Before seeing Thirteen and Fourteen, Kangxi thought that Concubine De was too harsh. But when he entered the room and saw Thirteen and Fourteen's faces swollen from bee stings, he suddenly felt that he had come too early.
But then again, aren't all ten fingers evenly spaced? Even though they were both his own sons, Kangxi always favored Yinzuo a little, so even the supposedly impartial Kangxi had to try to smooth things over.
"Alright, Concubine De, you've already hit me, so calm down now. Come sit next to me. Yinzuo, tell me what's going on."
Speaking of this, Yinzuo also felt that he was extremely wronged. He had picked the petals with good intentions to make a facial mask for his mother, but he did not expect that not only did he fail to please his mother, but he was also beaten for no reason. When he heard Kangxi's question, he could no longer bear the grievances in his heart.
"Khan Ama, my son is wondering what's going on. This morning, my ninth brother said that Concubine Yi's birthday is coming soon, and he's worried about what to give her as a birthday gift. I've read in a miscellaneous book before that you can boil fresh flower petals with water into a paste, then add honey and pearl powder to make a facial mask. Applying it on your face can not only lighten spots but also whiten your skin. I thought that the roses in the greenhouse are in full bloom right now, so why not pick some and try making some according to the method in the book? If the effect is good, then we can make more. In addition to Concubine Yi, Mother and the Imperial Mama can also send some over. Who would have thought that not long after I made the facial mask, Mother called me over, and started beating me without any reason, insisting that it was my fault that I did that on the thirteenth or fourteenth..."
When Kangxi heard Yinzuo's aggrieved tone, he knew that he really didn't know what was going on, and his eyes couldn't help but look at Thirteen and Fourteen who were standing beside him.
"One of you two can tell me how you two became like this."
Thirteen and Fourteen wanted to speak, but they were both stung by bees on their lips, and it hurt when they opened their mouths. Seeing them like that, Kangxi had no choice but to ask Liang Jiugong to bring the brush and ink. Thirteen was stung less than Fourteen, so the job naturally fell to him.
Through Thirteen's description, Kangxi quickly understood the whole story. If it weren't for the miserable looks on their faces, Kangxi really wanted to say that it was all his own fault. But for today's incident, if he blamed Yinzuo, then he was indeed a little wronged, but if he was not to blame him, then he was still somewhat related.
The flower petal mask is very simple to make. You just need to cut the fresh flower petals into thin strips, put them into a pot and cook them into a paste. After cooling, add pearl powder and honey according to the proportion. Yinzuo and his friends started making it immediately after picking the flower petals from the greenhouse in the morning. The mask was ready before noon.
Now that the mask was ready, it was natural to find someone to test its effects. Yinzuo himself was fair and clean, so he naturally didn't want to be the test subject, so this task fell on the ninth and tenth brothers. Coincidentally, when they were applying the mask to Yin'er and Yin?, the thirteenth and fourteenth brothers also came. They had to go to horse riding and archery classes under the scorching sun every day, and they had become several degrees darker since the beginning of summer. When they heard Yinzuo say that applying the mask could whiten their skin, they immediately insisted on trying it. Yinzuo thought that the more test subjects he had, the better, so he applied the mask on their faces as well.
The whitening effect of the mask naturally cannot be seen after one or two uses, but it must be said that the moisturizing effect of this mask is quite good. After using it, Yinlu and others said that there was no soreness on their faces and they did not feel uncomfortable. Yinzuo simply asked someone to find a jar and packed the prepared mask into it, preparing to let Yinlu and Yin? take it back and give it to other people to try, to see if there would be any allergic reaction if more people used it.
Everything seemed normal up to this point, but the bad thing was that the unlucky Fourteenth was too naughty. When he smelled the strong fragrance of the mask, he somehow remembered the story his sixth brother told him about the fragrance of Concubine Xiang that could attract butterflies. So he secretly took a box while his sixth brother was not paying attention, and then dragged his Thirteenth brother to the Imperial Garden to attract butterflies.
While the scent of flowers doesn't necessarily attract butterflies, nor does the scent of honey necessarily attract bees, it was a coincidence that the two of them, wearing honey-infused face masks and spending half an hour in the Imperial Garden, actually managed to attract bees. How could bees not be excited when they saw honey? Their excitement put Thirteen and Fourteen in trouble. It was a blessing that the people around them reacted quickly, otherwise, they wouldn't have been in such a bad situation.
The truth came to light, and Yinzuo was finally cleared of all charges. If there was a hint of uncertainty in Yinzuo's tone just now, he suddenly became tough now.
"Mother, I will say that I was wronged. This incident today has nothing to do with me. If you want to blame someone, blame Fourteen. It's his fault for always having wild ideas. Not only did he suffer, but he also implicated Thirteen. Look at his little face, it's been stung. It's almost like a pig's head."
Although Defei already knew that today's incident had little to do with Yinzuo, she still felt very angry when she saw Fourteenth's swollen face. She couldn't help but glared at Yinzuo and said!
"Don't complain to me, kid. Why did you tell them the story of the Fragrant Concubine attracting butterflies? If you hadn't told them that story, would Fourteen have thought of using your mask to attract butterflies in the garden? Ultimately, this is all your fault..."
Yinzuo obviously didn't expect that his mother would vent her anger on him. He widened his eyes when he heard this, and then looked at Defei in disbelief.
"Mother, you are heartless, cruel, and unreasonable..."
Defei was amused by his words and couldn't help laughing. After she had laughed enough, she looked at Yinzuo and replied.
"Well, my mother is heartless, cold, and unreasonable. So what?"
What happened next? Our Sixth Prince ignored his mother and turned to Kangxi, who was standing nearby. He pulled his father up and walked out.
"Mother, you've truly torn my heart to pieces today. Khan, let's go quickly. When we get back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, I want to visit your private treasury and see if there are any treasures that can mend my broken heart..."
Kangxi was originally sitting aside and watching the mother and son bickering, and he was quite happy. When Yinzuo pulled him up and walked out, he cooperated quite well. However, when he heard that Yinzuo was going to take his private treasury, he couldn't help but pause, and then he used force to pull his arm free.
"Wasn't your heart broken by your mother? Why did you go to my private vault to look for rare treasures? Now that everything is fine here, you should hurry back to your Nansan Institute. I still have a pile of memorials to review, and I don't have time to mend your broken heart."
Seeing that his father was about to run away, Yinzuo quickly stepped over and hugged Kangxi's arm. What a joke! He had finally found a reason to plunder his father, how could he let him run away so easily?
"Look at what Khan Ama said. Of course, I have to come to you to repay my mother's debt. It's getting late. If we don't leave quickly, you might have to pay for dinner soon. Let's go, let's go. I'll go find a home for your treasures..."
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