After finishing his meal, Yinzuo was supposed to go back and take a rest. Yinzhen thought of taking the opportunity to explain a few things to him on the way and apologize or something.
But unexpectedly, Yinzuo never gave him this opportunity at all. He did not choose to leave, but stuck to the Imperial Concubine and insisted that she tell him stories from her treasured storybooks. The storybooks were all about love and romance. Yinzhen couldn't listen to them at all. He had no choice but to leave alone in shame.
The Imperial Concubine was speaking excitedly when she turned around and found that the little guy had already closed his eyes and was fast asleep. She raised the corners of her lips and smiled lightly. She said, how could a baby of such a young age like to hear these things? He was just deliberately avoiding his brother.
The palace maids in Chengqian Palace were secretly betting on how long it would take the Fourth Prince to appease the Sixth Prince this time. Some guessed one day, some guessed three days, some guessed a month, and some said that they felt there was a better chance if the Sixth Prince took the initiative to reconcile with the Fourth Prince.
After Yinzhen returned, he was restless and frowned.
"Su Peisheng, tell me, how can we make a person forgive someone who made him sad?"
Su Peisheng on the side laughed in his heart. Wasn't the Fourth Prince obviously asking him how to make the Sixth Prince forgive him?
"My Lord, the best strategy is to please him or relieve his worries."
"Cater his interests and relieve his worries." Yinzhen repeated these two sentences and gradually a clear solution came into his mind.
Yinzhen took Su Peisheng to Wenyuan Pavilion and went out early and returned late for three days.
Yinzuo didn't need to spend time hiding from him, because he couldn't see Yinzhen at all all day long. Yinzuo pulled the new sprouts in the yard and became even angrier. He didn't want to care about his stinky brother anymore!
On the other hand, Su Peisheng, who was accompanying Yinzhen, became more and more frightened. His master was only three or four years old, but he already knew so many secrets and could even use these people of relatively high status for his own purposes. Although he now only asked them to help find a plant, this kind of extraordinary means was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Three days later, Yinzuo discovered that his stinky brother finally stopped running around.
Also after lunch, Yinzuo did not choose to stay with the Imperial Mother any longer, but planned to go back to sleep in a huff. He had not slept well in the past few days.
As he walked, he found that his stinky brother was following him. Yinzuo stopped on purpose, and his stinky brother also stopped. For some reason, Yinzuo became even angrier and started to trot, heading straight for his house.
Then he took off his coat and boots, turned over and lay on the bed, facing the inside of the bed, hugged his little pillow and closed his eyes.
The footsteps gradually approached the door, and Yinzuo heard Shunfeng, who was guarding the door, say, "Good luck to the Fourth Prince."
"Yeah." The familiar voice was as indifferent as usual.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer. Without looking back, Yinzuo knew that it was his stinky brother walking towards him.
"Yinzuo? Are you asleep?" Yinzhen subconsciously lowered his voice.
Yinzuo, who was called, ignored him. He remembered that he was still angry.
"I found two suitable plants for you. If you take good care of them, I think they will bloom in time for the Empress Dowager's birthday. I'll leave them here for you. Have a good rest."
It was rare for Yinzhen to say so many words, and he waited for a while. Unexpectedly, Yinzuo still didn't turn around. His small back looked angry. Yinzhen felt embarrassed standing there talking to himself, so he turned around and left disappointedly.
After the footsteps faded away, Yinzuo sat up hugging his little pillow, pouting his lips and becoming even angrier. Why didn't he realize before that his brother was so stupid with his mouth that he couldn't even say the words to apologize or coax others?
"So stupid! So stupid! Big idiot!" Yinzuo was so angry that he punched the pillow in his arms several times.
His strength gradually depleted, Yinzuo, who was already extremely sleepy, lay down again. After a while, he began to snore. He was still young, so he could think of anything after he had enough sleep.
Yinzhen returned to his room and sat on the couch with a frown on his face, as if he was pondering some extremely difficult problem.
"Su Peisheng."
"I'm here!" Su Peisheng's heart tightened.
"Catering to his likes and alleviating his worries won't make him forgive me." There was a hint of murderous intent in Yinzhen's tone.
Su Peisheng didn't know why such a young master sometimes had such an aura comparable to that of the emperor. He immediately knelt on the ground with his hands on the ground.
