Yin'er and Yin'e tried very hard, but Yinzuo always found new ways to attract them. Day after day, they actually learned all the words in the Three Character Classic and even started to recite poems.
"Xiaojiu, do you want to take a break? You've been watching for quite a while. Mother made you your favorite plum cake. Would you like to try it first?" Concubine Yi was originally worried that Yinzhen would not be interested in studying, but now seeing how dedicated he was, she couldn't bear it.
"I can't lose! Last time, Sixth Brother played a game of guessing poems with us, but I didn't guess many correctly! Mother, please give it to Yin'e to eat!" Yin'e was extremely sleepy, but he still forced himself to read the collection of poems.
Yin'e on the side also shook his head and refused directly: "I don't want to eat it either! Ninth brother answered better than me last time, I have to work harder than him! Sixth brother said that hard work can make up for lack of talent, and he also improved slowly in this way."
"This..." Concubine Yi sighed and could only go to the Imperial Concubine to discuss countermeasures.
"What's wrong with two kids working hard?"
The imperial concubine wished that her son would become a genius of the time, and would suppress all the other princes, so that she could become the empress dowager in the future, and not be suppressed by Tonggiya clan all her life.
Concubine Yi sighed and said slowly, "It's not bad, but is it too aggressive to do this? I'm worried that it will be counterproductive."
"I'm not afraid, so why are you afraid? You have more than one son, Yin'e. But I only have Yin'e." The imperial concubine said to her unhappily.
In fact, the reason why Yin'er and Yin'e were so diligent and wanted to prove themselves in front of Yinzuo was all thanks to the fourteenth young master Yinzhen.
Little Fourteen had red lips, white teeth and a sweet smile, which caught Yinzuo's eye very much. Yinzuo was always eager to leave the two of them and go to Yonghe Palace to play with Little Fourteen.
If the two of them could not delay a little longer, their dear Sixth Brother would probably be completely occupied by Little Fourteen.
Therefore, although they had not met many times, Xiaojiu and Xiaoshi were extremely hostile to Xiaoshisi. Xiaoshisi was still young and did not know that most of his beloved Sixth Brother's time on vacation would be taken up by the other two brothers.
But a year passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the end of the year again. Little Fourteen finally learned to walk, and he loved babbling, calling out incoherently: Brother.
This brother of course refers specifically to Yinzuo. As for the other one, all he was greeted with was the saliva of Little Fourteen.
Well, on New Year’s Eve, everyone was on holiday, so Yinzhen and Yinzuo went to Yonghe Palace to visit together.
When the two entered the hall, the one who greeted them was not Concubine De, but Little Fourteen who rushed in like a little cannonball.
Yinzhen was worried that Yinzuo would be injured if he was knocked down, so he pulled him behind him to protect him, allowing the small cannonball to hit him, and even he almost lost his balance.
"Brother!" Little Fourteen called out crisply. When he looked up, he met the cold-faced Yinzhen's eyes.
"Puff!" Xiao Shisi spitted in his face.
Yinzhen didn't move, but frowned deeply, and the look he gave him seemed to contain countless sharp arrows, and they were poisonous.
Yinzuo and Defei saw this and thought it was not a good idea, so they rushed forward and pulled them one by one to separate them.
"Little Fourteen! Brother is here. Can we go sit on the couch and play?" Yinzuo coaxed Little Fourteen and walked inside first.
Little Fourteen naturally followed his brother obediently.
The Concubine De at the back put Little Thirteen into the arms of her eldest son, smiled gently and said, "Old Four is back, come and hug your Thirteenth Brother, he has gained a lot of weight recently."
Yinzhen looked at the innocent and naive Yinxiang in his arms, and his anger slowly subsided.
"Yes, you are a little heavier, but it's good like this, Thirteenth Brother. Eat more and grow up faster." Grow up as soon as possible into the young man in his memory who is talented in both literature and martial arts and full of vigor and vitality.
"Yes, Fourth Brother's words, Yinxiang will remember them." Yinxiang, who was already over two years old, was a very sensible child. He seemed gentle in nature, but he was firm in his heart, a bit like Concubine De.
Yaohua also staggered over at this time, took her mother's hand and smiled.
Concubine De smiled and held her younger daughter in her arms, walking inside beside her older son. From behind, the mother and son were only about a head apart in height.
"I really don't understand you three brothers. When Xiaoliu was little, he loved to stick to you. Xiaoshisi now loves to stick to Xiaoliu, but they just can't get along with you. I don't know what the problem is. You two haven't met many times, why are you always on edge?
But after all, Little Fourteen is still young, and you are the older brother, so for mother’s sake, please bear with me more.”
This sentence was so familiar. Yinzhen had heard it countless times in his previous life, and his heart was filled with waves again.
Unexpectedly, Yaohua at the side started to complain at this time, saying: "Mother, it's the fault of Little Fourteen. He spits at Fourth Brother every time."
"Is this really true? Mother didn't know about this. Next time I will teach little Fourteen a lesson. How could he be so rude to his brother?" Concubine De looked at the fourth brother with some guilt.
"It doesn't matter." Yinzhen responded lightly, holding Little Thirteen and walking towards Little Six.
When Xiao Shisi saw him approaching, he spat at him from a distance with a "pu" sound.
Yinzuo saw it clearly. He got angry and reached out to pinch the little guy's mouth.
