[Qing Chuan] The daily life of the seven princes

When the eighth elder brother brought the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother to Yinyou's yard, the latter was playing chess with Mr. Fu.

The master and apprentice fought inextricably, you come and go, every inch of land will be fought.

It can be seen that there is no respect for the old and love for the young between the master and apprentice, the old and the young are trying their best to kill each other.

The fighting on the chessboard was really exciting, and the eighth elder brother was fascinated by it.In the blink of an eye, the time for a stick of incense passed.

Brother Nine and Brother Ten are still young and can't understand books, let alone play Go.

The two looked at the chessboard and at the players, and then turned their heads to look at each other, and found that neither of them could understand.

So, both of them were a little impatient.Elder Brother Ten is quite anxious, he has never traveled far with Ama, and he doesn't want to miss this opportunity.

When he was about to speak, he was stopped by the eighth brother beside him.

If you want to get things done, you have to be calm and not reckless.After a while, Brother Qi got anxious. Instead of helping, he had to scold the three of them, which was not worth the loss.

The point is that the chess game is a wonderful moment, the master is playing tricks, and the eighth elder brother also wants to know who is better between the master and the apprentice in this game.

Yinyou propped one hand on his knee and held the chess pieces in the other.His back leaned forward slightly, his eyebrows were frowned, and his expression was focused.

Ninth elder brother can't understand chess, so he can only watch his seventh elder brother.Suddenly found that his seventh brother is so handsome.

This reminded him of a poem he just learned not long ago: "Now I recall Jiangnan Le, when I was young and my clothes were thin. Riding on a leaning bridge, the building is full of red sleeves."

That's right, in a few years, his seventh brother will be a boy like the poem said.

Suddenly Yinyou's eyes lit up, and the chess pieces held by his fingertips fell to one point on the crisscross chessboard, his face was full of complacency, as if he was about to say "I will win this game".

Mr. Fu stroked his beard: "Are you sure?"

"No regrets!"

"Heh!" Mr. Fu snorted, and the chess piece fell in another place, "You lost, disciple."

The three people next to them haven't realized what's going on, and the game has already been won.

Yinyou quickly waved his hand: "Do it all over again, this game doesn't count."

Mr. Fu stood up and tapped his fingers on his head: "Pretend a little more next time."

Yinyou touched his head: "If you don't give you a taste of sweetness, you won't play with me."

"Now I won't play with you anymore, the old man is going to sleep."

Yinyou no longer insisted, and started to clean up the chessboard: "Go, cover the quilt, don't catch a cold."

He put the black and white chess pieces into the chess box respectively, and turned his head to see the three younger brothers.So, he pulled Eighth Brother to sit down: "Come on, Eighth Brother will accompany Seventh Brother for two."

Eighth Brother quickly waved his hand, looking like he wanted to refuse but still win: "I am not Seventh Brother's opponent."

Yinyou hadn't finished his game yet, and when an opponent came to his door, he didn't care how good the opponent's chess skills were, so he quickly pressed the opponent against him: "You'll know when you play."

The eighth elder brother obviously also had some itchy hands: "Then... how about two?"

"Come, come!"

"Oh!" Brother Nine and Brother Ten waited aside for a long time, listening to their conversation became more and more wrong, so they hurried over.

The two worked together, one held Seventh Brother, and the other held Eighth: "We are here to ask Seventh Brother for help."

"Huh?" Yinyou looked at his wrist held by his younger brother, and did not pull it back in a hurry, "Can I help you?"

"That's right!" Brother Ten couldn't wait to say, "Ama said when he came to the study to check our homework this morning, if Brother Nine and I want to go out with us, we have to pass his assessment."

"Assessment?" This routine Yinyou is familiar with. When he was very young, every time he wanted to go out with Ama, he would face various assessments. It was either memorization or writing. It's not difficult to say, it's just a formality.

Yinyou patted his chest: "Then I will take care of this matter, and I will ensure that you two can pass the examination smoothly."

