Yinzuo waved his hands and shook his head to quickly clarify.
"No! Brother is not like that! Listen to my explanation!"
The prince waved towards Yinzuo, and the smile on his lips completely exposed his desire to watch the fun.
"Xiao Liu, come on, come on, sit down and talk slowly. We are all listening and can also serve as your witnesses."
Yinzuo quickly trotted around the prince and stood in front of his brother, but he was too timid to say a word.
After a while, he finally prepared himself mentally and called out, "Brother..."
Yinzhen looked at him without saying anything, obviously dissatisfied with what he had just heard.
Yinzuo picked at his fingers, feeling a little helpless. He looked up at him from time to time, then slowly reached out his hand to grab his brother's sleeve and shook it gently.
"Xiao Liu loves his brother the most~"
Unfortunately, Yinsi just happened to stick his head out from the bushes and saw the whole scene. He was reluctant to show up just now just because he wanted to hear his sixth brother say "my most beloved Yinsi, my most precious Xiaoba" and so on a few more times.
Although Yinsi felt extremely shy when he heard the first chapter, he did not want to deny that he really liked hearing these things in his heart. No one had ever said these words to him, not even his mother.
This will make him feel that he is also loved and appreciated by others.
But he only enjoyed such happiness for a moment, and in the blink of an eye, it belonged to someone else. That person was his sixth brother's biological brother, also his fourth brother. Yinsi had never seen him before and didn't understand why his sixth brother liked such a cold person so much. He thought he was much closer to him than the fourth brother, and Yinsi felt sour in his heart.
Even when he showed up, Sixth Brother didn't even glance at him, his mind was all on Fourth Brother. Just now, Sixth Brother said in front of everyone that the person he loved the most was Fourth Brother.
Yinzhen lowered his eyes and looked at his sleeve which was being pulled by Yinzuo. His gaze slowly moved along his hand to his face. He sneered but still said nothing.
Yinzuo was extremely anxious and opened his mouth to throw out a series of explanations.
"Brother, I was just joking with Qionghua, Xiaoba, Xiaojiu and Xiaoshi. I said that in order to catch them. Brother, please don't be angry, okay~"
Hearing this, Yinsi's jealousy grew stronger, and the resentment in his eyes almost became real.
"Brother?" Yinzuo looked at his brother's face cautiously.
The Crown Prince couldn't stand it anymore. Why did the fourth son allow Yinzuo to coax him like this? It was really an eyesore.
"What? Could it be that Yinzhen, you are really angry with Xiaoliu for such a small matter? If Xiaoliu told me that she loved the Crown Prince the most, I would be so happy, let alone angry with Xiaoliu."
The third brother Yinzhi and the fifth brother Yinqi also nodded and expressed their agreement. After all, only the fourth brother with an icy face would be so cold and harsh to the sixth brother. They would never be willing to do that. The fourth brother simply does not appreciate what he has.
"Yinzuo." Yinzhen suddenly called out Yinzuo's name.
"I'm here!" Yinzuo straightened his back and responded obediently.
"I didn't hear what you said just now. Please say it again."
Everyone present was disgusted by Yinzhen. Wasn't he blatantly and deliberately showing in front of them that Yinzuo loved him the most as his brother?
Unfortunately, Yinzuo was very obedient. He not only repeated what he had just said, but even added some sweet words. Although these words were not meant for them, it made them feel great just standing aside and listening to them.
"I was just joking with everyone just now. Xiaoliu loves his brother the most~"
"I am crazy about my brother, I am crazy about my brother, I am banging my head against the wall because of my brother~"
"The stars and the moon are not as bright as my brother, the sun is not as dazzling as my brother, my brother is the sweetest honey in Xiaoliu's heart~"
After hearing the following, the eldest prince Yinzhi started to get goose bumps all over his body.
"Alright, alright! Xiaoliu, take your beloved fourth brother back home and enjoy your life there. Don't show off in front of us. It makes me feel uncomfortable."
