sbdcsierra Chapter 480 I lost a lot of money on this deal.
Chapter 480 I lost a lot of money on this deal.
If playing chess with Emperor Kangxi was the enjoyment of a worthy opponent, then playing chess with Yinzhuo was absolutely torture, a clash between a master and a novice. After one game, the light in Yinzhen's eyes went out. Looking at Yinzhuo, who was showing off to Emperor Kangxi with a smug expression, he had only one thought in his mind at that moment—my fate...
Although Yinzhuo won against his fourth brother by cheating and taking back his moves, he wasn't embarrassed at all. He counted the black pieces in front of him again, and after confirming that he had one more piece than Yinzhen, he looked at Yinzhen opposite him with bright eyes.
"Fourth Brother, how about we play another round?"
Yinzhen, who had been calm and collected after losing the game, immediately vanished upon hearing Yinzuo's words. He decided to give up on the game, fearing that if they played another one, he would beat his precious son to death in front of his father.
"Father..."
Although Yinzhen only called out "Father" once, the profound meaning contained in those three short words was all there. Isn't there a saying that goes, "Both the palm and the back of the hand are flesh"? Although the flesh on the back of the hand is a little thinner, it is still flesh from one's own hand.
Kangxi looked up at Yinzhuo, who was eager to start another round with his fourth brother, reached out and pulled him closer, then patted him on the forehead.
"Alright, stop troubling your fourth brother. He's had a long and tiring journey, coming straight here after dismounting without a proper rest. If you want to play chess, your father will play with you. Let your fourth brother find a place to rest properly..."
Kangxi's words were half true and half false. It was true that Yinzhen came to him as soon as he dismounted, but he had not stopped to rest. Yinzuo did not know this. He turned his head and glanced at Yinzhen. Seeing that he was indeed still obviously tired, he pursed his lips and finally decided to be a kind person and let him off the hook for today.
"Alright, we're not unreasonable people. Since Fourth Brother is tired, Father can play with me. Father, Fourth Brother suffers most from summer heat. Look at him, doesn't he look much lighter than when we came to Rehe? Ruyi Island is cooler than other places, so why don't we let Fourth Brother stay at Shuifangyanxiu in the back? That way, it'll be convenient for me to ask him to play chess with me in the future..."
Although he knew that Yinzhuo meant well, to be honest, Yinzhen really didn't want to put him in this position. It wasn't for any other reason, but mainly because Yinzhuo's last sentence was too frightening. He would rather be a little hot than be bothered by such a bad chess player every day to play chess with him.
To be fair, Yinzhen was overthinking things. Yinzuo had no talent for chess and naturally wouldn't be very interested in it. While Yinzhen was on tenterhooks, the other person had completely forgotten what he had said earlier.
As the saying goes, fortunes change. Since Yinzhen came to Rehe, someone had to go back to the capital. And this unfortunate soul, carefully chosen, was none other than our former Crown Prince Yinreng.
With his second brother, who spoiled him in everything, gone, and his stepfather, who controlled him in every way, arriving, Yinzhuo felt he had really lost out. And what about his biological father? Kangxi was naturally happy to see this happen, after all, it would be perfect to have someone to keep this troublesome Yinzhuo in check.
It was hot outside, and Yinzhuo inevitably craved coolness. Kangxi had told him off countless times before, but the effect was obvious—better than nothing. After Yinzhen arrived, the situation was different. He wouldn't indulge him like Kangxi did. After Yinzhuo got an upset stomach from eating too much iced food, he started bringing the iced bowls to school on time, without a single minute more.
After Yinzhen forcefully removed the ice basins once again, our Prince Zhao was completely enraged. No, let's be honest, did you do this on purpose? What kind of family are we? Do you think we can't afford to put out a few ice basins?
"Father, are you going to do anything about this? Fourth Brother did it on purpose. He lost the game because he was not as good as the other player. How can you blame me? Humph, stingy guy. I don't care about drinking cold water. I feel so hot and uncomfortable right now. Please have someone bring over an ice basin quickly."
Upon hearing this, Kangxi pushed up his glasses, put down the memorial in his hand, and calmly turned to look at Yinzhu, who was clinging to his arm and acting spoiled.
"What's wrong? Don't you have a mouth? If you're hot, can't you just ask someone to bring you an ice basin? I think you just need a good beating..."
Yinzhuo did speak, but the effect of her speaking was different from that of Kangxi. After all, his fourth brother dared to remove his ice basin, but even if he had ten thousand times the courage, he wouldn't dare to remove his father's.
After arguing with Kangxi for a long time without getting his father to give in, Yinzhuo got angry, threw off his shoes, climbed onto the bed, and sulked. Yinzhen and Kangxi exchanged a glance and unanimously chose to remain silent.
Although Yinzhuo could neither persuade his father nor control his fourth brother, they certainly wouldn't give in. After much thought, the way our Prince Zhao came up with to protest was to starve himself to death, so that his heartless father and his heartless brother would regret it.
When Yinzhuo declared he would go on a hunger strike that evening, neither Emperor Kangxi nor Emperor Yinzhen took it seriously. After all, as the saying goes, one knows one's own child best, and their sixth son was clearly not the type to suffer hardship.
It must be said that Prince Zhao went to great lengths to defend his position at the top of the family food chain. He refused to eat when someone said they wouldn't, and starved himself for three meals in a row, demonstrating his commitment to keeping his word.
Although Emperor Kangxi had previously intended to use Yinzhen to discipline Yinzuo, he had always favored Yinzuo as his son. With Yinzuo causing such a commotion, the old father had no other thoughts. It was just an ice basin; he could simply give it to the child.
Although Yinzhen was strict with Yinzuo on a daily basis, it did not mean that he did not love his younger brother. Seeing that Yinzuo had not eaten for three meals in a row, our Crown Prince could not sit still.
"Alright, I'm really scared of you. It's just a few ice bowls. Get up and eat something. Fourth Brother will have someone bring it to you right away. I've only ever heard of doting mothers spoiling their sons, but it seems like doting fathers are the same..."
The loving father, Emperor Kangxi, looked at his good-for-nothing son who was lying in bed with his ears covered and refused to get up. He sighed helplessly, walked over and sat down by his bedside, and reached out to pull the boy up from the bed.
"You're such a grown man, why do you still act like a little kid all the time? Your fourth brother took away your ice bowl because he wanted what was best for you. If you hadn't eaten the ice bowl and gotten a stomachache, would he be so strict with you? Alright, you've been hungry all day. Father asked the imperial kitchen to make your favorite lotus seed soup. Let's get up and eat something first."