Chapter 95
His royal father was not young anymore, but he refused to admit his age. He led the army to fight in person again last year. It was because he came back ill the first time he led the army in person. He felt ashamed and had to save face again. Based on the previous experience, Yinzuo was worried again, even more worried than the first time.
Fortunately, nothing went wrong during the emperor's personal expedition this time, and they are all over now.
As soon as Yinzuo opened his mouth, Kangxi's face could no longer be suppressed, but his expression was still not good. He said: "You are all out having fun. Didn't you say that you would start studying hard?"
At this point, Kangxi became unhappy again. This brat said that he wanted to study hard so that he could move out of the palace as soon as possible.
When raising children, we hope that they will grow up soon, but it is not a happy thing if the children really grow up and always want to run outside.
Moreover, when the children grew up and had their own families, they had more thoughts and were not as close to their fathers as they were when they were young. However, Kangxi did not think of Yinzuo, but of the eldest prince and the prince who were married.
Anyway, in short, as his son grew up, Kangxi, the father, began to feel a little lost.
Yinzuo didn't know that his wise and powerful father would actually have such a sharp mind that only an ordinary old father would have. He just squeezed Kangxi's shoulders and thought for a while and said, "When can you come and see the house I built? Many places are my own ideas. Can you help me take a look? Is it beautiful?"
"The windows inside were changed to ones that the emperor had never seen before."
Kangxi thought to himself, you are so great and proud, but you only remember your royal father now?
Yinzuo said regretfully:
"I've been inviting people to come over to warm up the house these days."
"It is inconvenient for the Emperor to live outside. It would be great if the Emperor could live there for a while."
Let the emperor go over to warm your room, it will be a great honor for you.
"Oh, if I really live outside in the future, I will really miss my father and mother. It would be great if I could bring my father and mother to live in the mansion as well."
"If we were an ordinary family, if we split up, my son would definitely take over my father's support and not give other brothers a chance."
Yinzuo imagined this, and for a moment his words sounded quite sincere. Although he was happy to build a house and live outside, deep down Yinzuo still missed his parents very much.
Kangxi then said, "What nonsense are you talking about."
"I'll find some time to go and see how real your much-praised house is."
This made everyone laugh. Yinzuo also smiled and let go of the hand that was massaging Kangxi's shoulder, and discussed with Kangxi: "Father, can I stay here for dinner? The auspicious fish balls I had at your place last time were delicious, and I want to eat more."
Kangxi: "When is it time for dinner and you don't eat here?"
The young eunuch standing by had already bowed with a smile on his face and went outside to discuss the meal.
Kangxi said to him again: "Just tell the imperial kitchen what you want to eat, and they will make it for you. Why do you have to wait until now?"
In fact, other people in the palace could not eat whatever they wanted, as there were set dishes arranged for them. However, as Yinzuo was a very favored prince in the palace, his treatment was different. If he wanted to eat something, the people in the imperial kitchen would just be delighted.
Didn’t you see that the emperor and the prince are trying every possible way to make this master fatter?
Yinzuo chuckled. He actually liked to eat a lot of things, but it was a pity that he had to eat light food. Once the food became light, it would not taste so good.
Yinzuo accompanied Kangxi for dinner and said to him, "Father, please eat less meat and greasy food in the future. You must eat more vegetables."
You are not young anymore, it is good to eat more vegetables. However, Yinzuo knew that women would not like to hear such words as "you are not young anymore", and men would certainly not like to hear it either, so he did not say it.
"This is what the imperial physician said. He said eating green vegetables is good for you."
Kangxi did not say anything. He was well-read and knew that Yinzuo was right, but his ancestors were horsemen on the grassland who loved to eat meat. He himself was a grown man who practiced martial arts and archery, and he also liked to eat meat and did not like vegetables.
Yinzuo said: "When you were controlling me, you were very strict, not letting me eat this or that, but when it came to you, you were willful and failed to set a good example."
Kangxi: "..." Isn't it a challenge to his authority as a father to be controlled by his son? However, Kangxi was used to Yinzuo's disrespect for his elders, so he was not really angry, but he felt embarrassed to be criticized by Yinzuo again.
