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 187: Praying to God, even if you don’t put your heart into it, you have to do it in quantity

Fortunately, Kangxi did not let his eldest son suffer for several days. The southern tour team did not stay in Dezhou for a long time. After a short rest, the team set off again.

The team's departure means another boat ride, which worries Yinzuo. Before setting off, he really prayed to all the gods and Buddhas in the sky, hoping that they could protect him from vomiting like before after getting on the boat. You asked why he prayed to all the gods and Buddhas in the sky instead of a specific one. Well, isn't there a saying that when you pray to gods and Buddhas, you have to pray in large quantities even if you don't pray with all your heart. Maybe it will be effective for one of them?

I don’t know if it was because Yinzuo’s half-hearted prayer was really heard by the god he prayed to, but after getting back on the ship, Yinzuo’s seasickness symptoms were much better than before. Although he still vomited from time to time, with the imperial physician giving him acupuncture and conditioning, it didn’t affect his daily life much.

As the saying goes, the more you experience, the more you get used to it. This is absolutely true. Yinzuo is now used to vomiting. Life on the ship is boring. Apart from eating, he basically just sleeps every day. At most, he goes to the deck outside the cabin to get some fresh air and vomits occasionally. He treats it as a special way to pass the time.

Although the previous statement contained some elements of sarcasm, the statement that life on the ship was boring was the absolute truth. Fortunately for Yinzhi, as he was good at chess, Kangxi could call him over every day to play chess with his father to pass the time. But Yinzhen, Yinzuo and the others would get dizzy when they saw a chessboard and would feel sleepy when they talked about playing chess. Obviously, playing chess as a way to pass the time was not suitable for them.

Isn't it said that if you live by the mountain, you eat by the mountain; if you live by the water, you eat by the water? Yinzuo felt that if he wanted to add some fun to his boring life, he had to rely on the canal under their boat. The weather was still cold, so swimming in the river was out of the question; that would be tantamount to courting death. Yinzuo always valued his life, so he directly passed this option. After much thought, Yinzuo still felt that fishing was the most suitable option.

"Dexi, go get me a lounge chair and put it on the front deck, and then go find a fishing rod. It's not fun to just lie around like this all the time. Let's go fishing to kill some time!"

It must be said that although fishing is an entertainment activity that is very suitable for killing time, it is really not suitable for Yinzuo. He just snuggled up on the lounge chair with a blanket, and when he was exposed to the sun, he immediately felt sleepy. He tried to hold on for a while but couldn't hold on any longer. He closed his eyes and fell asleep in a short while.

Dexi never expected that fishing could have such a magical hypnotic effect, but he was happy to see it happen. Seeing that Yinzuo was sleeping so soundly, Dexi did not wake him up. He carefully went over to put away the fishing rod, raised his hand to call the guard beside him to come over and help watch over his master. He hurried back to the cabin to get a quilt and a hat, and wrapped Yinzuo tightly. After repeatedly confirming that there was no omission, he stepped aside to guard.

Yinzuo slept comfortably, but it was hard for Yinzhi, who arrived on the deck later than him. The Prince of Zhi was really confused at this time, with a lot of question marks on his head. If it wasn't this, what was going on? Why didn't he sleep in the cabin and had to sleep on the deck?

Yinzhen was not as gentle as Dexi. He always asked questions when he didn't understand something. As for who to ask, it must be Yinzuo, the person involved in the sleeping on the deck incident.

"Xiao Liu, wake up quickly! Why did you come here to sleep? If you're sleepy, go to the cabin. The wind on the deck is not a good place to sleep. If you catch a cold later, you'll be in trouble."

Not to mention Yinzhi's loud voice, just the strength of his shaking hands, let alone the fact that Yinzuo was just asleep, he would have to be shaken awake even if he was unconscious. Yinzuo was sleeping soundly, and when Yinzhi shook him so violently, he thought it was an earthquake. Before he even opened his eyes, he stood up from the recliner and staggered to run into the cabin.

"Oh my god, is there an earthquake? Dexi, come and help me, we have to go to Khan Ama and see if he has come out..."

Yinzuo had just run two steps towards the cabin when he felt someone grabbing his collar from the back. Turning around, he saw it was his elder brother. His anger immediately turned into joy, and he grabbed Yinzhi's hand and ran towards the cabin.

"Brother, we have to hurry. The shaking just now was quite severe. We need to get everyone out of the cabin as soon as possible..."

As the creator of this so-called earthquake, Yinzhi was really at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He reached out and grabbed Yinzuo who was rushing forward, pulled him to the recliner where he had been sitting before, pressed him on it, and then raised his finger and pointed at the guards on his nails.

"Alright, calm down for a moment and take a closer look at where you are and where the earthquake is coming from. Are you drowsy and having a hysterical fit? Do you really think they're just there for show? If there really was an earthquake, why would you keep rushing in? I haven't even asked you yet. Why are you sleeping on this deck instead of in your cabin?"

Yinzuo was indeed a little dazed when he was awakened from his sleep just now. Although his elder brother was holding his shoulders and he could not move, his mind was much clearer. He looked around and found that everyone was doing their job and not panicking at all. It seemed that the shaking just now was indeed an illusion caused by his sleepiness.

"Oh, it seems I really fell asleep just now. I've been lying in the cabin for a few days and I'm bored. The weather is nice today, so I wanted to go fishing on the deck to kill time, but I didn't expect to fall asleep again under the sun. Big brother, what are you doing here?"

Kangxi gave Yinzhi full responsibility for the defense work of this southern tour. Since the day of departure, Yinzhi had almost no free time. According to past practice, Yinzhi should be patrolling between the ships at this time, so Yinzuo was curious about why he appeared here at this time. In response to Yinzuo's curiosity, Yinzhi gave him a loud slap in the head.

"Oh, it's a relief that you can just sit here and sleep every day. Your eldest brother can't even take a break from his busy schedule. Our ship doesn't have any plans to dock these days, so we only need to patrol once in the morning and once in the evening. Dexi, go get me a fishing rod. Sixth brother, how about we have a competition today to see who can catch the most fish?"

To be honest, Yinzuo didn't want to compete with his elder brother. After all, in his opinion, this game was a bit childish. Moreover, fishing was not just a matter of pure strength. It also depended on luck to a certain extent. Yinzuo felt that he had been in such bad shape recently that he had no luck at all.