Chapter 28
He had already compromised and held this little kid, but it seemed that he didn't get the best result. The little kid even complained that he was not as comfortable as the big brother. Kangxi was in a bad mood. With a wooden face, this bad father could only threaten the child. He said, "If you think I am not comfortable holding you, why not let someone else hold you?"
"No," said the little boy, and turned around and hugged his father's neck.
The little bean was twisting like a pretzel in his arms, making Kangxi feel that it was difficult to hold this soft, alive, and moving ball. But if Yinzuo had said "OK" and let someone else hold it, the emperor would have been even more angry.
Kangxi was not used to the little boy's arms hugging his neck without knowing the severity of the situation, but the little boy's smiling face and clear eyes full of admiration, dependence and intimacy made Kangxi soften his gaze slightly.
Kangxi said, "When you are four years old, I will see if I will still indulge you."
The little kid ignored his father's words and was staggering happily at this time, and then his father scolded him: "Don't move."
After not moving for a while, he began to adjust his posture, still lying comfortably on his father's shoulder.
If Kangxi was treated as a dead body, he could move around and crawl around in his arms. Fortunately, Kangxi was in his prime and exercised every day, so he would not be flustered even if he was holding a loach-like ball.
But this is what this brat calls being good?
He was the one who just told him not to move, and no one else took his words so lightly except him.
Kangxi patted Yinzuo on the body and said, "I see you still have a lot of strength. If you move again, I will put you down."
Yinzuo pouted. His father had a really bad temper. Why did he always say things that made Yinzuo unhappy?
Alas, but he is his father. What can he do? As his son, Yinzuo can only be tolerant and generous to him.
Yinzuo lay on Kangxi's shoulder, looking at the scenery along the way, and said, "Father, Yin likes it here."
Kangxi: "Well, you just play every day. Do you run away every day? Of course you like it."
As they walked, they finally arrived at Kangxi's courtyard. Yinzuo got down from Kangxi's arms and behaved very well. He said, "Father is busy, Yinzuo won't make a fuss."
His father didn't even have time to drink a sip of water when he heard this, but it seemed as if he was urging him to work non-stop.
Even though Yinzuo had never been to his father's place, he had similar experience and acted very familiar with the place. He gestured with his little hand and asked, "Stool?"
When he went to his brother the Crown Prince's place, there was a low stool for him to sit on, making it convenient for him to get on and off.
She stood on tiptoe to look at the green tea poured for Kangxi and said, "Yin doesn't drink this."
"Yin, drink some water."
“Easy to raise.”
Then he looked at the plate of snacks and fruits beside him. He was a little hungry now, so he said, "Yin, you can eat this." He nodded as he spoke.
Xiao Douding looked at Kangxi and Liang Jiugong and said proudly, "Don't cause any more trouble."
Not to mention Liang Jiugong's expression, even Kangxi was quite confused by his son's behavior.
You could say he was polite, but the little arrangement he had made for himself was quite impolite. And if you say he was impolite, he also knew not to cause trouble for others. It sounded like he gave a lot of orders, but to sum it up, he just asked for some water. Oh, no, he also asked for a small stool.
Liang Jiugong glanced at the others, and someone immediately went to prepare a small stool and water for Yinzuo to drink. However, Liang Jiugong took two steps outside and gave more instructions, telling these people not to take it seriously and only prepare water for the little prince.
You also need to prepare some food.
Kangxi asked Yinzuo, "Is it okay for you to play by yourself?"
Yinzuo nodded, very obediently: "Father is busy."
Kangxi drank a cup of tea and went to work. Yinzuo was not bored at all. He had never been to Kangxi's place before, and everything he looked at was new.
It was just that the original dessert plates and fruit plates on the table were replaced with new ones. Yinzuo actually wanted to eat the original ones because he had never eaten them before. Although they were a bit hard and Yinzuo found it difficult to eat, he was happy to eat them.
When the dessert plate was taken away, Yinzuo groaned slightly, but Liang Jiugong quickly brought new desserts in front of him with a smile. The new desserts were cute in shape, red, green, flowers, and the sun, which quickly attracted Yinzuo's attention. Liang Jiugong also smiled and said, "Sixth Prince, smell them, do they smell good?"
The milky and sweet aromas made it look and smell delicious. These were things Yinzuo had never eaten before, so he no longer missed the plate of snacks he had wanted to try before.
After Yinzuo had eaten and drunk his fill and finished appreciating the house, he went outside. Kangxi's courtyard was elegant in style, with a black bamboo forest planted there. It was so dense that little sunlight could penetrate. When the wind blew, the bamboo leaves rustled.
