Chapter 57: The 57th Day of Wanting to Die

After Kangxi left with Xiaoliu, the other princes at the table did not move, but they all stretched their necks to see what Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi were going to do.

You have to know that Xiaoqi's leg problem is congenital and cannot be cured at all.

But everyone inexplicably felt that Xiaoliu could definitely do the job well. There was no other reason, they just believed in him.

Didn’t you see that the emperor followed closely behind?

Xiaoliu really knows how to keep people in suspense. I can’t finish this meal because I’m full of melons.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting a little depressed, Yinreng, as the crown prince and future successor of the Qing Dynasty, spoke to comfort everyone, "This is your first time with Xiaoliu today. The Emperor's father has told you in advance some things that should and should not be said. Don't worry too much. The Emperor's father won't do anything. As long as you don't make mistakes, everything will be fine according to your previous living habits. Don't feel that you have a grudge against each other. We are all brothers."

As soon as these words were spoken, the brothers present felt as if the barriers between them had been broken.

The second prince is right, they are brothers.

Yinzhi couldn't help but roll his eyes at him. This Yinreng was really good at sweet talk. Look how moved his brothers were.

"If you have any problems, come to me, big brother. Grow up quickly and share the burden with your brothers."

This sentence is the key point.

Thinking about how they are growing up happily and carefree in the Shangshufang, while the older ones are working themselves to death outside, it feels unfair.

On what basis!

They are the older brothers, and it is fine that they are ordered around by the Emperor, but they become jealous when they think about the treatment their younger brothers are receiving now.

They also want to be the little ones.

Yinsi and his friends somehow heard some resentment in the eldest brother's words, and they couldn't help feeling a little ashamed.

They wanted to, but the emperor stipulated that princes had to be sixteen years old before they could attend court.

Among them, only five brothers met the requirement. Even the sixth brother was only fifteen years old and was sent by the Emperor to the Shangshufang to continue his studies.

What could they do? They could only listen to the Emperor's arrangements.

But my brothers seem a bit miserable.

Yinsi, who was worried about his future before, suddenly felt relieved. If the future he fought for was what Xiaoliu said...

There is no need to fight for this future.

After all, life is more important.

Didn’t you see that Fifth Brother was glaring at Ninth Brother?

This must be the idea.

What's more, his second elder brother is now the crown prince, and his fourth elder brother will ascend the throne in the future. He is sitting with his fourth elder brother obediently and smilingly, so what is there for him to refuse?

Since his second brother said so, Yinsi felt relieved.

Yinzhen also let out a long sigh and said to Yinqi: "Fifth brother..."

Yinqi didn't want to pay attention to him, and said coldly: "Did you hear what Second Brother said clearly?"

"I heard it clearly. I will definitely treat Sixth Brother well."

Yinzhen lowered his head meekly.

Yinqi was confused. Is the point about Xiaoliu?

It's up to him whether he learns well or not.

Forget it, I did neglect Lao Jiu, which is why I almost made a big mistake.

Now that he has admitted his mistake, Yinqi is willing to give him a chance.

"Um."

Yinqi responded indifferently.

Yinzhen glanced to the side, but neither the Eighth Brother nor the Tenth Brother looked at him.

Alas, can the three brothers go back to the way they were before?

No matter what, just like my second brother said, I should grow up first and help the Emperor and my brothers share their worries.

After Yinreng finished speaking, he stood up and left. When he moved, the others followed suit, but they did not communicate much so as not to attract the attention of the emperor.

The Emperor is very concerned about Xiaoliu's affairs, and what they say now will definitely reach his ears.

The brothers have also gotten used to it, so they keep silent and just do their own things.

Yinzhen wanted to join their riding and archery lessons to show off his superb horsemanship and archery skills.

But he had something to do in the afternoon, and the Emperor also had to go riding and shooting, and would definitely skin him if he saw him there.

Yinzhen shrank his neck and decided not to bully his brothers anymore.

Yinzhen also stood up and left.

Yinzhen said nothing and followed him out with a sullen face.

When he stood up, several children's eyes were on him and Thirteen.

Seeing that Fourth Brother didn’t look at Little Thirteen and seemed a little disappointed, Fourth Brother must have minded.

