[Qing Chuan] The daily life of the seven princes

Yinyou wobbled out of a jungle, watched the excitement on the grassland for a while, and saw the elder brother riding on the horse, with a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other, aiming at the sky at a 45-degree angle.

The sun not far away gave his outline a golden edge.Not to mention anything else, this picture is very beautiful.

Yinyou suddenly remembered a verse in "Chu-Nine Songs": "Shoot Sirius with long arrows." He also thought of Su Shi's "Jiangchengzi": "I will hold the eagle bow like a full moon, look northwest, and shoot the sky. Wolf."

With a hissing that pierced the sky, what fell from the sky was not Sirius, but a wild goose.

Yinyou half-closed his eyes, and followed the arrow shot by the elder brother to the falling wild goose to draw a half circle, unable to recognize the question from the depths of his soul: "Is this food delicious?"

A chuckle suddenly came from beside him: "There is an ancient book that says, 'Smelling the fragrance of wild goose meat makes the gods want to break their hearts', hasn't Xiao Qi heard of it?"

The wind outside the Great Wall was very strong, and the voice sounded a little distorted in the open grassland, but Yinyou still recognized that it was his brother.

The little guy shot all the arrows in the quiver, and simply threw the bow and quiver to the guard.Sitting on the horseback empty-handed, not to mention how comfortable it is.

As soon as he stretched out his hand to the side, he was about to grab the fourth elder brother's hand: "Which ancient book, why haven't I read it?"

The fourth elder brother changed the bow from his left hand to his right hand, took the little hand of his younger brother and held it in his palm: "I don't remember, I will find it for you when I go back."

He turned his head and saw that Yinyou was empty and all the equipment was in the hands of the guards following him, so he asked, "Have Xiaoqi gained anything today?"

The little guy spread his hands and said helplessly, "I didn't catch a single one."

The fourth elder brother was keenly aware of the unusual verb in his words: "Didn't catch it?"

"I shot all the arrows and didn't even hit a rabbit."

Fourth elder brother comforted him: "It's okay, it's okay, it's your first time, you'll get to know him next time, and brother will give you a pheasant in a while, and you can take it back to the emperor's father."

The little guy waved his hand: "No, no, no need." He rolled up his sleeves: "I'm going to catch the rabbit that Ama put a reward on."

"Rabbit?" The fourth elder brother frowned, "Isn't it a white fox that Ah Ma said would reward anyone who hits the target?"

"Oh, then the fox will be fine." Yinyou waved his hands indifferently, "It doesn't matter, it's just a little white guy anyway."

The fourth elder brother looked at him and couldn't help laughing: "Aren't you also a white and tender little guy?"

Yinyou tugged at the rein and was about to enter the jungle on the other side: "Brother, I'm going to find that rabbit... No, I'm going to find that little white fox."

He left as soon as he said he would, leaving the fourth elder brother with a cool and unrestrained back.

The fourth elder brother shouted behind him: "Slow down, don't run too far, come back earlier."

"understood!"

Yinyou walked around in the woods several times, and saw many silly roe deer who came to watch him, hares that ran away when they saw him, pheasants that flapped their wings and slid, foxes that peeped in the dense bushes, and running The little deer who came out to look at him, then quickly avoided...

Only he didn't see the little white fox he was looking for.

The sun has gradually turned to the west. In fact, at this time in the circle, everyone is also looking for the little fox with their own skills.But after it flashed past everyone's eyes in the morning, it never appeared again.

Some people didn't have time to see the white figure in the morning, thinking that the emperor had hallucinations.Ask them to hunt an animal that shouldn't be in this season, in this place.

Yinyou asked: "Where is it now?"

The little sword spirit jumped out: "On the other side of the jungle, in an inconspicuous cave, a little far away, you have to go back, it will be dark."

Without further ado, Yinyou immediately turned his horse's head: "Then I won't go."

"If you don't go, it will be eaten by wolves at night."

