Just like a teacher standing on the podium can see clearly what the students are doing below, Kangxi and Yinzhen, sitting at the top seats, can naturally see every move of Yinzuo and Yinqi.

"Yinzuo, what are you whispering to your fifth brother? Why don't you speak louder so that we can listen..."

Sneaking around? And whispering? No, I mean, when did your eyes suddenly become so bad? If you still have something to say, go ahead and say it. Do you think I'm afraid of you?

"Ama, this is what I meant. I just thought of a funny joke and was planning to share it with Fifth Brother. Since Ama wants to hear it too, I'll just tell it louder."

Yin Zuo was just bragging to Yin Qi about his manor in Laizhou Prefecture. This was obviously not something that should be said publicly at a family dinner. Fortunately, our Prince Zhao had a good ability to adapt. He quickly found an excuse.

"It's said that after an exam at the Undersea Kindergarten, Teacher Shrimp came to Xiaoyuer and said, 'Teacher found out you cheated on the test. Tell me, whose work did you copy from?' Xiaoyuer thought for a moment, glanced at the ivory clam and Teacher Shrimp next to him, and said, 'I copied from the clam...'"

I have to say that Yinzuo's joke is quite cold when told in this cold winter. You are also copying clams, that's true, your joke is simply awesome.

Although Kangxi knew very well that what Yinzuo had just said to Yinqi was definitely not a joke, he obviously did not intend to argue with him. He smiled and waved his hand to signal Yinzuo to sit down, then cleared his throat, stood up and began to deliver his annual New Year's speech.

Yinzuo traveled through time from the 24th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign to the present day. Except for last year, he has never missed the family banquet at the Palace of Heavenly Purity. If you ask Yinzuo to use an idiom to describe the feeling of attending a family banquet, he will definitely tell you four words - extremely boring.

Because Yinzuo got drunk easily and liked to act when he was drunk, Kangxi kept a close eye on him over the years. Even when he attended a relatively private party like a family dinner, he would never allow anyone to serve him alcohol.

Yinqi, Yinyou and the others had all witnessed Yinzuo's behavior when he was drunk, so naturally they would not rush to make things difficult for themselves. Yinzuo couldn't get any wine from anyone, so he just accepted his fate over time.

This year was just like every other year. Yinzhen and Yinreng were toasting each other with their wine glasses, while Yinzuo sat there with a cup of tea, his chin in his hand, sighing over the wine. The thousands of words in his heart could be summed up in one sentence: "My fate..."

Kangxi could never bear to see his beloved child looking lonely, so when the banquet was only halfway through, he asked Liang Jiugong to go downstairs and call someone up to him.

Yinzuo was even more careless. After Liang Jiugong walked to the top seat, he glanced between his father and his brother, then walked to Yinzhen's side.

"Fourth brother, please move aside and make room for me. The wine on your table smells like peach blossom wine. Can you give me some to try?"

Isn't there a saying that brave people enjoy the world first? There is always a chance that something might not go right. If you don't ask, how do you know whether others will give it to you or not?

It wasn't like Yinzhen's brain had suddenly gone offline. It was forbidden to give Yinzuo alcohol. His Khan had repeatedly warned him not to do so. And now they were being watched. If he wasn't stupid, he would know how to respond.

After being rejected as expected, Yinzuo did not get angry. He pulled a chair and squeezed next to Yinzhen, picked up the chopsticks and started picking at the dishes on the table.

"Father, I find this capital city to be not fun at all. Let's leave after the New Year. We'll stay in Changchun Garden for a while, and then go to Rehe when the weather warms up. We'll stay in the Summer Resort until August or September when the weather cools down a bit. Then we can walk and have fun all the way to Laizhou Prefecture..."

Although Yinzhi and the others seemed to be chatting and drinking happily below, they were all listening attentively to the noise coming from this side. As soon as Yinzuo said this, Yinzhi, Yinreng and the others all looked at him in an instant.

"Xiao Liu, I also think this capital is boring. How about this? When you leave after the New Year, take me with you. I'm quite skilled. When we get to Rehe, I can take you to the woods to hunt pheasants and chase rabbits. Don't you like skiing?"

It would have been fine if no one took the lead, but once Yinzhen started speaking, it was extraordinary. Others immediately followed suit and began to recommend themselves.

"Big brother is right. Life in the capital is a bit boring compared to the outside world. Xiaoliu, take the second brother with you when you leave after the New Year. Although the second brother is not as good as the eldest brother, his riding and archery skills are pretty good. At least he can still protect himself..."

"And me, Sixth Brother, you don't know. Last year, Fourth Brother detained me just because I left a step later than Big Brother and the others. Do you know what kind of life Fifth Brother went through that year? Didn't Third Brother ask you before if you've ever seen the ugly hour in the capital? Let me tell you, not only did I see the ugly hour last year, I also saw the midnight hour..."

"Sixth brother..."

Seeing that each of his brothers was trying to show off their talents in order to follow him out, Yinzhen was not in a hurry. He sat there leisurely with his wine glass, waiting for them all to finish speaking before he put down the glass and spoke to his sixth brother.

"Sixth brother, I won't say much else. In short, as long as you're willing to take me with you, for the next year... no, for the rest of your life, all your expenses will be on me..."

My goodness, as soon as Yin'er said this, not only Yinzuo, but everyone in the hall turned their eyes to him.

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