Kangxi turned his chopsticks towards the vegetables and finally made Yinzuo shut up.
Yinzuo said to Kangxi again: "I will build a greenhouse, and then we can grow vegetables in the winter. In the future, your father will be able to eat plenty of vegetables in the winter. I will take care of your winter vegetables, so don't worry."
Yinzuo used to say that he would earn money to support his royal father, and now he said that he would provide his royal father with vegetables for the winter. Although Kangxi did not like vegetables very much and this little bastard often made him embarrassed by what he said, it must be said that Kangxi was mostly happy.
Having Yinzuo accompany me while talking and eating makes my appetite much better.
Although the Emperor's father was unhappy when he came over, everything was fine after the meal. Yinzuo came out of his Emperor's father's place happily, and after thinking about it, he decided to go to his brother the Crown Prince.
This is how you have to balance things out. You can't pull this one, and you can't pull that one. He didn't do it well before. Although the Emperor and the Crown Prince are busy with affairs and it is inconvenient for them to travel, he should have said it to them in advance.
Alas, he has more than ten years of experience, but he still can't be foolproof.
Yinzuo went there to coax people, and his attitude was very good. He also said to the people in the East Palace: "You don't have to go and tell the prince, brother. I'm reading here. When the prince is done, you can tell him."
The people in the East Palace agreed with a smile, but of course they still told the Crown Prince about the Sixth Prince's visit when they had a free moment.
When the Crown Prince heard Yinzuo's obedient words relayed by the palace maid, he snorted and chuckled. He turned to the side hall where Yinzuo was staying, and as expected, he saw Yinzuo smiling in a fawning and guilty manner.
The prince walked over and sat down, holding up the teacup and said calmly, "The mansion that has been under construction for almost two years is finally finished. Aren't you in a very good mood, hosting a grand banquet and being very busy? Do you still have time to come back to the palace to take a look?"
Listening to the sarcastic tone, you can tell that this person is also unhappy.
Yinzuo fanned the prince and said softly with a smile: "Look at what you said, my brother is still living in the palace."
The prince said, "Anyway, you are in Cao's camp but your heart is with Han. Your eldest brother, third brother, and fourth brother all said that your house is very well built and cannot be compared with any other place. It is a sight to behold. I think it is not bad either. It is not in vain that you run to Lord Yang all day long."
"Although I can't compare to you in any particular way, and I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I can roughly imagine the unanimous praises of your brothers after they saw it with their own eyes."
"They also said that it was not only beautiful, but also very suitable for living. Your eldest brother said that under your enthusiastic invitation, he was the first to stay there to try it out and slept very comfortably. But the eldest brother is also good at flattering himself. How can he say that it was his first experience? Weren't there many people living there at the time?"
There were a lot of people living there but none of them was as good as him.
Yinzuo almost wanted to wipe his sweat, his brother the Crown Prince had so many complaints.
"I have wanted to invite the Emperor and the Crown Prince for a long time, but aren't I worried that the Crown Prince will be too busy and miss his important work?"
"But I have reflected on it. I was overthinking before. Although the Crown Prince is busy, he can definitely take a day out of the palace to rest and have some fun."
"I received so many brothers, sisters and younger sisters the day before yesterday that I couldn't take care of them all. I don't know if they think I didn't entertain them well enough. As for the Crown Prince, I am accompanying him alone."
"There is also a strange stone given by the Crown Prince. Lord Lin has skillfully arranged it to match the arch bridge and the winding water. Would the Crown Prince be so kind as to go and see the result?"
"It would be even better if Prince Brother could stay for one night."
"I don't know if the Crown Prince is willing to have a late night chat with me and sleep with feet touching each other." Yin Zuo pretended to sigh and said, "Oh, I know, you all dislike me and don't want to sleep with feet touching each other and have a late night chat with me."
"Then live in the next room. I can wake up the prince through the window in the morning. Let's go to the woods by the lake in the morning. There will be white mist on the lake and birds flying over it. It will be beautiful."
"Is my prince free? Can he spare such a long time?"
