The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

Changning hasn't figured out how to solve this problem yet. After all, this problem has existed since ancient times, and it will still be the same even in modern times hundreds of years later.

It’s like that classic question: if your mother and I fall into the water, who would you save?

Changning could only comfort the two younger sons first, but Hongmin was not as angry as Hongchen. He just added an appropriate sentence in a baby voice.

"Mother, my brothers have jumped into the water."

Oh, I didn't take you guys with me when I went diving. What the hell?

Did these prodigal sons go diving?

Where did you go diving?

Can they swim?

Changning's eyes went dark and he almost fainted.

Hutuli quickly supported his mother, and Yierha was also shocked, thinking that his younger brothers were too brave.

Hutuli pointed at the wet nurse beside Hongmin and asked, "Tell me, what happened? Where did they go to jump into the water?"

The wet nurse was also trembling with fear and stammering, but at least she said everything.

It turned out that it was very hot those days, and the boys were wearing thick clothes. After eating for a while, they ran outside to run for a while and spun a few spinning tops, and they were already sweating all over.

Hongyan originally asked the servants to prepare hot water so that everyone could take a good bath.

Unexpectedly, Hongchun, who likes to watch the fun, said that he often went swimming when he was at home, and swimming in this weather was the most enjoyable.

When Hong Zhao heard this, he was so excited that he quickly asked his brothers to try it.

Honghui was the most rule-abiding person and hesitated: "This is not good, we should report it to Ama or Chun'er Niang first."

Hongchun waved his hand nonchalantly: "What's the big deal? When I was in the mansion, my father and I often went swimming together. Fourth uncle shouldn't mind, right?"

Hong Zhao was thinking about another question: "Brother Hong Chun, where did you go swimming?"

"In the pond. Don't you have a small pond on your farm? Let's not go to the big pond. Let's go to the small pond a little further away. We can play there. It's cool and safe. The pond is not deep."

Hong Yan frowned: "Even if it's not deep, the water is not clean."

"There's nothing unclean about it, just some aquatic plants. Just let them go down and scoop them up a few more times." Hongchun was also eager to try.

There was also a hint of excitement in Hongchang's eyes, as he had never tried duck swimming before.

Hong Yan still felt that it was a bit dangerous, so he asked a eunuch who could swim to go down and test the water to see how deep it was and how far it reached.

As a result, the eunuch next to him went down and found that the water was indeed not deep. It was only up to the thigh of an adult, about one meter, and this was the deepest part.

Near the shore, the water is only up to the calves, so it’s no big deal for the little masters to play with it.

Besides, there aren't too many aquatic plants in this pond, so just a little cleaning will do.

After hearing what the eunuch said, Hongyan and Honghui felt relieved. Hongchun over there had already taken off his clothes impatiently, and even pulled Hongchang and Hongzhao together. As for the two little kids, Hongmin and Hongchen, they were asked to stay away.

This pool is not suitable for little kids like them to play in.

As a result, Hongmin and Hongchen were very angry and they ran back to the yard to complain to Changning.

Hearing them say this, Changning finally felt relieved. It was not because she was too cautious, but in modern times, there were too many examples of children getting into accidents while swimming in the wild in summer, so she had to be cautious.

When Yinzhen heard about it, his first reaction was to be furious. He almost immediately dragged out all the servants and beat them to death. All the teacups in the study were smashed to pieces.

It was Su Peisheng who asked in detail and spoke up at this critical moment, saying that the young masters did not go to the big pond, but to the small pond farther away. The pond was not deep, only up to the calves, and the deepest part was up to the thighs. It could not be considered a duck pond, but the young masters just wanted to play in the water to cool off.

Despite this, Yinzhen was still very angry. He scolded the servants around him and gave each of them ten strokes of the cane.

These are his three grown-up sons and two nephews. He can't afford to take responsibility if anything happens to them.

He was still worried and went there himself. He found that the boys were having fun in the water with their bare chests. They didn't go to the deepest part, but were having a water fight at the edge, splashing water on each other and having a great time.

Hongzhao's big teeth were shining in the sun. In Changning's words, his mouth was so big that even his stomach could be seen.

When the boys saw their father coming, they dared not do anything wrong and went ashore in shame.

Even Hongchun, who was always bold and fond of causing trouble, dared not say anything at this time. He just followed his father, Old Fourteen.

The father and son were naturally a little afraid of Yinzhen.

If Yinzhen was around, it would be fine and they could be more restrained, but when Yinzhen was not around, they would just let go and have fun.

Even if the Fourteenth Prince was obstinate and stubborn, like a donkey, always provoking his Fourth Brother, he would become timid if Yinzhen was really angry, raised his eyebrows and blew his beard.

As for Hongchang, he was even more frightened. Although his fourth uncle had always been kind to him, he was a cautious person by nature. At this moment, he dared not say a word and could only follow behind Hongyan.

Honghui and Hongyan seemed to be willing to take responsibility. They stood at the front, bowed to greet Yinzhen, admitted their mistakes and said that they should not have been so reckless.

Yinzhen first tried his luck and scolded them, saying that they were too reckless and that even if they wanted to play in the water, they should tell him in advance.

He asked the servants to clean up the place before letting them play, so how could he be so rash as to make the decision on his own.

Wouldn’t that cause rebellion in the future?

After hearing what Yinzhen said, the boys blushed, lowered their heads and dared not talk back.

But he didn't want to stop the children from playing. Boys are brave, so he ordered Su Peisheng to clean the pond thoroughly, leaving no trace and without any dangerous factors.

Then let the children wash up, change clothes, have a meal together, and come over to play happily tomorrow.

The boys looked at each other and knew that this hurdle was passed, so they smiled, put their arms around each other's shoulders, and went to pack up together.

Hong Zhao was still yelling, "I'm really good at swimming now, right? I can hold my breath for a long time, a quarter of an hour!"

Yinzhen smiled helplessly and shook his head.

They were having dinner together tonight, and Changning had people prepare a lot of food that the children liked, including spicy tripe soup, crispy tendons in fermented rice, braised lamb, sweet and sour lotus root slices, and a dish of sea bass in the middle.

The sea bass is headed and tailed, and the fish meat is cut into index finger-length pieces. The fish bones have been completely removed, so you won't have any fish bones in your mouth. The fish meat is then mixed with scallion, ginger juice, egg white, cooking wine, etc. to remove the fishy smell, and then rolled into balls with the three shredded vegetables and steamed in a pot. It really looks like a brightly colored hydrangea.

The taste is also very delicious, Hutuli and Yierha like it very much.