"Wow~" Yinzuo made another sound as if he had never seen the world before.
Moreover, a small stream was introduced into Kangxi's courtyard!
This stream was very shallow and there was no danger at all, but the clear water flowing over the pebbles was very beautiful, so beautiful that Yinzuo squatted there and didn't want to leave.
The people standing next to Yinzuo now were the servants of Kangxi, and those who followed Yinzuo out were standing at the back. Yinzuo turned his head to look back, blocked the way with his little body, stretched out his little finger, and felt the feeling of the stream flowing through his fingers.
Very good!
His mother doesn't let him play in the water.
But it feels really, really good!
Yinzuo was so happy that his eyes narrowed.
When the prince came in, he saw the little figure from behind. He was quite surprised to see Yinzuo here. When he walked over to take a look, he saw the little guy looking very happy and contented.
"elder brother!"
Yinzuo was very happy to see his brother, the Crown Prince, but he stood up a little too quickly. The Crown Prince frowned and pulled him back. The little guy swayed a bit, and he pulled the back of his collar to help him stand up.
Before His Royal Highness could finish his words, he looked at the stream and the stones and scolded the little guy who was laughing so carelessly: "How many times have I told you, why are you still so reckless?"
"I see that you want to be a disfigured prince at such a young age."
After being frowned upon and scolded by his brother, the Crown Prince, the smile on Yinzuo's face finally disappeared.
Yin Zuo said carefully: "Brother, don't be angry."
The prince said nothing.
Because this kid seemed to have said the same thing before. He was well-behaved when he was scolded, but isn’t he still a worry when he sees him now?
Yinzuo explained in a flattering way: "I am happy to see my brother."
Yinzuo blinked, thought for a moment, and assured, "No."
I still remember his brother, the prince, criticizing him before. He said, "Be steady."
The crown prince's brows were still furrowed as Yin Zuo stared at him. He thought, why do I worry so much about him? The crown prince felt a little annoyed.
Kangxi, disturbed by the noise, stood up and looked out the window for a while. He saw the little kid looking up at the prince with a cautious, obedient and fawning look on his face. Thinking about how annoying the prince was in front of him, he felt a little weird.
This kid should have a very good relationship with the eldest son, and he also gets along well with the second son. Overall, when Kangxi looked at his two sons from the window, he felt quite gratified and even had a sense of warmth.
But, but this kid should be more obedient and gentle in front of his father.
At this time, Yinzuo was pulling the prince's sleeve and asking him to bend down, as he had something to share with him in secret.
After being pulled by Yinzuo for a while, the young prince finally bent down, and then he heard the little kid whisper in his ear: "Water, it's fun!"
The prince looked at him, and little Yinzuo's pair of black eyes were also looking at him, and he assured him: "Really."
This was such an interesting thing that Yinzuo sincerely invited his brother the Crown Prince to play with him.
"Brother, let's go together!"
But his brother, the prince, refused him and said, "Come with me." He then directly took away the person who still wanted to play in the water.
When the prince came to Kangxi's place, he would inevitably talk about his homework. Yinzuo didn't understand, but he thought that the words they said were very powerful. Ama and brother were both here, and Yinzuo liked his Ama and brother very much, so he stopped talking about playing in the water.
After receiving some instructions from Kangxi, the prince sat down and redoed his homework on the spot. Yinzuo stood beside him, watching with his head tilted. Both his father and his brother the prince looked very handsome while holding the pen.
The same goes for his older brother.
When the prince put down his pen, Yinzuo asked the same soul-searching question in front of his brother, "Brother, can you climb a tree?"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince: “…”
Children have all sorts of weird questions in their minds.
But the Crown Prince's expression looked very familiar to Yinzuo. Wasn't this the same expression his father had shown when he was asked about it not long ago?
Yinzuo didn't need to ask any more questions this time, it was very clear: "Brother won't."
Yinzuo couldn't help but reveal to his brother, the Crown Prince: "My eldest brother can do it." Yinzuo originally thought that his father and brothers and sisters could do it, but it turned out that only his eldest brother could do it. If everyone could do it, it wouldn't be a big deal. But now, in Yinzuo's heart, his eldest brother is awesome!
The prince's expression is very interesting. What is this child trying to say? What happened to the old man? Why does he, the crown prince, need to climb a tree? And what does this child's eyes mean?
Yinzuo continued to say to the prince: "My elder sister won't."
Your elder sister shouldn't do that.
"Ama won't."
Prince: “…”
The prince's expression was indescribable - even the emperor's father was dragged into this? !
The prince couldn't help but look towards his royal father and met his royal father's eyes.
