Yin'e realized something was wrong when he saw the little guy's expression, but it was too late.
"Brother must go!" Cheng An shouted.
"Listen to me, it's not that the Emperor doesn't want to take them with him, but the capital also needs them..."
Yin'e wanted to make amends, but no matter how much he said, the little guy wouldn't listen.
I am such a jerk!
Yin'e couldn't help but slap his lips twice, thinking that he shouldn't have run into the palace just because he was happy.
"Brother Shi, let's go~" Cheng An didn't notice his little action, and took his hand and pulled him out.
Yin'e subconsciously followed him for two steps before asking, "Where are we going?"
"Looking for Daddy!" the little guy said in a baby voice.
Looking for the Emperor?
Yin'e almost jumped up when he heard this, and quickly squatted down to discuss with him: "Cheng'an, Brother Ten suddenly remembered that he had something else to do, can you go find the Emperor yourself?"
Although he knew that he would be in trouble after Cheng'an went to see the Emperor, he would rather hide for a while. Anyway, he would never take the initiative to approach the Emperor even if he was beaten to death.
"What's the matter?" The little guy tilted his head and looked at him.
Yin'e said casually, "We are not going out to play soon, and Brother Shi wants to buy some more delicious food to bring with us, such as crispy candies, dried fruit preserves, etc."
Hearing about eating the little guy, he subconsciously swallowed his saliva, then let go of his hand and said, "Brother Shi, go quickly~"
This was the first time that he not only showed no reluctance but also took the initiative to let someone go. Even though Yin'e really wanted to leave, he couldn't help but pinch his little face first: "Little greedy cat."
"An An is not a greedy cat."
"Okay, okay, no, no." Yin'e didn't tease him anymore. After saying that, he quickly got up and ran away.
The little guy stood there and watched him leave, blinking and saying, "Brother Shi, you left so fast~"
Liu Cai, who was not far away, heard this and thought: This guy is in trouble, he must run away quickly.
When he could no longer see Yin'e's back, Cheng'an prepared to go find Kangxi.
Kangxi was handling government affairs in the imperial study. Liu Cai guessed that his young master would definitely make a fuss, so he didn't dare let him go over. He coaxed and persuaded him to wait for Kangxi to come back.
The little guy had grown up a little, and when he heard that Kangxi was busy, he finally didn't run directly to the imperial study.
It was already afternoon when Yin'e arrived. Since he was not going to look for Kangxi, the little guy went back to play on the Luohan bed.
Not long after, the little guy fell asleep while playing.
When he woke up, the sun had already set outside and Kangxi came back covered in the sunset.
The little guy, who had just sat up from the bed, was not fully awake yet, but when he saw him, he instantly woke up, called out "Ama" and climbed down from the bed.
"What's wrong?" Seeing that he was in a hurry, Kangxi took a few quick steps to sit down beside the Arhat bed.
When he sat down, Cheng'an also got off the bed. When the servants quickly put on his little shoes, the little guy was already standing in front of Kangxi, looking up and saying, "Father wants brother to play with us!"
"Haven't I already promised you?" Seeing that his face was still rosy after waking up, Kangxi couldn't help but reach out and touch it.
The little guy subconsciously rubbed his palm and said, "Third brother, fourth brother... both of them should go!"
Kangxi had originally planned to let the little guy know after he set out. By then, it would be useless for him to make a fuss and he could only accept the reality. Unexpectedly...
He guessed that the people in the Qing Palace would not dare to tell Cheng An about this, so he looked up and asked calmly, "Who came here today?"
"Your Majesty, Prince Dun has been here."
Kangxi was not surprised at all to get this answer. He just secretly scolded Yin'e in his heart for causing trouble for him.
"Father, can you please let all the brothers go?" Cheng An pulled his sleeve when he saw that he didn't answer him and was still talking to others.
Because of him, Kangxi didn't keep many princes this time.
, seeing that he was still not satisfied, I felt that I couldn’t spoil him too much.
Kangxi thought so in his heart, and his expression became slightly serious: "Oh no, your third brother and his friends are staying in the capital for something."
"No, all brothers have to go!" When the little guy saw that he refused to take his third brother and others, he looked at him eagerly and stamped his feet in anxiety.
