Chapter 43: Day 43 of Wanting to Die
Yin Zhuo was not convinced: "How can a son of yours be so uneducated? If it's not stealing money, what else can it be called?"
Wujina's ears were blocked, so the sound was intermittent, but she could hear Sixth Brother's thoughts clearly. There was no expression on the little girl's face, but she felt that Sixth Brother was very angry because of her foot pain.
She grabbed the corner of Yin Zhuo's clothes and blinked her big eyes.
Yin Zhuo was originally very angry, but after meeting the innocent look in the little girl's eyes, he was no longer angry. He quickly let go of her ear and said, "It's okay, Wu Rina, brother will rub your ear for you."
As she spoke, the little girl's two fair ears turned red. Yin Zhuo touched his nose a little embarrassedly.
Wuzhina smiled indifferently: "My ears are warm."
【Oh, this silly girl. 】
The expression on Wujina's face froze. She was clearly trying to comfort Sixth Brother.
She is not stupid.
Kangxi still had to deal with the affairs of the Imperial Household Department, so he sent Yin Zhuo and others to the Yonghe Palace.
After all, things in the palace are really in chaos now.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is in chaos, which is equivalent to the entire housekeeper system going on strike!
Kangxi was busy.
Kangxi looked at Yin Zhuo and Wu Rina joking and couldn't help shaking his head. This little six...
He was impulsive.
But it's also very satisfying.
Those termites, what they stole away is back the same way!
Kangxi did not realize that he also used the word "steal", and he must have been influenced by the uneducated Xiaoliu.
Before leaving, Kangxi told Yin Zhuo the bad news: "You will be allowed to attend court tomorrow, but since you can get up early to attend court, you will definitely be able to adapt to the pace of the Shangshufang, so go to the Shangshufang with Xiao Shisi tomorrow to attend class."
Yin Zhuo's expression cracked.
If it weren't for his own image, Kangxi would have wanted to laugh out loud, Xiaoliu's expression was so funny.
He was the one who felt aggrieved before, and now it is finally Xiaoliu's turn.
Kangxi suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders had been lightened.
Anyway, no matter how bad it is, it is worse than the future world that Xiaoliu experienced.
As for the issue of foot binding, Kangxi really didn't know how to bring it up. Let's see how Xiaoliu performs tomorrow. Anyway, the stage has been set for him.
Kangxi went to deal with things while humming a little tune with his hands behind his back. He called Yinzhen, Yinqi and Yinzhi to his study, and then assigned them to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to collect supplies.
Simply put, it means taking inventory of supplies to see if they match what is recorded in the account book.
This is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Fortunately, he has many sons, otherwise he would not be at ease if he handed it over to others.
If Xiaoliu was not in poor health and could not stand for a long time, he would have sent people over there to suffer a little so that they would not have to cause trouble for him all day long.
He is so busy now that he can hardly find his heels.
If these words were heard by the palace servants, they would definitely complain that the emperor was so busy that he couldn't find his feet, but he could always lock onto the Sixth Prince's location like a radar.
Why didn't I realize before that the emperor was a child-obsessed person?
The Crown Prince is a daddy's boy, they all see it, but the Sixth Prince is not!
The Sixth Prince doesn't even have the Emperor in his eyes!
Could His Majesty please sober up a little and stop being misled by the Sixth Prince to bully them? I really can't stand it anymore.
It's only been a short time. It looks like the Sixth Prince can only live for a few more years. Will they still have a chance to survive in the palace by then?
For a moment, everyone felt heavy.
They felt a little resentful of the Sixth Prince, but at the same time they felt that he had done nothing and was completely innocent.
These two emotions are intertwined.
But what can the Sixth Prince do? He is just a servant.
Yin Zhuo handed the two paper ibis to the maid beside Concubine De and asked her to keep them. Then he sat down and drank two cups of tea. "Ha~ I am so tired."
Yin Zhuo complained to Concubine De.
Wujina also sat on the stool, holding the teacup and drinking tea slowly.
When Concubine De heard that the emperor was coming, she was very nervous. She didn't know what the emperor was taking Xiaoliu to do. Xiaoliu and Wujina were sweating from exhaustion.
