The general will give birth soon

In the other courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing, midsummer is just right.

In front of the wide courtyard, several vegetable plots are set up, where melons and fruits are planted; potted plants are neatly arranged on a five-story wooden frame beside it, and various flowers are blooming in the pots; next to it is a pond with small lotuses Only then did the fish swim around and spit bubbles.

Yuan Si squatted by the pond to feed the fish, picked up the small water bottle and took small steps to water the vegetable beds and flower stands.

The uppermost floor of the flower stand was slightly higher, and he couldn't reach it, so he raised the kettle and stood on tiptoe, trying to do it with his head up.

"Si'er, be careful."

Not far away, Xiao Yuheng, who was leaning on the recliner and reading a book, sat up and instructed.

"Yes, Father."

Yuan Si turned around and stood up with the small kettle in his hands.

After watering, he satisfactorily looked at the flowers in the pot one by one, and then ran back to Xiao Yuheng.

Xiao Yuheng took out the brocade handkerchief from his sleeve, wiped off the dirt and dust on Yuan Si's face and hands, put down his rolled up cuffs, and fondled the top of his head.

He has come here to recuperate for some time, the mountains and rivers are beautiful here, there are not many attendants, and he will not hang around in front of him if it is not necessary. In addition, the people in the world live in peace, Emperor Chengxuan and his courtiers are more diligent, so he took a break.

His condition has improved compared to before, and now he can get out of bed and walk around at will, so he grows vegetables, flowers and feeds fish by himself, to pass the boredom.

"I've been living here as my father for the past few days, is Si'er bored?" Xiao Yuheng asked.

Yuan Si shook his head and said seriously: "My son is not bored, I am very happy to be able to accompany my father."

Xiao Yuheng smiled comfortingly, "Thank you, Si'er."

Yuan Si said again: "Father also wants to come to accompany father, but father has a lot of things to do every day, so he really doesn't have time to spare. The emperor's sister also wants to come, but if both son and emperor come, then there will be no one to accompany father. So son and The imperial sister discussed, come here first in the next few days, and when I go back, the imperial sister will come again."

Xiao Yuheng felt emotional when he heard this, and pulled Yuan Si into his arms, "You and Qinghui are good children, it's my father's fault that I want you to be separated from Qinghui for the sake of my father."

"It's not my father's fault." Yuan Sidao, "My father is sick, my son and the imperial sister are the sons and daughters of my father, so naturally I have to be filial to my father. Moreover, although my son and my imperial sister are separated, there is still my younger brother in the palace. Neither I nor my sister are alone."

Yuan Si is five years old, with a young appearance and a milky voice in his voice, but his expression is solemn and mature beyond his age, worthy of the royal education.

Speaking of the youngest son, Xiao Yuheng felt guilty again, "How is Shu'er?"

"Imperial brother is fine, fat and fat, father don't worry."

Xiao Yuheng nodded, "Yes", but his face was hard to relax. Yuan Si saw it, and remembered Emperor Chengxuan's instructions, and said: "Father, please take good care of your illness. When you recover, we will be reunited as a family when you return to the palace." .”

Xiao Yuheng's expression changed slightly, and Yuan Si felt that something was wrong, so he quickly conveyed the following words of Emperor Chengxuan: "But father, don't be anxious, father's body is important, so you can just feel at ease here, son, father, emperor, and sister are not the same. in a hurry."

"Well, you care about your father, and you will naturally understand. Si'er's words have the style of an eldest son and elder brother. It is very comforting for a father."

Yuan Si looked at the vegetable bed, flower stand and pond in front of him, and finally his eyes stayed on the upper layer of the flower stand, and said, "Father."

"What's wrong?" Xiao Yuheng lowered his head, and saw Yuan Si's eager and hesitant little face.

"When my son leaves, can I bring some potted flowers with me?"

"Of course." Xiao Yuheng said, "Si'er likes these flowers?"

Yuan Si nodded first, then felt a little guilty, lowered his head and hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said in a low voice, "It's not because I like it. I saw that these potted flowers were not found in the palace, so I wanted to give them... to Baobao. "

"Oh?" Xiao Yuheng became interested, "Baobao likes flowers? Or is there some special reason?"

Yuan Si lowered his head sadly, "My son is playing with the treasure bag. If he loses, I will make up a small animal for him. If my son loses, I will give him a kiss. It has been agreed before. But my son Before that, Bao Bao didn't let Er kiss him anymore, Er was worried...he didn't want to be friends with Er anymore. So, Er wanted to send him flowers so that he could continue to be friends with Er."

Xiao Yuheng heard it interesting, and said: "Have you ever asked him why you didn't let you kiss him?"

"I've asked." Yuan Si said sadly, "He said his father would not let him, and his father said that only relatives and future husband and wife can kiss."

Xiao Yuheng laughed, "Xiaoyou shouldn't have said that."

Yuan Si looked confused, "Father, Baobao's father is a subordinate of you and the emperor, can I ask the father or the emperor to order them not to stop my son Baobao?"

Xiao Yuheng couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Then...why do you want to kiss the treasure bag?"

"Because his face is soft, even softer than the white jade steamed buns in the imperial dining room!" Yuan Si said excitedly.

Xiao Yuheng laughed again, "Just because of this?"

Yuan Si didn't know why his father laughed so hard, so he just nodded seriously, and added: "And when my son kisses the treasure bag, he will close his eyes and smile with his mouth pursed, his face is bulging like a flood in the palace." It's as if the fish-holding boy on the tank is alive!"

