Chapter 36: The Thirty-sixth Day of Wanting to Die

Yin Zhuo was also in a dilemma for a moment, wondering whether he should eat the American ginseng or not.

When he was struggling, Concubine De had already made a decision for him.

"Xiao Liu, my mother made a mistake. You can't drink this tonic soup. Haven't you always said that you are weak? A weak body cannot be tonic."

Concubine De would never let such a thing harm Xiaoliu's body.

In her heart, Xiaoliu's health is more important than her.

Doctor Zheng frowned: "Actually..."

There is still a big difference between American ginseng and ginseng.

Yin Zhuo already knew what Doctor Zheng was going to say, so he reached out to stop him: "My dear mother, you are right. You should listen to the doctor when it comes to tonics. You can't take too much."

In Yin Zhuo's opinion, as long as you eat well, these tonics are just a waste of money.

When Concubine De heard Xiaoliu mention the word "IQ", she felt a little embarrassed.

Wasn't she being deceived?

Concubine De asked someone to bring the tonic down: "Quick, take it down and dispose of it."

Concubine De didn't even want to look at it again.

She heaved a sigh of relief only after seeing the person take it away.

"You kid, you've been running around all day."

Defei rubbed his hands and looked at the silver needles on his legs, tears almost falling from her eyes.

"It's all my wife's fault."

Concubine De regretted it. If she had known earlier, she would not have allowed Xiaoliu to give the belt to Laosi.

She called the fourth child over to do the same, but she couldn't keep a straight face. Who would have thought that her escape would cause the sixth child to suffer.

Yin Zhuo held Concubine De's hand, feeling warm in his heart: "My dear, I am fine. Please take care of yourself, too."

[The Emperor lived a long time, and my mother didn't seem to have been the Empress Dowager for many days. I don't know if Guo Luomafa is still connected to the Imperial Household Department. I remember that Guo Luomafa seemed to be an official in the Imperial Household Department... I don't know if Guo Luomafa is involved. If she is, I can't save her.]

Defei's face changed. What does this mean?

Could it be that the emperor is planning to take action against the Imperial Household Department?

The Imperial Household Department did make more money, after all, it was in charge of purchasing. Defei was also aware of how big the price difference was.

So even though she was a bondmaid, she had plenty of money.

Defei felt a pang in her heart. If something happened to her father, how would she protect the five children? And the sixth child was not in good health.

Defei became anxious, but she certainly couldn't ask Xiaoliu directly about this.

What if Xiaoliu tells it out and gets punished by God?

Defei would definitely not let Xiaoliu take the risk of being punished for leaking the secret.

There was no smile on Concubine De's face, it was pale.

Yin Zhuo reached out and touched E'niang's face. Her brows were furrowed, and she looked like she knew she was wrong.

"My dear mother, it's all my fault. Please don't be angry with me, or you will get hurt."

He is so unfilial.

He won't live for another two months and yet he still makes my mother so worried.

[Actually, I hope I can die in my sleep, so there will be no pain. I am afraid of pain, please don’t let me feel any pain.]

When Concubine De heard this, tears suddenly fell from her eyes.

Xiaoliu is most afraid of pain.

Now she can't even care about her father, only Xiaoliu in front of her.

Amma has done so much, it's time to get out.

It can be considered as a good deed for Xiaoliu.

De Fei gently touched Xiao Liu's hand and pressed it against her face: "E Niang is old, you have to get well soon. E Niang doesn't want to see her son die. Wu Rina is still asking you to take her to fly a kite, but Tana doesn't want to take her to play."

Speaking of his two younger sisters, Yin Zhuo also laughed.

"Let me take a day off and take them out to play tomorrow. It's a pity that Little Fourteen can't come out yet."

Yin Zhuo secretly glanced at Concubine De.

[I don’t know if my mother knows that Little Fourteen has gone crazy because of being locked up. That brat wanted to drag me into this trouble since he himself was grounded. He wanted to trick me into studying in the Shangshufang. It’s impossible for me to go to school. I don’t want to go to school anymore.]

You know, he had just finished the arduous college entrance examination and was finally admitted to university, but he ended up coming back here.

Yin Zhuo was very resentful.

When Defei heard him mention Little Fourteen, her face felt a little embarrassed. She had come to the prince's residence several times to see Little Six and seemed to have forgotten Little Fourteen.

What did Xiaoliu mean when he said Fourteen was crazy?

Isn't Yinzhen often under house arrest?

It shouldn't be that serious in just a few days...