"It's all my fault, Master. Please punish me."
Yinzhen closed his eyes, his mind was in a mess. Somehow, he suddenly recalled what the Imperial Noble Mother had said to him a few days ago.
"You are the one who has the most advantages. Smile more and say a few soft words. Xiaoliu is the easiest child to coax."
Yinzhen pondered this sentence over and over again, and finally he understood something. However, understanding is one thing, and being able to express it is another. Yinzhen had never said soft words to anyone in his previous life. When he was a prince, he had a cold and hard personality and an iron-blooded hand. After becoming emperor, he was even more decisive and ruthless.
"Su Peisheng, I'll give you another chance to atone for your sins."
"Thank you, Master! I will do whatever you ask for, even if it means death. Please give your orders, Master!" Sweat was dripping down Su Peisheng's forehead. Ever since he had witnessed his master controlling others, he had been very afraid of the young master and had completely surrendered to him.
"Tell me how to speak softly?"
“???” Su Peisheng raised his head and looked at his master in a daze. Did he hear it right?
Yinzhen glanced over with a cold look, and Su Peisheng quickly lowered his head again. He was a smart man and figured it out after a little thought. Wasn't it all for the Sixth Prince?
The master had been busy for so many days going to Wenyuan Pavilion to look through the books and found a plant species that could bloom in a short period of time. He also used his connections to find the rare plant and sent it to the Sixth Prince, but he did not get the Sixth Prince's forgiveness. So the master wanted to show weakness? That must be the case.
Su Peisheng was a servant, and he was very good at softening and coaxing people. After thinking for a moment, he began to give his suggestions.
Yinzhen listened very carefully.
Finally, Su Peisheng was worried and added, "Master, soft words are meant to soften the other party's attitude, so you have to control your tone, don't be so hard, and your expression should not be so cold either."
"…knew."
"You have been busy for several days. Why don't you take a good rest first and get enough energy before going to the Sixth Prince?"
"Yeah." Yinzhen was indeed very tired these days, not physically, but mentally. It was not an easy task to calculate those people and use them for his own purposes.
Yinzhen lay on the bed and dozed off for a while. After waking up, he went over in his mind what Su Peisheng had just taught him. He pursed his lips but still couldn't say anything.
But he still chose to get up, put on his clothes, and go to the next room. When he arrived, Yinzuo was still asleep.
Yinzhen heard the little guy muttering vaguely: "Stupid brother... why don't you... apologize to me..."
After hearing this, Yinzhen felt complicated, with guilt surging in his heart. He subconsciously looked at the hand of Yinzo that he had pulled hard on the night of the Lantern Festival. Although there were no marks left, Yinzhen still remembered that Yinzo said he was in pain that day.
“…I’m sorry for hurting you that night.” The words of apology came out naturally. It was not as difficult as I imagined.
"I don't want to hear your apology... It hurts me so much... No one cares anyway. Xiaoliu can be strong on her own and won't cry..." Yinzuo said angrily, suppressing his grievance.
Yinzhen stared at his little back. Did Yinzuo wake up a long time ago? He heard what he said just now. Yinzhen's eyes became dim. Xiaoliu was unwilling to accept his apology, and he was still angry.
"...I'm sorry, I...didn't mean to hurt you." Yinzhen forgot all the words Su Peisheng taught him and repeated the same words dryly over and over again.
Even Yinzhen himself felt that the words were dry, so Yinzuo naturally felt that they were insincere. He said angrily: "You must think I'm annoying. I will never bother you again!"
"No! I didn't." Yinzhen denied it immediately.
"You have it! You have it!" Yinzuo sat up angrily, staring at him with his moist eyes sparkling with tears, looking fierce and ferocious.
"I really didn't." How could Yinzhen find him annoying? He felt very uncomfortable because Yinzuo hadn't taken the initiative to get close to him or stick to him these days.
"You obviously did! That night I called you but you ignored me, wow~" Yinzuo became angrier and angrier the more he thought about it, and the more he spoke, the more aggrieved he felt, and he suddenly burst into tears.
Yinzhen was at a loss for what to do. He stood up and wanted to hug Yinzuo, but Yinzuo struggled and refused to let him hug him. He could only reach out to wipe away Yinzuo's tears.