Concubine De took out a handkerchief and wiped his face distressedly: "How did you get like this? Your father is really a fool. Doesn't he know your physical condition? Is your leg still hurting?"
Although Xiaoliu's leg has healed, he still can't overwork himself.
Yin Zhuo wasted a pot of tea like a cow chewing a peony, then wiped his mouth and comforted Concubine De: "Don't worry, mother, I'm fine."
Defei touched Wujina's neck again and was sweating too. Worried that the little girl would catch a cold, she asked someone to take Wujina to change her clothes.
It just so happened that Wujina was also tired, so Concubine De asked someone to take her downstairs to rest for a while.
Yin Zhuo also said a few words to his sister: "Urina, you should have a good rest. I don't want you to get sick and miss the fun time in a few days."
Wu Rina nodded, but looked at Yin Zhuo with some confusion.
Yin Zhuo looked at her hesitant expression and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? If Wu Rina has anything to say, she can just tell Sixth Brother directly. Sixth Brother will always stand on Wu Rina's side."
Wuzhina finally summoned up her courage and said, "Sixth brother, isn't he going to school?"
Concubine De was also puzzled and asked: "What kind of school are you going to? To the Shangshufang?"
Xiaoliu has never been there since he was a child. I don't know how Wujina knew about it. Could it be that the emperor suggested it?
Concubine De didn't have any requirements for Xiaoliu, just health and longevity. She didn't force anything else, and she couldn't force anything else.
People should not be greedy, she just wants Xiaoliu to be healthy.
Yin Zhuo was stunned and had forgotten about this.
"It doesn't matter. Sixth Brother has a way. He will bring Little Fourteen along when the time comes."
De Fei thought of something: "Don't learn from Little Fourteen."
She was worried that Fourteen would corrupt Little Six.
Yin Zhuo winked slyly: "I will definitely take good care of Little Fourteen and not let him skip classes again."
Defei was very pleased, and then she whispered: "Don't worry, Xiaoliu, you will be gone for one or two years at most. When you marry Fujin and get a job, you won't have to go anymore."
Yin Zhuo never expected that Concubine De would be like this!
Mother, you have changed. Aren't you a person who has very high expectations for your children?
Yin Zhuo felt a little reluctant. It was his fault that he had corrupted his mother.
But he really couldn't accept the fact that he would have to stay in the Shangshufang for one or two years.
He had just finished his miserable senior year of high school, and was going to experience it again?
Old Swan...
Just bypass him.
Yin Zhuo kept himself calm, then smiled and said, "I will try my best to see how long I can hold on. My mother also knows my condition..."
[Wuwuwu, I really can't get up! I can't get up, I really can't get up. Eight o'clock in the morning is enough to kill me. Four o'clock in the morning is enough to kill me! ]
When Concubine De heard Xiaoliu's waiting, she knew he would be like this, and she felt distressed.
"Xiao Liu, just hold on for a few days. Mother will help you."
Defei was furious, thinking that Xiaoliu's body could not endure the hardship.
At that time, the worst that can happen is that I can ask the emperor for mercy.
Yin Zhuo was deeply moved.
"good."
Defei patted his hands.
Wuzhina was watching from the side and had some question marks popping up in her head.
Isn't it just going to study in Shangshufang?
Wujina will also go, and my mother never said so.
Moreover, Wurina felt that the sixth brother might be a bad influence on the fourthteenth brother.
Wujina found out, but she didn't say anything.
Wujina rubbed her eyes and wanted to go to sleep.
Yin Zhuo quickly pulled his hand back from between Concubine De's hands, and then said to Wu Rina: "If Wu Rina doesn't like flower pot shoes, don't wear them. Sixth Brother will ask someone to buy you comfortable shoes later. You can wear whatever you want."
De Fei looked down at Wujina's little feet, took her hand and touched them: "What's wrong with your feet?"
A trace of fear flashed across Wu Rina's eyes: "I'm afraid of foot binding."
Wujina was still young, and when she heard what her Sixth Brother told the Emperor, she was a little scared, but because the Sixth Brother covered her ears and didn't want her to hear it, he had endured it until now.
