Chapter 30
The eldest prince and the crown prince definitely know more about horses than the eldest, second, and third princesses. Through the matter of horses, this group of brothers and sisters who are not very familiar with each other can talk a little more, and gradually become familiar with each other.
The second princess talked the most. Apart from Chunxi, she was the actual eldest daughter of Kangxi and was very favored. Her mother, Concubine Rong, was also favored. Therefore, she was exceptionally lively among the quiet princesses.
At this time, she chattered and touched the little face of Yinzuo who was held by the eldest prince, and said, "Your eyes are almost glued to me, second sister can let you touch Xiaohong's face."
Xiaohong was the name of the horse chosen by the second princess. Yinzuo had only sat on the horse's back before and had not seen the horse's head from such a close distance. The eldest prince held it and touched it, and exclaimed: "Big eyes!"
Yeah, the eyes are big.
After touching the horse's face, you can also touch its neck, but you are not allowed to hug its neck.
Several princes and princesses gathered at the place where horses were selected. Even the third princess, who usually had a low presence, became a little active at this moment, and the calm eldest princess also smiled brightly.
The eldest princess humbly listened to the opinions of the crown prince and the eldest prince in selecting horses. She didn't have the opportunity to do so on weekdays, but when she had such interactions, she was still happy to get along well and get closer to her younger brothers.
It’s just that the Crown Prince and the eldest prince often have different opinions and argue with each other, which makes the eldest princess feel embarrassed.
Watching this group of princes and princesses together from afar was quite warm and natural. I didn't think anything of it when they gathered together in the palace before, but now in comparison, I feel that they seemed too unfamiliar before.
It's more comfortable to look at it like this now.
Kangxi heard the noise here and looked over. After watching for a while, he felt that everyone was comfortable and relaxed outside the palace.
Or maybe it's because without him, the emperor, present, everyone is less reserved?
That's fine. He is a strict father after all. If everyone is like that sixth son, who is clingy and naughty, it would be a headache. Look, he took the kid to run so many laps today. Wasn't it all because of that kid?
It was warm indeed, but after watching for a while, Kangxi noticed that Yinzuo was touching the horse's butt, and the eldest brother who was holding Yinzuo didn't notice it, which made Kangxi frown. Fortunately, the prince was quick-witted and grabbed Xiaoliu's hand that was causing trouble.
The boss is still not as proper as the prince.
Kangxi was just about to step forward and call the people out, but Yinzuo was already being scolded by his brother, the Crown Prince.
Yinzuo's little hand, which was being held by the prince, shrank. He didn't know how he always managed to knock the prince over. This time, he didn't even dare to make promises to coax people, because he himself found that he would always make the same mistake again.
Yinzuo didn't want to be a child who always broke his promises.
But, but he didn't know that you can't touch the horse's butt.
The prince also knew that the responsibility this time mainly lay with the eldest prince, so he only said a few words to Yinzuo and then directed the war towards the eldest prince.
The prince was shorter than the eldest prince, but his aura was not weaker at all, and was even stronger. At this time, the noble young man frowned, angry, and there was also blame in his eyes: "You came here with someone in your arms, and you didn't even take good care of him?"
According to the conflict between the eldest prince and the crown prince, they would definitely argue for several rounds, but this time he knew that he was in the wrong, so he did not argue with the crown prince, and only whispered: "I just didn't pay attention for a moment, don't be so persistent."
Then he said to Yinzuo: "Remember, you can't touch the horse's butt."
Yinzuo nodded obediently.
His brother, the prince, is a bit fierce.
But apart from being scolded by the prince again, I had a happy day overall.
Others, such as the eldest princess who chose her own horse, were also very happy.
Two days later, when the eldest princess saw little Yinzuo while walking outside, she took the initiative to invite Yinzuo. Although this little sixth brother was small, he had the enthusiasm that other people in the palace lacked, and the eldest princess still liked this little sixth brother very much.
Moreover, this little brother had a good relationship with others. The eldest princess felt that she could better integrate into the circle of the emperor's children with this little brother. The eldest princess was precocious and mature. She felt that she was not young anymore and had to plan for her future.
When others don't invite him, Yinzuo will find ways to go with others, not to mention that the eldest princess is inviting him at this time!
But Yinzuo was very happy.
And when they arrived at the eldest princess's place, unlike the busy eldest prince, the crown prince and Kangxi, the gentle eldest princess was there to accompany little Yinzuo.
I took Yinzuo to make plum tea. They used the sour wild plums they picked together. This kind of plum can make people's facial features wrinkled when eaten, but it can also be mixed with other things to make a sour and sweet drink.
And the point is not that it tastes sour and sweet, the point is that the eldest princess made it with little Yinzuo. It was the first time for little Yinzuo to participate in such an activity and he was very excited.
