TL: Hua
Extra 2
(1)
Daily diary of Yin Yuanchen at the age of three years and eight months, written by Sang Yuan. Oh, by the way, Sang Yuan is the prince’s personal eunuch.
Early this morning, when this Crown Prince woke up and ran to Hanliang Palace, daddy was still sound asleep in bed. Of course, daddy has always been lazy, so even if he sleeps until the sun is high in the sky, it’s nothing surprising.
But daddy was sleeping so soundly that it made this Crown Prince feel a bit sleepy too. I opened my mouth and let out a big yawn, so I decided to climb onto the dragon bed and sleep a little longer with daddy.
Hmm, this Crown Prince is a thoughtful and well-behaved little baby.
Daddy seemed to have been woken up by me. I smelled daddy’s sweet scent and couldn’t help but rub my head against daddy’s chest, but then daddy completely pressed me down.
So heavy! Daddy, hurry up and let me go, or you’ll lose your most beloved little treasure.
Fortunately, after my unremitting efforts, I finally crawled out from under daddy’s body. But daddy’s sleepiness truly is contagious, so before long, I fell asleep holding daddy’s arm.
When I woke up again, Imperial Father had already returned from morning court. Imperial Father picked me up from the bed. I’ll tell you a secret: my Imperial Father is super strong! Not only can he pick me up, but he can pick daddy up too!
Unfortunately, this Crown Prince is still small and can’t pick daddy up yet, so I listen to Ah Chen’s words and eat well every day. Sooner or later, I will also become very strong.
“Little food bucket.” Daddy poked my cheek, but it didn’t hurt at all. I chuckled, not planning to tell daddy about my grand ambitions.
Imperial Father didn’t have to deal with state affairs today, so after breakfast, he accompanied daddy and me to Yunhe Palace to greet Grandmother.
Grandmother’s Yunhe Palace is beautiful, but it’s a shame there are so many green vegetables planted inside. I don’t like eating those vegetables, and daddy doesn’t like eating them either, so many of them ended up in my Imperial Father’s tummy.
Those vegetables were so yucky, I don’t know how Imperial Father ate them. But Ah Chen also said that eating more vegetables helps you grow tall, so this Crown Prince grudgingly helped Imperial Father with a tiny bit.
Of course, those green, bitter vegetables weren’t our goal today. Daddy said that the watermelons in Grandmother’s courtyard are ready to be picked! Today’s goal: off to the watermelons!
Grandmother raised these watermelons so well! Not only are they big and round, but the flesh inside is also super sweet. Daddy and I each held half a watermelon and dug into it with a silver spoon. It’s even tastier with a little powdered sugar sprinkled on top, but daddy said I’m still young and can’t eat too much sugar, or my teeth will go bad.
Finally, daddy finished eating his half watermelon, but I had a lot left over from mine. Sigh, it’s true that I’m too small; I can’t even finish half a watermelon. In the end, Imperial Father helped me solve this problem.
Daddy is especially dedicated and enthusiastic about food. The Imperial Kitchen sent many ice bowls made from watermelon today. I tasted one bite, and the rest all went into daddy’s tummy.
However, later I heard from Mumu (Mu Yu) that daddy ate too many ice bowls and got a stomachache. Imperial Father was very angry when he found out, and it seems he even spanked daddy’s bottom.
But I have deep doubts about this. After all, although Imperial Father is majestic and stern, he rarely gets angry. And Imperial Father loves daddy so, so much, he definitely wouldn’t lay a hand on daddy.
Daddy said that all acts of domestic violence are unacceptable.
Alright, this Crown Prince’s daily diary ends here. Mainly because Sang Yuan is tired, and this Crown Prince needs to let him rest well. Otherwise, he won’t be willing to write for me in the future.
(2)
Yin Yuanchen’s daily diary at five years old, still written by Sang Yuan.
This Crown Prince is finally five years old! Daddy said this year’s birthday gift will be a very beautiful one. Of course, the gift isn’t important to me; what matters is that this gift is from daddy!
