"Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince is here to pay his respects to you."
De Fei raised her eyes in surprise and repeated, "Little Four? Didn't Little Six come with you?"
"The Fourth Prince came alone."
"Hurry up and ask him to come in and prepare some food. Hurry up."
"yes."
Yinzhen walked into the palace calmly. Every time he came to Yonghe Palace, he would feel a little depressed.
"Greetings to my mother."
"Get up quickly and sit down to talk." Rouwan was drawing flower patterns. Spring was coming soon, and she was thinking of making some new clothes to match the picturesque spring scenery.
"This tea is this year's new tea. You can try it. If you like it, take some back." Rouwan's eyes were gentle.
Yinzhen, who was still thinking about how to bring up the topic, had no choice but to pick up the teacup beside him and take a sip.
"How is it? Is it to your taste?"
"Well, this tea has a fragrant aroma and a long aftertaste, it's excellent." Yinzhen was not boasting. Defei was pregnant now, and Kangxi gave it to her specially when he came to see her last time. Due to the extremely small production, even the Imperial Concubine's palace did not have any.
"Then go and prepare it first, and bring some back to the Fourth Prince later." Defei ordered.
"I heard from Yinzuo last time that you two brothers are having a quarrel. Are you willing to talk to mother about it?"
Seeing that Xiaosi came alone today, Rouwan thought that the two children had not reconciled. It was rare for Xiaosi to come to Yonghe Palace on his own initiative, and she was afraid that he wanted to ask her for help in lobbying, so Rouwan took the initiative to bring it up so that Xiaosi would not feel embarrassed and not know how to start the conversation.
"It was my fault for what happened last time. Don't blame Yinzuo for being angry with me. I have already apologized to him and he has forgiven me. Mother, don't worry."
Yinzhen only briefly talked about the result of the matter without stating the reason. Just because he could admit the darkness in his heart to Xiaoliu, it didn't mean he could say those intimate words to his mother.
Rouwan smiled. Although she also found it a little hard to believe that Yinzhen would actually be willing to show weakness in front of Xiaoliu, which was really unlike his character, but since the children had been taken care of, she, as a mother, felt relieved.
"It's good that you two brothers have reconciled. You are a little older than Yinzuo. As the ancients said, brothers should be friendly and younger brothers should be respectful. You should love each other, then mother will be relieved. Yinzuo has loved to stick to you since he was a child. Although he is a little spoiled, he is a well-behaved child. If there is anything, you should talk to him carefully and he will understand you."
As the mother of two children, Rouwan always couldn't help but nag a few more words.
Yinzhen's heart was very calm. In his previous life, he and the fourteenth prince were fighting with each other, and his mother also tried to persuade him earnestly, but Yinzhen found it harsh at the time. Now that it was Yinzuo's turn, he took it to heart.
The facts were indeed as his mother had said. After he explained everything to Yinzuo, Yinzuo understood his abnormality that night and not only forgave him, but also took the initiative to comfort him.
"I'm sorry to have caused you to worry. It's my son's fault. Today I'm not only here to pay my respects to you, but I also want to ask you for help with something."
"Oh? Tell me about it. I will definitely help you if I can."
"It's about Xiaoliu."
"About... Xiaoliu? What happened to Xiaoliu?" Defei sat up straight, looked at her eldest son nervously and asked.
"Don't worry, mother. My son has been helping Xiaoliu plant flowers recently and found that Xiaoliu has a very good memory, so he wanted to let him learn to read and write with my son."
"That's a good thing. I heard from the Imperial Concubine that she has already given you a private lesson, and you've learned very well. The Imperial Concubine even praised you for being extremely smart."
Yinzhen felt a little embarrassed. He was a mature soul, just a three-year-old shell. It was really shameful to be praised like this by his two mothers.
Defei inadvertently discovered that her eldest son's ears were red, and she immediately realized that the child was shy. Although she found it very interesting, she did not say anything and still saved his face.
Just at this time, the palace maid brought up a few plates of snacks.
"Have some snacks. Although they are not made by mother herself, they are all made according to the old recipes. I think they will suit your taste."
"Yes." Yinzhen picked up a piece of dessert and took a bite. The taste was still the same. Maybe it was because Xiaoliu was not there, it didn't taste as delicious as before. Yinzhen only ate one piece and didn't want to eat any more.
"Why don't you eat it? But it tastes wrong?"
Yinzhen didn't expect that his mother had been paying attention to him. He couldn't bear to reject his mother's kindness, so he picked up another piece. Suddenly, he remembered what Xiaoliu had done in the past.
"Try it too, mother."
Defei was a little stunned. Yinzhen could actually be so considerate and caring? Did she hear it right?
She quickly smiled, took the dessert from her eldest son's hand, put it to her mouth, took a light bite, frowned slightly, but finally swallowed it.
"What's wrong with mother? Are you not feeling well?" Yinzhen was a little worried.
Concubine De waved her hand, picked up the warm water at hand, and suppressed the sudden nausea.
"Fourth Prince, you don't know that the Queen has been particularly fond of spicy food since she was pregnant with this child. She won't touch the sweets that she usually loves the most." Aunt Qing explained on her own Queen's behalf while patting her on the back.
