Chapter 34
Yinzuo was sick, and of course he felt uncomfortable. He couldn't go out, and he had to take medicine every day.
When Yinzuo fell ill, the Fourth Princess and the Third Prince, who got along well with him, wanted to visit him, but Depin did not allow anyone to come, saying that it would be bad if he got sick. Yipin and Rongpin both sent medicinal herbs, and several other concubines in the palace also sent gifts.
Even the Seventh Prince Dai Jiashi sent a warm hat made by herself.
The eldest prince who moved to the prince's residence to live on his own did not ask his mother to prepare a gift. He gave a pair of rabbit fur gloves. Of course, the gloves were not made by him, but the rabbit fur was from the rabbits he hunted!
As for the East Palace, the prince gave a piece of warm jade.
Yinzuo felt warm wrapped in the thick clothes, but he was not comfortable wearing them and always wanted to pull them off. Of course, Depin did not allow him. As soon as he pulled the collar, Depin slapped his hands.
Only after burning charcoal did we no longer have to wrap ourselves so tightly, and the new clothes were not so awkward to wear.
Depin said to Yinzuo: "Your royal father left all the good fabrics for you, but he himself didn't wear them."
Yinzuo pulled at the corner of his clothes and felt warm.
"Wow, Ama likes Yinzuo!"
Depin gently poked Yinzuo's forehead: "Yeah, I like you."
Yinzuo hugged Depin's little head and rubbed it against hers, smiling with eyes curved, "Mother likes me too."
Of course, Yinzuo is Depin’s favorite.
The disease gradually subsided, but perhaps because the warming measures were in place, Yinzuo recovered faster after burning the charcoal. After a few days, he finally recovered.
After recovering from the illness, he wanted to escape. Depin detained him for a while before releasing him.
Yinzuo finally met his third brother, exchanged information in the upper study with him, and showed concern for him.
When the Third Prince was asked about the study, he seemed bitter and resentful at such a young age and kept shaking his head at Yinzuo.
Learning to read and recognize words is not fun, and sitting there and listening to lectures is also boring. As for his eldest brother and the prince, he has only learned a little bit now and he is not studying with them, but every time he sees those two, there is always something bad happening.
The two men didn't get along, and it wasn't easy for him to stand beside them. He was often used as a scapegoat by the two men to be sarcastic.
The Third Prince said to Yinzuo with the vicissitudes of life of a person who has experienced it: "Cherish it and have more fun now."
Yinzuo said he could accompany his third brother, but the third brother touched Yinzuo's little head and said, "You are not allowed to go."
Yinzuo felt regretful, as he was quite curious about the study room where his brothers spent every day.
Time flies. In a blink of an eye, more than three years have passed. Yinzuo has grown a lot taller. Now he is no longer a little dumpling, but a five-year-old boy. He is not far from going to the study room he has been looking forward to.
During these three years, a lot of things happened. The one most relevant to Yinzuo was that Depin was conferred the title of concubine and gave birth to a little princess.
Yinzuo has a little sister!
A sister whom I can see every day without having to go anywhere else.
Now even his sister can follow him around like a little tail. This sister is very attached to her brother Yinzuo. After having a sister, Yinzuo is not bored at all, especially when his sister is inseparable from him. She follows him wherever he goes and will cry if she can't find him. Therefore, at this time, Yinzuo doesn't want to go to the study room anymore.
Depin didn't want him to go either. Although the imperial physician said that Yinzuo's health had been well taken care of in the past few years and was almost as good as that of a normal person, Depin was still worried. She always felt that Yinzuo was still the little kid who would get sick when the weather changed.
And to go to the study, you have to move to the prince's residence.
However, Yinzuo should have gone to the study room a long time ago. Kangxi had postponed it because of his health. Now he is not a child anymore and he can't always skip studying. Even the seventh prince should go after him.
When Kangxi came in, Yinzuo was playing in the snow with his sister.
The fifth princess was in quite good health and rarely fell ill. In the winter, her little hands were warm enough to warm her brother's hands.
