Although Kangxi handled the matter of deposing and enthroning the crown prince quite smoothly, he hadn't really thought through how to deal with Yinreng. Putting aside the fact that Yinreng had the title of deposed crown prince hanging over his head, and how to deal with him required careful consideration, he couldn't even fulfill the request made by the other party right now: becoming a neighbor of Yinzuo? That was not an easy thing to do.
"Yinzuo, aren't you and your second brother on good terms? Why don't you let him stay in your Enze Garden for a while, and then move him out once I've decided on how to deal with him."
Kangxi had said this, so what could Yinzuo do? Anyway, his Enze Garden was a big place, so he could live there if he wanted to. Having someone to accompany him full-time would save him from boredom.
Yinreng lived there beyond the 47th year of Kangxi's reign, and only moved out in March of the 48th year of Kangxi's reign after Yinzhen completed the ceremony of enthroning the crown prince. Yinzuo was also officially promoted in this month. He is now the only iron-hat prince in the new generation of the Qing Dynasty - Prince Zhao.
Kangxi was really generous this time. Not only were all the older princes given the title of "king", but even the younger ones like the thirteenth and fourteenth were given the title of "beile". The capital was really bustling these days. The most common thing people said when they met was "congratulations". Yinzuo had been dreaming these past few nights that King Liu was singing in his ear, "Congratulations, congratulations".
Since the former Crown Prince Yinreng had already moved out of Yuqing Palace, it was natural for Yinzhen, the current Crown Prince, to arrange for him to move in. As Yinzuo's younger brother, how could he not go to such a major event as the Crown Prince's move to the Eastern Palace? Besides, even if he wanted to, it would depend on his brother's consent. Look, the Crown Prince himself came to pick him up early this morning.
"Look at you, it's already so late. Why are you still lying in bed? Hurry up and eat something and come with me to the palace. Khan Ama is waiting for you."
Although the weather in April was gradually getting warmer, Yinzuo still shuddered when a cold handkerchief was slapped on his face early in the morning. He struggled to open his eyes and glanced at Yinzhen standing by his bed. Yinzuo was a little dazed for a moment. No, shouldn't he be in Yuqing Palace by now? Why was he here?
"Fourth brother, aren't you moving today? How come you have time to come hang around here? I'm so sleepy now, fourth brother, can you please let me sleep for a while?"
Seeing Yinzuo falling into deep sleep with his eyes closed just after he finished speaking, Yinzhen wanted to go forward and wake him up, but before he could touch him, he retracted his hand. Well, he just likes to sleep, it’s not a big deal.
"Su Peisheng, go over there and help me move a chair over. I want to see how long he can sleep today. You don't have to stay here. Go back to the mansion and help Fu Jin take care of things. There are a lot of things to do today, so don't make any mistakes."
Even though Yinzhen said that he wanted to see how long Yinzuo could sleep, Kangxi was still waiting for them and could not let Yinzuo do whatever he wanted. Even though he felt reluctant, after almost quarter of an hour, Yinzhen still got up and walked to the bed and pulled Yinzuo out of the bed.
"Dexi, come and help your master change his clothes and wash up. I'll go to the front hall and wait for him. Yinzuo, stand still. You're already a grown man, but you still act like you have no bones."
Yinzuo was dragged out of bed by force and was in a daze at this moment. Hearing someone talking in his ear, he subconsciously raised his hands and clapped them, and then his world was completely quiet. Dexi was now completely dumbfounded. It was not that his master was too fierce, but that was the prince. Wasn't the slap a little too smooth?
"Fourth brother, I really didn't mean it. I was half asleep just now. Can you please forgive me and not be angry with me? Come on, stretch out your hand and I'll apply the medicine for you. I tell you, this medicine is very effective. I promise that the red mark will be gone in a while. And after all, you can't blame me for what happened today. Who told you to drag me out of bed while I was sleeping? And, fourth brother, aren't you moving today? Why are you here if you don't go to Yuqing Palace to work?"
Good guy, look how he feels so justified. Yinzhen raised his hand and slapped Yinzuo on the forehead in annoyance, then stretched out the hand with the red mark, allowing Yinzuo to apply layer after layer of ointment on his hand.
"Why do you think I left the Yuqing Palace to deal with all the problems and come here to get beaten? It's because of my Khan Ama's order that I must bring you into the palace today. Tell me, have you gotten into trouble recently?"
When Yinzuo heard the word "trouble", a rare look of guilt appeared on his face. He hesitated for a long time without giving a clear answer. Yinzhen saw that he had something to understand, so he guessed that this guy had caused quite a bit of trouble this time.
"Forget it. I was thinking about asking Khan Ama for mercy for you, but it seems that it's not necessary now."
When it came to pleading for mercy, Yinzuo couldn't help but become even more depressed. Although his fourth brother had good intentions, the crime he committed this time was obviously not something that could be solved by pleading for mercy, otherwise why would he not dare to enter the palace for these days.
"Fourth brother, I mean, if your son secretly took his brother out of the capital without reporting it to you and you found out, what kind of excuse would he come up with to keep you from being angry?"
As soon as Yinzuo said this, Yinzhen immediately gave up the idea of pleading for him. He decided to let Khan Ama beat this troublesome guy to death.
"Yinzuo, don't tell me that you dragged my second brother out of the capital at this critical moment? Come, tell me what you are thinking. No wonder you haven't dared to enter the palace these days. It seems that you have secretly done something big. My second brother's status is sensitive now. Even if you want to leave the capital, you can't choose this time..."
Seeing that his fourth brother was about to transform into Tang Monk and keep chanting the spell to tighten the hoop for him, Yinzuo quickly stood up and moved closer to Yinzhen, reached out and grabbed his arm, shook it, and prayed.
"Fourth brother, I know I'm wrong, so please stop blaming me, okay? Besides, didn't I fail? Not long after we left the capital, we were intercepted by Khan Ama's men. Ultimately, Khan Ama is too stingy. Why does he still restrict Second Brother's freedom when he's not even the crown prince? The world is so big, is there anything wrong with us wanting to explore it? If Khan Ama hadn't stopped us, we would have been free to explore the vast seas and the sky..."
Yinzuo's tone was a bit guilty when he first started talking, but he became more and more confident as he continued. "Yes, the world is so big, is it wrong for me to want to go and see it?" "There are so many delicious foods, isn't it a pity that I haven't tried them all?" "If he hadn't been stopped, wouldn't he be able to eat Goubuli steamed buns and Jianbing Guozi right now?" Ultimately, it was his father's fault. He was just plain jealous. What did he envy? Of course, he was jealous that they could go out and have fun while he couldn't.
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