"Really!" Brother Nine and Brother Ten were delighted and worried when they heard his assurance.

Elder Brother Ten curled his lips: "Brother Seven, you must be fooling us. You didn't even listen to the content of the assessment, so you can guarantee that you will pass."

"No matter what the content is, I can guarantee it." Yinyou waved his hand impatiently, "You two go play, I'm going to play chess with my eighth brother."

With his guarantee, Brother Nine and Brother Ten were not completely relieved.But they were unwilling to leave now, so they had to go to the backyard to play with Ying Ning and Ta Ri.

Yinyou and Eighth Brother played two games of chess, and their chess skills were not at the same level.

But watching chess and knowing people, Yinyou can easily feel from the chess game that he, the eighth younger brother, has more than one mind, and sets up traps for him everywhere, coaxing him to drill in.

Yinyou was not a vegetarian either, he insisted on getting into the trap he had set up, and was caught off guard when he finally won. He was dumbfounded by Brother Ba: "This...how did you do it?"

Yinyou pointed to a corner of the chessboard and reminded him: "You have left a flaw in your own secrets."

The eighth brother smiled embarrassedly: "That's my class playing tricks, and the seventh brother laughed."

Yinyou praised him: "It's already pretty good."

Brother Eight picked up the chess pieces one by one: "One more!"

The two of them forgot the time when they were playing chess, and when they looked up, the sky was dark.

A short period of time is only enough for two rounds, and the eighth elder brother lost in both rounds convincingly.

This afternoon, Yinyou experienced two opponents with completely different styles, and it was quite addictive.Ask the eunuch to put away the chessboard, and dinner is ready.

The eighth elder brother was still a little worried about the matter of the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother. He pulled Yinyou and said: "Seventh brother, the emperor said that this time not only the endorsement test, but also arithmetic and riding and shooting. Well, but memorization and arithmetic are not very good, do you really have a way?"

Yinyou blinked at him, and said nonchalantly: "Don't worry, I can pass if I say I can."

He sent someone to call his two younger brothers over and asked them about the book they had learned recently.

Brother Nine replied, "I'm reading "The Analects of Confucius."

Yinyou asked again: "Have you finished studying?"

Brother Ten said, "Not yet."

"How much is left?"

The tenth elder brother couldn't answer it, and the ninth elder brother thought for a while before saying, "It seems to be "Zi Zhang Pian" and "Yao Yue Pian"."

Yinyou nodded, and quickly memorized these two articles in his heart. They were not very long and not difficult.

"Then focus on memorizing these two articles."

"But..." Brother Jiu frowned, "The emperor said that it is possible to get the entire "Analects of Confucius"."

Yinyou said with certainty: "No, if Ama wants to take the exam, you must recite from these two articles."

The younger brothers didn't know why he was so sure, but they trusted him wholeheartedly. Since he said so, then they just recited it.

Yinyou said: "These two articles are not long, some are very simple, and you two are not stupid, you can memorize them in a day or two."

Who doesn't like to be praised for being smart?When Yinyou said this, Brother Nine and Brother Ten became more confident after listening to it: "Don't worry, Seventh Brother, we will definitely be able to memorize it."

"There is also mathematics. If you don't understand, you can ask third brother. His mathematics is taught by Ama himself, and he is better than everyone else."

"As for riding and shooting, it depends on how well you usually practice. I think it's pretty good."

He made another request to his two younger brothers: "Come to me every evening to recite the book, if you still have time, then go forward."

After the two younger brothers left, the eighth elder brother asked the doubts in his heart: "seventh brother, why are you so sure that Ama will definitely take the exam for these two articles?"

Yinyou smirked: "Guess."

Brother Eight couldn't guess, so he went to hold his arm and said, "Brother Seven, just tell me."

Yinyou took a sip of tea, and then said slowly: "According to my experience, since Ama said so, it means that she has made plans to take them out, and the assessment is to encourage them to study hard."

"If Ama didn't want to take them out, she wouldn't have mentioned it in front of them at all."

