The prince only allowed me to have a baby, so the pressure is a bit high!

Chapter 63 Let’s Recite Poems Together

The mother and her two children stayed in the lotus pond for about half an hour before they started to head back. By this time, the Fourth Lady and others on the shore had already become impatient.

The sun was about to set, and the Crown Princess and her two children had not come out yet. Just when she couldn't help but want to ask someone to look for them, Burhe finally came out of the lotus pond slowly with the twins.

Seeing the figures, the Fourth Lady was no longer in a hurry. At first glance, the first thing she saw was the third mother who was still laughing and joking, and then the large basket of lotus flowers and lotus seeds beside them.

The Fourth Lady exclaimed, "There are so many! Are you going to be lotus-picking girls?"

Before Jingyi even reached the shore, she shouted to the Fourth Lady, "Aunt Si, picking lotus flowers is fun. It's such a pity you didn't go. There are so many beautiful lotus flowers there."

It would have been fine if Jingyi hadn't mentioned it, but as soon as she did, the Fourth Lady remembered how they had forgotten to play in the lotus pond and left her alone on the shore. "Hmph, niece, you're so mean! Fourth Aunt can't go to the lotus pond, and you're still showing off here. Hmph, we're still good friends after all. If you keep doing this, Fourth Aunt won't give you any rare toys anymore."

Jingyi was still a child. When she heard that her dear Fourth Aunt was sad, she didn't care about the basket of lotus flowers after she got ashore. She quickly ran to the Fourth Lady and tugged at her dress with her little hand: "Fourth Aunt, don't be sad. Jingyi didn't forget you on purpose. It's mainly because the lotus flowers in the deep lotus pond are too dense and so beautiful that Jingyi was dazzled. Next time, Jingyi will remember not to stay there too long. By the way, Fourth Aunt, Jingyi also picked the most beautiful lotus flower for you. Jingyi will give it to you. Please don't be angry, okay?"

After saying that, he ran to the backpack and gave the largest lotus flower to the Fourth Lady. The Fourth Lady immediately smiled like the flower.

Buerhe was smiling at first, but then her expression changed. She thought that the flower her daughter picked was for herself, but it turned out to be a gift for her fourth aunt.

Thinking of this, Buerhe started to grumble sarcastically, "Some people are still angry. They should be content. I worked so hard to accompany them to pick the fruits, but in the end, I still got nothing. A grown-up son is no longer under the control of his mother. This good friend's charm is simply stronger than this old and faded one."

Before the Fourth Lady could begin to refute, she saw Jingyi's face begin to wrinkle. Then she trotted over to the basket, took out the large lotus pod she had ordered picked, and stuffed it into Buerhe's arms. "Mother, don't be sad. I am a filial daughter. This is specially left for you."

Buerhe then put away his sad expression and turned it into a smile. He hugged Jingyi and kissed her twice: "My daughter is so thoughtful. Jingyi is really my good baby."

Seeing this, the Fourth Lady walked over to Buerhe and rolled her eyes towards the sky: "You tease a child like this, aren't you afraid that she will get angry?"

Buerhe saw the twins picking and choosing: "This one is for Ukuma Ma, that one is for Huang Mafa, this one is for Dama, for uncle, for aunt, for third uncle, for third aunt, for fourth uncle, for fifth uncle, for fifth aunt..." In this way, the whole basket was soon distributed, and the remaining two twins, a boy and a girl, were picked out and carefully kept, ready to be placed in his own room.

After watching for a while, seeing that the twins were handling things well, he said to the Fourth Lady, "It's only right that we tease her now because she's little. It won't be fun if we tease her when she grows up."

The Fourth Lady agreed. The royal children matured early, and they could only play freely before the age of six.

After distributing the gifts, the twins came to the Fourth Lady and chattered about reciting poems today. This made the Fourth Lady admire Buerhe's education. As the second sister-in-law, she doted on the twins and often teased them, but she also paid close attention to their cultural studies. Now Cailian could test them on reciting poems.

Bu Erhe and the Fourth Lady had dinner together today, because the twins were going to take a large basket of gifts to the Emperor to distribute them.

