Yinzuo was still recuperating. Kangxi took pity on him for his last serious illness and was not in a hurry to move him to the Nansanso. So Yinzuo, who was six and a half years old, was still staying comfortably in the harem, enjoying the love and care of his two mothers.
After the beginning of summer, the Forbidden City became hotter and hotter, just like a steamer. Even Yin'er and Yin'e rarely came to Chengqian Palace, let alone a little girl like Qionghua, so Yinzuo was really bored recently.
Fortunately, Kangxi himself felt too hot, so he went to Chengqian Palace to discuss with the Imperial Noble Consort about taking concubines, princes and princesses to the newly renovated Changchun Garden to escape the heat.
Changchun Garden was a garden that Emperor Kangxi ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to start building two years ago after he returned from his first southern tour. It has a strong Jiangnan style, with pavilions and towers hidden among flowers, trees, rockery and lakes. The layout is extremely clever, and it can be said that there is a scene at every step.
Since Concubine De was about to give birth, she did not go with him this time.
Concubine Yi was originally happy about this, thinking that without Concubine De sharing the favor, she could enjoy the emperor's grace all to herself. However, she didn't expect that after she really arrived at Changchun Garden, she couldn't laugh anymore.
"Ah!" The young Yin'er and Yin'e sighed together in front of Yinzuo.
"What's wrong with you two? It's rare to see you so sad. What difficulties have you encountered? Why don't you tell me?" Yinzuo looked at them curiously.
Yinsi, who was standing by, accompanied Qionghua in solving the nine-ring puzzle, and looked up at them from time to time with a shy smile.
"Your mother and my mother were both in a bad mood. After we arrived at Changchun Garden that day, we had planned to come and play with you, Sixth Brother, after we settled down. But when they went to the Emperor's place, they found out that the Emperor had kept a woman who was said to be very beautiful. When they came back, they got very angry and we didn't dare to ask to go out and play."
"It is said that the woman is a Han Chinese girl that the emperor brought back from his first trip to the south of the Yangtze River two years ago. She can sing little songs. The emperor likes her very much and has asked her to serve him for the past few days. Then they became even angrier."
Yin'er and Yin'e did not give their mother any face at all and told her everything.
Yinzuo nodded and suddenly realized.
"No wonder it took you so long to come over and play."
After Yin'er expressed his depression to Yin'e, he felt much better.
"Sixth brother, thanks to the mechanical bird you gave me last time, otherwise Yin'e and I would have been bored to death."
"As long as you like it."
"Sixth brother, what new stuff do you have here? Take it out and show it to us!"
Yin'e was completely conquered by the toys here at Sixth Brother's place. He already had enough toys, but he had never seen these before. The toys here at Sixth Brother's place were all unique, and others had never even heard of them.
"Okay." Yinzuo took out a new game, rolling the dice and moving the squares, which is the modern "Monopoly".
After he explained the rules clearly, the game began.
Yin'e saw that Yinsi had not come yet, so he shouted at him: "Yinsi, you come too!"
Yinzuo knocked him on the forehead.
"Xiao Shi, how can you call Xiao Ba by his name? He is your elder brother, you should call him Brother Ba."
"And Xiaojiu, you too, must not disrespect your brother."
Yin'er and Yin'e were afraid that Sixth Brother would think bad of them, so they immediately changed their words.
"Myna."
Qionghua hugged Yinsi's arm and stared at the two of them warily.
"No! Myna wants to play with me! You are not allowed to snatch it from me!"
Yin'er and Yin'e were both puzzled. It had only been a few days since they last saw each other. When did the fifth princess become so close to the eighth brother?
Yinsi touched Qionghua's head and gave her a reassuring smile.
"No, let Sixth Brother play with you guys. I'll help Sixth Brother accompany Qionghua so that Qionghua won't be alone."
Yinzuo scratched the back of his head in embarrassment. There was nothing he could do. It was rare for Xiaojiu and Xiaoshi to come to his place, and he couldn't just abandon them for Qionghua. He could only give Xiaoba a grateful look.
Fortunately, Xiaoba was here, otherwise Qionghua might start crying again in a while.
After Yinsi received the signal from his sixth brother, he felt so happy. What was the fun in playing together? Yin'er and Yin'e were so stupid that he had to spend time and effort to give in to them and make them happy.
It is much easier to accompany Qionghua. Besides, Qionghua is the sister that Sixth Brother cares about the most. As long as Qionghua is happy, Sixth Brother will like himself more.
