Kangxi suddenly felt that he had spoken too early. He should have said yes. After all, Hongyan's intelligence was obvious to all. It was a pity that the ninth brother and his wife did not train him well.
"Hongyan, what question did you ask Huang Mafa just now?"
"My grandson asked the emperor, 'If I tell you that I know nothing except the Three Character Classic and the Hundred Family Surnames, will you be angry?'"
"Yes, of course not. How can a prince and grandson of the emperor be blind?"
Hongyan looked at Kangxi in confusion. As the king of a country, could he change his words so easily?
Although he is only three years old, he is not stupid.
"Your Majesty, going back on your word is not what a gentleman does. You just said you wouldn't be angry. After all, your grandson is still young."
"Who told you to be so smart? Okay, I don't care what you've learned before. Let's start with the Thousand Character Classic. Come, follow the Emperor's method and recite it.
The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, and the universe is vast and boundless.
The sun and moon wax and wane, and the stars and constellations are spread out in a line."
"But the Royal Mafa, my grandson doesn't understand."
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. You can understand the meaning after you memorize it."
Hongyan was very confused. Was he supposed to learn such a difficult subject at the age of three? Then what would he learn after entering school at the age of six? He wouldn't directly learn the Four Books and Five Classics, would he?
When he returned to Yiku Palace, he still looked depressed, which made Concubine Yi feel distressed.
Although Concubine Yi doted on her granddaughter the most, her grandson was also the continuation of her bloodline, so she still loved him very much.
"What's wrong with Hongyan? Didn't he go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity? Why is he so depressed?"
"Mamu, my grandson feels like he's being overwhelmed by learning."
When Concubine Yi heard that it was about academic matters, she stopped talking. Kangxi had many shortcomings, but it was undeniable that he was the best in education.
Didn't you see that any one of these princes was a man of both civil and military talents? Therefore, she supported Kangxi's education.
Seeing that Concubine Yi didn't respond, Hong Yan turned his gaze to Mu Sili. However, Mu Sili had the same idea as Concubine Yi. She wanted someone to train her son for free, and that person was Kangxi.
"Father, look at Mam and Mother, they don't care about their son anymore."
"Your Royal Mafa's education is top-notch. Father can't lie with his eyes open. Hongyan, study hard. Father's promotion depends on you."
Hong Yan agreed with a wooden face. He didn't even know that he had this function.
When they came, there were five of them in the family, but when they left, only Mu Sili and Yin'er were left.
"Ninth brother and ninth sister-in-law, you are back."
"Tenth brother, why are you here at this time? Is there something you want to talk to me about?"
Speaking of Yin, I feel very angry.
"Nineth brother, do you know who your younger brother saw today? Eighth brother, he actually went to a brothel!"
"What? Tenth brother, you must have seen it wrong!"
"How could I be wrong? He's the one we grew up with. Ninth brother, did you pay back the money that eighth brother borrowed from you before we came here?"
"No."
Yin'er was helpless as Yinsi really acted as if nothing had happened. As the saying goes, if you borrow something, you must repay it; it won't be difficult to borrow again. With his attitude, he would never lend him another penny.
"Tenth brother, just pretend you don't know about Eighth Brother going to the brothel. Who knows who he's called in to discuss things. After all, we're not on the same page as him.
As for the ten thousand taels of silver, it's time to ask him to return it, otherwise you won't be able to get through this with your ninth sister-in-law."
"I thought you would say that you wouldn't let my big brother return it."
"My money didn't come from the wind, so how can I not return it? Don't worry, I will take care of these matters.
Fu Jin, just take good care of your pregnancy. If you miss home, go back to Dong E Mansion and stay for two days. I will come to pick you up then."
"I understand."
As luck would have it, Yinsi arrived at this juncture.
"Did Ninth Brother and Tenth Brother know that I was coming? How could I let you wait for me at the door? Come in quickly."
Yin curled his lips and spoke as if it were true. Who would be willing to wait for him?
"Are you here to repay Ninth Brother's money? Before, Eighth Brother borrowed ten thousand taels. It's been three years, so it's time to repay it, right?"
The smile on Yinsi's face disappeared instantly. He came here to borrow silver, not to repay it.
He hadn't seen Yinzhen mention this matter for three years and had forgotten about it. He didn't expect that Yinzhen would suddenly bring it up today, which was really embarrassing.
"Why, Brother Ba didn't come here for this matter? Then Brother Ba came here today to reminisce about the past with Brother Jiu?"
"Tenth brother! Ninth brother, you know that Eighth Brother has so many things to spend money on. It's really impossible to gather this money all at once. Can you give me a few more days and return it all at once when Eighth Brother has gathered the money?"
"If Big Brother says yes, then yes. Let's talk about it later. But did Big Brother come here today just to talk about this?"
"No, I'm ashamed to say that my silver is all gone, so I want to borrow some more from you, my ninth brother. Don't worry, I will definitely pay you back."
"Myna, you're really interesting. You borrowed it before and haven't paid it back yet, and now you want to borrow it again. Could it be that our master's silver is just a stone ox prepared for you to borrow?"
"What does this mean, Ninth Sister-in-law?"
"Literally, wait until my brother repays the money he owes me before borrowing money again. Master, I have a stomachache and will return to the main courtyard first."
"Okay, Yanzhi, take good care of Fujin."
"yes."
"Don't be angry, brother. You know that ten thousand taels of silver is not a small amount. I really don't know why you spend silver so lavishly.
Speaking of which, Eighth Sister-in-law also has some property. Could it be that it is not enough to cover Eighth Brother’s expenses?
My younger brother advised you to do something profitable before. If you had listened to him, you wouldn't be in this situation now."
Yinsi suddenly felt that Yin'er was a little too arrogant. He was the older brother, and Yin'er used to follow him around, but now he was actually teaching him a lesson.
"Ninth brother, there's no need to persuade me. I know what I'm doing. You just need to support me.
Didn’t we agree before that you and your tenth brother would unconditionally support my choice? Why are you so stingy now that I ask you to borrow some money?
Tell me the truth, did my ninth sister-in-law gossip about me behind my back? So you think I'm the kind of person who won't pay back what I owe you, so you're unwilling to lend me money anymore?"
"My dear brother, giving and receiving is the way people should get along with each other. This has nothing to do with Fu Jin. It is my own idea.
I'll wait until my brother pays back the money he owes me, and then we can talk about borrowing money.
It's getting late today, and my wife is pregnant, and my brother needs to accompany her, so I won't go into details with my brother."
Although Yinsi was extremely angry, he still didn't want to quarrel with Yin'er, so he smiled and left.
After he left, Yinsi also went back. Anyway, he was becoming more and more disgusted with Yinsi. As long as his ninth brother would not suffer any loss, he would just be the bad guy.
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