"Let's go." Yinzhen stretched out his hand towards the little guy.
Yinzuo smiled and put his little hand on his, letting his brother lead him forward.
The two brothers squatted under the porch, staring intently at the two daylilies that were in bud. During this period, the elder brother was taking care of these two flowers. No one knew what method he had used, but he actually made them produce these two bunches of buds in just one month, and they were about to bloom.
"Brother, tell me some stories about daylilies." Otherwise, it would be very hard to just sit here and do nothing.
Yinzhen nodded, ordered people to move tables and chairs to the yard, and took the little guy to sit down.
"The ancients often used 'Xuanchen' to refer to the mother's birthday and 'Xuanqin' to represent the mother, and many poems praising the mother were left behind."
Yinzuo held up his little face and looked at his brother expectantly, listening to his brother telling many poems about daylilies.
Unfortunately, the flower didn't bloom until late at night, and Yinzuo was yawning all the time.
"Go back to sleep." Yinzhen rubbed his head.
"But I haven't seen it bloom yet." Yinzuo rubbed his eyes, trying hard to cheer up and hold on for a while.
"Tomorrow is the emperor's birthday, and we have to go to celebrate the birthday of Ukuma Ma. If you don't get enough sleep, you will feel tired tomorrow." Yinzhen explained to him rationally.
"Brother, have you ever seen daylilies bloom?" Yinzuo asked suddenly.
"No, daylily is not a rare plant and is not grown in the palace." Yinzhen was telling the truth this time. He even noticed the name of daylily when he spent several days flipping through ancient books in Wenyuan Pavilion last month. He was attracted by its meaning and what it looked like was not important to him.
"Even my brother hasn't seen it, so my mother certainly hasn't seen it either."
"It won't be difficult for you to let Mother see it. When you give her the birthday gift tomorrow, it will be presented in public. Mother will naturally notice it."
"No, brother. Next month is mom's birthday. Xiaoliu wants to give her a pot of daylilies as well."
Yinzhen didn't expect that it was because of this.
"That's not difficult. Choose only one of these two pots of daylilies as a birthday gift for Ukuma Mama, and you can take the other one to Yonghe Palace."
"But they were all planted by my brother. Xiaoliu wants my brother to give them to mother." Yinzuo looked at the daylilies expectantly and said to his brother with a smile.
"I'll give it to my mother?" Yinzhen had never thought about it. Even though he had spent a lot of effort to grow these two daylilies, he never intended to give them to his mother.
Yinzhen couldn't help but recall what he had given his mother on her birthday in his previous life. It seemed that there were mostly gold, silver and jade ornaments. They were precious indeed, but if you were to ask how much thought was put into them, to be fair, not much was put into them.
"Yes! Mother will definitely be very happy to receive the daylilies planted by my brother!"
"I see. What are you going to give me?"
"Keep it a secret! Don't worry about it, brother!"
Yinzhen smiled and became a little curious.
The two brothers went back to their respective rooms together. Yinzuo, who was extremely sleepy, fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.
Early the next morning, Yinzuo, who was still asleep, was awakened by a burst of excited voices.
"Fourth Prince! Sixth Prince! It's blooming! The flower is blooming!" Shunshui, who had been in charge of guarding the flower, happily informed the two young masters.
Yinzuo climbed out of bed immediately, asked Nanny Cheng to help him put on his shoes, put on a cloak, and ran to the corridor.
I saw that one of the daylilies had quietly bloomed, shyly revealing a hint of stamens. The flower was orange-yellow, giving people a warm feeling. In the reflection of the morning sun, the petals were still wet, quite similar to the gentle and graceful charm of my mother.
"It's so beautiful~" Yinzuo felt that it was a bit like lily, but closer to people's hearts than lily. At first glance, it was quite ordinary, not as colorful as the exotic flowers and plants planted in the palace. But if you look closely, you will be impressed by its unique beauty.
"Brother~" Yinzuo ran to the house where his brother lived.
"Sixth Prince, be careful not to catch a cold!" Nanny Cheng followed anxiously.
"Brother?" Yinzuo held onto the door frame and peeked inside.
I happened to see Su Peisheng tidying up his brother's clothes, and it seemed that his brother had just woken up not long ago.
"Huh?" Yinzhen turned his head to look over, but when he saw that he was only wearing a cloak, he frowned and walked towards him.
"Why don't you dress properly before going out? The chilly spring weather is very harmful to your health. How can you be so careless about yourself?"
Yinzuo stuck out his tongue and didn't dare to defend himself.
At this time, Nanny Cheng came in holding clothes.
