Chapter 80
Of course, after success, there must be sweet words. Yinzuo said happily: "Thank you, fourth brother!"
"Fourth brother is so good to me!"
"This time, Fourth Brother helped me gain face in front of Little Nine and Little Ten."
Yinzuo said happily to the Fourth Prince, "By the way, Fourth Prince, when you go out, please give a message to Harcha and the others, saying that I am fine now, and I will go find them after I leave the palace."
"I haven't seen them for a long time. They must be worried about me."
The fourth prince nodded: "Okay."
Yinzuo: "Go out and buy a hairpin or pearls or something like that and bring it back for mother."
The Fourth Prince: “…the things outside the palace are crudely made.” The Fourth Prince had never bought anything for the Imperial Noble Consort before. The cheap things outside the palace were not worthy of the Imperial Noble Consort’s eyes. As for the good things that could catch her eye, the Fourth Prince definitely couldn’t afford them now.
Yinzuo shook his head and taught his fourth brother: "Buy something new. As long as it's bought by us, mother will be happy."
The Fourth Prince knew that Yinzuo liked to buy some small things from outside the palace, but that depended on who bought them. The Fourth Prince thought that Concubine De would be happy if Yinzuo bought just a small wooden hairpin, but it would not be the same for him.
But under Yinzuo's gaze, the Fourth Prince still nodded: "Okay, I understand."
Yinzuo pointed at his nose and said to his fourth brother, "There is me, there is me. Fourth brother, you have to buy something for me too."
Fourth Prince: "Then what do you want?"
Yinzuo said, "I don't have any requests. Just bring back whatever you see that you want to bring back to me."
The Fourth Prince was wondering what he should bring back, so he might as well point it out to him.
"Also, the most important thing is that Fourth Brother should have fun when he goes out." Yinzuo said as he stretched out his arms and hugged his Fourth Brother.
The Fourth Prince was stunned again.
The only two hugs that the Fourth Prince could remember were when Yinzuo hugged him, of course not counting the time when his wet nurse hugged him when he was very young.
The last time was when Yinzuo left the palace and went to the grassland. He not only hugged him, but also hugged his seventh brother, eighth brother and others.
This time, the hug also came suddenly, but it seemed different from the last time. The fourth brother felt Yinzuo hugged him and patted him twice, and he seemed to be comforted by his younger brother.
This embrace was thin but somewhat warm. When being embraced like this, the Fourth Prince suddenly felt very clearly that he was not alone.
Everyone says he is taciturn and has a cold face.
But in fact, other talkative people in the palace are also emotionally restrained, and one even needs to be wary of their sweet words but sharp intentions. People who greet others with a smile will not make people feel warm, but one has to worry about them hiding a dagger behind their smile.
People like Yinzuo, whose passionate emotions and straightforward enthusiasm make people feel uncomfortable.
The Fourth Prince still thinks he is very brave. Doesn’t he worry about getting hurt again?
Even though other people in the palace were not as taciturn and cold-faced as him, they said nice words and smiled beautifully, but gradually became cold-blooded and heartless people.
"Fourth brother, go take a look at the scenery outside, and tell me about it when you come back."
Yinzuo bumped his dazed fourth brother's arm and said, "Hey, fourth brother, you can take the sisters and Xiaojiu and Xiaoshi to fly kites."
"They haven't even flown the kite yet. By then, they will definitely admire you as their brother." Yinzuo gave advice to his fourth brother.
But he remembered something and said, "But Fourth Brother, you haven't flown a kite either, right?"
Fourth Prince: “…Hmm.”
Yinzuo: "It's okay, it's not a big problem. The Fourth Prince is taller than them, and he can definitely fly a kite better than them. When the time comes, you can still fly the kite better than them, and make them worship you."
Yinzuo then taught the Fourth Prince some kite-flying techniques, and he wished he could go get the kite right away and teach the Fourth Prince.
When the time comes, you must not show weakness in front of your younger brothers and sisters.
The Fourth Prince was not very interested in being the older brother admired by his younger brothers and sisters, but he listened carefully to what Yinzuo said.
Before, he was worried about what to take Fifth Sister out for fun, because for the boring Fourth Prince, he felt that there was nothing fun outside the palace.
But now he found that his schedule was fully arranged by his sixth brother who never left the palace, and he might not be able to handle it by then.
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Fourth brother and his friends went out to play, and Yinzuo waited in the palace boredly. He could only play with the little parrot, wondering in his heart whether they were having fun outside the palace.
But of course I’m happy when I think about it. How can I not be happy when I go out to play?
Yinzuo asked Ahfu to keep an eye on it, and then he went to check as soon as the Fourth Prince and the others returned.
He first saw Little Nine, Little Ten and their sisters. They were all smiling happily, holding something in their hands. The fifth and sixth sisters saw him and ran towards him.
His fifth sister's voice was crisp and bright: "Sixth brother! It's fun outside, it's big, and it's different from the palace. I want to go again!"
The imperial palace is also very large, but it has many high walls and palaces, which is different from the open space outside. It is also different from the bustling and noisy outside.