"So, when he does random checks, he must choose the articles they have learned recently. Only the articles they have learned recently can be remembered the most firmly."

The eighth elder brother suddenly realized that he really hadn't thought of this.

However, he can't be blamed for this. After all, he never had the opportunity to go out with Ama alone since he was a child. Naturally, he doesn't have such rich experience as Seventh Brother.

As expected, Brother Nine and Brother Ten came to Yinyou to report here every day and endorsed it to him. Sometimes Eighth Brother and Baotai would also come to join in the fun.

The foundation of the two is a bit weak, and they stumbled while carrying the books.After hearing this, Yinyou sighed very worriedly: "How about...you two should stay in the Forbidden City."

"no!"

Brother Nine and Brother Ten said in unison: "Never give up!"

As a result, on the second day, the two of them had memorized the contents of the previous day by heart, without a single stutter.

Yinyou nodded in satisfaction: "That's right, let's go back and memorize the next two paragraphs together."

After being praised by the seventh brother, the ninth elder brother jumped up happily, and said to Yinyou: "yes!"

"Huh?" Yinyou pricked up his ears, "What did you just say?"

Brother Nine blinked: "I said yes! This is English."

Yinyou became interested: "Do you still speak English?"

Brother Nine nodded: "I will say a lot of other things."

"Then tell me a few words."

Brother Jiu said two more sentences to him, which were very simple daily expressions, such as "hello", "goodbye", "please".Brother Jiu was a little complacent when he said it, as if it was some special skill.

Yinyou was very curious, he could speak English: "Who did you learn from?"

Brother Nine sat down and took a sip of tea, and then said: "Brother Seven, you forgot, the last time you followed Ama on a tour outside the Great Wall, I injured my ear while staying in the palace, and it was healed by a Western missionary. I I thought they were amazing, so I learned their language and their knowledge from him.”

"That's right," Yinyou patted his head with a smile, "You have mastered a new foreign language, how is your Mongolian and Chinese learning?"

"Eh..." Brother Nine suddenly remembered, "Ama said that I have to take these two exams too. Chinese is okay, but Mongolian..."

"That's not clean, study hard!"

"Yes, yes, you must study hard!" Speaking of foreign missionaries, Brother Jiu became interested, and said a few more words, "You don't even know, Brother Seven, the knowledge he talked about is called science, but it's too Interesting, even more interesting than Master Qin's teaching."

The master Qin he was talking about was Qin Daoran, a descendant of Song Dynasty poet Qin Guan, who was brought back from Wuxi during Kangxi's southern tour, and assigned to the ninth elder brother as a teacher.

Yinyou encouraged him: "If you are interested, you should follow along. However, you should also study hard what Master Qin taught you, understand?"

"understood!"

Yinyou himself is a person who doesn't like to study hard. He tutored his younger brothers' homework. He was very strict at the beginning, not only requiring them to recite, but also spot-checking the interpretation of some words and sentences.Tossing the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother so miserable that they make up for their homework every day.

But once the freshness wore off, he felt that it was not fun, so he left the matter of urging his two younger brothers to study to the eighth elder brother.

I started to learn painting from Mr. Fu. His paintings were taught by Mr. Fu. The painting styles of the master and the apprentice are in the same line. After a period of practice, Yinyou can even copy the calligraphy and paintings of his master.

When he was young, the imperial concubine would always draw him some stick figures, such as small animals.

This has a profound influence on his aesthetics, so whenever he draws animals, he always has an anthropomorphic expression, with crooked eyes and raised mouth corners.

Mr. Fu said that he is still a child at heart and will always be a child.

In the end, they failed to set off in March, because Kangxi suddenly had something else to do. The dredging project of the Hun River was completed, and Kangxi took his elder brother and third elder brother to Tianjin to inspect the river construction.

As a result, the east tour was postponed until autumn.

In this regard, the happiest ones are of course the nine elder brothers and the tenth elder brothers. They have more time and don't have to cram.

While the two of them were happy, they began to revert to their old ways, playful and mischievous, forgetting about their studies.

