Yinzuo walked over and tilted his little head to look at his brother in confusion, who seemed unhappy.
"Brother, what's wrong with you?" Yinzuo put his two little paws on his brother's legs and asked with concern.
Suddenly, Yinzuo was picked up by his brother. His brother looked at him with pity and carefully touched the corners of his slightly red mouth.
"Does it hurt?"
The slight pain at the corner of his mouth was suddenly magnified, and a hint of crystal appeared in Yinzuo's eyes.
The eldest brother and the prince were ten and eight years old respectively, and both had practiced martial arts for several years, so they were naturally very strong in their hands. In order to win, they naturally did not care much and used some heavy blows.
The corner of Yinzuo's mouth was scratched by the hard nut, but because his lips were originally reddish, it was not noticeable unless you looked carefully. Even though so many people had hugged him just now, only his brother noticed it.
Yinzuo buried his little face in his brother's not-so-broad chest and rubbed it gently.
"It doesn't hurt anymore~" Yinzuo didn't want to make his brother worry, so he raised his head and smiled brightly.
"It hurts, but don't lie." Yinzhen frowned and said to him seriously.
A sweet feeling arose in Yinzuo's heart, and his tone became soft and sticky.
"A little bit~" But Yinzuo found that his brother's expression was still very serious. Not wanting his brother to think he was lying, he quickly added, "Brother, hug Xiaoliu and it won't hurt~"
Unexpectedly, his brother really hugged him tightly in his arms and patted his back gently. Yinzuo's eyebrows were curved, and he felt so happy. Although his brother was not good at speaking, he showed that he cared about him with his actions.
Yinzuo felt that it would take some time to completely melt his ice-block brother, but this was already a great progress. At least now his brother was willing to take the initiative to let him know his inner thoughts.
Yinzuo could no longer remember what others said afterwards, but he would remember his brother's hug for the rest of his life.
People stay up all night on New Year's Eve until the New Year arrives, then set off firecrackers and fireworks outside. Finally, everyone says "Farewell to the Emperor", which ends the New Year's Eve banquet.
Yinzhi was about to be sent out of the palace, and Yinqi had already been taken away by the nanny of Ciren Palace. The two little brothers said goodbye to Yinzuo separately before leaving.
"Xiao Liu, it would be great if you could live outside the palace, so that we could go out and play together during the Lantern Festival in a few days." Yinzhi felt quite regretful.
"When we grow up, we will definitely have the opportunity to go out of the palace together. Then Third Brother can take me to see the Lantern Festival."
"Okay, then you wait!"
"Yeah~" Yinzuo nodded his head seriously and agreed.
When Yinzhi turned around and left, he secretly wiped away his tears. Although he was respected by everyone outside the palace, he had no good playmates. The nanny said that the others were servants and he was a prince and could not lower his status.
But Xiaoliu is different, he is also a prince, and he is very good. When will he grow up? It would be great if he could grow up after waking up from a sleep. Thinking of this, Yinzhi couldn't help but look back.
He saw Yinzuo, whom he had been thinking about all the time, smiling and being held by the hand of the ice-faced fourth brother next to him. He seemed to be saying something, and then shook the ice-faced fourth brother's arm like a spoiled child. The fourth brother glanced at Yinzuo but said nothing.
Yinzhi was extremely unbalanced. Why did Yinzuo love to stick to the fourth child? What was so good about him? He was cold and didn't like to talk. He definitely didn't know how to play with Yinzuo. Could it be because the fourth child was also born to Concubine De?
But he and the second princess were both born to their mother, and he didn't like staying with her.
The Imperial Noble Consort had the most honorable position, so naturally she had to go first among the concubines. So she took Xiaoliu, who was wearing a Qilin costume, and walked out amid the concubines' respectful farewells.
The wind was quite strong at night, and it felt like a knife cutting on the face. Yinzuo was fine, because he was wearing a hoodie. As long as he lowered his head or hid in the arms of the Imperial Mother, the wind could not blow in, so he did not feel very cold.
However, after returning to Chengqian Palace, the Imperial Noble Consort still asked the palace servants to give each of them a bowl of ginger soup to dispel the cold.
"Brother~ Can Xiaoliu sleep with you tonight?" Yinzuo asked cautiously while drinking ginger soup.
Yinzhen was stunned and wanted to refuse, but his eyes inadvertently fell on the little guy's slightly swollen lips, and he changed his mind.
"Um."
"Really? Xiaoliu can sleep with his brother tonight ~ Haha ~" Yinzuo, who was originally sitting on the couch, jumped down happily and turned around in the hall.
"Be careful. I see that you are not sleepy at all. It's so late and you are still jumping around. Can't you sleep with me? Do you like your fourth brother so much?" The imperial concubine teased him deliberately.
"Ah? The Royal Mother wants to sleep with Xiaoliu?" Yinzuo was a little at a loss.
"Is it not possible? I was frightened when I heard the firecrackers just now and want someone to accompany me. Xiaoliu, don't you want to accompany me? I am a poor weak woman, ah..." The Imperial Concubine pretended to be as weak as Xishi holding her heart.
"Then...then the three of us will sleep together...okay~" Yinzuo looked at his brother and the Imperial Mother expectantly.
Of course Yinzhen was unwilling to do so. He had a mature soul. Even though his body was still small, he could not psychologically accept sleeping in the same bed with his adoptive mother. How could that be!
The Imperial Concubine looked at the two brothers and started laughing first.
"Alright, alright, look how embarrassed you two are. I don't like to share my bed with anyone. It's more comfortable to sleep alone. I'm going to rest now. You two can sleep however you want. Let's discuss it slowly when we get back."