Yinyou turned around in a circle: "Lead the way!"

Under the guidance of the little sword spirit, he walked through the jungle and came to another larger grassland.

The horse stopped at the bottom of a hillside. The environment here is very good. The west slanting sun dyed the whole grassland golden. There is a lake not far away.On the other side is the continuous forest, the forest here is very big, Yinyou dare not go in, afraid of getting lost.

After all, I can no longer see my companions here, nor can I see the officers and soldiers of Mulan Paddock.

Yinyou got off his horse and asked, "Where is it?"

"In front, there is a pile of tall grass, and there is a hole under the grass, and the little white fox is sleeping in it."

Yinyou found the tall grass according to his words, and after pawing for a long time, he finally saw the hole that the little sword spirit mentioned.

He bent down and looked in. The cave was unexpectedly not deep. With the setting sun that had not yet set, he could see a hazy white shadow inside.

Yinyou looked back and asked in surprise, "Where's my guard?"

The little sword spirit couldn't help laughing at him: "You lost me in that woods, I guess I'm looking for you in the woods right now, if you don't go back, maybe more people will come looking for you."

"..."

The little guy resisted the urge to swear, without help, he could only bend down and do it by himself.

The arm stretched out into the hole, and then retracted, a little afraid: "Will it bite me?"

"Maybe."

The little guy gritted his teeth, spotted the white shadow, stretched his hand in, grabbed the furry thing, and dragged it out quickly and fiercely.

"Hey!"

"what!"

Two pairs of equally beautiful big eyes looked at each other, the little fox was awakened from a dream, and stared at Yinyou suddenly.

Yinyou also stared at it, still complaining to the little sword spirit in his mind: "Don't all the books say that foxes are very cunning animals? Why does this one look a little silly?"

Little Sword Spirit snorted softly: "I'm not stupid and I can't be caught by you."

Yinyou grinned and said, "That makes sense."

Seeing him smile, the little fox raised the corners of his mouth, showing a smile.

Yinyou fiercely said: "What are you laughing at, I've caught you, and you can still laugh."

Little Fox:"……"

"I'll peel off your skin when I get back, and make a fur collar for Ukumama and Erniang."

The little fox trembled, and wanted to turn around and run away, but his tail was still in the hands of others, so he couldn't escape.

This is a half-grown fox that is still in its cub stage, so there is no vigilance.Maybe he got lost with his mother, traveled alone in the grasslands and jungles, almost fell into the food of other animals several times, and finally found this small cave as his temporary hiding place.

Just fell asleep beautifully, and when he was so cute, someone grabbed his tail and dragged it out of the cave abruptly.

Listening to Yinyou's broken thoughts, the little sword spirit hurriedly urged him: "It's getting dark, the forest is very dangerous, you should go back quickly."

Yinyou hugged the little white fox with one hand and pulled the rein with the other, got on the horse and returned the same way.

The little fox really didn't look very smart, and he didn't know whether he was petrified or thought it was a good person to hold him. In short, he nestled in Yinyou's arms without moving, and let him carry him away.

When Yinyou returned to the jungle, he happened to meet his guard, who was looking for him in the jungle, sweating profusely. If he couldn't find Seventh Brother, he would not be able to deal with the emperor when he went back. Waiting in the jungle to feed the wolves at night.

Yinyou's horse was running fast, and the guard saw a shadow passing by him at high speed.It was not completely dark at this time, thanks to his good strength, he shouted: "Seventh Brother, where have you been?"

Yinyou shouted without looking back: "Follow!"

Kangxi stood in the open space in front of the camp, checking the achievements of his sons one by one.

Among them, the one with the most abundant harvest is naturally Big Brother, a wild goose, a deer, a bunch of pheasants, foxes and hares.

The second is the third elder brother. This son not only has good academic performance, but also excels in riding and archery skills among the princes. In the past two years, he has become more and more popular with the emperor's father.

