Chapter 38 The 38th Day of Wanting to Die

Now Yinzhen, Yinzhi and Yinqi can no longer care about their future fate, after all, that will be more than ten years later. Maybe if they perform better and win the hearts of the people, the Fourth Prince will not have the chance to get rid of them after he comes to power.

The more they thought about it, the more it made sense.

But the question is, how can they achieve merit and be awarded a title?

Xiaoliu, who is younger than them, has made such great contributions, and they, as his older brothers, are very worried.

Is it useful to arrest corrupt officials?

Several people simultaneously turned their attention to the ministers standing in rows in the court.

The ministers suddenly felt a chill on their backs, as if something was staring at them.

But they didn't dare to look up to see what was going on.

Suo Etu hasn't chatted with the prince for quite some time, and he feels that the prince has changed a lot.

I want to talk to the prince, but I can't find him.

When Suo Etu heard that something happened in the backyard of Tong Guowei's son Longkodo, he laughed at him, but after laughing, he always felt something was wrong.

Tong Guowei didn’t even know about this, so how did it get out of the palace?

For a moment, Suo'etu's back felt numb.

I always feel that something happened between the royal father and son that they don't know about.

Moreover, these people looked at each other with their eyes, and no one would believe them if they said there was nothing wrong.

The most exaggerated thing was that the Crown Prince and Yinzhen actually looked at each other.

I don’t know what consensus was reached.

Suo Etu and Nalan Mingzhu were so shocked that they didn't know what to say.

The main reason is that they really can't find the eldest prince and the crown prince, and they can't even ask them to find out the inside story.

Moreover, the emperor hadn't talked to them about matters for several days, and he wanted to escape as soon as the court was over. This had never happened before.

There is a secret, there is definitely a secret.

Yin Zhuo didn't know yet that he had just missed the chance to leave the palace and build his own house. He was now sitting in Yu's study in a daze.

When you are full, your brain stops working. This is an eternal truth for Yin Zhuo.

He yawned and waited for the people who had attended court to return.

When Kangxi came in, he saw Xiaoliu looking tired. He couldn't help but frown and asked with concern, "Did Xiaoliu not sleep well yesterday?"

Yin Zhuo wiped away the tears that flowed from his eyes due to yawning with his fingers, and replied in a hoarse voice: "No, I am sleepy because I am full."

Kangxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a moment: "You."

Kangxi didn't know what to say.

Following them came Yinzhen, Yinzhi, Yinqi and the other four. The crown prince had already left the palace in a hurry and headed straight for the cowpox research site.

He went to the palace to attend court today just to inform Kangxi and let Kangxi remember his contribution. He will stay with the cowpox in the future.

I will enter the palace again when we have completely figured out how to cure smallpox.

He was not afraid of smallpox anyway.

Yinzhen approached unceremoniously and rubbed Yin Zhuo's little head, but was slapped away by Kangxi with a "pop".

"Don't rub his head. It's hard to grow a few hairs on it."

Kangxi said worriedly.

Yinzhen: ...

What does the emperor mean? Didn’t he touch it himself?

[Oh, the one who touches my head the most is the Emperor. This old man is actually playing double standards. It’s not that I don’t have hair. It’s that I’m smart and don’t have hair on my head. I am the smartest person in the Qing Dynasty.]

Yin Zhuo was really about to get angry. Why were people talking about his hair again?

Even without hair, he is the most handsome man in the Qing Palace.

Yin Zhuo is very thick-skinned.

[I am the most handsome man in the Qing Dynasty, unlike my father and my fourth brother, tut tut.]

Kangxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This Xiaoliu was so shameless that he even named himself the most handsome man in the Qing Dynasty.

Kangxi didn't want to listen to his nonsense anymore and asked everyone to sit down. Then Liang Jiugong limped and placed the divided memorials on the table in front of Yinzhi, Yinzhen and Yinqi in order.

Yinzhen and Yin Zhuo escaped.

Kangxi was very satisfied. Liang Jiugong still won his heart. He was indeed an old fox.

Yinzhi opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but then he drooped his ears and didn't know what to say.

He was still nervous about his father asking about eggs, and he also had to make arrangements for American ginseng today, so he had to go find Mr. Nan Huairen.

He is a foreigner and should know more about this.

It's just eggs...

Yinzhi took a deep breath and stopped thinking, as he would definitely be the first to answer.

Looking at Liang Jiugong's skillful movements, Yin Zhuo felt a little sorry for his three brothers.

[The Emperor is really evil-hearted. He hired three free laborers to help you review the memorials. He is really a scoundrel. But how did he learn to delegate power? Wasn't the Crown Prince still suspected of doing anything before? The Crown Prince was forced into that state, and the Emperor couldn't shirk the blame. ]

Yin Zhuo's eyes were full of curiosity.

I don't understand when the emperor started to change.

Kangxi felt a little uncomfortable. This kind of thing would happen again after the first one. After all, he was really relaxed.

Yinzhen was also very upset, at least the emperor did not include him in the count this time.

Kangxi took a sip of tea and nodded to the three of them: "Who among you three will speak first?"

Yinzhen was confused. What did he say?

Why is he unable to keep up again?

Yin Zhuo quietly sat up straight?

【Oh? What did these three brothers discover? Is it that the market price of eggs is only three cents each, or that the Imperial Household Department marked the price at a few, or do they think that eggs are a rare commodity that ordinary people cannot eat? Don't be like Emperor Qianlong, Emperor Daoguang, and Emperor Guangxu. 】

Yinzhen: ...

