Kangxi has spoken. If Yinzuo is found to be lying again, he will be guilty of deceiving the emperor. Even if he is Kangxi's son, he will not get away with it if he dares to lie to the emperor in person.
When they thought of this, the princes who had just wanted to watch him have fun were now a little worried about him.
"Khan Ama, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but I'm afraid I won't. I'm afraid you'll be upset if I tell you. You're leaving for the battle tomorrow, and if I upset you now, wouldn't that mean I'm being immature? How about this: I'll tell you when you return victorious?"
It would have been fine if he hadn't said that. As soon as he said that, not only Kangxi but everyone else sitting below wanted to pry him open. It was only after he finished speaking that Yinzuo realized how inappropriate his words were. Hadn't he clearly told them that something was fishy going on? It would have made them even more curious.
As he expected, the even more curious Kangxi was not going to let him go.
"Don't talk nonsense, just speak boldly. No matter what you say, I will forgive you. But if you dare to find a random excuse to fool me, then..."
The unfinished words were full of threats and completely blocked Yinzuo's last way out. Seeing that he couldn't get away with it, he simply made up his mind, closed his eyes, and decided to die. Anyway, you asked me to say it, and if you feel upset after I said it, you can only blame yourself.
"Just now, my son watched Eunuch Liang and his men inspect and test each dish one by one. By the time the dish was placed in front of you, it was no longer even hot. Now it's summer, and the weather is hot, so it doesn't affect the food if it's cold. But in winter, the food will definitely not taste good, so I was a little lost in thought..."
Yinzuo thought about it and realized that what he said wasn't a lie. He had indeed thought of the following because he saw the food getting cold. However, he wasn't looking at the dishes in front of Kangxi, but at the ones on his own table. Besides, didn't their emperor like to say half of what he said? He only said half and kept the other half, so it wasn't deceiving the emperor.
He was just jumping for joy over his cleverness when Kangxi's question came from above.
"That's it, Yinzuo, do you admit your guilt?"
Kangxi thought he knew his son Yinzuo very well. Although he was smart, he was ultimately simple-minded, and his face would show what he was thinking. In fact, Kangxi believed him at first, but when he saw the excited expression on his face, he knew that even if this guy was telling the truth, he definitely didn't tell the whole story.
In fact, if Yinzuo had spoken out openly, or had held his nose and been stubborn, Kangxi really would have had no way to deal with him. But it was really uncomfortable for people to know that he had left his words half-heartedly!
"Okay, Khan Ama, you insisted that I tell you this. If I tell you, you can't scold me or punish me."
"Okay, go ahead. Didn't I just say that no matter what you say, I will forgive you."
Now that things have come to this, Yinzuo will naturally not hide it anymore. Of course, Kangxi is now a person who is determined to get to the bottom of things, so he probably won't allow him to hide it.
"I just watched Eunuch Liang trying out the food. Thinking about how Khan Ama eats cold meals every day and has to follow so many rules, and how he's not as free as his son, I feel like he's really not worthy of being an emperor... How miserable."
As soon as he said this, Yinzhen on the side couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, because this was not so outrageous. After all, even they had sympathized with Khan Ama countless times in their hearts.
"You're hesitating for so long, aren't you usually quite brave in front of me?"
Kangxi knew that Yinzuo was telling the truth when he saw his fearless expression. He did not think that Yinzuo's words were so outrageous. After all, he sympathized with Yinzuo every day while eating.
"Okay, sit down and eat."
Yinzuo thought he had escaped a disaster, and even though the food in front of him was already cold, he ate it happily. He thought Kangxi would let them go back after the meal, but he didn't expect that Kangxi's fatherly love would overflow today. After the meal, he not only accompanied them to drink tea to digest the food, but also took them to the small hall where he usually rested to chat about family matters.
"Yinzuo, you said before that seeing me eat cold food made you feel miserable as an emperor. Do you know why I still follow these ancestral rules even though I find them cumbersome?"
Kangxi was chatting happily with Yinzhen and Yinreng, and Yinzuo was happily slacking off as a listener. Suddenly, he was stunned when Kangxi called on him. But he knew the answer to this question. Why? Because he was afraid of death, but he also knew that he couldn't say this, so Yinzuo pretended to think carefully before speaking.
"Of course it's because even though Khan Ama is the emperor, he can't help himself. As the saying goes, there are no rules without rules. If Khan Ama, as the emperor, takes the lead in breaking the rules, then the world will be in chaos. Alas, he who wears the crown must bear its weight. This is the truth. This son still understands it."
Yinzuo's words made sense, at least Kangxi agreed with it. If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. This is true. As an emperor, he also had many things that he could not help. After all, the greater the power, the greater the responsibility, and the greater the responsibility, the less he could act arbitrarily.
"Yinzuo will be an adult in two years. Have you ever thought about what you will do after graduating from the Shangshufang?"
Yinzuo would also answer this question. Didn't Kangxi know his ideal when he was very young? Eat, drink, have fun, and be a playboy.
"Khan Ama, everyone knows that I want to be an idle royal family member who eats, drinks and has fun in the future. If Khan Ama loves his son, then you can make me an iron-hat hereditary king. In this way, not only will my son be rich and prosperous in the future, but his son's son can also follow me and become a playboy...Alas, Khan Ama, why are you still so angry? You hurt me."
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