The sixth sister also blushed and said to him, "Brother Four, take us to fly a kite."
After Xiaojiu and Xiaoshi came over, they started chattering even more, saying that they saw acrobatics performers outside, who were walking on tightrope, wielding swords and dancing on horses, and they were stunned.
Although Yinzuo was unable to go out, he listened with great interest to their descriptions with gestures and laughter. Yinzuo looked at his fourth brother again. Hmm, he seemed a little more cheerful than before, wasn't he?
Of course!
No one would be unhappy after going out to play! Yinzuo thought so and nodded in his heart.
After Xiaojiu and Xiaoshi had gone home, Yinzuo reached out to his fourth brother and asked, "Where are the things you bought for me?"
He bought a very beautiful pen screen for holding brushes. There were freehand landscape paintings carved on the jade pen screen. It was quite elegant and beautiful. Yinzuo accepted it happily.
Yinzuo asked, "Why is this the gift? It must have cost a lot of money, right? Did Fourth Brother spend most of his savings on this trip?"
"Brother, you don't need to buy something so expensive next time. Just buy something casual."
The Fourth Prince was about to say that it was OK, and he didn't spend a lot, but Yinzuo continued, "It's not just this one purchase, there will be more in the future, we have to spend slowly and steadily."
The Fourth Prince was silent, quietly pinching his purse, and inexplicably felt a sense of oppression in his heart.
Yinzuo wanted to see what his fourth brother bought for their mother. It was an orchid hairpin, with delicate workmanship and a shiny finish. Yinzuo was now certain that his fourth brother's wallet would be emptied on this trip.
Yinzuo said, "Brother, send it to mother tomorrow. She will definitely like it."
The fourth prince pursed his lips: "... Yeah."
Yinzuo also asked the Fourth Prince whether he had sent a message to Harcha and the others, how the kite flying went, and whether he made the younger ones admire him as their fourth brother. The Fourth Prince gradually said a lot.
The little ones gathered outside and were making a lot of noise and excitement. In fact, the Fourth Prince was a little annoyed by their noise, and he was a little restrained when he started flying the kite, but later he gradually joined in the fun.
Did you have fun on this trip?
The younger ones were very happy, but as for himself... well, taking a few kids out to play was more tiring than practicing with a martial arts master. After being so tired, the Fourth Prince fell asleep quickly in bed that night.
When I woke up the next day, I suddenly realized that this was the best sleep I had in a while.
But after school, the Fourth Prince held the hairpin and sighed, unwilling to give it away. He thought Concubine De felt the same as him.
He and Concubine De are now as if they were forced together by life.
The Fourth Prince knew that some things could not be forced.
The Fourth Prince finally took the orchid hairpin and went over. Fortunately, although Concubine De was not enthusiastic about him, she did not embarrass him or lose face for him.
De Fei took it with a faint smile and said to him, "It's very beautiful. It's thoughtful."
The Fifth Princess said, "Brother Four spent a long time choosing, and even asked the boss a lot of questions. The green orchid hairpin is the most suitable for mother."
Defei's eyes moved slightly. She couldn't imagine that her cold and taciturn son would ask so many questions to his boss.
When Concubine De looked at him, the Fourth Prince avoided his eyes and felt a little uncomfortable, thinking that the Fifth Princess talked too much.
He was a serious person, and since he was planning to buy something and give it to Concubine De, he didn't intend to be perfunctory. He just felt that things outside the palace would not be to Concubine De's liking, so he wanted to try his best to pick one that was acceptable.
In fact, the Fifth Princess was not a talkative person. She became even more noisy after Yinzuo came over. Yinzuo shouted at his fourth brother to help his mother put the hairpin on her to see what would happen.
The Fourth Prince looked embarrassed.
In fact, physical distance can also reflect the closeness and unfamiliarity between people. For example, the Fourth Prince and Concubine De are always three steps away from each other. It would be difficult for the Fourth Prince to put the hairpin on Concubine De at this time.
Fortunately, Concubine De had already reached out and took the hairpin and put it in her hair, saying, "Here, take a look. Mother thinks it should be much better than the cat hairpin you bought before."
Of course, the cat hairpin is also playful, cute and likable. Concubine De also likes it, but it is more suitable for a pretty girl, and Concubine De is embarrassed to wear it out.
Yinzuo said: "That's not what mother said at the time. When mother saw the cat hairpin, she clearly liked it very much."
His mother actually likes cute pink things, and has made many cute cloth tigers and cats for his sister. His mother also likes cats, but she doesn't keep one herself because she doesn't like cats to shed.
Yinzuo took a look at the hairpin his mother was wearing and thought it was crooked, so he took it out and put it on again, then looked at it carefully and said, "Okay, I admit that the hairpin that Fourth Brother bought is slightly better than mine."
Concubine De had a smile on her face. She was nearly thirty years old this year, but her appearance had not diminished. Her gentle and elegant temperament added to her beauty that no one else could match.
De Fei touched the hairpin and said softly to the Fourth Prince, "I will wear this new hairpin when I go to pay my respects to the Queen Mother tomorrow."