Yinzuo kept muttering, and the prince listened to what he said, that he was busy, which was true, he was indeed very busy. He also listened to Yinzuo saying that he invited him alone, talking about the strange stone he gave him, talking about brotherly night chats, and talking about getting up early to watch the lake. The prince began to think along the lines of Yinzuo's words, and his anger gradually disappeared.
The prince said, "You're the one who woke me up? How shameless! You'd better not sleep until noon."
Yinzuo said happily in an exaggerated and excited voice: "Then the prince brother can find time to come?! I am so happy!"
Seeing Yinzuo so happy, the prince finally showed a smile on his face.
Seeing the prince smile, Yinzuo felt relieved. It seemed that he had passed this hurdle of his brother the prince.
The prince who had let Yinzuo go finally reached out and took the fan from Yinzuo's hand, saying, "It's not hot today."
In the next half month, Yinzuo took the prince and Kangxi to see his new house one after another. They both thought his new style of windows was quite interesting. Although they did not plan to replace the houses in the palace, they could replace the windows in the garden outside with such new ones.
In winter, it is translucent and windproof.
Well, while Yinzuo was busy reading and rushing to finish his lessons in the study, his new business, the glass windows, was once again selling like hot cakes.
Yinzuo didn't care about how much money the glass windows made, but he was trying to catch up with the progress of the study room at an unprecedented pace. He went to the study room for classes every day, which even shocked the masters in the study room.
De Fei looked at him with a distressed look on her face: "You are tired and thin, we don't need to be so hardworking."
Unlike other mothers who wanted their sons to be ambitious, his mother wanted him to relax as soon as she saw him making progress. Yinzuo smiled and said to his mother: "Mother, when can you see that I don't think I'm thinner?"
"Mother, please don't say that in front of Fourteenth Brother. Fourteenth Brother is about to enter school. Don't let Fourteenth Brother listen to such words too much and become lazy in his studies."
Little Fourteen at the side said proudly: "When I enter school, I will surpass Brother Thirteen, Brother Twelve, Brother Ten, Brother Nine and the others!"
Even Xiaojiu who was ahead of him wanted to catch up? Yinzuo touched Xiaoshisi's head and said, "Good, you have ambition!"
Defei then said to Yinzuo: "We don't compare ourselves with others. Besides, we, Yinzuo, are not compared with others in academics. We are much better than others in other aspects. Your father often praises you."
Aren't the princes who haven't entered the court just comparable to those in the study? Logically speaking, a latecomer like Yinzuo should be looked down upon, especially for a child who doesn't know anything. However, Kangxi rewarded him several times, so no one dared to look down on him.
Yinzuo smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother. I know. Are you still worried that I will be exhausted from studying? Do you think your son is so studious?"
"Mother, you think too highly of me."
"Fifth brother is about to finish his classes. I just don't want to be an older student in the study. I have to save my face, don't I?" As for the other part, he wanted to leave the palace and live there earlier, but he didn't dare to bring up this topic in front of his mother.
De Fei then said, "You can't study too hard."
Yin Zuo nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, don't worry. You know how lazy I am. I am the last one to get up in the whole palace. Your worry about me being too hardworking is totally unnecessary."
"If the Emperor heard this, he would laugh at you."
Yinzuo coughed and imitated Kangxi's tone and said, "You love to be lazy and playful. Which brother of yours is like you?"
Concubine De: "No, you are no worse than any of your brothers."
Not only is he not bad, Defei even thinks that none of the other princes is as good as Yinzuo.
"It's not that you don't like to study. Didn't your father study all those Western books by himself? You wrote and drew so much on paper, how could it not use up your brain? How can you not be diligent?"
It is true that he wants to do things that he is interested in without anyone urging him to do them, but he is not hardworking or diligent.
Don't you remember that he went to his royal father to protest against getting up early in the dark to go to the study, without tea break or rest, and was beaten?
That was the first time his royal father beat a child. If he hadn't been unwell and needed to take medicine later, who knows how many times he would have been beaten by his royal father when he grew up.
Yinzuo felt that his mother was like a hedgehog. She thought her child was ugly, but that woman also thought her child was fragrant. She thought everything about her son was good.
(End of this chapter)
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