Chengqian Palace
Imperial Concubine Tong Jia was concentrating on practicing calligraphy. When the maid beside her came to inform her that Concubine De had brought the Sixth Prince, she frowned slightly.
"Why is she bringing the child here at this time? Is the Fourth Prince back?"
"I've been back for a while."
"So when he came back, was there anything wrong?"
"The Fourth Prince was brought back by Madam Xie. As soon as he came back, she asked for water and said she wanted to give him a bath."
The imperial concubine lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, and had a rough guess in her mind.
"I understand. Let them in."
The imperial concubine put down her pen, slightly stretched her sore wrist, walked to the couch and sat down, and just then, Depin came in with little Yinzuo.
"I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine."
The little Sixth Prince beside her also knelt obediently on the ground. He was said to be kneeling, but in fact he was half sitting.
"Hurry up, why did Depin bring the Sixth Prince here at this time? Little Yinzuo, come here, I will ask someone to bring you something delicious."
Yinzuo looked at his mother, and Depin smiled and nodded slightly.
Nanny Cheng helped the Sixth Prince to stand up. The Sixth Prince walked towards the Imperial Concubine tremblingly. Then, when he was about to lose his balance, he fell forward and hugged the Imperial Concubine's calf.
"I'm... sorry~" Yinzuo raised his little head, looked at the imperial concubine whom he had only seen a few times, and apologized in a low voice.
"Why is this kid apologizing to me?"
The imperial concubine liked little Yinzuo, so she bent down, picked him up, and let him sit in her arms.
Depin bowed again.
"Your Highness, I have brought the Sixth Prince to apologize to the Fourth Prince. It was because of my poor teaching that the Sixth Prince made the Fourth Prince angry. Please punish him, Your Highness."
"What's going on? I don't know what happened yet. Depin, please stand up and speak first."
The imperial concubine then ordered the maidservant beside her: "Go and see if the Fourth Prince is okay. Bring him here. I have something to ask him."
"yes."
Depin repeated what she had heard from Lianxin, the gist of which was that Xiaoliu was too naughty when taking a bath and splashed water on the Fourth Prince, which made the Fourth Prince angry.
The imperial concubine just called her up and didn't say anything immediately. At this time, the maid came forward with tea.
"Madam Depin, please have some tea."
"Xiao Yinzuo, so you are here to apologize to your fourth brother. I have sent someone to call him over. Can you talk to him in front of him later?"
The Imperial Concubine did not take the matter too seriously. After all, the two children were brothers. Moreover, she saw how close little Yinzuo was to his fourth brother during his one-year-old birth ceremony in the morning. It was normal for children to be naughty sometimes. Since there was an unpleasantness between the children, let them deal with it themselves.
"Mother, is there anything you want to ask your son to come over for?" Yinzhen asked in a serious tone, as if he didn't notice the little one sitting on the concubine's lap.
The imperial concubine immediately found it interesting. She had never seen Xiao Si angry before. He was really an ice lump. When he got angry, he would have a cold face.
"It's not me who's looking for you, it's little Yinzuo who's looking for you."
The imperial concubine finished her words with a smile, then lowered her eyes and said to the little Yinzuo in her arms, "Your fourth brother is already standing in front of you, just tell him what you just said."
"Brother... I'm... sorry!" Yinzuo expressed his apology anxiously.
Seeing that Yinzhen still ignored him, Yinzuo twisted his little body and tried to get off the imperial concubine, in case his voice was too soft and his brother didn't hear it clearly.
"Little Yinzuo wants to go down? Then you better be careful." The imperial concubine put the soft little guy on the ground reluctantly, and told the nurse who served him, "Help your little prince."
Nanny Cheng immediately responded and stepped forward to support the young master.
Little Yinzuo walked forward unsteadily with every step he took, and finally reached his brother. Just now his brother had kept his eyes down and didn't look at him, but now he held on to his brother's waist, raised his little head and stared into his brother's eyes.
Yinzhen finally made eye contact with the little guy, and immediately saw the guilt and uneasiness in his eyes, and heard him carefully repeat what he had just said.
"Brother, I'm sorry~"
"Not angry~"
"I'm good~"
Hearing the last sentence, Yinzhen couldn't help but refute it.
"You're not good."
The bath water was all over him, and he accidentally swallowed it all. It seemed that he was too indulgent to this little guy, which made him so lawless and willful. If he was not taught a lesson, who knows how much more presumptuous he would be in the future. He might even become like Old Fourteen in the previous life.