The prince also said sourly: "I really envy Yinzhen for having a good brother like Xiaoliu. Well, I won't disturb you two brothers' intimacy here. I'm leaving first."
Before leaving, the prince turned around and added one more sentence. He whispered to Yinzuo: "Xiaoliu, remember to come and accompany me. Don't just have Yinzhen as your brother. I will be sad."
Yin Zuo said with a smile: "I understand, Prince. I will come to see you tomorrow. Goodbye, Prince~"
The prince pinched his face, smiled with satisfaction and left.
"Xiao Liu, it's rare that the Emperor gave us half a day off. I have to go pay my respects to my mother. I'll come play with you again when I have the chance."
As Yinzhi grew older, he was influenced by poetry, books and etiquette, and his temperament became more and more elegant. He looked like a handsome young man, and was no longer the slightly reckless boy he was in his childhood.
"Okay, next time you have a holiday during the Mid-Autumn Festival, I'll come and play with you~"
The fifth son Yinqi smiled and said to Yinzuo, "Then I will leave too. I have to pay my respects to Mama first, and then go to my mother."
"Well, okay. Then please help me send Qionghua back to Mama." Yinzuo waved towards Qionghua.
"OK."
Yinqi agreed. At this time, he saw Yin'er and Yin'e. Yin'er was his biological brother, and Yin'e was just raised by his mother. Yinqi thought that since one was a gift, two more would not matter, so that they would not stay here and disturb Xiaoliu and the fourth brother from talking.
"Xiaojiu, Xiaoshi, the two of you come with me."
"Ah? But I still want to continue playing, you go back by yourself." Yinzhen was not very close to his brother, nor was he afraid of him.
After all, Yinqi was several years older than him, so he just walked over and carried him away. There was no need to be as gentle to Xiaojiu as he was to Xiaoliu. If his younger brother was not obedient, he would use force to suppress him. No matter how much he said, this little bastard would not listen.
Qionghua was also unwilling to leave. She trotted over, grabbed Yinzuo's clothes, and tried to squeeze herself in between Yinzuo and Yinzhen.
"I want my brother to accompany Qionghua back!"
Yinzhen looked at her coldly, but she was not afraid at all and even snorted at him.
"Qionghua, be good and go back with your fifth brother first. How about I make a new set of clothes for your little baby later?" Yinzuo knew best how to control his own sister.
"Well... okay then." A little girl of Qionghua's age is most enthusiastic about beautiful dolls and can be easily bribed.
As for Yin'e, Yin'er was taken away, and he couldn't beat his fifth brother, so he followed behind obediently out of tact.
Yinqi was holding the ninth child Yin'er in his left hand and Qionghua in his right hand, with the tenth child Yin'e following behind. After he left with the three children, the others also left one after another.
And Yinzuo, naturally, held his brother's arm and accompanied his brother to pay respects to the Imperial Mother.
"Brother, let's send Xiao Ba back first, and then I'll accompany you to pay respects to the Imperial Noble Mother, okay?"
Yinzhen glanced at Yinsi who was following Yinzuo and responded coldly with one word: "Yeah."
On the way, Yinzuo tried very hard to liven up the atmosphere and make his brother happy, so that he would not keep harping on his quick talk.
After all, his brother had just replied with a simple "hmm" and didn't say another word. Yinzuo felt uneasy and thought that his brother must still be angry with him.
"Brother, are you familiar with this area?"
Yinzhen, who had been to Changchun Garden many times in his previous life, responded, "Yes."
"Brother, do you know how to get to that place?"
"Where?" Yinzhen thought he wanted to go somewhere to play.
Yinzuo suddenly stopped, raised his hand and touched his left chest, and said with a smile: "Brother, what's in your heart?"
Yinzhen looked at him steadily, neither smiling nor speaking.
This time he didn't even say "hmm" and Yinzuo put his hand down in frustration.
Yinsi's expression was very stiff, and he was standing up for his sixth brother. How could the fourth brother be so indifferent? The sixth brother had spent so much effort and tried hard to please him, but he treated the sixth brother like this. It was really too much!