Yuan Si spoke vividly, with longing on his face, Xiao Yuheng stroked the back of his hairy head, and taught: "In official affairs, fathers and fathers can ask for the fathers who have treasure bags, but private affairs are not allowed, otherwise it will be bullying others." , misbehavior. You think, if this is the case between the monarch and his ministers, it is even more so between friends. Since you think that you and Baobao are friends, then you can’t force what your friends don’t want to do.”

Yuansi's face darkened, as if he was thinking.

"Actually, what Bao Bao's father said is also reasonable. You are children now, and there is nothing wrong with kissing cheeks, but you can't keep kissing like this. Besides, you are a prince, and you should be more considerate in etiquette, not like ordinary children. Do whatever you want."

"But..." Yuan Si didn't quite understand, and scratched his head, "The palace attendants said that no matter what I want to do, they will listen to me."

Xiao Yuheng said: "You are a prince. Most people in and out of the palace are inferior to you. If you ask for something, everyone will naturally follow you. But you have to know that you got it because of your father and father." The identity of the prince, others listen to you, mostly because they are afraid of your identity, rather than recognizing you as a person. Therefore, you need to be more careful and work hard to make your virtue worthy of your status. At that time, the people around you will I will be loyal to you sincerely. For example, the reason why my Great Xia was able to unify the world is because the monarchs of Wen, Yue and other countries did not deserve their position and acted recklessly, making the subjects and the people dissatisfied, and finally ended up destroying the country."

Yuan Si was shocked when he heard that, "I, I know."

Xiao Yuheng smiled and comforted him and said: "Father's words behind are a bit harsh, and it is indeed a bit early for you. But you need to know that disasters often accumulate in the small, and the small things can be seen in the big. It's okay if you don't understand everything today. But as long as you remember what your father said, you will understand when you grow up a bit."

"I understand." Yuan Si quickly expressed his attitude, "Father means that although I can let others listen to my orders, I can't force others. For example, if I want to kiss Bao Bao, but as long as Bao Bao is unwilling, I will let you go." You can't kiss. If such a small thing is done too much, it may lead to a catastrophe on a certain day."

Xiao Yuheng was surprised and delighted when he heard it, and praised: "Si'er is right. It seems that during the period when my father was not in the palace, Si'er did not fail in her homework. I am very happy for my father."

"Sir also praised the father to the emperor, so the father rewarded the son and asked the son to accompany the father." Yuan Si became happy, and immediately patted his chest, "Oh, by the way, I will tell the imperial sister when I go back, and let her not Then kiss the treasure bag as you like."

"So you..." Xiao Yuheng was surprised, and then smiled helplessly, "No wonder Gu Chongming would say that. How about it, if you all like Baobao, discuss with Father Emperor, let Baobao enter the palace to study with you."

"Really?!" Yuan Si was very excited immediately. Recently, he has more homework than before, less time to play, and less chance to meet Bao Bao. It would be great if we could study together, but ...

Yuan Si tried to calm down, pulled Xiao Yuheng's sleeve, and said, "But father, you have to ask Baobao first, if he is not willing, then forget it. I heard that Baobao has only been enlightened for a short time, if I come to learn with my son, Maybe he can't keep up, and he will be unhappy."

Xiao Yuheng nodded, "It's really good that Si'er is considerate of others. I will discuss this matter with your father and Baobao's father again. You don't have to worry about it."

"Thank you Father." Yuan Si looked at the vegetable bed and fish pond, and said again, "Father, what do you like to eat?"

"Huh?" The topic jumped quickly, and Xiao Yuheng didn't react for a while, "As for the food... I don't have anything particularly annoying as a father. In comparison, I like fish more."

"Fish? What kind of fish?"

"Bass, mandarin fish, whitebait... most of them are fine."

"What shall we do then?"

"Steaming with braised braised in brown sauce, making soup, or some other methods that even my father can't name, are all very good."

"Well... what kind of food does father like to eat?"

Xiao Yuheng thought that Yuan Si would think of it when he saw the scene in front of him, so he didn't care too much, and replied seriously: "There is nothing to choose, but tofu and mushrooms are more eaten."

"Oh. What kind of flowers does Father like?" Yuan Si just finished asking, before waiting for Xiao Yuheng to answer, "I know! Father likes chrysanthemums!"

"Oh? How do you know?" Xiao Yuheng asked with a smile.

"Father said it, right?" Yuan Si's eyes became anxious.

"Yes." Xiao Yuheng nodded, "But apart from chrysanthemums, my father also likes plum blossoms very much. It's just that it's not in season yet, and I can't see these two kinds of flowers yet."

"You'll see it after a while." Yuan Si said pretentiously.

"Yes, it won't be long. When the plum blossoms come, Si'er will be six years old."

Xiao Yuheng held Yuan Si in his arms and looked at the sparkling light in the pond. Although the summer afternoon was long, it was extremely pleasant.

Yuan Si lived here for half a month, and then went back to the palace, Xiao Yuheng was idle again.

One day, he was sitting by the pond feeding the fish, and suddenly heard the familiar sound of footsteps at the gate of the courtyard. He was in a daze for a moment, a little unbelievable, stood up and looked at the door, and it turned out that Emperor Chengxuan was standing at the door.

Surprisingly, he was wearing a brown bunt, like a farmer.

But it doesn't look like it in reality, his temperament is far from that of a farmer.

Emperor Chengxuan stood upright with his hands behind his back, grinned at Xiao Yuheng, and said, "Brother Heng, I'll catch fish for you, and then cook for you."