Yinzhi followed the shopkeeper to the innermost private room.
There were two guards guarding the door. When they saw Yinzhi, they bowed respectfully to him, then turned around and knocked on the door to pass on the message.
During the short time he waited for the door to open, Yinzhi was in a trance.
That year, when Yinzhi returned to the capital from Jiangnan, he was so thin that he looked like he was just a layer of skin, and his face was so pale that no trace of blood could be seen.
He originally thought that the third brother was just unlucky and happened to run into a den of thieves.
But in the end, was that whole thing planned by the Emperor from beginning to end?
The third brother was lucky enough to survive, but what if he really died in Jiangnan?
Combined with what happened to the tenth brother some time ago, Yinzhi felt a chill down his spine.
"Boss? Why are you here?"
Yinreng felt a little strange when he saw Yinzhi.
"Can't you come?"
Hearing this, Yinzhi came back to his senses, forced himself to suppress his thoughts, and walked towards the private room.
Yinreng did not stand up to greet him, but sat there and rolled his eyes.
"Now that you're here, how can I chase you away?"
"Big brother."
Yinzhi stood up and greeted him.
Yinzhi looked at Yinzhi's still very thin body, and emotions surged wildly in his eyes.
But he still had some rationality. He just nodded at Yinzhi, then sat down between the two of them without even looking at Yinzhi.
"Why don't you try to catch one?"
"How dare I?"
Yinreng smiled and asked someone to bring a set of tableware to Yinzhi.
"Why are you here to look for me and Lao San now?"
“I’m bored staying at home…”
Yinzhi pretended to be calm, but only he knew that his throat was blocked.
If it wasn't a sudden impulse, how would he have had the chance to know the truth about the third brother being hunted?
"Are you talking like a human being?! I and the Third Brother were discussing suburban development even while we were having dinner, and you're actually being bored!"
Yinzhi also laughed and said,
"That's right, big brother, you said you were free earlier. There are so many jobs in the outer city, just waiting for you to take the lead..."
Yinzhi: "...You two, stop it! I'm so busy that I only come home once every few months, and you two want to take up all my time during these few days. You two are not human beings!"
"Hey, you said it yourself. We're here to help you solve your problems, so why are you cursing at us?"
Yinzhi took a bite of the skewer and didn't even raise his head when he heard the words.
"You're not here to help me solve my problems. You're just looking for free labor."
"Why is there still so much work to do? How long do you two plan to stay in that suburban area?"
“There’s no deadline.”
Hearing this, Yinzhi was stunned for a moment.
"You mean to build houses on all that land outside the city? How much money would that cost?"
Yinreng snatched a few skewers from his hand, stuffed them into his mouth, and ate while muttering,
"It's not your money that's being spent, why are you so concerned?"
Yinreng frowned, "It's not that I'm worried about the money..."
"Then what are you worried about?"
Yinzhi shut his mouth. What he was really worried about was Longkodo!
Ever since he went to the military camp, he hasn't paid much attention to Longkodo.
In recent years, Longkodo has not made much of a splash in the court or the capital, so Yinzhi doesn't pay much attention to him. He only knows that he is now working in the Ministry of Works and has not moved for several years.
Yinzhi instinctively didn't want to tell the third brother what he had just heard outside the box.
The third brother's health has stabilized now. If he takes care of himself for another year or two, he might be able to recover like a normal person. He doesn't want to know the truth at this critical moment.
But if Longkodo had still stayed in the Ministry of Works, with the resentment he had accumulated over the years, he would probably commit suicide sooner or later.
Seeing that he was silent for a long time, Yinreng glanced at him strangely.
"Just say whatever you want to say. No one is covering your mouth here."
Yinzhi listened quietly to the conversation between his elder and second brothers, with no intention of interrupting at all.
After several years of experience, his temperament has become much calmer.
Yinzhi thought about it and asked directly,
"How is Longkodo doing in the Ministry of Industry now?"
“He…”
Speaking of Longkodo, Yinreng curled his lips in disinterest. He put skewers on the stove and complained,
"With his background, he's been bossing around in the Ministry of Works all day, but he hasn't accomplished much. I've wanted to kick him out a long time ago."
I don’t know what the old man was thinking. He just stuffed people into the Ministry of Industry and didn’t assign anything else to Longkodo.
If he assigns the work to Longkodo, it will be disgusting. If he doesn't assign the work to Longkodo, it will be even more disgusting to watch him eat and wait for death all day long.
As a crown prince, he has to work, so why shouldn't Longkodo do it?
So he thought about releasing Longkodo from the capital and sending him to Chengde Palace for training. However, no matter how many times he proposed it, the old man refused to agree.
Yinreng got angry whenever he thought of this.
"Why did you mention him suddenly?"
Yinzhi did not want to say more, so he said vaguely,
"I ran into him on the way here... You've been wanting to kick him out for a long time, so why haven't you done it yet? This isn't like you."
Yinzhi still remembered that a few years ago, he advised Yinreng to be more restrained and not to offend the civil and military officials in the court too much. Yinreng said that it was not called offending people, that was called holding a grudge overnight, otherwise he would feel aggrieved.
Longkodo, who only took salaries but did nothing, should also be among Yinreng's "enemies". How could he have endured for so long without taking any action?
"How do you know I didn't do anything?"
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