But Yinzuo didn't pay any attention to Yinsi at all. He still didn't give up making his brother laugh. After a while, he continued to ask questions.
"Brother, what's your favorite animal?"
Yinzhen kept walking and told him, "Dog."
Yinzuo clenched his fists in front of his chest, tilted his head, and shouted to his brother: "Woof~"
This time, Yinzhen raised his eyebrows, turned up the corners of his lips, and smiled at the little guy in front of him who was dressed as a puppy.
“Now brother likes Xiaoliu the most! Woof woof woof~” Yinzuo raised his chin proudly with a bright smile.
Yinzhen scratched his nose amusingly, looked at him lovingly, and took the initiative to lead him forward.
"If we don't leave now, we'll be late for lunch."
Yinsi, who was following behind them, stared blankly at his sixth brother's joyful back, feeling very uncomfortable. For the first time, he had a thought that it would be great if he and his sixth brother were born of the same mother. After all, his sixth brother was so good to Qionghua and the fourth brother.
If he were Sixth Brother's biological brother, he would definitely do better than Qionghua and Fourth Brother. He would not be as willful and spoiled as Qionghua, nor as cold and aloof as Fourth Brother. He would treat Sixth Brother as a treasure and protect him.
Unfortunately...he is not.
A layer of tears appeared in Yinsi's eyes.
At this moment, Yinzuo, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped, turned his head to look at him, smiled and stretched out his other hand to him.
"Xiao Ba~ What are you standing there for? Come on~"
Yinsi gave a shy smile, took a breath, and ran towards his light.
When he came closer, Yinzuo took the initiative to hold his hand and said to him: "Come, I will lead you. Are you tired just now?"
Yinsi saw himself in his sixth brother's eyes, only himself, and he liked it very much, and enjoyed or even coveted this feeling, so he lied.
"Yeah." In fact, he was not tired at all.
Yinzhen on the side squinted his eyes and looked at him. Yinsi inadvertently looked into his eyes. He felt a little nervous, as if he was seen through by his fourth brother. He hurriedly avoided his fourth brother's gaze and dared not look him in the eye again.
"Brother, Concubine Hui and Lady Liang live in Ningchun Hall. How far is it to get there? Xiaoba is a little tired."
Yinzhen retracted his gaze from Yinsi and replied, "It will take a while. Let Su Peisheng carry Yinsi and leave."
"Oh, that's right! Why didn't I think of that? Brother is the smartest one~"
Just as Yinzuo was about to say something to Xiaoba, he heard Xiaoba refuse first.
"No need, Sixth Brother, I...I want to go by myself."
"But you are tired, don't be embarrassed!" Yinzuo picked him up very considerately, then turned around and put him in Su Peisheng's arms.
Yinsi's face was flushed and he felt dizzy. He was still immersed in the happiness of being hugged by his sixth brother and had no memory of resisting.
So, it became that Yinzhen held Yinzuo's hand, the two brothers walked in front, and Su Peisheng followed behind holding Yinsi.
Yinsi, who had just come to his senses from the little bit of sweetness he had just felt, bit his lower lip lightly and stared at their backs.
What Yinzuo was thinking was that his brother had finally stopped being angry, so he wanted to take the time to have a good talk with his brother and show concern for his brother's recent situation.
So he imitated the tone of his two mothers and said to his brother: "Brother, have you been eating and sleeping well recently?"
Yinzhen chuckled, looked at him lovingly, and patiently replied, "It's okay. I eat and live with everyone else, and it's close to Qingxi Academy where the emperor's father lives. The servants in the imperial kitchen dare not neglect me."
"Brother, have you been beaten or scolded by the master recently? I heard from my fifth brother before that the master in the study is very fierce. If you can't answer the questions, you will be scolded. He may even be beaten with a stick. It hurts so much when your palms are hit that they are swollen!"
After all, my brother went to the West Third Institute to take care of me and delayed my studies for several days. If he can't catch up after returning, I will suffer.