Kangxi said he would not spoil him, but seeing his little appearance, he could not help but feel soft-hearted, thinking that it was all caused by Yin'e, so he said, "How about this, let's keep your tenth brother and let your eighth and twelfth brothers go?"
He felt that exchanging one for two was already a concession, and hoped that the little guy would be satisfied.
However, in Cheng An's naive thinking, he doesn't think that a two-for-one is a good deal. Instead, he wonders why Brother Ten can't go again.
The little guy kept shaking his head, and was so anxious that he almost stuttered: "We want Brother Si to go!"
Kangxi didn't quite understand for a moment, and couldn't help asking, "Should the fourth brother go or the tenth brother?"
"Let's all go!" Cheng'an reacted quickly this time.
Kangxi looked at him and shook his head, "No."
"Ama Ama..."
Seeing that he disagreed, the little guy started calling him repeatedly.
"It's no use calling me father." Kangxi felt that he had already compromised, and there was nothing he could do if he was still not satisfied.
After saying this, Kangxi picked up the nine-linked ring on the Luohan bed and started playing with it, as if telling him with this attitude that this topic was over.
Seeing that his father didn't want to pay attention to him, Cheng'an puffed up his cheeks and suddenly the words that Yin'e had taught him before and made him forget emerged in his mind.
"Ama will cry if she doesn't take my brother to An'an!"
Kangxi didn't expect him to say this after holding it in for so long. He felt a little amused, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he replied with a cold expression: "Go ahead and cry."
Cheng An clenched his fists and raised them to his eyes, as if he was about to cry, but before crying he secretly looked at him and found that he didn't seem to care, so he howled twice and then put his hands down.
Seeing that he couldn't cry at all, Kangxi's eyes showed a hint of smile.
However, he couldn't laugh the next second, because the little guy in front of him suddenly sat down on the ground, then lay down and started rolling around, shouting in a baby voice, "I want my brother to go..."
Kangxi quickly reached out to pick him up, but he twisted his body and started to act like a spoiled child. He immediately felt that this son was simply not worth having. He didn't learn good things but instead learned bad things!
"If you don't get up, I won't even take you with me." Seeing that he was twisting like a fish and couldn't be held up at all, Kangxi scolded him in a serious tone.
When Cheng'an heard this, he stopped moving immediately, and Kangxi was able to pick him up successfully.
The palace maids in the hall had already signaled to get clean clothes and basins of water the moment Cheng'an lay on the ground, and by the time Kangxi picked him up, all the things were ready.
"Who taught you to be so dishonest?" Kangxi asked as he changed his clothes himself. Before he could answer, he said, "It must be Old Ten again!"
Yin'e was not here, otherwise he would definitely speak up for himself. After all, he taught Cheng'an all these things for his own sake. If he had known that he could have gone beyond the Great Wall, he would never have dared to speak so hastily.
Yin'e, who had already returned to his house, sneezed several times and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
Let’s not talk about Yin’e for now. When the little guy heard Kangxi’s somewhat fierce tone and thought about what he had just said that he wouldn’t even take himself with him, he immediately felt aggrieved.
Cheng'an hung his little head and stood still while Kangxi changed his clothes. His eyes were gradually turning red.
Kangxi was filled with anger towards Yin'e at the moment, so he didn't notice it at first. It was only when he took a wet towel to wipe his face and hands that he saw tears welling up in his eyes.
The little guy has fair skin, and his red eyes look particularly obvious. Now he purses his little mouth with tears in his black eyes, which is even more heartbreaking.
"I didn't say anything to you, why are you crying?" Kangxi wanted to sigh, but seeing his look, he couldn't bear to say anything to him, so he cursed Yin'e in his heart.
Cheng'an felt even more aggrieved when he heard his voice soften unconsciously. He sniffed lightly and said nothing.
What a little ancestor!
Kangxi thought helplessly in his heart, but he honestly held the person in his arms and coaxed him: "Okay, stop crying. Didn't you say you were grown up a few days ago? How can a person of your age still cry?"
"Father won't take An An to play!" Cheng An tried hard to hold back his tears when he heard his words, but his voice was still filled with tears when he opened his mouth.