In a hurry, she subconsciously said a lot of words to coax him: "It's all my fault, Yinzuo, please don't cry, okay? I shouldn't have scratched you and hurt you, it's all my fault, how could I find you annoying? I like Yinzuo to be by my side, I feel very uncomfortable these days when you ignored me, please don't cry, okay?"
"Really?" Yinzuo asked softly with tears in his eyes.
"Of course it's true! How could I lie to you? I'm not good at talking and I can't say anything to make people happy. Can Yinzuo forgive me this time? I swear there will never be a next time." Yinzhen didn't show it on his face, but he was nervous inside. He looked at him without blinking.
"No!" Yinzuo answered angrily.
Yinzhen's heart skipped a beat and he clenched his fists. He was burning with anger and felt very uncomfortable. The overwhelming regret almost overwhelmed him.
"Unless the stupid brother tells Xiaoliu: Yinzuo is so good, so cute, like a little angel, it's all my fault that I don't know how to cherish him. I will definitely treat him well in the future. I will pick the stars for him if he wants them, and I will fish for the moon if he wants them. Forget about the sun, because it's too hot, Xiaoliu doesn't like it~"
"What is a little angel?" Yinzhen had never heard of it.
Yinzuo was angry with his stupid brother again.
"That's not important! Tell me now! If you don't, I'll never talk to you again!"
"Yinzuo is so good, so cute, like a...little angel. It's all my fault that I didn't know how to cherish him. I will definitely treat him very well in the future. I will pick stars for him and scoop up the moon for him." Yinzhen had a good memory and repeated it accurately. Although it was a bit embarrassing, it was not unacceptable as long as Yinzuo would stop being angry.
"Do what you say~" Yinzuo showed a satisfied smile and reminded him again with concern.
"Yeah." When Yinzhen saw him smile, he finally felt relieved.
"What is this?" Yinzuo didn't sleep for long at noon. He woke up long before his brother came and stared at the two pots of grass at the bedside for a long time.
"Daylilies."
"Is it a grass or a flower?" Yinzuo was confused and his eyes were blank.
"It can bloom, but it grows like a grass." Yinzhen answered every question raised by Yinzuo, who had just forgiven him, very seriously.
“Then why plant it?”
"Daylily flowers bloom early and have gorgeous colors. Ancient people called them 'forget-me-nots'. Literati of all dynasties often wrote poems about them. When they were about to go on a long journey, they would plant one at home, hoping that their mothers would look at the 'forget-me-nots' and reduce their worries about them. Therefore, daylilies are often associated with mothers, and it is the best gift to give to the Empress Dowager as a birthday gift."
Yin Zuo suddenly remembered that his silly brother had been missing these days. Could it be that he had gone to look for the forget-me-not? He secretly glanced at his brother and deliberately did not ask any further questions. His brother had made him angry, so for the sake of the forget-me-not, he would not bother with his silly brother.
It’s just that it took him so long to come and make peace with him, so Yinzuo still didn’t want to let him go easily.
"Oh, when will it bloom?"
I thought Yinzuo would feel sorry for me and ask me a few more questions, and then I could take advantage of the situation to reconcile with him. Unexpectedly, Yinzuo asked about the flower blooming instead. Well, maybe only when the forget-me-not blooms will Yinzuo forget the harm I have caused him.
"Next month! I will make it bloom next month." Yinzhen's tone was very firm.
Yinzuo glanced at him, lowered his head and smiled secretly, then put away his smile, imitated his usual tone, and deliberately said lightly: "Oh~"
Just at this time, Nanny Cheng walked in.
"Sixth Prince, the servant sent by the Emperor to help you take care of the flowers and plants has arrived. Would you like to see him?"
"It just so happens that there are two pots of forget-me-not here... that Fourth Brother found. Ask Shunfeng Shunshui to move it to the corridor and ask him to see if he knows how to grow it so that it will bloom as soon as possible."
"yes!"
There was some disappointment in Yinzhen's eyes. Yinzuo no longer called him brother, but became the strict Fourth Brother. He didn't think so before, but between the two titles, he preferred the former.
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This is the second update. I was in a bad mood yesterday and went to bed early. I am catching up now.
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