"Of course I can't do that... that's Sixth Brother."
Speaking of the ninth prince Yinzhen and the tenth prince Yinqi, these two have been the two overlords in the palace since they were able to walk. Yinzhen's mother was Concubine Yi, one of the four concubines. She was favored herself, and because Yinqi was raised by the empress dowager, she also had a say in the empress dowager.
Needless to say, among all the sons of Kangxi, except the crown prince, none of them could be more noble than him in terms of status. His grandfather's grandfather and his grandfather's grandfather were the same person - Nurhaci, the ancestor of the Aisin Gioro family. His grandfather-in-law was Ebilun, one of the four regent ministers left by Shunzhi to Kangxi. His aunt was Kangxi's second empress, and his mother was now also the Imperial Noble Consort, the highest-ranking woman in the palace except for the empress dowager.
These two had been playing with cats and dogs, chasing ducks and chickens in the palace since they were young. Their evil deeds were too numerous to list. However, they were always able to make a big deal out of a small matter. This led to the two of them becoming more and more arrogant. But as the saying goes, if you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet. How could these two, who had been limited to the harem since they were young, know that there was an even more arrogant Yinzuo in the South Third Residence? So soon after they started school and moved to the South Third Residence, they fell into Yinzuo's hands in such a grand manner.
In fact, it cannot be said that they broke the law in Yinzuo's hands. It was just that they happened to be caught by Yinzuo when they were doing bad things. After being severely beaten by Yinzuo, the two were naturally dissatisfied. Then they used the old method and went back home to complain to their mothers, but it was obvious that they had hit a wall because they had offended Yinzuo.
First of all, compared to the mother, Defei's status as one of the four concubines is also very high. Secondly, Yinzuo and Kangxi have been together for so many years, and there is still some plastic father-son relationship between them. After a lot of commotion, the two brothers experienced the taste of swallowing their anger for the first time. After several times of revenge without success from their sixth brother, the two brothers learned their lesson and decided to not provoke others if they can't afford it.
If Yinzuo knew that he had saved Yinzhen and Yin?'s life out of kindness and yet these two treated him as a villain, he would definitely bring them over and give them each a beating. Remember, when he caught them, they were holding Yinzhen's Laifu with scissors and trying to cut its fur. Fortunately, he discovered it early, otherwise, wouldn't his fourth brother have recorded each of their actions in his little notebook?
He only punished them by making them run around the South Third House for an hour, which was considered an advantage for them. After all, according to legend, the reason why Yinzhen hated Yin'er so much in history was not only because he was a staunch supporter of the Eighth Prince, but also because he had conspired with Yin'er to cut his puppy's hair when they were young.
After June, the weather gradually became warmer. As the temperature continued to rise, we officially entered the hottest season of the year - summer.
Although Yinzhen suffered from the bitter summer, he had become more sensitive in the past year because he had lost the protection of his adoptive mother and his biological mother did not like him. He was always afraid that he would do something wrong and be criticized by others, which would make Kangxi dislike him. So even though it was extremely hot now, he still wore his clothes meticulously and refused to even unbutton the top button.
"Fourth brother, aren't you just being too proud and suffering? There's no one else here except us brothers. If you unbutton your clothes a little like us, you'll feel cooler too."
After the summer came, Yinzhen lost a lot of weight visibly. Every time Yinzuo saw Yinzhen being so hot but still being so stubborn, he couldn't help but feel sorry for him.
After all, Yinzhen's temperament became like this in a short period of time, and his mother, Concubine De, was a big part of the reason. If she hadn't been so stubborn and treated Yinzhen better, then Yinzhen wouldn't have felt that his father didn't love him, his mother didn't love him, and he wouldn't have been helpless in this palace, afraid that he would make a mistake and make his situation even more difficult. A few days ago, he went to Yinzhen's yard and saw that the ice sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs was much less than what he had.
"It's okay, Fourth Brother doesn't feel hot..."
Look, he's sweating all over his head and still being stubborn? Yinzuo couldn't stand it any longer and stood up and walked over. When Yinzhen was not paying attention, he pulled his collar open.
"I don't care what you think, I care what I think. Why all the nonsense? Is this any better now?"
Faced with Yinzuo's domineering behavior, Yinzhen was helpless, but he did feel much more comfortable after his collar was unzipped.
"Fourth brother, I'm not saying this to you, but being careful in this palace is a good thing, but you're going too far. It's so hot, and you're still wrapping yourself up so tightly. If you get heatstroke, you'll be the one to suffer."
Yinzhi felt that he could actually understand Yinzhen's changes. When the queen was alive, Yinzhen was the queen's adopted son, and the Imperial Household Department naturally did not dare to fool him. But since the queen's death, everyone with a discerning eye could see that Concubine De did not like this son. The servants in the Imperial Household Department were the best at flattering the powerful and looking down on the weak, so Yinzhen's treatment naturally declined. A child without a mother's protection in this palace would have a hard and careful life.
Seeing that the lively atmosphere just now suddenly became dull, Yinzuo sighed helplessly and couldn't help but secretly start to complain about his troublesome mother in his heart again.
"Third brother, I heard that Concubine Rong had a lot of fresh fruits sent to you yesterday. Since all the brothers are here today, you can take advantage of your presence. You provide the fruit, and I'll have someone bring some ice to make some ice bowls for everyone to cool down."
Even though Yinzhi knew that Yinzuo was trying to lighten the mood, he still couldn't help but roll his eyes at him.
"Oh, it's not that I'm reluctant to part with those fruits, but you're such a mean kid. No one in the South Third Institute is short of fresh fruits, but you're definitely not. Don't think I don't know that you're shameless and always like to eat and then take more. You've been to Khan Ama a lot to get more. The day before yesterday, I saw your Dexi holding half a box of lychees in his arms. Now you're thinking about my things? And you didn't even ask someone to take those lychees out."
When talking about lychees, Yinzhi and the others couldn't help but feel jealous. You know, lychees only grow in the south. If you want to eat them, you have to go through the trouble of transporting them from the south to the capital. Every year when the lychees are ripe, a batch will be tributed to the palace, but that doesn't mean they can eat them.
There were only so many things, so Khan Ama would definitely keep some for himself, the Empress Dowager would get a portion, then the Crown Prince, and some would be reserved to reward the princes and ministers. If there was any left, it would be distributed to the princes and concubines in the palace. You can imagine how much they would get. The things that Yinzuo was given at the beginning had been eaten up by him in his eight lifetimes, and there was no doubt that these things now were taken from the Qianqing Palace.
"Hehe, what if Third Brother hadn't been so sharp-eyed? I've been hiding it all the way, but you still saw it. Dexi, didn't you hear what your Third Master said? Why don't you go get those lychees, and grab some ice and some fresh fruits."
Yinzuo usually loves to eat and drink, and he likes to think about it when he has nothing to do, so the people in his yard are also willing to spend time on this. Not long after receiving Yinzuo's instructions, not only the ice cubes and fruits and lychees that Yinzuo asked for were delivered, but also a few bowls of steaming shaved ice.
"Come on, come on, everyone, don't be shy. This shaved ice is something I had the people in the yard research a few days ago. I used an ice hammer to break the ice into these fine shards, then put chopped fruit on it and pour boiled goat milk over it. One bite is truly refreshing and refreshing..."
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