The prince and Yinzhi both felt a pang in their hearts at the same time. It's bad!
Sure enough, Kangxi above immediately looked over and frowned.
"What's going on? Why is Xiaoliu crying?"
As soon as the questioning was over, the Crown Prince and the eldest prince stood up and confessed their crimes. They knelt in the hall and made their statements. Little Six was a small ball standing aside, silently shedding tears with a wronged look on his face.
The Imperial Concubine felt sorry for Xiao Liu, so she whispered to the maid beside her: "Go and bring the Sixth Prince to me."
When Yinzuo was carried away by the palace maid, everyone naturally saw it, but Kangxi had already learned everything that had happened. He just felt that Xiaoliu had suffered an unprovoked disaster this time, so he didn't say anything. He also felt sorry for the child.
"Fortunately, the Grand Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother have gone back to rest. Otherwise, if they saw you two brothers making Xiaoliu cry just for the sake of momentary pleasure, I'm afraid they would punish you two severely."
Kangxi saw most clearly how much the two elders loved Xiaoliu. He had never enjoyed such kind and gentle care even when he was a child.
As the biological mother of the eldest prince Yinzhi, Concubine Hui naturally wanted to protect her son and immediately stood up to speak for Yinzhi.
"Your Majesty, today is New Year's Eve. It is not appropriate to punish them on such a good day. Otherwise, if the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother ask about it tomorrow, wouldn't it be against your original intention?"
What Concubine Hui said implied that the child who was made to cry was not hers, so she didn't feel any pain. How could Concubine De bear this? She immediately stood up with her belly bulging.
"Your Majesty, I still remember when Xiaoliu was just born, he was a tiny ball, and he fell seriously ill when he was only one month old. I stayed by his bed day and night, crying my heart out. It was not easy to save Xiaoliu. He has a soft personality, but now he has been wronged. Doesn't Your Majesty feel bad for him?"
Defei played the sympathy card, and Kangxi was naturally touched. This son has always been well-behaved, lively and cute, and as the emperor, he must be heartbroken. If it was only the eldest prince who did it, he would definitely give an explanation to the sixth prince and scold him, but now it involves the crown prince. After all, the most important thing in Kangxi's heart is his legitimate son.
"Defei, please get up first. You are pregnant now. It would be shameful to hurt the heir in your belly." Kangxi felt pity for Defei after all.
Yinzuo also noticed that the emperor was in a dilemma. If this continued, it would be bad for no one, so he took the initiative to say a few words in the imperial concubine's ear.
"Your Majesty, Xiaoliu just said to me in my ear: He knows that his two brothers acted out of kindness and wanted to take care of him. Although their actions were inappropriate, their intentions were good. Xiaoliu does not blame his two brothers. Please forgive them, Your Majesty." The Imperial Concubine repeated his meaning in full on behalf of Xiaoliu.
"Really?" Kangxi's brows relaxed a lot.
"Xiao Liu doesn't blame the prince brother~nor does he blame my eldest brother~it's all because Xiao Liu has a small stomach and a small mouth. She can't eat so much Bisida that my two brothers peeled for her. Father Huang, please don't blame them, okay?"
Yinzuo's voice was small, and there were tears on his long and curly eyelashes, but his big, clear and bright eyes were very sincere.
The eldest prince Yinzhi and the crown prince both felt a little uncomfortable, especially the crown prince. Yinzhi had Concubine Hui to speak for him, but his mother died of complications during childbirth. The only person who pleaded for him was the little Yinzuo. He felt a little regretful that he should not have involved little Yinzuo in the fight between him and Yinzhi.
"Listen to me, you two. I don't even want to say anything to you. Since Xiaoliu has forgiven you and even took the initiative to intercede for you two, and today is New Year's Eve, I will not punish you two.
But since you like to peel this Bisida, then each of you can peel a can by hand and send it to Chengqian Palace. No one can force others to eat so much at once. This is not the way to show love to your younger brother. Just peel it and put it aside. Xiaoliu can take it out whenever he wants to eat it."
"Yes, your sons obey your command!" said the two princes at the same time.
Since he was attending a palace banquet, Yinzuo could not always stay in front of the Imperial Noble Consort. Now that the matter was settled, Yinzuo returned to his seat.
All of a sudden, the third prince Yinzhi and the fifth prince Yinqi came over and tried to comfort him.
"Xiao Liu, are you okay? Does your mouth still hurt?" Yinqi saw everything. Xiao Liu's mouth was stuffed just now. How uncomfortable it must have been.
"My eldest brother and the prince have gone too far. They don't get along well with each other, and they actually used you as a tool for gambling. You are so soft-hearted that you are willing to forgive them. If it were me, I would definitely ask the emperor to beat them with twenty boards each!"
Yinzhi had always been raised outside the palace and everyone obeyed him. He had rarely seen the fighting in the palace, so he had no sense of awe and spoke more casually.
However, Yinzuo knew that he was speaking up for himself, so he returned the favor and reminded him, "Third brother, keep your voice down. The Emperor loves the Crown Prince the most, and the eldest brother is already very powerful. Even if all of us are put together, we are not enough for him to deal with. It is better for you to avoid provoking them."
"But you have been wronged, and I just said a few words because I couldn't stand it." Yinzhi was very happy in his heart, thinking that Xiaoliu treated him as his own.
