Follow-up to the head-shaving incident

Thirteenth Classmate was still young and hadn't fully grown yet. In short, he wasn't strong enough, so his powerful little fist couldn't turn his third brother into a pig's head. Yinzhi only stumbled slightly, swayed for a moment, and then stood firm.

Like a scene from a movie, all the action paused for a moment, then the whole place erupted into activity. The brothers, now united in purpose, rushed forward to mediate. Yinzhi had successfully become the unpleasant part of the party today. He couldn't keep up with the pace, clutching his painful face in a daze.

"Old Thirteen, you..."

What's the point of giving you this?! The gang of brothers were thinking, "You're such a fool!" They stood up from their seats and tried to pull Yinxiang over. They couldn't even curse Yinxiang, who wouldn't be angry? What were you cursing at Yinxiang for? "How could you beat up your foolish third brother just for your own mother?" Who said, "Let's try it. When your mother dies, we'll shave our heads too."

Yinzhi didn't think so. When he first realized what was happening, he felt guilty. Now, this guilt was beaten away by his thirteenth brother. Covering his face, he glared. When he glared, Yinxiang's angry little universe was about to explode. You did something wrong, and you didn't even apologize? You glared at me! Do you believe I will beat you up every time I see you? No, my hands are itching, and he swung another punch!

Luckily, there were still some relatively normal people in the room besides those two. After Yinzhen reminded Yinxiang, the local landlord, the Crown Prince, quickly regained his composure and stood up. "Nonsense! Pull them apart!" Even without him saying that, someone else had already stepped forward.

Yinzhen, Yinsi, and Yin'er rushed forward to pull Yinxiang away. When Yinxiang was angry, he was really strong. The three brothers struggled with him for a while, almost breaking the knot before they pushed him into the chair. The four of them had their braids almost pulled apart in the chaos.

The seventh prince, Yinyou, had difficulty walking and was drinking tea and watching the scene from the side. Yinzhi waited until his three brothers pulled Yinxiang away before he stretched out his arms and stood between Yinxiang and Yinzhi, asking, "What's going on?" He was almost shouting, "Don't be impulsive."

Yinqi was more honest and more anxious than the other two people involved. He paced around the field and said, "Hey, stop fighting, stop fighting." Yin'er rolled his eyes at him and said, "Fifth brother, wipe your sweat. Thirteenth brother, we brothers should let go and stop messing around!" Fourteenth classmate mentally imitated Thirteenth's moves. Well, the angle of the punch was not bad.

To sum up, the princes were no different from ordinary citizens in terms of fighting, trying to stop fights, and watching.

After being pulled apart, Yinzhi held his wound tightly and refused to move his hand. Yinxiang was so angry that his nose was snorting. Neither of the two people in the center of the storm spoke. The others couldn't play dumb. Yinzhen was anxious and said to Yinxiang, "You!" Then he looked up at the prince eagerly and said, "What should we do? You make the decision."

His action immediately sparked widespread imitation. Yinqi was the fastest learner, though he was a bit slower to react. He thought, "Right, this is happening on the Crown Prince's territory, and he's the most senior of the brothers, so of course we should listen to his advice." Immediately, the Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and Fourteenth Brothers, whether they were just following the crowd or had their own ideas, all turned their gazes to the Crown Prince.

It goes without saying that those who follow the crowd have thoughts like the ones mentioned below, and they probably think: This is a difficult matter, so we'd better avoid it.

This matter was indeed difficult to handle. In the past, Yinzhi would have cursed Yinreng for occupying the position of crown prince, and everyone would think of Yinreng first when there was something to worry about. Now, he was amused. Hehe, it was not easy to handle such a hot potato!

Look at the thirteenth brother's angry yet hopeful look of justice. Prince, are you going to scold the third brother for him? Look at the third brother's pitiful look of grievance and hope of escaping a disaster. Prince, are you really going to punish the third brother for a dead man?

It’s a dilemma, right?

Thinking of this, Yinzhi turned to Yinreng, who was sitting at the top, with the intention of watching a good show.

When many eyes were focused on him, Yinreng instantly realized his unfortunate situation.

He wants to vomit blood!