Yinzuo pouted in grievance, but didn't dare to speak to defend himself.
"…Wrong~"
"What's wrong?" Yinzhen looked at him coldly and asked.
The imperial concubine found Yinzhen's question a little funny. Little Yinzuo was only one year old and could only speak one or two words slowly. Yinzhen still wanted him to admit his mistake. How was that possible? This child was too serious.
Depin was also a little worried about this. What if Xiaoliu hesitated and couldn't explain himself clearly, then Xiaosi would always be angry with him. So she opened her mouth and was about to admit her mistake on behalf of Xiaoliu.
"I shouldn't... touch water... brother... is wet." Yinzuo tried very hard to explain clearly, but this body was still too small after all, and what he thought and what he could do were completely different things.
Not only the Imperial Concubine and Concubine De were surprised, even Yinzhen himself was a little stunned.
Yinzuo had said so much with great difficulty, but found that his brother still had no reaction. He became even more panicked and could only apologize repeatedly.
"sorry!"
But when a child panics, he or she is likely to cry. This is a physiological reaction that he or she cannot control.
When Yinzhen saw the little guy's bright and clear eyes filled with tears, and the tears fell from his eye sockets along his eyelashes in a blink, he felt uncomfortable, but he didn't want to admit that he felt sorry for this little guy who had done something bad, so the words he said were still a little cold and hard.
"You are a man, you should be responsible. Men shed blood but not tears. How can you cry at every turn?"
The scene of the Fourth Prince seriously scolding the small Sixth Prince was so hilarious that one could not help but laugh.
Phew!
The imperial concubine couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Okay, Yinzhen, how old is little Yinzuo? He is still a baby who has not been weaned. How can he be the strong and resolute man you say he is?"
"Woo~" Yinzuo felt extremely wronged. He couldn't control the tears falling down, and he ended up being disliked by his brother again. Why was he so pitiful?
The more he thought about it, the more and faster his tears fell. Yinzhen could hardly bear it anymore and even couldn't help asking himself: Could it be that what he just said was too much?
Depin really felt sorry for her youngest son, so she stood up and walked over, took Xiaoliu into her arms, patted his back, and gently soothed the little guy's somewhat out-of-control emotions.
Yinzhen had already stretched out his hand, wanting to hug Yinzuo, but immediately retracted it. He pursed his lips and remained silent.
"Little Six, be good and stop crying."
After thinking for a while, Depin turned to her eldest son and said, "Little Four, your brother didn't mean to get you wet. He just likes playing with water and splashing around whenever he takes a bath. Mother will go back and discipline him. Little Six, he has always liked you the most, and you know that. Can you forgive him this time?"
In fact, Yinzhen did not blame Yinzuo in his heart. Yinzuo was still young and he had a mature soul. How could he care about a child? He just liked cleanliness and could not stand the bath water flowing into his mouth.
Besides, he had already explained it to Nanny Xie and told her not to mention the matter to your mother. Instead, it was your mother who came here with Yinzuo.
"Brother... burp! I'm... sorry~" Yinzuo insisted on apologizing to his brother while burping. Of course, he wanted his brother to forgive him the most.
"Don't cry, I forgive you." I didn't blame you. You cried so miserably, as if I bullied you. Yinzhen felt helpless.
Yinzuo's eyes suddenly lit up, he broke free from his mother's arms, rushed towards his brother and hugged him tightly.
"elder brother!"
When the little guy was suddenly held in his arms, Yinzhen almost fell down and could not help frowning.
Yinzuo thought his brother was still angry, so he carefully let him go.
"Yinzhen, come here and sit down and rest for a while." Seeing that the two younger ones were a little stiff, the imperial concubine first called the older one.
"Okay, little Yinzuo, your fourth brother has forgiven you. Look how pitiful you are crying. I feel so sad. Come here soon. I have something delicious to give you." The imperial concubine smiled and waved to the little guy again.
With the food easing the tension, the atmosphere gradually became harmonious.
The imperial concubine held Yinzhen in one hand and little Yinzuo in the other, and stacked their hands together.
"Since little Yinzuo has already admitted his mistake and apologized, and Yinzhen has also said that he forgives his brother, you two will still be good brothers from now on. You are not allowed to quarrel again, okay?"
Yinzhen respected his adoptive mother very much, and he nodded.