Yinsi was smart and complicated since childhood. He had never wanted anything like this before until he met his sixth brother. His sixth brother was a very kind person, handsome, of noble birth, and gave him kindness and care from the bottom of his heart. The eyes when his sixth brother looked at him were pure, without any exploitation or contempt.
The sixth brother is someone Yinsi unconsciously wants to get close to. He is like a little sun that illuminates other people's hearts, unconsciously emitting a blazing light, so warm and so beautiful.
Even in modern times, Monopoly is a game that many adults are addicted to, not to mention Yin'er and Yin'e, two "ancient people" with little knowledge.
However, Yinzhen was really talented. To succeed, both innate talent and acquired efforts were indispensable. Yinzhen seemed to be born to do business and was good at calculating, and he had particularly good luck with dice.
So the final winner was not the old player Yinzuo, but Yinluo.
"I won! Hahaha!" Yinzhen was so excited.
"Just win if you win." Yin'e said to him sourly.
"Yin'e is right, Sixth Brother. Is there no reward if I win? This is too disappointing." Yin'e looked at his good Sixth Brother with resentment.
Yinzuo choked up. This kid was definitely thinking about his things again. He couldn't let Yinzhen succeed easily. If Yinzhen got a taste of the sweetness, he would definitely take away all his things.
"In that case, why don't we agree to do something challenging for you, Xiaojiu? How about that? It's exciting enough, right?"
"This is fun!" Yin'e immediately raised his hand in agreement.
"Well, I'm very curious about the Han woman that the emperor favors. How about you accompany me to secretly take a look at her and see what she looks like?" Yinzhen had the most clever ideas.
Yinzuo opened his mouth. He felt that it was not a good idea to do this. The emperor might get angry and punish them.
But the most impulsive Yin'e agreed immediately.
"Let's go! Let's go!"
Yinzuo suddenly felt that he had shot himself in the foot. If he had known that these two were so restless, he would have just given them something to get rid of them, so as to avoid getting himself into trouble.
A group of people appeared stealthily at Kangxi's residence, Qingxi Study.
As the initiator, Yinzhen spoke first.
"Where do you think the Emperor is? Is he in the house?"
Yin'e continued, "Inside the house? Then how can we look at that Han woman?"
Yinzuo raised his index finger and pointed it to his mouth, signaling them to be quiet.
"You two should keep your voices down and listen carefully. It seems like someone is playing the zither."
Qionghua pointed in the direction of the lake and said, "It seems to be coming from over there."
"Then let's go and take a look. Maybe the emperor and the Han woman are there."
Yinzuo thought that this was the residence of the Emperor, and ordinary people would not dare to play the zither outside like this. If they disturbed the emperor, they would get into trouble. So most likely the Emperor himself was present, and the zither was played for him.
They were all children, and the vegetation in the garden was quite lush, so there was no problem in hiding their figures.
The group of people tiptoed like thieves, pulling the clothes of the person in front of them and slowly moving forward, just like a cute giant caterpillar.
Yinzuo walked in the front. He found a suitable position that allowed him to see the scene ahead clearly while hiding himself so as not to be discovered.
"It's really the Emperor Father."
The emperor was seen wearing a moon-white suit, looking even more handsome than usual. He had one hand behind his back and the other holding a pen. He would raise his head from time to time to glance at the woman sitting in front of him playing the zither, as if he was painting her portrait.
As for the woman, she kept her head slightly lowered, concentrating on playing the music with her fingertips, so her appearance could not be seen clearly for the time being.
But just looking at her figure, she has the unique temperament of a weak and graceful Jiangnan woman.
"I can't see the face!" Yinzhen was a little dissatisfied.
"Why doesn't she look up?" Yin'e couldn't wait any longer.
After a while, when the song was over, everyone held their breath, reluctant to blink, for fear of missing the moment when the woman's true face was revealed.
"Your Majesty, do you want to continue listening?"
But the voice sounded very gentle and soft. At this moment, she slowly raised her eyes and smiled sweetly, like a night lily blooming in the night. Her every move and every feature was truly beautiful.
"I finally understand why your mother and mother are so angry. If it were me, I would like her too."
Yinzuo glanced at Yinzhen with amusement, but this Han woman was indeed different from the other ladies in the palace, no wonder the emperor doted on her.