The Fourth Prince was stunned, not knowing whether Concubine De said this because Yinzuo and the Fifth Princess were here, but his calm and cold heart seemed to be blown by a breeze.
Yinzuo echoed loudly, "Yes, yes." Yinzuo lowered his voice and whispered in Defei's ear, "Mother can show off to Concubine Yi. Xiaojiu also went out today, but didn't remember to buy anything for Concubine Yi."
Defei stretched out her finger and tapped Yinzuo's forehead: "You are so bad." There was an uncontrollable smile in her voice.
Although Yinzuo lowered his voice, the Fourth Prince could actually hear him and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
The room where the mother and her children were located had a happy and warm family atmosphere. Even the Fourth Prince did not feel awkward at this moment as if he had suddenly inserted himself into a place that did not belong to him.
Yinzuo and the Fourth Prince strolled out of Concubine De's palace together. Yinzuo was in a good mood at the moment. He said that the estrangement between his Fourth Brother and Mother was only temporary and things would get better in the future.
The Fourth Prince did not know what Yinzuo was thinking, and he did not force him to do so.
Yinzuo walked slowly, and the Fourth Prince walked slowly beside Yinzuo, responding to Yinzuo's words. Under the setting sun in the palace, his mood was relatively peaceful and calm.
When everything was going well and Yinzuo was trying hard to get closer to the Fourth Prince and Concubine De and felt that he was being quite effective, something happened that disrupted his rhythm.
His mother was pregnant with another child, which made Yinzuo panic and his attention was diverted. When his fifth sister was born, Yinzuo was only three years old. In fact, he was quite ignorant about his mother being pregnant with a sister.
But now he is not young anymore and knows a lot of things. He knows that it is not easy for a woman to give birth to a child. And according to other people in the palace, his mother is not young either.
Now Yinzuo became worried.
When Kangxi asked about Yinzuo, he found out that Yinzuo had been pestering the imperial physician these days, asking him whether pregnant women should move more or rest more, whether they should eat small meals and more supplements, or eat less, and what the balance is. He also asked whether it was good to listen to more music, and how to keep a happy mood...
Anyway, the imperial physician was tortured quite severely.
Eventually, she stopped asking these questions and started thinking about the birth process. She went to find the midwife again and asked about things related to childbirth and post-birth care. When a man asked these questions, everyone felt that even if he was a little boy, it was not something a man should know.
During this period, Yinzuo's brows showed a rare sadness. Not to mention other things, just the Crown Prince's mother, the Queen at that time, passed away when the Crown Prince was born.
Having a child is dangerous.
So what Kangxi saw today was a limited edition Yinzuo with a solemn expression.
Yinzuo also told Kangxi about the precautions that pregnant women he had taken during this period, which were to get some sun and walk around but not get too tired, to eat and drink well but not too much, to eat more fish, beef, carrots, and drink more milk, and not to eat anything too sweet.
During pregnancy, you may vomit, have swollen legs and feet, have a bad temper, and be irritable. Don't make the pregnant woman angry. You need to keep her in a good mood. When he said this, Yinzuo deliberately glanced at Kangxi.
Yinzuo went on and on, Kangxi's eyes were blank. He only roughly knew that pregnant women might vomit and gain weight. Yinzuo saw through his father's ignorance and said with contempt, "Father, don't you even know this?"
He doesn't need to know.
Kangxi did not think that there was anything wrong with him not knowing these things. Kangxi said confidently, "There is an imperial physician."
He also said to Yinzuo: "I think you can go to the study room to attend classes now."
Yinzuo is not willing to go now.
Kangxi said: "You are allowed to go after breakfast. You don't have to get up early." He knew that his son had always been very resentful about getting up early ever since he entered the study.
Yinzuo: "No, my mother is pregnant."
Kangxi's mouth twitched: "Your mother is pregnant and there are imperial doctors and palace maids. Don't make excuses."
That won’t work. How can they be the same as his son?
It was not easy for Kangxi to beat this boy roughly now.
But Kangxi could also despise him: "Do you think you are more useful than the imperial physician, palace maids, and maids? Oh, it is indeed different."
"So hurry up and get to the study."
"Don't use your mother as an excuse."
Kangxi was much softer towards Yinzuo now. After he finished saying this, he said to Yinzuo: "Be good and obedient. I will accompany you out of the palace to play in a few days."
Yinzuo said happily: "Can my son go out now?"
Well, it’s just that you can’t play too hard outside. To be on the safe side, you have to bring a doctor with you, and you can’t forget to take medicine outside.
That's right, they were all about to be sent to the upper study room, and it was almost time for them to go out for a walk. Yinzuo said to Kangxi happily, "Then I want to go and look for Tsebutanharcha and the others. I haven't seen them for a long time."
"My son is going out to play with his friends. It will be inconvenient for you to follow him, Father."
"You can go by yourself, son."
Kangxi: “…”
This kid used to be so attached to him, and he was so happy to be with him!
Seeing this gap, Kangxi suddenly felt the sadness of his old father.
(End of this chapter)
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