The departure of Thirteen and Fourteen actually had little impact on Yinzuo. After all, he didn't have much else, but he had plenty of younger brothers. Without Fourteen to keep him amused, he still had Yin'er and Yin'er, these two unlucky guys, to give him practice.
"Sixth brother, why don't you just banish me too? Killing someone is not enough. Instead of torturing me slowly with a blunt knife, why not give me a quick death? I'm going to do something today. I've been standing in horse stance for half an hour since I entered the door. You have to let me die with a clear conscience, right?"
Compared to Yin? who stood as still as a mountain, Yin'er's legs seemed to be vibrating. The two cups of water in his hands had been almost shaken out of him. His body was wet and dry, and he looked very embarrassed. But even so, he only dared to complain. Look, aren't he holding the cups steadily?
Yinzuo glanced at the hourglass on the table that was about to run out, and raised his hand to turn it over in the expectant eyes of Yinlu and Yin?. Then he heard the desperate wails of the two people. After all, if the hourglass turned over, it meant that they would have to stand there for another quarter of an hour.
"Want to die with a clear conscience? Fine, then I'll ramble on with you. Yin'er, I heard you've been getting pretty close to some of the ministers in the court lately. The moonlit lotus pond in my Guanyuan Tower has almost become your gathering spot. What's going on? Are you trying to fight for that position, too? And Yin?, don't you have any idea what you're in charge of? I heard you had a great time hanging out with your maternal cousin at the farm a few days ago. What's going on? Do you think this job is too idle and boring? How about I ask Khan Ama to find you a more lively place to stay?"
Compared to Yin'er's bewildered expression after being punished, Yin? knew exactly why he was punished today, so even though he was sweating all over from doing Ma Bu, he didn't complain. After all, it was indeed his fault, and he couldn't blame his sixth brother for being angry. But Yin? was very curious about how his sixth brother, such a rich and idle man, could be so well-informed about the news?
So where did Yinzuo, a wealthy and idle man who didn't care about anything, get all this news? The answer is actually not difficult to guess. Yinzuo didn't care about anything, but his father was involved in everything.
Kangxi's intelligence network was spread all over the capital, and the information collected would be reported every few days in different categories. The reports would be placed clearly on Kangxi's desk, and his father would not stop him if Yinzuo wanted to read them. Of course, Yinzuo was not a person who did not know the importance of things. He mostly read some anecdotes about the gossips of various families in the capital. Sometimes, when he was really bored, he would even pull his father to gossip to kill time.
It just so happened that today, when the memorial was opened, the front page headline recorded the story of the two unlucky guys, Yinzhen and Yin?. That's why there was a scene where Yinzhen and Yin? were punished for stepping into the waterside pavilion gate with their left foot first.
"Sixth brother, I was definitely wrong about what happened a few days ago. I was at a party with my cousin and drank a little too much, so I let him go. But I didn't take him to the more confidential areas of the manor. I just took him around the periphery and sent him away. Don't worry, Sixth brother, I will never do this again. If it happens again, I will let you deal with it."
Yinzuo was quite satisfied with Yinzhen's good attitude of admitting his mistakes. He called Dexi over to take the cup from his hand, raised his hand and pointed to the chair next to him, indicating Yinzhen to sit over there.
"Okay, since you've said that, then Sixth Brother will believe you. As I said before, whether it's Dai Zi or the things on Zhuangzi, they are all extremely important to you, Sixth Brother. I trust you, so I'm handing them over to you. Don't let Sixth Brother down. It's not that you can't drink, but don't be greedy. Throughout history, there are countless examples of people who have made mistakes due to drinking. Don't be one of them. If there's a next time, go to the border and watch the lonely smoke rising from the desert and the setting sun over the long river."
Although Yin Zuo had many shortcomings, he was always sincere in what he said. Since he said there wouldn't be a next time, Yin Zuo naturally believed him. But trust is trust, and the necessary warnings still need to be made. As the saying goes, we should speak the truth first.
Yinzuo scolds Yin? At this moment, Yin'er's legs, which had been shaking all the time, had finally reached their limit. His feet shook and he almost fell to the ground. Seeing this, Yinzuo winked at Dexi. Dexi successfully received the signal, walked to Yin'er's side, took the cup from his hand and put it on the table, then helped him to sit aside before retreating behind Yinzuo.
"Xiaojiu, you are no longer the little kid chasing after Sixth Brother. Sixth Brother has no right to interfere with what you want to do, but I hope you will listen carefully to what I say today, remember it carefully, and think carefully. I think you know the current situation in the court better than I do. If you are thinking of striving for that position on your own, just pretend that Sixth Brother didn't say anything today. If you are just trying to use connections for others to gain the merit of following the emperor, then I advise you to give up this idea. I know you have been very close to your eighth brother in the past two years, but I am not afraid to tell you frankly that no matter who the throne falls on, it will not be him. Do you understand, Yinzhen?"
Did Yinzhen understand? In fact, there was no need to ask. Just looking at his indignant expression, you could tell that he didn't understand at all. As an elder brother, Yinzuo thought he had done what he should do. He reminded when he should have and said what he shouldn't have said. As for what Yinzhen would choose, that was his own business.
Just as Yinzuo said just now, Yin'er has grown up. He is no longer the troublemaker who used to follow his sixth brother and make a fuss about getting into trouble. He has his own thoughts, his own choices, and can bear all the consequences.
Now that the matter was made clear, Yinzuo did not keep Yin'er and Yin'er any longer. He let them rest for a while, and when Yin'er's legs stopped shaking, he ordered them to leave.
Yinzhen, Yin? glanced at Yinzuo who had already closed his eyes to rest, looked at each other, stood up and bowed to say goodbye. It was not until they left Shufengxuan, walked out of Changchun Garden and got on the carriage that Yinzhen spoke.
"Tenth Brother, what do you think Sixth Brother meant by that? What did he mean by saying that no matter who else gets this position, it won't be Eighth Brother? What's wrong with Eighth Brother? He has a gentle personality, is open-minded, calm and rational, and treats his brothers well. I think he's pretty good..."
Yin? Now he really wanted to find an axe to split open his ninth brother's head to see if it was filled with paste. He used to think that his ninth brother was quite smart, but now it seems that his talent was all in the skill of making money, and the rest was really a piece of wood that could not be carved.
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