Next is the fourth elder brother, who didn't gain much, but also a lot, as if he deliberately grasped a precise speed, so that the emperor took a look, and didn't care much.

Kangxi knew that this son didn't like riding and archery, and his personality was different from his brothers, so it was difficult to figure out his mind, but he was very quiet about the aspects he was interested in, such as farming, river engineering, water transportation, and water conservancy.In general, although I can't see through it, it doesn't hinder my love for him.

Then there are a few small ones, and everyone has gained more or less.Kangxi himself is an expert in hunting, and he can tell at a glance which ones were shot by children and which ones were shot with the help of guards.

Among them, the oldest is the fifth elder brother Yinqi.He was born in the first month of the 19th year of Kangxi, and he will be ten years old in a few months.

At this age, several of his older brothers already looked like adults.But he was raised by the empress dowager. Although he was not very good at reading and he still couldn't speak Chinese fluently, he was good at riding and shooting. He was kind and honest. Kangxi was much more tolerant of him than other princes.

Looking around like this, Brother Ba had the most prey in front of him. There were also a lot of hares and pheasants, and there was even a roe deer.

Brother Ba's little face was dirty, it could be seen that sweat was mixed with mud, and with a casual smear, the whole face was disfigured.His eyes were bright, and he looked at the emperor's father, full of expectation.

He put in [-]% effort in everything he did, and never hesitated to express himself, just to get a compliment from the emperor's father.

Kangxi seemed familiar with this look. Although he rarely went to Yanxi Palace, he still remembered the child's mother.Wei Jiashi is a very beautiful woman, and she once looked at herself with such eyes.

The more Xiaoba grew up, the more he imagined his appearance and his mother, and he was a handsome young boy.

Kangxi stood in front of him with his hands behind his back and asked, "Did you shoot these yourself?"

The eighth elder brother nodded, and answered seriously: "Return to the emperor's father, the son shot himself, but the guards helped the son hunt."

Kangxi nodded in satisfaction, and said with a smile: "That's right, you guys should all learn from Lao Ba. He is the youngest, but he is the most serious in everything he does. Especially Xiao Qi..."

When Kangxi turned around, he realized that his sons were standing in a row, and one of them was missing: "Where is Xiaoqi?"

"Here, here, here I am."

Yinyou's figure came from a distance, everyone followed the prestige, and saw a small figure riding on a horse, as if walking out of the sunset in the mountains, wearing a gorgeous sunset glow, from far to near , Only then did he see his appearance clearly.

Yinyou reined in the reins, and the horse's hoof kicked the turf under the tree, kicking up a cloud of dust.The young man got off his horse and landed firmly on the ground, holding something in his hand.

Kangxi looked at the sky, frowned and asked him, "Where did you go, why did you come back now?"

Yinyou held up the little thing in his arms and showed him: "Ama, didn't you say you wanted this little white fox? I caught it back for you, and you see, it's still alive!"

"..."

As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes were focused on his hand. The little white fox leaned obediently in his arms, and looked around vigilantly and blankly with its big eyes, as if it was surrounded by bad people. Only the person holding it is its reliance.

Everyone searched for the little thing for a whole day, but they didn't even see a trace of it, but the seventh elder brother found it.

Not only did he find it, but he was still captured alive.

The fifth elder brother likes these little furry animals the most, and the sixth elder brother also stretches his head to look at them and wants to touch them.

Everyone turned their gazes to the emperor again. At this time, the sky had turned into an extremely deep blue, and the last ray of skylight disappeared among the mountains as the sun fell.

The bonfires around the camp were lit one after another, and the blazing fire gave off another bright color.

If Yinyou hadn't brought the fox back, Kangxi would have almost forgotten about it.When he saw it in the morning, it just passed by like that. He said that whoever hits the shot will be rewarded heavily, and it was just a whim to add to the fun.

For a moment, the emperor didn't know what to say, he took a look at his son and then remembered and asked, "Where did you catch him?"

