Chapter 169: A Day Trip to Yuanmingyuan
Yihuan was very excited today because Yinzhen said yesterday that he would take her and the children to visit the Old Summer Palace.

This was when Yinzhen was conferred the title of Prince Yong. The garden bestowed by Kangxi had been renovated for several months according to Yinzhen's ideas. During the break, the family could go there to relax and see if there was anything that was not beautiful and renovate it.

When she heard that she could see the Old Summer Palace, known as the "Garden of Gardens", Yihuan stayed up almost half the night. Yinzhen couldn't understand why his wife was so energetic, but he was not sleepy either, so he could just ask her to exercise together.

After changing the clothes for the little wolf, Yihuan admired her masterpiece. She personally sewed a piece of doll clothes in the style of Big Bad Wolf for the little wolf. When the hat was buckled on the head, a row of sharp-looking teeth were exposed. She also added a furry tail on the butt, which swayed from side to side as the little wolf ran. It was very cute.

Liuliu and Da Gege both liked the little wolf very much and came to pull the little wolf's tail.

Honghui thought about it and decided to draw this scene later, as a coming-of-age gift prepared in advance for his younger brother. It would definitely be a big surprise.

Yinzhen was a little helpless. Fu Jin's little head always had some ridiculous ideas. He held the little wolf by the neck and took his family into the carriage.

Honghui pulled at his brother's hood and said, "Father, I heard that my third uncle also got a garden from the emperor. He treasured it very much and rarely let people in. Father, have you been there? Which one is better than our Old Summer Palace?"

Hongyun shrank back and sat next to his eldest sister, thinking, here it comes again, I don’t know what’s wrong with my eldest brother, he is always thinking of provoking my father, it’s best if I don’t go forward at this time, or I might become an innocent victim.

Yinzhen glanced at Honghui and asked, "Is there any place that our young master Honghui cannot go to?"

"It seems that Ama has never been there either." Honghui continued nonchalantly, "Hongqing said that he wanted to invite his son and brothers to go there for a day. Ama, don't worry, you will know after your son has been there."

"You can get together and have fun, but don't mess up your third uncle's garden." Yinzhen felt that given Hongqing's personality, this invitation would most likely not be agreed to by Prince Cheng.

When they arrived at the Old Summer Palace, Yihuan was dumbfounded. Compared with the descriptions in later records, only the plaque at the entrance was the same. Although it was much larger than Prince Yong's Palace, it was still far behind the more than 50 gardens and over 600 halls and pavilions.

On second thought, Yihuan understood that it was the garden that had been renovated and constructed for many years by the now-crowned Emperor Yongzheng, and that was finally completed. Now the garden could only be considered in its initial form.

Putting aside these distracting thoughts, Yihuan followed Yinzhen through most of the garden, saw the unique rockery garden, walked through various pavilions, and finally sat down in the pavilion in the middle of the lake to rest.

"Master, why are there no plaques here?" Yihuan wanted to see how famous scenic spots like Zhengda Guangming and Tianran Huatu were different from the places she visited in her previous life, but after walking for so long, she couldn't tell which courtyard was which.

Yinzhen gestured to the children to have some snacks. "After all, we are still at the groundbreaking stage. Today I am bringing you to see the actual scenery. I will ask the Ministry of Works to send over the garden model later. After it is finalized, I will let the children think of a name. How do you think?"

Yihuan felt that Yinzhen's idea sounded familiar. After thinking for a long time, she finally understood that this was the Prince Yong's Mansion version of the Grand View Garden nominated by Jia Baoyu. It is said that art originates from life and is higher than life. Cao Gong was right.

"The lake here flows around the entire garden. It is a good place to escape the heat in the summer. When the garden is built, Master will bring us here. The view is much wider than in the palace." Yihuan thought. She had lived in Prince Yong's palace for so long that she was already bored.

"Okay." Yinzhen responded. He had already meant this.

While everyone was not paying attention, the little wolf lay down in the corner of the pavilion and wanted to play in the water, but was stopped by Honghui holding his hat. The lake was unfathomable and it would be no joke if someone really fell in.

"Keep an eye on your prince and don't let him get close to the water." Honghui instructed the eunuch who followed Xiaolang.

The pavilion was covered with curtains, and the family had lunch here. The children followed Yihua's habit of taking a nap. Honghui was often called to the Yangxin Palace to accompany the emperor at noon, so noon was actually the time when he was most energetic. Hongyun was energetic as long as he was not under Yinzhen's nose.

So the two brothers went off to play together, and Yihuan took the children to take a nap in the room that had been prepared long ago.

When she woke up, she was startled by a clay figure in front of her.

"Honghui?" Yihuan took a while to recognize him. "Where have you been?"

"My son and my third brother went to plant lotus. The area was full of mud. My third brother didn't stand firmly and we all slipped. So we simply scattered the seeds directly in the mud." Honghui obviously found it very interesting and he was relaxed and happy when he said this.

"How did you think of doing this? Do you really like farming?" Don't think she can't see that none of these children like working in the fields. If it weren't for their father Yinzhen setting an example, they wouldn't have persisted for so many years.

"Mother has seen that it's not that I hate my son, I just think he has no practical use. I have spent so much effort to cultivate several acres of fertile land, but only harvested a few seeds. If we use this time to identify farming talents and let professionals do professional work, wouldn't it be better and more efficient?" Honghui took off his clothes and began to wash his face.

Yihuan agrees with Honghui's idea. It's one thing that Yinzhen likes her, but he may also be using this for show. Every prince has a personality in front of the emperor. The eldest prince is brave, the crown prince is humble, and Prince Cheng likes reading. When it comes to Yinzhen, he is down-to-earth and cautious.

Oh, if you ask the Eighth Prince, he can do everything well except calligraphy.

"Honghui, never question your father." Yihuan said earnestly. Yinzhen was not a strict father. He seemed very strict with his children but actually he loved them all very much, especially Honghui. Yihuan was afraid that this child would become spoiled and follow the old path of Yinreng, so she warned him every time she saw any sign of this.

"My son understands. Don't worry, mother." Honghui might not have understood his mother's painstaking efforts when he was young, but now that he has been immersed in the palace for a long time, he understands what his mother means.

"I think we can eat lotus seeds when we come back in a while, and it will be more fun for mom and big sister to have fun with the kids." Honghui finally cleaned himself up. "Also, I think we can raise some chickens, ducks, geese, etc. It must be fun to keep them in one place and let them move freely."

Yihuan laughed in her heart. Yinzhen's subtle influence did work. Instead of Honghui wanting any entertainment venue, he came up with such a simple idea.

"Okay, you and Hongyun should also talk about which courtyard he likes. If you want to add any decorations to the garden, you must tell them. Don't be shy." In order to avoid unnecessary conflicts with Concubine Li, Yihuan never cared about the Third Prince's affairs. Yihuan only asked about his food, clothing, housing and transportation as a routine matter.

"Mother, I hope the new princess doesn't cause you any trouble." Honghui suddenly asked.

"No." Yihua answered subconsciously, "Why do you care about this, kid? This is not something you should ask about."

"My son knows he was wrong, please don't be angry, mother." Honghui came over and acted like a spoiled child like he did when he was a child.

"The second young master of the Nian family seems to be inquiring about our palace. My son thinks she is restless." Honghui heard some rumors and came to Yihuan to verify them.

"Mother knows what's going on. This matter cannot be mentioned again."

(End of this chapter)