19. Chapter 19
"Rolling up a thousand piles of snow"
Since Kangxi has spoken, no matter how stupid one is, he will express his determination quickly.
The Third Prince was the quickest to speak. Although his face was still grimacing, he was the first to speak: "Khan Ama, I will also complete ten more articles tomorrow... no, fifteen articles of large characters."
In the end, he didn't dare to say that he wanted to memorize ten more poems.
The Fourth Prince was more cautious and after a moment's deliberation, he said, "Khan Ama, I will write five more large characters tomorrow. Although I won't be able to write as many as my Seventh Brother, I will write more neatly and learn other calligraphy styles like my Seventh Brother."
The eldest prince was very depressed. Deep down, he felt that he could start working. Not only did he have to study with a bunch of little brats, but he also had to be outdone by them. It was really embarrassing!
The situation was pressing, so he had no choice but to say, "Khan Ama, tomorrow I will also write ten...fifteen more long characters and ride for another half an hour. Khan Ama, if Khan Ama takes me with me to the Mulan Autumn Hunt this year, I will definitely win the horseback riding competition."
Kangxi's expression remained calm. After listening to his sons' words, he didn't comment much. He only hummed and said, "It's a good thing that you can recognize your own shortcomings and know how to make progress. Every inch has its own strengths and weaknesses. Knowing how to avoid your weaknesses is also a form of progress."
Kangxi was rather tactful in his words. He did not want to dampen the enthusiasm of his sons. If they could truly rival Qi You, Kangxi would not be so polite and would certainly whip them into action.
To catch up with Qi You, hard work alone is far from enough.
You can practice writing big characters. With time, even if you can't become a great calligrapher, you can always write well.
But memorization requires pure brainpower. Perhaps one can memorize something after reading it a hundred or a thousand times, but Qi You can memorize it by heart after reading it only once or twice.
The fundamental reason is that Kangxi had seen Qi You's brain.
To learn mathematics and geometry, one cannot rely solely on memorization. Now, it is difficult for Kangxi to catch up with Qi You in these two subjects.
Kangxi was secretly gloating. He couldn't just go to such lengths to try to catch up with Qi You. They should also experience the same hardship.
After encouraging and praising Qi You a few words, Kangxi left the classroom.
Qi You remained calm and continued to teach after finishing his tea. He paid no attention to the complicated looks from Zhang Ying and his brothers.
In his personal opinion, these princes, even if he was disabled, had enjoyed wealth and resources that ordinary people could not imagine since birth.
If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. Let alone lying down, even if you just muddle through, you will be unworthy of the offerings from the people of the world.
At lunchtime, as soon as Zhang Ying left the classroom, the Third Prince jumped up, let out a strange cry, and rushed forward, wrapping his arms around Qi You's neck and swearing, "Seventh Prince, are you still human? You're so powerful, but it's hard for your brothers!"
The eldest prince rarely argued with the third prince. He side-eyed Qi You and said, "That's right, we already have so much homework, you should give us more!"
The fourth prince was more polite. He looked at Qi You in confusion and asked, "Seventh brother, you usually study more than the rest of us. Where do you find the time to complete the extra homework? Even memorizing a poem that long, you can't finish it even if you don't sleep."
The Third Prince shouted excitedly, "Seventh Prince, you are such a bastard! Tell the truth and teach us why you are so powerful. What's your secret? If you don't tell me, I won't let you go!"
Qi You pulled away the Third Prince's arm, slowly moved his left leg, and asked, "Third Brother, how about we switch legs?"
"Ah?" The Third Prince stared at Qi You's left leg, chuckled, and said bluntly, "No! Fine, I'll let you go for now. Let's go pee together."
Qi You saw the reactions of the eldest prince and the fourth prince. Seeing that their original displeasure turned into relief, he smiled faintly and said nothing.
In their minds, no matter how powerful he was, he was still disabled and not a threat.
This is also the reason why Qi You expresses himself unscrupulously.
Qi You followed the others to the palace, lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, then asked, "Brother, have you been to Mulan Paddock? Is it fun there?"
Among the brothers, the eldest prince and the crown prince traveled with Kangxi the most, but Qi You had never been there.
The eldest prince immediately became interested and said with a smile, "Of course it's fun, riding horses and hunting, and in the evening we gather together, roast a whole lamb, eat wine, and have wrestling competitions."
The eldest prince danced and talked about all kinds of interesting things in Mulan Paddock. Qi You listened with longing on his face and exclaimed from time to time.
Qi You wanted to go with Kangxi to the Mulan Autumn Hunt.
Because of his leg condition, Kangxi rarely took him out. Rolling was just an instinct for him, and he wanted more opportunities by doing so.
Arriving at the palace, the eldest prince had to give up regretfully. He paused, lowered his voice and smiled meaningfully, saying, "I'll explain it to you in detail next time. Hey, by the way, come to my courtyard tonight. I'll treat you to a feast tonight."
The Third Prince glanced at the First Prince and said with a curled lip, "Big Brother, you're really not telling me clearly when you're inviting us to dinner. You're so secretive. We have to know what kind of dinner we're having!"
The eldest prince's smile faded, and he said in a pretentious manner, "You are just here, why are you asking so many questions?"
The Third Prince snorted angrily and reluctantly said "Okay". The Fourth Prince just smiled apologetically. Qi You blinked and said, "Brother, I'm still young and can't drink."
The eldest prince squinted at Qi You and said disdainfully, "On the grasslands, Mongolian men at your age not only ride horses and hunt, but they also carry wine bags with them all the time, drinking them like water."
Qi You smiled and said seriously: "Really, we are all too young to drink alcohol."
The eldest prince became impatient and said, "Okay, okay, if you don't want to eat, then don't eat. Just eat the meat. Remember to come in the evening... Eighth Brother, hurry up and come here. What are you dawdling for?"
Qi You looked in the direction of the sound and saw the Eighth Prince and the Fifth Prince standing not far away, muttering to each other.
The Eighth Prince was raised by Consort Hui and was usually closer to the Eldest Prince. However, the Eldest Prince was older and didn't want to play with a child with a runny nose. In the past year or two, the two had become quite distant.
The Fifth Prince dragged the reluctant Eighth Prince forward, greeted them, and said naively, "Eighth Brother said that so many people want to go to the toilet and have to queue up, so he asked me to wait until you are done before coming over."
The Eighth Prince stared at Qi You with a complicated expression and said, "Fifth Brother is right. You guys should go in quickly."
The Third Prince looked at his two younger brothers who had just started learning, raised his eyebrows, and deliberately said, "You are officially going to school today. Have you been punished by the teacher?"
The fifth prince was simple-minded. He scratched his head and said honestly, "Third brother, Mr. Che didn't punish us. It was just that Khan Ama said a few words to us, asking us to learn from Seventh Brother."
The Eighth Prince puffed up his cheeks and said angrily, "Khan Ama compared us to Seventh Brother, saying that we are far behind him and asked the teacher to make our lessons harder!"
Qi You was surprised, he didn't know about this matter. He didn't expect that two unlucky guys who just started school would be involved in it!
My heart is comforted.
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