"Good luck to the Fourth Prince."
"Hurry up and help Sixth Prince put on his clothes."
"yes!"
Yinzuo obediently let Nanny Cheng dress him, stealing glances at his brother from time to time.
"elder brother?"
"Yeah." Yinzhen was washing up on the side. Although he didn't turn around, he still responded.
"I just saw the daylilies blooming, and I was so happy that I wanted to run over and ask you to go see them with me."
After Yinzhen finished washing his face, he put the towel into the copper basin and walked towards him.
"I know. I'm not blaming you. But don't do this again next time. You're not in good health to begin with. What if you get sick?"
"Oh~ So brother is worried about Xiaoliu. Xiaoliu, just listen to brother, there will definitely not be a next time~" Yinzuo raised his little hand and agreed obediently and softly.
The Empress Dowager's 70th birthday was not celebrated in a grand manner in accordance with her own wishes. However, everyone knew how much importance the Emperor attached to it, and he took the Crown Prince to fast for three full days in Jingshan to pray for the Empress Dowager.
"The six-cornered flowers are just beginning to bloom, reflecting the warmth of spring in late autumn. Where is my home when I travel thousands of miles away? Every pair of daylilies reminds me of my mother's kindness. The Empress Dowager took great pains to raise the Emperor's father and father, and she also often cared for Yinzhen and his brothers and sisters. Yinzhen will always remember this in his heart, and sincerely wish the Empress Dowager good luck and a long life."
"My brother said that eating daylilies makes people happy and forget their worries, so it is called forget-me-not grass. Yinzuo hopes that Ukuma Ma can forget all her worries and be happy every day~"
The pot of daylilies blooming in the wind that Yinzuo and his brother presented stood out from the crowd of precious and rare birthday gifts. It was not only loved by the Empress Dowager, but the poem "Daylily Song" by Fang Wei recited by the Fourth Prince was also praised by the Emperor.
"Although Yinzhen has not yet entered the Imperial Study Room, he is already so eager to learn. I am pleased to see this. You should be four years old this year. In terms of age, it is almost time for you to enter the Imperial Study Room. In the spring of next year, you can follow your brothers to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to study with the masters."
"Thank you, my son, for your grace!" Yinzhen finally got what he wanted. Staying in the harem all day doing nothing was not his original intention.
"As for Yinzuo, you are still young. I heard that you have been learning to read with your brother. This is very good. I will ask someone to send you a set of books for enlightenment to encourage you."
"Thank you, Father." Yinzuo was actually not happy in his heart. His brother had to go to the study and would not be able to accompany him every day. The Emperor also gave him so many books. You know, he didn't like reading in his heart.
After Yinzuo returned, he was in a depressed mood and couldn't muster any energy.
"What's wrong? You are not happy about the reward. Do you know how many people envy you? Those books were annotated by the emperor himself. They are extremely precious." The imperial concubine smiled and pinched his face.
"My dear mother, why can't Xiaoliu go to the study room with my brother?"
"Okay, little six, I know you can't leave your brother. When you grow up to your brother's age, I will ask your father to let you go to the study room, okay?"
Yinzuo also knew that this matter could not be changed at all, so he could only pout and nod, accepting this reality.
The Imperial Concubine sighed and gave a few more instructions to Yinzhen beside her.
"Xiao Si, in a few days, the Imperial Palace will follow your father to Shengjing to worship the ancestors. You must take good care of your brother. If you feel lonely, you can also take your brother to visit Concubine De often."
"Yes, Yinzhen has remembered it." Yinzhen remembered that the prince would definitely accompany the emperor on the tour, and the round trip would take at least several months, and he suddenly felt extremely happy.
On February 15th, Kangxi set out from the Forbidden City on an eastern tour to pay homage to the mausoleums. This time, the Rebellion of the Three Feudatories was quelled, and the scale of the tour far exceeded the first eastern tour to Shengjing to worship ancestors eleven years ago. Except for the Imperial Noble Consort, high-ranking Noble Consorts and Consort Yi all accompanied him. Consort Hui and Consort Rong temporarily assisted in the affairs of the six palaces. Consort De was pregnant, so naturally she stayed in the palace to wait for the birth of the child. Among the princes, only Crown Prince Yinreng accompanied him.
The Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager ignored the trivial matters in the palace. Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong were concubines of the same rank as Concubine De, so naturally they did not dare to interfere too much in the affairs of Yonghe Palace. Therefore, since the Eastern Tour and ancestor worship team left the Forbidden City, Yinzuo almost wanted to move back to Yonghe Palace.