Yin Zhuo's face changed. How did Wu Rina hear it?
Yin Zhuo assured: "Don't be afraid, Wu Rina, you don't know how to bind your feet. I will try my best to let you wear shoes freely!"
[You can wear whatever you want, regardless of what others say. I really don't understand why men wear comfortable boots and cloth shoes, while women have to bind their feet and step on flower pots? There are many acupuncture points on the soles of the feet, which are connected to the internal organs of the body. If the feet are uncomfortable, then the person is not healthy. ]
Concubine De suddenly raised her head and stared at Xiaoliu.
Xiaoliu's idea is too absurd.
Flowerpot shoes were a symbol of status, and those women who bound their feet did so in order to marry into a wealthy family.
Because big feet will be disliked and directly lose the opportunity to compete.
Concubine De didn't know where Xiaoliu got such a ridiculous idea from. If those Han scholars knew about it, the streets and alleys might be filled with poems cursing Xiaoliu.
Yin Zhuo thought E'niang's expression was a little strange. He tilted his head in confusion and looked at her.
When Concubine De came back to her senses, she bumped into Xiaoliu's eyes, and then a flash of unnaturalness flashed across her face, and the corners of her mouth were a little stiff: "The nobles of the Qing Dynasty all wear flower pot shoes. Wu Rina walked too much today, so she just needs to rest for a day. Xiaoliu doesn't need to let anyone leave the palace."
Yin Zhuo: …
What does this mean, my lady?
Why does he look like he has corrupted Wujina?
Yin Zhuo was dissatisfied: "What is my wife wearing?"
Defei subconsciously hid her feet, but Yin Zhuo was also a person who didn't care about details. He bent down and crawled under the table to look at Defei's shoes.
"Isn't this just an ordinary pair of embroidered shoes?"
[It seems that my mother doesn't like flower pot shoes either, so why does she let her sister wear them? She has been caught in the rain, so she has to tear up other people's umbrellas? ]
A hint of unnaturalness flashed across Concubine De's face, and then she pretended to be angry: "My wife can wear whatever she wants in her own palace, and you, a little boy, are controlling my wife?"
What is Xiaoliu thinking? She has never been caught in the rain, so why would she tear someone else's umbrella?
De Fei couldn't stand Yin Zhuo's stare anymore, and finally waved her hands: "Forget it, forget it, you can do whatever you want, but do it secretly for my mother, or my mother will be known as a lax discipliner with her good intentions."
After saying this, Concubine De walked away quickly in her embroidered shoes.
Help! She really couldn't stand staying with Xiaoliu any longer, fearing that Xiaoliu would curse her in his heart the next second.
Defei's hands were shaking, and she didn't know why she still had a glimmer of anticipation.
After all, she had heard Xiaoliu scold Kangxi for being an old man.
But Xiaoliu was very polite to her mother, and she always felt that something was missing.
Just now, when Xiaoliu spoke up for his sister, she realized how wrong she was. It turned out that Xiaoliu had never argued with her...
When Defei thought of this, she could no longer sit still and hid herself away, leaving Yin Zhuo and his sister staring at each other.
Yin Zhuo wanted to pick up Wu Rina, but Wu Rina quietly refused: "Brother, go back and rest. Wu Rina can walk by herself."
Yin Zhuo was so pleased looking at his obedient and sensible sister.
[Urina is so well behaved. I want to kidnap you. Please slow down your time... It's a pity that I can't grow up with you. ]
Yin Zhuo sniffed sadly.
Wujina shook her head. She really didn’t understand. Sixth Brother was already healthier than her, so why did he still think he was going to die?
In addition to the Yonghe Palace, Yin Zhuo sent people out of the palace to buy embroidered shoes for Wu Rina, and then asked someone to find an embroiderer to make two pairs of cute rabbit shoes for Wu Rina, the kind with two furry ears on the uppers.
My sister will definitely look very cute when she puts it on, wearing white gloves and standing in front of him obediently with her hands in her pockets.
Yin Zhuo was already touched by the cuteness of the Wu Rina he had imagined in his mind.
Now that he remembered it, he might as well do it. The palace lacks everything except people.