So you're all just pretending to be dead, right? You're just trying to push the blame onto me, right?

Why is it that as I've become more aware, my troubles have only increased? (Your Highness, I had plenty of troubles before, but you ignored them back then because of your thick skin.)

What should I do? Everyone's eyes were on him. Yinreng's face was furious, and his eyes darted back and forth between the two men, trying to buy time. At the same time, his mind was working rapidly. They say the brain can operate at the speed of light, and even if Yinreng's speed wasn't as fast as that at the moment, it was still fast enough. His mind was now more sharp.

This matter must be expressed. Yinreng knew that his words would show his position. No matter who he sided with, the matter would not end well.

One of the only two princes among the emperor's sons, the emperor prefers the younger brother who has lost his mother and is close to him and can gain sympathy. Which one should he choose?

Five years ago, without hesitation, he would have appeased the third brother, the Prince, the only one among the brothers who could rival the eldest! But now, he hesitated. Not to mention that he wanted to cultivate confidants among his younger brothers, just appeasing Yinzhi, who had made such a big mistake, would be disheartening to his brothers, right? Besides, the third brother was so stupid, did he want him as a teammate?

What should I do?

If you don't know what to do, you can delay it until it gets cold, but that doesn't work here. There's another way: push the decision maker.

Yinreng lost his serious expression and sighed deeply: "Third Brother, you... Thirteenth Brother, you... well, this matter is not something I can decide. Let's go to see the Khan together! Third Brother! Put on your hat. Thirteenth Brother, wipe your face before you go. Don't make any noise on the way. It would be disgraceful if the servants saw you. Everything will be decided by the emperor himself."

Yinzhi, having secured the opportunity, hurriedly put his hat on, embarrassed by the gazes of his brothers. Yinxiang, with his eyes wide open, was again pinned down by his fourth brother.

"Everyone, straighten your clothes," Yinreng said like an old woman. "No matter how much noise we brothers make in the house, we can't let the people below laugh at us when we go out."

Yes, the two people fighting (one hitting, the other getting hit), and the three people trying to separate them, all dressed in disarray. Hurry up and get dressed... uh, straighten your clothes, and tidy up your hair a bit too.

The group set out for the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Yinreng led the way, signaling before taking the first step that the two parties be separated. He then threatened his servants, "No one is allowed to say a word about what happened today!"

As they left the house, they happened to run into the Crown Princess, bringing her third son back. Shujia was talking in Ningshou Palace today, figuring out the time. After attending court, the brothers said goodbye—this usually happened, usually after a father-son heart-to-heart talk, which didn't last long. Just like the Crown Prince had no cuteness to sell, the brothers only exchanged a few words of farewell—calculating the time was about right, she picked up the fat boy and brought him back for dinner.

Unexpectedly, a small incident happened today. There was beating, pulling and cleaning up. At the gate, the Digital Legion met the Crown Princess who was returning from the Su Ma cram school with her son.

In Shujia's twenty-plus years of life, this was only the second time she had visited so many digital legions at once. The last time was the day after her wedding, when she went to meet her relatives. But the relatives looked very unhappy: "What's going on?"

The elder and younger brothers-in-law were quite sensible. Even the angry Yinxiang bowed his head and then kept his eyes on the tips of his boots. The fat boy stepped forward and patted his sleeves in a formal manner: "Greetings to my brother, and to all the uncles."

Yinreng said, "You and your mother should eat first. Father, your uncles and your uncles are going to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to discuss something."

The little fat boy agreed sensibly and stood beside his mother, protecting her.

"Let's go."

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Shujia watched the digital army disappear in bewilderment. She dragged her son inside and saw Jia Yingxuan. "That's great! Come over here."

When he entered the house, he left his younger son to play with his older son.

Shujia took a sip of tea: "Didn't we say goodbye? What happened just now?" It smelled wrong.

Jia Yingxuan said with a bitter face, "Master, you came too late and didn't see it. The Third Master's head was bald. The Thirteenth Master was furious. The Crown Prince saw that something was wrong and took all the princes to the Palace of Heavenly Purity for judgment."

