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Chapter 159 Untitled Draft (5)

"I know you are afraid that Xiao Si will take the position of Crown Prince when he grows up. You should understand a few points. First, the Crown Prince can be appointed or deposed. Second, Yinhu, you are the future Crown Prince. As long as you don't do anything out of line, that position will be yours sooner or later after I am gone. Third, if a monarch cannot tolerate even his own brothers, do you think you are qualified to be a monarch? Moreover, once a person is comfortable, he will become lazy. Having excellent brothers competing with you is not a stumbling block given to you by the Emperor Father. He wants you to understand that a monarch cannot be lazy at all and must always remind himself to be prepared for danger in times of peace. Do you understand?"

"Your Highness...I understand. I will never do that again. I was just being mean and disappointed Your Majesty."

"Yinhu, you must know that you are the first one I have personally raised. My father promised you that you will be the only one, but I hope you will not let me down. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand." Yinhu kowtowed as he said this.

"Oh, by the way, remember to visit your Royal Mother when you have time. She cares about you too. If anything happens between you and Xiao Si, your Royal Mother will be the one who will be most upset. Don't be so thoughtless next time."

"Yes, I will listen to your instructions."

"Well, let's go down."

"My son, please retire."

"Liang Jiugong, do you think the prince will understand the painstaking efforts of the queen and me?" After the prince left, Kangxi asked the chief eunuch beside him.

"The prince is filial and will understand the intentions of the emperor and the queen."

"I hope so. If the prince still doesn't understand and makes things difficult for the queen, then I'll punish him."

"This..." How should Liang Jiugong respond? If that prince really upset the Empress, the Emperor might beat his son. I hope the princes will be smart and not provoke the Empress.

"Fourth brother, fourth brother."

"What's wrong?" The Fourth Prince looked at the Ninth Prince who jumped in front of him.

"Fourth brother, when will you take me out to play again?"

"You just go out and play. Fourth brother still has homework from the master. I also have to go to the horse riding and archery class. I will be scolded if I am late."

"Riding and archery, Fourth Brother, I also want to go riding. Fourth Brother, please take me there." The Ninth Prince looked at the Fourth Prince expectantly.

"You are still young and cannot ride, but you can watch. And promise me that you will not run around, or I will not take you with me next time."

The Fourth Prince really couldn't stand the Ninth Prince looking at him like that. Every time it reminded him of his Thirteenth Brother when he was a child in his previous life.

"Yes, Xiaojiu will definitely be good." The Ninth Prince nodded in agreement.

"Let's go." Then she took the Ninth Prince's hand and walked away.

"Fourth brother is the best."

The Fourth Prince took the Ninth Prince to the riding and archery area outside Wuyi Zhai.

"Fourth brother is going to practice archery. You stay here and watch him practice archery. When the time comes to ride horses, I will take you to see the horses." The Fourth Prince instructed.

"Yes. Fourth brother, go quickly, Xiaojiu won't run around."

"it is good."

It was just after 3 p.m. at this time, and all the princes who were over six years old were practicing on the archery range.

Among them, the fourth prince is the oldest, and the youngest is the eighth prince, who is just six years old.

"Why is Xiaojiu here?" The Fifth Prince asked when he saw his younger brother here.

"Fourth brother brought me here."

"Then don't run around, okay? The Emperor will be here in a little while."

"I know. Fourth brother just told me."

"Yeah." Although the two are brothers from the same mother, the Fifth Prince grew up with the Queen Mother and rarely met or communicated with his younger brother, so their relationship could not be considered close.

"The Eighth Prince's posture is very good, but the strength is not enough and he will miss the target." said the waiter beside the Eighth Prince.

"Yes."

At this time, the fourth prince also shot an arrow. With a whoosh, it missed the bull's eye by a little distance.

"Fourth brother is awesome." The Ninth Prince cheered outside the venue.

Hearing the cheers, everyone looked at the little kid outside the field.

"The Fourth Prince brought him here." The Fourth Prince's companion asked. This little guy was Yushu's youngest brother, Wu Ge. When Wu Ge was young, the Fourth Prince was a bad boy who stole his sister from him. However, by following the Fourth Prince, Wu Ge had more opportunities to see his sister, so he forgave the Fourth Prince.

"Yeah. He insisted on coming along."

The Ninth Prince felt a little embarrassed when he saw everyone staring at him. His round face turned red and he didn't know what to do. Did he cause trouble? Then... would the Fourth Brother still take him to play in the future? Thinking of this, the Ninth Prince was about to cry.

"Don't cry. Why are you always crying?" The Fourth Prince walked up to him.

“Fourth brother, has Xiaojiu gotten into trouble… Xiaojiu didn’t mean it…” The Ninth Prince said while pulling the Fourth Prince’s sleeve while holding back his tears.

"No, Fourth Brother wants to thank our Little Nine for his cheers."

"Really." Upon hearing this, the Ninth Prince immediately burst into laughter.

"Okay. Well, didn't you just say you wanted to ride a horse? Fourth brother will take you to see the horses." Then he took Ninth Prince to the stable.

"Wow! What a big horse! When can I ride it?" The Ninth Prince exclaimed as he looked at the horse.

"In two years you can learn riding and archery. I will give you a horse on your birthday." The Fourth Prince promised.

