As the saying goes, either you explode in silence or you perish in silence. Yinzhen's current situation obviously belongs to the former. Yinzuo, who was teased by Yinzhen, was not annoyed. He raised the chess piece and looked up at his fourth brother, then turned obediently to look at his father.
"Father, did you hear what Fourth Brother said? Where do you think I should put this chess piece?"
Well, you really asked when I asked you to. Kangxi first glanced at Yinzhen, who was looking at him and his son with a dark face, raised his hand and touched his nose, then pointed out a position on the chessboard for Yinzuo.
"Father is indeed a master. Look at how this chess piece has killed a large number of Fourth Brothers. Come on, Fourth Brother, it's your turn..."
Fourth brother said that at this moment my ears seemed to be deaf, I couldn’t hear, I couldn’t hear, as long as I couldn’t hear, I wouldn’t be angry.
Seeing that Yinzhen didn't seem to want to pay attention to him, Yinzuo turned around and pulled Kangxi's arm. The protective old father immediately received the signal and raised his hand to knock on the table in front of him.
What could Yinzhen do? A higher-ranking official could crush someone to death, and filial piety was more important than anything else. He had to carry two huge mountains on one shoulder, so he had to bow his head when living under someone's roof.
After Yinzuo finally satisfied his chess addiction, Yinzhen really didn't want to stay there for a moment. After asking someone to come and clean up the chessboard, he immediately stood up and bowed to Kangxing to take his leave, regardless of the snow still falling outside. The resolute steps he took when he turned around and left seemed as if he had made some kind of determination.
"Fourth brother, you're leaving without having lunch. I don't know what's so attractive about the cage-like Forbidden City. You're leaving after just one day. Who will play with me now that you're gone?"
Upon hearing this, Yinzhen paused, turned around to look at Yinzuo who was chasing him, raised his hand and hit him hard on the forehead with his fingers.
"Humph, the Forbidden City is like a cage, yes, but it's better than staying here and being tortured by you. The palace only imprisons my body, but you torture my soul. And you're still eating? Come and see if your brother's stomach looks like it's been filled up by you."
Yinzuo and his brother were not polite at all. Yinzhen asked him to watch and he really watched. Not only did he watch, he even dared to hit it. Yinzhen was so angry when he saw this disgusting thing. He slapped Yinzuo's claw away in annoyance and turned to walk outside.
Just as Yinzuo said, after Yinzhen left, there was no one in the huge Changchun Garden to play with Yinzuo except Kangxi. It was freezing and snowy outside and he was too lazy to go out for a walk. Every day he either stayed on the couch reading or went to the side hall to sleep. After a long time, even Kangxi, who had always spoiled him, couldn't stand it anymore.
"Yinzuo, I see the weather is nice today, you should stop lying here all the time. Take Wanquan and Dexi out for a walk, go to Yajixuan to listen to some books, and ask your eldest brother and the others to go horse racing. If all else fails, take Hongxu back from your fourth brother and let him play with you for a few days. How can you lie still like this at such a young age? How can you be so indecent?"
Listening to stories at Yajixuan, making appointments for horse racing, listening to operas at the theater, fighting crickets, and walking birds are what Yinzuo usually does to pass the time, but he obviously has no interest in any of these now.
Kangxi glanced at Yinzuo, who had no interest and just turned over and lay down, sighed helplessly, raised his hand to call Liang Jiugong who was standing beside him, and whispered a few words to him. Liang Jiugong quickly walked out in a hurry.
So what did Kangxi let Liang Jiugong do? With the arrival of the thirteenth and fourteenth sons, the answer was revealed. It can only be said that for the sake of his precious child, he had given up all his other sons.
"Sixth brother, hurry up and get up. I heard there's a new girl who sings really well at Tianxiang Tower. How about we go and take a look?"
Listening to music in a brothel? It's a new and unexplored area. It's not impossible to go and take a look. Yinzuo stretched out his hand and asked Fourteenth to pull him up from the couch. Then he asked Dexi to go to the side hall to get clothes and shoes for going out. He stood up and looked at Kangxi beside him, which meant to ask his father whether he could go to Tianxianglou.
Tianxianglou has been open in the capital for many years. It can be said to be a gathering place for the children of the powerful and wealthy in the capital. However, it is not a smoky red-light district. It is just an entertainment venue for drinking and listening to music. Otherwise, even if Fourteen had a hundred courage, he would not dare to ask this to Yinzuo in front of Kangxi.
"Go ahead, Thirteen, Fourteen, you must come and see Sixth Brother. You can listen to the music, but you can't drink. Yinzuo, what I just said wasn't just for Thirteen and the others. Don't make trouble when you go out. Do you understand?"
Yinzuo was now only thinking about exploring new areas as quickly as possible, and his response to Kangxi's instructions was quite perfunctory.
"I understand, I understand. Don't worry, Father. I know my own character, so I definitely won't touch this wine. Thirteen, Fourteen, what are you two still doing standing here? Hurry and say goodbye to our Father. I haven't been to Tianxianglou yet."
It is said that a man like Yinzuo who has been determined to be a playboy since childhood should be a frequent visitor to places like Tianxianglou, but unfortunately, he has such a good thigh.
His father took him with him almost wherever he went, and Yinzuo was lazy in nature, feeling sleepy in spring, exhausted in autumn, napping in summer, and unable to wake up in winter. Although he had heard of the name of Tianxiang Tower for many years, he had never been there once.
Tianxianglou is located in the CBD area of Beijing, where every inch of land is valuable. Since it was daytime, there were not many people inside, so it did not seem noisy.
Yinzuo was not a man short of money. Since he was here, he naturally wanted to see the most beautiful girls and listen to the best music. As for wine, if he didn't drink, didn't he still have his two silly brothers?
"Open one of your best private rooms, and bring in the finest wine, the finest food, and your best singers and dancers. I want to see if this Tianxianglou, famous in the capital, is truly worthy of its name."
No matter what time it is, the rich are the boss. The gold ingot that Yinzuo casually threw out just now was more than enough to rent the top girl Miaoyun from their Tianxianglou for a few days, let alone the money he wanted.
The servants who can work in Tianxiang Tower usually receive dignitaries and high-ranking officials. They can be considered to have seen the world and have good eyesight. Just look at the noble appearance of Yinzuo, Thirteen and Fourteen, and you can tell at a glance that they are not ordinary people.
"Alright, gentlemen, please follow me. This Mirror Flower and Water Moon is arguably one of the best private rooms in our Tianxiang Tower. Please take a look and see if you are satisfied. If not, the Dream of Emptiness next door is also good..."
Yinzuo followed the servant's instructions and entered the private room to take a look. He thought it was nice and didn't bother to move. After the brothers sat down, someone soon brought them hot tea and snacks. Yinzuo didn't want to have a meal and listen to music with a bunch of people around him, so he simply sent everyone to wait outside the door and only left Dexi to serve in the private room.
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