After his eyes darted around for a moment, the Eighth Prince Hongxu replied, "Oh, Mother, Hongxu understands."
At that moment, Ituma Shushu spotted the Ninth Prince Hongxuan next door, who was now pulling at Daxue's hair, just like the Eighth Prince Hongxu had done before.
She quickly raised her voice and said, "Hongxuan, did you hear what your mother just said? You are not allowed to pull at the snow anymore."
Ninth Prince Hongxuan quickly let go, and instead gently touched Daxue, saying, "Mother, Hongxuan is playing with Daxue."
At this moment, the Eighth Prince Hongxu was not to be outdone. He gently touched Xiaoxue and shouted loudly, "Mother, Mother, Hongxu is playing with Xiaoxue."
Well, you two naughty devils, Ituma Shushu felt a bit embarrassed.
Then, she grabbed the Eighth Prince Hongxu's hand and said softly, "Hongxu, shall we go with your mother to Hongxuan's place to see the heavy snow now?"
“Okay, Mother,” Eighth Prince Hongxu replied, skipping and jumping.
Upon seeing Ituma Shushu and the Eighth Prince Hongxu arrive together, the Ninth Prince Hongxuan shouted.
"Mother, Mother, Hongxu, my Daxue!" Ninth Prince Hongxuan called out, touching Daxue.
Yes, that's right, the Ninth Prince likes to call the Eighth Prince Hongxu.
The Eighth Prince also liked to call the Ninth Prince Hongxuan, and he just wouldn't change his ways no matter what.
“Mmm, Mother, I know Hongxuan, your Daxue is very well-behaved.” Ituma Shushu looked at the obedient Daxue and couldn’t help but reach out and touch her.
The snowflakes were quite familiar with Ituma Shushu, and at that moment, it rubbed against Ituma Shushu's hand.
Then, Ituma Shushu instructed the eunuchs guarding the snow: "You two, bring some fodder and water."
"Yes, Consort Shu."
The two eunuchs bowed in response.
Then, Ituma Shushu turned around and said softly, "From today onwards, Hongxu and Hongxuan, you two will learn from your mother how to feed Daxue and Xiaoxue."
The Eighth Prince Hongxu and the Ninth Prince Hongxuan were indeed very curious, and they both loudly replied, "Yes, Mother."
Next, the Eighth Prince Hongxu and the Ninth Prince Hongxuan patiently followed Ituma Shushu to learn how to feed Daxue and Xiaoxue hay and add water.
The two of them followed suit, touching the foal every time they fed it some hay.
Ituma Shushu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the two of them were interested in feeding the foals; it seemed they wouldn't cause any trouble for the time being.
However, Ituma Shushu felt that Hongxu and Hongxuan's interest in feeding the foals wouldn't last long.
In that case, she still needs to think of another way. Well, getting a dog is definitely not an option.
Putting everything else aside, you should know that Hongxu and Hongxuan's father, the Emperor Yongzheng, was a big boss who kept dogs.
If Emperor Yongzheng saw how mischievous Hongxu and Hongxuan were, he would probably think they were abusing dogs!
According to Ituma Shushu, Emperor Yongzheng had a special place in the Yuanmingyuan Garden to keep dogs, and he also assigned a large number of servants to take good care of the dogs.
In Ituma Shushu's opinion, Emperor Yongzheng was definitely at the forefront of trends.
She always thought that keeping pet dogs was a pleasure only people in later generations had, but little did she know that Emperor Yongzheng kept a group of pet dogs in his own time.
In the era before Ituma Shushu traveled back in time, many people liked to keep dogs. Back then, she often saw videos of people dressing up their pet dogs, buying them pet houses, and buying them toys...
However, many people probably didn't expect that Emperor Yongzheng's love for pet dogs was no less than that of ordinary people in later generations.
He also names his pet dogs, and those names are all auspicious words. For example, one of his dogs is named "Zaohua" (meaning "fortune"), and another dog is named "Baifu" (meaning "hundred blessings").
When it comes to dressing up pet dogs, the clothes Emperor Yongzheng made for his dogs were far more luxurious than those of later generations, after all, Emperor Yongzheng was a big boss.
Most of the clothes Emperor Yongzheng made for his pet dogs were made of silk, but there were also many genuine leather clothes, such as pigskin, mink fur, and even tiger and leopard skins.
When it comes to housing for his pet dogs, Emperor Yongzheng would personally design cages, sheets, and blankets for them.
Well, in Ituma Shushu's opinion, keeping a dog is no good, and keeping a cat is no good either.
What else can she raise?
...
Then why not raise rabbits?
The following evening, Emperor Yongzheng dined at Qingyun Yaxuan.
After dinner.
"Father, Hongxuan is the best at snow." Ninth Prince Hongxuan grabbed one of Yongzheng's robes and said loudly.
The Eighth Prince Hongxu immediately stepped forward, grabbed the other side of Yongzheng's robe, and called out, "Father, Father, Hongxu's little Xue is so sweet."
"Father, Daxue is so sweet."
"Father, little Xue is a good girl."
"Father, Father..."
Ituma Shushu and the Seventh Prince Hongzhao exchanged a speechless glance.
Yongzheng...
Soon after, the three princes were all served by servants and taken to rest.
At this moment, Yongzheng spoke up: "In the coming period, Consort Shu, you must remember to stay in Qingyun Yaxuan with the three princes and not go out casually."
“Yes, I understand,” Ituma Shushu nodded.
Then, Ituma Shushu asked softly, "Your Majesty, I heard Hongzhao say yesterday that he will be going to the Imperial Study next year, but he is not yet six years old?"
Yongzheng nodded and said, "Hongzhao is intelligent and has patience and interest in practicing calligraphy. I think it would be good for him to go to the Imperial Study to listen to lessons and memorize texts as early as possible. However, I will wait until he turns six before he moves to the Princes' Quarters."
Ituma Shushu nodded and said, "I understand Your Majesty's good intentions."
She hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Your Majesty, Hongxu and Hongxuan are quite active, and I am afraid that Qingyun Yaxuan will not be able to contain them. Therefore, I would like to ask the Imperial Household Department to send over a few pairs of rabbits."
When Yongzheng thought about Hongxu and Hongxuan's personalities, he himself had a bit of a headache.
However, it seems that Consort Shu's suggestion is actually quite good.
So, Yongzheng nodded and said, "Tomorrow I will have the people from the Imperial Household Department select three pairs of rabbits, the more agile ones."
Ituma Shushu said softly, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
After seeing Emperor Yongzheng off, she couldn't help but sigh: "Tonight, Emperor Yongzheng must have made a special trip over because he was worried about his princes."
Ituma Shushu recalled what Emperor Yongzheng had just said, "Have the people from the Imperial Household Department pick three pairs of rabbits, the more agile ones."
She couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Emperor Yongzheng really knows his two youngest sons. As soon as he heard me say I wanted to send a few pairs of rabbits, he immediately thought of choosing the more agile ones."
Hahahaha, let's see if the rabbit runs faster, or if Hongxu and Hongxuan run faster!
However, these few pairs of rabbits should keep them busy for a while.
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