Yinyou pointed casually: "On the grassland at the other end of the forest."

The grassland at the other end of the forest is no longer within the scope of this siege, and once night falls on the grassland, there are dangers everywhere.A brat like Yinyou is not enough for a big beast to eat.

Kangxi reprimanded him lightly: "Who told you to run so far?"

The little guy smiled indifferently: "It's okay, if Ama wants it, I'll catch it for you."

In front of the camp, there were at least a thousand people from the royal clan, military officials, elite soldiers of the Eight Banners, princes and warriors from various Mongolian tribes.

As soon as Seventh Brother said this, it attracted a lot of praise. It is really rare to have such filial piety at such a young age.

Then there was the celebration banquet, so many people were waiting, and Kangxi couldn't discipline his son in public.This matter can only be put aside for the time being, the fox asked him to put it away, and it was regarded as a reward for him.

Yinyou: "???"

The little guy doesn't understand, now if he wants to get a reward from Ama, he has to go to the grassland to catch it?

As soon as the imperial father left, the fifth elder brother couldn't hold back the urge to pluck Furry, and quickly surrounded him: "Xiaoqi, you really caught it, how did you catch it?"

Yinyou replied truthfully: "It's in the hole, I reached out and grabbed it, and I caught it."

The fifth elder brother reached out to touch the little fox, but the little fox didn't want to, so he turned his head and rested his head on Yinyou's shoulder.

Eighth Brother smiled and said, "It's so smart."

Yinyou nodded: "Maybe he's going to become a master."

Sixth elder brother chuckled: "Fox spirit."

Yinyou said: "I have already chosen a name for it."

Several people said in unison: "What's your name?"

"It's Yingning."

"???"

The third elder brother asked: "Why is it called Yingning?"

"Because it whimpered when I dragged it out by its tail."

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

The third elder brother nodded: "Good name."

But Yinyou said: "I'm just kidding, because I was reading a book recently called "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio". In it, there was a man and a fox's offspring named Ying Ning."

""Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio"?" The young brothers looked at each other, "Who wrote it?"

"Pu Songling."

"Oh!" Brother Eight said, "I heard Master He mentioned this name, they are good friends."

The little princes were chatting while walking towards the tent.They had to go back to change clothes and attend the celebration dinner in the evening.

At this time, the fourth elder brother came to hold his younger brother's hand and let him enter the same tent as himself.But Yinyou was still holding the little fox in his arms, unable to free his hand.

At this time, the fifth elder brother was still standing beside him and refused to leave.

The fourth elder brother said: "Since your fifth elder brother likes it, you can give him the little fox and let him take care of it for a while."

"But, Yingning is timid, what if it runs away?"

"Find a rope and tie it up."

Even if a rope was found and tied around the little fox's neck, the little fox still refused to leave Yinyou's embrace. As soon as Yinyou let go, it barked non-stop.

Fifth elder brother really likes small animals. Seeing that the little fox doesn't want to go with him, he doesn't force it: "Forget it, forget it, it doesn't want to, so I'll just pet it."

Yinyou had an idea, and touched the little fox's head: "Ying Ning is good, fifth brother is very nice, you go and play with him for a while, otherwise I will take your skin and make a fur collar for Mama Ukuma."

The little fox left with Fifth Brother without looking back.

"..."

The fourth elder brother brought Yinyou into the tent, the eunuchs hurriedly fetched clean water, the two brothers washed their faces and hands, and the servants came in to change their clothes before they went out.

The physical exertion was too much during the day, Yinyou was already hungry, and at night it was time to open his belly and eat extravagantly.Pheasant wings, rabbit legs, venison, deer liver, and geese...

While eating and watching the performances in the venue, the little guy had a lot of fun.

But while playing, he suddenly remembered something

So, I stretched my head towards the side where the Mongols did it and looked for a while.But he didn't see the person he wanted to see.

