After the lively flower-viewing party, it was a few days before they were about to set off for the frontier. In order to sleep in a little longer on the morning of his departure, Yinzuo stayed at his father's Qingxi Book House the afternoon before.
"Yinzuo, could you please find a place to sit? I'm getting dizzy from walking around like this. If you really can't sit still, then come over and help me review this pile of memorials."
Why did Yin Zuo come to Qingxi Book House? He was just there to laze around. Although he was restless and couldn't sit still because of the upcoming trip, that didn't mean he wanted to help his father review memorials and relax.
"Reviewing memorials? Father, do you have any misunderstandings about your son's abilities? When it comes to eating, drinking and having fun, I'm certainly good at it, but when it comes to court affairs, your son knows six out of seven—but he knows nothing. If you find me annoying, why don't I just stop hanging around in front of you? Wanquan, come stroll with me to the garden outside."
Although Kangxi hadn't expected this brat to agree from the beginning, seeing him refuse so bluntly, with an expression that looked as if he was trying to avoid him, he was still furious and his back teeth itched. Did this memorial have teeth? If he ran slower, could he catch up with him and bite him?
Although Yinzuo ran very fast just now, he felt bored after he came out of Qingxi Study and strolled around the garden, because he was going to set off for the frontier tomorrow. The princes such as Yinzhen and Yinreng who were traveling with the emperor were either returning to Beijing to arrange their affairs in the palace, or were ordered by Kangxi to assist officials from various departments in handling matters related to the emperor's tour. Only Yinzuo had nothing to do and was in the mood to stroll around the garden.
Since he couldn't find anyone to play with, Yinzuo now had only two options. One was to continue strolling in the garden out of boredom, and the other was to go back to his side hall to sleep. But these two options were obviously not what Yinzuo wanted now. So after hesitating and weighing the pros and cons, Yinzuo finally decided to go back to the flower hall of Qingxi Book House to play with his father.
"What's wrong? You were so happy when you went out just now. Why are you so listless in just a short while? Wanquan, where did you go just now? Did you meet anyone? Yinzuo, did someone bully you?"
No, Your Majesty, do you truly misunderstand your son's abilities? He's such a troublemaker, and it's a good thing he doesn't bully others when he gets out. Who else could possibly bully him? Besides, with you here to keep an eye on things, who would dare come to Qingxi Book House and bully your precious child?
"Reporting to His Majesty, I just took a stroll with Sixth Master in the garden and didn't meet anyone."
Since he didn't meet anyone else in the garden, it meant that Yinzuo didn't look like he was being bullied. Could it be... Thinking of this, Kangxi's expression became stern, and he raised his hand and touched Yinzuo's forehead.
"You don't have a fever, Yinzuo. Are you tired? If so, go to the side hall and rest. Or I can ask Liang Jiugong to invite Doctor Wang to take a look at you."
Seeing that if he continued to let his father speculate like this, he would have to drink this bitter medicine, Yinzuo quickly spoke up to stop Kangxi from continuing his divergent thoughts.
"Father, don't worry. I'm not tired or sick. I just went out for a walk and got bored. I wanted to go play with my eldest brother and the others, but I found that they all had things to do. I didn't know what to do for a while."
As soon as Yinzuo said this, Kangxi immediately felt that his fatherly love was misplaced. He stretched out his hand and pointed to the seat opposite him, motioning Yinzuo to come and sit down. Then he raised his hand and pushed the pile of memorials on his left side in front of Yinzuo.
"Bored? Don't know what to do? That's not easy. First, review this pile of memorials. If you're still bored, there's another pile over there. I can assure you that you'll have something to do until you go to bed tonight."
Well, his father's love was truly like the blue sky and white clouds, clear skies, then a sudden storm. And what about him? He had nowhere to hide after all. As the saying goes, since he had nothing to do anyway, it wasn't a problem for him to help his father out.
Kangxi really kept his word. Once Yinzuo sat down, he was busy until dinner time before he had a chance to catch his breath. On the way to dinner, Yinzuo stretched his stiff body and sighed. Kangxi didn't know what this kid was thinking, so he simply ignored him. Anyway, he would say it if he couldn't hold it in anymore.
Or is it that no one knows a son better than his father? Yinzuo sighed for a long time, but when he saw that Kangxi didn't respond, he stopped pretending, took two quick steps to Kangxi, and pulled Kangxi towards the dining hall.
"Father, please hurry up. Your son has been busy with you all afternoon and is starving. I feel so hungry that I can eat a whole cow."
Kangxi was obviously accustomed to Yinzuo's habit of talking nonsense from time to time. Seeing him pulling him forward quickly, he did not say anything to stop him, but just quickened his pace to follow his pulling movements.
Yinzuo was not talking nonsense just now. He got up late in the morning and missed lunch. He was too lazy to bother with anything else and just ate a few cakes to fill his stomach. In the afternoon, he came to his father's Qingxi Book House and was drafted as a soldier. He was busy all afternoon and was not hungry now, but he obviously overestimated his appetite. Let alone eating a whole cow, he felt full just by looking at the dishes in front of him, most of which were left.
"Hearing what you said before, I thought you were hungry. But your appetite is not good either. Look at what you eat, it's not as much as I eat. But the dish in front of you doesn't suit your taste? Liang Jiugong, bring this plate of cucumber to him. He's eaten too much greasy food, so eat something like this to cleanse his mouth."
As expected, there is a kind of hunger in this world that comes from your father thinking you are hungry. Even though Yinzuo is full now, he has to pick up his chopsticks and take a few bites in the face of the concern from his old father. As the saying goes, if there is a first time, there will be a second time. With Kangxi's continuous feeding, Yinzuo finally succeeded in eating too much.
"Father, how about we stop here today? My son's mouth can still eat, but his stomach can't hold any more. Look at my stomach, it's almost bursting."
Although Kangxi enjoyed the process of feeding his son, he certainly didn't want to feed his son to death. When he heard Yinzuo said he didn't want to eat anymore, he raised his hand and called Liang Jiugong to the side, asking him to ask someone to come and clear the food on the table and serve tea to the father and son.
"Are you stupid? You couldn't eat any more, so why didn't you tell me earlier? Look how full you are now. Can you still sit still? Get up and go out with me to the garden for a stroll to help digest your food."
Hey, what do you mean by "getting a free ride and still acting nice"? Look at this! Didn't I tell you I was full before? What did you say then? This is fruit, not rice. It's okay to eat a little. It doesn't take up any space. So, now that you see I'm so full, you feel guilty and want to blame me. I tell you, it's too late.
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