Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Chapter 22

Yinreng covered his face with his hands and said to Yinyu hurriedly, "Fifteen, Second Brother is wrong. Let go quickly. It hurts."

He really didn't expect that Yinwei would bite his face. After this bite, his face must be red and swollen. Will he be able to go out and see people when he comes back?

Also, there is a big court meeting tomorrow, and I don’t know if I can take a leave.

At the thought of asking for leave, his eyes lit up. He then looked towards Kangxi and said pitifully, "Father, save me! Quickly get Fifteen to let go."

Seeing Yinyu's stubbornness, Kangxi couldn't help but burst into laughter. He stood up from his chair, patted Yinyu on the back, and said, "Fifteen, your second brother has begged for mercy and knows he's wrong. Let's forgive him this time."

"He will never dare to steal your food again."

As he was speaking, Liang Jiugong came in carrying shredded chicken porridge. He looked at Yinreng's face, which Yinyou was holding in his mouth. His expression froze slightly, and then he smiled and said, "Fifteenth Prince, your meal is brought to you by your servant."

The word "slave" was a complete recognition of Yinyou. It was understandable that he treated Yinyou as his master, as he was a man who had bitten the emperor and the prince and still made the emperor say soft words to him.

When Yinyou heard this, he turned his head and loosened the tension on his mouth. He saw the chicken porridge in Liang Jiugong's hand, and his eyes lit up slightly.

Kangxi took the opportunity to carry the man out. When he looked up, he saw the teeth marks on Yinreng's face. The corners of his mouth unconsciously rose. He was bitten like this and ran away. Although the bite area on the ear was not large, the damage was quite great.

Especially since Yinreng was bitten on the face this time.

There was no bleeding, but it looked swollen.

Thinking of what he had just done, Kangxi couldn't help but glare at him, then laughed and scolded: "Serves you right!"

After Yinyu left his arms, Yinreng covered his face with his hands and took a few steps back. He looked at Yinyu with grievance, and then at Kangxi.

It was really frustrating for him to be the crown prince, to be bitten on the face by such a young brother. Now that he didn't have a mirror, he didn't know what he looked like.

But when he thought of his royal father going to court with his ears bitten and swollen, he felt relieved.

At least he wasn't the one who got bitten.

Yinyu hugged Kangxi's neck and looked at Yinreng and smiled. As he smiled, he imitated the words in a baby voice: "It's your turn."

Upon hearing this, Yinreng looked towards Yinyu. He only raised his eyes to meet Kangxi's. Suddenly, all the anger in his body dissipated. Looking at Yinyu's black and white eyes full of smiles, he couldn't help but shook his head and said with a smile: "Father, I'm injured and can't go to court tomorrow."

My face is injured and I can’t see anyone. I need to rest for at least a few days.

Otherwise, if he went out with such a face, wouldn't he be laughed at? A dignified prince, having his face bitten, still went out to flaunt it in public, wouldn't that also bring shame to the Aixinjueluo clan?

He did this for the sake of his royal father.

So he needs to rest for at least thirty to fifty days.

As for the job that his royal father had just given him, it could only be handed over to the mistress.

When Kangxi heard this, he immediately understood Yinreng's idea. A faint smile appeared on his lips. He reached out to pick up the porridge and said to Yinyu with a smile: "Would you like to accompany Father to the court tomorrow on the 15th?"

Having said this, he didn't wait for Yinyou to speak, but smiled brightly and said, "Now that the weather is cold, it's time for Mongolia to come and pay tribute. I need to exchange some food for it to take back."

"There are quite a lot of things in this tribute. Fifteen will go with Father and let him choose first, okay?"

Yinyou watched Kangxi eat the porridge mouthful by mouthful, and he was still struggling inside.

The weather is really cold now. If he follows his father to the Yangxin Palace, it will be quite a distance. He is reluctant to move, but when he thinks about the tribute to choose from, he wants to pay tribute again.

Now you can't have your cake and eat it too.

System 679 suddenly became somewhat cleverer, and said to Yinyu in a baby voice, "Host, since your father loves you so much, even if you don't go with him, he will let you choose some of these tributes, right?"

"And it will definitely be sent to the Palace of Heavenly Purity when the time comes. Wouldn't you be able to get it anyway?"