After he was full, he purposely found Princess Duanmin and asked, "Huanggu, why didn't eldest sister and Bandi come together?"

Princess Duanmin said: "I was going to come, but before I left, the Eldest Princess suddenly felt unwell, so I passed it to the doctor to see, and said it was a happy event. The son-in-law offered to stay with her."

Yinyou nodded. Although he couldn't see his sister and husband, he also expressed his understanding when he heard that his elder sister was happy.

After the siege, they continued to walk north. The further north they went, the less interested Kangxi was in playing.

All Mongolian ministries have now entered a stage of intense combat preparations. Junggar will not easily give up attacking Khalkha Mongolia, especially now that the Qing Dynasty is negotiating with Tsarist Russia, and they are starting to move around again.

At this time last year, Galdan sent people to pay Kangxi peace and ask for trade. After only a few months, he tore up his face and began to collude with the Russians to continuously harass the Khalkha border.

Cheng Tian claimed to be a descendant of Temujin, and threatened that one day he would fight back to the Central Plains.

There will be no peace any further to the north, and all the officials tried to dissuade Kangxi, telling him not to leave, but to drive back to Luan.

At this time, something happened that forced Kangxi to return to Beijing immediately.

The fourth elder brother fell ill without any warning, vomiting and diarrhea, and high fever persisting. After the diagnosis of the accompanying imperial physician, he should be suffering from dysentery.

Knowing the news of his brother's illness, Yinyou was very anxious.He just came out of the sadness of his mother's illness last month, why did his brother get sick again.

He wanted to go to his brother to take care of him, but Kangxi forbade it. Dysentery is contagious, especially for those who have close contact with the patient.

He told all the princes not to get close to the fourth elder brother, and he was taken care of by the imperial physician and the people around him every day, and told everyone not to delay, and return to the capital as soon as possible without affecting the fourth elder brother's health.

As soon as they returned to the capital, they stayed in Tangquan. At this time, the imperial concubine, who had already received the news, had rushed over from Changchun Garden.

As a harem concubine, she is not allowed to leave the inner courtyard of the palace alone, but after all, it is the fourth elder brother who is sick, and that is her son. Dysentery is not a small disease, but it is not serious. If it is not taken care of properly, it is life-threatening.

Kangxi frowned when he saw the imperial concubine: "You have just recovered, why are you running around?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the imperial concubine walked into the courtyard: "The concubine is worried about my son, so I must come and have a look."

When Yinyou learned that Er Niang was coming, the little guy also ran over, wanting to take the opportunity to go into the house to see his brother.

They have been walking this way for several days, and they all lived separately. The fourth elder brother rode alone in the carriage, and Yinyou rode the horse from left to right. The guard stopped him.

He thought that when Er Niang came, he could go with him to see his brother.

Unexpectedly, Er Niang is more vicious and straightforward than his Ama: "Go away, don't go out to play, don't follow in!"

It was like this when they were young, as long as one of the two brothers caught a cold, the imperial concubine would separate them and not let them stay together until they recovered.

Yinyou can only play with the little fox, who has already established a good relationship with the fifth elder brother.But it still likes Yinyou very much, every time it sees Yinyou, it will rush over immediately, and Yinyou will also bring some food to feed it.

Yinyou sat on the steps of the yard, with his elbows on his knees, his hands dragging his chin, with a sad face.

The fifth elder brother hugged the fox, sat beside him, and asked, "What's the matter, he looks preoccupied. Come, tell the fifth elder brother, and the fifth elder brother will enlighten you."

"I was often sick when I was young, and I had to take a lot of medicine from time to time. My mother-in-law, brother, Mama Ukuma, Madam Su, Aunt Xi, and Nanny Sun all took good care of me."

"Later, when I grew up, I hadn't been sick for a long time. But the people around me got sick one after another, Sixth Brother, Ukumama, Erniang and elder brother."