"I'm just saying, I can't bear not to take you with me."
After all, he was the child he raised. Kangxi missed him so much when he stayed with Yinreng for a few days. How could he go on a long journey without taking him with him?
"Dad, will you take An An with you?" the little one immediately asked softly, as if he was going to continue crying if he said no.
Kangxi raised his hand and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes with his thumb, his tone was somewhat helpless and somewhat doting: "Take you with you, no one else will."
Children's emotions come and go quickly, and when he heard what he said, the expression on the little guy's face changed from rainy to sunny.
"What about my brother?" Cheng An's childish voice was tinged with a hint of crying.
Kangxi seemed to be afraid of him, so he nodded and said, "Bring them all."
After all, he was not the emperor who had just taken power. At this time, he had absolute control over the court, so it didn't really matter whether there were princes staying in the capital or not, especially when most of the emperor's grandchildren had already grown up.
Cheng An didn't understand these complicated things. Seeing that he finally agreed to take all his brothers with him, he happily hugged him and said, "Ama is the best~"
If you agree, then I am the best father. If you don’t agree, then do I not belong to you?
Kangxi complained in his heart, but when the little guy kissed him on the cheek one after another, his expression softened unconsciously.
The next day.
When Yinzhi, Yinzhen and others received the news, they were a little surprised to learn that they would not have to stay in the capital and could accompany the emperor.
But they were not stupid. They naturally knew that the emperor would not change his mind without reason, and they quickly guessed that it must be because of Cheng'an.
After staying in the capital for a long time, it would be good to go out and experience some different scenery. Even Yinzhen was in a good mood when he heard the news.
As the saying goes, some are happy and some are sad. They were happy, but Yin'e was in tears.
In order to prevent the little guy from causing trouble again, Kangxi did not forbid him to go to the frontier, but he would definitely not escape punishment.
The punishment of copying the Four Books and Five Classics a hundred times alone was enough to overwhelm Yin'e, not to mention that Kangxi also ordered that he was not allowed to ride in a carriage on the way to the frontier, and could only ride a horse.
In theory, riding a horse is not a punishment, but it depends on who it is for. For someone like Yin'e who would rather ride a horse than a carriage, it should not be too difficult to ride a horse the whole way.
"Wow wow wow, my dear, it's so hard for me..."
After being punished, Yin'e ran directly to Yinsi's house, hugged him and cried.
Yinsi had no choice but to pat his shoulder to comfort him, but Yinluo beside him said venomously, "You deserve it for speaking without restraint in front of Cheng'an."
Yinzhen was also sitting next to them, and from his expression he seemed to agree with Yinluo's words.
"Brother Jiu, how dare you say that to me even though I'm in this state!" Yin'e turned his head and looked at him.
Yinzhen looked at him and said, "Why don't you tell the Emperor that you are not going to the frontier. This way you don't have to ride a horse the whole way, and you can stay in the capital and concentrate on copying books. I think you should have finished copying by the time we come back. Isn't that the best of both worlds?"
"I don't want to!" Yin'e wanted to go out and play even if he had to ride a horse the whole time, so he didn't accept his crappy suggestion.
After saying this, he suddenly felt that the starling was the best, and he held him and continued to "woohoo".
Yinzhen rubbed his ear and patted his shoulder, saying, "Tenth brother, think positively. Although you are punished, third and fourth brothers can go with you. Wouldn't you be happier?"
"If they get rid of me together, they will snatch Cheng An from me. Is there any benefit? Why should I be happy?" Yin'e became even sadder after retorting.
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Amid Yin'e's sadness, Kangxi's tour to the frontier finally began in early June.
Early that morning, a huge procession set out from the Forbidden City. From the imperial carriage in the middle, the clear laughter of the little ones could be heard from time to time.
"An An, go out and play~"
The little guy was lying by the window looking at the crowds of people outside with an excited smile on his face.
When they just set out, the other princes did not take the carriage, but followed the imperial carriage on horseback.
"Brother~"
"Second brother~"
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"Brother Thirteen~"
Cheng'an saw his brothers on horseback and waved his little hand to greet them.