"I know~ Thank you, third brother~~" Yinzuo showed a bright smile.
"What about me? I care about Xiaoliu too!" Yinqi was afraid that his good brother would leave him behind.
"Well~ Xiaoliu also thanks Fifth Brother~~"
Yinzhen in the front clenched his fists. Xiaoliu was smart since he was young. He knew how to read people's expressions and give in at such a young age. Even though he was smiling like nothing had happened now, he was still wronged, otherwise he would not cry. Yinzhen was with him every day, so how could he not know that he would not cry easily.
The fight between the crown prince and the eldest brother will continue for another thirty years. If this continues, Xiao Liu will have to endure and give in. He can't let them go on like this! At least he has to protect Xiao Liu. He doesn't care if they fight to the death. The outcome is the same anyway. But there is one thing: Xiao Liu must not be involved!
"What are you guys chattering about?" Suddenly a voice I had never heard before interrupted.
"Second sister? Why are you here?" Yinzhi looked at his sister, the second princess, with some surprise.
"What are you talking about? I called you several times just now but you ignored me, so I came here by myself. Oh! I won't talk to you anymore. I came here to hug Xiaoliu, the little unicorn."
After saying that, the second princess ran to Yinzuo, sat in his seat, and hugged him in her arms.
The second princess is one year younger than the eldest prince and one year older than the crown prince. She will soon be nine years old. The princess's seniority is separate from the princes. In fact, she is the eldest daughter of the emperor's father. The current eldest princess is the daughter of Prince Gong Changning. The children born to Kangxi before him died one after another. It was not until the eldest princess was brought into the palace that the subsequent children miraculously survived.
"Xiao Liu, I am your second sister, just call me." The second princess was the first surviving daughter of Kangxi, so she was very favored and had a particularly willful personality.
Yinzuo obediently called out: "Second Sister~"
"Be good! I'll give you this purse as a gift. It's the best one I've embroidered. Here you go." The second princess emphasized again.
Yinzuo looked at the pattern embroidered on it and said it looked like flowers and a bit like clouds, which made it difficult to even start praising it.
"Thank you, Second Sister. The color of this purse is so pretty." Yinzuo had to find another way.
"You have good taste! I will embroider a better one for you next time." The second princess smiled and pinched Xiaoliu's soft little face.
"Second sister, I have never held Xiaoliu in my arms. Can you let me hold him too?" Yinzhi took the initiative to request. After all, she was his biological sister.
"No! I haven't hugged him enough. I didn't notice that Xiaoliu is so cute. He's much cuter than you, Yinzhi."
"Hmph! If you don't want to give it to me, then don't give it to me. Xiaoliu doesn't live in Zhongcui Palace anyway. You are just like me. You can only hug me this once at most." Yinzhi deliberately stabbed his own sister.
"Why do you control me? You talk too much! It's better than you having to live outside the palace. At least when I follow my mother to pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine, I can see Xiaoliu, but you can't."
"Okay, okay~ Second sister, third brother, stop quarreling. We are all brothers and sisters, and we will see each other often in the future~" Yinzuo's head hurt from the quarreling between the two siblings, so he could only stand up and act as a peacemaker.
"Then let me hug you, Xiaoliu, later!" Yinzhi became more and more demanding and made his own request.
"You? Don't let Xiaoliu fall down later." The second princess laughed at her brother without any restraint.
"You!" Yinzhi was so angry that he was about to jump up.
"It's okay, Xiaoliu can hug third brother." Yinzuo interrupted before Yinzhi exploded, and stretched out his two little arms and made a hugging gesture.
This calmed Yinzhi down.
Yinqi, who was sitting next to Yinzuo, came over unexpectedly and was the first to hug Yinzuo successfully.
"I held Xiaoliu first! Haha!" Although Yinqi had a kind personality, he was also the most direct in his actions. He was extremely happy after holding Xiaoliu.
How could Yinzhi bear it? He quickly ran from his seat to between Yinzuo and Yinqi, opened his arms, and hugged them. The second princess giggled when she saw these three little kids hugging each other in such a mess.
The girl's laughter was particularly clear and crisp, which immediately attracted the attention of many people. Everyone who saw this scene smiled knowingly and sighed in their hearts: The relationship between the younger princes is really good, unlike the eldest prince and the prince, who are at loggerheads with each other.
"Okay, okay, after you two are done hugging each other, go back and sit down. Be careful if the emperor sees you, he will scold you." Although the second princess was not very old, she had obviously learned the art of bluffing very well.
Yinzhi and Yinqi then let go and went back to sit down. Yinzuo let out a long sigh of relief, as he was almost crushed to death just now.
Yinzhen turned around and said calmly, "Second sister, Empress Rong seemed to have been looking at you just now, as if she wanted you to come over."
The second princess looked at Yinzhen, who was younger than her younger brother Yinzhi but obviously more mature, and finally chose to believe him.
"Well, Xiaoliu, I'll go to Chengqian Palace to play with you next time. I'll leave first."
"Goodbye, Second Sister~" Yinzuo raised his little paws and waved like a lucky cat.
The second princess was so cute that she couldn't help but pinch Xiaoliu's chubby face again before leaving reluctantly.
"Come here." Yinzhen said lightly.
"Brother?" Yinzuo still felt a little strange. Was there something wrong with his brother calling him over?
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