The fifth elder brother was raised very strong by the queen mother since he was a child, and he seldom got sick.Concubine Yi later gave birth to two sons one after another, Elder Brother Eleven is not in good health, so there is no time to pay attention to him.

In other words, fifth elder brother has never experienced Yinyou's feelings, so he doesn't know how to comfort him.

He put his arms around Yinyou's shoulder: "everyone will get sick, and it's okay. The important thing is that everyone gets better, and fourth brother will get better too. Don't worry too much."

Yinyou nodded: "With my mother here, I don't worry about it. My mother is amazing. She cured the sixth brother's illness last time, and she was also taking care of Ukuma when she fell ill..."

Ma Baonan began to perform again, but the fifth elder brother was not impatient, so he sat quietly beside him, stroking the fox fur, and listening to him show off his mother-in-law.

After listening to him patiently, the fifth elder brother said: "The imperial concubine is so kind, I also want to have such a mother."

"what……"

Yinyou blinked, but said nothing.He suddenly remembered that one day Ama said that he would make the imperial concubine the empress, and at that time, all the brothers and sisters in the palace would call his Emiang Emiang.

He turned his head to look at Fifth Brother, and thought of Sixth Brother again, and suddenly felt that since they all like his mother-in-law, it doesn't matter to let them call her.

Brother Fifth didn't hear him speak for a long time, so he turned to look at him: "Xiaoqi, what's the matter with you?"

Yinyou shook his head: "No, I've been away for more than a month, Brother Wu, have you endorsed the book every day?"

"Eh..." Fifth elder brother turned around and put his back against him, "If you don't mention the matter of endorsement, we are still good brothers."

Yinyou hugged him around his neck: "What are you afraid of, I just ask, anyway, I didn't recite it."

"..."

The fourth elder brother had vomiting and diarrhea, and had repeated fever for several days. He looked a little weak all over.

When the imperial concubine entered the room, he was lying on the bed with his eyes closed.

The imperial concubine thought he was asleep, so she walked over and touched his forehead, but the fourth elder brother woke up.

"How do you feel?" the imperial concubine asked him.

The fourth elder brother moved his lips: "I feel like I can't exert my strength."

He had diarrhea for too long, and electrolyte disturbance caused by some dehydration.

The imperial concubine asked people to bring sugar and salt. There was no glucose, so they could only use the caramel they usually eat instead, and mix it according to a certain ratio, so that their son could drink it to achieve the effect of rehydration.

The fourth elder brother was young after all, and after a few days of rest, his body gradually recovered.

Yinyou was the first to come to see his brother when he learned that his brother had recovered from his illness.Before entering the house, the fourth elder brother had already felt his enthusiasm: "Brother, your illness is finally cured, I'm so worried."

The little guy's voice came in from outside the yard, with the unique clarity and brightness of a child's voice, as beautiful as a thrush on a treetop.

The next moment, the little guy had already come to him, and without further ado, he came up and gave him a big hug.

Yinzhen was sitting on the edge of the bed, recovering from a serious illness, and his limbs were still weak. Being rushed by his younger brother like this, he couldn't support himself, and lay on his back on the bed.

When he fell, he did not forget to hug his brother to his chest.

Even if he fell down, Yinyou was very happy, cheerful laughter filled the whole room, and even the servants inside and outside the courtyard felt his good mood.

The imperial concubine was also very happy to see the two brothers hugging and laughing together.In short, the family is neat and tidy, and health is more important than anything else.

She walked over, raised her hand and slapped Yinyou's ass lightly: "I've been reckless all day long, your brother is just recovering from his illness, don't press on him."

The little guy hadn't seen his brother for several days, he couldn't think about it, he couldn't hear what Jin'eniang was saying when he became crazy.

As soon as he lifted his leg, he straddled his brother's lap, leaned down, and held his brother's face with his hands: "I'm all skinny, let Er Niang make some delicious food, and make up for it."