After the 679 system finished speaking, Yinyu's eyes lit up. He said happily in his heart: "Wow, system, you have become so smart. Next time I will use my brain too."

At this moment, he seemed to experience the joy of using his brain. He could stay in the Qianqing Palace and still get the tribute, killing two birds with one stone.

Kangxi did not expect that Yinyou and the system would analyze it this way, but 679's analysis was also correct, and it was impossible for him not to give fifteen.

But now he wants Fifteen to go to the grand court meeting.

Thinking of this, he did not wait for Yinyu to refuse and continued, "It seems that the Fifteenth does not want to go. It doesn't matter if he doesn't go. According to the palace regulations, this batch of tribute will probably have few good things left after it enters the Imperial Household Department."

After he finished speaking, he smiled and said, "Good boy Fifteen, eat more so you can grow up."

When Yinyou heard this, he struggled internally. Compared with other things, good things, forget it, just follow them.

Thinking of this, he hugged Kangxi's face and slapped it, and the chicken porridge successfully covered his face.

Kangxi felt the stickiness on his face, frowned, nodded at his head, and said with some resentment: "You are really naughty. When you grow up a little and can understand what I say, if you don't obey me again, I will spank you."

As he spoke, he took the handkerchief handed to him by Liang Jiugong and wiped the porridge off his face.

Yinreng's eyes lit up slightly as he listened to Kangxi's words. He covered his face with his hands and said with a grin, "Father, I think the bite Fifteen gave me on the cheek was all about his love for his son. It's not wrong for my son to show him off in public."

As he spoke, he looked at Yinyou and took two steps forward with a smile on his face.

Before he even got close, Yinyu, holding the bowl, looked at him warily and said in a fierce voice, "Go!"

The bowl of porridge just now was wasted, and now he wants to use the same trick again. How can such a good thing happen? He must protect this bowl of porridge and live and die with it!

Yinreng looked at Yinyu's wary eyes, then glanced at the porridge in his hand, and suddenly burst into laughter. He said in a somewhat vicious voice: "Fifteen, you are the only one who thinks this bowl of porridge is a good thing. Do you think I care about your porridge?"

"Is there anything I want to eat? I can ask the imperial kitchen to make crispy chicken, fried duck, braised pork elbow, and steamed prawns. You can't eat these things, right?"

After hearing what Yinreng said, Yinyou suddenly felt that the porridge in his mouth was not tasty. He had never eaten anything else, but he had taken a few bites of the braised pork elbow. Now, when he thought of the taste, even if it was just the sauce, he couldn't help drooling.

The cooking skills of the imperial kitchen are so good, and the food they make is delicious.

Thinking of this, he put his arms around Kangxi's neck, looked at the chicken porridge in the bowl, and couldn't help but curl his lips, looking at Kangxi pitifully.

Then she rubbed her face against his neck and said in a crying voice, "Ama."

When Kangxi saw Yinyu's actions, he felt distressed. He took a few deep breaths, patted his back and comforted him, "Good boy Fifteen, when you grow up, your father will have the imperial kitchen prepare delicious food for you every day."

Yinreng then added, "And then he'll eat until he becomes a little fat man."

After listening to Yinreng's words, Yinyou suddenly turned to look at him, hugged Kangxi's neck, and burst into tears.

Kangxi's expression turned a little angry. He looked at Yinreng and said with a forced smile, "Yinreng, you're really itching for trouble. Starting tomorrow, after you finish your court session, you will go to the Imperial Study to attend classes."

He didn't believe that Yinreng was so shameless now that he could go to class with a bunch of younger brothers without blushing or breathing heavily.

When Yinreng heard this, he bowed to Kangxi and said, "Yes."

Yinyu's crying stopped abruptly. He angrily said to the 679 system in his heart: "My cheap second brother is too mean. I will never like him again!"

System 679 looked at Yinyu's angry expression and said in a childish voice, "Host, don't be angry. Didn't your father punish him? Starting tomorrow, he will have to attend court, attend classes, and deal with the fake ginseng incident. He will be very busy by then and will have no time to bully you."

"The host is not angry."

Yinyu nodded in his heart and agreed, "Yes, that's right, I just want to keep him busy, so busy that he has no time to sleep, and then he won't have time to come to me."

