Chapter 115
Kangxi took his grandchildren's homework home, and he was getting angrier and angrier as he read it before he finished. When the eldest, second, third, and fifth children were in the upper study room, they were very easy to take care of. Only Yinzuo made some noise when he entered the upper study room, and later the ninth, tenth, and fourteenth children were a bit naughty.
But now, the grandchildren are not as good as the old nine, ten and fourteen. And every time he was a little strict, they would ask Yinzuo for support and ask his sons to go home and take good care of their grandchildren, but they pretended to obey.
Eleven even wrote homework for his children!
Kangxi was so angry that he ate less!
When the prince came over, he also talked to Yinzuo, asking if it was okay for the old man to be like this, and not to get angry and hurt his health. Yinzuo didn't care. He had seen some retired old ministers always thinking about all sorts of things when they were idle. The emperor had children and grandchildren making a fuss, which was quite energetic.
The prince was still not reassured.
Since Kangxi retired, the father-son relationship between the Crown Prince and Kangxi has warmed up again, and the estrangement that had arisen over the years has slowly dissipated.
Perhaps this is kinship. Although there have been many conflicts, as time goes by, what remains in the memories is more warmth.
Moreover, Kangxi abdicated cleanly and never interfered in state affairs after becoming the emperor emeritus. Even when some old ministers came to him, the emperor emeritus, to complain about the new emperor, Kangxi simply supported the new emperor and did not interfere.
All these made the prince very grateful to Kangxi.
Kangxi finished reviewing the homework of his grandchildren and fell asleep with worry about the third generation of the royal family. Before going to bed, he was still thinking about the homework. They had to take two days off in ten days! Two full days! No wonder the homework was like this. He had to reduce it to one day.
Compared with the various worries that Kangxi had before he fell asleep in another time and space, this little worry of Kangxi's before he fell asleep seemed much happier.
Yesterday, Kangxi did not return to Changchun Garden, but stayed in Yinzuo's mansion. Kangxi lived in Yinzuo's main courtyard, where he lived permanently, and other people were quite jealous about this.
The eldest prince once said, "In the homes of ordinary people, the father will live in the eldest son's home." In fact, his title of eldest son is just a title, and there is no difference at other times.
Other princes also invited Kangxi to live with them.
Regardless of whether it was a real invitation or a fake one, Kangxi was somewhat happy that his sons were fighting over him.
But he still didn't want to move in with each family. After abdicating, Kangxi showed more fatherly love to his sons than before. He was quite considerate of his sons' feelings and said, "Aren't all our children here? It will be convenient for me to teach them here."
But speaking of it, the orphanage will soon be moved because there are more and more children. The children of Yinzuo's brothers and sisters, the sixth and seventh princesses who originally lived in the grassland, now live in Beijing for half a year every year because of their children. In addition, Yinzuo's uncles and uncles also want to put their sons in. It's embarrassing to mention illegitimate sons, but the legitimate son wants to be put in, and the emperor can't refuse this honor.
Look at the princes like Yinzuo brought up by Kangxi, none of them is stupid. Now Kangxi is out to take care of children again. No matter whether it is for the connections or the quality of teaching, he really wants to squeeze in.
I've gone too far, but in short, although Kangxi lived in Changchun Garden after abdicating, he also spent a lot of time with Yinzuo.
If someone had just woken up in Changchun Garden, he might not be so confused, but in Yinzuo's mansion, it was extremely unfamiliar to the newly awakened "Kangxi".
Just as Kangxi was confused, shocked, and alert, Liang Jiugong, who had heard the noise, came over and asked, "Master, do you want to get up now?"
Even though Liang Jiugong looked ten years younger, Kangxi was still able to recognize him. However, it was precisely because Liang Jiugong looked ten years younger that Kangxi quickly thought about what was going on.
He had clearly stopped breathing amid the wailing of the princes, dukes and ministers, and this should not have been the case in either heaven or hell.