Yinyou frightened the two of them: "You two can still be happy. Doesn't this mean that Ama doesn't want to take you there?"

Elder Brother Ten didn't understand: "What does this have to do with us? It was Ama who took Eldest Brother to Tianjin."

Yinyou explained to him: "But the time of the east tour is delayed, and you will learn more, and the content that Ama can test will be wider."

"So, do you two dare to take it lightly?"

Brother Nine and Brother Ten did not speak: "We can only study hard for another three months obediently."

After the two of them left, Yinyou said to Brother Ba: "Three months is enough for them to develop good study habits."

The eighth brother had to be deeply admired. Although the seventh brother was a student who caused headaches for the masters when he was studying, he was very good at educating his younger brother.

During this trip to Tianjin, Kangxi came and went back for about ten days.

When returning to Luan, it coincided with the completion of the Confucian Temple in Qufu. Kangxi ordered the third elder brother and the fourth elder brother to replace him as the emperor's father and go to Shandong to sacrifice.

This is the first time for the two elder brothers who are about to grow up to go out alone to handle affairs for the emperor's father.

The two immediately established the image of grown-up brothers among the younger brothers, and Kangxi had already found a candidate for them to be the next Fujin. The third elder brother's mansion was under construction, and the wedding date selected by the Ministry of Rites would be in the second half of this year.

The third elder brother's first wife, Fujin, is the daughter of Pengchun, the Mongolian capital of Zhenghong Banner.

Peng Chun once led troops to the south to quell the San Francisco rebellion, and went to Heilongjiang to drive out the Russians entrenched in the city of Yaksa. He also participated in the battle of Ulan Butong a few years ago.However, the army he led was blocked by the mud, and Galdan fled, so Pengchun was dismissed from office.

But Kangxi thought he had made outstanding military exploits, so he was just downgraded, and now he married his daughter to the third elder brother.It can be seen that this is preparing for the next crusade against Galdan.

Once the war breaks out again, Kangxi is bound to use the capital with illustrious military exploits again.

The fourth elder brother has a wedding date to be determined because of the imperial concubine.

This matter has aroused considerable discussion in the harem.

Concubine Rong was proud of herself, seeing how proud Concubine Hui was when Elder Brother got married. Later, when Da Fujin became pregnant, everyone flattered her and said they wanted to give birth to the eldest grandson of the emperor, but in the end she gave birth to a little princess.

Concubine Rong didn't say anything on the surface, but she had some thoughts of watching a joke in her heart.

Not long after the beginning of spring, it was said that Da Fujin was pregnant again.Concubine Hui, who had been quiet for two years, began to become the central task of the tea party for the girls in the Royal Garden.

Concubine Rong was quite envious, and now his son was finally getting married.

The Crown Princess is about to give birth, it is not known whether it is a boy or a girl, and Da Fujin may not necessarily be pregnant with a boy.

Her third brother, hurry up, maybe there is still a chance.

Even if the princess concubine gave birth to the eldest grandson, it would be very good for the third elder brother to give the emperor a younger grandson next year.

It didn't take two days for Concubine Rong to think about it, and sure enough, news came from Yuqing Palace that the Crown Princess was about to give birth.

The imperial concubine was notified and left early.Kangxi often said in front of her that the empress left early, and the prince was brought up by himself. He had thought about becoming an empress a few years ago, especially in the year when the imperial concubine was seriously ill, the Ministry of Rituals had already started to go through the process .

After the imperial concubine recovered from her illness, she didn't want to, so the seat in the middle palace is still vacant.

But in his heart, the cousin is no different from the queen.

That being the case, on the side of the crown princess, the imperial concubine should take care of her more.

In fact, needless to say, the imperial concubine would do the same.

After all, the crown prince treated Yinyou well since he was a child.If there is something delicious and fun, the first thing that comes to mind is his brother.He often takes Yinyou to Yuqing Palace and stays with him for a few days.

When he was away from home, the crown prince treated her, the royal concubine, with great courtesy, and took good care of his younger brother, Yinyou.

