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 wailing, 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 fourteenth 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.
德妃的手都在抖，不知道為何還有一絲期待。
畢竟她可是聽過小六罵過康熙糟老頭子的。
但小六對她這個額娘卻十分的客氣，總感覺少了點什麽。
剛剛小六幫妹妹說話，她才覺得差到哪裏了，原來是小六沒有怼過她……
德妃想到這一點的時候坐不住了，直接躲起來了，留下尹灼跟妹妹大眼瞪小眼。
尹灼想把烏日娜抱起來，但烏日娜小聲的拒絕了：“哥哥回去休息吧，烏日娜可以自己走。”
尹灼看着聽話懂事的妹妹欣慰的不行。
【烏日娜太乖了，嗚嗚嗚想拐走，時光時光慢點吧……可惜不能陪你長大了。】
尹灼有些傷感的吸了吸鼻子。
烏日娜搖了搖小腦袋，她真的不理解，六哥已經比她都健康了，為什麽還一直覺得自己會死呢？
尹灼除了永和宮就讓人出宮去辦烏日娜買繡花鞋，然後還讓人找了繡娘，給烏日娜做兩雙可愛的兔子鞋，就是鞋面上帶兩只毛茸茸耳朵的那種。
到時候妹妹穿上肯定十分的可愛，再帶着白色的手套，揣着小手乖巧的站在他面前。
尹灼已經被自己腦補的烏日娜可愛到了。
既然他想起來了，那就做，反正宮裏什麽都缺，就是不缺人。
尹灼一份吩咐，嘴皮子上下一碰，但可把繡娘們給愁壞了。
但做出來之後，發現這比她們繡花什麽的花費的時間少多了。
也算是減輕了工作負擔和工作強度，一時間大家做的更細致了。
畢竟這都沒什麽技術含量，到時候再讓六阿哥不滿意了可就不好了。
誰不知道六阿哥現在是宮裏的紅人呢。
尹灼吩咐下去，回到書案前想做點正事，結果就看到了書案上他走之前畫的大王八。
尹灼沉默。
然後直接伸手把那張畫了大王八的紙給拿了起來，想要揉成一團，但質地這麽好的宣紙他又舍不得浪費。
早知道不畫了，多好的紙啊，硬生生的被玷污了。
尹灼看着紙眼睛一亮，然後讓人把小太監給喊了過來。
“就裁成這樣的大小，仔細點。”尹灼背着手指揮着。
小太監還以為自己要失寵了呢，沒想到六阿哥回來之後還念叨着他。
之前王公公已經說過他一番了，現在他已經是鈕钴祿黑化版小太監。
他連死都不怕！
畢竟當時他可是說過要替六阿哥去死的話的。
按照六阿哥的吩咐，小太監裁了五十多張一樣大小的紙出來。
尹灼又在上面塗塗畫畫，興致勃勃的折騰了半下午。
等到天黑的時候偌大的桌面上擺滿了寫了數字的紙張。
沒錯，尹灼做的就是撲克。
但是紙有點軟了，不過尹灼也沒嫌棄，畢竟這只是樣板，他做成當然可以，剩下的就留給工匠們去發揮了。
尹灼讓小太監去工部找人做撲克，然後自己伸了一個懶腰鑽到被窩裏想事去了。
明日上朝，今天可不得早點睡覺嘛。
叫他起床這事，他交給了可靠的王公公。
“王公公，麻煩你明日寅時喊我，你們家爺要去上朝。”尹灼不知為何有些得意，聲音裏都帶着喜悅。
王公公也驚喜的不行，驚喜之後就偷偷的抹眼淚。
誰能想到他真的看到了六阿哥上朝的那一天了，在這之前他都不敢想。
“好好好，明日奴才肯定會叫爺的，奴才先去給爺準備阿哥服。”
因為六阿哥沒有官職，所以只能穿阿哥服上朝了，王公公準備了衣服送過來。
尹灼看了看那頂圓圓的帽子。
不是吧，人家都頂着烏紗帽，到他這怎麽就成了圓圓的兒童帽啊。
還是紅色的，喜慶的很，可不就跟兒童帽一樣嗎？
最主要的是尹灼是個光頭啊。
尹灼嫌棄的看着那頂帽子，自己光着頭去又覺得沒氣勢。
但這帽子他真的不想戴。
尹灼眉頭緊皺，然後想到了什麽：“算了，就這頂帽子，你們在後面給我縫一個假發辮，你們爺沒辮子怕被排擠。”
王公公心中一驚，還有人排擠他們主子爺？！
王公公見主子爺說的認真，一臉嚴肅的拿着帽子去找了繡娘。
一定要縫一個粗的辮子，假的也要給主子爺撐面子。
尹灼突然有點不想去了，皇阿瑪也不給他準備一身威風的衣服！
他穿着阿哥服去，總感覺像一個沒長大的小屁孩混入了一群大人中間。
更可怕的是，尹灼雖然努力補償自己，但是個子他也不是說一天就竄幾厘米的啊。
所以他現在還是一個小矮個。
尹灼最終還是幽怨的飄到了乾清宮，趴在康熙案前，臉上寫滿了不開心。
康熙帶着胤祉他們兄弟三人忙碌了一下午，庫房裏的東西連三分之一都沒有盤點完。