"really?"

"When did Fourth Brother ever lie to you?"

"Xiaojiu knows Fourth Brother best."

"Next time you fall off a horse, don't cry, understand? You little crybaby."

"Xiaojiu is not a little crybaby. Xiaojiu will not cry in the future." The Ninth Prince looked up at the Fourth Prince and retorted.

"Well, Fourth Brother will help you remember this. You said this yourself."

As soon as the Shen time arrived, Kangxi came to Wuyi Zhai to examine the homework of the princes.

"Greetings to the Emperor."

"Get up." Kangxi saw the Ninth Prince being led by the Fourth Prince, and asked, "Why is Little Nine Prince here too?"

"Your Majesty, my ninth brother wanted to see how to take the horse riding and archery lessons, so I let him stand aside and watch." The Fourth Prince replied.

"Oh, Xiaojiu, did you see anything?" Kangxi asked with a smile.

"I can't pull a bow and arrow yet, nor can I ride a horse. I want to grow up quickly so that I can shoot arrows and ride a horse like my fourth brother." The Ninth Prince replied seriously.

"Okay, when you grow up, I will take you hunting."

"it is good."

Next, Kangxi examined the homework of several princes, and when he saw their handwriting, he commented on it.

"Eighth Prince's handwriting is a bit impatient, he needs to practice it. Fifth Prince's Mongolian is top-notch, but his Chinese is far behind, so he needs to study it well. Seventh Prince, you are average in everything, so you also need to work hard."

"Yes." Several princes answered.

"Father Emperor, why didn't you say anything about Fourth Brother? Doesn't Fourth Brother write well?" The Ninth Prince couldn't help but ask because he didn't hear Kangxi's comments on the Fourth Prince.

"Haha, your fourth brother didn't even ask, but you didn't want him to suffer any loss. Your fourth brother's handwriting is very good."

"Then shouldn't the Emperor praise Fourth Brother?"

"Yes, that makes sense. Don't just talk about your fourth brother. Xiaojiu, where are your characters? You are young and don't have any riding and archery lessons, but the Emperor remembers that you have already received your enlightenment in Wuyi Zhai."

"Your Majesty, my son has just started learning and his writing is not good." After saying this, the Ninth Prince lowered his head.

"Show it to me. The Emperor won't say anything about you."

The ninth prince had no choice but to take out the large calligraphy he had practiced and show it to Kangxi.

"Well, at your age, it's okay, but you still have to work hard, otherwise your fourth brother won't play with you."

"Ah, Fourth Brother?" The Ninth Prince looked at the Fourth Prince and asked

"Well, try your best and don't cry." The Fourth Prince didn't know why Kangxi pulled him out, so he could only agree.

"Xiaojiu understands. I will work hard to be as good as Fourth Brother."

The Ninth Prince said firmly, his little hands still clenched tightly.

"Then the Emperor will watch your performance."

"Ah."

Finally, Kangxi tested several princes on their riding and archery skills. After the hour of You, Kangxi let the princes go back.

Chapter XIII

"The Emperor has arrived."

"I, my concubine, see you, Your Majesty."

"Get up." Kangxi walked into the hall.

Concubine Yi stood aside and ordered people to prepare tea.

Kangxi took a sip of tea and said, "Sit down."

"Yes."

"I saw Xiaojiu in Wuyi Zhai today. He is a smart little kid. He has a good relationship with the Fourth Prince, which is good."

"Xiao Jiu always pesters the Fourth Prince, saying that the Fourth Prince will take him out to play. The Fourth Prince looks cold, but he is a steady child. It's all because of the good teaching of the Queen."

"Well, the older princes have all grown up with the queen. They are all very good and are role models for you."

"I am not as good as the Empress, so I should keep to myself and abide by the rules."

"Yes, by the way, the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince are of similar age, so they can both be chosen as legitimate wives in the next selection. The Queen Mother has never been too concerned about such matters. Although the Fifth Prince has been with the Queen Mother since he was young, you, his mother, still have to keep an eye on him."

"Yes."

"Well, let's put it there."

"Xiaojiu, come here."

"Eniang."

"Take this and eat it with your brothers after class. Remember, this box is for your fourth brother. He doesn't like sweet things." Concubine Yi reminded.

"it is good."

"Go."

"Ninth Prince, please run slower. I can't catch up with you." The servants behind him could hardly catch up with him.

"Hey, hurry up, Fourth Brother will be here soon."

When the Ninth Brother arrived, Yinzhen had indeed arrived.

"Fourth brother, fourth brother, here, this is specially prepared by my mother. It's not sweet." Ninth Prince immediately gave him the thing.

"Is it specially for me? Don't others have it too?" asked the Fourth Prince. He had several younger brothers around him, and it would not be good to give it to him alone. He was about to leave.

When the Ninth Prince saw that he didn't take it, he immediately got angry, and the attendant beside him quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "The Fourth Prince misunderstood. Concubine Yi prepared several portions for each young master. She knew that the Fourth Prince didn't like sweets, so she was afraid that the Ninth Prince would take the wrong one, so she packed them separately."

"Yes, that's right." The Ninth Prince nodded.

"Okay, in that case, brother will accept it. Please thank Concubine Yi for me."