It is now August, the season when sweet osmanthus is fragrant. The imperial concubine is admiring several osmanthus trees newly sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the corridor.
"'When people are idle, the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers fall, and the spring mountains are empty at night'. Today, I, an idle person, understand Wang Wei's state of mind in the past."
There was a hint of sadness between the imperial concubine's brows, and there was a hint of loneliness in her tone.
The maid beside her sighed silently. For some unknown reason, the emperor had been very fond of the little Niuhulu who had just entered the palace in October last year. Unfortunately, she was the younger sister of the deceased empress dowager and was of noble birth. It was rumored in the palace that if she gave birth to a child, she might be on equal footing with the imperial concubine one day.
"Greetings to the Imperial Concubine~"
A lively baby voice suddenly sounded not far away. The imperial concubine raised her eyes and saw a familiar little figure hiding behind the osmanthus tree. The little guy was looking over here curiously.
"It's little Yinzuo who's here. He's here to play with your fourth brother again." The imperial concubine couldn't help but smile.
This little guy is getting cuter and cuter as he grows up, but he's also very clingy. Ever since he was able to walk freely, he often comes from the Yonghe Palace next door to visit his fourth brother, running up and down with his two short legs, never feeling tired.
"Hehe~" Yinzuo, who is now one and a half years old, speaks more and more clearly and runs very fast.
"What are you looking at, Your Majesty?" Yinzuo still liked this generous and kind-hearted imperial concubine very much. She allowed him to come and go freely in Chengqian Palace to visit his brother, and often gave him delicious food. She was a very good person.
"I was just looking at the osmanthus flowers and thinking about making some osmanthus cakes. Little Yinzuo, would you like to try some?" The imperial concubine knew that the little guy was greedy, so she deliberately changed the subject to tease him.
Yinzuo stuck out his little tongue and licked his lips, with some desire in his eyes.
"Yes! Then when will you do it, Madam?"
"Then when would little Yinzuo like to eat?" the imperial concubine asked him with a smile.
Yinzuo trotted over to the imperial concubine, laid on her lap, and said with a smile: "How are you today~"
The imperial concubine tapped his little nose lightly with the brocade fan in her hand.
"Since Xiaoliu has said so, then of course it's fine. Go play with your fourth brother first. You won't be able to eat the osmanthus cake until later."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. You are such a beautiful and kind person." Yinzuo tilted his little head and spoke well of the imperial concubine.
"This little mouth seems to be smeared with honey. It's so talkative. Go and play." The imperial concubine was very happy to hear this, and her previous depression also dissipated a lot.
"Then Xiaoliu will come back later to accompany the imperial concubine to eat osmanthus cake~" Yinzuo left a witty remark and jumped to his fourth brother's room.
The imperial concubine half covered her lower face and watched the little guy walk away step by step with a smile. Sometimes she really envied Depin. Yinzhen liked to be quiet, while Xiaoliu was active. Both children were extremely smart.
But after all, Xiaoliu is more likable, loves to laugh and talk. With such a lively little boy around, she is in a good mood every day. This is why she never stopped Xiaoliu from entering and leaving Chengqian Palace.
"Brother~"
Yinzhen, who was secretly reading a book inside, covered the book with something on the table as if nothing had happened, then looked towards the door.
I saw Xiaoliu clinging to the door frame, with only his little head sticking out, looking over here with a smile.
"Come in."
Yinzuo ran to his brother and saw that he was holding a small spinning top in his hand. He thought his brother wanted to play with it and did not accompany him.
"Brother, Xiaoliu wants to play this~"
Yinzhen lowered his eyes and noticed what he was holding in his hand. He handed the thing to the little guy.
"Give."
Yinzuo didn't take it. Instead, he looked at him and said with a smile: "I want to play with my brother~"
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Yinzhen wanted to read more and thought Yinzuo would not come today. However, the little guy appeared as soon as he took out the book.
"Brother~Brother~~" Seeing that his brother didn't answer him for a long time, Yinzuo stretched out the ending of the word and acted coquettishly.
"Let's go, shall we go to the Imperial Garden?" Yinzhen didn't ask this question out of thin air, but Xiaoliu usually liked to drag him to the Imperial Garden to play, saying that the scenery was beautiful and the air was fresh.
"No! It's right here~" Yinzuo was still waiting to eat the imperial concubine's osmanthus cake later.
"Go and find the whip for hitting the spinning top." Yinzhen ordered the young eunuch beside him.
From time to time, the clear and pleasant laughter of children could be heard from the backyard. The imperial concubine, who was sitting in the corridor, felt very happy listening to it.
"What are Xiaoliu and Xiaosi playing? It sounds quite lively to me."
"Replying to the Imperial Concubine, the two young princes are playing with spinning tops, but it is the Fourth Prince who is playing, and the Sixth Prince is cheering them on."
As soon as the palace maid finished speaking, she heard a notification coming from the palace gate.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
"I heard the magpie calling this morning when I woke up. As expected, good things have come to me."
"Stop talking too much." The imperial concubine scolded with a smile, and the master and servant then stood up to welcome the emperor.
"I pay my respects to His Majesty."
"Please get up, Concubine. The osmanthus flowers here are very fragrant." Kangxi stood beside the osmanthus tree, picked up one of the branches and sniffed it.
The imperial concubine stood up and slowly walked to Kangxi, saying, "It was newly delivered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs a few days ago. Xiaoliu just said that he wanted to eat osmanthus cake."