The eldest princess also had some thoughts, because when she was asked twice before, she could neither climb trees nor ride a horse. She always felt inexplicably as if she, the eldest sister, could do nothing.
The quiet and dignified eldest princess also cares about her reputation.
The eldest princess not only took little Yinzuo to turn the sour and unpalatable plums into a delicious and beautiful drink, but also took little Yinzuo to paint, a colorful painting, and even held Yinzuo's little hand and guided him to paint, which was a great pleasure.
"Wow!"
Yinzuo was so excited that he clapped his hands.
"Sister is awesome!"
Yin Zuo had never seen anyone paint before. He had only seen his elder brother and the crown prince draw lines, all in black. How could they be as eye-catching as the bright colors now? And his elder sister even taught him to paint!
The eldest princess was pleased to find that Yinzuo's excitement at this moment was no less than that of the eldest prince when he climbed the tree that day. The smile on the eldest princess' face grew wider. Climbing a tree was just a small trick, and she, a princess, couldn't do it.
But it doesn't mean she can't do anything.
Now the little guy understands this fact very well.
The look in her eyes was one of admiration.
Moreover, the eldest princess told Yinzou a short story from the Three Character Classic, which made Yinzou's eyes twinkle. He was so captivated that Yinzou even took a nap at the eldest princess's place and played at the eldest princess's place for a whole day before reluctantly returning home.
Yinzuo sincerely thinks that his brothers and sisters are all super nice, and his younger brother is also very cute. Yinzuo likes them!
Depin, who was picking wild dandelions, wild onions, and wild amaranth with little Yinzuo, didn't say much when she heard him say some silly things that all of his brothers, sisters, and brothers liked. She just smiled and said, "Since your big sister likes you, you can go and play with her more often."
Yinzuo and his mother were pulling wild vegetables together. They didn't succeed in pulling out many of them, but they were covered in mud. However, he thought it was fun and felt that it was better than the palace.
I want to stay here forever and don't want to go back.
It was impossible to stay there forever, Kangxi and his companions came out just to escape the summer heat. However, in addition to escaping the heat, Kangxi also wanted to learn more about farming. The garden where Kangxi was now escaping the summer heat was not only connected to a low mountain in the west, but also to the imperial farm in the east.
That is to say, Yinzuo is now old and has short legs. Although he walks outside every day, he doesn't walk very far. But didn't he bump into Kangxi and his group who were traveling today?
Of course Yinzuo wanted to go with him.
Kangxi was accompanied by his eldest prince and the crown prince. Kangxi wanted to take these two older princes to experience farming together. Yinzuo did not look for anyone else, but went to his eldest brother first. Yinzuo also found that his eldest brother was the easiest to talk to.
The eldest prince really didn't mind bringing an extra child along, and whenever there were many people together, the little one would choose him first, which always satisfied the eldest prince's vanity. Moreover, ahem, even the emperor was not as good as him, which made the eldest prince's smile deepen.
However, although he was vain, he could not make the decision when Kangxi was present.
The eldest prince asked Kangxi: "Father, why don't you take Xiaoliu with you?"
Yinzuo also looked over and said, "Father." His little voice was soft. This kid always spoke like this when asking for help.
Kangxi said, "It's hot over there, if you want to go, go ahead."
Little Yinzuo walked slowly, and the group couldn't all wait for him, so the eldest prince picked him up casually without any effort at all.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince glanced at the eldest prince. He knew what he had to do today, but he didn't think today would be an easy day. If the eldest prince was willing to put in the effort, let him do it.
They are harvesting wheat today. The golden wheat waves look pretty good, but if they have to harvest the wheat, it will not look good or be fun anymore.
Kangxi did not come here to show off today, but to take his two sons to do some real farm work, so the eldest prince and the crown prince each got a sickle.
As for Yinzuo, Kangxi said to others, "If the Sixth Prince feels uncomfortable due to the fever, send him back quickly." Kangxi still remembered that his son had fallen ill with fever before leaving the palace, and he also gave him Bingjiaosha.
So, the eldest prince Kangxi and the crown prince started to work. As for Yinzuo, he was left to play by himself and was advised to go and play under the tree.
But Yinzuo still wanted to see the wheat, and he wanted to be with his brothers.
Little Yinzuo was about the same height as the wheat. When he stood in the wheat field, he could only see a little bit of the top of his head. He wanted to get closer to his father and brothers, but no one would let him get close.
Yinzuo said confidently: "Help." Just like he helped his mother pick wild vegetables.
But unlike his gentle mother, his father did not appreciate it: "The sickle is sharp. If you stand here, I will have to distract myself from taking care of you. Don't make trouble. Go play somewhere else."
The servants would stretch out their arms to stop Yinzuo when he approached. Yinzuo himself managed to pull out two stalks of wheat, but his hands were choked red. His father and brothers had already walked forward for a while, and there was more wheat cut on the ground, which was far more than the two pitiful stalks he pulled out.