In fact, in Concubine De's heart, she still felt that she could only sleep peacefully if Little Fourteen was locked up.

That kid is never idle and can't be found all day. Defei has already put her heart on Xiaoliu, but there is an even more troublesome Xiaoshisi who causes trouble for her. Sometimes she is so worried that she can't sleep.

Yin Zhuo didn't know what Concubine De was thinking, he was just a little worried about his little brother's mental state.

[Anyway, I gave him a Cuju as a gift, which can be regarded as a tool of honor. I hope he will not be too rigid and can relax after studying.]

Concubine De: ...

Is Xiao Shisi's condition already so serious?

So, after Yin Zhuo sent Concubine De away, he saw Concubine De walking towards the courtyard where Little Fourteen was.

I hope my mother can find something for Little Fourteen to do, and stop bringing up the matter of him going to the Shangshufang for no reason.

Seeing the satisfactory result, Yin Zhuo lay down contentedly and let Doctor Zheng remove the needles and massage him, and then he slept until mid-afternoon.

Defei was indeed walking towards Yinzhen.

After seeing Yinzhen, her eyebrows wrinkled up, and after a while she asked, "Why are you fat?"

This shouldn't happen. Didn't Xiaoliu say that Xiaoshisi was in a bad mood?

When Yinzhen saw E'niang coming over, he originally planned to complain to him in tears, but E'niang came up and said that he had gained weight, which made Yinzhen feel very cold.

Where did he get fat?

As Yinzhen looked aggrieved, Defei asked someone to bring the tonic over: "My mother specially prepared this tonic soup for you. It also contains American ginseng. Your sixth brother didn't even get to drink it."

Yinzhen's eyes lit up: "Mother is so good to Little Fourteen. Don't worry, Little Fourteen will definitely take care of Mother until the end of her life."

Defei's temples twitched twice, but this brat still couldn't speak like before.

But Concubine De still smiled and passed the tonic soup to Yinzhen. She only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he had finished it.

At least it wasn't wasted.

She had paid a lot of money for it.

Yinzhen smacked his lips twice: "Thank you, mother, but why is this tonic soup cold?"

Is it because it was left on for too long?

Concubine De said calmly, "I just went to sit with your sixth brother."

Yinzhen said "oh" in disapproval.

When Concubine De saw that he was plump and white and everything was fine, she stood up and was about to leave.

Yinzhen looked at her in shock, feeling a little reluctant.

"My dear..."

De Fei said: "You are already eight years old, it's time for you to be sensible. You should take care of your sixth brother more and learn to take care of others."

After giving her instructions, Concubine De left.

She has important things to do.

Yinzhen felt sad as he looked at E'niang's ruthless back.

He sipped the soup and suddenly realized something.

So, this tonic soup was passed around in front of Sixth Brother, but Sixth Brother refused to drink it, so E'niang brought it back for him?

The more Yinzhen thought about it, the more it made sense. It was something that E'niang and Sixth Brother would do.

Yinzhen kicked the Cuju at his feet in anger and said fearfully: "Ah - I am the youngest!"

Outside the door, Concubine De heard the noise inside and was startled.

Xiaoliu was right. Could it be that Xiaoshisi was really locked up and became stupid?

De Fei came back worriedly, the worry between her brows getting deeper and deeper: "Fourteenth, don't keep anything in your heart, you can tell your mother."

Yinzhen: ...

De Fei said again: "Forget it, my mother will watch you do your homework today. My mother has indeed neglected you recently."

Concubine De felt somewhat guilty.

Facing his mother's concerned look, Yinzhen felt so angry that he almost died.

But what could he say? He could only take out his notes and start copying.

Before, he could still distract himself when he was alone, but now that his mother was staring at him, his wrists were sore from writing, but his mother was still watching him intently.

Yinzhen regretted it and wished he would have stopped shouting.

Finally, he finished his homework, but his wrists were so sore that he couldn't lift them.

De Fei also stood up and prepared to leave, but when she reached the door, she couldn't help but speak: "Fourteenth, mother hopes that you can get along well with Xiaoliu and your fourth brother. You are all my children, and mother loves you all."

Yinzhen felt a pang in his heart and sniffed.

Defei turned around and squatted beside him, hugging his little body: "My mother is still waiting for you to become a great general in the future when you are fourteen."

Yinzhen couldn't help but bury himself in Concubine De's arms: "Well, Fourteenth Prince will be a great general, protecting his mother, his sister and his brother."

"Be good, my wife will come to see you more often in the future."