Yinzhen looked at his mother's bulging belly and felt mixed emotions. It was very hard for a woman to be pregnant. Even though his mother was the emperor's favorite concubine and had many people to take care of her, she still had to bear the physical hardship by herself and no one else could share her burden at all.
"Thank you for your hard work, mother."
"It's not hard. I am happy to have you children. Yinzhen, do you want to touch it? I remember when I went to see you while pregnant with Xiaoliu, you touched my belly and it moved."
Yinzhen also recalled the scene two years ago, which happened around this time.
"I remember."
He stood up as if possessed by a ghost, walked to his mother, carefully stretched out his hand and touched her belly, but unfortunately, the little guy inside did not give any reaction this time.
Yinzhen raised his eyes, and at such a close distance, he finally saw the dark circles under his mother's eyes.
"Didn't you sleep well last night?"
"It's fine, but my mother's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and my waist is often uncomfortable. It hurt for a while last night, but it's much better now."
"Mother, why don't you ask the imperial physician to come and take a look?"
"It's not a serious problem. It will be fine after the birth, so as not to disturb the harem."
Concubine De was a patient person, always adhering to the principle of "less trouble is worse than more" and did not like to show up in public often.
Yinzhen didn't know what to say. This was his mother's way of survival in the harem. He could neither protect his mother nor change the status quo, nor could he come up with a better solution for her. So he opened his mouth and closed it again.
"Let's not talk about this. You just said you wanted to teach Xiaoliu to read and write. Mother doesn't think there is anything wrong with that. As long as you are willing, you can teach him. I think the Imperial Concubine will agree with it."
"The problem is not with teaching, but with Xiaoliu's unwillingness to study. He told me that he doesn't like to study, doesn't want to, and doesn't want to study. I tried to reason with him, but he cried and asked if his mother and I didn't love him anymore because he didn't study. Of course I could only say that I didn't love him anymore, but then he became even more reckless."
It was the first time that Defei heard her eldest son say so many words in one breath. She felt very surprised in her heart, but she showed no abnormality on her face and continued to talk to him as usual.
"Mother understands what you mean. Do you want me to help you persuade Xiaoliu to study hard?"
"Well, the Emperor likes people who are talented and ambitious. My eldest brother and the crown prince are like this, and we younger brothers are no exception."
My mother is a smart person. She will definitely understand what he wants to express without him saying much.
"What you said makes sense. You will grow up eventually. If you don't have real skills and knowledge, how will you protect yourself in the future..."
Although Concubine De had not read much, she knew that princes in every dynasty had fought for power and it was inevitable that they would frame each other behind the scenes. Even if Yinzuo did not have that intention, there was no guarantee that others would let him go.
"Don't worry, on Xiaoliu's birthday, mother will persuade him well. He is a good boy and will definitely be obedient."
"How does mother plan to persuade her?" Yinzhen was not very reassured.
Concubine De curled her lips and smiled, and said to him, "Come closer to my ear."
The mother and son whispered for a long time, and no one knew what they were talking about.
At this moment, Yinzuo suddenly felt a chill on his back and shivered.
"Mammy, it's a bit cold~"
Nanny Cheng quickly took the cloak in her hand and put it on her young master.
"It's getting late, and it's a bit windy outside. Shall we go back to the house and wait for the Fourth Prince? Let Shunshui wait at the palace gate."
Shunshui quickly smiled and replied, "Sixth Prince, don't worry. As soon as Fourth Prince comes back, I will report to you immediately."
"Well... okay then~ Come and tell me quickly~~" Yinzuo reminded again worriedly.
"Yeah!" Shunshui raised his voice and responded again.
Yinzuo returned to the house, holding a cup of hot tea to warm his hands. He just slept a little longer at noon, and his brother went out by himself. He didn't know where he went. The palace was so big, he didn't know where to find him, so he could only squat at the palace gate and wait for him. But after waiting for a long time, his brother still didn't come back.
"Sixth Prince! Fourth Prince is back!"
Yinzuo immediately ran out of the house.
"Brother~"
"Slow down, don't fall." Yinzhen couldn't help but remind him.
Yinzuo threw himself into his brother's arms, hugged his waist, and asked him sullenly, "Brother, where have you been? You were gone for more than an hour~"
"More than an hour?" Yinzhen really didn't realize that he had stayed with his mother for so long. This had never happened before.
"Yeah! Did you sneak out to play and deliberately leave Xiaoliu behind?" Yinzuo's little mouth pouted high.
"No, I went to pay my respects to my mother." Yinzhen took his hand and walked into the house.
"Is this true? Brother, are you really not lying? Liars are dogs~"
It’s no wonder that Yinzuo thought this way, because his brother never took the initiative to go to Yonghe Palace. When he was with his mother, even Yinzuo felt a little embarrassed.
"I really didn't lie to you. I chatted with my mother for a while."
"What did you talk about?" Yinzuo was very curious.
At this point, Yinzhen raised the corners of his lips, glanced at him, and then answered him: "Nothing special, I just learned how to 'grow flowers' from my mother."
??? But mother has never taken care of flowers herself. It was the servants of Yonghe Palace who were in charge of that. Mother was only responsible for appreciating the flowers. Could it be that my brother was fooled by mother?
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Xiaoliu, who was fooled by his brother, is worried that his brother will be fooled by his mother.
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