How could he walk into the city? If he did that, wouldn't he, the Sixth Prince, lose face in front of his brothers? No, it wasn't just a matter of losing face in front of his brothers. His father wanted him to lose face in front of all the civil and military officials in the court, the accompanying army, and the people of the capital.
"Khan, I know I was wrong. Wasn't that just a joke? You are my son, and I'm the best friend in the world. If I don't say you are my best friend, who else can I say to you? I've been standing all morning and my whole body is stiff. If I go into the city, I'm afraid you won't see me again."
Well, a person must be able to bend and stretch. In order to avoid having to walk into the city, Yinzuo really took the risk. He didn't feel embarrassed in public and just hugged Kangxi's arm and shook it. Apparently, this trick really worked on Kangxi. Kangxi was completely shaken by his shaking.
"Alright, if you keep shaking me, I'll be torn apart. Since you know you're wrong, I'll forgive you this time. Let's go, it's almost time, let's go into the city."
After returning from outside the palace, Yinzuo was unable to go back to rest. He first followed Kangxi and the princes to Shoukang Palace to pay respects to the empress dowager, and then attended the celebration banquet held in the Qianqing Palace. He was able to escape only after the banquet. Before leaving, he saw Yinreng being taken to the imperial study by Liang Jiugong. He could not help but express deep sympathy for him in his heart. The journey of regent for this year could not be explained in a few words. It would be late at night when he finished talking with Kangxi.
"Dexi, hurry up and get some water. I'm so tired today and my whole body aches. Don't wake me up early tomorrow morning. I want to sleep until I wake up naturally."
Oh my goodness, do you have any misunderstanding about your own sleep schedule? Except for this morning, you have been sleeping until you wake up naturally every day.
Yinzuo really kept his word. He slept until almost noon the next day. After waking up, he looked out the window and saw the gloomy sky outside. He immediately lost the desire to get up. He leaned back, covered himself with the quilt, and planned to continue taking a nap.
"Hey, there's nothing to do, why get up? It's a gloomy day, perfect for sleeping."
Dexi, who was about to push the door open when he heard the noise from inside, abruptly withdrew his hand when he heard this. Alas, his master must be the reincarnation of the god of sleep in this life. All year round, whether it is raining, windy, snowing, cloudy or sunny, anyway, no matter what the weather is, he can always say the words that are most suitable for sleeping.
The weather was not very good in the next few days. It was either gloomy or snowing every day. In order to prevent his master from doing nothing and sleeping all day long, Dexi simply found the tent that Yinzuo had people prepare a few years ago. After cleaning the snow in the yard, he set up the tent, spread a thick blanket inside, and put out a charcoal brazier, tables and chairs, and tea sets, which gave his master something to do.
"If you hadn't found it, I would have forgotten there was such a tent. It's a pity that my eldest, third, and fourth brothers have all moved out of the palace. Otherwise, in this weather, I could have asked them to come and have a hot pot together."
Yinzuo's emotions always come and go quickly. He was still feeling nostalgic just now, but when he entered the tent and saw the small red clay stove, he put aside his previous sad mood. He turned around and asked Dexi to prepare fruits, sugar, and bamboo sticks, and started to boil sugar to make candied haws.
"These hawthorns and oranges are made into candied haws that taste sour and sweet. Dexi, have someone send some to Shoukang Palace later. I went to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager the other day, and it seemed like her appetite wasn't very good. Hawthorns can help with digestion, so she can eat some. Send these apples and chestnuts to the eighth and ninth children later. The eighth child loves apples, and the ninth child loves chestnuts. As for the tenth child, send a little of each. He's not picky about food, but he can eat a lot. Send less to the twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth children, so as not to knock out their shaky teeth..."
Dexi looked at the plates of candied haws placed in the yard and thought that he would have to send more to each place later so that everyone could help them share the burden. Otherwise, they would have to eat these candied haws for a lifetime.
For the whole afternoon, Yinzuo really indulged his addiction to making candied haws. In the evening, looking at the snowflakes still floating outside the tent, Yinzuo asked Dexi to send people to the kitchen to prepare the pot. He then took people out of his yard for a stroll, walked around the three houses for a while, and when he came back, he was followed by a group of people.
After all, Dexi knew his master well. Although Yinzuo didn't say what he was doing, Dexi had guessed it. He not only had the tents rearranged, but also had hot pot ingredients prepared for several people. When Yinzuo returned with his men, the hot pot was almost boiling.
"Master, everything is ready. Please go in and take a look. If there is anything missing, I will send someone to the kitchen to get it."
Yinzuo didn't even need to go in to see, he knew that with Dexi's meticulousness, nothing would be missing, so he waved to Dexi.
"I'm naturally relieved that you're doing the job. It's so cold out here, you don't have to stay here. I'll leave someone here while you find a warm place to rest."
After Dexi left, only Yinzuo and his brothers were left in the tent. Yinzhen and his brothers had moved out a few years ago, and Yinreng had been busy following Kangxi around these days, so only the fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, twelve, thirteenth, and fourteenth brothers were free today. But even so, Yinzuo felt it was quite lively.
"That's right, this is the taste. This is what we call hot pot. What we ate in Mobei was just plain hot pot. Sixth brother, you don't know how miserable we were back then..."
Yinzuo wanted to say, "I know. Not only do I know how miserable your lives are, I also know that you guys are so inhumane that you looted my third brother's jar of chili sauce. My third brother wrote to me to complain, which made my already limited stock of chili sauce even worse."
"If Fifth Brother likes it, I'll bring you some of this hot pot base when I leave. I'd also like some chili peppers if you'd like. This year, I've opened up a large plot of land in Enze Garden to grow chili peppers, tomatoes, and potatoes. The harvest is pretty good, and we have plenty of these things now."
Soon Yinzuo regretted saying these words, because even the landlord's family could not withstand this group of people moving things around like this. Seeing the hot pot base he had prepared being looted by everyone, he now really sympathized with his third brother's feelings at that time!
"Fifth brother, please behave yourself. It's ok to take the things, but can you please leave my pot here? Seventh brother, you said he didn't say anything about you, right? Why are you holding my hot sauce jar? Ninth brother, Tenth brother, you should learn from Eighth brother. Look how introverted he is. He just took two pieces of hot pot base. Now look at you two, you're like a swarm of locusts. Twelve brother, you look so honest on weekdays, but how come you're the same as your tenth brother? Why do you want to take away my kitchen? Put down the salt box. Thirteen, Fourteen brother, don't force me to beat you. This is a kitchen. Although the things in it are not poisonous, not everything can be put in your mouth..."
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