As soon as Kangxi left with his brothers, everything inside and outside the palace seemed to become quiet. Although Yinzuo's arm was no longer in a sling, he was still unable to stand properly. He thought that instead of staying in the palace and being controlled by his mother, he might as well find a reason to hide in his Enze Garden, where at least he could have some peace and quiet.
Although it is said that no one knows a son better than his father, Defei had been Yinzuo's mother for so many years, so how could she not know his little thoughts? In order to prevent him from going out and becoming uncontrolled like Monkey King after escaping from the Five Finger Mountain, she immediately put two tight hoops on him.
"Mother, my son is going to recuperate. You asked me to take Thirteen and Fourteen with me. How can I have the energy to take care of them? I don't care. Don't even think about leaving these two burdens to me."
Yinzuo's trick of acting like a spoiled child always worked on Kangxi, but it obviously didn't work on Concubine De. You have to know that Concubine De had to be pestered by Fourteenth Prince for many times every day, and even the strongest maternal love had been worn out by now.
When Yinzuo saw his mother's attitude, he knew that if he didn't agree to take the two burdens, Thirteen and Fourteen, with him, his mother would not easily let him leave the palace. He had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree.
"Mother, thirteen or fourteen is the right age to go to school. If I leave with my son, won't he delay his studies? Look..."
Isn't it said that the older the ginger, the spicier it is? Seeing that Yinzuo was about to make a final struggle, Defei quickly spoke to stop him.
"Stop! If you want to go out, you must take Thirteen and Fourteen with you. If you don't want to go out, hurry back to your Nansan Institute. You don't have to worry about Thirteen and Fourteen's studies. As long as you are willing to take them with you, your Enze Garden is so big, you can take their study master with you as well."
Oh my god, they were waiting for him here! He wondered why his mother, who usually looked at him like an eyeball, was so calm today about his request to live in the garden for a while? It turned out she had guessed it all along and had already made arrangements. Thirteen and Fourteen weren't just two burdens, they were clearly two surveillance cameras.
"Mother, your son is indeed not your only little baby anymore. You really don't have any motherly love for him anymore."
Seeing her son trying to act out another scene with her, Concubine De couldn't help but laugh. She threw the fruit in her hand toward Yinzuo and started to chase him away.
"You just realized today that you are no longer your mother's only treasure. If you want to leave, leave quickly. What about the love between mother and son? Now I really get a headache just seeing you."
Yinzuo casually took the fruit thrown by Concubine De, put it to his mouth and took a bite, then leaned back on the chair. He really didn't want to leave.
"That won't do. Although mother doesn't love her son, I can't be unfilial to her. It's been a while since I've been to Yonghe Palace. Anyway, there's no rush to go to Enze Garden in just one or two days. I might as well not go anywhere today and just stay here and chat with mother."
Defei glanced at Yinzuo who refused to leave. How could she not know his little thoughts? He didn't want to stay here to chat with her. He probably wanted to stay here and nag her to make her agree that she would leave the palace without Thirteen or Fourteen.
"Okay, since you're not leaving, then go ahead. I don't have time to chat with you here. I've made an appointment with Concubine Wan, and He promised to play cards with them. They'll be here soon..."
Now that things have come to this, if Yinzuo doesn't want to leave, it's not appropriate for him to stay here. If concubines like Concubine Yi, Concubine Rong, and Concubine Hui, who are of the same age as his mother, come, it's okay for him to stay here, but now those young concubines are coming, and it's not appropriate for him, a son who is already fourteen or fifteen years old, to stay here.
"Okay, mother, you're the better chess player today. I'll take my leave now. I'll have Thirteen and Fourteen pack their things and have them delivered to my son. I'll have Dexi arrange for someone to take them to Enze Garden. Mountains are high and rivers are deep. We'll fight again in the future, and my son will definitely win next time."
Seeing her son bowing and leaving in a leisurely manner, Defei could no longer hold back her laughter. She laughed for a long time before she reluctantly stopped. She turned around and asked the people around her to go to Thirteen and Fourteen's residence in the South Third Office to help them pack their things.
"Let's fight, let's fight. I gave birth to you, how could I lose to you?"
Let's not talk about how happy Concubine De was after winning a round against her son. Let's just talk about how depressed Yinzuo was after returning to Nansanso after losing. The thought of having thirteen or fourteen people following him everywhere he went made him feel uncomfortable. Isn't it like wearing a pair of iron chains on his feet wherever he went? How worried was his mother about him running around? Did he look so restless?
"Master, we have packed everything here. When do you think we should set off?"
Yinzuo glanced at Dexi, leaned back on the recliner bored, closed his eyes and ignored him. When Dexi saw his master like this, he thought that he had been rejected by Concubine De, so he sighed helplessly, turned around and began to order people to put the packed things back.
"Why are you tearing it down? We're just not in a hurry to leave now, but that doesn't mean we won't leave. Dexi, after mother has people send Thirteen and Fourteen's belongings over, we'll leave immediately. I don't want to stay in this shabby place for even a minute."
Seeing Yinzuo's furious look, Dexi understood immediately. Why didn't you tell me earlier? I understand now that you put it that way. It turns out that you did get rejected by Concubine De, but this rejection was different from the other one.
"Okay, since we're not in a hurry to leave, I'll have someone go to the storeroom and pack up some of your usual things.
Dexi first tried to appease his furious master, then turned around and called a young eunuch who was serving outside the courtyard.
"Shunzi, go and guard the gate of our courtyard. If anything arrives from the Thirteenth or Fourteenth Masters, please come and inform me so we can leave immediately."
Yinzuo was still sulking when Thirteen and Fourteen came with their belongings and luggage. Yinzuo was shocked when he saw this. He wondered if they were going to stay temporarily or move.
"I say, you two have taken everything you can from the yard. Thirteen, explain to me what's going on with that chair of yours? Fourteen, don't laugh, what's that rag in your hand? Don't tell me you need that thing to sleep at your age."
Thirteen, who was asked the question, didn't care at all and answered very straightforwardly. His reason was also reasonable, that is, the chair was specially made according to his height, and it was more comfortable to sit on when writing. Fourteen was a little embarrassed. He stammered for a long time and couldn't say a word, because what his sixth brother said was absolutely right, he just couldn't sleep without this piece of rag.
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