Early this morning, Sang Yuan helped me change into new clothes sent by the Imperial Wardrobe Department. But looking in the mirror, I felt a little melancholic. Who is that chubby, big rabbit in the mirror? Oh, it seems to be this Crown Prince!
So why did daddy want the Imperial Wardrobe Department to make clothes in the shape of a rabbit? Although they’re beautiful and cute, this Crown Prince is a tall and mighty man. How can I wear a little girl’s clothes?
But since daddy likes it, this thoughtful and considerate son is naturally willing to spoil daddy.
My eldest maternal uncle’s son, Xiao Yunyun, arrived quite early. He even managed to get into daddy’s embrace before this Crown Prince! Oh well, he’s a younger brother, so I’ll let him have it for a bit. Daddy will definitely praise me for being sensible later.
Hehe, just thinking about it makes me happy.
My eldest maternal uncle reached out and pinched my arm, praising me as a talent for martial arts. Indeed, even a cute and pretty rabbit outfit couldn’t conceal this Crown Prince’s tall and mighty inner self.
When Imperial Father arrived, Xiao Yunyun finally let go of Daddy. I completely ignored Imperial Father and decisively walked over to snuggle into daddy’s arms: “Daddy, what birthday gift did you prepare for me?” I was too curious.
But at that moment, daddy’s smile was a bit strange. It was only when daddy took out the gift that I realized the sky was about to fall.
Daddy had actually prepared a whole box full of inkstones and paper. Imperial Father walked over and explained in a calm tone that starting tomorrow, I would be going to the Imperial Study to study.
“Daddy, can I not go to study?” It wasn’t that I didn’t want to study; this Crown Prince simply didn’t want to leave Daddy. If I had to go to the Imperial Study, I’d have to leave early and return late, and I wouldn’t be able to cling to daddy and act spoiled anymore.
This must be Imperial Father intentionally trying to drive a wedge between daddy and me.
Imperial Father had a conspiracy hidden in his heart; that’s why he didn’t intend to save me from this predicament. In the end, no amount of spoiled acting could get me out of studying.
Alright, as the Crown Prince of Daliang, I must bear the responsibilities of a Crown Prince. After all, Imperial Father had said these principles many times when I was very young, and this Crown Prince always keeps them in mind.
But fortunately, I’m not the only one in the Imperial Study. There’s Elder Brother Yuanji from Imperial Uncle’s family, Elder Sister Rongyue and Elder Brother Shang’an from Auntie’s family… and later, the little brother from eldest maternal uncle’s family and little nephew from Elder Brother Yuancheng’s family will also come to the Imperial Study to study when they grow up.
Oh, right, this Crown Prince heard daddy say that Elder Brother Shang’an is Elder Sister Rongyue’s child groom. But this Crown Prince isn’t quite sure what a child groom means. Anyway, based on this Crown Prince’s many days of observation, Elder Sister Rongyue seems to really like her child groom.
Unfortunately, Imperial Father isn’t willing to find a child groom for this Crown Prince. Oh well, as long as daddy is willing to play with me, a child groom or whatever isn’t important.
Hehe, in the past few days, daddy has indeed come to pick me up from school, happy!
(3)
Yin Yuanchen’s daily diary at nine years old. Now this Crown Prince no longer needs Sang Yuan to help write; I can write freely and boldly.
After asking the tutor, I finally understood what a child groom means. So, Elder Brother Shang’an is going to marry Elder Sister Rongyue as her husband! How interesting.
Oh, right, after school today, we’ll have a long break! Mainly, the weather in the capital is too hot now, so Imperial Father is taking daddy out to escape the summer heat. And as daddy’s precious darling, I naturally have to go too!
However, it was only during this trip out of the capital to escape the summer heat that I learned daddy actually gets carriage-sick. So, all the way, daddy was drowsily leaning on Imperial Father, making me think daddy was going to have a little brother or sister.
At nine years old, I naturally understand that daddy is different from ordinary young men, but this doesn’t affect this Crown Prince and Imperial Father competing for daddy’s attention. Of course, no matter how many times, daddy will always be tempted by Imperial Father’s beauty.