"Huh?" The third brother's head is bald? Concubine Min's body has been cremated, and the funeral is basically over. Shujia didn't expect it for a moment. The third brother's head is bald, so what? Bald... "Ah?!"

"Yes, Master Min's hundred days haven't passed yet."

"What did the prince say?"

Jia Yingxuan carefully recounted the scene just now to convince the Crown Princess that the Crown Prince had not done anything inappropriate in this matter.

With something like this weighing on their minds, anyone who hears about it would be uncomfortable. Shujia felt a little depressed. What on earth is this? "Old Third, aren't you a good student? Have you forgotten such ethical principles?"

"Have you read so many books that they have gone to waste?!!!" Emperor Kangxi also had the same doubt.

When the prince led his brothers in, Kangxi was in a good mood. While serving the meal, he looked at the green cards, preparing to flip over the cards of the concubines who were not allowed to accompany him this year. Treating everyone equally would also show that the emperor was fair, right?

When I was still undecided, my sons arrived.

Kangxi was puzzled. "Why are you back again? You brothers were so reluctant to part that you came to me to beg for food?" They were all there. Freeloading was like his second son's style, but this group... Second son, aren't you being too resentful? It's just that I didn't take you on the funded trip, right?

As soon as he said this, Yinxiang began to sob.

Kangxi was stunned: "What's going on?"

Normally, hats couldn't be removed; otherwise, there wouldn't be the phrase "taking off the hat to apologize." During the Qing Dynasty, formal etiquette for men involved a solemn silence, kneeling, and kowtow. The incident had just occurred, and the Crown Prince had promptly taken control of the situation in Yuqing Palace, preventing further spread. Therefore, Kangxi remained unaware of the incident for a while.

Yinreng was helpless. He looked back and his eyes were directed at the third brother.

"Yinzhi?" What happened to the third brother? Is it worth it for you to come here in a group?

Yinreng reached out and touched the brim of his hat: "What are you dawdling about? You'd better die sooner and be reborn sooner."

Yinzhi gritted his teeth and took off his hat.

Yinxiang burst into tears and choked on the ground, almost fainting, but he still reached out to take off his hat. The brothers took off their hats and knelt on the ground.

Even if Kangxi was slow, he should have spotted a glimmer of hope amidst the thicket. Besides, he was never slow-witted. With a single glance, his quad-core processor-powered brain figured out the whole story. He was furious!

Yinzhi was now too afraid to even say a word, his body breaking out in a cold sweat. He had already figured out 70% of what his father liked and disliked. Kangxi demanded perfection in everything, especially for his sons, especially in terms of etiquette and behavior.

Lying on the ground, Yinzhi waited for the verdict.

Kangxi didn't sentence him, so he tried him first! "Tell me, why did you do this?"

Perhaps he had forgotten that Concubine Min had been posthumously honored. Also, it was too hot, and he was about to embark on his journey with the emperor. After all, life on the road was different from home, so he thought shaving his head would save him time on the road. Khan Ama was angry, he was angry. What would he do to me? Concubine Min was posthumously honored, and she was his concubine's mother, so the punishment wouldn't be too severe, would it? Yinzhi scratched at the cracks between the floor tiles, his brain system on the verge of collapse.

Seeing Yinzhi remained silent, Kangxi rushed out in anger, rushed to Yinzhi like a gust of wind, and raised his dragon leg without hesitation. "I'm kicking!" Yinzhi was kicked in the shoulder by him, staggering for a moment, and then he received a second kick, knocking him to the ground.

Yinxiang secretly felt relieved. "That was a good kick!" Damn it! Why didn't he just kick him to death?!

But his brothers still stepped forward and hugged Kangxi's thighs: "Khan Ama, calm down!", "Don't get angry and hurt yourself!", "Khan Ama..."

Yinzhi grinned, and his brain, which had been short-circuited for who knows how long, finally came online. He began to cry loudly: "It's all my fault. I was confused and didn't even follow the etiquette. Khan Ama, Khan Ama, I know I was wrong!"

Kangxi was so angry that his hands were shaking. The Crown Prince and the eldest prince supported him on each side and pushed him down onto the throne. The Crown Prince said, "Hurry up and serve tea." Oh, just now, in his anger, Kangxi overturned the table in front of him and smashed everything.

