Yinzhen glanced at him, and the corners of his mouth were not so tense anymore.
"Come, Xiaoliu, I'll teach you how to play." Kangxi really enjoyed Xiaoliu's admiring gaze and his unadorned praise.
"Okay~"
Yinzuo ran towards his royal father like a little butterfly.
Kangxi first taught him how to wind a spinning top correctly, how to strike the right posture, and how to exert force to spin the top in his hand.
Be patient step by step.
Yinzhen was watching from the side. The imperial concubine walked over and stood with him, patting him on the back, as if to silently comfort him.
In fact, he was not jealous of Yinzuo, he just felt that in Yinzuo's heart he was not as good as his father, so he was a little unhappy.
Yinzuo was not very strong and failed after trying several times, but the little guy kept smiling and was not discouraged at all.
Some people even say: "Oh~ Xiaoliu is a little fool~~"
When I was most angry, I just said: "This little spinning top is not obedient at all, it always disobeys!"
This sentence made Kangxi laugh.
"Then I'll try to see if it's really disobedient."
The natural result was that the small top spun very fast in his hands, going in the direction he was told to go and jumping when he was told to.
"I think he's quite obedient." Kangxi raised his eyebrows and looked at Xiaoliu deliberately.
Yinzuo pouted, crossed his arms, and said angrily, "It only listens to the emperor, not Xiaoliu~"
"Then why is that? Why does it only listen to me?" Kangxi looked at him leisurely and continued to ask.
"Because... because your father is the emperor, everyone listens to you~~" Yinzuo said as if it was a matter of course.
"Hahahaha!" Kangxi laughed so hard that he fell forward and backward.
"Although you are so young, you know a lot and have a lot of wrong ideas," Kangxi said with a smile.
"Slightly~" Yinzuo made a face.
Kangxi picked up the mischievous little guy.
I deliberately frightened him and said, "I will catch your little tongue this time."
"Lululu~ I can't catch it~~ Hehe~~" Yinzuo made faces and twisted around to avoid his father's big hand.
"You little idiot, do you really think I can't do anything to you?" Kangxi was just thinking about locking the little guy in his arms, and he had to catch his little tongue once.
Then I heard the imperial concubine come forward and say, "Your Majesty, please forgive Xiaoliu this time. The sweet-scented osmanthus cake I just ordered is ready. Why don't you go and try it first?"
"Osmanthus cake~eh hehe~~" Yinzuo's eyes suddenly sparkled.
"Little greedy cat, I see your saliva is about to flow onto my clothes. Let's go and try it first. I happen to be a little hungry."
Kangxi held Xiaoliu in his arms, and the imperial concubine held Xiaosi's hand, and the group walked towards the main hall.
After playing with the spinning top, you must wash your hands before eating.
Yinzuo was particularly serious. Not only did he wash himself clean, he also insisted on running to rub his brother's hands, muttering that he wanted to rub this and that, which aroused Kangxi's interest.
"You're only focusing on your fourth brother. Why don't you give me a rub, Little Six?"
Yinzuo frowned, sighed helplessly, and walked towards his royal father.
"Your Majesty, you are already an adult, but you still can't rub your hands? It's really worrying~"
"Puchi!" The imperial concubine who heard it nearby laughed out loud.
"Well, except you, Ukuma, no one has ever spoken to me in such a tone. You little kid are acting like my elder." Kangxi deliberately stretched out his wet hands and waved them on the little guy's face.
"Oh~ Imperial Concubine, brother, look, the Emperor is bullying Little Six~" Yinzuo ran over to complain.
"The Emperor is actually picking on Xiaoliu, a one-year-old child?" The Imperial Concubine saw that the Emperor was not angry, so she boldly helped Xiaoliu to tease the Emperor.
"Okay, okay, I am now isolated and helpless. The two people present are Xiaoliu's helpers. I can't argue with you. I can only use this mouth to eat some osmanthus cake."
"Xiaoliu wants to eat too~"
After all, the snacks were too sweet, and one could only eat two or three pieces at most. Yinzuo was also a person who could not sit still. In addition, Kangxi did have some important matters to discuss with the imperial concubine, so he asked someone to send Yinzuo back to Yonghe Palace.
"What do you think of Xiaoliu?" Kangxi suddenly asked, looking at the little guy's back.