Yinzhen smiled and explained: "No, don't worry about it. I was not scolded, let alone beaten. The masters would not do that easily."
After all, they are all noble princes. As for why Yinqi had to go through all this, it was because he had a poor foundation and did not study seriously. When he first entered the study room, he made small movements in class, which affected the teachers' teaching, so he was punished.
"That's good, that's good~" Yinzuo felt relieved.
As they were talking, they arrived at Ningchun Hall and Su Peisheng let Yinsi down.
Yinzuo walked over and said to him, "Xiao Ba, my fourth brother and I have to hurry back to Jifengxuan to pay our respects to the Imperial Noble Mother, so we won't take you in."
"Okay, then I'll go play with Sixth Brother again tomorrow." Yinsi looked at his Sixth Brother reluctantly.
"Well, go back now, we are leaving."
After saying that, Yinzuo ran back to his brother, took his hand again and continued walking forward.
Yinsi looked at their backs and once again thought, "I wish I were the fourth brother."
That way he could be close to his sixth brother since childhood.
After Yinsi went back, Concubine Hui asked the maid at the door to send him away without even seeing him. Fortunately, Concubine Hui never stopped his mother from visiting him. After all, Concubine Hui had her own son, and he was the eldest son who was highly valued by the emperor. She didn't want Yinsi, who was much younger than her son and acted cowardly.
When Lady Liang heard that he was back, she immediately brought lunch over to eat with him.
Yinsi was a little distracted while eating.
Concubine Liang picked up a piece of meat for him and asked him with a smile: "Yinsi, what's wrong with you today? Mother, you look distracted."
After all, Yinsi was still young, and he couldn't help but find someone to talk to because of the things on his mind.
"I met many brothers today, including my fourth brother, who is from the same mother as my sixth brother. It seems that my sixth brother is very close to him."
Concubine Liang saw clearly the envy and disappointment in Yinsi's eyes, and she felt a little distressed.
"Yinsi, mother was born in a poor family and was not favored by your father. She was not able to give birth to a brother for you, and you may never have one in the future. However, mother and Empress Defei entered the palace together and worked together for two years. There is still some sisterly affection between them. I also watched the Sixth Prince grow up since he was a child. Don't you like him very much? You might as well treat him as your own brother."
She knew everyone well, so she felt relieved.
"My mother is close to Consort De? How come I didn't know that?"
Concubine Liang looked outside and made sure the maids were far away before she bent down and whispered in Yinsi's ear, "Since you were brought to your mother Hui to be raised, she has rarely visited Yonghe Palace. She was afraid that your mother Hui would use us to plot against Concubine De."
Yinsi nodded and bit his lower lip lightly. He could understand what his mother meant.
"Mother, please tell me about Sixth Brother's childhood."
"Well, after the Sixth Prince was born, he loved to stick to his brother Yinzhen the most. This is the magic of blood relationship. You don't know that the first word he called out after learning to speak was "brother", and there was a lot of twists and turns because of this."
Concubine Liang told Yinsi all the interesting things that had happened to Yinzuo since he was born. Lost in her memories, she didn't notice that the smile on Yinsi's face became fainter and fainter, and an unclear emotion gradually gathered in his eyes, as if a layer of psychedelic black fog covered his eyes.
"It seems that Fourth Brother is the most important person in Sixth Brother's mind." Yinsi's voice was very soft.
Concubine Liang frowned slightly, she felt that something seemed to have changed about Yinsi.
"Yinsi, what's wrong with you?"
Yinsi showed a shy and innocent smile again and replied: "Nothing, mother, I'm full, I want to go to sleep for a while."
Lady Liang looked at her son with a loving smile and said to him, "Go to sleep. I'll have someone clean up here."
Yinsi was indeed tired today. He ran to Qingxi Academy with everyone and played for a while. He closed his eyes and fell asleep soon.
He was dreaming. His dream was full of what his mother had told him about Sixth Brother during dinner. All the scenes he had imagined appeared before his eyes one by one.
