Just like he did after Qionghua was born, Yinzuo went to Yonghe Palace every day to accompany Yaohua. Although Yaohua was like a little idiot, she just stared at him, didn't like to move, wasn't interested in anything, and looked lazy.
But since little Thirteen was also being raised together, Yinzuo took the opportunity to play with him, and many of the new and novel toys that Yinzuo specially sent to him were finally given to him.
Therefore, Yinzuo got along very well with Xiao Shisan.
Every time she heard Yinzuo's voice, she would dance with joy.
A month passed quickly, and New Year's Eve was approaching. All the palaces were decorated with big red lanterns, and even the palace people changed into new clothes.
But Yinzuo was not most concerned about these things. He kept leaning his head out and staring at the gate of Chengqian Palace.
The Imperial Concubine peeled a tribute orange for him, placed it across the table, looked at Yinzuo and said with a smile: "Okay, it's cold outside, don't stand in the wind, be careful not to get cold, when the time comes, your brother will appear naturally.
Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Even if he can't come back today, he will definitely come to accompany you tomorrow. Come and sit down and taste your favorite tribute oranges. There are not many tribute oranges this year, but they taste quite sweet. "
Yinzuo glanced at the door without giving up, then walked reluctantly to the empty half of the couch and sat down. He picked up the tribute tangerines that the imperial concubine had peeled for him on the table, broke off a few petals at random, and absentmindedly stuffed them into his mouth.
"How is it? Is it sweet?"
Yinzuo nodded perfunctorily, then took a bite. His face suddenly wrinkled and he took a breath of cold air.
"Hiss~"
The imperial concubine quickly stood up, asked someone to bring him a spittoon, and personally brought him a cup of hot tea for him to rinse his mouth.
"You kid, you don't take your food seriously. Is it sour? Spit it out! Rinse your mouth. I thought the first two tasted sweet, so I didn't taste this one myself after I peeled it."
After a busy day, Yinzuo looked at the tribute oranges on the table and couldn't help peeling one himself. This time it was not sour.
"This is so sweet. Leave half for your brother." Yinzuo broke it in half and put it back in the fruit plate.
"I know you're always thinking about your brother. You're going to move to the South Third Residence soon. You'll be with him day and night from now on. As for me, I'm afraid it will be hard for me to see you again in the future. You don't even think about spending more time with me. Alas! I've fed you so many delicious foods over the years for nothing."
The Imperial Concubine complained half-truthfully, but she felt more and more melancholy in her heart. Her child had grown up and was about to leave her side. She felt very uncomfortable.
Yinzuo took the half tribute tangerine in his hand again, propped up his upper body, and handed the tangerine segments to the opposite side with a smile.
"Pei Pei Pei, of course such sweet tribute oranges should be given to the royal mother first~"
The imperial concubine glanced at him with a smile, leaned over, opened her mouth and took the tribute orange.
"You still have some conscience." She scolded with a smile.
"How can the Imperial Noble Mother say this to me? My heart is obviously full of energy because it contains the Imperial Noble Mother." Yinzuo even made a heart shape on his heart.
"I knew you were just a smooth talker. But Xiaoliu, you have grown up now. You can't be as willful as you were when you were little. You should study hard with your teachers.
Your mother and I do not expect you to be a man of both civil and military talents in the future. We only hope that you can distinguish right from wrong, be a gentleman, and be able to take on responsibilities in the future. At least, you will be able to take on any task that your royal father assigns to you.
From now on, we will be a leisurely prince, and we won’t have to work as hard as your father, and worry as much. Your brothers will not be willing to treat you badly anyway.”
This is the advantage of being the youngest son. Whether it is Kangxi, the Imperial Noble Consort or the Defei, they all have the same expectations for Yinzuo's future. As long as he is safe and happy and does not go astray, his brothers will be able to worry about the heavy state affairs and the livelihoods of the people.
"Got it~"
Yinzuo didn't have much ambition in the first place. After all, his older brothers were so outstanding. If that didn't work out, he still had his younger brothers, the Eighth, the Ninth, the Tenth, the Twelfth, and the Thirteenth. After all, the Emperor had given birth to so many brothers for him, and there would be even more in the future. There was no need to worry about a shortage of talents. It wouldn't matter if he was missing one more.
"Be more stable. You are a big brother now. You can't mess around with your brothers and sisters. Last time in Changchun Garden, your father almost punished you for your private horse racing."
"Oh, don't you, my Royal Mother, speak for me? You definitely won't be willing to let the Royal Father punish me, right~" Yinzuo didn't take this matter to heart.
