Common child

In the tenth year of Yongzheng, Renzi was engraved ugly on May [-]th, and Yunqi died at the age of fifty four, posthumously named Wen.

Prince Hengwen Yinqi, the fifth son of the holy ancestor.He has a peaceful mind and a kind disposition, which gives people the impression of being very kind and mellow.

In the Kangxi Dynasty, where there were many talented people, Yinqi's greatest wish was to be an idle prince in peace. Looking back on his own life, he was still satisfied. Raised high so it was never smashed to pieces.

The best is to be the majority, the second is to be a few, and the worst is to be unique.

This is what his mama taught him.

He has always thought that his Mama Mama is a woman who is not inferior to the Empress Dowager, but the Empress Dowager's radiance is too bright, and she is willing to be a shadow under that radiance, so people completely ignore her.

In fact, being able to be content with being ordinary in the cannibalistic Forbidden City is itself extraordinary.

The childhood memories of being raised by Huang Mama's side have always been warm. She would hug him, hum to him nursery rhymes on the grassland in Mongolian, and tell him how beautiful the Horqin prairie is.

He actually admires Huang Mama's contentment and happiness. There are too many people in the Forbidden City who are ruined by the word unwillingness. She said that those who want to compete will compete, no matter how they win or lose in the end. , Most of them are unhappy, just like her aunt, the disused Concubine Jing who is bright and fierce, like her aunt, the empress dowager who killed and wised through three dynasties.

She said, Xiao Wu, Mama Huang only wants you to be safe and happy. As a son of the royal family, you are already a master, so why push too much? No matter whether you are said to be cowardly or mediocre, it is not surprising for people in the royal family A better life is the best and the hardest to find.

These were the comforting words he got when he went to the study room on the first day and was softly ridiculed by his brothers because he had never been exposed to Chinese.

Yes, the best life should be calm. In the days to come, he quietly watched the shadows of swords and swords in the upper study, watched the undercurrents in the court, and watched the blazing flames. Even if there are occasional dangers, the fire of the day is safe and sound.

But there was still the most painful and regrettable time, that was in May of the fourth year of Yongzheng, when he was ordered to change his younger brother's name.

At that moment, he looked at Yinzhen who was kneeling on the ground listening to the reading of the imperial decree, and his whole body was in pain.

Although it is said that the winner is the king and the loser, but after all, they are blood relatives, so why are they so vicious?

Perhaps this is the emperor's mind, either do not do it or do it absolutely, this is something he will never and will not understand.

His sanity became more and more unclear, and he knew that his time had come, so he moved his fingers slightly, and squeezed the Liuyun Baifu mutton fat jade pendant in his hand with the last of his strength. The birthday gift given by Huang Ama that year, the beloved thing that never left her body for many years, was secretly stolen by Yinzhi by some unknown method, and given to him as a thought.

If life could be repeated, he would still be an idle prince, but this time he would hold Yinzhen to whatever he said, so that he could die peacefully.

And Yinzhi, the third elder brother who is both civil and military, should live as he pleases instead of spending his years in confinement in Yong'an Pavilion in Jingshan.

How great would it be if we could do it all over again?

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At noon on February 18th, [-]th year of Kangxi, Yipin gave birth to the fifth son of the emperor. At the full moon banquet, the empress dowager loved it very much, so she adopted him in the Palace of Mercy.

This night was the last night that the five sons of the emperor could stay in Yipin's palace. She looked at her first child, who was pregnant in October, and her long and narrow eyes were full of love and pity, which was soon replaced by unwillingness and resentment. The flickering candlelight reflected that bright face, giving it an inexplicable eerie feeling.

"Mother, it's getting late, let's go to bed." A nanny came over, her eyes were full of distress, and she persuaded softly. She was Yipin's nanny, surnamed Chen, and her affection was unusual. She looked at the elder The older child naturally understands the pain in her heart, "Madam, it is a great honor for the little elder brother to be raised in front of the empress dowager, you..."

"Mother, don't talk about it." Yipin bit her lip and interrupted her, her voice was extremely low but could not conceal the hatred in it, "Mother, what a great honor, isn't it because of Tong Jia's?" Bitch!"

"Empress, be careful that the wall has ears."

"What are you afraid of? We are the only ones here. Even if this word spreads, the emperor will not blame me. He knows that I am dissatisfied with the child being taken away, and he also knows my temperament. If I pretend to be nonchalant and don't complain in private, He's afraid he'll think I'm deep-minded." Yipin has only been in the palace for a few years, and her temper is still very violent, but she is definitely not as innocent as when she first entered the palace. The Forbidden City is the place where people can grow most quickly. This statement is never false.

She turned her head to look at the child, gently caressing his face, her eyes were bright, as if there was water shining in them, "How can I not know what that bitch Tong Jia is thinking? Now there is a woman in the harem There are not many, and they are all old people around the emperor. Who among us concubines who were canonized in 16 is worthless? She Tong Jia is a noble concubine, that’s right, and the position of queen is vacant, so she is the only one in the harem The score is the highest, but she has no children! In the harem, children are the essence of a woman. Do you think she is not in a hurry? She finally conceived the year before last but had a miscarriage because the prince had acne and was busy with the palace. Don’t you think she felt that she Is it a fate, afraid of being childless? That's why she took advantage of the pain of miscarriage to bring Wu Ya's fourth elder brother to her own palace to raise her. She made a good plan. Wu Ya's family has not been sealed yet, so she is not qualified to raise children , the fourth elder brother was hugged and raised in front of her from birth, and the relationship between mother and child in the future must be closer than that of his own mother. Moreover, Wu Ya's family is also quite favored. At the beginning of the year, the emperor said that he wanted a book She is a concubine, who said that the child was taken away to appease her, and the nobles who died in the palace promised a lot of concubines. It is not that she, Wu Ya, has a means to get such compensation. Tong Jia is now Holding the child in your hands will give you one more person to use, which is really a bargain!"

