"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince is fine. He was probably too emotional just now. He will be fine after a short rest."
Doctor Wang raised his head slightly and stole a glance at Kangxi, who looked worried. He thought to himself, "If you're so worried about the Sixth Prince, why are you irritating him so late at night? Look how scared he is now."
Kangxi heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this. He waved his hand to dismiss Doctor Wang and turned to look at Yinzuo, who lay on the bed, with a complicated expression. No, was he frightened by the tiger? What had he said just now to scare him like this?
"Since there's nothing serious, Yinzuo, you can continue to sleep. Don't be afraid, Khan Ama is here to watch over you."
Yinzuo was a carefree man, and now he had come to terms with it. After all, it had already happened, so he had to face it bravely. And just like his father had said, with his father here, what was there for him to fear? His heart relaxed, he closed his eyes, and soon fell asleep again.
Even though Kangxi was worried about Yinzuo, he still had a lot of things waiting for him every day, so he stayed there for another morning the next day. After making sure that Yinzuo was fine, he had to leave to get busy. Before leaving, he was afraid that Dexi could not take good care of Yinzuo alone, so he simply left Liang Jiu behind.
Liang Jiugong had served Kangxi for many years and was naturally much more careful than the clumsy guards. With him around and Dexi helping him, Yinzuo didn't feel the pain of his wound when he got up and lay down several times.
Starting in the afternoon, Yinzuo's tent became lively again. Today, Yinzhen and his men came back from hunting, and when they heard that Yinzuo was injured, they all came hurriedly to visit him.
"Your luck is incredible! How many tigers could there be in this forest? How did you end up running into one? And that Old Ten needs a lesson, too. He didn't run away when he saw a tiger, but he actually dared to confront it with a bow and arrow. He thinks he's so powerful! If he had just turned around and ran, maybe nothing would have happened. Look at your arm! Our Little Six is suffering now."
Yinzhi frowned and looked at Yinzuo's arm which was fixed in a splint. He wanted to raise his hand to touch it but didn't dare. In the end, he had to settle for the next best thing and reached out to poke his scratched cheek.
Although Yinzhen didn't say anything, one could tell from his tightly furrowed brows as soon as he came in that he was worried. Compared to Yinzhi, he was much braver. He approached Yinzuo and touched his shoulder carefully.
"Didn't Doctor Wang say the injury wasn't too serious? Why does the arm look so badly swollen? Yinzuo, how are you feeling now? Is it still in severe pain?"
"Don't worry, Fourth Brother. I feel much better now than yesterday. It hurts, of course, but it's still within my tolerance."
After hearing Yinzuo's answer, Yinzhen nodded, but his frown did not relax at all. He turned around and saw Liang Jiugong waiting on the side, walked over to him and asked him about Yinzuo's situation that day.
"Don't worry, Sixth Brother. We just consulted the imperial physician. Although your injury looks serious, as long as you take good care of yourself, it will heal and won't affect your daily activities. Although it may affect your riding and archery skills, it's not a big deal for us. After all, we don't need to charge into battle..."
What does it mean when you are surrounded by mountains and rivers and think there is no way out? But when you turn around, you will find a new village. This is it. Yinzuo thought that seeing Kangxi's hesitant look yesterday, his arm must be broken. It was so uncomfortable for him yesterday. He didn't expect that the matter would take a turn for the better today. Since it would not affect his daily life in the future, why should he be afraid?
"Fifth brother, you don't know how scared Khan Amako was of me last night. Seeing him hesitate to speak, I thought my arm was broken. It doesn't matter if it affects my riding and archery. I've never been good at riding and archery anyway. Like you said, there's no need for us to charge into battle. It's a waste of my worry."
Because Yinzuo was injured and unable to move, the trip to the frontier that was supposed to end after the hunting was postponed for more than a month by Kangxi. During this period, Yinzuo's tent was very lively. In addition to Kangxi who came to visit him every day, his brothers also came here almost every day. Yinzuo moved here out of guilt after Liang Jiugong went back. He followed Dexi around every day, and no one could bear to blame him for his appearance.
By the end of September, the imperial physician finally gave in. After more than a month of recovery, Yinzuo's arm could not make any big movements, but at least he did not have to lie in bed unable to move. Seeing that he had recovered well, Kangxi ordered the camp to be moved back to Beijing.
On the way back, Yinzuo was detained in the imperial carriage by Kangxi, but fortunately, Kangxi only did not allow him to run around, but did not restrict him from doing anything, so apart from the lack of freedom, he had a good time on the journey.
After returning from the frontier, Kangxi became busy. Yinzuo knew that he was preparing for the next year's personal expedition against Galdan, so he didn't often go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity for a stroll. He stayed in his own small piece of land in Nansanso every day and concentrated on improving his arm.
As expected, in November, Kangxi held a grand military parade in Nanyuan and established a system of blowing horns and beating drums during every grand parade. Yinzuo knew that the two-year war was about to begin.
As soon as the Spring Festival of the 35th year of Kangxi's reign passed, Kangxi issued an edict in the first month of the year to personally lead an expedition against Galdan. He spent the entire first month of the year preparing for this, and by February he had finally arranged everything. Before setting off, Kangxi was still worried about Yinzuo, so he specially sent someone to call him over.
"Tomorrow I will be heading north with your brothers. You must behave yourself in the capital. If you have any problems, go to your second brother, and..."
That’s right, Kangxi really took almost all the adult princes with him on this expedition. If Yinzuo was injured this time, he would naturally be among them.
"Don't worry, Khan Ama. My arm is still in an incline. Even if I wanted to go out, my mother wouldn't allow me. She's watching me very closely. Although I know you're in the middle of the army and shouldn't be in any danger, I'm still a little worried. This is the clothing I had modified based on the chain mail of the previous dynasty. You must wear it if you go to the battlefield."
Yinzuo asked Dexi to hand the tray in his hand to Liang Jiugong, and watched him examine it and then present it to Kangxi. Kangxi naturally knew about chain mail, but when he picked up the one on the tray, he found that it was much thicker than the usual ones.
"Your chain mail feels a lot heavier than regular ones."
Yinzuo nodded, pointed at the armor in Kangxi's hand, and asked him to look carefully.
"That's right, son. This is an upgraded version with more volume at no extra cost. Although it's heavier, it should offer better protection than regular chain mail. Wear this inside and your armor outside. It should at least give you a better defense against cold weapons. But if you're facing artillery or muskets, I suggest you run."
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