Yin Zhuo gave an order and talked a lot, but it made Xiu Niang worried.
But after making it, they found that it took much less time than embroidering something else.
It also reduced the workload and intensity of work, and everyone worked more meticulously.
After all, this doesn't require much technical skills, and it would be bad if the Sixth Prince was dissatisfied.
Everyone knows that the Sixth Prince is a popular figure in the palace now.
Yin Zhuo gave the order and returned to his desk to do some work, but he saw the giant turtle he had drawn on the desk before he left.
Yin Zhuo was silent.
Then he reached out and picked up the piece of paper with the turtle painted on it. He wanted to crumple it into a ball, but he was reluctant to waste such high-quality rice paper.
I should have stopped painting earlier. Such good paper has been stained.
Yin Zhuo's eyes lit up when he looked at the paper, and then he asked someone to call the little eunuch over.
"Just cut it to this size, be careful." Yin Zhuo waved his finger behind his back.
The young eunuch thought he was going to lose favor, but he didn't expect that the Sixth Prince was still talking about him after he came back.
Eunuch Wang had already said something about him before, and now he has become the evil version of the little eunuch.
He is not even afraid of death!
After all, he had said at that time that he would die for the Sixth Prince.
Following the Sixth Prince's instructions, the young eunuch cut out more than fifty sheets of paper of the same size.
Yin Zhuo painted on it again, and spent half the afternoon doing it with great interest.
By the time it got dark, the large desk was filled with papers with numbers written on them.
Yes, what Yin Zhuo does is play poker.
But the paper was a little soft, but Yin Zhuo didn't complain. After all, it was just a sample. Of course he could make it, and the rest was up to the craftsmen.
Yin Zhuo asked the young eunuch to go to the Ministry of Works to find someone to play poker, and then he stretched his back and crawled into the quilt to think about something.
I have to go to court tomorrow, so I have to go to bed early today.
He entrusted the task of waking him up to the reliable eunuch Wang.
"Eunuch Wang, please call me at 3:00 pm tomorrow. Your master has to go to court." Yin Zhuo seemed a little proud for some reason, and there was joy in his voice.
Eunuch Wang was also extremely surprised, and he secretly wiped away his tears after being surprised.
Who could have thought that he would actually see the day when the Sixth Prince went to court? Before that, he had never dared to think about it.
"Okay, okay, I will definitely call you tomorrow. I will go and prepare the prince's clothes for you first."
Because the Sixth Prince did not hold an official position, he could only wear prince's clothes to court. Eunuch Wang prepared the clothes and sent them to him.
Yin Zhuo looked at the round hat.
No way, everyone else is wearing a black gauze hat, but how come his hat becomes a round children's hat?
It’s red, very festive, isn’t it just like a child’s hat?
The most important thing is that Yin Zhuo is bald.
Yin Zhuo looked at the hat with disdain, but he felt unimpressive if he went there bare-headed.
But he really didn't want to wear this hat.
Yin Zhuo frowned, then thought of something: "Forget it, just this hat, you guys can sew a wig braid for me at the back, you guys don't have a braid and you're afraid of being excluded."
Eunuch Wang was shocked. Is there anyone who is ostracizing their master?!
Seeing that his master was serious, Eunuch Wang went to find Xiu Niang with his hat in hand and a serious look on his face.
You must sew a thick braid, even if it is a fake one, to save face for the master.
Yin Zhuo suddenly didn't want to go, and the emperor didn't even prepare a set of stylish clothes for him!
He went there wearing the clothes of a prince, and always felt like a little kid who had not grown up and mixed in with a group of adults.
What's even more frightening is that although Yin Zhuo tried hard to compensate himself, he didn't grow a few centimeters in height in a day.
So he is still a short man now.
Yin Zhuo finally floated to the Qianqing Palace with a resentful look, and lay down in front of Kangxi's desk, with unhappiness written all over his face.
Kangxi and his two brothers Yinzhi were busy for the entire afternoon, but they had not yet finished counting even one-third of the items in the warehouse.
Just after finishing dinner and preparing to continue dealing with the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I heard someone announce that the Sixth Prince had arrived.
He came when he came, and Kangxi was too busy to pay attention to him.