He personally served the tea to Kangxi, watching him take two sips with shaking hands before throwing the teacup away. Yinreng patted his chest and back to soothe him, "It happened with my son. Uh, I saw it, and I've told the people below to shut up. After all, it's not a good thing, so there's no need for them to talk about it."

Kangxi snorted, "Really?"

Yinxiang hiccupped and tried to hide his urges. Yinreng said, "Khan Ama, please ask the brothers to stand up and talk. Thirteenth Brother has been very tired these days."

Kangxi snorted and raised his hand: "Stand up!" He glanced at the third brother. Yinzhi's knees softened and he knelt again.

"Tell me, what should you do?"

Yinzhi hit his head on the ground and said, "It's all up to Khan Ama to decide. I won't complain at all." Then he looked at Yinxiang and said, "Thirteenth brother, I was confused."

Yinxiang turned his face away.

Kangxi continued to hum and asked his sons, "Tell me, what do you think about this matter?"

Everyone's eyes continued to be cast on the prince. The third brother muttered in his heart, don't be too cruel, the thirteenth brother muttered, punish him to death, oh, no, punish him to death.

Shit! Looking at me again? The prince is having a stroke. Boss, aren't you always trying to steal my limelight? Why are you so wilful now?!

This is a difficult matter. Apart from the emotional issues between the third and thirteenth brothers, just the sentencing is a difficult issue.

Yinreng said: "It is indeed my third brother who is wrong in this matter. I think that family and country are one in this matter. Putting aside other things, he went to the spirit of his mother to apologize, which is a family matter. As for state affairs, it depends on Khan Ama's concern." I can also practice Tai Chi!

Yinxiang couldn't help but hum, his voice was very soft, but everyone heard it. Looking at Yinzhi again, his face, which had been raised with eager anticipation, also looked constipated.

Yinzhi seemed to be gloating. See, no one appreciated it.

Your Majesty, you are so happy too soon. When the Crown Prince spoke of the punishment, Yinzhi was hoping that someone would plead for mercy. In the end, you were still not calm enough. Earlier, you and the Crown Prince each went to support Kangxi, and now you are on the other side of the old man.

Yinzhi looked up and saw that the Crown Prince was the one expressing his opinions. He turned his gaze to the eldest prince. "You're playing dead too?! Aren't you the one who loves to contradict the Crown Prince the most? Didn't you also tell me that you've always been close to me? Damn it! You're actually pretending to be a wallflower?!"

Yinsi watched the show calmly, thinking, This is going to be difficult. Even if I were in your shoes, I wouldn't have a suitable solution. This has nothing to do with sharing the benefits equally or making the pie bigger. It's purely a matter of east wind and west wind.

Everyone below had their own thoughts, and the only one truly worried about this was the Fifth Prince. Yinzhi was worried about himself, while Yinzhen was a little worried about Yinxiang. With their mission of disarming the other, they joined the Seventh Prince and the Fourteenth Prince, who had been there from the beginning to the end, to form a five-person group watching the show.

Yinxiang was still cursing his third brother to go back and become bald, with no hair growing on his head.

Kangxi was quite satisfied with Yinreng's words. He subconsciously felt that the prince was very obedient and had not crossed the line at all. He only said that it was "family affairs" and that the power of "state affairs" would still be decided by Khan Ama.

Taking a deep breath, what was a major issue for Yinreng was not a big deal for Kangxi at all: "You are stupid! Confused? Why don't you be confused about other things?" Kangxi decided to teach his third son a profound lesson, to let him remember the distinction between seniority and inferiority, and... the elders must be respected! Concubine Min, she is not only your stepmother, but also represents your father in a certain sense. She is the person who served your father.

"You were disrespectful to Concubine Min's funeral today, so will you be disrespectful to me tomorrow?" Listen, this is the key point! You fools haven't grasped the leader's true intentions and haven't grasped the key point. No wonder the leader is upset. What the hell is this about etiquette? You can shout about etiquette and cry, but it's useless.

"Your virtue is not enough to be a king." Kangxi was the best at demoting people. He directly demoted Prince Cheng to Zhi Beile. Ahem, Beile doesn't have that auspicious prefix. What a face-slapping move.

