Just as the eldest prince was about to climb over the wall, the crown prince arrived with the fourth prince, Yinzhen.
"Hey, who's this! Why are you climbing the wall like a petty thief?"
The Crown Prince said this with a smile. Upon hearing this, the First Prince turned his head and looked. Sure enough, it was the Crown Prince, and there was also the Fourth Prince.
The eldest prince scoffed, "What, what's it to you if I climb up to enjoy the view?"
The Crown Prince said, "Whether you want to climb high and look far or climb the wall, you know the answer in your heart. Don't try to fool me."
The eldest prince came down the ladder.
"Yes, I know it in my heart, you don't need to remind me."
Then the eldest prince snorted and left, without even taking the ladder with him. The servants who were attending to the eldest prince quickly chased after him.
"Master, please wait for me!"
After the eldest prince left, the crown prince said, "I think the eldest prince has become more and more unreliable lately. I don't know who he learned it from, but he even wants to climb over the wall."
The Crown Prince simply wanted to criticize the First Prince a bit; he didn't really have any objections to the matter of climbing the wall.
Yinzhen was a man of principle, so he naturally didn't disagree with climbing the wall. He nodded and said, "Climbing the wall is indeed not good."
They didn't say anything about the eldest prince.
The Crown Prince left with Yinzhen, leaving a ladder in the corner, which seemed to have a story behind it.
At first, no one dared to inquire about Kangxi's whereabouts, since it wasn't the palace. Some of the concubines in the harem were bold, but none of them came here.
His sons wouldn't casually inquire about Kangxi's whereabouts, as they would be criticized if they found out. The Empress Dowager also wouldn't inquire about things she shouldn't, so no one noticed that Kangxi was going to the neighboring estate every day.
A month passed like this, and it was already June. The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and people tend to get irritable when it gets hot. It seemed that I was quite annoyed.
Some of the young Qing's fruit trees have already borne fruit.
"Master, the shop you asked us to prepare is ready."
Although Youqing bought quite a few shops, she still told her grandmother to save some for her if there were any shops in good locations, since you can never have too many good shops.
"There are already some ripe fruits in the orchard, so we hired some farmers to pick them. It's the perfect time of year."
"Yes, Master."
The fruit trees in the orchard were growing abnormally well, but since Youqing had mentioned beforehand that they had been bought at a high price, no one suspected anything.
Most of the fruit was sold, and a small portion was kept for personal consumption. Youqing also gave a lot of fruit to Kangxi, since her business and the fruit tree seedlings she had acquired were all thanks to him.
"Your Majesty, Master Shu has sent over several baskets of fruit."
Upon hearing this, Kangxi couldn't help but laugh and said, "She does think of me after all. Keep some for yourself, send some to the Empress Dowager, send some to Jingxing Pavilion to share with the Crown Prince and the others, and send some to Yuancui Pavilion."
Jingxing Pavilion is where the Crown Prince and other princes studied, while Yuancui Pavilion is where the princesses studied.
“Zha”
Youqing has sent enough; there's enough to go around.
Inside Yongning Pavilion, the Empress Dowager couldn't help but be pleased as she looked at the fresh fruit: "The Emperor is so thoughtful."
"Your Majesty is right. These fruits look like they were just picked; they're very fresh!"
“There is too much for me to eat. I will send some to the Fifth Prince and the Ninth Princess.”
"Your Majesty, His Majesty has also sent people to deliver fruit to Jingxing Pavilion and Yuancui Pavilion."
"Is that so? The Emperor is quite thoughtful. In that case, you can divide the rest among yourselves!"
It's hot, and fruit doesn't keep very well, so she couldn't finish eating so much.
Summer is indeed hot, and the palace has fresh fruit, but this time the ones sent are quite rare, so the nanny quickly expressed her gratitude.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Alright, I'm sleepy."
"This servant will attend to Your Highness's rest."
Inside Jingxing Pavilion, the fruit sent by Emperor Kangxi was very popular. The Crown Prince, seeing this, had the fruit put into a bucket and hung it in the well to cool for a while before taking it out. The group ate their fill and didn't eat dinner that night.
The next day, when there was still fruit left, the eldest prince said, "I heard from the servants that there is an estate outside the garden, where fruit trees are planted. The fruit we eat is picked from there. It would be great if we could pick it ourselves."
The eldest prince wasn't particularly craving fruit; he just wanted to go out. He was getting sick from staying in the garden all day. Although he could go out once every five days, it was only to visit his mother in the palace, and he didn't have time to have fun.
Third Prince: "Big Brother, do you want to go out?"
The Third Prince actually understood the First Prince quite well; he also wanted to go out.
"I would like to go out, but Father Emperor didn't say we were allowed to."
"To be honest, it's not a big deal. My husband isn't coming over this afternoon, so why don't we go out and take a look? It's convenient anyway."
The eldest prince's words were not actually inflammatory, but these children were only teenagers, a time for fun. Because of the Crown Prince's situation, Kangxi did not allow his sons to enter the court too early. The Crown Prince, who had already experienced the court, was now studying and still had the mentality of a young boy. After staying in the garden for so long, he did want to go out.
Several of them looked somewhat tempted.
Even the Crown Prince, who was at odds with the First Prince, didn't say anything.
Finally, encouraged by the eldest prince, the group left, adhering to the principle that the law does not punish the masses.
Yinzhen hesitated, feeling it was against the rules, but seeing so many brothers had gone, he didn't say anything; he couldn't be too unsociable.
How do I get out?
Of course, they climbed the wall. There were quite a few servants around them. After issuing a gag order, they went to the corner of the wall. Kangxi valued his sons' literary skills as well as their martial arts skills. From the eldest prince to the youngest eighth prince, each of them had some martial arts skills, so climbing the wall was not a difficult task.
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