Yinzuo had waited for so many years and finally got the chance to take revenge. Although he could not go into battle to kill the enemy due to his own reasons, he was unwilling to just stand by and watch without any sense of participation.
If you ask Yinzuo what he can do for this war, he will definitely tell you - become a leader and send rockets to the enemy. Doesn't fighting a war cost money? And he just happens to have some savings now.
"Yinzuo, I heard from Old Eight that you've been sending money to the Ministry of Revenue for several days in a row. What's going on? Are you addicted to being a spendthrift? Not only are you spending my private treasury, but now you're planning to give away everything you have at home too?"
In fact, it is no wonder that Kangxi said this. The main reason is that the amount of silver that Yinzuo sent to the Ministry of Revenue in the past few days was indeed a bit large. As Kangxi's favorite, Yinzuo's importance to Kangxi is naturally unquestionable. This also means that Kangxi pays much more attention to him than to his other sons.
Kangxi knew everything about what Yinzuo did every day, what he ate, where he went to play, and even how much silver he had in his house. The four million taels of silver that Yinzuo sent to the Ministry of Revenue in recent days was probably all the wealth he had accumulated over the years.
As a father, Kangxi was moved by his son's behavior of emptying the family's savings to support him, but he could not help but feel a little worried. After all, his son grew up in a pampered family and never lacked money. It is easy to go from simple to extravagant, but it is difficult to go from extravagant to simple.
Compared to Kangxi's worries, Yinzuo himself did not take this matter to heart at all. Although it is true that it is easy to go from simplicity to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to simplicity, you must not forget that his current identity is a prince, and a prince who is favored by the emperor. Even if he is simpler, how simple can it be?
"Father, you don't need to worry about your son having a hard time in the future. Let's not talk about the dividends from Xiaojiu and I's business coming in at the end of the year. Let's just say you've forgotten that all my food, drink, and toilet expenses over the years have been your share. And Hongxu is now being raised by Fourth Brother, so he doesn't need any of my money. The money I have left is more than enough for the family expenses."
Wow, this is the first time I've heard someone talk about eating and taking things so confidently. However, war is indeed a money-burning thing. Although the national treasury is still full, it is never a bad thing to have more money in the account.
Since Yinzuo said that he had enough money now, Kangxi didn't say anything more. He just asked someone to go to his private warehouse to pick out some things that Yinzuo liked and sent them to him. Yinzuo naturally accepted all the love and care from his old father.
Spring goes and autumn comes, winter comes and goes, time flies by in the busy life, and another year has come to an end. Yinzuo lay on the soft couch beside the bed in the Qianqing Palace, staring at the heavy snow falling outside the window for a long time, before he looked at Kangxi who was sitting opposite him with glasses, reviewing memorials.
"Father, you said it's been snowing for almost a day, why doesn't it show any sign of stopping? I've made an appointment with my second brother and Xiaojiu to have a barbecue in the courtyard of the South Third House tonight. Do you think they can still come if the snow doesn't stop?"
Hey, you finally asked me this. Kangxi put down the memorial in his hand, raised his hand to take off the glasses hanging on the bridge of his nose, and just as he was about to look at Yinzuo, his peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of two figures walking towards this side in the wind and snow outside the window.
"Don't worry, you're guaranteed to have barbecue tonight. Look outside and see if those two people are your second brother and Yinzhen."
Yinzuo had a pretty good eyesight. Even though snow was flying outside and even though Yinreng and Yin'er were both wrapped up tightly, he was still able to determine from some details in their walking posture that the two people outside were his second brother and Yin'er.
"Wanquan, quickly go get two hot water bottles from the back. Eunuch Liang, please help get two pairs of shoes. And whoever that person is, go get some hot tea. Father, please go ahead and do your bit. I'll go greet them at the door..."
Because of the arrival of Yinreng and Yin'er, the flower hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, which had been unusually quiet just now, suddenly became lively. Kangxi watched Yinzuo quickly get off the bed, put on his shoes and walk towards the door without stopping him. He just raised his hand and called the palace servant waiting on the side, asking him to take his cloak and chase after him.
"Brother, Xiaojiu, you must be frozen all the way here. Come, quickly put on your shoes and come in to warm up. Hey, Xiaojiu, why are your hands so cold? Wanquan, where is the hot water bottle I asked you to get just now? Bring it to me quickly..."
Yinreng and Yin'er were quite fast. Just now, they seemed to be still some distance away from the Palace of Heavenly Purity. But when Yinzuo walked around from the flower hall to the main gate of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, they had already reached the door.
Yinzuo's joy at the fact that the two of them braved the snow to keep the appointment was tangible. The way he expressed his happiness and concern was very simple and unpretentious. His enthusiasm and attentiveness made Yin'er tremble.
Since they had come to the Qianqing Palace, the first thing Yinreng and Yin'er had to do was to pay their respects to Kangxi, so after changing their shoes at the door, they did not waste any time and took Yinzuo with them and walked into the house.
"Your son greets Khan Ama, may Khan Ama be blessed."
Kangxi had already put his glasses back on at this time. He turned his head and looked at Yinreng and Yin'er who were kneeling on the ground. He raised his hand to signal them to stand up, and then looked at Yinzuo who was behind them.
"Didn't we say we were going to the South Third House courtyard to have a barbecue? I have nothing to do tonight, so I'll go join you for some fun. Yinreng, come here and help me review these memorials. Yinzuo, these memorials of greeting are yours. Yin'er, don't be idle either. Go to the South Third House and make some preparations. Have someone sweep the snow off the ground and set up a tent. We can't have a barbecue indoors with all the smoke and fire..."
My goodness, look at how clearly the work is divided. Yinzuo felt dizzy looking at the pile of memorials Kangxi pointed at. No, he was puzzled. Why were these ministers so idle? After dealing with this pile of memorials, would he still be able to eat his barbecue?
Fortunately, neither Yinreng nor Yinzuo had dealt with these memorials for the first time, and they were quite adept at handling them. Kangxi held a teacup and looked at his two sons on the couch who had been captured by him to work as laborers. He nodded with satisfaction, drank a sip of tea, stood up, put his hands behind his back, and strolled out of the flower hall.
Although Yinzuo was busy with his work, he was not just staring at the memorial in his hand. Seeing Kangxi walking out of the flower hall with his hands behind his back, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Brother, I really feel that it was not easy for me to eat this barbecue..."
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