剛用完晚膳，打算繼續處理內務府的事，就聽到有人通傳六阿哥來了。
來了就來了，康熙忙的根本沒有心情搭理他。
結果小六嘴上不說，但是心裏吵的他根本繼續不下去。
胤祉和胤祺胤禛三人現在也恍惚的不行，聽到小六的心聲腦子才清醒一點。
【為什麽不給我準備威風的官服，我明天還是光腦袋，他們會不會說我是小屁孩，皇阿瑪不理我，他不愛我了，嗚嗚嗚哥哥們也不理我，我好可憐，死了算了。】
康熙：……累死朕算了。
胤祉胤禛胤祺：死了算了……活不下去了，真的活不下去了，要被榨幹了，皇阿瑪太狠了。
尹灼埋怨完，才發現三個哥哥的臉色難看的不行。
【好家夥，幸好我要死了，這三哥四哥五哥都被壓榨成什麽樣了？果然皇阿瑪心裏只有二哥這個兒子……唉。】
聲音幽怨的不行。
康熙腦門上的青筋都快跳出來了，這個小六是來挑撥離間的吧？
“你不睡覺來這幹嘛？”
康熙沒好氣的道。
都不想搭理這小子，自己搞完事拍拍屁股走了，都是他這個做皇阿瑪的在當牛做馬的幫他收拾爛攤子。
不用說了，明天又會多出來一些爛攤子，康熙想想就覺得心髒疼。
尹灼玩着康熙盤了許久的玉核桃，然後小眼睛瞥了一眼另外三個人——身上的衣服，不在意的道：“沒什麽，就是覺得三哥的官服挺好看的。”
莫名被提及的胤祉心尖一顫，小六又想幹嘛？
他現在忙的焦頭爛額的，連後院都沒去過了。
現在睡覺都成了奢侈的東西。
胤禛胤祺扭頭去看胤祉身上的官服，然後又低頭看了看自己的。
各個品級和各個部門的官服都不一樣，但小六為什麽單獨覺得三哥的好看？
明明都一樣好看。
康熙就知道這小子憋着壞，來他這要東西來了這是。
“你一個光頭阿哥哪有什麽官服？”
康熙沒好氣的道。
穿着阿哥服去得了，多喜慶。
尹灼摸了摸自己的光腦袋：“皇阿瑪嘲諷兒臣頭頂不長毛，兒臣這是聰明絕頂，說明兒臣是最聰明的。”
尹灼大言不慚的道。
康熙：……
“朕是說你沒有領職務，沒有官服。”
康熙擺手敷衍道。
接着他就聽到一聲清脆的聲音從小六那邊傳過來，他一擡頭就看到了令他血壓飙升的一幕。
“你……你個不孝子！朕盤了幾年的玉核桃到你手裏一刻鐘都沒有就碎了？！”
這小子是見他活得太久故意來氣他的吧？
尹灼的表情也裂開了，他真不是故意的。
他就想試着能不能掰開，結果真的掰開了。
而且裏面還沒有核桃仁。
尹灼下意識的把玉核桃捂在自己手心。
【沒核桃仁算什麽玉核桃？】
胤祉胤禛和胤祺努力縮小自己的存在感，想回府了……
好累，但經過康熙這麽磋磨，他們覺得小六做得對。
早上下朝的時候他們在辛苦的批折子皇阿瑪就一直咔呲咔呲的在那盤這破核桃，吵得人腦袋都大了。
尹灼見康熙臉色不對，下意識的讨好：“兒臣不是故意的，這玉核桃它命不好。”
康熙冷笑：“呵，是命不好，落你手裏了。”
尹灼心虛。
【皇阿瑪怎麽說話呢？早就看這核桃不順眼了，太吵了。】
康熙咬牙，實在是忍不住在他腦門上敲了一下：“你個敗家子。”
尹灼捂着腦袋，把碎核桃裝自己兜裏，不打算還給康熙了。
“皇阿瑪放心，明日還你一對真的核桃。”
康熙還沒來得及放心，就聽到小六又來了一句。
“能吃的。”
“滾滾滾！”
胤祉三人：……
好精彩，好看，愛看。
尹灼不滾，就賴在這：“不行，明日兒臣要上朝，起不來怎麽辦？”
康熙臉綠了，昨天是他想讓小六跟自己一起睡，今天他不想，因為看到小六就想到那些糟心事，還有他逝去的玉核桃。
但小六這人什麽本事沒有，就是臉皮厚。
最終還是成功的留了下來。
這一番操作下來吧胤禛胤祉胤祺三人看的一愣一愣，踏着月色離開乾清宮的時候還有些恍惚。
“所以，小六昨天是睡在了龍……乾清宮？”胤祺實在沒忍住，問出了聲。
胤禛有些疲憊的臉上也閃過好奇的表情。
"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 being talked 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 face, and looked at the sneak 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.
Kangxi slapped 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. 】