After making his mother smile with his clever words, Yinzuo walked over to Concubine De and sat down, chatting with her about all sorts of family matters.
"Mother, I think Hongxu really needs to be disciplined. You didn't see that he almost demolished my Shufengxuan in Changchun Garden a few days ago. Just when I came here just now, he brought Hongming with him to destroy your pots of flowers..."
Although Defei and Hongxu are both willing to fight and be beaten, does this prevent Yinzuo from reporting his own son?
The kind-hearted Madam Defei obviously did not think there was anything wrong with her grandson's mischievous behavior. As the saying goes, there is a relationship between generations, and those pots of flowers are not as precious as her eldest grandson.
"Alright, aren't they just a few pots of flowers? They're not rare things. So what if they're a nuisance? Also, don't think I don't know anything. Hongxu is a naughty kid, but didn't you punish him? How can you be so cruel? My grandson is only a little old, and you let him carry bricks all over the garden. If he gets tired, you'll regret it later..."
Just like Kangxi would protect Yinzuo without any bottom line, Defei's love for her own obedient grandsons was obviously blind. Yinzuo was too lazy to argue with her. He sighed helplessly and began to change the subject.
"Mother, the New Year is almost here. Fourteenth Prince is not in the capital this year, and Fourteenth Sister-in-law is alone with a group of children and has to take care of a lot of things in the mansion. I don't know if everything is ready for the New Year. Would you like to send someone to ask?"
Yinzuo's trick of diverting the blame was indeed effective. As soon as Fourteenth's mother was mentioned, her attention was immediately diverted.
"Alas, Fourteenth has been gone for over a month now. I don't know where he is now. He suffered a lot in the cold weather along the way. I sent someone to check on him a few days ago. Hongguang was sick a few days ago and hasn't recovered yet. I was worried that Fourteenth's family would be too busy taking care of two children, so I brought Hongming back..."
Because of the instigation of Yinzuo, the butterfly from another world, the marriage ages of his brothers in this life were generally later than recorded in history. For example, Hongming, who should have been born in the 44th year of Kangxi, was born in the 49th year of Kangxi.
Hongguang is only two years old this year, and is at the age where he needs care. Although the royal prince will not lack someone to serve him, when the child is sick, how can a mother not be anxious? People have limited experience, and when they take care of the younger ones, they will naturally ignore the older ones. Therefore, Yinzuo can understand that Concubine De is not willing to take the child back.
As the saying goes, even dogs dislike seven or eight-year-olds. Hongming is at the age of playfulness now. After all, Defei is old. Yinzuo was afraid that leaving those two naughty monkeys with his mother would disturb her peace, so when he left, he simply took the two toys away, one in each hand.
Isn't there a saying that goes, "It's hard to have it both ways." Defei's side was quiet, but Yinzuo's side was too noisy. It wasn't even half a day later, and Yinzuo had become intolerable.
"Hongxu, Hongming, you two better be quiet, otherwise I don't mind opening a shop for you two the day before New Year's Eve. Dexi, go have someone move two tables over, and then go to the study to get some pens, ink, paper, and inkstone. You two should copy the Filial Piety Classic twice for me now. On New Year's Day, we'll take it to your mama and ancestors to cheat money..."
If Yinzuo had said something else, it might not have worked, but when he mentioned silver, the two little ones who were about to protest immediately became much more obedient. Even though the father and son had hardly touched silver until now, it didn't mean that they didn't know the importance of money. After all, didn't it say in the book that 'Books contain golden houses and thousands of bushels of grain'?
Yinzuo obviously didn't expect that a casual remark of his would have such a positive effect. When he saw the two little ones following Dexi to sit down at the desk, he was obviously stunned for a moment, and an immature little idea flashed through his mind quickly.
Because the Book of Filial Piety could be used to cheat people out of money, Hongxu and Hongming copied it much more seriously. Not only did they strive to make the handwriting neat and tidy, they even copied it in three languages: Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese.
While the two children were busy copying scriptures, Yinzuo finally had a moment of peace. He tossed and turned on the couch for a long time, then simply asked someone to bring him pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and started copying.
Yinzuo had written the Book of Filial Piety countless times since he was a child. He had already reached the level of being able to recite it by heart, so he didn't need to use a book to check. He could just pick up the pen and start writing.
Yinzuo now had only three real elders, Kangxi, the Empress Dowager, and Concubine De, so he didn't have to copy too many scriptures. In addition, his writing speed was always faster than that of ordinary people. He only copied the scriptures of Hongxu and Hongming once, and he had almost finished the three copies.
Thanks to Yinzuo's deception, on the night of the 29th day of the lunar year, the two young princes who were temporarily living in the South Third House had a late-night fight. Alas, they had to fight, after all, the money was not so easy to earn.
Before dawn on New Year's Eve, Yinzuo was pulled out of bed by Dexi. He washed up in a daze, and with his eyes half closed, he followed Dexi out of the side hall of the Qianqing Palace. When everyone was sitting in the flower hall of the front hall, he was still in a daze.
"Liang Jiugong, go get a wet towel and bring it over to sober up your Sixth Master. It's fine that you tricked the children into copying scriptures, but why did you join in the fun? It's obvious you didn't get enough rest last night..."
Kangxi's guess was both right and wrong. Yinzuo did not get a good rest last night, but it was not because he was copying books. It was mainly because he was woken up in the middle of the night and took a walk, and then he couldn't sleep.
"What else can I say, Father? I'm regretting it now. If I had known that those two little bastards Hongxu and Hongming were so obsessed with money, I wouldn't have tried to trick them with money. They worked so hard to finish copying the scriptures before today. Last night, they copied them by lamplight until the early hours of the morning. My son was woken up by Dexi in the middle of the night and he gave them a good scolding before they gave up..."
Yinzuo yawned, took the wet towel handed to him by Liang Jiugong, put it on his face, wiped it twice casually, and threw it on the table beside him.
Although he felt groggy and had no appetite after waking up early in the morning, Yinzuo still sat down at the table with Kangxi's help and ate something. After tidying up, he followed Kangxi to the big square in front of Taihe Gate to attend court.
Yes, you heard it right. Unlike the court meetings in TV dramas, the real court meetings are held outdoors, usually in the square of Taihemen or Qianqingmen. For example, the venue for a grand court meeting like today is set at Taihemen.
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