In the end, Xiaoliu didn't say anything, but he was quarreling in his heart so much that he couldn't go on.
Yinzhi, Yinqi and Yinzhen were also in a daze now, and only after hearing Xiaoliu's voice did their minds become a little clearer.
[Why don’t you prepare a majestic official uniform for me? I will still be bareheaded tomorrow. Will they say I am a brat? The Emperor ignores me and doesn’t love me anymore. My brothers also ignore me. I am so pitiful. I would rather die.]
Kangxi: ...I'd rather die of exhaustion.
Yinzhi, Yinzhen and Yinqi: I'd rather die... I can't live anymore, I really can't live anymore, I'm being squeezed dry, the Emperor is too cruel.
After Yin Zhuo finished complaining, he realized that his three brothers looked extremely unhappy.
[Good fellow, it’s a good thing that I’m going to die. How have my third, fourth, and fifth brothers been oppressed? As expected, the emperor only has the second brother in his heart... Alas. ]
The voice is so sad.
The veins on Kangxi's forehead were about to pop out. Was this Xiaoliu here to sow discord?
"Why are you here if you don't want to sleep?"
Kangxi said unhappily.
No one wanted to bother with this guy. He just finished his job and left. It was him, the emperor, who worked like a slave to help him clean up the mess.
Needless to say, there will be more rotten stalls tomorrow, and Kangxi felt heartbroken just thinking about it.
Yin Zhuo played with the jade walnut that Kangxi had been playing with for a long time, then glanced at the other three people's clothes with his small eyes, and said indifferently: "Nothing, I just think that the official uniform of the third brother is very beautiful."
Yinzhi's heart trembled when he was mentioned inexplicably. What did Xiaoliu want to do?
He is so busy now that he hasn't even gone to the backyard.
Sleep has become a luxury nowadays.
Yinzhen and Yinqi turned their heads to look at Yinzhi's official uniform, then looked down at their own.
The official uniforms of different ranks and departments are different, but why does Xiaoliu think that San Ge's is the best looking?
They are all equally beautiful.
Kangxi knew that this kid was up to no good, so he came to him to ask for something.
"How can a bald prince like you have an official uniform?"
Kangxi said unhappily.
You can go wearing the clothes of a prince, how festive.
Yin Zhuo touched his bald head and said, "Your Majesty mocked me for not having hair on my head. I am extremely smart. This shows that I am the smartest."
Yin Zhuo said arrogantly.
Kangxi: ...
"I mean you don't have an official position or official uniform."
Kangxi waved his hand and said perfunctorily.
Then he heard a crisp sound coming from Xiaoliu, and when he looked up, he saw a scene that made his blood pressure soar.
"You... you are such an unfilial son! I have been working on this jade walnut for years, but it broke in your hands in less than a quarter of an hour?!"
Is this guy trying to piss him off on purpose because he's lived too long?
Yin Zhuo's expression also cracked. He really didn't mean it.
He wanted to try to see if he could pry it open, and he actually did.
And there are no walnut kernels in it.
Yin Zhuo subconsciously held the jade walnut in the palm of his hand.
[What kind of jade walnut is it without the walnut kernel? 】
Yinzhi, Yinzhen, and Yinqi tried to reduce their presence and wanted to go back home...
It was so tiring, but after much persuasion from Kangxi, they felt that Xiaoliu did the right thing.
When they were leaving court in the morning, while they were busy reviewing memorials, the emperor kept crunching the cracked walnuts on his plate, making so much noise that it made people's heads hurt.
Yin Zhuo saw that Kangxi's face was not right, and subconsciously tried to please him: "Your son did not mean it, this jade walnut has a bad fate."
Kangxi sneered: "Oh, it's my bad luck that I fell into your hands."
Yin Zhuo felt guilty.
[What are you talking about, Father Emperor? I've been annoyed with this walnut for a long time. It's too noisy.]
Kangxi gritted his teeth and couldn't help but knock him on the head: "You're a spendthrift."
Yin Zhuo covered his head and put the broken walnuts in his pocket, not planning to return them to Kangxi.
"Don't worry, Father Emperor. I'll give you a pair of real walnuts tomorrow."