At this point, he paused slightly, then suddenly realized what was happening. He said to System 679, "That's not right. He just said he was going to the study to study. He knows everything, so wouldn't he just go to sleep when he gets there? This isn't a punishment; it's a reward."

"Cheap second brother is so thick-skinned, why would he care about going to class with his brothers?"

This was Yinreng's original plan, but now it was ruthlessly exposed by Yinyu. He looked up at Kangxi, blinked innocently, and asked weakly, "Father, is there anything else?"

This child Yinyou is really getting smarter and smarter now.

His little trick was seen through so quickly. Before, he would not have been able to see it at all.

What a shame, the older they get the harder it is to fool them.

Kangxi looked at Yinreng, who was feeling a little aggrieved, and couldn't help but burst into laughter. He put the empty bowl aside and waved his hand at Yinreng, saying, "You are going to class and accepting your punishment, but you are not allowed to make trouble there. If you dare to do anything to make the teacher angry, don't blame me for not giving you face."

Yinreng is so old now. If he were to be slapped on the palm in public, it would be really embarrassing.

Thinking of this, his eyes flickered as he looked at Yinreng.

Yinreng seemed not to have heard Kangxi's threat. He smiled and said, "Yes, son, I will remember it."

After saying this, he pinched Yinyu's face, then stepped back and bowed to Kangxi, saying, "Son, I'll take my leave first."

Yinyu covered his face and stared blankly at Yinreng's back. After Yinreng left his sight, he covered his face and complained to Kangxi, "Ouch, it hurts."

Kangxi looked down and saw a blush on Yinyu's fair face. He felt distressed and wiped his face gently with his hand, saying to him, "Be good, let father blow on it."

After that, he complained to Yinreng: "Yinreng, this kid really needs to be punished. He actually pinched Fifteen's face and made it red."

"Next time he does this again, Ama will spank him."

Liang Jiugong listened to Kangxi's words and looked down at the ground. He had become immune to the emperor's behavior during this period. When the Crown Prince pinched the Fifteenth Prince's face, the emperor wanted to spank him, but he did not mention a word about the Fifteenth Prince biting the Crown Prince's face.

Yinyu covered his face, nodded his little head vigorously, clapped his chubby little hands at the air, and said fiercely: "Beat, butt! Beat."

Looking at the child's appearance, Kangxi couldn't help but burst into laughter.

This child was so funny. His tender voice and childish actions slowly eased his heavy heart of the past few days.

The next day, the sky was dark and no stars could be seen. It was obvious that the weather had become colder, especially after a gust of wind blew, the chill became even more obvious.

Yinyu was wrapped in Kangxi's heavy cloak, feeling drowsy. He yawned and complained to the 679 system in his mind, "Being an emperor is really too tiring. No wonder my cheap fourth brother died of exhaustion. Getting up before dawn to attend court is really too uncomfortable."

System 679 clearly still looked like it hadn't woken up yet. Its childish, mechanical voice was lagging, "Yes, I get up earlier than the chickens and sleep later than the dogs. I still have all sorts of matters to deal with, big and small. I'm really exhausted."

At this point, he continued: "Oh. The food is all fake, haha..."

When he finished speaking, he couldn't help laughing. The emperors in ancient times were really pitiful.

Yinyu listened to System 679's words, remained silent for a moment, then nodded in agreement, "You're right, that's it."

"I don't understand. If you're already in such a good position as an emperor, why are you still thinking about robbing?"

You are the emperor's son and already at the top of the food chain. Why do you still have to force yourself to work so hard?

Isn’t it nice to just eat, drink, have fun and be free and easy?

You have to make it hard for yourself to work hard.

System 679 sighed at Yinyu and said in a deep voice, "It's all for power. It's like the big fish eating the small fish. The emperor is the biggest fish, able to eat all the fish, but he is fooled by the small fish below. There's nothing we can do about it. We just ignore it."

This seems to be how the mastermind evaluated it. Whatever came out of his mouth was his evaluation.

Thinking of this, System 679 suddenly felt happy.

Kangxi listened to the words of the one and only leader, and his fingers unconsciously clicked on the wood of the dragon sedan chair while he was sitting on it. At this moment, he felt that the words of the 679 system were a bit sharp.

I want to comfort myself, but I can't find a suitable reason.