The fourth elder brother had no choice but to hold a younger brother since he was a child. He pinched his little face and asked, "Are you hungry again?"

"No!"

Yinyou went to bring the little fox to the imperial concubine to see: "Look, it's a snow-white fox. I named it Yingning."

The imperial concubine asked curiously, "Why isn't it called Nie Xiaoqian?"

"Nie Xiaoqian is a female ghost, and Yingning is a fox."

The imperial concubine nodded again and again: "That makes sense, Xiao Qi has also read "Liao Zhai"."

"I've seen it, I've seen it! When a scholar walks at night, he will always meet a beautiful girl, either a female ghost or a vixen, sucking up his energy..."

The more the imperial concubine heard, the more something was wrong: "Wait a minute, wait a moment first. You should lend this book to Er Niang first."

The little guy blinked: "But I haven't finished watching it yet."

"I'll watch it first, and you can watch it after I finish."

The little guy curled his lips: "You are unreasonable."

The imperial concubine sneered in her heart: "Does your mother need to reason with you if she confiscates books that are not suitable for your age?"

Holding up his little fox, Yinyou asked the imperial concubine, "How about taking off its skin and making you a fur collar?"

The little fox shivered with fright, his big eyes were full of panic.

The imperial concubine said: "Okay, you hand it over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and let them handle it."

"what???"

Yinyou hugged the little fox tightly into his arms: "I don't want to part with it."

The imperial concubine frowned: "Can you...put it down, then wash your hands, change your clothes, it's time to eat later."

When the group returned to Changchun Garden, it happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival.After a trip outside the Great Wall, when I came back, I happened to meet the fourth elder brother who was sick. The journey was quite exhausting.

Therefore, Kangxi decided that this year's Mid-Autumn Festival should not be tossed back and forth between the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, so let's spend it in Changchun Garden.

It just so happened that the grain planted in spring had already been harvested and dried.As in previous years, Kangxi ordered people to keep some, and the rest were rewarded to the common people at the foot of the mountain.

The imperial concubine looked at the flour, and it happened to be used to make moon cakes.Puff pastry, ice skin, oil skin, red bean paste, egg yolk, lotus seed paste, cloud leg, five kernels, and some fresh meat.

Yinyou brought his brother over early in the morning to join in the fun. His favorite relief is to put the stuffed mooncakes in the mold, press down, and when they are taken out, they will have a regular shape and pattern.

The little guy asked: "Why can moon cakes only be round? Can they be made square or triangular?"

The imperial concubine asked him: "Have you ever seen a square moon and a triangular moon?"

"I've seen a curved moon, can it be shaped like a crescent moon?"

The fourth elder brother said with a smile: "Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for reunion, of course it is good to have a reunion."

The little guy nodded: "It makes sense, but I still want to make a few star shapes and put them aside."

Without a mold, the little guy did it himself, kneading the dough with various fillings into the shape of a five-pointed star, and putting them in the oven to bake together.

After it was done, the little guy covered his hands and face with flour, like a freshly kneaded dough.

The imperial concubine dragged him to wash his hands, helping him to rub off the pimples bit by bit as he did when he was a child.

After rubbing for a long time, the imperial concubine's hands suddenly stopped, and she stood there motionless.

Yinyou was chatting with the fourth elder brother, and the two had a heated discussion on which flavor of mooncake was better.

Yinyou said: "Moon cakes must be sweet, of course, bean paste, lotus paste, jujube paste, winter melon sauce..."

The fourth elder brother shook his head: "It's still delicious, fresh meat, cloud legs, salted egg yolk."

"Hey!" The little guy turned around and realized that something was wrong, "Er Niang, what's wrong with you, why are you so dazed?"

As he said that, he took his hand out of the imperial concubine's hand: "I'd better wash it myself."

The imperial concubine took his hand again, and touched the inner side of his interphalangeal joints, the position of the tiger's mouth and the metacarpophalangeal joints several times.