No, who is this light and light thread?

Qianlong could barely guess that it was the fourth son's son, but he really didn't know the latter two persons.

But he also knew that the Emperor took Xiaoliu to the vegetable market yesterday. Could it be that they went to check the price of eggs?

In Yinzhen’s impression of the egg... well, no impression at all, after all, he had plenty of it.

But, an egg only costs three cents?

This price is too low.

What? Could it be that the emperor discovered that there is some secret in this egg?

Yinzhen also sat up straight and listened with his ears tilted.

Come on, tell me, why are you all silent?

When the three heard Xiaoliu's voice, they knew that what they discussed yesterday was correct.

Yinzhen spoke first: "Your Majesty, yesterday I discussed with my third elder brother and fifth younger brother..."

As expected of Yinzhen, who was on duty in the Ministry of Revenue, he was quite sensitive to money, so he estimated the amount of silver embezzled by the Imperial Household Department.

They can earn more than a thousand times the price of just an egg, not to mention other things.

The amount of silver here may be frighteningly huge.

Kangxi stroked his beard with satisfaction, and his eyes softened.

"Yes, this is what you three discussed together?"

Kangxi confirmed it again.

Yinzhen agreed.

Kangxi was very happy: "Very good, that's how it should be. Don't hide it. You are brothers, you are a family, and you are the future of the Qing Dynasty."

When Kangxi said this, he glanced at Yin Zhuo, who was counting on his fingers with his head down.

Kangxi asked curiously, "What is Xiaoliu thinking about?"

Yin Zhuo's teeth itched with anger: "These people actually dared to quote the price of an egg as three taels. This is a lie of 1,600 times. How brave they are."

Kangxi was also angry, but this was also his negligence.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs...

Kangxi glanced at Yinzhen and Yinzhuo. It seemed that their Guo Luomafa was also on duty in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Kangxi smiled, looked at Xiaoliu, and said with a smile: "Xiaoliu, don't hang around when you have nothing to do. How about I hand over the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to you to investigate?"

Kangxi nonchalantly played with the jade walnuts on the table, and the two walnuts made a crisp sound when they collided.

Yin Zhuo was completely bewildered. With so many brothers sitting in the room, how could the Emperor have the nerve to let a patient like him do the work?

[You are really a black-skinned person with no conscience. I should have known not to tell you about this. I will make you suffer. ]

Yin Zhuo gritted his teeth in anger.

But when he thought about that much silver, he felt unwilling to give up.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Xiao Liu, go ahead. I will be the undercover agent. But we have a deal. If you get it back... No, if you copy it, you have to give me 10% of the money as a reward."

How could Kangxi be dissatisfied? He didn't get angry even when Xiaoliu called him a black-skinned person. He still smiled and said, "Of course, I'll give you 20%."

Kangxi was not a stingy person, and he put Xiaoliu's contribution to the cowpox epidemic aside, so he was very generous with the silver.

What's more, he was happy to give Xiaoliu money.

Yinzhen looked at the ignorant Xiaoliu and opened his mouth to say something: "Father, Xiaoliu..."

But before he could say anything, Kangxi raised his hand to stop him.

"Nothing will happen to Xiaoliu in this Qing Palace."

He is here, and no one dares to touch Xiaoliu. Even if Xiaoliu is harmed in one hair, Kangxi will not forgive them.

He let Xiaoliu go, which was also a way to give the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs a chance to survive. As for whether they could catch him or not, it depended on themselves.

He has been kind enough and hopes those people will take care of themselves.

After Yin Zhuo took on the responsibility, he rubbed his hands with anticipation.

Being undercover.

[So the question is, how do I get into the enemy's house? ]

Yin Zhuo touched his face. He thought, this long face will be exposed if it is revealed, right?

Yin Zhuo is a little bald, no, he has no hair at all.

Yinzhen originally thought that this matter was very serious, but after seeing the emperor handing the matter over to Xiaoliu, he felt that it was a joke.

Is this something specially designed to entertain Xiaoliu?

Besides, Xiaoliu didn't spend much time studying in the Shangshufang, so how could he understand any strategies?

Simply put, in Yinzhen's eyes, Xiaoliu is a simple-minded person.

After all, even my inner thoughts were exposed to their ears. How could I face those old-timers who had been in the Qing Palace for so long?

As the eldest brother, Yinzhen could not sit idly by, so he said directly: "Your Majesty, I will take care of this matter. As for Xiaoliu..."

"What the hell are you doing? Are you as smart as Xiaoliu?" Kangxi became so anxious when he heard Yinzhen was about to say something about Xiaoliu being incompetent.

Although Yin Zhuo was touched, as a real man, he would definitely do a great job in this matter.

[Big brother, you are not doing this for the 20% hard work fee, are you? No, that is my funeral money. ]

Yin Zhuo figured it out: birds die for food, and people die for money.

[Since I can't spend all the money I've earned, I'll just bury it underground. It's better than having to pay it back to the foreigners. Otherwise, I'll be so angry that I'll crawl out of the underground and curse these unfilial descendants to death. I'll put them all in my coffin and let Little Twelve pick a big coffin for me.]

Kangxi was confused again. Why should they pay compensation to foreigners with the Qing Dynasty's money?

Wasn’t it the foreigners who first used American ginseng to cheat them out of their money?

Moreover, American ginseng was probably not the only counterfeit item that flowed into the Qing Dynasty.

American ginseng is correct, but those people shouldn't deceive people by claiming that American ginseng is ginseng. The effects of the two are completely different.