Just when the mother and son were being emotional, a crisp sound suddenly appeared in their ears.

[Oh my, let me see, is Little Fourteen crying? ]

Yin Zhuo suddenly appeared at the gate of the yard and looked inside cautiously.

Yinzhen couldn't cry at all this time, his face was dark.

This stinky Sixth Brother! Why did he show up again?!

He wiped his face, then raised his head and stared at Yin Zhuo fiercely.

"Sixth brother, what are you doing sneaking around there?"

De Fei also tidied herself up and looked at Xiao Liu with a smile: "Here you are, why didn't you come in? Come and see Xiao Shisi, he is crying."

The last sentence sounds a bit impatient.

Yinzhen looked up at E'niang in disbelief.

It turns out that E'niang is in cahoots with Sixth Brother, and they came here together to make fun of him.

"Fourteen is the one who didn't cry."

Yin Zhuo patted his head: "Just cry if you want to, just act like you've cried before."

[It's better to cry now than later. While I'm still alive, I'll see if I can mend the relationship between the Fourth Brother and the Fourteenth Brother. In the future, whether the Fourteenth Brother lives or dies will depend on the Fourth Brother's mood. Even if I can't be as good as the Thirteenth Brother, at least I can be a leisurely prince and have a free body.]

Yinzhen: ???

What does this mean?

Defei's face became solemn and she stared at Yinzhen seriously.

I knew this kid was restless.

But Yinzhen was still young, and Defei was afraid that he would be exposed in front of Xiaoliu, so she simply held Xiaoliu's hand and led him out.

"Come on, just take a look at him, and accompany me to dinner. I've been spending the whole afternoon with you two, and you both make me worry."

Concubine De took Xiaoliu and left without hesitation.

Leaving behind Yinzhen with a confused look on his face.

No, what does Sixth Brother mean?

Fourth brother and Thirteenth brother didn’t come either, why are we mentioning them for no reason?

Also, my wife is really biased.

Yinzhen watched them walk away without any reluctance, and his curiosity was aroused.

How could he run away in the middle of saying something? What happened to him?

Is there anyone who can care about his feelings? He is still a baby, he feels so wronged.

Yinzhen is not a stupid guy. From E'niang's reaction, it can be seen that E'niang must know something.

But why did they take Sixth Brother away? He was no longer a six or seven-year-old child. He was already eight years old and very sensible.

He would definitely not let the secret slip, because the Emperor had already sent someone to tell him.

Yinzhen was very dissatisfied.

My mother didn't trust him.

What's worse is that he is still under house arrest and has no way to go to his sixth brother to solve his problems.

So, Yinzhen, who hadn't suffered from insomnia for two or three days, suffered from insomnia again tonight.

Whether I opened my eyes or closed them, all I could think about were the words that Sixth Brother said.

Did he lose his freedom in the future?

Otherwise, why would Sixth Brother mention those three words?

As he was thinking about it, Yinzhen pouted. He would never lose his freedom. He was Batulu of the Qing Dynasty and he was going to become a great general.

If he had grown up now, he would definitely defeat Galdan and make him cry for his parents.

They won't even be given a chance to beg for mercy.

Yinzhen fell asleep while thinking. In his dream, he really became a general and laughed out loud.

Yin Zhuo finished his meal with his mother and admired two koi fish. Seeing that they were still lively and energetic, he felt hungry again.

[Eat this tomorrow, eat that the day after tomorrow... No, no, you can’t eat it...]

Defei wanted to laugh when she heard Xiaoliu's childish voice.

But when I thought about Fourteen, I couldn’t laugh anymore.

So, her children, in the future...

Except for the fourth brother, it seems that no one has a good ending.

Concubine De: ...

Although she had anticipated this, she still had a heart attack when she heard Xiaoliu talk about Fourteen today.

How could this happen?

It must be that she, as his mother, did not guide him well.

Now Defei must be regretting so much. Why didn't she take the fourth son back when Tong Jia was sick?

If I had been more decisive and treated the fourth child better, the outcome would have been different.

Concubine De regretted again.

She has been regretting it so much these days.

After Yin Zhuo finished scaring the two koi fish, he rubbed his eyes and said, "My dear, I am tired. I will leave first."

De Fei looked at him with amusement: "It's obviously you who are sleepy. Come on, come on, go back and have a rest. Don't run around tomorrow. You have to take care of your health. Do you hear me?"

Defei emphasized it several times.

Yin Zhuo nodded like a little chicken pecking at rice: "Yeah, I definitely won't run around."