Yinzuo also realized that he really couldn't help much, so he finally turned his head and looked somewhere else, wanting to go somewhere else, and he also saw the small river and the waterwheel!
It was much cooler on the waterwheel side, and Yinzuo was not too hot to go back. The real thing was so big, how could a toy model compare? Yinzuo was so impressed that he played on the waterwheel side for a whole morning until Kangxi and his men called him back.
When they got together, Yinzuo, who had watched the waterwheel for the whole morning and was so excited by the splashing water, wanted to tell his father, his brother the crown prince, and his eldest brother that there were not as many fish in the river as in the palace, but he only saw one after a long time, and that the waterwheel was so big and high, and that he was just watching but didn't play in the water, and he was so obedient...
But he couldn't say anything when he saw the miserable state of his father and two brothers. Yinzuo's face was filled with shock.
Kangxi, the crown prince, and the eldest prince were all neat and elegant from hair to soles of shoes. Although he changed into plain clothes for common people when he went out, he still looked elegant and graceful.
But now their hair is wet with sweat, their clothes are stuck to their bodies, and their faces are all red, as if they were taken out of a pickle jar.
Yinzuo whispered, "Father?"
"Brother?"
"elder brother?"
Kangxi still had the strength to respond to him, but the eldest prince could only wave his hands weakly. This time he didn't have the strength to hug him.
Whether it is Kangxi, the eldest prince or the crown prince, they are all people who practice martial arts diligently, but practicing martial arts and doing farm work are not the same thing, and they are so tired that their backs and waists ache.
And not only is it tiring, it's also itchy.
Yinzuo was very worried about his father and brothers. When he got closer, he found that there were red marks on his father's hands. Yinzuo's eyes widened.
Kangxi took a look and said nonchalantly, "It was scratched by wheat ears."
Yinzuo cried out in pain.
Not only Kangxi had scratches on his hands, but also the eldest prince and the crown prince, especially the youngest crown prince, who had scratches on the back of his hands, wrists, invisible arms, and neck. He looked in very bad condition.
The little guy kept following him around, and he didn't have the energy to say a word.
I didn't come back to life until I got back to my residence and took a quick shower.
Yinzuo followed the crown prince back because his brother, the crown prince, looked the most miserable.
Yinzuo no longer thought harvesting wheat was fun.
He was trying hard to fan his brother the prince with a fan. The fan was so close that it was about to hit him on the head. The prince turned to the side, wondering why this kid didn't follow the eldest brother to him.
When some ointment was brought to him, the prince applied it on himself. It felt cool and refreshing, and he felt much better.
However, the prince turned his head to look at Yinzuo who was still fanning him vigorously and said, "Why are you so quiet today?"
This kid is always chattering and very lively, as if he has endless energy. The prince is quite uncomfortable with his behavior today.
Yin Zuo pursed his lips: "Brother is uncomfortable."
"Yin feels uncomfortable." Yinzuo said with a frown.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could never get used to Yinzuo's extremely sweet words, and the little guy frowned as he looked at the place on his hand where the eye ointment was applied, and that little look made the Crown Prince uncomfortable.
Yinzuo said, "Brother won't go."
"No, I'm going to harvest wheat."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince then said, "The Emperor is teaching us to understand the suffering of the people and to know farming firsthand."
"As princes, we are fed with fine clothes and delicious food, and we eat the offerings of the people. We should sympathize with the people's suffering and know that every piece of clothing and food is not easy to come by. We should not be extravagant."
"I am just doing this farm work."
"But the people have to work in the fields all day long."
At this time, the little prince was an excellent little prince who was well taught by Kangxi.
Yinzuo seemed to understand what he heard. Even though he could not remember his previous life, he had never suffered the hardship of farm labor.
The child said, "I don't want my brother to feel bad."
Prince: “…”
Well, it’s still a little early to teach my brother these things.
However, the prince said, "Don't say that in front of the emperor."
The prince thought for a moment and said, "But when you grow up, you will have to go through the same thing."
Yinzuo didn't care about what would happen when he grew up. As a caring brother, he was concerned about his brother and asked, "Are you okay?"
He saw that his brother, the prince, seemed to be feeling better.
The prince took the fan from Yinzuo and said, "Well, it's not a big deal, don't make a fuss."
After a while, Yinzuo felt that his brother, the Crown Prince, was fine, and little Yinzuo was finally relieved.
Then he looked at his brother the prince who was applying green ointment and couldn't help laughing.
"Brother, flowers."
"draw."
The prince looked puzzled: "What painting?"
Just paint on your hands, neck, arms and face.
Can you draw some more on your brother's face?
Yinzuo didn’t get the hang of it just now, but now he also wants to draw it.
(End of this chapter)
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