The saying that human potential is unlimited has been fully verified today by this group of imperial chefs. Under the pressure of Yinzuo's unruly behavior, the imperial chefs performed beyond their normal level and used the ingredients they had on hand to present Yinzuo with a top-notch feast for the eyes and taste.
Of course, this is a matter of success and failure. Since that day, Yinzuo has been at odds with the chefs in the imperial kitchen. Every day, he would torment them in various ways. But these imperial chefs were also quite ambitious. They put their heads together and countered Yinzuo's attacks.
If you dare ask who was the only person hurt by the battle of wits between Yinzuo and the imperial chefs, Kangxi would probably be the first to speak up. After all, he'd been living like a lab rat these days, worrying about mealtime every day. After all, no matter how skilled the imperial chefs were, the dishes were still in the development stage and their performance was unstable. Every meal presented was like opening a blind box; whether it tasted good or not, whether it was edible or not, was entirely a matter of luck.
"Yinzuo, from now on, if I find out you dare to embarrass my imperial chef, I will have you sent to stay with your third brother for a few days. If he bleeds you severely, don't come to me to make trouble."
If Kangxi had used something else to threaten Yinzuo, it might not have worked. But now Yinzuo wanted to embed silver into his kidneys, so using this to threaten Tatana really worked. Look, he became obedient all of a sudden. Of course, Yinzuo's obedience was limited to not bothering the chefs in the imperial kitchen anymore.
"Father, come and look at these fish of yours. They're amazing! They've all learned to swim on their backs."
Backstroke? Although Kangxi didn't understand what Yinzuo meant at first, he was not stupid after all. After a little thought, he knew that the food was spoiled. He stood up and walked quickly to the large celadon vat where he kept his fish. Wow, they can all do the backstroke! His rare goldfish were now lying belly up dead.
"Yinzuo, you did this on purpose, didn't you? I told you not to cause trouble to those imperial chefs, but you came to cause trouble to my fish, right? Liang Jiugong, send someone to invite Prince Cheng to come over now..."
Yinzuo had been grinning, poking the goldfish in the tank with a jade ruyi. But when he heard Kangxi ask Liang Jiugong to go get Yinzhi, his expression changed. He casually threw the jade ruyi on the ground, walked over to Kangxi, and hugged his arm.
"Father, I know I was wrong. Can you please be magnanimous and forgive your son this time? I really didn't mean to stuff your goldfish to death. In fact, you are the only one to blame. Who told you to scare me with Third Brother when I was feeding the fish yesterday? You scared me so much that my hand shook and the whole box of fish food fell in. Wasn't I still angry at the time? I didn't tell you about it and just scooped it out with the strainer next to me. I thought it would be fine. But today, I saw that they were all like this. Father, aren't we the best in the world? So please don't call me Third Brother, okay?"
In fact, whether it was Yinzuo or Kangxi, they both knew very well in their hearts that so much time had passed, even if Yinzhi had drunk a jar of vinegar at that time, he should have digested it by now. The reason why Kangxi still used Yinzhi to scare Yinzuo was because he had no other way to deal with Yinzuo except this trick. The reason why Yinzuo acted as if he was very scared was just to give his father a way out.
Since Yinzuo had readily admitted his mistake, Kangxi certainly would not make things difficult for him because of these fish. The father and son did not ask anyone else to do it for them. They took the strainer next to the large celadon vat and fished out the goldfish that were already lying belly up in the vat one by one. Then they ordered someone to take the fish vat down and clean it.
"When you were little, you always said you wanted to be a playboy and a spendthrift when you grew up. I thought you were just joking at the time, but now it seems you're serious. Not only have you ruined all of my goldfish in this tank, but you've also shattered my jade ruyi with that throw. You've wasted tens of thousands of taels of my silver in just a few moments. If you're not a spendthrift, what is that?"
Even if Kangxi poked his nose and scolded Yinzuo, he could only bear it with a smile. Who told him to be in the wrong? He had indeed killed the goldfish by overeating, and he had indeed broken the jade ruyi. Even if he wanted to open his mouth to defend himself, the facts were before him, and there was no way he could deny it.
"Father, please don't be angry. Anger is harmful to your health. I was wrong today, but I've already stuffed the goldfish to death, and I've broken the jade ruyi. I don't have the ability to bring them back to life. Isn't it better to reconcile a broken jade? How about this? I learned some carving skills from my third brother when I was bored. Now that the jade ruyi is broken, I'll use it to carve a private seal for you and a jade pendant. That'll be my apology, okay?"
Kangxi had no intention of doing anything to Yinzuo, but now that he saw him being so humble, it was natural for him to let him go. Since he was a child, Yinzuo had almost always coaxed his father in this way whenever he made a mistake, so no matter how subtle the change in Kangxi's brows was, it could not escape his eyes. Seeing that Kangxi's expression had returned to normal, Yinzuo hurriedly helped him to sit at the table beside him, took the teapot on the table, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Kangxi.
Kangxi was obviously enjoying his son's hospitality. He raised his hand to take the cup handed to him by Yinzuo, took a sip of tea, and then slowly spoke.
"Okay, then I'll be waiting for your jade pendant and seal."
Even though Yinzuo could make Kangxi furious when he got angry, he was really considerate when he behaved himself. Since he had promised to get the jade ruyi carved seal and jade pendant for his father, he did it right away. After asking Liang Jiugong for the carving tools, he locked himself in the study in the side hall and concentrated on his creation.
Jade pendants and seals are not difficult to carve, but that can only be said by an experienced hand. The little carving skills that Yinzuo learned from Yinzhi at that time were not enough to make him an expert, and he could barely even say that he had touched the surface of carving skills, let alone being an expert. But now that he has boasted so much, it would be bad to give up halfway and be laughed at by his father. In short, there is only one word: just do it.
In order to make himself appear a little more professional, Yinzuo did not dare to ask others for advice in a high-profile manner. He only secretly asked Dexi to find some books on carving and take them to the study to study by himself. It must be said that Yinzuo was obviously a talented player in terms of both thinking ability and hands-on ability. He just learned while doing, and after carving out several pieces of jade, he really got the hang of it. After more than half a month of seclusion and practice, he really made this seal and jade pendant.
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