Now, even when playing with snowballs, the Fifth Princess can do it directly, while Yinzuo still needs to play with snow through gloves. Yinzuo has grown up a lot now, and he is not as playful as the little ball back then. He is playing with his sister!
"Your Majesty!" When Yinzuo saw Kangxi, he no longer ran over and stuck to people like he did when he was a child, but his eyes were still bright and sparkling.
Kangxi glanced at the gloves Yinzuo was wearing and let the two of them into the house.
Kangxi had dinner here. After dinner, Concubine De talked to Kangxi about Yinzuo entering the study room. Kangxi frowned when he heard Concubine De's words that she wanted to postpone it. He didn't have to bargain with any prince when he entered school. If he really forgot about someone, he would have to worry about it.
Dai Jia had a lot of trouble finding the Imperial Noble Consort and asked her to tell him about the Seventh Prince's schooling.
Concubine De is a kind mother who spoils her son.
Kangxi said, "His younger brother has already gone to school, but he still can't read. How can he be good-looking?"
Defei didn't care. Those were all empty words. She said to Kangxi, "It's cold now. Why don't you wait until the winter is over? Next year, in the spring, when the weather is warmer, go there."
In the cold winter, you have to get up before dawn. It's so harmful to your health.
Kangxi looked at Yinzuo. Although he was no longer a little ball and had grown taller than his waist, he still suffered from his poor physique and looked more than a year younger than the Fifth Prince.
Kangxi finally agreed to let Yinzuo enter the Shangshufang in the spring of next year, but he said: "You should also move into the Agong residence in the spring. There is no time to delay."
Yinzuo is already six or seven years old in age. The ancients said that boys and girls should not sit at the same table at the age of seven, so it is time for him to move out.
Kangxi also felt that Yinzuo was no longer young and could no longer be spoiled by Concubine De.
"Hey, I know about this and have already started packing his things."
But Defei's words of determination did not make Kangxi look happy. The prince had everything he needed and he had been preparing for something long ago. He was so spoiled that he did not even try to hide it.
They were talking, but the little girl, the Fifth Princess, sat in the room impatiently, waving Gou Yinzuo's hand repeatedly. Her brother said he wanted to make a little duck and a snowman for her.
Yinzuo also peeked outside. The snow was not heavy, so the snow was specially swept out. The sun was shining brightly at noon, so he had to make sure it didn't melt in the sun.
Yinzuo was not like this before. When he was a little boy, he was much more clingy. Yinzuo made Kangxi feel like a kind father. He even hugged Yinzuo more than he hugged the crown prince.
Now that the child has grown up, he is indeed different from when he was little. For a moment, Kangxi even felt the sadness of an old father.
Kangxi said unhappily, "Go and have fun."
When Yinzuo was about to rush out, Concubine De asked him to put on his hat and gloves, otherwise he would not be allowed to go out.
After the two children went out, Kangxi and Defei, who were in the room, always wanted to look outside.
The little duck that Yinzuo had finally made was quite popular with the Fifth Princess, but Kangxi had to say to Concubine De: "It's ugly. Maybe it will get better if you learn to paint in the upper study."
What does learning to paint have to do with snow-carving ducklings? Concubine De did not agree with what Kangxi said about being ugly. Concubine De, who had a thick filter from her mother, said disapprovingly: "I think he is quite cute. It is just inconvenient for Yinzuo to wear gloves."
Kangxi glanced at Concubine De. When it came to Yinzuo's affairs, Concubine De did not look at all considerate and eloquent.
Moreover, Kangxi really couldn't feel that the little duck was cute when he saw it. It always reminded him of Yinzuo who brought back a bunch of little ducks. Now, they have grown into big ducks that quack and fly. Because they are the pets of the princes and princesses, it is not easy to slaughter them for meat, so they are still raised in the garden.
It is true that Yinzuo has grown up and is more disciplined than before, but he is still bolder than others. Just like now, he is shouting outside naturally and casually: "Father, Mother, do you want to play snowballs together?"