Seeing his brother nod, Yinzuo immediately nodded as well. He really didn't want his brother to have a quarrel with him.
The two little ones finally made up. When the imperial concubine saw little Yinzuo finally smiling, she couldn't help but knead his little face. Such a little glutinous rice ball was really fun to play with.
Because he was grateful for the imperial concubine's mediation just now, Yinzuo blinked obediently and let her do whatever she wanted without moving, just like an exquisite rag doll.
The imperial concubine liked him more and more.
Even Yinzhen, who was sitting next to them, couldn't help but imitate the concubine's movements with his hands in his sleeves. She looked quite easy to pinch.
The imperial concubine held him, pinched his little face, rubbed his hands, and played with him for a long time. It was dark when Yinzuo followed Depin to leave Chengqian Palace. Before leaving, the imperial concubine asked someone to send him some fresh fruits, probably because she saw that he liked them.
The matter finally came to an end, but since then, in order to maintain his brother's dignity in front of Yinzuo, Yinzhen always had a cold face. Whenever Yinzuo wanted to hug him, he would use his eyes that kept people at a distance to force Yinzuo to step back.
Yinzuo had just been forgiven by his brother, so he didn't dare to go too far. He could only stare at him helplessly, like a wronged little puppy who longed for his master's love and affection but couldn't get it.
This scene appeared many times in the Imperial Garden. Many concubines in the palace had seen it and discussed it in private.
"Why do you think the Sixth Prince loves to stick to the Fourth Prince?"
"Yes, but the Fourth Prince has had an icy face since he was young, and it just won't melt. I feel a little pity for the Sixth Prince."
"If Sixth Prince shows me that pitiful look, I will be willing to worship him as my ancestor."
"Who says he isn't? The Sixth Prince has a soft personality and is very good-looking. Just like what one of the sisters said when he was doing his first birthday celebration, he looks a lot like the glutinous rice dumplings we eat during the Chinese New Year."
"By the way, the Emperor's birthday is coming soon. Are you ready for a gift?"
On the evening of March 18, the 20th year of the Kangxi reign, the Qianqing Palace was brightly lit and filled with the sounds of singing, dancing and stringed instruments.
After the concubines finished their birthday congratulations, it was the turn of the princes and princesses to come forward. The emperor now had eight princes and one princess, which seemed like a lot.
The one standing at the front was naturally the Crown Prince, and behind him stood the other people in two rows. Kangxi was in a very good mood today, and almost everyone gave him a few words of praise after wishing him a happy birthday.
However, when he saw the sixth little Yinzuo frequently looking at his fourth brother, wanting to move closer but not daring to, he still couldn't help but ask.
"Why does Xiaoliu always look at your fourth brother?"
All the concubines smiled knowingly. Kangxi was puzzled. How come it seemed as if everyone in the palace knew something that he didn't?
The imperial concubine smiled and stood up.
"Your Majesty, you may not know that not long ago, Xiaoliu made his fourth brother angry, and he came to my palace crying and apologizing to his fourth brother. Yinzhen thought that it was not good for Xiaoliu to cry so much, and now he is training Xiaoliu to be a strong and resolute man."
"What? A strong and resolute man? Xiaoliu?" Kangxi couldn't believe what he heard. He looked at the tiny Yinzuo and couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Hahahaha! Then Yinzhen, you have to work hard. I'm afraid it will take more than ten years to achieve this. I look forward to the day when Xiaoliu grows up to be strong and resolute. When that happens, I will definitely reward you!"
Only Yinzuo pouted and looked unhappy. Not only did the Emperor not say anything good for him, but he also encouraged his brother to continue to treat him coldly!
"Your son obeys your order." Yinzhen responded seriously.
The author has something to say:
Yinzuo stamped his feet: Bad guys! They are all bad guys!
(Let me say here that in the previous chapter, some cute people commented that they felt it was a bit unreasonable, so I changed the setting in the previous article and changed Yinzuo’s age in his previous life from thirteen or fourteen to about ten years old. Since he was not very old, and he had to drop out of school due to illness, and was spoiled by his family, his mental age is on the young side, and he is also affected by his body. Just think of him as a child who has not grown up. Don’t misunderstand that he is an adult. In fact, as you can see in the copy, I also mentioned that this article basically will not write about Xiaoliu growing up, so it is a very relaxing article about raising a child. I hope to bring you a very healing bedtime story.)
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