The brothers saw that he was as happy as a bird out of a cage, and some of them were affected by his mood and responded with smiles.
Yinzhi even relied on his good riding skills and leaned sideways from the horse's back to touch his face.
The little guy who was touched on the face laughed happily, clapped his hands and said, "Brother Da is awesome~"
Half an hour before departure, the little guy kept leaning on the car window and talking to his brothers. He was not tired, but Kangxi felt a little tired for him after hearing what he heard.
"Just sit still and take a rest." Kangxi reached out and held the person in his arms and helped him sit in the car, then picked up the suction cup on the table and handed it to him.
The little guy was indeed a little thirsty after chirping for so long, so he lowered his head and started drinking from the cup.
However, he only drank the water quietly for a while, and soon he leaned back on the car window again, holding up the sippy cup in his hand and asked, "Brother, do you want some water?"
"Brother, I have some water." Yinzhi felt fine at first, but when he heard his words, he took the water bag on the horse's back and took a sip.
It was the first time for Cheng An to see a water bag. He stared at him intently, and when he finished drinking, he immediately asked, "Brother Da, what is that?"
"Water bag, for holding water." Yinzhi said, and seeing that he was full of interest, he handed it to him directly.
When the little guy saw him giving it to him, he immediately turned around and put the suction cup into Kangxi's hand, and then went to take the water bag.
After having something new to play with, the little guy finally sat back in the carriage. Kangxi ignored him and let him play with the water bag. Unexpectedly, he opened the water bag soon and spilled the remaining water on himself.
"Father..." Cheng'an didn't expect this to happen. He stared at the water on his body for a while, then tilted his head and showed an innocent expression to Kangxi.
Kangxi was reluctant to scold him, so he threw the water bag out and scolded him: "Yinzhi, why did you give him the water bag to play with?"
After he finished speaking, he quickly asked someone to bring clothes for the little guy to change.
Outside the carriage, Yinzhi caught his water bag and honestly admitted his mistake.
Perhaps realizing that he had caused trouble, Cheng'an finally calmed down after changing his clothes and leaned obediently on Kangxi without moving.
The journey was still long, and Kangxi lowered his eyes and seeing that he was so well behaved, he tried not to move and let him lean on him. After a while, he simply closed his eyes and rested.
The little guy has so much energy, especially when he is in a good mood to play. He will start moving again after sitting quietly for a while. At first he just lowers his head to play with his little hands, and soon he starts kicking his two little feet.
Meanwhile, outside the carriage.
When the brothers learned that Cheng'an got his clothes wet while playing with the water bag, they couldn't help but shake their heads slightly.
The weather was getting hot now, so they didn't have to worry about the little guy catching a cold. Seeing that he didn't stick his head out again, they started chatting with each other.
"Third brother, fourth brother, you can come out thanks to me." Yin'e couldn't help but say when he saw the two of them.
Yinzhi turned his head and looked at him with a half-smile: "Thank you for teaching Cheng'an to roll on the ground?"
Yin'e coughed dryly upon hearing this, but then he said, "It's because of me anyway."
Yinzhen disagreed with his words: "Do you think that the emperor really agreed to it because of his troubles?"
"The Emperor will only want to beat him when he sees him rolling around." This time, Yinzhen chose to stand on the side of his own brother.
Yinxiang agreed, “I think what Fourteenth Brother said makes sense.
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When Yin'e heard what they said, he found it quite reasonable. But when he thought about it, he felt that he was punished just because of his bad mouth and it was of no benefit at all.
"I won't talk nonsense again next time..." Thinking that he couldn't ride in a carriage for the rest of the journey, Yin'e felt so regretful.
"You'd better keep your word."
Yinzhen felt that it was only after Cheng'an was born that the emperor was in a good mood, so his temper was better. Otherwise, with his suicidal spirit, copying books would be an easy task.
Of course, then again, if it weren’t for Cheng’an, Yin’e probably wouldn’t dare to do this.
While the brothers were chatting in low voices, the little guy in the carriage could no longer sit still. He looked up and saw that his father had closed his eyes as if he was sleeping. He sneaked down from his seat and tried to walk towards the door of the carriage.