As the crown prince, who was raised by the emperor's pampering, being able to do this is enough to prove that he was well educated since he was a child, and he must be a benevolent king in the future.

After all, the princess was young and inexperienced, and she was sweating profusely in pain during childbirth, gritting her teeth and screaming heart-piercingly.

Over the years, the imperial concubine has seen women give birth, she can't remember how many times.Some children are born without heartbeat and breathing, but she will do everything possible to keep them alive if there is any hope.

But medical conditions are limited, and she often feels powerless, watching a little life leave.

She deeply feels sorry for the women of this era. They also know that having a child is a big risk, but they risk their lives to have it.

Within the red wall, only after giving birth to a son can there be a chance to change fate.

The princess was in so much pain, she grabbed the bed sheet with both hands, tearing up and shouting: "I won't give birth, I won't give birth..."

After shouting, tears fell down.

The imperial concubine took the veil from the hand of the maid and wiped the sweat off her forehead, thinking that she should not give birth after that.

But there are so many mamas and maids coming and going in and out of the room, especially that Mammy Xiong is there. The whole Forbidden City knows that she is the worst servant in the Eastern Palace. As long as she knows about it, he will be equal to Suo Er. Tu and the entire Hesheli family knew about it.

If the imperial concubine said this to the crown prince, it might reach the ears of Kangxi and his son at some point.

The imperial concubine persuaded the crown princess not to have children, so what kind of peace of mind is there, can only be speculated.

After an hour of hard work, the baby was finally born.

Wen Po hugged the child and shouted excitedly: "Congratulations to the princess, you are a little brother, you are a little brother!"

Hearing that she had given birth to a baby brother, the crown princess finally showed a contented smile on her tired face, as if all the crimes she suffered just now were all worth it.

The imperial concubine sighed deeply from the bottom of her heart. These girls have been taught since childhood that they want to bear sons for their husbands to carry on the family line and become a more powerful political competition tool, which is deeply ingrained in their hearts.Even if they try their best, they hope they can give birth to boys, many, many boys.

How to deal with the child's amniotic sac, when to cut the umbilical cord, and how to disinfect the equipment, the imperial concubine has long had strict requirements, and she has also trained Wen Po.

Now they can handle it with ease, but the imperial concubine doesn't need to worry too much.

The little elder brother was wrapped in swaddling clothes and carried out by Wen Po to show the prince.

The prince was naturally very happy to see his son.Before his big wedding with the crown princess, there was no Gege in the palace who was sleeping in the palace. After his wedding, his relationship with the crown princess was better than the other two side Fujins.

From the period from pregnancy to childbirth of the princess, he never left the capital and stayed by her side all the time.

Now that their first son is born, the joy is beyond words, and they personally gave the child a baby name, hoping that he can grow up safely.

Kangxi heard that the crown prince gave birth to the emperor's eldest grandson safely, Long Yan was very happy, from the crown prince to the crown princess, to the little elder brother, and even the palace staff of Yuqing Palace, all of them were marked once.

Except for the crown prince, the elder brother does not have this treatment, and there is a high probability that other elder brothers will not have it either.

Yinyou didn't see this little nephew for the first time until the emperor's eldest grandson was full moon.

The little nephew has a pair of big round eyes, looking around with no recognition of his life.The face is round, and it is very comfortable to pinch.

The prince was careful with his son, except for the empress dowager and the imperial concubine who hugged him, he didn't let anyone else handle it.

Yinyou looked at this one-month-old milk doll and really liked it, so he couldn't help asking the prince: "Can I hug him?"

The prince agreed without even thinking about it: "Of course, you can. I'll teach you."

Under the guidance of the prince, Yinyou dragged the little emperor's grandson by the back of his head with one hand, and put his arms around his waist with the other, letting him lie on his chest.

The little nephew seemed to like him a little bit, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, showing a smile.

Yinyou saw it interestingly, and shouted excitedly: "He laughed, he laughed!"

