two months later...
On this day, the princess brought Wei Xing to Chu Yang's courtyard. Seeing the arrival of the princess, Leng Feng smiled and saluted her, and then took Wei Xing away to the practice room.
"Is the princess looking for this king?" Looking at Su Wan who was sitting beside him, Chu Yang asked curiously. Su Wan is a woman who knows how to advance and retreat. If there is no special matter, she will not come to her yard.
"My lord, it will be my father's fifty-ninth birthday in three months. Our East Continent is far away from the capital, and it takes about a month for a horse-drawn carriage to arrive at the capital. Therefore, we should start preparing gifts. Choose the right officials to deliver gifts to the capital." Looking at Chu Yang, the princess said so.
"Oh, the princess reminded me in a timely manner. The king will take this matter to heart." Nodding, Chu Yang glanced at Su Wan appreciatively.
"My lord, in fact, for this year's birthday, you can simply prepare some gifts, but it will be different next year. Next year is the 60th birthday of the father. At that time, several vassal kings will return to Beijing to congratulate the father together. Longevity. If the prince doesn't want his gift to be inferior to the other four vassals, then you should prepare it earlier!" Looking at Chu Yang, Su Wan reminded seriously.
"Well, the concubine makes a lot of sense. This year's gift is simpler and it's okay. However, next year is the whole birthday of the father, and all the princes will go back to celebrate the father. If the gift is too casual, it will be punished." Those concubines are outmatched!" Cannon Fodder was always arrogant and looked down on other feudal lords, so he seldom called their elder brothers, but mostly called them concubines.
"Yeah, so, we have to prepare in advance, so that we won't be outmatched by them!" Su Wan remembers such big days as the emperor's birthday, the queen's birthday, and the prince's birthday very clearly, and she remembers them every time. Remind Chu Yang in advance.
"Okay, the king will take care of this matter. The princess doesn't have to worry too much." Next year, my body will be thirty-three years old, and my elder brother who is ten years older than me will die. Next year is a very critical year!
"It's good for the prince to know. Last year, our birthday was escorted by Dong Hezhang and Liu Yong. This year..."
"Well, don't worry. When you go back, write a gift list to me according to last year's gift list. I will refer to the details. After choosing the gift, I will choose the right person to send it to me." After thinking about it, Chu Yang Say so.
"Yes, the concubine will make a gift list for the prince when I get back!" Nodding, Su Wan took over the task.
"The winery has excellent wines. When giving gifts this time, the king will ask them to bring some Dongzhou specialties to the father-in-law and mother-in-law. You can also write a letter home and ask them to bring them along! "Looking at Su Wan, Chu Yang explained the matter again.
"Yes, thank you, my lord, I will prepare a family letter!" Nodding, Su Wan expressed her understanding.
"In addition, this king wants to tell you about the third child. In the past few years, the king has seen that the third child's temper has become more and more stable. The third child is also sixteen this year. This king intends to let him serve as the inspector. Be a deputy envoy for a few years, familiarize yourself with the various procedures, and then be an inspector. In charge of the prison in Dongzhou. What do you think?" Looking at Su Wan, Chu Yang asked seriously.
"My lord's arrangement is naturally the best. The third child likes to study since he was a child, and being a civil servant is also very good." Su Wan is very clear that there is only one king of Dongzhou, and the eldest son must inherit the throne, so, The third son can only find another way out. Since the lord has already planned to let the third son serve as the inspector, it is naturally impossible for her as a mother to object.
"Okay, if you agree, it's up to you and the third child to discuss this matter!"
"Don't worry, my lord, I will go and talk to the third child!" Nodding, Su Wan expressed her understanding.
Not long after, Leng Feng and Wei Xing came back from practice.
Looking at his son, who had a small face like a small bun, wrinkled into a ball, Chu Yang waved at him. "What's the matter, Xing'er, did you not practice your swordsmanship well and was trained by your master?"
"Father!" Taking a step forward, Wei Xing ran over and stood in front of his father.
"What's wrong, you have an aggrieved face!" Seeing the child's aggrieved look on the verge of crying, Chu Yang rubbed the child's head in distress.
"Father, the eldest brother and the third brother bullied me. They stole the Rubik's Cube and the maze box you gave me. I asked them, but they still refused to admit it!" Speaking of this, Wei Xing's eyes turned red with grievance.
Hearing this, Chu Yang froze for a moment, then his face darkened. "How unreasonable is this? Two fathers, one eighteen and one sixteen, are still grabbing toys from their younger brothers to play with? Really, really unreasonable. Come, call me both of them!"
"No!" In response, the two guards at the door left immediately.
"My lord, the toys you designed are quite novel. The boss and the third child have never seen them before when they were young. They were also curious for a while!" Seeing Chu Yang's ugly face, the princess hurriedly begged for mercy.
"You don't need to plead for them. If you like to play, you can borrow it from your brother. There is no reason to take it away secretly." Waving his hand, Chu Yang refused to let the princess plead.
Not long after, Wei Rong and Wei Heng rushed to the father's yard in a hurry. "The child pays respects to the father!"
"Hmph!" Seeing the two older brothers, Wei Xing snorted angrily.
Looking at the younger brother standing next to their father, the two suddenly felt that something was wrong.
