"What nonsense are you talking about again? I think you're itching to get into trouble again and have forgotten what I said before. If I hear these life and death stories from you again, I'll have you dragged out and beaten severely. And you're already a grown-up kid, aren't you ashamed to come and hug your father and cry when something happens? Why don't you let me go quickly? There are so many people here, aren't you afraid of being laughed at..."
There are so many people here... When Yinzuo entered the room, he was so focused on complaining to his father that he didn't even notice if there was anyone around. When he heard Kangxi's words, his expression froze. He carefully raised his eyes and looked around. He almost sent him away on the spot. Haha, this was really embarrassing. His mother opened the door to embarrassment - extremely embarrassing... Although it is said that the more you need to stay calm at this time, as long as you don't feel embarrassed, then it is others who are embarrassed, but...
"Laughing, still laughing, you two know how to laugh, but why didn't you remind me earlier that there were other people in the hall? Now it's okay, all the adults here know that I'm a daddy's boy. Fourth brother, I've made a huge sacrifice today. I probably won't be ashamed to go to the Ministry of Revenue tomorrow..."
Since their dignity was completely gone today, they naturally couldn't lose it in vain. Coincidentally, Yinzhen was here too, so it was a good opportunity to formally inform him of the good news that they were going on strike. Yinreng and Yinzhen were grinning, but were suddenly confronted by the humiliated and angry Yinzo, who really stumped them for a moment. When they came to their senses, Yinzo had already recovered as usual and was smiling and greeting the adults in the study. Yinreng and Yinzhen looked at each other, and saw the word "ridiculous" in each other's disbelief. "No, you didn't even give us a chance to remind you..."
"Alright, let's stop here for today. It's getting late. Wanquan, come here and see the others off. Liang Jiugong, send someone to get Doctor Wang over here and have him take a good look at these three brothers."
After the strangers in the study left, only Kangxi and his two sons were left. Kangxi looked at his three sons, who were much thinner than before, and couldn't help feeling distressed. He raised his hand and called Yinzuo to his side. He stared at him for a long time before he sighed helplessly and stood up to ask them to follow him out.
"Yinzuo, Father knows you've been through a lot these days. It's not that Father doesn't care about you, but it's really that your fourth brother needs help. Look at how much weight he's lost these days. His official uniform is shaking when he wears it..."
Kangxi understood Yinzuo. As his brother, Yinzhen naturally knew Yinzuo's character. This person has always been soft-hearted. If you are tough with him, he will definitely go against you, but if you show weakness to him, he will definitely be soft-hearted. Yinzuo's ability has been tested in actual combat and there is no doubt about it. Yinzhen was really worried about handing over the huge workload of the Ministry of Revenue to others. How could Yinzhen let go of such a useful and trustworthy helper easily? So when he heard what Kangxi said, he immediately put his hand to his lips and coughed a few times.
"Khan Ama is right. Fourth Brother is indeed too busy and in dire need of manpower. Otherwise, why would he push so many things onto you? Sixth brother, you can't just give up at this moment. Otherwise, even if you split your fourth brother into four, you won't be able to handle all the work in the Ministry of Revenue..."
While they were talking, the person Liang Jiugong sent to invite Doctor Wang came back. The three brothers sat in a row and let Doctor Wang feel their pulse. After that, each of them received a dose of bitter medicine soup to take for seven days. Yinreng and Yinzhen were fine. They were not as resistant to taking medicine as Yinzuo, so their reaction was not big. But Yinzuo was different. His taste was almost as bad as bitter gourd.
"Father, I'm just tired. Actually, I don't need to take any medicine. I'll be fine after a few days of rest."
Kangxi pretended not to hear what Yinzuo said, and ordered Liang Jiugong to follow Doctor Wang to get the prescription and medicine. He walked to a couch and sat down, pulled the chessboard on the table and asked Yinreng to come over and play chess with him.
"Father, did you hear what your son said? I'm not sick, why should I take medicine...Father, please say something...Father..."
No matter how much Yinzuo pestered Kangxi, he still refused to give in. After a while of fussing, seeing that Kangxi remained unmoved, Yinzuo couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. He snorted angrily and stood up and walked out of the flower hall. If you can't afford to provoke, can't you just hide? If you don't want to answer, then don't answer. It's still up to him to decide whether to drink in Shufengxuan or not...
Although Kangxi had been playing chess with Yinreng, he had been keeping an eye on Yinzo's every move. He thought that Yinzo would continue to make trouble with him if he failed to achieve his goal today. Yinzo's sudden departure stunned him. It was not until Yinzo was about to leave the flower hall that Kangxi came to his senses.
"Stop, did I tell you to leave? Come sit next to me. If you don't drink this medicine today, you can't go anywhere. Don't try to trick me. If you don't obey, I'll ask your two brothers to pry open your mouth and pour the medicine in."
Yinzuo wanted to disobey his father, but when he looked at the two tall and strong guards standing in front of him, and then at his own thin arms and legs, he finally had no choice but to resign himself to his fate and walk back to sit next to Kangxi. But although it was a compromise, in order to express his dissatisfaction, Yinzuo had not even glanced at his father since he came back from meditation. Kangxi did not care about Yinzuo's childish behavior. He played chess with Yinreng and ignored him, letting him sit there and sulk.
"Father, does my son have to drink this medicine today? Don't you love him the most? How about we make a deal and I drink half..."
Upon hearing this, Kangxi turned his head to look at Yinzuo who was looking at him expectantly, and raised his head to tap his forehead.
"Look at you, what's the difference between drinking half a bowl of medicine and drinking a whole bowl? How about this, if you just drink the medicine obediently, I'll let your second and fourth brothers drink an extra bowl each. What do you think?"
What's the deal? Of course not. Hey, Ama, you've really put our lives on the line just to appease Xiaoliu. Haven't you heard that medicine is always poisonous? Have you ever seen a child coax medicine out of their brother by forcing it in? Xiaoliu, you're such a loser! You're in your twenties, and you're taking medicine less cheerfully than a three-year-old. So, you're enjoying watching your father wreak havoc on us...
Enjoy it? Not really, but there's a saying that most human happiness comes from comparison. Although Yinreng and Yinzhen drinking one more bowl of medicine wouldn't alleviate the pain Yinzo felt, as long as he thought about his second and fourth brothers drinking one more bowl of medicine than him, the feeling of happiness would come out. So when Yinzo heard Kangxi's words, he nodded without hesitation.
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