Such a young child, how could he know the expression of smiling, he just hooked the corners of his lips.

However, Yinyou hugged him clumsily, but he didn't cry at all, which is enough to show that the little Huangsun still likes his uncle very much.

After a while, it's time for the baby to breastfeed.The grandma came to pick up the emperor's grandson, and carried her down to nurse him.

Yinyou ran to the imperial concubine, dancing and describing to her: "He is soft when hugged, and there is a smell of milk."

The imperial concubine asked him: "Do you like it?"

"Not bad, anyway, it feels different from holding a small animal."

"In the future, when you have your own child, you will find that holding him is different from holding other children."

Yinyou smiled and said: "If you say that, then I have some expectations."

The imperial concubine nodded: "A brand new life connected with your blood is of course worth looking forward to. But it also means a responsibility, whether he is male or female, good-looking or not, healthy or sick, or even There are some defects in the body, but you have to love him wholeheartedly."

"Of course, as you love me."

The imperial concubine put her hands on his shoulders and whispered in his ear: "Son, you are awesome!"

The day before the fourth elder brother left for Shandong, the imperial concubine asked him to go back to Chengqian Palace.

He wasn't called Yinyou at first, but this kid has a thick skin and went back with his brother.

On the way, he said to the fourth elder brother: "I guess Er Niang must have cooked delicious food for you."

"So, Xiaoqi is going back to have a meal?"

"Nonsense!" Yinyou smirked, "I'm going to practice it for you."

The fourth elder brother put his arms around his shoulder: "well, then I have to thank you."

"Oh, why are you being polite to me?"

The imperial concubine did cook a table of meals for the fourth elder brother to go back, and she was not surprised to see Yinyou, knowing that he would definitely follow, she cooked more meals, and this kid became more and more able to eat.

Yinyou got cheap and acted like a good boy: "This dish is a bit salty today, otherwise I can have two more bowls of rice."

The imperial concubine glared at him: "You have already eaten three bowls."

Yinyou was surprised and said: "Really? Your bowl in Chengqian Palace is too small."

"Then next time you come, I'll prepare a basin for you."

"You think I can't eat it."

"..."

The fourth elder brother quietly watched Er Niang and his younger brother bickering quietly. Every time he returned to Chengqian Palace, it was the most relaxing and comfortable moment for him.

He doesn't know if this is the place where he was born, but this is the place where he grew up, and there are two people he is most attached to.

The imperial concubine asked Bai Lu to go to the back room to get something. It was a new set of clothes and a pair of boots. When she heard that he was going out, she made a special trip for him.

Yin Zhen smiled and shook his head: "I have enough clothes."

"I don't care if you wear it enough or not, it's not enough in my eyes." The imperial concubine stuffed something into his hand, "Try it on, and I'll see if it fits."

The fourth elder brother showed a embarrassed look on his face: "I'm already seventeen, I'm not a child anymore, so I don't have the nerve to change clothes in front of my mother."

"How can there be seventeen, sixteen is not yet full."

"Sixteen is not too young."

The son wanted to save face when he grew up, and the imperial concubine also expressed her understanding.

Yinyou sat at the side, the more he listened, the more something was wrong, he stared at the imperial concubine for a while, and asked, "Where's mine?"

"Are you going to Shandong too?"

"Don't go."

The imperial concubine spread her hands: "That's not true."

Yinyou pouted and turned his head away: "eccentric."

The imperial concubine ignored him, pulled the eldest son, and stuffed a kit on him, telling him to pay attention to safety when going out, especially food safety: "The kit contains some pills that I made myself. Write it down, just in case you need it."

The fourth elder brother readily accepted it, but still couldn't help asking: "Is it reliable?"

In a rage, the imperial concubine drove the two brothers out of Chengqian Palace.

On the way back to elder brother's place, Yinyou touched his stomach: "I'm really not full."

The fourth elder brother always had no choice but to tell Su Peisheng to go back first and let the small kitchen prepare some food quickly.

Back at elder brother's house, Yinyou ran to his elder brother's yard for a supper.