In the end, he could only heavily exhale the foul air that was stuck in his chest.

Yin Yu huddled in his cloak, yawned, and then said to System 679 sleepily, "You're right. But why are you using your brain? That's quite a statement."

The system was so stupid a few days ago, how come it suddenly became smart?

As if he has no brains.

Upon hearing this, System 679 laughed somewhat arrogantly, saying, "Of course, I'm not idle either. I check the Mastermind's database every day. When you grow up, I can be your teacher and teach you how to use your brain. By then, no conspiracy or trickery in this palace will be able to hide from my discerning eyes."

When he said this, the whole system became a little proud.

Yinyu couldn't help laughing when he heard what System 679 said. He said to himself, "Thank you very much, Teacher Tongtong."

System 679 couldn't help but laugh.

As they were talking, the dragon sedan chair arrived at the back door of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Kangxi carried Yinwei down from the dragon sedan chair and walked quickly towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The charcoal fire in the Yangxin Palace was burning very brightly. As soon as he entered the room, Yinyou felt the heat coming towards him. He reached out and pulled back his cloak, revealing a pair of eyes with distinct black and white, and looked outside.

With just one glance, he saw Yinreng sitting on the chair. He turned around and hugged Kangxi's neck, pointing his finger at him and saying in a baby voice, "Guoguo, Ama!"

Then, he raised his voice to System 679 in his mind, "Why is he here?! Didn't he say yesterday that he'd take the day off?"

He really didn't expect that Yinreng, who was bitten on the face by him yesterday, would come with a bruise on his face.

System 679 blinked and soothed Yinyu, "Host, host, don't worry. Look at his face. The teeth marks are so obvious, and the bruise is also clear. When he goes to court later, someone will laugh at him."

Thinking that Yinreng might be laughed at when he went to court later, Yinyu suddenly felt comforted. He nodded in his heart and said, "Yes, someone will laugh at him later."

After saying this, he couldn't help but say, "But I haven't eaten yet. What if he tries to snatch it from me again?"

This was what he was most worried about, but no matter how much he protested, it was useless because he couldn't speak.

When Yinreng saw Kangxi carrying Yinwei away, he quickly stood up and saluted him, then stood silently by and listened to the conversation between the two men, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

Fifteen talked as if his porridge was delicious, without even checking whether he liked it or not.

It just made him cry, which is better than him and the system watching short videos. It would be okay if he saw others, but what if he saw him?

Wouldn’t I be beaten again?

Thinking of this, he smiled and moved forward. Before he even got close, Kangxi glared at him. He then took off Yinyu's outer cloak and said to Yinreng, "You will carry Fifteen to court later."

As soon as he saw Yinreng smiling so brightly, he felt that the child had bad intentions.

He didn't know when it started, but he always felt that Yinreng had become a bit of a rogue, as if he was hoping that he would depose him from the position of crown prince?

Thinking of this, he looked towards Yinreng. His face was still the same, his smile was still as bright as before. How could he become a bit of a rogue?!

When Yinreng heard this, he raised his hand and touched his face. He suddenly felt a little opposed to being so close to Yinyu. If he carried him to court, would he be bitten again?

Thinking of this, he blinked and looked at Yinyu's childish face, and said with some resistance: "Can I let someone else hold him? I feel a little unwell. It's tiring to stand alone. Holding him might be more of a workout."

He was so frightened by Kangxi's eyes that he swallowed the rest of his words and nodded reluctantly, "Yes."

Yinyu looked at Yinreng with dissatisfaction on his face, and he didn't want to be carried by him to court at all.

Liang Jiugong took two steps forward, bowed to Kangxi, and said, "Your Majesty, the fifteenth prince's egg custard and goat's milk are ready. Shall we serve them now?"

Kangxi nodded, placed Yinyou on the couch, and then instructed Liang Jiugong: "Liang Jiugong, feed Fifteen first. I have something to say to the Crown Prince."

As he spoke, he reached out and pinched Yinyu's face, then said to him, "Eat your meal obediently. Your elder brother came back last night and brought you a lot of goodies. He said he would give them to you after the court session."

When Yinyou heard this, his eyes suddenly brightened up and he nodded his little head vigorously.

Liang Jiugong squatted there carefully and fed Yinyou egg custard. After he finished a bowl of egg custard and drank a few sips of goat's milk, his belly was full.