"Little Fourteen! How could you spit at Fourth Brother? This is wrong! If you do this again next time, I will ignore you!"
Little Fourteen was also sensible. Seeing that his beloved Sixth Brother was unhappy, he no longer dared to act like a troublemaker and continued to smile sweetly and act cute in an attempt to please his Sixth Brother.
Yinzhen stood behind Yinzuo and squinted at the little thing that was leaning against Yinzuo. Although it was only this small, it was also... very annoying!
Being stared at in such a malicious way, Little Fourteen immediately got furious and started to complain, pointing at Yinzhen and babbling.
Yinzuo then turned around and saw the person standing behind him. He quickly held the hand of Little Fourteen, who was pointing at his brother.
"Fourth brother, I have already taught Little Fourteen a lesson. Don't worry, he will never spit at you again!"
Yinzhen lowered his eyes, seeming a little sad.
"Xiao Shisi seems to have never liked me. There's no need to force it."
"Not forcing it! Not forcing it at all! Don't be sad, Fourth Brother. Little Fourteen is just not familiar with you yet. Things will get better after you spend more time together in the future." When Yinzuo said this, he was not very confident in his heart, because Little Fourteen and Fourth Brother seemed to be born to be incompatible.
"Well, put Xiao Shisi down first. Didn't you say that some snow fell into your boots on the way? Take them off and let me take a look."
Yinzuo felt warm in his heart at being cared for by his brother. He obediently put Little Fourteen down, walked to a chair nearby, sat down, and took off his boots.
Yinzhen touched his socks tentatively and said, "They are a little wet. Change them and ask them to dry the boots so that your feet won't get cold when you go back."
Shunfeng took the boots and stepped out.
Shunshui said somewhat embarrassedly: "I didn't bring Sixth Prince's socks with me today."
"Then wear mine." Yinzhen called out to the back, "Su Peisheng, get me a pair of clean socks for the Sixth Prince to change."
Su Peisheng immediately found a pair of clean shoes and presented them to him. Shunshui quickly stepped forward to take them and whispered a thank you.
"What's wrong? Are your shoes and socks wet? Mother will ask them to see if there is anything you can wear." Defei had just ordered someone to bring the prepared snacks when she noticed the commotion here and asked hurriedly.
Yinzuo said quickly: "Mother, it's okay. My brother lent me a pair. Don't look for them anymore. I'm hungry. I'd better eat some snacks first."
"Okay, okay, I've given the order. It will be served soon." Only then did Defei feel relieved.
However, she felt a little guilty. Ever since Yaohua and Xiaoshisi were born, she had been busy making clothes, shoes and socks for the two younger ones. Sometimes she would also make some for Xiaoshisi who was raised by her side. But she neglected to make clothes for the three older ones. It was not that she did not want to do it, but there were too many children and she really could not take care of them all. In the final analysis, it was because she was incompetent as a mother.
Before Concubine De could recover from her previous emotion, she started making a fuss again.
I saw Little Fourteen pulling Little Six's hand and staring fiercely at Little Four opposite him.
"What happened? Wasn't everything fine just now? Little Fourteen! Why are you so rude to your fourth brother again?"
Yao Hua and Little Thirteen, who were watching the fight, said in unison: "Little Fourteen, grab some snacks!"
"What?" Concubine De couldn't figure it out. Little Fourteen obviously didn't like snacks? He didn't like sweet tastes, but preferred salty and fragrant ones.
"Mother, I just thought this snack tasted good, so I wanted to share it with Fourth Brother. Fourth Brother's hands had touched my socks, so they were not clean, so I fed him. Unexpectedly, Little Fourteen came over and grabbed me. Not only did he not let me feed him, he also ate the snack himself."
When Yinzuo said this, he felt helpless. This little Fourteenth Child had a somewhat overbearing personality.
"Little Fourteen, you usually don't touch this snack, but why are you snatching it from your fourth brother today? If you want to eat it, there are plenty on the plate!" Defei was a little unhappy. It was a rare occasion for her eldest son to come back, but Little Fourteen was always picking on him today.
"If Xiao Shisi doesn't want me to eat, then I won't eat. Mother, please don't scold him."
Yinzhen's understanding made Defei relieved, but it made Yinzo angry.
"Since Little Fourteen likes to eat this snack, Fourth Brother is letting you eat it. I am also your brother, so I will not eat this snack anymore. I will leave it all to you."
Little Fourteen was still young after all, and when he saw that Sixth Brother didn't eat anymore, he didn't understand what was going on. Instead, he picked up a piece of dessert from the plate and raised his little hand towards Sixth Brother, wanting to feed him the same way he had just fed him the big ice cube.
"I don't want to eat." Yinzuo turned his head away.
Little Fourteen only then realized that he seemed to have made Sixth Brother angry. He felt a little helpless and no matter how hard he tried to laugh, it was of no use.
It was Yaohua on the opposite side who took the initiative to come forward to rescue.
"Little Fourteen, then give it to me."
Little Fourteen handed over the snack and glanced at Sixth Brother cautiously.
"Brother! Brother! Brother!" He hugged his sixth brother's arms and called him anxiously.
Yinzuo was finally helpless after being called by him and responded softly.
"Don't target Fourth Brother next time, or I will really ignore you, got it? Just like what I did just now."
Yinzuo demonstrated it again, snorted again, and turned his head away.
Little Fourteen nodded slowly and didn't dare to do it again.
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