Rebirth: My Life as Daddy's Favorite in the Great Qing

A benevolent, all-around best debater and "chicken-raising" professional father; a master of palace intrigue and "white lotus" drama queen mother; a difficult, petty elder brother who ...

Chapter 132: You can have dreams, but you can’t have delusions.

It must be said that Yinzuo was a rather ruthless fellow. Kangxi's trip to Yonghe Palace was to save him from danger, but he didn't expect that in the end he would be blamed by this fellow. It can be said that he lost both the wife and the army.

After a lot of persistence, Yinzuo finally found the door to his father's private treasury. It is said that letting a tiger go back to the mountain will cause endless troubles, so letting a rat into the rice jar will naturally have predictable consequences. Seeing that Yinzuo was ready to empty his private treasury, Kangxi regretted it so much that his intestines turned green.

"Come here, all of you. Move this red coral to my courtyard. When I leave the palace and move to my new residence, I'll place it in the main hall of my house. Everyone who comes will be impressed by it. It's so nice."

Isn't that impressive? The coral itself was nearly twenty inches tall, and a whopping twenty-two inches wide. Legend has it that coral takes thirty years to grow an inch, so you can imagine how long it took for this red coral to grow to this size. The base supporting it must be incredibly valuable. Seeing his precious coral being taken away by Yinzuo, Kangxi felt a pang of fear. He remained calm for a long time before refraining from having Yinzuo dragged out of his private vault.

"Hey, this jade ruyi is pretty good. It's a good scratching tool. Come on, Dexi, hold it tight. Don't bump into anything."

Listen to what he's saying! What's so bad about it? Using a priceless mutton-fat jade ruyi as a scratcher? Kangxi was furious, but he couldn't show it on the surface. It was because he had given in to this kid's nagging and agreed to let him into his private vault to choose three items at will. Even if it hurt, he had to endure it.

"Oh, this is a good thing! It's Zhao Mengfu's Autumn Sound Ode. Dexi, come here and take it. I'll give it to my second brother later. It's my apology for stealing his Heavenly Horse Ode last time."

Seeing that his beloved work was also taken away by Yinzuo, Kangxi could no longer bear it. He strode into the warehouse, grabbed Yinzuo's ear and pulled him out.

"You're quite good at picking. Each of these items hits your father's heart perfectly. Now that you've chosen the items, hurry up and get out of here. Don't come around me these few days if you have nothing to do. My heart aches just seeing you like this."

Yinzuo was dragged out of the warehouse by his father by the ear, but he was not annoyed at all. After hearing what Kangxi said, he even reached out to help his father pat his chest which was twitching in pain.

"Okay, son, I'll take my things and leave right now. Don't worry, Khan Ama, I won't come to you these days to bother you. When you're no longer hurt, send someone to the South Third House to inform me. I'll come to see you in the Palace of Heavenly Purity right away."

Kangxi was too lazy to look at his shameless look, so he let go of the hand that was holding Yinzuo's ear, flicked his sleeves, and turned back to the front hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity with Liang Jiugong. Yinzuo rubbed his ear that was hurt by Kangxi's pinch, turned around and asked people to carry up the things and go back to the South Third House with him.

"Today is a good day. Everything I wish for will come true. Tomorrow will be a good day too. I can move anything from Khan Ama's private vault..."

Dexi followed his master, carrying his belongings. Hearing the little tunes he hummed along the way, one could tell how happy he must be feeling. The Emperor's private vault was at your disposal. "Master, we can have dreams, but we can't have delusions."

As expected, Yinzuo did what he said and refused to be an eyesore in front of Kangxi. For more than half a month, even though he was so bored that he almost dug a rat hole in the palace, he did not even visit his father.

At the beginning, Kangxi was still feeling sad about the treasures he had lost, and thought it was good that Yinzuo didn't come to make trouble with him. But as time went on, the pain in his heart subsided, and he felt uncomfortable again, so his old father suffered tactical amnesia in a blatant manner.

"Liang Jiugong, what has Yinzuo been up to lately? Why haven't we seen him come to the Qing Palace these days?"

Liang Jiugong knew what Kangxi meant when he heard the string. He immediately understood what he meant. He missed his son but couldn't save face, so he wanted to build a ladder for him. That was easy to do.

"Oh, look at my memory. Sixth Prince told me before that if you were not busy, I could send someone to the South Third Residence to inform him and he would come to see you immediately. How could I have forgotten such an important matter? Your Majesty, since you are free now, why don't I go to the South Third Residence and take a look?"

When Liang Jiugong came, Yinzuo was with Yinlu. Yinlu was making gelatin with pig skin in the yard, planning to use the gelatin to make jelly himself later. When he saw Liang Jiugong coming in from outside, he was obviously stunned.

"Eunuch Liang, how come you have time to come to my place today? But Khan Ama missed me and asked you to come and call me over."

Liang Jiugong was still thinking about how to start the conversation, but Yinzuo's words immediately freed him from the dilemma.

"Sixth Master, you are indeed extremely intelligent. You are absolutely right. I came here today because His Majesty has sent a message to invite you to the Palace of Purity."

Since his father had handed him the ladder, Yinzuo naturally took advantage of the situation. He turned around and gave Yinlu and Yinyue a few instructions, asking them to keep an eye on the things in the pot, and then asked Dexi to go into the house and bring out the jelly he had made yesterday.

"Eunuch Liang, let's go. We can't keep Khan Ama waiting for too long."

When Yinzuo arrived at the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Kangxi and Yinreng were sitting on the couch in the flower hall playing chess. When they saw Yinzuo come in, they did not stop what they were doing. Yinzuo took the plate of jelly from Liang Jiugong and walked over to sit next to Kangxi. He took the small silver fork from the plate, picked up a piece of jelly and put it in his mouth, then approached and picked up another piece and handed it to Kangxi's mouth.

"Khan Ama, this is the jelly my son made with glue. It was kept on ice before I brought it here. It tastes icy cold now. Try it and see if it suits your taste!"

Since the food was handed to his mouth, Kangxi naturally did not refuse. He took the jelly on the fork from Yinzuo's hand, bit it into his mouth, tasted it, and then nodded with satisfaction.

"Yes, this thing looks crystal clear and tastes delicious. Make some more and send it to your Royal Madam. She will probably like it."

Yinreng sat opposite Kangxi with a smile on his face, watching him chatting with Yinzuo in a gentle tone, with mixed feelings in his heart. However, just as he was getting emotional, a silver fork was suddenly stuck at his lips, which immediately dispelled the uncomfortable mood in his heart.

"Try it, second brother. If you like it, I'll send you some when I make it. By the way, I'll tell you that I bought you a good thing from Khan Ama's private store a while ago. I'll ask Dexi to send it to you later. I guarantee you'll like it."