Yinreng walked over with his head hung low, held Yinyu in his arms, and suddenly revealed a brilliant smile as he said, "Let's go, on the 15th, we're going to court."

Yinyu looked at Yinreng's ever-changing face and asked System 679 in his mind, "What did my father say to my cheap second brother? Why is he so dejected?"

System 679 said to Yinyu, "What else can I say? He must have been scolded. I was scolded by the Mastermind like that too."

"I just don't know why. Could it be that your eldest brother is back and this salt merchant incident has something to do with him?"

At this point, System 679 paused slightly and sighed, "Your brothers really are a real worry."

Kangxi listened to what the 679 system said and nodded. He also felt that none of his sons were worry-free, especially Yinreng now.

Yinreng carried Yinwei in his arms and walked in through the corner door. As soon as they entered, everyone in the Hall of Mental Cultivation fell silent.

Everyone looked towards Yinreng, but when they saw the bruises on his face, they all gasped.

Who is so bold as to dare to speak to the prince in the face?

Yinreng ignored the gazes of others, hugged Yinyou, and walked straight to his position.

Yinzhi took two steps forward, looked at Yinyu, and couldn't help laughing: "Ah, the fifteenth is here too."

His gaze shifted to the teeth marks on Yinreng's face, and he burst out laughing: "What's wrong with Second Brother's face? Who bit him like this?"

Yinreng glared at Yinzhi and said unhappily, "Xiaosan, you're really good at asking questions even though you already know the answer."

As he spoke, he glanced at Yinzhen and asked, "Brother, don't you like Fifteen the most? Why don't you go see Fifteen when you get back?"

He sighed and said to Yinyu, "Fifteen, look, only your second brother likes you the most. Your eldest brother keeps saying he likes you, but he never even goes to see you when he comes from outside. He must be lying when he says he likes you, right?"

"You're just young, so you take it seriously."

Yinzhi had never expected Yinreng to try to sow discord right in front of him. He stared at him with wide eyes and angrily shouted, "Second Brother, why are you trying to sow discord? I came back last night. Can I really break into the palace at night?"

As he spoke, he took out a jade pendant from his bosom. The jade pendant was as transparent as glass, and there was a naturally formed landscape painting on it. Looking closely, the landscape painting had been processed by the master into the two words "Fifteen".

At this moment, Yinyu's eyes became bright. He stretched out his short arms, opened them towards Yinzhi, and said in a baby voice, "Guoguo, hug me."

When Yinzhen saw Yinwei's posture, a bright smile suddenly appeared on his face. He reached out and hugged him in his arms, and asked him to put the jade pendant in Yinwei's hand.

He glanced at Yinreng proudly and said as if he was presenting a treasure, "Fifteen, you don't know, when my eldest brother went to investigate the salt merchants this time, he saw this jade pendant and couldn't walk anymore. It took a lot of effort to buy it."

"Those salt merchants are despicable! They're so rich, yet they keep crying poor in front of me. And yet I can't find any evidence of their corruption!"

"Otherwise I might have brought you more goodies."

When Yinreng heard what Yinzhi said, his eyes widened immediately. He really didn't expect that it could be done this way. If he had known earlier, he would have done the same. Wouldn't he have been able to directly know who was behind the ginseng counterfeiting?

If he took Fifteen with him to meet those people, wouldn't his mission be completed in one day?

Why would he still go to so much trouble to investigate and get scolded for all the hard work?

Upon hearing this, System 679 burst into laughter. He said to Yinyu, "Fifteen, your elder brother is so foolish. That magnificent place we saw last time was built by the salt merchants. They put a lot of stolen money inside."

"And that place is right next to the salt merchant's office. He passed by there several times every day and didn't notice it. How stupid."

Yin Yu became interested when he heard this. He said to the 679 system, "Let's take a look."

Suddenly, the short video screen appeared in front of him. Yinzhen had a gloomy face and was cursing people. He himself was unshaven and unkempt. He passed by the door of a house that was so ordinary that it couldn't be more ordinary several times a day.

He looks totally stupid.

Yinzhen stared at himself on the screen, his lips twitching uncontrollably. How could he be so foolish? He hadn't even noticed that these salt merchants had played a trick on him?!