Kangxi was not really asleep. He opened his eyes as soon as he left his side, reached out and grabbed him: "Where are you going?"
"An An didn't go anywhere~" The little guy originally wanted to go outside to watch people driving, but when he saw that he was not asleep, he immediately returned to his side obediently.
Kangxi reached out and carried him back to his seat, tapped his forehead and said, "Behave yourself, I will let you go down to play when it's time to rest."
"I know~" Cheng An nodded while kicking his feet. He probably felt bored sitting in the car all the time, so he looked up and said, "Ama An An wants to ride a horse~"
"It's so hot outside, why ride a horse?" said Kangxi.
The sun has come out and the temperature outside the car is indeed gradually rising.
The little guy acted coquettishly, but when he still disagreed, he could only change his words and said, "An An wants a brother!"
His voice was a little loud, and his childish voice floated outside the carriage, causing the brother who was feeling a little hot and was about to return to the carriage to stop.
After a while, the imperial carriage stopped temporarily, and Kangxi casually asked Yinzhi and Yinreng to get in the car to accompany Cheng'an.
"Da Ge, Er Ge~" Seeing his two brothers, Cheng An rushed over directly.
Yinzhi and the other man bowed to Kangxi, and only after getting permission did they sit down with the little one who had rushed over to them.
"Where is my brother's horse?" asked the little fellow sitting among them.
No matter how big the imperial carriage is, it is impossible to fit a horse in. Yinzhi heard a hint of laughter in his voice: "Outside."
Cheng'an nodded, then stretched out his little hands and held the hands of his two brothers and started playing.
The little guy already had the concept of "big and small". While playing, he put his two brothers' hands together and said with a smile: "Brother Da's hands are big~"
After all, Yinzhi and Yinreng had been fighting for so long. Although their relationship is not as stiff as before, they still dislike each other. However, they would not show it in front of Kangxi and the little guy.
Yinzhi was a little disgusted when he saw the little guy putting his hand together with Yinreng, but he suddenly became happy when he heard his words, and felt that he was better than Yinreng.
"If Cheng'an hadn't told me, my brother wouldn't have found out."
Yinreng heard the hint of pride in his tone and felt that he was really going backwards as he got older.
The little guy laughed when his brother recognized him, and compared his hands with theirs, and finally concluded: "An An's hands are small~"
Seeing a hint of disappointment in his tone, Yinreng pinched his soft little hand and said, "Cheng'an is still young and will grow up."
"Hands will grow too?" the little guy asked, turning his hands.
Yinreng: “Of course.”
"Will An An's feet grow bigger?"
"meeting."
"What about the mouth?"
The little guy's question was a bit childish and boring, but Yinreng still nodded patiently in affirmation.
"Is it so big?" Cheng An stretched out his hand and gestured in front of his mouth.
Yinzhi saw the size of his gesture and rubbed his head and joked: "With such a big mouth, do you want to eat a cow directly?"
"Let's eat roasted whole lamb~" the little guy said with a giggle.
Seeing that he also knew how to roast a whole lamb, Yinzhi asked with interest: "Have you ever eaten roasted whole lamb?"
The little guy shook his head:
"No."
"Then wait until the grassland..."
Kangxi, who was sitting opposite, was very pleased to see that the three brothers got along so well, especially that the eldest and the second oldest were no longer at odds with each other.
He was busy last night dealing with the documents on hand before going out, so he went to bed late. Now that he saw Cheng'an was accompanied by someone, he closed his eyes again to rest.
"Shh..." The little guy is not the kind of kid who forgets about his father just because he has a brother. When he found that his father was sleeping again, he immediately stretched out his finger in front of his mouth and whispered to his two brothers, "Father, go to sleep~"
Yinreng naturally saw that the emperor was resting with his eyes closed instead of sleeping, otherwise there would be a place inside the imperial carriage where he could lie down and rest.
However, he still followed the little guy's words and coaxed him softly, "Then Cheng An, how about closing your eyes and taking a rest?"
Cheng An nodded, climbed into his arms, leaned against him and closed his eyes.
When Yinzhi saw the other person running into Yinreng's arms, but putting his feet on his legs, he snorted in his heart, but did not swing down in the end.
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