Yinzuo was not angry when Kangxi poked his head. He raised his hand to hug Kangxi's arm and turned around to walk side by side with his father.
"Father, tomorrow is the Little New Year. According to folk customs, from this day until the end of the first lunar month, you can't hit children or scold them. So from now on, please don't poke me on the forehead casually."
Kangxi was knowledgeable and had a wide range of interests. He also knew something about some folk customs. Naturally, he knew what Yinzuo said. After hearing what Yinzuo said, he nodded.
"Okay, then from now on, as long as you don't make too much noise, I will abide by the folk custom and not scold you until the end of the first month of the lunar year."
It is said that the speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. What Yinzuo said just now was just a few complaints made for no reason after his father poked him on the head in public. But our Fourteenth Master really heard the conversation between the two fathers, and he even heard a cut-out version of it.
"What the hell? You said you want to go ice skating on the lake now? It's almost dark now. Wouldn't it be dangerous to go on the ice now? Are you sure you want to go now?"
Is that not certain? After all, Fourteenth Brother had brought his ice skates. Seeing that his Sixth Brother was still hesitant, he walked over, pulled him up from the kang, asked Dexi to come and help him put on his shoes, reached out and took the cloak hanging on the side, and pulled Yinzuo out.
"Don't worry, Sixth Brother. I've already paddled a few laps in the lake before coming to see you. The ice is very solid, so there's absolutely no problem with safety. It's just that my eldest brother and the others are busy with tomorrow's Kitchen God ceremony and no one is with me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come all this way to see you."
"Well, I haven't even given up on you yet. How dare you start finding fault with me?" Yinzuo looked at Fourteenth who was walking in front of him, and after enduring for a long time, he controlled his foot and didn't kick him.
When the two brothers arrived at the Ruyizhou Lake, many guards and servants holding lanterns were already standing on the ice of the lake. Fourteen had people place chairs on the ice not far from the shore early in the morning. Dexi helped Yinzuo sit over and waited for his master to change into ice skates before standing up and retreating behind Yinzuo.
The Qing court held grand ice-playing events every year. Ice skating and skiing were almost essential skills for every Eight Banners descendant. Although Yinzuo's skills were not as fully developed as those of Yinzhi and Yin'er, it was still no problem for him to skate on the ice.
After changing into ice skates, Yinzuo did not rush to skate out like Fourteenth. Instead, he stood up and stood in place and carefully warmed himself up according to the stretching exercises taught by his physical education teacher in his previous life. After he was almost done with the exercises, he started to chase after Fourteenth.
Ruyizhou is the largest island in the Summer Resort, and it is surrounded by open water. Now it is the coldest time of the year, and the open lake surface has turned into a thick layer of ice, which is perfect for ice skating.
The two brothers chased each other on the lake on ice skates and soon slid out of the area surrounded by lanterns. Seeing this, the accompanying guards hurriedly chased after them with lanterns, but they had no ice skates on their feet, and even though they ran hard, they were still some distance behind Yinzuo and Shisi.
Fortunately, the two brothers still had some sense. Even when they were having fun, they did not abandon all the guards. They always kept a distance from each other, neither too far nor too close. It was not until Yinzuo felt tired that he called Fourteen to move towards the shore.
"Sixth Brother, you see, I was right, wasn't I? The ice is really solid. Before I came here this afternoon, I had someone use a hammer to check the ice. There's absolutely no problem with safety..."
It is said that this flag cannot be set up randomly. Look, before Fourteenth finished speaking, Yinzuo, who was walking in front of him, suddenly disappeared in front of him.
Fourteen was obviously startled by this sudden change. He stood there in a daze for a few seconds before he suddenly reacted and quickly slid towards the place where Yinzuo disappeared.
"Sixth brother, where are you? What's going on? Please don't scare me."
So what was Yinzuo's situation like now? As you might have guessed, he was incredibly lucky. He happened to step into a hole in the ice that had been dug by the guards while they were exploring the ice that afternoon. Fortunately, he reacted in time and quickly opened his arms to catch himself as his body sank. Otherwise, he would have fallen in in the dark and would have died there.
"Fourteen, don't come over yet. Hurry up and get someone to get a rope and throw it over. My clothes are very heavy because of the water. I'm afraid my arm won't be able to hold on for too long."
While Yinzuo was speaking, Fourteen was almost next to him. Even though the light was dark around him, Fourteen could see Yinzuo's situation at a glance. He saw that most of Yinzuo's body was submerged in water, and his upper body was supported by the strength of his two arms. He was so scared that he quickly turned around and shouted to the guards who were running towards him.
"Akshan, hurry up! Your master has fallen into the water. Do you have a rope? If not, quickly untie the belt..."
Well, Fourteen's shout was like a bolt from the blue, striking the guards who were running towards this side not far away. At this moment, no one had time to think about it, and their first reaction was to anxiously start to untie their belts.
Although Akshan was anxious in his heart, he appeared calm on the surface. He asked the guards around him to connect the untied belts, and then he led his men to run quickly in the direction where Fourteen was standing.
Strictly speaking, Yinzuo did not fall into the water for a long time. It took only five minutes from the time he fell to the time he was pulled out by others. But even so, when Yinzuo was pulled out of the ice hole by a rope connected by the guards' belts, he still felt that he had no feeling in his legs and feet that were soaked in the water.
The place where Yinzuo fell into the water was not far from Ruyi Island. After he was pulled out of the ice hole, he was naturally carried to his residence on Ruyi Island by Fourteenth Emperor and his men. Because some guards came back to report in advance, when Yinzuo was carried back, Fourteenth Emperor's personal attendant Jinxi was already waiting at the door with a quilt and a charcoal basin.
Yinzuo's fall into the water was such a serious matter that even if Fourteen had a hundred guts he would not dare to conceal it. At the same time as he sent someone to invite the imperial physician, he also sent someone to Yanbo Zhishuang Palace to report to Kangxi. So just as Akshan brought the imperial physician in, Kangxi came with Yinzhi and others.
"Fourteen, you bastard! Didn't I tell you before that you're not allowed to go on the ice or up the mountain these days? You ignored my words, and you even dared to drag Sixth Brother into mischief with you? If anything happens to Sixth Brother, I'll skin you alive..."
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