Yinreng was a little frightened. What about the next day... What a creepy association! He never knew that his Khan Ama's imagination could be so rich.

Kangxi comforted Yinxiang again: "You are still young, don't torture yourself. If you lose your body when you are young, you won't be able to maintain it when you are old! Yinzhen, accompany your thirteenth brother back to rest for a while." The two lived nearby. "Yinqi, Yinyou, you two take them back."

After taking a deep breath, Kangxi, still feeling unsatisfied, began to lecture his remaining son! Yinreng listened with a bitter sigh as Kangxi lectured on various ethical principles, the importance of family relationships, and how as a prince, especially an adult prince, one must abide by the rules, be obedient to his father, and not harbor arrogance or contempt...

Kangxi emphasized that those who could not do these things well would not be able to accomplish great things, and he especially criticized Yinzhi's frivolous behavior.

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After listening to the profound truths, and with his heart pounding with the knowledge of his Khan's powerful imagination, Yinreng went home one step at a time.

I didn't eat breakfast! I only had a few pastries for breakfast that day. Then I listened to government affairs, said goodbye, intervened in fights, took my kids to the parents to seek justice, and was subjected to psychological abuse by the parents...

When Yinreng returned home, his ears were ringing. Why did he feel that life was becoming increasingly difficult?

Shujia saw that his face was not right, and she also knew what happened in the morning. She had already instructed the people in Yuqing Palace: "Be gentle when doing things today. Hongdan, be good and don't make any noise today."

She lowered the volume to a minimum, wrung out the handkerchief, and wiped Yinreng's face: "I heard from Jia Yingxuan, is everything going smoothly?"

Yinreng hummed lazily, his stomach empty, but he wasn't interested in his wife's suggestion: "Have you eaten yet? Do you want to eat something?" "Let me be quiet for a while."

Shujia waved her hand, and the sensible palace maids and eunuchs retreated and avoided her.

A cup of warm tea was brought over: "Let it cool down a bit, and you can think about it slowly."

Yinreng sat there for a while, what was he thinking about? His father's imagination? Facts he already knew, what the hell! He rubbed his face and said, "I haven't had breakfast yet!" A full meal is enough to have the energy to deal with things, right?

His blood sugar level had returned to normal, and Yinreng's temper had improved a bit: "The third brother had Khan Ama demoted him to a Beile." Once he started talking, he began to talk more, and the crown prince began to relieve his psychological pressure: "Khan Ama just kicked him in and asked everyone what to do about this matter. The third brother just knew how to whine, what had he been doing before? The thirteenth brother is still indignant, and he put me in the middle." He began to curse his brothers for being bastards, "One by one, they have become gourds without mouths! Usually they rush to say so many clever things and boast about so many achievements, but when faced with such a difficult problem, they push everything onto me."

A qualified listener should learn to ask questions at the right time to guide the other party to speak out: "So what did you say?"

"What can I say? I've pushed it onto Khan Ama again. The old man is really cruel." Well, let's put aside the speculation about the old man for now and continue scolding the brothers, mainly the eldest brother, and also a few people who were watching the show and got caught up in the fire. "I said, let the third brother go to the spirit of the concubine mother to apologize, and let Khan Ama decide other matters. But the thirteenth brother may not be happy. Anyone else would be unwilling to let him go just like that after having already eaten the third brother's heart. The third brother's title was demoted by Khan Ama, and none of the brothers supported him. I said something, and I'm afraid he would also bear a grudge against me! The eldest brother should be proud, he is waiting to laugh at me. He is so frivolous on weekdays, but now he is silent, pretending to be a lady."

Judging from the speed and tone of his speech, the prince was furious and a little anxious. He finally understood that he was the prince, a status that looked precious, but oftentimes it was completely useless and would only bring disaster and trouble.

Shujia got straight to the point: "Have you spoken to the Third and Thirteenth Brothers alone? Did the Third Brother return home? Where's the Thirteenth Brother? Did you go and comfort him?"

Yinreng was stunned. He had forgotten! He was only thinking about throwing the hot potato and analyzing his Khan Ama.