Coincidentally, at that time Kangxi was conducting a routine examination on the lessons of the princes, so the princes happened to be in Taoyuan Book House.

When Liang Jiugong came in to announce the arrival of twins, not only Kangxi but all the other princes were curious. The truth was, the Crown Prince and Burhe had downplayed the twins' presence for the past two years. Kangxi could still see them from time to time in Shoukang Palace, but the other princes could only see them on major festivals.

Kangxi: "Let them in. It's a good opportunity for them to meet their uncles."

The twins were stunned when they came in. There were too many people in the room. Not counting the servants, there were thirteen people from the Aisin-Gioro family alone in the room, and that didn't include the twins.

Looking at their faces again, although they are from different mothers, the Aisin Gioro family's genes are still very strong. They all have wide foreheads, narrow chins, long faces, and the unique Aisin Gioro family's phoenix eyes. It can be said that even modern plastic surgery cannot create such a resemblance.

After seeing the twins pay their respects to Kangxi, they were stunned. Yinreng came to the twins and introduced them to them one by one: "This is your uncle, this is your third uncle, this is your fourth uncle, this is..." After the fourteenth prince was introduced and the twins also paid their respects, the group finally sat down quietly.

The twins knew all the uncles mentioned above, especially the fourth uncle, who often came to Yuqing Palace. However, at that time, it was not convenient for them to pay their respects to the uncles mentioned above separately, so they could only wait for their old father to rescue them personally.

Kangxi smiled as he saw the twins sitting on the small stools designed for children before speaking, "What brings you here? What's the matter?"

The twins now remembered why they came here. However, seeing so many people, Jingyi felt a little shy, so Hongye answered, "To the Queen, my grandson and I gathered a lot of lotus flowers and lotus pods in the lotus pond in the back lake today. We wanted to give some to the Queen and the uncles."

Kangxi was in high spirits, and his originally smiling face suddenly turned serious: "Oh, you two little ones went by yourselves?"

Seeing the emperor like this, the fourth prince Yinzhen was worried for Hongye, but Yinreng was calm and had nothing to be afraid of. He knew his son very well and this little scene would not scare him.

As expected, Hongye seemed oblivious to Kangxi's darkening expression, and replied calmly as before, "It wasn't that our grandchildren went there on their own. Mother and Fourth Aunt took us to Houhu Lake this afternoon. Fourth Aunt was waiting for us on the shore, and Mother sent a small boat to take us into the lotus pond."

Kangxi then asked, "So you just went to pick lotus flowers this afternoon?"

He knew very well that the Crown Princess had even tested their lessons.

Sure enough, Hongye answered directly: "Mother also asked us about the lotus poems on the boat. At that time, we asked and answered in a chain. My sister recited two poems, mother recited one, and my grandson also recited two poems."

The bored princes who had been waiting nearby were now all perked up. How old were these twins? They could already recite poems? And they could even recite two poems each without repeating themselves?

Kangxi was also curious: "Who won in the end?"

Jingyi was familiar with this question. She raised her hand and answered, "Fuck you, brother wins."

When it came to his grandson and granddaughter, Kangxi's expression changed, and he instantly became a kind old grandfather: "Then Princess Jingyi of the Imperial Palace, tell me, why did your brother win when both of them were defeated by two poems?"

Jingyi thought for a moment and then replied, "That's because the poem my brother recited is more difficult than Jingyi's. My brother can definitely recite it again, but Jingyi can't recite something different."

Kangxi was already surprised to hear that the twins could recite two poems each, but he didn't expect Hongye to be able to recite more. After hearing Jingyi's words, Kangxi and the other princes in the room looked at Hongye: "Hongye, tell the Queen Mother, can you recite more? Recite it for the Queen Mother to hear."

Hongye cast his eyes towards Yinreng, and only after seeing his father nod encouragingly did he begin to recite: "Under Phoenix Mountain, the rain has just cleared, the water is clear and the wind is gentle, the sunset glow is bright. A lotus flower has blossomed and is still full. Where did the two egrets fly from? As if they were interested,

I admire Pingting. Suddenly I hear a mournful zither playing on the river, filled with bitterness and emotion. Who can I send to listen? The smoke and clouds gather, and as promised, it is Xiang Ling. I want to wait for the song to end and ask for her, but she is gone, only a few green peaks remain.

