Yinzuo's fishing venture ultimately ended in failure. Although there were thousands of reasons for the failure, no matter how you summarize it, the blame was ultimately placed on Yinzuo, the fourteenth, who helped to make the nest. This really put the saying "It is better to condemn others than to blame yourself" into full play.
"Hmph, if you want to accuse someone, you'll always find a pretext. Sixth brother, you're absolutely shameless and insane. Isn't it because you don't have the skills to catch any fish? We didn't help you, and we didn't stand by to watch. At most, you just caught us and hammered us to feed the fish. The boat was always moving. Even if we helped you make a nest, that nest is who knows how far away it is now. Are you trying to find a sword on the boat? Khan, you saw it today. Sixth brother always wrongs us like this."
Yes, Kangxi saw it, but what did he do? He had no intention of getting involved in the dispute between Yinzuo and his brothers. He pretended not to hear what Fourteen said and turned his head away to chat with Yinreng next to him.
Fourteen felt that his current situation was just like the song his sixth brother always liked to hum. It was like a cold, icy rain pattering on his face, but what could it do? His father-in-law was blind, blind, and even his heart was biased. Even if he was frozen into a lump of ice, his father-in-law would probably say the same thing: blind.
Yinzhi and his brothers have been seasick and vomiting since they boarded the ship. Their whole journey can be summed up in four words - physically and mentally exhausted. Although Yinzuo seemed quite heartless when he was making a fuss just now, seeing Yinzhi, Yinreng and the others with pale faces and frowning brows, they couldn't help but worry. But as I said, there is no solution to seasickness. If there was a way, he wouldn't have vomited all the way.
"Big Brother, Second Brother, Third Brother... Fourteenth Brother, drink some hot tea first. I have experience with seasickness. If you feel really bad, just close your eyes and rest for a while. You'll feel much better when you wake up..."
Indeed, when it comes to the experience of seasickness, no one here has more say than Yinzuo. People who have experienced seasickness and carsickness know that once you start to feel dizzy, vomiting is not enough to make you feel better. Although Yinzhi and the others have emptied their stomachs, they still feel dizzy and their stomachs are still uncomfortable. In order to avoid embarrassing themselves in front of Kangxi in the second half of the day, the brothers stood up and apologized to Kangxi and went to the cabin at the back to rest.
As soon as Yinzhi and Yinreng left, only Kangxi, Yinzuo and his son, and the palace maids who served them were left in the huge reception room. When there were people accompanying him, Yinzuo still had the energy to play around, but as soon as the people who were accompanying him left, he immediately became listless. However, he did not apologize and go down to rest like Yinzhi and the others. He just dragged his feet to Kangxi's side, kicked off his shoes, stepped onto the couch, leaned against his father as if he had no bones, closed his eyes and went to sleep.
Yinzuo's entire set of movements was extremely smooth and natural, which showed that this was not the first time he had done this in front of Kangxi. Judging from Kangxi's usual reaction, this point was obviously confirmed. It must be said that Kangxi's tolerance for Yinzuo was beyond words. If someone else did the same set of movements as Yinzuo, the best result for him now might be kneeling on the ground.
"I don't know who this kid inherited his personality from. He's so old, but he still has to sleep next to me. Look, it hasn't been long, and he's already fast asleep. The wind is strong on the lake. Liang Jiugong, go get a blanket from the house and cover him. He's not very strong to begin with, and he's so stubborn he doesn't like taking medicine. If he catches a cold, I'm afraid my ears won't be able to rest again."
Liang Jiugong had been with Kangxi since childhood, and now half his life had passed. How could he not understand what his master was trying to say? It was nothing more than two words: showing off. Let's not talk about who this young master took after, but the reason for his temper is that you, Your Majesty, have played an indispensable role. If it were another prince who was sick and refused to take medicine, would you still be so patient and coax him? I'm afraid you would just walk away.
Yinzuo slept well. When he opened his eyes, Yinzhi and the others had already returned. Through the transparent glass on both sides of the cabin, he could see that the ship was still moving, but he didn't know whether it was on the way to its destination or on the return journey.
"Khan Ama, what time is it now? Where are we going? Are we going back?"
At this time, Kangxi was sitting on the couch with a book in his hand to pass the time. Not far from him, Yinreng and Yinzhi were playing chess at the table. As for the others, most of them were sitting around the table watching Yinreng and the others play chess. Only Thirteen and Fourteen were huddled next to Yinzhi, talking in a low voice and gesticulating, and no one knew what they were saying. When Yinzuo spoke, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked in his direction.
"Awake? I thought you fell asleep. Now that you're awake, don't lie here. Get up and move around. The boat will stop soon."
Yinzuo stood up as Kangxi pulled him, took the teacup or teapot on the table and poured himself a glass of water to moisten his throat. His confused mind finally became clearer. Since Kangxi said the boat was going to stop, it meant that they were about to reach their destination. Their destination was Dongshan, Suzhou, where there was a place for Kangxi to enjoy the lake view - Qiyuan. Of course, Qiyuan had not been built at that time. It was just a depression for raising fish and growing vegetables, but its geographical location was indeed an excellent place to enjoy the scenery of Taihu Lake. Kangxi planned to disembark at the pier here.
Although Yinzuo had said before that he wanted to enjoy the scenery of Taihu Lake, when he really came, he was only excited for a moment when he got ashore, and soon became a little bored.
"Khan, father, your son wants to ask you a question. How far is it from Suzhou City to here? Fifty or sixty miles? Or even farther? How did you manage to go around so much to get here? Also, even if you want to enjoy the scenery, we have to find a better place, right? Look, your son thinks that hilltop over there is nice. I see there seems to be a pavilion on it. Isn't it said that when you reach the top of the mountain, you can see all the other mountains below. Let's go up there and take a look... Hey, father, did you see something flash over there..."
Yinzuo was still wondering what the source of the flash of light just now was, while Kangxi, Yinzhi and others had already become alert. At this time, anything that could flash under the refraction of the sun was most likely an arrow.
"Yinzuo, come to Father's side quickly. Yinreng, don't just stand there. Come here quickly. Yinzhi, Yinzhen, Thirteen, Fourteen, take your men and bring him here. I want to see who this person is and how dare he try to assassinate me."
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