Naturally, Yinqi's proposal was rejected by Yinzuo and Yinyou. Yinyou's refusal was more tactful. At least he made an excuse that his snoring would affect their sleep. Yinzuo's refusal was much more direct.
"Fifth brother, let's not talk about whether the bed in front of you can accommodate three grown men like us. Even if it can, wouldn't you feel hot sleeping together in the hot summer? Listen to me, don't ask for trouble when you don't have any guilt. Otherwise, if you get a heat stroke, you won't be able to call the imperial physician. After all, what will we say if he comes? Will we tell the imperial physician that we three got too hot because we had nothing better to do and slept together?"
Yinqi's words just now were mostly joking. After hearing what Yinzuo said, he almost had a picture in front of his eyes. If they really said that to the imperial physician, maybe after the doctor finished treating their summer heat, he would have to check his brains.
"Haha, I was just joking. This yard may not be big, but it's more than enough for all of us. Just like Sixth Brother said, there's no need to go and ask for trouble. Okay, why don't you two look for other rooms? I'm not being picky anymore. I'll just stay here for the next few days."
In fact, even if they wanted to choose these rooms, there was nothing for them to choose from except the orientation, because they were all similar in terms of internal structure, furnishings, and size. They would not be able to stay here for more than ten days or half a month. Yinzuo and Yinyou were too lazy to wander around anymore, so they simply went into the room next to Yinqi on the left and right.
"Dexi, I want to sleep until I wake up naturally tomorrow, so you will be guarding this door early tomorrow morning. No matter who comes, you must stop them outside..."
When Dexi heard Yinzuo's order, he had only one word in his mind - bitter. Stop them? Master, would you please look up at me? I am just a servant. This yard is full of masters. If they really want to come in, can I stop them? But no matter how bitter Dexi felt, he dared not disobey his master's order. So at dawn the next day, he ran to the door of Yinzuo's room and served as a door god for him.
Dexi started to worry after receiving Yinzuo's instructions last night. He prayed to all the gods and Buddhas in the sky all night, hoping that no one would disturb his master's sleep this morning. Unfortunately, Murphy's Law had no intention of letting him go. Just as Dexi was praying, a person came in from the gate of the courtyard. Dexi groaned in his heart when he saw the person, but since the person had come, what could he do? He had to go in anyway.
"Your servant pays respects to the Fourteenth Master. May the Fourteenth Master be blessed with good health."
Fourteenth was anxious to see his sixth brother, and without stopping, he casually waved his hand to signal Dexi to get up. He then walked to the door of Yinzuo's room and stretched out his hand to push the door open to enter. Dexi saw that Fourteenth was very clear about this, and knew that he had come here to see his master!
"Fourteenth Master, you can't do this. You can't do this. Consider this as a servant's plea to you. This door must not be opened. My master specifically instructed me before he went to bed yesterday that no matter who comes today, no one can be let in. Fourteenth Master, you know that if my master can't wake up, he will definitely lose his temper..."
Fourteenth knew that Yinzuo was grumpy when he woke up. After all, he was naughty as a child and was often punished by his sixth brother for this. So when he heard Dexi's words, he was a little hesitant. Should the door be opened today? Or not?
Seeing Fourteen hesitating, Dexi couldn't help but feel relieved. Hesitation was good, as long as he hesitated, it meant that what he had just said had worked. However, facts proved that Dexi relaxed too early. Before Fourteen could come to a conclusion, another devil came to the door.
"Fourteen, Dexi, what are you two doing standing here? Is Sixth Brother up yet? Ninth Brother and I are planning to go hunting some grouse and hares for a snack, so we came to ask him if he wants to go. Sixth Brother, Sixth Brother, are you up yet?"
Dexi really wanted to die now. Master, the task you gave me is too difficult. I can't stop these waves of people. I can't stop them at all. But whether I can stop them or not is one thing? But whether I can stop them or not is another. Even if I know I can't stop these two masters, Dexi has to go up and stop them.
"Master Shi, I beg you, please keep your voice down, or I'm sure you'll wake my master up..."
But it was obviously too late. Before Dexi could finish his words, the door of Yinzuo's room was opened from the inside, and then a pillow flew towards the three people at the door. Yinzuo and Shisi were fine, after all, they could hide, but Dexi couldn't. Fortunately, the culprit still had some conscience and pulled Dexi away before the pillow fell on him.
"Tenth Brother, you're itching for trouble, aren't you? Why are you here yelling at me so early in the morning? And Fourteenth Brother, you haven't been taught enough by your Ninth Brother and Tenth Brother, right? Dexi, go to my room and bring four stools over. Tenth Brother and Fourteenth Brother, stand on them and squat in horse stance for half an hour. Dexi, keep an eye on the time and call me when it's time."
It wasn't until Fourteen, bewilderedly standing on a stool and taking a horse stance, that he finally realized what was happening. Something wasn't right. He hadn't said a single word since entering the yard. Why was he now in a horse stance? Tenth Brother had woken Sixth Brother, so why should Tenth Brother be the only one punished? Why did Sixth Brother resort to this whole "collective punishment" thing?
But even though Fourteen's head was full of questions, he didn't dare get down from the stool. It was not until half an hour later that he got Yinzuo's permission and jumped down from the stool with Yinzuo.
"Sixth brother, I was wronged for standing in horse stance for half an hour. I didn't say a word from the moment I entered the door until I was punished. It was Tenth brother who woke you up by yelling. Why did you punish me as well?"
Yinzuo was too lazy to even glance at Fourteenth. He told Dexi to hand towels to Yinzuo and Fourteenth, then turned and walked into the house.
"Fourteen, don't be unconvinced. I just want to ask you something. You were so right. Why didn't you come and tell me when I punished you just now? What's the point of telling me now that the punishment is over? And just because you showed up at my door so early in the morning, I didn't wrongly ask you to squat in horse stance for half an hour! Now, tell me, what are you doing here in the Qing Dynasty?"
The tenth brother was indeed an optimist. Even though he was punished by his sixth brother to do horse stance for half an hour and sweat all over his neck, it did not affect his enthusiasm for going out hunting at all. When he heard Yinzuo asking him, he immediately said excitedly.
"Sixth brother, Ninth brother and I are planning to go to the woods near the palace and see if there are any grouse, hares, or anything like that. If we can catch any, we'll bring them back for a meal. If not, that's fine, we'll just go out for a horse race. So before we go out, we came to ask if you want to come with us."
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