"Yinzhen/Yinzuo takes his leave."
After coming out of the main hall, Yinzuo held his brother's arm tightly, fearing that he would leave him and go to sleep alone.
"Brother~"
"Hmm?" Yinzhen looked straight ahead and responded lightly.
"You're going to sleep with Xiaoliu tonight~" Yinzuo was still very worried.
"Yeah." Yinzhen answered him patiently.
"Hehe~" Yinzuo lowered his head and laughed foolishly.
"Why are you grinning like an idiot?" Yinzhen glanced at him.
"Because I'm very happy today~"
"You're still happy even though you're being bullied." Yinzhen still remembered the pitiful look of the little guy who was isolated and helpless just now.
"I'm happy because of my brother~"
The hot water had already been prepared. With the help of Nanny Cheng and Nanny Xie, the two of them washed up and then lay down on the bed.
"Brother~" Yinzuo leaned over in the darkness and called softly.
"Hmm?" Yinzhen lay flat with his eyes closed.
"Can you hold Xiaoliu to sleep tonight?"
Yinzuo waited for a while, but his brother didn't say anything. He thought his brother was rejecting him, but he didn't expect that just when he couldn't bear it anymore and was about to fall asleep, his brother next to him turned sideways for the first time and put his arms around him.
"Go to sleep."
Yinzuo snuggled in his brother's arms, smiling with contentment.
"Yeah~" He responded obediently. He was already extremely tired, and fell asleep within a few breaths.
Yinzhen waited until he fell into a deep sleep before getting out of bed.
Su Peisheng, who was on night watch, came forward and asked, "Master, do you want some water?"
"Go ask Madam Xie to bring a box of ointment to reduce swelling. I want one with a lighter smell."
"Well." Seeing that his master didn't intend to say more, Su Peisheng didn't ask any more questions and went out to do his work.
After a while, Su Peisheng brought the ointment.
"You didn't say much to Aunt Xie, did you?"
"Master, rest assured. I just kept it there for precaution. Madam Xie didn't ask any further questions." Su Peisheng has his own way of doing things.
"Yeah." Yinzhen took the ointment and returned to bed.
He opened the box and smelled it first. Sure enough, the smell was not strong. The light floral scent covered the bitter medicinal taste, and there was also a special sweet scent.
Yinzhen scooped a little with his fingertips and smeared it lightly on the corners of the little guy's mouth, paying attention to his condition all the time. Fortunately, the little guy was sleeping very soundly and showed no signs of waking up even after the medicine was applied.
Fortunately, the wound is not serious and it will heal in one or two nights.
After finishing this task, Yinzhen lay down again, hugged the soft and warm little body beside him and closed his eyes.
When Yinzuo woke up the next day, he felt a little itchy at the corner of his mouth. He wanted to scratch it with his hand, but was held back by his brother next to him.
"Brother? It's itchy~" Itch is more uncomfortable than pain. Yinzuo acted softly and coquettishly, wanting his brother to let him go and let him scratch him.
"Where does it itch?"
"Here." Yinzuo stretched out his tongue and wanted to lick it.
However, his brother's other hand pinched both of his cheeks, and he could only pout and look at his brother in confusion.
"Just wash your face, don't lick it, it's dirty." Yinzhen said concisely and pulled him up.
For the first time, Yinzuo didn't stay in bed for a while and got up directly. Was it dirty? After the nanny helped him put on his clothes, he went to take a look in front of the bronze mirror.
A person said to himself: "It's not dirty~"
After saying that, he licked it subconsciously, then frowned. Why is it bitter? There is also a smell of medicine.
When Nanny Cheng was washing his face, he felt a slight stinging pain at the corner of his mouth. Yinzuo then remembered that the corner of his mouth was injured last night. The smell of medicine this morning and his brother's abnormality made Yinzuo smile foolishly to himself.
"What are you laughing at, Sixth Prince? Tell me what you are laughing at. Let me hear it." Lu Wu walked in with a food box.
"Nothing~" He just discovered a little secret about his brother. However, since his brother didn't say it, he definitely didn't want others to know, so he just pretended he didn't know.
"I'm hungry~" Yinzuo cleverly changed the subject.
As soon as he finished speaking, all the servants in the room laughed, because they all knew that the Sixth Prince could not stand hunger the most.
"By the way, a message just came from the main hall saying that the Imperial Concubine wanted to sleep a little longer and asked the two princes to have breakfast in their own rooms. I guessed that the two princes were awake, so I brought the breakfast over."
Lu Wu took out the hot breakfast from the food box and placed it on the table one by one.
Yinzuo couldn't wait to pull his brother over.
He still needs someone to feed him. It’s not that he can’t learn to eat by himself, but he doesn’t use the right strength with his hands, so the food will spill everywhere, and he looks a little embarrassed, so now it’s still Nanny Cheng who is responsible for feeding him.
But what was strange today was that the Sixth Prince gave all his favorite dishes to the Fourth Prince first.
"Sixth prince is so well behaved." Even Yinzhen's wet nurse, Madam Xie, was moved by his well-behaved appearance.
"Eat it yourself." But Yinzhen didn't need him to do that.
"Brother is good to Xiaoliu, and Xiaoliu is also good to brother~" Yinzuo said seriously, shaking his little head.
Hearing this, Yinzhen's mouth curled up, then quickly suppressed it.
He lowered his eyes and thought: He is the one who faces Xiaoliu every day. No matter how powerful the third and fifth brothers are, they can never get his favorite food from Yinzuo.
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Yinzhen looked disdainful, (As long as I am alive, you are all my concubines.jpg)
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