The imperial concubine smiled and replied, "Xiao Liu is lively and cute, very likable."
"Then how about leaving him to the Niuhulu family to raise?"
There is no need to say much about this Nianhulu. Both the Imperial Concubine and Kangxi knew very well that she was referring to the empress dowager's younger sister. Although there was no canonization ceremony, Nianhulu enjoyed the treatment of a concubine after entering the palace, and was naturally qualified to raise the prince.
The imperial concubine had a thousand thoughts in her mind, but they were all hidden in her eyes, not revealing a single detail.
"Niushulu is naturally qualified, but she has only been in the palace for less than a year, has little experience, and has never given birth. I am worried that she will not be able to take good care of Xiaoliu. In fact, there are many concubines in the palace who have more experience and have given birth, such as Yipin."
Kangxi nodded.
"Yes, Concubine Yi's place is empty."
"I originally thought that you would want to raise Xiaoliu yourself. After all, I see that you like him very much." Kangxi suddenly looked at the imperial concubine and said this.
The imperial concubine still maintained her dignity.
"I really like Xiao Liu. Who in the six palaces doesn't like him? But I have already raised Xiao Si. In comparison, Yipin is more suitable."
Kangxi did not continue talking about this topic and turned to talk about something else.
"I have been favoring Niuhulu for some time and neglecting the Imperial Concubine. I wonder if the Imperial Concubine will be angry with me?"
Although Tong Jia was a little disappointed, her words and actions were still very appropriate.
"I grew up with the emperor since I was young. I knew from a young age that the emperor does not belong to me alone. I only want to accompany the emperor and make him less worried."
The reason why Kangxi neglected the Imperial Concubine and favored Nianhulu was that in recent days, ministers in the court had repeatedly petitioned to establish a queen, among which the Imperial Concubine had the highest voice. He was not happy to see such a situation happen, and the Tong family had gone a little too far this time.
Fortunately, today I see that the imperial concubine does not have such a desire for power and is still the same as when she was young. Otherwise, she would have looked surprised when I mentioned that I wanted to give Xiaoliu to Nianhulu to raise.
The imperial concubine never mentioned this matter to anyone.
Two months later, at Yinzhen's third birthday banquet, Concubine De felt unwell and invited an imperial physician to see her.
"Congratulations, my lady, you are pregnant."
When the imperial concubine saw that she looked happy but not surprised, she knew that Depin had already discovered it.
"How many months?" the imperial concubine asked her.
Depin smiled and replied, "It has been two months. My menstruation has always been very regular, so I had already guessed it last month."
"Go and tell the emperor about this happy event." The imperial concubine immediately sent someone to the Qianqing Palace to announce the good news.
Yinzuo, who was standing by, looked at his mother's still flat belly cautiously and did not dare to approach. He held his brother's arm nervously. Was he going to be a big brother? But he clearly remembered that Little Fourteen was not born so early?
Could it be a younger sister? Or maybe this child didn't survive to grow up...
But my mother is so happy now. If it were the latter, she would probably be heartbroken.
"You are still pregnant, go back and rest first." The imperial concubine really envied Depin's physique. In terms of the number of times and years of being favored by the emperor, Depin could not compare to herself. Unfortunately, she had never been able to get pregnant.
"Then I will return to the palace first."
"Go ahead."
After Kangxi learned the news, he indeed came to Yonghe Palace in the evening of the same day. It was obvious that he was very happy, and he brought a lot of rewards, including silks, satins, gold, silver, and jade ornaments.
"I only have one body, how can I need so much?" Depin was a little helpless.
"Then leave it to the little one in your belly. It will be nice to play with it after he is born." Kangxi said casually.
Yinzuo pouted and looked unhappy.
"The Emperor only loves the baby in my mother's belly now, and doesn't care about Little Six anymore~"
Kangxi hugged him in his arms and laughed at him, "Look at our Xiaoliu's mouth, it's so pouty that a bottle can be hung on it. Why don't I love Xiaoliu anymore? I was just about to tell your mother that I plan to find a foster mother for you, so that your mother won't have to worry about you because she's pregnant."
The smiles on the faces of Depin and Yinzuo, mother and son, disappeared at the same time.
But Depin was an adult after all, so she quickly raised a gentle smile and asked, "Which palace does the emperor plan to send Xiaoliu to be raised in?"