The side dishes are placed in the yard, and a jug of fruit wine is also prepared, which is sweet and sour, but has no taste of alcohol.

The fourth elder brother didn't allow him to drink more, so he only poured him a small cup.

Yinyou looked around: "Where is Xiao Shisan, let him come out to eat together."

The fourth elder brother glanced at the window on the other side of the side hall, and there was no light inside: "Go to sleep."

The moon is in the middle of the sky, and it is time for children to go to bed.

Yinyou and his brother talked about Qufu, and then about the Temple of Confucius, saying that he had been there. At that time, Kong Shangren was a tour guide and took them on a tour. Later, he gave Kangxi a lecture on "The Analects of Confucius" in the main hall, and was then brought back to the capital by Kangxi.

Speaking of Kong Shangren, Yinyou thought of Hong Sheng, so he told the fourth brother about the trip to the palace last year: "I was still very surprised at that time, so the descendants of Kong Sheng also liked to listen to operas."

"It was only later that I found out that not only did he like to listen to operas, but he also wrote, which was very good, but he hadn't finished it yet."

"It's called..."

At this point, Yinyou suddenly shut up.He hadn't had a lot of alcohol, and he was a bit overwhelmed, even if it was only half a glass of fruit wine, he would feel a little floaty after drinking it.

As soon as the breeze blew, my mind cleared up a little, and I found that I almost exposed the fact that I didn't do business all day long and only read idle books.

"Oh!" He shook his head and stood up, "Just pretend I didn't say anything and don't sue me."

The fourth elder brother laughed: "I've said it all, why did you pretend that you didn't say it? Don't worry, I won't sue you."

Yinyou rubbed his stomach, satiated: "I'm still a kid, it's time to go back to bed."

Then he floated out of the yard, turned right at the door and went back to his own yard.

The fourth elder brother stared at his back until he turned a corner before looking away, picked up half a glass of residual wine on the table and drank it down in one gulp.

The younger brother who talked to him all the time when he was a child, now also has a secret.

In July, the weather became much cooler after the autumn meeting. In previous years, this time was when Kangxi toured outside the Great Wall.This year is just right, I will accompany the Empress Dowager to Shengjing, abandon Shanhai Pass, go outside the road, and by the way, I can also tour outside the Great Wall, killing two birds with one stone.

Just as Yinyou guessed, Kangxi didn't make things difficult for Brother Nine and Brother Ten, he just took an article from them and took them with him.

The two young elder brothers also said in private that if they knew it was so easy, they would not study so hard in the past few months.

The crown prince still didn't follow Kangxi on this trip, he was left in the capital by the emperor's father to handle affairs of the court.

Because the empress dowager and the empress dowager were brought along, the journey was very slow, and they stopped to rest every time they reached a palace, and then hurried on in the morning.

Their first stop came to Tongzhou. The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and several empresses were resting in the palace, while Kangxi brought the princes and ministers to a courtyard.

The owner of the yard is an old man in his seventies, wearing a simple long gown, he can be seen as a scholar at a glance.

Although the person looks very simple, the yard is really well taken care of. Even in autumn, there are many flowers blooming in the yard.

In addition, rockery, pavilions, and ponds are all available, and it looks like a place for planting flowers and grass, writing and reading.

"Xiaoqi," Kangxi called Yinyou to him with his hands behind his back, pointed at the old man and asked, "Do you recognize him?"

When Yinyou walked into the yard, he looked carefully at him. He had never seen this person before, but he did know him.Because he heard Kangxi talking to Prince Yu just now.

This is the residence of a minister who is serving as an official at home. This person is called Li Shizhen.

Although Yinyou has never met Li Shizhen, he is very familiar with this name.

"I know, he is Aunt Xi's father."

Li Shizhen quickly praised: "Brother Qi is observant and thoughtful."

Kangxi was happy when he heard this, and looked at his son with a smile: "You are clever."