Despite the sweltering autumn heat at two o'clock in the afternoon, Yinreng personally visited Zhaoxiang's residence. Yinxiang sat there in a daze. Those who had come to comfort him had gone home for dinner, and Fourteenth Brother had gone to talk to his mother about the news. He was wondering how he was going to get by. His mother had just passed away, and the Third Brother was bullying her so openly. How was he going to get by?

"Thirteenth Master? The Crown Prince is here to see you." The young eunuch reminded Yinxiang.

He blinked in confusion: "Oh." He didn't eat lunch because he felt nauseous and didn't want to eat.

Yinreng came into the room, looked at Yinxiang, and said with concern, "Fifth brother, seventh brother, have you returned? You don't look well."

Yinxiang said gloomily, "Fifth brother and seventh brother returned early, my younger brother is fine."

"You don't look fine. Your body belongs to you. You're exhausted and angry. Don't you think about whether your mother will feel bad?"

Yinxiang's face became even uglier.

Yinreng spoke out his prepared remarks: "Third brother is wrong in this matter. It would be strange if you weren't angry. You must also feel that the punishment is light and not harmful. This is indeed a serious matter and punishment is necessary, but after all, it is not a military or national priority, and it is impossible to call for war and killing."

Yinreng's tone became a little heavier. He stood up and put his hands on Yinxiang's shoulders. "Khan Ama has already punished him for this matter. No matter how unwilling you are, you have to pretend that nothing happened. Listen to me, your mother is gone, and you have no choice but to rely on yourself." He smiled self-deprecatingly. "A child without your mother...you have to make yourself likable." He leaned forward slightly to look at Yinxiang. "Do you understand?"

"Prince?"

"I am your second brother. Listening to you brothers shouting at each other is a joy. Let's not talk about this anymore. Listen carefully to what I am going to say next. Remember this - you are my brother, and I am saying this. The third brother is also my brother. You are Khan Ama's son, and so is the third brother. You are someone else's brother, and he is still one. Even if he did something wrong and offended you, if you continue to be angry, Khan Ama will be embarrassed. As a son, you should strictly abide by filial piety and not make your parents unhappy because of your own joys and sorrows. In life, you should not act recklessly."

Yinxiang was stunned and chewed on the meaning of the words for a while: "Your Majesty, I understand." Hold on to the boss's thighs tightly, and it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge - this is what the Thirteenth Master realized at the beginning.

These five words weigh as much as a thousand pounds.

Yinreng felt like he was bullying a child. Yinxiang forced a smile and said, "I really understand, Second Brother."

"Rest well, you still have to accompany the emperor. Now that you understand, I'm relieved. Don't be willful when accompanying the emperor." He touched the back of Thirteen's neck (he was wearing a hat, so he couldn't touch his head). "Don't think too much, life still has to go on. Did I forget to mention that the third brother asked for another punishment of copying the "Book of Filial Piety"? "

After coaxing the Thirteenth Brother, it was really difficult for the Third Brother! Yinreng thought for a long time, but he couldn't go there in person, so he sent Gao Sanxie to pass on the message: "You are confused about this matter, think about it carefully. Khan Ama understands it very well. You have changed, and he can see it."

The third son was very listless, holed up at home copying the "Book of Filial Piety." Yes, he was grounded, expelled from many tour groups. Hearing Gao Sanxie's words, he secretly complained, "You guys all say the same thing, starting with the eldest brother." Several people living outside the palace came to see him. First, he said politely, "Your behavior is not good" (these people's biological mothers are still alive), then hinted that the title would be restored sooner or later.

If it was the eldest brother, he would say, "We are scared to death. The prince is different from us brothers. He is the king and his subjects. And Khan Ama has always loved him, but he didn't even plead for you."

Please, f*ck me! You didn’t say anything! The Crown Prince and the eldest prince are not good people! Yinzhi thought gloomily.

Despite this disgraceful incident, the emperor's itinerary could not be delayed. Thus, the royal tour group, shrouded in a strange fog, set out. To appease him, Kangxi brought Yinxiang with him. During this time, the sensible and filial Thirteenth Prince left a good impression on Kangxi.

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