Kangxi heard a child's laughter behind him. Xiao Si was a steady person, and he was definitely not the only one who could laugh like that. But if you were to ask who in the palace would be willing to play with the cold Xiao Si, it would probably be hard to find anyone except Xiao Liu.
"Xiaoliu came to see his fourth brother again?" Kangxi asked.
"Yes, the two brothers are playing in the back."
"My Royal Concubine, please come with me to take a look." Kangxi remembered that he hadn't seen these two children for some time.
"Yes." The imperial concubine bent her knees slightly.
"Brother~Great!"
"Brother is the best in the world~"
"Brother, you are a master of martial arts~"
"Brother is so domineering and powerful~"
"Brother is the best!"
When Kangxi reached the corner, he stopped and looked quietly at his two sons not far away. The older one was whipping a spinning top on the ground with a whip, and the younger one was walking around his brother, his little mouth never stopping, all praising his brother.
"This little boy, he never feels tired of running around. I don't know where he learned these words from. I feel embarrassed just listening to them. But he keeps talking to his brother as if no one is around." Kangxi scolded with a smile.
The imperial concubine laughed along and continued, following the emperor's meaning: "The Sixth Prince is so young, and Depin is so gentle and quiet. She probably learned this from listening to other people's compliments to the emperor."
"So he listened to other people's praise of me and learned to praise his brother?" Kangxi raised his eyebrows and asked.
The imperial concubine smiled and avoided answering, instead she talked about the past.
"I remember that when the emperor was young, he was also very good at playing with a spinning top. There were so many guards in the palace and few could rival the emperor."
"My cousin and I grew up together, so naturally my cousin knows me best. Let's go over and show off my skills so that Xiaoliu can have a good look. This way, others won't say that my Sixth Prince is ignorant."
After saying this, Kangxi strode forward.
"Go and prepare a spinning top and a whip for the emperor to use." The imperial concubine ordered hurriedly and followed quickly.
One of the two little ones was playing seriously, and the other was obsessed with playing. Plus, they were facing away from each other, and the sound of whipping the spinning top was loud, so they didn't notice there was another person next to them for a while.
"Ahem!" Kangxi took the initiative to make some noise.
Yinzhen was the first to realize something was wrong. He turned around and looked back, just in time to see his own royal father standing there, watching for an unknown period of time.
He quickly stepped back and pulled Yinzuo to kneel down and salute.
"Yinzhen pays respects to the Emperor."
When Yinzuo heard his brother's words, he suddenly woke up and said, "Yinzuo also pays respects to the Emperor."
Kangxi stepped forward, picked up the whip and top on the ground, threw the top into the sky and caught it.
"Get up, I see why only Little Four is playing, but Little Six doesn't know how to play?"
Yinzuo stood up with his brother and nodded his head embarrassedly.
"To answer the Emperor, Xiaoliu is stupid and will never learn it~"
"Hey! You are my son. Plus, everyone praised you for your intelligence on the day of your first birthday. Who dares to say you are stupid? Since you don't know how to do it, I will teach you myself."
"Is it really possible~" Yinzuo was very excited, his eyes wide open.
"Of course! How could I deceive you?" Kangxi thought Xiaoliu's little appearance was really interesting, and he didn't believe in him as the emperor.
Kangxi squatted down and hooked his finger at his youngest son.
"Here, Xiaoliu, take this small one."
Just at this time, the eunuch from the imperial concubine's palace brought a larger one and presented it to the emperor.
Kangxi took it with a smile, looking at the spinning top in his hand with some nostalgia.
"Is this the one I gave you before? I didn't expect it to be so well preserved."
The imperial concubine smiled and replied, "Yes, I have been keeping it well and have people take care of it from time to time. Your Majesty, don't you want to try it?"
Kangxi was very happy. He wrapped the spinning top with a thin cotton whip, took a formation, and threw the spinning top with his hands. The spinning top immediately spun rapidly on the ground.
Bang!
The first whip is particularly critical. If the force is not used correctly, the gyroscope will slow down. However, the gyroscope in front of us is spinning faster and faster, which shows that Kangxi is quite skilled in this.
“Wow~”
"The Emperor is so awesome!"
"The Emperor's skills are so good!"
"Father Emperor~ Xiaoliu really admires you~"
When Kangxi heard the little guy's undisguised praise, his heart felt as if it had fallen into a honey pot and he felt extremely comfortable.
So they came up with several tricks, such as making the gyroscope jump up and then fall down, jump over obstacles on the ground, etc.
Boys all admire the strong. The Emperor's display of skill made Yinzuo's eyes brimming with love. He suddenly felt that the Emperor's figure became particularly tall.
Yinzhen on the side twitched the corner of his mouth, not so happy. He just became smaller now. In his previous life, when he was the emperor's current age, he was no worse than the emperor's father in playing.
But now Yinzuo only has his father in his eyes and doesn't even look at him.
"Hahahaha, Xiaoliu, who do you think is the most powerful now?" Kangxi put away the spinning top and asked Xiaoliu deliberately.
"Emperor Father~" Yinzuo was an honest child. Although he thought his brother was also very capable, he could not lie with his eyes open. Now it seemed that the Emperor Father, who was in his prime, was indeed better.
The imperial concubine stepped forward and wiped the sweat off the emperor's forehead.
At this time, Yinzuo suddenly hugged his brother's arm and said to him with a smile.
"Brother is awesome too~"
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