The Imperial Concubine said unhappily, "Can I still protect you for the rest of your life?"
"Why not? I want the Imperial Mother to protect me my whole life! When I grow up, will I no longer be the Little Six that the Imperial Mother loves and cares about the most?"
Yinzuo blinked at his imperial mother and acted cute and obedient like he did when he was a child.
The Imperial Concubine couldn't help but raise her hand and pinch his cheek, saying with a smile: "You are already a young man who is almost seven years old, but you still love to act like a spoiled child. What has become of you?"
"What's the big deal? Even if I grow up to be seventy years old, I'm still the emperor's mother's little six~"
"How can I watch you live to be seventy? How old will I be when you are seventy? I will be almost a hundred."
Yinzuo didn't think there was anything wrong with this at all. He continued very naturally: "Long live the Royal Mother!"
I don’t know if there was really something that delayed Yinzhen, so he didn’t show up that day. However, he showed up early in the morning on New Year’s Eve in the wind and snow.
When Yinzuo opened his eyes and saw his brother standing by his bed, he said in a daze: "Why am I dreaming again? I should wake up. Today is New Year's Eve. There are many delicious foods waiting for me."
He slapped his face stupidly.
“Bang!”
"It hurts~" This slap in the face by Yinzuo finally woke himself up.
Yinzhen, who was sitting next to him, raised the corners of his lips and looked at him with a smile.
"Get up when you wake up."
Yinzuo jumped up, threw himself into his brother's arms, and called him happily.
"Brother! It's really you!"
Yinzhen followed him and patted his butt lightly.
"It's me, hurry up and wash up."
Yin Zuo refused. He hugged his brother's waist, looked up at him and asked, "Brother, why didn't you come to see me yesterday? Did you forget about me?"
"No, don't let your imagination run wild. Yesterday, the Emperor called all of us to the upper study room. When we came out, it was already dark, so we didn't rush back to accompany you."
Yinzuo was like a clingy little puppy. He would hold his brother's hand even when washing himself. If he couldn't hold his hand, he would still want his brother to stay within his sight. The smile on his face never fell.
During breakfast, she was extremely attentive. She served soup to her brother and picked up some food for him. It could be said that she was very attentive.
Even the Imperial Noble Consort couldn't stand this disgusting behavior and sent them both to Yonghe Palace.
Both brothers were wearing cloaks, but one was deep indigo and the other was light sky blue. It happened that the snow had stopped at this moment, and many eunuchs were sweeping the snow on the road, but Yinzuo just liked to step in the snow that had not been cleared yet.
"Go slower, you might slip." Yinzhen was worried and followed behind him, lending a hand to support him whenever possible.
As expected, one cannot talk casually at a time like this. Whatever one said happened immediately. Yinzuo slipped and fell backwards. He widened his eyes in horror and subconsciously waved his arms to find support.
Fortunately, I was supported by a pair of strong hands from behind.
"Thank you, brother." Yinzuo's voice was still trembling. If he had really fallen down just now, he would probably be in pain for a while.
Yinzhen said helplessly: "Walk carefully."
When the two of them arrived, Yaohua had just woken up. Although she was already half a month old, she was far less lively and active than Little Thirteen who was lying next to her. She sucked her fingers and looked at her two brothers with the same eyes as her mother's. There was a rare bit of curiosity in her eyes.
"Greetings to mother." The two brothers bowed and greeted first.
Concubine De smiled gently and said, "You are here. Hurry up and sit down and talk with mother."
"We will be moving to the South Third Residence in six years. Yinzhen, you need to keep an eye on him and take care of him. Don't let him run around."
This was what worried Concubine De the most. Before, Xiaoliu loved to stay in the Imperial Garden. Many times he didn't come back until dark, which almost made people anxious to death. Nanny Cheng couldn't take care of him alone. Later, the Imperial Concubine specially arranged for Shunfengshunshui to stay by his side and take care of him. Only then did Concubine De feel less worried.
But now the child is going to move to the South Third Residence where they can't see him. If he runs out to play late at night, they won't even know about it. Yinzuo is good in every way except that he is too lively. It would be better if he could be a little more stable.
"I won't run around. I will follow my brother all the time. I am my brother's most beloved and closest younger brother~" When Yinzuo said the last half of the sentence, his eyes were still glancing at Xiao Shisan who was lying beside him, as if he was deliberately declaring his sovereignty in front of him.