The little guy lowered his head and looked at his hands: "What's wrong?"

The imperial concubine gently stroked those rough and protruding places with her fingertips: "When did this start?"

Yinyou raised his hand and looked at it nonchalantly: "It's been there for a long time. When I first practiced the sword, there were blood blisters. Later, I took off a layer of skin and it was fine. Then it started again and it was fine again. It's all right... Finally, it's like this."

His little hands are still white and tender, but there is a layer of calluses where others can't notice.

The imperial concubine didn't notice it until she washed his hands just now.Immediately, there were mixed feelings in my heart, indescribably distressed and relieved.

His son has been a delicate little flower since he was a child. When the servants changed his clothes, he had calluses on his hands. If he accidentally touched him, he would frown.

But he himself, because of the blood blisters in his hands from practicing swords, has never heard him mention it.

The imperial concubine asked him: "Does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt, it's gone for a long time."

"That is to say, it was very painful before?"

"A bit."

"Why didn't you mention it to my mother?"

Yinyou raised the corner of his mouth and smiled: "Master said this is what every swordsman has to go through. If you can't bear it, don't practice swords."

The fourth elder brother was listening to their conversation, and walked over, stroking the younger brother's head: "Xiao Qi has grown up."

Yinyou sniffed, then turned around suddenly: "The mooncake is ready!"

The little guy turned around and ran away in a hop.Behind him, the imperial concubine and the fourth elder brother looked at each other, they both knew that he didn't want Er Niang and elder brother to worry about him.

The weather today is good, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, the moon hangs on the sky like a silver plate, and a few stars are sparsely dotted beside it, which is dimmed by its brilliance.

The sweet-scented osmanthus in the Changchun Garden is in full bloom these days, and even the breeze that blows is full of sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance, which is pleasant.

The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was held in the courtyard, because there were not many concubines in Changchun Garden, and no royal family members were invited to the banquet, only the emperor's family.

Kangxi and his concubines accompanied the empress dowager. The empress dowager sat at a table, the princes sat at a table, and the princesses sat at a table. It was a rare reunion dinner with a family atmosphere.

On the stage next to it, there was a royal opera troupe singing operas, babbling, and auspicious repertoires appropriate to the occasion, and the Empress Dowager was very happy to hear them.

At the dinner table, the princes and princesses had a heated discussion according to their different tastes, some like sweet food, some like salty food.The fourth elder brother, sixth elder brother, and fifth princess still have the same tastes, and all three like salty food.

Brother No. [-], Brother No. [-] and Brother No. [-] were not so unified. The three of them actually picked three mooncakes with different flavors.

There are not only mooncakes on the table, but also crabs. The masters do it, and the maids are on the sidelines. They use tools to pick off the crab meat, put it on a saucer, and present it to the masters to enjoy.

Brother Jiu and the others took their younger brothers to play around the garden after eating.

Yinyou and the others are not children after all, and they are not interested in those games of hide and seek. They all sit in their seats solemnly, so as to please the emperor's father.

Yinyou couldn't sit still, and he stood up after a while.While the brothers were chatting with Ama, a man sneaked away.

Not far after he walked out, he heard someone calling him behind him: "Xiaoqi."

Yinyou turned his head and saw the sixth elder brother coming out from the shadow of the bushes. The silvery moonlight shone on him. The young man was standing with his hands behind his back, with a slender figure.

Unknowingly, everyone is growing up, and they are no longer children who can play around unscrupulously, but are gradually shaping themselves into adults.

Yinyou grinned at him: "Brother Six."

Brother Six walked up to him and asked him, "Are you going to play hide-and-seek with Lao Jiu and the others?"

Yinyou bumped him with his shoulder: "Of course I won't go, I'm not a child, so I won't play with them."

Neither of them brought any entourage, nor did they have a lamp holder. Fortunately, today's moon is big, round and bright, and the brilliance of the whole place is better than lighting a lantern.