After Yinzhi and the others left, the only people left in Kangxi's bedroom were Kangxi, Yinreng, and Yinzuo, father and son, except for the palace maids serving on the side.
Yinzuo had been staying by Kangxi's bedside these past few days without taking off his clothes. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't tired or sleepy. He had been able to hold on before because he was worried about his father's illness, but now that Kangxi had woken up, all the fatigue that had accumulated over the days came rushing back at once as he relaxed his mind.
"Brother, please keep an eye on me. I'm so sleepy I can hardly keep my eyes open. Let me take a nap on the couch outside. If anything happens here, please send someone outside to call me."
Although Kangxi had been drowsy and waking and sleeping these days, he was not completely unconscious. How could he not know how hard Yinzuo had worked these days? He had always favored Yinzuo, and seeing his tired face, one can imagine how he felt.
"My little six has worked hard these past few days. You can go and rest without worry. Aren't there so many people guarding here? Wanquan, come here and take your sixth master to the back to wash up, and then take him back to the side hall to rest."
Yinzuo's eyelids were so sleepy that they were fighting each other. He didn't bother to be polite with Kangxi after hearing this. He stood up, bowed, and followed Wanquan out of Kangxi's bedroom.
Yinzuo was really sleepy at this moment. He fell asleep in the bathtub before he finished washing up. Fortunately, there was always someone to serve him. Wanquan was afraid that moving back and forth would wake Yinzuo up, so he simply asked someone to go to the front and bring a soft couch over. After helping Yinzuo finish washing up, he was directly put on the couch, and then both he and the couch were carried back to the side hall of Qingxi Book House.
Yinzuo slept very well. When he opened his eyes again, it was already noon the next day. Because he was worried about the situation on Kangxi's side, our king of laziness did not continue lying in bed today. He called Dexi in to help him wash and change clothes, and then led people to Kangxi's bedroom.
When Yinzuo arrived, Kangxi was drinking medicine under the service of Liang Jiugong. Yinreng was not there at the time and must have gone back to rest. Seeing Yinzuo coming in from outside, Kangxi raised his hand and pointed to the chair in front of his bed, motioning him to come and sit. He took the medicine bowl from Liang Jiugong's hand and drank the medicine.
"Father, how are you feeling today? Are you feeling better than yesterday? Has Doctor Wang been here today? What did he say?"
Faced with Yinzuo's rapid-fire series of questions, Kangxi was very patient. After answering Yinzuo's questions one by one, he asked Yinzuo to stand in front of him and looked him over carefully from head to toe.
"Yes, you look much better today than yesterday. Now that I'm awake, you and your second brother don't have to take turns guarding here. How are you feeling now? If you're still sleepy, go back and rest."
Although Kangxi had said that Yinzuo was not needed and Yinreng would stay here to guard, Yinzuo still begged and pleaded to get a bed for himself in his father's bedroom. It was not until the imperial physician Wang said that Kangxi's condition had stabilized that he obediently moved to the side hall of Qingxi Study.
Kangxi's illness was not completely without any benefits. At least after handing over the government, he had plenty of time. With his two sons Yinreng and Yinzuo by his side, his recuperation life was not boring. Look, he had just finished his meal and was taken out for a walk by his filial eldest son.
"Father, as the saying goes, if you take a hundred steps after a meal, you will live to be ninety-nine. From now on, we should go out for a walk more often when we have nothing to do. After all, only when we are healthy can we enjoy our food and live a long life..."
Kangxi was not annoyed when Yinzuo pulled him around in circles in the garden to grind the millstone. It was not until Yinzuo was too tired to walk anymore that he pulled him to a pavilion in the garden to sit down and rest.
"Yinzuo was right. You have to go out for a walk more often from now on. Look at your body. You can't even keep up with me. You've only been walking for a while and you're already too tired to walk anymore? Yinzuo, I hope my little six can live a long life..."
Yinzuo didn't care whether he could live to be a hundred years old. If possible, he hoped that Kangxi could live a few more years. In history, Kangxi died in the 61st year of Kangxi's reign, and now it is the 53rd year of Kangxi's reign.
Although the historical trajectory of the world today has long deviated from the historical trajectory in Yinzuo's memory, Yinzuo still can't help feeling sad when he thinks that Kangxi may not live for many years. If he thinks too much, he even feels like he is about to suffocate.
When the weather became completely warm, Kangxi's illness was finally completely cured. Perhaps it was because he had lived a very relaxing and comfortable life before, or perhaps it was because he wanted to test the ability of Yinzhen and others to govern the country. In short, after recovering from his illness, Kangxi did not rush to take back Yinzhen's power as regent, but stayed in Qingxi Book House as a hands-off boss as before.
"Sixth brother, Fourth Brother wants to ask you, what's the situation with our Khan Ama? Didn't Doctor Wang say that he's fine now?"
It's no wonder Yinzhen was so unsure. After all, didn't he have the example of Yinreng before him? Yinzhen didn't think his position in his Khan's heart could compare to that of his second brother. His power-hungry and suspicious father suddenly became a hands-off boss. This obviously abnormal behavior made Yinzhen think too much.
Upon hearing this, Yinzuo looked up at his worried brother, stood up, walked up to him, patted Yinzhen on the shoulder, then pulled a chair over and sat opposite him.
"Don't worry, Fourth Brother. Our Khan Ama is doing very well. Just focus on your own duties and don't worry too much about other things. Look, you've been thinking about all sorts of things all day long, and your brows are almost knotted..."
Yinzuo and Yinzhen are brothers. They have been together for so many years and he thinks he understands his fourth brother a little bit. So even though Yinzhen didn't say it explicitly, how could Yinzuo not guess what he was thinking? If Yinzuo said that his fourth brother was thinking too much, his Khan Ama obviously wanted to delegate power, why couldn't he get it?
If we were to ask who among the brothers could guess what Kangxi was thinking, it would undoubtedly be Yinzuo. Since Yinzuo said there was no need to worry too much, Yinzhen's heart, which had been uneasy for the past few days, finally calmed down a little.
Yinzhen's obviously relieved look made Yinzuo burst out laughing. It seemed that his father's previous suspicious image was too deeply rooted in people's minds. Look, he really wanted to change now, but the key was that no one seemed to dare to believe him.
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