The summer of the 55th year of the Kangxi reign was much hotter than usual. As the temperature outside grew higher and higher, Yinzuo spent most of his time in the house, except for accompanying his father in the garden every morning. He placed ice basins all over the house.
"Liang Jiugong, have someone come over and take a few of these ice basins away. Yinzuo, you should also quickly move away from that ice jar. Although it's hot outside, no one is as greedy as you to stay cool. If you get sick later, you will suffer."
Yinzuo now depends on this ice to survive. If he doesn't go up and hold the ice jar, it would be a sign of his reserve. How could he be willing to let anyone take the ice basin away?
"Father, please be kind. Look at all the ice in our room. My son is only wearing a shirt, but he doesn't feel very cool. If you ask someone to remove the ice, I'm afraid he will be sweating profusely in a short time..."
As it was hot that day, Yinzuo no longer insisted on sitting with Kangxi. He asked someone to move a rocking chair next to the large ice jar in the room. While asking someone to fan him, he asked Wanquan next to him to bring him a bowl of ice.
The high temperature remained high for more than half a month, which resulted in Yinzuo having trouble eating and sleeping. His listless appearance every day made Kangxi frown.
It’s no wonder that Yinzhi and others always say that Yinzuo is Kangxi’s biological son. Look how spoiled this child is. If he feels hot, it’s not easy to deal with. We can just find a cool place to stay.
The old father, feeling sorry for his son, simply waved his hand and said, "Take my mother, wife, son, grandson, anyone who has registered in front of me, and let's go to the summer resort in Rehe to spend the summer."
"Third brother, fourth brother, I'm sorry. I really tried to fight for you, but Khan Ama just wouldn't give in. There's nothing I can do. But don't worry, we'll be back when the weather cools down..."
Well, we are not in a hurry, we just feel that our hands are suddenly itching. Listen to what you are saying, what are you doing going out this time? Isn't it to escape the summer heat? Don't you have to wait until the weather gets cooler before coming back?
After symbolically comforting his unfortunate third and fourth brothers, Yinzuo didn't want to stay any longer. He quickly climbed onto Kangxi's carriage and urged his father to set off quickly.
The emperor was accompanied by a large entourage, which meant that the team could not move quickly. It took them nearly eight days to reach their destination, covering a distance of just over 200 kilometers.
The weather in Rehe is indeed much cooler than that in the capital. Because it is summer, Kangxi did not live in his Yanbo Zhishuang Palace this time, but chose to live with Yinzuo in his Ruyizhou.
Ruyi Island is surrounded by water and shaded by green trees. The wind blowing from all directions is naturally very cool. Now, even if there are no many ice basins, Yinzuo can still sleep peacefully.
Although coming to Rehe did not mean that Kangxi, Yinzhen and others had completely free time, compared to when they were in the capital, Kangxi, Yinzhen, Yinreng and others did have much more free time.
Every morning, Yinzuo would first accompany Kangxi for a stroll on Ruyi Island. After breakfast, Kangxi would go to deal with official business sent from the capital, and then he would take people to look for Yinzhi, Yinreng and others.
Although the brothers had already toured around the Summer Resort as early as last year, this did not affect their interest in revisiting the old place. They walked around here and there every day, and it took them more than half a month to explore the whole garden inside and out.
After the initial novelty wore off, Yinzuo became too lazy to go out. Apart from accompanying his father to exercise every day, the most he did the rest of the time was to ask someone to bring a lounge chair to him and lie down by the lake with a fishing rod.
"Sixth brother, I'm not saying this to you, but you can't fish like this. Let's not just sprinkle some fish food to attract the fish, but you should at least put some bait on your hook. It's impossible for you to catch a fish with an empty hook like this."
In response to Yinzhen's complaints, Yinzuo didn't even look at him. He reached out to adjust the straw hat covering his face, and raised his hand to slap Yinzhen's arm as he kept nagging beside him.
"Shut up right now, you know nothing. I'm calling it a 'willing take the bait,' understand? Fishing is all about fate. What's yours is yours, and what's not yours, you can't force. Go away, stay away, and stop nagging me while I'm fishing."
What the hell do you think I know? If you do, then why have you been sitting here all morning without catching a single fish? It's yours, so you can't force it. Sixth Brother, are you sure this isn't just an excuse for not being able to catch anything?
Although Yinzhen was complaining in his heart, he did not dare to continue challenging his sixth brother's authority. He asked someone to move his chair to the side, took the fish food from the palace servant's hand, and threw it all into the lake.
I won't force you. Sorry, my brother really can't do it. I just don't believe that I can pour this basin of fish food in and not even hear a sound.
Unlike Yin'er who was competing with himself, Yinzuo's main approach was to be casual and free, and to let anyone who wanted to take the bait take the bait. Of course, even if someone took the bait, they might not be willing to pull it. Didn't you see that the rod was moved several times, but he was indifferent?
The bowl of fish food that our Ninth Prince had prepared was ultimately wasted. He hadn't caught a single fish until his brothers got up to have lunch. Yinzuo looked at Yinlu, who had a frown on his face, and walked up to him like a brother, patting his shoulder and comforting him.
"Okay, isn't it just that we didn't catch any fish? It's not a big deal. Didn't I tell you long ago that fishing is all about fate? Look, didn't Sixth Brother catch any fish either? Let's go eat first and come back this afternoon to continue our efforts."
Although there was nothing wrong with what Yinzuo said, Yin'er said that he was not comforted at all. No, how could you and I be the same? You were the one who took the bait willingly, but I had already sprinkled a basin of fish food.
It is said that Yinzuo's brothers are all stubborn. Since that day on, Yin'er has really been fighting with the fish in the lake. He opens his eyes every day and starts fishing with a fishing rod. But it is really weird. You say there are at least 800 fish in this lake, if not a thousand, but Yin'er has not caught a single fish in the past few days.
"Xiaojiu, why don't we just forget about it? You're throwing out more than a dozen bowls of fish food every day. If you keep going like this, all the fish in the lake will be fed. How about this? Sixth Brother will have someone find a boat, and you can grab a net and go fish. It'll be faster this way..."
Going fishing with a net? Hey, who are you looking down on? As the saying goes, a gentleman can be killed but not humiliated. I don't believe that I can't catch a fish.
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