Wow, I never thought that Thirteen is so charming.

Everyone felt a little jealous because Sixth Brother had just blown Thirteen a kiss in public.

Soon, everyone went back for a short lunch break and changed into riding suits.

They have special uniforms for riding classes.

Yinzhen did not return to the prince's residence, but returned to Yonghe Palace. He said to Concubine De: "Mother, does Sixth Brother have his riding and archery equipment? We have a riding and archery lesson this afternoon."

The sixth brother had never been to the archery range, and Yinzhen had never seen him go there since he was a child, so he was a little worried.

De Fei's face changed: "Why would Xiao Liu go to the archery range in his physical condition? The wind is so strong, he will get a headache if he blows for too long."

When Concubine De heard this, she immediately objected.

Yinzhen: ...

He just knew it!

"I'm still young."

Why didn't my mother care about him before?

De Fei glanced at him unhappily and said, "You have been as strong as a calf since you were a child. You will never get sick even if someone else is sick."

Yinzhen is a joke.

Forget it, let him go. I wouldn’t have come if I had known.

But just as he was about to stand up, his mother called him back: "Wait a minute, take this mink cloak and give it to your sixth brother."

Defei couldn't stop Xiaoliu from going, but she didn't want to see him get sick, so she decided to just give him more clothes.

Yinzhen held the heavy cloak, then revealed his little face and said unhappily: "Mother, why is there no son of yours?"

Defei asked Little Fourteen to do something, so of course she had to say something nice to coax him.

Yinzhen only saw his mother pinching his little face, and then said: "I don't have a small cape, I gave all the small ones to your sisters. Don't worry, Fourteenth, I will get one for you this year. Be good, go back and have a rest, and remember to give the clothes to your Sixth Brother, if he gets sick, he will be uncomfortable, alas."

Defei sighed worriedly.

Yinzhen was so upset that he was not even as good as his sister.

Yinzhen didn't respond. He puffed up his face and left with his clothes in his arms.

When he arrived at the prince's residence, he kicked his cloak angrily, looked at the shoe prints on it, patted it clean with guilt, and finally threw himself on the bed and left him alone.

In the Qianqing Palace, Yin Zhuo took Yinyou to sit down, then asked the young eunuch to run and call over the imperial physician Zheng, and also found the chief eunuch of the embroidery room.

Seeing him calling people over in a hurry, Kangxi asked curiously, "What are you going to do? Xiaoqi's foot has been examined by the imperial physician a long time ago, and if it could be cured, it would have been cured long ago."

Yinyou was not sad to hear this, after all, it was the truth.

But his heart was pounding now, thinking that Sixth Brother might have a solution.

Imperial Physician Zheng arrived and understood when he saw the Seventh Prince.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to cure it, but he really can’t.

Because the Seventh Prince's legs were naturally one long and one short, no matter how powerful he was, he couldn't make the Seventh Prince's leg longer.

He was even more afraid to saw it shorter.

The eunuch in charge of the embroidery room was even more confused. He didn't know why the Sixth Prince wanted him to come over.

If you need anything, can't you just tell me?

And why are the Emperor and the Seventh Prince also here? What's even more strange is that Imperial Physician Zheng is also here. Imperial Physician Zheng has become famous thanks to the Sixth Prince, and has been put on a different level from the other imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital.

As everyone looked confused, Yin Zhuo spoke.

"Xiao Qi, stand up." Yin Zhuo said to Yin You.

Yinyou was obedient, but when both his feet touched the ground, his body was tilted and one side of his shoulder was higher than the other.

Although it may not seem obvious, it has a big impact when you walk.

Yin Zhuo looked at it and said, "Put all your strength on your right foot. If your left foot can't reach the ground, just touch the ground with your toes."

[Xiao Qi devoted his later life to the military, leading the Eight Banners in battles, so there must be no problem with his legs. Now we just need to solve the problem of his bumpy walk.]

Yin Zhuo understood in his heart.

Yinyou secretly clenched his fists in excitement. He could actually lead the Eight Banners to fight in such a state...

Yinyou looked at Kangxi with red eyes, and Kangxi felt a little reluctant.

