sbdcsierra Chapter 335 Father, it's empty.
Chapter 335 Father, it's empty.
With Yinti and Yinreng arriving, Yinzuo naturally stopped pretending to be asleep. He got up from the recliner and beckoned Yinti and the others to follow him to the floor-to-ceiling window overlooking the lake.
Before sending someone to invite Yinti and the others to enjoy the snow, Yinzuo had the lakeside windows specially decorated. The pavilion had a heated floor, so even walking barefoot on the gold bricks wouldn't feel cold. Yinzuo had a thick carpet laid on the ground, and then a low table and soft cushions were placed on it, making it look quite impressive.
"Dexi, go and get Grandpa's tea-making tools. It would be a shame not to brew a pot of tea in this weather. It's a pity that Third Brother couldn't come today. Otherwise, I wouldn't have the chance to do such an elegant thing as brewing tea around the stove. I wonder if his cold is any better. I wanted to visit him a couple of days ago, but Father kept stopping me. Has any of you visited him?"
Yinzhu invited Yinreng and the others to sit down, took the teapot from the side, poured tea for them and handed it over, before walking over to sit down next to Yinzhen. The tea-making tools had been found in advance, so as soon as Yinzhu sat down, Dexi brought over a charcoal stove. Brewing tea around a stove on a snowy day was the most elegant thing, and when it came to elegance, Yinzhu naturally thought of his unlucky third brother.
"Don't worry, Sixth Brother. I just went to see Third Brother yesterday. Apart from still having a cough, he's fine now. It's just that this illness has lasted a long time and he's suffered a lot, so he looks a bit thinner. But it's nothing serious. He'll regain his weight after he recovers."
Upon learning that Yinzhi still had a cough, Yinzuo raised his hand to beckon Dexi over and pointed to Hongxu, who was sitting in Yinreng's lap.
“Dexi, I remember this boy was coughing badly when he was sick before. Father Khan sent over a lot of loquat syrup, which he definitely couldn't finish by himself. Go and ask the Fujin (Prince's wife) if there's any left, and send some to Prince Cheng. Also, send some of those pears that Father Khan sent over a few days ago. Pears can clear the lungs and stop coughing. Third Brother might not necessarily lack these things, but it's always good to have more. And…”
Yinti, Yinreng, Yinzhen, and Yintang sat to one side, drinking tea and listening to Yinzuo instructing Dexi to send this and that to Yinzhi, who was busy with various tasks. When they looked up at each other, they all saw a hint of a smile in each other's gentle eyes.
“If anyone dares to say my sixth brother is stingy again, I’ll definitely fight him. Look at how many things he’s given away in just a few words. Sixth brother, you know that your eldest brother has many children and none of them are as good at making money as you and ninth brother. Your little niece has been coughing a lot lately. How many pears do you have left? Give some to your eldest brother.”
When Yinzhuo heard Yinti praise him, he knew things were about to go wrong. Sure enough, his elder brother was after his pears. It wasn't that Yinzhuo was unwilling to part with his pears; he just felt that the scene was strangely familiar. Yinzhuo had a feeling that if he did even a little bit today, he might lose more than just those pears.
As it turned out, Yinzhuo's sixth sense was indeed accurate. His brothers really treated him like a rich landlord, fleecing him. No sooner had he nodded than they summoned Dexi. Why would they call Dexi over when they asked Yinzhuo for something? Well, Yinzhuo was a hands-off manager. He wouldn't say he knew nothing about what was in the house, but he certainly didn't know as much as Dexi. Asking Dexi was much faster than asking him.
Faced with the questions from Yinti and the others, Dexi naturally did not dare to make decisions on his own. He turned his head to look at Yinzuo and saw that he nodded before listing the fruits in the storeroom to Yinti and the others as if reciting a menu.
Limited by the times, even the emperor could only eat persimmons, pears, sugarcane, oranges, and hawthorns in winter, which are easy to store. Even so, the fruits were not freely available. The reason why Yinzhuo could have no shortage of fruits all year round was that he had a father who loved him. On the other hand, Yinti and others who did not have a good father would try to take advantage of him.
"I can forgive Second Brother, Eldest Brother, and Fourth Brother for robbing me, but what's wrong with you? We're supposed to be the Crown Prince, do you think those servants in the Imperial Household Department would dare to withhold your rations? Look down at the little nephew you're holding in your arms. Don't you feel guilty about robbing his food? And Little Ninth Brother, Eldest Brother, Fourth Brother, you take less money, and you have a whole family to support, so I can accept that you're robbing the rich to help the poor. But what's wrong with you? Next time you want to come here and cry poverty, could you at least take off all those jingling things you're wearing? You're so loaded, it makes me want to rob you too. Eldest Brother, Fourth Brother, when you're about to make your move, please have some mercy and leave a little for your poor little brother and nephew, okay?"
Yinzhuo's accusations were so outrageous that Yinreng looked up at the sky, Yintang looked down at the ground, Yinti, and Yinzhen touched their noses, but no one was willing to let him off the hook. The group moved things without any mercy, cleaning Yinzhuo's storeroom like a locust swarm. Hongxu sat in Yinzhuo's arms, hugging his father's neck, watching his three uncles and one uncle direct people to empty his storeroom, his eyes wide with surprise.
“Father, it’s empty.”
Yinzhuo looked in the direction Hongxu's little finger was pointing, then nodded helplessly to the little guy. After that, ignoring the people who were busy over there, he lifted his cloak and wrapped the little guy in his arms tightly, then turned and walked towards Qingxi Study.
“If it’s empty, it’s empty. Hongxu, let me tell you, out with the old, in with the new. If it’s gone, we’ll go to your Grandfather for it. The debts of the children must be repaid by the father.”
While busy directing people to move things, Yinti glanced at where Yinzuo was standing and realized that the father and son who had been watching them move things were nowhere to be seen. After looking around and not seeing anyone, Yinti walked towards Yinreng, who was not far away.
"Second brother, have you seen sixth brother? It's so cold, why isn't he staying inside with the kids? Where has he gone again?"
Where did he run off to again? Is that even a question? He must have gone to Qingxi Study to complain again. Yinreng raised his hand and called over He Zhong, who was busy working, and told him to speed up. Seeing that Yinti was still waiting for his answer with a puzzled look, he casually pointed in the direction of Qingxi Study.
"Brother, I advise you to tell Li Yu to hurry up and get things done, otherwise you might not be able to take this thing away later."
Yinti was straightforward, not stupid. Yinreng first pointed in the direction of Qingxi Study, and then said these words. If he still didn't understand, then he would be stupid. He raised his hand to bow to Yinreng and quickly walked towards Li Yu.