Kangxi, who was unable to understand the situation for the moment, just nodded cautiously and motioned for Liang Jiugong to dress him.
Liang Jiugong didn't notice anything else, he just felt that Kangxi seemed a little depressed today, and thought that he was still angry about the homework of his grandchildren.
Liang Jiugong smiled and said, "I heard from Prince Xia that the eldest prince of Prince Heng is gifted in miscellaneous studies, and the eldest prince of Prince Yong is very sensitive to numbers. He also said that the second prince of Prince Cheng likes to ask Master Jiu about business and making money, and he may be better at making money than Master Jiu in the future. He also said that the eldest princess of Prince Zhi is also very good at handling affairs after learning from the fourth princess."
"Prince Xia said that although the schoolwork seems to be lacking, the princes and princesses in the kindergarten have special talents."
"In the past, His Majesty was always troubled by Prince Xia's homework, but Prince Xia is so outstanding."
"So Your Majesty doesn't have to worry too much."
Kangxi's eyes flickered slightly. Liang Jiugong shouldn't have been like this ten years ago, let alone ten years later. He has been in a bad mood all the time. Even Liang Jiugong, who has been with him for many years, would be more careful and would not nag like this.
Liang Jiugong seemed too relaxed.
However, Kangxi was also absorbing every bit of information from Liang Jiugong's muttering.
Liang Jiugong asked again, "Your Majesty, do you want to go to the kindergarten first or have dinner first? I wonder if Prince Xia has woken up yet?"
What Kangxi heard most from Liang Jiugong's words just now was Prince Xia. Hearing Liang Jiugong say that "he" had taken care of Prince Xia's homework in the past, it should be his son, but he couldn't think of who it could be. It sounded like he was very close to him.
Kangxi thought of his sons, and sadness flashed in his eyes. He had appointed and deposed the crown prince twice, and had circled the eldest, third, and thirteenth sons. He severed the father-son relationship with the eighth son, and scolded and reprimanded the ninth and tenth sons. The fifth son, who did not get involved, was a little better, but the fifth son also treated him cautiously, just like a monarch and a subject. The seventh son was even more cautious, and although he handed over the throne to the fourth son, the fourth son was just more than respectful to him.
Kangxi counted again and again, but he couldn't match the Prince Xia mentioned by Liang Jiugong with any of his sons.
Just as he was thinking this, Cao Cao Cao arrived. Before Yin Zuo's men arrived, he had already heard Liang Jiugong's words with sharp ears, and then shouted: "Eunuch Liang, I'm up."
Prince Xia is Yinzuo. "Xia" means longevity, as if it were a turtle or a crane.
Liang Jiugong took two steps towards the door and said, "Hey, why did Prince Xia get up so early today?"
Kangxi found this strange. He had already gotten up, so who else could not get up? And it was already daybreak, so it was already late.
Liang Jiugong didn't think there was anything wrong. It was common for Prince Xia to sleep until noon. It was even more normal for Prince Xia to have his son stay in bed when the Emperor had already gotten up.
Yinzuo said, "I heard the birds singing and woke up, and I couldn't fall asleep again."
Kangxi heard a lazy voice, but he still couldn't match it, and he found it unbelievable that someone was so lazy towards him.
Kangxi looked towards the door and saw a thin young man walking in the morning sunshine. He took two steps forward and saw the young man's face clearly. He had a pair of clear eyes with a smile and the corners of his lips were raised, which made people feel friendly and fond of him.
Kangxi took one look at the young man, who was very talented and smart. He felt that he was extremely well protected, and seemed to be as clean and pure as if he had never experienced any wind and rain.
But how could such a young man come from their family?
Then he heard the young man calling him, "Emperor Father."
Yinzuo met Kangxi's eyes with a smile, his steps slowed down slightly, and his back stiffened, but when he looked again, the strange feeling just now disappeared.
Kangxi gave the young man a kind smile and said, "Go and have dinner."