Only then did Defei feel relieved to let Yin Zhuo go back, but Yin Zhuo was intercepted by Kangxi halfway.

Yin Zhuo, who came to the Qianqing Palace inexplicably, looked at the palace maids kneeling on the ground with a confused look on his face.

What happened?

Why is Liang Jiugong also kneeling?

When Kangxi saw Xiaoliu coming, he waved his hand and said, "Xiaoliu, come here."

Yin Zhuo came to Kangxi in a daze and saw a room full of people kneeling down: "Why is your father not sleeping in the middle of the night?"

Kangxi said helplessly: "These people can't even tell the price of eggs, what's the point of keeping them?"

Yin Zhuo suddenly thought of his three unlucky brothers and felt helpless.

Did the Emperor have a fight with the egg today?

[These people do have problems, but not everyone knows it. What if they were rich before entering the palace? They deserve to be punished! ]

That’s right, Yin Zhuo is anti-rich again.

The palace servants were really confused. After dinner, the emperor called them over, and then called them into the room one by one and asked them a strange question.

He actually asked them how much silver an egg cost?

Everyone has been in the palace for many years and no longer cares about these things.

How can I answer that?

They knew how much an egg from the kitchen cost, but they didn't dare to tell them.

They also spent a lot of money to get food from the canteen.

If you offend those people, you might not even live to see tomorrow.

They also have their own difficulties.

As a result, a lot of people fell to their knees.

Yin Zhuo comforted Kangxi: "Your Majesty, calm down in the middle of the night. Your body is your own."

Kangxi was calm enough not to have these people beheaded.

"I'll give you one night to write down everything you know. You're not stupid, you should understand what I mean."

After saying this, Kangxi waved his hand and said, "Come here, take them all away."

Liang Jiugong was not taken away, but the emperor looked very unhappy when he saw him.

He looked at the imperial guards who had been waiting for a long time with a wry smile, feeling somewhat helpless.

What kind of stimulation did the emperor experience during this trip out of the palace?

He actually started to trouble the people around him. This had never happened before.

Although the emperor is scary, there are still many advantages to working in the Qianqing Palace. At least you won't be bullied in the palace.

You can also get a lot of benefits from other concubines.

I wonder how many of the people who went down today will be able to come back.

Liang Jiugong no longer cared about others. He was able to keep himself safe because the emperor gave him face as the chief eunuch.

But when will I get it back...

This is not what Liang Jiugong thinks about, he just tries to live a good life every day.

Yin Zhuo's heart trembled when he saw a large group of people suddenly come and take those palace maids away.

After all, this is a feudal society, and Yin Zhuo found it hard to accept it for a while.

But this is the imperial power, and this is the world he came into.

Seeing that Xiaoliu was frightened, Kangxi held his hand and said, "Don't be afraid, Xiaoliu. Your Majesty is here."

Yin Zhuo showed a smile that was uglier than crying.

[Ahhh, I’m only scared because you’re around. Never mind. I won’t live long anyway.]

Yin Zhuo calmed down again. Every day he lived longer was a day he earned.

No one spoke in the hall. Yin Zhuo yawned and asked, "Isn't your father going to sleep yet?"

Kangxi sighed and pulled him to sit on the bed: "Your Majesty is feeling a little uncomfortable."

Yin Zhuo also felt it and put his hand on Kangxi's back to comfort him: "Don't be angry, don't be angry."

Finally, Yin Zhuo was so sleepy that his head slumped. Kangxi took the opportunity to say, "Why don't you sleep with your father today?"

Xiaoliu slept with Laosi last night!

As the emperor, he has never received such treatment.

Yin Zhuo nodded dazedly: "Okay."

Anyway, the dragon bed is big enough.

Yin Zhuo stretched his body and hurriedly went to wash up.

Then he curled up in bed and fell into a deep sleep.

Doctor Zheng used medicine when he gave him acupuncture, and it is rare that Yin Zhuo has persisted until now.

He was already so sleepy that his eyelids were fighting.

When Kangxi came back and saw Xiaoliu lying on the bed obediently, looking at his rosy little face, he finally felt relieved as an old father.

"As long as you live a long and healthy life."

The rest, he will do, and Xiaoliu's brothers will do it too.

So, stop talking about life and death.

Kangxi lay on the dragon bed, listening to the breathing sounds beside him, and felt a little annoyed when he thought about Xiaoliu's previous reaction.

I should have known not to call Xiaoliu over.

It seemed to scare him.