"My lord asks you, did you steal Xing'er's Rubik's cube and maze box?" Having said that, Chu Yang's eyes fell on the two of them.
"Father, the child either stole it or borrowed it to play for two days. The Rubik's Cube Yanqi has been coveted for a long time. I borrowed it from my younger brother, but my younger brother refused to lend it to me, so the child secretly took it for him to play with for two days." Speaking of this , Wei Rong felt helpless.
"You stole from your brother without borrowing from you? What's the reason? Have you read all the books you've read all these years into a dog's stomach?" Chu Yang was very annoyed as he stared at his eldest son.
"Yes, yes, it's the boy's fault. Later, the boy will take back the Rubik's Cube and return it to Fifth Brother." Nodding, Wei Rong quickly admitted his mistake.
"No need, Yan Qi is the eldest grandson of this king. Since he likes to play with the Rubik's Cube, I can give it to him. However, your behavior really makes this king very unhappy. This king punishes you to wash your fifth younger brother's clothes and go back later. , you washed all his clothes for me. Remember, you can’t do it to others, you have to wash it yourself.”
"Yes, Father!" Nodding his head, Wei Rong naturally did not dare to refute.
Turning his head, Chu Yang looked at Wei Xing. "Xing'er, Father will bring you a new Rubik's Cube later." Before, Chu Yang asked the craftsman to directly make twenty Rubik's Cubes and twenty maze boxes, so there are still many new Rubik's Cubes and maze boxes in the cabinet. This is a spare prepared for his wife in case Leng Feng's Rubik's Cube is broken, so there is no replacement.
"Well, thank you, Father!" Wei Xing immediately thanked him when he heard that there was a new Rubik's Cube.
"En!" Nodding his head, Chu Yang looked at his third son again. "Third, what's the matter with you? Your eldest brother took the Rubik's Cube for his son to play with, you won't tell me, you also took the maze box for your two-year-old son to play with?"
"Father, it's my fault. The first time I saw such a novel toy, I just wanted to play with it. It's my fault!" Bending and kneeling, Wei Heng hastily admitted his mistake.
"Forget it, let's play with you if you like. However, it's really not good behavior to steal your brother's toys without telling your brother. When you go back later, you can clean your fifth brother's boots. As a punishment!" The third child, Chu Yang said seriously.
"Yes, Father!" Nodding his head, Wei Heng responded immediately.
"Feng'er, go and get a new Rubik's Cube and a new maze box for Xing'er!" Turning his head, Chu Yang saw his wife.
"Okay!" Nodding, Leng Feng stepped into the inner room. Not long after, he appeared in front of Wei Xing with a brand new toy.
"Xing'er, Master found you a Rubik's Cube with a piggy pattern engraved on it, and this maze, which is also colorful!" Saying this, Leng Feng handed the two toys to the child.
"Well, thank you Master!" Nodding, Wei Xing hastily thanked, and reached out to take the toy from the other party's hand.
Looking at the new toy in Wei Xing's hand. Wei Rong and Wei Heng had to sigh with emotion, the father is really eccentric! They don't even have an old toy, but the younger brother is playing with new toys. Sure enough, the younger son is the one who loves it!
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After leaving Chu Yang's courtyard, the mother and son returned to Wangfei's courtyard together. Su Wan looked helplessly at her youngest son. "Xing'er, didn't concubine mother tell you that concubine mother will help you get the toy back? Why did you tell your father?"
"The mother concubine lied to the child. The mother concubine told the child to come back three days ago, but she hasn't come back yet." Speaking of this, Wei Xing looked dissatisfied.
"Xing'er, Yanqi is your little nephew, can't you lend him your toy to play with for a few days?" Looking at her son, the princess said helplessly.
"You can lend it to my little nephew to play with, but I'm not happy that my elder brother and sister-in-law are also playing with it! And my third brother and third sister-in-law are also secretly playing with my toys, and I'm not happy either!" Looking at his two older brothers, Wei Xingli said bluntly.
"Hey, you kid is so proud of being favored!" Looking at his younger brother, Wei Rong shook his head helplessly.
"Brother, wait for me here, I'll go change clothes!" After saying that, Wei Xing went back to his room with his new toy in his arms.
Not long after, a pile of dirty clothes appeared in front of Wei Rong, and a pair of dirty boots appeared in front of Wei Heng. The two looked at each other with black lines all over their heads.
Looking at the two brothers with black faces, Wei Xing smiled triumphantly. "Big Brother, Third Brother, please forgive me."
"Hmph, brat, wait for me!" With a cold snort, Wei Rong picked up the dirty clothes and left angrily.
"Xiao Wu, you are getting less and less cute!" He glanced at his younger brother resentfully, and the third child also picked up his younger brother's boots helplessly, and left in frustration.
"Xing'er!" Looking at her youngest son, Su Wan shook her head helplessly.
"Mother and concubine, they should be punished for doing something wrong. Besides, they are my elder brothers, so it's not a big deal to help my brother wash clothes?" Looking at his mother, the child said seriously.
"You child!" Su Wan shook her head helplessly as she looked at her youngest son, who was already somewhat domineering. Heart said: This child's temper, really looks like a prince!
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