Kangxi glanced at their hiding place, raised the corners of his lips, and said in a deliberately high voice: "I won't listen anymore. Some little mice sneaked over here."
Yinzuo and his group widened their eyes nervously, and no one dared to speak. They huddled in the flowers without moving, pretending to be a weed.
Only Qionghua curled her lips and stood up suddenly, and Yinsi couldn't hold her back even though he wanted to.
"Qionghua is not a little mouse!"
The other four little princes slapped their foreheads in frustration. At this moment, the four brothers had the same inner thoughts.
"I should have known not to bring her along!"
"Oh! You are sneaking around like that. If you are not a rat, then what are you? Come out to me now." Kangxi shouted in annoyance.
Yinzuo could only stand up dejectedly with his three younger brothers and one younger sister, and obediently line up in front of the emperor.
"Greetings to the Emperor." The five little kids saluted in unison.
"Everyone, get up. Why don't you stay in your own room? Why do you come here to see me? Xiaoliu, tell me."
Yinzuo was the oldest person present, so of course he was the only one who could give a unified answer. Lying was certainly not an option. There were so many people around the Emperor, and it would only take a simple check to find out what they were here for. It would be better to tell the truth.
"In reply to your Majesty, we heard that you have a very beautiful fairy here, and out of curiosity, we wanted to sneak over to take a look. Now that we have seen it, we will take our leave and not disturb you and the fairy sister."
After Yinzuo finished speaking, he secretly glanced at the beautiful woman standing next to his father.
Kangxi coughed lightly. At present, Wang had not officially entered the palace yet, so it was not convenient to tell the children directly. However, Xiaoliu's words avoided some embarrassment.
"What sister? That's nonsense."
He is Xiaoliu's father and Wang is his woman. As a result, Xiaoliu calls Wang "sister". Isn't that a mess?
Kangxi gave Wang a brief introduction.
"This is the Sixth Prince Yinzuo, his sister Qionghua, the Ninth Prince Yin'er, the Tenth Prince Yin'e and..." Kangxi looked at the last child who looked unfamiliar and couldn't remember who he was for a moment.
Yinsi pinched the corner of his clothes, and the hope in his eyes turned into loss. The emperor didn't even remember what he looked like.
In the end, it was Yinzuo who introduced him: "Father, this is the eighth Yinsi."
"I, Wang, greet all the princes and princesses."
Yinzuo noticed that what Wang had just performed was palace etiquette, and it seemed that someone had already done it.
The little kids all looked at her curiously. If Yinzuo hadn't been holding Qionghua's hand, she would probably have run to someone else and asked them to hold her.
Liang Jiugong walked behind Kangxi and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince and the princes want to see you."
Kangxi suddenly remembered that he had asked them to come over yesterday, intending to check their recent homework to see how they were doing.
"Tell them to wait in the study. I will meet them there."
"Hmm!"
Kangxi turned around and looked at the group of children. After thinking for a moment, he said, "As for the five of you, just play here."
He hadn't seen these kids for a long time, so it would be a good opportunity to talk to them later.
Yinzuo thought that the emperor was going to meet with the ministers, so he let loose and played hide-and-seek with his brothers and sisters.
This time it was him who was catching people. Yinzuo chased everyone everywhere. Xiaojiu and Xiaoshi were easy to find, and Qionghua came out by herself as soon as he called her.
Only Yinsi couldn't find it after searching for two rounds. Yinzuo had no choice but to rely on wits.
"My beloved Yinsi, my most precious Xiaoba, where are you~~"
Yinzuo planned to coax him out with sweet words, but since he had been running for a while, panting and talking, he did not notice that the study door was opened and there were footsteps getting closer and closer behind him.
Suddenly, a sinister voice sounded behind Yinzuo.
"Your most beloved, Yinsi? Your most precious, Xiaoba?"
Yinzuo turned his head and saw his eldest brother, the crown prince, his third brother, his biological brother, his fifth brother, and the little seventh brother, with whom he had little contact, all appeared behind him. Among them, his brother was staring at him with narrowed eyes. Yinzuo instantly sensed that danger was approaching!
"Oh my! Xiaoliu, it's only been a short time and you've changed your mind again. Didn't you love your fourth brother the most before? How come you suddenly love Xiaoba the most?"
The prince deliberately acted sarcastic in front of everyone, thinking: Fourth brother, you have come to this day. You know how much I have envied and jealous of you over the years. Now, you are the same as me.
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At this time, Xiaoliu was very panicked.
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