"Yikun Palace, Concubine Yi entered the palace at the same time as you. She has enough experience, and she has given birth before, so she knows how to take care of a child. Don't worry, just focus on taking care of the baby, and I will arrange everything else."
The smile on Depin's face was almost gone. Why did it have to be Yikun Palace? Yipin was not someone to be trifled with. How could anyone feel at ease leaving Xiaoliu to her to raise?
Yinzuo also didn’t like the Yiku Palace. If he had to move to another palace, it would be better to move to Chengqian Palace. At least his brother was there!
His eyes rolled and he suddenly remembered something.
"Does the Emperor keep his word?" he suddenly asked.
Kangxi raised his eyebrows and looked at the little guy in his arms, and replied: "Of course, I am the emperor, and my words are law."
"When Xiaoliu was sick, the Emperor said to her, 'My Xiaoliu has suffered a lot this time. You must get better soon. When you get better, I will fulfill one of your wishes.' Xiaoliu remembers it all~"
Yinzuo imitated his father's tone to a degree that was 50% similar.
Kangxi immediately remembered that this was indeed the case. He looked at Xiaoliu in surprise and asked, "At that time, Xiaoliu, you were only a little over a month old. How could you remember what I said? Did your mother teach you to say that?"
Depin was stunned. The emperor... actually thought like this. It showed how suspicious the emperor was.
"No! I just have a good memory. I remember everything you said from the time I was born until now~" Yinzuo raised his little chin proudly.
"Really? Then I'm going to test you carefully."
"Just say hello, Father Huang~"
"Since you said you remember everything, let me ask you, what was the first thing I said when I saw you on the day you were born?"
"Hehe~ The emperor said, 'My little six is not like his biological brother. He has fair skin like Concubine De. Very good. Give me a reward.' Little six didn't miss a single word~"
Kangxi now believed it completely. At that time, Depin had just given birth, so it was impossible for her to know what he said. Moreover, it was the midwife who came forward carrying Xiaoliu that day. The palace maids in Yonghe Palace were far away and probably could not hear clearly what he said.
"So this is how the Emperor framed Xiao Si. If he knew, he would probably be very sad." Depin lowered her eyes and said calmly.
"Hehe, I'm telling the truth and I didn't do it on purpose. You are not allowed to tell him." Kangxi was a little embarrassed.
"Father Emperor, you said you would grant Xiaoliu one wish~~"
"Then tell me, what kind of wish do you want me to fulfill? As long as it's not excessive, can't I agree to it all?" Kangxi was in the wrong, so he was naturally willing to make amends, so as to avoid the little guy saying behind his back that his father was not trustworthy.
"Xiaoliu wants to be with his brother. He doesn't want to go to Yiku Palace. He should go to Chengqian Palace! Father Emperor, please~" Yinzuo hugged Father Emperor's arm, rocking it, blinking his big eyes, looking at him pleadingly.
"Okay, okay! Go, go! Chengqian Palace is Chengqian Palace. You only know how to think about your brother."
In fact, Kangxi was relieved. He had just promised the little guy to fulfill one of his wishes, but he regretted it a little. What if the little guy made a wish related to government affairs? Fortunately, the little guy just wanted to live with his brother, so Kangxi agreed to it immediately.
"Yeah~"
Although he was said to have moved to Chengqian Palace, in fact Yinzuo still ran back and forth between the two places freely. The only difference was that he had an extra room to sleep in Chengqian Palace.
Being able to raise Xiaoliu was a complete surprise for Imperial Concubine Tong Jia. She had thought that as long as she did not add any support to the Nianhulu family, it would be fine. Unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better and Xiaoliu actually took the initiative to ask the Emperor to come to Chengqian Palace.
Regardless of the true situation, in the eyes of other concubines, the emperor was willing to let her raise two princes at the same time, which showed that he had great trust in her. Her position as Imperial Concubine Tonggiya was still stable, and no matter how favored Nianhulu was, she was just a concubine who had not yet been officially canonized.
The imperial concubine already liked Xiaoliu, and because of this, she was particularly doting on him. Even though he ran to Yonghe Palace from time to time, she didn't say anything.
No matter how powerful Depin is, she cannot threaten her position, so there is no need to make enemies with her.
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