Yinzuo thought he was speaking quietly, but one could hear a pin drop in the room, and Kangxi was far from being hard of hearing, so he did not miss a word of what the boy and the prince were whispering.
"Yin won't." The little kid continued, actually trying to comfort the prince.
But after comforting him, he said with admiration, "Brother, he can do it!"
The Crown Prince stood up and said to Kangxi, "Father, has your elder brother been slacking off in his studies since leaving the palace? I heard that it seems that your elder brother is either climbing mountains, hunting, or riding horses every day. Now he even climbs trees. Although it is good that your elder brother loves martial arts, he must not give up his studies. It will be difficult to pick up again after slacking off for too long."
Kangxi nodded and said, "You are right."
The prince said: "Brother is studying Mencius. Why don't you let him write a targeted essay every day? Besides, your Western arithmetic also needs improvement. Why don't you let him do ten arithmetic problems every day?"
The items mentioned by the Crown Prince were all things that would make the eldest prince scratch his head. Otherwise, wouldn't it be said that the two of them know each other very well?
Kangxi also understood his eldest son's weaknesses.
With this arrangement, the eldest brother's life would be too fulfilling every day, but Kangxi nodded in agreement and said, "That's right. You can't slack off on your studies when you leave the palace."
Yinzuo had an innocent expression on his face, feeling dazed and not knowing that his elder brother would be given a huge amount of homework to do out of the blue.
Yinzuo likes the eldest brother who can climb trees the most.
The eldest prince who was loved by Yinzuo was a bit miserable. His good days were short-lived and he had to stay at his desk every day, thinking morning and night. These were very brain-intensive subjects, and they made his head hurt.
He was finally called out and told that the emperor was selecting horses and racing with others in the parade ground, and asked to go over as well.
The eldest prince was finally let out and was in a good mood. He walked to the parade ground in a hurry. He was worthy of being Yinzuo's favorite eldest brother. When he saw Yinzuo on the road, he picked him up and gave him a ride.
"Come on, I'll take you on horseback ride."
Yinzuo happily kept calling "big brother", and every word was full of love and happiness.
The parade ground was very lively, with many guards, generals and civil officials. Being a horse racer for Emperor Kangxi was not an easy job, but you couldn't tell from their faces that those generals and guards were full of fighting spirit. You had to make the emperor have fun. You couldn't perform too badly, or make the emperor think you were incompetent. You couldn't perform better than the emperor, or let him know that you were letting him win.
Before the competition even started, the civil officials were already thinking of poems and essays to flatter the emperor.
Not only Kangxi would compete with others, but the eldest prince and the crown prince would also compete with the sons of civil and military families.
Today is also Kangxi's "people-friendly" activity.
A lot of people came, including Concubine De, Concubine Hui, the eldest princess, and the third prince. The eldest prince put Yinzuo back to where the eldest princess and the others were, and went to pick a horse.
In short, it was lively, super lively! It was a grand scene that Yinzuo had never seen before.
Yinzuo felt that Kangxi had won, and the eldest prince had won the youth category.
It was natural for Kangxi to win.
It was not surprising that the eldest prince won. After all, he was older, taller, and better at martial arts. If he lost to the crown prince, everyone would be able to see that he was letting the crown prince win.
But even if the victory was not unexpected, the appearance of such a healthy and vigorous eldest prince still caught people's eyes and was considered good. Even if the crown prince was appointed, the eldest prince was not without investment, not to mention such a healthy and vigorous eldest prince who was as bright as the morning sun. Anyway, the people of Huipin's family were quite proud of him.
The prince still held a whip in his hand, with an elegant smile and a noble temperament. He stood there at such a young age. Although he was defeated by the eldest prince, he also had an extraordinary bearing. A monarch does not have to be better than others in everything, but he must not be narrow-minded, otherwise it will be difficult to be a minister.
The prince's extraordinary demeanor also made many people nod in their hearts.
Everyone had left, and Yinzuo was finally able to pass by. He passed by happily, and before he even got to the front, he held out his hand to the eldest prince, "Brother, ride a horse!"
At this moment, little Yinzuo had no regard for his father and his brother the Crown Prince.
The eldest prince was about to speak when he felt an oppressive gaze.
It was Kangxi who was looking at him.
Kangxi wanted to see if the eldest brother dared to agree to give it a try? Although the eldest brother won the first place in the youth group, how old was the eldest brother this year? Even though he was tall and slim, he was still less than ten years old.
He hasn’t settled the score with him for climbing a tree yet, and now he wants to take the kids horseback riding. He wants to see how unreliable the eldest brother can be!
(End of this chapter)
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