Yinzuo heard about the snowball fight from the young eunuch. He had never seen one, let alone played one.
The fifth princess was cheering outside and asked the emperor and mother to come out and play snowballs. Her brother said it was fun.
Kangxi knew what a snowball fight was.
But he has never played it since he was a child.
However, Kangxi wanted to ask the Sixth Prince, who had been eating for free in the past few years, whether he thought this game was suitable for him as the emperor.
Kangxi also asked Yinzuo: "Do you dare to hit your father with a snowball?"
Yinzuo, well, he dared to do that. He was just playing games.
It’s a parent-child game. Yinzuo still regrets that he didn’t get to play the parent-child game of riding a horse with Kangxi when he was a child.
Concubine De hurriedly said, "Don't make trouble."
Yinzuo looked at his father in brocade clothes, thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Father has to maintain his image. It would be bad if he got hit."
Kangxi: “…”
Yinzuo was right, but Kangxi really felt that his son's words often annoyed him inexplicably. He said to Yinzuo unhappily: "Do you think you can hit me?"
Why not?
How can you know if you don’t try?
However, since Kangxi had to maintain his image and could not afford to play around, Yinzuo had other candidates. I don't know if the eldest sister and the others can be called out, but the fourth sister, the third brother, the eldest brother, and yes, the prince should all be possible.
Yinzuo was thinking about gathering people before the snow melted, but Kangxi seemed to see through his thoughts and said to Depin, "Playing snowballs requires running and making a fuss, and you can't sweat and catch a cold? I finally didn't get sick this winter, do I have to get sick again?"
This hit the weak spot of Concubine De, and she immediately said, "Yinzuo, listen to your father."
Kangxi had something to say again: "Look, just tell him to go to the study room early? He's just messing around when he has nothing to do."
Yes, you are wise, but anyway we have agreed to go to the study room in early spring next year.
Not only did Kangxi think that Yinzuo was idle and doing nothing, but the Crown Prince also felt so and wondered why the Emperor didn't let him go to the study.
"I have seen my seventh brother today."
After Yinzuo finished explaining the reason, the prince nodded slightly and said, "Isn't it much better now? You can practice martial arts sooner. Practice more and your body will be better."
"The Emperor has always valued horse riding and archery. We conquer the country on horseback, so the men in our family cannot be weak."
Yinzuo himself also yearned to be a hero who was skilled in horse riding and archery. His eyes lit up and he said, "I want to learn too. Brother Crown Prince, can you take Yinzuo with you on the autumn hunt next year?"
The prince said, "That depends on your health. If you can make it to the autumn hunt next year without getting sick, I will go and tell Father Huang."
Yin Zuo said happily: "Prince brother is so nice! Thank you, Prince brother!"
In more than three years, the little prince grew into a young man with the radiance of jade. No matter how the ministers stood on their side in their hearts, this crown prince was always an excellent and capable crown prince no matter he faced the Mongolian tribes or foreign ministers.
The Crown Prince was already quite immune to Yinzuo's sweet talk since he was a child, and he did not feel uncomfortable. He took a sip of his tea and said to Yinzuo, "Now that you have entered the upper study, don't speak so bluntly in front of outsiders."
"You are not a child anymore. You need to change your ways. Who can speak as bluntly as you?"
However, the prince thought that it would be good if the boy could go to school and read more books.
Yinzuo took a sip of the hot milk and said nonchalantly, "I understand."
The prince drank tea, but he drank milk. Yinzuo had drunk enough of it in recent years and didn't like it very much, but the imperial physician said it was good for the body, so when he came to the East Palace, he drank hot milk in winter and various fruit juices in summer.
Yinzuo didn't like drinking milk, but he liked drinking fruit juice from the Eastern Palace. There were many kinds of fruits in the Eastern Palace, including many rare tribute fruits. Yinzuo could often drink various rare fruit juices here.
(End of this chapter)
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