"What do you mean by most beloved and closest? The one your brother loves and is closest to in the future should be his wife. Why are you meddling in other people's business?" Defei shook her head and looked at her youngest son helplessly.
"Can't my brother just marry a wife?" Yinzuo asked unwillingly.
"What nonsense are you talking about? How can a prince not marry a wife when he reaches a certain age? When you grow up, you will also marry a wife."
"I don't want it!" Yinzuo said angrily with a pout.
"You have no choice but to do so. When the time comes, your royal father will personally marry you two brothers. It will be a few years before that happens, so let's not talk about this for now."
What Defei really wanted to say was not these, these were matters for the future. The most important thing right now was that Yinzuo was going to enter the Upper Study. He had been spoiled since he was young, the Imperial Noble Consort doted on him, and the Emperor also indulged him, but he was not allowed to enter the Upper Study until he was seven years old.
The teachers in the study room are not so easy to talk to. I heard that if you don’t study hard, you will be beaten.
"Xiao Liu, when you go to the upper study, you must respect your master and not do whatever you want. Although mother doesn't expect you to be the top scholar, we should still learn what we should learn. We can't be the worst one. Remember this?"
"Remember!" Yinzuo answered insincerely.
After teasing Yaohua for a while, Yinzhen on the side touched the cheek of the little Thirteenth and fell into the memories of the previous life. The old Thirteenth came back to him again. In the previous life, the old Thirteenth was reprimanded by the Emperor because of him. He was not reused for ten years and he also suffered from a leg disease. His health was not as good as before. The brave man who was once both civil and military was finally unable to go to the battlefield he longed for.
Yinzhen has always felt guilty about this and couldn't let it go. In this life, he will make sure that the Thirteenth Prince will not suffer this hardship. If he can change the fate of the Sixth Prince, then he can definitely change the Thirteenth Prince as well.
However, in Yinzuo's eyes, it seemed that his brother was deeply affectionate towards Little Thirteen, and his love for Little Thirteen almost surpassed that for his own younger brother.
"Brother~" Yinzuo pouted and moved closer.
"Huh? What's wrong?" Yinzhen turned his head and looked at him.
"Xiao Shisan is still so young and doesn't understand anything. He just eats and sleeps every day. Unlike me, I just feel sorry for my brother. Brother, you must be tired after walking such a long way, right? Xiao Liu will give you a massage~"
After saying that, he held his brother's head and turned it towards him, then put on a smile and began to press his brother's solar plexus. He did it in a very professional and serious manner, and it was completely impossible to tell that he was jealous of Xiao Shisan, if he hadn't deliberately used his body to block Xiao Shisan.
Yinzhen wanted to laugh in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He looked at Yinzuo in front of him and said, "Shouldn't you massage your feet when you're tired of walking?"
Yinzuo was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and began to make amends for himself.
"Yes! But when I was in the West Third Hospital, Doctor Bi told me that the meridians of the human body are connected. I want to massage you from head to toe~"
"Oh? Is that so? Then I'll lie down and let you press me slowly." After saying that, Yinzhen took off his boots, lay on the couch and closed his eyes.
Concubine De, who was standing by, watched the show with a smile and did not get involved between the two brothers.
Yinzuo could only take off his boots, climb up, take a deep breath, and start to use all the massage techniques he used to massage his mother in his previous life to serve his brother.
Yinzhen originally wanted to deliberately embarrass him, but he didn't expect that in the end he actually found it pleasant to listen to, so he stopped talking and closed his eyes to enjoy it.
"Brother, how do you feel?" Yinzuo asked his only customer about his experience while trying hard.
"Well, that's good." Yinzhen didn't lie.
After hearing his brother's compliment, Yinzuo felt full of strength all over his body and continued to serve his brother with great effort.
Seeing that her eldest son had a good experience, Concubine De smiled and said, "Give your mother a massage later."
Yinzuo confidently agreed: "No problem~"
Yinzuo's Love Brand massage parlor welcomed two big customers as soon as it opened today, which made him very happy.
After giving his brother a massage, Yinzuo fulfilled his promise and gave his mother another one.
Defei also smiled and praised him: "Yes, it's good, very comfortable. Later, Yinzuo will pass your method to the palace maids and ask them to massage my mother from time to time."
"Okay!"
Yinzuo's technology was recognized by two major customers, which was the best reward for his business ability. As for spreading it outside, it would be for his mother to enjoy anyway, so it didn't matter.
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Ten thousand chapters have been updated today, and four thousand are here. The remaining six thousand are about the brothers competing for favor on New Year's Eve. I'll take a nap and write later~
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