As the saying goes, those who are thin-skinned cannot eat, and those who are thick-skinned cannot eat enough. It is always the case that those who strike first gain the advantage, and those who strike later suffer the consequences. Yinzuo just watched his brothers talking in a hurry and decided the ownership of the fruits in his yard in a short time. Even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who has never lacked these things, was no exception. After everyone had divided their share, he even asked someone to pack a basket of cherries and send it back first.
Yinzuo knew in his heart that they were not lacking this thing at all. They were obviously jealous of his favor, so they were very generous.
"Ninth brother, you are so narrow-minded. Why are you fighting with the tenth brother for those green plums? The sour ones are not as good as the big ones. Come here and Sixth brother will show you off."
"Brother, are you only taking mulberries? My nieces don't only like to eat these. Come over here and take a look at these cherries, they're pretty good too. How about plums? Feel free to take them. Khan Amanah has plenty of them."
"Second brother, look at you. How can you do it yourself as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Dexi, why don't you come over and carry the basket for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
"Brother, don't sit there. What happened? You must be tired from moving the pineapples just now. It's okay. Tell me what you want and I'll move it for you."
Everyone originally wanted to annoy Yinzuo by doing this, but they didn't expect that they would grab the products so enthusiastically as if they had never seen the world. Not only was he not angry at all, he was even selling the products hard. Since the original purpose of annoyed was not achieved, there was naturally no need for everyone to continue grabbing the products.
"Humph, that's not fun at all. Lao Liu, aren't you angry at all when we steal your things?"
Yinzuo thought to himself, why should I be angry? These things may be precious outside, but it is different in the royal family. There is no shortage of them even in the cold winter. With his current status in Kangxi's heart, he will not be missing no matter who else is missing.
"Look at what Big Brother said. These things are brought here for people to eat. I am the only owner of Enze Garden. It would take me forever to eat them all by myself. Even if you didn't come today, I would have someone send them to you later. You coming here saves me a lot of trouble."
Everyone thought about the lychees that Yinzuo had sent to various prefectures a few days ago, and they all nodded unconsciously. This is the truth. Sixth brother has always been very generous and never keeps things for himself. It seems that it is just like he said. Even if they don’t come, these things will be delivered to them soon.
After the chaos, Yinzuo called people to help organize the fruits that the princes had just looted with great effort. He then took his brothers into the pavilion by the lake, had chairs brought in, and served snacks and fruits. Then they sat down around the stone table in the pavilion.
"Big brother, second brother, you guys didn't come here today just to steal my fruit, did you?"
Yinzhi had been the one who was grabbing the tea the most just now. As soon as he sat down, he took the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea. After testing the temperature, he picked up the cup and drank it all. After quenching his thirst, he looked at Yinzuo who was standing beside him.
"Of course not. Everyone's been busy with the drought lately, and now we finally have a chance to take a break. We haven't visited your Enze Garden since it was renovated, so we decided to take advantage of today's day off to come visit you! We'll just give you a warm place to stay."
I don't believe you at all. You came here with nothing. Who has a warm home like you? But it's hard for his elder brother to come up with such a reason for him in such a short time. Yinzuo didn't point it out and said with a smile.
"Big brother is right. The presence of all the brothers and sisters here today truly brings honor to my humble Enze Garden..."
Before Yinzuo could finish his polite words, he was hit on the head by Yinreng, who was sitting next to him.
"You've got other advantages, but you're still acting like a good kid. If your garden is called small, what will happen to my Yuqing Palace? If you keep showing off like this, and the brothers can't help but punish you, don't blame me for not helping you."
Well, isn't that what he's used to doing when giving reports? He should be polite first, so why is that considered showing off? Okay, he should keep a low profile. He really doesn't need to incur public wrath for such a show of force.
Everyone had just sat down to drink tea when Yin'er and Shisi, the two naughty boys, could no longer sit still. Looking at the large patch of lotus flowers in full bloom in the lake, they stood up one after another, walked to the railing, leaned out and wanted to pick some.
"Fourteen, look at your tiny arms and legs. You're trying to imitate your ninth brother and reach for the lotus leaves in the lake. Believe it or not, if you move even a little bit forward, you'll fall in and feed the fish."
Yinzuo saw Fourteenth imitating Yin'er, leaning his whole body over the railing, trying to reach the lotus leaves by the lake with his own strength relying only on his right hand, so he hurried over and pulled him down from the railing, then slapped Yin'er on the back who still didn't know how to restrain himself.
"He said he didn't mention you, right? Do you want to see what you are doing? You haven't seen this lotus leaf before, right?"
Seeing the Ninth and Fourteenth Brothers being beaten up, the Twelfth and Thirteenth Brothers, who had been eager to join the battle just now, now became obedient. Yinzhen also got down from the railing after being slapped, but after sitting back down, the younger ones all looked a little wilted.
"Dexi, ask Suhaqi to bring some people to row the boat over from the other side of the lake. Then arrange for someone to take them to the lake to pick lotus leaves. Ask the kitchen to prepare a few chickens and marinate them in advance. When they come back with the lotus leaves, we can use them to make beggar's chicken."
As soon as they heard that they could go rowing a boat to pick lotus leaves, Yinzuo and his companions immediately became less listless. They couldn't wait for Suhaci to bring people to row the boat over, so they simply got up and took Twelve, Thirteen, and Fourteen with them to follow Dexi. They were all accompanied by guards, and Yinzuo was not worried that anything would happen to them. Instead, he felt that without these troublemakers, they could sit in peace.
"Speaking of beggar's chicken reminds me of the first time I followed Khan Ama on his tour outside the Great Wall. When you guys went hunting, my fifth and sixth brothers and I would hide in a corner of the camp and roast chicken for dinner. It's been eight or nine years now."
Not only Yinyou, but also Yinzhen, Yinqi and others were deeply impressed by that trip. After all, it was their first contact with the world outside the palace. They still clearly remember the excitement they felt when they first saw the prosperous world outside through the window of the imperial carriage.
"Yeah, eight or nine years have passed. I remember back then we lit a bonfire by the stream not far from the camp, skewered some meat and grilled it ourselves..."
They were happily reminiscing about the past, while the eighth and tenth brothers, sitting nearby, looked helpless as they listened. "Brothers, why don't you look back and see the two poor younger brothers sitting next to you? We had no part in the beautiful memories you're cherishing."
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