sbdcsierra Chapter 399 Yin Tang, you won't just shut up after saying this chapter, will you?
Chapter 399 Yin Tang, you won't just shut up after saying this chapter, will you?
If you ask Yinzhuo what the difference is between moving to Changchun Garden and living in his Prince's Mansion, he can only tell you that it's just a change of sleeping place, and there's no other difference. Of course, it's not that there are no changes at all, after all, Qingxi Study is right next to Shufeng Pavilion, unlike his Prince's Mansion where the emperor is far away.
However, this little matter obviously did not cause any trouble for Yinzhuo. As the saying goes, those who are favored are always fearless. No matter how powerful and prestigious Emperor Kangxi was, he could not stop Yinzhuo from treating him as a father rather than an emperor. Therefore, even though Kangxi was so angry with Yinzhuo that he paced around the room, he could not do anything about it.
"Yinzuo, if your ears are just for decoration, then I might as well have someone cut them off. How many times have I told you, it's still cold outside, and the snow on the mountain hasn't melted yet. I told you not to wander around aimlessly, but why are you so disobedient? Now look what happened, you fell on your butt like this..."
Yinzhuo was dragged by the ear by Kangxi, limping all the way from the entrance of Qingxi Study to the Flower Hall. No matter how much he struggled and begged for mercy, Kangxi did not soften his heart and let go.
It's no wonder Kangxi was so furious. Yinzhu's antics this time had truly terrified him. It's no exaggeration to say that when Kangxi heard the guards report that Yinzhu and Yinreng had gone hiking and slipped and fallen down the steps, his heart seemed to stop for a moment. On the way there, his mind was a jumble of thoughts, frantically wondering about the extent of the children's injuries and whether they were serious…
As it turned out, Yinzhuo and Yinreng were indeed blessed. The two brothers slid down those high steps, and although one injured his arm and the other twisted his ankle, they seemed to be mostly unharmed except for some scratches on their faces. Kangxi, who had been on tenterhooks the whole way, was now filled with nothing but anger after seeing that the two brothers were alright.
"Father, be gentle, be gentle! Your son is still injured and can't take this pulling. Besides, I think you should keep my ears. If you cut them off, you won't be able to grab them next time you're angry. Second brother, don't just stand there watching, come and help me! My feet hurt terribly..."
Yinreng did want to help him, but he was already in dire straits himself and had no energy left to lend a hand to Yinzuo. Upon hearing this, he simply turned his head to the side, pretending not to see or hear anything.
Even though Kangxi was angry, he still felt sorry for his son Yinzhuo. Hearing that Yinzhuo kept complaining of foot pain, he simply let go of the hand that was holding his ear and had someone help him to the bed to lie down. Although the imperial physician had given Yinzhuo and Yinreng some basic treatment on their wounds when they were on the mountain, Kangxi was still not entirely at ease. He ordered someone to invite Imperial Physician Wang to examine Yinzhuo and Yinreng again. After the bandages confirmed that there was nothing seriously wrong, Kangxi was finally able to put his mind at ease.
“Yinreng, how old are you this year? You must be over forty, right? It's one thing for your younger brother to be immature and mischievous, but you're so much older than him, why didn't you stop him? You were lucky this time, you only suffered minor injuries from sliding down from there. If it were…”
Not to mention Kangxi was terrified afterward, even Yinreng and Yinzuo still break out in a cold sweat when they think back to that scene now that they've calmed down. It was only because they were both skilled and had the people with them who were capable that they were able to do it. Otherwise, if they had actually slid down the steps and over the railing, they would have been crippled even if they hadn't died.
"Father, please don't blame your second brother. Our son isn't a three-year-old anymore. He doesn't need you to worry about him everywhere. In the end, this whole thing is our son's fault. If I hadn't been playing and reached for the newly sprouted willow branches by the roadside, I wouldn't have failed to notice the snow under my feet. Your second brother is in this mess because of him..."
Yinzhi and Yinreng are now completely obedient, one with an injured arm becoming a one-armed hero and the other with a sprained ankle becoming Iron Crutch Li. Since both of them are injured, in order to make it easier for Imperial Physician Wang to treat them, Kangxi simply had Yinreng move to Yinzhi's Shufeng Pavilion, so that the two of them could keep each other company and prevent them from feeling bored during their recovery period.
It's fair to say that Kangxi's efforts were in vain. Even though Yinzhuo is now limping, he is clearly not someone who would let himself be bored. Moreover, he now has Yinreng by his side, who goes along with him in everything, has a strong curiosity about everything he wants to do, and is willing to cooperate fully. It doesn't matter that the two brothers are inconvenient to move around. With their status and position, how could they lack someone to serve them?
"Second Brother, Sixth Brother, what are you two up to now? Why not leave your perfectly good house and instead set up a tent in this plum grove? What, are you tired of the good life and planning to experience the lifestyle of our ancestors?"
It's no wonder that Yinzhen couldn't understand what Yinzuo and Yinreng were doing. After all, no matter how luxurious and comfortable the tent was, it couldn't compare to being comfortable in a house. Yinzuo glanced at his troublesome younger brother who had been complaining non-stop since he entered, raised his hand to beckon Yinzhen to sit down next to him, and then slapped him on the forehead.
“I told you, you should just shut up if you don’t know how to talk. What do you mean by ‘having had enough of the good life’? Camping, do you understand what camping is? Look outside, it’s drizzling. We’re sitting in this tent listening to the raindrops, the sound of them pattering on the tent is quite atmospheric, isn’t it? Besides, I had no other choice. My second brother’s arm has been hurting a lot these past few days. He Zhong said he often tosses and turns at night and can’t sleep well. It just so happens that it’s been raining these past two days. I think listening to the rain helps him sleep a little more soundly, so I came up with this idea.”
After being slapped by Yinzuo, Yintang became much more obedient. He had initially thought that staying in a tent instead of staying indoors was just a pastime his second and sixth brothers came up with while they were recovering from their injuries. However, he never expected that they actually had a legitimate reason for doing so. Since there were only the three brothers in the tent, and Yinreng and Yinzuo were both injured and unable to move around easily, the task of serving tea and water and moving around naturally fell to Yintang, who was able-bodied.
"Xiao Jiu, get up and go to the outer tent to find Dexi. Tell him to go to Qingxi Study and tell Father that we won't be joining him for lunch..."
"Xiao Jiu, go outside and call someone in. The tea on the table has gotten cold after sitting here for so long. Have them bring over a pot of hot tea..."
"Xiao Jiu, see that plate of melon seeds on the table? I'm too lazy to crack them myself, can you peel them for me..."
"Xiao Jiu..."