reminded the little guy in his arms, but he said, "An'an doesn't want to eat, give it to brother."
When Yinzhen heard this, he put down his chopsticks, snatched the man away, hugged him and said, "You are really my good brother."
After saying that, he raised his head and looked at Yin'e and the others: "Look at Cheng'an, then look at you, these are my good brothers."
Yin'e was too lazy to pay attention to him, snatched Cheng'an back and said: "Let the emperor know that you stole Cheng'an's food, tsk..."
Upon hearing this, Yinzhen was immediately displeased and said, "What do you mean by robbing? How can this be called robbing? It was clearly shared with me by Cheng'an."
"Stop making trouble and let Cheng'an finish his breakfast properly." The two of them calmed down after Yinsi spoke.
"Brother, eat." Cheng'an did not forget to greet his brothers, especially Yinzhen, when he accepted the feeding again.
The little guy would rather not eat himself than give him the food. Yinzhen was too embarrassed to share his breakfast. He waved his hand and said, "Fourteenth brother is full. Cheng'an can eat by himself."
With Yin'e and Yinsi feeding him together, Cheng'an finally finished his breakfast, touched his little belly and showed a satisfied expression.
At the same time, Yin'e felt something was wrong, and looking at the horns on his head, he asked Yin'e, "Did you have someone make these horns for him?"
Yin'e had noticed the horns on the little guy's head a long time ago. He shook his head and said, "It's not me, it might be Fourth Brother. Don't tell me, this horn is so realistic."
Yinzhen didn’t look at it carefully just now. After all, the little guy often wears these on his head, so it’s not worth making a fuss about.
But when he heard their words, he couldn't help but look at it carefully. He didn't notice anything before, but when he saw it, he suddenly felt that -
"Why do I feel that this horn is not realistic, but real..."
To be honest, not only he felt this way, Yinzhen also felt so, especially when he thought about the little guy's identity.
After looking at each other, the brothers stopped talking about this topic and took Cheng'an back to the side hall.
In the side hall.
After sending everyone around him away, Yin'e immediately touched the dragon horn on the little guy's head.
"Itchy~" Cheng An, feeling itchy, laughed out loud.
From the little guy's reaction, you can tell that the horn is real. After all, a fake horn would not have any feeling.
Even though they already knew that he was a dragon, the brothers were still a little confused when they saw the pair of dragon horns growing on his head.
After the little guy's laughter stopped, the side hall suddenly became quiet.
"Brother?" Seeing his brothers suddenly become a little dazed, Cheng An tilted his little head in confusion.
After a while.
Yin'e hesitated and said, "How come he suddenly grew a pair of dragon horns?"
"Nonsense, if he is a dragon and doesn't have dragon horns, why would he have cow horns?" Yinzhen said.
When Cheng An heard this, he immediately said, "An An Yi Long Jiao~"
"I know you have dragon horns." Yinzhen responded when he saw that he was still anxious.
The little guy was satisfied, and he touched his horn and said, "Brother, look at An An's dragon horn~"
"Does the Emperor know?"
Seeing the little guy's carefree smile, Yinsi felt that it was unlikely that his father didn't know, but he still asked one more question.
"Ama knows~" Cheng An nodded.
Yin'e: "Did the Emperor say anything?"
The little guy thought about it and shook his head to indicate no.
"The Emperor has known for a long time that he is a dragon. It is normal for a dragon to have dragon horns. There is no need for us to make a fuss." Yinzhen said.
After saying that, he held Cheng An in his arms and looked at him carefully from a close distance. He found that the dragon horn looked quite beautiful, especially when it grew on the little guy's head.
It's normal for a dragon to have horns, but it's weird for a human to have horns on his head...
However, thinking that the emperor didn't say anything, Yinzhen felt that there was no need for him to worry about it.
"It turns out that dragon horns really look like deer horns. This is the first time I've seen them." He was too far away to see clearly during the sacrifice to heaven, so this was Yinzhen's first time to come into close contact with dragon horns.
Yin'e heard his words and leaned over to look at it, nodding as he looked: "As expected of a dragon horn, it looks very spiritual."
The small and delicate dragon horns look very tender, but the surface has a lustrous feeling and feels even better to the touch.
"Don't scare Cheng'an." Seeing that both of their faces were almost approaching Cheng'an's corner, Yinsi's tone was helpless.
Cheng'an was not scared by his two brothers. Instead, he was quite happy to see that they liked his role.
Compared to the last time he offered sacrifices to the heavens, the growth of a pair of dragon horns on his head did not seem to be that shocking. The brothers quickly accepted it and after admiring it for a while, they stopped staring at it.
At this time, Yin'e also remembered why he came.
"Cheng'an, guess what good things Brother Ten brought you?"
"What?" The little guy heard his words with anticipation in his tone.
When the princes came to see him, they liked to bring him gifts. Yinzhen usually gave him clothes that he had painted himself; Yinzhi remembered that he liked jade pendants, so he would give him one every now and then; Yinreng even opened his private vault and let him choose whatever he wanted...
As for Yin'e, he was keen on giving Cheng'an all kinds of new toys, such as Western toys found in Yin'e's shop, or toys he had others tinker with.
Yin'e didn't keep anyone in suspense and directly ordered people to carry the things in.
It was a small wooden horse, which was not unusual, but Yin'e had four small wheels installed on the bottom of the horse so that it could move.
The wooden horse is made of a relatively light wood, and it will move with a slight push when equipped with wheels.
"Wow!" Cheng'an shouted and ran to the wooden horse, pushing it in the side hall, feeling extremely happy.
Seeing how happy he was, Yin'e started laughing too, then waved and said, "Cheng'an, come here, Brother Ten will teach you how to play."
When the little guy heard his voice, he immediately pushed the wooden horse over.
After he came over, Yin'e directly reached out and carried him to the horse's back, and taught him to hold the handles on both sides of the horse's head.
When the wooden horse was first made, it actually had no handles, only reins. However, Yin'e felt that it was not safe enough, so he had handles added, but the reins remained.
After Cheng'an sat firmly, Yin'e directly pulled the reins and led him to run slowly.
The little guy used to be very curious when he saw his brothers riding horses. Now he found out that he could also "ride a horse" and his eyes were curved with laughter.
"Brother, look at An An~" While being happy, he did not forget to share his joy with other brothers.
Yinzhen applauded enthusiastically: "Not bad, not bad, Cheng'an can ride a horse now."
Hearing his words, Cheng An laughed even more happily, and even imitated him: "Gaga~"
He was happy. Yin'e, who had been pulling him to run a few laps, couldn't bear it anymore. He propped himself up on his knees and asked for help: "Who of you can come and take my place..."
"Tenth brother, you can't do this." Yinzhen joked.
Yin'e glared at him and said, "You can't do it." Then he continued to pull Cheng'an to run, determined to prove himself.
The little guy found that his brother was tired, and said considerately: "An An, don't play~"
"It's okay, Brother Ten has plenty of strength!" Yin'e said stubbornly.
In the end, Yinsi couldn't bear it anymore and stood up to replace him.
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