He had never comforted anyone before, and now seeing his tenth brother about to cry, Yinzhen was at a loss for what to do, offering only dry words of comfort.
"Don't cry, it's just a few pastries. When we get back, I'll have the cook make you ten or eight plates of them, so you can eat your fill."
Instead of comforting him, Yinzhen wanted to cry even more. "Waaah, this isn't just any ordinary pastry. Fourth Sister-in-law specially prepared this for me. How can any chef outside compare to Fourth Sister-in-law's culinary skills?"
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Seeing that his two younger brothers were getting more and more agitated, Yinzhen stepped in just in time. His cold face was still very intimidating, and instantly, the two brothers who had just been arguing fell silent.
“Ninth Brother, as the older brother, how could you take food from your younger brother? This is indeed your fault. Fourth Brother will punish you by making you do one hundred arithmetic problems. Fourth Brother will come and check them later.”
“Tenth brother, you are also at fault. Brothers should share with each other. Although your fourth sister-in-law prepared these pastries for you, your ninth brother likes them, so you should share them with him. Why do you have to quarrel over a few plates of pastries? It’s not in the style of royalty.”
“You will be punished just like your ninth brother. Go and copy fifty large characters, and bring them over for me to check later.”
Looking at his two younger brothers below, Yinzhen knew he couldn't be too strict, so he continued.
"As for the pastries, I'll have Su Peisheng go and tell your fourth sister-in-law to make more pastries so that all of you can have some. Don't keep making a fuss next time."
Yinzhen was initially indignant, wondering why the fourth prince was punishing him, just because he was a few years older than him.
But when he heard that he had also punished his tenth brother, Yinzhen felt much better.
Hmph! You're smart enough not to show favoritism and punished everyone equally.
The two brothers sat down again and began their punishment. While writing, Yinzhen felt a little strange. He liked arithmetic, and although a hundred questions sounded like a lot, it was nothing to him.
As for the tenth brother, his handwriting is considered relatively poor among his brothers. The teacher has told him many times to practice his handwriting, but he has been lazy and has not worked hard. Now, however, he has been punished by the fourth brother to write large characters.
Yinzhen felt a slight unease. Could it be that the fourth prince did this on purpose, specifically setting a punishment based on our own circumstances?
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