Yinzuo has never been a patient person. Even though Hongxu is his own son, Yinzuo obviously has no intention of indulging him. He is impatient with this kid's way of teasing others and taking his time. In the end, he simply leaves Hatu to him and goes ahead with the others.
As a rich and idle man, Yinzuo's life would be the same no matter where he lived. But Kangxi was the emperor after all. In the past, with Yinzhen in charge of the capital, it would not have been a problem for him to spend more time outside. But now there was only Yinzhi to support the capital, and he had no experience as regent. After a long time, Kangxi really couldn't let go.
In mid-September, the weather in Rehe has begun to show signs of autumn. It is really difficult to go out in the morning and evening without wearing some clothes.
Kangxi and his entourage came to Rehe in July to escape the summer heat. It has been more than two months now. Since the summer heat is gone, they naturally have to return to the capital.
At Kangxi's command, the people below immediately took action. As the saying goes, there is strength in numbers, and everything was settled in a few days.
Since everything was ready, all that was missing was the east wind. So on a sunny and cloudless morning, Kangxi gave an order and everyone set out on the journey back to Beijing.
The journey back was much more comfortable than the previous one. After all, the weather in September was incomparable to that in July. With the cooler weather, Yinzuo was naturally more willing to get out of his father's luxurious carriage and move around. Yinzhi and the others had been busy for a while, so they could have a few days of relaxation on the way back.
As the saying goes, three cobblers together can be as good as Zhuge Liang. When this group of troublemakers get together, the destructive power can be imagined. Kangxi has been very busy these days. When he opens his eyes every day, he has nothing to do but two words - judging cases.
Of course, these lawsuits were basically all submitted by his darlings. Sometimes the eldest brother and the second brother bullied him, sometimes the fourth brother was unreasonable, and sometimes the fifth brother was cheating. In a word, there were endless lawsuits and endless cases.
"Yinzuo, look how sunny it is outside today. Why don't we stay indoors? Father has prepared an ice bowl for you, and your favorite watermelon..."
Kangxi's tone, which was obviously like coaxing a child, showed a very strong purpose. Fortunately, Yinzuo had no intention of going out to cause trouble for his father today. He nodded obediently after hearing this, then turned to look at Liang Jiugong behind him. The meaning was very clear - where are my ice bowl and watermelon?
After all, Liang Jiugong had served Kangxi for half his life. If nothing else, at least he had mastered the skill of observing people's words and expressions. As soon as he saw Yinzuo's eyes sweeping over him, he immediately stood up and moved outside the imperial carriage, and then quickly took back what Yinzuo wanted.
Yinzuo was quite obedient after getting what he wanted. He stayed beside Kangxi and used a spoon to dig his watermelon. He didn't even glance at Yinzhi and others who came to him to ask him to go horse racing.
But no matter how delicious watermelon, ice bowls, various snacks and fresh fruits are, people will get tired of them eventually. In order to keep Yinzuo, the troublemaker, by his side and prevent him from causing trouble, Kangxi really went all out. Fortunately, Rehe is not too far from the capital, otherwise Kangxi's private treasury would have been emptied by his annoying son along the way.
After returning to Beijing, Kangxi did not go back to his Forbidden City, but went straight to live in his Changchun Garden. As his father's personal companion, Yinzuo naturally moved into Kangxi's Shufengxuan as well.
Kangxi had been away from Beijing for such a long time, so he was naturally busy for a while when he returned. However, Yinzhi, who was in charge of regent during this period, had his own extra long vacation after Kangxi returned.
"Xiao Liu, you don't know how I've managed to get through this period. You're a foresighted person, after all. Being an emperor really isn't a job for humans. I have to get up at Chou time every day and rest at the end of Xu time. Not only that, I also have to work overtime from time to time. Xiao Liu, my brother's life can be summed up in one word - it's miserable..."
Yinzuo sat there with a dazed look at his third brother who was holding his hand and complaining with tears and snot. In his heart, a group of alpaca were roaring past.
No, I'm saying, Third Brother, if you feel like life is tough, why don't you go to Qingxi Book House and find our father? What's the point of waking me up before dawn to listen to your stories? What's going on? Are you still trying to pull off the son-to-son balancing act?
Although Yinzhi's behavior was indeed a bit unsportsmanlike, Yinzuo really had no way to deal with him. You said he was driving him away, but he was his elder brother after all, and the fact that he had lived such a hard life before was indeed his doing.
But if he didn't speak, he would be suffering. Not only would he have to endure waves of sleepiness, but he would also have to endure his third brother's occasional disturbing sounds. That wasn't all. If he said he was excited, he would have to pull Yinzuo's clothes to wipe his tears.
If you ask Yinzuo to use a four-character phrase to describe his current mood, there is only one word in his mind, that is - life is hopeless. If you ask Yinzuo what he wants to say most to express his inner feelings, he will definitely tell you three words - destruction.
"Third brother, let's stop here. Even if I made a huge mistake before, you wouldn't torture me like this. Besides, aren't you sleepy? Look at the dark circles under my eyes. I could even cosplay as a panda. So, listen to me. I'll have someone clean up the house next door right now. You go over there and get some sleep first. If there's anything like this, we can talk about it after I wake up, okay?"
Yinzhi glanced at Yinzuo, who was on the verge of emotional collapse, reached out and pressed the area around his eyes that was slightly blue, and finally decided to let Yinzuo go for the time being. After all, he was really tired.
After seeing off Yinzhi, the big Buddha, Yinzuo hurriedly got up from his seat and called Dexi, who was waiting on the side, to take him to take a bath and change clothes.
After the commotion last night, the two brothers naturally overslept the next morning and slept until noon. When Yinzuo stretched and arrived at the flower hall, Yinzhi had already arrived. He was sitting there without any hesitation, directing the people in Shufengxuan to go to the imperial kitchen to bring him food.
"Third brother, good morning. You look so energetic. It seems you slept well last night. Hmm, the dark circles under your eyes seem to have faded a lot. Dexi, don't stand here anymore. Hurry up and go to the imperial kitchen to urge Third brother to have a good sleep after dinner. What's the big deal? It's not as important as our own health, right?"