sbdcsierra Chapter 85 You choose the path to heaven but not the path to hell, and you barge into it instead.
Chapter 85 You choose the path to heaven but not the path to hell, and you barge into it instead.
There's a saying, "You choose the path to heaven but not the path to hell." Yinzhi and Yinzuo were talking when they heard Yintang's words, and their usually smiling faces twitched. Yinzhi, who had been laughing happily just moments before, also stopped laughing. At this moment, Yintang also keenly sensed that something was wrong, but it was too late to say anything then.
"Tenth Brother, go and hold your Ninth Brother down. I won't pursue the matter of you laughing at me earlier today. Dexi, go to the study and bring me the brush and ink. Ninth Brother, it seems you have a special fondness for the character of Bao Gong. Alright, then today your Sixth Brother will personally draw one for you. Don't wash it off until today is over."
Yin Tang was in agony, wishing he could go back to the moment before he spoke and slap himself. How many times had he been punished by Sixth Brother for not being able to control his mouth? Why did he never learn?
But it was obviously too late to say anything now. In order to avoid being punished by his sixth brother, Yinzhen had already betrayed him. Not only did he step forward and pin Yinzhen down, but in order to please his sixth brother, he even handed the man over to his sixth brother after Dexi brought him pen and ink.
"Sixth Brother, look how obedient I am! I've brought Ninth Brother here for you. You have to keep your word and not come after me again, okay?"
Yinzhuo, of course, kept his word. As for whether Yintang would seek revenge on Yinzhen later, that was none of his concern. It must be said that our Sixth Prince's skill in applying putty was quite good. He picked up a brush, dipped it in ink, and scribbled all over Yintang's fair face. Yinsi, watching from the side, gasped in shock, while Yinzhen, standing to the side, patted his chest, one thinking, "Thank goodness I held back my laughter," and the other thinking, "Thank goodness I obeyed Sixth Brother's orders and brought Ninth Brother here."
Yinzhen, whose face was covered in ink, felt completely numb. He stared at his dark face and looked around. He breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, his sixth brother knew to send the servants away. Only Dexi was there, so he wasn't too embarrassed.
Regardless of how much Yinzhen secretly vowed to himself to keep his mouth shut in the future, Yinzu was quite satisfied with his "masterpiece." After putting down his pen, he pulled Yinzhen to his side and examined him carefully, and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Dexi, go and get a mirror for your Ninth Master. Let him see how well your master does with his makeup. Is it the same as the Bao Gong he saw at the theater?"
Upon hearing this, Yin Tang couldn't help but roll his eyes. Sure enough, his sixth brother knew how to kill someone by destroying their spirit.
"Sixth Brother, now that you've gotten your revenge, you should vent your anger. Can you wash the ink off your face first? I can't go through a whole day with this face on."
Yinzhuo, of course, knew Yintang's stubborn nature and knew that what he said earlier was just a sarcastic remark. Now that he had learned his lesson, he naturally wouldn't let him spend another day with that kind of face.
"Alright, I'll let you off this time. Dexi, go take your Ninth Master to wash his face."
Having learned his lesson, Yinzhen was much more well-behaved after washing his face. Yinzuo, with ointment still on his face, naturally didn't want to go around showing off. Fortunately, Enze Garden was big enough, with plenty of things for them to do, enough to pass the time.
For the next period of time, Kangxi, Yinreng, and Yinti were all busy with the drought. Yinzuo knew he couldn't help, so he simply didn't bother them and stayed quietly in Enze Garden. It has to be said that young people have a good recovery ability. In less than ten days, his skin, which had been tanned a bit, returned to its fair and tender state, and there was no trace of the dark red color he had shown a few days before.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty has sent someone to ask you to go to Qingxi Study."
Although Yinzhu was full of doubts and didn't understand why Kangxi would ask him to go to Qingxi Study when he was so busy, he acted quickly after hearing Dexi's words. Almost as soon as Dexi finished speaking, Yinzhu had already gotten up.
"Let's go. Since Father Khan has asked me to come over, let's not delay any longer."
Emperor Kangxi seemed to be in a good mood today. When he saw Yinzhuo enter, he called him over before Yinzhuo could even bow and pay his respects.
"Yinzuo, the shovels you had the Ministry of Works make last time have been very helpful in finding water. Now, water has been found in many areas. Although it is not much, it is enough to get through this drought. In this way, I don't have to risk incurring the wrath of the heavens by blasting clouds into the sky."
Yinzhuo had been preoccupied with the disaster area these past few days, and now that he heard from Kangxi that water had been found, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"It would be good if there was water. Although it's certain that production and income will be reduced this year, at least there won't be a complete crop failure. People's lives will be better next year."
Yinzhuo understood very well that such a natural disaster would be a very difficult thing even in modern times with advanced technology, let alone in the technologically backward Qing Dynasty. Now that they could find water, at least some of the crops in the fields could be saved. It really proved the saying that no matter when, the people suffer when the country prospers or when it falls.
"Father, you didn't call your son here today just to talk about this, did you?"
Kangxi summoned Yinzhuo today not just for this matter. Although he had prepared his speech for a long time before Yinzhuo arrived, he was embarrassed to speak in front of his son when the time came.
Seeing his father's hesitant expression, Yinzhuo's face hardened. Hadn't he seemed to be in a good mood just a moment ago? Nothing seemed to have happened in the short time.
"Father, please speak frankly. If your son can help, he will do his best to answer any questions."
Kangxi had been waiting for these words, and upon hearing Yinzhuo's reply, he immediately beamed with joy.
"It's like this, I discussed it with your brothers before, and we felt that your suggestion to build reservoirs in various places was indeed feasible. We planned to first select a site near the capital to build one and test its effectiveness. However, as you know, building a reservoir requires a huge amount of manpower and resources. Before seeing the results, I do not intend to use the national treasury's silver. So, before we..."
Sigh, you should have said so earlier! Seeing how troubled you were, I thought something terrible had happened again. I understand, you just don't want to give me the 30% of the profits that belong to me from the oil mill.
“Father, I thought something was troubling you. I know I can’t share your burdens as my brothers do. Since you’re short of money, I’ll pass on this 30% bonus this year. Consider it my way of showing my respect to you.”
Despite Yinzhuo's seemingly generous words, he was actually suffering inside. He knew that it was no small sum of money; otherwise, his father wouldn't have coveted it. With this precedent set, it would be difficult for him to get every penny of it back in the future.