Alas, if Yinyou had no problem with his leg, he would be an extremely outstanding child. It seems that I am very confident in his future and have handed over the Eight Banners to him.

Xiao Qi withdrew from the competition for the throne due to his leg problem, but who says this isn't a blessing in disguise?

Seeing Kangxi and Xiaoqi looking at each other lovingly, Yin Zhuo couldn't help but break their affectionate father-son relationship.

"Father Emperor, come here and take a look to see if Xiaoqi's shoulders are of normal height. Don't stand there."

[I don't know what I'm looking at, but I'm getting goosebumps. ]

Kangxi glared at Xiaoliu. This kid was the best at ruining the mood.

But since it was about Yinyou, he still went there obediently.

Yinyou felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by so many people, and subconsciously wanted to hide his left foot.

But Yin Zhuo stopped him immediately: "Don't move, move a little further to the right."

Imperial Physician Zheng and the eunuch in charge of the embroidery room stood aside curiously, not understanding what the three masters were up to.

After Yin Zhuo made the adjustments, he said to Doctor Zheng: "Doctor Zheng, this is what I am saying. You know my seventh brother's condition. Since his legs are natural and he has no disease, if we use something external to fill in the missing part... will he be able to walk normally then?"

Doctor Zheng looked incredulous: "Sixth Prince, I have never heard of anyone being able to lengthen short legs."

This is simply ridiculous.

Yin Zhuo glanced at him and said in a somewhat arrogant tone, "You don't understand this, right? Look at what this is."

Yin Zhuo stretched out his feet and pointed at his shoes.

Doctor Zheng knelt down, shaking with fear: "Sixth Prince, I really don't have the ability to connect your legs to Seventh Prince's legs."

Yin Zhuo was furious.

[How can this Doctor Zheng be so stubborn? I want to pretend, but he insists on me pointing it out.]

Yin Zhuo, who was pretending to be a failure, said unhappily, "I just wanted you to see my shoes."

Doctor Zheng was even more confused.

The head steward of the embroidery room understood. Otherwise, why do they say that a bystander sees more clearly? He understood what the Sixth Prince meant from the sidelines.

So, he said excitedly: "Sixth Prince means to design a new pair of shoes for Seventh Prince, so that after wearing the shoes, both legs will look the same length, and then Seventh Prince will be cured!"

Oh, the embroidery manager thinks she is such a smart guy.

Doctor Zheng also realized: "I am stupid."

Yes, you don’t necessarily need medicine to cure an illness.

Kangxi felt that Xiaoliu was really a lucky star. It was just like a pair of flowerpot shoes. The concubines grew taller when they put them on. The same could be true for Xiaoqi.

Seeing that he finally understood, Yin Zhuo didn't want to say anything more: "In that case, please ask the embroidery room manager to help take a look at Xiao Qi's shoes."

Although the head of the embroidery room is a eunuch, he is also a capable person.

He immediately took out the stuff he had on him, measured it, noted how high the pad should be, and left in a hurry: "I'll take my leave first, and I'll try to cure the Seventh Prince's "illness" this afternoon."

Yin Zhuo asked Doctor Zheng to go back and check the data to see if doing so would cause blood circulation problems, and then sent him away.

After everyone left, Yinyou wiped his tears.

Yin Zhuo sighed: "Father Emperor, Xiao Qi is crying, go and comfort her."

Kangxi patted Xiaoliu's head and said, "It's okay. Let him cry for a while."

Who could have thought of such a simple method? I only discovered it now.

If it had been discovered earlier, Yinyou wouldn't have suffered so much injustice from childhood to adulthood.

Yin Zhuo stared.

[What kind of father is this? He didn’t care about his own son crying. How cruel! Then I won’t care about him either… Never mind, I’m the older brother…]

Yin Zhuo hypnotized himself, then wiped Yinyou's tears: "Okay, stop crying. Everything will be fine when the new shoes arrive this afternoon. Then we will dazzle the other brothers and show off."

Yinyou couldn't help but laugh. Sixth brother was so funny. There was nothing good about showing off.

He has always been used to keeping a low profile.

But after seeing the bright and innocent eyes of the Sixth Brother, he couldn't help but nodded: "Okay."

Kangxi: ...

Xiaoliu is still so out of touch.