Yinsi put himself in Yinzhen's perspective. He saw his sixth brother smiling sweetly. His sixth brother called him and brought all the delicious and fun things to him. They laughed together, played together, ate together, and even slept in the same bed. His sixth brother stuck to him all the time, just as his mother said.
At this time, the real Yinzuo was lying on Ji Fengxuan's bed. Even in such hot weather, he wanted to stay next to his brother.
"Brother~"
"Um."
Yinzuo was now somewhat allergic to this word. He sat up, pouted and said, "Brother, can you please not say only one word when you talk to me?"
Yinzhen said indulgently, "Okay."
Then he said, "Can you stay away from Yinsi in the future?"
Yinzuo asked in confusion: "Why? Brother, don't you like Xiaoba either?"
He still remembered that his brother had asked him to stay away from the Crown Prince.
"Because he is a scheming person and not a kind person. I am afraid he will hurt you in the future."
Yinzhen himself almost fell to him in his previous life. Back then, nearly half of the ministers in the court recommended Yinsi to be the crown prince. The reputation of the "Eight Wise Kings" was much better than that of the ruthless Prince Yong. If the Emperor had not minded about Yinsi's background and the incident of Yinsi sending a dead eagle had not happened later, it might not have been his turn to ascend the throne.
"Brother, are you saying that Xiao Ba is scheming? But he is only five years old, younger than me!"
Yinzuo just couldn't believe that Xiaoba was what his brother said.
"Brother, you must have misunderstood Xiao Ba. He is obviously a very kind, well-behaved and shy little brother, and you have never gotten along with him."
Yinzhen pursed his lips. He couldn't explain that he didn't misunderstand Yinsi. In his previous life, Yinsi was described by his father as a treacherous person with lofty ambitions, who colluded with his cronies and plotted to murder the crown prince. How could he be the kind, well-behaved and shy person described by Xiaoliu?
"Brother! Don't target him just because I said I loved him the most when I was playing with Xiao Ba and the others this morning. It's obviously you, my brother, that I love the most~"
Yinzhen felt upset when he was accused of deliberately targeting Yinsi, and he kept silent again.
"Brother, are you asleep?" Yinzuo asked.
Still no response, Yinzuo turned over and looked at his brother's eyes. Sure enough, they were closed. He really thought his brother was asleep.
Yinzuo also yawned loudly, hugged his brother's arm, closed his eyes, and soon began to snore and fell asleep.
Yinzhen opened his eyes, turned his head, put a thin blanket on his stomach, looked at Yinzuo's sleeping face, and sighed.
"I really can't do anything about you. You won't listen to me, and it makes me angry."
Yinzhen really felt that he had more worries than raising a son, but to be honest, all his sons in his previous life combined were not as important as Yinzuo.
Never mind. Yinzuo was kind-hearted by nature and would never assume malice towards others. If he wanted to take the initiative to guard against it, it would be better for Yinzhen to keep an eye on it for him. Even if it was Yinsi from the previous life, he was defeated after all. What's more, Yinsi in this life was still so young, what kind of trouble could he cause?
"Brother..." Yinzuo suddenly called out in his sleep.
"Yeah." Yinzhen responded subconsciously, and then he remembered that he had just promised the little guy that he would not just say one word when talking to him in the future.
So he added, "I'm here."
After a while, Yinzuo suddenly shouted again: "Woof..."
Yinzhen recalled that on the way back just now, Yinzuo asked him what kind of small animal he liked. He said he liked dogs, so Yinzuo took the initiative to learn a dog's bark.
He said softly, "I like Yinzuo the most. No matter how many precious and rare dogs there are, they can't compare to you."
It was not known whether Yinzuo heard it or not while he was sleeping, but he immediately smiled sweetly.
Yinzhen smiled, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.
The sound of cicadas chirping outside the window is very long, but when it falls into my ears at this moment, it does not sound annoying, but instead brings out a sense of tranquility and comfort.
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