Every day he would take his brother Yinzhen to accompany his mother.
With her little son by her side to entertain and amuse her, Concubine De, who had been feeling a little worried and sad during her pregnancy, became happier day by day.
Every time Yinqi came to find Yinzuo to play, he was either rejected or couldn't find Xiaoliu at all. He was very angry. This happened several times in a row and he couldn't stand it anymore, so he picked a day, got up early, and went to Chengqian Palace to block him.
"I'm looking for Xiaoliu!"
"Good luck to the Fifth Prince. Allow me to go in and report it."
"No need! I'll go in and talk to him in person." After Yinqi said this, he ran straight in, and the servants in Chengqian Palace did not dare to stop him.
"Xiaoliu! I'm here to play with you!" Yinqi shouted while running towards Yinzuo's room.
"Fifth brother? Why did he come to see me so early?" Yinzuo had just gotten up.
"Xiao Liu! I finally see you. I've looked for you several times, but you either said you were busy or disappeared. Do you not want to play with me anymore?" Yinqi ran in, holding Xiao Liu tightly, complaining all the time.
"No, Fifth Brother, why wouldn't I want to play with you? I'm really busy."
"So what have you been doing lately?"
"My mother's birthday is coming soon, and I'm preparing a gift for her recently~"
"Gift? Can't Nanny just help prepare one? Why do you have to do it yourself?" Yinqi was very puzzled.
"Could it be that you didn't personally prepare a gift for Concubine Yi on her birthday?" Yinzuo looked at him in surprise and asked.
"No."
"So what do you send?"
"My mother likes jewelry made of gold and jade. Just pick one and send it to her." Yinqi answered him casually.
"...Okay, but I still prefer to receive gifts that are carefully prepared by the person personally." Although Yinzuo also likes to receive those expensive gifts, if it is from a close person, he would rather receive a gift that is carefully prepared by the other party personally, even if it is not worth much money, the thought is the most precious.
"Ah, the spinning top I gave you last time was not made by me myself. You wouldn't dislike it, would you?" Yinqi looked at him worriedly and asked.
"No, I like it very much. You put a lot of thought into making the spinning top. You knew I liked it, so you personally picked the best one for me. It also reflects your love for me." Yinzuo reached out and hugged him.
"That's good. So what are you planning to give your mother? It takes so many days to be busy." Yinqi was a little curious.
"I'm telling you in secret, you're not allowed to tell anyone, this is my little secret~"
"No problem, I definitely won't tell anyone!" Yinqi almost swore to the sky.
"I plan to give my mother a daylily that will never wither~" Yinzuo said proudly with his little chin raised.
"I know about daylilies. Isn't that the one you gave to Ukuma Ma a few days ago? But... it won't wither? I heard that flower can only bloom for one day, right?"
"That's right. Daylilies bloom in the morning and wither that evening, so I want to preserve them when they are in bloom, which is when they are at their most beautiful!"
"Are you planning to draw it? Xiaoliu, you are so awesome! You can actually draw!" This was all Yinqi could think of.
Yinzuo quickly shook his head to deny it.
"No, no! I can't do it!" In fact, Yinzuo had really thought about this trick, but the brush was too difficult to use! There was no way to draw the effect he wanted.
"Come with me and you'll know!" Yinzuo pulled him to his small desk and asked Shunfeng to take out the experimental product he had successfully made.
"How is it? Does it look good? Do you think my mother will like it?" Yinzuo asked three questions in a row.
"I think it looks great! And it's very special! Madam Defei will definitely like it, since you made it yourself! Xiaoliu, can you teach me? I also want to make one for my mother and mama!"
"Okay! I'll teach you right now~"
Yinzhen knew that the fifth brother was coming to find Yinzuo in the morning, so he did not come to teach him to read. For some reason, he did not feel much sense of crisis when Yinzuo made friends with other people except the crown prince. He held the paintbrush in his hand and concentrated on perfecting the details of the painting that was already mostly completed.
On the sixth day of March, Concubine De's birthday, Yinzuo took his brother to Yonghe Palace early in the morning.
"Mother~"
"Hey, slow down, slow down, don't fall, kid, I've told you so many times, but you just won't listen."
"Today is my mother's birthday. Xiaoliu is so anxious to remember to give her a gift~"
"I'm already very happy that you can accompany me, so why should I give you any gifts?" Although Defei said this, the smile on her face was obvious.
"Brother is the eldest, I'll send you off first~" Yinzuo tugged at his brother's clothes, his clear and flawless eyes looking at him expectantly.