But even though Kangxi acted kind and loving, Yinzuo still felt that there was something subtly wrong with Kangxi today.
But Yinzuo didn't think of it as a supernatural thing. The first thing he thought of was, "Is the Emperor really that angry about the homework of his nephews and nieces?"
"Not worth it."
"Or, why not cut Xuer and the others' rest day to just one day." Seeing that Kangxi really took it to heart, Yinzuo thought it would be better to sacrifice his nephew and the others for once.
"But Chenchen and the others are still young, so let's just forget about them and let them grow up happily for a few more years. What do you think of this, Father Royal?"
Kangxi strangely felt a sense of being 'coaxed'. He tried to figure out how Kangxi got along with others here, and continued, "Well, that's it."
Yinzuo then said to Kangxi: "Father, we are not going to eat at home today, right? Let's go outside and take a look. I finally got up so early. Let's go out to eat."
Kangxi: “…Okay.”
Yin Zuo: "Why don't you call your eldest brother? He will be going to Guangdong in a month and won't be back for a year. Let him be filial to the emperor for a few more days during his stay at home, so that he won't keep complaining that he is going out and you won't live with him, and then he will say that you are partial."
Kangxi's pupils shrank. Was this the boss he knew?
Kangxi: “…Okay.”
The eldest prince came over in a hurry and said that he had almost finished eating. If he was called a little later, he would have finished his breakfast.
Yinzuo smiled and said, "Then big brother, just watch me and my father eat."
Kangxi looked at the eldest prince and recognized him this time. He was the eldest prince, but he was different from the eldest prince. The eldest prince did not look like a well-protected nobleman like the previous "Prince Xia", which made Kangxi feel relieved. Fortunately, the eldest prince was not too outrageous.
However, this boss seemed to be living a much better life than his boss. Kangxi thought of the boss who had always been under his control, and lowered his eyes slightly to hide the expression in his eyes.
Afterwards, I couldn't help but look at the boss. Looking at this different boss, I felt a little sad and nostalgic.
Several people set out to the door. The eldest prince walked behind and whispered to Yinzuo, saying, "Did I do something to make the emperor angry again? The look in his eyes makes me creepy."
Yinzuo and the eldest prince whispered, "It's not your sons' homework problem. This is the son's debt and the father has to pay it back."
The three of them rode in a carriage, which was not very big, so Yinzuo sat shoulder to shoulder with Kangxi, which made Kangxi stiff again.
But that was not all. Yinzuo broke a meat pie into two halves, ate a small half himself, and stuffed the rest into Kangxi's hand, who took it in a daze.
Yinzuo was still puzzled and asked: "Didn't the emperor say that the pies here were delicious last time? Don't you want to eat them now?"
Kangxi: “…eat.”
Kangxi frowned slightly, took a bite, and relaxed his brows. Then, the next moment, his son pulled him forward by his sleeve, and he said happily, "Father, let's go eat Li's wontons."
Kangxi's sleeve was pulled and his brows frowned again. How could this be so disgraceful?
When they arrived at the wonton shop, they ordered two more bowls of wontons. However, the unfamiliar son only ate a few, and the rest were eaten by the eldest brother who was said to have had breakfast.
Kangxi couldn't help it and said, "Big brother, if you want to eat more, you can order another bowl. You don't have to take your brother's."
From the half pie just now to the wontons now, which also need to be shared, and all of them are eaten in these small shops. Kangxi thought that the Kangxi in this world was not a pauper, so why was he so stingy?
The eldest prince opened his eyes wide, feeling extremely wronged, and cried out, "Father! Is there any limit to your partiality?"
"Did I steal Sixth Brother's food? It's because he wanted to eat everything but couldn't eat that much. I was afraid that your precious son would be too full, so I didn't let him eat more!"
Yinzuo stepped on the eldest prince's foot under the table and said, "Brother, please stop saying that Ama is partial to you. Ama loves you very much."
(End of this chapter)
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