Kangxi thought the small courtyard was unique, Li Shizhen was Li Xu's father and Cao Yin's father-in-law, and because of Li Xi, he had some relationship with Yinyou.Thinking of his achievements in the San Francisco Rebellion and Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces, he ordered someone to reward him.

Seeing that although the courtyard here is small, it is very uniquely maintained, so he became interested and asked his sons and ministers to write and paint in an artistic way.He also personally went into battle and wrote a poem.

The emperor was very fond of poetry, and no one else dared to spoil his interest. The ministers racked their brains to compose a poem.

This is a technical job, it can't be better than the emperor, but it can't be too bad, everything has to be done carefully.

The princes are still young now, except for the older third and fourth elder brothers, and the seventh elder brother who has been interested in these things since childhood, the others do not yet have the ability to recite poems and compose Fu.

However, after all, they have also studied in the study for so long, and their handwriting is pretty good.

Except for Brother Nine and Brother Ten who were really young, everyone else contributed pen and ink to cheer up the emperor's father.

Yinyou stood on the far side, and there was a small table in front of him, with pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and some paints on the table.

The little guy picked up his pen for a while, but he didn't know what to write.

He turned his head to look at his brothers. The fifth elder brother and sixth elder brother really didn't have much talent in this area, and their handwriting was quite satisfactory.

The third elder brother and the fourth elder brother are very good, especially the fourth elder brother. In Yinyou's opinion, the elder brother's handwriting has always been the best among the brothers, and it is not much better than him.

Yinyou turned his head and saw a clump of bamboos in the corner of the small courtyard, which was different from Cheng Luxuan's bamboo forest. These masters had been deliberately pruned, and the layout and direction of the branches and leaves were very particular. Interesting.

So Yinyou had an idea in his heart.

Kangxi saw that they still had a while to write and talk, so he went shopping elsewhere.

The other brothers have written two or three lines, and Yinyou is still drawing paint.

The sixth elder brother on the side has finished writing, and he is still mixing paint.

Kangxi took a stroll over there, and found that the courtyard was well-proportioned. He used the borrowing technique of Jiangnan gardens to visually extend the area of ​​the courtyard. In fact, it is very small, and it will collapse after a short walk.

After Ama came back, Yinyou's paint was finally adjusted.

On the other end, Kangxi began to appreciate the works of his sons one by one, starting from the third elder brother.

Big Baylor is already an adult prince who has been married and knighted, and he was not good at these things.So, didn't get involved.

The third elder brother has always been a top student in Shangshufang. Others are capable of literature and martial arts, but he is capable of literature, science and martial arts.

Calligraphy is of course also good, and the poems written are exactly his own.

Kangxi was quite satisfied with it, and showed it to all the ministers for appreciation.

Everyone praised the third elder brother's talent again and again, which was part of flattery to Kangxi, but the third elder brother really deserved this praise.

Next is Si Age, whose calligraphy Kangxi has always liked.The pronunciation is different from the unrestrained, unrestrained and maverick style. The fourth elder brother's handwriting is more restrained and steady, which is very inconsistent with his age. Looking at his handwriting to know the person, it can reflect part of his temperament.

If the ministers are a little exaggerated and flattering to Kangxi's work just now, the praise for the fourth elder brother must be from the bottom of the heart. A fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy can write such a good hand. It is rare.

The fifth elder brother and the sixth elder brother followed. Kangxi looked at them and said nothing. He probably knew in his heart that these two sons were indeed mediocre in this regard, and it was not easy to force them.

As a father, he knows how to teach students according to their aptitude, so he has been thinking about what is suitable for them to learn.

Then there is the eighth elder brother. The eighth elder brother has been diligent and studious since he was a child, and he is harder than any of his brothers.

And his handwriting is also very beautiful. Before Kangxi could speak, a minister praised softly: "Good handwriting!"

However, Kangxi just smiled noncommittally and didn't say much.

In his opinion, Yinhu's words always reminded him of Yinyou from a long time ago.

Yinyou was only six or seven years old at that time, and his handwriting at that time was completely different from now.