Before Kangxi could feel relieved, he heard Xiaoliu say another sentence.
“Edible.”
“Roll, roll, roll!”
Yinzhi and the other two: ...
Very exciting, beautiful, love watching.
Yin Zhuo didn't want to leave, so he just stayed here: "No, I have to go to court tomorrow, what should I do if I can't get up?"
Kangxi's face turned green. Yesterday he wanted Xiaoliu to sleep with him, but today he didn't want to, because seeing Xiaoliu reminded him of those bad things and his lost jade walnut.
But Xiaoliu is a man with no special abilities, except for being thick-skinned.
Finally, I managed to stay.
After seeing this operation, Yinzhen, Yinzhi and Yinqi were stunned and still a little dazed when they left the Qianqing Palace under the moonlight.
"So, Xiaoliu slept in the Dragon...Qianqing Palace yesterday?" Yinqi couldn't help but asked out loud.
A curious expression also flashed across Yinzhen's somewhat tired face.
"That should be the case, but why does Xiaoliu have to go to court tomorrow?"
Yinzhen was so busy today that he had no time to spend with Xiaoliu, so he didn't know the situation of some things.
Yinzhi walked away in a somewhat unfocused manner: "If the Emperor hadn't been here, I would have wanted to lend Xiaoliu an official uniform. I have to say that Xiaoliu has a very good eye."
Yinzhen and Yinqi: ...
Is there a possibility that it's because you're the third brother, the oldest among the group, so Xiaoliu just said it casually?
That boy just took a fancy to their official uniforms and was not willing to wear a prince's uniform to attend court.
Yinzhen had figured it out long ago, and only his third brother was still complacent.
Yinqi's mouth twitched, and then he replied to his fourth brother's question: "I don't know, I hope Xiaoliu can take some time to breathe, my brother has been busy all day today."
Yinzhi also rubbed his arm: "Who isn't."
I was covered in dirt and felt dusty. I went back to wash up, but it was already late.
"When will this day end?"
I don't want to live anymore.
The emperor is partial to the second brother!
Yinreng, who was talking about by them, was writing reports late at night.
When the time comes, we need to spread the cowpox, so there must be a detailed operating procedure and we can't do anything reckless.
The conditions here are poor, Yinreng's beard has grown and his dark circles have become heavier.
In his heart, he still envied the other people in the palace.
At least the accommodation conditions are better than his. There are more than a hundred people here, and it's so noisy every day that I can't sleep.
Also, keep an eye on the patient's condition at all times.
The doctors have been so busy these past two days that they have lost weight.
Yinzhen was also stationed outside the palace to prevent those people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs from running away with the money.
Needless to say, today was a sleepless night.
Yin Zhuo was lying on Kangxi's big bed, wearing moon-white pajamas, wiping his bald head twice casually, then he burrowed into the soft quilt and yawned with his mouth open.
There was no intention of waiting for Kangxi at all.
He just took up most of the bed and fell asleep comfortably.
After Kangxi finished his work for the day and came back from washing up, he saw Xiaoliu sleeping in an unrestrained posture, and suddenly he felt a little unhappy.
Just like Xiaoliu said, he is old and his temper quickly comes, and Kangxi feels that he can't hold it in. If he continues to endure it, he won't be able to sleep tonight.
I was so depressed that I couldn't sleep at all.
Then, Yin Zhuo was woken up by someone pinching his face.
He sat up dazedly, covering his sneak face, and looked at the attack by Kangxi in shock.
[Why is the old man pinching me when he can't sleep at his age? He must be jealous of me because I'm young and sleep more. It's normal to sleep less when you're older... Wait, did the emperor feel short and couldn't sleep at the yin hour, so he set the court session to that time? ]
Yin Zhuo thought it made a lot of sense.
Kangxiped him on the buttocks twice in annoyance and said: "This is where I usually sleep, move to the side."
Yin Zhuo lowered his head to glance at where he was sleeping, then quietly moved forward so as not to disturb his menopausal father.
As a result, when Yin Zhuo went to bed, he found himself squeezed against the wall.
Yin Zhuo: …
[Men in menopause are really scary, just let him be. 】
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