After he finished speaking, Kangxi looked appreciative. This was a poem by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty. He didn't expect that Hongye also knew it.

At this moment, the Fourteenth Prince became dissatisfied. He had always been the youngest prince, and all the praise from the Emperor's father belonged to him.

Besides, his mother is now trapped in Yonghe Palace and can't get out, but it was all caused by the twins' mother. The son must pay for the mother's debt, so today he is going to kill the twins' arrogance.

Thinking of this, Yinzhen shouted directly at Hongye: "You can recite these, too. If you are so capable, recite something that I can't do, and let me be convinced."

Facing the provocation of the Fourteenth Prince, before anyone else could stop him, Hongye directly accepted the challenge: "Okay, Fourteenth Uncle, you must keep your word. Hongye doesn't want you to be convinced. As long as you can protect your nephew when Hongye goes to the Shangshufang to study, that's enough."

Yinzhen: "Okay, then it's settled. You recite it, and I'll listen."

The Fourteenth Prince was smug, feeling that his plan had worked. Little did he know that his father, the Crown Prince, and his older brother, the Fourth Prince, were all waiting to teach him a lesson after this incident. The main reason was that the Fourteenth Prince had gone too far today. An eight-year-old uncle was trying to embarrass a three-year-old nephew. Even if he won, what would it matter? Wasn't that just bullying the weak and the old?

Hongye gave the Fourteenth Prince no chance to regret and recited aloud a poem he had occasionally encountered before: "The White Jade Palace in Heaven, with twelve towers and five walls. The immortal strokes my head, and I am blessed with eternal life... The lotus blooms in clear water, naturally free of decoration... Banners and flags flank the two mountains, the Yellow River flows in the middle. Even chickens cannot enter, and horses wait in vain for water. I wish I were as good as Yi, so that a single arrow could cut off the top of the banner."

Fourteenth Prince's mouth gradually opened into a big O shape, and finally closed his mouth, fell on the stool behind him, and did not come back to his senses for a long time.

Even the other princes were surprised when Hongye recited more and more. This was not a simple four-line quatrain or a poem, but the longest poem left in Li Bai's life. When they first came into contact with this poem, it took them a long time to memorize it, and now they have forgotten much of it.

Kangxi's expression was no longer as serious or even gloomy as before, but was full of pride that his grandson had grown up. After Hongye finally finished reciting, Kangxi personally picked up a pot of water and poured it for Hongye to quench his thirst.

Hongye's throat was already dry from reciting for so long, and he drank several glasses of water to ease the discomfort. Unnoticed, Jingyi clenched her fists. She hadn't expected her brother to be so outstanding. Starting tomorrow, she would have to work even harder to avoid being left too far behind.

There was another person who, seeing that everyone was paying attention to Hongye, slowly stepped back, preparing to escape from this embarrassing situation.

Suddenly, Jingyi yelled, "Uncle Fourteen, where are you going?"

Everyone looked back and saw that the Fourteenth Prince had already walked to the threshold. If Jingyi hadn't called out quickly, he would have slipped away.

Facing the silent condemnation of the crowd, the Fourteenth Prince curled his lips and moved back: "Alright, alright, I give in. From now on, when you go to the Shangshufang, I will protect you."

When the other princes saw Fourteenth Prince being humiliated, they all burst into laughter. Even Emperor Kangxi was so happy that his beard stood up.

However, Kangxi rewarded those who deserved rewards and punished those who deserved punishments. He rewarded Hongye and Jingyi with a set of fine pens, ink, paper and inkstone. As for the Fourteenth Prince, Kangxi ordered him to memorize the poem within three days, and he would personally check it then.

For a moment, the entire Taoyuan Bookstore was filled with laughter, except for the Fourteenth Prince, who had a sad face. It can only be said that people's joys and sorrows are not the same.