The New Year is just around the corner, and Kangxi has a lot of things to deal with. Yinzuo has been so obedient today, so he naturally won't miss this rare opportunity to enslave him.
"Yinzuo, don't sit idle even after you've reviewed the memorials. Although we won't be celebrating the New Year in the capital this year, I have to give you this blessing character. See that pile of red paper over there? This year, this blessing character is for you."
To Yinzuo, Kangxi's words sounded like a remark: "Since you're here, why don't we give our mules and horses a rest? He was given only two watermelons, yet he was expected to do so much work. If he wanted to run away now, would it be too late?"
Judging from the current situation, it is definitely too late to run away. After all, Liang Jiugong is not just for show. Look, as soon as his master finished speaking, he helped Yinzuo to get the red paper.
"My dear young master, if you feel tired, why not let me massage your shoulders to loosen up your fatigue? After all, there are still ten days until the Chinese New Year, so there is no need to rush to write the word 'Fu'."
As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. The other person had a good attitude. Yinzuo just wanted to find a reason to make trouble and run away, but no one gave him the opportunity, right? As the saying goes, the sooner you die, the sooner you will be reborn. Sooner or later he will have to write the word "Fu" anyway, so he might as well finish it quickly and have peace of mind.
Yinzuo has been helping Kangxi write blessings since he was a child. Even if we don’t say anything else about it after all these years, at least the imitation of this character “Fu” is very authentic. It cannot be said to be exactly the same as the one written by his father, but at least you can’t tell the real one from the fake one at first glance.
It is natural to do something that you are familiar with very smoothly. In just one afternoon, Yinzuo finished writing on the pile of red paper. Yinzuo and his father were busy, and Liang Jiugong was of course not idle either.
Every time Yinzuo finished writing one, he would come over and take the character "Fu" and put it aside to dry, then put it in a special box. He would wait until Yinzuo finished writing all the characters, and then he would arrange for someone to send these characters "Fu" to the capital by express horse.
"Eunuch Liang, please come over and massage my shoulders. I've been sitting on the kang all day and I can barely lift my arms. Father, please take a break too. Even if you're busy with official duties, we should always balance work and rest..."
If someone else dared to talk to Kangxi when he was extremely busy, he would definitely not listen and might even pull the person over to give him a lecture. However, if the person who advised him to take a break was his precious friend, the effect would naturally be different.
"Take a break? That's fine. I've been sitting here for almost a day. Since Yinzuo said we should combine work and rest, come and help me up. Let's go for a walk in the garden outside."
Although it was almost evening, the sky outside did not seem too dark. Yinzuo personally went forward to help Kangxi get down from the kang, and then went to the side to get a cloak and helped Kangxi put it on. After putting on the hat, the father and son walked outside.
In the winter in the north, everything is bare. Even in this hot spring palace, there is really nothing to see in the garden. Fortunately, the palace is big enough, and the father and son found a good place for a stroll.
"Look, there's such a large plum forest here. And what's that straw-covered thing over there near the hot spring? I heard that people around here use the heat to grow vegetables by the pool. Could that be..."
A person of Yinzuo's status can do things without any scruples, not to mention that he now has the biggest backer in the world by his side. Since he is curious, he might as well go over and lift the straw to take a look.
"Dexi, take someone over and lift up the straw curtain and take a look."
Yinzuo's guess was correct. There were indeed some common vegetables covered under the straw curtain. Although this courtyard covered a large area, it was located in a remote area, far away from where Kangxi and others lived, and no one would come here easily.
The hot springs here are mostly used for bathing the servants in the palace, so naturally they are not so exquisite. There are no bluestone slabs around them. It would be perfect for growing some vegetables. I think some of the vegetables that Yinzuo and others have eaten these days come from here.
The reason why Yinzuo and his friends came to Zunhua was because Yinzuo wanted to eat hot pot, but thought it was too troublesome to take a bath in winter. Now that the hot springs are ready, there is no shortage of vegetables, his parents and brothers are all here, the time, the place and the people are all right, if he doesn't eat hot pot at this time, it would be a shame to God's arrangement.
"Father, look at how beautiful the plum blossoms are. Why don't we have someone set up a tent in this plum forest and call my eldest brother, second brother, and some of my mothers over. We can enjoy the flowers while having hot pot. Just thinking about it makes me feel relaxed."
This man likes to be lively when he gets old. Kangxi thought Yinzuo's suggestion was very good. He gave an order and no one under him dared to neglect it. Look, in less than an hour, not only the tent was set up, but even the things that Yinzuo specifically requested were delivered.
Unlike the single tables during the Chinese New Year, a round table is more suitable for eating hot pot. The tent is built facing Merlin and the area is very spacious. Even with two tables, it does not seem crowded.
All four concubines were present on this trip, so who would be able to sit beside Kangxi today? Defei would naturally take up a spot. After all, her three sons were all successful: one was the crown prince, one was leading troops, and the remaining one was even more remarkable. She was Kangxi's favorite.
As for the other position, Yinzuo believed that Concubine Hui had the greatest chance of winning. After all, she was the leader among the four concubines Hui, Yi, De and Rong. Moreover, she was the mother of his father's eldest son. It was reasonable for her to sit there.
Yinzuo's guess was correct. Before everyone sat down, Kangxi indeed asked Defei and Huifei to sit on his left and right. As an adult prince, Yinzuo naturally had to sit at the same table with his brothers.
"Second brother, third brother, this place I found is great. You see, while we're eating, we can look up and see the plum forest outside. If it were snowing, the scenery would be even better. As the saying goes, flowers bloom overhead, and they appear in the cold snow..."
Regarding Yinzuo's self-boasting and obvious show-off behavior, both Yinreng and Yinzhi still gave him a lot of face. After all, his big backer was sitting next to him, and they didn't want to be scolded when they were so happy.
"Xiao Liu found a really good place. The plum blossoms are in full bloom right now. You can smell the fragrance even if we sit by the plum forest. It's a pity that Khan Ama won't let us have wine. Otherwise, we brothers could have a drink here."
It goes without saying who Kangxi was guarding against when he didn't allow anyone to serve them wine. Upon hearing this, Yinzuo glanced at Kangxi who was not far away, and seeing that Kangxi was not paying attention to the situation on his side, he raised his hand to call Wanquan who was standing beside him and whispered a few words in his ear.
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