"But... what does this have to do with the empress dowager taking away the little elder brother?" Mother Chen asked puzzled.

"Why doesn't it matter? Mammy, you know that my position is to be able to raise the child by myself, so it seems strange to be raised by the empress dowager. The emperor's decree is to comfort the empress dowager's loneliness, but why is it lonely at this time? The fourth elder brother was not lonely when he was born. Logically speaking, it is more reasonable to raise the fourth elder brother? In other words, if Tong Jia did not raise the fourth elder brother, would it be impossible for my son to be carried to the empress dowager? Could it be that the empress dowager is not thinking about this? There are not many elder brothers in the palace, and the most expensive one is the crown prince. The fourth elder brother has become the adopted son of the imperial concubine, and the fifth elder brother has been raised by the empress dowager. The three noble elder brothers became a three-legged force to check and balance each other, allowing the crown prince to stand out and beat the harem." So it's all Tong Jia's fault!

"Since the overall situation has been decided, you can admit it, Niang Niang." This kind of psychological game of the highest ranking people, they, masters and slaves, cannot resist at all.

"The matter has come to this, can I deny it? It's just complaining in private." Yipin is transparent, even if she hates it in her heart, she will happily carry the child to the Palace of Mercy and Benevolence tomorrow. There is still a family behind her, so she can't provoke talk.

"Your Majesty, anyway, you will go to pay respects to the Empress Dowagers of the Two Palaces every day, and then you will be able to see the little Elder Brother, besides, the Empress Dowager is the most kind, if you really miss the Little Elder Brother, it should be fine to take him back to the palace for a day or two .”

"Don't worry, mama, I'm not a horny person, I'm tired too, let's go to bed." Yipin waved her hands, and finally looked at the child in the cradle sleeping soundly with eyes closed, finally couldn't help but leaned over and kissed Touch that little forehead.

"In fact, it's not bad to be adopted by the empress dowager. You may not be able to learn other skills in front of the empress dowager, but you can definitely learn the common sense that people in the palace rarely have. It's a blessing." She said this very lightly, except for the cradle. No one can hear the children in the house anymore.

Yipin stood up holding Nanny Chen's hand, and went into the inner room to rest.

At this time, the little elder brother's nanny came over to look at the child, and seeing that the quilt was tightly covered, she blew out the candle and went to rest on the couch beside her.

There seemed to be a faint sigh in the darkness, and then it dispersed in the air.

Yinqi never thought that his dying wish would come true, if he said he was reborn, he would be reborn, the gods in the sky are too real!

And everything hasn't changed from the beginning, he still hugged the empress dowager at the full moon, but he didn't expect to hear what his mother-in-law said.

He always thought that Er Niang didn't like him, at least compared to Lao Jiu, who was spoiled by Er Niang so lawlessly, he was like a poor little boy. Sometimes he felt unbalanced in his heart, but then he felt that it was because he was not raised in In front of her, the relationship is naturally not warm, so in the previous life, he was just polite to Er Niang, but he didn't expect that at the very beginning, she was also full of reluctance, and only wanted to be safe and happy.

Now that it's over again, let's try our best to restore the relationship between mother and child, so that it can't be turned into the later alienation and politeness, and those things he hoped for before he died, naturally he must do his best to complete them.

The next day, Yinqi woke up in the familiar Mongolian language. He opened his eyes, because a full-moon baby can't see clearly and only has a sense of light. There is a hazy white membrane in front of him, and he can only listen Voice defense bit.

"Look, Empress Dowager, the little elder brother is really good-looking, and he will definitely be a lucky person in the future." This was the voice of the Empress Dowager's personal nun, Mother Lanka.

"That's right, these facial features have followed Yibi, and he must be a handsome boy when he grows up." The long-lost familiar voice, with the love of an ordinary old man for his grandson, made Yinqi excited, but because he was small, he had no choice but to guess. Fang Fang tried his best to elicit a smile towards the source of the sound.

"Oh, our little elder brother smiled. I think he likes you, Queen Mother." Madam Chen's voice came, full of surprise.

Then he heard his mother-in-law's voice, "It must be that the little elder brother felt the queen mother's love for him, and laughed when he felt happy." It was not at all that she was so unwilling to let the child be taken away last night.

Yinqi sighed in his heart, no matter how dissatisfied he was, he could only smile from the bottom of his heart facing the gift of the superior, this is the survival rule of the palace.

"The Ai family liked this child the first time they saw it. Don't worry, Yipin, this little elder brother will be taken care of properly in the Ai family."

"The empress dowager will panic when she says this. It's more reassuring to be with you than to be with concubines."

"Okay, okay, anyway, the Palace of Mercy and Benevolence is not far from your Changchun Palace. If you want little brother, you can come anytime."

"The concubine thanked the queen mother for her kindness. It's getting late, so the concubine will leave without disturbing the queen mother's rest."

"Go down."

"Whoo."