"Yinzhen wishes that mother will have this day every year, and live like this dynasty every year."
A young eunuch came forward and presented a pot of lush daylilies, and Su Peisheng also came forward holding a nanmu box.
Yinzuo felt that his brother's words were dull, so he helped him say a few more words to his mother: "Mother, this pot of daylily was cultivated by my brother himself. One pot was given to the Empress Dowager, and the other pot is here. This flower was found by my brother himself. My brother gets up very early every day and waters it very carefully. In comparison, Xiaoliu just watches from the side, and is not as careful as my brother~"
Yinzuo signaled Su Peisheng with his eyes to open the scroll, and saw a blooming daylily painted on the paper, exactly the same scene he saw on the Empress Dowager's birthday.
"This took my brother a whole month to draw. He used so many sheets of paper that they almost filled up the entire study. When we were eating, Xiaoliu saw that my brother's hands were shaking. He really put a lot of effort into it~"
Defei waved her hand to signal Su Peisheng to hold the painting closer. The picture drawn by a three or four-year-old child was naturally not very detailed and perfect, but the thoughtfulness was truly rare.
"Mother likes this picture of daylilies very much. Little Fourth Son is very thoughtful." For the first time, Defei was so excited that she hugged her eldest son in her arms, smiling with tears in her eyes.
Yinzhen was stunned. He had never had the memory of being hugged by his mother. It turned out that his mother's embrace was so fragrant, so soft, so reassuring and so nostalgic.
"...As long as mother likes it." Yinzhen's tone was light, hinting at a bit of helplessness.
After a while, Concubine De let go of her eldest son somewhat embarrassedly, turned sideways, and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
"Mother, there is Xiaoliu's gift! Good luck, please bring the birthday gift I prepared for you~"
Shunfeng Shunshui hurried forward, each holding a brocade box.
Concubine De smiled at her youngest son, her eyes full of expectation.
But the moment she opened the box, she was stunned. There was a book inside, a very thick book with the words "Bai Hua Ji" written on it. She had never heard of this book before.
But since it was given by her youngest son himself, Concubine De smiled again and said to him, "Mother likes Xiaoliu's gift, too, but why did Xiaoliu suddenly think of giving mother such a book?"
Could it be because the birthday gift I gave to Xiaoliu last month was also a book?
"Mother, please turn it over and take a look~" Yinzuo urged.
"Okay, okay, mother, I'll open it right away and see what the book is about." Defei agreed lovingly.
She took the book out of the box and found that it was more than five times thicker than ordinary books.
She opened the first page. There were a few simple lines drawn on it, but they were very vivid and one could tell at a glance that it was a big smiling face.
"This was drawn by Xiaoliu, right?"
"Well, Xiaoliu can't write yet, please don't despise me, mom!"
“The painting is very good. Although it is simple, it makes people understand what it wants to express at a glance. It is very interesting.”
"Then Xiaoliu should draw more for mother in the future~" Yinzuo lay beside his mother, acting coquettishly.
"Okay, then mother will wait for Xiaoliu's painting." Defei rubbed her youngest son's head and continued to flip through the pages.
She was stunned again. There was a flower behind it. It was not a painted flower, but a dried flower stuck on it.
"Is this... dried daylily?"
Yinzuo smiled and nodded his head, and replied, "Well, this is actually a flower cut from the pot of daylilies that my brother gave to my mother. Daylilies bloom in the morning and wither in the evening, and they can't be preserved for as long as my mother's birthday, so Xiaoliu pressed it in paper and made it into a dried flower, so that it will never wither~"
"And this! This is a candle made of dried flowers. Mommy can light it and the whole house will be filled with the scent of flowers~"
The second brocade box indeed contained candles, but these candles were very unique. Not only were they bigger in size, but there was also a circle of flowers on the surface of the candle. Real flowers were naturally more vivid than painted ones, and they looked extremely beautiful.
"Xiaoliu is thoughtful, and so is Xiaosi. Mother is so lucky." Defei held a child in each hand, tears streaming down her eyes. This time she really felt that she was so happy to have two such filial and sensible sons.
"Don't cry, mother~" Yinzuo patted his mother's shoulder gently, just like when she coaxed him.
Today, in addition to Concubine De, Yinzhen was also immersed in this touching family affection. This precious experience was brought to them by Yinzou, and he was the most precious treasure for them and their son.
The author has something to say:
Today's second and third updates are combined into one. I wonder if there are any little angels reading this who have become mothers. I would like to wish all the mothers a happy Mother's Day. Of course, everyone should also remember to send a Mother's Day blessing to their own mothers~
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