Sigh, it’s all because this Crown Prince is too useless.
The summer retreat mountain manor is very interesting. Imperial Uncle and Elder Brother Yuancheng took me and Elder Brother Yuanji to catch fish in the river. The river water here is so, so cold. Daddy somehow got a bamboo basket of grapes and just threw them into the river.
Originally, daddy was going to pull Imperial Father for an afternoon nap, but this Crown Prince used all his strength to pull daddy out of bed.
The grapes, chilled by the river water, seemed even sweeter. However, counting them, this Crown Prince didn’t eat many; most of them ended up in daddy’s stomach.
Imperial Uncle worked hard for half a day and didn’t catch a single fish, getting a good laugh from Elder Brother Yuancheng. But it seems Elder Brother Yuancheng wasn’t much better than Imperial Uncle.
While those two bickered back and forth, Elder Brother Yuanji and I hid on the other side, watching the show and happily splashing water with our feet.
In the end, Imperial Father brought the eldest maternal uncle over, and they helped us catch a bucket full of fish. Daddy suddenly had a whim and said he wanted to eat grilled fish. This Crown Prince naturally raised both hands and feet in agreement.
So Imperial Father had the guards set up a grilling stand by the river, allowing Elder Brother Yuanji and me to also experience the joy of grilling fish ourselves.
But I think Imperial Father probably wanted to grill the fish himself and present them to daddy to show his devotion. This Crown Prince naturally wouldn’t give him that chance, so I pulled Elder Brother Yuanji to grill fish together.
In the end, honestly, grilling fish was a bit too difficult for us young ones. Elder Brother Yuanji and I just couldn’t understand why adults could grill fragrant fish, but the fish in our hands were charred black and still raw inside.
daddy lived up to his salted fish reputation; he wouldn’t lift a finger if he didn’t have to, just sitting obediently and waiting for Imperial Father to feed him. Sigh, it’s all because this Crown Prince is too young and couldn’t let daddy eat son-made grilled meat. So, I must write it down in my diary: In the future, remember to personally make grilled fish for daddy to eat. This is daddy’s wish!
The summer retreat mountain manor wasn’t just about grilled fish fun. Leaving the stuffy capital, daddy seemed more energetic than before, taking me wandering around the manor.
But is daddy a bit unreliable? He clearly intended to take me to the mountain to pick fruit, but instead, he ended up in the market, muttering that the mountain here was lively.
Tsk, I instantly understood. Daddy must have secretly brought me out behind Imperial Father’s back because he wanted to drink. Perhaps he heard from the manor’s servants that the wine nearby was particularly fragrant.
Daddy is indeed unreliable, but what can a son do? This Crown Prince still only has one answer, which is to spoil him.
Allowing daddy to wander around the market unsupervised is definitely not good, so this Crown Prince simply bought a string of sugar-coated hawthorns. While paying, I also asked the uncle selling the hawthorns where the best wine nearby was.
After getting the uncle’s answer, this Crown Prince then led daddy to that place. It was a shop selling loose wine, and a rich aroma of wine immediately wafted out. Daddy clearly looked very tempted by those good wines, but he was still very sensible and didn’t make a fuss about buying a lot of wine. After looking for a long time, he only bought one pot in the end.
As a son, I naturally felt for daddy, so I bought daddy another pot of good wine, naturally using this Crown Prince’s New Year’s money. Daddy looked very happy with the two pots of wine. Hmm, this Crown Prince is also very happy.
On the way back to the manor, we passed a baked flatbread stall. The flatbread smelled so fragrant. A child on the road was pulling his parents, fussing about wanting to eat baked flatbread.
Then, this Crown Prince looked up, and daddy’s eyes were already staring intently at the baked flatbread stall. Alright, this Crown Prince could only pull daddy’s hand and walk over to buy a few meat-filled baked flatbreads.
Hmm, all in all, this Crown Prince had a very happy time escaping the summer heat this time. I look forward to taking daddy out to play next time. The main thing is definitely not to bring Imperial Father along; otherwise, it would not be fun.
